title: Using a closed ecological system to study Earth's biosphere:  initial results from Biosphere 2.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Ecotechnics, London, UK, and Space Biospheres Ventures (SBV), Oracle, AZ 85623.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nelson
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Burgess
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alling
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Alvarez-Romo
authors.forename: W F
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Dempster
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Walford
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Allen
mesh_terms: D000388:Air / Q000032:analysis; D018533:Biomass; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000032:analysis*; D018556:Crops, Agricultural; D018534:Earth, Planet; D018504:Ecological Systems, Closed; D004463:Ecology; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005160:Facility Design and Construction; D006801:Humans; D008021:Life Support Systems; D010100:Oxygen / Q000032:analysis*; D012107:Research Design; D018505:Waste Management
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D010100:Oxygen