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DOI10.2307/1468020
Creativity, idea generation, and the functional morphology of streams
Fisher, SG
通讯作者Fisher, SG
来源期刊JOURNAL OF THE NORTH AMERICAN BENTHOLOGICAL SOCIETY
ISSN0887-3593
出版年1997
卷号16期号:2页码:305-318
英文摘要

Stream research has contributed only modestly to general ecological theory. Moreover, the rate of generation of new ideas in stream ecology may have slowed recently. These shortcomings might be remedied by a more deliberate effort to generate new, creative ideas about streams that will enhance their use in developing general theory. The creative process has been thoroughly studied by psychologists and, while the field is still in flux, most cognitive psychologists agree that juxtaposition of disparate concepts or observations can stimulate new ideas. How this technique might enhance stream ecology is illustrated with an analogy between functional morphology and stream ecology. Definition of form and function in streams is required to develop this analogy and a hierarchical, scale-dependent approach is essential. The effect of structure and configuration of stream channels on their functioning is a promising research area that can be applied at several scales. Parallels with landscape ecology are strong. Extending this analogy to larger scales reminds us that streams are, in essence, branched systems; however, little research has been done on the ecological consequences of branching patterns in streams and rivers. Combination of this branched image with other surface and subsurface water bodies leads to an even broader view of streams as planar systems, intimately connecting terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems along flowpaths. This exploration of ideas about stream shape and its functional consequences suggests several opportunities for stream ecology to contribute to general ecological theory. More importantly, this effort suggests that the process of idea generation is straightforward, accessible, and beneficial for both science and scientist.


英文关键词creativity stream morphology ecosystem structure and function stream network
类型Article ; Proceedings Paper
语种英语
收录类别CPCI-S ; SCI-E
WOS记录号WOS:A1997XD62000002
WOS关键词VERTICAL HYDROLOGIC EXCHANGE ; RIVER CONTINUUM CONCEPT ; DESERT STREAM ; NITROGEN DYNAMICS ; ECOSYSTEM METABOLISM ; FOREST WATERSHEDS ; RIPARIAN ; PERSPECTIVE ; INTUITION ; CONTEXT
WOS类目Ecology ; Marine & Freshwater Biology
WOS研究方向Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Marine & Freshwater Biology
来源机构Arizona State University
资源类型期刊论文
条目标识符http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/134743
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Fisher, SG. Creativity, idea generation, and the functional morphology of streams[J]. Arizona State University,1997,16(2):305-318.
APA Fisher, SG.(1997).Creativity, idea generation, and the functional morphology of streams.JOURNAL OF THE NORTH AMERICAN BENTHOLOGICAL SOCIETY,16(2),305-318.
MLA Fisher, SG."Creativity, idea generation, and the functional morphology of streams".JOURNAL OF THE NORTH AMERICAN BENTHOLOGICAL SOCIETY 16.2(1997):305-318.
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