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The Forest Unseen: A Year's Watch in Nature
The Forest Unseen: A Year's Watch in Nature
by David George Haskell
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A biologist reveals the secret world hidden in a single square meter of forest. In this wholly original book, biologist David Haskell uses a one- square-meter patch of old-growth Tennessee forest as a window onto the entire natural world. Visiting it... (read more)

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A Story of Six Rivers: History, Culture and Ecology
A Story of Six Rivers: History, Culture and Ecology
by Peter Coates
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Many of the world’s major cities sprang up on the banks of rivers. Used for water, food, irrigation, transportation, and power, rivers sustain life and connect the world together, but most of us think of them simply as waterways that must be... (read more)

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Our Dying Planet: An Ecologist's View of the Crisis We Face
Our Dying Planet: An Ecologist's View of the Crisis We Face
by Peter Sale
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" Our Dying Planet is the most powerful statement on the future of life on earth I have ever read. Starting with the title, which I admire greatly, it delivers the sort of honest, accurate, no-punches-pulled assessment you would expect from a scientist... (read more)

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Ecopsychology
Ecopsychology
by Theodore Roszak
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This pathfinding collection shows how the health of the planet is inextricably linked to the psychological health of humanity, individually and collectively. As such, it is sure to become a definitive work for the burgeoning ecopsychology movement, which... (read more)

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Nature by Design: People, Natural Process, and Ecological Restoration
Nature by Design: People, Natural Process, and Ecological Restoration
by Eric S Higgs
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Ecological restoration is the process of repairing human damage to ecosystems. It involves reintroducing missing plants and animals, rebuilding soils, eliminating hazardous substances, ripping up roads, and returning natural processes such as fire and... (read more)

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Primitives in the Wilderness: Deep Ecology and the Missing Human Subject
Primitives in the Wilderness: Deep Ecology and the Missing Human Subject
by Peter C Van Wyck
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Brings the radical environmentalism known as deep ecology into an encounter with contemporary social and cultural theory, showing that deep ecology still has much to learn from such theory.<P>In Primitives in the Wilderness, Peter van Wyck brings... (read more)

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How to Do Ecology: A Concise Handbook
How to Do Ecology: A Concise Handbook
by Richard Karban and Mikaela Huntzinger
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"Almost all graduate students in ecology will take away something valuable from reading How to Do Ecology. Karban and Huntzinger cover a wide range of topics: how to formulate research questions, why to get a field notebook and what to put in it, how... (read more)

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Integral Ecology: Uniting Multiple Perspectives on the Natural World
Integral Ecology: Uniting Multiple Perspectives on the Natural World
by Sean Esbjorn Hargens
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Today there is a bewildering diversity of views on ecology and the natural environment. With more than two hundred distinct and valuable perspectives on the natural world&#8212;and with scientists, economists, ethicists, activists, philosophers, and... (read more)

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Heartbeats in the Muck: The History, Sea Life, and Environment of New York Harbor
Heartbeats in the Muck: The History, Sea Life, and Environment of New York Harbor
by John Waldman
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Heartbeats in the Muck traces the incredible arc of New York Harbor's environmental history. Once a pristine estuary bristling with oysters and striped bass and visited by sharks, porpoises, and seals, the harbor has been marked by centuries of rampant... (read more)

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Essentials of Ecology
Essentials of Ecology
by Colin R Townsend
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This textbook presents introductory ecology in an accessible, state-of-the-art format designed to cultivate the novice student's understanding of, and fascination with, the natural world. In a concise, engaging style, this text outlines the essential... (read more)

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Vedic Ecology: Practical Wisdom for Surviving the 21st Century
Vedic Ecology: Practical Wisdom for Surviving the 21st Century
by Ranchor Prime
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Drawing on India's ancient roots, Prime explores the possibility of applying old-world knowledge to new-world problems. Discover the environmental perspective put forth by the Vedas and how environmental activists and thinkers are applying it today. The... (read more)

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Human Ecology: A Theoretical Essay (Chicago Original Paperback)
Human Ecology: A Theoretical Essay (Chicago Original Paperback)
by Amos Henry Hawley
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Human Ecology: A Theoretical Essay, by Amos Hawley, presents for the first time a unified theory of human ecology by a scholar whose name is virtually synonymous with the discipline. Focused on the interaction between society and environment, human... (read more)

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Scientific Method for Ecological Research
Scientific Method for Ecological Research
by E Ford
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Provides a framework for understanding methodological issues and assists with the effective definition and planning of research.... (read more)

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Landscape Ecology in Asian Cultures (Ecological Research Monographs)
Landscape Ecology in Asian Cultures (Ecological Research Monographs)
by Sun Kee Hong
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Cultural landscapes are a product... (read more)

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The Ecological World View
The Ecological World View
by Charles Krebs
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This new textbook fills an important niche by offering a lively overview of the principles of ecology for a broad audience including college level science and biology students as well as readers interested in the fundamentals of ecological science... (read more)

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The Wealth of Nature: Ecosystem Services, Biodiversity, and Human Well-Being
The Wealth of Nature: Ecosystem Services, Biodiversity, and Human Well-Being
by Jeffrey A Mcneely
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What makes our planet's natural treasures worth saving, and why should we care? With hundreds of stunning full-color photographs and more than twenty essays from some of the world's most respected scientists, this latest publication in the CEMEX... (read more)

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Ecological Restoration, Second Edition: Principles, Values, and Structure of an Emerging Profession (Science and Practice of Ecological Restoration)
Ecological Restoration, Second Edition: Principles, Values, and Structure of an Emerging Profession (Science and Practice of Ecological Restoration)
by Andre F Clewell
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Ecological restoration is a rapidly growing discipline that encompasses a wide range of activities and brings together practitioners and theoreticians from a variety of backgrounds and perspectives, ranging from volunteer backyard restorationists to... (read more)

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Foundations of Restoration Ecology (Science and Practice of Ecological Restoration)
Foundations of Restoration Ecology (Science and Practice of Ecological Restoration)
by Donald A Falk
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As the practical application of ecological restoration continues to grow, there is an increasing need to connect restoration practice to areas of underlying ecological theory. Foundations of Restoration Ecology is an important milestone in the field... (read more)

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Handbook of Environmental Chemistry
Handbook of Environmental Chemistry
by Georg Schwedt
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The fate of contaminants in the environment, in particular, the transfer processes of pollutants between different compartments of the ecosystem, are still not very well understood. The Essential Guide to Environmental Chemistry outlines the problems and... (read more)

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Annual Review of Ecology & Systematics 2
Annual Review of Ecology & Systematics 2
by Douglas J. Futuyma
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Contains 25 contributions of great diversity written by an international group of ecologists. Topics covered include saproxylic insect ecology and the sustainable management of forests; the Mesozoic radiation of birds; the causes and consequences of... (read more)

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