A New Century of Biology,9781560989455

A New Century of Biology

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Edition: 1st
ISBN13: 9781560989455
ISBN10: 1560989459
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2001-10-17
Publisher(s): Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press
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Summary

In the twentieth century, scientists in the relatively new field of biology played an important role in exposing the threats of environmental degradation, loss of species diversity, habitat fragmentation, scarce energy resources, and human population growth. In the essays found in A New Century of Biology, some of the world's most notable biologists consider how their discipline must evolve to address these problems in the twenty-first century. While acknowledging the real problems their discipline must address, they offer an optimistic agenda for the future.

Author Biography

W. John Kress is head of botany and curator at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History Gary W. Barrett is Odum Professor of Ecology at the University of Georgia's Institute of Ecology

Table of Contents

Foreword: Biology in the Twenty-First Century vii
Ernst Mayr
Preface: A New Century of Biology xi
W. John Kress
Gary W. Barrett
Acknowledgments xv
Contributors xvii
Introduction: The New Revolution in Biology
1(8)
Gary W. Barrett
W. John Kress
Bacteria in the Origins of Species: Demise of the Neo-Darwinian Paradigm
9(19)
Lynn Margulis
Bodies and Body Plans, and How They Came to Be
28(25)
Marvalee H. Wake
Ecosystems: Energetics and Biogeochemistry
53(36)
Gene E. Likens
Behavior, Ecology, and Evolution
89(28)
Gordon H. Orians
Conserving Biodiversity into the New Century
117(11)
Ghillean T. Prance
The New Age of Biological Exploration
128(5)
Thomas E. Lovejoy
Lumpy Integration of Tropical Wild Biodiversity with Its Society
133(16)
Daniel H. Janzen
Biology and the Human Sciences: Pathways of Consilience
149(6)
Edward O. Wilson
Index 155

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