The Earth: natural history: general interest Books
Princeton University Press Lifes Engines
Book SynopsisTrade Review"A work full of surprises. . . . Immensely rewarding."---Tim Flannery, New York Review of Books"Entertaining, easy-to-read and historically rich."---Adrian Woolfson, Nature"Personal stories, hard facts, and illuminative illustrations each contribute to this engaging examination of our microbial overlords . . . Paul Falkowski's decades of study in various earth and life sciences fuel this excellent addition. . . . Falkowski effectively uses analogies to convey abstract and complicated ideas."---Rachel Jagareski, Foreword Reviews"Falkowski's loving examination sets out, life on this planet is organized by and for bacteria--the rest of us are just along for the ride."---Brian Bethune, Macleans"Falkowski brings a formidable breadth of scientific understanding to the task of explaining this, having worked as a biologist, an oceanographer and an astrobiologist. He moves easily between biological and earth sciences to help us understand the steps microscopic single-celled organisms took to make the planet habitable." * Cosmos *"[The] wonderful and awe-inspiring universe of the microbes, unseen creatures that have shaped the planet such that we may live in it, is engagingly presented by Paul Falkowski in a remarkable text entitled Life's Engines. . . . The book's success is its utter simplicity. It tells the story of the history of life on our planet from a very personal perspective. . . . I was so enthralled by this book from the get-go that I invite you to have a short taste of it."---Roberto Kolter, Cell"A pleasure to read, the book touches on virtually every topic covered in a college biology curriculum by seamlessly weaving concepts with personal anecdotes and analogies. Presenting scientific facts and the fascinating history of their discovery, Falkowski (Rutgers Univ.) intersperses evolutionary theory with biochemistry, ecology, microbiology, molecular biology, anatomy, and even anthropology and economics. He also presents a fact-based, nonpolitical vision for the future of biotechnology. . . . This reviewer came away inspired to learn more. Easily understood by anyone with a passing knowledge of science, this volume poses innumerable questions for further investigation." * Choice *"What is known about the hidden world of the microbes and their fundamental roles in sustaining planetary habitability is insightfully revealed by Paul Falkowski in this authoritative, comprehensive, and delightful book. The author is uniquely qualified, perhaps singularly so, to cover topics ranging over broad time and space scales with a scholarly, transdisciplinary perspective that ranges from fundamental physics and chemistry, to Earth and ocean sciences. I cannot think of any other scientist who would accept such a challenge. . . . He is a gifted scientist and writer, and legendary storyteller."---David M. Karl, Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin"Not a microbial biologist, I approached this book with a bit of trepidation, imaging lengthy discussions of biochemistry. Instead, I was immediately engaged by Falkowski's conversational, fluid writing, personal anecdotes, and interesting choice of topics. . . . Life's Engines [is] easily accessible to the lay reader but engaging for the scientist as well." * American Biology Teacher *"An outstanding attempt to popularize the role of microbes, especially bacteria and archaea, in making multicellular eukaryotic life possible. . . . A superb introduction to the broader consequences of life and its study."---Elof Axel Carlson, Quarterly Review of Biology
£15.29
LUP - Voltaire Foundation Linnaeus natural history and the circulation of
Book SynopsisCarl Linnaeus's revolutionised plant nomenclature and classification in the 18th and 19th centuries. This book investigates different aspects of Linnaeus's work, from the technologies of accumulation of both specimen and knowledge, to the work of his many disciples and to his reception in Paris.Table of ContentsList of illustrations and tablesPrefaceNotes on naming conventionsList of abbreviationsIntroduction: de-centring and re-centring Linnaeus, Hanna Hodacs, Kenneth Nyberg and Stéphane Van Damme1. Notebooks, files and slips: Carl Linnaeus and his disciples at work, Isabelle Charmantier2. What is a botanical author? Pehr Osbeck’s travelogue and the culture of collaborative publishing in Linnaean botany, Bettina Dietz3. The price of Linnaean natural history: materiality, commerce and change, Hanna Hodacs4. In the name of Linnaeus: Paris as a disputed capital of natural knowledge (1730-1789), Stéphane Van Damme5. On the use and abuse of natural history: Linnaean science in Kant’s Königsberg, Jonas Gerlings6. The Edinburgh connection: Linnaean natural history, Scottish moral philosophy and the colonial implications of Enlightenment thought, Linda Andersson Burnett and Bruce Buchan7. Negotiating people, plants and empires: the fieldwork of Johann Gerhard König in South and South East Asia (1768-1785), Niklas Thode Jensen8. Lives of useful curiosity: the global legacy of Pehr Löfling in the long eighteenth century, Kenneth Nyberg and Manuel Lucena GiraldoSummariesBibliography of works citedIndex
£98.30
University of British Columbia Press Northscapes History Technology and the Making of
Book SynopsisNorthscapes examines concepts of North and the way in which different northern environments are shaped by the intersection of technology and human societies.Table of ContentsIntroduction Making the Action Visible, Making Environments in Northern Landscapes / Dolly Jørgensen and Sverker SörlinPart 1: Exploring the North1 “A Cruel Climate without Any Kind of Art”: European Natural History and the Northern Nature of the Other Pacific, 1740-1840 / Ryan Tucker Jones2 How Fossils Gave the First Hints of Climate Change: The Explorer A.E. Nordenskiöld’s Passion for Fossils and Northern Environmental History / Seija A. Niemi3 Technological Heroes: Images of the Arctic in the Age of Polar Aviation / Marionne CroninPart 2: Colonizing the North4 Mounds, Middens, and Social Landscapes: Viking-Norse Settlement of the North Atlantic, c. AD 850-1250 / Jane Harrison5 In Search of Instructive Models: The Russian State at a Crossroads to Conquering the North / Julia LajusPart 3: Working the North6 Traversal Technology Transfer: The Transfer of Agricultural Knowledge between Peripheries in the North / Jan Kunnas7 The Sheep, the Market, and the Soil: Environmental Destruction in the Icelandic Highlands, 1880-1910 / Anna Gudrún Thórhallsdóttir, Árni Daníel Júlíusson, and Helga Ögmundardóttir8 More Things on Heaven and Earth: Modernism and Reindeer in Chukotka and Alaska / Bathsheba Demuth9 A Touch of Frost: Gender, Class, Technology, and the Urban Environment in an Industrializing Nordic City / Simo LaakkonenPart 4: Imagining the North10 North Takes Place in Dawson City, Yukon, Canada / Lisa Cooke11 Iceland and the North: An Idea of Belonging and Being Apart / Unnur Birna KarlsdóttirEpilogue The Networked North: Thinking about the Past, Present, and Future of Environmental Histories of the North / Finn Arne JørgensenSelected BibliographyList of ContributorsIndex
£26.99
University of British Columbia Press Coping with Calamity
Book SynopsisThe Jianghan Plain in central China has been shaped by its relationship with water. Once a prolific rice-growing region that drew immigrants to its fertile paddy fields, it has, since the eighteenth century, become prone to devastating flooding and waterlogging. Jiayan Zhang consults early records of catastrophic water events and explores their role in shaping Jianghan society in the Qing and Republican periods. In a constantly shifting environment, the peasants of Jianghan were forced to adapt their farming methods; cooperate on complex projects like dike building; and even organize social structures, tenancy arrangements, and lifestyles around the pressure and uncertainty of their environment. The first environmental and socioeconomic history of the region, Coping with Calamity considers the Jianghan Plain's volatile environment, the constant challenges it presented to peasants, and their often ingenious and sophisticated responses.Table of ContentsIntroduction1 Changes in the Environment of the Jianghan Plain2 Water Calamities and the Management of the Dike Systems3 The Dike Systems and the Jianghan Economy4 Agriculture, Commercialization, and Environmental Adaptability5 Tenancy and Environment6 Fisheries and the Peasant Economy7 A Water-Rich Society: Socio-Economic Life in a Marshy KingdomConclusionAppendix: The Yield of Rice in the Jianghan Plain in the Qing and the RepublicGlossary; Notes; References; Index
£73.80
University of British Columbia Press Negotiating a River
Book SynopsisIt was a megaproject half a century in the making -- a technological and engineering marvel that stands as one of the most ambitious borderlands undertakings ever embarked upon by two countries. The planning and building of the St. Lawrence Seaway and Power Project is one of the defining episodes in North American history.The project began with transnational negotiations that spanned two world wars and the formative years of the Cold War and included a failed attempt to construct an all-Canadian seaway, which was scuttled by US national security fears. Once an agreement was reached, the massive engineering and construction operation began, as did the efforts to move people and infrastructure away from the thousands of acres of land that would soon be flooded.Negotiating a River looks at the profound impacts of this megaproject, from the complex diplomatic negotiations, political manoeuvring, and environmental diplomacy to the implications on national identitieTable of ContentsForeword: National Dreams / Graeme WynnIntroduction: River to SeawayPart 1: Negotiating1 Accords and Discords2 Watershed Decisions3 Caught between Two FiresPart 2: Building4 Fluid Relations5 Lost Villages6 Flowing ForwardConclusion: To the Heart of the ContinentNotesBibliographyIndex
£28.49
University of British Columbia Press Islands Spirit Rising
Book SynopsisSet within the context of resource conflict and collaborative land-use planning on Haida Gwaii, this book examines how historic relations of domination and oppression can be transformed and more sustainable forms of land governance created.Trade ReviewTakeda provides a provocative and much needed explanation of the persistence of unsustainable forest practices in British Columbia … [Her] careful power analysis framework allows her to challenge established historical narratives by presenting a new and pressingly needed perspective on both collaborative ecosystem management and Indigenous land claims. -- James Davey, University of Victoria * BC Studies *Table of Contents1 Navigating Change on Haida Gwaii2 The Nature of Power3 Clash of Nature, Culture, and Economics4 War in the Woods: 1974-20015 Collaborative Planning in the Face of Conflict6 Actors and Interests7 State of the Land and Community8 Recommendations and the Widening Gap9 Uprising10 New Political LandscapeAppendix; Notes; References; Index
£61.50
Cornell University Press The Beaver
Book SynopsisBeavers can and do dramatically change the landscape. The beaver is a keystone speciestheir skills as foresters and engineers create and maintain ponds and wetlands that increase biodiversity, purify water, and prevent large-scale flooding. Biologists have long studied their daily and seasonal routines, family structures, and dispersal patterns. As human development encroaches into formerly wild areas, property owners and government authorities need new, nonlethal strategies for dealing with so-called nuisance beavers. At the same time, the complex behavior of beavers intrigues visitors at parks and other wildlife viewing sites because it is relatively easy to observe.In an up-to-date, exhaustively illustrated, and comprehensive book on beaver biology and management, Dietland Müller-Schwarze gathers a wealth of scientific knowledge about both the North American and Eurasian beaver species. The Beaver is designed to satisfy the curiosity and answer the questions of anyone withTrade ReviewAmong native North American mammals, none has had a more powerful influence on the history of North American than the beaver. Although the eclectic literature on the beaver is rich, it is scattered. This book is the first to provide a synthesis of that literature.... It discusses the biology of the beaver, its behavior, including building dams and canals, and population dynamics.... It is a major resource accessible to any interested reader. Illustrated with black-and-white photos and a colored photo insert, the book is a necessary addition to the shelves of wildlife, conservation ecology, natural history, and general libraries. Essential. * Choice *Anyone with an interest in observing the natural world would be hard pressed to come across evidence of beaver activity and not be filled with questions. What is the purpose of the elaborate dams that beavers build? How do beavers decide which trees to cut down? What effects do beavers have on other organisms' In this ambitious book, the authors attempt to answer these questions and more about the beaver.... It contains useful information for wildlife and land managers, mammalogists, ecologists, and anyone who has ever been curious about beavers and their effects on both landscapes and history. -- Justin Wright * Quarterly Review of Biology *Everybody in the wildlife field knows about beavers and how they modify their environment by building lodges and dams and by cutting trees for food. However, for most people, the knowledge of beaver ecology stops there, and until now, books on beaver ecology were either outdated or too popularized. Times have changed, and this book comes to the rescue of those who wish to gain much greater insights into beaver ecology and behavior without having to read piles of scientific literature.... This is helped further by 50 clear photographs of beavers and their environment.... Overall, this is a must-have book for the beaver enthusiast and wildlife manager, or even for the history buff wishing to better understand the animal that put North America on the map. * Journal of Mammalogy *This book takes a comprehensive look at the behavior, natural history, and ecology of the North American and Eurasian species of beaver.... For wild animal population managers, zoologists, and naturalists, this book presents practical advice regarding beaver management and shows how the species can be an important ally in the restoration efforts of the wetlands. An intriguing book that many will enjoy reading. Nicely done. * Northeastern Naturalist *Table of ContentsPreface IntroductionPart I: The Organism 1. Now and Then: The Species, Including Fossils 2. Form, Weight, and Special Adaptations 3. Diving and Thermoregulation: From Land Mammal to Semiaquatic Design and Function 4. Energy BudgetPart II: Behavior 5. Families as Social Units 6. Communication by Scent and Sound 7. Infrastructure: Dams, Lodges, Trails, and Canals 8. Beaver Time 9. Food SelectionPart III: Populations 10. Reproduction, Development, and Life Expectancy 11. Population Densities and Dynamics 12. Finding a Home: DispersalPart IV: Ecology 13. Where They Live and Why: Habitat Requirements 14. Mortality and Predators 15. Parasites and Diseases 16. Maker of Landscapes: Creating Habitat for Plants, Animals, and PeoplePart V: Beaver and People: Conservation, Use, and Management 17. "Here before Christ": Fur Trade, the "Beaver Republic" (Hudson's Bay Company), and Fur Trapping Today 18. Reintroductions and Other Transplants 19. "Nuisance Beavers" Claim Their Land 20. Needed: An Ecosystems Engineer for Habitat Restoration and Other Services 21. Living with Beavers: Conservation and Proactive ManagementIndex
