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Adventures among ants : a global safari with a cast of trillions / / Mark W. Moffett
Adventures among ants : a global safari with a cast of trillions / / Mark W. Moffett
Autore Moffett Mark W
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley, : University of California Press, [2010]
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (289 pages)
Disciplina 595.79/615
Soggetto topico Ants - Behavior
Ant communities
Ants - Ecology
Soggetto non controllato amazon
ant behavior
ant colonies
ant facts
ant farms
ant lovers
ant societies
ant species
ants
australia
biologists
biology
bugs
california
complex lives
ecosystems
entomologists
entomology
evolution
global ants
humanity
illustrated
indonesia
insect biology
insects
life sciences
military ants
natural history
natural setting
natural world
naturalism
naturalists
nigeria
nonfiction
photographs
zoology
ISBN 0-520-94541-7
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Front matter -- Contents -- Introduction: Travels with My Ants -- A Brief Primer on Ants -- Marauder Ant, the Ultimate Omnivore -- African Army Ant, Raiders on the Swarm -- Weaver Ant, Empress of the Air -- Amazon Ant, the Slavemaker -- Leafcutter Ant, the Constant Gardener -- Argentine Ant, the Global Invader -- Conclusion: Four Ways of Looking at an Ant -- Acknowledgments and a Note on Content -- Notes -- Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910781559003321
Moffett Mark W  
Berkeley, : University of California Press, [2010]
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American perceptions of immigrant and invasive species [[electronic resource] ] : strangers on the land / / Peter A. Coates
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
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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
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Between earth and sky [[electronic resource] ] : our intimate connections to trees / / Nalini M. Nadkarni
Between earth and sky [[electronic resource] ] : our intimate connections to trees / / Nalini M. Nadkarni
Autore Nadkarni Nalini
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2008
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (338 p.)
Disciplina 582.16
Soggetto topico Trees - Social aspects
Trees - Religious aspects
Trees - Environmental aspects
Soggetto non controllato activists
artists
biology
canopy biology
clergymen
commerce
cultural studies
culture
fauna
habitats
legal issues
legislation
life lessons
loggers
medicine
musicians
natural world
nature
religion
religious studies
science
scientific
students
symbolic
symbolism
tree animals
tree dwelling animals
trees
true story
ISBN 1-282-75948-5
9786612759482
0-520-93312-5
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledglnents -- Introduction: View from the Top -- ONE. What Is a Tree? -- TWO. Goods and Services -- THREE. Shelter and Protection -- FOUR. Health and Healing -- FIVE. Play and Imagination -- SIX. Connections to Time -- SEVEN. Signs and Symbols -- EIGHT. Spirituality and Religion -- NINE. Mindfulness -- Scientific Names of Trees in the Text -- Notes -- Recommended Readings -- Poetry Credits -- Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910778067703321
Nadkarni Nalini  
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2008
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Biology unmoored : Melanesian reflections on life and biotechnology / / Sandra Bamford
Biology unmoored : Melanesian reflections on life and biotechnology / / Sandra Bamford
Autore Bamford Sandra C. <1962->
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , 2007
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (xiv, 230 pages) : illustrations, maps
Disciplina 305.89/912
Soggetto topico Hamtai (Papua New Guinean people) - Ethnobiology
Hamtai (Papua New Guinean people) - Agriculture
Hamtai (Papua New Guinean people) - Psychology
Human body - Social aspects - Papua New Guinea - Gulf Province
Indigenous peoples - Ecology - Papua New Guinea - Gulf Province
Ethnobiology - Papua New Guinea - Gulf Province
Biotechnology
Genetic engineering
Soggetto non controllato assisted reproductive technologies
biodiversity
biologists
biology
biotechnology
cloning
environmental impacts
ethnographers
ethnographic research
genetically modified organisms
gmos
human condition
human genome mapping
human impact
human relationships
melanesia
natural world
nonfiction
organic life
papua new guinea
physiological
reproduction
reproductive technologies
sex and culture
sexual reproduction
social science
western ideas
ISBN 1-282-35837-5
9786612358371
0-520-93947-6
1-4337-0138-3
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Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Introduction: conceptual frameworks -- Cultural landscapes -- Insubstantial identities -- Embodiments of detachment -- (Im) mortal undertakings -- Conceiving global identities -- Conclusion: conceptual displacements.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910784411803321
Bamford Sandra C. <1962->  
Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , 2007
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Breaking through [[electronic resource] ] : essays, journals, and travelogues of Edward F. Ricketts / / edited by Katharine A. Rodger ; foreword by Susan F. Beegel
Breaking through [[electronic resource] ] : essays, journals, and travelogues of Edward F. Ricketts / / edited by Katharine A. Rodger ; foreword by Susan F. Beegel
Autore Ricketts Edward Flanders <1897-1948.>
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2006
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (369 p.)
