Acknowledgments
Introduction
PART I. The Role of Observation in Ecological Science
Chapter 1. An Observational Approach to Ecology
Chapter 2. Observational Approaches in Historical Context
PART II. Using Observations in Ecology
Chapter 3. Using All the Senses in Ecology
Chapter 4. Using Technology to Expand Our Observational Senses
Chapter 5. Local, Traditional, and Accidental Ecological Observers and Observations
PART III. The Challenges Posed by an observational approach
Chapter 6. Dealing with Too Many Observations, and Too Few
Chapter 7. Is Observation-Based Ecology Scientific?
PART IV. Beyond Academia: The Power of Observational approaches
Chapter 8. Ecology's Renewed Importance in Policy
Chapter 9. Opening Nature's Door to a New Generation of Citizens and Ecologists
Conclusions
References
About the Authors
About the Contributors
Index