The Lions of Tsavo: Exploring the Legacy of Africa's Notorious Man-Eaters
ISBN: 9781626543997 / Angielski / Twarda / 260 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A little over a century ago, at the height of European colonial expansion in Africa, the British undertook a trans-Kenya railroad from Mombasa on the Indian Ocean to Lake Victoria. One hundred and thirty miles in, at what is now the Tsavo National Park, one of the world's largest wildlife preserves, nature struck back in the form of two male lions who began to systematically hunt, kill, and devour railroad workers, claiming 135 lives. The story of the Tsavo man-eaters has captivated the public's imagination for more than a century while giving rise to considerable scientific... A little over a century ago, at the height of European colonial expansion in Africa, the British undertook a trans-Kenya railroad from Mombasa on t... |
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139,92 zł |
Beyond the Tragedy in Global Fisheries
ISBN: 9780262534734 / Angielski / Miękka / 488 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The oceans are heavily overfished, and the greatest challenges to effective fisheries management are not technical but political and economic. In this book, D. G. Webster describes how the political economy of fisheries has evolved and highlights patterns that are linked to sustainable transitions in specific fisheries. Grounded in the concept of responsive governance, Webster's interdisciplinary analysis goes beyond the conventional view of the "tragedy of the commons." Using her Action Cycle/Structural Context framework, she maps long-running patterns that cycle between depletion and... The oceans are heavily overfished, and the greatest challenges to effective fisheries management are not technical but political and economic. In t... |
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187,55 zł |
Avoid Getting Your Trunk Tied in a Knot: Elephant Weekly Planner
ISBN: 9781683269366 / Angielski / Miękka / 106 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. If you love elephants, then you will be naturally drawn to this weekly planner. Here, write your goals, plans for the entire week. Next, plan about doable steps that you can take per day to complete your goals. Lastly, check your progress at the end of every week. You can tell if you're hitting your desired milestones based on your achievements for the week. Begin writing today
If you love elephants, then you will be naturally drawn to this weekly planner. Here, write your goals, plans for the entire week. Next, plan about do...
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73,32 zł |
A Year in the Fields
ISBN: 9781544653884 / Angielski / Miękka / 114 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Within "A Year in the Fields," Burroughs describes what an English field looks like in spring, summer autumn and winter, exploring the effect the four seasons have on the field and its inhabitants. Both charming and interesting, this volume is highly recommended for all lovers of nature writing, and it would make for a worthy addition to any collection. Contents include: "John Burroughs A Biographical Sketch," "A Snow-storm," "Winter Neighbors" "A Spring Relish," "April," "Birch," "Browsings," "A Bunch Of Herbs," "Autumn Tides," and "A Sharp Lookout." John Burroughs (1837 - 1921) was an...
Within "A Year in the Fields," Burroughs describes what an English field looks like in spring, summer autumn and winter, exploring the effect the four...
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36,20 zł |
The Wit of a Duck and Other Papers
ISBN: 9781544653990 / Angielski / Miękka / 60 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "The Wit of a Duck and Other Papers" is a collection of essays by American naturalist John Burroughs, first published in 1901. The titular paper, "The Wit of a Duck," is a fascinating essay on bird intelligence, while the rest deal with other bird-related subjects. Contents include: "The Wit Of A Duck," "An Astonished Porcupine," "Human Traits In The Animals," "The Downy Woodpecker," "A Barn-door Outlook," "Wild Life In Winter," "Bird Life In Winter," " A Birds' Free Lunch," "Bird-nesting Time," "A Breath Of April," "The Woodcock's Evening Hymn," "The Coming Of Summer," etc. John Burroughs...
"The Wit of a Duck and Other Papers" is a collection of essays by American naturalist John Burroughs, first published in 1901. The titular paper, "The...
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36,20 zł |
Economic Valuation of Biodiversity: An Interdisciplinary Conceptual Perspective
ISBN: 9781138039360 / Angielski / Twarda / 182 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. While biodiversity loss is an ecological phenomenon, it also has further dimensions - political, social and, last but not least, economic. From the economic perspective, the rapid loss of biological diversity can be viewed in two ways. First, the consequence of this deterioration process is a loss of options and an increase in scarcity of the environmental 'good', biodiversity. Second, economic activity and the structure of global and local economic institutions have frequently been identified as the major drivers of biodiversity loss. In economic terms, this constitutes a market failure -... While biodiversity loss is an ecological phenomenon, it also has further dimensions - political, social and, last but not least, economic. From the... |
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662,64 zł |
Genetic Management of Fragmented Animal and Plant Populations
ISBN: 9780198783398 / Angielski / Twarda / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. One of the greatest unmet issues in conservation biology is the genetic management of fragmented populations of numerous animal and plant species. Many populations are going extinct unnecessarily for genetic reasons so there is now urgent need for an authoritative textbook on the rational genetic management of fragmented populations.
One of the greatest unmet issues in conservation biology is the genetic management of fragmented populations of numerous animal and plant species. Man...
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549,56 zł |
Genetic Management of Fragmented Animal and Plant Populations
ISBN: 9780198783404 / Angielski / Miękka / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. One of the greatest unmet issues in conservation biology is the genetic management of fragmented populations of numerous animal and plant species. Many populations are going extinct unnecessarily for genetic reasons so there is now urgent need for an authoritative textbook on the rational genetic management of fragmented populations.
