| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 291 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
1 Why Canopies Are Exciting 8 -- 2 Canopies for Conservation: Climbing in Samoa 23 -- 3 Indoor Canopies: From Baseball to Biosphere 2 49 -- 4 Orchid Farming in Africa: Creating Sustainable Canopies 72 -- 5 An Emmy Award for the Treetops: Ballooning in French Guiana 81 -- 6 Canopy Walkways: Highways in the Florida Sky 100 -- 7 Of Tarantulas, Teenagers, and Turkey Basters: Distance Learning from the Treetops of Peru 125 -- 8 International Powwows: The Indian Connection 149 -- 9 Colorful Bodies: Home to the Black Waters of the Amazon 164 -- 10 Down from the Treetops: Life in the Padded Chair 188 -- 11 Billions of Needles: Calculating the Consumption of Conifers 215 -- 12 Downsizing 101: Dynamics of the Family Ecosystem 233 -- 13 Coming Full Circle: Linking the Green and Brown Food Webs 249 -- 14 Global Citizens: An Environmental Ethic for Families 262 |
| Summary |
Drawn to the mysteries of tropical rain forests and fascinated by life in the treetops, Meg Lowman has pursued a life of scientific exploration while raising her two sons, Edward and James Burgess. This book recounts their family adventures in remote parts of the world (Samoa, West Africa, Peru, Panama, India, Biosphere 2, and others), from the perspectives of both children and parent. Together they explore tropical rain forests, encounter anacondas and piranhas, eat crickets as hors d'oeuvres, discover new species, and nurture a family ethic for conservation. The chapters of the book focus on field biology questions, the canopy access methods developed to answer the questions, and conservation or education components of each expedition. Lowman enumerates the challenges and joys of juggling parenthood and career, and the children reflect on how their mother's work has affected their lives. A rollicking, inspiring book, "It's a Jungle Up There" is an upbeat portrayal of how a parent's career can imprint children, and how children in turn can influence the success and trajectory of their parent's career |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 276-283) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Lowman, Margaret.
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| SUBJECT |
Lowman, Margaret fast |
| Subject |
Ecologists -- Australia -- Biography
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Women ecologists -- Australia -- Biography
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Rain forest ecology.
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Forest canopy ecology.
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NATURE -- Plants -- Trees.
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NATURE -- Ecosystems & Habitats -- Forests & Rainforests.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Science & Technology.
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Ecologists
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Forest canopy ecology
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Rain forest ecology
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Women ecologists
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Australia
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Burgess, Edward, 1985-
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Burgess, James, 1987-
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| LC no. |
2005054133 |
| ISBN |
9780300129236 |
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0300129238 |
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9780300153415 |
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0300153414 |
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9786611729554 |
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6611729550 |
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