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This book uniquely provides both a theoretical background and practical applications to modify and expand to the tropical Caribbean temperate-zone concepts of restoring nature. Packed with beautiful color photographs, it offers unifying principles that can be applied across the tropics.

Nature conservation

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Part of the nonfiction Orca Timeline series for middle-grade readers, this illustrated book explores our relationship with water and how we use, control and take care of it.

Informational works. --- . --- Water conservation.

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Amphibians by virtue of their thin, moist, permeable skins are poorly protected from harsh environments and are especially susceptible to chemical changes, desiccation, and alteration of their habitat. Accordingly, it is not surprising that they manifest exceptionally high rates of extinction and suffer more severe declines than do most other taxa in an environment undergoing unprecedented anthropogenic change. They are especially important to study as they serve as an early-warning system portending changes that are beginning to engulf more resistant species, including our own. The current volume covers the 14 countries of the Middle East, each written by a specialist, and is part of the Amphibian Biology series.

Zoology. --- Conservation biology. --- Ecology. --- Bioclimatology. --- Conservation Biology. --- Climate Change Ecology.

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This book presents the most recent advances related to the thermal energy storage system design and integration in buildings. Additionally, modelling, application, synthetization, and characterization of energy efficient building materials is also considered.

Buildings --- Energy conservation. --- Environmental engineering.

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"The Conservator's Cookbook is a collection of practical, step-by-step guides outlining how to prepare various solutions, adhesives, gels, and other mixtures used in heritage conservation. While most conservators learn the chemical rationale of solution-making during their training, the actual process of preparing these compounds can be neglected or eventually forgotten. This "cookbook" provides a non-exhaustive and adaptable resource, compiling practical recipes from across heritage conservation literature into a single volume. Drawing from techniques used in furniture, paper, paintings, textiles, and other conservation specialisms, each "recipe" in the Cookbook begins with a short summary of key chemical ideas, before relating step-by-step instructions. The solutions range from simple dissolutions (adhesive resins), to more complex cleaning systems (utilising surfactants, chelation agents, and enzymes) and gelled carriers. Each "recipe" is followed with collections of technical data which help to bridge the gap between chemical understanding and practical application. The Cookbook also provides important notes on health and safety and laboratory best practice, addressing some common misunderstandings and encouraging more sustainable approaches. Intended for the experienced professional and conservation student alike, The Conservator's Cookbook is a crucial reference work that provides a starting point for practical experimentation and interaction between different conservation specialisms"--

Conservation. Restoration --- Museum conservation methods --- Solution (Chemistry) --- Antiquities --- Art --- Collection and preservation --- Conservation and restoration --- conservation science [cultural heritage discipline]