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Dodging extinction : power, food, money and the future of life on Earth / / Anthony D. Barnosky
| Dodging extinction : power, food, money and the future of life on Earth / / Anthony D. Barnosky |
| Autore | Barnosky Anthony D. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (255 p.) |
| Disciplina | 576.8/4 |
| Soggetto topico |
Mass extinctions
Extinction (Biology) Conservation of natural resources |
| Soggetto non controllato |
avoiding extinction
biology climate change earth evolutionary history food production future of the planet geologic history global catastrophe global economy global ecosystem global warming human caused humanity mass extinction natural resources paleobiologist paleobiology paleontologist political commentary saving the planet science sixth mass extinction sustainable agriculture sustainable living technology theoretical |
| ISBN | 0-520-95909-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. The Last Ones Standing -- 2. It's Not Too Late (Yet) -- 3. A Perfect Storm -- 4. Power -- 5. Food -- 6. Money -- 7. Resuscitation -- 8. Back from the Brink -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786532603321 |
Barnosky Anthony D.
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| Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 | ||
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Dodging extinction : power, food, money and the future of life on Earth / / Anthony D. Barnosky
| Dodging extinction : power, food, money and the future of life on Earth / / Anthony D. Barnosky |
| Autore | Barnosky Anthony D. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (255 p.) |
| Disciplina | 576.8/4 |
| Soggetto topico |
Mass extinctions
Extinction (Biology) Conservation of natural resources |
| Soggetto non controllato |
avoiding extinction
biology climate change earth evolutionary history food production future of the planet geologic history global catastrophe global economy global ecosystem global warming human caused humanity mass extinction natural resources paleobiologist paleobiology paleontologist political commentary saving the planet science sixth mass extinction sustainable agriculture sustainable living technology theoretical |
| ISBN | 0-520-95909-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. The Last Ones Standing -- 2. It's Not Too Late (Yet) -- 3. A Perfect Storm -- 4. Power -- 5. Food -- 6. Money -- 7. Resuscitation -- 8. Back from the Brink -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910818248503321 |
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Barnosky Anthony D.
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| Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 | ||
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Down by the bay [[electronic resource] ] : San Francisco's history between the tides / / Matthew Morse Booker
| Down by the bay [[electronic resource] ] : San Francisco's history between the tides / / Matthew Morse Booker |
| Autore | Booker Matthew Morse <1968-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (295 p.) |
| Disciplina | 979.4/61 |
| Soggetto topico |
Land use - California - San Francisco - History
Land use - California - San Francisco Bay Area - History Nature - Effect of human beings on - California - San Francisco - History Nature - Effect of human beings on - California - San Francisco Bay Area - History Human ecology - California - San Francisco - History Human ecology - California - San Francisco Bay Area - History |
| Soggetto non controllato |
american west
bayshore california ecology california environment california history cities and environment climate change conservation and development ecological historians ecology and climate change environment conservation environmental history environmental protection environmentalism global warming going green history of san francisco nature conservation pacific coast san francisco estuary san francisco tidelands urban development and environment us history westward expansion |
| ISBN | 0-520-95148-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- INTRODUCTION. Layers of History -- ONE. Rising Tide -- TWO. Ghost Tidelands -- THREE. Reclaiming the Delta -- FOUR. An Edible Bay -- FIVE. From Real Estate to Refuge -- CONCLUSION. Rising Tides? -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786385503321 |
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Booker Matthew Morse <1968->
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2013 | ||
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Down by the bay [[electronic resource] ] : San Francisco's history between the tides / / Matthew Morse Booker
| Down by the bay [[electronic resource] ] : San Francisco's history between the tides / / Matthew Morse Booker |
| Autore | Booker Matthew Morse <1968-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (295 p.) |
| Disciplina | 979.4/61 |
| Soggetto topico |
Land use - California - San Francisco - History
Land use - California - San Francisco Bay Area - History Nature - Effect of human beings on - California - San Francisco - History Nature - Effect of human beings on - California - San Francisco Bay Area - History Human ecology - California - San Francisco - History Human ecology - California - San Francisco Bay Area - History |
