New Publications
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Page : 138 pages
File Size : 41,79 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Forests and forestry
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Annual Report
Author : Iowa Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
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Page : 32 pages
File Size : 20,50 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Fisheries
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Revegetation with Native Species
Author : Society for Ecological Restoration. Conference
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Page : 56 pages
File Size : 15,94 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Native plants for cultivation
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Book Description
The seven papers in this proceedings address the current state of knowledge and application of ecological restoration in the Western United States. They provide an overview of: rangeland revegetation lessons as they apply to ecological restoration today; USDI National Park Service, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, and Forest Service restoration strategies and perspectives; biological factors for using native plant species; and the challenges of native seed collection, production, and marketing. These papers comprise the proceedings from a technical symposium at the 1997 Society for Ecological Restoration 9th Annual International Conference held in Fort Lauderdale, FL, November 12-15, 1997.
Revegetation with Native Species
Author : Society for Ecological Restoration. Conference
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 12,83 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Native plants for cultivation
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The Coastal Everglades
Author : Daniel L. Childers
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 30,88 MB
Release : 2019
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0190869003
Book Description
Introduction -- The Everglades as icon -- Water, sustainability, and survival -- Ecosystem fragmentation and connectivity : legacies and future implications of a restored everglades -- The life of P : a biogeochemical and socio-political challenge in the Everglades -- Carbon cycles in the Florida coastal Everglades social-ecological system across scales -- Exogenous drivers : what has disturbance taught us? -- Back to the future : rebuilding the Everglades -- Re-imagining ecology through an Everglades lens.
National Parks and Protected Areas
Author : James Gordon Nelson
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 20,69 MB
Release : 2013-06-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 3642609074
Book Description
National parks and protected areas offer a wealth of ecological and social contributions or services to humans and life on earth. This book describes the strengths of national parks and protected areas in different parts of Europe and North America and the challenges to the full realization of their goals. It shows that they are useful not only in conserving rare species and biodiversity, but also in protecting water supply and other resources necessary to tourism and to economic and social development generally. Ideas and information on useful planning, management and decision-making arrangements are presented, and research needs are identified.
Reefs at Risk in the Caribbean
Author : Lauretta Marie Burke
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Page : 84 pages
File Size : 39,1 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Nature
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Many coastal communities in Latin America and the Caribbean depend on the resources provided by reefs for their livelihoods. The Reefs at Risk in the Caribbean project is a response to an information need. The primary goal is to raise awareness and improve management by improving the knowledge base on the status of and threats to coral reefs.
The National Action Plan to Conserve Coral Reefs
Author : United States Coral Reef Task Force
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Page : 112 pages
File Size : 43,60 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Coral reef conservation
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Biological and Integrated Control of Water Hyacinth, Eichhornia Crassipes
Author : International Organization for Biological Control of Noxious Animals and Plants. Working Group for the Biological and Integrated Control of Water Hyacinth. Meeting
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Page : 156 pages
File Size : 27,92 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Water hyacinth
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Book Description
These papers present work on water hyacinth worldwide and include new research initiatives, overviews of water-hyacinth implementation programmes in various countries and a proposal for a mechanism to facilitate the dissemination of information on water hyacinth through a clearing house.
Coral Reef Restoration Handbook
Author : William F. Precht
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 27,21 MB
Release : 2006-05-25
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1420003798
Book Description
" this book is the first to describe, in detail, the art and science of coral reef restoration. It is to be hoped that the information that can be gleaned within the pages of this book will set a path towards continued preservation of this valuable underwater treasure to be used, appreciated, and experienced for future generations." -- Senator
