Autore	Kricher John C
Edizione	[Course Book]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2009
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (251 p.)
Disciplina	577
Soggetto topico	Ecology - History Ecology - Philosophy Philosophy of nature
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-282-15879-1 9786612158797 1-4008-3026-5
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Why It Matters -- 2. Of What Purpose Are Mosquitoes? -- 3. Creating Paradigms -- 4. Ecology B.C. ("Before Charles") -- 5. Ecology A.D. ("After Darwin") -- 6. The Twentieth Century: Ecology Comes of Age -- 7. A Visit to Bodie: Ecological Space and Time -- 8. Ecology and Evolution: Process and Paradigm -- 9. Be Glad to Be an Earthling -- 10. Life Plays the Lottery -- 11. Why Global Climate Is Like New England Weather -- 12. Taking It from the Top-or the Bottom -- 13. For the Love of Biodiversity (and Stable Ecosystems?) -- 14. Facing Marley's Ghost -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910455252303321

Pubbl/distr/stampa	[Göttingen] : , : Universitätsverlag Göttingen, , 2007
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (262 pages)
Soggetto topico	Ecology - History Environmental management Ecology Earth & Environmental Sciences Environmental Sciences
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	ger
Record Nr.	UNISA-996198739103316

Pubbl/distr/stampa	Göttingen : , : Universitätsverlag Göttingen, , 2009
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (282 pages) : illustrations; digital, PDF file(s)
Soggetto topico	Environmental sciences - History Ecology - History Environmental protection - History Nature conservation - History Earth & Environmental Sciences Environmental Sciences
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	ger
Record Nr.	UNISA-996201644003316

Autore	Matagne Patrick
Edizione	[1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Newark : , : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, , 2024
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (345 pages)
Disciplina	580.92
Soggetto topico	Ecology - History Plant communities
ISBN	9781394276691 1394276699 9781394276677 1394276672
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part 1. From Mandø to Lagoa Santa -- Chapter 1. Eugenius' Birthplace -- 1.1. A deprived small island -- 1.2. A Lutheran pastor's son -- Chapter 2. Jutland: At the Roots of a Passion -- 2.1. Decisive choices -- 2.2. Bewitching moorland -- 2.3. A demanding school -- 2.4. The political context -- Chapter 3. An Interrupted University Course -- 3.1. Academic training -- 3.2. Debating evolutionary theories -- 3.3. A harrowing crossing -- Chapter 4. From Rio to Lagoa Santa: A New World -- 4.1. Free at last! -- 4.2. A long journey -- 4.3. Eugenius' employer -- 4.3.1. A land of opportunity -- 4.3.2. A discovery -- 4.3.3. Controversies -- 4.3.4. Relative isolation -- 4.4. The economy of collecting and collections -- 4.4.1. "Explore thoroughly and travel less" -- 4.4.2. A difficult harvest to manage -- 4.4.3. Proof by object -- 4.4.4. Equipment, techniques and innovations -- 4.5. Flora of Central Brazil -- 4.6. An ecological study model -- 4.6.1. Pioneering work -- 4.6.2. A long history -- 4.6.3. Observe, measure -- 4.6.4. Reflecting on farming practices -- Conclusion to Part 1 -- Part 2. Good Times and Bad -- Chapter 5. Outstanding Doctoral Studies -- 5.1. Exceptional conditions -- 5.2. Small objects, big discussions -- Chapter 6. Intense Activity, a Detour via Stockholm -- 6.1. Intense activity -- 6.2. An initial positioning with regard to evolutionary theories -- 6.3. An unbearable situation -- 6.4. A pleasant opportunity -- Chapter 7. Back to Copenhagen -- 7.1. The teacher-researcher -- 7.2. The successful author -- Conclusion to Part 2 -- Part 3. New Latitudes -- Chapter 8. Arctic and Tropical Missions -- 8.1. Exploring the land of the Greenlanders -- 8.2. Norwegian Lapland -- 8.3. Equinoctial America -- 8.4. Teams of specialists. Chapter 9. Eugenius' Arctic Botanical Geography -- 9.1. A comparative and historical approach -- 9.2. The origin of northern flora -- 9.3. Ice Age debates and controversies -- 9.4. Arctic flowering plants -- 9.5. Boundaries and transitions -- 9.5.1. Birch formation -- 9.5.2. Heather heathland -- 9.6. European or Arctic flora? -- Chapter 10. The Long-Term Tropics -- 10.1. Back to the tropics -- 10.2. His favorite family -- Conclusion to Part 3 -- Part 4. Professor Warming's Ecology -- Chapter 11. 1895-1896: Ecological Botanical Geography -- 11.1. The story of a new word -- 11.2. Synthesis and innovation -- 11.3. Let us eat! -- 11.4. Plant communities -- 11.5. Hierarchical units -- 11.6. Warming's classification system -- Chapter 12. Authorized Editions, or Not… -- 12.1. The problem of the 1902 edition -- 12.2. New references -- 12.3. A new theory -- Chapter 13. 1909: Oecology of Plants in the Storm -- 13.1. Warming's point of view -- 13.2. Reasoned opinions -- 13.2.1. A critical admirer -- 13.2.2. A disappointed admirer -- 13.2.3. The quest for the Grail -- 13.3. Leaving the road -- 13.4. Extension -- Chapter 14. Limits and Potentials -- 14.1. The glass ceiling of Warming's ecology -- 14.1.1. Ecology based on physiology -- 14.1.2. A solid argument -- 14.1.3. A selection of references -- 14.2. Two diverging lines -- 14.3. A school of tropical ecology -- 14.4. A dynamic ecology -- 14.4.1. A long tradition -- 14.4.2. Change and struggle -- 14.4.3. American students -- Chapter 15. Warming's Ecology and Evolutionary Theories -- 15.1. Struggles between species and communities -- 15.2. The origin of species -- 15.3. Epharmony and life forms -- 15.4. Plant plasticity -- 15.5. Famous and controversial experiments -- 15.6. The "Lamarckian cradle of ecology" -- 15.7. Didactize: translate or betray! -- 15.8. Political and religious dimensions. Conclusion to Part 4 -- Part 5. The Ubiquitous Professor Warming -- Chapter 16. The Institutionalization of Ecology -- 16.1. "Babelic confusion" -- 16.2. Lengthy preparations -- 16.3. Brussels Congress -- 16.3.1. High ambitions -- 16.3.2. The break with the English committee -- 16.3.3. The untraceable nomenclature -- 16.3.4. Few results -- 16.3.5. Warming taken to task -- 16.4. A "calm" balance sheet -- Chapter 17. The Man of Knowledge and Power -- 17.1. A pillar of the Carlsberg Foundation -- 17.2. A Lutheran conservative and a patriot -- 17.3. Scandinavianism -- Chapter 18. The Protagonist of the Danish Ecological Project -- 18.1. Denmark's scientific prestige -- 18.2. Fundamental and applied ecology -- 18.2.1. The impact of human activities -- 18.2.2. Ecological dynamics -- 18.2.3. Case studies -- 18.2.4. Mysterious depressions -- 18.2.5. A fierce battle against the sea -- 18.2.6. An active conservationist -- 18.3. "The white man dressed all in black" -- Conclusion to Part 5 -- General Conclusion -- References -- Index of Names -- Index of Terms -- EULA.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9911019538603321

Pubbl/distr/stampa	Dakar, Senegal : , : CODESRIA, , [2021]
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (1 online resource)
Disciplina	574.509
Soggetto topico	Ecology - History
ISBN	2-38234-021-5
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910794431703321