Trade in Japanese Endemic Reptiles in China (A TRAFFIC Report)
by Kahoru Kanari and Ling Xu
4 Water Sources ........................................ 149 Criteria ............................................. 149 Major types .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 . . . . . . . . . . . . Summary ............................................ 152 5 Water Treatment ...................................... 155 Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 . . . . . . . . . . . . Materials ............................................ 155 Treat...
Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Bioassessment Programs Throughout the Eastern Rivers and Mountains Network Region
Continuous Cover Forestry (Managing Forest Ecosystems, #23)
Although the majority of the world’s forest ecosystems are dominated by uneven-sized multi-species stands, forest management practice and theory has focused on the development of plantation monocultures to maximize the supply of timber at low cost. Societal expectations are changing, however, and uneven-aged multi-species ecosystems, selectively managed as Continuous Cover Forestry (CCF), are often believed to be superior to monocultures in addressing a wide range of expectations. This book pres...
In Energy without Conscience David McDermott Hughes investigates why climate change has yet to be seen as a moral issue. He examines the forces that render the use of fossil fuels ordinary and therefore exempt from ethical evaluation. Hughes centers his analysis on Trinidad and Tobago, which is the world's oldest petro-state, having drilled the first continuously producing oil well in 1866. Marrying historical research with interviews with Trinidadian petroleum scientists, policymakers, technici...
Sustainable Development and Environmental Management of Small Islands
Written by thirty experts, this text is aimed directly at people who involve themselves in the affairs of small islands- scientifically or politically . The authors wield the disciplines of economics, ecology, geography, anthropology, and environmental sciences in order to help solve the problems facing small islands. The first part of the book addresses issues relating islands in general, the second section presents case studies of particular islands and island groups. The final part coalesces...
Britain hosts a diversity of freshwater environments, from torrential hill streams and lowland rivers to lakes and reservoirs, ponds and canals, and ditches and estuaries. Britain's Freshwater Fishes covers more than 50 species of freshwater and brackish fish found in these waters. This beautifully illustrated guide features in-the-hand and in-the-water photographs throughout, and accessible and informative overviews of topics such as fish biology and life cycles. Detailed species accounts descr...
Biodiversity, Ecosystem Functioning, and Human Wellbeing
by Naeem Shahid and Shahid Naeem Naeem
All I Care about Is Sun Tanning and Like Maybe Three People
by Real Joy Publications
A Field Guide to the Marine Fishes of Wales and Adjacent Waters
by Paul Kay and Dr. Frances Dipper
Climate Change and World Food Security (Nato ASI Subseries I:, #37) (NATO ASI, v. 37)
In the last half decade since sustainable development became a serious objective, what have we achieved? Are livelihoods more secure? Are nations wealthier and more resilient? Is environmental quality being restored or maintained? These are essential questions of development. Their answers are many, varied between communities and regions, even between individuals. Two years ago, in the aftermath of the Earth Summit and ratification of the Framework Convention on Climate Change, but before the fi...
The Trade in Tokay Geckos 'Gekko Gecko' in South-East Asia (A Traffic Southeast Asia Report)
by Olivier S. Caillabet
Here one finds descriptions of 239 native trees, 22 foreign trees--now escaped from civilization and become wild--and a list of native shrubs that occasionally reach tree size. Almost every description is illustrated with drawings showing typical leaves, flowers, and fruits. Complicated technical terms have been avoided. Originally published in 1937. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distingui...
British Shorthair Tabby Cat Journal - Praying or Clapping? You Decide.
by Cool Image