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Hutchinson G. Evelyn (George Evelyn), <1903-1991, > |
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The art of ecology : writings of G. Evelyn Hutchinson / / edited by David K. Skelly, David M. Post and Melinda D. Smith ; foreword by Thomas E. Lovejoy |
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New Haven ; ; London : , : Yale University Press, , [2010] |
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©2010 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (369 pages) : illustrations |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Ecology |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"Appendix. Publications of G. Evelyn Hutchinson": pages [325]-339. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The beauty of the world: Evelyn Hutchinson's vision of science / Sharon E. Kingsland -- Aria da Capo and Quodlibet -- New England moral to adorn the tale (excerpt) -- From English schoolboy to America's foremost ecologist / Nancy G. Slack -- A swimming grasshopper -- Emmanuel: being taught (excerpt) -- Emmanuel: learning (excerpts) -- Astonishing microcosms / David M. Post and David W. Schindler -- Limnological studies at high altitudes in Ladak -- Chemical stratification and lake morphology -- Limnological studies in Connecticut: IV. The mechanisms of intermediary metabolism in stratified lakes -- The history of a lake -- A direct demonstration of the phosphorus cycle in a small lake / with V. T. Bowen -- The lacustrine microcosm reconsidered -- A treatise on limnology, vol. 1: geography, physics, and chemistry (excerpts) -- Reflection thereon: G. Evelyn Hutchinson and ecological theory / Melinda D. Smith and David K. Skelly -- Ecological aspects of succession in natural populations -- Copepodology for the ornithologist --The concept of pattern in ecology -- Concluding remarks -- Homage to Santa Rosalia, or Why are there so many kinds of animals? -- The paradox of the plankton -- The influence of the environment -- Thoughts on aquatic insects -- Experiencing green pigeons / Michael J. Donoghue and Jane Pickering -- A note on the functions of a university -- The uses of beetles -- The |
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