Ebook: Observation and Ecology: Broadening the Scope of Science to Understand a Complex World

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Introduction....Pages 1-12
Front Matter....Pages 13-13
An Observational Approach to Ecology....Pages 15-28
Observational Approaches in Historical Context....Pages 29-44
Front Matter....Pages 45-46
Using All the Senses in Ecology....Pages 47-61
Using Technology to Expand Our Observational Senses....Pages 63-73
Local, Traditional, and Accidental Ecological Observers and Observations....Pages 75-85
Front Matter....Pages 87-88
Dealing with Too Many Observations, and Too Few....Pages 89-108
Is Observation-Based Ecology Scientific?....Pages 109-130
Front Matter....Pages 131-131
Ecology’s Renewed Importance in Policy....Pages 133-149
Opening Nature’s Door to a New Generation of Citizens and Ecologists....Pages 151-166
Conclusions....Pages 167-175
Back Matter....Pages 161-223

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Introduction....Pages 1-12
Front Matter....Pages 13-13
An Observational Approach to Ecology....Pages 15-28
Observational Approaches in Historical Context....Pages 29-44
Front Matter....Pages 45-46
Using All the Senses in Ecology....Pages 47-61
Using Technology to Expand Our Observational Senses....Pages 63-73
Local, Traditional, and Accidental Ecological Observers and Observations....Pages 75-85
Front Matter....Pages 87-88
Dealing with Too Many Observations, and Too Few....Pages 89-108
Is Observation-Based Ecology Scientific?....Pages 109-130
Front Matter....Pages 131-131
Ecology’s Renewed Importance in Policy....Pages 133-149
Opening Nature’s Door to a New Generation of Citizens and Ecologists....Pages 151-166
Conclusions....Pages 167-175
Back Matter....Pages 161-223
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