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Ecoliterate: How Educators Are Cultivating Emotional, Social, and Ecological Intelligence Daniel Goleman (Consortium for Research on Emotional Intelligence in Organizations) 9781118104576
RRP: £21.00£13.96A new integration of Goleman's emotional, social, and ecological intelligence Hopeful, eloquent, and bold, Ecoliterate offers inspiring stories, practical guidance, and an exciting new model of education that builds - in vitally important ways - on the... -
Ocean Ecology: Marine Life in the Age of Humans by J. Emmett Duffy
RRP: £75.00£60.49A comprehensive introduction to ocean ecology and a new way of thinking about ocean lifeMarine ecology is more interdisciplinary, broader in scope, and more intimately linked to human activities than ever before. Ocean Ecology provides advanced... -
A History of the Native Woodlands of Scotland, 1500-1920 by T. C. Smout
RRP: £38.00£35.30REVIEWS OF PREVIOUS EDITIONS: 'An authoritative, readable and attractively illustrated book...it is likely to be a much cited, definitive work for a long time to come.' Ian Whyte, Landscape History 'I thoroughly recommend it to ecologists, historians,... -
Life Itself: A Comprehensive Inquiry Into the Nature, Origin, and Fabrication of Life by Robert Rosen 9780231075657
RRP: £25.00£19.59Why are living things alive? As a theoretical biologist, Robert Rosen saw this as the most fundamental of all questions-and yet it had never been answered satisfactorily by science. The answers to this question would allow humanity to make an enormous... -
Nature's Services: Societal Dependence On Natural Ecosystems by Gretchen Daily 9781559634762
RRP: £42.00£35.61An overview of the benefits and services that nature offers to people. The contributors present a detailed synthesis of our current understanding of a suite of ecosystem services and a preliminary assessment of their economic value.Book InformationISBN... -
Cradle to Cradle by William McDonough 9780865475878
£20.05Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780865475878Author William McDonoughFormat PaperbackPage Count 193Imprint Rodale PressPublisher Rodale PressWeight(grams) 560gDimensions(mm) 205mm * 130mm *... -
The Solitary Bees: Biology, Evolution, Conservation by Bryan N. Danforth 9780691168982
RRP: £40.00£32.53The most up-to-date and authoritative resource on the biology and evolution of solitary beesWhile social bees such as honey bees and bumble bees are familiar to most people, they comprise less than 10 percent of all bee species in the world. The vast... -
Silent Violence: Food, Famine, and Peasantry in Northern Nigeria by Michael J. Watts 9780820344454
£46.08Why do famines occur and how have their effects changed through time? Why are those who produce food so often the casualties of famines? Looking at the food crisis that struck the West African Sahel during the 1970s, Michael J. Watts examines the... -
Farming on the Wild Side: The Evolution of a Regenerative Organic Farm and Nursery by Nancy J Hayden
RRP: £25.00£16.78One farm's decades-long journey into regenerative agriculture-and how these methods enhance biodiversity, pollinators, and soil health Northern Vermont's Nancy and John Hayden have spent the last 25 years transforming their draft horse-powered,... -
The Biology of Polar Regions by D.N. Thomas 9780199298136
£67.75There is now an increased awareness of the importance of polar regions in the Earth system, as well as their vulnerability to anthropogenic derived change, including of course global climate change. This new edition offers a concise but comprehensive... -
Being Salmon, Being Human: Encountering the Wild in Us and Us in the Wild Martin Lee Mueller 9781603587457
RRP: £18.99£12.75Nautilus Award Silver Medal Winner, Ecology & Environment In search of a new story for our place on earth Being Salmon, Being Human examines Western culture's tragic alienation from nature by focusing on the relationship between people and... -
The Biology and Conservation of Wild Canids by David W. MacDonald 9780198515562
£75.58This is a definitive book on the dog family, dealing with many aspects of the biology and conservation of wolves, dogs, jackals and foxes. It covers many topics relevant to modern conservation science, and features detailed case studies of many canid... -
State of the World's Oceans by Michelle Allsopp 9781402091155
£90.27The world's oceans cover 70% of the earth's surface and are home to a myriad of amazing and beautiful creatures. However, the biodiversity of the oceans is incre- ingly coming under serious threat from many human activities including overfi- ing, use of... -
