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Author : Frank Edwin Egler
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 552 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Nature of Vegetation, Its Management and Mismanagement written by Frank Edwin Egler and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : J. Bastow Wilson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 110848221X
Total Pages : 373 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (84 download)
Download or read book The Nature of Plant Communities written by J. Bastow Wilson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-03-21 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a comprehensive review of the role of species interactions in the process of plant community assembly.
Author : J. Miles
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 940095798X
Total Pages : 81 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (9 download)
Download or read book Vegetation Dynamics written by J. Miles and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vegetation dynamics is an important subject. A knowledge and under standing of it is central to the science of vegetation management-in grassland, range and nature reserve management, and in aspects of wildlife management, forestry and agricultural crop production. It is also a large and diffuse subject. In a small book such as this I had to be highly selective, and could not do equal justice to all aspects. I have had therefore to condense many examples, and more regrettably, many arguments. While I have tried to present a broad selection of topics and examples, the content inevitably reflects my own special interests and experience. The study of vegetation and its dynamics does not lend itselfto neat and tidy divisions, and the way of allotting material into different chapters here is arbitrary. I have used Chapter I to introduce a number of ideas, beginning with the nature of vegetation in space, then passing to an introduction to the nature of changes in vegetation with time, in particular those generally known as successions. The book also contains a number of asides to the text's central arguments; I hope the reader finds these interesting rather than disconcerting.
Author : Mark S. Boyce
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780300078589
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (785 download)
Download or read book Ecosystem Management written by Mark S. Boyce and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Until recently, natural resource management of such commodities as timber and wildlife was driven largely by the desire to exploit these resources. During the past three decades, however, ecologists have warned that this approach to natural resource management could have unforeseen consequences because it ignored how ecosystems function within the landscape. Federal agencies that oversee forest and wildlife resources have begun to implement different schemes of ecosystem management, schemes that vary enormously among agencies. Contributors to this volume--leading experts who are agency personnel as well as researchers--now clarify the key elements of sound ecosystem management and offer prescriptions for implementing them. The authors discuss definitions of ecosystem management, sustainability of ecological systems, landscape ecology, resource management at different scales and in an ecosystem context, new advances in computer technology that facilitate classification schemes for ecosystems, ecosystem restoration, biological diversity, and public concerns. Throughout, the experts agree that management practices must be sustainable: that production of commodities, such amenities as recreation and aesthetics, and biodiversity must not be allowed to decline over time.
Author : Malcolm L. Hunter, Jr.
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1444308971
Total Pages : 516 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (443 download)
Download or read book Fundamentals of Conservation Biology written by Malcolm L. Hunter, Jr. and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-03-12 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the new edition of this highly successful book, Malcolm Hunter and new co-author James Gibbs offer a thorough introduction to the fascinating and important field of conservation biology, focusing on what can be done to maintain biodiversity through management of ecosystems and populations. Starting with a succinct look at conservation and biodiversity, this book progresses to contend with some of the subject's most complex topics, such as mass extinctions, ecosystem degradation, and over exploitation. Discusses social, political, and economic aspects of conservation biology. Thoroughly revised with over six hundred new references and web links to many of the organizations involved in conservation biology, striking photographs and maps. Artwork from the book is available to instructors online at www.blackwellpublishing.com/hunter and by request on CD-ROM.
Author : David J. Rapport
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1420032135
Total Pages : 1548 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (2 download)
Download or read book Managing for Healthy Ecosystems written by David J. Rapport and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2002-10-29 with total page 1548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the critical issues of our time is the dwindling capacity of the planet to provide life support for a large and growing human population. Based on a symposium on ecosystem health, Managing for Healthy Ecosystems identifies key issues that must be resolved if there is to be progress in this complex area, such as: Evolving methods f
Author : James R. Troyer
Publisher : UNC Press Books
ISBN 13 : 146961121X
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (696 download)
Download or read book Nature's Champion written by James R. Troyer and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2014-02-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through the pioneering efforts of ecologist B. W. Wells (1884-1978), thousands of North Carolinians learned to appreciate and protect the state's diverse plant life long before ecology and conservation became popular causes. A keen observer of the natural landscape, Wells provided the first scientific descriptions in modern terms of the forces that shaped coastal communities, bogs and savannahs, the Carolina bays, pine forests, old fields, and mountain grassy balds. But the broader impact of his life lay in his championship and popularization of nature. Outside academic circles, he shared his knowledge through public lectures, articles, and lobbying efforts, and by teaching anyone who would listen. In 1932 he produced for his Tar Heel audience a revolutionary work on the plant ecology of the state, The Natural Gardens of North Carolina. Organized by habitat, this volume is still entertaining and instructive. Wells received his Ph.D. in botany from the University of Chicago in 1917 and served as chair of the North Carolina State College botany department for thirty years. He was a memorable teacher and a significant force in the development of his academic institution.
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Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Ecological Research Series written by and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Dave Egan
Publisher : Island Press
ISBN 13 : 1597260339
Total Pages : 488 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (972 download)
Download or read book The Historical Ecology Handbook written by Dave Egan and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2005-08-12 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fundamental aspect of the work of ecosystem restoration is to rediscover the past and bring it into the present-to determine what needs to be restored, why it was lost, and how best to make it live again. This handbook makes essential connections between past and future ecosystems, bringing together leading experts to offer a much-needed introduction to the field of historical ecology and its practical application by on-the-ground restorationists. - from publisher description.
