Observation and Ecology : Broadening the Scope of Science to Understand a Complex World - Sagarin, Rafe.; Pauchard, Aníbal.; SpringerLink (Online service) (Washington, DC : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : Imprint: Island Press, 2012)
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.
Keywords: Sustainable development; History; Aquatic ecology .; Ecosystems; Ecology .; Sustainable Development; History of Science; Freshwater & Marine Ecology; Ecosystems; Ecology