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Are retrospective studies useful as supplements to long-term ecological studies? Can they serve as substitutes? Retrospective studies have often addressed the same sorts of problems as long-term studies. These include obtaining baseline data for comparison with modern observations, observing very slow processes, and measuring community and ecosystem responses to rare events (Strayer et al., 1986).
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Davis, M.B. (1989). Retrospective Studies. In: Likens, G.E. (eds) Long-Term Studies in Ecology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-7358-6_3
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