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The treetops of the world's forests are where discovery and
opportunity abound, however they have been relatively inaccessible
until recently. This book represents an authoritative synthesis of
data, anecdotes, case studies, observations, and recommendations
from researchers and educators who have risked life and limb in
their advocacy of the High Frontier. With innovative rope
techniques, cranes, walkways, dirigibles, and towers, they finally
gained access to the rich biodiversity that lives far above the
forest floor and the emerging science of canopy ecology. In this
new edition of Forest Canopies, nearly 60 scientists and educators
from around the world look at the biodiversity, ecology, evolution,
and conservation of forest canopy ecosystems.
-Comprehensive literature list
-State-of-the-art results and data sets from current field
work
-Foremost scientists in the field of canopy ecology
-Expanded collaboration of researchers and international
projects
-User-friendly format with sidebars and case studies
-Keywords and outlines for each chapter
Essays link Gaian science to such global environmental quandaries
as climate change and biodiversity destruction, providing
perspectives from science, philosophy, politics, and technology.
Gaian theory, which holds that Earth's physical and biological
processes are inextricably bound to form a self-regulating system,
is more relevant than ever in light of increasing concerns about
global climate change. The Gaian paradigm of Earth as a living
system, first articulated by James Lovelock and Lynn Margulis in
the 1970s, has inspired a burgeoning body of researchers working
across disciplines that range from physics and biology to
philosophy and politics. Gaia in Turmoil reflects this disciplinary
richness and intellectual diversity, with contributions (including
essays by both Lovelock and Margulis) that approach the topic from
a wide variety of perspectives, discussing not only Gaian science
but also global environmental problems and Gaian ethics and
education. Contributors focus first on the science of Gaia,
considering such topics as the workings of the biosphere, the
planet's water supply, and evolution; then discuss Gaian
perspectives on global environmental change, including biodiversity
destruction and global warming; and finally explore the influence
of Gaia on environmental policy, ethics, politics, technology,
economics, and education. Gaia in Turmoil breaks new ground by
focusing on global ecological problems from the perspectives of
Gaian science and knowledge, focusing especially on the challenges
of climate change and biodiversity destruction. Contributors David
Abram, Donald Aitken, Connie Barlow, J. Baird Callicott, Bruce
Clarke, Eileen Crist, Tim Foresman, Stephan Harding, Barbara
Harwood, Tim Lenton, Eugene Linden, Karen Litfin, James Lovelock,
Lynn Margulis, Bill McKibben, Martin Ogle, H. Bruce Rinker,
Mitchell Thomashow, Tyler Volk, Hywel Williams
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