£36.10
Johns Hopkins University Press Watermen Maryland Paperback Bookshelf
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewQuick, vivid reading which reeks with salty reality... Quite simply, this is the best book I've ever read about the daily life of Chesapeake Bay watermen. -- Earl Arnett Maryland Magazine Gives the reader a strong sense that the heroism of early America did not pass away sometime around 1875 but flourishes right now. -- Noel Perrin New York Times Book Review
£21.85
Johns Hopkins University Press Louis Agassiz
Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. The Formative Years 1807-18272. The Making of a Naturalist 1827-18323. From Switzerland to Boston 1832-18464. The American Welcome 1846-18505. Naturalist to America 1850-18576. Building a Museum 1857-18617. Agassiz, Darwin, and Transmutation 1859-18618. The Trials of a Public Man 1861-18669. The Past and the present 1866-1873Epilogue to the New Edition 1988NotesEssay on SourcesRcent SourcesIndex
£25.20
Johns Hopkins University Press The Height of Our Mountains Nature Writing from
Book SynopsisAmple notes, beautiful illustrations and amps, and a lengthy bibliography make this book a lasting treasure.Trade ReviewA strong sense of place is evoked in this impressive anthology of nature writing from the Virginia Blue Ridge Mountains and Shenandoah Valley. Seventy selections drawn from four centuries of writing include excerpts from letters, travel journals, diaries, novels, speeches, government reports, and personal essays that explore the interaction between humans and the natural world. Library Journal All Virginia outdoor enthusiasts have visited the Blue Ridge, and all of them with a taste for reading will want to own The Height of Our Mountains. Old Dominion Sierran With its mixture of fiction, personal, and scientific writing, the book has something for everyone... From colonization to contemporary times, the list of writers represented (70 in all) is both impressive and surprising, including Jefferson's former slave Isaac, James Audobon, Walt Whitman, Willa Cather, Ellen Glasgow, and Annie Dillard. Blue Ridge Outdoors A model of regional nature-writing anthologies. Virginia Quarterly Review
£26.10
Johns Hopkins University Press Discovering the Chesapeake The History of an
Book SynopsisIn the next few thousand years, the ice may form again and the Bay will once more be the valley of the Susquehanna, unless, of course, human-induced changes in climate create some other currently unpredictable condition."-from the IntroductionTable of ContentsContents: Acknowledgments List of Contributors Introduction Chapter 1 The Chesapeake Ecosystem - Its Geological Heritage George W. Fisher and Jerry R. Schubel Chapter 2 Climate and Climate History in the Chesapeake Bay Region John E. Kutzbach and Thompson Webb III Chapter 3 Forests before and after the Colonial Encounter Grace S. Brush Chapter 4 Human Influences on the Physical Characteristics of the Chesapeake Bay Donald W. Pritchard and Jerry Schubel Chapter 5 A Long-Term History of Terrestrial Birds and Mammals in the Chesapeake-Susquehanna Watershed David W. Steadman Chapter 6 Living along the "Great Shellfish Bay" - The Relationship between Prehistoric Peoples and the Chesapeake Henry M. Miller Chapter 7 Human Biology of Populations in the Chesapeake Watershed Douglas H. Ubelaker and Philip D. Curtin Chapter 8 A Useful Arcadia - European Colonists as Biotic Factors in Chesapeake Forests Timothy Silver Chapter 9 Reconstructing the Colonial Environment of the Upper Chesapeake Watershed Robert D. Mitchell, Warren R. Hofstra, and Edward F. Connor Chapter 10 Human Influences on Aquatic Resources in the Chesapeake Bay Victor S. Kennedy and Kent Mountford Chapter 11 Land Use, Settlement Patterns, and the Impact of European Agriculture, 1620-1820 Lorena S. Walsh Chapter 12 Chesapeake Gardens and Botanical Frontiers Anne E. Yentsch and James L. Reveal Chapter 13 Genteel Erosion - The Ecological Consequences of Agrarian Reform in the Chesapeake, 1730-1840 Carville Earle and Ronald Hoffman Chapter 14 Farming, Disease, and Change in the Chesapeake Ecosystem G. Terry Sharrer Chapter 15 Bird Populations of the Chesapeake Bay Region 350 Years of Change James F. Lynch Commentary - Reading the Palimpsest William Cronon Index
£31.50
Johns Hopkins University Press Turtles The Animal Answer Guide The Animal Answer
Book SynopsisReaders who want answers to specific questions or just want to expand their knowledge about these unique and interesting animals will find the information they seek in this essential reference.Trade ReviewA good general introduction to turtle biology and ecology. -- Ian Paulsen Birdbooker Report 2009 The wide ranging questions are answered in a very readable style, with specific scientific explanations where necessary. -- Christine Tilley British Chelonia Group Newsletter 2010 Gibbons and Greene have done a masterful job of assembling questions of great interest to many readers and providing detailed, interesting, and informative answers... Highly recommended. Choice 2010Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Introducting TurtlesWhat are turtles?What is the difference between turtles, terrapins, and tortoises?How many kinds of turtles are there?Why are turtles important?Why should people care about turtles?Where do turtles live?What is the current classification of turtles?What characterizes the major groups of turtles?When did turtles first evolve?What is the oldest fossil turtle?What is the largest fossil turtle?2. Form and FunctionWhat are the largest and smallest living turtles?What is the metabolism of a turtle?Do turtles have teeth?Do turtles sleep?Can turtles see color?Do all turtles have hard shells?Can a turtle emerge from its shell?Can turtles run?Can all turtles swim?Do all aquatic turtles have flippers?Can turtles breathe under water?Can you tell whether a fossil turtle lived in the sea, in freshwater, or on land?3. Turtle ColorsWhy do so many turtles have yellow stripes on their neck?What causes the different shell and skin colors of turtles?What color are a turtle's eyes?Is there a reason for the patterns on the shell?Do a turtle's colors change as it grows?Do a turtle's colors change in different seasons?Is there much geographic variation within a single turtlespecies?4. Turtle BehaviorAre turtles social?Do turtles fight?Are snapping turtles the only ones that bite?How smart are turtles?Do turtles play?Do turtles talk?How do turtles avoid predators?5. Turtle EcologyWhere do turtles sleep?Do turtles migrate?How many turtle species live in rivers?How many turtle species live in lakes?How many turtle species live in the ocean?Which geographic regions have the most species of turtles?How do turtles survive in the desert?How do turtles survive the winter?How do turtles survive droughts?What is hibernation?Do all turtles bask?Do turtles have enemies?Do turtles get sick?How can you tell if a turtle is sick?Are turtles good for the environment?6. Reproduction and DevelopmentHow do turtles reproduce?Do all turtles lay eggs?Why do sea turtles lay so many eggs but box turtles lay only afew?How long do female turtles hold eggs in their body?Where do turtles lay their eggs?Does a turtle nest at the same time and in the same place every year?Do turtles nest only one time per year?How many eggs do turtles lay?Are all hatchlings in a turtle nest full siblings?How is the sex of a turtle determined?Do turtles care for their young?How fast do turtles grow?How can you tell the age of a turtle?How long do turtles live?7. Foods and FeedingWhat do turtles eat?Do turtles chew their food?How do turtles find food?Are any turtles scavengers?How do turtles eat hard-shelled animals?Do turtles store their food?8. Turtles and HumansDo turtles make good pets?How do you take care of a pet turtle?Are turtles dangerous?Do turtles feel pain?What should I do if I find an injured turtle?What should I do if I find a turtle crossing the road?What should I do if I find a turtle laying eggs?What should I do if I find a baby turtle?How can I see turtles in the wild?Should people feed turtles in lakes?9. Turtle Problems (from a human viewpoint)Are turtles pests?Do turtles reduce the number of fish in lakes and rivers?Do turtles kill ducks in ponds?Do turtles have diseases and are they contagious?Is it safe to eat turtles?What should I do if I get bitten by a turtle?10. Human Problems (from a turtle's viewpoint)Are any turtles endangered?Will turtles be affected by global warming?Are turtles affected by pollution?Why do people hunt and eat turtles?Are "tortoiseshell" items actually made from turtle shells?Why do so many turtles get hit by cars?Are boats dangerous for aquatic turtles?How are turtles affected by litter?What can an ordinary citizen do to help turtles?11. Turtles in Stories and LiteratureWhat roles do turtles play in religion and mythology?Are turtles depicted at all in the Christian religion?Did any early philosophers/naturalists mention turtles in their writings?What are the roles turtles have played in children's literature?What roles do turtles play in popular culture?What about turtles and math?What roles have turtles played in poetry and famoussayings?12. "Turtleology"Who studies turtles?Which species are best known?Which species are least known?How do scientists tell turtles apart?Appendix A: Scientific and Common Names of Living TurtlesAppendix B: Organizations and Societies for Turtle ConservationBibliographyIndex
£30.62
Johns Hopkins University Press Second Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Maryland
Book SynopsisFirst Place, Professional Reference Books, 25th Annual New York Book ShowDespite their small sizes, Maryland and Washington, DC, possess a vast range of environmentsfrom the high peaks of the Allegheny Ridges to the low marshes of the Chesapeake Bay. Home to 200 nesting bird species, these habitats are under constant threat from urban sprawl, changing farming practices, and the degradation of coastal wetlands. The Second Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Maryland and the District of Columbia documents the impact of these environmental changes on the region's bird population and discusses the recovery of the endangered Bald Eagle and the new confirmation of breeding by three speciesthe Common Merganser, the Ruddy Duck, and the Double-crested Cormorant.Species accounts, each with a stunning color photograph, provide detailed coverage of the habitats, biology, and relative abundance of mid-Atlantic nesting birds. Up-to-date maps reflect changes in their breeding ranges and distributions over the past two decades. Of perhaps greatest value are the comparative analyses with data from the first statewide survey conducted in the 1980s. Treasured by birdersand an invaluable reference for ornithologists, conservationists, and land use plannersthis book will significantly influence our understanding and management of avian species in the region for the next decade.Trade ReviewAn invaluable reference... This book will significantly influence our understanding and management of avian species in the region for the next decade. A must have for birders of the region! -- Ian Paulson Guardian 2011 This is likely to remain the gold-standard reference on Maryland's birds-at least until a third atlas appears in, say, 2030. -- Scott Weidensaul Maryland Yellowthroat 2011 My favorite new naturalist reads these days if the 2nd Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Maryland and the District of Columbia. -- Stephanie Mason Audubon Naturalist News 2011Table of ContentsForewordPrefaceAcknowledgmentsAcronyms and AbbreviationsIntroductionThe History of Grid-based Ornithological AtlasesProceduresCoverageThe EnvironmentRepresentative Maryland HabitatsResultsConservationUsing the Species AccountsSpecies AccountsAdditional Accounts of Potential Nesting BirdsAppendixesA. Safe Dates for Maryland and DC Breeding BirdsB. Total Species per Block, First and Second AtlasesC. Quarterblock ResultsD. Abundance DefinitionsE. Nonavian Fauna CitedF. Plants CitedReferencesIndex
