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gptkbp:instanceOf
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ecological experiment
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gptkbp:acquiredByUniversityOfArizona
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2011
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:University_of_Arizona_College_of_Science
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gptkbp:architect
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gptkb:Phil_Hawes
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gptkbp:area
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3.14 acres
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gptkbp:biome
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gptkb:forest
agricultural policy
fog desert
human habitat
mangrove wetlands
ocean with coral reef
savanna grassland
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gptkbp:builtBy
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gptkb:Space_Biospheres_Ventures
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gptkbp:constructionStartYear
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1987
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gptkbp:enclosedVolume
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190,000 m³
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gptkbp:firstMissionCrewSize
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8
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gptkbp:firstMissionEndDate
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September 26, 1993
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gptkbp:firstMissionStartDate
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September 26, 1991
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gptkbp:fundedBy
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gptkb:Edward_Bass
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Biosphere 2 project
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Oracle,_Arizona,_United_States
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gptkbp:mediaAppearance
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documentary films
fictionalized in movies and TV
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gptkbp:namedAfter
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gptkb:Biosphere_1_(Earth)
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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food shortages
CO2 level fluctuations
crew health issues
ant and cockroach population explosions
mission controversy and management changes
oxygen depletion during first mission
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gptkbp:notableFor
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largest closed ecological system ever created
human experiment in closed environment
public tours and research facility
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gptkbp:opened
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1991
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gptkbp:openToPublic
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open for tours
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gptkbp:owner
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gptkb:University_of_Arizona
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gptkbp:purpose
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study closed ecological systems
research self-sustaining space habitats
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gptkbp:researchInterest
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climate change
ecology
sustainability
biogeochemical cycles
closed system agriculture
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gptkbp:secondMissionCrewSize
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7
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gptkbp:secondMissionEndDate
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September 6, 1994
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gptkbp:secondMissionStartDate
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March 6, 1994
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gptkbp:website
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https://biosphere2.org/
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Synergia_Ranch
gptkb:Abigail_Alling
gptkb:Sally_Silverstone
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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