General Ecology: Complex Everything

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General Ecology: Complex Everything

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Jan 31, 2019

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What new ecological insights can be gained from thinking of the planet as an organism in itself? As humans, we have a need to simplify our surroundings to understand them. How can we communicate the complexity of the world in a way we understand, without losing its meaning?

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Jan 31, 2019

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