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The environment
Multivariate Statistics for Wildlife and Ecology Research
McGarigal, Kevin; Cushman, Samuel; Landguth, ...
hardcover. Gives the reader a conceptual understanding of the role of multivariate statistics in ecological applications and the relationships among various techniques. This book offers an insight into the type of research questions best handled by each technique and the considerations in applying each one. Num Pages: 283 pages, 25 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: GPS; PDN; PSAF; PSVS; RNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 597.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2000th Edition
- Number of pages
- 283
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387988917
- ISBN
- 9780387988917
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.66
€ 69.66
Hardback. Discusses the role of modeling in the management process and gives an overview of landscape modeling applications. This book describes the models in a wide selection of environmental disciplines. It is suitable for land and watershed managers as well as for students of forestry, park management, and regional planing and agriculture. Num Pages: 190 pages, 6 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSA; RNC; RNF; TVB; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 479.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387988931
- ISBN
- 9780387988931
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.49
€ 122.49
Responses of Northern US Forests to Environmental Change
. Ed(S): Mickler, Robert A. (Raleigh, Nc, Usa...
Hardback. Presents five years of research in the Northeastern and North Central United States by the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service's Northern Global Change Program. This long term research contributes to our understanding of the effects of multiples stresses on forest ecosystems over multiple spatial and temporal scales. Editor(s): Mickler, Robert A. (Raleigh, NC, USA); Hom, John; Birdsey, Richard A. Series: Ecological Studies. Num Pages: 600 pages, 47 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; RN; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1254.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 600
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387989006
- ISBN
- 9780387989006
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 243.75
€ 243.75
Paperback. A comprehensive view of insect chemical ecology from an evolutionary perspective, showing how natural selection acts upon interacting organisms and how particular physical and biological properties of chemical compounds act as constraints upon which natural selection may act. Editor(s): Roitberg, B.; Isman, M. Num Pages: 372 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSVT7; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1160.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 372
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412018817
- ISBN
- 9780412018817
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 243.12
€ 243.12
Hardback. It is now known that over 90 percent of all plants have established integrative plant-fungal processes in their root systems, and it may well turn out to be the case that virtually all plants have mycorrhizae. This work reviews the status of research in plant-fungal communications, mycorrhizal organisms, applications, and biotechnology. Editor(s): Allen, Michael F. Num Pages: 548 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSQ; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 166 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1012.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 548
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412018916
- ISBN
- 9780412018916
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 365.32
€ 365.32
Building Knowledge-Based Systems for Natural Resource Management
Schmoldt, Daniel L.; Rauscher, H.Michael
Hardback. Offers a process for planning, designing, implementing, and testing knowledge-based systems for natural resource management. This title presents material on these major aspects of building a deliverable system. Num Pages: 386 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RN; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1660.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 386
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412019210
- ISBN
- 9780412019210
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.41
€ 193.41
paperback. Focuses on the greenhouse effect and its relation to such crucial issues as deforestation, overpopulation and hunger, pollution, sea level changes, and the loss of biodiversity. Editor(s): Wyman, R.L. Num Pages: 308 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSBT; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 960.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1991st Edition
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412028212
- ISBN
- 9780412028212
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 125.54
€ 125.54
Hardback. Coral reefs have shaped the surface of our planet far more than has any other ecosystem. This book presents what is known about factors that shift the balance between accretion and erosion, recruitment and mortality, stony corals and filamentous algae, recovery and degradation - the life and death of coral reefs. Num Pages: 536 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PS; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 36. Weight in Grams: 934.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 536
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412035418
- ISBN
- 9780412035418
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 363.05
€ 363.05
Hardback. Exploring the most recent advances occurring in tropical plant ecophysiology, this volume synthesizes a range of information on the ways in which tropical plants adapt to their environment and demonstrate physiological processes. Num Pages: 675 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSTS; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 162 x 237 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1198.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 675
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412035715
- ISBN
- 9780412035715
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 243.29
€ 243.29
The Pesticide Question. Environment, Economics and Ethics.
. Ed(S): Pimentel, David, Phd; Lehman, H.