£61.20
University of Nebraska Press The Missouri River Journals of John James Audubon
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Patterson's volume is a model of its kind: meticulous, patient scholarship with some carefully balanced but revealing conclusions of great general interest."—Jeremy Mynott, Times Literary Supplement"A commendable contribution to Audubon scholarship."—Gregory Nobles, Great Plains Quarterly“By far the liveliest and most extensive account of Audubon’s late-life trip on the Upper Missouri River.”—John Knott, professor emeritus of English at the University of Michigan and author of Imagining Wild America“With his discovery of a John James Audubon journal long believed to have been intentionally destroyed, Patterson provides new insight into the life of America’s iconic artist and naturalist. An exceptional book.”—William Benemann, author of Men in Eden: William Drummond Stewart and Same-Sex Desire in the Rocky Mountain Fur TradeTable of ContentsList of IllustrationsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsList of AbbreviationsEditorial PrinciplesPart I. Maria Rebecca Audubon, Her Grandfather’s 1843 Missouri River Journals, and the “Great Auk Speech”Part II. Audubon’s Missouri River Expedition of 1843His EminencePreparationsMinnie’s Land to St. Louis, March 11–28St. Louis, March 28–April 24St. Louis to the Yellowstone River and Fort Union, April 25–June 12Fort Union and the Prairies, June 13–August 15Fort Union to St. Louis, August 16–October 19St. Louis to Minnie’s Land, October 22–November 7Part III. The Three Forgotten Manuscript JournalsThe Beinecke Partial CopyThe Original Field Notebook and the Newberry Partial CopyPart IV. Audubon’s Conservation Ethic ReconsideredAudubon’s Hunting and Conservation Ethic as Represented in the BiographiesThe Lived EthicThe Written EthicEpiloguePart V. Other Materials from the 1843 ExpeditionThe 1843 Diary of John Graham BellThe 1843 Diary of Isaac SpragueAudubon’s “George Catlin” Powder Horn from the Missouri River ExpeditionAppendix: “The Pet Bear,” an Unpublished EpisodeWorks CitedIndex
£55.80
University of Nebraska Press The Battle for Paradise Surfing Tuna and One
Book SynopsisPavones, a town located on the southern tip of Costa Rica, is a haven for surfers, expatriates, and fishermen seeking a place to start over. In The Battle for Paradise, Jeremy Evans travels to Pavones to uncover the story of how this ragtag group stood up to a multinational company and how a shadowy figure from the town’s violent past became an unlikely hero.Trade Review"Don't miss this uplifting tale of fantastic surfing, saving the environment, and a greedy company's efforts to expand their business at all costs—all in our sleepy little southern town of Pavones."—Carol Blair Vaughn, Costa Rica Star"A valuable addition to surf historiography. . . . Enjoyable and well-told narrative."—Tolga Ozyurtcu, Sport in American History“Congratulations to Jeremy Evans for telling the truest story so far about Pavones, the iconic end-of-the-road place where human greed and conflict threatened to destroy exactly what brought people there.”—Drew Kampion, award-winning author and former editor of Surfer and Surfing magazines“Jeremy Evans tells the true story of surfers, tuna, drug lords, and jungle fever in the backwaters and blue bays of Costa Rica. For anyone who has traveled the surf coast of Central America, The Battle for Paradise is a must-read.”—Serge Dedina, executive director of Wildcoast and author of Wild Sea and Surfing the Border“The waves of Pavones rifle down a long left-hand point break, and for this reason they have become some of the most iconic waves in Costa Rica. However, as incredible as the waves are, the story behind the town is what will truly leave you gasping for air.”—Kyle Thiermann, professional surfer “Pavones, Costa Rica, lay in a bucolic slumber until an entrepreneurial American smuggler with a Napoleon complex paid cash for a county-sized chunk of its surf-swept coast and made himself king. Things spiraled out of control from there, subsiding into a tropical stew of escapists, surfers, squatters, greed, and long, clean lefts.”—Steve Pezman, publisher of the Surfer’s Journal Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. A Fish Story2. Killer Dana3. Paper Chase4. Geckos and Iguanas5. The Pavones Bus6. Red Road7. Danny Land8. Tuna Coast9. Law and Order10. The King’s Exit11. Jungle Invasion12. Pura Vida13. Judgment Day14. Saving Waves15. End of the RoadBibliography
£27.54
University of Nebraska Press Prairie Dog Empire
Book SynopsisTells the complex biological and environmental story of the western Great Plains under the black-tailed prairie dog's reign - and then under a brief but devastating century of human dominion. This book recounts how this terrain has in turn been transformed over the past century by the destruction of prairie dogs and their grassland habitats.Trade Review“Johnsgard is Foundation Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, highly respected in his field, and a formidable voice in what he hopes will be a larger discussion about land use and about the value of preserving ecosystems—including species that have long been regarded as pests. Agree or disagree with his conclusions, this informative and provocative book should be part of that discussion.”—Nebraska Life“Johnsgard presents a disturbing look at the serious ecological impacts from the destruction of prairie dogs and their grassland habitats.”—Wildlife Activist“A seasoned preservationist as well as a writer who does his own photographic and artistic illustration work, Johnsgard provides a book that should be on the shelf of every person interested in and concerned about the past history and future of life on the great plains.”—Glenn M. Busset, Manhattan Mercury"Given the controversy surrounding management of prairie dogs, it is surprising that such a volume has not been published previously. Leave it to that prolific guru of the great Plains, Paul Johnsgard, to pen a book directed at filling that void at such a crucial juncture. . . . Johnsgard's lucid style has the ability to bring this fascinating, important, and timely story to thousands of readers."—Richard P. Reading, Great Plains Research“Many scientists and historians have written about the natural history of the Great Plains, but few so compellingly as Paul Johnsgard.”—Annals of Iowa"Anyone with an interest in the ecology and history of the shortgrass prairie will become immersed in the pages of this engaging book."—Carolyn E. Grygiel, North Dakota HistoryTable of ContentsList of MapsList of IllustrationsList of TablesPreface1. The Western Shortgrass Prairie: A Brief History2. A Buffalo Nation: Its Death and Rebirth3. Prairie Dogs and the American West: Little Towns on the Prairie4. Ferrets, Badgers, Bobcats, and Coyotes: Coping with Dangerous Neighbors5. Free-loaders and Hangers-on: The Rewards and Dangers of City Life6. Other High Plains Wildlife: Born on the American Steppes7. The High Plains Raptors: Death Rides on Silent Wings8. The Varmint and Predator Wars: It’s Finally Almost Quiet on the Western Front9. Taming the Great American Desert: Hardscrabble Times at the Fringes of Nowhere10. The USFS, BLM, and BIA: How the West was Lost11. The Great Plains Grassland Ecosystem: Can It Be Saved?Appendix 1: A Guide to National Grasslands, Reservations, and Nature Preserves on the High PlainsAppendix 2: Scientific Names of Animals in the TextReferencesIndex
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University of Nebraska Press The Niobrara
Book SynopsisTrade Review“Johnsgard’s book is not a travel guide. It is the first comprehensive look at the geological, paleontological and natural history of the river valley, a reference book for people who want to know how the valley came into being and what makes it such a rare and beautiful place.”—Algis J. Laukaitis, Lincoln Journal Star“Paul Johnsgard’s The Niobrara is one of the very best books—if not the very best—he has written. . . . [It] displays the variety of Johnsgard’s talents. It combines graceful readability with his own sketches in a book overflowing with the evolutionary history of the remarkable Niobrara Valley.”—Harold Andersen, Omaha World-Herald“Johnsgard's book is the ultimate reference guide for an amateur natural scholar. . . . The Niobrara is perfectly suited as a source for research projects in high school, beginning college students, and those with a long-established, deep interest in the river.”—Nebraska Life“This is a natural history of Nebraska’s most beautiful river, by a master biologist who is very familiar with the scientific literature of the Niobrara and its valley and watershed.”—Francis Moul, Lincoln Journal Star
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University of Nebraska Press Exceptional Mountains A Cultural History of the
Book SynopsisOffers a cultural history of the Pacific Northwest volcanoes and the environmental impact of outdoor recreation in this region. It probes the relationship betweenthese volcanoes and regional identity, particularly in the era of mass mountaineering and population growth in the Northwest.Trade Review"I heartily recommend Exceptional Mountains to anyone interested in how we interact with our wild places."—David Abrams, Quivering Pen"Outdoorspeople will likely find much in Exceptional Mountains that will help them rethink their outdoor experiences. Likewise, anyone interested in understanding regional American identity, park management, and changing uses of wilderness will find stories of interest."—Rachel S. Gross, H-Environment"Exceptional Mountains touches on many of the issues in the Northwest that also are confronting our national parks."—Kurt Repanshek, National Parks Traveler"As a call to action Weltzien's book is motivating and recommended reading for wilderness resource managers and users, especially climbers."—Jeff L. Smoot, Western American Literature"The book is strong in its examination of cultural attitudes and informative in its history of mass mountain sports. . . . Weltzien articulates well the attraction of the mountains and the threat that very attraction brings."—Judy Bentley, Pacific Historical Review“Part environmental humanities treatise and part memoir, Weltzien’s study illuminates the cultural meaning of mountain wilderness.”—Scott Slovic, coeditor of Literature and the Environment: A Reader on Nature and Culture “Open[s] up new approaches to mountain literature, where historical, environmental, commercial, and literary viewpoints make clearer why and how we have sanctified these high-altitude monuments. You won’t hike or look at these mountains again in the same way after reading this remarkable book.”—Bill Lang, author of Confederacy of Ambition: William Winlock Miller and the Making of Washington Territory“To live under the volcano with Weltzien is to hike, sometimes anxiously, through fields of sociology, tourism, urban planning, and ecology—then to pause to contemplate lava domes, landscape painting, and indoor climbing walls. A book to engage both climbers and watchers.”—Laurie Ricou, author of The Arbutus/Madrone Files: Reading the Pacific NorthwestTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1. The Legacy of Exceptionalism 2. Standard Routes, Standard Highways 3. Cities and Their Volcanoes 4. Green Consumerism and the Volcanoes 5. Wilderness and Volcanoes 6. Volcanoes and Crowds Epilogue Notes Bibliography Index
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University of Nebraska Press This River Beneath the Sky A Year on the Platte
Book SynopsisBlends memoir and nature writing, tracking the Platte River valley for one calendar year, ushering readers through its diverse and changing landscape and the plants, animals, and humans that call the ecosystem home.Trade Review“This articulate and compelling account of the history of crane country in Nebraska follows the seasons over a landscape that hosts in spring the planet’s greatest gathering of cranes. Doreen Pfost elegantly weaves together the story of these magnificent ambassadors for things wild and free in a part of our planet that humans have transformed in recent centuries, but where ancient wildlife spectacles still happen.”—George Archibald, cofounder of the International Crane Foundation “Doreen Pfost’s personal homage to Nebraska’s Platte River is a powerful collection of twelve essays encompassing a year, bounded by its spring crane migration. They reveal a Willa Cather–like affection for the place and its people and an Aldo Leopold–like capacity to describe its wildlife, especially the iconic sandhill cranes.”—Paul A. Johnsgard, author of Seasons of the Tallgrass Prairie: A Nebraska YearTable of ContentsAcknowledgments1. Swept Up in a Wind-Borne River: March and Early April2. Regarding the Aftermath: Late April3. Trails and Consequences: May4. Rooted in Sand: June5. Of Legendary Worth: July6. River Walkers: August and September7. Flickering Light on the Flyway: October and Early November8. Outside Home: Late November9. This Living Planet: December10. Teaching Ourselves to See: January11. Wonders Close to Home: February12. Swept Up, Still and Again: MarchBibliography
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Louisiana State University Press A Louisiana Coastal Atlas
Book SynopsisThrough a wide range of demographic, economic, social, and environmental data, A Louisiana Coastal Atlas shows cartographically how the inherent resilience of coastal communities manifests itself over time.
