Author: Tim Andrew
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Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
This book provides a compact identification guide to the animals and plants of the Tristan da Cunha archipelago and Gough Island, with more than 400 colour photographs.
Field Guide to the Animals and Plants of Tristan Da Cunha and Gough Island
Author: Tim Andrew
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
This book provides a compact identification guide to the animals and plants of the Tristan da Cunha archipelago and Gough Island, with more than 400 colour photographs.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
This book provides a compact identification guide to the animals and plants of the Tristan da Cunha archipelago and Gough Island, with more than 400 colour photographs.
Gough Island
Author: Christine Hänel
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Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 188
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Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 188
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Plants of Gough Island
Author: Erling Christophersen
Publisher:
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Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 28
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Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 28
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Encyclopedia of the Antarctic
Author: Beau Riffenburgh
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 0415970245
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1274
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Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 0415970245
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1274
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World Mapping Today
Author: Bob Parry
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
ISBN: 3110959445
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1080
Book Description
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
ISBN: 3110959445
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1080
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The Ibis
Author:
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Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 780
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Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 780
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The New Wild
Author: Fred Pearce
Publisher: Beacon Press
ISBN: 0807039551
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
Named one of the best books of 2015 by The Economist A provocative exploration of the “new ecology” and why most of what we think we know about alien species is wrong For a long time, veteran environmental journalist Fred Pearce thought in stark terms about invasive species: they were the evil interlopers spoiling pristine “natural” ecosystems. Most conservationists and environmentalists share this view. But what if the traditional view of ecology is wrong—what if true environmentalists should be applauding the invaders? In The New Wild, Pearce goes on a journey across six continents to rediscover what conservation in the twenty-first century should be about. Pearce explores ecosystems from remote Pacific islands to the United Kingdom, from San Francisco Bay to the Great Lakes, as he digs into questionable estimates of the cost of invader species and reveals the outdated intellectual sources of our ideas about the balance of nature. Pearce acknowledges that there are horror stories about alien species disrupting ecosystems, but most of the time, the tens of thousands of introduced species usually swiftly die out or settle down and become model eco-citizens. The case for keeping out alien species, he finds, looks increasingly flawed. As Pearce argues, mainstream environmentalists are right that we need a rewilding of the earth, but they are wrong if they imagine that we can achieve that by reengineering ecosystems. Humans have changed the planet too much, and nature never goes backward. But a growing group of scientists is taking a fresh look at how species interact in the wild. According to these new ecologists, we should applaud the dynamism of alien species and the novel ecosystems they create. In an era of climate change and widespread ecological damage, it is absolutely crucial that we find ways to help nature regenerate. Embracing the new ecology, Pearce shows us, is our best chance. To be an environmentalist in the twenty-first century means celebrating nature’s wildness and capacity for change.
Publisher: Beacon Press
ISBN: 0807039551
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
Named one of the best books of 2015 by The Economist A provocative exploration of the “new ecology” and why most of what we think we know about alien species is wrong For a long time, veteran environmental journalist Fred Pearce thought in stark terms about invasive species: they were the evil interlopers spoiling pristine “natural” ecosystems. Most conservationists and environmentalists share this view. But what if the traditional view of ecology is wrong—what if true environmentalists should be applauding the invaders? In The New Wild, Pearce goes on a journey across six continents to rediscover what conservation in the twenty-first century should be about. Pearce explores ecosystems from remote Pacific islands to the United Kingdom, from San Francisco Bay to the Great Lakes, as he digs into questionable estimates of the cost of invader species and reveals the outdated intellectual sources of our ideas about the balance of nature. Pearce acknowledges that there are horror stories about alien species disrupting ecosystems, but most of the time, the tens of thousands of introduced species usually swiftly die out or settle down and become model eco-citizens. The case for keeping out alien species, he finds, looks increasingly flawed. As Pearce argues, mainstream environmentalists are right that we need a rewilding of the earth, but they are wrong if they imagine that we can achieve that by reengineering ecosystems. Humans have changed the planet too much, and nature never goes backward. But a growing group of scientists is taking a fresh look at how species interact in the wild. According to these new ecologists, we should applaud the dynamism of alien species and the novel ecosystems they create. In an era of climate change and widespread ecological damage, it is absolutely crucial that we find ways to help nature regenerate. Embracing the new ecology, Pearce shows us, is our best chance. To be an environmentalist in the twenty-first century means celebrating nature’s wildness and capacity for change.
The Fur Seals and Fur-seal Islands of the North Pacific Ocean: v. 2 . Charts of the islands and fur-seal rookeries of St. Paul and St. George, Pribilof group, Alaska
Author: United States. Commission on Fur-Seal Investigations
Publisher:
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Category : Sealing
Languages : en
Pages : 860
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Category : Sealing
Languages : en
Pages : 860
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The Far Eastern Review
Author:
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Category : East Asia
Languages : en
Pages : 552
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Category : East Asia
Languages : en
Pages : 552
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H.O. Pub
Author: United States. Hydrographic Office
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 544
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 544
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