Nature's Champion : B. W. Wells, Tar Heel Ecologist /

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Through the pioneering efforts of ecologist B.W. Wells (1884-1978), thousands of North Carolinians learned to appreciate and protect the state's diverse plant life long before ecology and conservation became popular causes. A keen observer of the natural landscape, Wells provided the first scie...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Troyer, James R.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [1993]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Wells, B. W. > (Bertram Whittier), > 1884-1978.
Ecologists.
Botanists.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Botany.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Science & Technology.
Écologistes > Caroline du Nord > Biographies.
Botanistes > Caroline du Nord > Biographies.
Ecologists > North Carolina > Biography.
Botanists > North Carolina > Biography.
North Carolina.
Biographies.
collective biographies.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Ecological awakening
  • 2. Pioneer ecologist
  • 3. Complete botanist
  • 4. Conservationist
  • 5. Voice for nature
  • 6. Popular pen
  • 7. Natural gardens
  • 8. Natural gardens revisited
  • 9. Professor and head
  • 10. Teacher
  • 11. Defender of truth
  • 12. Early years, 1884-1919
  • 13. Raleigh years, 1919-1954
  • 14. Retirement years. 1954-1978.

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