Fifty Years Progress Of American Ornithology 1883 1933
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Fifty Years Progress Of American Ornithology
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Author : American Ornithologists' Union
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1933
Fifty Years Progress Of American Ornithology written by American Ornithologists' Union and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1933 with categories.
Fifty Years Progress Of American Ornithology 1883 1933
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Author : American Ornithologists' Union
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994
Fifty Years Progress Of American Ornithology 1883 1933 written by American Ornithologists' Union and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with categories.
Fifty Years Progress Of American Ornithology 1883 1933
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Author : American Ornithologists' Union
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1933
Fifty Years Progress Of American Ornithology 1883 1933 written by American Ornithologists' Union and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1933 with Birds categories.
A Passion For Birds
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Author : Mark V. Barrow, Jr.
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2021-08-10
A Passion For Birds written by Mark V. Barrow, Jr. and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-08-10 with Nature categories.
In the decades following the Civil War--as industrialization, urbanization, and economic expansion increasingly reshaped the landscape--many Americans began seeking adventure and aesthetic gratification through avian pursuits. By the turn of the century, hundreds of thousands of middle-and upper-class devotees were rushing to join Audubon societies, purchase field guides, and keep records of the species they encountered in the wild. Mark Barrow vividly reconstructs this story not only through the experiences of birdwatchers, collectors, conservationists, and taxidermists, but also through those of a relatively new breed of bird enthusiast: the technically oriented ornithologist. In exploring how ornithologists struggled to forge a discipline and profession amidst an explosion of popular interest in natural history, A Passion for Birds provides the first book-length history of American ornithology from the death of John James Audubon to the Second World War. Barrow shows how efforts to form a scientific community distinct from popular birders met with only partial success. The founding of the American Ornithologists' Union in 1883 and the subsequent expansion of formal educational and employment opportunities in ornithology marked important milestones in this campaign. Yet by the middle of the twentieth century, when ornithology had finally achieved the status of a modern profession, its practitioners remained dependent on the services of birdwatchers and other amateur enthusiasts. Environmental issues also loom large in Barrow's account as he traces areas of both cooperation and conflict between ornithologists and wildlife conservationists. Recounting a colorful story based on the interactions among a wide variety of bird-lovers, this book will interest historians of science, environmental historians, ornithologists, birdwatchers, and anyone curious about the historical roots of today's birding boom.
Bibliography Of Fossil Vertebrates 1928 1933
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Author : Charles Lewis Camp
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1940
Bibliography Of Fossil Vertebrates 1928 1933 written by Charles Lewis Camp and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1940 with Vertebrates, Fossil categories.
All Creatures
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Author : Robert E. Kohler
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2013-10-31
All Creatures written by Robert E. Kohler and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-31 with Science categories.
We humans share Earth with 1.4 million known species and millions more species that are still unrecorded. Yet we know surprisingly little about the practical work that produced the vast inventory we have to date of our fellow creatures. How were these multitudinous creatures collected, recorded, and named? When, and by whom? Here a distinguished historian of science tells the story of the modern discovery of biodiversity. Robert Kohler argues that the work begun by Linnaeus culminated around 1900, when collecting and inventory were organized on a grand scale in natural history surveys. Supported by governments, museums, and universities, biologists launched hundreds of collecting expeditions to every corner of the world. Kohler conveys to readers the experience and feel of expeditionary travel: the customs and rhythms of collectors' daily work, and its special pleasures and pains. A novel twist in this story is that survey collecting was rooted not just in science but also in new customs of outdoor recreation, such as hiking, camping, and sport hunting. These popular pursuits engendered a wide scientific interest in animals and plants and inspired wealthy nature-goers to pay for expeditions. The modern discovery of biodiversity became a reality when scientists' desire to know intersected with the culture of outdoor vacationing. General readers as well as scholars will find this book fascinating.
Elliott Coues
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Author : Paul Russell Cutright
language : en
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Release Date : 2001
Elliott Coues written by Paul Russell Cutright and has been published by University of Illinois Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Best known as the author of the pioneering Key to North American Birds, Elliott Coues (1842-99) was one of America's most renowned but least understood ornithologists and historians-as well as a naturalist, anatomist, taxonomist, writer and editor, Army surgeon on the American frontier, occultist, and the youngest person ever to become a member of the National Academy of Sciences. Now available in paperback, this comprehensive biography of a brilliant, ambitious, and phenomenally productive man ranks as the definitive life of Elliott Coues.
Seeking Refuge
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Author : Robert M Wilson
language : en
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Release Date : 2011-07-01
Seeking Refuge written by Robert M Wilson and has been published by University of Washington Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-07-01 with Social Science categories.
Each fall and spring, millions of birds travel the Pacific Flyway, the westernmost of the four major North American bird migration routes. The landscapes they cross vary from wetlands to farmland to concrete, inhabited not only by wildlife but also by farmers, suburban families, and major cities. In the twentieth century, farmers used the wetlands to irrigate their crops, transforming the landscape and putting migratory birds at risk. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service responded by establishing a series of refuges that stretched from northern Washington to southern California. What emerged from these efforts was a hybrid environment, where the distinctions between irrigated farms and wildlife refuges blurred. Management of the refuges was fraught with conflicting priorities and practices. Farmers and refuge managers harassed birds with shotguns and flares to keep them off private lands, and government pilots took to the air, dropping hand grenades among flocks of geese and herding the startled birds into nearby refuges. Such actions masked the growing connections between refuges and the land around them. Seeking Refuge examines the development and management of refuges in the wintering range of migratory birds along the Pacific Flyway. Although this is a history of efforts to conserve migratory birds, the story Robert Wilson tells has considerable salience today. Many of the key places migratory birds use — the Klamath Basin, California’s Central Valley, the Salton Sea — are sites of recent contentious debates over water use. Migratory birds connect and depend on these landscapes, and farmers face pressure as water is reallocated from irrigation to other purposes. In a time when global warming promises to compound the stresses on water and migratory species, Seeking Refuge demonstrates the need to foster landscapes where both wildlife and people can thrive.
Developing Animals
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Author : Matthew Brower
language : en
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
Release Date : 2011
Developing Animals written by Matthew Brower and has been published by U of Minnesota Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Photography categories.
How the emergence of wildlife photography changed the way we think about animals.
Research Is A Passion With Me
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Author : Margaret Morse Nice
language : en
Publisher: Dundurn
Release Date : 1979-06-30
Research Is A Passion With Me written by Margaret Morse Nice and has been published by Dundurn this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979-06-30 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
In her incredibly productive lifetime (1883-1974), American-born ornithologist Margaret Morse Nice earned the admiration of ornithologists and naturalists in far distant lands. Research Is a Passion With Me is an enthralling autobiography of one of the great individuals in her field and of her time. The prominent California nature writer, Donald Peattie, in commenting on Margaret Nice’s writing ability, stated: "Your art of telling is so good that it conceals how good the science is." And Professor Ernst Mayer of Harvard University said: "Margaret Nice was a remarkable person and only those who know the state of American ornithology when she started her work will appreciate her contribution." "An extraordinary bird watcher. Every summer she and her husband would gather the girls, pack their old car with camping gear, and head off into the wilds to look for new birds. This eccentric way of living was unusual in the early 1920s, but even their youngest daughter adjusted to it. Their older girls shinnied up trees to observe nests and helped in housekeeping tasks around the campsite." - Marcia Bonta, Bird Watcher’s Digest