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A Magic Web
Oxford University Press, USA 2003; US$ 41.00The tropical forest of Panama's Barro Colorado Island is a luxuriant community of plants and animals, pulsating with life and offering an astonishing view of nature's myriad processes. What does the forest look like? How do the activities of this forest's plants and animals create a community?. Now, in A Magic Web, photographer Christian... more...
Biodiversity in Environmental Assessment
Cambridge University Press 2009; US$ 54.00First of its kind and unique in its blend of theoretical and practical approaches for mainstreaming biodiversity in impact assessment. more...
Carbon Detox
Octopus 2007; US$ 22.64Reduce your carbon footprint from day 1 - "Carbon Detox" explains the changes each of us can make at home, at work and in every aspect of our lives. From summer heat waves to rising sea levels, climate change affects us all. The main cause is carbon dioxide and our carbon emissions are growing year by year at a frightening rate. However, there is hope.... more...
Earth in Our Care
Rutgers University Press 2009; US$ 49.95Earth in Our Care is a compelling study of three interactive spheres of the ecosystem: atmosphere (air), litho-hydrosphere (rock that comprises the restless continents and the water that surrounds them), and biosphere (all life sandwiched in between). Writing in rich detail and using insightful analogies, Chris Maser addresses key issues including... more...
Ecocriticism
Taylor and Francis 2004; US$ 22.95Inspired by a range of ecological movements, ecocriticism explores the ways in which we imagine and portray the relationship between humans and the environment in all areas of cultural production, from Wordsworth and Thoreau to Disney and BBC nature documentaries. Greg Garrard's animated and accessible volume traces the development of the movement... more...
The Ecology of Seeds
Cambridge University Press 2005; US$ 52.00A 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...
The Ecology of Seashores
CRC Press 2000; US$ 149.95A comprehensive review and synthesis of the research on shore ecosystems, this book lends order to some of the most complex ecosystem types and presents a wide range of geographical examples. It emphasizes ecological processes and the use of systems analysis in understanding these processes. more...
Ecological Census Techniques
Cambridge University Press 2006; US$ 61.00Most work in ecology or conservation requires a census of the population. Experts describe the practical methods necessary for carrying out a census. The book includes the underlying theory and the practical details for plants and each group of animals, alongside the environmental measures that can be done simultaneously. more...
Win-win Ecology
Oxford University Press 2003; US$ 44.99Must the human and natural worlds be adversaries? This book, by an ecologist, finds that ecological science actually rejects such polarization. It shows that reconciliation ecology is the missing tool of conservation, the practical, scientifically based approach that, when added to the rest, will solve the problem of preserving Earth's species. more...
Water Hyacinth in Africa and the Middle East
International Development Research Centre 2000; US$ 25.00Freshwater infestation by the water hyacinth weed has reached crisis proportions in many areas of Africa and the Middle East. Accumulated environmental, economic, and social damages to date are estimated in the billions of dollars. Most severely affected are riparian communities and those people who depend upon the environmental services or production... more...









