Conservation of the environment books

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Wildland Fire in Ecosystems: Effects of Fire on Fauna

Wildland Fire in Ecosystems: Effects of Fire on Fauna...

Author: Mark H Huff ,  Robert G Hooper
ISBN: 9781480198968
Format: Paperback
$50.13

Fire regimes-that is, patterns of fire occurrence, size, uniformity, and severity-have been a major force shaping...  Read More >>

Restoring Western Ranges and Wildlands (Volume 1, Chapters 1-17, Index)

Restoring Western Ranges and Wildlands (Volume 1, Chapters...

Author: Richard Stevens (The Open University) ,  Nancy L Shaw
ISBN: 9781480200289
Format: Paperback
$65.97

""Restoring Western Ranges and Wildlands"" has had a fairly long gestation period. This final product of three volumes...  Read More >>

Restoring Western Ranges and Wildlands (Volume 3, Chapters 24-29, Appendices, Index)

Restoring Western Ranges and Wildlands (Volume 3, Chapters...

Author: Richard Stevens (The Open University) ,  Nancy L Shaw
ISBN: 9781480200470
Format: Paperback
$63.33

""Restoring Western Ranges and Wildlands"" has had a fairly long gestation period. This final product of three volumes...  Read More >>

Restoring Western Ranges and Wildlands (Volume 2, Chapters 18-23, Index)

Restoring Western Ranges and Wildlands (Volume 2, Chapters...

Author: Richard Stevens (The Open University) ,  Nancy L Shaw
ISBN: 9781480200371
Format: Paperback
$79.17

""Restoring Western Ranges and Wildlands"" has had a fairly long gestation period. This final product of three volumes...  Read More >>

Wilderness Visitor Experiences: Progress in Research and Management: 2011 April 4-7; Missoula, MT

Wilderness Visitor Experiences: Progress in Research...

Author: U S Department of Agriculture ,  Forest Service
ISBN: 9781480198760
Format: Paperback
$65.97

The Wilderness Visitor Experience Workshop was held at the Lubrecht Experimental Forest near Missoula, MT, April...  Read More >>

Underwater Eden

Underwater Eden

Author: Gregory S Stone ,  David Obura
ISBN: 9786613935205
Format: Electronic book text
$142.56

It was the first time I'd seen what the ocean may have looked like thousands of years ago. That's conservation...  Read More >>

Applying the Concept of Wilderness Character to National Forest Planning, Monitoring, and Management

Applying the Concept of Wilderness Character to National...

Author: Mary Beth Hennessy ,  Kimberly Schlenker
ISBN: 9781480192034
Format: Paperback
$39.57

The U.S. Forest Service is responsible for managing over 35 million acres of designated wilderness, about 18 percent...  Read More >>

The American Public's Objectives and Beliefs Regarding Forests and Grasslands: 2004 Survey Results

The American Public's Objectives and Beliefs Regarding...

Author: Deborah J Shields ,  Donna L Lybecker
ISBN: 9781480192133
Format: Paperback
$52.77

The USDA Forest Service revises its Strategic Plan according to the 1993 Government Performance and Results Act...  Read More >>

Plant-microbe Interactions 2: Volume 2

Plant-microbe Interactions 2: Volume 2

Author: Gary Stacey ,  Noel T. Keen
ISBN: 9781461377726
Format: Paperback
$448.77

Plant-Microbe Interactions, Volume 2 Volume 1 of this series has made its appearance and dealt forcefully with impor­...  Read More >>

Economics and Ecology: New frontiers and sustainable development

Economics and Ecology: New frontiers and sustainable...

Author: Edward B. Barbier
ISBN: 9789401046633
Format: Paperback
$290.37

In the Summer of 1991, Bob Carling, who was then Life Sciences Editor of Chapman & Hall, approached me over the...  Read More >>

Rainforest Ecosystems of East Kalimantan: El Niño, Drought, Fire and Human Impacts

Rainforest Ecosystems of East Kalimantan: El Niño, Drought,...

Author: Edi Guhardja ,  Mansur Fatawi
ISBN: 9784431679851
Format: Paperback
$448.77

Since the late 1960s the Indonesian state of East Kalimantan has witnessed a marked increase in the impact of human...  Read More >>

Noticias de La Tierra

Noticias de La Tierra

Author: Betty Ferber ,  Homero Aridjis
ISBN: 9786073107907
Format: Paperback
$47.52

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Linking Wilderness Research and Management: Volume 3 - Recreation Fees in Wilderness and Other Public Lands: An Annotated Reading List

Linking Wilderness Research and Management: Volume 3...

