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  • Living Under the Shadow

    Cultural Impacts of Volcanic Eruptions

    Modifié par John Grattan, Robin Torrence ...
    Popularist treatments of ancient disasters like volcanic eruptions have grossly overstated their capacity for death, destruction, and societal collapse. Contributors to this volume—from anthropology, archaeology, environmental studies, geology, and biology—show that human societies have been incredibly resilient and, in the long run, have often recovered remarkably well from wide scale disruption ... En savoir plus

    $96.18 CAD

  • Natural Disasters and Cultural Change

    Collections series One World Archaeology
    Human cultures have been interacting with natural hazards since the dawn of time. This book explores these interactions in detail and revisits some famous catastrophes including the eruptions of Thera and Vesuvius. These studies demonstrate that diverse human cultures had well-developed strategies which facilitated their response to extreme natural events. ... En savoir plus

    $114.04 CAD

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  • The Statues that Walked

    Unraveling the Mystery of Easter Island

    T****he monumental statues of Easter Island, both so magisterial and so forlorn, gazing out in their imposing rows over the island’s barren landscape, have been the source of great mystery ever since the island was first discovered by Europeans on Easter Sunday 1722. How could the ancient people who inhabited this tiny speck of land, the most remote in the vast expanse of the Pacific islands, have ... En savoir plus

    $19.99 CAD

  • First Footprints

    The epic story of the First Australians

    par Scott Cane ...
    First Footprints tells the extraordinary story of the Aboriginal people of Australia. How they made their way out of Africa 60,000 years ago, and how they survived across this vast continent, from the harsh deserts of the inland to the glaciers of southern Tasmania. With photos from the ABC TV series of the same name.Some 60,000 years ago, a small group of people landed on Australia's northern ... En savoir plus

    $15.99 CAD

  • Bird Migration

    par Ian Newton ...
    Collections Livre 113 - Collins New Naturalist Library
    The phenomenon of bird migration has fascinated people from time immemorial. The arrivals and departures of different species marked the seasons, heralding spring and autumn, and providing a reliable calendar long before anything better became available.Migration is shown by many kinds of animals, including butterflies and other insects, mammals, marine turtles and fish, but in none is it as ... En savoir plus

    $11.99 CAD

  • Facing Extinction

    The world's rarest birds and the race to save them: 2nd edition

    An authoritative study of extinction in birds, with case studies of 20 critically endangered species and the research initiatives designed to save them.Almost two hundred species of birds have become extinct in the past 400 years, and a similar number today are in imminent danger of following them. The world's conservationists are leading the fight to prevent the demise of these remaining ... En savoir plus

    $40.99 CAD

  • The Dusky Dolphin

    Master Acrobat Off Different Shores

    Modifié par Melany Wursig, Bernd Würsig ...
    The Dusky Dolphin: Master Acrobat Off Different Shores covers various topics about the dusky dolphin, including its taxonomy, history and demography, ecology, and behavior. After introducing the dusky dolphin as a member of the genus Lagenorhynchus under the family Delphinidae, the book continues by describing its life history, its demographic patterns, and its role in the food web considering ... En savoir plus

    $89.99 CAD

  • Polynesians in America

    Pre-Columbian Contacts with the New World

    The possibility that Polynesian seafarers made landfall and interacted with the native people of the New World before Columbus has been the topic of academic discussion for well over a century, although American archaeologists have considered the idea verboten since the 1970s. Fresh discoveries made with the aid of new technologies along with re-evaluation of longstanding but often-ignored ... En savoir plus

    $158.99 CAD

  • Whales and Dolphins

    Cognition, Culture, Conservation and Human Perceptions

    Collections series Earthscan Oceans
    Whales and dolphins are icons for the conservation movement. They are the most conspicuous ambassadors for entire marine ecosystems and possibly even for the biosphere as a whole. Concurrent with our realisation of impending threats to their environment is a growing scientific understanding of the social and cognitive complexity of many of these species.This book brings together experts in the ... En savoir plus

    $90.99 CAD

  • Ethno-ornithology

    Birds, Indigenous Peoples, Culture and Society

    Modifié par Andrew Gosler, Sonia Tidemann ...
    Indigenous knowledge that embraces ornithology takes in whole social dimensions that are inter-linked with environmental ethos, conservation and management for sustainability. In contrast, western approaches have tended to reduce knowledge to elemental and material references. This book looks at the significance of indigenous knowledge of birds and their cultural significance, and how these can ... En savoir plus

    $101.99 CAD

  • Ecology of Indonesian Papua Part One

    Collections Livre 1 - Ecology Of Indonesia Series
    The Ecology of Papua provides a comprehensive review of current scientific knowledge on all aspects of the natural history of western (Indonesian) New Guinea.Designed for students of conservation, environmental workers, and academic researchers, it is a richly detailed text, dense with biogeographical data, historical reference, and fresh insight on this complicated and marvelous region. We hope ... En savoir plus

    $39.99 CAD

  • Weather and Bird Behaviour

    par Norman Elkins ...
    Collections series Poyser Monographs
    This classic Poyser title, now in its third revised edition, discusses in depth the various ways in which weather conditions influence bird behaviour.Weather conditions affect food and water availability, decisions about when and how to migrate, timing and success of reproduction, flight style, and physical comfort.Birds display many adaptations in form and behaviour that help them to cope with ... En savoir plus

    $64.99 CAD