Ecosystem Services: Key Issues Mark Everard (University of the West of England, UK) 9781032021973
RRP: £35.99£31.69Revised and fully updated, this textbook provides a detailed yet accessible introduction to the key aspects of ecosystem services. Ecosystem services is one of the most powerful guiding principles for ecology, biodiversity conservation and the management... -
Plants for Soil Regeneration: An Illustrated Guide by Sally Pinhey
RRP: £57.20£50.31This book is a comprehensive, beautifully illustrated colour guide to the plants which farmers, growers and gardeners can use to improve soil structure and restore fertility without the use and expense of agrichemicals. Information based on the latest... -
My Name is Chellis and I'm in Recovery from Western Civilization by Chellis Glendinning 9781897408056
RRP: £17.99£15.64When it came out in 1994, My Name is Chellis and I'm in Recovery from Western Civilization quickly became a classic of the ecopsychology movement. It is a book about roots which reach back millennia to a time when humans lived in and honored the natural... -
Social Calls of the Bats of Britain and Ireland by Neil Middleton
RRP: £35.00£28.82Bats are fascinating mammals about which we still have much to learn. As well as using ultrasonic echolocation calls for orientation and while foraging, they also have a complex array of vocalisations for communication. These are known as social calls... -
An Introduction to Spatial Data Analysis: Remote Sensing and GIS with Open Source Software by Martin Wegmann
RRP: £32.99£27.22This is a book about how ecologists can integrate remote sensing and GIS in their research. It will allow readers to get started with the application of remote sensing and to understand its potential and limitations. Using practical examples, the book... -
Insects on dock plants by David T. Salt
RRP: £20.00£16.43Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780855463090Author David T. SaltFormat PaperbackPage Count 56Imprint Richmond Publishing Co LtdPublisher Richmond Publishing Co LtdWeight(grams) 120g -
The Design Pathway for Regenerating Earth by Joe Brewer
£15.23Humanity is confronted with threats unprecedented in the history of our species. There is an urgent need to describe the "how" for managing the convergent threats of ecological overshoot and civilization collapse. This book offers a clear and cogent... -
Plant Ecology and Conservation by Andrew Lack
RRP: £45.99£44.12Plant Ecology & Conservation is an introduction to the world of plant ecology. It includes the main areas of current research including ideas about plant populations, nutrition and plant community ecology and has a particular emphasis on the interactions... -
Parents for a Future by Rupert Read 9781911343370
RRP: £10.99£7.64That our ecological future appears grave can no longer come as any surprise. And yet we have so far failed, collectively and individually, to begin the kind of action necessary to shift our path away from catastrophic climate collapse. In this stark and... -
The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity in Business and Enterprise Joshua Bishop 9781849712514
RRP: £130.00£112.51This book is a product of the TEEB study (The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity). It provides important evidence of growing corporate concern about biodiversity loss and offers examples of how leading companies are taking action to conserve... -
Behavioural Ecology by Etienne Danchin 9780199206292
£76.27Why are some species monogamous while others are polygamous? Why are males usually more ornamented than females? What makes one organism the hunter and another the hunted? Why do some creatures stick together in groups while others prefer to go it alone?... -
Predator Ecology: Evolutionary Ecology of the Functional Response by John P. DeLong 9780192895509
£97.27Predator-prey interactions are ubiquitous, govern the flow of energy up trophic levels, and strongly influence the structure of ecological systems. They are typically quantified using the functional response - the relationship between a predator's... -
Talking on the Water: Conversations about Nature and Creativity by Jonathan White
RRP: £12.99£12.58During the 1980s and 90s, the Resource Institute, headed by Jonathan White, held a series of "floating seminars" aboard a sixty-five-foot schooner featuring leading thinkers and writers from an array of disciplines. Over ten years, White conducted... -
Ecology, Community and Lifestyle: Outline of an Ecosophy by Arne Naess 9780521348737
RRP: £44.99£38.14The basic thesis of the work is that environmental problems are only to be solved by people - people who will be required to make value judgements in conflicts that go beyond narrowly conceived human concerns. Thus people require not only an ethical... -