| Soggetto non controllato |
american west
bayshore california ecology california environment california history cities and environment climate change conservation and development ecological historians ecology and climate change environment conservation environmental history environmental protection environmentalism global warming going green history of san francisco nature conservation pacific coast san francisco estuary san francisco tidelands urban development and environment us history westward expansion |
| ISBN | 0-520-95148-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- INTRODUCTION. Layers of History -- ONE. Rising Tide -- TWO. Ghost Tidelands -- THREE. Reclaiming the Delta -- FOUR. An Edible Bay -- FIVE. From Real Estate to Refuge -- CONCLUSION. Rising Tides? -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910815578703321 |
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Booker Matthew Morse <1968->
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2013 | ||
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Ecology [[electronic resource] ] : a pocket guide / / Ernest Callenbach
| Ecology [[electronic resource] ] : a pocket guide / / Ernest Callenbach |
| Autore | Callenbach Ernest |
| Edizione | [Rev. ed., 10th anniversary ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (193 p.) |
| Disciplina | 577 |
| Soggetto topico |
Ecology
Biotic communities Biota Ecosystem |
| Soggetto non controllato |
21st century
a to z. accessible air biodiversity biotechnology college ecology college textbook damage to environment easy to read ecoliteracy ecological concepts ecology students ecology ecotourism environmental impact environmental studies environmentalists essays global warming go green guide to ecology handy guide interconnected life intro to ecology life on earth migration nonfiction pocket guide protect the environment restoration zoos |
| ISBN | 0-520-94222-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Ecology: Planetary To Microscopic Scales -- Introduction -- Air -- Algae -- Bacteria -- Biodiversity -- Bioregion -- Biosphere / Ecosphere -- Carbon -- Carrying Capacity -- Conservation -- Cycles -- Decomposition -- Deforestation / Desertification -- Ecology -- Ecosystem -- Energy -- Environment -- Environmental Justice -- Evolution -- Extinction -- Fire -- Food Webs -- Fungi -- Gaia -- Global Warming -- Growth -- Habitat -- Impacts -- Interdependence -- Kingdoms -- Land Use -- Microbes -- Migration -- Niche -- Nitrogen -- Organic -- Phosphorus -- Photosynthesis -- Pollution -- Population -- Predation -- Protists -- Quarantine -- Restoration -- Sex -- Smell -- Soil |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779550403321 |
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Callenbach Ernest
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2008 | ||
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Ecology [[electronic resource] ] : a pocket guide / / Ernest Callenbach
| Ecology [[electronic resource] ] : a pocket guide / / Ernest Callenbach |
| Autore | Callenbach Ernest |
| Edizione | [Rev. ed., 10th anniversary ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (193 p.) |
| Disciplina | 577 |
| Soggetto topico |
Ecology
Biotic communities Biota Ecosystem |
| Soggetto non controllato |
21st century
a to z. accessible air biodiversity biotechnology college ecology college textbook damage to environment easy to read ecoliteracy ecological concepts ecology students ecology ecotourism environmental impact environmental studies environmentalists essays global warming go green guide to ecology handy guide interconnected life intro to ecology life on earth migration nonfiction pocket guide protect the environment restoration zoos |
| ISBN | 0-520-94222-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Ecology: Planetary To Microscopic Scales -- Introduction -- Air -- Algae -- Bacteria -- Biodiversity -- Bioregion -- Biosphere / Ecosphere -- Carbon -- Carrying Capacity -- Conservation -- Cycles -- Decomposition -- Deforestation / Desertification -- Ecology -- Ecosystem -- Energy -- Environment -- Environmental Justice -- Evolution -- Extinction -- Fire -- Food Webs -- Fungi -- Gaia -- Global Warming -- Growth -- Habitat -- Impacts -- Interdependence -- Kingdoms -- Land Use -- Microbes -- Migration -- Niche -- Nitrogen -- Organic -- Phosphorus -- Photosynthesis -- Pollution -- Population -- Predation -- Protists -- Quarantine -- Restoration -- Sex -- Smell -- Soil |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910811934903321 |
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Callenbach Ernest
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2008 | ||
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Ecology, conservation, and management of grouse [[electronic resource] /] / Brett K. Sandercock, Kathy Martin, and Gernot Segelbacher, editors
| Ecology, conservation, and management of grouse [[electronic resource] /] / Brett K. Sandercock, Kathy Martin, and Gernot Segelbacher, editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (377 p.) |
