Download or read book Life Sciences and Space Research XXIII(3) written by COSPAR. Plenary Meeting and published by Elsevier Science & Technology. This book was released on 1989 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The papers presented at these Topical Meetings addressed research issues concerned with the growth of plants and the recycling of wastes within artificial ecosystems such as Controlled Ecological Life Support Systems (CELSS), the development of bioreactors for use in space and carbon cycling in natural ecosystems. It is anticipated that a better understanding of the dynamics and mechanisms of the natural ecosystems of the Earth, in which human activities play an increasingly important role, will provide significant information to support the development of artificial ecosystems for life support. In turn, it is expected that in developing ecosystems for the specific purpose of supporting humans in space, a better understanding of natural ecosystems will emerge.