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Human Population: Its Influences on Biological Diversity
ISBN: 9783642267116 / Angielski / Miękka / 244 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this volume the dynamic patterns of human density and distribution are examined in relation to the viability of native species and the integrity of their habitats. Social, biological, and earth scientists describe their models, outline their conclusions from field studies, and review the contributions of other scientists whose work is essential to this field. The book starts with general theories and broad empirical relationships that help explain dramatic changes in the patterns of the occurrence of species, changes that have developed in parallel with human population growth,... In this volume the dynamic patterns of human density and distribution are examined in relation to the viability of native species and the integrity... |
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National Forest Inventories: Contributions to Forest Biodiversity Assessments
ISBN: 9789400734883 / Angielski / Miękka / 206 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Forest biodiversity is crucial to the ecological, economic, and social well-being of earth s civilisations. Unfortunately, however, forest biodiversity is threatened to a serious degree in nearly all countries. Therefore, many countries have agreed to be parties to international agreements focused on maintaining, restoring, and monitoring biodiversity; further, these countries have agreed to report to international bodies on forest biodiversity status and trends. NFIs are the primary source of large-scale information available for this purpose, but the large variety of definitions, protocols,...
Forest biodiversity is crucial to the ecological, economic, and social well-being of earth s civilisations. Unfortunately, however, forest biodiversit...
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Bayesian Population Analysis Using WinBUGS: A Hierarchical Perspective
ISBN: 9780123870209 / Angielski / Miękka / 535 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Bayesian statistics has exploded into biology and its sub-disciplines, such as ecology, over the past decade. The free software program WinBUGS, and its open-source sister OpenBugs, is currently the only flexible and general-purpose program available with which the average ecologist can conduct standard and non-standard Bayesian statistics.
Bayesian statistics has exploded into biology and its sub-disciplines, such as ecology, over the past decade. The free software program WinBUGS, an... |
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Ant Ecology
ISBN: 9780199592616 / Angielski / Miękka / 422 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Comprising a substantial part of living biomass on earth, ants are integral to the functioning of terrestrial ecosystems. More than 12,500 species have been described to date, and it is estimated that perhaps as many still await classification.
Ant Ecology explores key ecological issues and new developments in myrmecology across a range of scales. The book begins with a global perspective on species diversity in time and space, and examines interactions at the community level before describing the population ecology of these social insects. The final section covers the recent ecological... Comprising a substantial part of living biomass on earth, ants are integral to the functioning of terrestrial ecosystems. More than 12,500 species hav...
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Once & Future Giants: What Ice Age Extinctions Tell Us about the Fate of Earth's Largest Animals
ISBN: 9780199931163 / Angielski / Miękka / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Until about 13,000 years ago, North America was home to a menagerie of massive mammals. Mammoths, camels, and lions walked the ground that has become Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles and foraged on the marsh land now buried beneath Chicago's streets. Then, just as the first humans reached the Americas, these Ice Age giants vanished forever. In Once and Future Giants, science writer Sharon Levy digs through the evidence surrounding Pleistocene large animal ("megafauna") extinction events worldwide, showing that understanding this history--and our part in it--is crucial for...
Until about 13,000 years ago, North America was home to a menagerie of massive mammals. Mammoths, camels, and lions walked the ground that has become ...
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Biology's First Law: The Tendency for Diversity and Complexity to Increase in Evolutionary Systems
ISBN: 9780226562261 / Angielski / Miękka / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Life on earth is characterized by three striking phenomena that demand explanation: adaptation-the marvelous fit between organism and environment; diversity-the great variety of organisms; and complexity-the enormous intricacy of their internal structure. Natural selection explains adaptation. But what explains diversity and complexity? Daniel W. McShea and Robert N. Brandon argue that there exists in evolution a spontaneous tendency toward increased diversity and complexity, one that acts whether natural selection is present or not. They call this tendency a biological law-the Zero-Force... Life on earth is characterized by three striking phenomena that demand explanation: adaptation-the marvelous fit between organism and environment; ... |
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Nature and Culture: Rebuilding Lost Connections
ISBN: 9780415813549 / Angielski / Miękka / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. There is a growing recognition that the diversity of life comprises both biological and cultural diversity. But this division is not universal and, in many cases, has been deepened by the common disciplinary divide between the natural and social sciences and our apparent need to manage and control nature. This book goes beyond divisive definitions and investigates the bridges linking biological and cultural diversity. The international team of authors explore the common drivers of loss, and argue that policy responses should target both forms of diversity in a novel integrative... There is a growing recognition that the diversity of life comprises both biological and cultural diversity. But this division is not universal and,... |
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Zoos in the 21st Century: Catalysts for Conservation?
ISBN: 9780521618588 / Angielski / Miękka / 388 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Modern zoos and aquaria are playing an increasingly active and important role in protecting and managing global biodiversity. Many zoos include wildlife conservation in their mission and have started changing the focus of their institutions in order to increase even further the benefits of their activities for in situ wildlife conservation. With these developments, the following searching questions are now being asked: What is the true role of zoos in conservation? How can they contribute more significantly to global conservation efforts? What are the unique attributes of zoos that can be...
Modern zoos and aquaria are playing an increasingly active and important role in protecting and managing global biodiversity. Many zoos include wildli...
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Biodiversity in Environmental Assessment
ISBN: 9780521716550 / Angielski / Miękka / 456 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. First of its kind and unique in its blend of theoretical and practical approaches for mainstreaming biodiversity in impact assessment.
First of its kind and unique in its blend of theoretical and practical approaches for mainstreaming biodiversity in impact assessment.
