The Art of Ecology: The Writings of G. Evelyn Hutchinson

During The Twentieth Century, Ecology Evolved From A Collection Of Natural History Facts To A Rigorous, Analytical Discipline With A Rich Body Of Theory. No Single Person Is More Responsible For This Change Than G. Evelyn Hutchinson. This Collection Of Selected Writings Showcases Hutchinson's Dynamic And Wide-ranging Mind As Well As His Keen Wit. Original Essays By Scientists And Historians Underscore The Continuing Relevance Of Hutchinson's Ideas. --publisher Description. The Beauty Of The World: Evelyn Hutchinson's Vision Of Science / Sharon E. Kingsland -- Aria Da Capo And Quodlibet -- New England Moral To Adorn The Tale (excerpt) -- From English Schoolboy To America's Foremost Ecologist / Nancy G. Slack -- A Swimming Grasshopper -- Emmanuel: Being Taught (excerpt) -- Emmanuel: Learning (excerpts) -- Astonishing Microcosms / David M. Post And David W. Schindler -- Limnological Studies At High Altitudes In Ladak -- Chemical Stratification And Lake Morphology -- Limnological Studies In Connecticut: Iv. The Mechanisms Of Intermediary Metabolism In Stratified Lakes -- The History Of A Lake -- A Direct Demonstration Of The Phosphorus Cycle In A Small Lake / With V.t. Bowen -- The Lacustrine Microcosm Reconsidered -- A Treatise On Limnology, Vol. 1: Geography, Physics, And Chemistry (excerpts) -- Reflection Thereon: G. Evelyn Hutchinson And Ecological Theory / Melinda D. Smith And David K. Skelly -- Ecological Aspects Of Succession In Natural Populations -- Copepodology For The Ornithologist --the Concept Of Pattern In Ecology -- Concluding Remarks -- Homage To Santa Rosalia, Or Why Are There So Many Kinds Of Animals? -- The Paradox Of The Plankton -- The Influence Of The Environment -- Thoughts On Aquatic Insects -- Experiencing Green Pigeons / Michael J. Donoghue And Jane Pickering -- A Note On The Functions Of A University -- The Uses Of Beetles -- The Naturalist As An Art Critic -- The Cream In The Gooseberry Fool -- On Being A Meter And A Half Long -- Aysthorpe -- Conjectures Arising In A Quiet Museum. Edited By David K. Skelly, David M. Post And Melinda D. Smith ; Foreword By Thomas E. Lovejoy. Includes Bibliographical References. Appendix. Publications Of G. Evelyn Hutchinson: P. [325]-339. The beauty of the world: Evelyn Hutchinson's vision of science / Sharon E. Kingsland Aria da Capo and Quodlibet New England moral to adorn the tale (excerpt) From English schoolboy to America's foremost ecologist / Nancy G. Slack A swimming grasshopper Emmanuel: being taught (excerpt) Emmanuel: learning (excerpts) Astonishing microcosms / David M. Post and David W. Schindler Limnological studies at high altitudes in Ladak Chemical stratification and lake morphology Limnological studies in Connecticut: IV. The mechanisms of intermediary metabolism in stratified lakes The history of a lake A direct demonstration of the phosphorus cycle in a small lake / with V. T. Bowen The lacustrine microcosm reconsidered A treatise on limnology, vol. 1: geography, physics, and chemistry (excerpts) Reflection thereon: G. Evelyn Hutchinson and ecological theory / Melinda D. Smith and David K. Skelly Ecological aspects of succession in natural populations Copepodology for the ornithologist The concept of pattern in ecology Concluding remarks Homage to Santa Rosalia, or Why are there so many kinds of animals? The paradox of the plankton The influence of the environment Thoughts on aquatic insects Experiencing green pigeons / Michael J. Donoghue and Jane Pickering A note on the functions of a university The uses of beetles The naturalist as an art critic The cream in the gooseberry fool On being a meter and a half long Aysthorpe Conjectures arising in a quiet museum. During the twentieth century, ecology evolved from a collection of natural history facts to a rigorous, analytical discipline with a rich body of theory. No single person is more responsible for this change than G Evelyn Hutchinson. This collection of selected writings presents Hutchinson's dynamic and wide-ranging mind as well as his keen wit.