Reading references

Here you will find links and book titles that offer both inspiration and information about the climate, ecosystems and the points of view that nurture our work. This page will provide an ever-growing bibliography: we aim to keep gathering and archiving useful sources as we go along.

 

Delicate empiricism:

Bortoft, H. (1998) Goethe’s Scientific Consciousness, Institute of Cultural Research, London, UK

Colquhoun, M & Ewald, A. (1988) New Eyes for Plants – A workbook for observing and drawing plants Hawthorn Press, Gloucestershire, UK

Goethe, J.W. (1792) ‘The Experiment as a Mediator’ Commented by Holdrege, C. (2010) In Context nº 24: 19-23

Harding, S. (2006) Animate Earth – Science, Intuition and Gaia Cornwall: Green Books, Second edition 2009

Holdrege, C (2005) ‘Doing Goethean Science’, Janus Head, 8(1) pages 27-32

Holdrege, C. (2013) Thinking Like a Plant – a new science for life Lindisfarne Books, MA, USA

Seamon, D. & Zajonc, A. (1998) Goethe’s Way of Science- A Phenomenology of Nature SUNY – State University of New York press, USA

Steiner, R. (1883-1897) Goethean Science, by Rudolf Steiner. Translated by William Lindeman (1988), Mercury Press – Chestnut Ridge, NY, USA

Steiner, R. Nature’s Open Secret – Introductions to Goethe’s Scientific Writings, Translated by John Barnes and Mado Spiegler (2000) , Anthroposophic Press, USA

 

Coastal Ecosystems: Mangroves and Marismas

Costa, C.S.B. & Davy, A.J., 1992. ‘Coastal saltmarsh communities of Latin America’. In: U. Seeliger (ed.), Coastal Plant Communities of Latin America. San Diego, California, Academic Press, Inc, Cap. 12: 179-199.
https://www.academia.edu/4499554/Marismas_a_vegeta%C3%A7%C3%A3o_das_margens_do_Estu%C3%A1rio

Howard, J., Hoyt, S., Isensee, K, Pidgeon, E., Telszewski, M. (eds)(2014) Coastal Blue Carbon – methods for assessing carbon stocks and emissions factors in mangroves, tidal salt marshes, and seagrass meadows. The Blue Carbon Initiative – Conservation International, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, International Union for Conservation of Nature.  Arlington, Virginia, USA
http://thebluecarboninitiative.org/new-manual-for-measuring-assessing-and-analyzing-coastal-blue-carbon/

Nellemann, C, Corcoran, E., Duarte, C M., Valdes, L., De Young, C., Fonseca, L., Grimsditch, G. (eds) (2009) ‘Blue Carbon – the role of healthy oceans in binding carbon.’ [Online] ( 22nd May 2016) UNEP, GRID-Arendal: Birkeland Trykkeri AS, Norway
www.grida.no/publications/rr/blue-carbon/ebook.aspx

Nogara, P. (2009) Mamanguá- Berçário Marinho e Reduto Tradicional de Caiçaras Ipsis Gráfica e Editora, SP, Brasil

Marangoni, J.C. ‘Caracterização da Paisagem de uma Área de Preservação: Estudo de Caso da Lagoinha, (Rio Grande, RS)’
https://periodicos.furg.br/atlantica/article/viewFile/2303/1191

Marangoni, J.C. & Costa, C. (2014) ‘Caracterização das atividades econômicas tradicionais no entorno das marismas no estuário da Lagoa dos Patos (RS)’
https://revistas.ufpr.br/made/article/viewFile/12702/13430

Schaeffer-Novelli, Y. ‘Situaçao atual do Grupo de Ecossistemas: “Manguezal, Marisma e Apicum” Incluindo os principais vetores de pressão e as perspectivas para sua conservação e uso sustentável’.
http://anp.gov.br/meio/guias/sismica/refere/manguezal_marisma_apicum.pdf

 

Atlantic Forest

Cahill, J & McNike,G, (2011) The Behavioral Ecology of Nutrient Foraging by Plants – Department of Biological Sciences University of Alberta, Edmonton – Canada Article (PDF Available)in Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics
https://grad.biology.ualberta.ca/cahill/

https://www.portaleducacao.com.br/conteudo/artigos/biologia/as-caracteristicas-vegetacionais-da-floresta-da-tijuca-e-seu-entorno/56548

