So the thing is, there's this whole body of literature that each of us follows given our interests and/or sub-discipline, in addition to a core knowledge that we all share at some level. There most certainly is discipline in ecology, but you have to be engaged (as with anything) to get it. To say that the field of ecology is haphazard makes me think that you are simply trolling.
Mike -- Michael Sears, Ph.D. Department of Biological Sciences Clemson University 132 Long Hall Clemson, SC 29630 phone: 864-506-5174 fax: 864-656-0435 Sears Lab: http://www.thermalecology.org Ecology at Clemson: http://www.clemson.edu/cafls/ecology On Jul 3, 2013, at 10:15 PM, Wayne Tyson <[email protected]> wrote: > Honorable Forum: > > Would someone inform me about the state of ecology as a discipline? > > I am particularly interested if there is any organized approach and the kind > of disciplined sequencing of research efforts, and the degree to which such > discipline might be lacking in the field of ecology. > > I'll appreciate any comments in this whole area, as my present perspective is > not well enough informed. For some reason I get the impression (I hope quite > incorrect) that the organization of the study of ecology is, well, possibly > even haphazard and lacking in clear goals, continuity, and focus, so chopped > up into specialties that frustrate coherence and integration of those > sub-disciplines. > > I'd like to get a better handle on the Big Picture. > > WT
