Nature

An engaging quick-reference guide to the basics of identifying hawks, eagles, falcons, vultures, and kites in flight.* Includes color photos and simplified outlines showing key features of each species, as well as range maps and comparison spreads*...

This accessible and cutting-edge work offers a new look at the history of western "civilization," one that brings into focus the interrelated suffering of oppressed humans and other animals. Nibert argues persuasively that throughout history the...

Through the story of one man, Caleb Bawcombe, a shepherd whose flocks graze the Wiltshire, Hampshire and Dorset borders, we meet men and women of humble birth - poachers, gypsies, farmers and laborers - striving to survive on the land. As we read, the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993294211Author David AtkinsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 230Imprint EkklesiaPublisher EkklesiaWeight(grams) 340g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781937555382Author David P WarnersFormat PaperbackPage Count 252Imprint Calvin College PressPublisher Calvin College PressWeight(grams) 340gDimensions(mm)...

Ecological theories and hypotheses are usually complex because of natural variability in space and time, which often makes the design of experiments difficult. The statistical tests we use require data to be collected carefully and with proper regard to...

Tropical habitats cover over one third of the Earth's terrestrial surface and harbor much of its biodiversity, with many areas rich in endemic species. However, these ecosystems are under significant and growing threat from issues such as deforestation,...

The countryside is changing faster than ever. Fifty years ofconservation achievements in the UK are now being confronted by a newcomplexion of economic forces that are driving change in thecountryside. At the same time new ideas in conservation are...

Few animals face as violent, as well organised, and as determined an enemy as the world's rhinos. Across the continent, rhinos are being slaughtered on a daily basis and approximately 5,000 black rhinos and 21,000 white rhinos are all that prevent...

Can animals act for moral reasons? Philosophical tradition answers, almost univocally, "no." Recent work in cognitive ethology, however, points in the other direction. Philosophical tradition has apparently convincing arguments on its side. But cognitive...

Get the New Edition of Arizona's Best-Selling Bird Guide Learn to identify birds in Arizona, and make bird-watching even more enjoyable. With Stan Tekiela's famous field guide, bird identification is simple and informative. There's no need to look...

This book is a plea to everyone but especially to politicians, administrators, farmers and businessmen to take conservation seriously and as a result to integrate conservation with other activities. Through research work and land management the author...

Maps of species' distributions or habitat suitability are required for many aspects of environmental research, resource management and conservation planning. These include biodiversity assessment, reserve design, habitat management and restoration,...

Hebe Uhart's Animals tells of piglets that snack on crackers, parrots that rehearse their words at night, southern screamers that lurk at the front door of a decrepit aunt s house, and, of course, human animals, whose presence is treated with the same...

Parrots and snakes, wild cats and monkeys---exotic pets can now be found everywhere from skyscraper apartments and fenced suburban backyards to roadside petting zoos. In Animal Traffic Rosemary-Claire Collard investigates the multibillion-dollar global...

Over the past thirty years, forensic anthropologist Mary H. Manhein has helped authorities to identify hundreds of deceased persons throughout Louisiana and beyond. In Bone Remains, she offers details of twenty riveting cases from her files -- many of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781611805864Author Christine Bayles KortschFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Shambhala Publications IncPublisher Shambhala Publications Inc

In this fully revised edition of A Guide to Dragonflies & Damselflies of South Africa, all 164 species known to occur in South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland are described and illustrated, grouped according to family (six dragonfly and six damselfly...

Today more than ever, when the world is beset by environmental, social, healthcare and economic challenges, we need courage in our politics, both nationally and globally. This book tells the stories, some for the first time, of twelve individuals who...

Non-market valuation has become a broadly accepted and widely practiced means of measuring the economic values of the environment and natural resources. In this book, the authors provide a guide to the statistical and econometric practices that...

Imagine that you are an environmentalist who passionately believes that it is wrong to drill for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. How do you convince someone that a decision to drill is wrong? Debates about the environment and how humans ought...

The Living Elephants is the authoritative resource for information on both Asian and African elephants. From the ancient origins of the proboscideans to the present-day crisis of the living elephants, this volume synthesizes the behavior, ecology and...

Beyond Recycling critically explores unasked questions around recycling and its prominent position in contemporary thinking about sustainability. It examines and challenges assumptions about why we appear to have so wholeheartedly committed to recycling...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780998223339Author Edward R BrownFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Doorlight PublicationsPublisher Doorlight PublicationsWeight(grams) 152g

Aquatic plants play a critically important role in maintaining ecosystem health. They are natural biological filters in freshwater and estuarine wetlands; they contribute to the reproductive success of many organisms, some of which are harvested for...

Why are some species admired or beloved while others are despised? An eagle or hawk circling overhead inspires awe while urban pigeons shuffling underfoot are kicked away in revulsion. Fly fishermen consider carp an unwelcome trash fish, even though the...

Wolves on a wilderness island illuminate lessons on the environment, extinction, and life.For more than a quarter century, celebrated biologist John Vucetich has studied the wolves, and the moose that sustain them, of the boreal forest of Isle Royale...

As featured in the documentary, DamNation (Patagonia, 2014). During his first summer, Spencer built a sheltered viewing platform, a place to sit with Sis and his notebook, and observe the denizens of the pool for months, and, finally, years on end...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780553382662Author Stephen BuchmannFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Bantam Books IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 261g

The Beginner's Guide to Mushrooms is your ultimate guide to mycology. Whether you've never picked a mushroom before in your life or you've been cultivating mushrooms at home for ages, the expert advice in this comprehensive mushroom manual will transform...

An eloquent explanation of why human beings need to connect with nature and what is lost when they are disconnected from the natural world Human health and well-being are inextricably linked to nature; our connection to the natural world is part of our...

Habitat fragmentation is one of the most ubiquitous and serious environmental threats confronting the long-term survival of plant and animal species worldwide. As species become restricted to remnant habitats, effective management for long-term...

Black Union soldiers and refugees fleeing enslavement during the Civil War faced dire circumstances when they fell ill or were injured. During the war, white Northerners routinely promoted ideas about Black inferiority using the language of science and...

After writing twelve books over a period of forty years, I said I was finished. However, my life and the life around me has changed and I felt it time to offer to people pages from my own personal nature journals which have been my guides and deep...

Not long ago, the future seemed predictable. Now, certainty about the course of civilization has given way to fear and doubt. Raging fires, ravaging storms, political upheavals, financial collapse, and deadly pandemics lie ahead-or are already here. The...

Whether referring to a place, a nonhuman animal or plant, or a state of mind, wild indicates autonomy and agency, a will to be, a unique expression of life. Yet two contrasting ideas about wild nature permeate contemporary discussions: either that nature...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789389509724Author Elie MetchnikoffFormat PaperbackPage Count 242Imprint Lector HousePublisher Lector HouseWeight(grams) 376gDimensions(mm) 234mm * 156mm *...

On any night in early June, if you stand on the right beaches of America's East Coast, you can travel back in time all the way to the Jurassic. For as you watch, thousands of horseshoe crabs will emerge from the foam and scuttle up the beach to their...

After decades of operating off-the-backfoot and protecting and conserving nature perceived as under threat, conservationists are becoming proactive and creative in the face of habitat loss, agricultural intensification and climate change. Beyond...

" . . . provides readers with a much-needed cross-cultural and multidisciplinary perspective on ecofeminist activism and scholarship." -Iris" . . . a very important contribution to the literature on ecological feminism." -Ethics"I think the unique...