Meet one of the most enigmatic animals of the lowland forests.
This book provides a wealth of resources and imagery on:
• the biology, ecology, and behaviour of sloth bears;
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One of the first edited volumes to encompass transdisciplinary approaches to a number of cultural forms, including fiction, non-fiction, oral expression and digital media.
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Ancestors of domestic pigs, wild boars are tough, resourceful omnivores that have presented humans since prehistoric times with a tricky situation: they make for a delicious food source, but they ar……続きを見る
African dinosaurs are no less signi〓ficant than their ‘celebrity’ cousins, such as T. rex, and they are just as magni〓ficent and fascinating. Their fossils have been discovered across the continen……続きを見る
Aided by this book the gardener can now answer the question "What's in a name?" and they and their garden will benefit from understanding the wealth of information that has hitherto lain hidden with……続きを見る
RHS Practical Latin for Gardeners is a unique guide to plant binomials based on the bestselling RHS Latin for Gardeners. It contains 1,500 of the most useful and most widespread Latin names, organiz……続きを見る
A landmark book that charts humanity's changing relationship with birds - from the ancient Egyptians to the twenty-first century
'A marvellously original slice of social history' Daily Mail
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The controversy over the management of national forests in the Pacific Northwest vividly demonstrates the shortcomings of existing management institutions and natural resource policies. The Wisdom o……続きを見る
Julia Wondolleck and Steven Yaffee are hopeful. Rather than lamenting the persistent conflicts in global marine ecosystems, they instead sought out examples where managers were doing things differen……続きを見る
In an era of climate change, deforestation, melting ice caps, poisoned environments, and species loss, many people are turning to the power of the arts and humanities for sustainable solutions to gl……続きを見る
Planning a vacation or road trip in Zimbabwe? This book is a great idea to invite your kids to participate in in planning the trip and entertaining them along the way! Waka Bwanya shares her real li……続きを見る
From the monotonous lark to the rough-faced shag, these poor birds have us all asking: ARE ORNITHOLOGISTS OK?
Some people will literally name all the birds instead of going to therapy, and this book……続きを見る
Un message d'espoir pour le monde de demain.
Depuis le Burkina Faso, aux confins des dunes sahariennes, une voix inspirante s'élève : celle de Yacouba Sawadogo. Lauréat du Right Livelihood Award, pr……続きを見る
著者:Kimberly A. Jarvis
出版社: University of Massachusetts Press
発売日: 2020年07月31日
In the face of increasing pressures from business and government in the decades following World War II, New Hampshire residents banded together to preserve their most prized natural areas and defini……続きを見る
Originally published in 1995, soon after Death Valley National Park became the fifty-third park in the US park system, The Explorer’s Guide to Death Valley National Park was the first complete guide……続きを見る
About the book:
This Book covers different areas of soil characteristics and forest research. Importance is given on enabling the reader to understand the concepts and recent approaches to different……続きを見る
The sights in our Solar System are dynamic reminders of our planet's position as part of a larger neighbourhood. Study the ever-changing face of the Moon, watch the steady march of the planets again……続きを見る
In Field Guide to Rivers & Streams, Dr. Ryan Utz (Chatham University) presents a broad scientific understanding of rivers, streams, and the animals that reside within them, written accessibly for a ……続きを見る
**This inspiring account of a diverse all-women’s expedition to the North Pole reveals the highs and lows of record-breaking, modern-day exploration.
“A wonderful collaboration both on the Arctic ic……続きを見る
In 2008, with the successful launch of Chandrayaan-1, India's first mission to the Moon, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) joined an elite space club. The foundation of this achievement,……続きを見る
In her late twenties, writer and naturalist Lucy Bryan found herself in between places. Her marriage to her first love had crumbled. Her beloved father had died of cancer. Doubt had supplanted the f……続きを見る
Excerpt: "It is largely the object of this book to explore the inner recesses of breathing and thinking plantdomーto take the reader beyond the limits of text-book botany into regions of sympathetic……続きを見る
Miként csökkenthetjük a klímaszorongást? Miképpen fogyaszthatunk kevesebbet, hogy az ne járjon lemondással? Hogyan élhetünk örömteli és teljes életet anélkül, hogy ökológiai pusztítást okoznánk? Sok……続きを見る
'A beautiful, brilliantly written book on grief, self-discovery and swimming' EMMA GANNON
'Immersive and compelling' CATHY RENTZENBRINK
*SHORTLISTED FOR THE NERO BOOK AWARDS 2023*
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'It raises the standard of nature writing. This is both radical manifesto and activism in book form' Sally Huband, author of Sea Bean
'Long before I knew I was sick, I knew I was breakable . . .'
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If we call a dynamic system that forms itself from the interaction of countless elements a "complex system," then the universe, matter, life, and society are all complex systems. The "science of com……続きを見る
‘Ring of Downs’ is a feast of lyrically evocative writings and atmospheric images inspired by a landscape-loving woman’s walks with her beloved dog through an extraordinary part of Kent’s North Down……続きを見る
A spectacular variety of life flourishes between the ebb and flow of high and low tide. Anemones talk to each other through chemical signaling, clingfish grip rocks and resist the surging tide, and ……続きを見る
A perfect book for anyone wishing to learn more about our local star, eclipses and the Northern Lights
The Sun is incredibly dynamic and shrouded in mystery, despite its apparent unchanging appearan……続きを見る
"One of the penalties of an ecological education," wrote Aldo Leopold, "is that one lives alone in a world of wounds." As climate change and other environmental degradations become more evident, exp……続きを見る