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Author : Charles Leland Rodgers
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)
Download or read book The Ecosphere: Organisms, Habitats, and Disturbances written by Charles Leland Rodgers and published by HarperCollins Publishers. This book was released on 1974 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Lawrence R. Walker
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191625329
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (916 download)
Download or read book The Biology of Disturbed Habitats written by Lawrence R. Walker and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2011-12-01 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides the first global synthesis of the biology of disturbed habitats and offers readers both the conceptual underpinnings and practical advice required to comprehend and address the unprecedented environmental challenges facing humans. Every habitat on earth has been impacted by natural disturbances such as volcanoes, earthquakes, landslides, fires, floods, and droughts. Humans have contributed many additional disturbances such as mining, urbanization, forestry, agriculture, fishing, and recreation. These anthropogenic disturbances modify and often exacerbate the effects of the natural disturbances. Together, they result in the abrupt loss of biomass or ecosystem structure and function to create denuded surfaces where novel mixtures of native and non-native microbes, plants, and animals establish, grow, and die. The Biology of Disturbed Habitats examines both natural and anthropogenic disturbances in aquatic and terrestrial habitats. It explores how nutrients and productivity are altered in the disturbed habitats, the effects of disturbance on biodiversity, and the spatial and temporal dynamics of organisms that colonize disturbed habitats. This book also addresses how to manage disturbances through appropriate conservation and restoration measures, and discusses how climate change and overpopulation now represent the most challenging disturbances at a global scale.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 802 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book Selected Water Resources Abstracts written by and published by . This book was released on 1975-03 with total page 802 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jennifer Rosato
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1527566005
Total Pages : 291 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (275 download)
Download or read book Extraterrestrials in the Catholic Imagination written by Jennifer Rosato and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2021-02-10 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What do scientists know about the possibility of life outside our solar system? How does Catholic science fiction imagine such worlds? What are the implications for Catholic thought? This collection brings together leading scientists, philosophers, theologians, and science fiction authors in the Catholic tradition to examine these issues. In the first section, Christian scientists detail the latest scientific findings regarding the possibility of life on exoplanets. The second part brings together leading Catholic science fiction authors who describe how “alien” life forms have been prevalent in the Catholic imagination from the Middle Ages right up to the present day. In the final section, Catholic philosophers and theologians examine the implications of discovering intelligent life elsewhere in the universe. Rather than worrying that the discovery of intelligent extraterrestrials might threaten the dignity of humans or their existence, the contributors here maintain that such creatures should be welcomed as fellow creatures of God and potential subjects of divine salvation.
Author : United States. Bureau of Land Management
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 422 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (2 download)
Download or read book Description of the environment written by United States. Bureau of Land Management and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Gowdy
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9780792394884
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (948 download)
Download or read book Coevolutionary Economics: The Economy, Society and the Environment written by John Gowdy and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 1994-08-31 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The subject of this volume is the human economy and its coevolutionary relationship with the natural world. This relationship is examined in three broad types of societies; hunter--gatherers, agriculturalists, and modern market economies. A growing body of scientific evidence has made it clear that the current human impact on the environment is far above the level that can be maintained without causing profound changes in the biophysical world to which we belong. The new fields of ecological economics and evolutionary economics can help us understand the relationship between the economy, society and the environment and may help us to formulate effective policies to manage these changes.
Author : United States. Bureau of Land Management
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (3 download)
Download or read book Crude Oil Transportation System, Valdez, Alaska to Midland, Texas (as Proposed by SOHIO Transportation Company) written by United States. Bureau of Land Management and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : United States. Bureau of Land Management
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book Crude Oil Transportation System, Valdez, Alaska to Midland, Texas written by United States. Bureau of Land Management and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Laurie J. Vitt
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 012386920X
Total Pages : 776 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (238 download)
Download or read book Herpetology written by Laurie J. Vitt and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2013-03-25 with total page 776 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fourth edition of the textbook Herpetology covers the basic biology of amphibians and reptiles, with updates in nearly every conceptual area. Not only does it serve as a solid foundation for modern herpetology courses, but it is also relevant to courses in ecology, behavior, evolution, systematics, and morphology. Examples taken from amphibians and reptiles throughout the world make this book a useful herpetology textbook in several countries. Naturalists, amateur herpetologists, herpetoculturists, zoo professionals, and many others will find this book readable and full of relevant natural history and distributional information. Amphibians and reptiles have assumed a central role in research because of the diversity of ecological, physiological, morphological, behavioral, and evolutionary patterns they exhibit. This fully revised edition brings the latest research to the reader, ranging over topics in evolution, reproduction, behavior and more, allowing students and professionals to keep current with a quickly moving field. Heavily revised and updated with discussion of squamate (lizard and snake) taxonomy and new content reflected in current literature Includes increased focus on conservation biology in herpetology while retaining solid content on organismal biology of reptiles and amphibians Presents new photos included from authors' extensive library
Author : United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Library Systems Branch
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 490 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (3 download)
Download or read book U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Library System Book Catalog written by United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Library Systems Branch and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1278 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)
Download or read book Selected Water Resources Abstracts written by and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 1278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Samuel M. Scheiner
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226736865
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (267 download)
Download or read book The Theory of Ecology written by Samuel M. Scheiner and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2011-07-15 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite claims to the contrary, the science of ecology has a long history of building theories. Many ecological theories are mathematical, computational, or statistical, though, and rarely have attempts been made to organize or extrapolate these models into broader theories. The Theory of Ecology brings together some of the most respected and creative theoretical ecologists of this era to advance a comprehensive, conceptual articulation of ecological theories. The contributors cover a wide range of topics, from ecological niche theory to population dynamic theory to island biogeography theory. Collectively, the chapters ably demonstrate how theory in ecology accounts for observations about the natural world and how models provide predictive understandings. It organizes these models into constitutive domains that highlight the strengths and weaknesses of ecological understanding. This book is a milestone in ecological theory and is certain to motivate future empirical and theoretical work in one of the most exciting and active domains of the life sciences.