£54.40
University of Pennsylvania Press Describing Early America
Book SynopsisA study of William Bartram's "Travels", Thomas Jefferson's "Notes on the State of Virginia", and J Hector St John de Crevecoeur's "Letters from an American Farmer" that situates them within two important intellectual traditions: the literature of travel and the science of natural history.Trade Review"Regis offers a valuable and challenging revision of contemporary understanding of her subjects' literary purposes and the place of these texts in American literary history." * American Literature *"So much has been written about Thomas Jefferson's Notes on the State of Virginia, William Bartram's Travels, and St. John de Crèvecoeur's Letters from an American Farmer that one might suppose that nothing new could be said about them. Yet, drawing on modes of analysis supplied by writers as diverse as Edmund Burke, Arthur O. Lovejoy, Michel Foucault, and Clifford Geertz, Pamela Regis has constructed an interpretive context which views these well-known texts from a new perspective." * Times Higher Education Supplement *Table of ContentsPrologue: Recovering a Lost Paradigm 1. Natural History in Context 2. Description and Narration in Bartram's Travels 3. Jefferson and the Department of Man 4. Crèvecoeur's "Curious observations of the naturalist" 5. The Passing of Natural History and the Literature of Place
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Rutgers University Press The Raritan River Our Landscape Our Legacy
Book SynopsisOn the banks of the old Raritan, environmental expert Judy Shaw gives readers a tour of the remarkable river, a major waterway 90 miles long, with 2,000 miles of tributary streams and brooks that twists and turns from its source in Morris County, down to the Raritan Bay. It is the longest river that is completely within New Jersey, includes the state’s largest contiguous stretch of wildlife habitat, and runs through one of the most populated areas of the United States.The Raritan River shows New Jersey for what it is—home to some of the most beautiful scenery in the country. This lavishly illustrated book tells the story of an amazing region where protected environments coexist with land left in ruins by rampant industrialization and where the reckless pursuit of commerce scarred the lands along its banks. Shaw argues that as we work to protect this historically wooded and agricultural land from further development, we need to replace our outmodTrade Review"Judy Shaw focuses on the incredible array of dedicated individuals and organizations who work to restore the Queen of Rivers to its former grandeur. As someone who canoed the Raritan in my youth, and who has lived along its banks, I salute the unsung heroes featured here, as well as the vibrant partnerships that serve as a model for citizens everywhere who would save and enjoy their own rivers.” -- Michael Catania * Executive Director, Duke Farms *Table of ContentsForeword by Michael R. Greenberg Preface Acknowledgments Acronyms Artist Gallery I Introduction: The Tapestry of Our Connections Part One: Defining Our Place and Our Role Chapter 1 The Headwaters: The North Branch and the South Branch Chapter 2 The Central Region: The Millstone Watershed Chapter 3 The Main Stem and Raritan Bay Connecting Our Environment to Our World (Web Section) Part Two: Connecting Our Communities Chapter 4 Restoring and Protecting Our Landscape Chapter 5 Reconnecting with the River Chapter 6 Where Do We Go from Here? Artist Gallery II Appendix A: Photographers and Artists Appendix B: Municipalities in the Watershed by County Appendix C: Internet Resources Notes Sources Index
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University of Arizona Press Desert Solitaire
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University of Arizona Press The Lessening Stream
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University of Georgia Press Gullies of My People An Excavation of Landscape
Book SynopsisWhile scouting sites for geology field trips, John Lane encountered gullies created between the Civil War and the 1930s contributed to by his mother’s tenant farming family. This brush with the poor farming practices of the past leads Lane into an exploration of his family’s complicated history and of the larger forces that have shaped the region.Trade ReviewIn his extraordinary book, Gullies of My People, John Lane—poet and naturalist—tells us: there is wonder in both discovering who you are and how you got there. This work is just that, an enlightening journey over and through the physical land an extended family traversed as well as the personal journey of one man with particular attention to the mother who raised him— his bedrock, despite the many hardships and losses along the way. The metaphorical connections are powerful and produce a compelling and resonant family portrait." - Jill McCorkle, author of Hieroglyphics"Gullies of My People is a lyrical work of ‘geo-autobiography’ that simultaneously, or rather in a pattern of layered stratigraphy, explores the author’s home place in the Piedmont region of South Carolina and his family history. Back and forth, back and forth, the narrative progresses from depictions of the land, particularly the overgrown and neglected—but deeply storied—gullies of the region, to ever deepening depictions of key members of Lane's family." - Scott Slovic, author of Ecoambiguity, Community, and Development: Toward a Politicized Ecocriticism"John Lane brilliantly uses the Piedmont South’s erosive past to cut through and make visible the accreted layers of his own family history. Gullies of My People is the kind of peopled nature writing this wounded region needs.” - Paul S. Sutter, author of Let Us Now Praise Famous Gullies: Providence Canyon and the Soils of the South
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Ohio University Press Gardening for Moths A Regional Guide
Book SynopsisLoaded with stunning color photographs, this practical guidebook, which encompasses the identification of moths, their caterpillars, and their vital roles in midwestern ecosystems, shows gardeners how to use native plants to attract these essential, but often overlooked and misunderstood, insects.Trade ReviewWe love our beautiful butterflies, but we could love our moths, too, if we fully appreciated their essential role in nature. Moths and their caterpillars transfer more energy from plants to other animals than any other herbivores. A landscape without moths is a landscape without birds and many other animals. In Gardening for Moths, Jim McCormac and Chelsea Gottfried tell us how to bring these wonderful creatures into our landscapes and into our lives. -- Doug Tallamy, author of Bringing Nature Home: How You Can Sustain Wildlife with Native PlantsTable of ContentsIntroduction 1 Moths—History, Folklore, Importance, Conservation, Observation Recommended Moth Plants 37 Moth Profiles 129 Acknowledgments 243 Appendix 245 Recommended Host Plant Quick Reference Lists Glossary 249 Resources 253 Sources 255 Image Credits 257 Index 261
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Fordham University Press Her Wilderness Will Be Her Manners
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsForeword | vii Her Wilderness Will Be Her Manners | 1 Notes & | 81
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MP-OSU Oregon State Universi The Other Oregon People Environment and History
Book SynopsisA multidisciplinary work that ranges widely through a diverse and often under-appreciated land, drawing on the fields of environmental history, cultural and physical geography, and natural resource management to tell a comprehensive and compelling story.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Introducing Large Rivers
Book SynopsisAn accessible introduction to large rivers, including coverage of the geomorphology, hydrology, ecology, and environments of large river systems This indispensible book takes a structured and global approach to the subject of large rivers, covering geomorphology, hydrology, ecology, and anthropogenic environment. It offers a thorough foundation for readers who are new to the field and presents enlightening discussions about issues of management at the worldwide scale. The book also examines possible future adaptations that may come about due to climate change. The book has benefitted from contributions by Professor W.J. Junk on the ecology of floodplains and Professor Olav Slaymaker on the large arctic rivers. Introducing Large Rivers is presented in three parts. Part 1 provides an introduction to the world's large rivers and their basins. It covers source, transfer, and storage of their water and sediment; Pleistocene inheritance; the ecology of channels and floodplains; deltas; anTable of ContentsPreface xiii 1 Introduction 1 1.1 Large Rivers 1 1.2 A Book on Large Rivers 3 References 6 2 Geological Framework of Large Rivers 7 2.1 Introduction 7 2.2 The Geological Framework: Elevated Land and a Large Catchment 8 2.3 Smaller Tectonic Movements 9 2.4 The Subsurface Alluvial Fill of Large Rivers 10 2.5 Geological History of Large Rivers 12 2.6 Conclusion 14 Questions 14 References 14 3 Water and Sediment in Large Rivers 17 3.1 Introduction 17 3.2 Discharge of large Rivers 17 3.3 Global Pattern of Precipitation 18 3.4 Large River Discharge: Annual Pattern and Long-Term Variability 21 3.5 Sediment in Large Rivers 26 3.6 Conclusion 32 Questions 32 References 33 4 Morphology of Large Rivers 35 4.1 Introduction 35 4.2 Large Rivers from Source to Sink 35 4.3 The Amazon River 38 4.3.1 The Setting 39 4.3.2 Hydrology 39 4.3.3 Sediment Load 39 4.3.4 Morphology 42 4.4 The Ganga River 44 4.4.1 The Setting 44 4.4.2 Hydrology 46 4.4.3 Sediment Load 46 4.4.4 Morphology 47 4.5 Morphology of Large Rivers: Commonality and Variations 48 4.6 Conclusion 52 Questions 52 References 52 5 Large Rivers and their Floodplains: Structures, Functions, Evolutionary Traits and Management with Special Reference to the Brazilian Rivers 55Wolfgang J. Junk, Florian Wittmann, Jochen Schöngart, Maria Teresa F. Piedade and Catia Nunes da Cunha 5.1 Introduction 55 5.2 Origin and Age of Rivers and Floodplains 57 5.3 Scientific Concepts and their Implications for Rivers and Floodplains 59 5.4 Water Chemistry and Hydrology of Major Brazilian Rivers and their Floodplains 60 5.5 Ecological Characterisation of Floodplains and their Macrohabitats 62 5.6 Ecological Responses of Organisms to Flood-Pulsing Conditions 64 5.6.1 Trees 65 5.6.2 Herbaceous Plants 66 5.6.3 Invertebrates 66 5.6.4 Fish 67 5.6.5 Other Vertebrates 68 5.7 Biodiversity 68 5.7.1 Higher Vegetation 69 5.7.2 Animal Biodiversity 71 5.8 The Role of Rivers and their Floodplains for Speciation and Species Distribution of Trees 71 5.9 Biogeochemical Cycles in Floodplains 73 5.9.1 Biomass and Net Primary Production 73 5.9.1.1 Algae 73 5.9.1.2 Herbaceous Plants 74 5.9.1.3 Trees of the Flooded Forest 75 5.9.2 Decomposition 76 5.9.3 The Nitrogen Cycle 77 5.9.4 Nutrient Transfer Between the Terrestrial and Aquatic Phases 78 5.9.5 Food Webs 79 5.10 Management of Amazonian River Floodplains 80 5.10.1 Amazonian River Floodplains 80 5.10.2 Savanna Floodplains 82 5.11 Policies in Brazilian Wetlands 82 5.12 Discussion and Conclusion 84 Acknowledgements 89 References 89 6 Large River Deltas 103 6.1 Introduction 103 6.2 Large River Deltas: The Distribution 104 6.3 Formation of Deltas 104 6.4 Delta Morphology and Sediment 110 6.5 The Ganga-Brahmaputra Delta: An Example of a Major Deltaic Accumulation 112 6.5.1 The Background 112 6.5.2 Morphology of the Delta 113 6.5.3 Late Glacial and Holocene Evolution of the Delta 114 6.6 Conclusion 115 Questions 115 References 116 7 Geological History of Large River Systems 119 7.1 The Age of Large Rivers 119 7.2 Rivers in the Quaternary 121 7.2.1 The Time Period 121 7.2.2 The Nature of Geomorphic Changes 123 7.2.3 The Pleistocene and Large Rivers 124 7.2.3.1 The Glacial Stage 124 7.2.3.2 The Transition 125 7.2.3.3 The Interglacial Stage 127 7.3 Changes During the Holocene 127 7.4 Evolution and Development of the Mississippi River 128 7.5 The Ganga-Brahmaputra System 133 7.6 Evolution of the Current Amazon 137 7.7 Evolutionary Adjustment of Large Rivers 141 Questions 142 References 142 8 Anthropogenic Alterations of Large Rivers and Drainage Basins 147 8.1 Introduction 147 8.2 Early History of Anthropogenic Alterations 148 8.3 The Mississippi River: Modifications before Big Dams 149 8.4 The Arrival of Large Dams 151 8.5 Evaluating the Impact of Anthropogenic Changes 156 8.5.1 Land Use and Land Cover Changes 157 8.5.2 Channel Impoundments 159 8.6 Effect of Impoundments on Alluvial Rivers 161 8.7 Effect of Impoundments on Rivers in Rock 163 8.8 Large-scale Transfer of River Water 166 8.9 Conclusion 167 Questions 168 References 169 9 Management of Large Rivers 173 9.1 Introduction 173 9.2 Biophysical Management 177 9.3 Social and Political Management 178 9.3.1 Values and Objectives in River Management 179 9.3.2 International Basin Arrangements 180 9.4 The Importance of the Channel, Floodplain, and Drainage Basin 180 9.5 Integrated Water Resources Management 182 9.6 Techniques for Managing Large River Basins 183 9.7 Administering the Nile 184 9.8 Conclusion 188 Questions 189 References 190 10 The Mekong: A Case Study on Morphology and Management 193 10.1 Introduction 193 10.2 Physical Characteristics of the Mekong Basin 194 10.2.1 Geology and Landforms 194 10.2.2 Hydrology 196 10.2.3 Land Use 197 10.3 The Mekong: Source to Sea 199 10.3.1 The Upper Mekong in China 199 10.3.2 The Lower Mekong South of China 199 10.4 Erosion, Sediment Storage and Sediment Transfer in the Mekong 202 10.5 Management of the Mekong and its Basin 204 10.5.1 Impoundments on the Mekong 204 10.5.2 Anthropogenic Modification of Erosion and Sedimentation on Slopes 206 10.5.3 Degradation of the Aquatic Life 207 10.6 Conclusion 208 Questions 208 References 209 11 Large Arctic Rivers 211Olav Slaymaker 11.1 Introduction 211 11.1.1 The Five Largest Arctic River Basins 213 11.1.2 Climate Change in the Five Large Arctic Basins 213 11.1.3 River Basin Zones 214 11.2 Physiography and Quaternary Legacy 216 11.2.1 Physiographic Regions 216 11.2.1.1 Active Mountain Belts and Major Mountain Belts with Accreted Terranes (Zone 1) 216 11.2.1.2 Interior Plains, Lowlands, and Plateaux (Zone 2) 217 11.2.1.3 Arctic Lowlands (Zone 3) 218 11.2.2 Ice Sheets and Their Influence on Drainage Rearrangement 218 11.2.3 Intense Mass Movement on Glacially Over-steepened Slopes 218 11.3 Hydroclimate and Biomes 220 11.3.1 Climate Regions 220 11.3.2 Biomes 220 11.3.3 Wetlands 224 11.4 Permafrost 224 11.4.1 Permafrost Distribution 224 11.4.2 Permafrost and Surficial Materials 226 11.4.3 Contemporary Warming 226 11.5 Anthropogenic Effects 228 11.5.1 Development and Population 228 11.5.2 Agriculture and Extractive Industry 228 11.5.3 Urbanisation: The Case of Siberia 228 11.6 Discharge of Large Arctic Rivers 229 11.6.1 Problems in Discharge Measurement 229 11.6.2 Water Fluxes 229 11.6.3 Water Budget 231 11.6.4 Nival River Regime 232 11.6.5 Lakes and Glaciers 234 11.6.6 River Ice: Freeze and Break Up 236 11.6.7 Scale Effects 237 11.6.8 Effects of River Regulation 238 11.6.9 Historical Changes 238 11.7 Sediment Fluxes 239 11.7.1 Complications in Determining Sediment Fluxes Both Within Arctic Basins and to the Arctic Ocean 239 11.7.2 Flux of Suspended Sediment and Dissolved Solids 240 11.7.3 Historical Changes in Water and Sediment Discharge in the Siberian Rivers 240 11.7.4 Suspended Sediment Sources and Sinks in the Mackenzie Basin 242 11.7.4.1 Sediment Yield in the Mackenzie Basin 242 11.7.4.2 West Bank Tributary Sources 243 11.7.4.3 Bed and Bank Sources 245 11.8 Nutrients and Contaminants 249 11.8.1 Supply of Nutrients 249 11.8.2 Transport of Contaminants 250 11.9 Mackenzie, Yukon and Lena Deltas 253 11.9.1 Mackenzie Delta 253 11.9.2 Lena Delta 253 11.9.3 Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta 256 11.10 Significance of Large Arctic Rivers 256 Acknowledgment 258 Questions 259 References 259 12 Climate Change and Large Rivers 265 12.1 Introduction 265 12.2 Global Warming: Basic Concept 266 12.3 A Summary of Future Changes in Climate 270 12.4 Impact of Climate Change on Large Rivers 271 12.5 Climate Change and a Typical Large River of the Future 273 12.6 Conclusion 277 Questions 277 References 278 Index 281
