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Darwin and the Art of Botany: Observations on the Curious World of Plants
by James T. Costa Bobbi AngellUncover Darwin&’s most important writings about plants with this important collection featuring expert interpretations and rare illustrations. Charles Darwin is best known for his work on the evolution of animals, but in fact a large part of his contribution to the natural sciences is focused on plants. His observations are crucial to our modern understanding of everything from the amazing pollination process of orchids to the way that vines climb. Darwin and the Art of Botany collects writings from six often overlooked texts devoted entirely to plants, and pairs each excerpt with beautiful botanical art from the library at the Oak Spring Garden Foundation, creating a gorgeously illustrated volume that never existed in Darwin's own lifetime, and hasn't since. Evolutionary botanist and science historian James Costa brings his expertise to each entry, situating Darwin's words in the context of the knowledge and research of the time. The result is a new way of visualizing Darwin's work, and a greater understanding of the ways he's shaped our world.
Darwin's Love of Life: A Singular Case of Biophilia
by Karen L. HarelBiophilia—the love of life—encompasses the drive to survive, a sense of kinship with all life-forms, and an instinct for beauty. In this unconventional book, Kay Harel uses biophilia as a lens to explore Charles Darwin’s life and thought in deeply original ways. In a set of interrelated essays, she considers how the love of life enabled him to see otherwise unseen evolutionary truths.Harel traces the influence of biophilia on Darwin’s views of dogs, facts, thought, emotion, and beauty, informed by little-known material from his private notebooks. She argues that much of what Darwin described, envisioned, and felt was biophilia in action. Closing the book is a profile of Darwin’s marriage to Emma Wedgwood, his first cousin, a woman gifted in music and medicine who shared her husband’s love of life.Harel’s meditative, playful, and lyrical musings draw on the tools of varied disciplines—aesthetics, astronomy, biology, evolutionary theory, history of science, philosophy, psychiatry, and more—while remaining unbounded by any particular one. Taking unexpected paths to recast a figure we thought we knew, this book offers readers a different Darwin: a man full of love, joy, awe, humility, curiosity, and a zest for living.
Darwin's Man in Brazil: The Evolving Science of Fritz Müller
by David A. WestFritz Müller (1821-1897), though not as well known as his colleague Charles Darwin, belongs in the cohort of great nineteenth-century naturalists. Recovering Müller's legacy, David A. West describes the close intellectual kinship between Müller and Darwin and details a lively correspondence that spanned seventeen years. The two scientists, despite living on separate continents, often discussed new research topics and exchanged groundbreaking ideas that unequivocally moved the field of evolutionary biology forward. Müller was unique among naturalists testing Darwin's theory of natural selection because he investigated an enormous diversity of plants and animals, corresponded with prominent scientists, and published important articles in Germany, England, the United States, and Brazil. Darwin frequently praised Müller's powers of observation and interpretation, counting him among those scientists whose opinions he valued most. Despite the importance and scope of his work, however, Müller is known for relatively few of his discoveries. West remedies this oversight, chronicling the life and work of this remarkable and overlooked man of science.
Darwin's Most Wonderful Plants: A Tour of His Botanical Legacy
by Ken ThompsonFor many people, the story of Charles Darwin goes like this: he ventured to the Galapagos Islands on the Beagle, was inspired by the biodiversity of the birds he saw there, and immediately returned home to write his theory of evolution. But this simplified narrative is inaccurate and lacking: it leaves out a major part of Darwin’s legacy. He published On the Origin of Species nearly thirty years after his voyages. And much of his life was spent experimenting with and observing plants. Darwin was a brilliant and revolutionary botanist whose observations and theories were far ahead of his time. With Darwin’s Most Wonderful Plants, biologist and gardening expert Ken Thompson restores this important aspect of Darwin’s biography while also delighting in the botanical world that captivated the famous scientist. Thompson traces how well Darwin’s discoveries have held up, revealing that many are remarkably long-lasting. Some findings are only now being confirmed and extended by high-tech modern research, while some have been corrected through recent analysis. We learn from Thompson how Darwin used plants to shape his most famous theory and then later how he used that theory to further push the boundaries of botanical knowledge. We also get to look over Darwin’s shoulder as he labors, learning more about his approach to research and his astonishing capacity for hard work. Darwin’s genius was to see the wonder and the significance in the ordinary and mundane, in the things that most people wouldn’t look at twice. Both Thompson and Darwin share a love for our most wonderful plants and the remarkable secrets they can unlock. This book will instill that same joy in casual gardeners and botany aficionados alike.