Disciplina 578.77/092
Altri autori (Persone) RodgerKatharine A <1974-> (Katharine Anne)
Soggetto topico Marine invertebrates - Pacific Coast (U.S.)
Marine invertebrates - Mexico - California, Gulf of
Teleology
Soggetto non controllato a spiritual morphology of poetry
biography
california
cannery row
conservation
earth sciences
ecology
edward ricketts
environment
environmentalism
gulf of california
invertebrates
log from the sea of cortez
marine biology
mexican village
mexico
monterey
natural history
natural world
naturalism
naturalist
nature
nonfiction
oceanography
science
steinbeck
the philosophy of breaking through
travel writing
travel
travelogue
village
wildlife
ISBN 1-282-35899-5
1-4237-8961-X
9786612358999
0-520-93266-8
1-60129-387-9
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Editor's Note -- Introduction -- 1. Foreword to the 1925 Pacific Biological Laboratories Catalog -- 2. "Zoological Introduction" to Between Pacific Tides -- 3. "The Philosophy of 'Breaking Through'" -- 4. "A Spiritual Morphology of Poetry" -- 5. "Essay on Non-teleological Thinking" -- 6. "Verbatim Transcription of Notes of Gulf of California Trip, March-April 1940" -- 7. "Thesis and Materials for a Script on Mexico" -- 8. "Outline and Conspectus" for a Book on the Mandated Islands -- 9. "Transcript of Summer 1945 and 1946 Notes Based on Trips to the Outer Shores, West Coast of Vancouver Island, Queen Charlotte Islands, and So On" -- 10. "Investigator Blames Industry, Nature for Shortage" -- Epilogue -- Living at the Lab with My Father -- Early Days: Nicknames and Such -- Works Cited -- Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910783669203321
Ricketts Edward Flanders <1897-1948.>  
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2006
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Burying Uncertainty : Risk and the Case Against Geological Disposal of Nuclear Waste / / K. S. Shrader-Frechette
Burying Uncertainty : Risk and the Case Against Geological Disposal of Nuclear Waste / / K. S. Shrader-Frechette
Autore Shrader-Frechette K. S.
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [1993]
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (363 p.)
Disciplina 621.48/38
Soggetto topico Radioactive waste disposal in the ground - Environmental aspects
Radioactive waste disposal in the ground - Risk assessment
Soggetto non controllato american history
consent
due process
ethics
geology
government
half life
health and safety
legal issues
liability
morals
natural history
natural world
nevada
nuclear power
nuclear waste
political
politics
pollution
public health
radioactive waste
radwaste
respiratory illness
science
scientific
united states history
us government
us history
yucca mountain
ISBN 1-282-35497-3
9786612354977
0-520-91396-5
0-585-29941-2
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- 1. The Riddle of Nuclear Waste -- 2. Understanding the Origins of the Problem -- 3. Reliance on Value Judgments in Repository Risk Assessment -- 4. Subjective Estimates of Repository Risks -- 5. Subjective Evaluations of Repository Risks -- 6. Problematic Inferences in in Assessing Repository Risks -- 7. Uncertainty: An Obstacle to Geological Disposal -- 8. Equity: An Obstacle to Geological Disposal -- 9. .An Alternative to Permanent Geological Disposal -- Notes -- Index of Names -- Index of Subjects
Record Nr. UNINA-9910495870003321
Shrader-Frechette K. S.  
Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [1993]
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California's frontier naturalists [[electronic resource] /] / Richard G. Beidleman
California's frontier naturalists [[electronic resource] /] / Richard G. Beidleman
Autore Beidleman Richard G
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2006
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (501 p.)
Disciplina 508.794
Soggetto topico Natural history - California
Scientific expeditions - California
Naturalists - California - History
Soggetto non controllato american west
botany
boundary surveys
california
david douglas
death valley
expedition
explorers
fieldwork
frontier
geological survey
geology
john fremont
la perouse
land development
land management
mexican war
monterey
natural sciences
natural world
naturalism
naturalist
nature
nonfiction
pacific northwest
paleontology
paolo botta
plants
railroads
richard hinds
sara lemmon
science
scientists
settling the west
thomas nuttall
united states
wild west
wilderness
william brewer
zoology
ISBN 0-520-92750-8
9786612356339
1-282-35633-X
1-59875-921-3
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Prelude -- Part 1. The Oceanic Expeditions -- Part 2. The Early Peripatetic Naturalists -- Part 3. The Overland Expeditions and Their Naturalists -- Part 4. Iron Horses and River Steamers -- Part 5. The California Geological Survey -- Part 6. Institutions and Naturalists -- Part 7. The Postwar Naturalists -- Selected References -- Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910783669403321
Beidleman Richard G  
Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2006
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Called by the wild [[electronic resource] ] : the autobiography of a conservationist / / Raymond F. Dasmann ; with a foreword by Paul Erhlich
Called by the wild [[electronic resource] ] : the autobiography of a conservationist / / Raymond F. Dasmann ; with a foreword by Paul Erhlich
Autore Dasmann Raymond F. <1919-2002.>
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2002
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (287 p.)