| Disciplina | 598.6/3 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
SandercockBrett K <1966-> (Brett Kevin)
MartinKathy <1949-> (Katherine) SegelbacherGernot |
| Collana | Studies in avian biology |
| Soggetto topico |
Grouse - Ecology
Grouse - Conservation |
| Soggetto non controllato |
asian birds
avian biology biogeochemistry bird conservation and management bird ecology bird watcher books ecology books endangered birds endangered species environment protection european birds global warming going green habitat relationships human activities and environment life sciences molecular genetics north american birds ornithologist books ornithology books population biology prairie chickens spatial ecology species and climate change species conservation zoology and ecology |
| ISBN |
1-283-32076-2
9786613320766 0-520-95057-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Chapter One. Spatially Explicit Habitat Models for Prairie Grouse -- Chapter Two. Hierarchical Modeling of Lek Habitats of Greater Prairie-Chickens -- Chapter Three. Estimating Lek Occurrence and Density for Sharp-tailed Grouse -- Chapter Four. Home Range Size and Movements of Greater Prairie-Chickens -- Chapter Five. Impacts of Anthropogenic Features on Habitat Use by Lesser Prairie-Chickens -- Chapter Six. Landscape Fragmentation and Non-breeding Greater Sage-Grouse -- Chapter Seven. Natal Dispersal Affects Population Dynamics of Hazel Grouse in Heterogeneous Landscapes -- Chapter Eight. Nesting Success and Resource Selection of Greater Sage-Grouse -- Chapter Nine. Use of Dwarf Sagebrush by Nesting Greater Sage-Grouse -- Chapter Ten. Modeling Nest and Brood Habitats of Greater Sage-Grouse -- Chapter Eleven. Linking Habitat Selection and Brood Success in Greater Sage-Grouse -- Chapter Twelve. Resource Selection During Brood-Rearing by Greater Sage-Grouse -- Chapter Thirteen. Habitat Selection and Brood Survival of Greater Prairie-Chickens -- Chapter Fourteen. Testosterone Mediates Mating Success in Greater Prairie-Chickens -- Chapter Fifteen. Reproductive Biology of a Southern Population of Greater Prairie-Chickens -- Chapter Sixteen. Regional Variation in Nesting Success of Lesser Prairie-Chickens -- Chapter Seventeen. Mechanisms Underlying Variation in Renesting Ability of Willow Ptarmigan -- Chapter Eighteen. Chick Survival of Greater Prairie-Chickens -- Chapter Nineteen. Human-Mediated Selection on Life-History Traits of Greater Prairie-Chickens -- Chapter Twenty. Demographic Traits of Two Alpine Populations of Rock Ptarmigan -- Chapter Twenty-One. Effects of Climate Change on Nutrition and Genetics of White-tailed Ptarmigan -- Chapter Twenty-Two. Effects of Translocation on the Behavior of Island Ptarmigan -- Chapter Twenty-Three. Hunting Lowers Population Size in Greater Sage-Grouse -- Chapter Twenty-Four. Spatial-Temporal Variation in Survival of Harvested Greater Sage-Grouse -- Chapter Twenty-Five. Adaptive Harvest Management and Harvest Mortality of Greater Prairie-Chickens -- Index -- Studies in Avian Biology |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781442803321 |
| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2011 | ||
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Ecology, conservation, and management of grouse [[electronic resource] /] / Brett K. Sandercock, Kathy Martin, and Gernot Segelbacher, editors
| Ecology, conservation, and management of grouse [[electronic resource] /] / Brett K. Sandercock, Kathy Martin, and Gernot Segelbacher, editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (377 p.) |
| Disciplina | 598.6/3 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
SandercockBrett K <1966-> (Brett Kevin)
MartinKathy <1949-> (Katherine) SegelbacherGernot |
| Collana | Studies in avian biology |
| Soggetto topico |
Grouse - Ecology
Grouse - Conservation |
| Soggetto non controllato |
asian birds
avian biology biogeochemistry bird conservation and management bird ecology bird watcher books ecology books endangered birds endangered species environment protection european birds global warming going green habitat relationships human activities and environment life sciences molecular genetics north american birds ornithologist books ornithology books population biology prairie chickens spatial ecology species and climate change species conservation zoology and ecology |
| ISBN |
1-283-32076-2
9786613320766 0-520-95057-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Chapter One. Spatially Explicit Habitat Models for Prairie Grouse -- Chapter Two. Hierarchical Modeling of Lek Habitats of Greater Prairie-Chickens -- Chapter Three. Estimating Lek Occurrence and Density for Sharp-tailed Grouse -- Chapter Four. Home Range Size and Movements of Greater Prairie-Chickens -- Chapter Five. Impacts of Anthropogenic Features on Habitat Use by Lesser Prairie-Chickens -- Chapter Six. Landscape Fragmentation and Non-breeding Greater Sage-Grouse -- Chapter Seven. Natal Dispersal Affects Population Dynamics of Hazel Grouse in Heterogeneous Landscapes -- Chapter Eight. Nesting Success and Resource Selection of Greater Sage-Grouse -- Chapter Nine. Use of Dwarf Sagebrush by Nesting Greater Sage-Grouse -- Chapter Ten. Modeling Nest and Brood Habitats of Greater