Das EEG im Wandel 2010 - 2017 (Energietransformation)
by Jörn SchaubeJörn Schaube untersucht mit dem EEG eine zentrale Policy der deutschen Energiewende. Sein Interesse gilt dabei den Novellierungen der Jahre 2011/2012, 2014 und 2016 und dem im Rahmen dieser Novellen zu verzeichnenden Policy-Wandel. Der Autor analysiert, wie weitreichend der seit 2010 stattfindende dynamische Wandel der Politikziele und -instrumente im EEG war und mit welchen Variablen er erklärt werden kann. Dabei legt er besonderes Augenmerk auf die Akteursstruktur im Policy Subsystem EEG. Das theoretische Fundament der Untersuchung bilden mit dem Advocacy Coalition Framework und der Machtressourcentheorie folglich zwei Konzepte, die bzgl. der Erklärung von Policy-Wandel auf der Ebene der Akteure ansetzen, dabei jedoch unterschiedliche, sich ergänzende Perspektiven einnehmen. Auf Ebene der abhängigen Variable (Veränderungen des EEG) identifiziert der Autor eine spannende Varianz im Hinblick auf die Veränderungsdynamik im Zähler und im Nenner des EEG. Während er die Veränderungen im Zähler des Gesetzes als umfassenden Politikwandel qualifiziert, kann er „im Nenner“ weitgehende Stabilität diagnostizieren, obwohl die seit 2012 dominierende Kostendebatte auch hier Änderungen hätten erwarten lassen.
Das Gelingen von Anpassungsprozessen an den Klimawandel: Instrumente, Strategien und mediative Methoden der Prozessbegleitung im öffentlichen Bereich
by Christa Fischer-KorpDieses Buch gibt Hilfestellungen für Gemeinden, um die mit dem Klimawandel verbundenen Herausforderungen zu meistern und dabei alle Interessensgruppen zu beteiligen. Fast alle Gemeinden stehen vor der Frage, wie die Anpassung an den Klimawandel für die Bürger vonstattengehen soll. Jede Gruppe, jede Institution, jeder Betrieb wird Bedürfnisse artikulieren und die eigenen Interessen verteidigen. Das Buch zeigt auf, wie in den Kommunen Konfliktfähigkeit hergestellt werden kann, wie die Herausforderungen für Gemeinden und Regionen analysiert und maßgeschneiderte Strategien für den Anpassungsprozess entwickelt werden können. Der Anpassungsprozess an den Klimawandel muss so gestaltet werden, dass Bedürfnisse beachtet werden und Interessen nach Möglichkeit ausgeglichen sind. Es braucht Kooperationen, Innovationen und den Blick für Synergien, um diese Aufgabe zu bewältigen. Ein besonderer Schwerpunkt liegt hier auf der Begleitung und Unterstützung durch Mediatoren. Die Autorin gibt den Verantwortlichen zahlreiche Praxisbeispiele, Analyse-Tools und Checklisten an die Hand. Damit wendet sich das Buch vor allem an Bürgermeister, Gemeindeverantwortliche, Klimabeauftragte, Anbieter von „grünen“ Projekten und an alle, die wollen, dass die Anpassung an den Klimawandel gelingt.
Data Mining for Global Trends in Mountain Biodiversity
by Christian Körner Eva M. SpehnThanks to advances in electronic archiving of biodiversity data and the digitization of climate and other geophysical data, a new era in biogeography, functional ecology, and evolutionary ecology has begun. In Data Mining for Global Trends in Mountain Biodiversity, Christian Korner, Eva M. Spehn, and a team of experts from the Global Mountain Biodi
Data, Models and Analysis: The Highest Impact Articles in 'Atmosphere-Ocean'
by Guoqi Han, Hai Lin and Douw SteynThis volume contains the ten most cited articles that have appeared in the journal Atmosphere-Ocean since 1995. These articles cover a wide range of topics in meteorology, climatology and oceanography. Modelling work is represented in five papers, covering global climate model development; a cumulus parameterization scheme for global climate models; development of a regional forecast modelling system and parameterization of peatland hydraulic processes for climate models. Data rehabilitation and compilation in order to support trend analysis work on comprehensive precipitation and temperature data sets is presented in four papers. Field studies are represented by a paper on the circumpolar lead system. While the modelling studies are global in their application and applicability, the data analysis and field study papers cover environments that are specifically, but not uniquely, Canadian. This book will be of interest to researchers, students and professionals in the various sub-fields of meteorology, oceanography and climate science.
