Steele J H
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 1979 Aug 8;286(1015):583-95. doi: 10.1098/rstb.1979.0047.
The experiments conducted so far with large experimental ecosystems have probably taught us more about the general ecological interactions in such systems than about subtle long-term effects of pollutants. This knowledge is not only valuable in its own right but may be more useful in an indirect rather than a direct way, in understanding the robustness of these systems and so evaluating the general effects of stresses.
迄今为止,利用大型实验生态系统开展的实验,或许让我们对这类系统中的一般生态相互作用有了更多了解,而非污染物的细微长期影响。这些知识本身就很有价值,而且在理解这些系统的稳健性以及评估压力的总体影响方面,其间接作用可能比直接作用更有用。