Jaume Terradas

Emeritus Professor of Ecology at the UAB. CREAF researcher on issues of vegetation ecology. He has also worked in environmental education. Member of the Institute of Catalan Studies.
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The Roots of Heaven: Literature and Ecology

Environmentalsim and literature in a book, then filmed for the big screen, by Romain Gary.

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Origins of terrestrial ecology in Catalonia

Jaume Terradas explains in this post how the discipline began in our country, and the capital role that some people played on it, such as Ramon Margalef and a group of young Catalan ecologists.

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Geobotany and plant ecophysiology in Europe: some masters

A review about the history of the most outstanding authors in the fields of geobotany and ecophysiology.

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Thinking on group selection

Darwin introduced the idea that selection might not only affect individuals but also other levels. This was a logical extension of his theory. 

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Carlos Herrera, prize Haeckel, Joan Martínez Alier, Leontief Prize

I want to dedicate my March’ article in this blog to two very distinguished scientists in the fields of ecology and ecological economics, an Andalusian and a Catalan. Both are well-known by most CREAF researchers, but the awards are a good excuse to explain their astonishing trajectories.

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