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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 |
1957
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 |
Coleman David C. <1938->
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Grass [[electronic resource] ] : in search of human habitat / / Joe C. Truett ; foreword by Harry W. Greene
| Grass [[electronic resource] ] : in search of human habitat / / Joe C. Truett ; foreword by Harry W. Greene |
| Autore | Truett Joe C (Joe Clyde), <1941-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (237 p.) |
| Disciplina | 578.740978 |
| Collana | Organisms and Environments |
| Soggetto topico |
Grassland ecology
Grasslands Grasses |
| Soggetto non controllato |
anecdotes
archaeologists biography autobiography conservation cowboy culture cultural forces environmentalists evolution grass grassland ecologists grasslands biology grasslands historical habitats human habitat lawns modern philosophy nonfiction north america organisms and environments petroleum geologists ranchers rangelands restoration ecology restore ecosystems science majors sustainability textbooks turf wildlife biologists |
| ISBN |
1-282-36109-0
9786612361098 0-520-94452-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue -- 1. Promethean Legacy -- 2. Out of the Forest -- 3. Science and Faith -- 4. Playing God -- 5. Pleasing to the Eye -- 6. Where the Short Grass Grows -- 7. Turf -- 8. Grass and Grazers: An Ecological Primer -- 9. Bison Plains and Prairie Dogs -- 10. Taming of the West -- 11. Production Science Comes to the Range -- 12. The Last Pariah -- 13. The Trouble with Livestock -- 14. Subsidizing John Wayne -- 15. Collateral Damage -- 16. Cowboy -- 17. Resurrection -- 18. Pleistocene Park -- 19. Diversity -- 20. Long Road Home -- Epilogue -- Notes -- References -- Index |
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Truett Joe C (Joe Clyde), <1941->
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Leopold's shack and Ricketts's lab [[electronic resource] ] : the emergence of environmentalism / / Michael J. Lannoo
| Leopold's shack and Ricketts's lab [[electronic resource] ] : the emergence of environmentalism / / Michael J. Lannoo |
| Autore | Lannoo Michael J |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (217 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.72092/2 |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmentalism - United States - History
Natural history - United States - History Ecology - United States - History |
| Soggetto non controllato |
20th century
aldo leopold biography climate change collapsing ecosystems conservation biology discussion books easy to read ecologists ecology ecosystems ed ricketts environmentalism famous scientists historical scientists history of environmentalism invasive species natural communities natural science natural world naturalism nonfiction related work retrospective science majors science scientists students and teachers |
| ISBN |
1-282-76396-2
9786612763960 0-520-94606-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Out of the Midwest -- Chapter 2. From Forester to Professor -- Chapter 3. From Businessman to Sage -- Chapter 4. Game Management -- Chapter 5. Between Pacific Tides -- Chapter 6. The Shack -- Chapter 7. The Lab -- Chapter 8. A Sand County Almanac -- Chapter 9. Sea of Cortez -- Chapter 10. Daily Lives and Professional Expectations -- Chapter 11. From Natural History to Ecology -- Chapter 12. Leopold's Approach -- Chapter 13. Ricketts's Approach -- Chapter 14. Shared and Complementary Perspectives -- Chapter 15. Transcendence -- Chapter 16. Ethic and Engagement -- Chapter 17. Where Their Spirit Lives On -- The shack and the lab -- Notes -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784956103321 |
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Lannoo Michael J
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010 | ||
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