Maintaining very small ecosystems

if you'll pardon my butting in, it is my understanding that biosphere 2 's
results are so flawed,due more to a desire to realize the dream than to
conduct science proper and to continue receiving funding , that miraculous
and even copious amounts of O2 ,food ,and even(hookers)were smuggled in!

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> > Moreover, according to the story, the number of people (8) was not
decided
> > on by the maximum number of people the Biosphere could comfortably
> > support, but as an ideal team size for a group of people entering
> > "extreme" conditions. While it's true that the team lost a lot of
weight