Applied ecology Books
University of Minnesota Press Eastern Deciduous Forest
Book SynopsisTrade Review"A timely and informative resource for anyone who wants to know about or hopes to help one of America’s premier natural resources."—Northeastern Naturalist"A readable introduction to ecology and wildlife conservation in the eastern deciduous forest."—The Prairie Naturalist"Eastern Deciduous Forest is accessibly written for a broad audience. The breadth of material covered is extraordinary for such a short book."—Scott K. Robinson, Illinois Natural History Survey
£19.79
The University of Alabama Press Life Out of Balance
Book SynopsisTraces historical developments in physiology, ecology, behavior, and evolutionary biology during the decades following World War II. Life Out of Balance focuses on a period in history when new ideas of self-regulation, adaptation, and fitness became central to a variety of biological disciplines.Trade ReviewThe idea of balance and directionality in ecological systems has a rich history, but usually not as well connected to the work of systematists and physiologists. The standard narrative for the mid-century period has been the rejection of physiological metaphors and superorganisms in favor of a Gleasonian ‘individualistic concept’, nicely tied to an origin story for evolutionary ecology as a discipline. Hagen brings a welcome corrective to that history by revealing the widespread and persistent appeal and use of the idea of homeostasis, across multiple fields." —William C. Kimler, associate professor of history at North Carolina State University"As a work of intellectual history or the history of scientific ideas, Life Out of Balance also draws on the archival record and on correspondence, bringing new and unfamiliar insights to a subject that should have been far more central in the history of the biological sciences." —Vassiliki Betty Smocovitis, author of Unifying Biology: The Evolutionary Synthesis and Evolutionary BiologyTable of Contents List of Figures Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1. Adaptation and the Wisdom of the Body Chapter 2. Bodily Wisdom or Stupidity? Chapter 3. Free and Independent Life Chapter 4. Living Water Chapter 5. Physiological Ecology from an Engineering Perspective Chapter 6. An Experimental Naturalist in the Laboratory and Field Chapter 7. Complexities of Thermoregulation Chapter 8. Physiological Teamwork, Homeostasis, and Coadaptation Chapter 9. Limits of Tolerance, Adaptation, and Speciation Chapter 10. Adaptation, Natural Selection, and Homeostatic Populations Chapter 11. Symbiosis and Coadaptation in Homeostatic Ecosystems Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
£44.20
The University of Alabama Press Salleyland
Book SynopsisAn exercise in learning to learn about a patch of nature, thereby opening our eyes to the complexity and wonder of the natural world.
£17.95
John Wiley & Sons Indigenous Peoples and Climate Change in Latin America and the Caribbean
£26.96
University of Pittsburgh Press Natures Crossroads
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£56.10
University of Pittsburgh Press Effluent America
Book SynopsisGarbage, wastewater, hazardous waste: these are the lenses through which Melosi views nineteenth- and twentieth-century America. In broad overviews and specific case studies, Melosi treats the relationship between industrial expansion and urban growth from an ecological perspective.
£46.10
University of Hawai'i Press Pacific Futures Past and Present
Book SynopsisHow, when, and why has the Pacific been a locus for imagining different futures by those living there as well as passing through? What does that tell us about the distinctiveness of this sea of islands? This book brings together a diverse set of approaches to how futures are being conceived in the region and have been imagined in the past.Trade ReviewThis book both enriches and challenges the field of global history by returning—from a variety of archival and theoretical concerns—to questions about the very nature of history that have variously engaged scholars such as Greg Dening, Reinhart Koselleck, and Marshall Sahlins. The rich essays collected here will have much to say to anyone contemplating the status of the discipline of history today. If this book has a singular project, it is in an underlying search for ways in which history can be helpful. Recognizing that much of the Pacific is facing a state of existential emergency, the book opens with an appeal for history to "offer us new insights for a world in crisis" and ends by reminding the reader of Alice Te Punga Somerville’s ethical questions of "which histories do we tell, and which futures do we imagine?" Thus the book is concerned with how history is about the future, and how the project of creating desired futures for the Pacific needs the discipline of history to keep it afloat.
£23.96
CABI Publishing Mycorrhizas in Ecosystems
Book SynopsisThis work discussed what effect mycorrhizas have on plant and human ecosystems.Table of ContentsPart One: Stat us and Function of Vesicular-Arbuscular (VA) Mycorrhiza in Ecosystems Part Two: Ectomycorrhizas in Temperate and Boreal Forest Ecosystems Part Three: Mycorrhizas in Disturbed, Agricultural and Successional Ecosystems Part Four: Mycorrhizas in Heathland Ecosystems Part Five: Mycorrhizas in Tropical Ecosystems Part Seven: Posters Part Six: Physiological Ecology of Mycorrhizas 40: A Functional Comparison of Ecto- and Endomycorrhizas 41: Spatial Distributions of Nitrogen Assimilation Pathways in Ectomycorrhizas 42: Ectomycorrhizas - Organs for Uptake and Filtering of Cations 43: The Effects of Ectomycorrhizal Status on Plant-Water Relations and Sensitivity of Leaf Gas Exchange to Soil Drought in Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) Seedlings 44: Protein Activities as Potential Markers of Functional Endomycorrhizas in Plants 45: Plant-Fungal Interface in VA Mycorrhizas: A Structural Point of View 46: The Role of Ion Channels in Controlling Solute Exchange in Mycorrhizal Associations 47: Effect of Monovalent Cations on Efflux of Phosphate from the Ectomycorrhizal Fungus Pisolithus tincton•us 48: Comparative Analysis of IAA Production in Ectomycorrhizal, Ericoid and Saprophytic Fungi in Pure Culture 49: The survival of transplanted seedlings of ectomycorrhizal rain forest legumes in relation to forest composition 50: Effects of nitrogen on the mycelial extension of four different ectomycorrhizal fungi grown in symbiosis with Pinus sylvestris 51: Transformation of a mutant of Pisum sativum cv. ‘Sparkle’ by Agrobacteium rhizogenes - a possible plant partner for VA fungi and Rhizobium 52: Early events in ectomycorrhiza formation studied by electron microscopy 53: Dual in vitro rhizobial and ectomycorrhizal colonization of Acacia holosericea 54: The influence of Scots pine needle and humus extracts on the growth of some ectomycorrhizal fungi 55: Interactions between indigenous VAM fungi and soil ecotype in Terminalia superba in the wet tropics (Ivory Coast) 56: Influence of artificial substrata on mycorrhization of micropropagated fruit trees in a horticultural system 57: Occurrence of vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhiza on Douglas fir and Western hemlock seedlings 58: Effects of cadmium on ectomycorrhizal pine (Pinus sylvestris) seedlings 59: Effects of simulated acid rain, soil contamination and mycorrhizal infection on Picea abies seedlings 60: Mycorrhizal amelioration of metal toxicity to plants 61: Effect of 10 years of low-input sustainable agriculture upon VA fungi 62: Preferential cycling of phosphorus: The role of mycorrhizas 63: Nitrogen translocation through a root-free soil mediated by VA fungal hyphae 64: Early events of VA infection in host and non-host plants 65: Soil solution chemistry of ectomycorrhizal mat soils 66: Fungicide interactions with VA fungi in Ananas comosus grown in a tropical environment 67: Native populations of the Glomales influenced by terracing and fertilization under cultivated potato in the tropical highlands of Africa 68: Mycorrhizas in African Miombo Savanna woodlands 69: Ectomycorrhizal fungi in Kenya 70: Axenic sand culture for the study of mycorrhizal root systems and their rhizospheres 71: Do ectomycorrhizas affect uptake and toxicity of metals in roots of Norway spruce? 72: Nitrogen transport and depletion of soil nitrogen by external hyphae of VA mycorrhizas 73: Effects of nitrogen application on ericoid mycorrhiza of Calluna vulgris on a Danish heathland 74: Enhanced growth of external VA mycorrhizal hyphae in soil amended with straw 75: Effect of mycorrhizal inoculation in forest nurseries 76: Effects of organjc matter removal on fruitbody production of ectomycorrhizal fungi in stands of Pinus sylvestris 77: Results of ectomycorrhizal inoculation of pine species with Pisolithus tinctorius and Thelephora terrestris in Korea 78: Ecology of ectomycorrhiza and ectomycorrhizal fungi in Norway spruce forest ecosystems of Sumava Mts, Czechoslovakia 79: Production of siderophores by ectomycorrhizal fungi 80: Fungal mass in sporophores, mycorrhizas and living mycelia in Scots pine stands along a pollution gradient in the Oulu region of Finland 81: Effect of lead on the growth of eccomycorrhizal fungi 82: The role of VA mycorrhiza and soil phosphate in the early life history of the bluebell, Hyacinthoides non-scripta 83: Inoculation with Glomus intraradix improves growth of Acacia nilotica under non-sterile nursery conditions in Ethiopia 84: VA-Rhizobium interaction in productivity and nutrient content of yard long bean (Vigna unguiculata sesquipedalis) 85: The development of ectomycorrhizal infection, and its relationship to seedling growth 86: Auxin production and mycorrhizal ‘virulence’ 87: Immunological aspects of the characterization of Tuber magnatum and Tuber albidum 88: Comparison of the ectomycorrhizas formed by Russula ochroleuca on several tree species 89: Identification of ectomycorrhizal fungi by use of immunological techniques 90: Mycorrhizal status of Quercus and Fagus in Latium (central Italy) 91: Effects of liming and N-fertilization on ectomycorrhizas in a mature beech stand in the Soiling area (Germany) 92: Examination of single spore cu ltures of VA fungi by isoenzyme patterns after polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE) 93: The role of mycorrhiza in the transfer of nitrogen from white clover to perennial ryegrass in pasture ecosystems 94: Seasonal variation in occurrence of VA mycorrhizal i nfection types in a Danish grassland community 95: Studies of the extension of individual mycelia of VA mycorrhizal fungi in natural vegetation 96: Effect of specific ectomycorrhizal fungi on growth of beech seedlings in damaged stands 97: Occurrence of ecto- and ericoid mycorrhizas on Gaultheria shallon and Rhododendron macrophyllum seedlings grown in soils from the Oregon coast range 98: Reaction of flax (Linum usitatissimum) to different stress factors after mycorrhizal infection 99: Dissolution and immobilization of phosphorus and cadmium from rock phosphates by eccomycorrhizal fungi 100: Reaction of the natural Norway spruce mycorrhizal flora to liming and acid irrigation 101: Differential effects of fungicides on VA fungal viability and efficiency 102: Are hydrophobic eccomycorrhizas important for microbial activity in the forest soil? 103: The effects of Cu and Ni on the axenic growth and on the element composition of Cenococcum geophilum and Suillus variegatus 104: The influence of organic and inorganic fertilization on the development of indigenous VA fungi in roots of red clover 105: Propagule production by VA fungi in red clover plants subjected to periodic removal of the aerial parts 106: Acceleration of VA m ycorrhiza development by bacteria or fungicides 107: Influence of water status on VA infection and growth of Festuca rubra 108: VA mycorrhizal colonization of maize in an industrially polluted soil and heavy metal transfer to the plant 109: The possible application of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for detection of Tuber albidum ectomycorrhizas 35: Short-term Changes in Vesicular-Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Spore Populations in Terminalia Plantations in Cameroon 36: Long-term Changes in Vesicular-Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Spore Populations in Terminalia Plantations in Cote d’Ivoire 37: Heterogeneity and Scale in Tropical Vesicular-Arbuscular Mycorrhiza Formation 38: Mycorrhizal Studies in Dipterocarp Forests in Indonesia 39: Controlled Mycorrhization of Eucalypts 31: The Role of Ericoid Mycorrhizas in the Nitrogen Nutrition and Ecology of Heathland Ecosystems 32: Mycorrhizal Aspects of Improved Growth of Spruce when Grown in Mixed Stands on Heathlands 33: Chitin Degradation by Hymenoscyphus ericae and the Influence of H. ericae on the Growth of Ectomycorrhizal Fungi 34: Effect of Ferric Iron on the Release of Siderophores by Ericoid Mycorrhizal Fungi 19: Soil Disturbance in Native Ecosystems – the Decline and Recover of Infectivity of VA Mycorrhizal Fungi 20: Soil Disturbance and the Effectiveness of Arbuscular Mycorrhizas in an Agricultural Ecosystem 21: Development of Mycorrhizal Patches in a Successional Arid Ecosystem 22: Extraradical Hyphal Development of Vesicular-Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in a Chronosequence of Prairie Restorations 23: Interactions between Soil-dwelling Insects and Mycorrhizas during Early Plant Succession 24: Are Mycorrhizal Fungi Present in Early Stages of Primary Succession? 25: The Use of 15N to Assess the Role of VA Mycorrhiza in Plant N Nutrition and its Application to Evaluate the Role of Mycor rhiza in Restoring Mediterranean Ecosystems 26: Use of VA Mycorrhizas in Agriculture: Problems and Prospects 27: Mycorrhizas,Forest Disturbance and Regeneration in the Pacific Northwestern United States 28: Studies on the Effects of S02 and 03 on the Mycorrhizas of Scots Pine by Observations Above and Below Ground 29: Sequences of Sheathing (Ecto-) Mycorrhi zal Fungi Associated with Man-made Forests, Temperate and Tropical 30: Mycorrhizal Succession and Morel Biology 10: The Ecological Potential of the Eccomycorrhizal Mycelium 11: Ecromycorrhizal Rhizomorphs: Organs of Contact 12: Uptake and Translocation of Nutrients by Eccomycorrhizal Fungal Mycelia 13: Mycorrhizal Mat Communities in Forest Soils 14: Ecological Role of Specificity Phenomena in Ectomycorrhizal Plant Communities: Potentials for lnterplant Linkages and Guild Development 15: Effects of Liming on Pine Ectomycorrhiza 16: Variations in Field Response of Forest Trees to Nursery Ectomycorrhizal Inoculation in Europe 17: Somatic Incompatibility - A Tool to Reveal Spatiotemporal Mycelial Structures of Ectomycorrhizal Fungi 18: Mixed Associations of Fungi in Ectomycorrhizal Roots 1: Nutrient Dynamics at the Soil-Root Interface (Rhizosphere) 2: Mycophyllas and Mycorrhizas: Comparisons and Contrasts 3: Why are some Plants more Mycorrhizal than Others? An Ecological Enquiry 4: What is the Role of VA Mycorrhizal Hyphae in Soil? 5: Contribution of Mycorrhizal Hyphae to Nutrient and Water Uptake of Plants 6: Phosphorus Transport by External Hyphae of Vesicular-Arbuscular Mycorrhizas 7: Mycorrhizal Infection of Wild Oats: Parental Effects on Offspring Nutrient Dynamics, Growth and Reproduction 8: Mycorrhizas, Seed Size and Seedling Establishment in a Low Nutrient Environment 9: The Nature of Fungal Species in Glomales (Zygomycetes)
