Environmental myopia: a diagnosis and a remedy

Silvertown, Jonathan; Tallowin, Jerrry; Stevens, Carly; Power, Sally A.; Morgan, Vicky; Emmett, Bridget ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2713-4389; Hester, Alison; Grime, Philip J.; Morecroft, Michael; Buxton, Robin; Poulton, Paul; Jinks, Richard; Bardgett, Richard. 2010 Environmental myopia: a diagnosis and a remedy. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 25. 556-561. 10.1016/j.tree.2010.06.015

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Abstract/Summary

Long-term ecological observation affords a picture of the past that uniquely informs our understanding of present and future ecological communities and processes. Without a long-term perspective, our vision is prone to environmental myopia. Long-term experiments (LTEs) in particular can reveal the mechanisms that underlie change in communities and ecosystem functioning in a way that cannot be understood by long-term monitoring alone. Despite the urgent need to know more about how climate change will affect ecosystems and their functioning, the continued existence of LTEs is extremely precarious and we believe that dedicated funds are needed to support them. A new non-profit organization called the Ecological Continuity Trust seeks to provide a solution to this problem by establishing an endowment that will be specifically earmarked to sustain LTEs as a scientific tool for the benefit of future generations.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	10.1016/j.tree.2010.06.015
Programmes:	CEH Topics & Objectives 2009 - 2012 > Biogeochemistry > BGC Topic 1 - Monitoring and Interpretation of Biogeochemical and Climate Changes
UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:	Emmett
ISSN:	0169-5347
Date made live:	30 Sep 2010 12:34 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/10069

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