Observation and Ecology Broadening the Scope of Science to Understand a Complex World /

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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...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Sagarin, Rafe (Author), Pauchard, Aníbal (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, DC : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : Imprint: Island Press, 2012.
Edition:1st ed. 2012.
Subjects:
Sustainability.
Science-History.
Freshwater ecology.
Marine ecology.
Biotic communities.
Ecology .
History of Science.
Freshwater and Marine Ecology.
Ecosystems.
Ecology.
Online Access:Texto Completo
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Part I. The Role of Observation in Ecological Science. 1. An Observational Approach to Ecology
  • 2. Observational Approaches in Historical Context
  • Part II. Using Observations in Ecology. 3. Using All the Senses in Ecology
  • 4. Using Technology to Expand Our Observational Senses
  • 5. Local, Traditional, and Accidental Ecological Observers and Observations
  • Part III. The Challenges Posed by an Observational Approach. 6. Dealing with Too Many Observations, and Too Few
  • 7. Is Observation-Based Ecology Scientific?
  • Part IV. Beyond Academia: The Power of Observational Approaches. 8. Ecology's Renewed Importance in Policy
  • 9. Opening Nature's Door to a New Generation of Citizens and Ecologists
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • About the Authors
  • About the Contributors
  • Index.

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