03617nam 2200637 450 991082472900332120200520144314.00-19-026791-70-19-997687-2(CKB)3710000000072875(EBL)988938(OCoLC)865657771(SSID)ssj0001038637(PQKBManifestationID)12468584(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001038637(PQKBWorkID)11056879(PQKB)11453948(StDuBDS)EDZ0001131699(MiAaPQ)EBC988938(MiAaPQ)EBC5746263(Au-PeEL)EBL988938(CaPaEBR)ebr10816675(CaONFJC)MIL550690(EXLCZ)99371000000007287520131220d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe moon in the nautilus shell discordant harmonies reconsidered, from climate change to species extinction, how life persists in an ever-changing world /Daniel B. Botkin[New ed.].New York :Oxford University Press,2012.©20121 online resource (449 p.)Includes index.0-19-991391-9 Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-405) and index.Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART ONE: The Current Dilemma; 1. A View from a Marsh: Myths and Facts About Nature; 2. Why the Elephants Died: Breakdown in the Management of Living Resources; 3. Moose in the Wilderness: The Instability of Populations; 4. Oaks in New Jersey: Machine-Age Forests; PART TWO: Background to Crisis; 5. Mountain Lions and Mule Deer: Nature as Divine Order; 6. Earth as a Fellow Creature: Organic Views of Nature; 7. In Mill Hollow: Nature as the Great Machine; PART THREE: Evolving Images; 8. The Forest in the Computer: New Metaphors for Nature9. Within the Moose's Stomach: Nature as the BiospherePART FOUR: Resolutions for Our Time; 10. Fire in the Forest: Managing Living Resources; 11. Salmon in Wild Rivers and Grizzlies in Yellowstone: Managing Wildlife and Conserving Endangered Species; 12. The Winds of Mauna Loa: Climate in a Changing World; 13. Life on a Climate-Changing Planet; 14. The Moon in the Nautilus Shell: Nature in the Twenty-First Century; Postscript: A Guide to Action; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; ZDaniel Botkin's Discordant Harmonies (1990) was considered by many to be the classic text of the environmental movement. The book was the first to challenge the then dominant view that nature remained constant over time unless disturbed by human influence. Nature was believed to achieve a form and structure that would persist forever; if disturbed, it would recover, returning to that state of perfect balance. Discordant Harmonies argued that natural ecological systems are constantly fluctuating and our plans, policies, and laws governing the environment must change to reflect this new understaNature conservationEnvironmental protectionEnvironmental policyNature conservation.Environmental protection.Environmental policy.333.72Botkin Daniel B708943MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910824729003321The moon in the nautilus shell3996447UNINA