The Balance of Nature: Ecology's Enduring Myth

by John C. Kricher

Book Overview

The idea of a balance of nature has been a dominant part of Western philosophy since before Aristotle, and it persists in the public imagination and even among some ecologists today. In this lively and thought-provoking book, John Kricher demonstrates that nature in fact is not in balance, nor has it ever been at any stage in Earth's history. He explains how and why this notion of a natural world in balance has endured for so long, and he shows...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691138982
• ISBN13: 9780691138985
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.4"