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- catalog abstract ""One of the most prominent American biological scientists of his day, Stephen Forbes (1844-1930) is now recognized as an early champion of the emerging field of ecology. Dedicated to public service, he repeatedly demonstrated how ecology and environmental science could not only enlighten citizens but also effect economic change by improving resource use and management. His 1887 work, hailed as pioneering because it stressed the holistic nature of the aquatic ecosystem. In this comprehensive biography, Robert A. Croker presents Forbes's work as a case study in the transition from nineteenth-century natural history to twentieth-century ecological science."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12209568.
- catalog created "c2001.".
- catalog date "2001".
- catalog date "c2001.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2001.".
- catalog description ""One of the most prominent American biological scientists of his day, Stephen Forbes (1844-1930) is now recognized as an early champion of the emerging field of ecology. Dedicated to public service, he repeatedly demonstrated how ecology and environmental science could not only enlighten citizens but also effect economic change by improving resource use and management. His 1887 work, hailed as pioneering because it stressed the holistic nature of the aquatic ecosystem. In this comprehensive biography, Robert A. Croker presents Forbes's work as a case study in the transition from nineteenth-century natural history to twentieth-century ecological science."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-224) and index.".
- catalog extent "ix, 232 p., [12] p. of plates :".
- catalog hasFormat "Stephen Forbes and the rise of American ecology.".
- catalog identifier "1560989726 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Stephen Forbes and the rise of American ecology.".
- catalog issued "2001".
- catalog issued "c2001.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Washington [D.C.] : Smithsonian Institution Press,".
- catalog relation "Stephen Forbes and the rise of American ecology.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "508/.92 B 21".
- catalog subject "Biologists United States Biography.".
- catalog subject "Ecologists United States Biography.".
- catalog subject "Ecology United States History.".
- catalog subject "Forbes, Stephen Alfred, 1844-1930.".
- catalog subject "QH31.F62 C76 2001".
- catalog title "Stephen Forbes and the rise of American ecology / Robert A. Croker.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".