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The Forest Unseen: A Year's Watch in Nature by David George Haskell Publisher Comments 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) Your price: $16.00 New - Trade Paper
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A Story of Six Rivers: History, Culture and Ecology by Peter Coates Publisher Comments 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) List Price $40.00 Your price: $22.00 Used - Hardcover
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Our Dying Planet: An Ecologist's View of the Crisis We Face by Peter Sale Publisher Comments " 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) List Price $55.00 Your price: $16.95 Used - Hardcover
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Ecopsychology by Theodore Roszak Publisher Comments 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) List Price $16.95 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Nature by Design: People, Natural Process, and Ecological Restoration by Eric S Higgs Publisher Comments 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) List Price $34.00 Your price: $21.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Primitives in the Wilderness: Deep Ecology and the Missing Human Subject by Peter C Van Wyck Publisher Comments 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) List Price $29.95 Your price: $8.50 Used - Trade Paper
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How to Do Ecology: A Concise Handbook by Richard Karban and Mikaela Huntzinger Publisher Comments "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) List Price $22.95 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Integral Ecology: Uniting Multiple Perspectives on the Natural World by Sean Esbjorn Hargens Publisher Comments 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—and with scientists, economists, ethicists, activists, philosophers, and... (read more) List Price $54.95 Your price: $24.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Heartbeats in the Muck: The History, Sea Life, and Environment of New York Harbor by John Waldman Publisher Comments 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) List Price $22.75 Your price: $9.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Essentials of Ecology by Colin R Townsend Publisher Comments 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) List Price $137.75 Your price: $32.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Vedic Ecology: Practical Wisdom for Surviving the 21st Century by Ranchor Prime Publisher Comments 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) List Price $14.95 Your price: $8.50 Used - Hardcover
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Human Ecology: A Theoretical Essay (Chicago Original Paperback) by Amos Henry Hawley Publisher Comments 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) List Price $29.25 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Scientific Method for Ecological Research by E Ford Publisher Comments Provides a framework for understanding methodological issues and assists with the effective definition and planning of research.... (read more) List Price $85.75 Your price: $30.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Landscape Ecology in Asian Cultures (Ecological Research Monographs) by Sun Kee Hong Publisher Comments Cultural landscapes are a product... (read more) List Price $219.00 Your price: $90.00 Used - Hardcover
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The Ecological World View by Charles Krebs Publisher Comments 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) List Price $59.95 Your price: $21.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Wealth of Nature: Ecosystem Services, Biodiversity, and Human Well-Being by Jeffrey A Mcneely Publisher Comments 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) List Price $49.00 Your price: $21.00 Used - Hardcover
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Ecological Restoration, Second Edition: Principles, Values, and Structure of an Emerging Profession (Science and Practice of Ecological Restoration) by Andre F Clewell Publisher Comments 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) Your price: $30.00 New - Trade Paper
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Foundations of Restoration Ecology (Science and Practice of Ecological Restoration) by Donald A Falk Publisher Comments 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) List Price $50.00 Your price: $25.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Handbook of Environmental Chemistry by Georg Schwedt Publisher Comments 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) List Price $45.00 Your price: $43.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Annual Review of Ecology & Systematics 2 by Douglas J. Futuyma Book News Annotation 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) Your price: $15.95 Used - Hardcover
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