£133.06
CABI Publishing Grassland Dynamics
Book SynopsisThe development of computer simulation models is an important growth area in both pure and applied ecology. The opportunity that mathematical models provide to integrate the components of an ecosystem, results in the ability to make quantitative predictions about the future behaviour of that system, or of elements within it. This means that they are powerful tools with wide applications and enormous potential for increasing our understanding of natural systems and our ability to use them in a sustainable way. This book is, almost uniquely, a complete account of one such model, the Hurley Pasture Model, a dynamic, deterministic, mechanistic simulation model for grassland, which has been developed by the author over some twenty years, in collaboration with scientists at several centres. Firstly, the rationale and theoretical elements of this type of model are described. An overview of the Hurley grassland simulator and the derivation and construction of its plant, animal, soil and litterTable of Contents1: Dynamic Models 2: Overview of the Pasture Model 3: Plant Submodel 4: Animal Submodel 5: Soil and Litter Submodel 6: Water Submodel 7: Environment and Management 8: Dynamic Simulations 9: Steady-state Simulations 10: The ACSL Program 11: Index
£106.20
CABI Publishing Ecological History of European Forests
Book SynopsisForest is the natural vegetation of most of Europe. Although the majority has been destroyed by human activity over the centuries, a considerable amount remains and has been managed to varying degrees and for a wide variety of reasons. This has resulted in a large number of natural and semi-natural landscapes and habitat types over the region and a high diversity of plant and animal communities adapted to them. The growing interest in natural history and the environment in recent years has resulted in a greater demand for information on the complex ecological history of European forest. This book is unique in providing wide ranging and detailed case studies on specific aspects, including grazing, management practices and conservation and overviews, from recognised authorities, of the latest research on the ecological history of forests and woodland in Europe. It consists of selected papers given at an international conference of forest historians organised in association with the BritiTable of Contents1: Introduction - Historical Ecology and European Woodland, K Kirby and C Watkins 2: Savanna in Europe, O Rackham 3: Development and Dynamics of Agricultural Parks in West Africa, H J Sturm, J Wolfgang 4: Pollard Meadows: Multiple Use of Human-Made Nature, C-A Hæggström 5: The Production of Fodder Trees in Valdagno, Vicenza, Italy, E Bargioni and S A Zanzi 6: Wood Pasture in Dutch Common Woodlands and the Deforestation of the Dutch Landscape, J Dirkx 7: Persistent Outcomes of Coppice Grazing in Rockingham Forest, Northamptonshire, UK, J A Best 8: The Links Between Forest History and Biodiversity: The Invertebrate Fauna of Ancient Pasture Woodlands in the British Isles and its Conservation, K Alexander 9: Interactions Between Humans and Woodland in Prehistoric and Medieval Drenthe (The Netherlands): An Interdisciplinary Approach, T Spek 10: Forest History of the Dutch Province of Drenthe and its Ancient Woodlands: a survey, J van Laar 11: Ecology and History of a Wooded Landscape in Southern Spain, T Marañon, V Jurado and J F Ojeda 12: Landscape Evolution on a Central Tuscan Estate Between the Eighteenth and Twentieth Centuries, M Agnoletti and M Paci 13: An Insight into Past Climate via a Fossil Tree, M Inan 14: What Were Woods Like in the Seventeenth Century? Examples from the Helmsley Estate, North-east Yorkshire, UK, R Gulliver 15: Manx Woodland History and Vegetation, R Bohan 16: The History of the Coniston Woodlands, Cumbria, UK, S Barker 17: Historical Ecology and Post-medieval Management Practices in Alderwood (Alnus incana (L.) Moench) in the Northern Apennines, Italy, S Bertolotto, R Cevasco, D Moreno, G Poggi 18: Habitat Alterations Caused by Long Term Changes in Forest Use in North Eastern Switzerland, M Bürgi 19: The Investigation of Long-term Successions in Temperate Woodland Using Fine Spatial Resolution Pollen Analysis, F Mitchell 20: Ecological Changes in Bernwood Forest - Woodland Management During the Present Millennium, R Thomas 21: Interpreting Present Vegetation Features by Landscape Historical Data: An Example from a Woodland Grassland Mosaic Landscape (Nagykoros Wood, Kiskunság, Hungary), Z Molnár and M Biró 22: Researching Forest History to Underpin the Classification of Dutch Forest Ecosystems, R Wolf 23: Historical Ecology of Woodlands in Flanders, G Tack 24: Occurrence of Woodland Herbs in an Area Poor in Woodlands: NW-Zealand, Denmark, P M Petersen 25: Distribution of Ancient Woodlands, Afforestations and Clearances in Relation to Quaternary Deposits and Soil Types in North Western Brandenburg (Germany) M Wulf 26: Opportunities to Protect the Biodiversity of Ancient Woodland, S-A Bailey, R Haines-Young and C Watkins 27: The Ancient Woodland Inventory in England and its Uses, K Kirby, C Reid and R Thomas
£116.68
CABI Publishing Tourism Ecolabelling
Book SynopsisThere is currently immense interest in measuring the sustainability of tourism in general, and of ecotourism in particular. Hitherto, it has been difficult for consumers to know whether claims of tourism destinations and products being "ecologically sustainable" are based on hard evidence. The tourism industry has therefore been developing methods to measure these objectively in the form of ecolabels.This book is the first substantial book to review this subject. Emphasis is placed on the criteria used in ecolabels to determine sustainability, the marketing of ecologically-labelled tourism products and the management of current ecolabels and awards.Table of Contents1: Introduction 2: Regulating the green message: the players in ecolabelling, Xavier Font, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK 3: Major issues in tourism ecolabelling, Ralph Buckley, Griffith University, Australia Part 1: Ecolabels in Context 4: Ecolabelling in the context of sustainable tourism and ecotourism, D. Diamantis Swiss Hotel Association Tourism & Hospitality Research Centre, Switzerland, & J. Westlake International Centre for Tourism & Hospitality Research Bournemouth University, UK 5: The consumer behaviour context of ecolabelling, Richard Sharpley, University of Northumbria at Newcastle, UK 6: Environmental behaviour implications for tourist destinations and ecolabels, Tanja Mihalic, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia 7: Tourism ecolabels market research in Germany, Claudia Lübbert, University of Munich, Germany Part 2: Ecolabels in Practice 8: The process of developing an ecolabel, Xavier Font, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK, & John Tribe, Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College, UK 9: Pitfalls of ecolabelling, Vinod Sasidharan, The Pennsylvania State University, USA, & Xavier Font, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK 10: Ecotourism certification and evaluation: progress and prospects, Megan Epler Wood & Elizabeth Halpenny, The Ecotourism Society, USA 11: Environmental management tools in Canada: ecolabelling and best practice benchmarking, Pam Wight, Pam Wight & Associates, Canada 12: Ecotourism accreditation in Australia, Ralf Buckley, Griffith University, Australia 13: Ecolabels for Tourism in Europe - The European Ecolabel for Tourism? Herbert Hamele, Ecotrans, Germany Part 3: Tourism Ecolabels: Present and Future 14: Turnover and trends in tourism ecolabels, Ralf Buckley, Griffith University, Australia 15: Quality analysis of tourism ecolabels, Rolf Spittler & Ute Haak, The Academy for Environmental Research and Education in Europe, Germany 16: The future belongs to international labelling schemes, Walter Kahlenborn & Attina Dominé, Ecologic, Germany 17: Conclusions: a strategic analysis of tourism ecolabels, Xavier Font, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK Part 4: Information Sources 18: Directory of ecolabels
£103.82
CABI Publishing Global Rangelands
Book SynopsisAlthough traditionally defined as areas where natural vegetation is exploited for grazing by domestic and native herbivores, rangelands are used by many different people, for a host of purposes. As well as livestock products, rangelands provide fuels, minerals and water and are used for ecotourism, recreation, nature conservation and as carbon sinks. More than half of the earth's land surface is rangeland and millions of people, both within and outside the rangelands, depend on them. This book addresses the important issues confronting the rangelands and presents new concepts and approaches for the management of rangeland resources. It is relevant to the people who live in or depend on the rangelands, and to the institutions and organisations that support them.Table of Contents1: Challenges for Rangeland People, 2: Future Shocks to People and Rangelands, 3: Indigenous People in Rangelands, 4: Rangelands: People, Perceptions and Perspectives, 5: Desertification and Soil Processes in Rangelands, 6: Understanding and Managing Rangeland Plant Communities, 7: Range Management and Plant Functional Types, 8: People and Plant Invasions of the Rangelands, 9: People and Rangeland Biodiversity, 10: Managing Grazing, 11: Rehabilitation of Mined Surfaces, 12: Accounting for Rangeland Resources, 13: Building on History, Sending Agents into the Future - Rangeland Modelling, Retrospect and Prospect, 14: Integrating Management of Land and Water Resources: the Social, Economic and Environmental Consequences of Tree Management in Rangelands, 15: Land and Water Management: Lessons from a Project on Desertification in the Middle East, 16: International Perspectives on the Rangelands, 17: Policies, Planning and Institutions for Sustainable Resource Use: a Participatory Approach, 18: Economics and Ecology: Working Together for Better Policy, 19: Building the Future: Practical Challenges, 20: Rangeland Livelihoods in the 21st Century, 21: Building the Future: a Human Development Perspective, 22: Synthesis: New Visions and Prospects for Rangelands,
£119.56
CABI Publishing Ecology of Soil Decomposition
Book SynopsisDecomposition is an ecological process that recycles dead tissues, mainly from primary production, into nutrients in the soil. The Ecology of Soil Decomposition describes trophic interactions between species that carry out the decomposition of organic matter in the soil. Key topics addressed feature functional groups, spatial stratification and succession patterns over time, involving bacteria, protists, fungi and micro-invertebrates. Emphasis is placed on the role of species diversity in functional groups.Table of Contents1: The Saprotrophes 1.1: Eukaryotic cells 1.2: Protozoa 1.3: Chromista 1.4: Fungi 1.5: Invertebrates 1.6: The Bacteria (Prokaryote Bacteria and Archea) 1.7: Roots, fine roots and root-hair cells 1.8: Summary 1.9: Suggested further reading 2: The Habitat 2.1: "Through a Ped, Darkly" 2.2: Soil and mineral composition 2.3: Soil air 2.4: Water content 2.5: Soil organic matter 2.6: Dynamics of soil physical structure 2.7: Summary 2.8: Suggested further reading 3: Sampling and Enumeration 3.1: Soil collection 3.2: Site variation and statistical patterns 3.3: Extraction and enumeration 3.4: Number of species in functional groups 3.5: Summary 3.6: Suggested further reading 4: Reconstructing the Soil Food Web 4.1: Functional categories 4.2: Primary decomposition 4.3: Secondary decomposition 4.4: Primary saprotrophes 4.5: Secondary saprotrophes 4.6: Other consumers 4.7: Omnivory 4.8: Symbionts 4.9: Opportunistic parasites and parasitism 4.10: Summary 4.11: Suggested further reading 5: Spatial and Temporal Patterns 5.1: Regulation of growth 5.2: Periods of activity 5.3: Patterns in the time and space 5.4: Primary saprotrophes 5.5: Secondary saprotrophes and other consumers 5.6: Synthesis and conclusions 5.7: Summary 5.8: Suggestions for further reading 6: Integrating the Food Web 6.1: Global impact of decomposition 6.2: How to trace nutrients 6.3: Soil food web models 6.4: Summary 6.5: Suggested further reading
£119.56
CABI Publishing Soil Fertility Decline in the Tropics
Book SynopsisWide coverage of soils and perennial cropping systems in the tropicsSynthesis of decades of researchChallenges assumptions on the benefits of plantations for soil fertilityIt is generally assumed that soil fertility decline is widespread in the tropics and that this is largely associated with annual cropping and subsistence farming. In contrast, perennial plant cover (as in plantation agriculture) provides better protection for the soil.This book reviews these concepts, focusing on soil chemical changes under different land-use systems in the tropics. These include perennial crops, annual crops and forest plantations. Two case studies, on sisal plantations in Tanzania and sugar cane in Papua New Guinea, are presented for detailed analysis. The author demonstrates that soil fertility decline is also a problem on plantations.Table of Contents1: Introduction 2: Human population and soil degradation 3: Plantation agriculture 4: Soil fertility decline - Theoretical considerations 5: Annual crops 6: Perennial crop plantations 7: Forest plantations 8: Sugar cane plantations 9: Case 1 - Sugar cane plantation, Papua New Guinea 10: Case 2 - Sisal plantations, Tanzania 11: Synthesis 12: Summary and conclusions
