The ABCs of Habitats
Author: Bobbie Kalman
Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company
Published: 2007-10-31
Total Pages: 36
ISBN-13: 9780778734116
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn introduction to various animal habitats around the world.
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Habitats
Author: William B. Rice
Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
Published: 2014-11-15
Total Pages: 34
ISBN-13: 1480746010
DOWNLOAD EBOOKImagine seeing an elephant walking down the street. You would be surprised to see such a sight. An elephant doesn't belong on your street. Your street is not the elephant's habitat. Learn all about animal habitats with this science reader that features easy-to-read text and introduces students to important scientific topics. Nonfiction text features include a glossary, index, and detailed images to facilitate close reading and help students connect back to the text. Aligned to state and national standards, the book also includes a fun and engaging science experiment to develop critical thinking and help students practice what they have learned.
Wild Habitats
Author: Allan Fox
Publisher:
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9780733319471
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFully illustrated journey through the Australian landscape from the Steve Parish team, featuring stunning photography depicting the Australian continent in all its wild glory.
Freshwater Habitats
Author: Laurie Toupin
Publisher: Franklin Watts
Published: 2005-03-01
Total Pages: 63
ISBN-13: 9780531166758
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA look at the plants, animals, locations, and various habitats that make up the freshwater ecosystems of the world.
The Farm as Natural Habitat
Author: Dana L. Jackson
Publisher: Island Press
Published: 2002-04
Total Pages: 316
ISBN-13: 9781597262699
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Farm as Natural Habitat is a vital new contribution to the debate about agriculture and its impacts on the land. Arising from the conviction that the agricultural landscape as a whole could be restored to a healthy diversity, the book challenges the notion that the dominant agricultural landscape -- bereft of its original vegetation and wildlife and despoiled by chemical runoff -- is inevitable if we are to feed ourselves. Contributors bring together insights and practices from the fields of conservation biology, sustainable agriculture, and environmental restoration to link agriculture and biodiversity, farming and nature, in celebrating a unique alternative to conventional agriculture.Rejecting the idea that "ecological sacrifice zones" are a necessary part of feeding a hungry world, the book offers compelling examples of an alternative agriculture that can produce not only healthful food, but fully functioning ecosystems and abundant populations of native species. Contributors include Collin Bode, George Boody, Brian DeVore, Arthur (Tex) Hawkins, Buddy Huffaker, Rhonda Janke, Richard Jefferson, Nick Jordan, Cheryl Miller, Heather Robertson, Carol Shennan, Judith Soule, Beth Waterhouse, and others.The Farm as Natural Habitat is both hopeful and visionary, grounded in real examples, and guided by a commitment to healthy land and thriving communities. It is the first book to offer a viable approach to addressing the challenges of protecting and restoring biodiversity on private agricultural land and is essential reading for anyone concerned with issues of land or biodiversity conservation, farming and agriculture, ecological restoration, or the health of rural communities and landscapes.
My Home in the Rainforest
Author: J. Patrick Lewis
Publisher: Children's Press
Published: 2017
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780531228739
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDid you know that half of the planets animals and plants can be found in the rainforest? Meet gorillas, boa constrictors, and more in the pages of My Home in the Rainforest.
Science and the Endangered Species Act
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 1995-10-13
Total Pages: 289
ISBN-13: 0309052912
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Endangered Species Act (ESA) is a far-reaching law that has sparked intense controversies over the use of public lands, the rights of property owners, and economic versus environmental benefits. In this volume a distinguished committee focuses on the science underlying the ESA and offers recommendations for making the act more effective. The committee provides an overview of what scientists know about extinctionâ€"and what this understanding means to implementation of the ESA. Habitatâ€"its destruction, conservation, and fundamental importance to the ESAâ€"is explored in detail. The book analyzes: Concepts of speciesâ€"how the term "species" arose and how it has been interpreted for purposes of the ESA. Conflicts between species when individual species are identified for protection, including several case studies. Assessment of extinction risk and decisions under the ESAâ€"how these decisions can be made more effectively. The book concludes with a look beyond the Endangered Species Act and suggests additional means of biological conservation and ways to reduce conflicts. It will be useful to policymakers, regulators, scientists, natural-resource managers, industry and environmental organizations, and those interested in biological conservation.
Stream Ecosystems in a Changing Environment
Author: Jeremy B. Jones
Publisher: Elsevier
Published: 2016-07-07
Total Pages: 566
ISBN-13: 0124059198
DOWNLOAD EBOOKStream Ecosystems in a Changing Environment synthesizes the current understanding of stream ecosystem ecology, emphasizing nutrient cycling and carbon dynamics, and providing a forward-looking perspective regarding the response of stream ecosystems to environmental change. Each chapter includes a section focusing on anticipated and ongoing dynamics in stream ecosystems in a changing environment, along with hypotheses regarding controls on stream ecosystem functioning. The book, with its innovative sections, provides a bridge between papers published in peer-reviewed scientific journals and the findings of researchers in new areas of study. - Presents a forward-looking perspective regarding the response of stream ecosystems to environmental change - Provides a synthesis of the latest findings on stream ecosystems ecology in one concise volume - Includes thought exercises and discussion activities throughout, providing valuable tools for learning - Offers conceptual models and hypotheses to stimulate conversation and advance research
Woodland Forest Ecosystems
Author: Racquel Foran
Publisher: ABDO
Published: 2015-08-01
Total Pages: 51
ISBN-13: 162969925X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis title will introduce readers to woodland ecosystems, the plants and animals that thrive there, its climate, its food web, any threats to it, and conservation efforts. Readers will also learn about the most well known woodlands and their unique characteristics.. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Core Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Core Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Habitats and Ecological Communities of Indiana
Author: John O. Whitaker, Jr.
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 2012-07-11
Total Pages: 513
ISBN-13: 0253005205
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn Habitats and Ecological Communities of Indiana, leading experts assess the health and diversity of Indiana's eight wildlife habitats, providing detailed analysis, data-generated maps, color photographs, and complete lists of flora and fauna. This groundbreaking reference details the state's forests, grasslands, wetlands, aquatic systems, barren lands, and subterranean systems, and describes the nature and impact of two man-made habitats—agricultural and developed lands. The book considers extirpated and endangered species alongside invasives and exotics, and evaluates floral and faunal distribution at century intervals to chart ecological change.
