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Author Schoen, John W., author.

Title Tongass odyssey : seeing the forest ecosystem through the politics of trees : a biologist's memoir / John Schoen
Published Fairbanks, AK : University of Alaska Press, [2020]
©2020

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 338 pages) : color illustrations, color maps
Contents The making of a biologist (1947-1976) -- Tongass field research (Alaska Department of Fish & Game 1977-96) -- Tongass rainforest : saving all the parts (Audubon 1997-2011; retirement 11-19) -- Personal reflections
Summary "John Schoen's Tongass Odyssey is both a memoir and a scientific manuscript. As a memoir it offers authorial stories related to Schoen's dealings in the Tongass National Forest; as a science-based manuscript it addresses the ecological and political history of the past 50 years of the Tongass. It also addresses the responsibility of conservation practitioners regarding the consequences of public lands and water management"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 02, 2020)
Subject Schoen, John W.
SUBJECT Schoen, John W
Schoen, John W. fast
Subject Alaska. Department of Fish and Game -- Officials and employees -- Biography
Audubon Alaska -- Officials and employees -- Biography
SUBJECT Alaska. Department of Fish and Game fast
Audubon Alaska fast
Subject Ecologists -- United States -- Biography
Forest ecology -- Research -- Alaska -- Tongass National Forest
Forest conservation -- Alaska -- Tongass National Forest -- History
Environmental protection -- Alaska -- Tongass National Forest -- History
Ecologists
Ecology
Employees
Environmental protection
Forest conservation
Forest ecology -- Research
SUBJECT Tongass National Forest (Alaska) -- History
Tongass National Forest (Alaska) -- Environmental conditions
Subject Alaska -- Tongass National Forest
United States
Genre/Form Biographies
History
Biographies.
Biographies.
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2019058801
ISBN 9781602234277
1602234272