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The ecological sciences are a diverse array of major scientific
disciplines. They grew from minor sciences, with little status in
1900, and now occupy crucial areas of research bearing on the
future of our planet. This book describes a century of growth and
development. A dramatic century-long rise in the status of
ecological knowledge was accompanied by the rise of professional
ecological organizations, the establishment of university
faculties, and the creation of government agencies advising on
conservation, natural resources, and the prevention of pollution.
Like all sciences, ecology continues to yield new findings and
surprising revelations. New technologies now address existential
challenges facing our world. This book, documenting the rise of
ecology, is an inspiring history portending an important role in
the twenty-first century. Key Features: The author is the
acknowledged authority on the history of ecology. The content is
familiar to members of the Ecological Society of America but has
not previously been assembled into a single narrative. Appropriate
for a course in the history of ecology. Provides a broad
perspective on ecology. Related Titles: Egerton, F. N. A Centennial
History of the Ecological Society of America (ISBN
978-0-3673-7763-2). Rieppel, O. Phylogenetic Systematics: Haeckel
to Hennig (ISBN 978-0-3678-7645-6) Dronamraju, K. A Century of
Geneticists: Mutation to Medicine (ISBN 978-1-4987-4866-7)
First published in 2003. Hewett Cottrell Watson was a pioneer in a
new science not yet defined in Victorian times - ecology - and was
practically the first naturalist to conduct research on plant
evolution, beginning in 1834. The correspondence between Watson and
Darwin, analysed for the first time in this book, reveals the
extent to which Darwin profited from Watson's data. Darwin's
subsequent fame, however, is one of the reasons why Watson became
almost forgotten. This biography traces both the influences and
characteristics that shaped Watson's outlook and personality, and
indeed his science, and the institutional contexts within which he
worked. At the same time, it makes evident the extent of his real
contributions to the science of the plant ecology and evolution.
Celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2015, the Ecological Society
of America (ESA) is the largest professional society devoted to the
science of ecology. A Centennial History of the Ecological Society
of America tells the story of ESA's humble beginnings, growing from
approximately 100 founding members and a modest publication of a
few pages to a membership that exceeds 10,000 with half a dozen
important journals, in print and online. It is the story of a
successful scientific society that set an example for the world.
Beginning with the society's inception, the book describes the
difficulties faced early on and ways in which it expanded. It
tracks the society's progress from the early years when female
ecologists were few and inconspicuous to today when they are
equally conspicuous as men, and there are as many or more female
graduate students in ecology as male. ESA now has members from all
around the world, and its journals contain contributions from
around the world. Like all sciences, ecology began with simple
questions that led to fairly simple answers. But, as ecological
sciences progressed, complexity emerged in both questions and
answers and the ESA has documented that process along the way. This
book describes important initiatives such as the International
Biological Program, the Long Term Ecological Research Network, and
establishing new journals, as well as recent programs including the
National Ecological Observation Network. With numerous
illustrations, photographs, charts, and diagrams, the book lets you
explore the early beginnings of ESA as if in conversation with its
founders and appreciate the early work and achievements in the
field.
This title was first published in 2003. Hewett Cottrell Watson was
a pioneer in a new science not yet defined in Victorian times -
ecology - and was practically the first naturalist to conduct
research on plant evolution, beginning in 1834. His achievement in
British science is commemorated by the fact that the Botanical
Society of the British Isles named its journal after him - Watsonia
- but of greater significance to the history of science is his
contribution to the development of Darwin's theory of evolution.
The correspondence between Watson and Darwin, analysed for the
first time in this book, reveals the extent to which Darwin
profited from Watson's data. Darwin's subsequent fame, however, is
one of the reasons why Watson became almost forgotten. At the same
time, Watson can be called a classic Victorian eccentric, and his
other ambition, in addition to promoting and organizing British
botany, was to carry forward the cause of phrenology. Indeed, he
was a more daring theoretician in phrenology than ever he was in
botany, but in the end he abandoned it, not being able to raise
phrenology to the level of an accepted science. This biography
traces both the influences and characteristics that shaped Watson's
outlook and personality, and indeed his science, and the
institutional contexts within which he worked. At the same time, it
makes evident the extent of his real contributions to the science
of plant ecology and evolution.