Hardback. Pesticides have contributed impressively to our present-day agricultural productivity, but at the same time they are at the center of serious concerns about safety, health, and the environment. The public wonders whether the benefits of pesticides - 'the perfect red apple' - outweigh the costs of environmental pollution and human illness. Editor(s): Pimentel, David, PhD; Lehman, H. Num Pages: 442 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSBT; RN; TVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 818.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 442
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412035814
- ISBN
- 9780412035814
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.36
€ 194.36
Paperback. The response of forests to global climate change is one of the most hotly contested issues in the greenhouse effect debate. This title introduces students and professionals to the sophisticated mathematical and computational tools used to predict the rate of change in the world's forests. It emphasizes the importance of scale in global studies. Num Pages: 364 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSTS; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1150.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412036811
- ISBN
- 9780412036811
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 190.19
€ 190.19
Hardback. This work summarizes the multi-faceted discoveries about organisms in nature that have stemmed from analyses of genetic markers provided by polymorphic proteins and DNAs. Num Pages: 511 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAJ; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 912.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 511
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412037719
- ISBN
- 9780412037719
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 248.49
€ 248.49
Paperback. Molecular genetic approaches have opened new windows to the world of nature. This treatment of natural history and evolution addresses the many applications for protein and DNA markers from the perspectives of population biology, behavioral ecology, and organismal phylogeny. Num Pages: 511 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAJ; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 738.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1994
- Number of pages
- 511
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412037818
- ISBN
- 9780412037818
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 244.48
€ 244.48
Hardback. Covering a range of disciplines, this book explains the formulae, techniques and methods used in field ecology. Offering an awareness of the statistical foundation for the methods, it intends to make biologists aware of the strengths and possible weaknesses of procedures employed, and statisticians appreciative of the needs of the field ecologist. Num Pages: 566 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 808.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 566
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412047114
- ISBN
- 9780412047114
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.16
€ 194.16
Hardback. Devoted to the integration of population and ecosystem ecology - an approach that offers potential for improving our understanding of the complexities of nature and the management of environmental problems. This book establishes conceptual frameworks for the rigorous study of interactions between species and ecosystems. Num Pages: 387 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 164 x 29. Weight in Grams: 796.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 387
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412048012
- ISBN
- 9780412048012
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.41
€ 193.41
Paperback. Explores time series analysis and interpretation using a range of methods and examples from terrestrial, marine, and freshwater ecology. This book illustrates concepts and themes, based on the results of investigations in various time scales, including studies from arctic sites to human epidemiology. Num Pages: 494 pages, 35 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1960.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 494
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412052019
- ISBN
- 9780412052019
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 137.69
€ 137.69
Paperback. Outlines the biological problems. This title provides fresh perspectives on theoretical treatments of the consequences of natural selection, examines the consequences of molecular data, and relates molecular events to speciation. It is suitable for evolutionary biologists. Editor(s): Golding, Brian. Num Pages: 249 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 830.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1994
- Number of pages
- 249
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412053917
- ISBN
- 9780412053917
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 186.94
€ 186.94
Structured-population Models in Marine, Terrestrial and Freshwater Sys...
. Ed(S): Tuljapurkar, Shripad; Caswell, Hal
Paperback. Provides a treatment of the construction and analysis of models for age- and stage-classified populations. This book covers methods based on projection matrices, delay-differential equations, and partial-differential equations. Editor(s): Tuljapurkar, Shripad; Caswell, Hal. Series: Population and Community Biology Series. Num Pages: 656 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 906.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997
- Number of pages
- 656
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412072710
- ISBN
- 9780412072710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 195.56
€ 195.56
Hardback. Suitable for conservation biologists' upper-division and graduate level conservation biology courses, as well as for individual reference, this book incorporates chapters, covering various aspects of one of the most dynamic areas in the life sciences. It includes topics such as ecosystem management and the economics of conservation. Editor(s): Fiedler, Peggy L.; Kareiva, Peter M. Num Pages: 534 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1174.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 534
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412096518
- ISBN
- 9780412096518
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 243.21
€ 243.21
Paperback. Reflecting what a fresh generation of conservation biologists is doing and thinking, this book explores where conservation biology is heading. It addresses ecosystem restoration and biotic invasions as well as the mechanics of population viability analysis, which are a routine facet of conservation efforts. Editor(s): Fiedler, Peggy L.; Kareiva, P.H. Num Pages: 576 pages, 50 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 953.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 1998
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412096617
- ISBN
- 9780412096617
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 196.20
€ 196.20
Paperback. Examines the problem of growing concern and importance: obtaining accurate estimates of the ecological costs of human activities. This book covers a range of subjects, from the management and function of ecosystems to ecological issues affecting public policy. It focuses on the trade-offs inherent in environmental and conservation policy. Editor(s): Simpson, Ralph D.; Christensen, Norman L. Num Pages: 298 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNC; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1090.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412096716
- ISBN
- 9780412096716
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.36
€ 126.36
The Ecological Basis of Conservation. Heterogeneity, Ecosystems and Bi...
Pickett, Steward T. A.; Ostfeld, Richard S.; ...
Hardback. Conservation policy is shifting away from the preservation of single endangered species toward conservation and management of the interactive networks and large-scale ecosystems on which species depend. This text offers a scientific framework for this approach. Num Pages: 466 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 466
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412098512
- ISBN
- 9780412098512
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.93
€ 194.93
Paperback. Num Pages: 395 pages, 50 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1973
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1973
- Number of pages
- 395
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412113307
- ISBN
- 9780412113307
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.36
€ 65.36
Hardback. Editor(s): Stoddart, D. Michael. Num Pages: 386 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1979
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 386
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412147906
- ISBN
- 9780412147906
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 246.16
€ 246.16