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Among African apes [[electronic resource] ] : stories and photos from the field / / edited by Martha M. Robbins and Christophe Boesch
| Among African apes [[electronic resource] ] : stories and photos from the field / / edited by Martha M. Robbins and Christophe Boesch |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (201 p.) |
| Disciplina | 599.88096 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
RobbinsMartha M. <1967->
BoeschChristophe |
| Soggetto topico |
Apes - Africa
Apes - Research - Africa Apes - Conservation Rare mammals - Africa |
| Soggetto non controllato |
africa
african animals african apes animal behavior apes bonobos bwindi impenetrable national park central africa chimpanzees conservation cote divoire deforestation disease ecotourism endangered animals environment environmentalism extinction field research forests gabon gorillas great apes ivindo national park jungles life sciences nature photography nature preserve nature reserve nature nonfiction poaching primates primatology science tai national park uganda wild apes wildlife zoology |
| ISBN |
1-283-27793-X
9786613277930 0-520-94883-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Who, What, Where, and Why -- ONE: Discovering Apes -- TWO: Life and Death in the Forest Blood -- THREE: Encounters with Bili Chimpanzees in the Undisturbed Gangu Forest -- FOUR: Is Blood Thicker Than Water -- FIVE: Our Cousins in the Forest - or Bushmeat? -- SIX: Discovering Chimpanzee Traditions -- SEVEN: Keeping It in the Family. Tribal Warfare between Chimpanzee Communities -- EIGHT: Winona's Search for the Right Silverback. Insights into Female Strategies at a Natural Rain Forest Clearing in Northern Congo -- NINE: The Long Road to Habituation. A Window into the Lives of Gorillas -- TEN: Among Silverbacks -- ELEVEN: The Diversity of the Apes What Is the Future? -- Contributors -- Plate Credits -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781375603321 |
| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2011 | ||
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Biodiversity in a changing climate : linking science and management in conservation / / edited by Terry L. Root [and three others]
| Biodiversity in a changing climate : linking science and management in conservation / / edited by Terry L. Root [and three others] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (244 p.) |
| Disciplina | 577.2/209794 |
| Soggetto topico |
Biodiversity - Climatic factors - California
Biodiversity conservation - California |
| Soggetto non controllato |
american west
animal preservation animal species biodiversity california climate change climatology coastal krill conservation science conservation earth sciences ecology endangered animals environment global warming habitats life sciences mountain bumblebees nature preserve nature reserve nature nonfiction prairie grass preservation public policy regional biodiversity science sea urchins wild animals |
| ISBN | 0-520-28671-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- CHAPTER 1. A New Era for Ecologists: Incorporating Climate Change into Natural Resource Management -- CHAPTER 2. Climate Change from the Globe to California -- CHAPTER 3. Climatic Influences on Ecosystems -- CHAPTER 4. Modeling Krill in the California Current: A 2005 Case Study -- CHAPTER 5. Shifts in Marine Biogeographic Ranges -- CHAPTER 6. Integrating Global Climate Change and Conservation: A Klamath River Case Study -- CHAPTER 7. Pollinators and Meadow Restoration -- CHAPTER 8. Elevational Shifts in Breeding Birds in the Southern California Desert Region -- CHAPTER 9. Conserving California Grasslands into an Uncertain Future -- CHAPTER 10. Species Invasions: Linking Changes in Plant Composition to changes in Climate -- CHAPTER 11. Evolutionary Conservation under Climate Change -- CHAPTER 12. Fossils Predict Biological Responses to Future Climate Change -- CHAPTER 13. Historical Data on Species Occurrence: Bridging the Past to the Future -- Glossary -- INDEX -- Contributor Bios |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788014703321 |
| Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2015 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Biodiversity in a changing climate : linking science and management in conservation / / edited by Terry L. Root [and three others]
| Biodiversity in a changing climate : linking science and management in conservation / / edited by Terry L. Root [and three others] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (244 p.) |
| Disciplina | 577.2/209794 |
| Soggetto topico |
Biodiversity - Climatic factors - California
Biodiversity conservation - California |
| Soggetto non controllato |
american west
animal preservation animal species biodiversity california climate change climatology coastal krill conservation science conservation earth sciences ecology endangered animals environment global warming habitats life sciences mountain bumblebees nature preserve nature reserve nature nonfiction prairie grass preservation public policy regional biodiversity science sea urchins wild animals |
| ISBN | 0-520-28671-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- CHAPTER 1. A New Era for Ecologists: Incorporating Climate Change into Natural Resource Management -- CHAPTER 2. Climate Change from the Globe to California -- CHAPTER 3. Climatic Influences on Ecosystems -- CHAPTER 4. Modeling Krill in the California Current: A 2005 Case Study -- CHAPTER 5. Shifts in Marine Biogeographic Ranges -- CHAPTER 6. Integrating Global Climate Change and Conservation: A Klamath River Case Study -- CHAPTER 7. Pollinators and Meadow Restoration -- CHAPTER 8. Elevational Shifts in Breeding Birds in the Southern California Desert Region -- CHAPTER 9. Conserving California Grasslands into an Uncertain Future -- CHAPTER 10. Species Invasions: Linking Changes in Plant Composition to changes in Climate -- CHAPTER 11. Evolutionary Conservation under Climate Change -- CHAPTER 12. Fossils Predict Biological Responses to Future Climate Change -- CHAPTER 13. Historical Data on Species Occurrence: Bridging the Past to the Future -- Glossary -- INDEX -- Contributor Bios |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910822969603321 |
| Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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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.>
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2002 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Plant diversity of an Andean cloud forest [[electronic resource] ] : checklist of the vascular flora of Maquipucuna, Ecuador / / Grady L. Webster and Robert M. Rhode
| Plant diversity of an Andean cloud forest [[electronic resource] ] : checklist of the vascular flora of Maquipucuna, Ecuador / / Grady L. Webster and Robert M. Rhode |
| Autore | Webster Grady L (Grady Linder), <1927-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2001 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (253 p.) |
| Disciplina | 581.9866/13 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | RhodeRobert M <1961-> (Robert Martin) |
| Collana | University of California publications. Botany |
| Soggetto topico | Botany - Ecuador - Bosque Protector Maquipucuna Region |
| Soggetto non controllato |
andes
biodiversity botany climate cloud forest conservation ecology ecuador environment environmentalism epiphytes flora forest habitat life sciences maquipucuna mountains natural sciences natural world nature preserve nature nonfiction orchids plant diversity plant sciences plant species plants pteridophytes rainforest science wilderness yumbos |
| ISBN |
1-282-35620-8
9786612356209 0-520-91593-3 |
| Classificazione | WI 9240 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Abstract -- Resumen -- Introduction -- Climate and topography -- Vegetation -- Floristics of ecuadorian cloud forests -- Analysis of the vascular flora of maquipucuna -- Relationships with other floras -- Conservational status of the maquipucuna cloud forests -- Circumscription of the region covered by the inventory -- Enumeration of taxa -- Appendix A. Dominant or conspicuous taxa of secondary and roadside vegetation in the Maquipucuna region, between 11 50 and 1500 m -- Appendix B. Dominant or abundant taxa of primary cloud forest (lower montane forest), 1700-2000 m -- Appendix C. Dominant or abundant taxa of upper montane forest, 21 00-2750 m -- Appendix D. Dominant and conspicuous taxa in riparian vegetation, 1 125-2000 m -- Appendix E. Distribution of epiphytes in the Maquipucuna vascular flora -- Literature Cited -- Plates |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778076503321 |
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Webster Grady L (Grady Linder), <1927->
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2001 | ||
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