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Big ecology [[electronic resource] ] : the emergence of ecosystem science / / David C. Coleman
| Big ecology [[electronic resource] ] : the emergence of ecosystem science / / David C. Coleman |
| Autore | Coleman David C. <1938-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (249 p.) |
| Disciplina | 577.072 |
| Soggetto topico |
Biotic communities - Research
Ecosystem management - Research Ecology - Research Interdisciplinary research |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-69767-6
9786612697678 0-520-94573-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- CHAPTER ONE. Intellectual Antecedents to Large-Scale Ecosystem Studies -- CHAPTER TWO. How the International Biological Program Swept the Scientific World -- CHAPTER THREE. The Origin and Evolution of the Long-Term Ecological Research Program -- CHAPTER FOUR. The Future of Big Ecology: IGBP, AmeriFlux, NEON, and Other Major Initiatives -- REFERENCES -- INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910459361103321 |
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2010 | ||
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Big ecology [[electronic resource] ] : the emergence of ecosystem science / / David C. Coleman
| Big ecology [[electronic resource] ] : the emergence of ecosystem science / / David C. Coleman |
| Autore | Coleman David C. <1938-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (249 p.) |
| Disciplina | 577.072 |
| Soggetto topico |
Biotic communities - Research
Ecosystem management - Research Ecology - Research Interdisciplinary research |
| Soggetto non controllato |
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1960s 1970s 1980s american ecosystems big science biological communities ecological collaborations ecologists ecology ecosystem science environment insider perspective interdisciplinary research international biological program international geophysical year large ecosystems long term ecological research programs long term ecological research national science foundation nonfiction account research institutions research programs science majors study of ecosystems textbooks united states |
| ISBN |
1-282-69767-6
9786612697678 0-520-94573-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- CHAPTER ONE. Intellectual Antecedents to Large-Scale Ecosystem Studies -- CHAPTER TWO. How the International Biological Program Swept the Scientific World -- CHAPTER THREE. The Origin and Evolution of the Long-Term Ecological Research Program -- CHAPTER FOUR. The Future of Big Ecology: IGBP, AmeriFlux, NEON, and Other Major Initiatives -- REFERENCES -- INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784936003321 |
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Coleman David C. <1938->
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2010 | ||
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The Ecology of Place : Contributions of Place-Based Research to Ecological Understanding / / Ian Billick, Mary V. Price
| The Ecology of Place : Contributions of Place-Based Research to Ecological Understanding / / Ian Billick, Mary V. Price |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago : , : University of Chicago Press, , [2012] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (479 p.) |
| Disciplina | 577.072 |
| Soggetto topico |
Ecology - Longitudinal studies
Ecology - Research |
| Soggetto non controllato | ecology, biology, scientists, organisms, environment, distribution, abundance, evolutionary change, original essays, essay collection, eminent ecologists, naturalists, place-focused research, exportable general knowledge, ecological understanding, society, field sites, funding, financial support, interdisciplinary collaborations, field-oriented education programs, natural history, science, case-study narratives, philosophical musings, historical analyses |
| ISBN |
1-283-05810-3
9786613058102 0-226-05044-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- 1. The Ecology of Place -- The Imprint of Place on Ecology and Ecologists -- 2. The Role of Place in the History of Ecology -- 3. Leopold's Legacy: An Ecology of Place -- The Idiosyncrasy of Place: Challenges and Opportunities -- 4. Ecological Invariance and the Search for Generality in Ecology -- 5. Convergence and Divergence in Mediterranean-Climate Ecosystems: What We Can Learn by Comparing Similar Places -- 6. Ecological Insights into the Causes of an Adaptive Radiation from Long-Term Field Studies of Darwin's Finches -- 7. Individual Fitness, Social Behavior, and Population Dynamics of Yellow-Bellied Marmots -- 8. The Aleutian Archipelago: Addressing the Functional Importance of Carnivory through Variation in Space and Time -- Building an Understanding of Place -- 9. Understanding the Role of Predation in Open Systems: The Value of Place-Based Research -- 10. The Ecology of Place in Oak Forests: Progressive Integration of Pairwise Interactions into Webs -- 11. A Sense of Place: