Book Description
Covering 1800 species of birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, food and game fishes, mollusks, and principal marine invertebrates occurring in Western North America.
Author : Jay Ellis Ransom
Publisher : HarperCollins Children's Books
Page : 958 pages
File Size : 18,28 MB
Release : 1981
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780690019711
Covering 1800 species of birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, food and game fishes, mollusks, and principal marine invertebrates occurring in Western North America.
Author : Jay Ellis Ransom
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Page : 809 pages
File Size : 20,33 MB
Release : 1981
Category : Animals
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Author : Felisa A. Smith
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 817 pages
File Size : 39,82 MB
Release : 2014-08-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 022611550X
Macroecology is an approach to science that emphasizes the description and explanation of patterns and processes at large spatial and temporal scales. Some scientists liken it to seeing the forest through the trees, giving the proverbial phrase an ecological twist. The term itself was first introduced to the modern literature by James H. Brown and Brian A. Maurer in a 1989 paper, and it is Brown’s classic 1995 study, Macroecology, that is credited with inspiring the broad-scale subfield of ecology. But as with all subfields, many modern-day elements of macroecology are implicit in earlier works dating back decades, even centuries. Foundations of Macroecology charts the evolutionary trajectory of these concepts—from the species-area relationship and the latitudinal gradient of species richness to the relationship between body size and metabolic rate—through forty-six landmark papers originally published between 1920 and 1998. Divided into two parts—“Macroecology before Macroecology” and “Dimensions of Macroecology”—the collection also takes the long view, with each paper accompanied by an original commentary from a contemporary expert in the field that places it in a broader context and explains its foundational role. Providing a solid, coherent assessment of the history, current state, and potential future of the field, Foundations of Macroecology will be an essential text for students and teachers of ecology alike.
Author : Janine M. Benyus
Publisher : Touchstone
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 35,23 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Nature
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This lovely field guide is a complete reference to the wildlife of the western United States. It uses a habitat-first approach for locating animals as well as a stalking and obeservation guide. 69 illustrations.
Author : Terry Silver
Publisher :
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 18,95 MB
Release : 1984-12
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780876501658
Author : National Audubon Society
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 12,7 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780395911747
"The Birder’s Bible" for more than 60 years, Roger Tory Peterson’s classic Field Guide to Western Birds includes all species found in North America west of the 100th meridian and north of Mexico. Featuring the unique Peterson Identification System, Western Birds contains 165 full-color paintings that show more than 1,000 birds from 700 species. Summer and winter ranges, breeding grounds, and other special range data are shown on easy-to-read range maps.
Author : Bohdan S. Wynar
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 904 pages
File Size : 40,52 MB
Release : 1982-04
Category : Reference
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1970- issued in 2 vols.: v. 1, General reference, social sciences, history, economics, business; v. 2, Fine arts, humanities, science and engineering.
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Page : 146 pages
File Size : 42,46 MB
Release : 1971-07
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Page : 270 pages
File Size : 35,38 MB
Release : 1977
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Page : 268 pages
File Size : 24,4 MB
Release : 1979
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