On Friday, 26 February 2016 12:42:03 UTC, Graham P Davis wrote:
I've recently read 'The Invention of Natu The Adventures of
Alexander von Humboldt, The Lost Hero of Science' by Andrea Wulf, the
winner of the 2015 Costa Biography Award.

5. Ecology
1. He could be said to be the first ecologist, having treated the above
disciplines as all linked together..
2. Might therefore be described as a precursor to James Lovelock. In
fact, his magnum opus, 'Cosmos' was originally to be entitled 'Gaia'.
3. Reported on how the activities of man were changing the climate.

Graham,

I wonder how he would have reacted to to your suggestion to cut down all the forests in Europe because they are coniferous :-)

cheers, Alastair.