Using learning networks to understand complex systems: a case study of biological, geophysical and social research in the Amazon - Barlow - 2010 - Biological Reviews - Wiley Online Library

Using learning networks to understand complex systems: a case study of biological, geophysical and social research in the Amazon - Barlow - 2010 - Biological Reviews - Wiley Online Library: "Developing high-quality scientific research will be most effective if research communities with diverse skills and interests are able to share information and knowledge, are aware of the major challenges across disciplines, and can exploit economies of scale to provide robust answers and better inform policy. We evaluate opportunities and challenges facing the development of a more interactive research environment by developing an interdisciplinary synthesis of research on a single geographic region. We focus on the Amazon as it is of enormous regional and global environmental importance and faces a highly uncertain future."