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  • Threatened Freshwater Animals of Tropical East Asia

    Ecology and Conservation in a Rapidly Changing Environment

    by David Dudgeon ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Conservation and the Environment
    This book offers a comprehensive account of the current state of inland waters in tropical and subtropical East Asia, exploring a series of case studies of freshwater fish, reptiles, amphibians, birds, mammals and water bodies at particular risk.The book highlights the rich freshwater biodiversity of tropical East Asia and draws attention to the various threats it faces due to human activities and ... Read more

    $60.99 USD

  • Freshwater Biodiversity

    Status, Threats and Conservation

    by David Dudgeon ...
    Series series Ecology, Biodiversity and Conservation
    Growing human populations and higher demands for water impose increasing impacts and stresses upon freshwater biodiversity. Their combined effects have made these animals more endangered than their terrestrial and marine counterparts. Overuse and contamination of water, overexploitation and overfishing, introduction of alien species, and alteration of natural flow regimes have led to a 'great ... Read more

    $45.99 USD

  • Tropical Stream Ecology

    Edited by David Dudgeon ...
    Series series Aquatic Ecology
    Tropical Stream Ecology describes the main features of tropical streams and their ecology. It covers the major physico-chemical features, important processes such as primary production and organic-matter transformation, as well as the main groups of consumers: invertebrates, fishes and other vertebrates. Information on concepts and paradigms developed in north-temperate latitudes and how they do ... Read more

    $83.69 USD

  • Audiobook

    Birkett

    Five full-cast BBC Radio 4 crime dramas

    by Caroline Stafford, David Stafford ...
    Narrated by David Haig, Neil Dudgeon, Alison Pettitt, Alun Raglan, Full Cast, Bonnie Engstrom ...

    Unabridged

    3 hours 39 min

    Five tales of murder, mayhem and political intrigue from the casebook of Norman BirkettNorman Birkett KC (1883-1962) was a real-life Rumpole - a distinguished and highly skilled lawyer who had numerous successes in the courtroom during his long career. This collection covers some of his most famous cases of the inter-war years, including the dramatic trial of Buck Ruxton; the notorious Dennistoun ... Read more

    $12.08 USD

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    Pt. 1: Jack the Ripper - The Story of a Murderer

    by Frank Gustavus ...
    Narrated by Neil Dudgeon, David Rintoul, Carl Prekopp ...
    Series Audiobook 1 - True Crime

    Unabridged

    1 hour 10 min

    His true identity has never been revealed. His victims faced the abyss of human insanity. His name is Jack the Ripper. London, 1888. In the poor district of Whitechapel, women are found dead, their bodies brutally disfigured. The victims' ripped throats are proof of a bestiality and cruelty, which has never been seen before. The investigation of the police leads to no satisfying results. Soon, the ... Read more

    $10.82 USD

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  • Tropical Ecology

    by John Kricher ...
    This full-color illustrated textbook offers the first comprehensive introduction to all major aspects of tropical ecology. It explains why the world's tropical rain forests are so universally rich in species, what factors may contribute to high species richness, how nutrient cycles affect rain forest ecology, and how ecologists investigate the complex interrelationships among flora and fauna. It ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • The New Neotropical Companion

    by John C. Kricher ...
    The acclaimed guide to the ecology and natural history of the American tropics—now fully updated and expandedThe New Neotropical Companion is the completely revised and expanded edition of a book that has helped thousands of people to understand the complex ecology and natural history of the most species-rich area on Earth, the American tropics. Featuring stunning color photos throughout, it is a ... Read more

    $28.79 USD

  • Wetland Ecology

    Principles and Conservation

    by Paul A. Keddy ...
    Richly illustrated and packed with numerous examples, this unique global perspective introduces wetland ecology from basic principles to advanced applications. Thoroughly revised and reorganised, this new edition of this prize-winning textbook begins with underlying causal factors, before moving on to more advanced concepts that add depth and context. Each chapter begins with an explanation of the ... Read more

    $64.79 USD

  • Biodiversity

    An Introduction

    by Kevin J. Gaston, John I. Spicer ...
    This concise introductory text provides a complete overview of biodiversity - what it is, how it arose, its distribution, why it is important, human impact upon it, and what should be done to maintain it.Timely overview of the serious attempts made to quantify and describe biodiversity in a scientific wayActs as an easy entry point into the primary literatureProvides real-world examples of key ... Read more

    $83.00 USD

  • Second Growth

    The Promise of Tropical Forest Regeneration in an Age of Deforestation

    by Robin L. Chazdon ...
    For decades, conservation and research initiatives in tropical forests have focused almost exclusively on old-growth forests because scientists believed that these “pristine” ecosystems housed superior levels of biodiversity. With Second Growth, Robin L. Chazdon reveals those assumptions to be largely false, bringing to the fore the previously overlooked counterpart to old-growth forest: second ... Read more

    $34.59 USD

  • Tropical Rain Forests

    An Ecological and Biogeographical Comparison

    by Richard T. Corlett, Richard B. Primack ...
    The first edition of Tropical Rain Forests: an Ecological and Biogeographical Comparison exploded the myth of ‘the rain forest’ as a single, uniform entity. In reality, the major tropical rain forest regions, in tropical America, Africa, Southeast Asia, Madagascar, and New Guinea, have as many differences as similarities, as a result of their isolation from each other during the evolution of their ... Read more

    $146.00 USD

  • Why Birds Matter

    Avian Ecological Function and Ecosystem Services

    Edited by Çagan H. Sekercioglu, Daniel G. Wenny, Christopher J. Whelan ...
    For over one hundred years, ornithologists and amateur birders have jointly campaigned for the conservation of bird species, documenting not only birds' beauty and extraordinary diversity, but also their importance to ecosystems worldwide. But while these avian enthusiasts have noted that birds eat fruit, carrion, and pests; spread seed and fertilizer; and pollinate plants, among other services, ... Read more

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