圖書標籤: 科普 Edward-Wilson 自然科學 科學 生物學 生物 名著 scientific-humanism
发表于2024-08-19
The Diversity of Life pdf epub mobi txt 電子書 下載 2024
Harvard Professor and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Edward Wilson takes readers through time--tracing the processes that create new species, the five cataclysmic events that have disrupted evolution over the past 600 million years, and how humans are destroying diversity at a projected rate of 20 percent over the next 30 years. "In the Amazon Basin the greatest violence sometimes begins as a flicker of light beyond the horizon. There in the perfect bowl of the night sky, untouched by light from any human source, a thunderstorm sends its premonitory signal and begins a slow journey to the observer, who thinks: the world is about to change." Watching from the edge of the Brazilian rain forest, witness to the sort of violence nature visits upon its creatures, Edward O. Wilson reflects on the crucible of evolution, and so begins his remarkable account of how the living world became diverse and how humans are destroying that diversity. Wilson, internationally regarded as the dean of biodiversity studies, conducts us on a tour through time, traces the processes that create new species in bursts of adaptive radiation, and points out the cataclysmic events that have disrupted evolution and diminished global diversity over the past 600 million years. The five enormous natural blows to the planet (such as meteorite strikes and climatic changes) required 10 to 100 million years of evolutionary repair. The sixth great spasm of extinction on earth--caused this time entirely by humans--may be the one that breaks the crucible of life. Wilson identifies this crisis in countless ecosystems around the globe: coral reefs, grasslands, rain forests, and other natural habitats. Drawing on a variety of examples such as the decline of bird populations in the United States, the extinction of many species of freshwater fish in Africa and Asia, and the rapid disappearance of flora and fauna as the rain forests are cut down, he poignantly describes the death throes of the living worlds diversity--projected to decline as much as 20 percent by the year 2020. All evidence marshaled here resonates through Wilson's tightly reasoned call for a spirit of stewardship over the worlds biological wealth. He makes a plea for specific actions that will enhance rather than diminish not just diversity but the quality of life on earth. Cutting through the tangle of environmental issues that often obscure the real concern, Wilson maintains that the era of confrontation between forces for the preservation of nature and those for economic development is over; he convincingly drives home the point that both aims can, and must, be integrated. Unparalleled in its range and depth, Wilson's masterwork is essential reading for those who care about preserving the worlds biological variety and ensuring our planets health.
愛德華·威爾遜( Edward O. Wilson )
◎ 最具文采的科學傢
◎ 最博學多識的作傢
◎ “最後的博物學傢”
生於1929 年,當今美國生物學界的翹楚,美國國傢科學院院士,世界上最有影響力的科學傢之一。“生物社會學”之父,“生物多樣性”概念提齣者。目前是哈佛 大學比較動物學博物館昆蟲館的名譽館長兼榮譽研究教授。
先後獲得100 多個國際性奬項,包括美國的國傢科學奬、瑞典皇傢科學院頒發的剋拉福德奬、日本的國際生物奬。 1996 年,被《時代》雜誌評為對當代美國影響最大的 25 位美國人之一。他熱心投身環保事業,曾獲世界自然基金會頒發的金質奬章、美國奧杜邦學會頒發的奧杜邦奬章等。
威爾遜非常擅長著述,文筆優美,有 30 餘部著作,先後以《論人性》和《螞蟻》兩度獲得普利策奬。
很好的科普類讀物。雖然涉及的很多生物類名詞都看不懂,但是內容很基礎嚴謹,例子翔實。值得二刷。
評分很好的科普類讀物。雖然涉及的很多生物類名詞都看不懂,但是內容很基礎嚴謹,例子翔實。值得二刷。
評分很好的科普類讀物。雖然涉及的很多生物類名詞都看不懂,但是內容很基礎嚴謹,例子翔實。值得二刷。
評分很好的科普類讀物。雖然涉及的很多生物類名詞都看不懂,但是內容很基礎嚴謹,例子翔實。值得二刷。
評分很好的科普類讀物。雖然涉及的很多生物類名詞都看不懂,但是內容很基礎嚴謹,例子翔實。值得二刷。
刚要过去的5月,我去了三次上海,第二次去上海的时候,倾盆大雨,很早就到上海,很早就把事情做完了,于是想着火车站太吵,也没办法很早回来,之前在站台研究上海地铁图的时候,偶然看到上海自然博物馆就在地铁线上,离吴中路也不是特别远,回火车站也很方便,加上我觉得应该没...
評分 評分看这本书的时候是高中。作为文科生总是对文字的表述方式很敏感。当时对翻译过来的带着文字转化中出现的特有的翻译味道特别喜欢。所以很认真的一字一句读过。差点要忘记这不是文学作品而是一本科普读物了。 看这类书的目的,不是为了积累生物学或者动植物学上的知识,而是想通...
評分只有在看了E.O.Wilson的《生命的多样性》之后才能理解这部记录片《地球脉动》的含义,生命的多样性需要人类的努力,按照Wilson的转述,每一级食物链上,只能利用上一级别的能源转化的10%。 而人类活动不光在物理距离上占据了要求了不合理的空间,因为在此同时还破坏其他物种的...
評分可能是人在慢慢变老,心可以沉稳一些了。。。在有些情况下。所以前段时间好像就是这样,当我很纠结的翻开书页后,意外的,很快的就看完了。回想自己以往的看书速度,确实快多了。当下突然而至的这份超能力让我都有点不记得以前的慢是多么的难以克服 对我的好奇心来说,这本书...
The Diversity of Life pdf epub mobi txt 電子書 下載 2024