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1 online resource (219 pages) |
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Observation and Ecology; Observationand Ecology; Contents; Boxes; Foreword; Acknowledgments; A Time of Change and Adaptation in Ecology; What You Will Find in This Book; Part I: The Role Of Observation In Ecological Science; Chapter 1: An Observational Approach to Ecology; Ecology as an Experimental Science; Adapting to Change; The Domains of Observation-Based Ecology; Chapter 2: Observational Approaches in Historical Context; The Roots of Ecology; Refining Ecology with Experimental Approaches; A New Time of Change in Ecology; Why Ecology Is Changing Now |
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Part II: Using Observations In EcologyChapter 3: Using All the Senses in Ecology; Sensing Nature; Training Our Senses for Ecology; Chapter 4: Using Technology to Expand Our Observational Senses; Observing the Undiscovered and the Unexpected; The Potential Pitfalls of Technology; Chapter 5: Local, Traditional, and Accidental Ecological Observers and Observations; Ecological Knowledge from Local and Traditional Observers; Valuing the Role of Different Observers in Ecology; The Limits of LEK, TEK, and AEK; Part III: The Challenges Posed By An Observational Approach |
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Chapter 6: Dealing with Too Many Observations, and Too FewIdentifying Useful Data within a Flood of Data; Long-Term Data Storage to Prevent Data Droughts; Networks of Observers and Observations; Challenges and Opportunities in Analyzing Observational Data; Chapter 7: Is Observation-Based Ecology Scientific?; The Strengths and Weaknesses of Strong Inference; Why Observational Science Isn't Considered Science; Integrating Observations and Other Means of Achieving Scientific Understanding; Part IV: Beyond Academia: The Power Of Observational Approaches |
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Chapter 8: Ecology's Renewed Importance in PolicyPolicy Making Takes More than Good Data; The Emotional Power of Observational Approaches; Getting Scientists and Citizens Involved; Chapter 9: Opening Nature's Door to a New Generation of Citizens and Ecologists; Ecological Observations as a Developmental Tool; Ecological Observations as an Elementary Learning Tool; Ecological Observations in Higher Education; The Natural Draw of Observational Education; Conclusions; A Changing Landscape for Ecology; Integrating the Human Element of Ecology |
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Beyond Bricklaying: The New Architects and Architecture of EcologyReferences; About The Authors; About The Contributors; Index |
| Summary |
The need to understand and address large-scale environmental problems that are difficult to study in controlled environments-issues ranging from climate change to overfishing to invasive species-is driving the field of ecology in new and important directions. Observation and Ecology documents that transformation, exploring how scientists and researchers are expanding their methodological toolbox to incorporate an array of new and reexamined observational approaches-from traditional ecological knowledge to animal-borne sensors to genomic and remote-sensing technologies-to track, study, and unde |
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Ecology -- Methodology.
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Observation (Scientific method)
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Ecology -- Research.
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Ecology -- Study and teaching.
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Nature observation.
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Biocomplexity.
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Biocomplexity
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Ecology -- Methodology
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Ecology -- Research
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Ecology -- Study and teaching
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Nature observation
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Observation (Scientific method)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Pauchard, Aníbal
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| ISBN |
9781610912303 |
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1610912306 |
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