Environmental Conservation Protection category: 3266 books
The Annihilation of Nature
Human Extinction of Birds and Mammals
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2015
Gerardo Ceballos, Anne H. Ehrlich, and Paul R. Ehrlich serve as witnesses in this trial of human neglect, where the charge is the massive and escalating assault on living things. Nature is being annihilated, not only because of the human population explosion, but also as a result of massive commercial...
People and Predators
From Conflict To Coexistence
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2004
Carnivores provide innumerable ecological benefits and play a unique role in preserving and maintaining ecosystem services and function, but at the same time they can create serious problems for human populations. A key question for conservation biologists and wildlife managers is how to manage the...
Large Mammal Restoration
Ecological And Sociological Challenges In The 21St Century
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
Evidence is mounting that top carnivores and other large mammals play a pivotal role in regulating ecosystem health and function, yet those are the species that are mlikely to have been eliminated by past human activities. In recdecades, numerous efforts have been undertaken to return some of the...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2017
Ecological Restoration and Management of Longleaf Pine Forests is a timely synthesis of the current understanding of the natural dynamics and processes in longleaf pine ecosystems. This book beautifully illustrates how incorporation of basic ecosystem knowledge and an understanding of socioeconomic...
Overkill
The race to save Africa’s wildlife
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
Ninety percent of the world’s megafauna (its larger creatures) have disappeared since humans migrated from Africa and fanned out across the rest of the world. Within a very short time the megafauna – mammoths, mastodons, woolly rhinoceros and the huge carnivores that preyed upon them were extinct....
Parrots of the Wild
A Natural History of the World's Most Captivating Birds
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2015
**"Parrots of the Wild is an exhaustive compendium of information about parrots, from their evolutionary history to their behavior to present-day conservation issues. A must-have for anyone interested in these amazing creatures." —Irene M. Pepperberg, Professor at Harvard University and...
Community Seed Banks
Origins, Evolution and Prospects
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2015
Community seed banks first appeared towards the end of the 1980s, established with the support of international and national non-governmental organizations. This book is the first to provide a global review of their development and includes a wide range of case studies.
Countries that pioneered...
Southeastern Grasslands
Biodiversity, Ecology, and Management
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2018
A holistic approach to analyzing distinct grassland habitats that integrates ecological, historical, and archaeological data
Today the southeastern United States is a largely rural, forested, and agricultural landscape interspersed with urban areas of development. However, two centuries ago it...
by Harold W. Fairbanks
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
First published in 1920. According to the OnlineArchive of California: "Fairbanks was born on August 29, 1860 in Conewango, New York; BS, University of Michigan, 1890; Ph.D, UC Berkeley, 1896; became an expert on the geology and geography of the Pacific Coast, and author of over 40 articles; published...
Biocultural Landscapes
Diversity, Functions and Values
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2014
This book is devoted to the cultural and biological dimensions and values of landscapes, linking the concepts of biodiversity, landscape and culture and presenting an essential approach for landscape analysis, interpretation and sustainable dynamics.
Early chapters explore the concepts and...
Applied Ethnobotany
People, Wild Plant Use and Conservation
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2014
Its wise and sensitive approach to working with local people will be relevant in situations throughout the world.' ECOS 'The numerous diagrams, tables of data, information flow charts, fieldwork sketches etc. give a great vibrancy to the work... It deserves a wide readership.' TEG News Wild or non-cultivated...
by David Cobham
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2017
‘An outstanding book’ Spectator The story of the short life and tragic death of Bowland Beth – an English Hen Harrier – which dramatically highlights the major issues in UK conservation. ‘The sun was blood red as it broke the horizon and lit the communal roost where the female hen harrier...
by Luther Propst, Stephen F. Harper, Michael Mantell
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2013
Developed to assist users of Creating Successful Communities, the Resource Guide for Creating Successful Communities includes a detailed outline of the many tax benefits of private land conservation; examples of ordinances covering all land types, articles of incorporation, bylaws, and easements; and a glossary of growth managemtools.
Marine Ecosystem-Based Managemin Practice
DifferPathways, Common Lessons
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2017
What are the key ingredients of successful marine ecosystem planning? The surprising answer, according to authors Julia Wondolleck and Stephen Yaffee, is that a successful approach calls for more than just sound organizational structure and resources, but also a comfortable atmosphere of trust, understanding,...