Edité par Brand: The McDonald n Woodward Publishing Company, 2006
ISBN 10 : 093992322X ISBN 13 : 9780939923229
Vendeur : Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, Etats-Unis
Softcover. Etat : New. Joan Jobson (illustrateur). Original. The Teeth of the Lion tells the story of the common dandelion, that remarkably widespread plant that is known, for better or worse, by just about everybody. Through a series of short essays, written in accessible language and a thoroughly engaging style, Anita Sanchez takes the reader on a journey through the natural history of the dandelion and its long association with humans. Joan Jobson s illustrations add important details and subtle accents that enhance this journey. Well adapted ecologically to spread into and thrive within disturbed sites -- such as the lawns, playgrounds, roadsides, and parking lots in which they are most often encountered today, and viewed as weeds -- dandelions also have had a lengthy, welcomed association with humans as medicine, food, and objects of ritual, magic, and folklore. The Teeth of the Lion will be a source of enjoyable, fascinating, memorable information of interest to all users. It will provide naturalists, wildflower enthusiasts, gardeners, interpreters, teachers, landscapers, and homeowners a better understanding of one of the most common, well-known, and perhaps underappreciated plants to be found anywhere.
Edité par Brand: McDonald and Woodward Publishing Company, 2004
ISBN 10 : 0939923912 ISBN 13 : 9780939923915
Vendeur : Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, Etats-Unis
Softcover. Etat : Good. Illustrated. This is first book-length synthesis of the natural history, ecology, and conservation of the seasonally wet pools that occur throughout the formerly glaciated region of eastern North America - essentially the Great Lakes Basin, New England, and adjacent areas of Canada and the United States. Introductory chapters define vernal pools; provide overviews of their formation and physical-chemical-hydrological characteristics; and present data critical for assessing, regulating, and managing pool ecosystems. The chapters that immediately follow the introduction explore the biology of microscopic life forms such as bacteria, algae, and fungi and the great variety of higher plants associated with vernal pools. The next chapters delve into the descriptions, distributions, habitat requirements and life-history strategies of pool animals, and the ecological processes and patterns associated with the composition and dynamics of pool communities over time. A final chapter discusses research needs and conservation considerations that are a part of the ongoing effort to recognize, understand, protect, and manage vernal pools as viable elements in the landscape of eastern North America. An extensive appendix identifies all animals that have been reported from vernal pools of the region and describes their habitat requirements, geographic distribution, and life history characteristics. Technical terms related to vernal pools are defined in a glossary. An extensive bibliography contains a vast listing of published literature, websites, and unpublished reports.
Edité par Brand: McDonald Publishing Company, 1993
ISBN 10 : 1557082391 ISBN 13 : 9781557082398
Vendeur : Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, Etats-Unis
Softcover. Etat : Good. Reproducible/workbook.
Edité par Brand: McDonald and Woodward Publishing Company, 2007
ISBN 10 : 0939923556 ISBN 13 : 9780939923557
Vendeur : Books of the Smoky Mountains, Del Rio, TN, Etats-Unis
Etat : very good. Gently used book with ongoing seller support until you're fully satisfied with your purchase.
Edité par Brand: The McDonald n Woodward Publishing Company, 2006
ISBN 10 : 093992322X ISBN 13 : 9780939923229
Vendeur : Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, Etats-Unis
Softcover. Etat : Good. Joan Jobson (illustrateur). Original. The Teeth of the Lion tells the story of the common dandelion, that remarkably widespread plant that is known, for better or worse, by just about everybody. Through a series of short essays, written in accessible language and a thoroughly engaging style, Anita Sanchez takes the reader on a journey through the natural history of the dandelion and its long association with humans. Joan Jobson s illustrations add important details and subtle accents that enhance this journey. Well adapted ecologically to spread into and thrive within disturbed sites -- such as the lawns, playgrounds, roadsides, and parking lots in which they are most often encountered today, and viewed as weeds -- dandelions also have had a lengthy, welcomed association with humans as medicine, food, and objects of ritual, magic, and folklore. The Teeth of the Lion will be a source of enjoyable, fascinating, memorable information of interest to all users. It will provide naturalists, wildflower enthusiasts, gardeners, interpreters, teachers, landscapers, and homeowners a better understanding of one of the most common, well-known, and perhaps underappreciated plants to be found anywhere.
Edité par Brand: McDonald and Woodward Publishing Company, 2008
ISBN 10 : 0939923343 ISBN 13 : 9780939923342
Vendeur : Front Cover Books, Denver, CO, Etats-Unis
Etat : new.
