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Serendipity: An Ecologist's Quest to Understand, Estes Hardcover+=
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- PublishedOn
- 2016-05-17
- ISBN
- 9780520285033
- EAN
- 9780520285033
- Book Title
- Serendipity : an Ecologist's Quest to Understand Nature
- Book Series
- Organisms and Environments Ser.
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Publication Year
- 2016
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.1 in
- Genre
- Nature, Science, History
- Topic
- Environmental Science (See Also Chemistry / Environmental), Life Sciences / Ecology, Animals / Marine Life, General, United States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY)
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Item Weight
- 18.8 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 256 Pages
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"Many of the findings in the book . . . are classics of ecology. . . . A rare and delightful insight into timely science."--Jane Lubchenco, Nature "Estes's refreshing narrative deftly weaves rigorous science with personal reflection to create an absorbing and introspective read that is equal parts memoir, ecological textbook, and motivational guidebook for young ecologists."-- Science To newly minted biologist James Estes, the sea otters he was studying in the leafy kelp forests off the coast of Alaska appeared to have an unbalanced relationship with their greater environment. Gorging themselves on the sea urchins that grazed among the kelp, these small charismatic mammals seemed to give little back in return. But as Estes dug deeper, he unearthed a far more complex relationship between the otter and its underwater environment, discovering that otters play a critical role in driving positive ecosystem dynamics. While teasing out the connective threads, he began to question our assumptions about ecological relationships. These questions would ultimately inspire a lifelong quest to better understand the surprising complexity of our natural world and the unexpected ways we discover it. Serendipity tells the story of James Estes's life as a naturalist and the concepts that have driven his interest in researching the ecological role of top-level predators. Using the relationships between sea otters, kelp, and sea urchins as a touchstone, Estes retraces his investigations of numerous other species, ecosystems, and ecological processes in an attempt to discover why ecologists can learn so many details about the systems in which they work and yet understand so little about the broader processes that influence these systems. Part memoir, part natural history, and deeply inquisitive, Serendipity will entertain and inform readers as it raises thoughtful questions about our relationship with the natural world.
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Publisher
University of California Press
ISBN-10
0520285034
ISBN-13
9780520285033
eBay Product ID (ePID)
219292493
Product Key Features
Book Title
Serendipity : an Ecologist's Quest to Understand Nature
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Environmental Science (See Also Chemistry / Environmental), Life Sciences / Ecology, Animals / Marine Life, General, United States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY)
Publication Year
2016
Book Series
Organisms and Environments Ser.
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Nature, Science, History
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9 in
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Width
6 in
Item Weight
18.8 Oz
Additional Product Features
Series Volume Number
14
Lc Classification Number
Ql737.C25e85 2016
Reviews
This top-down picture - with predators influencing the health of plants - is depicted in enthralling detail., Estes's refreshing narrative deftly weaves rigorous science with personal reflection to create an absorbing and introspective read that is equal parts memoir, ecological textbook, and motivational guidebook for young ecologists., Many of the findings in the book . . . are classics of ecology. . . . A rare and delightful insight into timely science.
Table of Content
Contents Foreword Maps 1 * In the Beginning 2 * Understanding Nature 3 * Th e Aleutian Archipelago 4 * Sea Otters and Kelp Forests 5 * A Toe in the Arctic Ocean 6 * Return to Attu 7 * Generality and Variation 8 * A Serpentine Food Web 9 * Sea Otters and the Red Queen: Plant-Herbivore Coevolution 10 * Sea Otters and Killer Whales 11 * Megafaunal Collapse 12 * Whale Wars 13 * Foxes and Seabirds 14 * A Global Perspective 15 * Retrospection 16 * Looking to the Future Acknowledgments Glossary Bibliography Index
Copyright Date
2016
Lccn
2015-048153
Dewey Decimal
599.769/509798
Dewey Edition
23
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