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Author : Percy Roycroft Lowe
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)
Download or read book A Naturalist on Desert Islands written by Percy Roycroft Lowe and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Percy R. Lowe
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (668 download)
Download or read book A Naturalist on Desert Islands written by Percy R. Lowe and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Stewart W. Aitchison
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
ISBN 13 : 0816527741
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (165 download)
Download or read book The Desert Islands of Mexico's Sea of Cortez written by Stewart W. Aitchison and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2010-11-15 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The desert islands in the Sea of Cortez are little known except to a few intrepid tourists, sailors, and fishermen. Though at first glance these stark islands may appear barren, they are a refuge for an astounding variety of plants and animals. While many of the species are typical of the greater Sonoran Desert region, some are endemic or unique to one or two islands. For example, Isla Santa Catalina is home to the worldÕs only rattlesnake that has lost its ability to grow a rattle. Other islands host nesting birds, such as Isla Rasa, a tiny, flat flow of basalt lava that attracts nearly half a million elegant and royal terns and HeermannÕs gulls each spring. The Desert Islands of MexicoÕs Sea of Cortez is one of the few books devoted to the biogeography of this remarkable part of the world. The book explores the geologic origin of the gulf and its islands, presents some of the basics of island biogeography, details insular lifeÑincluding residents of the intertidal zone Ñand provides a brief outlook for preserving this area. More than a simple guidebook, AitchisonÕs writing will take both actual and armchair travelers through a gripping tale of natural history. Like the rest of our fragile planet, the Sea of Cortez and its islands are threatened by humans. Overfishing has eliminated or greatly diminished many fish stocks, and dams on rivers that once flowed into the gulf prevent certain nutrients from reaching the sea. The tenuousness of this area makes the bookÕs extraordinary photographs and the firsthand descriptions by a well-known teacher, writer, and photographer all the more compelling.
Author : Percy Roycroft Lowe
Publisher : Palala Press
ISBN 13 : 9781377651040
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (51 download)
Download or read book A Naturalist On Desert Islands written by Percy Roycroft Lowe and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2018-02-16 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Walter de La Mare
Publisher : Paul Dry Books
ISBN 13 : 1589880676
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (898 download)
Download or read book Desert Islands written by Walter de La Mare and published by Paul Dry Books. This book was released on 2011 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ""A vast treasure chest, a bewildering collection . . . to dazzle and fascinate everyone who lifts the lid."-Geoffrey Grigson"--
Author : Stewart Aitchison
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
ISBN 13 : 0816546827
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (165 download)
Download or read book The Desert Islands of Mexico’s Sea of Cortez written by Stewart Aitchison and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2021-11-23 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The desert islands in the Sea of Cortez are little known except to a few intrepid tourists, sailors, and fishermen. Though at first glance these stark islands may appear barren, they are a refuge for an astounding variety of plants and animals. While many of the species are typical of the greater Sonoran Desert region, some are endemic or unique to one or two islands. For example, Isla Santa Catalina is home to the world’s only rattlesnake that has lost its ability to grow a rattle. Other islands host nesting birds, such as Isla Rasa, a tiny, flat flow of basalt lava that attracts nearly half a million elegant and royal terns and Heermann’s gulls each spring. The Desert Islands of Mexico’s Sea of Cortez is one of the few books devoted to the biogeography of this remarkable part of the world. The book explores the geologic origin of the gulf and its islands, presents some of the basics of island biogeography, details insular life—including residents of the intertidal zone —and provides a brief outlook for preserving this area. More than a simple guidebook, Aitchison’s writing will take both actual and armchair travelers through a gripping tale of natural history. Like the rest of our fragile planet, the Sea of Cortez and its islands are threatened by humans. Overfishing has eliminated or greatly diminished many fish stocks, and dams on rivers that once flowed into the gulf prevent certain nutrients from reaching the sea. The tenuousness of this area makes the book’s extraordinary photographs and the firsthand descriptions by a well-known teacher, writer, and photographer all the more compelling.
Author : Tom Wessels
Publisher : University Press of New England
ISBN 13 : 1512600458
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (126 download)
Download or read book Granite, Fire, and Fog written by Tom Wessels and published by University Press of New England. This book was released on 2017-05-02 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Acadia National Park, on Maine's Mount Desert Island, is among the most popular national parks in the United States. From the road, visitors can experience magnificent vistas of summit and sea, but on a more intimate scale, equally compelling views abound along Acadia's hiking trails. Tom Wessels, an ecologist, naturalist, and avid hiker, attributes the park's popularity-and its unusual beauty-to the unique way in which earth, air, fire, and water-in the form of glacially scoured granite, winter winds, fire, and ocean fog-have converged to create a landscape that can be found nowhere else. In this beautifully illustrated book, Wessels invites readers to investigate the remarkable natural history of Mount Desert Island, along with the unique cultural story it gave rise to. This account of nature, terrain, and human interaction with the landscape will delight those who like to hike these bald summits, ride along the carriage roads, or explore the island's rugged shoreline. Wessels concludes with a guided tour of one of his favorite hikes, a ten-mile loop that will acquaint the reader with the diverse ecosystems described throughout his book.
