Observation and Ecology : Broadening the Scope of Science to Understand a Complex World /
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| Formato: | eBook |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Washington, DC :
Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : Imprint: Island Press,
2012.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. 2012. |
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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.