It's a jungle up there : more tales from the treetops / / Margaret D. Lowman, Edward Burgess & James Burgess ; foreword by Sir Ghillean T. Prance

• Autore: Lowman Margaret
• Pubblicazione: New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2006
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (319 p.)
• Disciplina: 577.34/092; B
• Soggetto topico: Ecologists - Australia; Women ecologists - Australia; Rain forest ecology; Forest canopy ecology
• Altri autori: BurgessEdward <1985-> BurgessJames <1987->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [276]-283) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Why Canopies Are Exciting -- 2. Canopies for Conservation: Climbing in Samoa -- 3. Indoor Canopies: From Baseball to Biosphere 2 -- 4. Orchid Farming in Africa: Creating Sustainable Canopies -- 5. An Emmy Award for the Treetops: Ballooning in French Guiana -- 6. Canopy Walkways: Highways in the Florida Sky -- 7. Of Tarantulas, Teenagers, and Turkey Basters: Distance Learning from the Treetops of Peru -- 8. International Powwows: The Indian Connection -- 9. Colorful Bodies: Home to the Black Waters of the Amazon -- 10. Down from the Treetops: Life in the Padded Chair -- 11. Billions of Needles: Calculating the Consumption of Conifers -- 12. Downsizing 101: Dynamics of the Family Ecosystem -- 13. Coming Full Circle: Linking the Green and Brown Food Webs -- 14. Global Citizens: An Environmental Ethic for Families -- Appendix -- Glossary -- Selected Bibliography -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Drawn to the mysteries of tropical rain forests and fascinated by life in the treetops, Meg Lowman has pursued a life of scientific exploration while raising her two sons, Edward and James Burgess. This book recounts their family adventures in remote parts of the world (Samoa, West Africa, Peru, Panama, India, Biosphere 2, and others), from the perspectives of both kids and parent. Together they explore tropical rain forests, encounter anacondas and piranhas, eat crickets as hors d'oeuvres, discover new species, and nurture a family ethic for conservation. The chapters of the book focus on field biology questions, the canopy access methods developed to answer the questions, and conservation or education components of each expedition. Lowman enumerates the challenges and joys of juggling parenthood and career, and the children reflect on how their mom's work has affected their lives. A rollicking, inspiring book, It's a Jungle Up There is an upbeat portrayal of how a parent's career can imprint children, and how children in turn can influence the success and trajectory of their parent's career.
• Titolo autorizzato: It's a jungle up there
• ISBN: 0-300-15341-4; 1-281-72955-8; 9786611729554; 0-300-12923-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910812799403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II