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Ecosystem ecology studies the links between organisms and their physical environment within an Earth-System context. This chapter provides background on the conceptual framework and history of ecosystem ecology.

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  1. Institute of Arctic Biology Department of Biology & Wildlife, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, USA

    F. Stuart Chapin III

  2. School of Earth Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA

    Pamela A. Matson

  3. Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA

    Peter M. Vitousek

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Chapin, F.S., Matson, P.A., Vitousek, P.M. (2011). The Ecosystem Concept. In: Principles of Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-9504-9_1

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