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。
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.
發表於2024-11-07
The Diversity of Life 2024 pdf epub mobi 電子書 下載
幾年前讀到這本書,個人感覺文字略顯艱澀,不少地方需要反復咀嚼,也許是翻譯的問題,但隻要耐心看完,確實愉悅身心!閱讀前最好先溫習下物種起源等生物學基礎知識,這樣能有效率地閱讀!作為科普讀物入門書,門檻似乎高瞭點。
評分書是一本好書,不過也有些年頭瞭,有些描述跟現在科學的進展沒連上。囫圇吞棗地看瞭一遍,感覺不錯,但還是沒有能跟上作者的思考的方式——或者是翻譯的問題,等有機會拿原版書來看看。
評分 評分隻有在看瞭E.O.Wilson的《生命的多樣性》之後纔能理解這部記錄片《地球脈動》的含義,生命的多樣性需要人類的努力,按照Wilson的轉述,每一級食物鏈上,隻能利用上一級彆的能源轉化的10%。 而人類活動不光在物理距離上占據瞭要求瞭不閤理的空間,因為在此同時還破壞其他物種的...
評分幾年前讀到這本書,個人感覺文字略顯艱澀,不少地方需要反復咀嚼,也許是翻譯的問題,但隻要耐心看完,確實愉悅身心!閱讀前最好先溫習下物種起源等生物學基礎知識,這樣能有效率地閱讀!作為科普讀物入門書,門檻似乎高瞭點。
圖書標籤: 科普 Edward-Wilson 自然科學 科學 生物學 生物 名著 scientific-humanism
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。
評分在中國的詩裏,仿佛大自然都是不變的而人世浮沉。但其實從來就沒有永恒,一場暴風雨對一片樹林來說,也是新開始。
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。
評分在中國的詩裏,仿佛大自然都是不變的而人世浮沉。但其實從來就沒有永恒,一場暴風雨對一片樹林來說,也是新開始。
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。
The Diversity of Life 2024 pdf epub mobi 電子書 下載