The Late-Devensian flora of Drimnagall, North Knapdale, Argyllshire

Rymer, Leslie

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“…Sheail (1980) summarized the methodology used for handling archival evidence. A somewhat neglected figure in the development of British historical ecology is Leslie Rymer, who started historical ecological investigations based on his own palynological research (Rymer, 1974) as well as on archival and ethnographic sources (Rymer, 1976, 1977, 1979 a ). He was the first to discuss historical ecology from a more theoretical point of view, outlining what he called the “epistemology of historical ecology” in four short papers in the journal Environmental Conservation (Rymer, 1979 b , c , 1980 a , b ).…”

Section: Historical Ecology Since the 1960smentioning

confidence: 99%

Historical ecology: past, present and future

Szabó

2014

Biological Reviews

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The term 'historical ecology' has been used with various meanings since the first half of the 20th century. Studies labelled as historical ecology have been produced in at least four academic disciplines: history, ecology, geography and anthropology. Although all those involved seem to agree that historical ecology concerns the historical interconnectedness of nature and human culture, this field of study has no unified methodology, specialized institutional background and common publication forums. Knowledge of the development of historical ecology is also limited. As a result, the current multitude of definitions of historical ecology is accompanied by divergent opinions as to where the origins of the field are to be sought. In this review, I follow the development of historical ecology from the 18th century to the present. In the first part, I briefly describe some early examples of historical ecological investigations, followed by a description of the various scientific strands in the 20th century that contributed to the formation of historical ecology. In the second part, I discuss the past five decades of historical ecological investigations in more detail, focusing mostly (but not exclusively) on works that their respective authors identified as historical ecology. I also examine the appearance and interconnectedness of the two main trends (ecological and anthropological) in historical ecological research. In the last part, I attempt to outline the future of historical ecology based on common features in existing research. It appears that at present historical ecology is at a crossroads. With rapidly growing interest in historical ecological research, it may move towards institutionalization or remain an umbrella term.

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Section: Historical Ecology Since the 1960smentioning

confidence: 99%

Historical ecology: past, present and future

Szabó

2014

Biological Reviews

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“…Historical ecology that defined itself as such was born approximately half a century ago simultaneously and independently in Europe and in the USA (Etter 1953; Lambert et al . 1960; Tubbs 1968; Peterken 1969; Rymer 1974, 1979; Crompton & Sheail 1975; Rackham 1975; Rice 1976; Bilsky 1980; Crumley & Marquardt 1987) as an interdisciplinary venture. Initially, its methodology and research topics were balanced between the natural sciences and the humanities.…”

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Why history matters in ecology: an interdisciplinary perspective

Szabó

2010

Envir. Conserv.

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SUMMARYIn recent decades, the interconnectedness of history and ecology has received increasing attention. Although necessarily interdisciplinary, efforts to study this interconnectedness had their roots either in the humanities and social sciences or in the natural sciences: scholars have tried either to understand more about nature with the help of history, or, about human history with the help of natural phenomena. As a result, theoretical studies about the integration of ecology and history try to answer two relatively distinct questions: ‘why ecology matters in history’ and ‘why history matters in ecology’. This paper sets out to systematize current knowledge on the latter question and to highlight those issues that have so far received less attention. The arguments can be grouped into three major themes. First, history matters in ecology because it aids understanding of current patterns and processes in nature. Second, because it fosters better informed management and policy decisions; and third, because it places ecology and conservation in a wider interdisciplinary context. Besides dealing with the perspectives of ecologists and conservationists, this paper also includes material from historians, anthropologists and archaeologists, that is, from scholars whose primary interest does not lie in ecological investigations, but who have, nonetheless, embraced the need for the integration of ecology and history.

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“…Much later, after she moved with him to Bergen, she undertook a PhD thesis on cores from Diss Mere (Peglar, 1992), supervised by John, so she was in a sense the last of his Cambridge PhD students, although she worked with him from 1972, longer than anyone except Hilary, his wife since 1966. John had 11 other Cambridge PhD students: Leslie Rymer (1974), Peter Beales (1976), Colin Prentice (1976), Paul Adam (1976; although not Paul’s designated supervisor, John was his principal advisor), Brian Huntley (1976), Will Williams (1976), Richard Bradshaw (1978), Mary Edwards (1980), Henry Lamb (1982), Keith Bennett (1982) and Paul Kerslake (1982). Most of his doctoral students had been Cambridge undergraduates, the exceptions being Mary Edwards (Aberystwyth and Oxford) and Henry Lamb (Dublin and Minnesota).…”

Section: The Cambridge Yearsmentioning

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John Birks: Pioneer in quantitative palaeoecology

Battarbee

Lamb

Bennett³

et al. 2014

The Holocene

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We describe the career of John Birks as a pioneering scientist who has, over a career spanning five decades, transformed palaeoecology from a largely descriptive to a rigorous quantitative science relevant to contemporary questions in ecology and environmental change. We review his influence on students and colleagues not only at Cambridge and Bergen Universities, his places of primary employment, but also on individuals and research groups in Europe and North America. We also introduce the collection of papers that we have assembled in his honour. The papers are written by his former students and close colleagues and span many of the areas of palaeoecology to which John himself has made major contributions. These include the relationship between ecology and palaeoecology, late-glacial and Holocene palaeoecology, ecological succession, climate change and vegetation history, the role of palaeoecological techniques in reconstructing and understanding the impact of human activity on terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems and numerical analysis of multivariate palaeoecological data.

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The Late-Devensian flora of Drimnagall, North Knapdale, Argyllshire

Cited by 3 publications

References 9 publications

Historical ecology: past, present and future

Historical ecology: past, present and future

Why history matters in ecology: an interdisciplinary perspective

John Birks: Pioneer in quantitative palaeoecology

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