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  • Shepherding Nature

    The Challenge of Conservation Reliance

    by J. Michael Scott, John A. Wiens, Beatrice Van Horne, Dale D. Goble ...
    Globally, more and more species are at risk of extinction as the environment and climate change. Many of these species require long-term management to persist - they are conservation-reliant. The magnitude of this challenge requires a rethinking of how conservation priorities are determined and a broader societal commitment to conservation. Choices need to be made about which species will be ... Read more

    $48.99 CAD

  • Metapopulations and Wildlife Conservation

    by Jonathan Ballou, Bradley Stith, Bill Pranty, Glen Woolfenden, F. Lance Craighead, Ernest Vyse, Rob Roy Ramey II, John A. Wiens, Philip Hedrick, Paul Beier, Michael Gilpin, Jennifer Rechel, Mary Price, Vdernon Bleich, John Wehausen, Walter Koenig, Jon Fischer, William Z. Lidicker Jr., Kevin McKelvey, Richard Merrick, Thomas Loughlin, Ann York, J. W. Fitzpatrick ...
    Development of rural landscapes is converting once-vast expanses of open space into pockets of habitat where wildlife populations exist in isolation from other members of their species. The central concept of metapopulation dynamics -- that a constellation of partially isolated patches can yield overall stability to a system that is chaotic at the level of the individual patch -- offers an ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD

  • Ecological Challenges and Conservation Conundrums

    Essays and Reflections for a Changing World

    by John A. Wiens ...
    Short, compelling, but mostly thought-provoking essys that encompass many of the central issues shaping ecology and conservation in the changing worldCollected essays from one of the best known ecologists and conservationists in the worldIncludes all issues at the cutting edge of the interface between ecology and conservationAttractive to a broad audience of ecologists, conservationists, natural ... Read more

    $96.99 CAD

  • Oil in the Environment

    Legacies and Lessons of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

    Edited by John A. Wiens ...
    What light does nearly twenty-five years of scientific study of the Exxon Valdez oil spill shed on the fate and effects of a spill? How can the results help in assessing future spills? How can ecological risks be assessed and quantified? In this, the first book on the effects of Exxon Valdez in fifteen years, scientists directly involved in studying the spill provide a comprehensive perspective on ... Read more

    $25.99 CAD

  • Historical Environmental Variation in Conservation and Natural Resource Management

    Edited by John A. Wiens, Gregory D. Hayward, Hugh D. Safford, Catherine Giffen ...
    In North America, concepts of Historical Range of Variability are being employed in land-management planning for properties of private organizations and multiple government agencies. The National Park Service, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Forest Service, and The Nature Conservancy all include elements of historical ecology in their planning processes. Similar ... Read more

    $87.99 CAD

  • Sources, Sinks and Sustainability

    Edited by Jianguo Liu, Vanessa Hull, Anita T. Morzillo, John A. Wiens ...
    Series series Cambridge Studies in Landscape Ecology
    Source-sink theories provide a simple yet powerful framework for understanding how the patterns, processes and dynamics of ecological systems vary and interact over space and time. Integrating multiple research fields, including population biology and landscape ecology, this book presents the latest advances in source-sink theories, methods and applications in the conservation and management of ... Read more

    $75.99 CAD

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  • Resilience Thinking

    Sustaining Ecosystems and People in a Changing World

    by Brian Walker, David Salt ...
    Increasingly, cracks are appearing in the capacity of communities, ecosystems, and landscapes to provide the goods and services that sustain our planet's well-being. The response from most quarters has been for "more of the same" that created the situation in the first place: more control, more intensification, and greater efficiency."Resilience thinking" offers a different way of understanding ... Read more

    $38.49 CAD

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  • An Introduction to Human-Environment Geography

    Local Dynamics and Global Processes

    by William G. Moseley, Eric Perramond, Holly M. Hapke, Paul Laris ...
    This introductory level text explores various theoretical approaches to human-environment geography, demonstrating how local dynamics and global processes influence how we interact with our environments.Introduces students to fundamental concepts in environmental geography and scienceExplores the core theoretical traditions within the field, along with major thematic issues such as population, ... Read more

    $53.99 CAD

  • The New Ecology

    Rethinking a Science for the Anthropocene

    by Oswald J. Schmitz ...
    How the science of ecology is changing to meet the daunting challenges of environmental sustainabilityOur species has transitioned from being one among millions on Earth to the species that is single-handedly transforming the entire planet to suit its own needs. In order to meet the daunting challenges of environmental sustainability in this epoch of human domination—known as the Anthropocene ... Read more

    $56.09 CAD

  • The End of the Wild

    by Stephen M. Meyer ...
    Series series Boston Review Books
    A wake-up call that argues that although it may be too late to save biodiversity, we can take steps to save our ecosystems.With the extinction rate at 3000 species a year and accelerating, we can now predict that as many as half of the Earth's species will disappear within the next 100 years. The species that survive will be the ones that are most compatible with us: the weedy species—from ... Read more

    $18.39 CAD

  • Reshaping Environments

    An Interdisciplinary Approach to Sustainability in a Complex World

    Edited by Helena Bender ...
    Reshaping Environments: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Sustainability in a Complex World draws together a team of specialist authors from disciplines including urban planning, social sciences, engineering and environmental science to examine the diverse influences humans have upon the natural environment. This interdisciplinary approach presents multifaceted responses for complex environmental ... Read more

    $87.99 CAD

  • Ecological Restoration, Second Edition

    Principles, Values, and Structure of an Emerging Profession

    by Andre F. Clewell, James Aronson ...
    Series series Science Practice Ecological Restoration
    Ecological restoration is a rapidly growing discipline that encompasses a wide range of activities and brings together practitioners and theoreticians from a variety of backgrounds and perspectives, ranging from volunteer backyard restorationists to highly trained academic scientists and professional consultants. This book offers a comprehensive and coherent account of the field for everyone who ... Read more

    $87.99 CAD