The Sustainable Biosphere Initiative: An Ecological Research Agenda: A Report from the Ecological Society of America
@article{Lubchenco1991TheSB, title={The Sustainable Biosphere Initiative: An Ecological Research Agenda: A Report from the Ecological Society of America}, author={J. Lubchenco and A. Olson and L. B. Brubaker and S. R. Carpenter and M. M. Holland and S. P. Hubbell and S. Levin and J. Macmahon and P. Matson and J. M. Melillo and H. Mooney and C. Peterson and H. R. Pulliam and Leslie A. Real and P. J. Regal and P. G. Risser}, journal={Ecology}, year={1991}, volume={72}, pages={371-412} }
In this document, the Ecological Society of America proposes the Sustainable Biosphere Initiative (SBI), an initiative that focuses on the necessary role of ecological science in the wise management of Earth's resources and the maintenance of Earth's life support systems. This document is intended as a call to arms for all ecologists, but it will also serve as a means to communicate with individuals in other disciplines with whom ecologists must join forces to address a common predicament. This… CONTINUE READING
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