Description
The materials consist of correspondence, subject files, research files, committee records,
and other materials documenting the impacts of global environmental change on terrestrial
ecosystems, especially on ecosystem function, productivity and biodiversity.
Background
Dr. Mooney entered the University of California at Berkley as a political science major,
but was forced to halt his studies for economic reasons and accepted a job on a freighter
traveling down the west coast of the Americas. While transiting the Panama Canal, he read in
a magazine about being a collector for the United States Department of Agriculture's Plant
Exploration unit, which lead to a major change in his career path. Dr. Mooney, who had taken
a strong interest in plants through his activities in the mountains of California, was
extremely attracted to an occupation in which he could both study plants and go on
adventurous travels. So he transferred to the University of California's Santa Barbara
campus, which had a plant ecology program.
Extent
21.5 Linear Feet
(15 boxes)
Restrictions
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must
be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford
University Libraries, Stanford, California 94305-6064. Consent is given on behalf of Special
Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply
permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright
owner, heir(s) or assigns. See:
http://library.stanford.edu/spc/using-collections/permission-publish.
Availability
The materials are open for research use. Audio-visual materials are not available in
original format, and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.