Henry Chandler Cowles: Pioneer Ecologist - Brossura

Cassidy, Victor M.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1934087203 ISBN 13: 9781934087206

Casa editrice: Kedzie Pr, 2007

Riassunto

Henry Chandler Cowles (1869-1939) was an ecologist, botanist, teacher, and conservationist. At the end of the 19th century, Cowles made hundreds of field observations of the sand dunes landscape that rings the southern and eastern shores of Lake Michigan. His study demonstrated that the outdoor environment is a dynamic system in which plants, soil, moisture, climate, and topography interact. Specifically, he made sense of a poorly understood natural phenomenon called plant succession, which denotes the way that communities of plants come into a landscape, flourish, and create conditions for their replacement by other plant communities. This is the first and only book on Cowles and will serve as the definitive text on this pioneer ecologist. It will appeal to ecology and natural area professionals, academics, active conservationists and the general public.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Victor M. Cassidy is a professional writer and conservation volunteer based in Chicago, Illinois. He has published in conservation periodicals and, in 2004, edited Hunting for Frogs on Elston, a volume of nature journalism.

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Book by Cassidy Victor M

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Kedzie Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1934087203
• ISBN 13: 9781934087206
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 354