£119.56
CABI Publishing Encyclopedia of Ecotourism
Book SynopsisThe Encyclopedia of Ecotourism provides an expert, state-of-the-art and comprehensive knowledge base of the rapidly growing global ecotourism sector. It is divided into eight major sections, and contains 41 chapters, individually authored by international researchers and practitioners in ecotourism. Each chapter combines theory and practice in a complementary way. The scope of the encyclopedia includes definitions and other contextual material, regional perspectives, venues, impacts, planning and management considerations, and issues associated with ecotourism businesses, research and training.Table of ContentsSection 1: Introduction to Ecotourism, D B Weaver 1.1: Principles of Ecotourism, R K Blamey 1.2: Types of Ecotourism, M B Orams 1.3: Ecotourists: Not a Homogeneous Market Segment, P Wight 1.4: Global Growth and Magnitude of Ecotourism, D E Hawkins and K Lamoureux 1.5: Ecotourism in the Context of Other Tourism Types, D B Weaver Section 2: A Regional Survey of Ecotourism by Biome, D B Weaver 2.1: Kenya and South Africa, P U C Dieke 2.2: Anglo-America, D A Fennell 2.3: Asia, A A Lew 2.4: Oceania (Australia, New Zealand & South Pacific), R K Dowling 2.5: Europe, S Blangy and S Vautier 2.6: Latin America and the Caribbean, D B Weaver and R Schlüter Section 3: A Regional Survey of Ecotourism by Biome, D B Weaver 3.1: Rainforests, W Frost 3.2: Mountain Ecotourism: Creating a Sustainable Future, P W Williams, T V Singh, and R Schüter 3.3: Polar Environments (Arctic and Antarctic), B Stonehouse 3.4: Islands and Coasts, E A Halpenny 3.5: Deserts, Grasslands and Savannas, D B Weaver 3.6: Marine Environments, C Cater and E Cater Section 4: Ecotourism Venues, D B Weaver 4.1: Public Protected Areas, L J Lawton 4.2: Privately Owned Protected Areas, J Langholz and K Brandon 4.3: Modified Spaces, D B Weaver and L J Lawton 4.4: Wilderness, W E Hammitt and M C Symmonds 4.5: Indigenous Territories, T Hinch Section 5: Ecotourism Impacts, P F J Eagles 5.1: Economic Impacts, K Lindberg 5.2: Environmental Impacts, R Buckley 5.3: Exploring Socio-Cultural Impacts on Local Communities, S Wearing 5.4: Developing Indicators for Destination Sustainability, E Sirakaya, T B Jamal and H-S Choi 5.5: Rural Development, R W Butler Section 6: Introduction to Planning, Management and Institutions, K F Backman 6.1: Management Tools and Techniques: An Integrated Approach to Planning, S Backman, B A Wright and J Petrick 6.2: Policy and Planning, D A Fennell, R Buckley and D B Weaver 6.3: Ecotourism-Related Organisations, E Halpenny 6.4: Ecotourism in the Inter-Sectoral Context, J Cohen 6.5: The Place of Ecotourism in Public Policy and Planning, S Parker Section 7: Introduction to the Business of Ecotourism, B McKercher 7.1: Accommodations, J Gardner 7.2: Tour Operators, B R Higgins 7.3: Tour Guides and Interpretation, B Weiler and S H Ham 7.4: The Business of Ecotourism, B McKercher 7.5: The Pursuit of Excellence: Benchmarking, Accreditation, Best Practice and Auditing, J-P Issaverdis Section 8: Methodologies, Research and Resources: D B Weaver 8.1: Methodological Approaches Used in the Literature, K F Backman and D B Morais 8.2: Information Sources for Planning and Management, P F J Eagles 8.3: Education and Training in Ecotourism, N Lipscombe and R Thwaites 8.4: Areas and Needs in Ecotourism Research, D A Fennell
£65.16
CABI Publishing Integrated Resource and Environmental Management
Book SynopsisIntegrated Resource and Environmental Management (IREM) can be defined as both a management process and a philosophy, that takes into account the many values associated with natural resources within a particular area.This book presents an overview and history of natural resource management, from a global perspective. It discusses the challenges facing IREM by examining issues such as conflict, property rights and the role of science in the management of natural resource. It also addresses the definition and application of IREM from several different contexts, including real-world applications, planning frameworks, and complex systems. It provides a comprehensive aid in natural resource decision-making within the context of the real world.Table of ContentsSection 1: Historical and Contemporary Foundations 1: Introduction 2: The Early History of Resource Management 3: Case Study – The Mayan Collapse, D Duke 4: Modern History of IREM 5: Case Study – The Folly Farm, Somerset, England, T Davies 6: The Driving Forces Underlying IREM 7: Case Study – Socio-Economic Turmoil in Resource-dependent Communities of Southeast Alaska, W Kessler Section 2: Theoretical Foundation 8: Environmental Conflict and Property Rights 9: Case Study – Stomping Grounds: IREM of the Mitchell River Watershed in Australia, A Carr 10: The Role of the Social Sciences in IREM 11: Case Study – Restoring the Rustbelt: Social Science to Support Calumet’s Ecological and Economic Revitalization, L Westphal 12: Power and Decision-Making in Natural Resource Management 13: Case Study – The Macal River Upper Storage Facility: Chalillo Dam, Belize, C RodriSection 3: Analytical, Conceptual and Procedural Models 14: The Theoretical Foundations of Natural Resource Management 15: Case Study – Kananaskis: Oil & Gas Exploration in Paradise, M Squires 16: Theoretical Framework for IREM 17: Case Study – Watershed Planning in Watersheds Dominated by Multiple, Largely-Private Owners: The Cache River of Southern Illinois, S Kraft, J Adams, T Loftus, C Lant, L Duram and J B Ruhl 18: IREM in a Complex World 19: Case Study – Loch Lomond and the Trossachs: Scotland’s First National Park, R Firth 20: Planning Framework for IREM 21: Case Study – Integrating Farming, Railway Safety, and Recreation in Wolfville, G Ness 22: Summary and Conclusions: Where Are We Going?
£39.71
Wiley River Biota
Book SynopsisAs with all ecosystems, river systems involve a complex interaction of a rich diversity of micro--organisms, plants and animals with their physical and chemical environment.Table of ContentsIntroduction;. Algae;. Macrophytes;. Heterotrophic microbes;. Invertebrates;. Riverine fishes;. Food webs and species interactions;. Detritus processing;. Primary production;. The sampling problem;. Responses of aquatic biota to hydrological change;. Prediction of biological responses.
£87.26
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Behavioural Ecology
Book SynopsisIntended for graduate and upper level undergraduate courses in behavioural ecology where students are already familiar with the basic ideas, this book continues to define the subject. A completely new set of contributions has been brought together once more to take account of the many exciting new developments in the field.Trade Review"Usually we do not publish reviews of second and subsequent edition books, but for this we make an exception. This textbook continues to define the subject of behavioural ecology and manages to combine this with being eminently accessible and readable. Once again updated and partially rewritten. Essential to students, scientists and layman alike with an interest in behavioural ecology. Even if you have a copy of the third edition you should still get this one." Bird Study Table of ContentsPart I: Introduction:. The Evolution of Behavioural Ecology: John R Krebs and Nicholas B Davies. Part II: Mechanisms and Individual Behaviour:. Introduction. Sensory Systems and Behaviour: Rüdiger Wehner. The Ecology of Information Use: Luc-Alain Giraldeau. Recognition Systems: Paul W Sherman, Hudson K Reeve and David W Pfennig. Managing Time and Energy: Innes C Cuthill and Alasdair I Houston. Sperm Competition and Mating Systems: Timothy R Birkhead & Geoffrey A Parker. Part III: From Individual Behaviour to Social Systems:. Introduction. The Evolution of Animal Signals: Rufus A Johnstone. Sexual Selection and Mate Choice: Michael J Ryan. Sociality and Kin Selection in Insects: Andrew F G Bourke. Predicting Family Dynamics in Social Vertebrates: Stephen T Emlen. The Ecology of Relationships: Anne E Pusey and Craig Packer. The Social Gene: David Haig. Part IV: Life Histories, Phylogenies and Populations:. Introduction. Adaptation of Life Histories: Serge Daan and Joost M Tinbergen. The Phylogenetic Foundations of Behavioural Ecology: Paul H Harvey and Sean Nee. Causes and Consequences of Population Structure: Godfrey M Hewitt and Roger K Butlin. Individual Behaviour, Populations and Conservation: John D Goss-Custard and William J Sutherland. References. Index
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Wiley Large Marine Ecosystems
Book SynopsisThe future is uncertain for the world''s large marine ecosystems. These relatively narrow ocean zones, which produce nearly 95% of useable marine biomass, are becoming increasingly stressed both by natural and anthropogenic changes. The potential for consequent negative effects on global ecologies and economies has aroused major international concern. This new volume is a state-of-the-art update on large marine ecosystems, representing a multidisciplinary effort to develop a more holistic approach to the research, monitoring and mangaement of marine resources.Table of ContentsPart One: Sustainability of Large Marine Ecosystems. - large marine ecosystems as global units for marine resources management. - an ecological perspective;. The large marine ecosystem approach to regional seas action plans and conventions: a geographic perspective;. Scientific and organizational aspects of large marine ecosystems research;. Application of large marine ecosystems management to global marine pollution;. Application of international global change research programs, including GLOBEC, to long-term large marine ecosystems management;. Approaches to forecasting biomass yields in large marine ecosystems;. Part Two: Regional Case Studies - Stress and Mitigation of Large Marine Ecosystems. - long-term viability in the food chains, biomass yields, and oceanography of the Bay of bengal ecosystem;. Effects of physical and biological changes on the biomass yield of the Humboldt Current ecosystem;. Food chains, physical dynamics, perturbations and biomass yields of the Sea of Okhotsk;. Effetcs of long-term physical and biological perturbations on the contemporary biomass yields of the Yellow Sea ecosystem;. Long-term variability in the food chains, biomass yields, and oceanography of the Canary Current ecosystem;. The large marine ecosystem of shelf areas in the Gulf of Guinea: long-term variability induced by climatic changes;. Ecological and fishing features of the Adriatic Sea;. Contrast between recent fishery trends and evidence for nutrient enrichment in two large marine ecosystems: The Mediterranean and The Black Seas;. Startified models of large marine ecosystems: a general approach and an application to the South China Sea;. Marine biogeographic provinces of the Bering, Chukchi and Beaufort Seas;. Effects of climatic changes on the biomass yield of the Barents Sea, Norwegian Sea and West Greenland large marine ecosystems;. The California Current, Benguela Current and Southwestern Atlantic Shelf ecosystems: a comparative approach to identifying factors regulating biomass yields;. Part Three: Sustainability and Management of Large Marine Ecosystems. - regional approach to large marine ecosystems;. Legal regimes for management of large marine ecosystems and their component resources;. Ocean management and the large marine ecosystem concept: taking the next step;. Convention on the conservation of Antarctic marine living resources;. Simulation study of effects of closed areas to all fishing, with particular reference to the North Sea ecosystem;. Research and management in the Northern California Current ecosystem;. Sutainable development of the Great Barrier Reef as a large marine ecosystem;. Role of national political factors in the management of LMEs: evidence from West Africa;. Large marine eocsystems of the Pacific Rim;. Part Four: Technology Applications to the Monitoring Process in Large Marine Ecosystems. - applications of advanced acoustic technology in large marine ecosystem studies;. Application of molecular techniques to large marine ecosystems;. Application of satellite remote sensing and optical buoys/moorings to LME studies
£107.06
Harvard University Press Confucianism Ecology The Interrelation of
Book SynopsisThese 16 essays address the ecological crisis and the question of Confucianism from three perspectives: the historical describes the tradition's views of nature, social ethics, and cosmology; a dialogical approach links Confucianism to other traditions; an examination of engaged Confucianism looks at its involvement in concrete ecological issues.Trade ReviewThe ethical thought of Confucianism is often understood as being grounded in a thoroughgoing anthropocentrism, emphasizing as it does the proper ways for humans in various institutional positions and social classes to relate to one another. This anthology provides a corrective to that view and demonstrates that it is at best a partial picture of Confucian thought. Sixteen papers are included, and together they give the reader a sense of the conceptual tools that Confucianism has at its disposal for thinking about ecology and current environmental problems. Many of the essays draw from historical sources; a few look at the relationship between environmental problems and contemporary Confucian thinking. The authors do not attempt to whitewash or paint an unrealistically rosy picture of Confucianism's relation to the environment. Rather, they represent intellectually honest and realistic attempts to come to terms with Confucianism's past relationships and to envision ways in which Confucian thought can offer help in resolving current environmental crises. Most of the papers presuppose no special or extensive background knowledge of either ecology or Confucianism. -- M. A. Michael * Choice *
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Harvard University Press Islam and Ecology
Book SynopsisArticulating a contemporary Islamic environmental ethic is all the more urgent because Western-style conservation efforts do not fit all cultural and philosophical traditions. This volume outlines the Islamic world view and reviews the ways it can be interpreted, reassessed, and applied to environmental problems like pollution and water scarcity.
