Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
Hardback. Using the history of the concept of extinction with the dodo as a case study, this title weaves together story fragments to give a cohesive view of 17th century exploration and the grave ramifications it had for the survival and extinction of many species. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PSVW6; RNKH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 291 x 25. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387988764
- ISBN
- 9780387988764
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 37.15
€ 40.99
€ 37.15
Hardback. From microbial to plant ecosystems, this book examines how changes in UV radiation, caused by ozone depletion, as well as by changes in radiation levels throughout the evolution of life on Earth, can alter species composition and interspecies competitiveness. Editor(s): Cockell, Charles S.; Blaustein, Andrew R. Num Pages: 222 pages, 13 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSBT; RBP; RNC; RNP; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 509.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387988788
- ISBN
- 9780387988788
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.84
€ 122.84
Multivariate Statistics for Wildlife and Ecology Research
Mcgarigal, Kevin; Cushman, Samuel; Landguth, ...
hardcover. Gives the reader a conceptual understanding of the role of multivariate statistics in ecological applications and the relationships among various techniques. This book offers an insight into the type of research questions best handled by each technique and the considerations in applying each one. Num Pages: 283 pages, 25 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: GPS; PDN; PSAF; PSVS; RNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 597.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2000th Edition
- Number of pages
- 283
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387988917
- ISBN
- 9780387988917
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.68
€ 69.68
Hardback. Discusses the role of modeling in the management process and gives an overview of landscape modeling applications. This book describes the models in a wide selection of environmental disciplines. It is suitable for land and watershed managers as well as for students of forestry, park management, and regional planing and agriculture. Num Pages: 190 pages, 6 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSA; RNC; RNF; TVB; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 479.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387988931
- ISBN
- 9780387988931
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.56
€ 122.56
Responses of Northern US Forests to Environmental Change
. Ed(S): Mickler, Robert A. (Raleigh, Nc, Usa...
Hardback. Presents five years of research in the Northeastern and North Central United States by the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service's Northern Global Change Program. This long term research contributes to our understanding of the effects of multiples stresses on forest ecosystems over multiple spatial and temporal scales. Editor(s): Mickler, Robert A. (Raleigh, NC, USA); Hom, John; Birdsey, Richard A. Series: Ecological Studies. Num Pages: 600 pages, 47 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; RN; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1254.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 600
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387989006
- ISBN
- 9780387989006
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 243.87
€ 243.87
Paperback. A comprehensive view of insect chemical ecology from an evolutionary perspective, showing how natural selection acts upon interacting organisms and how particular physical and biological properties of chemical compounds act as constraints upon which natural selection may act. Editor(s): Roitberg, B.; Isman, M. Num Pages: 372 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSVT7; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1160.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 372
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412018817
- ISBN
- 9780412018817
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 243.69
€ 243.69
Hardback. It is now known that over 90 percent of all plants have established integrative plant-fungal processes in their root systems, and it may well turn out to be the case that virtually all plants have mycorrhizae. This work reviews the status of research in plant-fungal communications, mycorrhizal organisms, applications, and biotechnology. Editor(s): Allen, Michael F. Num Pages: 548 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSQ; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 166 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1012.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 548
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412018916
- ISBN
- 9780412018916
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 365.48
€ 365.48
Building Knowledge-Based Systems for Natural Resource Management
Schmoldt, Daniel L.; Rauscher, H.michael
Hardback. Offers a process for planning, designing, implementing, and testing knowledge-based systems for natural resource management. This title presents material on these major aspects of building a deliverable system. Num Pages: 386 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RN; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1660.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 386
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412019210
- ISBN
- 9780412019210
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.50
€ 193.50
paperback. Focuses on the greenhouse effect and its relation to such crucial issues as deforestation, overpopulation and hunger, pollution, sea level changes, and the loss of biodiversity. Editor(s): Wyman, R.L. Num Pages: 308 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSBT; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 960.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1991st Edition
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412028212
- ISBN
- 9780412028212
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 125.83
€ 125.83
Hardback. Coral reefs have shaped the surface of our planet far more than has any other ecosystem. This book presents what is known about factors that shift the balance between accretion and erosion, recruitment and mortality, stony corals and filamentous algae, recovery and degradation - the life and death of coral reefs. Num Pages: 536 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PS; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 36. Weight in Grams: 934.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 536
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412035418
- ISBN
- 9780412035418
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 365.60
€ 365.60
Hardback. Exploring the most recent advances occurring in tropical plant ecophysiology, this volume synthesizes a range of information on the ways in which tropical plants adapt to their environment and demonstrate physiological processes. Num Pages: 675 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSTS; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 162 x 237 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1198.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 675
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412035715
- ISBN
- 9780412035715
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 243.40
€ 243.40
The Pesticide Question. Environment, Economics and Ethics.
