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‎Ecology.‎

‎Plantesamfund. Grundtræk af den økologiske Plantegeografi. - [FOUNDING PLANT ECOLOGY - PRESENTATION-COPY]‎

‎Kjøbenhavn, Philipsen, 1895. 8vo. Bound with the original printed front-wrapper in contemporary half calf with gilt lettering to spine. Front free end-paper with previous owner's name (G. Sarauw). With author's presentation inscription to title-page: ""Hr. Cand. Sarauw / med venskabelig Hilsen / fra Forfatteren"". Withbound is a 15 line letter from Warming: ""19.4.95 / Kære Hr. Sarauw / Medfølgende vilde jeg ikke / blot gjerne have / anmeldt i Bot. Centralblad., men ogsaa kritiseret privat af / Dem (De må også / gjerne gøre det offentligt / det er ikke det jeg mener) / da jeg antager, at De / har meget at indvende / og jeg gjerne vil have Bogen / korrigeret før jeg [?] den. Venligst Hilsen / Eug Warming"". (i.e. English: """"19. 4. 1895 / Dear Mr. Sarauw / the enclosed I would not only wish to have reviewed in Botanisk Centralblad, but also privately criticized by you (you are of course also welcome to do so publicly—that’s not what I mean), since I assume that you have many objections and I would very much like to have the book corrected before I [?] it. Kind regards / Eug. Warming"").Light wear to extremities, otherwise a very nice and clean copy. VII, (1), 335 pp. ‎

‎A magnificent presentation-copy of the first edition of this milestone in the history of ecology, being the first textbook of ecological plant geography ever published and the work that established ecology as a formal scientific discipline. The present copy is inscribed by Warming to G. Sarauw, a Danish-Swedish botanist and archaeologist known for his pioneering interdisciplinary work. Inserted between the front wrapper and the title-page is furthermore a 1-page autograph letter from letter from Warming to Sarauw asking him to criticize and help correct the work before it is published. The letter reveals Warming’s intellectual humility and his scientific approach of peer engagement prior to more formal discussions - not merely seeking publicity or endorsement, but genuinely inviting criticism from a respected peer. The recipient, Sarauw, was a fellow botanist trained in the natural sciences who would later gain fame for his archaeological work at Maglemose, but at the time he was a close colleague within the Danish scientific community. Warming’s ”Plantesamfund” established ecology as a formal scientific discipline on the interaction between organisms and their environment long before the term “ecology” gained general acceptance. The work summed up decades of Warming’s own field research in Brazil, Denmark and Greenland and articulated a structured and comparative approach to vegetation types, ecological adaptations and habitat conditions. Grouping of plants understood not merely taxonomically, but functionally and in relation to their environment, was groundbreaking, marking a decisive turn in botanical science and laying the groundwork for all modern ecology. Biologist R. J. Goodland wrote in 1975: “If one individual can be singled out to be honoured as the founder of ecology, Warming should gain precedence”. (Goodland, R.J. The tropical origin of ecology: Eugen Warming’s jubilee.p. 240-245). “In ""Plantesamfund"" (1895) - (the work offered) - he formulated the program of his research: ""To answer the question: Why each species has its own habit and habitat, why the species congregate to form definitive communities, and why these have a characteristic physiognomy."". The book created an enormous sensation as a new attempt at grouping and characterizing the plant communities - a new phytogeographical term by which Warming meant a group of species forming a physiognomically well-defined unity, such as a meadow. In all essentials the species of a community are subject to the same external conditions arising from the ecological factors. These factors are of a fundamental importance to the ecology ofthe individual plant and the plant community. Considering water to be the most important factor, Warming divided plant communities into four types: hydrophytic, xerophytic, halophytic, and mesophytic."" (DSB XIV, p. 181). In the late 19th century a new interest in nature and the complicated interplay between different species and types arose: “This interest in the influence of the environment on plants gave rise to the new field of ecology, pioneered by the Danish professor Eugen Warming (Warming 1895). Warming’s work had wide-reaching impact. British botanist Arthur Tansley was drawn to ecology after reading Plantesamfund (Warming 1895), commenting: “I well remember working through it with enthusiasm in 1898 and going out into the field to see how far one could match the plant communities Warming had described for Denmark in the English countryside. ….” Tansley would later state that: “Though the organisms may claim our prime interest, when we are trying to think fundamentally, we cannot separate them from their special environments, with which they form one physical system” (1935).” (Mabberly, A Cultural History of Plants in the Nineteenth Century, p99) The work was quickly translated into German, French, English Russian, and Polish, and especially the German translation from 1896 became immensely influential, especially in Britain and North America directly inspiring leading ecologists like Arthur Tansley, Henry Chandler Cowles and Frederic Clements. Even today, Warming’s work continues to be read and is widely regarded as the foundational text of the subject, often viewed as the “bible” of ecological science. ‎