£37.36
Edward Elgar Publishing Weak versus Strong Sustainability
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Seascape Ecology
Book SynopsisSeascape Ecology provides a comprehensive look at the state-of-the-science in the application of landscape ecology to the seas and provides guidance for future research priorities.Table of ContentsContributors xiii Foreword xix Preface xxiii Part I Spatial Patterning in the Sea 1 1 Introducing Seascape Ecology 3Simon J. Pittman 1.1 Introduction 3 1.2 Landscape Ecology and the Emergence of Seascape Ecology 4 1.3 What is a Seascape? 6 1.3.1 The Patch-Matrix and Patch-Mosaic Models of Seascape Structure 8 1.3.2 The Spatial Gradient Model of Seascape Structure 11 1.3.3 Combining Spatial Gradients and Patch Mosaics 12 1.3.4 Chemical Seascapes and Ocean Soundscapes 13 1.4 Why Scale Matters in Seascape Ecology 14 1.5 Seascape Ecology can Inform Marine Stewardship 16 1.6 Conclusions and Future Directions 18 References 19 2 Mapping and Quantifying Seascape Patterns 27Bryan Costa, BrianWalker and Jennifer A. Dijkstra 2.1 Introduction 27 2.2 Defining Seascape Applications 30 2.3 Identifying Scales for Seascape Mapping 31 2.4 Sensor Selection for Seascape Mapping 33 2.4.1 Passive and Active Sensors 34 2.4.2 Environmental Conditions Limiting Passive and Active Sensors 36 2.5 Representing Patterns in Seascape Maps 37 2.5.1 The Continuous Gradient Concept 37 2.5.2 The Patch-Mosaic Model 39 2.5.3 Spatial Surrogates (Proxies) 42 2.6 Quantifying Seascape Structure 43 2.6.1 Sensitivity to Scale 45 2.7 Applications of Seascape Maps and Spatial Pattern Metrics 45 2.7.1 Understanding Uncertainty in Seascape Maps 47 2.8 Conclusions and Future Research Priorities 48 References 49 3 Pelagic Seascapes 57Kylie L. Scales, Diego Alvarez-Berastegui, Clare Embling and Simon Ingram 3.1 Introduction 57 3.2 Pattern and Process in the Pelagic Realm 58 3.2.1 Broad-scale Biogeographic Provinces 60 3.2.2 Finer Scale Patchiness and Patch Dynamics 61 3.2.3 Ecoclines and Ecotones in Pelagic Seascapes 62 3.2.4 Beneath the Surface: the Vertical Dimension of Pelagic Seascapes 64 3.3 Spatial Pattern Metrics for Pelagic Seascapes 66 3.3.1 Patch Mosaic Metrics 67 3.3.2 Surface Model Metrics – Identifying Ecoclines and Ecotones 67 3.3.3 Lagrangian Approaches 69 3.4 Spatial Ecoinformatics in the Pelagic Realm: from Physics to Predators 71 3.4.1 Broad-scale Migrations across Pelagic Seascapes 71 3.4.2 Linking AnimalMovements to the Spatial Patterning of Pelagic Seascapes 72 3.4.3 Incorporating the Vertical Dimension in Spatial Ecoinformatics 73 3.5 Conclusions and Future Research Priorities 74 3.6 Glossary 75 References 76 4 Scale and Scaling in Seascape Ecology 89David C. Schneider 4.1 Introduction 89 4.1.1 The Development of the Concept of Scale in the Twentieth Century 90 4.1.2 Prevalence and Usage of ‘Scale‘ in the Scientific Literature 91 4.1.3 Definition of Scale 94 4.2 Expressions of Scale 95 4.2.1 Graphical Expression of Scale 95 4.2.2 Graphical Expression of Scale in Research Planning 98 4.2.3 Formal Expression of Scale: Scope, Similarity and Power Laws 98 4.2.4 Scaling Manoeuvres 101 4.2.5 Ratio of Rates in Research Planning 104 4.3 Spatial and Temporal Scaling in Estimating Uncertainty 107 4.4 Spatial and Temporal Scaling in the Pelagic and Benthic Realms 107 4.5 Looking to the Future: Scaling Concepts and Practice in Seascape Ecology 108 4.5.1 From Useful Fictions to Calculation 108 4.5.2 From Comparative to Confirmatory Modes of Investigation 109 4.5.3 From Hypothesis Testing to Likelihood 110 4.5.4 From Scaling on a Mosaic to Scaling on the Continuum 111 4.6 From Ceteris Paribus to DimensionalThinking 112 4.7 Acknowledgements 112 References 113 Part II Linking Seascape Patterns and Ecological Processes 119 5 Ecological Consequences of Seagrass and Salt-Marsh Seascape Patterning on Marine Fauna 121Christoffer Bostrom, Simon J. Pittman and Charles Simenstad 5.1 Introduction 121 5.1.1 Seagrasses and Salt Marshes: Global Distributions and Ecosystem Functions 122 5.2 Structural Processes and Change in Coastal Seascapes 122 5.2.1 Processes Creating and Maintaining Seagrass Seascapes 125 5.2.2 Processes Creating and Maintaining Salt-Marsh Seascapes 125 5.2.2.1 Tidal Channel Networks in Salt Marshes 128 5.3 Ecological Consequences of Seascape Structure 128 5.3.1 Seagrass Patch-size Effects on Epifauna and Fish 128 5.3.2 Patch Edges: Conceptual Framework and Application 130 5.3.2.1 Seagrass Edge Effects on Faunal Recruitment and Distribution 132 5.3.3 Effects of Salt-Marsh Patch Size, Edges and Connectivity on Faunal Patterns and Processes 133 5.3.4 Faunal Linkages between Salt Marshes and Seagrass Meadows 135 5.4 Challenges and Opportunities in Seascape Ecology 138 References 140 6 Seascape Patch Dynamics 153Emma L. Jackson, Rolando O. Santos-Corujo and Simon J. Pittman 6.1 Introduction 153 6.2 From Patch Dynamics to Seascape Ecology 155 6.3 Scale 158 6.4 Factors Influencing Seascape Patchiness 160 6.5 Mapping and Quantifying Seascape Change 163 6.5.1 Habitat Mapping for Change Analysis 164 6.5.2 Characterization of Spatial Patterns 166 6.5.2.1 Continuous metrics and surface analysis 167 6.5.2.2 Metrics, Scale and Sensitivity Analysis 168 6.5.2.3 Quantifying Seascape Change 168 6.5.3 Seascape Habitat Loss versus Fragmentation 170 6.5.4 Seascape Modelling 173 6.6 The Future of Seascape Dynamics Research 175 References 177 7 AnimalMovements through the Seascape: Integrating Movement Ecology with Seascape Ecology 189Simon J. Pittman, Benjamin Davis and Rolando O. Santos-Corujo 7.1 Introduction 189 7.1.1 Why AnimalMovement is Central to Seascape Ecology 191 7.1.2 Advances in Movement Ecology and its Application in Marine Systems 193 7.1.3 Tracking and Mapping Capabilities 194 7.2 Using Animal Movements to Scale Ecological Studies 196 7.2.1 Building Movement Scales into Conceptual and Operational Frameworks 199 7.2.1.1 Component 1: Build a ConceptualModel 199 7.2.1.2 Component 2: Selecting Scale 199 7.2.1.3 Component 3: Tools Identification 201 7.3 Advances in the Visualization and Quantification of Space-use Patterns 201 7.3.1 Estimating and Mapping Utilization Distributions 201 7.3.2 Analysing Spatiotemporal Utilization Patterns 204 7.3.3 VisualizingMovement Patterns across Three Spatial Dimensions 206 7.4 Linking AnimalMovement Patterns to Seascape Patterns 208 7.4.1 Linking IndividualMovement Trajectories to Seascape Structure 209 7.4.2 IndividualMovement and Seascape Connectivity 211 7.4.3 Linking Species Interactions and Physiology with Movements across Seascapes 212 7.4.4 Experimental Seascapes to Investigate Animal Response to Seascape Patterns 214 7.4.5 Mechanistic Models 215 7.5 Implications of Animal-Seascape Understanding for Marine Stewardship 215 References 217 8 Using Individual-based Models to Explore Seascape Ecology 229Kevin A. Hovel and Helen M. Regan 8.1 Introduction 229 8.1.1 What are IBMs? 229 8.2 Why use IBMs to Study Seascape Ecology? 231 8.2.1 The Effects of Habitat Structure on Populations are Consequences of Organismal Behaviour 231 8.2.2 IBMs Allow for Extensive Manipulation of Seascapes 235 8.2.3 IBMs can be Used to Test for Ecological Effects of Habitat Configuration versus Habitat Amount 239 8.2.4 IBMs Allow Tests of How Seascape Change Influences Ecological Processes 241 8.2.5 IBMs Allow the Coupling of Processes Operating over Different Scales 245 8.3 Data for Parameterizing Seascape Ecology IBMs 246 8.3.1 Parameterization 246 8.3.2 Movement and Habitat Selection 247 8.3.3 Seascape and Habitat Structure 248 8.3.4 Other Factors 249 8.4 Challenges and Future Directions in Using IBMs to Explore Seascapes 249 References 251 Part III Seascape Connectivity 259 9 Connectivity in Coastal Seascapes 261Andrew D. Olds, Ivan Nagelkerken, Chantal M. Huijbers, Ben L. Gilby, Simon J. Pittman and Thomas A. Schlacher 9.1 Introduction 261 9.2 Global Synthesis of Connectivity Research 261 9.2.1 ResearchTheme 263 9.2.2 Geographical Distribution 264 9.2.3 Biological and Functional Consequences 266 9.2.4 Connectivity is Scale Dependent 267 9.3 Quantifying Connectivity: Advances in Key Tools and Techniques 268 9.3.1 Tags and Telemetry 268 9.3.2 Ecogeochemical Markers 269 9.3.3 Genetics 269 9.4 Application of Seascape Connectivity to Coastal Seascapes: Focal Topics 270 9.4.1 Focal Topic 1: Fish Movements Connecting Tropical Coastal Seascapes 270 9.4.2 Focal Topic 2: Connectivity across the Land-Sea Interface 273 9.5 Integrating Connectivity into Marine Spatial Planning 275 9.6 Conclusions and Future Research Priorities 279 References 280 10 Networks for Quantifying and Analysing Seascape Connectivity 293Eric A. Treml and Johnathan Kool 10.1 Introduction 293 10.1.1 Structural Connectivity 295 10.1.2 Functional Connectivity 296 10.1.3 Realized Connectivity 296 10.2 Network Models of Connectivity: Representing Pattern and Process 297 10.2.1 Defining Nodes and Links 297 10.3 Modelling Marine Population Connectivity 300 10.3.1 Empirical Estimates of Marine Population Connectivity 301 10.4 Network Analysis of Marine Population Connectivity 303 10.4.1 Node and Neighbourhood-level Metrics 305 10.4.2 Components, Subgraphs and Clusters 306 10.4.3 Graph-level Metrics 306 10.4.4 Insights from Classic Networks 307 10.4.5 Planar Networks 308 10.4.6 Random Networks 308 10.4.7 Scale-free Networks 308 10.4.8 Small-world Networks 309 10.5 Case Study in Marine Connectivity: Hawaiian Islands 309 10.6 Conclusions and Future Research Priorities 312 10.7 Acknowledgements 313 References 313 11 Linking Landscape and Seascape Conditions: Science, Tools andManagement 319Kirsten L. L. Oleson, Kim A. Falinski, Donna-marie Audas, Samantha Coccia-Schillo,Paul Groves, Lida Teneva and Simon J. Pittman 11.1 Introduction 319 11.2 Landscape Ecology as a Guiding Framework for Integrated Land-sea Management 322 11.3 Modelling and Evaluating the Connections between Land and Sea 324 11.3.1 Measuring Threat Exposure from Land-based Sources 324 11.3.2 SpatialModelling of Land-Sea Processes 325 11.3.2.1 Spatial Proxies 325 11.3.2.2 Hydrological Models 325 11.3.2.3 Nearshore Dynamics 326 11.3.2.4 Ecological Response and Social-ecological Systems Models 327 11.3.3 Decision Analysis and Support 329 11.4 Case Studies 330 11.4.1 Hawai’i 330 11.4.1.1 Estimating Spatial Patterns of Erosion from Land Cover Change and Exposure of Reefs in Maui 331 11.4.2 Caribbean 334 11.4.2.1 Summit to Sea Runoff Modelling for St John, US Virgin Islands 334 11.4.2.2 Land-sea Decision Support Modelling for the Northeast Marine Corridor, Puerto Rico 336 11.4.3 Australia 339 11.4.3.1 Edgecumbe Bay ReceivingWaters (Gregory and Eden Lassie Creek Sub-basins) 342 11.5 Towards Applying Landscape Ecology to Land-Sea Modelling and Management 347 References 350 Part IV People and Seascapes 365 12 Advancing a Holistic Systems Approach in Applied Seascape Ecology 367Simon J. Pittman, Chris A. Lepczyk, Lisa M.Wedding and Camille Parrain 12.1 Introduction 367 12.1.1 What can Landscape Ecology Offer? 369 12.1.2 A Shift towards a more Holistic Systems Approach for Marine Stewardship 370 12.2 People as Part of the Seascape 373 12.3 How Holistic Systems Science can Help Seascape Ecology 375 12.3.1 Properties of an Ecological Systems Approach 376 12.3.2 The Rise ofWhole-of-System Modelling 377 12.4 Connecting Seascape Patterns to Human Health, Livelihoods and Wellbeing 379 12.5 Conclusions and Future Research Priorities 381 References 384 13 Human Ecology at Sea:Modelling andMapping Human-Seascape Interactions 391Steven Saul and Simon J. Pittman 13.1 Introduction 391 13.2 Seascape Ecology, Spatial Patterns and Scale 393 13.2.1 Scale and Scaling 395 13.3 Human Use Data Types and Geographical Information Systems 396 13.3.1 Mapping Human Behaviour across the Seascape 397 13.3.1.1 Remote Sensing 398 13.3.1.2 Participatory Mapping and Spatial Analysis 401 13.3.1.3 Social Sensing 402 13.3.1.4 Mapping Ecosystem Services 402 13.4 Modelling Human-Seascape Interactions with a Systems Approach 403 13.4.1 Custom-built StatisticalModels 405 13.4.2 Predefined Statistical Routines 406 13.4.3 Discrete Choice Models 407 13.4.4 Simulation Modelling 408 13.4.5 Agent-based Models 411 13.4.6 Pattern-orientedModelling 412 13.5 Conclusions and Future Research Priorities 415 References 418 14 Applying Landscape Ecology for the Design and Evaluation of Marine Protected Area Networks 429Mary A. Young, Lisa M.Wedding and Mark H. Carr 14.1 Introduction 429 14.2 Applying Landscape Ecology Principles in the Marine Environment 430 14.3 Case Study: Applying Landscape Ecology to Evaluate a Network of MPAs in California 438 14.3.1 California Seafloor Data Sets 439 14.3.2 MPA Goal: Habitat Replication and Representativeness 441 14.3.3 MPA Goal: Protect Diversity and Abundance of Marine Life 442 14.3.4 MPA Goal: Reduce Movement across Boundaries 444 14.4 Synthesis 448 14.4.1 Mapping Technologies 448 14.4.2 MPA Effects on Biodiversity and Populations 449 14.4.3 Scale of Interaction between Species and Environment 449 14.4.4 Across-system Interactions 450 14.4.5 Population Connectivity 450 14.5 Conclusions and Future Research Priorities 451 References 452 15 Seascape Economics: Valuing EcosystemServices across the Seascape 465Edward B. Barbier 15.1 Introduction 465 15.2 Habitat Connectivity and Seascape Goods and Services 467 15.3 Valuing Seascape Goods and Services 468 15.4 Example of a Mangrove-Coral Reef Seascape 472 15.5 Conclusions and Future Research Priorities 476 References 478 Part V Epilogue 483 16 Landscape Ecologists’ Perspectives on Seascape Ecology 485Simon J. Pittman, JohnA. Wiens, Jianguo Wu and Dean L. Urban 16.1 Introduction 485 16.2 From Landscapes to Seascapes (and Back Again) 485 16.3 Seascape Ecology and Landscape Ecology: Distinct, Related and Synergistic 487 16.3.1 Landscape Ecology 488 16.3.2 Seascape Ecology 488 16.3.3 How can Landscape and Seascape Ecology Interact with Each Other? 489 16.4 Seascape Ecology 491 References 493 Index 495
