caa a22 4500 469029765 CHVBK 20180323132740.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170328e19920301xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/BF00407502 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/BF00407502 Peters Robert Department of Biology, 1205 Docteur Penfield Avenue, H3A 1B1, Montreal, Quebec, Canada aut Scientific barriers [Elektronische Daten] A commentary [Robert Peters] Whatever the appeal of extreme integrism or holism, science is necessarily more utilist and partial. We can only address our environmental problems scientifically if we identify the most pressing and attack them first. To do so, we must break with the monistic ideals and traditions of both theoretical and mechanistic ecology to pursue particular solutions instead of global models. Statistical analysis of empirically identified patterns has proven effective in providing such solutions, perhaps because empirical patterns are less valueladen than theoretical or mechanistic alternatives or because such patterns are closer to experience and easier to understand. Unfortunately, such simple analyses are often less valued by leading ecologists who seek intellectual content rather than predictive power and practicality. To overcome this barrier to actionable information, the body of scientists must reaffirm their commitment to environmental action through their work as journal referees, grant reviewers, scientific critics and teachers. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1992 Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Kluwer Academic Publishers 20/2-3(1992-03-01), 127-134 0167-6369 20:2-3<127 1992 20 10661 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00407502 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00407502 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 100 1- Peters Robert Department of Biology, 1205 Docteur Penfield Avenue, H3A 1B1, Montreal, Quebec, Canada aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Kluwer Academic Publishers 20/2-3(1992-03-01), 127-134 0167-6369 20:2-3<127 1992 20 10661 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer