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<h3><a
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<p>In developed countries there has been a steep decline for
the support of natural history however, the importance of
the essential knowledge gained through studying the
fundamental nature of organisms has not waned. Josh
Tewksbury, NCEAS sabbatical fellow from the University of
Washington, convened a group of 17 researchers including
former NCEAS deputy director, Stephanie Hampton, which
resulted in an important new manuscript in the April issue
of <em>BioScience</em> highlighting numerous examples of
the essential knowledge natural history has provided for
fields as varied as human health, food security,
conservation, land management, and recreation. <a
href="https://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/news/new-bioscience-importance-natural-history-science-and-society">More></a></p>
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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72"> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"><a href="http://bioscience.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2014/03/23/biosci.biu032.full" target="_blank"><strong>Natural History’s Place in Science and Society</strong></a>
<i>BioScience</i> April 2014
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LeeAnne French
Associate Director Communication and Outreach
National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS)
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:french@nceas.ucsb.edu">french@nceas.ucsb.edu</a>
805-892-2529</pre>
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