Lakes & Ponds 9

Can we afford to stand by as our planet collapses? In the past 50 years, humanity has wiped out 70% of the world's wild animals. Our oceans are being emptied, wildlife habitats destroyed, and ecosys……続きを見る

Natural Ponds: A Guide for Beginners Part of the Acclaimed Wilder Guides Series by John Wilder Imagine a backyard pond so alive, so in tune with its surroundings, that it becomes more than just a fe……続きを見る

“Derek Gow might be the most colorful character in all of Beaverdom.”ーBen Goldfarb, author of Eager "Gow’s triumph has been the reintroduction of the Eurasian beaver."ーThe New Yorker Bringing Back……続きを見る

“Courageous, visionary, funny.”ーIsabella Tree “One of the most remarkable figures in British conservation.”ーObserver “Gow reinvents what it means to be a guardian of the countryside.”ーGuardian Bi……続きを見る

WINNER of the 2019 PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award Author of the New York Times 2023 “Notable Book” Crossings Washington Post “50 Notable Works of Nonfiction” Science News “Favorite S……続きを見る

Whether forging uncharted territory or slipping along marked canoe trails, get ready to experience more than 400 miles of creeks, bays, marshes, and the Gulf of Mexico. This indispensable guide for ……続きを見る

Cet ouvrage présente un état de l'art pour la pisciculture d'étang. Il rappelle les principes de la conception des étangs, et rassemble les informations à jour sur le suivi de la qualité du milieu a……続きを見る

Les grands lacs mondiaux sont en résonance avec l’ensemble des pressions et des stress que les sociétés humaines contemporaines imposent à l’environnement planétaire. Riche d’enseignements sur la pr……続きを見る

Ce document a été établi par un groupe de travail sur une réflexion prospective de la façade atlantique. Il fait le point sur différents problèmes du littoral : les apports, les estuaires, les marée……続きを見る

Une synthèse accessible aux étudiants, enseignants, décideurs et tout citoyen, pêcheur ou non, inquiet de la dégradation des milieux aquatiques : rappel du fonctionnement des principaux écosystèmes ……続きを見る

Rendus responsables des « fièvres » depuis le siècle des lumières, les étangs sont asséchés ou abandonnés en France et ailleurs. Mais un autre regard sur l'étang est possible. Il peut être labouré e……続きを見る

Depuis la parution de l'ouvrage Le Léman. Monographie limnologique, dans les années 1900, ce livre constitue la première synthèse sur l’évolution à long terme des connaissances sur ses micro-organis……続きを見る

Le lac d'Annecy, de par sa superficie, est le deuxième lac entièrement français et l'un des lacs les plus propres au monde. Et pourtant, avant les années 1950, il est le déversoir naturel des eaux u……続きを見る

Ce livre d’exception "Thau, oasis de vie" réunit les clichés d’un des meilleurs photographes subaquatiques et les textes des plus grands spécialistes de la biologie sous-marine, de la géologie et de……続きを見る

"Tales of the World Lakes" offers a unique journey through the world’s most captivating and important lakes, told through the personal voices of the lakes themselves. Each lake narrates its own hist……続きを見る

Are you considering adding a pond to your garden but unsure where to start? Or are you struggling to maintain an existing pond, finding it more work than expected? Let Pond Perfection for Beginners:……続きを見る

A personal narrative that considers the ecological, social, and human interests around dams in New York's Hudson River Valley. Sixty-seven tributaries flow into the Hudson River watershed, and over ……続きを見る

Winner of the John Burroughs Medal Bayou D’Arbonne Swamp addresses the vibrant natural, cultural, and social history of a north Louisiana swamp. Kelby Ouchley grew up near Bayou D’Arbonne Swamp, and……続きを見る

This work is a textbook of fresh-water life dealing with its forms, its conditions, its fitnesses, its associations, and its economic aspects. The ecologic side of fresh-water biology is emphasized.……続きを見る

Lakes define not only Canada's landscape but the national imagination. Blending writing on nature, travel, and science, award-winning journalist Allan Casey systematically explores how the country's……続きを見る

Austrian naturalist Viktor Schauberger (1885-1958) was far ahead of his time. From his unusually detailed observations of the natural world, he pioneered a completely new understanding of how nature……続きを見る

The first of its kind, this book presents a wide range of passages exploring many aspects of the Greco-Roman watery world: physics, philosophy, weather, medicine, marine biology, religion and mythol……続きを見る

The excitement of arriving at the Little Cabin in the Big Woods in late spring... the joy of greeting old friends--people, birds, and forest animals... listening to bird calls to tell the time of da……続きを見る

Since Samuel Butler published “Life and Habit” thirty-three years have elapsedーyears fruitful in change and discovery, during which many of the mighty have been put down from their seat and many of……続きを見る

Nature's Carol Singers by Richard Kearton is a captivating exploration of the musical world within the natural realm. In this enchanting book, Kearton, a renowned naturalist and wildlife photographe……続きを見る

An acclaimed nature writer’s dazzling love letter to a strange ecosystem and a moving odyssey into her own identity. More than a hundred salt lakes dot Earth’s surface, most of them hidden away in r……続きを見る

This book describes a fauna of global conservation concern and provides a framework for researchers to begin to test hypotheses regarding the evolution of freshwater mussels in Central America. Plac……続きを見る

**From the New York Times bestselling author. Around the world, birds have been struggling to survive. But the tide is turning.** This is a story about optimism. ‘A joyful, life-affirming celebratio……続きを見る

'As though swayed out on the wildest wave alive, And yet was still.' ーTheodore Roethke In Into This Radiance Gary Hawk shares his complex relationship with an immense placeーFlathead Lake, the larg……続きを見る

The Lake Tahoe Basin is both a natural treasure and a complex case study in environmental management. Environmental Change in the Lake Tahoe Basin offers a comprehensive assessment of the region’s e……続きを見る