Thilina and others interested....
Some years ago now, there was a packet of reprints from Scientific
American on Ecology out there.
I bought the packet from Carolina Biological. their phone is: 800.334.5551
*Things in this packet included some classic studies in Ecology/Biology.
Don't have it anymore, but am going to call them myself today. Articles
like the "Ecology of Fire", etc., etc.
I don't have the ISBN no.
Thanks and best of luck.
Mike Nolan
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On 8/9/2016 11:10 PM, Carola Haas wrote:
Hello,
I highly recommend George Constantz’s book "Hollows, Peepers, and
Highlanders: An Appalachian Mountain Ecology”—beautifully written
essays that each illustrate an important concept in evolutionary
biology or ecology.
(http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/hollows-peepers-and-highlanders-george-constantz/1103811637?ean=9780937058862)
Each chapter is only 5-10 pages long, making for easy and enjoyable
reading. I have used it in a sophomore class in wildlife field
biology. He has a newer book out about the Rockies, but I haven’t read
that one yet. Nothing for Massachusetts unfortunately. (Donald and
Lillian Stokes have great books on animal behavior and natural history
for New England, but don’t know of anything that gets at those
fundamental concepts. . . . )
Carola A. Haas
Professor, Wildlife Ecology
Dept. of Fish & Wildlife Conservation
112 Cheatham Hall (MC 0321)
310 West Campus Drive, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA 24061
cah...@vt.edu <mailto:cah...@vt.edu>
540-231-9269
http://www.fishwild.vt.edu/faculty/haas.htm
On Aug 9, 2016, at 8:40 PM, Thilina Surasinghe <tdi...@gmail.com
<mailto:tdi...@gmail.com>> wrote:
Folks,
I am teaching an introductory ecology (General Ecology) course to
sophomores majoring in biology. These students have a
very foundation-level background on genetics, evolution, and
organismal biology. But, are relatively new to fundamental concepts
of ecology and environmental sciences. I am highly interested in
having in-class discussions based on a few popular
science articles or book chapters from non-fiction books written for
environmental/nature enthusiasts. I am very familiar with work of EO
Wilson and David Quamann- however, I feel that most of their work are
more in alignment with a conservation biology
or environmental management. Do you have any recommendations on
popular science-type readings that are more pertinent to
ecology theory, biological communities, ecosystems and biomes, etc?
The class period is 1 hr and 15 mins. Reading component is going to
be "homework" (shorter articles are preferred) but the discussions
take place in-class. So, any reading material that can drive a
conservation/debate would be ideal. I would love to heard those ideas
too.
Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks...
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Thilina Dilan Surasinghe (Ph.D. in Wildlife and Fisheries Biology)
Assistant Professor in Ecology and Conservation Biology
Department of Biological Science
Bridgewater State University
Conant Science Building
24 Park Avenue
Bridgewater, MA 02325
USA
email: tsurasin...@bridgew.edu <mailto:tsurasin...@bridgew.edu>,
thilina.surasin...@bridgew.edu <mailto:thilina.surasin...@bridgew.edu>,
tdi...@gmail.com <mailto:tdi...@gmail.com>, tsur...@g.clemson.edu
<mailto:tsur...@g.clemson.edu>
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