£85.45
John Wiley & Sons Inc Applied Landscape Ecology
Book SynopsisAn insightful guide to the concepts and practices of modern landscape ecology Elements of geography, conservation biology, soil science and other disciplines factor into landscape ecology's rich analyses of the ecological and environmental forces at play across different terrains. With its unique, organism-oriented approach to the subject, Applied Landscape Ecology considers the effects of ecological processes upon particular species and places its findings within the context of larger-scale concerns. Students, researchers, and practitioners alike will find this a rewarding and instructive read that offers practical and detailed information on the latest methods and technologies used in the field today. This essential resource: Takes an interdisciplinary approach to landscape ecologyExamines the subject within the contexts of specific organismsCovers cutting-edge technologies and methodsRepresents a collaboration between an international team of landscape ecology expertsComes with 25 eTable of ContentsForeword xi Preface xiii 1 Concepts and Approaches in Landscape Ecology 1 1.1 The Historical Development of Landscape Ecology as a Science 1 1.2 Hierarchical Levels in Ecology 6 1.3 The Spatial Hierarchy of Land 7 1.4 Fundamental Concepts: Landscape Scale and Size, Pattern, Process, and Change 9 1.5 The Representation of the Landscape and its Elements 13 Key Points 20 Endnotes 20 2 Points as Landscape Elements 25 2.1 The Different Patterns 25 2.2 Distance Methods to Detect Pattern 29 2.3 Quadrat Analysis to Detect Pattern 31 2.4 Consideration of Scale in Nearest-Neighbor Analyses 35 2.5 Consideration of Scale in Quadrat Analyses 40 Key Points 44 Endnotes 44 3 Linear Elements and Networks 47 3.1 The Linear Features and Corridors in the Landscape 47 3.2 Curvilinearity and Fractal Analysis 50 3.3 Linear Density of Networks 57 3.4 Spatial Distribution of Linear Networks 60 3.5 Analysis of the Spatial Distribution of Linear Networks 62 3.6 A Study of Linear Features on the European Scale 65 3.7 The Topology of the Networks 66 3.8 Network Connectivity 68 3.9 Connectivity Indices Based on Topological Distances between Patches (Nodes) 72 Key Points 77 Endnotes 78 4 Patches and Their Interactions 81 4.1 The Importance of Patch Size for Species Diversity 81 4.2 The Importance of Patch Edge and Shape 86 4.3 The Measurement of Patch Size and Perimeter 88 4.4 Quantifying Patch Shape 90 4.5 An Example for the Use of Perimeter–Area Relationships 92 4.6 Patch Interior and Edge 94 4.7 Interaction between Patches and the Theory of Island Biogeography 99 4.8 Interaction between Patches and Populations: The Concept of Metapopulation 102 4.9 Estimating the Interaction between Patches by the Distance and Size of Neighbors 104 4.10 An Example of the Use of the Gravity Model 108 Key Points 111 Endnotes 111 5 The Vertical Dimension of Landscapes 115 5.1 The Importance of Elevation Illustrated for Birds in the Macaronesian Islands 115 5.2 Montane Islands 120 5.3 The Vertical Dimension in Aquatic Systems 122 5.4 The Vertical Structure of Vegetation and Species Diversity 122 Key Points 126 Endnotes 126 6 Movements through Landscapes 129 6.1 Percolation Theory 129 6.2 Contagion Analysis and Percolation 133 6.3 Resistance Surfaces 137 6.4 Example of Percolation Movements through Landscapes 140 Key Points 142 Endnotes 143 7 Landscape Composition, Diversity, and Habitat Selection 145 7.1 Measurements of Diversity 145 7.2 Species Diversity of Habitats and Landscapes 150 7.3 The Habitat Use Diversity of a Species 155 7.4 The Relationship between the Species Diversity of a Landscape and the Habitat Use Diversity of the Species 157 7.5 Habitat Selection 161 7.6 Landscape Composition and Diversity 169 Key Points 170 Endnotes 171 8 Landscape Pattern: Composition and Configuration 173 8.1 Composition and Configuration Represent Different Aspects of Landscapes 173 8.2 Configuration Assessed by Patch Numbers, Sizes, Perimeters, and Shapes 175 8.3 Edge Contrast 178 8.4 Configuration Assessed by Types of Cell Adjacencies 181 8.5 Combination of Landscape Pattern Indices 186 8.6 Example of Uses of Pattern and Configuration Metrics to Compare Landscapes 189 Key Points 191 Endnotes 191 9 Landscape Dynamics 193 9.1 The Dynamic Nature of Landscapes: Disturbances and Equilibrium 193 9.2 The Two-State Landscapes 195 9.3 Rotating Landscapes 198 9.4 Indices for the Dynamics and Randomness of Landscape Changes 202 9.5 Measuring the Complexity of Landscape Change 204 9.6 Simulating Changes in Landscape Composition 206 9.7 Conditional Landscape Changes 211 Key Points 216 Endnotes 217 10 From Landscape Ecology to Landscape Management 219 10.1 Natural Processes and Landscape Management 219 10.2 Transition Matrices as the Mathematical Framework 223 10.3 Management of Landscape Composition and the Transition Matrix Model 226 10.4 The Use of Transition Matrices to Incorporate Changes in Disturbance Regimes and/or Management Activities 228 10.5 Combining Spatial and Temporal Analysis in Transition Models 238 Key Points 252 Endnotes 252 Appendix A Description of Notation Used in Formulae and Metrics 255 Index 263
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WW Norton & Co Beloved Beasts
Book SynopsisIn the late nineteenth century, humans came at long last to a devastating realization: their rapidly industrializing and globalizing societies were driving scores of animal species to extinction. In Beloved Beasts, acclaimed science journalist Michelle Nijhuis traces the history of the movement to protect and conserve other forms of life. From early battles to save charismatic species such as the American bison and bald eagle to today's global effort to defend life on a larger scale, Nijhuis's spirited and engaging account documents the changes of heart that changed history (Dan Cryer, Boston Globe). With urgency, passion, and wit (Michael Berry, Christian Science Monitor), she describes the vital role of scientists and activists such as Aldo Leopold and Rachel Carson, reveals the origins of vital organizations like the Audubon Society and the World Wildlife Fund, explores current efforts to protect species such as the whooping crane and the black rhinoceros, and confronts the darkeTrade Review"A comprehensive history of the conservation movement—and a warning that we are not doing enough to prevent further animal mass extinction." -- USA Today"Spirited and engaging…Always attuned to ironies and anomalies, Nijhuis points out the changes of heart that changed history." -- Dan Cryer, Boston Globe"Heartfelt, engrossing, thought-provoking, even brutal at times, but always, painfully honest. In her storytelling, Nijhuis doesn’t gloss over the dark moments…But it’s because of her bold literary choices that the transformative and transcendent moments in this history shine a little brighter." -- Pankiam Amer, Scientific American"Capacious, engrossing, and timely…Nijhuis is the sort of writer who makes excavating arcane facts and dinner-party-worthy anecdotes look effortless." -- Erica Berry, Outside"A definitive and informative history…Nijhuis's detailed account is clear-eyed and unvarnished in its honesty." -- Valerie Thompson, Science"A far-ranging, powerfully written history of the conservation movement." -- Alex Orlando, Discover"Excellent…The book truly shines…when Nijhuis is brutally honest about how the conservation movement gained a reputation for being antihuman." -- Sarah Zielenski, Science News"[Nijhuis] is a gifted storyteller, capturing both the heroism of those fighting extinction and the reality of biodiversity experts who warn that many, many species are in danger of disappearing within decades." -- National Book Review"Lavishly researched, Beloved Beasts is a compassionate look at what humans have done—and need to do next—to protect the natural world." -- Amy Brady, Lithub"Beloved Beasts raises questions that get to the heart of the conservation movement's shortcomings…[A] much-needed critical history of conservation." -- Austin Price, Earth Island Journal"An environmental history that is essential reading for anyone committed to preserving life on Earth." -- Jason Mark, Sierra Club"[An] exceptionally comprehensive and enlightening history of conservation." -- Booklist (starred review)"With candor and authority, Nijhuis focuses on the intertwined relationships, backgrounds and paths of the fervent scientists and activists who spearheaded the conservation movement." -- Becky Libourel Diamond, Bookpage"An engrossing history of conservation and its accomplishments…Compassionate yet realistic and candid throughout, Nijhuis makes a significant contribution to the literature on environmentalism." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)"Nijhuis’s comprehensive survey is sure to delight nature enthusiasts and those concerned with disappearing species." -- Publishers Weekly"Beloved Beasts is the definitive history of the conservation movement, in all its turbulent, passionate, problematic glory. It shines a bright and unsparing light on environmentalism’s most influential hidden figures, and breathes new life into Aldo Leopold, Rachel Carson, and other heroes you thought you knew. The centuries-long campaign to protect our fellow creatures finally has the literary epic it deserves." -- Ben Goldfarb"From the origin of the concept of species through the CRISPR revolution, Beloved Beasts is at once thoughtful and thought-provoking—a crucial addition to the literature of our troubled time." -- Elizabeth Kolbert"In a bravura turn, Michelle Nijhuis shapes three hundred years of conservation history into one riveting tale. Beloved Beasts brims with surprise, compelling characters, and opportunities for introspection about the motley human effort to catalogue, celebrate, and protect the other inhabitants of our planet." -- Elena Passarello"If ‘attention is prayer,’ as Simone Weil suggests, then Michelle Nijhuis’s carefully observed Beloved Beasts is a benediction bestowed not so much upon the men and women who carry out the work of species conservation but upon the very act of living in conversation with the more-than-human world." -- Elizabeth Rush"What a lovely, timely book. Michelle Nijhuis’s deeply mined research and wholehearted compassion for her subjects—human and animal alike—are evident on every page." -- John Vaillant"Michelle Nijhuis has written a book that is both a beautiful, wise history and a measured call to action. By remembering the messy, bighearted, sometimes nearsighted, but ultimately hopeful efforts of those before us, we can be smarter as we embark on the profoundly human project of saving species other than our own." -- Florence Williams
£20.89
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Reintroduction Biology
