书目名称 | Climate Change on Mountains | 副标题 | Reviving Humboldt’s | 编辑 | Olivier Dangles | 视频video | | 概述 | Introduces the reader to the impacts of climate change in the tropical Andes, an understudied part of the world.Makes connections between Humboldt and the science of today and what it means in terms o | 图书封面 |  | 描述 | .The world is warming up rapidly and this change is most noticeable in mountains with already observable consequences on flora and fauna. This book presents concepts, methodologies and major achievements of recent research in climate change ecology in mountains by placing this research in a historical perspective, that of travelers and naturalists of the Romantic era, and first of all Alexander von Humboldt..There is now a renewed interest, both in academia and beyond, in Humboldt, his writings and his view of nature. But how can we actually make use of his writings? How can we put his philosophy into practice? How can we still learn from past scientific figures and do a better science today?. In this book, the author presents how it is possible to succeed in modern science by returning to sources, by renewing the tradition of past polymaths such as Humboldt, and by having a fully humanistic approach in science. He illustrates his point based on his 15-year experience inthe study of the ecological effects of climate change in the tropical Andes, showing how he has incorporated approaches from other disciplines, from different branches of science, from history and the arts to achiev | 出版日期 | Book 2023 | 关键词 | Alexander Humboldt; arts and humanities; biodiversity conservation; botany and entomology; climate chang | 版次 | 1 | doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-39528-4 | isbn_softcover | 978-3-031-39530-7 | isbn_ebook | 978-3-031-39528-4 | copyright | The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerl |
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