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People and Wildlife, Conflict or Co-existence?by Rosie Woodroffe; Simon Thirgood; Alan Rabinowitz; Guy Cowlishaw; John Gittleman; Michael Samways
Cambridge University Press 2005; US$ 63.00Conflict between people and wildlife is a major emerging conservation issue that is difficult to resolve. This book discusses whether, and how, coexistence of people and endangered wildlife may be encouraged, using measures such as novel and traditional farming methods, compensation, sustainable hunting and ecotourism. more...
The Challenge to Changeby Richard Eckersley; Kevin Jeans
CSIRO Publishing 1995; US$ 13.95What is Australia's future? What role will science and technology play in shaping it? Challenge to Change: Australia in 2020 highlights the choices and options Australians face. It will stimulate thought and discussion about what the Australian people want. In this book, CSIRO brings together some of its leading scientists to give their ideas of what the future holds. Some of the topics discussed are: Biotechnology - new plants, new animals and new industries; Food science - fresher foods and foods as medicine; Climate and weather - greenhouse and long-term forecasts; Sustainable agriculture - better farming practices; Information technology and telecommunications - information anywhere, anytime on anything; Oceans - a rich resource, if looked... more...
Issues and Perspectives in Landscape Ecologyby John A. Wiens; Michael R. Moss; John Wiens; Lenore Fahrig; Bruce Milne; Peter Dennis; Richard Hobbs; Joan Nassauer
Cambridge University Press 2005; US$ 63.00Through a series of personal essays by leading landscape ecologists, this book addresses a wide array of past, current, and future issues in landscape ecology. The essays are informative and entertaining and span multiple spectrums, addressing theory and practice, science and application, conservation and utilization, and aquatic and terrestrial systems. more...
Ten Commitmentsby David Lindenmayer; Stephen Dovers; Molly Olson; Steve Morton
CSIRO Publishing 2008; US$ 25.95Leading environmental thinkers speak on environmental issues facing Australia. more...
Biodiversityby Kevin J. Gaston; John I. Spicer
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2009; US$ 74.95CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD ARTWORK This concise introductory text provides a complete overview of biodiversity - what it is, how it arose, its distribution, why it is important, human impact upon it, and what should be done to maintain it. Timely overview of the serious attempts made to quantify and describe biodiversity in a scientific way Acts as an easy entry point into the primary literature Provides real-world examples of key issues, including illustrations of major temporal and spatial patterns in biodiversity Designed primarily with undergraduate students and course lecturers in mind, it will also be of interest to anyone who requires an overview of, and entry to, the vast literature on these topics. All the figures... more...
Australia's Biodiversity and Climate Changeby Will Author)
CSIRO Publishing 2009; US$ 63.00Strategic assessment of the vulnerability of Australia's biodiversity to climate change. more...
Mycelium Runningby Paul Stamets
Ten Speed Press 2011; US$ 27.99Mycelium Running is a manual for the mycological rescue of the planet. That’s right: growing more mushrooms may be the best thing we can do to save the environment, and in this groundbreaking text from mushroom expert Paul Stamets, you’ll find out how. The basic science goes like this: Microscopic cells called “mycelium”--the fruit of which are mushrooms--recycle carbon, nitrogen, and other essential elements as they break down plant and animal debris in the creation of rich new soil. What Stamets has discovered is that we can capitalize on mycelium’s digestive power and target it to decompose toxic wastes and pollutants (mycoremediation), catch and reduce silt from streambeds and pathogens from agricultural... more...
1493by Charles C. Mann
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2011; US$ 14.99From the author of 1491— the best-selling study of the pre-Columbian Americas—a deeply engaging new history of the most momentous biological event since the death of the dinosaurs. More than 200 million years ago, geological forces split apart the continents. Isolated from each other, the two halves of the world developed radically different suites of plants and animals. When Christopher Columbus set foot in the Americas, he ended that separation at a stroke. Driven by the economic goal of establishing trade with China, he accidentally set off an ecological convulsion as European vessels carried thousands of species to new homes across the oceans. The Columbian Exchange, as researchers call it, is the reason there are tomatoes... more...
Vascular Epiphytesby David H. Benzing
Cambridge University Press 1990; US$ 59.00This book synthesizes the body of information from research on epiphytes. more...
Burning Issuesby Mark Adams; Peter Attiwill
CSIRO Publishing 2011; US$ 49.95The role of fire in Australia's ecosystems, and how to manage fire both for safety and for diversity. more...