In recent years, scientists have realized that evolution can occur on timescales much shorter than the "e;long lapse of ages"e; emphasized by Darwin-in fact, evolutionary change is occurring all around us all the time.
New Guinea, the largest tropical island, supports a spectacular bird fauna characterized by cassowaries, megapodes, pigeons, parrots, kingfishers, and owlet-nightjars, as well as the iconic birds of paradise and bowerbirds.
Unraveling the mystery of the catastrophic age of extinctionsTwo hundred sixty million years ago, life on Earth suffered wave after wave of cataclysmic extinctions, with the worst wiping out nearly every species on the planet.
A comprehensive treatment of visual ecologyVisual ecology is the study of how animals use visual systems to meet their ecological needs, how these systems have evolved, and how they are specialized for particular visual tasks.
The remarkable scientific story of how Earth became an oxygenated planetThe air we breathe is twenty-one percent oxygen, an amount higher than on any other known world.
Ten Thousand Birds provides a thoroughly engaging and authoritative history of modern ornithology, tracing how the study of birds has been shaped by a succession of visionary and often-controversial personalities, and by the unique social and scientific contexts in which these extraordinary individuals worked.
A critical examination of James Lovelock's controversial Gaia hypothesisOne of the enduring questions about our planet is how it has remained continuously habitable over vast stretches of geological time despite the fact that its atmosphere and climate are potentially unstable.
The first book to address nutrition's complex role in biologyNutrition has long been considered more the domain of medicine and agriculture than of the biological sciences, yet it touches and shapes all aspects of the natural world.
A comprehensive introduction to tropical ecologyThis full-color illustrated textbook offers the first comprehensive introduction to all major aspects of tropical ecology.
Pollination and Floral Ecology is the most comprehensive single-volume reference to all aspects of pollination biology--and the first fully up-to-date resource of its kind to appear in decades.
Phase transitions--changes between different states of organization in a complex system--have long helped to explain physics concepts, such as why water freezes into a solid or boils to become a gas.
Seeds of Amazonian Plants is the first field guide to treat the extraordinary diversity of seeds and diaspores of plants commonly encountered in the Amazon and other lowland moist forests of the American tropics.
A stunningly illustrated look at the mating and parenting lives of the world's birdsBird Love looks at the extraordinary range of mating systems in the avian world, exploring all the stages from courtship and nest-building to protecting eggs and raising chicks.
Leading ecologists discuss some of the most compelling open questions in the field todayUnsolved Problems in Ecology brings together many of the world's leading ecologists to discuss the most fundamental research questions confronting the field today.
A comprehensive, richly illustrated introduction to the fascinating natural history of the pig, from prehistory to the present At any given time, there are around one billion pigs in the world; that's one for every seven of us.
A how-to book on an exhilarating outdoor activity and a unique meditation on the pleasures of the natural worldFollowing the Wild Bees is a delightful foray into the pastime of bee hunting, an exhilarating outdoor activity that used to be practiced widely but which few people know about today.
Return to the River will describe a new ecosystem-based approach to the restoration of salmon and steelhead populations in the Columbia River, once one of the most productive river basins for anadromous salmonids on the west coast of North America.
Este libro va a contracorriente de los discursos catastrofistas con los que frecuentemente se asocia a la educación ambiental, pues apuesta por la renovación discursiva y el diálogo interdisciplinar para encarar el panorama devastador.
Este libro, el primero de su tipo, proyecta el quehacer y las experiencias sobre las investigaciones ecológicas realizadas en el territorio nacional por un grupo particular y variado de científicos.
Birds of Prey of the East and its companion volume, Birds of Prey of the West, are the most comprehensive and authoritative field guides to North American birds of prey ever published.
A charming, richly illustrated, pocket-size exploration of the world's whalesPacked with surprising facts, this delightful and gorgeously designed book will beguile any nature lover.
Over millions of years, terrestrial plants have competed for limited resources, defended themselves against herbivores, and resisted a myriad of environmental stresses.
An enthralling exploration of the biologically richest island on Earth, featuring more than 200 spectacular color images by award-winning National Geographic photographer Tim LamanIn this beautiful book, Bruce Beehler, a renowned author and expert on New Guinea, and award-winning National Geographic photographer Tim Laman take the reader on an unforgettable journey through the natural and cultural wonders of the world's grandest island.
El domingo 16 de junio de 2019, un apagón dejó sin luz a cincuenta millones de personas en la Argentina e hizo que advirtiéramos, por unas horas, la importancia de la energía en nuestras vidas.
Este libro pretende dar a conocer de forma práctica los aspectos relacionados con el Marketing, la Administración y la Gerencia básica para las mipymes colombianas.
En las ultimas cuatro decadas, las ciencias del mar han tenido un papel sobresaliente en la formacion e investigacion de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia.
La isla Gorgona, en el Pacífico colombiano, es reconocida nacional e internacionalmente como un sitio único que alberga una amplia variedad de fauna y flora, enmarcada en un paisaje que conjuga el ambiente marino y terrestre de una manera particular.
Esta cartilla se convierte en una herramienta para la divulgacion de la biodiversidad de la flora y fauna asociada a un relicto de bosque seco tropical dentro de una matriz urbana ubicada en Santa Marta, Colombia, y presenta ilustraciones de las 50 especies mas representativas de este ecosistema.
Esta cartilla se convierte en una herramienta para la divulgacion de la biodiversidad de la flora y fauna asociada a un relicto de bosque seco tropical dentro de una matriz urbana ubicada en Santa Marta, Colombia, y presenta ilustraciones de las 50 especies mas representativas de este ecosistema.
Este libro es una guía para profesores universitarios y de educación media que enseñan historia ambiental por primera vez, para maestros experimentados que desean reforzar sus cursos, para aquellos que están capacitando a futuros maestros para preparar sus propios planes de estudio y para docentes que desean incorporar la historia ambiental en sus cursos de historia universal.
Conocer los efectos del calentamiento global sobre los diferentes tipos de organismos es útil para desarrollar relaciones causa-efecto y para identificar y predecir la gama óptima de hábitats y umbrales de estrés para diferentes tipos organismos que habitan distintos ecosistemas.
A neuroscientist's bold proposal for tackling one of the greatest challenges of our timebrain and mental illnessesBrain research has been accelerating rapidly in recent decades, but the translation of our many discoveries into treatments and cures for brain disorders has not happened as many expected.
El problema ambiental no es solo científico, técnico y político, sino también cultural, ético y religioso, ya que en el trasfondo de la crisis ecológica está la cuestión de la justicia, de la igualdad de los derechos humanos y del respeto por el mundo natural.
La guía de bolsillo de culto sobre los extraños e intrigantes secretos del Mojave —sus mitos y leyendas, parias y bichos raros, flora, fauna y ovnis— se convierte en el libro definitivo y oracular del desierto.
Este Manual crítico de cultura ambiental está concebido como un texto que estimule el entendimiento de los problemas ambientales en general, que perciba la gravedad de las amenazas más acuciantes que de ellos vienen derivándose y que invite a adoptar una postura socialmente activa, fundada y crítica.
