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On Achieving Balance

Ecosystems volume 20, pages 253–258 (2017)Cite this article

Abstract

In a rapidly changing world, the question concerning the “right” balance between modeling and empirical work has never been more important. But achieving that balance is not just a matter of student training—it involves examining the incentives in, and structures of, the discipline as a whole.

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I thank Charles Perrings for insightful comments on an earlier version of this paper.

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  1. School of Life Sciences & Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University, P.O. Box 874501, Tempe, Arizona, 85287-1501, USA

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Kinzig, A.P. On Achieving Balance. Ecosystems 20, 253–258 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10021-016-0074-z

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Keywords

  • modeling
  • empirical work
  • student training
  • professional development
  • incentives
  • leadership