Book SynopsisThis book aims to further advance the field of reintroduction biology beyond the considerable progress made since the formation of the IUCN/SSC Re-introduction Specialist Group. Using an issue-based framework that purposely avoids a structure based on case studies the book''s central theme is advocating a strategic approach to reintroduction where all actions are guided by explicit theoretical frameworks based on clearly defined objectives. Issues covered include husbandry and intensive management, monitoring, and genetic and health management. Although taxonomically neutral there is a recognised dominance of bird and mammal studies that reflects the published research in this field. The structure and content are designed for use by people wanting to bridge the research-management gap, such as conservation managers wanting to expand their thinking about reintroduction-related decisions, or researchers who seek to make useful applied contributions to reintroduction.Trade Review“I believe Reintroduction Biology would appeal to a wider audience and I would highly recommend this book to students (including undergraduates.” (Austral Ecology, 8 December 2015) “Overall though, Reintroduction biology: integrating science and management is well worth reading. As the authors intended, it will be a very useful reference for those actually engaged in, or in the process of planning, a wildlife translocation or reintroduction. It would also make an excellent book to organize a graduate student seminar course around, as it touches on a variety of contemporary applied and theoretical aspects of ecology. I would highly encourage colleagues to read this book for themselves. ” (Ecology, 1 September 2013) “Given the font size (same as Notornis) and with line spacing of 1.5 (1.0 in Notornis), the text format is well suited to the eyesight of the majority of the Ornithological Society of New Zealand membership! I’m sure the OSNZ library copy will get frequently borrowed and well read.” (Notornis: Journal of the Ornithological Society of New Zealand, 1 May 2013) "Provide(s) a timely review of the science of species reintroductions, examining techniques and best practices to ensure long-term survival of species returned to the wild." (British Ecological Society Bulletin, June 13) “The book is rounded off with a concise summary chapter to outline what the intentions of the book are and to challenge the readers to improve and develop the concepts and principles presented in the book so that the overall success rate of reintroduction programmes can be improved.” (Fauna & Flora International, 1 January 2013) Table of ContentsContributors vii Memorium of Don Merton xi Foreword xix Preface xxiii 1. Animal Translocations: What Are They and Why Do We Do Them? 1 Philip J. Seddon, W. Maartin Strauss and John Innes 2. A Tale of Two Islands: The Rescue and Recovery of Endemic Birds in New Zealand and Mauritius 33 Carl G. Jones and Don V. Merton 3. Selecting Suitable Habitats for Reintroductions: Variation, Change and the Role of Species Distribution Modelling 73 Patrick E. Osborne and Philip J. Seddon 4. The Theory and Practice of Catching, Holding, Moving and Releasing Animals 105 Kevin A. Parker, Molly J. Dickens, Rohan H. Clarke and Tim G. Lovegrove 5. Dispersal and Habitat Selection: Behavioural and Spatial Constraints for Animal Translocations 138 Pascaline Le Gouar, Jean-Baptiste Mihoub and François Sarrazin 6. Modelling Reintroduced Populations: The State of the Art and Future Directions 165 Doug P. Armstrong and Michelle H. Reynolds 7. Monitoring for Reintroductions 223 James D. Nichols and Doug P. Armstrong 8. Adaptive Management of Reintroduction 256 Michael A. McCarthy, Doug P. Armstrong and Michael C. Runge 9. Empirical Consideration of Parasites and Health in Reintroduction 290 John G. Ewen, Karina Acevedo-Whitehouse, Maurice R. Alley, Claudia Carraro, Anthony W. Sainsbury, Kirsty Swinnerton and Rosie Woodroffe 10. Methods of Disease Risk Analysis for Reintroduction Programmes 336 Anthony W. Sainsbury, Doug P. Armstrong and John G. Ewen 11. The Genetics of Reintroductions: Inbreeding and Genetic Drift 360 Lukas F. Keller, Iris Biebach, Steven R. Ewing and Paquita E.A. Hoeck 12. Genetic Consequences of Reintroductions and Insights from Population History 395 Jim J. Groombridge, Claire Raisin, Rachel Bristol and David S. Richardson 13. Managing Genetic Issues in Reintroduction Biology 441 Ian G. Jamieson and Robert C. Lacy 14. Summary 476 Philip J. Seddon, Doug P. Armstrong, Kevin A. Parker and John G. Ewen Index 483
£56.00
Johns Hopkins University Press Environmental Problems of the Greeks and Romans
Book SynopsisIn addition to extensive revisions based on the latest research, this new edition includes photographs from Hughes's worldwide excursions, a new chapter on warfare and the environment, and an updated bibliography.Trade ReviewHughes considers serially all the ways in which the ancients influenced their environment. He describes each aspect thoroughly, using ancient literature, archaeology, and ecological evidence to paint a picture of degeneration through overuse and lack of attention to consequences... The author's personal recollections enliven the text, and a comprehensive bibliography provides entrance to further research. Choice Hughes deserves great praise for updating a valuable overview of the problems ancient Greeks and Romans caused and faced within the natural environment of the Mediterranean basin. His work gives the undergraduate or non-specialist in particular a new view of the ancient world that will enrich her or his understanding of classical antiquity. -- Danielle M. La Londe Bryn Mawr Classical ReviewTable of ContentsPreface1. Introduction: Ecology in the Greek and Roman World2. The Environment: Life, Land, and Sea in the Mediterranean3. Ecological Crises in Earlier Societies4. Concepts of the Natural World5. Deforestation, Overgrazing, and Erosion6. Wildlife Depletion and Loss of Habitat7. Agricultural Decline8. Industrial Technology and Environmental Damage9. War and the Environment10. Urban Problems11. Paradises and Parks, Gardens and Groves12. Natural Disasters13. Changing Climates14. Environmental Problems as Factors in the Decline of Greek and Roman CivilizationNotesBibliographyIndex
£24.75
Johns Hopkins University Press Shifting Baselines in the Chesapeake Bay
Book SynopsisThis environmental history of America's largest estuary provides insight into how and why its former productivity and abundant fisheries have declined. The concept of shifting baselineschanges in historical reference points used in environmental assessmentsilluminates a foundational challenge when evaluating the health of ecosystems and seeking to restore degraded wildlife populations. In this important book, Victor S. Kennedy examines the problem of shifting baselines for one of the most productive aquatic resources in the world: the Chesapeake Bay. Kennedy explains that since the 1800s, when the Bay area was celebrated for its aquatic bounty, harvest baselines have shifted downward precipitously. Over the centuries, fishers and hunters, supported by an extensive infrastructure of boats, gear, and processing facilities, overexploited the region's fish, crustaceans, terrapin, and waterfowl, squandering a profound resource. Beginning with the colonial period and continuing through tTrade ReviewKennedy has examined the Bay's past abundances of seafood . . . sifting through anecdotal evidence and early surveys to arrive at a sense of just how full of life the Chesapeake was as Europeans began to settle it. His book also pulls together an accounting of how thoroughly we squandered the 'immense protein factory' praised by journalist H. L. Mencken.—Bay JournalTable of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Units and Terms Used in the Text A Note on Anecdotal and Quantitative Harvest Statistics Chapter 1. Shifting Baselines in the Chesapeake Bay, the Immense Protein Factory Chapter 2. Why the Chesapeake Bay Was So Productive and What's Changed Chapter 3. The Spring Fishery for Shad and River Herring: A Hectic Scramble Chapter 4. The World's Greatest Oyster Fishery: An Expansion, Then a Crash Chapter 5. Diamond-backed Terrapins: From Pig Food to Gourmet Delight to Protected Species Chapter 6. Uncontrolled Market Hunting of Waterfowl: A Mass Slaughter Chapter 7. Sturgeon: A Prehistoric High Jumper Fell from Memory Chapter 8. Blue Crabs Hung On Chapter 9. Have Diminished Animal Abundances Remodeled the Bay's Food Webs? AfterwordAppendix. Fishing Gear and Methods Further Reading Notes References Index
£31.50
Johns Hopkins University Press Wildlife Management and Landscapes
Book SynopsisWildlife management specialists and landscape ecologists offer a new perspective on the important intersection of these fields in the twenty-first century. It's been clear for decades that landscape-level patterns and processes, along with the tenets and tools of landscape ecology, are vitally important in understanding wildlife-habitat relationships and sustaining wildlife populations. Today, significant shifts in the spatial scale of extractive, agricultural, ranching, and urban land uses are upon us, making it more important than ever before to connect wildlife management and landscape ecology. Landscape ecologists must understand the constraints that wildlife managers face and be able to use that knowledge to translate their work into more practical applications. Wildlife managers, for their part, can benefit greatly from becoming comfortable with the vocabulary, conceptual processes, and perspectives of landscape ecologists. In Wildlife Management and Landscapes, the foremost Trade ReviewThe authors' efforts to provide many clear, concrete examples of how to put theory in practice is particularly noteworthy.—Ninon Meyer, Basic and Applied EcologyTable of ContentsList of ContributorsForewordPrefaceAcknowledgmentsPart I. Understanding Habitat on LandscapesChapter 1. The Landscape Perspective in Wildlife and Habitat ManagementChad J. Parent and Fidel HernándezChapter 2. Wildlife Management and the Roots of Landscape EcologyJames A. Martin and John M. YeiserChapter 3. Wildlife–Landscape Relationships: A Foundation for Managing Habitats on LandscapesMichael L. Morrison and William M. BlockPart II. Establishing a Landscape Foundation for Wildlife ManagersChapter 4. Essential Concepts in Landscape Ecology for Wildlife and Natural Resource ManagersHumberto L. Perotto-BaldiviesoChapter 5. Using Landscape Ecology to Inform Effective ManagementJoseph A. VeechChapter 6. Translating Landcover Data Sets into Habitat FeaturesDavid D. Diamond and Lee F. ElliottChapter 7. Influence of Habitat Loss and Fragmentation on Wildlife PopulationsAmanda E. Martin, Joseph R. Bennett, and Lenore FahrigChapter 8. Data Collection and Quantitative Considerations for Studying Pattern–Process Relationships on LandscapesJacqueline L. Frair and Guillaume Bastille-RousseauChapter 9. Part II Synthesis: Establishing a Landscape Foundation for Wildlife ManagersDavid M. WilliamsPart III. Establishing a Wildlife Management Foundation for Landscape EcologistsChapter 10. Managing Wildlife at Landscape ScalesJohn W. Connelly and Courtney J. ConwayChapter 11. Improving Communication between Landscape Ecologists and Managers: Challenges and OpportunitiesKerri T. Vierling, Joseph D. Holbrook, Jocelyn L. Aycrigg, Teresa C. Cohn, and Leona K. SvancaraChapter 12. Developing Useful Spatially Explicit Habitat Models and Decision-Support Tools for Wildlife ManagementNeal D. Niemuth, Michael E. Estey, and Ronald D. PritchertChapter 13. Managing Landscapes and the Importance of Conservation Incentive ProgramsMark J. Witecha and Todd R. BogenschutzChapter 14. Part III Synthesis: Establishing a Wildlife Management Foundation for Landscape EcologistsDavid M. WilliamsPart IV. Translating Landscape Ecology to ManagementChapter 15. Age, Size, Configuration, and Context: Keys to Habitat Management at All ScalesJeffrey K. KellerChapter 16. A Joint Venture ApproachGregory J. Soulliere and Mohammed A. Al-SaffarChapter 17. Translating Landscape Ecology to Management: A Landscape Conservation Cooperatives ApproachCynthia A. Jacobson, Amanda L. Sesser, Elsa M. Haubold, Kevin M. Johnson, Kimberly A. Lisgo, Betsy E. Neely, Fiona K. A. Schmiegelow, Stephen C. Torbit, and Greg WathenChapter 18. Mapping Priority Areas for Species ConservationCasey A. Lott, Jeffery L. Larkin, Darin J. McNeil, Cameron J. Fiss, and Bridgett E. CostanzoChapter 19. Nongovernmental Organizations: Their Role in and Approach to Landscape ConservationJodi A. Hilty, Karl A. Didier, and Jon P. BeckmannChapter 20. Part IV Synthesis: Translating Landscape Ecology to ManagementDavid M. WilliamsIndex
£54.40
Johns Hopkins University Press Applications for Advancing Animal Ecology
Book SynopsisPractical guidance for wildlife professionals working to improve study design, data analysis, and the application of results to habitat and population management. Winner of the Wildlife Society Publications Book Award by The Wildlife SocietyDespite major advances in sampling techniques and analytical methods, many animal ecologists conduct research that is primarily relevant to a specific time and place. They also tend to focus more on the statistical analyses and nuances of modeling than actual study design. Arguing that studies of animal ecology should always begin with a focus on the behaviors and characteristics of individual organisms, including how they form into distinct biological populations, Applications for Advancing Animal Ecology takes a fresh and critical look at the field. Building from its companion volume, Foundations for Advancing Animal Ecology, this practical book presents readers with the principal methods used to observe animal behavior. Teaching them to assess Table of ContentsPrefaceChapter 1: The Experimental Approach in Animal EcologyChapter 2: Measurement of Animal Habitats and Populations Parameters for Habitat ClassificationChapter 3: Measurement of Animal Habitat: When and Where to Measure and How to AnalyzeChapter 4: Measuring BehaviorChapter 5: Modeling Species-Environment RelationshipsChapter 6: Where We Go from Here: New Imperatives and the Road Forward
