Nature

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781582431369Author John Hanson MitchellFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint CounterpointPublisher Counterpoint

Beavers can and do dramatically change the landscape. The beaver is a keystone species-their skills as foresters and engineers create and maintain ponds and wetlands that increase biodiversity, purify water, and prevent large-scale flooding. Biologists...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993247279Author Philip OnionsFormat PaperbackPage Count 92Imprint Corona Books UKPublisher Corona Books UK

The heart-wrenching and adventure-filled stories of a South African wild animal vet and his colleaguesBook InformationISBN 9781599219424Author Roy AronsonFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint The Lyons PressPublisher Rowman & LittlefieldWeight(grams) 25g

"Frightening...Firestorm comes alive when Struzik discusses the work of offbeat scientists." --New York Times Book Review "Comprehensive and compelling." --Booklist "A powerful message." --Kirkus "Should be required reading." --Library Journal ...

Key features:Captures the historic context and recent developments in science and policy arenas that address the potential for coastal wetlands to be considered as significant contributors to carbon sequestrationLinks multiple levels of science...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781578050833Author David James DuncanFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Sierra Club BooksPublisher Sierra Club BooksWeight(grams) 363gDimensions(mm)...

In this detailed guide to the best birding localities, Simpson describes more than three hundred sites, including recreation areas, overlooks, campgrounds, picnic areas, and hiking trails. For each site, he lists the species most likely to be seen as...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781400096961Author Hugh RafflesFormat PaperbackPage Count 480Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 132g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsShort-listed for J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize 2018.Book InformationISBN 9781101902806Author Nate BlakesleeFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Crown Publishing Group...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781484607619Author Angela RoystonFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Capstone PressPublisher Capstone Press

THE ANIMAL DIALOGUES tells of Craig Childs' own chilling experiences among the grizzlies of the Arctic, sharks off the coast of British Columbia and in the turquoise waters of Central America, jaguars in the bush of northern Mexico, mountain lions, elk,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781597310185Author Lord NorthbourneFormat HardbackPage Count 128Imprint Angelico PressPublisher Angelico PressWeight(grams) 345gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781590564196Author Carol J. AdamsFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint Lantern Books,USPublisher Lantern Books,USWeight(grams) 1g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781935622512Author Corey FingerFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Scott & Nix, IncPublisher Scott & Nix, IncWeight(grams) 528g

The two volumes of this handbook provide a comprehensive account of the emerging and vibrant science of the ecological restoration of both habitats and species. Ecological restoration aims to achieve complete structural and functional, self-maintaining...

This is an exciting time for natural resources planning. There are amazing technologies available to planners and a wide and growing array of resources, problems, and opportunities that need attention. Private and public interests are taking up these...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781620055564Author Waterford PressPage Count 12Imprint Waterford Press LtdPublisher Waterford Press Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486201290Author Alexander CalderFormat PaperbackPage Count 62Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)...

A stunning celebration of the equine world. This definitive visual guide to horses and ponies includes a list of over 150 different breeds and types, including all those recognized by national horse societies. This stunning volume is the perfect...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780888396402Author Daniel Klem JrFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,CanadaPublisher Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada

'I value my garden more for being full of blackbirds than of cherries, and very frankly give them fruit for their songs.' Joseph Addison This pocket-sized miscellany, packed with fascinating facts, handy hints and captivating stories and quotes...

The state small mammal -- the armadillo -- is one of the thousands of species of animals inhabiting the diverse ecosystems found throughout Texas. This beautifully illustrated guide highlights over 140 familiar and unique species of mammals, birds,...

Back from the Brink is an antidote to a world that seems full of stories of wildlife doom and gloom. Amongst all the loss of habitat and the animals and plants that are in spiraling decline, it's easy to forget that there are a huge number of positive...

The beauty, grace, and uniformity of these magnificent horses, bred selectively for centuries, are unexcelled, and every Arabian owner will agree that there is a spiritual bond and kinship between the Arabian horse and its master such as exists with no...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780882149707Author Benjamin SellsFormat PaperbackPage Count 230Imprint Spring PublicationsPublisher Spring PublicationsWeight(grams) 152g

Since 1970, the Caribbean has lost half of its coral reefs, an ominous and accelerating phenomenon that extends around the world. Today's remaining coral reefs - still a source of endless discovery and mystery for scientists - are at risk of disappearing...

Political ecology and science studies have found fertile meeting ground in environmental studies. While the two distinct areas of inquiry approach the environment from different perspectives - one focusing on the politics of resource access and the other...

Governance failure and corruption are increasingly identified as key causes of tropical deforestation. In Nigeria's Edo State, once the showcase of scientific forestry in West Africa, large-scale forest conversion and the virtual depletion of timber...

Starting with Ralph Waldo Emerson's essay "Nature," Visualizing Nature brings together contemporary visionaries to share deeply personal essays on nature, ecology, sustainability, climate change, philosophy, and more. Compiled by editor and poet...

Large parts of our world are filled with plants, and human life depends on, interacts with, affects and is affected by plant life in various ways. Yet plants have not received nearly as much attention from philosophers and ethicists as they deserve. In...

An intrepid sleuth and articulate tutor, Wessels teaches us to read a landscape the way we might solve a mystery. What exactly is the meaning of all those stone walls in the middle of the forest? Why do beech and birch trees have smooth bark when the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781594205217Author Jennifer AckermanFormat HardbackPage Count 352Imprint The Penguin PressPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 584gDimensions(mm) 243mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782940573394Author Paul Spencer SochaczewskiFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Explorer's Eye PressPublisher Explorer's Eye PressWeight(grams)...

Plugged by no fewer than twenty-five dams, the Colorado is the world's most regulated river, providing most of the water supply of Las Vegas, Tucson, and San Diego, and much of the power and water of Los Angeles and Phoenix. If the river ceased flowing,...

The definitive field guide to the magnificent wildflowers of the Adirondacks.Covering more than six million acres of protected wilderness, the Adirondacks, with their landscape of high peaks, verdant wetlands, majestic trees, and lush carpets of flowers,...

Kruger National Park - Questions & answers is a compilation of the questions most frequently asked by visitors to the Park, and their answers, given by a seasoned game park official. This new edition has been expanded, and reflects management decisions...

This volume brings together scholars working in diverse traditions of the humanities in order to offer a comprehensive analysis of the environmental catastrophe as the modern-day apocalypse. Drawing on philosophy, theology, history, literature, art...

The South Pacific is a vast expanse of ocean-over 50 million km(2)-with tiny scattered islands and island groups. From Kiribati, Tuvalu, and Fiji in the west, to the far-flung Marquesas and Austral Islands in French Polynesia in the east, this book...