It's a jungle up there [[electronic resource] ] : more tales from the treetops / / Margaret D. Lowman, Edward Burgess & James Burgess ; foreword by Sir Ghillean T. Prance |
Autore | Lowman Margaret |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (319 p.) |
Disciplina |
577.34/092
B |
Altri autori (Persone) |
BurgessEdward <1985->
BurgessJames <1987-> |
Soggetto topico |
Ecologists - Australia
Women ecologists - Australia Rain forest ecology Forest canopy ecology |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-300-15341-4
1-281-72955-8 9786611729554 0-300-12923-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Why Canopies Are Exciting -- 2. Canopies for Conservation: Climbing in Samoa -- 3. Indoor Canopies: From Baseball to Biosphere 2 -- 4. Orchid Farming in Africa: Creating Sustainable Canopies -- 5. An Emmy Award for the Treetops: Ballooning in French Guiana -- 6. Canopy Walkways: Highways in the Florida Sky -- 7. Of Tarantulas, Teenagers, and Turkey Basters: Distance Learning from the Treetops of Peru -- 8. International Powwows: The Indian Connection -- 9. Colorful Bodies: Home to the Black Waters of the Amazon -- 10. Down from the Treetops: Life in the Padded Chair -- 11. Billions of Needles: Calculating the Consumption of Conifers -- 12. Downsizing 101: Dynamics of the Family Ecosystem -- 13. Coming Full Circle: Linking the Green and Brown Food Webs -- 14. Global Citizens: An Environmental Ethic for Families -- Appendix -- Glossary -- Selected Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910451765803321 |
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New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2006 | ||
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It's a jungle up there [[electronic resource] ] : more tales from the treetops / / Margaret D. Lowman, Edward Burgess & James Burgess ; foreword by Sir Ghillean T. Prance |
Autore | Lowman Margaret |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (319 p.) |
Disciplina |
577.34/092
B |
Altri autori (Persone) |
BurgessEdward <1985->
BurgessJames <1987-> |
Soggetto topico |
Ecologists - Australia
Women ecologists - Australia Rain forest ecology Forest canopy ecology |
ISBN |
0-300-15341-4
1-281-72955-8 9786611729554 0-300-12923-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Why Canopies Are Exciting -- 2. Canopies for Conservation: Climbing in Samoa -- 3. Indoor Canopies: From Baseball to Biosphere 2 -- 4. Orchid Farming in Africa: Creating Sustainable Canopies -- 5. An Emmy Award for the Treetops: Ballooning in French Guiana -- 6. Canopy Walkways: Highways in the Florida Sky -- 7. Of Tarantulas, Teenagers, and Turkey Basters: Distance Learning from the Treetops of Peru -- 8. International Powwows: The Indian Connection -- 9. Colorful Bodies: Home to the Black Waters of the Amazon -- 10. Down from the Treetops: Life in the Padded Chair -- 11. Billions of Needles: Calculating the Consumption of Conifers -- 12. Downsizing 101: Dynamics of the Family Ecosystem -- 13. Coming Full Circle: Linking the Green and Brown Food Webs -- 14. Global Citizens: An Environmental Ethic for Families -- Appendix -- Glossary -- Selected Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777787903321 |
Lowman Margaret
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New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2006 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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It's a jungle up there : more tales from the treetops / / Margaret D. Lowman, Edward Burgess & James Burgess ; foreword by Sir Ghillean T. Prance |
Autore | Lowman Margaret |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (319 p.) |
Disciplina |
577.34/092
B |
Altri autori (Persone) |
BurgessEdward <1985->
BurgessJames <1987-> |
Soggetto topico |
Ecologists - Australia
Women ecologists - Australia Rain forest ecology Forest canopy ecology |
ISBN |
0-300-15341-4
1-281-72955-8 9786611729554 0-300-12923-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Why Canopies Are Exciting -- 2. Canopies for Conservation: Climbing in Samoa -- 3. Indoor Canopies: From Baseball to Biosphere 2 -- 4. Orchid Farming in Africa: Creating Sustainable Canopies -- 5. An Emmy Award for the Treetops: Ballooning in French Guiana -- 6. Canopy Walkways: Highways in the Florida Sky -- 7. Of Tarantulas, Teenagers, and Turkey Basters: Distance Learning from the Treetops of Peru -- 8. International Powwows: The Indian Connection -- 9. Colorful Bodies: Home to the Black Waters of the Amazon -- 10. Down from the Treetops: Life in the Padded Chair -- 11. Billions of Needles: Calculating the Consumption of Conifers -- 12. Downsizing 101: Dynamics of the Family Ecosystem -- 13. Coming Full Circle: Linking the Green and Brown Food Webs -- 14. Global Citizens: An Environmental Ethic for Families -- Appendix -- Glossary -- Selected Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910812799403321 |
Lowman Margaret
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New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2006 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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