Disciplina 333.7/2/092
B
Soggetto topico Conservationists - United States
Soggetto non controllato africa
australia
autobiography
biography
biology
bioregionalism
biosphere
california
caribbean
conservation
dasmann
ecology
ecotourism
environment
environmental movement
environmentalism
fieldwork
game management
kinshasha
memoir
military service
military
natural world
nature preserve
nature
nonfiction
politics
population growth
rain forest
san francisco
soldier
south pacific
sri lanka
sustainability
united nations
united states
veteran
wilderness
wildlife
world war two
ww2
ISBN 0-520-92740-0
1-59734-521-0
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Front matter -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Introduction -- 1. Beginnings: The Lure of Wild Country -- 2. School, the Woods, and War -- 3. Red Arrows Never Glance -- 4. Live Coward or Dead Hero? -- 5. Elizabeth's Story -- 6. Reunion -- 7. Transition -- 8. Deer -- 9. Arcata -- 10. Conservation by Slaughter -- 11. Return to the United States -- 12. Influences and Efforts -- 13. Too Many, Too Much -- 14. Uniting Nations -- 15. Return to Africa -- 16. Ecosystem and Biosphere People -- 17. The Edges of the Sea -- 18. The Incident in Kinshasha -- 19. Return to the South Pacific -- 20. Back to the Land -- 21. Damming Paradise -- 22. Other Ways of Life -- 23. Biosphere Reserves -- 24. Finale -- Bibliography -- Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910780378503321
Dasmann Raymond F. <1919-2002.>  
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2002
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Cleomedes' lectures on astronomy [[electronic resource] ] : a translation of the heavens / / Cleomedes ; with an introduction and commentary by Alan C. Bowen and Robert B. Todd
Cleomedes' lectures on astronomy [[electronic resource] ] : a translation of the heavens / / Cleomedes ; with an introduction and commentary by Alan C. Bowen and Robert B. Todd
Autore Cleomedes
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley, CA, : University of California Press, 2004
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (258 p.)
Disciplina 520/.938
Altri autori (Persone) BowenAlan C
ToddRobert B
Collana Hellenistic culture and society
Soggetto topico Astronomy, Greek
Astronomy
Soggetto non controllato alexandria
ancient greece
ancient greeks
ancient philosophy
astronomy
caelestia
cleomedes
cosmology
cosmos
greek philosophy
hellenism
metaphysics
moral philosophy
natural world
nonfiction
philosophy
science and philosophy
social philosophy
stoic philosopher
stoic philosophy
stoicism
the heavens
zodiac
ISBN 0-520-92851-2
1-282-35678-X
9786612356780
1-59734-546-6
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Book One of Cleomedes'. The Heavens -- APPENDIX: POSIDONIUS ON PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMIE -- GLOSSARY OF SELECTED TERMS -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- PASSAGES FROM COLLECTIONS IN COLLECTIONS OF TEXTS -- GENERAL INDEX -- INDEX LOCORUM
Altri titoli varianti Lectures on astronomy
Record Nr. UNINA-9910780457003321
Cleomedes  
Berkeley, CA, : University of California Press, 2004
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Conversations on the plurality of worlds [[electronic resource] /] / Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle ; translation by H.A. Hargreaves ; introduction by Nina Rattner Gelbart
Conversations on the plurality of worlds [[electronic resource] /] / Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle ; translation by H.A. Hargreaves ; introduction by Nina Rattner Gelbart
Autore Fontenelle, M. de (Bernard Le Bovier), <1657-1757.>
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley, : University of California Press, c1990
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (134 p.)
Disciplina 574.999
Altri autori (Persone) HargreavesH. A
Soggetto topico Plurality of worlds - Early works to 1800
Soggetto non controllato 1700s
17th century
academic
age of enlightenment
alien life
astronomy
classic literature
classic philosophy
descartes
england
european history
extraterrestrial
french language
heliocentric
logic
natural philosophy
natural world
philosophy
physics
popular science
scholarly
science
scientific
translation
universe
western world
world history
ISBN 1-282-35575-9
9786612355752
0-520-91058-3
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Translator's Preface -- Preface -- Dedication -- The First Evening -- The Second Evening -- The Third Evening -- The Fourth Evening -- The Fifth Evening -- Notes
Record Nr. UNINA-9910780432203321
Fontenelle, M. de (Bernard Le Bovier), <1657-1757.>  
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c1990
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