This land is your land : the story of field biology in America / Michael J. Lannoo.
Today, field biology is enjoying a resurgence due to several factors, including the recognition that ecological relationships are complicated - much more complicated than even our most sophisticated computer-generated statistical/mathematical models can offer. It is now time for field biologists to...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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The University of Chicago Press,
2019.
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| Summary: | Today, field biology is enjoying a resurgence due to several factors, including the recognition that ecological relationships are complicated - much more complicated than even our most sophisticated computer-generated statistical/mathematical models can offer. It is now time for field biologists to explore their origins, claim their history, and ask fundamental existential questions such as where did we come from, do we have a cohesive story we can tell, and do we have a legacy? This text offers some answers to these questions. It is a history of field biology in North America and what it meant to the world. It is a bottom-up, field-based, rubber booted history of a life style conducted by some of its most talented early practitioners. The world today is a far better place today than it would have been otherwise, thanks to field biologists and the consequences of their discoveries. |
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| Item Description: | Previously issued in print: 2018. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) |
| Audience: | Specialized. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780226358505 (ebook) |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on December 19, 2018) |