Ecological science, the Biosphere Books

Recent advances in the study of bats have changed the way we understand this illusive group of mammals. This volume consist of 25 chapters and 57 authors from around the globe all writing on the most recent finding on the evolution, ecology and...

The stingless bees are one of the most diverse, attractive, fascinating, conspicuous and useful of all the insect groups of the tropical world. This is a formidable and contentious claim but I believe it can be backed up. They are fifty times more...

The U.S. Ocean Commission Report identified the need for regional ecosystem assessments to support coastal and ocean management. These assessments must provide greater understanding of physical and biological dynamics than assessments at global and...

This book is the result of collaboration between botanists and food chemists, with the purpose of improving the knowledge of the main wild species of traditional use as foods in the Mediterranean area, focus on ethnobotanical aspects, natural production,...

Revolutionary Syndicalism: An Exposition And A Criticism is a book written by James Arthur Estey in 1913. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the revolutionary syndicalist movement that emerged in Europe in the early 20th century. The author...

Biblical Nature Studies is a book written by Andrew Webster Archibald and first published in 1915. The book is a collection of essays that explore the natural world through a biblical lens. Archibald draws on his extensive knowledge of both the Bible and...

Sleidans Briefwechsel (1881) is a book written by Johannes Sleidanus. The book is a collection of letters exchanged between Johannes Sleidanus and various individuals during his lifetime. The letters in this book provide insight into the life and times...

Evolution, Antiquity Of Man, Bacteria, Etc. is a book written by William Durham and originally published in 1890. The book is a comprehensive exploration of various topics related to the theory of evolution, including the antiquity of man, the role of...

Dream Land and Ghost Land: Visits and Wanderings There in the Nineteenth Century is a book written by Edwin Paxton Hood and published in 1852. The book is a collection of essays that explore the author's experiences and observations of the supernatural,...

Dr. Bennet's New Theory of the Trinity, Examined: Or Some Considerations on His Discourse of the Everblessed Trinity in Unity is a book written by Thomas Bennet in 1718. The book is a critical examination of Dr. Bennet's theory of the Trinity, which he...

Discourses On The Book Of Ruth And Other Important Subjects is a book written by John Macgowan in 1781. The book is a collection of sermons and discourses on various topics, including the Book of Ruth from the Bible. Macgowan provides a detailed analysis...

Il libro ""Contemplazione Della Natura V1 (1769)"" di Bonnet, Charles ����� un'opera che si concentra sulla bellezza e l'importanza della natura. Charles Bonnet ����� stato un biologo svizzero del XVIII secolo, noto soprattutto per le sue teorie...

The following is a collection of mysterious reports from Georgia covering the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Mysterious airships in the Flap of 1897, Balls of Fire in Dyas, the Flying Woman of Acworth, the Lady Who Made the Star Go Out, and more.

This book provides a review of some detailed toxicological studies of azadirachtin, aplant-derived toxin, on the squash bug, an insect ofgreat horticultural importance. For centuries, Neemhas been used to manage various pests and its potencyis now...

The oak woodlands of central and northern California have seen a rapid decline of native oak trees in the last ten years attributed to Sudden Oak Death (SOD).P. ramorum has been isolated as the forest pathogenfocusing the academic and public research...

Hardwood-dominated temperate forests (mostly in Eastern North America, Europe, North East Asia) provide valuable renewable timber and numerous ecosystem services. Many of these forests have been subjected to harvesting or conversion to agriculture,...

Taylors of Welwyn by Robert J HawkerThomas Bates Blow was from a working class background and leading a lifewith little direction until he was befriended by a member of a leading Britishfamily: with his patronage and much hard work, Thomas laid the...

A Classic Vintage Handbook on Taxidermist’s Methods and EquipmentThis deluxe unabridged reprint Legacy Edition of Albert Farnham’s classic manual Home Taxidermy For Pleasure And Profit is full of classic tips and methods for making your very...

The frontier images of America embrace endless horizons, majestic herds of native ungulates, and romanticized life-styles of nomadie peoples. The images were mere reflections of vertebrates living in harmony in an ecosystem...

to Fish Bioacoustics.- Hearing and Acoustic Behavior: Basic and Applied Considerations.- Structures and Functions of the Auditory Nervous System ofFishes.- Evolution of Peripheral Mechanisms for the Enhancement of Sound Reception.- Bioacoustics and the...

Introduction.- Data management and software.- Advice for teachers.- Exploration.- Linear regression.- Generalised linear modelling.- Additive and generalised additive modelling.- Introduction to mixed modelling.- Univariate tree models.- Measures of...