Dave and His Dog, Mulligan
by Jim KjelgaardDave Keller had a good job at Marcy's Filling Station, but his dream was to become a game warden--and be as fine and devoted a warden as his father was. However, the waiting list for warden jobs was very long and the qualifications to be met were exacting. Dave had a second big dream for the future. He wanted to prove that hunting the “varmints”--the coyotes, bobcats, and lions that ran rampant in the nearby countryside--could prove a challenging, diverting sport to the countless hunters who swarmed into the area each open season, mostly in quest of deer. He hoped this type of hunting would put a stop to the reckless placing of poisoned bait by ruthless sheepmen whose flocks were being raided by the varmints. Dave's invaluable sidekick and aid in his every campaign was his loyal companion, Mulligan--a giant of a dog, who, like the famed stew, had a mingled makeup, but who feared no bobcat! How Dave moved toward his first goal through the second--with the help of Mulligan and an idealistic sportsman whose life they saved--offers worthwhile reading. By the author of Two Dogs and a Horse, etc.
David Attenborough Lines to Live By: Embrace the wonder of your world
by Pop Press'I am hopeful for the future, because although nature is in crisis, now is the time for action.'For 70 years, David Attenborough's soothing voice has brought the magic of nature to our TV screens, teaching millions around the world about beautiful animals and the climate crisis that endangers them.David Attenborough Lines to Live By is a celebration of Sir David's impact on the natural world and will inspire everyone to appreciate and protect the fragile world around us.
David Bellamy's Seas & Shorelines in Watercolour
by David BellamyLearn to paint the varied and dramatic coastlines of the world, with this guide from the expert teacher—includes four step-by-step demonstrations.Renowned watercolourist David Bellamy shares his passion for painting seas and shorelines in this inspiring and practical book. His extensive travels mean that seas and shorelines from all over the world appear in the paintings—and you can benefit from his knowledge and experience with advice on:finding subjects and painting the different moods of the searocks, crags and cliffsadding figures and animals into your artworksAlso included is an in-depth look at the painting and sketching techniques required, so painters at every level can start creating their own beautiful seascapes.
David Bellamy’s Landscapes through the Seasons in Watercolour
by David BellamyMaster artist and best-selling author David Bellamy shares with you his techniques, ideas and approach to painting his beloved landscape throughout the year. A revised and expanded edition of David Bellamy's Winter Landscapes in Watercolour, David looks at each season in detail and explores the challenges and surprises they present to the landscape artist.Also covered are learning techniques for seasonal effects such as rendering hoar frost on trees; misty and atmospheric effects; injecting rogue colours to add excitement to your work; how to tackle a variety of tree branches for different species; depicting light branches against dark backgrounds; altering the composition to suit your needs, and so much more.
David Bellamy’s Skies, Light and Atmosphere in Watercolour
by David BellamyIn this second book in a series covering elements of the landscape, renowned watercolourist, David Bellamy shows how to paint skies, light and atmosphere and how choices involving these three key elements can affect a painting. Starting with skies, David Bellamy covers basic techniques, composition, clouds, special effects like silver linings, sunsets and shafts of light, and much more, then there is a step by step dramatic sky demonstration. Next comes light, with plenty of advice including warm and cool light, using glazes, cast shadows, light from different directions, painting the sun and reflected light, followed by a step by step demonstration featuring strong light and shadow. The atmosphere section covers haze and mist, fog, mountains in cloud, smoke and steam, rain, storms and tranquil moods, and is followed by an atmospheric step by step painting of a waterfall. David Bellamy’s extensive travels and much admired painting style ensure that there are plenty of beautiful, inspiring paintings of skies, light and atmosphere throughout the book.
David Foster Wallace and the Body (Routledge Studies in Contemporary Literature)
by Peter SloaneDavid Foster Wallace and the Body is the first full-length study to focus on Wallace’s career-long fascination with the human body and the textual representation of the body. The book provides engaging, accessible close readings that highlight the importance of the overlooked, and yet central theme of all of this major American author’s works: having a body. Wallace repeatedly made clear that good fiction is about what it means to be a ‘human being’. A large part of what that means is having a body, and being conscious of the conflicts that arise, morally and physically, as a result; a fact with which, as Wallace forcefully and convincingly argues, we all desire ‘to be reconciled’. Given the ubiquity of the themes of embodiment in Wallace’s work, this study is an important addition to an expanding field. The book also opens up the themes addressed to interrogate aspects of contemporary literature, culture, and society more generally, placing Wallace’s works in the history of literary and philosophical engagements with the brute fact of embodiment.
David Levy's Guide to Eclipses, Occultations, and Transits
by David H. Levy"In this simple guide, David Levy inspires readers to experience the wonder of eclipses and other transient astronomical events for themselves. Covering both solar and lunar eclipses, he gives step-by-step instructions on how to observe and photograph eclipses. As well as explaining the science behind eclipses, the book also gives their historical background, discussing how they were observed in the past and what we have learned from them. This personal account contains examples from the 77 eclipses the author has witnessed himself. The guide also includes chapters on occultations of stars and planets by the Moon and of asteroids by stars, and the transits of Mercury and Venus. Tables of future eclipses make this invaluable for anyone, from beginners to practised observers, wanting to learn more about these fascinating events"--
David Suzuki's Green Guide
by David Suzuki David R. BoydEveryone knows that the planet is in trouble, but is there a solution? This timely book identifies the most effective ways individuals can be more green in four key areas: home, travel, food, and consumerism. It also describes how citizens can ensure that governments take the actions necessary to make sustainable lifestyles the norm instead of the exception. Environmental lawyer David Boyd and celebrated ecologist David Suzuki provide vital tips for choosing a home, creating a healthy indoor environment, and decreasing energy and water use - and utility bills. They discuss what readers can do to drive and fly less, profile the most environmentally friendly transportation choices, and explain how to purchase carbon credits, among other suggestions. In addition, they offer simple changes individuals can make in their diet to eat fresher, tastier, healthier food. Included too is invaluable advice about how to buy fewer things and avoid toxic consumer products.
Dawn Light: Dancing with Cranes and Other Ways to Start the Day
by Diane AckermanA celebrated storyteller-poet-naturalist explores a year of dawns in her most personal book to date. In an eye-opening sequence of personal meditations through the cycle of seasons, Diane Ackerman awakens us to the world at dawn--drawing on sources as diverse as meteorology, world religion, etymology, art history, poetry, organic farming, and beekeeping. As a patient and learned observer of animal and human physiology and behavior, she introduces us to varieties of bird music and other signs of avian intelligence, while she herself "migrates" from winter in Florida to spring, summer, and fall in upstate New York. Humans might luxuriate in the idea of being "in" nature, Ackerman points out, but we often forget that we are nature--for "no facet of nature is as unlikely as we, the tiny bipeds with the giant dreams." Joining science's devotion to detail with religion's appreciation of the sublime, Dawn Light is an impassioned celebration of the miracles of evolution--especially human consciousness of our numbered days on a turning earth.
Dawn Saves the Planet: Dawn Saves the Planet (The Baby-Sitters Club #57)
by Ann M. MartinThe hit series is back, to charm and inspire another generation of baby-sitters!Dawn thinks studying ecology is so cool. For a science project, she and Stacey are even teaching an ecology class for some of their baby-sitting charges. It's fun to get kids excited about cleaning up the Earth.But Dawn isn't through yet. She wants to start a recycling center at SMS. The BSC is all for it, but Dawn needs a lot of help. And lately she's been so busy lecturing people about being environmentally responsible that no one can stand being around her. Poor Dawn. She's trying to do a good thing--but she's driving everyone crazy!The best friends you'll ever have--with classic BSC covers and a letter from Ann M. Martin!