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Connectivity Conservation Management: A Global Guide
ISBN: 9781844076048 / Angielski / Miękka / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Written by leading conservation & protected area management specialists, this guide brings together a decade & a half of practice & covers all aspects of connectivity planning & management.
Written by leading conservation & protected area management specialists, this guide brings together a decade & a half of practice & covers all aspects...
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Nature and Culture : Rebuilding Lost Connections
ISBN: 9781844078219 / Angielski / Twarda / 275 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This text goes beyond divisive definitions and investigates the bridges linking biological and cultural diversity. It explores the common drivers of loss of both biological and cultural diversity. It indicates that policy responses should target biological and cultural diversity in an integrative approach to conservation.
This text goes beyond divisive definitions and investigates the bridges linking biological and cultural diversity. It explores the common drivers of l...
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The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity: Ecological and Economic Foundations
ISBN: 9781849712125 / Angielski / Twarda / 450 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A fundamental and comprehensive reformulation of how we value nature and the services it provides as the basis on which all economic activity depends.
A fundamental and comprehensive reformulation of how we value nature and the services it provides as the basis on which all economic activity depends....
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Do We Need Pandas?: The Uncomfortable Truth About Biodiversity
ISBN: 9781900322867 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. How much is really known about the species that make up the natural world? In this fascinating book, Ken Thompson explains what we do and don't understand about biodiversity. We know that most species remain undiscovered, and that biodiversity is gravely threatened by overfishing, habitat loss, pollution, and climate change. Life on Earth has previously experienced five episodes of mass extinction, and we are now in the middle of a sixth. "Do We Need Pandas?" surveys the Earth's biodiversity, its origins, and some of the threats it currently faces. It then asks how biodiversity loss will...
How much is really known about the species that make up the natural world? In this fascinating book, Ken Thompson explains what we do and don't unders...
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The Diatom World
ISBN: 9789400736283 / Angielski / Miękka / 534 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Diatom biology, genomics and ecology are becoming more relevant to the human species. While there have been recent compilations of some of the applied aspects of diatoms, and the dizzying pace of taxonomic revisions, this new volume bring us up to date on their classification, biology and ecology, as well as covering the topics of genomics and applied uses. In this collection, some of the leaders in diatom research present either new information or summarize recent research efforts on a wide range of topics, including the tree of life of diatoms, their classifications, the wide habitats and...
Diatom biology, genomics and ecology are becoming more relevant to the human species. While there have been recent compilations of some of the applied...
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Notes and Letters on the Natural History of Norfolk
ISBN: 9781533004994 / Angielski / Miękka / 118 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Conservation of Freshwater Fishes
ISBN: 9781107040113 / Angielski / Twarda / 600 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A global assessment of the current state of freshwater fish biodiversity and the opportunities and challenges to conservation.
A global assessment of the current state of freshwater fish biodiversity and the opportunities and challenges to conservation.
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The Business of Bees: An Integrated Approach to Bee Decline and Corporate Responsibility
ISBN: 9781783535224 / Angielski / Twarda / 366 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Our bee populations are under threat. Over the past 60 years, they have lost much of their natural habitat and are under assault from pesticides and intensive farming. We rely on bees and other insects to pollinate the majority of our fruit and vegetables and, without them, our environment and economy will be in crisis.
The Business of Bees provides the first integrated account of diminishing bee populations, as well as other pollinators, from an interdisciplinary perspective. It explores the role of corporate responsibility and governance as they relate to this critical... Our bee populations are under threat. Over the past 60 years, they have lost much of their natural habitat and are under assault from pesticides and i...
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The Business of Bees: An Integrated Approach to Bee Decline and Corporate Responsibility
ISBN: 9781783534357 / Angielski / Miękka / 366 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Our bee populations are under threat. Over the past 60 years, they have lost much of their natural habitat and are under assault from pesticides and intensive farming. We rely on bees and other insects to pollinate the majority of our fruit and vegetables and, without them, our environment and economy will be in crisis.
The Business of Bees provides the first integrated account of diminishing bee populations, as well as other pollinators, from an interdisciplinary perspective. It explores the role of corporate responsibility and governance as they relate to this critical... Our bee populations are under threat. Over the past 60 years, they have lost much of their natural habitat and are under assault from pesticides and i...
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Stitching the West Back Together: Conservation of Working Landscapes
ISBN: 9780226165714 / Angielski / Miękka / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. News headlines would often have us believe that conservationists are inevitably locked in conflict with the people who live and work on the lands they seek to protect. Not so. Across the western expanses of the United States, conservationists, ranchers, and forest workers are bucking preconceptions to establish common ground. As they join together to protect the wide open spaces, diverse habitats, and working landscapes upon which people, plants, and animals depend, a new vision of management is emerging in which the conservation of biodiversity, ecosystem integrity, and sustainable resource...
News headlines would often have us believe that conservationists are inevitably locked in conflict with the people who live and work on the lands they...
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Rewilding Our Hearts: Building Pathways of Compassion and Coexistence
ISBN: 9781577319542 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In wildlife conservation, rewilding refers to restoring habitats and creating corridors between preserved lands to allow declining populations to rebound. Marc Bekoff, one of the world s leading animal experts and activists, here applies rewilding to human attitudes. Rewilding Our Hearts invites readers to do the essential work of becoming reenchanted with the world, acting from the inside out, and dissolving false boundaries to truly connect with both nature and themselves."
In wildlife conservation, rewilding refers to restoring habitats and creating corridors between preserved lands to allow declining populations to rebo...
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