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Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 0123847206
Total Pages : 5485 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (238 download)
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Biodiversity written by and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2013-02-05 with total page 5485 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 7-volume Encyclopedia of Biodiversity, Second Edition maintains the reputation of the highly regarded original, presenting the most current information available in this globally crucial area of research and study. It brings together the dimensions of biodiversity and examines both the services it provides and the measures to protect it. Major themes of the work include the evolution of biodiversity, systems for classifying and defining biodiversity, ecological patterns and theories of biodiversity, and an assessment of contemporary patterns and trends in biodiversity. The science of biodiversity has become the science of our future. It is an interdisciplinary field spanning areas of both physical and life sciences. Our awareness of the loss of biodiversity has brought a long overdue appreciation of the magnitude of this loss and a determination to develop the tools to protect our future. Second edition includes over 100 new articles and 226 updated articles covering this multidisciplinary field— from evolution to habits to economics, in 7 volumes The editors of this edition are all well respected, instantly recognizable academics operating at the top of their respective fields in biodiversity research; readers can be assured that they are reading material that has been meticulously checked and reviewed by experts Approximately 1,800 figures and 350 tables complement the text, and more than 3,000 glossary entries explain key terms
Author : Simon A. Levin
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400833027
Total Pages : 843 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (8 download)
Download or read book The Princeton Guide to Ecology written by Simon A. Levin and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2009-07-27 with total page 843 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Princeton Guide to Ecology is a concise, authoritative one-volume reference to the field's major subjects and key concepts. Edited by eminent ecologist Simon Levin, with contributions from an international team of leading ecologists, the book contains more than ninety clear, accurate, and up-to-date articles on the most important topics within seven major areas: autecology, population ecology, communities and ecosystems, landscapes and the biosphere, conservation biology, ecosystem services, and biosphere management. Complete with more than 200 illustrations (including sixteen pages in color), a glossary of key terms, a chronology of milestones in the field, suggestions for further reading on each topic, and an index, this is an essential volume for undergraduate and graduate students, research ecologists, scientists in related fields, policymakers, and anyone else with a serious interest in ecology. Explains key topics in one concise and authoritative volume Features more than ninety articles written by an international team of leading ecologists Contains more than 200 illustrations, including sixteen pages in color Includes glossary, chronology, suggestions for further reading, and index Covers autecology, population ecology, communities and ecosystems, landscapes and the biosphere, conservation biology, ecosystem services, and biosphere management
Author : Erik A. Beever
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 0429530498
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (295 download)
Download or read book Disturbance Ecology and Biological Diversity written by Erik A. Beever and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2019-10-30 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents cascading effects of ecological disturbances on a multitude of ecosystem components. It includes agricultural development, large infrequent disturbances, forest harvesting, non-native grazing in deserts, ground transportation, powerline corridors, fires, urban ecology, disturbance in aquatic ecosystems, land-use dynamics on diversity, habitat fragmentation, sedimentation of wetlands, and contemporary climate change. The book facilitates users in understanding why disturbances are occurring while recommending mitigation and remediation strategies.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 430 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (555 download)
Download or read book Crude Oil Transportation System, Valdez AK to Midland TX, Proposed by SOHIO written by and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Joy Tivy
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317897234
Total Pages : 472 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (178 download)
Download or read book Biogeography written by Joy Tivy and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-10-08 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The third edition of this classic text, presents a broad-based study of the variations in the form and functioning of the biosphere at regional and global scale.
