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Integration and synthesis of quantitative data: Alexander von Humboldt’s renewed relevance in modern biogeography and ecology
- Source :
- Keppel, Gunnar; & Kreft, Holger. (2019). Integration and synthesis of quantitative data: Alexander von Humboldt’s renewed relevance in modern biogeography and ecology. Frontiers of Biogeography, Advance online publication. doi: 10.21425/F5FBG43187. Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/2s43b5sj
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- California Digital Library (CDL), 2019.
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Abstract
- Author(s): Keppel, Gunnar; Kreft, Holger | Abstract: The integration and synthesis of data from varied sources is becoming increasingly common in biogeography and ecology. Although analyses of large, global datasets from multiple, varied sources only became common recently, such studies trace their origin to the early 19th century. Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was an eminent and much-celebrated scientist, who introduced the concept of collecting high-quality quantitative data across continents. More importantly, he championed inter-disciplinary research, data-driven studies, and global comparative syntheses. With these studies, he helped to lay the foundations for the fields of biogeography and ecology, and his ideas, concepts, and scientific approach remain at the forefront of exciting recent developments in both disciplines. Remembering Humboldt’s 250th birthday, we show how his scientific philosophy and visionary approach to multi-disciplinary data integration and synthesis have recently been revitalized due to increasing computing power and the numerous complex environmental challenges facing our planet.
- Subjects :
- 0106 biological sciences
Global and Planetary Change
data integration and synthesis
History
Ecology
Ecology (disciplines)
Biogeography
global change biology
computer.software_genre
010603 evolutionary biology
01 natural sciences
Scientific philosophy
multi-disciplinarity
Power (social and political)
Trace (semiology)
Alexander von Humboldt
big data
macroecology
Relevance (information retrieval)
computer
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
010606 plant biology & botany
Data integration
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 19486596
- Volume :
- 11
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Frontiers of Biogeography
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....2778bbc006d35a48d0cfed2ed76e31ec