Kategoria BISAC: Nature >> Ecosystems & Habitats - General

The Indian Nitrogen Assessment: Sources of Reactive Nitrogen, Environmental and Climate Effects, and Management Options and Policies provides a reference for anyone interested in Reactive N, from researchers and students, to environmental managers. Although the main processes that affect the N cycle are well known, this book is focused on the causes and effects of disruption in the N cycle, specifically in India.

The book helps readers gain a precise understanding of the scale of nitrogen use, misuse, and release through various agricultural, industrial, vehicular, and other...

James loves bananas at the beach. One day, he buys a plastic bag full of yummy fruit and sits on a big rock to eat. When he's finished, he throws the bag in the sea, not knowing he's just put Tom the Turtle's life in danger. Tom thinks the plastic bag is a delicious jellyfish, so he eats it and wonders why his favorite food has no taste.

The next day, James returns to the beach and finds Tom--who's sick and in need of help Luckily, James saves the turtle by pulling the plastic bag from his mouth, but James feels terrible about what he's done. He realizes that littering on the beach...

In Old-fashioned Story Series Book II, young readers with become familiar with more advanced vocabulary and savor the power of the descriptive word.
This tale relates how the captivating kitten Pepito of yesteryear (Book I) metamorphoses into a formidable tomcat and takes it upon himself to teach a young newcomer tomcat, Paco, some savvy from his bag of tricks... and he uses his imagination until it runs wild

Pepe is a Tiger, his markings are decidedly and conveniently striped. He has a slinky tiger walk and a looking-for-trouble demeanor. Paco, who is a delightful...

Our landscapes push aside wildlife and in turn diminish our genetically-programmed love for wildness. How can we get ourselves back into balance through gardens, to speak life's language and learn from other species?

Plenty of books tell home gardeners and professional landscape designers how to garden sustainably, what plants to use, and what resources to explore. Yet few examine why our urban wildlife gardens matter, and not just for ourselves, but for the larger human and animal communities.

Author Benjamin Vogt addresses why we need a new garden ethic, and why we urgently...

The Handbook of Histopathological Practices in Aquatic Environments: Guide to Histology for Environmental Toxicology offers readers in aquatic biology and other water-based environmental sciences a comprehensive resource on histopathology, which is a key tool in the growing field of ecotoxicology. This work brings together the necessary knowledge, from sample preparation, to trait identification, and scoring and data treatment. Furthermore, with examples from several groups of organisms (from worms to fish), these practices can be applied across a wide array of aquatic ecosystems....