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The Cary Conferences were begun in 1985 to provide a forum for critical discussion and evaluation of major issues in ecology. Many ecologists thought that conventional scientific meetings and workshops offered only limited opportunities for such discussions despite the apparent importance of confronting these large issues. In response to this need, under the leadership of Gene Likens the Institute of Ecosystem Studies initiated the Cary Conferences to bring together small groups of ecologists to confront major issues in a setting conducive to informal, productive exchange. We at the Institute plan to hold Cary Conferences about every 2 years and welcome suggestions for topics for future conferences. We hope that the Cary Conferences will help to provide direction and leadership to the field of ecology.
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Strayer, D.L. (1991). Comparative Ecology and Undiscovered Public Knowledge. In: Cole, J., Lovett, G., Findlay, S. (eds) Comparative Analyses of Ecosystems. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3122-6_1
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