American perceptions of immigrant and invasive species [[electronic resource] ] : strangers on the land / / Peter A. Coates |
Autore | Coates Peter A. <1957-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (257 p.) |
Disciplina | 333.95/230973 |
Soggetto topico |
Introduced organisms - United States - History
Biology |
Soggetto non controllato |
biology
botany conservation conservationism cultural history ecological identity english sparrow environmental conservation protection environmental justice environmentalism environmentalists eucalyptus tree human immigration hybridized plants invading plants native american species natural sciences natural world plant nerds unite thought-provoking book |
ISBN |
1-282-75950-7
9786612759505 0-520-93325-7 1-4337-0003-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Strangers and Natives -- 2. The Avian Conquest of a Continent -- 3. Plants, Insects, and Other Strangers to the Soil -- 4. Arboreal Immigrants -- 5. The Nature of Alien Nation -- NOTES -- INDEX |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784418503321 |
Coates Peter A. <1957-> | ||
Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2007 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
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Crude existence [[electronic resource] ] : environment and the politics of oil in Northern Angola / / Kristin Reed |
Autore | Reed Kristin <1977-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (338 p.) |
Disciplina | 967.304/2 |
Collana | Global, area, and international archive |
Soggetto topico |
Petroleum industry and trade - Angola
Petroleum industry and trade - Government policy - Angola Petroleum industry and trade - Social aspects - Angola Petroleum industry and trade - Environmental aspects - Angola Political violence - Angola |
Soggetto non controllato |
africa
angola civil war crude oil degradation economic boom economic issues environmental impact of oil environmental policies environmental science environmentalists exclusion extraction zones global economy modern africa money and power national instability natural resources nonfiction northern angola offshore oil oil boom oil extraction oil policies oil politics petrocapitalism regional economy scientists traditional livelihoods violence |
ISBN | 0-520-94258-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations and Tables -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Washing Ashore -- 2. Petro-Capitalism -- 3. Petro-Violence -- 4. Shallow Graves -- 5. Unpalatable Compensation -- 6. Militant Territorialization -- 7. Corporate Territorialization -- Conclusion: Converging Shores -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778946103321 |
Reed Kristin <1977-> | ||
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
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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 |
Callenbach Ernest | ||
Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
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The environmental legacy of the UC natural reserve system [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Peggy L. Fiedler, Susan Gee Rumsey, and Kathleen M. Wong |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (284 p.) |
Disciplina | 333.73/1609794 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
FiedlerPeggy Lee
RumseySusan Gee WongKathleen M (Kathleen Michelle) |
Soggetto topico |
Natural areas - California
Environmental protection - California Ecology - Study and teaching - California Natural history - Study and teaching - California |
Soggetto non controllato |
20th century
california ecosystems california coastal regions conservation conservationists earth sciences environmental impacts environmental movement environmentalism environmentalists field research forests human history illustrated inland deserts land stewardship natural environments natural history natural reserves natural resources protected landscapes resource management scientists tide pools uc faculty uc natural reserve system wetlands wildland habitats |
ISBN |
1-283-80430-1
0-520-95364-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INSPIRATION AND VISION -- NORTHERN CALIFORNIA RESERVES -- CENTRAL CALIFORNIA RESERVES -- SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RESERVES -- FUTURE DIRECTIONS FOR THE UC NATURAL RESERVE SYSTEM -- LITERATURE CITED -- INDEX |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786346803321 |
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
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The environmental legacy of the UC natural reserve system [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Peggy L. Fiedler, Susan Gee Rumsey, and Kathleen M. Wong |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (284 p.) |
Disciplina | 333.73/1609794 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
FiedlerPeggy Lee
RumseySusan Gee WongKathleen M (Kathleen Michelle) |
Soggetto topico |
Natural areas - California
Environmental protection - California Ecology - Study and teaching - California Natural history - Study and teaching - California |
Soggetto non controllato |
20th century
california ecosystems california coastal regions conservation conservationists earth sciences environmental impacts environmental movement environmentalism environmentalists field research forests human history illustrated inland deserts land stewardship natural environments natural history natural reserves natural resources protected landscapes resource management scientists tide pools uc faculty uc natural reserve system wetlands wildland habitats |
ISBN |
1-283-80430-1
0-520-95364-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INSPIRATION AND VISION -- NORTHERN CALIFORNIA RESERVES -- CENTRAL CALIFORNIA RESERVES -- SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RESERVES -- FUTURE DIRECTIONS FOR THE UC NATURAL RESERVE SYSTEM -- LITERATURE CITED -- INDEX |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910827707503321 |
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
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Grass [[electronic resource] ] : in search of human habitat / / Joe C. Truett ; foreword by Harry W. Greene |
Autore | Truett Joe C (Joe Clyde), <1941-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (237 p.) |
Disciplina | 578.740978 |
Collana | Organisms and Environments |
Soggetto topico |
Grassland ecology
Grasslands Grasses |
Soggetto non controllato |
anecdotes
archaeologists biography autobiography conservation cowboy culture cultural forces environmentalists evolution grass grassland ecologists grasslands biology grasslands historical habitats human habitat lawns modern philosophy nonfiction north america organisms and environments petroleum geologists ranchers rangelands restoration ecology restore ecosystems science majors sustainability textbooks turf wildlife biologists |
ISBN |
1-282-36109-0
