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Price: $50.00
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Sale: $29.99
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Manufacturer: University Of Chicago Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
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Dewey Decimal Number: 508.691
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Publication Date: 2007-03-01
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Reading Level: 1728
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Description: Separated from the mainland of Africa for 160 million years, Madagascar has evolved an incredible wealth of biodiversity, with thousands of species that can be found nowhere else on earth. For instance, of its estimated 12,000 plant species, nearly 10,000 are unique to Madagascar. Malagasy animals are just as spectacular, from its almost forty currently recognized species of lemurs—a primate group found only here—to the numerous species of tiny dwarf chameleons. With astounding frequency scientists discover a previously unknown species in Madagascar—and at almost the same rate another natural area of habitat is degraded or destroyed, a combination that recently led conservation organizations to name Madagascar one of the most important and threatened conservation priorities on the planet.
The Natural History of Madagascar provides the most comprehensive, up-to-date synthesis available of this island nation's priceless biological treasures. Contributions by nearly three hundred world-renowned experts cover the history of scientific exploration in Madagascar, its geology and soils, climate, forest ecology, human ecology, marine and coastal ecosystems, plants, invertebrates, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. Detailed discussions of conservation efforts in Madagascar highlight several successful park reserve programs that could serve as models for other areas. Beautifully illustrated throughout, the book includes over one hundred color illustrations, with fifty color photos by nature photographer Harald Schütz, as well as more than three hundred black-and-white photographs and line drawings.
The Natural History of Madagascar will be the invaluable reference for anyone interested in the Malagasy environment, from biologists and conservationists to policymakers and ecotourists.
“For those who are serious about getting to know this fascinating island, there is no better resource.”—Tim Flannery, Nature
“A magnificent overview of one of the strangest and most glorious chunks of the planet.”—Adrian Barnett, New Scientist
“A scientific milestone and by far the largest synthesis of tropical biology research ever.”—Science
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Price: $29.95
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Sale: $20.52
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Manufacturer: University of South Carolina Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Mary E. Miller
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Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
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Dewey Decimal Number: 975.789
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Publication Date: 2006-10-15
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Reading Level: 212
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Description: Daughter of the "Wolf of Wall Street," Belle Baruch (1899-1964) could outride, outshoot, outhunt, and outsail most of the young men of her elite social circle. Unapologetic for her athleticism and interests in traditionally masculine pursuits, Baruch towered above male and female counterparts in height and daring. She is known today for the wildlife conservation and biological research center on the South Carolina coast that bears her family name. Belle's life reflects the world of wealthy northerners like the Vanderbilts and Luces who bought tracts of southern acreage. Miller details Belle's fox hunting at Hobcaw, show jumping at Deauville, flying her own plane, and traveling with Edith Bolling Wilson. She recounts Belle's efforts to win her mother's approval and her father's attention, as well as her unraveling relationships with friends, family, employees, and lovers - both male and female. Miller describes Belle's final success in saving Hobcaw from development as the overarching triumph of a tempestuous life.
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Price: $6.95
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Sale: $2.39
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Manufacturer: Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Paul E. Lehr::R. Will Burnett::Herbert S. Zim
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Publisher: Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press
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Edition: 1st
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Dewey Decimal Number: 551.5
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Publication Date: 2001-04-14
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Reading Level: 160
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Description: Simply, accurately, and graphically, this Golden Guide explains:Massive movements of the atmosphereWeather instruments and how they are usedThe origins, development, and effects of stormsHow to interpret weather mapsFull-color illustrations and up-to-date facts help you understand the fascinating phenomena of weather, and how changes are predicted.
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Price: $19.95
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Sale: $12.46
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Manufacturer: University of California Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Mary Hill
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Publisher: University of California Press
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Edition: 2
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Dewey Decimal Number: 557.944
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Publication Date: 2006-05-15
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Reading Level: 468
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Description: Writing with verve and clarity, Mary Hill tells the story of the magnificent Sierra Nevada--the longest, highest, and most spectacular mountain range in the contiguous United States. Hill takes us from the time before the land which would be California even existed, through the days of roaring volcanoes, violent earthquakes, and chilling ice sheets, to the more recent history of the Sierra's early explorers and the generations of adventuresome souls who followed.
