Developing accurate prediction systems for the terrestrial environment

Abstract In recent decades, meteorologists have made remarkable progress in predicting the weather, thereby saving lives and considerable sums of money. However, we are way behind when it comes to predicting the effects of environmental change on ecosystems, even when we are ourselves the agent of s...

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Main Author: David B. Lindenmayer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:BMC Biology
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12915-018-0515-6