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 | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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American perceptions of immigrant and invasive species [[electronic resource] ] : strangers on the land / / Peter A. Coates |
Autore | Coates Peter A. <1957-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
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-9910825313903321 |
Coates Peter A. <1957-> | ||
Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2007 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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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 | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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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-9910823514103321 |
Reed Kristin <1977-> | ||
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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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 | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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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-9910811934903321 |
Callenbach Ernest | ||
Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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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 | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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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 | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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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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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-9910817476203321 |
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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