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WW Norton & Co The Sound of the Sea
Book SynopsisA compelling history of seashells and the animals that make them, revealing what they have to tell us about nature, our changing oceans and ourselvesTrade Review"Will have you marveling at nature… Barnett’s account remarkably spirals out, appropriately, to become a much larger story about the sea, about global history and about environmental crises and preservation." -- 24 Books to Read this Summer - The New York Times Book Review"Cynthia Barnett presents us with a glittering Wunderkammer for our age, a staggeringly varied history — scientific, cultural, philosophical and economic — of one of the most beloved and enduring natural objects on Earth: the seashell... “The Sound of the Sea” is a glorious history of shells and of those who have loved shells. It is a history of fascination and of shame." -- Katherine Norbury - The Washington Post"“Seashells were money before coin, jewellery before gems, art before canvas,” says science writer Cynthia Barnett in her arresting meditation on shells and ocean history." -- Andrew Robinson reviews five of the week's best science picks - Nature
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Johns Hopkins University Press Life in the Dark
Book SynopsisFenolio's rich and vibrant images shed new light on the world's fascinating creatures of darkness.Trade ReviewA well illustrated introduction to [deep sea] creatures! The Birdbooker Report In this intriguing text, Dante Fenolio takes readers on a remarkable tour of some of the most unique and extreme environments on Earth. From the abyssal depths of the deep ocean to the subterranean worlds of caves, this impressive collection of photographic essays provides a celebration of biodiversity in realms that exist in perpetual darkness. Underground Movement ... mesmerizing... Publishers Weekly ... amazing and full of detail... a must read MonsterFish Keepers.com If Edgar Allan Poe had been a nature photographer, he might have written a story with the following title: Life in the Dark... Fenolio's photography will capture anyone's attention. The writing is also excellent, with a conservation thread that runs throughout the book. -- Whit Gibbons Tuscaloosa News Life in the Dark is a coffee-table-book-sized hardcover that immediately entrances and sucks you in like an addictive thriller. The design features glossy black pages that help give a sense of the dark depths of the oceans of our planet. The pictures and photography are spectacular, with incredible detail and color. The book is also packed with information on different fish and watery wildlife from below, showing just how complicated and fascinating nature can get in an ecosystem of darkness with a pressure level that would squash an ordinary person as flat as a pancake. Manhattan Book Review With more than 200 first-class photographs accompanied by informative texts this author portrays the large diversity of these organisms living in lightless settings as well as pictures of these environments... Fenolio is a rare combination of someone with a doctorate in biology but who happens to be one of the best wildlife photographers around. Environmental Biology of Fishes ... I devoured this book; I read it like a novel while I marveled at the images. Marveled at the magnificent diversity of life on earth. Marveled at the beauty of evolution. If you're a naturalist, if you consider yourself in biodiversity's fan club, even if you just like a good photograph: buy this book. You will not be disappointed. It will open your eyes to a part of the planet that you likely have never seen or even pondered. Nature - Cool Green Science Fenolio's book showcases these rarely seen creatures in all their glory. From bioluminescent sea-life to creatures with refined senses to help them survive sans sunlight, Life in the Dark highlights these unbelievable creatures like never before. The Weather Channel Dante Fenolio's Life in the Dark: Illuminating Biodiversity in the Shadowy Haunts of Planet Earth reads like an unlikely cross between a deeply informative - yet easily digested - textbook and a slick coffee table book of obscure wildlife photography... Through crystal-clear visions of creatures clad in both flamboyant neon skins and prehistoric-looking camouflage getups, biodiversity takes center stage in dramatic fashion. The San Antonio Current ... to say that the photography of such a difficult and diverse subject is utterly stunning is to give poor credit... Think of Life in the Dark as a picture-rich, inspiring and personal journey by a naturalist through the world's more unusual forms of nature, accompanied by readable text and comment designed to draw you into learning more... If you have the slightest interest in nature, let alone caves, this book will captivate you. Descent Life In The Dark: Illuminating Biodiversity in the Shadowy Haunts of Planet Earth takes readers on a spectacular photographic tour of the places that our eyes alone could never show us: the unfathomable pitch black darkness of the deep ocean and caves and rivers far below the earth's surface... If there's one lesson [it] teaches, it's that the complexity and diversity of life is far greater than most of us could possibly imagine. Eastern Surf Highly recommended. Choice I can't imagine anyone not liking Life in the Dark. There is something for everyone here. The sheer number of beautiful and unique images is enough to make most ASIH members swoon. But there is a lot more here to draw inspiration from too. Buy this book! American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Fenolio has done the impossible- he has produced a scientific coffee table book. This large format volume contains more than 200 stunning color photographs and an excellent text that includes references for those who want to know more. Although written to be accessible by the general public, the references and glossary make this a book that will appeal to a very wide rang of readers interested in natural history. SPNHC Connection ... full of fabulous pictures of weird and wonderful creatures... [ Life in the Dark is] loaded with information and carrys a strong conservation message. Conservation BiologyTable of ContentsNote to the ReaderAcknowledgments1. An Introduction to Life in the Dark2. The Deep SeaZooplanktonInvertebratesVertebratesThe Sea FloorNear-Shore Deepwater Wildlife3. Dark Freshwater Habitats4. Fossorial WildlifeFossorial BiodiversityTermite Mound Wildlife5. Subterranean LifeCavefishesOther VertebratesInvertebrates6. The Parasites Within7. ConservationAppendix Amphibian Skin Secretions and Potential Use by HumansGlossaryLiterature CitedIn AppreciationIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press Nature and History in the Potomac Country
Book SynopsisWith what effects, Rice asks, did humankind exploit and then alter the landscape and the quality of the river's waters? Equal parts environmental, Native American, and colonial history, Nature and History in the Potomac Country is a useful and innovative study of the Potomac River, its valley, and its people.Trade ReviewA well-executed regional history that serves as a powerful example of the necessity of environmental history focused on the intimate details of both natural and cultural landscapes. Virginia Magazine of History and Biography James Rice successfully combines all three endeavors in an impressive study of the interplay of Indians, Europeans, and the environment in the Potomac Valley... Scholars of Indian history, environmental history, early American history, and anyone who wants to take a fresh look at this area of the country will appreciate this fine book. Maryland Historical Magazine This refreshing book should serve as a model for future studies of colonial America examining particular places and the peoples who lived there. Journal of American History This well-written important new book-persuasively argued and firmly rooted in the evidence-deserves a wide readership among students of early America, and it might just help to push the field in a welcome new direction. Journal of Interdisciplinary History Rice's contribution provides a successful model for future studies of the region's colonial history and should prove indispensable for anyone interested in the social, economic, and environmental history of the southern colonies. -- Mikko Saikku Journal of Southern History Innovative and vividly written, this important book provides a fine example of a new, more comprehensive approach to the study of the colonial experience... Rice's contribution provides a successful model for future studies of the region's colonial history and should prove indispensable for anyone interested in the social, economic, and environmental histories of the southern colonies. Journal of Southern History Rice's account is an absorbing history, elegantly told. Choice A valuable contribution to environmental history. Agricultural HistoryTable of ContentsPrefaceA Note on Language and UsageIntroduction1. Ahone's Waters2. Foragers into Farmers3. "Kings" of the Potomac4. The Nature of Colonization5. Peltries and "Papists"6. "You Come Too Near"7. Microbes, Magistrates, and Migrations8. "Away with All These Distractions"9. "Frightened Away by Some Threatening Discourses"10. "I Can Not Live in This Beautiful Land"11. The Trouble with Boundaries12. The Backcountry Transformed13. "The Finest Country I Ever Was In"CodaNotesIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press Quantitative Analyses in Wildlife Science
Book SynopsisAn authoritative guide to quantitative methods that will help wildlife scientists improve analysis and decision-making.Over the past fifty years, wildlife science has become increasingly quantitative. But to wildlife scientists, many of whom have not been formally trained as biometricians, computer modelers, or mathematicians, the wide array of available techniques for analyzing wildlife populations and habitats can be overwhelming. This practical book aims to help students and professionals alike understand how to use quantitative methods to inform their work in the field. Covering the most widely used contemporary approaches to the analysis of wildlife populations and habitats, Quantitative Analyses in Wildlife Science is divided into five broad areas: general statistical methods demographic estimation dynamic process modeling analysis of spatially based data on animals and resources numerical methodsAddressing a vaTrade ReviewThis is primarily a book for students and working wildlife management professionals; however that is not to say that it is, or should be, outside the realm of consideration by those with a sincere interest in how wildlife researchers collect and interpret data. As so many aspects of contemporary wildlife conservation revolve around what the number are, how they were collected, and how they are interpreted, most anyone with a serious interest in wildlife conservation would do well to at least understand how the metaphorical sausage is made – even if they're not making it themselves. To that end, this is most certainly the book from which to best acquire such an understanding.—Johannes E. Riutta, The Well-Read NaturalistTable of ContentsList of ContributorsForeword, by R. J. GutiérrezPrefaceAcknowledgments1 IntroductionLeonard A. Brennan, Andrew N. Tri, and Bruce G. MarcotPART I GENERAL STATISTICAL METHODS2 Regression: Linear and Nonlinear, Parametricband NonparametricDavid B. Wester3 Multivariate Models and AnalysesErica F. Stuber, Christopher C. Chizinski, Jeffrey J. Lusk, and Joseph J. Fontaine4 Comparing Ecological ModelsMevin B. Hooten and Evan G. CoochPART II ESTIMATION OF ABUNDANCE AND DEMOGRAPHIC PARAMETERS5 Estimation of Population Parameters Using Marked AnimalsGary C. White6 Distance SamplingStephen T. Buckland, David L. Miller, and Eric Rexstad7 Occupancy Modeling ApplicationsChris Sutherland and Daniel W. LindenPART III DYNAMIC MODELING OF PROCESSES8 Analysis of Population Monitoring DataJamie S. Sanderlin, Michael L. Morrison, and William M. Block9 Systems Analysis and SimulationStephen J. Demaso and Joseph P. Sands10 Applications of Individual-Based ModelsJulie A. Heinrichs and Bruce G. Marcot11 Detecting and Analyzing Density DependenceZachary S. Ladin and Christopher K. WilliamsPART IV ANALYSIS OF SPATIALLY BASED DATA ON ANIMALS AND RESOURCES12 Resource Selection AnalysisJulianna M. A. Jenkins, Damon B. Lesmeister, and Raymond J. Davis13 Spatial Statistics in Wildlife ResearchAndrew N. TriPART V NUMERICAL METHODS14 Bayesian Analysis of Molecular Genetics DataDamon L. Williford and Randy W. Deyoung15 Machine Learning, Random Forests, and Boosted Regression TreesJane Elith16 Causal Modeling and the Role of Expert KnowledgeBruce G. Marcot17 Summary and Synthesis: Looking to the FutureAndrew N. Tri, Bruce G. Marcot, and Leonard A. BrennanIndex
