Conservation of the environment

In 1984, a conference called Wildlife 2000: Modeling habitat relationships of terrestrial vertebrates, was held at Stanford Sierra Camp at Fallen Leaf Lake in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California.

Humans and Hyenas examines the origins and development of the relationship between the two to present an accurate and realistic picture of the hyena and its interactions with people.

Originally published in 1985.

Examines the inevitable social and political consequences that will arise from the move to a more sustainable world.

This second volume is the work of more than 55 authors from 15 different disciplines and includes complex systems science which studies the viability of components, and also the study of empirical situations.

Despite the wealth of natural historical research conducted on migration over decades, there is still a dearth of hypothesis-driven studies that fully integrate theory and empirical analyses to understand the causes and consequences of migration, and a taxonomic bias towards birds in much migration research.

"e;Society of Architectural Historians Spiro Kostof Book Award, Honorable Mention, 2018"e;The conservation of old Sanaa is a major cultural heritage initiative that began in the 1980's under the auspices of UNESCO; it continues today, led by local agencies and actors.

This book gathers the most recent research findings on ecology and conservation of marine vertebrates in Latin America, making use of high technological methods to show readers the diversity of the marine research that has been conducted in these countries over the last decades.

Bringing together case studies from Canada, the Nordic countries and Russia, this book is the first to provide a comparative examination of the current transformations in the forest industry regimes and the challenges they make for the communities dependent on this industry.

In Black and Green, Kiran Asher provides a powerful framework for reconceptualizing the relationship between neoliberal development and social movements.

This book reveals how pro environmental actions can boost individuals' and communities' psychological, social, and emotional wellbeing, resulting in positive environmental changes.

The study of the biology and ecology of Horseshoe Crabs has expanded over the last three decades.

A presentation of over 700 popular orchid species in 104 genera carefully detailed with beautiful photographs and concise descriptions of plants, their distribution and habitats by a well-known author and photographer.

A Guide to Being Sustainable at Home and in Life"e;Gittemarie is creator that not only provides helpful tips on living a zero-waste and vegan lifestyle, but also articulates it in way that is approachable.

As the world enters the new millennium, mankind faces a series ofnew prob- lems, many of them created by man himself.

This book brings together the latest information on tropical ungulates in different Latin American countries.

Your very own Eden: Going wild, boosting biodiversityA little unkempt, carelessly graceful and wild at heart: that's how we like our garden(er)s.

countries accelerating to reach a consensus on the role that atmospheric emissions and acidic precipitation play in the environment, publication of this series is timely.

This book is the essential guide for teaching children about nature and environmental protection.

The Chesapeake Bay is North America's largest and most biologically diverse estuary, as well as an important commercial and recreational resource.

For centuries, the English Lake District has been renowned as an important cultural, sacred and literary landscape.

This handbook offers an in-depth discussion of the world's oceans.

Essential reading for undergraduate students of conservation biology and living natural resource management.

This is the last volume of the late Professor Buller's monumental work on Fungi.

In Butterfly Biology Systems Roger Dennis explores key topics and contentious issues in butterfly biology, specifically those in life history and behaviour.

Nature in Translation is an ethnographic exploration in the cultural politics of the translation of knowledge about nature.

Makes the startling connection between suburban sprawl and the violent breakdown of American society.

Anthropos, in the sense of species as well as cultures and ethics, locates humans as part of much larger orders of existence - fundamental when thinking about climate change.

How can activists strike a balance between fighting for a cause and sustaining relationships with family, friends, and neighbors?

An analysis of forces affecting wildlife politics worldwide, covering topics such as overexploitation, hunting, ecotourism and trafficking.

This book provides in-depth information on Caatinga's geographical boundaries and ecological systems, including plants, insects, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals.

In this groundbreaking book, the New York Times bestselling coauthor of The Green Book Thomas M.

A mammal ecologist's "e;ode to this familiar yet mysterious creature .

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) have been produced commercially since be- fore 1930.

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Salinity is one of the acute problems causing enormous yield loss in many regions of the world.

This handbook provides a comprehensive overview of the history, theory, and current practices of rewilding.

This book, the only one of its kind on ravine lands, reflects the significant advances made over the past two decades in our understanding of gully erosion, its controlling factors, and various aspects of gully erosion.

This advanced text focuses on the uses of distance sampling to estimate the density and abundance of biological populations.

The Carleton Library Series returns this classic in political economy and Canadian historical writing to print, with a new introduction by Robert Young.

The committee assesses the USGS's responses to a 1996 program review, evaluates the minerals information team, and examines how the program's mission and vision might evolve to meet the nation's future needs over the next decade.

Protected areas (PAs) contain biodiversity and ecosystems of high conservation value.

Despite reports of food safety and quality scandals, China has a rapidly expanding organic agriculture and food sector, and there is a revolution in ecological food and ethical eating in China's cities.

Selenium is a naturally occurring trace element that can become concentrated and released by industrial, agricultural, petrochemical and mining activities.

This book presents current research in the political ecology of indigenous revival and its role in nature conservation in critical areas in the Americas.

In the late 2000s climate action became a defining feature of the international political agenda.

In this new, complete Guide to Texas Grasses, Robert B.