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The Theory of Island Biogeography Revisited by Jonathan B. Losos Publisher Comments "This wonderful and lively book provides a fitting forty-year retrospective on MacArthur and Wilson's seminal volume. I can easily see it on the shelf of every serious graduate student of community ecology. It has all the 'right' names in it--many of... (read more) Your price: $55.75 New - Trade Paper 
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What Is Biodiversity? (08 Edition) by Maclaurin Publisher Comments 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) List Price $24.00 Your price: $18.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Here Be Dragons (09 Edition) by Dennis Mccarthy Publisher Comments 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) List Price $18.95 Your price: $10.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Developments in Hydrobiology #193: Biodiversity in Enclosed Seas and Artificial Marine Habitats by G. Relini Publisher Comments 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) Your price: $220.75 New - Hardcover
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What Is Biodiversity? by James Maclaurin Publisher Comments 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) List Price $24.00 Your price: $22.20 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Developments in Hydrobiology #180: Aquatic Biodiversity II: The Diversity of Aquatic Ecosystems by H. Segers Publisher Comments 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) Your price: $275.25 New - Hardcover
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Women and Plants: Gender Relations in Biodiversity Management and Conservation by Patricia L. Howard Publisher Comments 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) Your price: $46.75 New - Trade Paper
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Understanding Climate's Influence on Human Evolution by National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Earth System Context for Hominin Evolution Publisher Comments "The hominin fossil record documents a history of critical evolutionary events that have ultimately shaped and defined what it means to be human, including the origins of bipedalism; the emergence of our genus Homo; the first use of stone tools... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $22.19 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Topics in Biodiversity and Conservation #4: Marine, Freshwater, and Wetlands Biodiversity Conservation by David L. Hawksworth Publisher Comments 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) Your price: $252.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Challenge of Climate Change: Which Way Now by Daniel P. P. Perlmutter Publisher Comments Global warming and climate change present complex interlocking issues of public policy, multilateral negotiation, and technological advancement. This book explores both the problems and the opportunities presented by international agreements, and... (read more) Your price: $34.99 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Biological Diversity: Exploiters and Exploited by Paul Hatcher Publisher Comments 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) Your price: $169.95 New - Hardcover
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Biogeography (4TH 11 Edition) by Mark V. Lomolino Synopsis "Rev. ed. of: Biogeography / Mark V. Lomolino, Brett R. Riddle, James H. Brown. 3rd ed."... (read more) List Price $108.95 Your price: $88.00 Used - Hardcover
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In the Light of Evolution: Biodiversity and Extinction by John C. Avise Publisher Comments Based on papers presented at the National Academy of Sciences colloquium on 'Adaptation and Complex Design', 2006 .... (read more) List Price $45.50 Your price: $40.38 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Biodiversity: Conserving Endangered Species (Green Technology) by Anne E. Maczulak Publisher Comments 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) Your price: $47.95 New - Hardcover
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Evolution's Rainbow: Diversity, Gender, and Sexuality in Nature and People by Joan Roughgarden Publisher Comments In this innovative celebration of diversity and affirmation of individuality in animals and humans, Joan Roughgarden challenges accepted wisdom about gender identity and sexual orientation. A distinguished evolutionary biologist, Roughgarden takes on the... (read more) List Price $36.00 Your price: $33.30 Adobe Digital Editions - Electronic
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Topics in Biodiversity and Conservation #9: Plantation Forests and Biodiversity: Oxymoron or Opportunity? by Eckehard G. Brockerhoff Publisher Comments 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) Your price: $295.75 New - Hardcover
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Biodiversity 101 (08 Edition) by Melina Laverty Publisher Comments Provides an accessible introduction to the science and environmental impact of biodiversity.... (read more) List Price $61.75 Your price: $25.00 Used - Hardcover
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Wildlife on the Wind: A Field Biologist's Journey and an Indian Reservation's Renewal by Bruce L. Smith Publisher Comments In the heart of Wyoming sprawls the ancient homeland of the Eastern Shoshone Indians, who were forced by the U.S. government to share a reservation in the Wind River basin and flanking mountain ranges with their historical enemy, the Northern Arapahos... (read more) Your price: $29.95 New - Hardcover
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Topics in Biodiversity and Conservation #10: Management and the Conservation of Biodiversity by David Leslie Hawksworth Publisher Comments 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) Your price: $252.95 New - Hardcover
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Conservation Biology of Hawaiian Forest Birds: Implications for Island Avifauna by Thane K. Pratt Publisher Comments Hawaiis forest bird community is the most insular and most endangered in the world and serves as a case study for threatened species globally. Ten have disappeared in the past thirty years, nine are critically endangered, and even common species are... (read more) Your price: $103.75 New - Hardcover
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