£54.40
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
Johns Hopkins University Press We Live in the Water
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction. The Politics and Poetics of the Weather WorldChapter 1. Weather Is EverythingChapter 2. Ways of KnowingChapter 3. Land and WaterChapter 4. Shifting GroundsChapter 5. Broken BodiesChapter 6. The Taste of Things and Comic ReliefChapter 7. The Art of Creative FuturesEpilogue. Ethnographic PoeticsAcknowledgmentsBibliographyIndex
£26.10
University of Texas Press Amazonia in the Anthropocene
Book SynopsisWith implications for the human role in global environmental change, this timely study explores how pre-Columbian Amerindians and contemporary rural Amazonians have affected their environment and how that environment sometimes resists human manipulation.Table of Contents Preface Acknowledgments 1. Amazonia in the Anthropocene 2. People 3. Soils 4. Plants 5. Forests 6. From the Anthropocene to the Ecozoic? Appendix: Useful Botanical Species Surveyed in Borba, Amazonas, Brazil Notes References Index
£17.99
University of Texas Press From a Limestone Ledge
Book SynopsisNow back in printthe third volume in the acclaimed Brazos Trilogy by John Graves, who is widely acknowledged as Texas's most beloved writer.Table of Contents Foreword by Bill Wittliff Preface Coping Notes of an Uncertain Bluecollar Man More Than Most People Probably Want to Know About Fences Building Fever Meat Vin du Pays Trash as Treasure Kindred Spirits Creatures Nineteen Cows A Few Words in Favor of Goats Of Bees and Men Blue and Some Other Dogs Some Chickens I Have Known Ponderings, People, and Other Oddments Noticing Weather Between East and West Coronado’s Stepchildren Tobacco Without Smoke I: Dippers Tobacco Without Smoke II: Chewers One’s Own Sole Ground A Loser
£15.19
Duke University Press The Ocean Reader
Book SynopsisFrom prehistoric times to the present, the Ocean has been used as a highway for trade, a source of food and resources, and a space for recreation and military conquest, as well as an inspiration for religion, culture, and the arts. The Ocean Reader charts humans'' relationship to the Ocean, which has often been seen as a changeless space without a history. It collects familiar, forgotten, and previously unpublished texts from all corners of the world. Spanning antiquity to the present, the volume''s selections cover myriad topics including the slave trade, explorers from China and the Middle East, shipwrecks and castaways, Caribbean and Somali pirates, battles and U-boats, narratives of the Ocean''s origins, and the devastating effects of climate change. Containing gems of maritime writing ranging from myth, memoir, poetry, and scientific research to journalism, song lyrics, and scholarly writing, The Ocean Reader is the essential guide for all those wanting to understandTrade Review“Eric Paul Roorda’s selections for The Ocean Reader constitute an essential introduction to the wealth of writing—factual, fictional, and meditative; historical, experiential, and environmental—generated by people around the world throughout the course of recorded history. This volume is an essential companion for anyone interested in the story of our collective engagement with the world Ocean that touches us all.” -- Lincoln Paine, author of * The Sea and Civilization: A Maritime History of the World *“It's easy to pay lip service to the Ocean's vastness and its essential importance in human history. And yet, as Eric Paul Roorda notes, we still hold on to the conceit that only life on land really matters. This fabulous anthology—as deep as the Ocean itself—is a stunning compendium of materials that, for the landlubbers among us, opens up remarkably new understandings.” -- Orin Starn, Professor of Cultural Anthropology and History, Duke University"The very breadth of the selections and some of the breeziness of some of the writing keeps things on an even keel. Extra credit for including a geek’s delight that combines the absurd with a hint of the ominous: The story of how rubber duckies flung overboard in a storm proceeded to become pioneering conquerors of the Northwest Passage. The once-mythical trade route that swallowed up entire expeditions will soon become reality (and a potential trade war prize) thanks to global warming." -- T. E. Lyons * LEO Weekly *"Comprising 71 percent of the planet, the oceans are undoubtedly multifaceted, as this rich collection demonstrates, further exploring how humans have interacted and changed this vast watery realm over time. Recommended. All readership levels." -- JB. Richardson III * Choice *"A rich and valuable addition to anthologies of maritime writings.… A wonderful supplement for a global or maritime history course or an interdisciplinary course that explores the Ocean on its own terms." -- Dr. Patricia B. Bixel * World History Connected *"The short extracts from a wide range of larger works in The Ocean Reader at times have the rapid-fire feeing of an overstuffed lecture—but it is the best kind of lecture, the sort that has its audience madly scribbling down bibliographical details to follow up on later.… It would make an excellent backbone text for an introductory classroom or a stimulating reference for researchers looking to expand their view of the Ocean." -- Steve Mentz * Journal of Historical Geography *"A timely addition to a growing body of literature that seeks to historicize the world's oceans occupying an expanding 70 per cent of the Earth's surface.… Especially for individuals tasked with the difficult assignment of putting together a course on the oceans, possibly even through the ever-increasing virtual format, Roorda's reader offers an outstanding starting point." -- Rainer F. Buschmann * Journal of Pacific History *"A unique addition to the burgeoning field of ocean history. . . . as a pedagogical resource, The Ocean Reader is potentially invaluable. For those who teach surveys of ocean history there is nothing quite comparable for use in the classroom." -- Jack Bouchard * H-Sci-Med-Tech, H-Net Reviews *Table of ContentsA Note on The Ocean Reader xv Acknowledgments xvii Introduction 1 I. Creation 5 II. Ancient Seas 41 III. Unknown Waters 73 IV. Saltwater Hunt 121 V. Watery Highways 151 VI. Battlefields 203 VII. Piracy 261 VIII. Shipwrecks and Castaways 297 IX. Inspiration 337 X. Recreation 377 XI. Laboratory 433 XII. The Endangered Ocean 463 Suggestions for Further Reading 499 Acknowledgment of Copyrights and Sources 505 Index 515
£92.70
Duke University Press The Ocean Reader
Book SynopsisFrom prehistoric times to the present, the Ocean has been used as a highway for trade, a source of food and resources, and a space for recreation and military conquest, as well as an inspiration for religion, culture, and the arts. The Ocean Reader charts humans'' relationship to the Ocean, which has often been seen as a changeless space without a history. It collects familiar, forgotten, and previously unpublished texts from all corners of the world. Spanning antiquity to the present, the volume''s selections cover myriad topics including the slave trade, explorers from China and the Middle East, shipwrecks and castaways, Caribbean and Somali pirates, battles and U-boats, narratives of the Ocean''s origins, and the devastating effects of climate change. Containing gems of maritime writing ranging from myth, memoir, poetry, and scientific research to journalism, song lyrics, and scholarly writing, The Ocean Reader is the essential guide for all those wanting to understandTrade Review“Eric Paul Roorda’s selections for The Ocean Reader constitute an essential introduction to the wealth of writing—factual, fictional, and meditative; historical, experiential, and environmental—generated by people around the world throughout the course of recorded history. This volume is an essential companion for anyone interested in the story of our collective engagement with the world Ocean that touches us all.” -- Lincoln Paine, author of * The Sea and Civilization: A Maritime History of the World *“It's easy to pay lip service to the Ocean's vastness and its essential importance in human history. And yet, as Eric Paul Roorda notes, we still hold on to the conceit that only life on land really matters. This fabulous anthology—as deep as the Ocean itself—is a stunning compendium of materials that, for the landlubbers among us, opens up remarkably new understandings.” -- Orin Starn, Professor of Cultural Anthropology and History, Duke University"The very breadth of the selections and some of the breeziness of some of the writing keeps things on an even keel. Extra credit for including a geek’s delight that combines the absurd with a hint of the ominous: The story of how rubber duckies flung overboard in a storm proceeded to become pioneering conquerors of the Northwest Passage. The once-mythical trade route that swallowed up entire expeditions will soon become reality (and a potential trade war prize) thanks to global warming." -- T. E. Lyons * LEO Weekly *"Comprising 71 percent of the planet, the oceans are undoubtedly multifaceted, as this rich collection demonstrates, further exploring how humans have interacted and changed this vast watery realm over time. Recommended. All readership levels." -- JB. Richardson III * Choice *"A rich and valuable addition to anthologies of maritime writings.… A wonderful supplement for a global or maritime history course or an interdisciplinary course that explores the Ocean on its own terms." -- Dr. Patricia B. Bixel * World History Connected *"The short extracts from a wide range of larger works in The Ocean Reader at times have the rapid-fire feeing of an overstuffed lecture—but it is the best kind of lecture, the sort that has its audience madly scribbling down bibliographical details to follow up on later.… It would make an excellent backbone text for an introductory classroom or a stimulating reference for researchers looking to expand their view of the Ocean." -- Steve Mentz * Journal of Historical Geography *"A timely addition to a growing body of literature that seeks to historicize the world's oceans occupying an expanding 70 per cent of the Earth's surface.… Especially for individuals tasked with the difficult assignment of putting together a course on the oceans, possibly even through the ever-increasing virtual format, Roorda's reader offers an outstanding starting point." -- Rainer F. Buschmann * Journal of Pacific History *"A unique addition to the burgeoning field of ocean history. . . . as a pedagogical resource, The Ocean Reader is potentially invaluable. For those who teach surveys of ocean history there is nothing quite comparable for use in the classroom." -- Jack Bouchard * H-Sci-Med-Tech, H-Net Reviews *Table of ContentsA Note on The Ocean Reader xv Acknowledgments xvii Introduction 1 I. Creation 5 II. Ancient Seas 41 III. Unknown Waters 73 IV. Saltwater Hunt 121 V. Watery Highways 151 VI. Battlefields 203 VII. Piracy 261 VIII. Shipwrecks and Castaways 297 IX. Inspiration 337 X. Recreation 377 XI. Laboratory 433 XII. The Endangered Ocean 463 Suggestions for Further Reading 499 Acknowledgment of Copyrights and Sources 505 Index 515
£22.79
Duke University Press Vanishing Sands
Book SynopsisTravelling from Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean to South America and the eastern United States, the authors of Vanishing Sands track the devastating environmental, social, and economic impact of legal and illegal sand mining over the past twenty years.Trade Review"The authors combine their enthralling case studies with actionable suggestions: governments should buy coastal lands 'to create management units,' for instance. Beachgoers, policymakers, and builders alike will something to consider in this shocking study." * Publishers Weekly *"An informative, detailed, extensively documented scholarly examination of sand mining and its associated issues that will appeal to geologists, environmentalists, and those concerned about climate change." -- Sue O'Brien * Library Journal *"Dozens of references in each chapter and a detailed index make this an important addition to academic collections that support work in geology, socioeconomics, politics, ecology, and environmental justice. Highly recommended. All readers." -- A. S. Ricker * Choice *"Coastal dwellers and tourists alike will find this exposition to be of relevance in the protection of their properties and recreational sites. In a word, this book has wide appeal to diverse populations that have interest in coastal environments where there are beach and dune sands that need protection form robbers of their coastal sand heritage. As far as this book is concerned, perhaps the most that can be said is to buy it, read it, and learn how to protect this valuable coastal resource." -- Charles W. Finkl * Journal of Coastal Research *"The authors present this issue in a direct way, holding my interest with their personal accounts of sand mining activities they have experienced. The target audience is not only environmentalists but anyone who appreciates and values sandy beaches and dunes around the world." -- Jacqueline Stagner * International Journal of Environmental Studies *"Vanishing Sands is a rich collection of the diverse intersection between sand mining and its detrimental effects on society and the environment. It provides numerous impulses for further research on various academic fields’ relationship with sand extraction, such as epidemiology, environmental history, archeology, and law, to name a few. Thus, Vanishing Sands is a critical read for anyone who engages in the interdisciplinary and transnational research of our planet’s coasts and cares about the protection of our beaches." -- Henrik Jaron Schneider * E3W Review of Books *Table of ContentsPreface ix Acknowledgments xv 1. Who’s Mining the Shore? 1 2. Sand: Earth’s Most Remarkable Mineral Resource 21 3. Singapore Sand Bandits: Sitting on Asia’s Sandpile 43 4. The Sands of Crime: Mafia, Sand Robbers, and Law Benders 56 5. Sand Rivers to the Beach: Choked Flow 77 6. Barbuda and Other Islands: Lessons from the Caribbean 97 7. A Summoner’s Thirteen Tales: South America’s Coastal Sand Mining 118 8. A Different Kind of Sand Mining: Legal but Destructive 143 9. Africa Sands: Desert Abundance—Coastal Dearth 167 10. Beach Mining: Truths and Solutions 185 Appendix A. Sand Mining Violent Events 195 Appendix B. Sand Rights: Bringing Back Reason 197 References 201 Contributors 233 Index 235
