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The Baltimore Ecosystem Study (BES) conducts research on metropolitan Baltimore as an ecological system. The program integrates biological, physical, and social sciences.
As a part of the National Science Foundation's Long-Term Ecological Research Network, BES seeks to understand how Baltimore's ecosystems change over time.
The ecological knowledge created by BES supports educational and community-based activities, and interactions with the Baltimore community
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BES Director Dr Steward T.A. Pickett
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Urban Legends
With the publication of the February 2008 issue of the journal, BioScience, BES makes an important synthetic contribution to the scientific literature of urban ecology.
Click here to read more.
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BES is for use in classrooms and is now featured among the recommended Resources on (Science NetLinks), a comprehensive homepage for science educators created by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Science NetLinks, in partnership with MarcoPolo provides free, high-quality Internet content for K-12 teachers. You can read their review of the BES site here.
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