Eden's endemics : narratives of biodiversity on earth and beyond /

Mostrar otras versiones (1)

"In a narrative that touches on topics ranging from seed banks to science fiction to birdwatching, Callaway argues--through a variety of media and genres--that there is no set, generally accepted way to measure biodiversity"--

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Callaway, Elizabeth, 1983- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2020.
Colección:Under the sign of nature: explorations in ecocriticism
Temas:
Literature and science.
Biodiversity.
Biodiversity conversation.
Human ecology and the humanities.
Littérature et sciences.
Biodiversité.
Humanités environnementales.
LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover Page
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: Accounting for Biodiversity
  • 1. Natural History at the End of the World: Seed Banks, Database, Apocalypse
  • 2. Cross Sections of the Tree of Life: Visualization and Evolutionary Supertrees
  • 3. A Bird in Hand: Species Encounters in Competitive Birding
  • 4. Islands in the Aether Ocean: Speculative Ecosystems in Science Fiction
  • 5. Biodiversity Within: The Human Microbiome
  • Coda: Nature Writing by Artificial Intelligence
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Recent books in the series

Ejemplares similares