Interest in the conservation and welfare of Australian native wildlife continues to grow. Veterinarians are frequently presented with injured, diseased or orphaned animals and there is increasing ve……続きを見る
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L’histoire d’un ruisseau, même de celui qui naît et se perd dans la mousse, est l’histoire de l’infini. Ces gouttelettes qui scintillent
ont traversé le granit, le calcaire et l’argile ; e……続きを見る
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Michigan is seventeenth in oil production in the United States.
The Great Lakes are said to be the only glacially produced structures that can be seen from the moon.
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出版社: University of Michigan Press
発売日: 2010年06月02日
Perspectives on America's greatest living playwright that explore his longstanding commitment to forging a uniquely American theater
Arthur Miller's America collects new writing by leading internati……続きを見る
‘Never for me the lowered banner, never the last endeavour’ SIR ERNEST SHACKLETON
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After his ship Endurance was crushed by Antarctic ice and now trapped on a small inhospitable island, cu……続きを見る
Amidst the pressing challenges of global climate change, the last decade has seen a wave of forest carbon projects across the world, designed to conserve and enhance forest carbon stocks in order to……続きを見る
The Sixth International Conference on Mediterranean Climate ecosystems was held at Maleme (Crete), Greece, from September 23 to September 27, 1991. This conference had as its theme 'Plant-Animal Int……続きを見る
In the course of evolution, a great variety of root systems have learned to overcome the many physical, biochemical and biological problems brought about by soil. This development has made them a fa……続きを見る
Few individuals can be unmoved by the impact of molecular biology. Advances in the discipline over four decades have progressed at a rate unrivalled in other scientific areas. In its formative years……続きを見る
This volume contains Richard Jefferies 1879 wildlife book, "Wild Life in a Southern County". A comprehensive examination of the birds and animals where he lived, these fascinating essays display Jef……続きを見る
Is it even possible to recreate a loving and caring family in a totally separate State where one has never been before? In Kentucky Tails a book that is for the young at heart, Penny journeys to a f……続きを見る
By pursuing an ecocritical reading, The Forest in Medieval German Literature examines passages in medieval German texts where protagonists operated in the forest and found themselves either in confl……続きを見る
Case Studies in Environmental Ethics is a collection of more than 40 case studies covering diverse topics such as: genetic engineering, aesthetics, pollution, animal rights, population, and resource……続きを見る
Forest Communities, Community Forests is a collection of stories about twelve communities in the United States and their efforts to protect and restore their community forests. It explores the strug……続きを見る
Shades of Green examines the impact of political, economic, religious, and scientific institutions on environmental activism around the world. The book highlights the diversity of national, regional……続きを見る
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This book, with its several hundred remarkable stories and curious things from the animal world, deals with animals from the tiny insect to the great mammoth. While it is especiall……続きを見る
Originally published in 1999, Wildflowers and Other Plants of Iowa Wetlands was the first book to focus on the beauty and diversity of the wetland plants that once covered 1.5 million acres of Iowa.……続きを見る
Taxonomy of Australian Mammals utilises the latest morphometric and genetic research to develop the most up to date and comprehensive revision of the taxonomy of Australian mammals undertaken to dat……続きを見る
The environmental challenges facing humanity in the twenty-first century are not only acute and grave, they are also unprecedented in kind, complexity and scope. Nonetheless, or therefore, the polit……続きを見る
The loss of biodiversity is a major environmental problem in nearly every terrestrial ecosystem on Earth. This loss is accelerating driven by climate change, as well as by other causes including agr……続きを見る
著者:John R. Knott
出版社: University of Michigan Press
発売日: 2011年11月30日
Forests have always been more than just their trees. The forests in Michigan (and similar forests in other Great Lakes states such as Wisconsin and Minnesota) played a role in the American cultural ……続きを見る
It began in late winter of 2004. Almost 100 years had passed since the last spotting of a wild wolverine in Michigan when coyote hunters caught a glimpse of one of the animals in a frozen farm field……続きを見る
出版社: University of Michigan Press
発売日: 2012年02月08日
This is the story of the survival, recovery, astonishing success, and controversial status of the double-crested cormorant. After surviving near extinction driven by DDT and other contaminants from ……続きを見る
著者:William Rapai
出版社: University of Michigan Press
発売日: 2012年02月08日
At a time when the world is seeing its species rapidly go extinct, the Kirtland's warbler is not just a survivor, it's a rock star. The Kirtland's warbler is the rarest warbler species in North Amer……続きを見る
The North Country Trail is the longest of America’s eleven congressionally designated National Scenic Trails. Winding through seven statesーNew York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minneso……続きを見る
著者:Dale Clarke Franz
出版社: University of Michigan Press
発売日: 2013年02月13日
The long awaited new edition of a classic offers memories, myths, and meanings of the largest contiguous piece of wild land in Michigan's Lower Peninsula.
This updated edition explores more deeply w……続きを見る
Josie Iselin, the author of Abrams’ popular Heart Stones, turns to sea glass hearts for a companion volume that promises to be just as appealing. Beachcombers the world over treasure sea glassーthe ……続きを見る
The enthralling examination of one of the most popular and most intriguing animals in the deep blue sea
The ocean is the last remaining source of profound mystery and discovery on Earth with eighty ……続きを見る
This book contains the first volume of a four-part treatise on the keeping and management of pigeons. It deals primarily with anatomy, physiology, types of pigeons, conformation, and the reproducers……続きを見る