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| Author | : Reed F. Noss |
| Publisher | : Island Press |
| Total Pages | : 353 |
| Release | : 2012-12-03 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : 159726489X |
Forgotten Grasslands of the South is the study of one of the biologically richest and most endangered ecosystems in North America. In a seamless blend of science and personal observation, renowned ecologist Reed Noss explains the natural history of southern grasslands, their origin and history, and the physical determinants of grassland distribution, including ecology, soils, landform, and hydrology. In addition to offering fascinating new information about these little-studied ecosystems, Noss demonstrates how natural history is central to the practice of conservation. Although theory and experimentation have recently dominated the field of ecology, ecologists are coming to realize how these distinct approaches are not divergent but complementary, and that pursuing them together can bring greater knowledge and understanding of how the natural world works and how we can best conserve it. This long-awaited work sets a new standard for scientific literature and is essential reading for those who study and work to conserve the grasslands of the South as well as for everyone who is fascinated by the natural world.
| Author | : Peter D. Vickery |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 299 |
| Release | : 1999 |
| Genre | : Birds |
| ISBN | : 9781891276118 |
| Author | : Alan Johnson |
| Publisher | : A&C Black |
| Total Pages | : 307 |
| Release | : 2009-01-01 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : 1408108976 |
A detailed monograph on an iconic bird of tropical wetlands around the world, the flamingo. With their curious feeding behaviour, peculiar elongated body, gregarious social lives and exotic pink plumage, flamingos are among the most familiar and popular of all the world's birds. They have inspired artists, poets and amateur naturalists for centuries, but until 50 years ago very little was known about their biology. A growing number of scientists have directed their attention to these magnificent birds over recent years; this book summarises current understanding of flamingo biology, with detailed discussion of population dynamics, ecology, movements, feeding, breeding biology and conservation, with emphasis placed on the authors' work on the famous population of Greater Flamingos in the Camargue region of southern France. There is also a detailed guide to breeding areas, and an outline of future challenges for research.
| Author | : Charles F. Thompson |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 201 |
| Release | : 2010-09-09 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 1441964215 |
Current Ornithology publishes authoritative, up-to-date, scholarly reviews of topics selected from the full range of current research in avian biology. Topics cover the spectrum from the molecular level of organization to population biology and community ecology. The series seeks especially to review (1) fields in which an abundant recent literature will benefit from synthesis and organization, or (2) newly emerging fields that are gaining recognition as the result of recent discoveries or shifts in perspective, or (3) fields in which students of vertebrates may benefit from comparisons of birds with other classes. All chapters are invited, and authors are chosen for their leadership in the subjects under review.
| Author | : Sharon K. Collinge |
| Publisher | : JHU Press |
| Total Pages | : 358 |
| Release | : 2009-06 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : 0801891388 |
Ask airline passengers what they see as they gaze out the window, and they will describe a fragmented landscape: a patchwork of desert, woodlands, farmlands, and developed neighborhoods. Once-contiguous forests are now subdivided; tallgrass prairies that extended for thousands of miles are now crisscrossed by highways and byways. Whether the result of naturally occurring environmental changes or the product of seemingly unchecked human development, fractured lands significantly impact the planet’s biological diversity. In Ecology of Fragmented Landscapes, Sharon K. Collinge defines fragmentation, explains its various causes, and suggests ways that we can put our lands back together. Researchers have been studying the ecological effects of dismantling nature for decades. In this book, Collinge evaluates this body of research, expertly synthesizing all that is known about the ecology of fragmented landscapes. Expanding on the traditional coverage of this topic, Collinge also discusses disease ecology, restoration, conservation, and planning. Not since Richard T. T. Forman's classic Land Mosaics has there been a more comprehensive examination of landscape fragmentation. Ecology of Fragmented Landscapes is critical reading for ecologists, conservation biologists, and students alike.
| Author | : John G. Ewen |
| Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
| Total Pages | : 533 |
| Release | : 2012-01-30 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 1405186747 |
This book aims to further advance the field of reintroduction biology beyond the considerable progress made since the formation of the IUCN/SSC Re-introduction Specialist Group. Using an issue-based framework that purposely avoids a structure based on case studies the book's central theme is advocating a strategic approach to reintroduction where all actions are guided by explicit theoretical frameworks based on clearly defined objectives. Issues covered include husbandry and intensive management, monitoring, and genetic and health management. Although taxonomically neutral there is a recognised dominance of bird and mammal studies that reflects the published research in this field. The structure and content are designed for use by people wanting to bridge the research-management gap, such as conservation managers wanting to expand their thinking about reintroduction-related decisions, or researchers who seek to make useful applied contributions to reintroduction.
| Author | : British Ecological Society. Symposium |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 478 |
| Release | : 2002-08 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : 9780521549318 |
Dispersal has become central to many questions in theoretical and applied ecology in recent years. In this volume a team of leading ecologists aim to provide the advanced student and researcher with a comprehensive review of dispersal and its implications for modern ecology.
| Author | : British Columbia. Ministry of Forests |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 1999 |
| Genre | : Habitat conservation |
| ISBN | : |
The Forest Practices Code guidebooks help forest resource managers plan, prescribe and implement sound forest practices that comply with the Forest Practices Code. This guidebook is designed to be a "fine filter" approach to addressing habitat requirements of critical wildlife, in addition to the "coarse filter" approach provided by the Biodiversity Guidebook and the Riparian Management Area Guidebook.
| Author | : Ronald L. Myers |
| Publisher | : University Press of Florida |
| Total Pages | : 765 |
| Release | : 1990 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780813010229 |
Between roughly 25 and 31 degrees north latitude, a combination of flat topography, poor soils, and limited surface water produce deserts nearly everywhere on earth. In Florida, however, these conditions support a lavish biota, more diverse than that of any other state east of the Mississippi. In this first comprehensive guide to the state's natural resources in sixty years, thirty top scholars describe the character, relationships, and importance of Florida's ecosystems, the organisms that inhabit them, the forces that maintain them, and the agents that threaten them. From pine flatwoods to coral reef, Ecosystems of Florida provides a detailed, comprehensive, authoritative account of the peninsular state's complex, fragile environments.
| Author | : Paul D. Goriup |
| Publisher | : International |
| Total Pages | : 268 |
| Release | : 1988 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : |
