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Run a Quick Search on "Chance and Change: Ecology for Conservationists" by John G.T. Anderson and William Holland Drury to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "Chance and Change: Ecology for Conservationists"Browse more products related to "John G.T. Anderson and William Holland Drury"Product noteMost politically active environmentalists, writes the late biologist William Drury, have at least some knowledge of equilibrium theory, "the characteristic ecology taught in introductory textbooks" through which the so-called balance of nature is explained. Believing that this theory, if oversimplified, can lead to doctrinaire reactions (the view, for example, that human economic development is necessarily harmful to the environment), Drury proposes a more complex understanding of nature that takes into account chance and change, and that recognizes that "natural disturbance is too frequent for equilibrium models to be useful." Discussing notions such as microcosm versus macrocosm, the great chain of being, and succession, Drury offers a vigorous textbook that deepens our understanding of how the world works. --Gregory McNamee Short DesriptionThe result of a lifetime in the field and in the classroom, Chance and Change challenges many of the tenets of establishment ecology. Charging that most of the environmental movement has ignored or rejected the changes in thinking that have infiltrated ecological theory since the mid 70s, William Drury presents a convincing case that disorder is what makes the natural world work, and that clinging to romantic notions of nature's grand design only saps the strength of the conservation movement. Drury's training in botany, geology, and zoology as well as his life-long devotion to work in the field gave him a depth and range of knowledge that few ecologists possess. This book opens our eyes to a new way of looking at the environment and forces us to think more deeply about nature and our role in it. If You Enjoy "Chance and Change: Ecology for Conservationists (Hardcover)", May We Also Recommend:Customer Reviews for "Chance and Change: Ecology for Conservationists (Hardcover)" by John G.T. Anderson (Author) an...There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review! Life Sciences - Ecology Bestsellers
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