Tatoosh -- 12. The Ecology of Place and Natural Resource Management: Examples from Marine and Terrestrial Ecosystems -- The Interaction between Local and General Understanding -- 13. Case Studies and Ecological Understanding -- 14. Responsive Science: The Interplay of Theory, Observation, and Experiment in Long-Term, Place-Based Research -- 15. To Know a Tropical Forest: What Mechanisms Maintain High Tree Diversity on Barro Colorado Island, Panama? -- Building the Capacity for Place-Based Research -- 16. The Model Ecosystem as a Paradigm of Place-Based Research: The Intersection of Geology, Ecology, and Economics at the McLaughlin Reserve -- 17. Managing Place-Based Data: The Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory as a Case Study -- 18. Local People, Scientific Inquiry, and the Ecology and Conservation of Place in Latin America -- 19. Concluding Remarks: Taking Advantage of the Power of Place -- List of Contributors -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791574403321 |
| Chicago : , : University of Chicago Press, , [2012] | ||
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The ecology of place : contributions of place-based research to ecological understanding / / edited by Ian Billick and Mary V. Price
| The ecology of place : contributions of place-based research to ecological understanding / / edited by Ian Billick and Mary V. Price |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago ; ; London, : University of Chicago Press, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (479 p.) |
| Disciplina | 577.072 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
BillickIan <1966->
PriceMary V <1949-> (Mary Vaughan) |
| Soggetto topico |
Ecology - Longitudinal studies
Ecology - Research |
| ISBN |
9786613058102
9781283058100 1283058103 9780226050447 0226050440 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | The ecology of place / Mary V. Price and Ian Billick -- The imprint of place on ecology and ecologists / Mary V. Price and Ian Billick -- The role of place in the history of ecology / Sharon Kingsland -- Leopold's legacy: an ecology of place / Don Waller and Susan Flader -- The idiosyncrasy of place: challenges and opportunities / Ian Billick and Mary V. Price -- Ecological invariance and the search for generality in ecology / H. Ronald Pulliam and Nickolas M. Waser -- Convergence and divergence in mediterranean-climate ecosystems: what we can learn by comparing similar places / Philip W. Rundel -- Ecological insights into the causes of an adaptive radiation from long-term field studies of Darwin's finches / Peter Grant and Rosemary Grant -- Individual fitness, social behavior, and population dynamics of yellow-bellied marmots / Kenneth B. Armitage -- The Aleutian archipelago: addressing the functional importance of carnivory through variation in space and time / James A. Estes -- Building an understanding of place / Mary V. Price and Ian Billick -- Understanding the role of predation in open systems: the value of place-based research / Barbara L. Peckarsky, J. David Allan, Brad W. Taylor, and Angus R. Mcintosh -- The ecology of place in oak forests: progressive integration of pairwise interactions into webs / Richard S. Ostfeld and Clive G. Jones -- A sense of place: Tatoosh / Robert T. Paine, J. Timothy Wootton, and Catherine A. Pfister -- The ecology of place and natural resource management / Charles G. Curtin -- The interaction between local and general understanding / Mary V. Price and Ian Billick -- Case studies and ecological understanding / Charles J. Krebs -- Responsive science: the interplay of theory, observation, and experiment in long-term, place-based research / Svata M. Louda and Leon G. Higley -- To know a tropical forest: what mechanisms maintain high tree diversity on Barro Colorado Island, Panama? / Stephen P. Hubbell -- Building the capacity for place-based research / Ian Billick and Mary V. Price -- The model ecosystem as a paradigm of place-based research: the intersection of geology, ecology, and economics at the Mclaughlin Reserve / Paul Aigner and Cathy Koehler -- Managing place-based data: the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory as a case study / Ian Billick -- Local people, scientific inquiry, and the ecology and conservation of place in Latin America / Peter Feinsinger, Samara Alvarez, Geovana Carreno, Edmundo Rivera, Rosa Leny Cuellar, Andrew Noss, Felix Daza, Mireiza Figuera, Lainet Garcia, Maikel Canizares, Aylin Alegre, and Alejandra Roldan -- Concluding remarks: taking advantage of the power of place / Mary V. Price and Ian Billick. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910967698103321 |
| Chicago ; ; London, : University of Chicago Press, 2010 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Ecosystem collapse and climate change / / Josep G. Canadell and Robert B. Jackson, editors
| Ecosystem collapse and climate change / / Josep G. Canadell and Robert B. Jackson, editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (365 pages) |
