Kea, bird of paradox [[electronic resource] ] : the evolution and behavior of a New Zealand parrot / / Judy Diamond and Alan B. Bond
| Kea, bird of paradox [[electronic resource] ] : the evolution and behavior of a New Zealand parrot / / Judy Diamond and Alan B. Bond |
| Autore | Diamond Judy |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c1999 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (248 p.) |
| Disciplina | 598.7/1 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | BondAlan B. <1946-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Kea - Evolution
Kea - Behavior |
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adaptability
adaptive behavior alpine habitat animal behavior animals behavioral flexibility biology bird ecology ecosystem ethology habitat kaka kea life sciences mountain birds mountains natural history nature new zealand nonfiction open program animals ornithology parrot rainforest science southern alps unforgiving environment wild animals wilderness zoology |
| ISBN |
1-282-35618-6
9786612356186 0-520-92080-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Moa's Legacy -- 2. From Relict to Renegade -- 3. Hanging Out with the Gang -- 4. Growing and Learning -- 5. The Prince and the Pauper -- 6. From Bounties to Black Markets -- Appendix A: List of Common and Scientific Names -- Appendix B: Supplementary Tables -- Notes -- References -- Index |
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Natural Resource Development and Human Rights in Latin America : State and Non-State Actors in the Promotion of and Opposition to Extractivism
| Natural Resource Development and Human Rights in Latin America : State and Non-State Actors in the Promotion of and Opposition to Extractivism |
| Autore | Raftopoulos Malayna |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : University of London Press, 2020 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 electronic resource (232 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.7098 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | PowęskaRadosław |
| Collana | HRC series |
| Soggetto topico | Human rights |
| Soggetto non controllato |
indigenous people
environment human rights extractivism China rainforest healing plants nature trees REDD+ Human Rights Impact Assessments violence neogeography urbanism floods landslides Grand Canal Nicaragua decoloniality colonialism neocolonialism eco-violence ecology natural environment |
| ISBN | 1-912250-41-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Natural Resource Development and Human Rights in Latin America |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910868301403321 |
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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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Systematics and Conservation of Neotropical Amphibians and Reptiles
| Systematics and Conservation of Neotropical Amphibians and Reptiles |
| Autore | Catenazzi Alessandro |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Basel, Switzerland, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2021 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (552 p.) |
| Soggetto topico | Technology: general issues |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Amazon
amphibian amphibians amphisbaenians Andes anura Aromobatidae biogeography Bufonidae centrolenidae Cercosaura manicata boliviana Cercosaurinae chytridiomycosis community structure conservation conservation areas critically endangered cryptic species Cusco Dactyloidae data deficient deforestation Dendrobatidae disease diversity diversity gradient ecological niche modeling ecomorphology enzootics epizootics extant species distribution extinction risk fire forensic taxonomy frogs geographical range Great American Biotic Interchange habitat breadth high elevation historical biogeography Iguania invasion of exotic plants Isla Cocos Isla Gorgona Isla Malpelo island biogeography Isthmus of Panama lizard lizards local abundance Machupicchu Middle America miniaturization molecular phylogenetics n/a Neotropical neotropics overwater dispersal Oxapampa Pacific coast Peru Perú Pholidobolus anomalus phylogenetics phylogeography population declines potential species distribution protected areas public policy Qosqophryne rainforest reptiles snake snakes South America species description species richness systematic systematics taxonomy threatened species threats timber harvest tropical mountain UCE Viperidae |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910557346403321 |
Catenazzi Alessandro
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