£51.00
MP-NCA Uni of North Carolina Cattle Colonialism An Environmental History of
Book SynopsisEnvironmental historians have too often overlooked California and Hawai'i, despite the roles the regions played in the colonial ranching frontiers of the Pacific World. In Cattle Colonialism, John Ryan Fischer significantly enlarges the scope of the American West by examining the trans-Pacific transformations these animals wrought on local landscapes and native economies.Trade ReviewCattle Colonialism will certainly influence the next generation of scholars interested in more carefully delineating the intersection of ecological forces and local human actions, both of which shape our increasingly globalized history. As Fischer argues, it is not an ""either/or"" narrative. Rather, the best environmental histories are ""both."" This is one of them."" - American Historical Review""Aficionados of western history will be drawn to Fischer's stories of indigenous cowboys as well as his discussion of the hide and tallow trade."" - Western Historical Quarterly""[A] carefully researched book. . . . An information-packed resource. - Choice""Well-researched, well-written, and extremely readable. . . . Will appeal to those who teach environmental, social, western, agricultural, and American history, as well as anyone who enjoys a book that ties together so many unrelated items in a seamless and apparently effortless manner."" - Southwestern Historical Quarterly""A sophisticated and complex study marked by a solid exposition."" - Journal of Pacific History
£25.46
MP-NCA Uni of North Carolina Rubber and the Making of Vietnam An Ecological
Book SynopsisIn this ground breaking study, Michitake Aso narrates how rubber plantations came to dominate the material and symbolic landscape of Vietnam and its neighbours, structuring the region's environment of conflict and violence. Aso demonstrates how postcolonial socialist visions of agriculture and medicine were informed by their colonial and capitalist predecessors in important ways.
£31.46
The University of North Carolina Press Red Coats and Wild Birds
Book SynopsisDuring the nineteenth century, Britain maintained a complex network of garrisons to manage its global empire. During their tours abroad, many British officers engaged in formal and informal scientific research. In this ambitious history of ornithology and empire, Kirsten A. Greer tracks British officers as they moved around the world.
£26.96
The University of North Carolina Press American Lucifers The Dark History of Artificial
Book SynopsisFrom whale oil to kerosene, from the colonial period to the end of the US Civil War, modern, industrial lights brought wonderful improvements and incredible wealth to some. But for most workers, free and unfree, human and nonhuman, these lights were catastrophes. This book tells their stories.
£25.46
University of Toronto Press Forest Regeneration in Ontario
Book SynopsisThis volume reports all the information presently available from the fifty-seven regeneration surveys carried out to the present by government and private agencies within the Province of Ontario. It presents a general view of the nature of tree reproduction on cut-over forest land, followed by an analysis of the procedure in conducting and reporting regeneration surveys, and conclusions and recommendations for the conducting of future surveys.
£15.19
MP-MPP University Press of Mississippi Tide Lines A Photographic Record of Louisianas
Book SynopsisBen Depp's photographs capture the beauty, complexity, and rapid destruction of south Louisiana. His photographs communicate weather and seasonal changes - like the shifting high-water line, colour temperature, and softness of light.
£27.50
Stanford University Press How to Make a Wetland: Water and Moral Ecology in
Book SynopsisHow to Make A Wetland tells the story of two Turkish coastal areas, both shaped by ecological change and political uncertainty. On the Black Sea coast and the shores of the Aegean, farmers, scientists, fishermen, and families grapple with livelihoods in transition, as their environment is bound up in national and international conservation projects. Bridges and drainage canals, apartment buildings and highways—as well as the birds, water buffalo, and various animals of the regions—all inform a moral ecology in the making. Drawing on six years of fieldwork in wetlands and deltas, Caterina Scaramelli offers an anthropological understanding of sweeping environmental and infrastructural change, and the moral claims made on livability and materiality in Turkey, and beyond. Beginning from a moral ecological position, she takes into account the notion that politics is not simply projected onto animals, plants, soil, water, sediments, rocks, and other non-human beings and materials. Rather, people make politics through them. With this book, she highlights the aspirations, moral relations, and care practices in constant play in contestations and alliances over environmental change.Trade Review"Caterina Scaramelli is a deeply informed guide to the wetlands, whose very ecological richness and complexity make them an ideal lens for understanding what humans have done with and to the environment. How to Make a Wetland is a model of interdisciplinary scholarship, nuance, and lucidity."—James C. Scott, Yale University"How to Make a Wetland is a nuanced analysis of the competing moral ecologies that go into the making and maintaining of Turkey's wetlands. Caterina Scaramelli's lucid ethnography is a crucial addition to studies of lived environments and environmental infrastructure—a refreshing new take on anthropocentric development processes in Turkey and beyond."—Elif Babül, Mount Holyoke College"How to Make a Wetland offers a model for attending to the making of value in environmental politics. Swamp drainers, iridescent birds, a contested fishing lagoon, and water buffalo biopolitics are just some of the highlights in Caterina Scaramelli's vivid study of Turkey's deltas."—Tim Choy, University of California, Davis"[How to Make a Wetland] makes an irrefutable case why ethnographers of Turkey can no longer treat the natural environment as a mere backdrop to human culture. Horses, flamingoes, buffaloes, egrets, and swamphens populate its pages as stakeholders in wetland management plans. Whether knee-deep in mud, on a dinghy boat, or in a university office, Scaramelli shows how environmental conservation in modern Turkey has evolved in dialogue with those colorful creatures and the boggy ground under their feet."—Faisal Husain, Critical Inquiry"Through insightful analysis of the processes and effects of environmental transformations, this fascinating and original ethnography shows how the work of creating wetlands is central to moral ecological claims made by the author's diverse interlocutors (famers, bureaucrats, scientists, activists, developers, etc.) in two delta regions of Turkey.Stylistically, the book is almost lyrical, as the ebbs and flows of water (and the stickiness of mud) are used as a metaphor for the larger project making this a most engaging read."—Committee for the Albert Hourani Book Award, sponsored by the Middle East Studies Association"How to Make a Wetland is a fine-grained and rich ethnography of a politically and materially muddled terrain, and Scaramelli provides several compelling ideas to enrich understandings of varied people in their variable environment."—Gabriel Urlich Lennon, Anthropology Book ForumTable of ContentsIntroduction: Introduction 1. The Wetlands of Turkey 2. Sediments 3. Moral Ecologies of Infrastructure 4. Caring for the Delta 5. Emergent Wetland Animals Conclusion: Conclusion
£79.20
Stanford University Press How to Make a Wetland: Water and Moral Ecology in
Book SynopsisHow to Make A Wetland tells the story of two Turkish coastal areas, both shaped by ecological change and political uncertainty. On the Black Sea coast and the shores of the Aegean, farmers, scientists, fishermen, and families grapple with livelihoods in transition, as their environment is bound up in national and international conservation projects. Bridges and drainage canals, apartment buildings and highways—as well as the birds, water buffalo, and various animals of the regions—all inform a moral ecology in the making. Drawing on six years of fieldwork in wetlands and deltas, Caterina Scaramelli offers an anthropological understanding of sweeping environmental and infrastructural change, and the moral claims made on livability and materiality in Turkey, and beyond. Beginning from a moral ecological position, she takes into account the notion that politics is not simply projected onto animals, plants, soil, water, sediments, rocks, and other non-human beings and materials. Rather, people make politics through them. With this book, she highlights the aspirations, moral relations, and care practices in constant play in contestations and alliances over environmental change.Trade Review"Caterina Scaramelli is a deeply informed guide to the wetlands, whose very ecological richness and complexity make them an ideal lens for understanding what humans have done with and to the environment. How to Make a Wetland is a model of interdisciplinary scholarship, nuance, and lucidity."—James C. Scott, Yale University"How to Make a Wetland is a nuanced analysis of the competing moral ecologies that go into the making and maintaining of Turkey's wetlands. Caterina Scaramelli's lucid ethnography is a crucial addition to studies of lived environments and environmental infrastructure—a refreshing new take on anthropocentric development processes in Turkey and beyond."—Elif Babül, Mount Holyoke College"How to Make a Wetland offers a model for attending to the making of value in environmental politics. Swamp drainers, iridescent birds, a contested fishing lagoon, and water buffalo biopolitics are just some of the highlights in Caterina Scaramelli's vivid study of Turkey's deltas."—Tim Choy, University of California, Davis"[How to Make a Wetland] makes an irrefutable case why ethnographers of Turkey can no longer treat the natural environment as a mere backdrop to human culture. Horses, flamingoes, buffaloes, egrets, and swamphens populate its pages as stakeholders in wetland management plans. Whether knee-deep in mud, on a dinghy boat, or in a university office, Scaramelli shows how environmental conservation in modern Turkey has evolved in dialogue with those colorful creatures and the boggy ground under their feet."—Faisal Husain, Critical Inquiry"Through insightful analysis of the processes and effects of environmental transformations, this fascinating and original ethnography shows how the work of creating wetlands is central to moral ecological claims made by the author's diverse interlocutors (famers, bureaucrats, scientists, activists, developers, etc.) in two delta regions of Turkey.Stylistically, the book is almost lyrical, as the ebbs and flows of water (and the stickiness of mud) are used as a metaphor for the larger project making this a most engaging read."—Committee for the Albert Hourani Book Award, sponsored by the Middle East Studies Association"How to Make a Wetland is a fine-grained and rich ethnography of a politically and materially muddled terrain, and Scaramelli provides several compelling ideas to enrich understandings of varied people in their variable environment."—Gabriel Urlich Lennon, Anthropology Book ForumTable of ContentsIntroduction: Introduction 1. The Wetlands of Turkey 2. Sediments 3. Moral Ecologies of Infrastructure 4. Caring for the Delta 5. Emergent Wetland Animals Conclusion: Conclusion
£21.59
University of Calgary Press The World of Wolves: New Perspectives on Ecology,
Book SynopsisThe grey wolf is one of the world's most polarizing and charismatic species. Respected, adored, or held in awe by many as an icon of wilderness, wolves have also sparked fear and hatred when they have come into conflict with human presence. Not surprisingly, they are one of the most intensively studied mammalian species in the wild.The World of Wolves offers a fresh and provocative look at current trends in wolf and wildlife management. Representative case studies, from geographically and culturally diverse areas of the world, highlight the existing interconnections between wolves, their prey, their habitat, their ecosystems and people, and the role of science in policy formation and wolf management. In addition, the studies involve many issues (for example, population genetics and livestock husbandry practices) that are entry points into larger aspects of ecology and evolution.This book will appeal to conservationists, scientists, wildlife managers, and anyone seeking a better understanding of wolves and their co-existence with us.Table of ContentsSection I: The Reason for the Book -- How it Came to Be; Section II: Research Methods Manual; Section III: Conducting Inquiries & Research.