| Disciplina | 577.072 |
| Collana | Ecological Studies |
| Soggetto topico |
Ecology - Research
Ecology Biodegradació Ecosistemes Conservació de la diversitat biològica |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Llibres electrònics |
| ISBN | 3-030-71330-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910485592503321 |
| Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Long term socio-ecological research : studies in society: nature interactions across spatial and temporal scales / / Simron Jit Singh ...[et. al.], editors
| Long term socio-ecological research : studies in society: nature interactions across spatial and temporal scales / / Simron Jit Singh ...[et. al.], editors |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2013.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Dordrecht, : Springer, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (611 p.) |
| Disciplina | 577.072 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | SinghSimron Jit |
| Collana | Human-environment Interactions |
| Soggetto topico |
Ecology - Research
Sustainable living |
| ISBN |
1-283-84973-9
94-007-1177-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Foreword 1 (Wolfgang Cramer and Steve Carpenter) -- Foreword 2 (Donald Worster) -- 1. Introduction. Long-Term Socio-Ecological Research: Scope and History -- PART I: LTSER Concepts, Methods and Linkages -- 2. Sociometabolic Transitions and the Human Appropriation of Net Primary Production: What Promise Do They Hold For LTSER?- 3. Integrated Socio-Ecological Modeling: Experiences From European LTSER Platforms -- 4. Modeling Transport as a Key Constraint to Urbanization in Pre-Industrial Societies -- 5. The Environmental History of the Danube River Basin as an Issue of Long-Term Socio-Ecological Research -- 6. The Relevance of ‘Critical Scales’ For LTSER -- 7. Biohistory -- 8. Geographic Approaches to LTSER: Principal Themes And Concepts With a Case Study of Andes-Amazon Watersheds -- 9. The Contribution of Anthropology To Concepts Guiding LTSER Research -- PART II: LTSER Applications Across Ecosystems, Time and Space -- 10. Viewing the Urban Socio-Ecological System Through a Sustainability Lens: Lessons and Prospects From the Central Arizona-Phoenix LTER Program -- 11. A City and Its Hinterland: Vienna’s Energy Metabolism 1800-2006 -- 12. Sustaining Agricultural Systems in the Old and New Worlds: A Long-Term Socio-Ecological Comparison -- 13. How Material and Energy Flows Change Human Practices and Environments: The Transformation of Agriculture in the Eisenwurzen Region, 1860-2000 -- 14. The Intimacy of Human-Nature Interactions on Islands -- 15. Global Socio-Metabolic Transitions -- PART III: LTSER Formations and the Transdisciplinary Challenge -- 16. Building an Urban LTSER: The Case of the Baltimore Ecosystem Study and the D.C. / B.C. ULTRA-Ex Project -- 17. Development of LTSER Platforms in LTER-Europe: Challenges and Experiences in Implementing Place-Based Long-Term Socio-Ecological Research in Selected Regions -- 18. Developing Socio-Ecological Research in Finland: Challenges and Progress Towards a Thriving LTSER Network -- 19. The Eisenwurzen LTSER Platform (Austria) - Implementation and Services -- 20. Fostering Research Into Coupled Long-Term Dynamics of Climate, Land Use, Ecosystems and Ecosystem Services in the Central French Alps -- 21. Long-Term Socio-Ecological Research in Mountain Regions: Perspectives From the Tyrolean Alps -- 22. Experiences From the Ötztal Valley in the Tyrolean High Alps: The Transdisciplinary Challenge -- 23. Conclusions -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910437788203321 |
| Dordrecht, : Springer, 2013 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Pushing Our Limits : Insights from Biosphere 2 / / Mark Nelson
| Pushing Our Limits : Insights from Biosphere 2 / / Mark Nelson |
| Autore | Nelson Mark <1947-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Tucson : , : The University of Arizona Press, , 2018 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (329 pages) : illustrations, photographs |
| Disciplina | 577.072 |
| Soggetto topico | Ecology - Research |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-8165-3822-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910795479503321 |
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Nelson Mark <1947->
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| Tucson : , : The University of Arizona Press, , 2018 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Stable isotope ecology / Brian Fry
| Stable isotope ecology / Brian Fry |
| Autore | Fry, Brian |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : Springer, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | xii, 308 p. : ill. ; 25 cm + 1 CD-ROM |
| Disciplina | 577.072 |
| Soggetto topico | Stable isotopes in ecological research |
| ISBN | 0387305130 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNISALENTO-991003396229707536 |