The author introduces the rocks of the Sierra Nevada, which tell the mountains' tale, and explains how nature's forces, such as volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, faulting, erosion, and glaciation formed the range's world-renowned scenery and mineral wealth, including gold.
For thirty years, the first edition of Geology of the Sierra Nevada has been the definitive guide to the Sierra Nevada's geological history for nature lovers, travelers, hikers, campers, and armchair explorers. This new edition offers new chapters and sidebars and incorporates the concept of plate tectonics throughout the text.
* Written in easy-to-understand language for a wide audience.
* Gives detailed information on where to view outstanding Sierra Nevada geology in some of the world's most beloved natural treasures and national parks, including Yosemite.
* Provides specific information on places to see glaciers and glacial deposits, caves, and exhibits of gold mines and mining equipment, many from Gold Rush times.
* Superbly illustrated with 117 new color illustrations, 16 halftones, 39 line illustrations, and 12 maps, and also features an easy-to-use, interactive key for identifying rocks and a glossary of geological terms.
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Price: $45.00
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Sale: $35.00
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Manufacturer: Island Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Timothy Beatley
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Publisher: Island Press
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Edition: 1
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Dewey Decimal Number: 307.1216094
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Publication Date: 1999-12-01
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Reading Level: 491
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Description: As the need to confront unplanned growth increases, planners, policymakers, and citizens are scrambling for practical tools and examples of successful and workable approaches. Growth management initiatives are underway in the U.S. at all levels, but many American "success stories" provide only one piece of the puzzle. To find examples of a holistic approach to dealing with sprawl, one must turn to models outside of the United States. In "Green Urbanism," Timothy Beatley explains what planners and local officials in the United States can learn from the sustainable city movement in Europe. The book draws from the extensive European experience, examining the progress and policies of twenty-five of the most innovative cities in eleven European countries, which Beatley researched and observed in depth during a year-long stay in the Netherlands. Chapters examine: the sustainable cities movement in Europe examples and ideas of different housing and living options transit systems and policies for promoting transit use, increasing bicycle use, and minimizing the role of the automobile creative ways of incorporating greenness into cities ways of readjusting "urban metabolism" so that waste flows become circular programs to promote more sustainable forms of economic development sustainable building and sustainable design measures and features renewable energy initiatives and local efforts to promote solar energy ways of greening the many decisions of local government including ecological budgeting, green accounting, and other city management tools.Throughout, Beatley focuses on the key lessons from these cities -- including Vienna, Helsinki, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Zurich, Amsterdam, London, andBerlin -- and what their experience can teach us about effectively and creatively promoting sustainable development in the United States. "Green Urbanism" is the first full-length book to describe urban sustainability in European cities, and provides concrete examples and detailed discussions of innovative and practical sustainable planning ideas. It will be a useful reference and source of ideas for urban and regional planners, state and local officials, policymakers, students of planning and geography, and anyone concerned with how cities can become more livable.
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Price: $17.00
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Sale: $0.16
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Manufacturer: Plume
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: E Magazine
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Publisher: Plume
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Dewey Decimal Number: 640
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Publication Date: 2005-05-31
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Reading Level: 336
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Description: The Whole Earth Catalog for the next generation. Experts suggest that by 2005, 40 percent of American homes will buy organic, yet a large majority have only a limited knowledge of how to actually make informed, green choices. Green Living, from the editors of E/The Environmental Magazine offers a thorough, step-by-step plan for every aspect of your life, from the laundry room to the kitchen:
Maintaining a healthy home
Going organic and avoiding genetically modified food
Finding a planet-friendly car
Making socially responsible investments
Using personal-care products free of damaging chemicals
With advice on everything from planet-friendly cosmetics to home-based renewable energy, and straight talk on hemp, hybrids and hair coloring, Green Living is the ideal reference for both the neophyte and the experienced environmentalist.
