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1 online resource (243 pages) : illustrations |
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1. Ecological awakening -- 2. Pioneer ecologist -- 3. Complete botanist -- 4. Conservationist -- 5. Voice for nature -- 6. Popular pen -- 7. Natural gardens -- 8. Natural gardens revisited -- 9. Professor and head -- 10. Teacher -- 11. Defender of truth -- 12. Early years, 1884-1919 -- 13. Raleigh years, 1919-1954 -- 14. Retirement years. 1954-1978 |
| Summary |
Through the pioneering efforts of ecologist B.W. Wells (1884-1978), thousands of North Carolinians learned to appreciate and protect the state's diverse plant life long before ecology and conservation became popular causes. A keen observer of the natural landscape, Wells provided the first scientific descriptions in modern terms of the forces that shaped coastal communities, bogs and savannahs, the Carolina bays, pine forests, old fields, and mountain grassy balds. But the broader impact of his life lay in his championship and popularization of nature. Outside academic circles |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-231 and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Wells, B. W. (Bertram Whittier), 1884-1978.
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| SUBJECT |
Wells, B. W. (Bertram Whittier), 1884-1978
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Wells, B. W. (Bertram Whittier), 1884-1978 fast |
| Subject |
Botanists -- North Carolina -- Biography
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Ecologists -- North Carolina -- Biography
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Science & Technology.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Botany.
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Botanists
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Ecologists
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North Carolina
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collective biographies.
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Biographies
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781469611211 |
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146961121X |
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9781469616438 |
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1469616432 |
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9780807858707 |
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0807858706 |
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