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Fry, Brian
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| New York : Springer, 2006 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. del Salento | ||
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Stable isotopes in ecology and environmental science [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Robert Michener and Kate Lajtha
| Stable isotopes in ecology and environmental science [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Robert Michener and Kate Lajtha |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (594 p.) |
| Disciplina |
577.072
577.076 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
MichenerRobert H
LajthaKate |
| Collana | Ecological methods and concepts series |
| Soggetto topico |
Stable isotopes in ecological research
Chemistry |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-281-31890-6
9786611318901 0-470-69185-9 0-470-69117-4 |
| Classificazione |
UMW 152f
WC 2800 WC 5300 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Stable Isotopes in Ecology and Environmental Science; Contents; Contributors; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Stable isotope chemistry and measurement: a primer; Introduction; What isotopes are, what makes them distinct; Properties of ecologically useful stable isotopes; Technological advances and current trends in the ecological use of isotopes; Acknowledgments; References; 2. Sources of variation in the stable isotopic composition of plants; Introduction; Carbon isotopes; Nitrogen isotopes; Hydrogen and oxygen isotopes; Conclusions; References
3. Natural 15N- and 13C-abundance as indicators of forest nitrogen status and soil carbon dynamicsIntroduction; Significance of 15N-abundance to soil carbon sequestration; Vertical changes in soil 13C-abundance and soil carbon dynamics; Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; 4. Soil nitrogen isotope composition; Introduction; Sources of variation in soil d15N; Patterns of soil nitrogen isotope composition; Conclusions; References; 5. Isotopic study of the biology of modern and fossil vertebrates; Introduction; Vertebrate tissues in the fossil record Controls on the isotopic composition of vertebrate tissuesPreservation of biogenic isotope compositions by vertebrate fossils; Paleobiological applications; Conclusions; A post-script on workshops and literature resources; References; 6. Isotopic tracking of migrant wildlife; Introduction; Basic principles; Marine systems; Terrestrial systems (excluding deuterium); Using deuterium patterns in precipitation; Conclusions; References; 7. Natural abundance of 15N in marine planktonic ecosystems; Introduction; Background; Isotopic variation in marine nitrogen Source delineation and isotope budgetsAnimal fractionation and food web processes; Isotopic transients in marine systems; Compound-specific nitrogen isotope analyses; Conclusions; Acknowledgment; References; 8. Stable isotope studies in marine chemoautotrophically based ecosystems: An update; Introduction; Isotopic tracing of carbon at methane seeps; Whale falls; Hydrothermal vents; Conclusions; References; 9. Stable isotope ratios as tracers in marine food webs: An update; Introduction; Methods of assessing food webs; Phytoplankton and particulate organic carbon Phytoplankton and particulate organic nitrogenMarine food webs; Stable isotopes in marine conservation biology; Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; 10. Stable isotope tracing of temporal and spatial variability in organic matter sources to freshwater ecosystems; Introduction; Overview of river food webs and stable isotope approaches; Stable isotope ratios of organic matter sources in stream ecosystems; C, N, and S isotopic variability and its applications in river ecology; Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; 11. Stable isotope tracers in watershed hydrology; Introduction Basic concepts in watershed hydrology |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910145558403321 |
| Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2007 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Stable isotopes in ecology and environmental science / edited by Robert Michener and Kate Lajtha
| Stable isotopes in ecology and environmental science / edited by Robert Michener and Kate Lajtha |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Malden, MA : Blackwell Publishing, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 566 p. : ill. ; 24 cm |
| Disciplina | 577.072 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
Michener, Robert H.
Lajtha, Kate |
| Collana | Ecological methods and concepts series |
| Soggetto topico | Stable isotopes in ecological research |
| ISBN |
1405126809
9781405126809 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNISALENTO-991003396499707536 |
| Malden, MA : Blackwell Publishing, 2007 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. del Salento | ||
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