In North America, Juniperus woodlands occupy approximately 55 million hectares, an area larger than the state of Texas. This title addresses various aspects of the biology, ecology, and management of Juniperus woodlands and...

Mathematical Biology has grown at an astonishing rate and has established itself as a distinct discipline. Mathematical modeling is now being applied in every major discipline in the biological sciences. Though the field has...

Ecotoxicology Modeling is a comprehensive and well-documented text providing a collection of computational methods to the ecotoxicologists primarily interested in the study of the adverse effects of chemicals, their mechanisms...

""Time And The End Of Time, In Two Discourses: The First On Redemption Of Time, The Second On The Consideration Of Our Latter End"" is a book written by John Fox and published in 1855. The book comprises two discourses that explore the concept of time...

The Practical Flax Spinner is a book written by Leslie C. Marshall in 1885. It provides a comprehensive guide to the growth, manipulation, and spinning of flax and tow. The book is intended to be a practical guide for those who work with flax, including...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore,...

Providencias Establecidas Para La Conservacion De Montes, Y Nuevos Plantios (1781) es un libro escrito por Navarre que trata sobre la conservaci������n de los bosques y la plantaci������n de nuevos �����rboles. La obra ofrece una serie de medidas y...

""Popery Truly Stated, And Briefly Confuted: In Three Parts"" is a book written by Joseph Trapp and published in 1727. The book is a detailed analysis of the doctrines and practices of the Roman Catholic Church, commonly referred to as ""Popery"" by...

""Belehrungen �����ber gemeinn�����tzige Natur- und Lebenssachen f�����r allerlei Leser"" ist ein Buch von Johann August Donndorf, das erstmals im Jahr 1796 ver������ffentlicht wurde. Es handelt sich um ein Werk, das sich mit verschiedenen Themen der...

Through a Microscope Something of the Science, Together with many Curious Observations Indoor and Out and Directions for a Home-made Microscope., a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never...

Through a pocket lens, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for...

Coral reefs are complex ecosystems and play an important role in the socio-economy of the coastal communities. However, global climate change and anthropogenic disturbances threatens the existence of these ecosystems. In order to contribute knowledge...

Tourism is one of the main industries in Nepal. Chitwan National Park (CNP) is one of the rich ecological assets and tourist destinations of Nepal. The study showed that the tourism evelopment in CNP has made significant negative social, economic and...

Insects such as grasshoppers and bush-crickets (Orthoptera) are becoming increasingly rare on farmland in eastern England due to the intensification of agriculture since the 1950s. The main aim of the study reported in this book was to examine the...

Many people argue that we are in a deepeningenvironmental crisis. To develop adequate responsesto these growing problems, we need to find the mostcomplete ways to think about the world, and our placein it. While it seems odd at first: if the body is...

For reasons having to do with the Soviet resource allocation model, many Russian forest sector enterprises were miserably unfit to meet the market competition that started to emerge after the disintegration of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s. To...

This book explores relationships to change in agroecological transitions, based on two contrasting and ideal-typical stances, the determinist perspective and the open-ended perspective. at different scales such as agricultural systems, food systems,...

El relato, como explica Hermano Adam en su propia presentación, recoge en el orden cronológico los viajes y artículos publicados en revistas en momentos diferentes (para una bibliografía completa es interesante recurrir a la página web: https://perso...

The world is facing an existential crisis. Looming climate breakdown and ecological collapse could lead to the "sixth extinction" event in Earth's history, this time by our own hand, and the massive loss of human life and of many other life-forms with...

Environmental science is an interdisciplinary field which studies the environment. It seeks to find solutions to environmental problems by integrating physical, biological and information sciences. The components of environmental science are geosciences,...

The use of ecology and engineering to predict, design, construct or restore, and manage ecosystems is known as ecological engineering. It is aimed at integrating human society with its natural environment. The applications in ecological engineering can...

Pollination biology or anthecology is the science concerned with the study of pollination and the association between flowers and pollinators. Pollination is an important process in plant reproduction that is essential to the production of fruits and...

Pollination is the process by which pollen is transferred from the male part of a plant to the female part. This enables fertilization and the production of seeds. Usually, pollination occurs within a species, but in cases where it occurs between two...

The biosphere is a closed system which includes all the other ecosystems. It is a self-regulating system. It encompasses all living beings and their interaction with the elements of the lithosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere and atmosphere. The main...