Shaping ecology [electronic resource] : the life of Arthur Tansley / Peter Ayres.
Sir Arthur Tansley was the leading figure in ecology for the first half of the 20th century, founding the field, and forming its first professional societies. He was the first President of the British Ecological Society and the first chair of the Field Studies Council. His work as a botanist is cons...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Malden, Mass. :
Wiley-Blackwell,
2012.
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| Summary: | Sir Arthur Tansley was the leading figure in ecology for the first half of the 20th century, founding the field, and forming its first professional societies. He was the first President of the British Ecological Society and the first chair of the Field Studies Council. His work as a botanist is considered seminal and he is recognized as one of the giants of ecology throughout the world. Ecology underpins the principles and practices of modern conservation and the maintenance of biodiversity. It explains the causes of, and offers solutions to, problems of climate change. Yet ecology is a youn. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 213 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 198-205) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781118290927 1118290925 9781118290941 1118290941 9781280587337 1280587334 9786613617163 6613617164 1118290933 9781118290934 |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |