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The author argues that a generation of ecologists have been mistrained and that the science itself contains deep inadequacies and weaknesses. He suggests that a return to simple observations and questions of general relevance to science and society can make ecology a useful, practical and informative science.
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1. Crisis in ecology; 2. Criteria; 3. Tautology; 4. Operationalism of terms and concepts; 5. Explanatory science-reduction; 6. Cause and mechanism; 7. Historical explanation and understanding; 8. Weak predictions; 9. Checklist of problems; 10. Putting it together - competition; 11. Predictive ecology.
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