
Gregory W. Knapp
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LOCATION: Austin, TX, United States
Associate Professor, Department of Geography and the Environment, University of Texas at Austin. Author ofAndean Ecology: Adaptive Dynamics in Ecuador; and Latin America in the Twenty-First Century: Challenges and Solutions.
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Ecuador, country of northwestern South America. Ecuador is one of the most environmentally diverse countries in the world, and it has contributed notably to the environmental sciences. The first scientific expedition to measure the circumference of Earth, led by Charles-Marie de La Condamine of…
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