The Nature of Vegetation, Its Management and Mismanagement
Author: Frank Edwin Egler
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Published: 1977
Total Pages: 552
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The Nature of Plant Communities
Author: J. Bastow Wilson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2019-03-21
Total Pages: 373
ISBN-13: 110848221X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKProvides a comprehensive review of the role of species interactions in the process of plant community assembly.
Vegetation Dynamics
Author: J. Miles
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2012-12-06
Total Pages: 81
ISBN-13: 940095798X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKVegetation dynamics is an important subject. A knowledge and under standing of it is central to the science of vegetation management-in grassland, range and nature reserve management, and in aspects of wildlife management, forestry and agricultural crop production. It is also a large and diffuse subject. In a small book such as this I had to be highly selective, and could not do equal justice to all aspects. I have had therefore to condense many examples, and more regrettably, many arguments. While I have tried to present a broad selection of topics and examples, the content inevitably reflects my own special interests and experience. The study of vegetation and its dynamics does not lend itselfto neat and tidy divisions, and the way of allotting material into different chapters here is arbitrary. I have used Chapter I to introduce a number of ideas, beginning with the nature of vegetation in space, then passing to an introduction to the nature of changes in vegetation with time, in particular those generally known as successions. The book also contains a number of asides to the text's central arguments; I hope the reader finds these interesting rather than disconcerting.
Wetland Creation and Restoration: Perspectives
Author: Mary E. Kentula
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Published: 1989
Total Pages: 176
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKFundamentals of Conservation Biology
Author: Malcolm L. Hunter, Jr.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2009-03-12
Total Pages: 516
ISBN-13: 1444308971
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn the new edition of this highly successful book, Malcolm Hunter and new co-author James Gibbs offer a thorough introduction to the fascinating and important field of conservation biology, focusing on what can be done to maintain biodiversity through management of ecosystems and populations. Starting with a succinct look at conservation and biodiversity, this book progresses to contend with some of the subject's most complex topics, such as mass extinctions, ecosystem degradation, and over exploitation. Discusses social, political, and economic aspects of conservation biology. Thoroughly revised with over six hundred new references and web links to many of the organizations involved in conservation biology, striking photographs and maps. Artwork from the book is available to instructors online at www.blackwellpublishing.com/hunter and by request on CD-ROM.
Ecological Research Series
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Published: 1989
Total Pages: 192
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Journal of Process Oriented Psychology
Author: Pierre Morin
Publisher: Gatekeeper Press
Published: 2024-05-22
Total Pages: 132
ISBN-13: 1662949227
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is the first volume of the renewed Journal of Process Oriented Psychology with the theme Cultural Imaginations that Shape Personal, Professional, Community and Contextual Relationships. The articles that have come together cover a broad spectrum of Worldwork applications, from working with teenagers in Portland, Oregon to reconciliation work with youth in Rwanda, from advocacy work about the humane slaughter of cattle in German farms to theoretical musings about the relevance of anti-racism work and the inclusion of the more than human world, from personal reflections about experiencing war in Ukraine to poems expressing feelings about the atrocities of wars and conflicts, from racial justice work, personal reflections on racisms and ableism to creative expressions in the form of the cover design using dried flower petals. We are honored to be able to include many contributions from colleagues of the global majority.
Plant community ecology: Papers in honor of Robert H. Whittaker
Author: R.K. Peet
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2012-12-06
Total Pages: 325
ISBN-13: 940095526X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKR. K. Peet Dep. of Botany, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N. C. 27514, USA Robert Whittaker's contributions to ecology were many and remarkably varied. His publication record will long stand as a monument to his greatness, and whatever we do to honor him will likely be rather small in comparison. Less well known were his personal interactions and the impact they had on the development of ecology as well as individual scientists. Over the years he touched many of us and we felt not just a professional but also a deep personal loss in his passing. After his death I was contacted by numerous colleagues who wondered what they might do to honor him. Whittaker had long served on the editorial board of Vegetatio, which prompted Eddy van der Maarel to suggest that a series of papers in the journal might be a fitting memorial, and so this project was conceived. Whittaker was a master of synthesis and during his career he published numerous review papers which showed clearly how his work related to and built on that of others. For this reason it seemed inappropriate and redundant to solicit papers reviewing areas to which Whittaker made important contributions. Instead, I chose to solicit research papers illustrating current applications of approaches Whittaker developed and showing a few of the recent advances which have grown directly from his pioneering work.
Nature's Champion
Author: James R. Troyer
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Published: 2014-02-01
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 146961121X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThrough the pioneering efforts of ecologist B. W. Wells (1884-1978), thousands of North Carolinians learned to appreciate and protect the state's diverse plant life long before ecology and conservation became popular causes. A keen observer of the natural landscape, Wells provided the first scientific descriptions in modern terms of the forces that shaped coastal communities, bogs and savannahs, the Carolina bays, pine forests, old fields, and mountain grassy balds. But the broader impact of his life lay in his championship and popularization of nature. Outside academic circles, he shared his knowledge through public lectures, articles, and lobbying efforts, and by teaching anyone who would listen. In 1932 he produced for his Tar Heel audience a revolutionary work on the plant ecology of the state, The Natural Gardens of North Carolina. Organized by habitat, this volume is still entertaining and instructive. Wells received his Ph.D. in botany from the University of Chicago in 1917 and served as chair of the North Carolina State College botany department for thirty years. He was a memorable teacher and a significant force in the development of his academic institution.
Managing for Healthy Ecosystems
Author: David J. Rapport
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2002-10-29
Total Pages: 1548
ISBN-13: 1420032135
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOne of the critical issues of our time is the dwindling capacity of the planet to provide life support for a large and growing human population. Based on a symposium on ecosystem health, Managing for Healthy Ecosystems identifies key issues that must be resolved if there is to be progress in this complex area, such as: Evolving methods f
