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The Evolution of American Ecology, 1890–2000
Sharon E. Kingsland
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Paperback. The Evolution of American Ecology, 1890-2000 offers an innovative study not only of the scientific landscape in turn-of-the-century America, but of current questions in ecological science. Num Pages: 328 pages, 13, 13 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; PDX; PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
In the 1890s, several initiatives in American botany converged. The creation of new institutions, such as the New York Botanical Garden, coincided with radical reforms in taxonomic practice and the emergence of an experimental program of research on evolutionary problems. Sharon Kingsland explores how these changes gave impetus to the new field of ecology that was defined at exactly this time. She argues that the creation of institutions and research laboratories, coupled with new intellectual directions in science, were crucial to the development of ecology as a discipline in the United States. The main concern of ecology-the relationship between organisms ... Read more
In the 1890s, several initiatives in American botany converged. The creation of new institutions, such as the New York Botanical Garden, coincided with radical reforms in taxonomic practice and the emergence of an experimental program of research on evolutionary problems. Sharon Kingsland explores how these changes gave impetus to the new field of ecology that was defined at exactly this time. She argues that the creation of institutions and research laboratories, coupled with new intellectual directions in science, were crucial to the development of ecology as a discipline in the United States. The main concern of ecology-the relationship between organisms ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801890871
SKU
V9780801890871
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About Sharon E. Kingsland
Sharon Kingsland is a professor of the history of science at the Johns Hopkins University.
Reviews for The Evolution of American Ecology, 1890–2000
A new approach to ecology... well worth consideration by ecologists, science historians, and anyone interested in how human ecology should be integrated with the biological sciences.
Nancy Stack Science 2006 Kingsland does a masterful job weaving together the history of ecology in the United States.
William H. Schlesinger Bioscience 2006 Kingsland has ambitiously followed the growth of American ... Read more
Nancy Stack Science 2006 Kingsland does a masterful job weaving together the history of ecology in the United States.
William H. Schlesinger Bioscience 2006 Kingsland has ambitiously followed the growth of American ... Read more