One of the greatest unmet issues in conservation biology is the genetic management of fragmented populations of numerous animal and plant species. Man...
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286,38 zł |
Greenhouse Gas Balances of Bioenergy Systems
ISBN: 9780081010365 / Angielski / Miękka / 286 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Greenhouse Gases Balance of Bioenergy Systems covers every stage of a bioenergy system, from establishment to energy delivery, presenting a comprehensive, multidisciplinary overview of all the relevant issues and environmental risks. It also provides an understanding of how these can be practically managed to deliver sustainable greenhouse gas reductions. Its expert chapter authors present readers to the methods used to determine the greenhouse gas balance of bioenergy systems, the data required and the significance of the results obtained. It also provides in-depth... Greenhouse Gases Balance of Bioenergy Systems covers every stage of a bioenergy system, from establishment to energy delivery, presenting a ... |
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601,47 zł |
American Seafood: Heritage, Culture & Cookery from Sea to Shining Sea
ISBN: 9781454919407 / Angielski / Twarda / 528 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From prestigious writer, chef, and sustainability advocate Barton Seaver comes a seminal reference on every aspect of American seafood.
With the growing trend to reintroduce US-caught seafood into our culinary lexicon, this trustworthy reference will be the go-to source for home cooks, culinary students, professional chefs, and anyone fascinated by American food culture. American Seafood looks at maritime history, including Native American fisheries; fishing technology (including aquaculture); the effect of imports on our diet, economy, and the health of our... From prestigious writer, chef, and sustainability advocate Barton Seaver comes a seminal reference on every aspect of American seafood. ...
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215,78 zł |
Tamed and Untamed: Close Encounters of the Animal Kind
ISBN: 9781603587556 / Angielski / Miękka / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Extraordinary new insights into the minds and lives of our fellow creatures from two of the world's top animal authors, Elizabeth Marshall Thomas and Sy Montgomery. "In their writing and in their lives and in their remarkable friendship, Liz and Sy break down false barriers and carry us closer to our fellow creatures."--from the foreword by Vicki Constantine Croke, author of Elephant Company Tamed and Untamed―a collection of essays penned by two of the world's most celebrated animal writers, Sy Montgomery and Elizabeth Marshall... Extraordinary new insights into the minds and lives of our fellow creatures from two of the world's top animal authors, Elizabeth Marshall ... |
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77,46 zł |
A Year in the Fields
ISBN: 9781547002771 / Angielski / Miękka / 74 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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30,59 zł |
Effective Conservation Science: Data Not Dogma
ISBN: 9780198808978 / Angielski / Twarda / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This edited volume assembles some of the most intriguing voices in modern conservation biology. Collectively they highlight many of the most challenging questions being asked in conservation science today, each of which will benefit from new experiments, new data, and new analyses. The book's principal aim is to inspire readers to tackle these uncomfortable issues head-on. A second goal is to be reflective and consider how the field has reacted to challenges, and to what extent these challenges advance conservation science. A concluding chapter will synthesize common themes that emerge from...
This edited volume assembles some of the most intriguing voices in modern conservation biology. Collectively they highlight many of the most challengi...
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489,20 zł |
Habitat Suitability and Distribution Models
ISBN: 9780521758369 / Angielski / Miękka / 478 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book introduces key stages of niche-based habitat suitability model building, evaluation and prediction, featuring examples using R.
This book introduces key stages of niche-based habitat suitability model building, evaluation and prediction, featuring examples using R.
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219,12 zł |
Habitat Suitability and Distribution Models: With Applications in R
ISBN: 9780521765138 / Angielski / Twarda / 478 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book introduces key stages of niche-based habitat suitability model building, evaluation and prediction, featuring examples using R.
This book introduces key stages of niche-based habitat suitability model building, evaluation and prediction, featuring examples using R.
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514,82 zł |
The Frog Whisperer: Portraits & Stories
ISBN: 9781682033487 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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107,67 zł |
Bald Eagles in the Wild: A Visual Essay of America's National Bird
ISBN: 9781682033289 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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107,67 zł |
Ecosystem Services: Charting a Path to Sustainability: Interdisciplinary Research Team Summaries
ISBN: 9780309252423 / Angielski / Miękka / 121 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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182,43 zł |
Biofuels Deception: Going Hungry on the Green Carbon Diet
ISBN: 9781583677025 / Angielski / Miękka / 390 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Combining meticulous scientific narrative with devastating economic analysis, The Biofuels Deception argues that the seemingly innovative, hopeful campaign for "green energy" is actually driven by bio-technology industries and global grain-trading corporations. These corporate players are motivated by a late-capitalist need to cope with a crisis
Combining meticulous scientific narrative with devastating economic analysis, The Biofuels Deception argues that the seemingly innovative, hopeful cam...
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160,71 zł |
The Biofuels Deception: Going Hungry on the Green Carbon Diet
ISBN: 9781583677032 / Angielski / Twarda / 390 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. There is by now no question among informed people that the Earth is undergoing severe climate change - soon to become catastrophic, if humans don't take drastic measures to stop it. Heroically into the fray steps the biofuel industry, announcing to millions of anxious consumers that this eco-crisis can be averted if only they turn away from fossil
There is by now no question among informed people that the Earth is undergoing severe climate change - soon to become catastrophic, if humans don't ta...
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580,26 zł |