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Essays on Ecology and Biogeography

Author : Robert T. Dillon
Publisher : Freshwater Gastropods of North
ISBN 13 : 9780960084333
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (843 download)

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Download or read book Essays on Ecology and Biogeography written by Robert T. Dillon and published by Freshwater Gastropods of North. This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Freswater snails are common and familiar inhabitants of rivers, lakes and streams throughout North America. In some environments they comprise the majority of the macroinvertabrate biomass, significantly influencing community composition, energy flow and nutrient cycling. Yet their biology remains almost as obscure to the scientific community as to the lay public. Collected in this volume are 30 essays on the ecology and biogeography of North American freshwater gastropods. Patterns of distribution are reviewed and analyzed at regional scales, with particular emphasis on mechanisms of dispersal. New invasions are reported, their progress monitored, and their consequences examined. The subjects of rarity and endemism, first introduced in Volume III, are explored at greater depth in Volume IV as well. The scholarly study of biogeography has, in recent years, become entangled with public policies regarding endangered species conservation and invasive species control. Here we review several striking cases where natural resource agencies have been misled by conservation biologists biased by research funding. We suggest that the correct relationship between science and public policy is analogous to playing baseball and playing the banjo -neither compatible nor incompatible, neither better nor worse, just entirely different. Volume I in this series analyzed the results of a scientific survey of the freshwater gastropod fauna of the Atlantic drainages from Georgia to the New York line. The essays collected here in Volume IV, together with those in Volume II (Pulmonates) and Volume III (Prosobranchs) will be essential companions to Volume I, as well as to additional volumes on the gastropod faunas of interior drainages forthcoming.

Essay on the Geography of Plants

Author : Alexander von Humboldt
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226360687
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (263 download)

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Download or read book Essay on the Geography of Plants written by Alexander von Humboldt and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2010-07-15 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The legacy of Alexander von Humboldt (1769–1859) looms large over the natural sciences. His 1799–1804 research expedition to Central and South America with botanist Aimé Bonpland set the course for the great scientific surveys of the nineteenth century, and inspired such essayists and artists as Emerson, Goethe, Thoreau, Poe, and Church. The chronicles of the expedition were published in Paris after Humboldt’s return, and first among them was the 1807 “Essay on the Geography of Plants.” Among the most cited writings in natural history, after the works of Darwin and Wallace, this work appears here for the first time in a complete English-language translation. Covering far more than its title implies, it represents the first articulation of an integrative “science of the earth, ” encompassing most of today’s environmental sciences. Ecologist Stephen T. Jackson introduces the treatise and explains its enduring significance two centuries after its publication.

Home Place

Author : J. S. Rowe
Publisher : Newest Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Home Place written by J. S. Rowe and published by Newest Publishers. This book was released on 1990 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First released in 1990, the essays in Home Place range from the personal—the search for a childhood vision of pristine grassland, the boy who goes from hunting to respecting wildlife and the living space around him—to theory on land use, environmental law, agriculture, education, and technology as it affects the relationships between humanity and the Ecosphere.

Essays in Plant Geography and Ecology, Edited by K.N.H. Greenidge

Author : K. N. H. ed Greenidge
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (639 download)

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Download or read book Essays in Plant Geography and Ecology, Edited by K.N.H. Greenidge written by K. N. H. ed Greenidge and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Foundations of Biogeography

Author : Mark V. Lomolino
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 9780226492377
Total Pages : 1284 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (923 download)

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Download or read book Foundations of Biogeography written by Mark V. Lomolino and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2004-07 with total page 1284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Foundations of Biogeography provides facsimile reprints of seventy-two works that have proven fundamental to the development of the field. From classics by Georges-Louis LeClerc Compte de Buffon, Alexander von Humboldt, and Charles Darwin to equally seminal contributions by Ernst Mayr, Robert MacArthur, and E. O. Wilson, these papers and book excerpts not only reveal biogeography's historical roots but also trace its theoretical and empirical development. Selected and introduced by leading biogeographers, the articles cover a wide variety of taxonomic groups, habitat types, and geographic regions. Foundations of Biogeography will be an ideal introduction to the field for beginning students and an essential reference for established scholars of biogeography, ecology, and evolution. List of Contributors John C. Briggs, James H. Brown, Vicki A. Funk, Paul S. Giller, Nicholas J. Gotelli, Lawrence R. Heaney, Robert Hengeveld, Christopher J. Humphries, Mark V. Lomolino, Alan A. Myers, Brett R. Riddle, Dov F. Sax, Geerat J. Vermeij, Robert J. Whittaker

Earth Alive

Author : J. S. Rowe
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Earth Alive written by J. S. Rowe and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Earth Alive is a collection of thought-provoking essays, short pieces, and reviews that explore and uncover the intimate connections between humans and the Earth. Through a strong mix of proof and irony, respected ecologist Stan Rowe re-examines the concept of living with---not against--the Earth. In Earth Alive, Rowe prompts us to think in revolutionary terms about developing a new world-view, and living more responsibly on our increasingly damaged planet. This innovative collection gives hope for restoring diversity on Earth--which Rowe points to as the only true path to sustainability."--from pub. website.

