Louise M. Weber
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Louise M. Weber

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My book is titled Understanding Nature: Ecology for a New Generation and it is an ecology textbook, but it can also be read by a generalized audience. As an ecology professor for almost 30 years, I've learned that people need an emotional connection to nature before they work to protect her. My students connect best when I talk about the ecotherapy benefits of being in nature. Once engaged, my goal is to help readers understand what they observe in nature, and not fall victim to myths or inaccuracies. As far as I know, I'm the first woman in the world to be first-author of an ecology textbook. The difference that makes is this: conventionally, ecologists were taught that nature is a machine and observers must be emotionless to avoid bias. My book encourages the reader to engage their love of nature, while learning the many ways to organize their thoughts about nature. From Traditional Ecology Knowledge, to population, community, ecosystem, and landscape ecology, to wildlife management, restoration ecology, and conservation biology, there are many ways to view the same mountainside in nature. Understanding Nature follows the directives of the Ecological Society of America and their 4DEE format for what to included in an ecology textbook.
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