Ecology category: 3266 books
by Midwest Journal Press, Joseph A. Cocannouer, Dr. Robert C. Worstell
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2015
SO FAR as we are able to determine this is the first book to be written in praise of weeds. According to Joseph Cocannouer, weeds -- the common ragweeds, pigweeds, pusleys and nettles, to mention four -- perform the following valuable services among others:
1. They bring minerals, especially...
Ecology, Ethics, and Interdependence
The Dalai Lama in Conversation with Leading Thinkers on Climate Change
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2018
Powerful conversations between His Holiness the Dalai Lama and leading scientists on the most pressing issue of our time.
Engage with leading scientists, academics, ethicists, and activists, as well as His Holiness the Dalai Lama and His Holiness the Karmapa, who gathered in Dharamsala, India,...
Breakfast Of Biodiversity
The Political Ecology of Rain Forest Destruction
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2013
The continuing devastation of the world’s tropical rain forest affects us all-spurring climate change, decimating biodiversity, and wrecking our environment’s resiliency. Millions of worried people around the world want to do whatever it takes to save the forest that is left.But halting rain forest...
The Media Ecosystem
What Ecology Can Teach Us about Responsible Media Practice
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2012
In The Media Ecosystem, Antonio Lopez draws together the seemingly disparate realms of ecology and media studies to present a fresh and provocative interpretation of the current state of the mass media—and its potential future. Lopez explores the connections between media and the environment, arguing...
by Anita Girvan
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2017
Through an examination of carbon footprint metaphors, this books demonstrates the ways in which climate change and other ecological issues are culturally and materially constituted through metaphor.
The carbon footprint metaphor has achieved a ubiquitous presence in Anglo-North American public...
Statistics for Ecologists Using R and Excel
Data Collection, Exploration, Analysis and Presentation
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2012
This is a book about the scientific process and how we apply it to data in ecology. We will learn how to plan for data collection, how to assemble data, how to analyse data and finally how to present the results. The book uses Microsoft Excel and the powerful Open Source R program to carry out data handling...
As in the Heart, So in the Earth
Reversing the Desertification of the Soul and the Soil
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2006
The world’s leading expert on reversing soil desertification shows how ecology can flourish only when spiritual elements are present
• Uses a parable from the African oral tradition to provide a living testimony of what has been lost with the rise of modern technology
• Provides...
The Ecosystem Approach
Complexity, Uncertainty, and Managing for Sustainability
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2008
Is sustainable development a workable solution for today's environmental problems? Is it scientifically defensible? Best known for applying ecological theory to the engineering problems of everyday life, the late scholar James J. Kay was a leader in the study of social and ecological complexity and...
Cities That Think like Planets
Complexity, Resilience, and Innovation in Hybrid Ecosystems
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2016
As human activity and environmental change come to be increasingly recognized as intertwined phenomena on a rapidly urbanizing planet, the field of urban ecology has risen to offer useful ways of thinking about coupled human and natural systems.
On the forefront of this discipline is Marina...
Urban Ecosystems
Ecological Principles for the Built Environment
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2013
As humans have come to dominate the earth, the ideal of studying and teaching ecology in pristine ecosystems has become impossible to achieve. Our planet is now a mosaic of ecosystems ranging from the relatively undisturbed to the completely built, with the majority of people living in urban environments....
Temperate and Boreal Rainforests of the World
Ecology and Conservation
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2010
While tropical rainforests have received much conservation attention and support for their protection, temperate and boreal rainforests have been largely overlooked. Yet these ecosystems are also unique, supporting rainforest communities rich in plants and wildlife and containing some of the most massive...
Wetlands
Integrating Multidisciplinary Concepts
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2011
The science of wetlands and our understanding of these complex ecosystems have improved considerably. The emergence of multidisciplinary strategies is providing new opportunities and innovative approaches to address issues such as climate change and coastal protection. This book, with contributions...
Conserving Forest Biodiversity
A Comprehensive Multiscaled Approach
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2002
While mefforts at biodiversity conservation have focused primarily on protected areas and reserves, the unprotected lands surrounding those area--the "matrix"--are equally important to preserving global biodiversity and maintaining forest health. In Conserving Forest Biodiversity, leading forest scientists...
The Structure and Dynamics of Human Ecosystems
Toward a Model for Understanding and Action
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2017
A landmark book that strives to provide both grand theory and practical application, innovatively describing the structure and dynamics of human ecosystems As the world faces ever more complex and demanding environmental and social challenges, the need for interdisciplinary models and practical guidance...