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Ecological Systems of the Geobiosphere: 1 Ecological Principles in Global Perspective (Paperback)

Des Menschen Werk auf Erden kann vergehen Doch Leben stets im Wandel wird bestehen. Heinrich Walter The importance of ecology for the fate of mankind is receiving ever wider recognition. A syncretic-holistic approach to ecology was recently given... more

Ecological and General Systems : An Introduction to Systems Ecology Revised Edition (Paperback)

Using an energy systems language that combines energetics kinetics information cybernetics and simulation Ecological and General Systems compares models of many fields of science helping to derive general systems principles. more

Pre-Owned Restoration Ecology: A Synthetic Approach to Ecological Research Hardcover Jordan III William R.

The ecological principles of habitat restoration are explored in this study through a theoretical approach that will appeal to ecologists concerned with community structure and dynamics. CONDITION – USED: Books sold are in GOOD or better condition.... more

Ecological Studies: Concepts of Ecosystem Ecology: A Comparative View (Paperback)

In this volume 19 leading experts offer a timely and coherent overview of the fundamental principles of ecosystem science. They examine the flux of energy and biologically essential elements and their associated food webs in major terrestrial and... more

Ecological Studies: Perspectives of Biophysical Ecology (Paperback)

A symposium on biophysical ecology was held at The University of Michigan Biological Station on Douglas Lake August 20-24 1973. Biophysical ecology is an approach to ecology which uses fundamental principles of physics and chemistry along with... more

Ecological Studies: The Community Ecology of Sea Otters (Paperback)

The impetus for this volume comes from two sources. The first is scientific: by virtue of a preference for certain large benthic invertebrates as food sea otters have interesting and significant effects on the structure and dynamics of nearshore... more

Ecological Studies: Integrated Experimental Ecology: Methods and Results of Ecosystem Research in the German Solling Project (Paperback)

In the first volume of this series (edited by D. E. REICHLE) an international panel of experts treated various aspects of ecosystems research using deciduous forests of the temperate zone as an example. That collection of articles gave a general view... more

Ecological Studies: The Ecology of Aquatic Hyphomycetes (Paperback)

Aquatic hyphomycetes were discovered 50 years ago by C.T. Ingold. They remained a relatively obscure group until their role as intermediaries between deciduous leaves and stream invertebrates was established some 20 years ago. This book for the first... more

Ecological Studies: Human Ecology: Biocultural Adaptations in Human Communities (Paperback)

This book explores the relationship between cultural strategies and their biological outcomes combining for the first time an ecosystems approach with cultural anthropological archaeological and evolutionary behavioural concepts. Beginning with... more

Pre-Owned Toward a Unified Ecology (Complexity in Ecological Sys ISBN 9780231168892

9780231168892. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. 2nd ed. Language: English. Pages: 504. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 504 p. Contains: Illustrations black & white. Complexity in Ecological Systems. The first edition of Toward a Unified... more

Pre-Owned Advanced Ecological Theory : Principles and Applications (Paperback) 9780865427341

Advanced Ecological Theory is intended for both postgraduate students and professional researchers in ecology. CONDITION – USED: Books sold are in GOOD or better condition. Good Condition: Minimal damage to the cover dust jacket may not be... more

Landscape: Principles and Methods in Landscape Ecology: An Agenda for the Second Millennium (Paperback)

Critical revision of landscape ecology discipline Description of the major paradigmatic contributions Balanced presentation of the different schools of the ecological thought more

Population Ecology: Forest Insects: Principles and Practice of Population Management (Paperback)

This book is intended as a general text for undergraduates studying the manage- ment of forest insect pests. It is divided into four parts: insects ecology manage- ment and practice. Part I Insects contains two chapters. The first is intended to... more

Ecological Studies: The Gulf of Aqaba (Paperback)

The reconstruction of ancient marine environments is an important task of the Earth Sciences of great interest to geology pure and applied to oceanography and climatology as well as to such fields as ecology and evolution. In principle such... more

Derivative Spectrophotometry and Electron Spin Resonance (Esr) Spectroscopy for Ecological and Biological Questions (Hardcover)

Here is an overview of the application of high order derivative spectrophotometry and Electron Spin Resonance spectroscopy in biology and ecology. Discussion includes the characteristics of the principle methods as well as the generation of reliable... more

