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ISBN: 1282359258 9786612359255 0520933796 9780520933798 9780520251250 0520251253 9781282359253 Year: 2007 Publisher: Berkeley : University of California Press,
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A compelling story of place, Steward's Fork explores northwest California's magnificent Klamath Mountains-a region that boasts a remarkable biodiversity, a terrain so rugged that significant landscape features are still being discovered there, and a wealth of natural resources that have been used, and more recently abused, by humans for millennia. James K. Agee, a forest ecologist with more than fifty years experience in the Klamaths, provides a multidimensional perspective on this region and asks: how can we most effectively steward this spectacular landscape toward a sustainable future? In an engaging narrative laced with personal anecdotes, he introduces the dynamics of the Klamath's ecosystems, including its geology and diverse flora and fauna, and then discusses its native cultures and more recent inhabitants, laying out the effects of industries such as logging, mining, water development, and fishing. Assuming that people will continue to have a close tie to the Klamaths, Agee introduces the principles of restoration ecology to offer a vision of how we can responsibly meet the needs of both people and natural organisms, including plants, fish, and wildlife. This debate over the future of the Klamath's rich landscape widens into a provocative meditation on nature, culture, and our relationship with the earth itself.
Natural history --- Conservation of natural resources --- Sustainable development --- biodiversity. --- camping and hiking. --- conservation. --- effects on the environment. --- engaging narrative. --- fishing. --- fracking. --- ground water. --- klamath mountains. --- klamaths. --- logging. --- mining. --- multidimensional. --- natural resources. --- natural wonders. --- outdoors. --- pacific northwest geology. --- restoration ecology. --- restoring the environment. --- water development.
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ISBN: 0520956591 9780520956599 9780520276079 0520276078 Year: 2013 Publisher: Berkeley University of California Press
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This work is a personal account of the origins and early years of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. Bourgeois crafts an engaging study that draws on her involvement with the Institute and on related archives, interviews, and informal conversations.The volume discusses the people who founded the Institute and built a home for renowned research-leading scientists of the time as well as non-scientists of stature in finance, politics, philanthropy, publishing, and the humanities. The events that brought people together, the historic backdrop in which they worked, their personalities, their courage and their visions, their clash of egos and their personal vanities are woven together in a rich, engaging narrative about the founding of a world-premier research institution.
Biology --- Research institutes --- Institutes, Research --- Research centers --- Think tanks --- Universities and colleges --- Learned institutions and societies --- Life sciences --- Biomass --- Life (Biology) --- Natural history --- Research --- Salk Institute for Biological Studies. --- Salk Institute --- Biology - Research - California - San Diego. --- antibody. --- aspen institute. --- biological studies. --- cold spring harbor. --- considerable research. --- early years. --- engaging narrative. --- engaging study. --- engaging. --- finance. --- historic backdrop. --- historical. --- history of science. --- history. --- humanities. --- informal conversations. --- interviews. --- leading scientists. --- page turner. --- personal account. --- personal vanities. --- philanthropy. --- politics. --- publishing. --- renowned research. --- research institutions. --- science. --- scientific exploration. --- scientific fields. --- scientific. --- scientists.
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