Author : Mary E. Kentula
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Wetland Creation and Restoration: Perspectives written by Mary E. Kentula and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : P. Poissonet
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9400979916
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (9 download)
Download or read book Vegetation dynamics in grasslans, heathlands and mediterranean ligneous formations written by P. Poissonet and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Symposium of the Working Group for Succession Research on Permanent Plots, and Data-Processing of the International Society for Vegetation Sciences, Held at Montpellier, France, September 1980
Author : Pierre Morin
Publisher : Gatekeeper Press
ISBN 13 : 1662949227
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (629 download)
Download or read book The Journal of Process Oriented Psychology written by Pierre Morin and published by Gatekeeper Press. This book was released on 2024-05-22 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first volume of the renewed Journal of Process Oriented Psychology with the theme Cultural Imaginations that Shape Personal, Professional, Community and Contextual Relationships. The articles that have come together cover a broad spectrum of Worldwork applications, from working with teenagers in Portland, Oregon to reconciliation work with youth in Rwanda, from advocacy work about the humane slaughter of cattle in German farms to theoretical musings about the relevance of anti-racism work and the inclusion of the more than human world, from personal reflections about experiencing war in Ukraine to poems expressing feelings about the atrocities of wars and conflicts, from racial justice work, personal reflections on racisms and ableism to creative expressions in the form of the cover design using dried flower petals. We are honored to be able to include many contributions from colleagues of the global majority.
Author : Jon A. Kusler
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 690 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (5 download)
Download or read book Wetland Creation and Restoration written by Jon A. Kusler and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 690 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : R.K. Peet
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 940095526X
Total Pages : 325 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (9 download)
Download or read book Plant community ecology: Papers in honor of Robert H. Whittaker written by R.K. Peet and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: R. K. Peet Dep. of Botany, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N. C. 27514, USA Robert Whittaker's contributions to ecology were many and remarkably varied. His publication record will long stand as a monument to his greatness, and whatever we do to honor him will likely be rather small in comparison. Less well known were his personal interactions and the impact they had on the development of ecology as well as individual scientists. Over the years he touched many of us and we felt not just a professional but also a deep personal loss in his passing. After his death I was contacted by numerous colleagues who wondered what they might do to honor him. Whittaker had long served on the editorial board of Vegetatio, which prompted Eddy van der Maarel to suggest that a series of papers in the journal might be a fitting memorial, and so this project was conceived. Whittaker was a master of synthesis and during his career he published numerous review papers which showed clearly how his work related to and built on that of others. For this reason it seemed inappropriate and redundant to solicit papers reviewing areas to which Whittaker made important contributions. Instead, I chose to solicit research papers illustrating current applications of approaches Whittaker developed and showing a few of the recent advances which have grown directly from his pioneering work.
Author : Dan Barber
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0143127152
Total Pages : 498 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (431 download)
Download or read book The Third Plate written by Dan Barber and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2015-04-07 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Not since Michael Pollan has such a powerful storyteller emerged to reform American food.” —The Washington Post Today’s optimistic farm-to-table food culture has a dark secret: the local food movement has failed to change how we eat. It has also offered a false promise for the future of food. In his visionary New York Times–bestselling book, chef Dan Barber, recently showcased on Netflix’s Chef’s Table, offers a radical new way of thinking about food that will heal the land and taste good, too. Looking to the detrimental cooking of our past, and the misguided dining of our present, Barber points to a future “third plate”: a new form of American eating where good farming and good food intersect. Barber’s The Third Plate charts a bright path forward for eaters and chefs alike, daring everyone to imagine a future for our national cuisine that is as sustainable as it is delicious.
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Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Download or read book The Biswell Symposium, Fire Issues and Solutions in Urban Interface and Wildland Ecosystems written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Robert Jensen
Publisher : University Press of Kansas
ISBN 13 : 0700636803
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (6 download)
Download or read book The Restless and Relentless Mind of Wes Jackson written by Robert Jensen and published by University Press of Kansas. This book was released on 2024-03-22 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In more than four decades as president of The Land Institute, Wes Jackson became widely known as one of the founders of the sustainable agriculture movement for his work on perennial grains and Natural Systems Agriculture. But Jackson’s contribution to contemporary intellectual and political life goes well beyond plant breeding. Ever since he created one of the first university environmental studies programs in the early 1970s, Jackson has been exploring the human predicaments around sustainability and justice, asking questions that pull not only on agriculture and ecology but also on politics, economics, and culture. That work has appeared in four sole-authored books by Jackson, but nowhere is there an accessible summary of his key ideas. Robert Jensen provides a short, elegant introduction to Jackson’s ideas on ways to provide humanity with a truly sustainable foundation in grain agriculture, presented in a way that connects to the growing concern about climate change and other ecological crises. Jackson’s strength has been in generating new ideas and pushing the envelope not only on sustainable agriculture but also on the other dramatic changes necessary if we are to create a sustainable and just society. This volume helps the reader to organize those exciting ideas in a way that can expand the horizons of students and lay readers as well as challenge specialists in these fields. In a time when critical thinking and clear understanding are desperately needed if we are to face the multiple, cascading ecological and social crises, The Restless and Relentless Mind of Wes Jackson presents Jackson’s crucial insights about the natural world and human societies that can help provide a framework for understanding the tough decisions we will have to make. But just as important is the book’s glimpse into the curiosity that drives Jackson and the creativity that distinguishes his intellectual and activist work.
