Ecology category: 3266 books
Lake Ecology in Kashmir, India
Impact of Environmental Features on the Biodiversity of Urban Lakes
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2016
This book highlights the anthropogenic pressures on the fresh water bodies and in particular, the Dal and Anchar Lake. As a result of climate change and global warming there is a likelihood that the glaciers which feed these water bodies may be lost.
The lakes discussed in this volume can prove...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2018
Harmful algal blooms (HABs) - blooms that cause fish kills, contaminate seafood with toxins, or cause human or ecological health impacts and harm to local economies - are occurring more often, in more places and lasting longer than in past decades. This expansion is primarily the result of human activities,...
New Zealand Freshwater Fishes
an Historical and Ecological Biogeography
Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 2010
In many ways, this book is the culmination of more than four decades of my exp- ration of the taxonomy, biogeography and ecology of New Zealand’s quite small freshwater fish fauna. I began this firstly as a fisheries ecologist with the New Zealand Marine Department (then responsible for the nation’s...
Trophic Ecology
Bottom-Up and Top-Down Interactions across Aquatic and Terrestrial Systems
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2015
As researchers try to predict the effects of human modification at all trophic levels and mediate the impact of rapid environmental change, it has become clear it is no longer a matter of agreeing that both bottom-up and top-down forces play important roles in diverse ecosystems. Rather, the question...
by John P Rafferty
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2010
The Earth’s capacity to sustain life increasingly depends on the actions of humans and our commitment to preserving the planet’s incredible biodiversity. Because its ecosystems are vulnerable to pollution, overuse, and numerous other damaging activities, plants and animals that rely on these regions...
Farmacology
Total Health from the Ground Up
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
In Farmacology, practicing family physician and renowned nutrition explorer Daphne Miller brings us beyond the simple concept of "food as medicine" and introduces us to the critical idea that it's the farm where that food is grown that offers us the real medicine.
By venturing out...
by Aldo Leopold
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2013
Since his death in 1948, Aldo Leopold has been increasingly recognized as one of the indispensable figures of American environmentalism. A pioneering forester, sportsman, wildlife manager, and ecologist, he was also a gifted writer whose farsighted land ethic is proving increasingly relevant in our...
by Kaleeg Hainsworth
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2014
Provocative, passionate and populist, RMB Manifestos are short and concise non-fiction books of literary, critical, and cultural studies.
Father Kaleeg Hainsworth, an Eastern Orthodox priest with a lifetime of experience in the Canadian wilderness, grounds this manifesto in the literary, philosophical,...
British Columbia
A Natural History of Its Origins, Ecology, and Diversity with a New Look at Climate Change
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2015
This revised and expanded edition of an award-winning book not only explores British Columbia’s stunning ecology but also features an increased focus on climate change. With expanded sections on the province’s geological history, updated information on the mountain pine beetle and the future of...
Being Salmon, Being Human
Encountering the Wild in Us and Us in the Wild
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2017
*Nautilus Award Silver Medal Winner, Ecology & Environment *
In search of a new story for our place on earth
Being Salmon, Being Human examines Western culture’s tragic alienation from nature by focusing on the relationship between people and salmon—weaving together key narratives...
by Donald L. Sparks
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 1995
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 1995
Volume 54 contains seven reviews covering key contemporary topics in the crop and soil sciences. The connections between agricultural practice and environmental impact are addressed in chapters on subsurface microbial ecology, herbicide-resistant field crops, and nitrification inhibitors. Also among...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2011
This pioneering encyclopedia illuminates a topic at the forefront of global ecology—biological invasions, or organisms that come to live in the wrong place. Written by leading scientists from around the world, Encyclopedia of Biological Invasions addresses all aspects of this subject at a global...
Forgotten Grasslands of the South
Natural History and Conservation
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2012
Forgotten Grasslands of the South is a literary and scientific case study of some of the biologically richest and mendangered ecosystems in North America. Ecologist Reed Noss tells the story of how southern grasslands arose and persisted over time and addresses questions that are fundamental for conserving...
by P. Legendre, Loic F J Legendre
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2012
The book describes and discusses the numerical methods which are successfully being used for analysing ecological data, using a clear and comprehensive approach. These methods are derived from the fields of mathematical physics, parametric and nonparametric statistics, information theory, numerical...