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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kricher, John C.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2009.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Philosophy of nature.
Ecology > Philosophy.
Ecology.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Evolution.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Ecology.
NATURE > Ecology.
NATURE > Ecosystems & Habitats > Wilderness.
SCIENCE > Environmental Science (see also Chemistry > Environmental)
Philosophie de la nature.
Écologie > Philosophie.
Ecology > History.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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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