| Book Review | Environmental History, 11.4

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| Book Review | Environmental History, 11.4 | The History Cooperative

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The Evolution of American Ecology: 1890–2000. By Sharon E. Kingsland. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005. x + 313 pp. Illustrations, notes, essay on sources, index. Cloth $50.00.

In Modeling Nature (1995), Sharon Kingsland explored the development of population ecology, focusing on the applications of mathematical modeling to population processes. In this book she continues her historical explorations of the roots of ecology by examining the growth and development of American ecology. Kingsland states "I am interested in how ecology came to define its separate niche, that is, how it became a discipline in the United States, and what challenges have faced ecologists over the twentieth century as the disciplinary environment has changed and the niche has been reshaped." Whereas her first book was zoological in orientation, this one is primarily botanical. The American environment provided many unique ecosystems and American botanists were determined to separate themselves from European botanists, particularly with respect to the taxonomical aspects of botany, and in doing so, established unique procedures, as well as unique institutions to support their work. Thus this book is not only a history of individuals and ideas, but also institutions.

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