Dawn at Mineral King Valley: The Sierra Club, the Disney Company, and the Rise of Environmental Law
by Daniel P. SelmiThe story behind the historic Mineral King Valley case, which reveals how the Sierra Club battled Disney’s ski resort development and launched a new environmental era in America. In our current age of climate change–induced panic, it’s hard to imagine a time when private groups were not actively enforcing environmental protection laws in the courts. It wasn’t until 1972, however, that a David and Goliath–esque Supreme Court showdown involving the Sierra Club and Disney set a revolutionary legal precedent for the era of environmental activism we live in today. Set against the backdrop of the environmental movement that swept the country in the late 1960s and early 1970s, Dawn at Mineral King Valley tells the surprising story of how the US Forest Service, the Disney company, and the Sierra Club each struggled to adapt to the new, rapidly changing political landscape of environmental consciousness in postwar America. Proposed in 1965 and approved by the federal government in 1969, Disney’s vast development plan would have irreversibly altered the practically untouched Mineral King Valley, a magnificently beautiful alpine area in the Sierra Nevada mountains. At first, the plan met with unanimous approval from elected officials, government administrators, and the press—it seemed inevitable that this expanse of wild natural land would be radically changed and turned over to a private corporation. Then the scrappy Sierra Club forcefully pushed back with a lawsuit that ultimately propelled the modern environmental era by allowing interest groups to bring litigation against environmentally destructive projects. An expert on environmental law and appellate advocacy, Daniel P. Selmi uses his authoritative narrative voice to recount the complete history of this revolutionary legal battle and the ramifications that continue today, almost 50 years later.
Day & Overnight Hikes: Rocky Mountain National Park 2e
by Kim LipkerCombining detailed narrative with GPS-based trail maps, Day and Overnight Hikes Rocky Mountain National Park is the definitive go-to guide to enjoy this living showcase of Rocky Mountain grandeur.
Day & Section Hikes Pacific Crest Trail: Northern California
by Wendy LautnerInstead of guiding travelers through the arduous task of hiking the entire PCT, the goal of this book is to help plan trips that incorporate hiking on the PCT in Northern California, whether hikers have just an afternoon to spare or want to escape for the entire weekend. The author's hike choices most often include the opportunity for a wilderness swim or a summit hike to take in outstanding views. Maps and elevation graphs were carefully produced using GPS data collected by the author while out on the trail.
Day & Section Hikes Pacific Crest Trail: Washington
by Adrienne SchaeferDiscover the best segments of the Pacific Crest Trail in Washington with this succinct and portable guide. Instead of guiding hikers through the arduous task of hiking the entire Pacific Crest Trail, this guide helps travelers plan trips that incorporate hiking on the PCT. From the mighty waters of the Columbia River to the majestic peaks of the North Cascades, the hikes collected in this book represent a culmination of the author's experiences along a trail full of culture, history, and breathtaking scenery. Carefully edited maps and elevation graphs generated with GPS data collected by the author on the trail will help make any trip a success. This cargo-pocket guide offers author-tested advice to help hikers make the most of their time away from civilization.
Day Hike Columbia Gorge, 2nd Edition: The Best Trails You Can Hike in a Day (Day Hike! #2)
by Seabury BlairThe Columbia Gorge is one of the most traveled outdoor locations in the Pacific Northwest, and preeminent hiking expert Seabury Blair Jr. guides hikers through some of the most picturesque scenes on both the Washington and Oregon sides of the Columbia River. With sixty-five featured trails no more than two hours from Portland, this updated edition of the popular hiking guide is the perfect match for hikers wanting to spend days in the mountains and nights at home. Each trail listing includes distance, estimated hiking time, elevation gain, best season, map references, access, permit requirements, and more, including best options for families and pets. Each hike is accompanied by photos depicting the scenery; hikers can choose to gaze at waterfalls or meander through the lush forests. Seabury Blair Jr. is the author of Creaky Knees Guides to Washington and Oregon, and Day Hike! Olympic Peninsula. He lives in Spokane, WA.
Day Hike Inland Northwest: 75 Trails You Can Hike in a Day (Day Hike!)
by Seabury BlairDiscover the best trails for day hiking in Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho.Newly revised and updated--including five new trails in Idaho. The Inland Northwest is a great place to hike, with mountains, rivers, and lakes forming a diverse and breathtaking geography for trails--including the Little Spokane River, Dishman Hills, Deep Creek Canyon, Fish Lake, Lake Coeur d'Alene, and Lake Pend Oreille. The 75 routes in this full-color guidebook are all within a hour drive from Spokane, WA; Coeur d'Alene, ID; or Sandpoint, ID. Each trail is rated from easy to extreme, giving first-time or veteran hikers the variety they want, as well as topographical maps, trail descriptions, and more.