£70.55
Duke University Press River Life and the Upspring of Nature
Book SynopsisIn River Life and the Upspring of Nature Naveeda Khan examines the relationship between nature and culture through the study of the everyday existence of chauras, the people who live on the chars (sandbars) within the Jamuna River in Bangladesh. Nature is a primary force at play within this existence as chauras live itinerantly and in flux with the ever-changing river flows; where land is here today and gone tomorrow, the quality of life itself is intertwined with this mutability. Given this centrality of nature to chaura life, Khan contends that we must think of nature not simply as the physical landscape and the plants and animals that live within it but as that which exists within the social and at the level of cognition, the unconscious, intuition, memory, embodiment, and symbolization. By showing how the alluvial flood plains configure chaura life, Khan shows how nature can both give rise to and inhabit social, political, and spiritual forms of life.Trade Review"An empirically rich study of changing land and those seeking to carve out an existence upon it. [River Life and the Upspring of Nature] can serve as a model for other authors seeking to look at the interrelation between our environment and ourselves, and the existential questions that a changing world poses to us." -- Andrew Alan Johnson * Ethnos *Table of ContentsList of Maps ix Preface xi Acknowledgments xiii Introduction. River Life and Death 1 1. Moving Lands in the Skein of Property and Kin Relations 28 2. History and Morality between Floods and Erosion 59 3. Elections on Sandbars and the Remembered Village 94 4. Decay of the River and of Memory 131 5. Death of Children and the Eruption of Myths 160 Epilogue. The Chars in Recent Years 191 Notes 197 References 215 Index 229
£70.55
Duke University Press River Life and the Upspring of Nature
Book SynopsisIn River Life and the Upspring of Nature Naveeda Khan examines the relationship between nature and culture through the study of the everyday existence of chauras, the people who live on the chars (sandbars) within the Jamuna River in Bangladesh. Nature is a primary force at play within this existence as chauras live itinerantly and in flux with the ever-changing river flows; where land is here today and gone tomorrow, the quality of life itself is intertwined with this mutability. Given this centrality of nature to chaura life, Khan contends that we must think of nature not simply as the physical landscape and the plants and animals that live within it but as that which exists within the social and at the level of cognition, the unconscious, intuition, memory, embodiment, and symbolization. By showing how the alluvial flood plains configure chaura life, Khan shows how nature can both give rise to and inhabit social, political, and spiritual forms of life.Trade Review"An empirically rich study of changing land and those seeking to carve out an existence upon it. [River Life and the Upspring of Nature] can serve as a model for other authors seeking to look at the interrelation between our environment and ourselves, and the existential questions that a changing world poses to us." -- Andrew Alan Johnson * Ethnos *"The book is well written, impressive in its scope, and detailed in its application. . . . a valuable addition to the growing literature on rethinking rivers, lands, and peoples in South Asia, especially those people who are living on river islands that had remained beyond the periphery of mainstream academic vision. It aids understanding of why people live tenuous lives on uncertain grounds, and how their lives are shaped by the river and how they shape the river’s flow." -- Kuntala Lahiri-Dutt * Asian Studies Review *Table of ContentsList of Maps ix Preface xi Acknowledgments xiii Introduction. River Life and Death 1 1. Moving Lands in the Skein of Property and Kin Relations 28 2. History and Morality between Floods and Erosion 59 3. Elections on Sandbars and the Remembered Village 94 4. Decay of the River and of Memory 131 5. Death of Children and the Eruption of Myths 160 Epilogue. The Chars in Recent Years 191 Notes 197 References 215 Index 229
£18.89
University of Toronto Press Sustainability Citizen Participation and City
Book SynopsisSustainability, Citizen Participation, and City Governance examines sustainable development challenges in law, planning, and policy, and offers municipal actors strategies for overcoming them.Table of ContentsIntroduction Hoi L. Kong and Tanya Monforte Part I. Social Movements & Innovation 1. Folco “Beyond Smart/Sustainable Cities: Toward a Citizen-Centric Rebel Cities Transition” 2. Manaugh & Dreszer “Mobilisons-Nous: ‘Violent Infrastructure’ and Pedestrian Space in Montreal” 3. Shearmur “Boroughs, Small Municipalities and Sustainability: What is Municipal Innovation and Can it Make a Difference?” Part II. The Role of Law & Overcoming Collective Action Problems 1. Curran “Sustainable Development and Property Rights: Citizen Participation in Dismantling Urban Environmental Regulation in British Columbia, Canada” 2. Kong “Sustainable Urban Design: The Case of Montreal” 3. Flynn “The Implications of Stakeholder Group Involvement in Urban Sustainable Development” 4. Luka “Complimenting Citizen Engagement with Innovative Forms of Professional Coproduction: a Case for Transdisciplinary Charrettes” Afterword: Thinking Through Transdisciplinarity in Urban Sustainability Tanya Monforte
£45.05
University of Toronto Press Sustainability Citizen Participation and City
Book SynopsisThe inaction of nation states and international bodies has posed significant risks to the environment. By contrast, cities are sites of action and innovation. In Sustainability, Citizen Participation, and City Governance, contributors researching in the areas of law, urban planning, geography, and philosophy identify approaches for tackling many of the most challenging environmental problems facing cities today. Sustainability, Citizen Participation, and City Governance facilitates two strands of dialogue about climate change. First, it integrates legal perspectives into policy debates about urban sustainability and governance, from which law has typically stood apart. Second, it brings case studies from Quebec into a rare conversation with examples drawn from elsewhere in Canada. The collection proposes humane and inclusive processes for arriving at effective policy outcomes. Some chapters examine governance mechanisms that reconcile clashes of incommensTable of ContentsIntroduction Hoi L. Kong and Tanya Monforte Part I. Social Movements & Innovation 1. Folco “Beyond Smart/Sustainable Cities: Toward a Citizen-Centric Rebel Cities Transition” 2. Manaugh & Dreszer “Mobilisons-Nous: ‘Violent Infrastructure’ and Pedestrian Space in Montreal” 3. Shearmur “Boroughs, Small Municipalities and Sustainability: What is Municipal Innovation and Can it Make a Difference?” Part II. The Role of Law & Overcoming Collective Action Problems 1. Curran “Sustainable Development and Property Rights: Citizen Participation in Dismantling Urban Environmental Regulation in British Columbia, Canada” 2. Kong “Sustainable Urban Design: The Case of Montreal” 3. Flynn “The Implications of Stakeholder Group Involvement in Urban Sustainable Development” 4. Luka “Complimenting Citizen Engagement with Innovative Forms of Professional Coproduction: a Case for Transdisciplinary Charrettes” Afterword: Thinking Through Transdisciplinarity in Urban Sustainability Tanya Monforte
£17.99
University of Toronto Press The Arctic Frontier
Book SynopsisThe idea of the Arctic Ocean as a mediterranean sea is a shock to those of us—and that includes most of us—who cannot shake ourselves free of the Mercatorean vision. Yet this theme is repeated by many of the eminent ocntributors to this volume: as Michael Marsden states, "IT is difficult to impress upon the public and industry at large that the most essential quality of the Arctic is not cold, or gold, or polar bears, but a central position in the world community." This book, then, is about the North as a frontier, and about Canada's relations with the world beyond that frontier. It is about the Arctic community of which Canada is one of the major members, along with the Soviet Union, the United States, Denmark, Iceland, and Norway. It is also an exercise in perspective. Canadians have long been aware of the significance of their Atlantic and Pacific frontiers and of the implications of their Southern frontier. This volume points out that Canada is not a three-sided count
£24.29
University of Nebraska Press Great Plains Birds
Book Synopsis2020 Nebraska Book Award The Great Plains is a well-known and well-studied hybrid zone for many animals, most notably birds. In Great Plains BirdsLarkinPowell exploresthe history, geography, and geology of the plains and the birds thatinhabitit.From the sandhill crane to ducks and small shorebirds, he explains migration patterns and showshow human settlementshaveaffectedthe movements of birds. Powelluses historical maps and imagesto show how wetlands have disappeared, how grasslands have been uprooted, how rivers have been modified by dams, and how the distribution of forestshas changed, all the while illustrating whygrassland birds are the most threatened group of birds in North America. Powell also discussesconservation attempts and how sporting organizations have raised money to create wetland and grassland habitats for both game and nongame species.Great Plains Birds tells the story of the birds of the plains, discussing where Trade Review"This informative book will be both a practical resource and enjoyable reading for nature lovers."—Publishers Weekly"As a lifelong Nebraskan, biologist, and birder for over twenty years, I enjoyed how this book connected the history of the Great Plains at a millennium timescale with current bird migration patterns across the nation, stories handed down over the last several generations, and delightful bird behaviors into a fascinating narrative. After reading this book, I have a renewed sense of pride in and understanding of the Great Plains and the birds that call this place home."—Kristal Stoner, Nebraska History“I started reading the UNL professor’s charming and edifying exposition on the birds that surround us on the plains at the tail end of last year and couldn’t put it down. So many fascinating bird facts tucked inside. . . . So many well-told tales. . . . The professor’s book is part of an eight-book Discover the Great Plains series published by the University of Nebraska Press. May they all be as entertaining.”—Cindy Lange-Kubick, Lincoln Journal Star “From modern-day prairie birds (and where to see them), to geography, history, and conservation, this book is an excellent introduction for anyone wanting to learn more about the vast heart of America, the Great Plains. Wonders abound, if only we look.”—Joel Sartore, Photo Ark founder and National Geographic photographer and fellow “Powell’s personal love for the Great Plains and its birds is contagious. This book plays a critically important role in raising awareness, building appreciation, and calling for conservation action for North America’s most threatened birds.”—Martha Kauffman, managing director of the World Wildlife Fund, Northern Great Plains Programs “My high expectations were met when I read Powell’s book Great Plains Birds, but they were exceeded when I found myself laughing and living vicariously through his personal narrative. This book is honest and important and presents a clear-eyed view of bird conservation today in our heartland.”—Michael Forsberg, photographer and author of Great Plains: America’s Lingering Wild “With this book, you are accompanied by your personal storytelling guide while discovering this underappreciated region of North America. Wisdom on geology, natural history emphasizing birds, wildlife management, and history is offered in an engaging narrative.”—Gary C. White, professor emeritus of fish, wildlife, and conservation biology at Colorado State University “This book entices and prepares readers to make their own personal connection to the heart of North America through its most inspiring occupants, Great Plains birds.”—Sarah Sortum, rancher and ecotourism provider Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1. The Birds: Symbols of the Great Plains 2. The Place: Homes, Habitats, and Aerial Highways 3. The Problems: Humans and Birds on the Plains 4. The Hope: Conservation Strategies 5. The Experience: Visiting the Birds of the Great Plains Suggested Resources Index
£12.34
University of Nebraska Press Wildlife of Nebraska
