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What on Earth?: 100 of Our Planet's Most Amazing New Species
What on Earth?: 100 of Our Planet's Most Amazing New Species
by Quentin Wheeler
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A chameleon so tiny it can fit on your thumbnail? A spider named after David Bowie? A fungus that turns ants into zombies? What on Earth? What on Earth? is a compendium of the 100 coolest, weirdest, and most intriguing new species of this century as... (read more)

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Maximum Entropy and Ecology: A Theory of Abundance, Distribution, and Energetics (Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution)
Maximum Entropy and Ecology: A Theory of Abundance, Distribution, and Energetics (Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution)
by John Harte
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This pioneering graduate textbook provides readers with the concepts and practical tools required to understand the maximum entropy principle, and apply it to an understanding of ecological patterns. Rather than building and combining mechanistic models... (read more)

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What Is Biodiversity?
What Is Biodiversity?
by James Maclaurin
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In the life sciences, there is wide-ranging debate about biodiversity. While nearly everyone is in favor of biodiversity and its conservation, methods for its assessment vary enormously. So what exactly is biodiversity? Most theoretical work on the... (read more)

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Here Be Dragons (09 Edition)
Here Be Dragons (09 Edition)
by Dennis Mccarthy
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Why do we find polar bears only in the Arctic and penguins only in the Antarctic? Why are marsupials found only in Australia and South America? In a book that Science News called "fascinating and revelatory," Dennis McCarthy tells a story that... (read more)

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Developments in Hydrobiology #193: Biodiversity in Enclosed Seas and Artificial Marine Habitats
Developments in Hydrobiology #193: Biodiversity in Enclosed Seas and Artificial Marine Habitats
by G. Relini
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The main themes of the Symposium were biodiversity in enclosed and semi-enclosed seas and artificial habitats, and the restoration of degraded systems. These themes are highly relevant today. The papers dealing with the first theme represent current... (read more)

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Developments in Hydrobiology #180: Aquatic Biodiversity II: The Diversity of Aquatic Ecosystems
Developments in Hydrobiology #180: Aquatic Biodiversity II: The Diversity of Aquatic Ecosystems
by H. Segers
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Freshwater Biodiversity is a much underestimated component of global biodiversity, both in its diversity and in its potential to act as models for fundamental research in evolutionary biology and ecosystem studies. Freshwater organisms also reflect... (read more)

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Women and Plants: Gender Relations in Biodiversity Management and Conservation
Women and Plants: Gender Relations in Biodiversity Management and Conservation
by Patricia L. Howard
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This unique collection of in-depth case studies from Latin America, Asia, Africa, Europe and North America demonstrates the importance of women and gender relations in plant genetic resource management and conservation. It provides a state-of-the-art... (read more)

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Topics in Biodiversity and Conservation #4: Marine, Freshwater, and Wetlands Biodiversity Conservation
Topics in Biodiversity and Conservation #4: Marine, Freshwater, and Wetlands Biodiversity Conservation
by David L. Hawksworth
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Marine, coastal and wetland habitats are threatened, through exploitation, and also by climate change, as ocean currents change course, sea levels rise, and rainfall patterns change. This book gathers papers on the biodiversity conservation of these... (read more)

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New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity: Volume Three: Kingdoms Bacteria, Protozoa, Chromista, Plantae, Fungi
New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity: Volume Three: Kingdoms Bacteria, Protozoa, Chromista, Plantae, Fungi
by Dennis P. (edt) Gordon
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The final of three volumes, this book completes the official list of all approximately 56,120 living and 14,700 fossil species of New Zealand's animal, plant, fungi, and microorganism populations. Featuring photographs and illustrations, this... (read more)

