@article{39733f2347184c31bfca59139f891650,
title = "Accelerate synthesis in ecology and environmental sciences",
abstract = "Ecology is a leading discipline in the synthesis of diverse knowledge. Ecologists have had considerable experience in bringing together diverse, multinational data sets, disciplines, and cultural perspectives to address a wide range of issues in basic and applied science. Now is the time to build on this foundation and invest in ecological synthesis through new national or international programs. While synthesis takes place through many mechanisms, including individual efforts, working groups, and research networks, centers are extraordinarily effective institutional settings for advancing synthesis projects.",
keywords = "Centers, Ecology, Environmental sciences, Knowledge integration, Synthesis",
author = "Carpenter, {Stephen R.} and Armbrust, {E. Virginia} and Arzberger, {Peter W.} and Chap{\'i}n, {F. Stuart} and Elser, {James J.} and Hackett, {Edward J.} and Ives, {Anthony R.} and Kareiva, {Peter M.} and Leibold, {Mathew A.} and Per Lundberg and Marc Mangel and Nirav Merchant and Murdoch, {William W.} and Palmer, {Margaret A.} and Peters, {Debra P.C.} and Pickett, {Steward T.A.} and Smith, {Kathleen K.} and Wall, {Diana H.} and Zimmerman, {Ann S.}",
note = "Funding Information: We thank the National Science Foundation for support of the workshop that led to this article, and Marilyn Larsen for superb assistance on every aspect of the project. The Center for Limnology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison provided administrative support.",
year = "2009",
month = sep,
doi = "10.1525/bio.2009.59.8.11",
language = "English",
volume = "59",
pages = "699--701",
journal = "BioScience",
issn = "0006-3568",
publisher = "Oxford University Press",
number = "8",
}