title: Space life sciences: closed ecological systems: earth and space applications.
abstract: This issue contains peer-reviewed papers from a workshop on Closed Ecological Systems: Earth and Space Applications at the 35th COSPAR General Assembly in Paris, France, convened in July 2004. The contributions reflected the wide range of international work in the field, especially Europe, Russia, Japan, and the United States. The papers are arranged according to four main themes: 1) Methods of evaluation and theory of closed ecological systems; 2) Reports from recent experiments in closed ecological system facilities; 3) Bioregenerative technologies to advance degree of closure and cycling; and 4) Laboratory studies of small closed ecological systems.
mesh_terms: D017756:Aquaculture; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D018504:Ecological Systems, Closed; D017753:Ecosystem; D004780:Environment, Controlled; D008021:Life Support Systems / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008029:Lighting; D018535:Mars; D063245:Plant Development; D013026:Space Flight / Q000295:instrumentation*; D018505:Waste Management / Q000379:methods