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Special Publications #354: Aspects of African Biodiversity: Proceedings of the Pan Africa Chemistry Network Biodiversity Conference Nairobi, 10-12 September 2008
Special Publications #354: Aspects of African Biodiversity: Proceedings of the Pan Africa Chemistry Network Biodiversity Conference Nairobi, 10-12 September 2008
by Jacob Midiwo
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This is a book of the proceedings of the Pan Africa Chemistry Network (PACN) Biodiversity Conference held at the University of Nairobi, Kenya, on 10-12 September 2008. One of the key activities of the RSC/Syngenta PACN is to connect African scientists... (read more)

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Biological Diversity: Exploiters and Exploited
Biological Diversity: Exploiters and Exploited
by Paul Hatcher
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Biological Diversity takes a fresh, innovative approach to the teaching of biodiversity. Rather than detailing and cataloguing the major taxa and their evolutionary relationships, the authors have selected 18 groups of organisms and used these as a... (read more)

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Biogeography (4TH 11 Edition)
Biogeography (4TH 11 Edition)
by Mark V. Lomolino
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"Rev. ed. of: Biogeography / Mark V. Lomolino, Brett R. Riddle, James H. Brown. 3rd ed."... (read more)

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Biogeography: An Ecological and Evolutionary Approach
Biogeography: An Ecological and Evolutionary Approach
by C. Barry Cox
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Biologists searching for a resource that explores all of the exciting changes that have occurred recently in the field will turn to this eighth edition. It offers insight into the multidisciplinary nature of the field, presenting a sound historical base,... (read more)

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Biodiversity: Conserving Endangered Species (Green Technology)
Biodiversity: Conserving Endangered Species (Green Technology)
by Anne Maczulak
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Biodiversity takes a look at how habitats are destroyed, the devastating effect this has on biodiversity, and the ways in which scientists restore ecosystems and habits. This new, full-color book also examines the ethical questions that arise when trying... (read more)

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Topics in Biodiversity and Conservation #9: Plantation Forests and Biodiversity: Oxymoron or Opportunity?
Topics in Biodiversity and Conservation #9: Plantation Forests and Biodiversity: Oxymoron or Opportunity?
by Eckehard G. Brockerhoff
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This book brings together a selection of original research articles that address biodiversity and conservation in plantation forests. Although such forests are perhaps the 'poor cousins' of the species richer natural and semi-natural forests, they can... (read more)

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Biodiversity 101 (08 Edition)
Biodiversity 101 (08 Edition)
by Melina Laverty
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Provides an accessible introduction to the science and environmental impact of biodiversity.... (read more)

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Topics in Biodiversity and Conservation #10: Management and the Conservation of Biodiversity
Topics in Biodiversity and Conservation #10: Management and the Conservation of Biodiversity
by David Leslie Hawksworth
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This book brings together a selection of 21 original studies submitted to Biodiversity and Conservation that address aspects of management for the conservation of biodiversity. The topics addressed include: lessons from the Northern spotted owl saga... (read more)

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A World in One Cubic Foot: Portraits of Biodiversity
A World in One Cubic Foot: Portraits of Biodiversity
by David Liittschwager
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Twelve inches by twelve inches by twelve inches, the cubic foot is a relatively tiny unit of measure compared to the whole world. With every step, we disturb and move through cubic foot after cubic foot. But behold the cubic foot in nature—from... (read more)

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The Wolf's Tooth: Keystone Predators, Trophic Cascades, and Biodiversity
The Wolf's Tooth: Keystone Predators, Trophic Cascades, and Biodiversity
by Cristina Eisenberg
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Animals such as wolves, sea otters, and sharks exert a disproportionate influence on their environment; dramatic ecological consequences can result when they are removed from—or returned to—an ecosystem.   In The Wolfs Tooth... (read more)

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Saving Biological Diversity: Balancing Protection of Endangered Species and Ecosystems
Saving Biological Diversity: Balancing Protection of Endangered Species and Ecosystems
by Robert A. Askins
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The distinctive contribution of this book is that it presents a pragmatic approach for preserving biological diversity. Experts in a wide variety of fields, including philosophy, environmental policy, law, economics and biology, present different... (read more)

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