Ecology
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Tropical Nature: Life and Death in the Rain Forests of Central and South America
$17.00 Add to cartA lively, lucid portrait of the tropics as seen by two uncommonly observant and thoughtful field biologists. Its seventeen marvelous essays introduce the habitats, ecology, plants, and animals of the … [more below]
- Author: Forsyth, Adrian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: January 29 1987
- ISBN10: 0684187108
- Language: English
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Water: A Natural History
$16.50 Add to cartAn environmental engineer turned ecology writer relates the history of our waterways and her own growing understanding of what needs to be done to save this essential natural resource.
Water: A Natura- Author: Outwater, Alice
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: September 27 1997
- ISBN10: 0465037801
- Language: English
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Order Out of Chaos: Man’s New Dialogue with Nature
$29.95 Add to cart- Series: Radical Thinkers
- Author: Prigogine, Ilya
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: January 23 2018
- ISBN10: 1786631008
- Language: English
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Tragedy in Mouse Utopia: An Ecological Commentary on Human Utopia
$18.70 Add to cartIndifference to behavioral needs of the young caused Mouse Utopia to self-destruct. Can Human Utopia avoid a similar fate? Yes. How? By confronting the Sorcerer. Will we? In time?
- Author: Vallentyne, J. R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 212
- Publish Date: November 02 2006
- ISBN10: 1412056330
- Language: English
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Wildlife in the Balance: Why animals are humanity’s best hope
$23.98 Add to cartWhy do you think animals exist? What purpose do they serve and why do we need them? Wildlife in the Balance is the untold story of how animals are essential for a habitable planet.
Earth’s function onl
- Author: Mustoe, Simon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 346
- Publish Date: September 29 2022
- ISBN10: 0645453501
- Language: English
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Saving Snakes: Snakes and the Evolution of a Field Naturalist
$27.95 Add to cartBeautiful to behold and extremely sensitive to its environment, the snake is nonetheless stigmatized as a serpent, a creature that almost universally inspires fear. At a time when so many animals are
- Author: Cagle, Nicolette L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 222
- Publish Date: January 17 2023
- ISBN10: 0813948827
- Language: English
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A Clouded Leopard in the Middle of the Road: New Thinking about Roads, People, and Wildlife
$19.95 Add to cartA Clouded Leopard in the Middle of the Road is an eye-opening introduction to the ecological impacts of roads. Drawing on over ten years of active engagement in the field of road ecology, Darryl Jones
- Author: Jones, Darryl
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: May 15 2022
- ISBN10: 1501763717
- Language: English
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Biodiversity Conservation: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartVery Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring
Extinction is a natural process. In geological time there have been several periods of mass extinction. One of these periods is unfolding right no- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: MacDonald, David W.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: October 27 2023
- ISBN10: 0199592276
- Language: English
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Parasites: The Inside Story
$32.00 Read moreAn exciting look at the essential roles that parasites play in Earth’s ecosystems
This book looks at the weird and wonderful world of parasites, the most abundant form of life on Earth. Parasites come- Author: Gardner, Scott Lyell
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: November 29 2022
- ISBN10: 0691206872
- Language: English
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Louisiana Herb Journal: Healing on Home Ground
$34.95 Add to cartIn a world of constant change and crisis, the relationship between humans and their environment has never been more vital. Louisiana Herb Journal invites readers into the world of medicinal herbs, int
- Author: Martin, Corinne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: April 20 2022
- ISBN10: 0807177407
- Language: English
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Streams of Consequence: Dispatches from the Conservation World
$25.00 Add to cartA collection of essays highlighting the splendour and diversity of the landscape of southern Alberta.
Streams of Consequence weaves together a bit of “ecology for dummies,” a cross-section of stories
- Author: Fitch, Lorne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: October 17 2023
- ISBN10: 177160669X
- Language: English
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Fishing North Carolina’s Outer Banks: The Complete Guide to Catching More Fish from Surf, Pier, Sound, & Ocean
$24.00 Add to cartIn this hands-on, how-to guide to fishing North Carolina’s Outer Banks, expert fisherman Stan Ulanski combines his enthusiasm, his experience, and his scientific expertise to show anglers how to catch… [more below]
- Series: Southern Gateways Guides
- Author: Ulanski, Stan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: September 26 2011
- ISBN10: 0807872075
- Language: English
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Rewilding: The Radical New Science of Ecological Recovery: The Illustrated Edition
$29.95 Add to cartHow rewilding has transformed the conservation movement, combining radical scientific insights with practical innovations.
Progressive scientists and conservation professionals are pursuing a radical
- Author: Jepson, Paul
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: April 05 2022
- ISBN10: 0262046768
- Language: English
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Creek Critters
$11.95 Read moreDo you like scavenger hunts? How do you tell if creek water is clean and healthy? Join Lucas and his sister as they act like scientists looking for certain kinds of stream bugs (aquatic macroinvertebr
- Author: Keats Curtis, Jennifer
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 21, 2020
- ISBN10: 1643517538
- Language: English
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Roadside Geology and Biology of Baja California, 2nd Ed.
$24.95 Read moreThe 2nd edition of Roadside Geology and Biology of Baja California is now in print It is completely updated in a 6×9 format, 288 pages with 220 color photographs and 80 sketches and drawings. It inclu… [more below]
- Author: Minch, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 0
- Publish Date: January 01 2017
- ISBN10: 0999025104
- Language: English
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The Enduring Shore: A History of Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, and Nantucket
$26.99 Add to cartEven before the Pilgrims landed in 1620, Cape Cod and its islands promised paradise to visitors, both native and European. In Paul Schneider’s sure hands, the story of this waterland created by glacie
- Author: Schneider, Paul
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: September 05 2000
- ISBN10: 0805067345
- Language: English
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Summer World
$19.99 Add to cartHow can cicadas survive–and thrive–at temperatures pushing 115 F? Do hummingbirds know what they’re up against before they migrate over the Gulf of Mexico? Why do some trees stop growing taller even
- Series: P.S.
- Author: Heinrich, Bernd
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: April 06 2010
- ISBN10: 0060742186
- Language: English
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Endless Forms: The Secret World of Wasps
$28.99 Read more“A book that draws us in to the strange beauty of what we so often run away from.” — Robin Ince, author of The Importance of Being Interested
In this eye-opening and entertaining work of popular scien
- Author: Sumner, Seirian
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: July 12, 2022
- ISBN10: 0063029928
- Language: English
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The Atlas of Disappearing Places: Our Coasts and Oceans in the Climate Crisis
$29.99 Read moreA beautiful and engaging guide to global warming’s impacts around the world
Our planet is in peril. Seas are rising, oceans are acidifying, ice is melting, coasts are flooding, species are dying, and
- Author: Conklin, Christina
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: July 20 2021
- ISBN10: 1620974568
- Language: English
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Bright Green Lies: How the Environmental Movement Lost Its Way and What We Can Do about It
$24.95 Add to cartBright Green Lies systematically debunks many of the lies and distortions that characterize the discourse of those who argue that ‘technology will stop global warming’ or that ‘technology will save th
- Series: Politics of the Living
- Author: Jensen, Derrick
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 500
- Publish Date: March 16 2021
- ISBN10: 194862639X
- Language: English
