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Islands in Timeby Mark Patton
Routledge 1996; US$ 130.00Islands in Time explores the ecological and cultural development of prehistoric island societies. It considers the prehistory of the Mediterranean islands including Cyprus, Crete and the Cyclades, Malta, Lipari, Corsica and Sardinia. more...
Global Ecologyby Vaclav Smil
Routledge 1993; US$ 68.95Integrating an analysis of both social and environmental needs, this book explores the promises and problems of different paths towards global management in order to deepen our understanding of biospheric change. more...
Environment and Historyby William Beinart; Peter Coates
Routledge 1995; US$ 41.95Beinart and Coates examine the influence of human economies and cultures on ecosystems, looking at the history of settler incursion in two frontier nations: the USA and South Africa. They also seek to explain change in indigenous ideas & practices. more...
Landscape Ecology And Geographical Information Systemsby Roy Haines-Young
Taylor & Francis 1993; US$ 83.95Following a workshop on environmental applications of GIS technology, this book contains a variety of papers on the conceptual frameworks behind spatial analysis in ecology, information handling techniques and applied studies in plant and animal ecology and landscape modelling. more...
Ecocriticismby Greg Garrard
Routledge 2004; US$ 22.95This text is one of the first introductory guides to the field of literary ecological criticism. It is the ideal handbook for all students new to the disciplines of literature and environment studies, ecology and green studies. more...
Applied Ecology and Natural Resource Managementby Guy R. McPherson; Stephen DeStefano
Cambridge University Press 2002; US$ 43.00The science of ecology and the practice of resource management are critical to our understanding of the Earth's ecosystems and our efforts to conserve them. This book focuses on the discipline of plant ecology as a foundation for vegetation and wildlife management and is aimed at natural resource managers and students. more...
The Ecology of Freshwater Molluscsby Robert T. Dillon
Cambridge University Press 2000; US$ 44.00All aspects of the ecology of freshwater molluscs are discussed in this unique volume. Extensively referenced and providing a synthesis of work from the 19th century to the present day, this book will appeal to professional ecologists, evolutionary biologists and parasitologists interested in these diverse invertebrates. more...
The Ecology of Trees in the Tropical Rain Forestby I. M. Turner; Peter S. Ashton; Stephen P. Hubbell; Daniel H. Janzen; Peter H. Raven; P. B. Tomlinson
Cambridge University Press 2001; US$ 49.00Current knowledge of the ecology of tropical rain-forest trees is limited, yet a good understanding of the trees is essential to unravelling the workings of the forest itself. This book aims to summarise contemporary understanding of the ecology of tropical rain-forest trees, with particular emphasis on comparative ecology. more...
American Bisonby Dale F. Lott; Harry W. Greene
University of California Press 2002; US$ 15.95American Bison combines the latest scientific information and one man's personal experience in an homage to one of the most magnificent animals to have roamed America's vast, vanished grasslands. Dale F. Lott, a distinguished behavioral ecologist who was born on the National Bison Range and has studied the buffalo for many years, relates what is known about this iconic animal's life in the wild and its troubled history with humans. Written with unusual grace and verve, American Bison takes us on a journey into the bison's past and shares a compelling vision for its future, offering along the way a valuable introduction to North American prairie ecology. We become Lott's companions in the field as he acquaints us with the social life and... more...
The Ecology of Seedsby Michael Fenner; Ken Thompson
Cambridge University Press 2005; US$ 49.00A succinct review of the ecological aspects of seed biology which encompasses a wide range of concepts of general relevance to plant ecology, reflecting the central role that the study of seed ecology has played in elucidating many fundamental aspects of plant community function. more...









