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EVOLUTIONARY ECOLOGY ACROSS THREE TROPHIC LEVELS Goldenrods, Gallmakers, & Natural Enemies by Warren G. Abrahamson & Arthur E. Weis |
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1997, 456 pages, 88 b/w illustrations. Presents results of more than 25 years of study in plant-insect interactions. Centers on the ecology and evolution of interactions among a host plant (Solidago), parasitic insect (Eurosta solidaginis [Dip |
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STREAM ECOLOGY Structure and Function of Running Waters, second edition by J. David Allan & María M. Castillo |
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2007, 436 pages, charts, diagrams. This comprehensive text has been extensively revised and updated from the successful first edition. It is accessible to students with only modest backgrounds in ecology and aquatic sciences. A central theme is that |
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GREEN PHOENIX Restoring the Tropical Forests of Guanacaste, Costa Rica by William Allen |
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2001, 310 pages, six b/w plates, b/w illustrations, maps. Inspiring environmental success story in which Costa Rican and American scientists volunteers attempted to save tropical forests in northwestern Costa Rica. Despite the widely held belief that |
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MOLECULAR MARKERS, NATURAL HISTORY AND EVOLUTION second edition by John C. Avise |
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2004, 541 pages, 137 illustrations, tables. Addresses the many applications for genetic markers (from polymorphic proteins and DNA) from perspectives of population biology, behavioral ecology, organismal evolution, and phylogeny. Discusses history of |
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WILD SOLUTIONS How Biodiversity Is Money in the Bank by Andrew Beattie & Paul R. Ehrlich |
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2001, 239 pages, 40 illustrations. Eminent ecologists describe Earth's biological diversity, showing essential role of natural systems in protecting basic lifesupport
systems. Discusses species providing ecosystem services that maintain air and wate |
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ECOLOGY OF NORTH AMERICA
by Eric G. Bolen |
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1998, 448 pages, 150+ b/w photos, illustrations, graphs,
maps. Non-mathematical introduction to natural
environments offers biome-based approach to interactions
of plant and animal communities of the
U.S. and Canada. Covers tundra; boreal forest; |
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MIMICRY AND THE EVOLUTIONARY PROCESS
Lincoln Brower, editor |
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1988, 127 pages, 4 color plates, b/w figures. This book covers the research of
six investigators whose studies of mimicry integrate diverse behavioral, ecological, genetic, and systematic data. Topics include: avian predation on the monarch
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THE FORGOTTEN POLLINATORS
by Stephen L. Buchmann & Gary Paul Nabhan |
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1997, 292 pages, b/w drawings. Consider this: Without interaction between animals and flowering plants, the seeds and fruits that make up nearly eighty percent of the human diet would not exist. More than any other natural process, plant-pollinator r |
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INVERTEBRATES AS WEBMASTERS IN ECOSYSTEMS
D. C. Coleman & P. F. Hendrix, editors |
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2000, 350 pages, b/w photos, drawings, tables, charts. Reviews and assesses role of invertebrates in terrestrial and terrestrially dominated (i.e., lower-order stream) ecosystems. Focuses on invertebrates as an organizing function and “webmasters” in |
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STREAMS Their Ecology and Life by Colbert E. Cushing & J. David Allan |
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2001, 366 pages, color photos, b/w illustrations, maps. This book explains the basics of stream ecology in four parts. The first part describes ecological processes and interactions that take place in streams and rivers, including dynamic aspects, ab |
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A RESOURCE-BASED HABITAT VIEW FOR CONSERVATION: Butterflies in the British Landscape by Roger L. H. Dennis |
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2010, 406 pages, color photos, color & b/w diagrams, tables, graphs. This book introduces a novel approach to the understanding of habitats based on resources and conditions required by organisms and their access to them, a quantum shift from simplis |
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ECOLOGY
by Stanley I. Dodson, et al. |
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1998, 448 pages, 16 pages of color plates, 300 illustrations. Concentrates on ideas and techniques that separate different concept-based approaches to the study of ecology. Covers theory, technology, and practical applications of six unique concepts |
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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS A Comprehensive Guide to Project and Strategic Planning by Charles H. Eccleston |
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2000, 346 pages, diagrams, tables. This outstanding, one-stop guide focuses on the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) not merely as a document to be prepared, but as a process and framework for the planning of programs and projects. It presents str |
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THE ECOLOGY OF INVASIONS BY ANIMALS AND PLANTS
by Charles S. Elton |
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2000 reissue of 1958 classic, 181 pages, 42 b/w photos, maps. This was the first book on invasion biology, and is still the most cited. It sounded an early warning about environmental catastrophes. A leading cause of extinction of native animals and |
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Designing Field Studies for Biodiversity Conservation
by Peter Feinsinger |
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2001, 212 pages, b/w photos, tables, drawings. This book offers a comprehensible, pracical guide to using scientific inquiry in conservation work. In an engaging and accessible style, the author melds concepts, methods, and intellectual tools into a |
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