Historical Ecology

Author : Lester J. Bilsky
Publisher : Kennikat Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Historical Ecology written by Lester J. Bilsky and published by Kennikat Press. This book was released on 1980 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Conceptual Issues in Ecology

Author : Esa. Saarinen
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9400977964
Total Pages : 373 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Conceptual Issues in Ecology written by Esa. Saarinen and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this collection of essays, some of the leading ecologists and philosophers discuss the foundations of ecology and evolutionary biology. While large scale philosophical convictions and attitudes often direct the theorist's line of concrete action in data collection and in theory information, the founda tional convictions typically remain tacit, and are seldom argued for. The present collection aims to remedy this situation. It brings together scholars representing different approaches in a joint effort to explicate and analyse some of the key issues underlying ecological theorizing, be they conceptual, epistemological or ontological. The bulk of the present collection is reprinted from Synthese 43 (1980). William C. Wimsatt's paper 'Reductionistic Research Strategies and Their Biases in the Units of Selection Controversy' is in turn reprinted from T. Nickles (ed.) Scientific Discovery: Case Studies (D. Reidel, 1980). It appears here with the kind permission of Prof. Nickles. The publisher's consent for the reprints has been in each case automatic. The essays of Y rjo Haila and Olli Jarvinen, and of Leigh M. Van Valen appear here for the first time. In bringing the present collection together, as well as in editing the Synthese symposium on which it is based, I have greatly benefited from the suggestions of Professors Marjorie Grene, Olli J iirvinen and Daniel Simberloff. In addition to them, I wish to thank all the contributors for their interest in this project.

Essays on Nature and Landscape

Author : Susan Fenimore Cooper
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
ISBN 13 : 9780820324210
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (242 download)

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Download or read book Essays on Nature and Landscape written by Susan Fenimore Cooper and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Susan Fenimore Cooper (1813-1894), though often overshadowed by her celebrity father, James Fenimore Cooper, has recently become recognized as both a pioneer of American nature writing and an early advocate for ecological sustainability. Editors Rochelle Johnson and Daniel Patterson have assembled here a collection of ten pieces by Cooper that represent her most accomplished nature writing and the fullest articulation of her environmental principles. With one exception, these essays have not been available in print since their original appearance in Cooper's lifetime. A portrait of her thoughts on nature and how we should live and think in relation to it, this collection both contextualizes Cooper's magnum opus, Rural Hours (1850), and demonstrates how she perceived her work as a nature writer. Frequently her essays are models of how to catch and keep the interest of a reader when writing about plants, animals, and our relationship to the physical environment. By lamenting the decline of bird populations, original forests, and overall biodiversity, she champions preservation and invokes a collective environmental conscience that would not begin to awaken until the end of her life and century. The selections include independent essays, miscellaneous introductions and prefaces, and the first three installments from Cooper's work of literary ornithology, "Otsego Leaves," arguably her most mature and fully realized contribution to American environmental writing. In addition to a foreword by John Elder, one of the nation's leading environmental educators, an introduction analyzes each essay in various cultural contexts. Brief but handy textual notes supplement the essays. Perfect for nature-writing aficionados, environmental historians, and environmental activists, this collection will radically expand Cooper's importance to the history of American environmental thought.

Themes in Biogeography

Author : James Allan Taylor
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780709924289
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (242 download)

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Download or read book Themes in Biogeography written by James Allan Taylor and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays illustrates the current complementary nature of biological and geographical styles of biogeography, including discussions on ecosystems, bioclimates and vegetation analysis.

