The Balance of Nature : : Ecology's Enduring Myth / / John Kricher.
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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| Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2009] ©2009 |
| Year of Publication: | 2009 |
| Edition: | Course Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (256 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1. Why It Matters
- 2. Of What Purpose Are Mosquitoes?
- 3. Creating Paradigms
- 4. Ecology B.C. ("Before Charles")
- 5. Ecology A.D. ("After Darwin")
- 6. The Twentieth Century: Ecology Comes of Age
- 7. A Visit to Bodie: Ecological Space and Time
- 8. Ecology and Evolution: Process and Paradigm
- 9. Be Glad to Be an Earthling
- 10. Life Plays the Lottery
- 11. Why Global Climate Is Like New England Weather
- 12. Taking It from the Top-or the Bottom
- 13. For the Love of Biodiversity (and Stable Ecosystems?)
- 14. Facing Marley's Ghost
- Epilogue
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Index