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Evolution of functional traits in plants
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ISSN: 10585893 Year: 2003 Publisher: Chicago (Ill.): University of Chicago press

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Science, conservation, and national parks
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ISBN: 022642300X 9780226423142 022642314X 9780226422954 022642295X 9780226423005 Year: 2017 Publisher: Chicago London

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As the US National Park Service marks its centennial in 2016, parks and protected areas worldwide are under increasing threat from a variety of factors, including storms and fires of greater severity, plant and animal extinctions, the changing attitudes of a public that has become more urbanized, and the political pressures of narrow special interest groups. In the face of such rapid environmental and cultural changes, Science, Conservation, and National Parks gathers a group of renowned scholars-including Edward O. Wilson, Jane Lubchenco, Thomas Dietz, and Monica Turner, among many others-who seek to address these problems and, in so doing, to secure a future for protected areas that will push forward the frontiers of biological, physical, and social science in and for parks. Examining the major challenges of parks and protected areas throughout the world, contributors provide answers to a number of key conservation questions, such as: How should stewardship address climate change, urban encroachment and pollution, and invasive species? How can society, especially youth, become more engaged with nature and parks, and are there models to guide interactions between parks and their neighbors? What are appropriate conservation objectives for parks in the Anthropocene? Charting a course for the parks of the next century, Science, Conservation, and National Parks is certain not only to catalyze the continued evolution of US park conservation policy, but also to be an inspiration for parks, conservation, and management worldwide.

The Princeton Guide to Ecology
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ISBN: 1782682961 1282692135 9786612692130 184972699X 1400833027 0691128391 0691156042 9781400833023 0391128396 9780391128392 9780691156040 9780691128399 9781782682967 9781282692138 6612692138 9781849726993 Year: 2009 Publisher: Princeton, NJ

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The Princeton Guide to Ecology is a concise, authoritative one-volume reference to the field's major subjects and key concepts. Edited by eminent ecologist Simon Levin, with contributions from an international team of leading ecologists, the book contains more than ninety clear, accurate, and up-to-date articles on the most important topics within seven major areas: autecology, population ecology, communities and ecosystems, landscapes and the biosphere, conservation biology, ecosystem services, and biosphere management. Complete with more than 200 illustrations (including sixteen pages in color), a glossary of key terms, a chronology of milestones in the field, suggestions for further reading on each topic, and an index, this is an essential volume for undergraduate and graduate students, research ecologists, scientists in related fields, policymakers, and anyone else with a serious interest in ecology. Explains key topics in one concise and authoritative volume Features more than ninety articles written by an international team of leading ecologists Contains more than 200 illustrations, including sixteen pages in color Includes glossary, chronology, suggestions for further reading, and index Covers autecology, population ecology, communities and ecosystems, landscapes and the biosphere, conservation biology, ecosystem services, and biosphere management


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The Princeton Guide to Ecology
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ISBN: 9781400833023 9780691156040 Year: 2009 Publisher: Princeton, N.J. Princeton University Press

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