Book SynopsisIn Wildlife of Nebraska: A Natural History, Paul A. Johnsgard surveys the variety and biology of more than six hundred Nebraska species. Narrative accounts describe the ecology and biology of the state's birds, its mammals, and its reptiles and amphibians, summarizing the abundance, distributions, and habitats of this wildlife. To provide an introduction to the state's major ecosystems, climate, and topography, Johnsgard examines major public-access natural areas, including national monuments, wildlife refuges and grasslands, state parks and wildlife management areas, and nature preserves. Including more than thirty-five line drawings by the author along with physiographic, ecological, and historical maps, Wildlife of Nebraska is an essential guide to the wildlife of the Cornhusker State. Trade Review“Celebrates the gifts of a half century spent roaming Nebraska’s back roads, trails, and sometimes-forgotten places.”—Nebraska Magazine“Many scientists and historians have written about the natural history of the Great Plains, but few so compellingly as Paul Johnsgard.”—Annals of Iowa“A classic of nature writing that combines the keen observance of the scientist with the sensitivity of the naturalist.”—Outdoor Press“Nature writing at its best.”—Nancy Plain, Roundup MagazineTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Abbreviations and Symbols Chapter 1. Introduction to Nebraska and Its Biological Environment The Geography and Biogeography of Nebraska Nebraska as a Biological Transition and Genetic Suture Zone Dispersal Corridors and Historic Biogeographic Changes Global Warming and Changing Climates Chapter 2. Mammals Dawn of the Age of Mammals, 150–65 Million Years Ago Nebraska’s Mammals, 58–24 Million Years Ago Nebraska’s Mammals, 23–22 Million Years Ago Nebraska’s Mammals, 12–10 Million Years Ago Selected Species Profiles Family Didelphidae (Opossums) Virginia Opossum. Didelphis virginiana Family Leporidae (Hares and Rabbits) White-tailed Jackrabbit. Lepus townsendii Black-tailed Jackrabbit. Lepus californicus Eastern Cottontail. Sylvilagus floridanus Desert Cottontail. Sylvilagus audubonii Family Soricidae (Shrews) Cinereus (Masked) Shrew. Sorex cinereus Family Vespertilionidae (Vesper Bats) Townsend’s Big-eared Bat. Corynorhinus townsendii Big Brown Bat. Eptesicus fuscus Silver-haired Bat. Lasionycteris noctivagans Eastern Red Bat. Lasiurus borealis Hoary Bat. Lasiurus cinereus Little Brown Myotis. Myotis lucifugus Family Felidae (Cats) Canada Lynx. Lynx canadensis Bobcat. Lynx rufus Cougar (Puma, Mountain Lion). Puma concolor Family Canidae (Dogs) Coyote. Canis latrans Gray Fox. Urocyon cinereoargenteus Red Fox. Vulpes vulpes Swift Fox. Vulpes velox Family Mustelidae (Weasels) American Badger. Taxidea taxus American Mink. Neovison vison Northern River Otter. Lontra canadensis Long-tailed Weasel. Mustela frenata Black-footed Ferret. Mustela nigripes Family Mephitidae (Skunks) Striped Skunk. Mephitis Eastern Spotted Skunk. Spilogale putorius Family Procyonidae (Raccoons) Northern Raccoon. Procyon lotor Family Cervidae (Deer) Elk. Cervus canadensis White-tailed Deer. Odocoileus virginianus Mule Deer. Odocoileus hemionus Family Antilocapridae (Pronghorns) Pronghorn. Antilocapra americana Family Bovidae (Bison, Sheep, and Goats) American Bison. Bison bison Bighorn (Mountain) Sheep. Ovis canadensis Family Sciuridae (Squirrels, Marmots, and Prairie Dogs) Black-tailed Prairie Dog. Cynomys ludovicianus Southern Flying Squirrel. Glaucomys volans Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel. Ictidomys tridecemlineatus Least Chipmunk. Tamias minimus Family Castoridae (Beavers) Beaver. Castor canadensis Family Heteromyidae (Pocket Mice and Kangaroo Rats) Ord’s Kangaroo Rat. Dipodomys ordii Olive-backed Pocket Mouse. Perognathus fasciatus Plains Pocket Mouse. Perognathus flavescens Family Dipodidae (Jumping Mice) Meadow Jumping Mouse. Zapus hudsonicus Family Cricetidae (New World Mice) Prairie Vole. Microtus ochrogaster Meadow Vole. Microtus pennsylvanicus Bushy-tailed Woodrat. Neotoma cinerea Eastern Woodrat. Neotoma floridana Muskrat. Ondatra zibethicus Northern Grasshopper Mouse. Onychomys leucogaster White-footed Deer Mouse. Peromyscus leucopus American Deer Mouse. Peromyscus maniculatus Western Harvest Mouse. Reithrodontomys megalotis Plains Harvest Mouse. Reithrodontomys montanus Family Erethizontidae (Porcupines) Porcupine. Erethizon dorsatum Chapter 3. Birds The Recent History of Nebraska’s Birds Declining and Extripated Species Introduced and Invading Species Overall Population Trends The Geography of Nebraska’s Bird Fauna Selected Species Profiles Class Aves (Birds) Family Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, and Swans) Snow Goose. Anser caerulescens Ross’s Goose. Anser rossii Cackling Goose. Branta hutchinsii Canada Goose. Branta canadensis Trumpeter Swan. Cygnus buccinator Wood Duck. Aix sponsa Blue-winged Teal. Spatula (Anas) discors Cinnamon Teal. Spatula cyanoptera Northern Shoveler. Spatula clypeata Gadwall. Mareca strepera American Wigeon. Mareca americana Mallard. Anas platyrhynchos Northern Pintail. Anas acuta Green-winged Teal. Anas crecca Canvasback. Aythya valisineria Redhead. Aythya americana Ring-necked Duck. Aythya collaris Lesser Scaup. Aythya affinis Bufflehead. Bucephala albeola Common Goldeneye. Bucephala clangula Common Merganser. Mergus merganser Ruddy Duck. Oxyura jamaicensis Family Odontophoridae (New World Quails) Northern Bobwhite. Colinus virginianus Family Phasianidae (Pheasants, Grouse, and Turkeys) Ring-necked Pheasant. Phasianus colchicus Sharp-tailed Grouse. Tympanuchus phasianellus Greater Prairie-Chicken. Tympanuchus cupido Wild Turkey. Meleagris gallopavo Family Podicipedidae (Grebes) Eared Grebe. Podiceps nigricollis Clark’s Grebe. Aechmophorus clarkii Western Grebe. Aechmophorus occidentalis Family Columbidae (Pigeons and Doves) Eurasian Collared-Dove. Streptopelia decaocto Mourning Dove. Zenaida macroura Family Cuculidae (Cuckoos) Yellow-billed Cuckoo. Coccyzus americanus Family Caprimulgidae (Nightjars) Common Nighthawk. Chordeiles minor Common Poorwill. Phalaenoptilus nuttallii Family Apodidae (Swifts) White-throated Swift. Aeronautes saxatalis Family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds) Ruby-throated Hummingbird. Archilochus colubris Family Rallidae (Rails and Coots) Common Gallinule. Gallinula galeata American Coot. Fulica americana Family Gruidae (Cranes) Sandhill Crane. Antigone canadensis Whooping Crane. Grus americana Family Recurvirostridae (Stilts and Avocets) Black-necked Stilt. Himantopus mexicanus American Avocet. Recurvirostra americana Family Charadriidae (Plovers) Killdeer. Charadrius vociferus Piping Plover. Charadrius melodus Mountain Plover. Charadrius montanus Snowy Plover. Charadrius nivosus Family Scolopacidae (Sandpipers, Snipes, and Phalaropes) Upland Sandpiper. Bartramia longicauda Long-billed Curlew. Numenius americanus Baird’s Sandpiper. Calidris bairdii Least Sandpiper. Calidris minutilla Long-billed Dowitcher. Limnodromus scolopaceus Spotted Sandpiper. Actitis macularia Lesser Yellowlegs. Tringa flavipes Greater Yellowlegs. Tringa melanoleuca Buff-breasted Sandpiper. Tryngites subruficollis Wilson’s Phalarope. Phalaropus tricolor Red-necked Phalarope. Phalaropus lobatus Family Laridae (Gulls and Terns) Least Tern. Sterna albifrons Black Tern. Chlidonias niger Forster’s Tern. Sterna forsteri Family Gaviidae (Loons) Common Loon. Gavia immer Family Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants) Double-crested Cormorant. Phalacrocorax auritus Family Pelecanidae (Pelicans) American White Pelican. Pelecanus erythroryhnchos Family Ardeidae (Herons and Egrets) American Bittern. Botaurus lentiginosus Great Blue Heron. Ardea herodias Snowy Egret. Egretta thula Family Threskiornithidae (Ibises and Spoonbills) White-faced Ibis. Plegadis chihi Family Cathartidae (New World Vultures) Turkey Vulture. Cathartes aura Family Pandionidae (Ospreys) Osprey. Pandion haliaetus Family Accipitridae (Hawks and Eagles) Golden Eagle. Aquila chrysaetos Bald Eagle. Haliaeetus leucocephalus Northern Harrier. Circus hudsonicus Sharp-shinned Hawk. Accipiter striatus Cooper’s Hawk. Accipiter cooperii Northern Goshawk. Accipiter gentilis Swainson’s Hawk. Buteo swainsoni Red-tailed Hawk. Buteo jamaicensis Ferruginous Hawk. Buteo regalis Rough-legged Hawk. Buteo lagopus Family Strigidae (Typical Owls) Eastern Screech-Owl. Megascops asio Great Horned Owl. Bubo virginianus Burrowing Owl. Athene cunicularia Long-eared Owl. Asio otus Short-eared Owl. Asio flammeus Northern Saw-whet Owl. Aegolius acadicus Family Alcedinidae (Kingfishers) Belted Kingfisher. Megaceryle alcyon Family Picidae (Woodpeckers) Lewis’s Woodpecker. Melanerpes lewis Red-headed Woodpecker. Melanerpes erythrocephalus Downy Woodpecker. Dryobates pubescens Hairy Woodpecker. Dryobates villosus Northern Flicker. Colaptes auratus Family Falconidae (Falcons) American Kestrel. Falco sparverius Merlin. Falco columbarius Peregrine Falcon. Falco peregrinus Prairie Falcon. Falco mexicanus Order Passeriformes (Passerine Birds) Family Tyrannidae (New World Flycatchers) Western Wood-Pewee. Contopus sordidulus Eastern Wood-Pewee. Contopus virens Willow Flycatcher. Empidonax traillii Least Flycatcher. Empidonax minimus Cordilleran Flycatcher. Empidonax occidentalis Say’s Phoebe. Sayornis saya Western Kingbird. Tyrannus verticalis Eastern Kingbird. Tyrannus tyrannus Family Laniidae (Shrikes) Loggerhead Shrike. Lanius ludovicianus Family Vireonidae (Vireos) Warbling Vireo. Vireo gilvus Family Corvidae (Crows, Jays, and Magpies) Pinyon Jay. Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus Black-billed Magpie. Pica hudsonia American Crow. Corvus brachyrhynchos Family Alaudidae (Larks) Horned Lark. Eremophila alpestris Family Hirundinidae (Swallows) Bank Swallow. Riparia riparia Tree Swallow. Tachycineta bicolor Violet-green Swallow. Tachycineta thalassina Northern Rough-winged Swallow. Stelgidopteryx serripennis Barn Swallow. Hirundo rustica Cliff Swallow. Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Family Paridae (Chickadees and Titmice) Black-capped Chickadee. Poecile atricapillus Family Sittidae (Nuthatches) Red-breasted Nuthatch. Sitta canadensis White-breasted Nuthatch. Sitta carolinensis Pygmy Nuthatch. Sitta pygmaea Family Certhiidae (Treecreepers) Brown Creeper. Certhia americana Family Troglodytidae (Wrens) Rock Wren. Salpinctes obsoletus House Wren. Troglodytes aedon Family Polioptilidae (Gnatcatchers) Blue-gray Gnatcatcher. Polioptila caerulea Family Regulidae (Kinglets) Golden-crowned Kinglet. Regulus satrapa Ruby-crowned Kinglet. Regulus calendula Family Turdidae (Thrushes) Eastern Bluebird. Sialia sialis Mountain Bluebird. Sialia currucoides Townsend’s Solitaire. Myadestes townsendi Veery. Catharus fuscescens Swainson’s Thrush. Catharus ustulatus Hermit Thrush. Catharus guttatus American Robin. Turdus migratorius Family Mimidae (Thrashers, Catbirds, and Mockingbirds) Gray Catbird. Dumetella carolinensis Brown Thrasher. Toxostoma rufum Sage Thrasher. Oreoscoptes montanus Family Bombycillidae (Waxwings) Bohemian Waxwing. Bombycilla garrulus Cedar Waxwing. Bombycilla cedrorum Family Motacillidae (Pipits) American Pipit. Anthus rubescens Sprague’s Pipit. Anthus spragueii Family Fringillidae (Finches) Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch. Leucosticte tephrocotis House Finch. Haemorhous mexicanus Red Crossbill. Loxia curvirostra Pine Siskin. Spinis pinus American Goldfinch. Spinis tristis Evening Grosbeak. Coccothraustes vespertinus Family Calcariidae (Longspurs and Snow Buntings) Chestnut-collared Longspur. Calcarius ornatus McCown’s Longspur. Rhynchophanes mccownii Family Passerellidae (New World Sparrows and Towhees) Grasshopper Sparrow. Ammodramus savannarum Lark Sparrow. Chondestes grammacus Lark Bunting. Calamospiza melanocorys Chipping Sparrow. Spizella passerina Brewer’s Sparrow. Spizella breweri American Tree Sparrow. Spizelloides arborea Dark-eyed Junco. Junco hyemalis White-crowned Sparrow. Zonotrichia leucophrys White-throated Sparrow. Zonotrichia albicollis Vesper Sparrow. Pooecetes gramineus Henslow’s Sparrow. Centronyx henslowii Song Sparrow. Melospiza melodia Swamp Sparrow. Melospiza georgiana Spotted Towhee. Pipilo maculatus Eastern Towhee. Pipilo erythropthalmus Family Icteriidae (Yellow-breasted Chat) Yellow-breasted Chat. Icteria virens Family Icteridae (Blackbirds, Orioles, and Meadowlarks) Yellow-headed Blackbird. Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus Bobolink. Dolichonyx oryzivorus Eastern Meadowlark. Sturnella magna Western Meadowlark. Sturnella neglecta Baltimore Oriole. Icterus galbula Bullock’s Oriole. Icterus bullockii Red-winged Blackbird. Agelaius phoeniceus Brown-headed Cowbird. Molothrus ater Brewer’s Blackbird. Euphagus cyanocephalus Common Grackle. Quiscalus quiscula Family Parulidae (New World Warblers) Orange-crowned Warbler. Oreothlypis celata Common Yellowthroat. Geothlypis trichas American Redstart. Setophaga ruticilla Yellow Warbler. Setophaga petechia Yellow-rumped Warbler. Setophaga coronata Wilson’s Warbler. Cardillina pusilla Family Cardinalidae (Cardinals, Tanagers, and Grosbeaks) Scarlet Tanager. Piranga olivacea Western Tanager. Piranga ludoviciana Rose-breasted Grosbeak. Pheucticus ludovicianus Black-headed Grosbeak. Pheucticus melanocephalus Lazuli Bunting. Passerina amoena Indigo Bunting. Passerina cyanea Dickcissel. Spiza americana Chapter 4. Reptiles and Amphibians An Introduction to Nebraska’s Reptiles and Amphibians Selected Species Profiles Amphibians (Salamanders, Toads, and Frogs) Order Caudata (Salamanders) Family Ambystomatidae (Mole Salamanders) Barred Tiger Salamander. Ambystoma malvortium Order Anura (Frogs and Toads) Family Pelabatidae (Spadefoots) Plains Spadefoot. Spea bombifrons Family Bufonidae (Toads) Woodhouse’s Toad. Anaxyrus (Bufo) woodhousei Family Ranidae (Typical Frogs) American Bullfrog. Lithobates (Rana) catesbiana Plains Leopard Frog. Lithobates (Rana) blairi Northern Leopard Frog. Lithobates (Rana) pipiens Family Hylidae (Chorus Frogs) Cope’s Gray Treefrog. Hyla chrysocelis Boreal Chorus Frog. Pseudacris maculata Reptiles (Turtles, Lizards, and Snakes) Order Chelonia (Turtles) Family Chelydridae (Snapping Turtles) Eastern Snapping Turtle. Chelydra serpentina Family Embydidae (Pond and Box Turtles) Western Painted Turtle. Chrysemys picta Ornate Box Turtle. Terrapene ornata Family Trionychidae (Softshell Turtles) Midland Smooth Softshell Turtle. Apalone mutica Eastern Spiny Softshell Turtle. Apalone spinifera Order Lacertilia (Lizards) Family Scincidae (Skinks) Many-lined Skink. Eumeces (Plestiodon) multivirgatus Northern Prairie Skink. Plestiodon septentrionalis Family Phrynosomatidae (Spiny, Earless, Tree, and Horned Lizards) Greater (Mountain) Short-horned Lizard. Phrynosoma hernandesi Prairie Lizard. Sceloporus (undulatus) consobrinus Common Sagebrush Lizard. Sceloporus graciosus Order Serpentes (Snakes) Family Colubridae (Harmless Egg-laying Snakes) Gophersnake (Bullsnake). Pituophis catenifer Family Natricidae (Live-bearing Snakes) Wandering (Western Terrestrial) Gartersnake. Thamnophis elegans Plains Gartersnake. Thamnophis radix Common Gartersnake. Thamnophis sirtalis Family Dipsadidae (Rear-fanged Snakes) Plains (Western) Hog-nosed Snake. Heterodon nasicus Eastern Hog-nosed Snake. Heterodon platyrhinos Family Viperidae (Pitvipers) Prairie (Western) Rattlesnake. Crotalus viridis Massasauga Rattlesnake. Sistrurus catenatus Chapter 5. Species Checklist and Status/Habitat Codes Data Sources and Abundance, Habitat, and Conservation Categories Mammals Birds Reptiles and Amphibians Amphibians Lizards Snakes Chapter 6. Some Natural Treasures of Nebraska References
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