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From the geology of the land around us to the weather and long-term climate, plankton affect our lives in ways of which few of us are aware. Discover this world beneath the waves.
Presents an illustrated history of Altrincham, a vibrant town in Cheshire. Good transport links contributed to the expansion of the town. This book shows how Altrincham used to look and documents the changes. It is illustrated with over 200 illustrations and old photographs.
From the microscopic phytoplankton that float near the ocean surface, to the 200-ton blue whale with a heart the size of an automobile, climate change affects all ocean life. For billions of years the ocean has regulated climate on Earth, but how much global warming can it absorb? Time to Act! fact boxes and quotes by notable ecologists will help your readers understand the essentials and take action.
If humans are to understand and discover ways of addressing complex social and ecological problems, we first need to find intimacy with our particular places and communities. Cultivating a relationship to place often includes a negotiating process that involves both science and sensibility. While science is one key part of an adaptive and resilient society, the cultivation of a renewed sense of place and community is essential as well. Science and Sensibility argues for the need for ecology to engage with philosophical values and economic motivations in a political process of negotiation, with the goal of shaping humans' treatment of the natural world. Michael Vincent McGinnis aims to refram...
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