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Transnational Ecologies:

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Mr. and Mrs. Tansley

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Sir Arthur George Tansley and Mrs. Edith Tansley of Cambridge University at the University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

Cowles and Tansley

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[Botanists Henry C. Cowles (left) botanist from the University of Chicago, and Professor Arthur. G. Tansley, botanist from Cambridge, England, studying leaf formations during the International Phytogeographic Excursion in America].

Tansley, Botany Fieldtrip

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Sir Arthur George Tansley [of Cambridge University with an unidentified man on a University of Chicago Department of Botany field trip]

Tansley, Akron, Colorado

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[Sir Arthur and Mrs.] Tansley [walking in] Grama [and] Buffalo Grass [near] cactus, Akron, Colorado
Bulbilis dactyloides synonymy: Buchloe dactyloides; Images from the International Phytogeographic Excursion July-October 1913


IPE in America, Miller, Indiana

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IPE in America [on the] dunes, Miller, Indiana

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IPE in America, Colorado

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IPE in America, Minnehaha, Colorado

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IPE in America, Minnehaha, Colorado (2)

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press notices collected by the University of Chicago Botany Department

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Members of the IPE in America at Crater Lake, Oregon

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IPE in America, Hempstead, Long Island, New York

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Members of the IPE in America in California

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IPE in America [in the] Colorado Mountains

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[Members of the IPE in America at] Sawyer, Michigan

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George Elwood Nichols, sand hills dug-out, Yuma, Colora

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Adolf Engler on the IPE in America, Minnehaha, Colorado

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Adolf Engler [on the] IPE in America enroute [to] San Francisco, California

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Start of the western portion of the IPE, Akron, Colorado

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[Members of the] IPE in America [at a] cottage [in] Minnehaha, Colorado

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[Members of the] IPE [in America], Mt. Tamalpais, California

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[Members of the] IPE [in America on a] short grass plain, Akron, Colorado

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About

Of the second I.P.E., Tansley wrote: "One of the most pleasing results of the International Phytogeographic Excursion in the British Isles organised by the British Vegetation Committee in 1911, was the enthusiasm with which the visitors from abroad decided to go and do likewise.

The first outcome of these resolves has been the magnificent American tour of 1913, lasting two months (August and September), and attended by ten Europeans-- Dr. H. Brockmann-Jerosch, Frau Dr. Marie Brockmann-Jerosch (Zurich), Professor Engler (Berlin), Dr. Ove Paulsen (Copenhagen), Dr. Edward Rubel (Zurich), Professor C. Schroter (Zurich), Dr. T. J. Stomps (Amsterdam), Mr. A.G. Tansley, Mrs. Tansley (Cambridge), Professor C. von Tubeuf (Munich). The tour was arranged by Professor Henry C. Cowles (Chicago) and Professor F.E. Clements (Minneapolis), but owing to various circumstances the great bulk of the work of organizing rested on the shoulders of Professor Cowles, to whom the deepest gratitude of all the members of the party is due, not only for the completeness and perfection of the arrangements, but also for his unfailing kindness, good humour and self-sacrifice throughout the trip. Without these qualities in a leader, indeed, the best organised tour might well turn out unsatisfactory and even unpleasant" (New Phytologist, 1913, p. 322).

À propos de la deuxième I.P.E., Tansley écrivait : "Un des aspects les plus plaisants de l'excursion phytogéograpique internationale aux Îles Britanniques, organisée par le Comité britannique de botanique en 1911, est l'enthousiasme avec lequel les visiteurs venus de l'étranger ont décidé de s’impliquer et d’agir.

En témoigne d’ailleurs la magnifique excursion américaine de 1913, qui a duré deux mois (août et septembre) et à laquelle ont participé dix Européens— Dr. H. Brockmann-Jerosch, Madame Dr. Marie Brockmann-Jerosch (Zurich), le Professeur Engler (Berlin), Dr. Ove Paulsen (Copenhague), Dr. Edouard Rubel (Zurich), Professeur C. Schroter (Zurich), Dr. T.J. Stomps (Amsterdam), M.A.G. Tansley, Mme Tansley (Cambridge), le Professeur C. von Tubeuf (Munich). L'excursion a été organisée par les Professeurs Henry C. Cowles (Chicago) et F.E. Clements (Minneapolis). En raison de diverses circonstances, une part importante de l’organisation a reposé sur les seules épaules du Professeur Cowles, à qui tous les membres ont adressé leur profonde gratitude, non seulement pour la qualité et la perfection du travail accompli, mais également pour sa gentillesse inébranlable, sa bonne humeur et son dévouement tout au long du voyage. En effet, sans ces qualités de leader, une excursion parfaitement organisée peut s’avérer une expérience insatisfaisante, voire déplaisante. » (Nouveau Phytologist, 1913, p. 322).

Project Team / Équipe

Laura CameronLeader
Laura Cameron
Queen's University
niche.transnational.ecologies@queensu.ca

Kirsten GreerCoordinator
Kirsten Greer
Queen's University
6kaa2@queensu.ca