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Conservation Physiology
Conservation physiology is a rapidly expanding, multidisciplinary field that utilizes physiological knowledge and tools to understand and solve conservation challenges. This novel text provides the first consolidated overview of its scope, purpose, and applications, with a focus on wildlife. It outlines the major avenues and advances by which conservation physiology is contributing to the monitoring, management, and restoration of wild animal populations. This book also defines opportunities for further growth in the field and identifies critical areas for future investigation. By using a series of global case studies, contributors illustrate how approaches from the conservation physiology t...
Antarctica Cruising Guide
For many people, an Antarctic cruise is the dream of a lifetime. This is the definitive field guide to Antarctica for visitors travelling by luxury liner, adventure cruise or private boat. The authors are recognised world experts in Antarctic travel, wildlife and conservation, and the book is illustrated throughout with outstanding colour photographs. Included are descriptions of the 26 most popular visitor sites on the Antarctic Peninsula, and the natural history of over 30 species of birds and mammals. Special attention is paid to explaining the threats to Antarctic conservation, including global warming, and there are tips on how visitors can minimise their own impact and help preserve this unique continent. Measuring 5 x 7 inches, this beautiful little book fits neatly into a parka pocket and is fully illustrated with over 200 colour photographs, and 7 maps.
Turtles Too
A Turtle Book to be read first by parents, choosing the poems for their children: Turtle Poems by various authors, American Indian Quotes. Poet Laureate, Jean Elizabeth Ward paying an homage to William Blake, Carl Burns, e.e. Cummings, Amy Lowell, Pablo Neruda, Shakespeare, Oscar Wilde, nima Yushij, Wen Tingyun, and a song by Bob Dylan. A 1921 book of Tortoise poems by D. H. Lawrence, and a section of Barbara Anne, The Pekingese Poet's Poems. A delight for all ages.
Fisheries Review
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Get the Scoop on Animal Snot, Spit & Slime!
"Snot, spit, and slime may sound gross, but there's a lot of science in these icky fluids. Mucus and saliva help animals eat, breathe, build, communicate, and defend themselves from predators and their environments. From spitting cobras and snot otters to slime stars and snotties, explore the world of animal snot, spit, and slime"--Back cover.
Disaster Recovery
Now in its third edition, Disaster Recovery continues to serve as the most comprehensive book of its kind and will span the core areas that recovery managers and voluntary organizations must tackle after a disaster. It remains the go-to textbook for how to address and work through housing, donations, volunteer management, environmental recovery, historic and cultural resources, psychological needs, infrastructure and lifelines, economic recovery, public sector recovery, and much more. Special features include instructor’s manual, PowerPoints, a free consultation with the authors upon adoption of the text; updated discussion questions; references and recommended readings; and updated resour...
Australia's Megafires
The Australian wildfires of 2019–20 (Black Summer) were devastating and unprecedented. These megafires burnt more than 10 million hectares, mostly of forests in southern and eastern Australia. Many of the fires were uncontrollable. These megafires affected many of Australia’s most important conservation areas and severely impacted threatened species and ecological communities. They were a consequence of climate change – and offered a glimpse of how this is likely to continue to affect our future. Australia’s Megafires includes contributions by more than 200 researchers and managers with direct involvement in the management and conservation of the biodiversity affected by the Black Su...
Just Like Us! Crocs
Get the scoop on some of nature's most fearsome predators and discover the unexpected ways humans and crocodilians are similar in the sixth installment in the Just Like Us! series. Fun facts and a hilarious mix of photographs and full-color cartoon illustrations combine to captivate reluctant readers.
