How to Think Like an Ecologist: A Non-Scientist's Guide to Saving Our Planet
暫譯: 如何像生態學家一樣思考：非科學家拯救我們星球的指南
McEuen, Amy B.
商品描述
How to Think Like an Ecologist offers a witty and engaging guide to the science behind restoring the planet and, by association, ourselves.
Aimed at non-science students, this book demystifies the basic science of environmental global changes, from climate change to biodiversity loss, while tackling the natural constraints that shape our future. The book dives into the unique power of science as a tool for uncovering truths about the natural world and equips readers with strategies to spot and counter scientific misinformation. Exploring how differing views of nature can spark conflict, it emphasises the importance of clarity and community in setting environmental priorities. To address environmental challenges requires a basic ecological literacy, so the science of ecology and evolution are examined. The text unpacks the interconnected crises we face, from plastic pollution, invasive species, ocean acidification, and more, arguing for holistic, systemic solutions. The final chapters inspire action, addressing what it takes to create a sustainable society and how to cultivate hope in these challenging times.
Filled with innovative ideas and real-world examples, this alternative textbook is a must-read for students in introductory environmental courses and those in other disciplines seeking to grasp the fundamental science behind our rapidly changing global environment.
商品描述(中文翻譯)
《如何像生態學家一樣思考》提供了一本機智且引人入勝的指南，探討恢復地球及我們自身的科學。
本書針對非科學專業的學生，揭開了環境全球變化的基本科學面紗，從氣候變遷到生物多樣性喪失，同時探討塑造我們未來的自然限制。書中深入探討科學作為揭示自然世界真相的工具的獨特力量，並為讀者提供識別和反駁科學錯誤資訊的策略。探索不同的自然觀如何引發衝突，強調在設定環境優先事項時清晰性和社群的重要性。應對環境挑戰需要基本的生態素養，因此本書檢視了生態學和進化論的科學。文本分析了我們面臨的相互關聯的危機，包括塑膠污染、入侵物種、海洋酸化等，主張採取整體性和系統性的解決方案。最後幾章激勵行動，探討創建可持續社會所需的條件，以及如何在這些充滿挑戰的時期培養希望。
本書充滿創新理念和真實案例，是入門環境課程的學生以及其他學科希望理解我們快速變化的全球環境背後基本科學的必讀書籍。
作者簡介
Amy B. McEuen is a Professor of Biology at the University of Illinois Springfield, USA where she teaches courses in environmental biology, ecology, and conservation biology. She holds a PhD in Terrestrial Ecosystems from the University of Michigan, USA.
作者簡介(中文翻譯)
艾米·B·麥基恩（Amy B. McEuen）是美國伊利諾伊州斯普林菲爾德大學的生物學教授，教授環境生物學、生態學和保育生物學等課程。她擁有美國密西根大學的陸地生態系統博士學位。
