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“dr michael j samways”

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  • Conservation of Dragonflies

    Sentinels for Freshwater Conservation

    by Dr Michael J Samways ...
    Dragonflies are among the most familiar and popular of all insects, deeply embedded in human cultural history. They are iconic and tell us much about the environments in which we and they live. Their conservation is an important part of biodiversity conservation. One modern dragonfly species is listed as extinct, with many others currently threatened. It is now essential to increase conservation ... Read more

    $169.19 USD

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  • Second Growth

    The Promise of Tropical Forest Regeneration in an Age of Deforestation

    by Robin L. Chazdon ...
    For decades, conservation and research initiatives in tropical forests have focused almost exclusively on old-growth forests because scientists believed that these “pristine” ecosystems housed superior levels of biodiversity. With Second Growth, Robin L. Chazdon reveals those assumptions to be largely false, bringing to the fore the previously overlooked counterpart to old-growth forest: second ... Read more

    $34.59 USD

  • Invasion Ecology

    by Julie L. Lockwood, Martha F. Hoopes, Michael P. Marchetti ...
    This new edition of Invasion Ecology provides a comprehensive and updated introduction to all aspects of biological invasion by non-native species. Highlighting important research findings associated with each stage of invasion, the book provides an overview of the invasion process from transportation patterns and causes of establishment success to ecological impacts, invader management, and post ... Read more

    $76.00 USD

  • Extinction in Our Times

    Global Amphibian Decline

    by James P. Collins, Martha L. Crump, Thomas E. Lovejoy III ...
    For over 350 million years, thousands of species of amphibians have lived on earth, but since the 1990s they have been disappearing at an alarming rate, in many cases quite suddenly and mysteriously. What is causing these extinctions? What role do human actions play in them? What do they tell us about the overall state of biodiversity on the planet? In Extinction in Our Times, James Collins and ... Read more

    $40.49 USD

  • Serpentine

    The Evolution and Ecology of a Model System

    Edited by Susan Harrison, Nishanta Rajakaruna ...
    Serpentine soils have long fascinated biologists for the specialized floras they support and the challenges they pose to plant survival and growth. This volume focuses on what scientists have learned about major questions in earth history, evolution, ecology, conservation, and restoration from the study of serpentine areas, especially in California. Results from molecular studies offer insight ... Read more

    $76.49 USD

  • Saving a Million Species

    Extinction Risk from Climate Change

    Edited by Lee Hannah ...
    The research paper "Extinction Risk from Climate Change" published in the journal Nature in January 2004 created front-page headlines around the world. The notion that climate change could drive more than a million species to extinction captured both the popular imagination and the attention of policy-makers, and provoked an unprecedented round of scientific critique.Saving a Million Species ... Read more

    $34.59 USD

  • Conservation Biology

    by Andrew S. Pullin ...
    Conservation biology is fast emerging as a major new discipline, which incorporates biological principles in the design of effective strategies for the sustainable management of populations, species and entire ecosystems. This beautifully illustrated textbook introduces students to conservation biology, the science of preserving biodiversity. It begins by taking the reader on a tour of the many ... Read more

    $72.19 USD

  • Primate Conservation Biology

    by Guy Cowlishaw, Robin Dunbar ...
    From the snub-nosed monkeys of China to the mountain gorillas of central Africa, our closest nonhuman relatives are in critical danger worldwide. A recent report, for example, warns that nearly 20 percent of the world's primates may go extinct within the next ten or twenty years. In this book Guy Cowlishaw and Robin Dunbar integrate cutting-edge theoretical advances with practical management ... Read more

    $18.79 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Plant Reintroduction in a Changing Climate

    Promises and Perils

    by Joyce Maschinski, Dr., Kristin E. Haskins, Dr. ...
    Series series Science Practice Ecological Restoration
    Considered an essential conservation tool, plant reintroductions have been conducted for many of the world's rarest plant species. The expertise and knowledge gained through these efforts constitute an essential storehouse of information for conservationists faced with a rapidly changing global climate.This volume presents a comprehensive review of reintroduction projects and practices, the ... Read more

    $47.59 USD

  • Plant Invasions

    The Role of Biotic Interactions

    by Ashish Adhikari, Marcelo A. Aizen, Warwick J. Allen, Christophe Baltzinger, Iain R. Caldwell, Regan M. Callaway, Jane A. Catford, Lohengrin A Cavieres, Keith Clay, Julie A Coetzee0, Robert I Colautti1, Carla M. D’Antonio2, John L. Devaney3, M. Celeste Díaz Vélez4, Professor Colleen T Downs5, Carine Emer6, Fernando Fernanda Ribeiro da Silva7, Ana E. Ferreras8, S. Luke Flory9, Erica M. Goss0, Philip F. Harmon1, Ruben H Heleno2, Martin P. Hill3, Robert D. Holt4, Richard Honor5, Cang Hui6, Christopher N. Kaiser-Bunbury7, Amy E Kendig8, Peter M Kotanen9, Sara E. Kuebbing0, Pietro Landi1, Guillaume Latombe2, Brett R. Lane3, Johannes J. Le Roux4, Nathan P Lemoine5, Jacob. E. Lucero6, Ana Montero-Castaño7, Lindelwa S. Msweli8, Valeria Paiaro9, John D. Parker0, Marco Aurélio Pizo1, Evan M Rehm2, Ushma Shukla3, Benno I Simmons4, Lauren M. Smith-Ramesh5, Sérgio Timóteo6, Christopher M Wojan7, Stephanie G. Yelenik8, David M. Richardson0, Elizabeth M. Wandrag1 ...
    Series series CABI Invasives Series
    There are many books on aspects of plant invasions, but none that focus on the key role of species interactions in mediating invasions. This book reviews exciting new findings and explores how new methods and tools are shedding new light on crucial processes in plant invasions. In 23 chapters, with contributions from 51 authors, the book addresses: · the main theories and hypotheses in plant ... Read more

    $128.99 USD

  • The Importance of Species

    Perspectives on Expendability and Triage

    Edited by Peter Kareiva, Simon A. Levin ...
    A great many species are threatened by the expanding human population. Though the public generally favors environmental protection, conservation does not come without sacrifice and cost. Many decision makers wonder if every species is worth the trouble. Of what consequence would the extinction of, say, spotted owls or snail darters be? Are some species expendable?Given the reality of limited money ... Read more

    $71.29 USD

  • Conservation Biology

    For the Coming Decade

    Edited by Peggy L. Fiedler, Peter M. Kareiva ...
    Refecting what a new generation of conservation biologists is doing and thinking, this vital and far ranging second edition explores where conservation biology is heading. It challenges many conventions of conservation biology by exposing certain weaknesses of widely accepted principles. Combining contributions from both the school and the new breed of conservation biologists, this insightful text ... Read more

    $143.99 USD