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Cane Toad Wars

by Rick Shine

39,75€ + 10% CARD

 In 1935, an Australian government agency imported 101 specimens of the Central and South American Cane Toad in an attempt to manage insects that were decimating sugar-cane harvests. In Australia the Cane Toad adapted and evolved with abandon, voraciously consuming native wildlife and killing predators with its lethal skin toxin. Today, hundreds of millions of Cane Toads have spread across the northern part of Australia and continue to move westward. The humble Cane Toad has become a national villain.<BR /> <BR /><I>Cane Toad Wars </I>chronicles the work of intrepid scientist Rick Shine, who has been documenting the toad’s ecological impact in Australia and seeking to buffer it. Despite predictions of devastation in the wake of advancing toad hordes, the author’s research reveals a more complex and nuanced story. A firsthand account of a perplexing ecological problem and an important exploration of how we measure evolutionary change and ecological resilience, this book makes an effective case for the value of long-term natural history research in informing conservation practice.
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A Sea Of Glass - Searching For The Blaschkas' Fragile Legacy In An Ocean At Risk

by Drew Harvell

27,83€ + 10% CARD

 <B>"The author makes an eloquent plea for marine biodiversity conservation."—<I>Library Journal</I></B><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><B>"Harvell seems to channel the devotion that motivated the Blaschkas."—<I>The Guardian</I></B> <BR /><B>Winner of the 2016 National Outdoor Book Award, Environment Category</B><BR /><BR /> It started with a glass octopus. Dusty, broken, and all but forgotten, it caught Drew Harvell’s eye. Fashioned in intricate detail by the father-son glassmaking team of Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka, the octopus belonged to a menagerie of unusual marine creatures that had been packed away for decades in a storage unit. More than 150 years earlier, the Blaschkas had been captivated by marine invertebrates and spun their likenesses into glass, documenting the life of oceans untouched by climate change and human impacts. Inspired by the Blaschkas’ uncanny replicas, Harvell set out in search of their living counterparts. In <I>A Sea of Glass</I>, she recounts this journey of a lifetime, taking readers along as she dives beneath the ocean's surface to a rarely seen world, revealing the surprising and unusual biology of some of the most ancient animals on the tree of life. On the way, we glimpse a century of change in our ocean ecosystems and learn which of the living matches for the Blaschkas’ creations are, indeed, as fragile as glass.<BR /><BR /> Drew Harvell and the Blaschka menagerie are the subjects of the documentary <I>Fragile Legacy</I>, which won the Best Short Film award at the 2015 Blue Ocean Film Festival & Conservation Summit. Learn more about the film and check out the trailer <a href="http://fragilelegacy.info/">here</a>.<BR />
Bat Man In The Tropics - Chasing El Duende

by Theodore Fleming

70,23€ + 10% CARD

 Theodore Fleming's fieldwork on bats has taken him to tropical forests all over the world. This is a personal account of his many adventures, the animals and plants he has encountered, his relationships and the development of tropical biology.
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Amphibians And Reptiles Of Baja California, Including Its Pacific Islands And The Islands In The Sea Of Cortes

by L. Lee Grismer

128,79€ + 10% CARD

 With its colour images, accounts of many little-known species and descriptions of the Baja California peninsula's diverse environment, this is a detailed guide to the amphibians and reptiles of a fascinating and remote region.
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Grass - In Search Of Human Habitat

by Joe C. Truett

94,08€ + 10% CARD

 Explores affinities between humans and our original habitat - grasslands. This title introduces an intriguing cast of characters to illuminate a wide range of related topics: our love affair with turf and how it manifests in lawns and sports, the ecological and economic dimensions of ranching, grasslands and restoration ecology, and more.
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A Sea Of Glass - Searching For The Blaschkas' Fragile Legacy In An Ocean At Risk

by Drew Harvell

28,39€ + 10% CARD

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Serendipity - An Ecologist'S Quest To Understand Nature

by James A. Estes

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Cane Toad Wars

by Rick Shine

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The Complete Lego Minifigure Catalog 1975-2015

by Christopher Bartneck

149,99€

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Serendipity - An Ecologist'S Quest To Understand Nature

by James A. Estes

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 To newly minted biologist James Estes, the sea otters he was studying in the leafy kelp forests off the coast of Alaska appeared to have an unbalanced relationship with their greater environment. But as Estes dug deeper, he discovered that otters play a critical role in driving positive ecosystem dynamics. This book tells his story.
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At Home In Sri Lanka

40,49€

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 Sri Lanka is a place of geographic and cultural contrasts, and its best architecture is structurally versatile, using features such as overhanging roofs, slatted walls and courtyards to cope with intense sunshine and sudden downpours in equal measure. This book deals with the interior, climatic factors, valuable antiques and more.
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Lumitecture - Illuminating Interiors For Designers And Architects

by Anna Yudina

41,20€

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 A global survey of the most exciting lighting designs for interior spaces, featuring the latest interactive technologies, energy-efficient systems, and otherworldly experiences
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Evolution'S Wedge - Competition And The Origins Of Diversity

by David Pfennig e Karin Pfennig

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The View From Bald Hill - Thirty Years In An Arizona Grassland

by Carl E. Bock e Jane H. Bock

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 In this account of 30 years of research at the Appleton-Whittell Research Ranch in the high desert of southeastern Arizona, the authors summarize the results of their fieldwork, which was aimed at understanding the dynamics of grasslands in the absence of livestock.
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American Bison - A Natural History

by Dale F. Lott

33,80€

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 Takes us on a journey into the bison's past and shares a compelling vision for its future, offering along the way a valuable introduction to North American prairie ecology.
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Tupai - A Field Study Of Bornean Treeshrews

by Louise H. Emmons

39,20€

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 This volume describes the results of a comparative study of the ecology of tree shrews in the wild. The book examines their habitat, diet, nesting habits, home range, activity patterns and social behaviour as well as their enigmatic parental care system which is unique among mammals.
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Lizards In An Evolutionary Tree - Ecology And Adaptive Radiation Of Anoles

by Jonathan Losos

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 Illustrates how different scientific approaches to the questions of adaptation and diversification can be integrated and examines evolutionary and ecological questions of interest to a broad range of biologists.
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Sin Boldly! - Dr. Dave'S Guide To Writing The College Paper

by Dave Williams

19,30€

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 An irreverent, smart, and practical writing guide unlike any other on the market
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Grass - In Search Of Human Habitat

by Joe C. Truett

95,98€

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 Explores affinities between humans and our original habitat - grasslands. This title introduces an intriguing cast of characters to illuminate a wide range of related topics: our love affair with turf and how it manifests in lawns and sports, the ecological and economic dimensions of ranching, grasslands and restoration ecology, and more.
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Twilight Of The Mammoths - Ice Age Extinctions And The Rewilding Of America

by Paul S. Martin

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 Taking readers from Rampart Cave in the Grand Canyon, to other important fossil sites in Arizona and Chile, this book covers the rich evolutionary legacy and shows why the author has come to believe that the earliest Americans literally hunted these animals to death.

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