Author: Bruce A. Stein
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Category : Biodiversity
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
1997 Species Report Card
Author: Bruce A. Stein
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biodiversity
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biodiversity
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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Assessment of Species Diversity in the Atlantic Maritime Ecozone
Author: Donald F. McAlpine
Publisher: NRC Research Press
ISBN: 0660198355
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 802
Book Description
Publisher: NRC Research Press
ISBN: 0660198355
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 802
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Fact Sheet
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Category : Earth sciences
Languages : en
Pages : 168
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Publisher:
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Category : Earth sciences
Languages : en
Pages : 168
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The Condor's Shadow
Author: David S. Wilcove
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 0385498810
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
With gripping narrative power, The Condor's Shadow traces the ways in which human greed and ignorance have wreaked havoc on our ecological landscape. The heir apparent to Peter Matthiessen's 1959 classic Wildlife in America, The Condor's Shadow is a brilliant and compulsively readable study of the state of North American wildlife and what is being done to reverse the damage humans have caused. With equal respect for the smallest feather-mite and the fiercest grizzly, the frailest flower and the stateliest redwood, David S. Wilcove illustrates--in jargon-free, often witty prose--nature's delicate system of checks and balances, examining the factors that determine a species' vulnerability and the consequences of losing even the tiniest part of any ecosystem. An examination of both the heart-wrenching failures and stunning successes of our conservation efforts, The Condor's Shadow chronicles the destruction and resilience of our American wilderness and offers an insightful, eloquent overview that will appeal to avid conservationists and recreational nature-lovers alike.
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 0385498810
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
With gripping narrative power, The Condor's Shadow traces the ways in which human greed and ignorance have wreaked havoc on our ecological landscape. The heir apparent to Peter Matthiessen's 1959 classic Wildlife in America, The Condor's Shadow is a brilliant and compulsively readable study of the state of North American wildlife and what is being done to reverse the damage humans have caused. With equal respect for the smallest feather-mite and the fiercest grizzly, the frailest flower and the stateliest redwood, David S. Wilcove illustrates--in jargon-free, often witty prose--nature's delicate system of checks and balances, examining the factors that determine a species' vulnerability and the consequences of losing even the tiniest part of any ecosystem. An examination of both the heart-wrenching failures and stunning successes of our conservation efforts, The Condor's Shadow chronicles the destruction and resilience of our American wilderness and offers an insightful, eloquent overview that will appeal to avid conservationists and recreational nature-lovers alike.
Biosphere 2000
Author: Donald G. Kaufman
Publisher: Kendall Hunt
ISBN: 9780787257132
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 708
Book Description
Publisher: Kendall Hunt
ISBN: 9780787257132
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 708
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Wilderburbs
Author: Lincoln Bramwell
Publisher: University of Washington Press
ISBN: 0295805587
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Since the 1950s, the housing developments in the West that historian Lincoln Bramwell calls “wilderburbs” have offered residents both the pleasures of living in nature and the creature comforts of the suburbs. Remote from cities but still within commuting distance, nestled next to lakes and rivers or in forests and deserts, and often featuring spectacular views of public lands, wilderburbs celebrate the natural beauty of the American West and pose a vital threat to it. Wilderburbs tells the story of how roads and houses and water development have transformed the rural landscape in the West. Bramwell introduces readers to developers, homeowners, and government regulators, all of whom have faced unexpected environmental problems in designing and building wilderburb communities, including unpredictable water supplies, threats from wildfires, and encounters with wildlife. By looking at wilderburbs in the West, especially those in Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico, Bramwell uncovers the profound environmental consequences of Americans’ desire to live in the wilderness.
Publisher: University of Washington Press
ISBN: 0295805587
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Since the 1950s, the housing developments in the West that historian Lincoln Bramwell calls “wilderburbs” have offered residents both the pleasures of living in nature and the creature comforts of the suburbs. Remote from cities but still within commuting distance, nestled next to lakes and rivers or in forests and deserts, and often featuring spectacular views of public lands, wilderburbs celebrate the natural beauty of the American West and pose a vital threat to it. Wilderburbs tells the story of how roads and houses and water development have transformed the rural landscape in the West. Bramwell introduces readers to developers, homeowners, and government regulators, all of whom have faced unexpected environmental problems in designing and building wilderburb communities, including unpredictable water supplies, threats from wildfires, and encounters with wildlife. By looking at wilderburbs in the West, especially those in Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico, Bramwell uncovers the profound environmental consequences of Americans’ desire to live in the wilderness.
Survey of Threatened and Endangered Wetland and Aquatic Plants at Four Corps of Engineers Districts
Author: Linda S. Nelson
Publisher:
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Category : Aquatic plants
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aquatic plants
Languages : en
Pages : 62
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Environmental Quality
Author: Council on Environmental Quality (U.S.)
Publisher:
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Category : Environmental health
Languages : en
Pages : 372
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Category : Environmental health
Languages : en
Pages : 372
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Precious Heritage
Author: Bruce A. Stein
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198028962
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
From the lush forests of Appalachia to the frozen tundra of Alaska, and from the tallgrass prairies of the Midwest to the subtropical rainforests of Hawaii, the United States harbors a remarkable array of ecosystems. These ecosystems in turn sustain an exceptional variety of plant and animal life. For species such as salamanders and freshwater turtles, the United States ranks as the global center of diversity. Among the nation's other unique biological features are California's coast redwoods, the world's tallest trees, and Nevada's Devils Hole pupfish, which survives in a single ten-by-seventy-foot desert pool, the smallest range of any vertebrate animal. Precious Heritage draws together for the first time a quarter century of information on U.S. biodiversity developed by natural heritage programs from across the country. This richly illustrated volume not only documents those aspects of U.S. biodiversity that are particularly noteworthy, but also considers how our species and ecosystems are faring, what is threatening them, and what is needed to protect the nation's remaining natural inheritance. Above all, Precious Heritage is a celebration of the extraordinary biological diversity of the United States.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198028962
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
From the lush forests of Appalachia to the frozen tundra of Alaska, and from the tallgrass prairies of the Midwest to the subtropical rainforests of Hawaii, the United States harbors a remarkable array of ecosystems. These ecosystems in turn sustain an exceptional variety of plant and animal life. For species such as salamanders and freshwater turtles, the United States ranks as the global center of diversity. Among the nation's other unique biological features are California's coast redwoods, the world's tallest trees, and Nevada's Devils Hole pupfish, which survives in a single ten-by-seventy-foot desert pool, the smallest range of any vertebrate animal. Precious Heritage draws together for the first time a quarter century of information on U.S. biodiversity developed by natural heritage programs from across the country. This richly illustrated volume not only documents those aspects of U.S. biodiversity that are particularly noteworthy, but also considers how our species and ecosystems are faring, what is threatening them, and what is needed to protect the nation's remaining natural inheritance. Above all, Precious Heritage is a celebration of the extraordinary biological diversity of the United States.
Vertebrate Biology
Author: Donald W. Linzey
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 1421400405
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 602
Book Description
Arranged logically to follow the typical course format, Vertebrate Biology leaves students with a full understanding of the unique structure, function, and living patterns of the subphylum that includes our own species.
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 1421400405
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 602
Book Description
Arranged logically to follow the typical course format, Vertebrate Biology leaves students with a full understanding of the unique structure, function, and living patterns of the subphylum that includes our own species.