2021
Shechet, Ellie
Bacteria wars are raging in soil, and it’s keeping ecosystems healthy Online
2021, visited: 30.04.2021.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: human health, soil microbes
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title = {Bacteria wars are raging in soil, and it’s keeping ecosystems healthy},
author = {Ellie Shechet},
url = {https://www.popsci.com/story/environment/predatory-bacteria-soil-ecosystems/},
year = {2021},
date = {2021-04-30},
urldate = {2021-04-30},
abstract = {Popular Science article: Bacteria that feed on other bacteria are surprisingly common in soil ecosystems.},
keywords = {human health, soil microbes},
pubstate = {published},
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Popular Science article: Bacteria that feed on other bacteria are surprisingly common in soil ecosystems.
2014
Tewksbury, Joshua J.; Anderson, John G. T.; Bakker, Jonathan D.; Billo, Timothy J.; Dunwiddie, Peter W.; Groom, Martha J.; Hampton, Stephanie E.; Herman, Steven G.; Levey, Douglas J.; Machnicki, Noelle J.; Rio, Carlos Martínez Del; Power, Mary E.; Rowell, Kirsten; Salomon, Anne K.; Stacey, Liam; Trombulak, Stephen C.; Wheeler, Terry A.
Natural History’s Place in Science and Society Journal Article
In: BioScience, vol. 64, no. 4, pp. 300-310, 2014.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: ecological knowledge, environmental management, food security, human health, sustainability
@article{Tewksbury2014,
title = {Natural History’s Place in Science and Society},
author = {Joshua J. Tewksbury and John G. T. Anderson and Jonathan D. Bakker and Timothy J. Billo and Peter W. Dunwiddie and Martha J. Groom and Stephanie E. Hampton and Steven G. Herman and Douglas J. Levey and Noelle J. Machnicki and Carlos Martínez Del Rio and Mary E. Power and Kirsten Rowell and Anne K. Salomon and Liam Stacey and Stephen C. Trombulak and Terry A. Wheeler},
url = {https://angelo.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/59/Tewksbury_NatHisSoc_BioSci2014.pdf
http://www.nature.com/news/natural-decline-1.14966
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/the-natural-historian-faces-extinction-overspecialism-and-funding-cuts-could-end-a-vital-scientific-9256655.html},
doi = {10.1093/biosci/biu032},
year = {2014},
date = {2014-03-26},
journal = {BioScience},
volume = {64},
number = {4},
pages = {300-310},
abstract = {The fundamental properties of organisms—what they are, how and where they live, and the biotic and abiotic interactions that link them to communities and ecosystems—are the domain of natural history. We provide examples illustrating the vital importance of natural history knowledge to many disciplines, from human health and food security to conservation, management, and recreation. We then present several lines of evidence showing that traditional approaches to and support for natural history in developed economies has declined significantly over the past 40 years. Finally, we argue that a revitalization of the practice of natural history—one that is focused on new frontiers in a rapidly changing world and that incorporates new technologies—would provide significant benefits for both science and society.},
keywords = {ecological knowledge, environmental management, food security, human health, sustainability},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
The fundamental properties of organisms—what they are, how and where they live, and the biotic and abiotic interactions that link them to communities and ecosystems—are the domain of natural history. We provide examples illustrating the vital importance of natural history knowledge to many disciplines, from human health and food security to conservation, management, and recreation. We then present several lines of evidence showing that traditional approaches to and support for natural history in developed economies has declined significantly over the past 40 years. Finally, we argue that a revitalization of the practice of natural history—one that is focused on new frontiers in a rapidly changing world and that incorporates new technologies—would provide significant benefits for both science and society.