Brandeis University Press
Climate Ghosts: Migratory Species in the Anthropocene
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- Nancy Langston
- Brandeis University Press
- Hardcover
- 9781684580644
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- Nature > Environmental Conservation & Protection - General
- English
Secure TransactionBook Description
Environmental historian Nancy Langston explores three ghost species in the Great Lakes watershed--woodland caribou, common loons, and lake sturgeon. Ghost species are those that have not gone completely extinct, although they may be extirpated from a particular area. Their traces are still present, whether in DNA, in small fragmented populations, in lone individuals roaming a desolate landscape in search of a mate. We can still restore them if we make the hard choices necessary for them to survive. In this meticulously researched book, Langston delves into how climate change and human impact affected these now ghost species. Climate Ghosts covers one of the key issues of our time.
Author Bio
I am an environmental historian who explores the connections between waste, water, climate change, and wildlife in northern watersheds. Author of 5 books, 52 peer-reviewed articles, and public-facing journalism, I have been Principle Investigator on over $1.2 million in external funding. I served as President of the ASEH and Editor-in-Chief of the journal Environmental History.
Research Interests
Toxics, forested watersheds, and northern lakes
Environmental history
Watershed change and water quality
Mining history
Education
Ph.D., University of Washington
M.Phil, Oxford University
B.A., Dartmouth College
Source: Michigan Technological University
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