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Price: $24.00
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Sale: $9.95
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Manufacturer: Beacon Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Herman E. Daly::John B. Cobb Jr.
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Publisher: Beacon Press
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Edition: 2nd,Updated
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Dewey Decimal Number: 338.9
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Publication Date: 1994-04-01
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Reading Level: 534
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Description: Updated and Expanded Edition
Winner of the Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order 1992, Named New Options Best Political Book
Economist Herman Daly and theologian John Cobb, Jr., demonstrate how conventional economics and a growth-oriented industrial economy have led us to the brink of environmental disaster, and show the possibility of a different future.
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Price: $127.80
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Sale: $69.94
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Manufacturer: Benjamin Cummings
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Thomas M. Smith::Robert Leo Smith
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Publisher: Benjamin Cummings
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Edition: 6
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Dewey Decimal Number: 577
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Publication Date: 2005-10-13
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Reading Level: 744
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Description: KEY BENEFIT: Elements of Ecology, Sixth Edition maintains its engaging, reader-friendly style as it explains the basic principles of ecology. The text is updated to include new chapters on current ecological topics; new part introductions to connect the subfields of ecology; and new in-text features to encourage students to interpret the ecological data, research, and models used throughout the text. Abundant, accessible examples illustrate and clarify the text's emphasis on understanding ecological patterns within an evolutionary framework. Additionally, the text employs new study questions requiring students to make connections and apply their knowledge. KEY TOPICS: Introduction and Background, The Nature of Ecology, Adaptation and Evolution, The Physical Environment, Climate, The Aquatic Environment, The Terrestrial Environment, Organismal Ecology, Plant Adaptations, Animal Adaptations, Life History Patterns, Population Ecology,Properties of Populations, Population Growth, Interspecific Population Regulation, Metapopulations, The Ecology of Species Interactions,Competition, Predation, Parasitism and Mutualism, Community Ecology,Community Structure, Factors Influencing the Structure of Communities, Community Dynamics, Landscape Ecology, Ecosystem Ecology, Ecosystem Energetics, Decomposition and Nutrient Cycling, Biogeochemical Cycles, Biogeographical Ecology,Terrestrial Ecosystems, Aquatic Ecosystems, Land-Water Interface, Large-scale Patterns of Biodiversity, Human Ecology, Population Growth, Resource Use, and Sustainability, Habitat Decline, Biodiversity, and Conservation Ecology, Global Climate Change. MARKET: For all readers interested in the basic principles ecology.
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Price: $29.95
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Sale: $15.61
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Manufacturer: Wiley-Blackwell
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Marian Stamp Dawkins::Roland Bonney
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Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
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Edition: 1
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Dewey Decimal Number: 179.3
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Publication Date: 2008-05-19
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Reading Level: 256
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Description: Does animal welfare have a place in sustainable farming, or do the demands of a rising human population and the threat of climate change mean that the interests of animals must be put aside? Can we improve the way we keep animals and still feed the world – or is it a choice between ethics and economics?
The aim of this book is to challenge the “them-and-us” thinking that sets the interests of humans and farm animals against each other and to show that to be really “sustainable,” farming needs to include, not ignore, animal welfare. The authors of this remarkable book come from a diversity of backgrounds: industry, animal welfare organizations, academic institutions, and practical farming. They are united in arguing that farm animals matter and that sustainable farming must have animal welfare at its ethical core, along with the production of healthy, affordable food and care for the environment.
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Price: $30.50
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Sale: $23.29
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Manufacturer: Columbia University Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Yi-Fu Tuan
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Publisher: Columbia University Press
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Dewey Decimal Number: 304.2
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Publication Date: 1990-10-30
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Reading Level: 260
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Description: What are the links between environment and world view? Topophilia, the affective bond between people and place, is the primary theme of this book that examines environmental perceptions and values at different levels: the species, the group, and the individual. Yi-Fu Tuan holds culture and environment and topophilia and environment as distinct in order to show how they mutually contribute to the formation of values. Topophilia examines the search for environment in the city, suburb, countryside, and wilderness from a dialectical perspective, distinguishes different types of environmental experience, and describes their character.
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