9786612361098 0-520-94452-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue -- 1. Promethean Legacy -- 2. Out of the Forest -- 3. Science and Faith -- 4. Playing God -- 5. Pleasing to the Eye -- 6. Where the Short Grass Grows -- 7. Turf -- 8. Grass and Grazers: An Ecological Primer -- 9. Bison Plains and Prairie Dogs -- 10. Taming of the West -- 11. Production Science Comes to the Range -- 12. The Last Pariah -- 13. The Trouble with Livestock -- 14. Subsidizing John Wayne -- 15. Collateral Damage -- 16. Cowboy -- 17. Resurrection -- 18. Pleistocene Park -- 19. Diversity -- 20. Long Road Home -- Epilogue -- Notes -- References -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778402903321 |
Truett Joe C (Joe Clyde), <1941-> | ||
Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Inescapable ecologies [[electronic resource] ] : a history of environment, disease, and knowledge / / Linda Nash |
Autore | Nash Linda Lorraine |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (348 p.) |
Disciplina | 614.4/2794 |
Soggetto topico |
Medical geography - California - History
Environmental health - California - History Public health - California - History |
Soggetto non controllato |
19th century
20th century biomedicine california cancer clusters causes of disease central valley disease history ecologists ecology ecosystem environment and culture environmental history environmental impact environmental movement environmental protest environmentalists germ theory human impact illness natural science natural world nonfiction pollution public health regional ecology textbooks toxic chemicals wilderness |
ISBN |
9786611752521
0-520-93999-9 1-281-75252-5 1-60129-529-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Body And Environment In An Era Of Colonization -- 2. Placing Health And Disease -- 3. Producing A Sanitary Landscape -- 4. Modern Landscapes And Ecological Bodies -- 5. Contesting The Space Of Disease -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784418003321 |
Nash Linda Lorraine | ||
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2006 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
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Natural History of San Francisco Bay / / Ariel Rubissow Okamoto, Kathleen Wong |
Autore | Rubissow Okamoto Ariel |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2011] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (352 p.) |
Disciplina | 508.794/6 |
Collana | California Natural History Guides |
Soggetto topico |
Estuarine ecology - California - San Francisco Bay
Endangered ecosystems - San Francisco Bay - California Restoration ecology - California - San Francisco Bay |
Soggetto non controllato |
activists
aquatic ecosystem bay area biodiversity bodies of water california history california climate change climate cycles eelgrass beds endangered species environmental movement environmentalists fish and wildlife industrialization invasive species natural history natural sciences nonfiction oil tankers pacific ocean pollution primer resource management san francisco bay scientists tidal wetlands travel guide waterbirds |
ISBN |
1-283-27832-4
9786613278326 0-520-94998-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Prologue -- Acknowledgments -- Taking the Plunge -- Beneath the Surface: What Is an Estuary? -- Visible and Invisible Life: Fish, Birds, and Other Wildlife -- History of Human Changes: 1800's - 1960's -- The Environmental Backlash: 1960's - Present -- Restoration Frontiers: The Watershed -- Restoration Frontiers: The Bay -- Climate Change and the Bay's Future -- Coda -- Glossary: Sources: SFEP, SFEI, USGS -- Historical Timeline -- References -- Learning More, Helping Out: A Few Places to Start -- Art Credits -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781315803321 |
Rubissow Okamoto Ariel | ||
Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2011] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Natural History of San Francisco Bay / / Ariel Rubissow Okamoto, Kathleen Wong |
Autore | Rubissow Okamoto Ariel |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2011] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (352 p.) |
Disciplina | 508.794/6 |
Collana | California Natural History Guides |
Soggetto topico |
Estuarine ecology - California - San Francisco Bay
Endangered ecosystems - San Francisco Bay - California Restoration ecology - California - San Francisco Bay |
Soggetto non controllato |
activists
aquatic ecosystem bay area biodiversity bodies of water california history california climate change climate cycles eelgrass beds endangered species environmental movement environmentalists fish and wildlife industrialization invasive species natural history natural sciences nonfiction oil tankers pacific ocean pollution primer resource management san francisco bay scientists tidal wetlands travel guide waterbirds |
ISBN |
1-283-27832-4
9786613278326 0-520-94998-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Prologue -- Acknowledgments -- Taking the Plunge -- Beneath the Surface: What Is an Estuary? -- Visible and Invisible Life: Fish, Birds, and Other Wildlife -- History of Human Changes: 1800's - 1960's -- The Environmental Backlash: 1960's - Present -- Restoration Frontiers: The Watershed -- Restoration Frontiers: The Bay -- Climate Change and the Bay's Future -- Coda -- Glossary: Sources: SFEP, SFEI, USGS -- Historical Timeline -- References -- Learning More, Helping Out: A Few Places to Start -- Art Credits -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910822695503321 |
Rubissow Okamoto Ariel | ||
Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2011] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Our dying planet [[electronic resource] ] : an ecologist's view of the crisis we face / / Peter F. Sale |
Autore | Sale Peter F |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (354 p.) |
Disciplina | 304.2/8 |
Collana | The Stephen Bechtel Fund imprint in ecology and the environment |
Soggetto topico |
Nature - Effect of human beings on
Environmental responsibility Ecology |
Soggetto non controllato |
biodiversity
biosphere climate change conservation coral reefs deforestation earth sciences earth ecological footprint ecologists ecology ecosystems environmental impacts environmental issues environmentalism environmentalists field notes fossil fuels historical human condition human impact natural sciences nonfiction overfishing planet death politics and science pollution science and math scientists |
ISBN |
1-283-27826-X
9786613278265 0-520-94983-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Information : what we are doing to our world: Overfishing ; Removing forests ; Disrupting the ocean-atmosphere engine ; The perilous future for coral reefs -- Understanding : why we don't comprehend the scale of our problem: The problem of shifting baselines ; Our unrealistic belief in the balance of nature -- Moving forward : why it matters and what we need to do: What loss of ecological complexity means for the world ; Reducing our use of fossil fuels ; Slowing growth of the hum. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781217403321 |
Sale Peter F | ||
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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