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In support of observational
studies
Agrawal et al. (Front Ecol Environ
2007; 55[[33]]: 145­52), in an NSF-orga-
nized panel, take on a formidable task
by attempting to identify gaps in pop-
ulation and community ecology, and
they outline several interesting
research directions in the process. In
the spirit of open dialogue, however, I
ask that NSF and the research com-
munity consider a radically different
direction for ecology, one that resur-
rects the ghosts of old naturalists and
yet is fully grounded in contemporary
ecological problems and facilitated by
modern technology.
This approach places observational

Source: Arnold, A. Elizabeth - School of Plant Sciences, University of Arizona

Collections: Biology and Medicine