Perspectives on Ecology

Author : Koula Mellos
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1349195987
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (491 download)

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Download or read book Perspectives on Ecology written by Koula Mellos and published by Springer. This book was released on 1988-11-24 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Evolution and Ecology

Author : Julian Haynes Steward
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780252007095
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Evolution and Ecology written by Julian Haynes Steward and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Evolution and the Diversity of Life

Author : Ernst Mayr
Publisher : Belknap Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 744 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book Evolution and the Diversity of Life written by Ernst Mayr and published by Belknap Press. This book was released on 1976 with total page 744 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evolution; Speciation; History of biology; Philosophy of biology; Theory of systematics; The species; Man; Biogeography; Behavior.

Essays on the Prosobranchs

Author : Robert T. Dillon
Publisher : Bookbaby
ISBN 13 : 9780960084326
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (843 download)

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Download or read book Essays on the Prosobranchs written by Robert T. Dillon and published by Bookbaby. This book was released on 2019-05-12 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume I in this series reported the scientific results from our survey of the freshwater gastropods of United States Atlantic drainages, Georgia to the New York line. In the preface to that volume, I mentioned that during the 20 years over which the FWGNA Project has unfolded, I developed the habit of sending regular emails to an expanding list of collaborators, a practice which ultimately evolved into an internet blog. Those emails and blog posts have sometimes contained important supplementary information on the biology of the fascinating organisms toward which the FWGNA Project has been directed, as well as historical background, context, and rationale for various methodological and taxonomic decisions made in Volume I.Volume II collected 29 essays on the freshwater pulmonate gastropods. Here in Volume III we have assembled 37 essays on the evolutionary biology and systematics of the prosobranchs, published online between 2006 and 2019. These essays have been edited rather heavily from the form in which they were originally posted, in many cases, and re-ordered into subthemes. Essays 1 - 27 focus on the pleurocerid gastropods, my favorite group of organisms in the world, and essays 28 - 37 the hydrobioids, with topics of general evolutionary and systematic interest sprinkled throughout. Each essay opens with its date of publication, which is important to notice, because single subthemes can span multiple years, and my own thoughts have often evolved over time.We have deferred discussion of the Viviparids and the Ampullariids to Volume IV, which will be organized around ecological and biogeographical themes. This is partly due to space considerations, and partly because the most prominent elements of both families are invasive. It is probably unfair to tar higher taxa by the reputations of their most notorious species. For this I apologize.

The Future of Nature

Author : Libby Robin
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300188471
Total Pages : 585 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book The Future of Nature written by Libby Robin and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2013-10-22 with total page 585 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This anthology provides an historical overview of the scientific ideas behind environmental prediction and how, as predictions about environmental change have been taken more seriously and widely, they have affected politics, policy, and public perception. Through an array of texts and commentaries that examine the themes of progress, population, environment, biodiversity and sustainability from a global perspective, it explores the meaning of the future in the twenty-first century. Providing access and reference points to the origins and development of key disciplines and methods, it will encourage policy makers, professionals, and students to reflect on the roots of their own theories and practices.

Why Big Fierce Animals are Rare

Author : Paul A. Colinvaux
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780691081946
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (819 download)

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Download or read book Why Big Fierce Animals are Rare written by Paul A. Colinvaux and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essays on matters ecological examine recent work in the field and central ideas of an increasingly important science, ranging from the behavior of the wolf spider to the variety of plant and animal species

Ecology

Author : Robert E. Ricklefs
Publisher : W. H. Freeman
ISBN 13 : 9781319282684
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (826 download)

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Download or read book Ecology written by Robert E. Ricklefs and published by W. H. Freeman. This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ecology: The Economy of Nature teaches ecology through an evolutionary perspective, and with an emphasis on the quantitative skills needed to fully understand the field. The 8th edition continues that mission with updated pedagogy in the text, and powerful new quantitative problem solving tools in SaplingPlus. This landmark text helped to define introductory ecology courses for over four decades. The 8th edition maintains its signature evolutionary perspective and emphasis on the quantitative aspects of the field, but it has been improved for today's undergraduates -- with extensive new pedagogy, including Learning Goals, Concept Checks, fresh examples and fully integrated media resources. Students will especially appreciate the new video tutorials that accompany the Analyzing Ecology essays. The 8th edition also introduces SaplingPlus, an online system which combines the powerful multimedia resources for Ecology with an integrated eBook and the robust assessment library, creating an extraordinary new learning resource for students. This landmark text helped to define introductory ecology courses for over four decades. The text maintains its signature evolutionary perspective and emphasis on the quantitative aspects of the field, but it has been improved for today's undergraduates--with extensive new pedagogy, including Learning Goals, Concept Checks, fresh examples and fully integrated media resources. Students will especially appreciate the new video tutorials that accompany the Analyzing Ecology essays.