Since the first publication of this landmark textbook in 2004, it has received high praise for its clear, comprehensive, and practical approach. The second edition continues to offer a unique framework for teaching and learning...
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776 pages
8 x 10
Full Color, 450 photos and illustrations
Second Edition
Since the first publication of this landmark textbook in 2004, it has received high praise for its clear, comprehensive, and practical approach. The second edition continues to offer a unique framework for teaching and learning...
776 pages
8 x 10
Full Color, 450 photos and illustrations
Ecology and Conservation
Though seasonally dry tropical forests are equally as important to global biodiversity as tropical rainforests, and are one of the most representative and highly endangered ecosystems in Latin America, knowledge about them remains limited because...
408 pages
6 x 9
5 photos, 32 illustrations
Ecology and Conservation
While tropical rainforests have received much conservation attention and support for their protection, temperate and boreal rainforests have been largely overlooked. Yet these ecosystems are also unique, supporting rainforest communities rich in...
336 pages
7 x 10
29 photos and illustrations
Methods and Applications in the Natural Sciences
First developed in the 1880s as a way to monitor glaciers in Europe, repeat photography —the practice of taking photographs at different points in times from the same physical vantage point—remains an essential and cost-effective...
392 pages
8.5 x 11
Two 16-page color inserts, 145 photos, 271 illustrations
A Story of Revival
Anyone who has ever stood on the shores of Monterey Bay, watching the rolling ocean waves and frolicking otters, knows it is a unique place. But even residents on this idyllic California coast may not realize its full history. Monterey began as a...
224 pages
6 x 9
One 8-page color insert, one 8-page B&W insert, 25 illustrations
Highways, Wildlife, and Habitat Connectivity
Safe Passages brings together in a single volume the latest information on the emerging science of road ecology as it relates to mitigating interactions between roads and wildlife. This practical handbook of tools and examples is designed...
424 pages
6 x 9
53 illustrations
America's Fiercest Climate Blogger Takes on the Status Quo Media, Politicians, and Clean Energy Solutions
In 2009, Rolling Stone named Joe Romm to its list of "100 People Who Are Changing America." Romm is a climate expert, physicist, energy consultant, and former official in the Department of Energy. But it’s his influential blog,...
248 pages
6 x 9
8 illustrations
Experiences and Regional Perspectives
The rapidly changing nature of animal production systems, especially increasing intensification and globalization, is playing out in complex ways around the world. Over the last century, livestock keeping evolved from a means of harnessing...
208 pages
8.5 x 11
One 4-page color insert, 111 photos, 66 illustrations