Author: Vita Wright ,  U S Department of Agriculture
ISBN: 9781480172340
Format: Paperback
$36.93

The passage of the Recreation Fee Demonstration Program legislation in 1996 marked the beginning of recreation fee...  Read More >>

Linking Wilderness Research and Mangement: Volume 1 - Wilderness Fire Restoration and Management: An Annotated Reading List

Linking Wilderness Research and Mangement: Volume 1...

Author: Vita Wright ,  U S Department of Agriculture
ISBN: 9781480172227
Format: Paperback
$39.57

Humans have long maintained a complex and dynamic relationship with wildland fire. While native North Americans...  Read More >>

Linking Wilderness Research and Management: Volume 5 - Understanding and Managing Backcountry Recreation Impacts on Terrestrial Wildlife: An Annotated Reading List

Linking Wilderness Research and Management: Volume 5...

Author: Vita Wright ,  Janet Neilson
ISBN: 9781480172289
Format: Paperback
$44.85

The large increase in outdoor recreation activity over the last 50 years has been recognized as a potentially serious...  Read More >>

Linking Wilderness Research and Management: Volume 2 - Defining, Managing, and Monitoring Wilderness Visitor Experiences: An Annotated Reading List

Linking Wilderness Research and Management: Volume 2...

Author: Annette Puttkammer ,  Vita Wright
ISBN: 9781480172401
Format: Paperback
$36.93

The 1964 Wilderness Act calls for ...an enduring resource of wilderness...for the use and enjoyment of the American...  Read More >>

Linking Wilderness Research and Management: Volume 4 - Understanding and Managing Invasive Plants in Wilderness and Other Natural Areas: An Annotated Reading List

Linking Wilderness Research and Management: Volume 4...

Author: Vita Wright ,  Brett Walker (PO Box 172320)
ISBN: 9781480172333
Format: Paperback
$44.85

Invasive, nonnative plants are recognized as a significant and growing threat to natural ecosystems worldwide. Invasive...  Read More >>

Modeling Wind Adjustment Factor and Midflame Wind Speed for Rothermel's Surface Fire Spread Model

Modeling Wind Adjustment Factor and Midflame Wind Speed...

Author: U S Department of Agriculture ,  Forest Service
ISBN: 9781480172197
Format: Paperback
$39.57

Rothermel's surface fire spread model was developed to use a value for the wind speed that affects surface fire,...  Read More >>

A System for Assessing Vulnerability of Species (SAVS) to Climate Change

A System for Assessing Vulnerability of Species (SAVS)...

Author: Megan M Friggens ,  Deborah M Finch (USDA Forest Service Arizona)
ISBN: 9781480172005
Format: Paperback
$36.93

Sustained conservation of species requires integration of future climate change effects, but few tools exist to...  Read More >>

Retrospective Fire Modeling: Quantifying the Impacts of Fire Supression

Retrospective Fire Modeling: Quantifying the Impacts...

Author: Carol Miller, Msn Rn-BC ,  Sean Parks
ISBN: 9781480172067
Format: Paperback
$39.57

When wildfires are suppressed, opportunities are foregone to create fuel breaks, reduce fire regime departures,...  Read More >>

Residents' Responses to Wildland Fire Programs: A Review of Cognitive and Behavioral Studies

Residents' Responses to Wildland Fire Programs: A Review...

Author: Jerry J Vaske ,  Lori B Shelby
ISBN: 9781480172081
Format: Paperback
$36.93

A compilation and summary of four research studies is presented. They were aimed at developing a theoretical and...  Read More >>

Nonmarket Economic Values of Forest Insect Pests: An Updated Literature Review

Nonmarket Economic Values of Forest Insect Pests: An...

Author: Lauren A Bell ,  Patricia A Champ
ISBN: 9781480172142
Format: Paperback
$42.21

This report updates the literature review and synthesis of economic valuation studies on the impacts of forest insect...  Read More >>

A Review of the Potential Effects of Climate Change on Quaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides) in the Western United States and a New Tool for Surveying Sudden Aspen Decline

A Review of the Potential Effects of Climate Change...

Author: Susan C Carr ,  U S Department of Agriculture
ISBN: 9781480172524
Format: Paperback
$39.57

We conducted a literature review of the effects of climate on the distribution and growth of quaking aspen (Populus...  Read More >>

Mitigating Old Tree Mortality in Long-Unburned, Fire-Dependent Forests: A Synthesis

Mitigating Old Tree Mortality in Long-Unburned, Fire-Dependent...

Author: U S Department of Agriculture ,  Forest Service
ISBN: 9781480173965
Format: Paperback
$52.77

Historically, many forested ecosystems in the United States burned frequently, both from lightning ignited fires...  Read More >>

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