Edité par Brand: McDonald and Woodward Publishing Company, 2004
ISBN 10 : 0939923904 ISBN 13 : 9780939923908
Vendeur : Front Cover Books, Denver, CO, Etats-Unis
Etat : new.
Edité par Brand: McDonald and Woodward Publishing Company, 2008
ISBN 10 : 093992370X ISBN 13 : 9780939923700
Vendeur : Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
Softcover. Etat : Good. First Edition. Yellowstone Wolves provides a unique perspective on what is one of the most visible and contentious wildlife management experiments taking place in the American West today. It is a review of the discovery, persecution, and possible survival of the native wolves of the northern Rocky Mountains of the United States; it is a detailed chronicle of the debate over the legality and propriety of introducing wolves from Canada into Yellowstone National Park and central Idaho during the mid-1990s; and it is an account of the spread of the released Canadian wolves from Yellowstone and central Idaho into surrounding areas and the tensions created by these movements. Most of all, Yellowstone Wolves is a passionate and fact-filled illustration of the raging interplay that can develop among the many diverse interests that vest in experiments of this type. Insights gained from Yellowstone Wolves will be of value for dealing with innumerable other issues, environmental and beyond, where multiple perspectives converge, conflict, and demand and deserve sober, intelligent, and candid resolution.Cat Urbigkit, an advocate for the conservation of what were presumed to be remaining populations of wolves native to the Yellowstone area, a newspaper reporter who covered the debate over wolf reintroduction to Yellowstone and central Idaho during and after the mid-1990s, and one of the litigants who sued the US Fish and Wildlife Service to prevent the introduction of Canadian wolves into the region, is uniquely qualified to provide an intensely personal perspective on, and detailed record about, the debate over the Canadian wolf release and the circumstances that subsequently developed.The Foreword by Ronald M. Nowak provides authoritative context for understanding the broader significance of endangered species management and the record, and trends, of the United States in managing the nation s biological diversity and adhering to the mandates of the Endangered Species Act.
Edité par Brand: The McDonald n Woodward Publishing Company, 2005
ISBN 10 : 0939923971 ISBN 13 : 9780939923977
Vendeur : Front Cover Books, Denver, CO, Etats-Unis
Etat : new.
Edité par Brand: McDonald and Woodward Publishing Company, 2004
ISBN 10 : 0939923912 ISBN 13 : 9780939923915
Vendeur : Front Cover Books, Denver, CO, Etats-Unis
Etat : new.
Edité par Brand: McDonald and Woodward Publishing Company, 2004
ISBN 10 : 0939923912 ISBN 13 : 9780939923915
Vendeur : Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, Etats-Unis
Softcover. Etat : New. Illustrated. This is first book-length synthesis of the natural history, ecology, and conservation of the seasonally wet pools that occur throughout the formerly glaciated region of eastern North America - essentially the Great Lakes Basin, New England, and adjacent areas of Canada and the United States. Introductory chapters define vernal pools; provide overviews of their formation and physical-chemical-hydrological characteristics; and present data critical for assessing, regulating, and managing pool ecosystems. The chapters that immediately follow the introduction explore the biology of microscopic life forms such as bacteria, algae, and fungi and the great variety of higher plants associated with vernal pools. The next chapters delve into the descriptions, distributions, habitat requirements and life-history strategies of pool animals, and the ecological processes and patterns associated with the composition and dynamics of pool communities over time. A final chapter discusses research needs and conservation considerations that are a part of the ongoing effort to recognize, understand, protect, and manage vernal pools as viable elements in the landscape of eastern North America. An extensive appendix identifies all animals that have been reported from vernal pools of the region and describes their habitat requirements, geographic distribution, and life history characteristics. Technical terms related to vernal pools are defined in a glossary. An extensive bibliography contains a vast listing of published literature, websites, and unpublished reports.
Edité par Brand: McDonald n Woodward Publishing Company, 2007
ISBN 10 : 0939923696 ISBN 13 : 9780939923694
Vendeur : Books of the Smoky Mountains, Del Rio, TN, Etats-Unis
Etat : very good. Gently used book with ongoing seller support until you're fully satisfied with your purchase.
Edité par Brand: McDonald n Woodward Publishing Company, 2007
ISBN 10 : 0939923696 ISBN 13 : 9780939923694
Vendeur : Front Cover Books, Denver, CO, Etats-Unis
Etat : new.