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HSCI 1585 Final
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ascent of Mt.Chimborazo | Mountain in Ecuador around 20,000ft in elevation Humboldt and his partner climbed it even though it was really fucking dangerous At the top, he had a revelation and saw the world as a web of life |
| Buffon (1701-1788) | Argued that the earth is old There are no fixed species Related species descend from some creature Degeneration from evolution |
| Lemark (1744-1829) | Theorized that evolution occurred through the inheritance of acquired characteristics Species evolve with increasing complexity Adaptation to environment vital Linear evolution model |
| Charles Darwin (1809-1882) | Theorized that evolution comes from natural selection Saw humans as animals Race was caused by sexual selection Individuals making aesthetic choices in partners |
| Ernst Haeckel (1839-1919) | Coined the term ecology Important developer of darwin ideas Tried to show that all animals are connected evolutionary Supported social darwanism……… |
| Eugen Warming (1841-1924) | Wrote 1st textbook on plant ecology Intro to all diff plant biomes Diff formes of life can develop similar ways to solve problems Studied plant life of sand dunes Succession theory helped move the dunes |
| Henry Chandler Cowles (1869-1939) | Fascinated by warmings ideas Cause of ecosystem change is the impact of established organism Linked to early environmentalist movements |
| Fredrick E. CLements (1874-1945) | Research methods in ecology Considered research sites as a superorganism Quadrant system of studying plant succession Plant succession |
| Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) | Land ethic: Nature not just resources, simply place where humans also exist in Emphasises biodiversity and ecology Land pyramid |
| Land Ethic | Humans are citizens of nature Nature is not just resources We need to re-reach conservation, show how it affects everyone Conservation is harmony between man and nature Denser populations means we need more conservation action |
| Rachel Carson (1907-1964) | Trained as zoologist Worked for US fish and wildlife services wrote SIlent SPring |
| Silent Spring 1962 | Book Carson wrote Attacked use of pesticides, specifically DDT Impact of DDT felt most at top of food chain |
| Theory of New World Degeneracy | Written by Buffon Native americans small and weak cuz of climate in North America Wet and cold North America means people living there are weak |
| Jefferson | Counters buffon New world degeneracy not true “There are large mammals here too” |
| John Tyndall (1820-1893) | Proposed c02 changes caused ice ages and climates changing |
| Arrhenius (1859-1927) | Built on Tyndall's work Mathmatecizes c02 % and temp affects 1st to suggest fossil fuels release c02 |
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