Freshwater Ecology and Conservation: Approaches and Techniques by Jocelyne Hughes 9780198766421
RRP: £56.00£45.37This practical manual of freshwater ecology and conservation provides a state-of-the-art review of the approaches and techniques used to measure, monitor, and conserve freshwater ecosystems. It offers a single, comprehensive, and accessible synthesis of... -
Conservation Behavior: Applying Behavioral Ecology to Wildlife Conservation and Management by Oded Berger-Tal 9781107690417
RRP: £43.99£37.95Conservation behavior assists the investigation of species endangerment associated with managing animals impacted by anthropogenic activities. It employs a theoretical framework that examines the mechanisms, development, function, and phylogeny of... -
Nature That Makes Us Human: Why We Keep Destroying Nature and How We Can Stop Doing So by Michel Loreau 9780197628430
RRP: £24.49£20.78Climate change, biodiversity loss, pollution, resource depletion, new emerging diseases: scientists have raised awareness on the ecological and societal consequences of the unbridled development of human activities for a long time. Why do we keep... -
Lakes: A Very Short Introduction by Warwick F. Vincent
RRP: £7.99£5.79From the mysterious depths of Lake Vostok, Antarctica, to tropical floodplain lakes, inland seas, hydro-reservoirs and the variety of waterbodies in our local environment, lakes encompass a huge diversity of shapes, sizes, depths, colours, and even... -
The End Of Ice by Dahr Jamail 9781620975978
RRP: £12.99£8.63After nearly a decade overseas as a war reporter, the acclaimed journalist Dahr Jamail returned to America to renew his passion for mountaineering, only to find that the slopes he had once climbed have been irrevocably changed by climate disruption. In... -
Muntjac and Water Deer: Natural History, Environmental Impact and Management by Arnold Cooke
RRP: £35.00£29.22Muntjac and water deer were introduced to Britain from East Asia. This book provides a comprehensive overview of their natural history and the management of their environmental impacts. In lowland England, muntjac deer are one of the drivers of... -
Community Ecology: Analytical Methods Using R and Excel by Mark Gardener
RRP: £39.99£33.17Interactions between species are of fundamental importance to all living systems and the framework we have for studying these interactions is community ecology. This is important to our understanding of the planets biological diversity and how species... -
Key Topics in Conservation Biology 2 by David W. MacDonald
RRP: £56.95£50.37Following the much acclaimed success of the first volume of Key Topics in Conservation Biology, this entirely new second volume addresses an innovative array of key topics in contemporary conservation biology. Written by an internationally renowned team... -
The Biology of Streams and Rivers by Paul Giller 9780198549772
£60.35Although they constitute less than 1% of the world's water, freshwaters play a vital role in life on Earth. Running water, or lotic, habitats comprise a tiny proportion of these freshwaters, yet they offer important resources and are rich and complex... -
How Nature Keeps Time: Understanding Life Events in the Natural World by Helen Pilcher
RRP: £16.99£11.67An accessible and thought-provoking introduction to timespans in the natural world, featuring more than 80 beautifully designed diagrams and charts. Which organisms live the longest? How does the natural world recover from wildfires? How long do eggs... -
Evolutionary Ecology of Birds: Life Histories, Mating systems, and Extinction by Ian Owens
£61.30Birds show bewildering diversity in their life histories, mating systems and risk of extinction. Why do albatrosses delay reproduction for the first 12 years of their life while zebra finches breed in their first year ? Why are fairy-wrens so sexually... -
Nature's Economy: A History of Ecological Ideas by Donald Worster 9780521468343
RRP: £30.99£24.29Nature's Economy is a wide-ranging investigation of ecology's past, first published in 1994. It traces the origins of the concept, discusses the thinkers who have shaped it, and shows how it in turn has shaped the modern perception of our place in nature... -
Managing Scotland's Environment by Charles Warren
RRP: £39.00£36.80Scotland's natural environment is its most treasured asset and the subject of its most vociferous debates. In this book Charles Warren tackles the hottest current debates - land reform, the future of farming, public access, conservation of moorland and...