The biggest project in the history of ecology is nearing its dawn. Can its organizers pull off the seemingly impossible and unite a disparate field behind its vision to observe the ecosystems of the United States? Michael Hopkin reports.
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Hopkin, M. Spying on nature. Nature 444, 420–421 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/444420a
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