Article ; Online: Sedimentary legacy and the disturbing recurrence of the human in long-term ecological research.
2022 Volume 52, Issue 4, Page(s) 561–580
Abstract: Even as new elements of a research infrastructure are added, older parts continue to exert persistent and consequential influence. We introduce the concept of sedimentary legacy to describe the relationship between infrastructure and research objects. ... ...
Abstract | Even as new elements of a research infrastructure are added, older parts continue to exert persistent and consequential influence. We introduce the concept of sedimentary legacy to describe the relationship between infrastructure and research objects. Contrary to common accounts of legacy infrastructure that underscore lock-in, static, or constraining outcomes, sedimentary legacy emphasizes how researchers adapt infrastructure to support the investigation of new research objects, even while operating under constraining legacies. To illustrate the implications of sedimentary legacy, we track shifting objects of investigation across the history of the Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network, focusing especially on recurrent ecological investigations of 'human disturbance' as researchers shift to study socioecological objects. We examine the relationship between scientific objects and the resources collected and preserved to render such objects tractable to scientific investigations, and show how the resources of a long-term research infrastructure support the assembly of certain objects of investigation, even while foreclosing others. |
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Language | English |
Publishing date | 2022-06-28 |
Publishing country | United States |
Document type | Journal Article |
ZDB-ID | 1482712-8 |
ISSN | 1460-3659 ; 0306-3127 |
ISSN (online) | 1460-3659 |
ISSN | 0306-3127 |
DOI | 10.1177/03063127221101171 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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