Featuring long-awaited selections from Robert M. Pirsigs unpublished writings, from before and after Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, an original collection illuminating the central theme of Pirsigs thought: Quality...Lasīt vairāk
Pan-species listing is a brilliant method to keep track of a lifetime of natural history sightings. A personal list, not just of birds but including every moth, beetle, lichen, sea-spider, liverwort, fungus, slime mould, cetacean anything and eve...Lasīt vairāk
The epic, fascinating (Wall Street Journal)?story of the planets oldest trees and the making of the modern world Humans have always revered long-lived trees. But as historian Jared Farmer reveals in Elderflora, our ven...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 21-Oct-2025, Paperback / softback, Izdevniecība: Random House Large Print, ISBN-13: 9798217287925)
One of the worlds most beloved writers and New York Times bestselling author of A Walk in the Woods and The Body takes his ultimate journeyinto the most intriguing and intractable questions that science seeks to answer....Lasīt vairāk
This book is devoted to ecological data analysis with R, with examples created by the developers of the described packages. R software is now an important reality in ecological informatics. Specific packages have been developed to manage, analys...Lasīt vairāk
This book provides a multidisciplinary perspective on the Andean herpetofauna, covering topics ranging from natural history and thermal ecology to biogeography and conservation....Lasīt vairāk
In agroecosystems, one of the major ecosystem services provided by nature is the biological control of crop pests. This vital service is being affected by global climate change. This book summarises the effects climate change on agricultural biocont...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 16-Oct-2025, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Island Press, ISBN-13: 9781642833423)
With their towering, cinnamon-colored trunks and dusky green canopies, ponderosa pine has long been a charismatic icon of the American West. Yet a quiet unraveling has begun: in the past decade, in a vast area from Santa Fe to the Sierras, more than...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 14-Oct-2025, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Yale University Press, ISBN-13: 9780300246148)
A lively account of the history of our planet, from its earliest origins to the present day, told through the major geological changes and scientific breakthroughs Where has our planet come from, and what lies beneath its surface? Ho...Lasīt vairāk
A search for the meaning of one of natures greatest riddles: why do so many creatures transform? How many creatures walking on this earth / Have their first being in another form? the Roman poet Ovid asked two thousand years ago. He...Lasīt vairāk
In the growth rings of every tree are ingrained and encrypted the stories of the tree, its environment and the changes through which it has lived. Growing archives of tree-ring samples allow us to read and decode these natural timelines in ever grea...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 07-Oct-2025, Hardback, Izdevniecība: St Martin's Press, ISBN-13: 9781250378446)
An awe-inspiring tour of bat world by the worlds leading expert With nearly 1500 species, bats account for more than twenty percent of mammalian species. The most successful and most diverse group of mammals, bats come in different sizes, shapes, a...Lasīt vairāk
This book explores the latest advancements in sustainable soil and water management for crop production. It also examines the impacts of climate change, strategies for its mitigation, and the role of machine learning in assessing these effects. Ke...Lasīt vairāk
This contributed volume addresses the global scale of urbanization and its impacts on biodiversity. By adding human capital, cities are incubators for new ideas and technologies, creating the possibility for socially and environmentally sensitive...Lasīt vairāk
From an insiders perspective, this book elaborates on the three stages of population policies since the founding of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). As a key policy discussant and drafter, the author incorporates some valuable documentaries...Lasīt vairāk
This book focuses on the overview of the causative factors for forcing land use changes and the historical developments worldwide. Healthy soil is the foundation of agriculture and an essential resourc...Lasīt vairāk
The third novel in the multi-award-winning Dune series -- the most famous, widely acclaimed and popular of all science fiction novels, named one of the BBCs 100 Novels That Shaped Our World, which inspired the the jaw-dropping cinematic adaptations...Lasīt vairāk
This book explores the concept of a nature-positive built environment highlighting its importance for both human and planetary health. It promotes a cross-disciplinary dialogue and provides a critical perspective to those interested in the search...Lasīt vairāk
This book outlines organometallic compounds (OMCs) in the marine environment, focusing on their analytical and ecological aspects. Divided into 6 chapters, the authors discuss OMCs occurrence, chemical structure, and environmental impact of OMCs...Lasīt vairāk