This title was first published in 2003. Hewett Cottrell Watson was
a pioneer in a new science not yet defined in Victorian times -
ecology - and was practically the first naturalist to conduct
research on plant evolution, beginning in 1834. His achievement in
British science is commemorated by the fact that the Botanical
Society of the British Isles named its journal after him - Watsonia
- but of greater significance to the history of science is his
contribution to the development of Darwin's theory of evolution.
The correspondence between Watson and Darwin, analysed for the
first time in this book, reveals the extent to which Darwin
profited from Watson's data. Darwin's subsequent fame, however, is
one of the reasons why Watson became almost forgotten. At the same
time, Watson can be called a classic Victorian eccentric, and his
other ambition, in addition to promoting and organizing British
botany, was to carry forward the cause of phrenology. Indeed, he
was a more daring theoretician in phrenology than ever he was in
botany, but in the end he abandoned it, not being able to raise
phrenology to the level of an accepted science. This biography
traces both the influences and characteristics that shaped Watson's
outlook and personality, and indeed his science, and the
institutional contexts within which he worked. At the same time, it
makes evident the extent of his real contributions to the science
of plant ecology and evolution.
First published in 2003. Hewett Cottrell Watson was a pioneer in a
new science not yet defined in Victorian times - ecology - and was
practically the first naturalist to conduct research on plant
evolution, beginning in 1834. The correspondence between Watson and
Darwin, analysed for the first time in this book, reveals the
extent to which Darwin profited from Watson's data. Darwin's
subsequent fame, however, is one of the reasons why Watson became
almost forgotten. This biography traces both the influences and
characteristics that shaped Watson's outlook and personality, and
indeed his science, and the institutional contexts within which he
worked. At the same time, it makes evident the extent of his real
contributions to the science of the plant ecology and evolution.
Celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2015, the Ecological Society
of America (ESA) is the largest professional society devoted to the
science of ecology. A Centennial History of the Ecological Society
of America tells the story of ESA's humble beginnings, growing from
approximately 100 founding members and a modest publication of a
few pages to a membership that exceeds 10,000 with half a dozen
important journals, in print and online. It is the story of a
successful scientific society that set an example for the world.
Beginning with the society's inception, the book describes the
difficulties faced early on and ways in which it expanded. It
tracks the society's progress from the early years when female
ecologists were few and inconspicuous to today when they are
equally conspicuous as men, and there are as many or more female
graduate students in ecology as male. ESA now has members from all
around the world, and its journals contain contributions from
around the world. Like all sciences, ecology began with simple
questions that led to fairly simple answers. But, as ecological
sciences progressed, complexity emerged in both questions and
answers and the ESA has documented that process along the way. This
book describes important initiatives such as the International
Biological Program, the Long Term Ecological Research Network, and
establishing new journals, as well as recent programs including the
National Ecological Observation Network. With numerous
illustrations, photographs, charts, and diagrams, the book lets you
explore the early beginnings of ESA as if in conversation with its
founders and appreciate the early work and achievements in the
field.
Ecology is the centerpiece of many of the most important decisions
that face humanity. "Roots of Ecology" documents the deep ancestry
of this now enormously important science from the early ideas of
Herodotos, Plato, and Pliny, up through those of Linnaeus and
Darwin, to those that inspired Ernst Haeckel's
mid-nineteenth-century neologism ecology. Based on a long-running
series of regularly published columns, this important work gathers
a vast literature illustrating the development of ecological and
environmental concepts, ideas, and creative thought that has led to
our modern view of ecology. "Roots of Ecology" should be on every
ecologist's shelf.
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