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The Ecology of Place: Contributions of Place-Based Research to Ecological Understanding
Ian Billick
The Ecology of Place: Contributions of Place-Based Research to Ecological Understanding
Ian Billick
Explores how place-focused research yields exportable general knowledge as well as practical local knowledge, and how society can facilitate ecological understanding by investing in field sites, place-centered databases, interdisciplinary collaborations, and field-oriented education programs that emphasize natural history.
512 pages, 42 halftones, 32 line drawings, 8 tables
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | January 15, 2011 |
ISBN13 | 9780226050430 |
Publishers | The University of Chicago Press |
Genre | Topical > Ecology |
Pages | 480 |
Dimensions | 229 × 154 × 28 mm · 706 g |
Editor | Billick, Ian |
Editor | Price, Mary V. |
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