Pre-Owned Ecological Communities: Conceptual Issues and the Evidence (Paperback) 069108341X 9780691083414

This work is the first to focus systematically on a much-debated topic: the conceptual issues of community ecology including the nature of evidence in ecology the role of experiments attempts to disprove hypotheses and the value of negative evidence in... more

Wageningen UR Frontis: Ecological Aspects for Application of Genetically Modified Mosquitoes (Hardcover)

This book is the reflection of a workshop held in June 2002. Experts on mosquito ecology met for the first time to discuss the current knowledge of mosquito ecology with respect to GM-insect technology. Emphasis of the workshop was on evaluating how... more

Ecological Studies: Fire in the Tropical Biota: Ecosystem Processes and Global Challenges (Paperback)

Fire in the Tropical Biota is the first comprehensive monograph on the fire ecology in tropical ecosystems from a pantropical and global perspective. Case studies from around the world give detailed information on the dual role of fire in maintaining... more

Ecological Studies: Potentials and Limitations of Ecosystem Analysis (Paperback)

The identification of inputs and outputs is the first and probably most important step in testing and analyzing complex systems. Following accepted natural laws such as the conservation of mass and the principle of electroneutrality the input/output... more

Restoration Ecology (Paperback)

Enlarged enhanced and internationalized edition of the first restoration ecology textbook to be published with foreword by Dr. Steven Whisnant of Texas A&M University and Chair of the Society of Ecological Restoration. Since 2006 when the first edition... more

Pre-Owned Wildlife Ecology Conservation and Management Paperback Anthony R. E. Sinclair John M. Fryxell Graeme Caughley

9781405107372. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Other. 2nd ed. Language: English. Pages: 469. The second edition of Wildlife Ecology Conservation and Management provides a thorough introduction to general ecological principles and examines how they can be... more

Pre-Owned Wildlife Ecology and Management 9780865421448

This is the first fully integrated undergraduate text focussing on the ecology and management of wildlife with an emphasis on mammals and birds. The first eleven chapters of the book take the reader through the basic principles of ecology necessary for... more

Restoration Ecology: The New Frontier (Hardcover)

Enlarged enhanced and internationalized edition of the first restoration ecology textbook to be published with foreword by Dr. Steven Whisnant of Texas A&M University and Chair of the Society of Ecological Restoration. Since 2006 when the first edition... more

Frontiers in Palaeobiology Ecology and Palaeoecology of Benthic Foraminifera (Hardcover)

This is an important and authoritative review of foraminiferal ecology the first for over a decade. Professor Murray relates ecological data on living forms of foraminifera to the palaeoecology of fossil species and defines in detail areas of global... more

Pre-Owned Global Ecology in Human Perspective (Paperback) 0195098676 9780195098679

9780195098679. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 416. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 416 p. A textbook covering the study of human ecology and global ecology: ecological principles relevant to global concerns... more

Ecology & Environment: Integration of Ecosystem Theories: A Pattern (Paperback)

The book integrates for the first time existing ecosystem theories and is therefore able to present a full ecological and theoretical pattern. It shows that we are able to understand ecosystems and their reactions provided that we use all basic systems... more

Landscape Ecology (Paperback)

This important new work--the first of its kind--focuses on the distribution patterns of landscape elements or ecosystems; the flows of animals plants energy mineral nutrients and water; and the ecological changes in the landscape over time. Includes... more

Evolutionary Behavioral Ecology and Psychopathy (Hardcover)

This book examines the study of psychopathy using behavioral ecological framework. It consists of two parts. The first describes the science of human behavioral ecology including: - Basic concepts of evolutionary biology - Evolutionary behavioral... more

Ecotechnology Nature as Teacher: New Principles in the Working of Nature Book 02 (Paperback)

Viktor Schauberger was one of the first genuine environmentalists. In the 1930s he was predicting ecological catastrophe when no-one else could see it coming. He foresaw: Global warming and its devastating consequences increasing violence and... more

Primary Succession and Ecosystem Rehabilitation (Paperback)

This volume provides the first comprehensive summary of how plant animal and microbial communities develop under the harsh conditions following dramatic natural disturbances. The authors examine the basic principles that determine ecosystem development... more