‎Er koppen hos vortemælken (Euphorbia L.) en Blomst eller en Blomsterstand? En organogenetisk morfologisk Undersögelse, udgiven som Afhandling for den filosofiske Doktorgrad ved Köbenhavns Universitet. - [WARMING'S - THE FOUNDER OF MODERN ECOLOGY - DOCTORAL DISSERTATION]‎

‎Köbenhavn, Gad, 1871. 8vo. Bound in recent half cloth over marbled paper covered boards. First and last leaves mounted in margin, otherwise a nice and clean copy. (4), 111 pp. + 3 plates. ‎

‎First edition of Warming’s doctoral dissertation, a landmark study in plant morphology and organogenesis. Here Warming investigates the cyathium (the characteristic cup-shaped structure) of the Euphorbia genus, seeking to determine whether it should be classified as a single flower or as an inflorescence. Warming’s work provided an important contribution to the understanding of floral structures in angiosperms. Johannes Eugenius Warming (1841–1924), commonly known as Eugen Warming, was a pioneering Danish botanist widely recognized as one of the founding figures of modern ecology. He authored the first textbook on plant ecology in 1895, introduced the first university course in the subject, and helped define the scope and content of ecological science. In 1975, ecologist R. J. Goodland asserted: “If one individual can be singled out to be honoured as the founder of ecology, Warming should gain precedence” (""The Tropical Origin of Ecology: Eugen Warming's Jubilee""). Warming wrote a number of textbooks on botany, plant geography and ecology, which were translated to several languages and were immensely influential at their time and later. Most important were “Plantesamfund and Haandbog i den systematiske Botanik”.‎

‎Oecology of Plants, an Introduction to the Study of Plant Communities. - [FOUNDING PLANT ECOLOGY.]‎

‎Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1909. Large8vo. In contemporary full cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Ex-libris pasted on to pasted dowbn front end-paper. Light wear to extremities and hinges a bit weak. Internally nice and clean. XI, (1), 422 pp.‎

‎First English translation the founding work on Plant ecology and Plant communities. “It was Warming, in an 1895 Danish botanical textbook called Plantesamfund (Plant Communities), who defined the nature of the discipline. He pointed out that organisms, plant and animal, live in highly developed communities, the tenure of which depends on such things as temperature, rainfall, soil constitution, elevation, and countless other factors. He noted that communities change over time, moving toward what he called ""climax"" communities, which will remain dominant until conditions change. But he also advised that conditions will change, through wildfire, or floods, or man-made alterations, and that such changes are often irreversible, so that a forest turned into grassland will seldom revert to a forest community again.” (Linda Hall) ""Warming was the founder of plant ecology. The term ""ecology"", first used by Haeckel in 1866, was introduced into botany by H. reiter in 1885M but is was Warming who made ecology a preferred field of activity for many botanists. In ""Plantesamfund"" (1895) - (the work offered) - he formulated the program of his research: ""To answer the question: Why each species has its own habit and habitat, why the species congregate to form definitive communities, and why these have a characteristic physiognomy."". The book created an enormous senstaion as a new attempt at grouping and characterizing the plant communities - a new phytogeographical term by which Warming meant a group of species forming a physiognomically well-defined unity, such as a meadow. In all essentials the species of a community are subject to the same external conditions arising from the ecological factors. These factors are of a fundamental importence to the ecology ofthe individual plant and the plant community. Considering water to be the most importent factor, Warming divided plant communities into four types: hydrophytic, xerophytic, halophytic, and mesophytic.""(DSB XIV, p. 181).‎

‎The Community Ecology of Sea Otters Ecology of the Sea Otter Community. In Engl‎

‎The Community Ecology of Sea Otters Ecology of the Sea Otter Community. In English /The Community Ecology of Sea Otters Ekologiya soobshchestva morskikh vydr. Series: Ecological Studies. Vol. 65. Analysis and Synthesis Series: Environmental Studies. Volume 65. Analysis and Synthesis. Edited by G.R. VanBlaricom and J.A. Estes. Edited by H.R. BahnBlaricom and J.A. Estes. In English. Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, London, Paris, Tokyo Springer-Verlag 1988. XVI, 247 p. We have thousands of titles and often several copies of each title may be available. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKUalb32828e9a4a48cabd.‎

‎Smith Robert Leo. Smith Robert Leo. Ecology and Field Biology Ecology and Field‎

‎Smith Robert Leo. Smith Robert Leo. Ecology and Field Biology Ecology and Field Biology. In English /Smith Robert Leo. Smit Robert Leo. Ecology and Field Biology Ekologiya i polevaya biologiya. 2nd edition. In English. New York. New York Harper Row, Publishers 1974. XII, 850 p. We have thousands of titles and often several copies of each title may be available. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKUalb41d8c5946b60a7fc.‎