Eden's endemics : narratives of biodiversity on Earth and beyond / Elizabeth Callaway.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Callaway, Elizabeth, 1983- author.

Series:

Under the sign of nature

Under the sign of nature : explorations in ecocriticism

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Literature and science.

Biodiversity.

Biodiversity conversation.

Human ecology and the humanities.

Physical Description:

xiii, 207 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2020.

Summary:

"In a narrative that touches on topics ranging from seed banks to science fiction to birdwatching, Callaway argues--through a variety of media and genres--that there is no set, generally accepted way to measure biodiversity"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Natural History at the End of the World: Seed Banks, Database, Apocalypse

2. Cross Sections of the Tree of Life: Visualization and Evolutionary Supertrees

3. A Bird in Hand: Species Encounters in Competitive Birding

4. Islands in the Aether Ocean: Speculative Ecosystems in Science Fiction

5. Biodiversity Within: The Human Microbiome.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Callaway, Elizabeth, 1983- Eden's endemics

ISBN:

9780813944562

0813944562

9780813944579

0813944570

OCLC:

1141918847