The balance of nature : ecology's enduring myth /

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The idea of a balance of nature has been a dominant part of Western philosophy since before Aristotle, and it persists in the public imagination and even among some ecologists today. In this lively and thought-provoking book, John Kricher demonstrates that nature in fact is not in balance, nor has i...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kricher, John C.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2009.
Temas:
Ecology > History.
Ecology > Philosophy.
Philosophy of nature.
Écologie > Philosophie.
Philosophie de la nature.
SCIENCE > Environmental Science (see also Chemistry > Environmental)
NATURE > Ecosystems & Habitats > Wilderness.
NATURE > Ecology.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Ecology.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Evolution.
Ecology
Ecology > Philosophy
Philosophy of nature
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Why it matters
  • Of what purpose are mosquitoes?
  • Creating paradigms
  • Ecology B.C. ("Before Charles")
  • Ecology A.D. ("After Darwin")
  • The twentieth century : ecology comes of age
  • A visit to Bodie : ecological space and time
  • Ecology and evolution : process and paradigm
  • Be glad to be an earthling
  • Life plays the lottery
  • Why global climate is like New England weather
  • Taking it from the top or the bottom
  • For the love of biodiversity (and stable ecosystems?)
  • Facing Marley's ghost.

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