Companion to A Sand County Almanac: Interpretive and Critical EssaysJ. Baird Callicott University of Wisconsin Press, 1987 M09 15 - 308 pages The first sustained study of Leopold's seminal book as well as a work of art, philosophy, and social commentary. |
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Page 204
... species , are in effect " devolutionary " ; they flatten the biotic pyramid ; they choke off some of the channels and gorge others ( those which terminate in our own species ) .37 The land ethic does not enshrine the ecological status ...
... species , are in effect " devolutionary " ; they flatten the biotic pyramid ; they choke off some of the channels and gorge others ( those which terminate in our own species ) .37 The land ethic does not enshrine the ecological status ...
Page 225
... species was hampered because the habitat integrity and species composition of the Owens and Walker river systems had already been significantly altered during the early part of the twentieth century . Even so , " The Land Ethic " could ...
... species was hampered because the habitat integrity and species composition of the Owens and Walker river systems had already been significantly altered during the early part of the twentieth century . Even so , " The Land Ethic " could ...
Page 227
... species . To paraphrase Leopold here , we , in the agencies , fancy that game species support us , forgetting what supports game species ( 178 ) . Obviously , this support is manifested in healthy land and a healthy , intact , over- all ...
... species . To paraphrase Leopold here , we , in the agencies , fancy that game species support us , forgetting what supports game species ( 178 ) . Obviously , this support is manifested in healthy land and a healthy , intact , over- all ...
Contents
The Author | 4 |
Aldo Leopolds Early Years | 17 |
Aldo Leopolds Sand Country | 40 |
Copyright | |
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