The Ecology of Ecologists: Harnessing Diverse Approaches for a Stronger Science

The Ecology of Ecologists: Harnessing Diverse Approaches for a Stronger Science - Paperback

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The Ecology of Ecologists: Harnessing Diverse Approaches for a Stronger Science - Paperback

The Ecology of Ecologists: Harnessing Diverse Approaches for a Stronger Science - Paperback

by Jeremy Fox
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A celebration of ecology's variety--as both subject and research endeavor--and a call for intradisciplinary understanding.

Open any ecology textbook, and you will find a heterogeneous mix of material that puzzles many newcomers. How do levels of organization from individual organisms to ecosystems, abstract concepts like food webs and biodiversity, and applied topics, like climate change and conservation, all fit together? New ecological research can be equally puzzling. Ecology journals publish studies using different methods in different study systems to ask different questions and achieve different goals. Is this all really Ecology? Yes, ecologist Jeremy Fox says in this eye-opening book. Ecology contains multitudes, and that is its power. In an essential book for all ecologists, Fox builds on insights developed in his popular blog, Dynamic Ecology, to argue that it is better for a scientific discipline to be messy than monolithic.

Analyzing and accessibly explaining a broad range of scientific literature, Fox shows that ecology grew from disparate sources with profoundly different motivations, methods, and goals. We see the differences in those origins reflected in today's research, in the pull between those who want to establish ecological laws akin to physical ones and those who see ecology's value as inherent in its species- or system-specific case studies. Neither group, Fox argues, is doing ecology wrong. Instead, he says, the strength of this science--as in most ecological systems--is diversity. It is good when two ecologists look at similar problems differently. We now need the community to know enough about those different approaches to improve how they work together.
ISBN9780226844947
Author Jeremy Fox
PublisherUniversity of Chicago Press
GenreHobbies & interests and Education
FormatPaperback
PublishedDecember 2025
LanguageENG- English
Pages256
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Jeremy Fox

Jeremy Fox worked at restaurants across the US and Europe, including Rubicon in San Francisco, and staging at De Snippe in Belgium, followed by Restaurant Gordon Ramsay and Fergus Henderson's iconic nose-to-tail restaurant, St. John, in London. While in California, he opened Ubuntu and was voted a 'Best New Chef' by Food & Wine, plus awarded the first Michelin star for a vegetarian restaurant. A three-year break followed, chronicled in the global bestseller, On Vegetables, and he is now chef/owner of Rustic Canyon and Birdie G's in Santa Monica.Rachael Sheridan is married to Jeremy Fox and is a writer and actress.Paul Bertolli is a renowned chef, author, and food artisan known for his work at Chez Panisse and Oliveto. He champions traditional Italian cuisine, seasonal ingredients, and handcrafted foods. Founder of Fra' Mani, he helped revive artisanal charcuterie in the US and authored Cooking by Hand.

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