Ecology on the Ground and in the Clouds

Ecology on the Ground and in the CloudsFollows Alexander von Humboldt and Aim Bonpland as they travel together in South America and then go their separate ways, in the process illustrating two very different ways of understanding humanity's place in the natural world. In Ecology on the Ground and in the Clouds, Andrea Nye raises a question: In a time of climate change and environmental crisis, where should we look for inspiration? Is it to Alexander von Humboldt, the "inventor of nature"

but not yet an accomplished reality

race and sexuality transformed through comedic performances on social media

as political circumstances dictate

Whether or not there is or should be a basic epistemological stance that is different in the sciences and humanities

In Forgetful Memory

and over much of the old Carolingian world as well as Anglo-Saxon England

and musicality

David Rundle: Humanist Eloquence among the Barbarians in Fifteenth-Century England

The chapter looks ahead to the future and recommends adoption of an integrative systems genomic approach to ensure accurate genomic prediction and a more comprehensive biological understanding of feed efficiency

cloud microphysics

followed by biochemical and phenotypic identification

which are discussed in this chapter