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Observation and ecology : broadening the scope of science to understand a complex world /
The need to understand and address large-scale environmental problems that are difficult to study in controlled environments-issues ranging from climate change to overfishing to invasive species-is driving the field of ecology in new and important directions. Observation and Ecology documents that t...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington, DC :
Island Press,
©2012.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- pt. 1. Introduction: A Time of Change and Adaptation in Ecology
- pt. I. The Role of Observation in Ecological Science
- An Observational Approach to Ecology
- Observational Approaches in Historical Context
- pt. II. Using Observations in Ecology
- Using All the Senses in Ecology
- Using Technology to Expand Our Observational Senses
- Local, Traditional, and Accidental Ecological Observers and Observations
- pt. III. The Challenges Posed by an Observational Approach
- Dealing with Too Many Observations, and Too Few
- Is Observation-Based Ecology Scientific?
- pt. IV. Beyond Academia: The Power of Observational Approaches
- Ecology's Renewed Importance in Policy
- Opening Nature's Door to a New Generation of Citizens and Ecologists
- pt. 6. Conclusions.