{"product_id":"eugene-odum-betty-jean-craige-9780820324739","title":"Eugene Odum: Ecosystem Ecologist \u0026 Environmentalist","description":"\u003cp\u003eStudents of nature around the world revere Eugene Odum as a founder and pioneer of ecosystem ecology. In this biography of Odum, Betty Jean Craige depicts the intellectual growth, creativity, and vision of the scientist who made the ecosystem concept central to his discipline and translated the principles of ecosystem ecology into lessons in preserving the natural environment. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePlacing Odum's achievements in historical context, Craige traces his life from his childhood through his education, his collaboration with his brother Howard T. Odum in developing methods to study ecosystems, his contributions to the field of radiation ecology, his emergence as an internationally distinguished educator of ecosystem ecology, and his environmental activism. Craige also describes Odum's role in the creation of the Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, the Marine Institute on Sapelo Island, and the Institute of Ecology at the University of Georgia, where he became identified with the statement \"The ecosystem is greater than the sum of its parts.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOdum's textbook \u003ci\u003eFundamentals of Ecology\u003c\/i\u003e is a classic, published in numerous editions and translations worldwide. Odum achieved membership in the National Academy of Sciences, shared with his brother the prestigious Crafoord Prize for Ecology, accepted six honorary doctorates, and received numerous awards for environmental activities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Betty Jean Craige\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0820324736\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780820324739\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Georgia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/22\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.04h x 7.68w x 0.74d","brand":"Betty Jean Craige","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44058201587967,"sku":"9780820324739","price":30.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ac8eac91-178a-469c-8405-b213cc05a4bc.jpg?v=1685051219","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/eugene-odum-betty-jean-craige-9780820324739","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}