£30.56
University of Calgary Press The Reindeer Botanist: Alf Erling Porsild,
Book SynopsisThe Reindeer Botanist is the first biography of one of Canada's most remarkable botanists. Alf Erling Porsild (1901-1977) grew up on the Arctic Station in West Greenland and later served as curator of botany at the National Museum of Canada. He collected thousands of specimens, greatly enlarging the National Herbarium and making it a superb research centre.For nearly twenty years, Porsild studied reindeer activities in Alaska and the Northwest Territories as part of the Reindeer Project designed to encourage grazing animal husbandry among aboriginal peoples. He published extensively, and his meticulous research and observations have particular relevance today with the growing concern over global warming in the Arctic.Table of ContentsIntroduction; The Beginnings; Canada's First Large Influx of Refugees; British Immigration Transforms the Colonies; Immigration in the MacDonald Era; The Sifton Years; Forging a New Immigration Policy; Immigration Doldrums; Immigration's Post-war Boom (1947-1957); Major New Initiatives; A New Era in Immigration; The Turbulent 1980s and Beyond; Developments in the Last Decade; Index.
£38.21
Temple University Press,U.S. Upstream/Downstream – Issues in Environmental
Book SynopsisThese original essays explore non-reciprocated relationships with regard to the environment. The contributing philosophers who are known for their writing on environmental concerns discuss moral issues that arise when decisions by individuals, corporations, or governments cause changes in the environment that affect those who do not participate in the decisions. Among the topics addressed are population expansion, accumulation of toxic wastes, pollution of air and water, as well as the effects of actions by the "upstream," current generation on "downstream," future generations. Donald Scherer is Professor of Philosophy at Bowling Green State University.Trade Review"This book contains admirable examples of applied philosophy with solid conceptual analysis of critical social and legal issues... The articles are accessible to an educated layman [and]...suitable for use in upper level undergraduate and graduate courses in environmental philosophy, law, political theory, and --to a lesser degree--economics and history. Select essays can be read profitably by those with interests in environmental policy making, consulting, interpretation, and enforcement." --Environmental History Review "The essays in Donald Scherer's Upstream/Downstream offer serious readers more to get their teeth into... [Scherer] deserves congratulation for welding his authors' pieces into a stimulating and satisfying whole...written in accessible, reasonably non-technical language." --Environmental ValuesTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1. The Molding of Norms and Environments Donald Scherer 2. On the Rights of Future Generations Ernest Partridge 3. Managing the Future: Public Policy, Scientific Uncertainty, and Global Warming Dale Jamieson 4. Models, Scientific Method, and Environmental Ethics Kristine Shader-Frechette 5. Can Today's International System Handle Transboundary Environmental Problems? Daniel Barstow Magraw and James W. Nickel 6. Takings, Just Compensation, and the Environment Murk Sagoff 7. The Consequences of My Action, Your Action, and the Company's Action Burt Gruzalski 8. Two Types of Cost-Benefit Analysis Alan Gewirth About the Contributors Index
£26.99
Boydell & Brewer Ltd Civilizing Thoreau: Human Ecology and the
Book SynopsisProposes an interdisciplinary solution to the "Thoreau problem" through the connection between his ecological study of nature and his intense interest in the emerging social sciences. Recent book-length studies of Thoreau have focused either on his place in the history of the natural sciences or have applied political principles to his works. None, however, has fully addressed what ecocritic Rebecca Solnit calls "the Thoreau problem," the compartmentalizing of Thoreau's mind into either that of a hermit of nature or that of a champion of social reform. This book proposes an interdisciplinary solution to this problem through the connection between Thoreau's ecological study of nature and his intense interest in the emerging social sciences, especially the history of civilization and ethnology. The book first establishes Thoreau's "human ecology," the relation between the natural sciences and the social sciences in his thinking, exploring how his reading in contemporary books about the history of humanity and racial science shaped his thinking and connecting these emerging anthropological texts to his late nature writings. It then discusses these connections in his major works, including Walden and his "reform papers" such as "Civil Disobedience," the travel narrative A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers, The Maine Woods, and Cape Cod. The concluding chapter focuses on Thoreau's attitude toward Manifest Destiny, arguing, against conventional views, that considering both his life and his writing, especially the essay "Walking," we must conclude that he both accepted and endorsed Manifest Destiny as an inevitable result of cultural succession. Richard J. Schneider is Professor Emeritus from Wartburg College. He has authored a monograph and many articles as well as edited three collections on Thoreau.Trade Review[Schneider's] new book once again shows him to be one of our foremost authorities on Thoreau. Thanks to Civilizing America, [what Rebecca Solnit has called] the 'Thoreau problem'-the split between the nature lover and ecologist on the one hand and the social critic and activist on the other-may not disappear altogether, but it seems a lot less intractable. * AMERIKASTUDIEN/AMERICAN STUDIES *By exploring Henry David Thoreau's fascination with history, geography, and ethnology, this study hopes to resolve ... the tendency to consider Thoreau the nature lover as separate from Thoreau the social reformer. As Schneider reveals, Thoreau often connected the natural sciences with the social sciences. * AMERICAN LITERATURE *Schneider offers a way to solve the 'Thoreau Problem,' that is, the critical and general readers' tendency to compartmentalize Thoreau as either the rebel or the visual poet .... Manifest destiny and human ecology come together to contextualize Thoreau in an innovative manner that has illuminated decades of devoted scholarly life with Thoreau's work. * THOREAU SOCIETY BULLETIN *Although Schneider reminds readers that Thoreau's attitudes are complicated and ambivalent, he insists that readers recognize that Thoreau's writing repeats and explores, sometimes uncritically, many of 19th-century social science's ideas about race, progress, Manifest Destiny, and civilization . Recommended. * CHOICE *Table of ContentsIntroduction Thoreau and the Emergence of the Social Sciences Thoreau, Ecological Succession, and Racial Science Civilizing Walden Becoming One of the Worthies of the World in Reform Papers Succession in A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers "Presenting" the Past in The Maine Woods Nature and the Origins of American Civilization in Cape Cod Thoreau and Manifest Destiny Works Cited Index
£76.50
University of Iowa Press Tending Iowa's Land: Pathways to a Sustainable
Book SynopsisIn the last 200 years, Iowa’s prairies and other wildlands have been transformed into vast agricultural fields. This massive conversion has provided us with food, fiber, and fuel in abundance. But it has also robbed Iowa’s land of its native resilience and created the environmental problems that today challenge our everyday lives: polluted waters, increasing floods, loss and degradation of rich prairie topsoil, compromised natural systems, and now climate change. In a straightforward, friendly style, Iowa’s premier scientists and experts consider what has happened to our land and outline viable solutions that benefit agriculture as well as the state’s human and wild residents.Trade Review“As a lifelong Iowan, this tapestry of science, history, and personal stories moved me to think about our changing climate and my own actions. While many of our current circumstances seem dire, Connie and the amazing team of contributors gave me hope by shining a bright light on the path forward."—Joe McGovern, president, Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation."A must read for all Iowans."—Daryl Smith, former director, Tallgrass Prairie Center "—This dynamic history of Iowa’s water, soil, and air, paired with specific ideas for preserving and protecting our natural resources, is an excellent text for teachers and students studying environmental issues."—Barbara Ehlers, Upper Iowa UniversityTending Iowa’s Land is inspiring, as it is filled with examples of Iowans working to restore native plants, animals, and resources. May a host of other landowners join them—and the impressive group of academics and other professionals in this book—in leading our way to a resilient, regenerative future."—Teresa Opheim, director, Climate Land Leaders
£20.85
University of Tennessee Press Field Guide to the Lichens of Great Smoky
Book SynopsisWith 909 recognized species of lichens, Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GSMNP) is home to more of these lichenized fungi than any other national park in the United States, as well as nearly half of all species known to occur in eastern North America. There is a great deal of room for scientific exploration, inquiry, and systematic description in the realm of lichenology. In Field Guide to the Lichens of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Erin Tripp and James Lendemer take on the formidable task of creating an all-in-one resource for Park exploration, including lichen distribution maps, tools for identification, vivid photographs and illustrations, and even field notes from their own research campaigns. In the process, the authors create a touchstone for lichen taxonomy and ecology, and they inspire others—researchers as well as casual observers—to take interest in the incredible biodiversity of the Great Smoky Mountains. Biologists, botanists, visitors to the park, naturalists, and others interested in the flora and fauna of both the southern Appalachians and GSMNP will thoroughly enjoy this lovingly prepared field guide.
£48.75
Texas A & M University Press The Atchafalaya River Basin: History and Ecology
Book SynopsisFor more than five centuries, the Atchafalaya River Basin has captured the flow of the Mississippi River, becoming its main distributary as it reaches the Gulf of Mexico in south Louisiana. This dynamic environment, comprising almost a million acres of the lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley and Mississippi River Deltaic Plain, is perhaps best known for its expansive swamp environments dominated by baldcypress, water tupelo, and alligators. But the Atchafalaya River Basin contains a wide range of habitats and one of the highest levels of biodiversity on the North American continent. Piazza has compiled and synthesized the body of scientific knowledge for the Atchafalaya River Basin, documenting the ecological state of the basin and providing a baseline of understanding. His research provides a crucial resource for future planning. He evaluates some common themes that have emerged from the research and identifies important scientific questions that remain unexplored.
£27.96
Texas A & M University Press Benthic Foraminifera of the Gulf of Mexico:
Book SynopsisIn 1981, Woods Hole researcher C. Wylie Poag published the book Ecological Atlas of the Benthic Foraminifera of the Gulf of Mexico.In this new volume, Poag has revised and updated the atlas, incorporating three decades of extensive data collections from the open Gulf and from an additional seventeen estuarine systems to cover species of benthic foraminifera from more than eight thousand sample stations. Benthic Foraminifera of the Gulf of Mexico features 68 plates of scanning electron photomicrographs, 64 color figures, and a large color foldout map, indicating species distribution of forams.This book is designed to aid students and teachers of geology, biology, oceanography, and ecology, as well as micropaleontologists in government and industry laboratories, and other researchers and consultants who have an interest in benthic ecology or paleoecology.
£56.25
Texas A & M University Press The Natural History of Flowers
Book SynopsisFlowers have played an important role in human culture and survival for thousands of years. The final products of flowers—fruits and seeds—are vitally important as food. Flowers provide bursts of color to homes and gardens and they symbolize love, sorrow, and renewal. Yet we often overlook their real purpose. Why do flowers exist and why do they have certain colors, shapes, and smells? What function does a flower have in the life and survival of the plants themselves?In nature, flowers play an essential role in improving a plant's chances of survival. Some flowers are pollinated by wind or water but most are designed to attract and reward pollinators, such as bees, butterflies, birds, and bats, to carry their pollen from flower to flower. After being pollinated, flowers produce fruits and again take advantage of wind, water, and animals to disperse their seeds, ensuring a new generation of their species.Pollination and seed dispersal are fine-tuned systems, and their importance in sustaining a healthy environment cannot be overstated. And, as ongoing climate and other environmental changes apply new pressures, flowers must continue to adapt in order to survive.In this beautifully illustrated book with over 200 stunning photographs, Michael Fogden and Patricia Fogden draw from existing research and their extensive field experiences all over the world to present a detailed but accessible introduction to the natural history of flowers. They discuss a representative sample of flowering and fruiting strategies, illustrating interactions between plants and their pollinators and dispersers, and conclude with descriptions of their favorite tropical flowers.
£29.56
Texas A & M University Press Wildlife Ecology and Management in Mexico
Book SynopsisMexico is the fourteenth largest country in the world and ranks fifth in biodiversity. Located in the transition zone between the temperate and tropical regions of North and South America, Mexico is an important migratory corridor for wildlife and also provides wintering habitat for several species of bats, monarch butterflies, and temperate North American nesting birds. Mexico faces several challenges to wildlife management and conservation efforts. While there is increased public education and acknowledgment of the valuable benefits wildlife provides, there is still much work to do to incentivize conservation efforts. Fortunately, there is growing recognition that Mexico's wildlife resources can be a critical component in the rural economic development of the country. Bringing together an international team of wildlife experts across North America, Wildlife Ecology and Management in Mexico provides information on the status, distribution, ecological relationships, and habitat requirements and management of the most important game birds and mammals in Mexico. It also reviews current threats and challenges facing wildlife conservation as well as strategies for resolving these issues. This reference is a valuable tool for wildlife biologists, wildlife management professionals, and anyone interested in conserving Mexico's wealth of natural resources. By laying out the challenges to conservation research, editors Raul Valdez and J. Alfonso Ortega-S. hope to encourage interdisciplinary communication and collaboration across borders.
£45.00
