Why Did the National Science Foundation Fund the Long-Term Ecological

question 11

Multiple Choice

Why did the National Science Foundation fund the Long-Term Ecological Research network?

• A) They have more money than they know what to do with.
• B) To keep as many scientists as possible employed
• C) Because it can take a long time for changes to occur in an ecosystem, so experiments take a long time
• D) Because that allows time for many more experiments that teach us how ecosystems work
• E) Because scientists were refusing to do short-term studies since they don't really tell you much

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