Scarano, F. (2014) Mata Atlantica- uma história do futuro, Rio de Janeiro: Edições de Janeiro, Conservação Internacional , RJ, Brasil

Wohlleben, P. (2015) A Vida Secreta das Arvores Editora Sextante, RJ, Brasil

 

Climate Change and Carbon Cycle

Consineau, L. ‘Climate Change Guide – a guide to a more sustainable life’ Montreal,
https://www.climate-change-guide.com/albedo-definition.html

Cordon, S. (2019) ‘U.N. declares 2021-2030 “Decade on Ecosystem Restoration”’ Landscape News

https://news.globallandscapesforum.org/32909/un-declares-2021-to-2030-decade-on-ecosystem-restoration/?fbclid=IwAR1ZO2fmWvWr7fbgVWEAXTjyAvxXE6QjG387GBBuAtjCwvqxAXcajIK-DM8

Hawken, P. (2018) Drawdown – The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming, Penguin Books, USA

Howard, J., Hoyt, S., Isensee, K, Pidgeon, E., Telszewski, M. (eds)(2014) ‘Coastal Blue Carbon – methods for assessing carbon stocks and emissions factors in mangroves, tidal salt marshes, and seagrass meadows’. The Blue Carbon Initiative – Conservation International, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, International Union for Conservation of Nature.  Arlington, Virginia, USA.
http://thebluecarboninitiative.org/new-manual-for-measuring-assessing-and-analyzing-coastal-blue-carbon/

IPCC, (2018): Summary for Policymakers. In: Global warming of 1.5°C. An IPCC Special Report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways, in the context of strengthening the global response to the threat of climate change, sustainable development, and efforts to eradicate poverty [V. Masson-Delmotte, P. Zhai, H. O. Pörtner, D. Roberts, J. Skea, P. R. Shukla, A. Pirani, W. Moufouma-Okia, C. Péan, R. Pidcock, S. Connors, J. B. R. Matthews, Y. Chen, X. Zhou, M. I. Gomis, E. Lonnoy, T. Maycock, M. Tignor, T. Waterfield (eds.)]. World Meteorological Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
https://www.environment.gov.au/climate-change/climate-science-data/climate-science/greenhouse-effect

Lenton,T. & Watson, A. (2011) Revolutions that Made the Earth United Kingdom: Oxford University Press

Lovelock, J. (1991) GAIA – The Practical Science of Planetary Medicine, Gaia Books Limited, revised edition (2000) London, UK

Nellemann, C, Corcoran, E., Duarte, C M., Valdes, L., De Young, C., Fonseca, L., Grimsditch, G. (eds) (2009) ‘Blue Carbon – the role of healthy oceans in binding carbon.’ [Online] UNEP, GRID-Arendal: Birkeland Trykkeri AS, Norway
https://report.ipcc.ch/sr15/pdf/sr15_spm_final.pdf

The Royal Society (2005) ‘Ocean Acidification due to increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide – Policy document 12/05’

 

Ocean acidification

An IPCC Special Report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways, in the context of strengthening the global response to the threat of climate change, sustainable development, and efforts to eradicate poverty
https://report.ipcc.ch/sr15/pdf/sr15_spm_final.pdf

Hardt, M. & Safina, C. (2008) ‘Covering Ocean Acidification: Chemistry and considerations’ Yale Climate Connections
https://www.yaleclimateconnections.org/2008/06/covering-ocean-acidification-chemistry-and-considerations/

Monteiro da Silva, R (2015) ‘Fluxos de CO2 Entre o Oceano e a Atmosfera e os Controladores da Variabilidade de pCO2 Superficial no Oceano Atlântico Sudeste’ Tese de Mestrado, Instituto de Oceanografia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande.
https://sistemas.furg.br/sistemas/sab/arquivos/bdtd/0000011337.pdf

The Royal Society (2005) ‘Ocean Acidification due to increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide – Policy document 12/05’ [Online] (20th May 2016) Cardif, UK- The Clyvedon Press Ltd
www.royalsoc.ac.uk

Tyrrell, T. (2007) ‘Calcium carbonate cycling in future oceans and its influence on future climates’ Journal of Plankton Research, volume 30, number 2, p 141-156, 2008
https://academic.oup.com/plankt/article/30/2/141/1435509