Sage-Grouse -- Chapter Eleven. Linking Habitat Selection and Brood Success in Greater Sage-Grouse -- Chapter Twelve. Resource Selection During Brood-Rearing by Greater Sage-Grouse -- Chapter Thirteen. Habitat Selection and Brood Survival of Greater Prairie-Chickens -- Chapter Fourteen. Testosterone Mediates Mating Success in Greater Prairie-Chickens -- Chapter Fifteen. Reproductive Biology of a Southern Population of Greater Prairie-Chickens -- Chapter Sixteen. Regional Variation in Nesting Success of Lesser Prairie-Chickens -- Chapter Seventeen. Mechanisms Underlying Variation in Renesting Ability of Willow Ptarmigan -- Chapter Eighteen. Chick Survival of Greater Prairie-Chickens -- Chapter Nineteen. Human-Mediated Selection on Life-History Traits of Greater Prairie-Chickens -- Chapter Twenty. Demographic Traits of Two Alpine Populations of Rock Ptarmigan -- Chapter Twenty-One. Effects of Climate Change on Nutrition and Genetics of White-tailed Ptarmigan -- Chapter Twenty-Two. Effects of Translocation on the Behavior of Island Ptarmigan -- Chapter Twenty-Three. Hunting Lowers Population Size in Greater Sage-Grouse -- Chapter Twenty-Four. Spatial-Temporal Variation in Survival of Harvested Greater Sage-Grouse -- Chapter Twenty-Five. Adaptive Harvest Management and Harvest Mortality of Greater Prairie-Chickens -- Index -- Studies in Avian Biology |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910813654403321 |
| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2011 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Failure of Environmental Education (And How We Can Fix It) / / Charles Saylan, Daniel Blumstein
| The Failure of Environmental Education (And How We Can Fix It) / / Charles Saylan, Daniel Blumstein |
| Autore | Saylan Charles |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2011] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (255 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.7071 |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmental education
Environmental education - Public opinion |
| Soggetto non controllato |
alternative energy
american education biodiversity climate change conservation consumption earth education policy education endangered animals environment environmental education environmental history environmental psychology environmental writing environmentalism extinction global warming green habits green living green schools nature no child left behind nonfiction pedagogy politics poverty public schools recycling school gardens science social issues sustainability sustainable lifestyle |
| ISBN |
1-283-27783-2
9786613277831 0-520-94872-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. The Problem(s) -- 2. Foundations -- 3. What Went Wrong -- 4. Accountability and Institutional Mind-Set -- 5. The Needs of Environmentally Active Citizens -- 6. Between Awareness and Action -- 7. A Political Primer -- 8. Consumption, Conservation, and Change -- 9. An Evolving Metric -- 10. And How We Can Fix It -- Appendix: Greening Schools for Alternative Education -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790043703321 |
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Saylan Charles
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| Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2011] | ||
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The Failure of Environmental Education (And How We Can Fix It) / / Charles Saylan, Daniel Blumstein
| The Failure of Environmental Education (And How We Can Fix It) / / Charles Saylan, Daniel Blumstein |
| Autore | Saylan Charles |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2011] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (255 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.7071 |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmental education
Environmental education - Public opinion |
| Soggetto non controllato |
alternative energy
american education biodiversity climate change conservation consumption earth education policy education endangered animals environment environmental education environmental history environmental psychology environmental writing environmentalism extinction global warming green habits green living green schools nature no child left behind nonfiction pedagogy politics poverty public schools recycling school gardens science social issues sustainability sustainable lifestyle |
| ISBN |
1-283-27783-2
9786613277831 0-520-94872-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. The Problem(s) -- 2. Foundations -- 3. What Went Wrong -- 4. Accountability and Institutional Mind-Set -- 5. The Needs of Environmentally Active Citizens -- 6. Between Awareness and Action -- 7. A Political Primer -- 8. Consumption, Conservation, and Change -- 9. An Evolving Metric -- 10. And How We Can Fix It -- Appendix: Greening Schools for Alternative Education -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910810890103321 |
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Saylan Charles
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| Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2011] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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