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ISBN: 9781118041550 - Elements of Environmental Chemistry Elements of Environmental Chemistry
Ronald A Hites, Jonathan D Raff

ISBN10: 1118041550  ISBN13: 9781118041550
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 15 May 2012
This reference takes a quantitative approach to environmental chemistry, employing a concise style. This reference takes a quantitative approach to environmental chemistry, employing a concise style. The second edition continues the book's... More

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ISBN: 9781444336368 - Restoration Ecology Restoration Ecology
Jelte van Andel, James Aronson

ISBN10: 1444336363  ISBN13: 9781444336368
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 19 Apr 2012
Since 2006, when the first edition of this book appeared, major advances have taken place in restoration science and in the practice of ecological restoration, both now accepted as key components of the increasingly urgent search for... More

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ISBN: 9780465021833 - Learning from the Octopus Learning from the Octopus
Rafe Sagarin

ISBN10: 0465021832  ISBN13: 9780465021833
Publisher: The Perseus Books Group Basic Books
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 12 Apr 2012
How should we alert others of danger? Learn from the woodchuck. How can we avoid threats? Study the octopus, the paragon of variability. This title shows us how the study of ecology and evolution can fortify us against disaster and war. More

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ISBN: 9780470674826 - The Evolutionary Strategies That Shape Ecosystems The Evolutionary Strategies That Shape Ecosystems
J Philip Grime, Simon Pierce

ISBN10: 0470674822  ISBN13: 9780470674826
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 10 Apr 2012
In 1837 a young Charles Darwin took his notebook, wrote "I think" and then sketched a rudimentary, stick-like tree. Each branch of Darwin's tree of life told a story of survival and adaptation - adaptation of animals and plants not just to the... More

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ISBN: 9780470671528 - Metabolic Ecology Metabolic Ecology
Richard M Sibly, James H Brown, Astrid Kodric-Brown

ISBN10: 0470671521  ISBN13: 9780470671528
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 10 Apr 2012
Most of ecology is about metabolism: the ways that organisms use energy and materials. The energy requirements of individuals - their metabolic rates - vary predictably with their body size and temperature. Ecological interactions are exchanges of... More

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ISBN: 9780470673737 - Tropical Forest Conservation and Industry Partnership Tropical Forest Conservation and Industry Partnership
Dr Connie J Clark, Dr John R Poulsen

ISBN10: 0470673737  ISBN13: 9780470673737
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 30 Mar 2012
Historically, the conservation of forests and wildlife has focused on the creation of national parks and reserves. However, only 9% of protected areas are larger than 14,000 hectares, likely making them too small to conserve ecosystem services and... More

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ISBN: 9781613248539 - Municipal Solid Waste Municipal Solid Waste
Mohamed Alwaeli

ISBN10: 1613248539  ISBN13: 9781613248539
Publisher: Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 16 Mar 2012
The management of solid waste represents a major economic and environmental issue throughout the world. This book presents research in the study of municipal solid waste, with a focus on recycling and cost effectiveness. Currently, the management... More

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ISBN: 9780199587117 - Ecological Speciation Ecological Speciation
Patrik Nosil

ISBN10: 0199587116  ISBN13: 9780199587117
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 15 Mar 2012
The formation of new species ('speciation') creates new biological diversity. This book addresses the role of ecological differences between populations in driving speciation. It reviews this process of 'ecological speciation' from ecological... More

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ISBN: 9781444339499 - An Introduction to Behavioural Ecology An Introduction to Behavioural Ecology
Nicholas B Davies, John R Krebs, Stuart A West

ISBN10: 1444339494  ISBN13: 9781444339499
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)
Edition: 4th Revised edition
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 02 Mar 2012
* Covers the influence of natural selection on behaviour -- an animal's struggle to survive and reproduce by exploiting and competing for resources, avoiding predators, selecting mates and caring for offspring, and how animal societies reflect... More

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ISBN: 9780199583102 - Chemical Ecology in Aquatic Systems Chemical Ecology in Aquatic Systems
Christer Bronmark, Lars-Anders Hansson

ISBN10: 0199583102  ISBN13: 9780199583102
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 01 Mar 2012
In recent years it has become increasingly clear that chemical interactions play a fundamental role in aquatic habitats and have far-reaching evolutionary and ecological implications. This book covers a wide range of studies, including both plants... More