. Ed(S): Pimentel, David, Phd; Lehman, H.
Hardback. Pesticides have contributed impressively to our present-day agricultural productivity, but at the same time they are at the center of serious concerns about safety, health, and the environment. The public wonders whether the benefits of pesticides - 'the perfect red apple' - outweigh the costs of environmental pollution and human illness. Editor(s): Pimentel, David, PhD; Lehman, H. Num Pages: 442 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSBT; RN; TVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 818.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 442
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412035814
- ISBN
- 9780412035814
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.45
€ 194.45
Paperback. The response of forests to global climate change is one of the most hotly contested issues in the greenhouse effect debate. This title introduces students and professionals to the sophisticated mathematical and computational tools used to predict the rate of change in the world's forests. It emphasizes the importance of scale in global studies. Num Pages: 364 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSTS; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1150.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412036811
- ISBN
- 9780412036811
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 190.28
€ 190.28
Hardback. This work summarizes the multi-faceted discoveries about organisms in nature that have stemmed from analyses of genetic markers provided by polymorphic proteins and DNAs. Num Pages: 511 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAJ; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 912.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 511
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412037719
- ISBN
- 9780412037719
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 249.08
€ 249.08
Paperback. Molecular genetic approaches have opened new windows to the world of nature. This treatment of natural history and evolution addresses the many applications for protein and DNA markers from the perspectives of population biology, behavioral ecology, and organismal phylogeny. Num Pages: 511 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAJ; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 738.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1994
- Number of pages
- 511
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412037818
- ISBN
- 9780412037818
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 246.19
€ 246.19
Hardback. Editor(s): Maunder, W. J. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GBC; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412039010
- ISBN
- 9780412039010
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.48
€ 127.48
Hardback. Covering a range of disciplines, this book explains the formulae, techniques and methods used in field ecology. Offering an awareness of the statistical foundation for the methods, it intends to make biologists aware of the strengths and possible weaknesses of procedures employed, and statisticians appreciative of the needs of the field ecologist. Num Pages: 566 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 808.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 566
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412047114
- ISBN
- 9780412047114
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.25
€ 194.25
hardcover. Num Pages: 652 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFC; RGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1089.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Springer United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1999th Edition
- Number of pages
- 652
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412047411
- ISBN
- 9780412047411
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.88
€ 189.88
Hardback. Devoted to the integration of population and ecosystem ecology - an approach that offers potential for improving our understanding of the complexities of nature and the management of environmental problems. This book establishes conceptual frameworks for the rigorous study of interactions between species and ecosystems. Num Pages: 387 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 164 x 29. Weight in Grams: 796.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 387
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412048012
- ISBN
- 9780412048012
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.50
€ 193.50
paperback. Offers an introduction to planetary geology that concentrates on the surface features of the planets and satellites of our Solar System. This book discusses the primary processes that shape our planet, Earth, and the geomorphology of the objects in the Solar System. It includes information about Venus and a chapter on Neptune. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; RB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 16. Weight in Grams: 734.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Springer United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 1994
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412051814
- ISBN
- 9780412051814
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 193.23
€ 193.23