Author : David H. Evans
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1493929607
Total Pages : 1108 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (939 download)
Download or read book Marine Physiology Down East: The Story of the Mt. Desert Island Biological Laboratory written by David H. Evans and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-08-13 with total page 1108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume offers a comprehensive history of the Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory (MDIBL), one of the major marine laboratories in the United States and a leader in using marine organisms to study fundamental physiological concepts. Beginning with its founding as the Harpswell Laboratory of Tufts University in 1898, David H. Evans follows its evolution from a teaching facility to a research center for distinguished renal and epithelial physiologists. He also describes how it became the site of major advances in cytokinesis, regeneration, cardiac and vascular physiology, hepatic physiology, endocrinology and toxicology, as well as studies of the comparative physiology of marine organisms. Fundamental physiological concepts in the context of the discoveries made at the MDIBL are explained and the social and administrative history of this renowned facility is described.
Author : Ian Gittins
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1473533325
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (735 download)
Download or read book The Definitive Desert Island Discs written by Ian Gittins and published by Random House. This book was released on 2022-11-03 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eight tracks. Endless stories. Allow yourself to be cast away in eight glorious decades of the most iconic show on radio. To mark this momentous occasion, The Definitive Desert Island Discs focuses on 80 of the most powerful and unforgettable interviews, revisiting every era of Desert Island Disc's storied history. Reflecting on how times have changed, the book will feature brand new material as castaways are interviewed about their experiences - did the conversation go how they expected? Would Sir Patrick Stewart still take his beloved billiards table (and a shed to keep it in, of course)? And does Hilary Devey stick by her endless supply of Cointreau? Get lost in lists of the weirdest and most wonderful luxury items, most popular tracks and books throughout the years, and more. Introduced by Lauren Laverne, The Definitive Desert Island Discs is a must-have gem, celebrating an incredible institution that has captured the hearts of a nation for 80 years.
Author : David A. Bainbridge
Publisher : Island Press
ISBN 13 : 1610910826
Total Pages : 411 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (19 download)
Download or read book A Guide for Desert and Dryland Restoration written by David A. Bainbridge and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2012-09-26 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dryland degradation and desertification now affect almost a billion people around the world. Tragically, the biological resources and productivity of millions of acres of land are lost to desertification each year because people remain unaware of strategies and techniques that could improve yields, reduce risk, and begin healing the world's deserts. A Guide for Desert and Dryland Restoration is the first book to offer practical, field-tested solutions to this critical problem. Author David Bainbridge has spent more than 25 years actively involved in restoring lands across the American Southwest. A Guide for Desert and Dryland Restoration presents the results of his years of fieldwork, as well as research and experience from scientists and practitioners around the globe. The book discusses the ecology of desert plants, explores the causes of desertification and land abuse, and outlines the processes and procedures needed to evaluate, plan, implement, and monitor desert restoration projects. It sets forth economical and practical field-tested solutions for understanding site characteristics, selecting and growing plants, and ensuring that they survive with a minimal amount of water and care. Each chapter represents a guide to a critical topic for environmental restoration; extensive photographs, diagrams and drawings give detailed information for immediate application, and additional resources are included in appendixes. A Guide for Desert and Dryland Restoration is the first comprehensive book focused on restoring arid regions, and clearly demonstrates that arid lands can be successfully rehabilitated. In addition to restorationists, the book will be an invaluable resource for anyone working in arid lands, including farmers, ranchers, gardeners, landscapers, outdoor recreation professionals, and activists.
Author : Barney Samson
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030570460
Total Pages : 139 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (35 download)
Download or read book Desert Islands and the Liquid Modern written by Barney Samson and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-11-21 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book investigates desert islands in postwar anglophone popular culture, exploring representations in radio, print and screen advertising, magazine cartoons, cinema, video games, and comedy, drama and reality television. Drawing on Zygmunt Bauman’s theory of liquid modernity, desert island texts are analysed in terms of their intersections with repressive and seductive mechanisms of power. Chapters focus on the desert island as: a conflictingly in/coherent space that characterises identity as deferred and structured by choice; a location whose ‘remoteness’ undermines satirical critiques of communal identity formation; a site whose ambivalent relationship with ‘home’ and Otherness destabilises patriarchal ‘Western’ subjectivity; a space bound up with mobility and instantaneity; and an expression of radical individuality and underdetermined identity. The desert island in popular culture is shown to reflect, endorse and critique a profoundly consumerist society that seduces us with promises of coherence, with the threat of repression looming if we do not conform.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 502 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (6 download)
Download or read book The Naturalist written by and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Sir Norman Lockyer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 736 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (1 download)
Download or read book Nature written by Sir Norman Lockyer and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 736 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Markes E. Johnson
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
ISBN 13 : 0816521301
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (165 download)
Download or read book Off-Trail Adventures in Baja California written by Markes E. Johnson and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2014-03-13 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Off-Trail Adventures in Baja California describes--and maps and illustrates--nine hikes on islands, along coastal outcrops, and other special places where geography, geology, and ecology meet in singular ways"--Provided by publisher.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 718 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Auk written by and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 718 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 506 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Zoologist written by and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 512 pages
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Download or read book The Zoologist written by and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