The book Harnessing Microbial Applications: The Ecofriendly Frontiers explores the untapped potential of microbes in agriculture. This book explores the fascinating world of beneficial microo...Lasīt vairāk
This book provides a comprehensive guide to land restoration, focusing on the Global Souths drylands. By adopting ecosystem-based approaches it explores the interplay between landscapes, ecosystems, and socio-ecological sustainability in these se...Lasīt vairāk
This contributed volume studies the important associations existing among climate change, biodiversity, and human welfare. It gives an all-inclusive explanation of how climate alteration jeopardizes the variety of living organisms on Earth and its...Lasīt vairāk
In Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, delve into the intricate relationships between soil, plant life, water, and our broader environmental systems, and their collective impact on sustainable agricultural practices. This essential read offers a c...Lasīt vairāk
Habitat is the fundamental unit for understanding species ecology and preserving biodiversity; it has always had a variety of meanings often not explicitly defined. This important book focuses on the two main uses of the term and their importance for...Lasīt vairāk
Greg de Nevers, Deborah Edelman, Adina Merenlender
(Izdošanas datums: 30-Sep-2025, Paperback / softback, Izdevniecība: University of California Press, ISBN-13: 9780520412712)
The go-to guide to Californias natural history, now updated with fresh insights on stewardship for a changing climate and diverse naturalist perspectives. The California Naturalist Handbook offers a fun, science-based introduction to Californias na...Lasīt vairāk
Megaprojects are not merely transformative, but rather inherently disruptive. They are incompatible with any approach to urban sustainability that prioritizes the well-being of urbanites and the boundaries of the Earth system. In fact, megaprojects...Lasīt vairāk
This book addresses the global challenge of feeding a growing population while grappling with diminishing land resources, deteriorating soil quality, and the impact of climate change. Its core focus is the role of soil health in sustaining and enh...Lasīt vairāk
This book is an exploration of paramount significance, delving into the fundamental principles, methodologies, and cutting-edge techniques that underpin the discipline of environmental forensics. Chapters unfold a comprehensive narrative, ranging...Lasīt vairāk
This book showcases recent findings on the effects of air pollution on the brain throughout the lifespan, describing different types of pollutants, the mechanisms involved in brain impacts, and a description of the brain diseases associated with e...Lasīt vairāk
This volume explores the unique botanical wealth of high altitude medicinal plants, examining their ecological significance, traditional uses, a...Lasīt vairāk
This book provides an exploration of the geographic dimensions of climate change, focusing on both urban and rural perspectives. By examining the unique challenges and opportunities that arise in different environments, it offers a balanced and ho...Lasīt vairāk
Stunningly written This global history of the environment of the last 500 years shows that the other side of the coin called progress is destruction. Amrith writes like the finest novelist - Neel Mukherjee, New Statesman, Books of the Year ...Lasīt vairāk
This book seeks to provide a comprehensive examination of the critical intersection between urbanization, climate change, and public health. As urban areas expand and face increasing pressures from environm...Lasīt vairāk
The term white pollution describes the various types of large number of plastics products in the ecosystem worldwide. Because plastics material and its by-products are difficult to degrade, they remained constantly present in the soils, water bodi...Lasīt vairāk
This open access brief is a pioneering work that is one of the first book publications to cover underwater cultural heritage and deep seabed mining. Bringing together a variety of perspectives, the work is designed to serve several purposes and ed...Lasīt vairāk
This book consists of six chapters. The purpose of the book seeks to address questions regarding the patterns of risks and vulnerabilities in areas vulnerable to riverbank erosion in Bangladesh. This book also analyzes the impact of riverbank erosion...Lasīt vairāk
Journey through Earths most extreme, seemingly hostile environmentsand marvel at the remarkable creatures that call them home. Super NaturalRiley illuminates ecosystems on every continent to tell the stories of creatures exquisitely adapted...Lasīt vairāk
This book adopts an interdisciplinary approach, drawing on contributions from experts in various fields such as geography, environmental and developmental studies, to provide a comprehensive analysis of Brunei...Lasīt vairāk
A must read (David George Haskell) that shows how rethinking our relationships with other species can help us reimagine the future of humankind In the woodlands of sub-Saharan Africa, sometime deep in our species past, something...Lasīt vairāk
