Wildlife Research

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Scott R. Abella
Managing Gambel Oak in Southwestern Ponderosa Pine Forests: The Status of Our Knowledge
Gambel oak (Quercus gambelii) is a key deciduous species in southwestern ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) forests and is important for wildlife habitat, soil processes, and human values. This report (1) summarizes Gambel oak’s biological characteristics and importance in ponderosa pine forests, (2...
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Thomas R Platt
SMALL SCIENCE: BARACKTREMA OBAMAI AND OTHER STORIES OF A LIFE IN PARASITOLOGY & HIGHER EDUCATION
"Long, thin, and cool as hell" was how parasitologist Thomas Platt described the new genus and species of trematode ( Baracktrema obamai ) he named in honor of the 44th USA president and his 5th cousin, Barack Obama. The story of  Baracktrema  was picked up by over 200 news outlets worldwide, prov...
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Jeffrey J. Opperman
Floodplains: Processes and Management for Ecosystem Services
Floodplains  provides an overview of floodplains and their management in temperate regions. It synthesizes decades of research on floodplain ecosystems, explaining hydrologic, geomorphic, and ecological processes and how under appropriate management these processes can provide benefits to society r...
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Timothy Polnaszek Ph.D
Space: A Tour of the Cosmos (The Foundations of Science)
“Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth?” —Job 38:4 The Foundations of Science  introduces children to the wonders of the natural world in light of God’s providential care over creation. Too often we hear messages that science is in conflict with faith, but Pope St. John...
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Thomas H. Kunz
Bat Ecology
In recent years researchers have discovered that bats play key roles in many ecosystems as insect predators, seed dispersers, and pollinators. Bats also display astonishing ecological and evolutionary diversity and serve as important models for studies of a wide variety of topics, including food web...
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Serge A. Wich
Conservation Drones: Mapping and Monitoring Biodiversity
Increasing numbers of ecologists and conservation biologists have begun to explore the use of drone technology to obtain accurate and up-to-date data on the distribution and density of species, as well as the threats to their habitats, in their ongoing attempts to conserve and monitor biodiversity. ...
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T. S. Kemp
Amphibians: A Very Short Introduction
Very Short Introductions : Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring From frogs, toads, newts, and salamanders, to the lesser-known caecilians, there are over 8,000 species of amphibians alive today. Characterised by their moist, naked skin and the tadpole phase of their lives, they are uniquely adapted to occ...
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Keith E. Nelson
Breakthroughs: Realizing Our Potentials Through Dynamic Tricky Mixes
Breakthroughs show readers the world of Tricky Mixes as key pathways to breakthrough advances--estimates of human potential may never be the same again. Dynamic Systems theories and research provide the backbone concepts for Breakthroughs . Yet, readers discover that new Dynamic Mixes reveal unt...
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Joanne Ryder
Panda Kindergarten: A True Story with Photographs About Baby Pandas Learning Wild Skills at China's Wolong Preserve for Kids (Ages 4-8)
Follow a day in the life of the panda cubs at China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda at the Wolong Nature Preserve, the largest research facility for giant pandas in China. Cubs are raised together in a protected setting—dubbed panda kindergarten—where they grow strong and le...
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April M. Beisaw
Identifying and Interpreting Animal Bones: A Manual (Volume 18) (Texas A&M University Anthropology Series)
Offering a field-tested analytic method for identifying faunal remains, along with helpful references, images, and examples of the most commonly encountered North American species, Identifying and Interpreting Animal Bones: A Manual provides an important new reference for students, avocational arc...
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Junaid Ahmad Malik
Sustainable Nanomaterials for Biomedical Engineering: Impacts, Challenges, and Future Prospects (Innovations in Agricultural & Biological Engineering)
In recent years, nanomaterials have become one of the most dynamic exploration fields in the areas of engineering, technology, and science. This new volume focuses on the use of various bionanomaterials that can be introduced into the body as clinical devices for various medical purposes. The book a...
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Lawrence Walter Hesse (Lars
"8emessourit" 'The River of the Big Canoes': A Large, National, River Ecosystem in Peril
The River of the Big Canoes is a powerful and sobering exploration of the ecological transformation of the Missouri River and its once-thriving floodplain ecosystems. Drawing on decades of firsthand experience, scientific research, and historical accounts, Lawrence Hesse chronicles the profound env...
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HOCHBERG
AN EDITOR'S GUIDE TO WRITING AND PUBLISHING SCIENCE
A good research paper is more than just a clear, concise, scientific expose. It is a document that needs to go beyond the science to attract attention. There are both strict and less definable norms for doing this, but many authors are unaware as to what they are or their use. Publishing is rapidly ...
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Nils Bunnefeld
Decision-Making in Conservation and Natural Resource Management: Models for Interdisciplinary Approaches (Conservation Biology, Series Number 22)
Making decisions about the management and conservation of nature is necessarily complex, with many competing pressures on natural systems, opportunities and benefits for different groups of people and a varying, uncertain social and ecological environment. An approach which is narrowly focused on ei...
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David M Guion
Before and After the First Earth Day, 1970: a history of environmentalism, its success, failures, errors, and why climate change is the wrong issue
When you think of Earth Day, do you know that • the first Earth Day (April 22, 1970) was not the beginning of the environmental movement? • the landmark legislation of the 1970s was not the beginning of environmental law? • today's most important environmental laws were enacted with a Republic...
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Shyamala Ratnayeke
Sloth Bear: The Barefoot Bear of Sri Lanka
Meet one of the most enigmatic animals of the lowland forests.This book provides a wealth of resources and imagery on:• the biology, ecology, and behaviour of sloth bears;• sloth bear habitat and the rising threats to it from human population growth;• the difficult relationship between humans ...
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Dave Goulson
Sting in the Tale
A FACINATING TRAVEL MEMOIR THAT WILL ALTER THE WAY YOU THINK ABOUT THE BUMBLEBEE Dave Goulson became obsessed with wildlife as a small boy growing up in rural Shropshire, starting with an increasingly exotic menagerie of pets. When his interest turned to the anatomical, there were even some ill-fat...
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Evan Peacock
Blackland Prairies of the Gulf Coastal Plain: Nature, Culture, and Sustainability
Underscores the relevance of archaeological research in understanding long-term cultural change Taking a holistic approach, this compilation gathers ecological, historical, and archaeological research written on the distinctive region of the Southeast called the Gulf coast blackland prairie. Ran...
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Temple Grandin
Animals Make Us Human: Creating the Best Life for Animals
The best-selling animal advocate Temple Grandin offers the most exciting exploration of how animals feel since The Hidden Life of Dogs. In her groundbreaking and best-selling book Animals in Translation, Temple Grandin drew on her own experience with autism as well as her distinguished career as an...
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Evan Peacock
Blackland Prairies of the Gulf Coastal Plain: Nature, Culture, and Sustainability
Underscores the relevance of archaeological research in understanding long-term cultural change Taking a holistic approach, this compilation gathers ecological, historical, and archaeological research written on the distinctive region of the Southeast called the Gulf coast blackland prairie. Rang...
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