Author: George A. Knox
Publisher: CRC Press
Keywords: biology, marine, second, ocean, southern
Number of Pages: 640
Published: 2006-12-13
List price: $199.95
ISBN-10: 0849333946
ISBN-13: 9780849333941

First published in 1993, The Biology of the Southern Ocean has been referred to as international research at its best and an invaluable reference. Drawing on the considerable volume of information published in the last ten years, this second edition retains the format that made the first edition a popular bestseller, while updating the information with the latest research results available. The book begins with a description of the physico-chemical environment and, in a logical sequence, covers phytoplankton and primary production, the sea ice microbial communities and the secondary consumers,

Author: Joseph Giovannoli
Publisher: Rosetta Press, Inc.
Keywords: biology, perceptions, beliefs, biases, belief
Number of Pages: 389
Published: 2001-01-29
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 0970813716
ISBN-13: 9780970813718

“The Biology of Belief” examines how our less than perfectly adapted brains cope with today’s world. Among the things considered are how our brain biology biases our perceptions, organizes ignorance into belief systems, predisposes us to believe in supernatural spirits, and permits others to manipulate our beliefs. The human brain evolved over millions of years to cope with survival and reproduction in the rudimentary world of our primitive ancestors. Inasmuch as our brain biology formed to cope with this ancient world, it should be no surprise that it has a few problems in dealing wi

Author: Anwar Maun
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: biology, oxford, dunes, sand, coastal
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 2009-04-25
List price: $75.00
ISBN-10: 0198570368
ISBN-13: 9780198570363

Coastal zones are becoming increasingly topical (and politically sensitive) as they face relentless pressures from urban expansion, recreational development, and sea level rise due to climate change. This timely book provides a comprehensive introduction to the formation, dynamics, maintenance, and perpetuation of coastal sand dune systems. It describes the interactions between living organisms and the physical processes of geomorphology. A global range of examples enhance the book’s international appeal. Based on the research presented in this book, simple to complex field studies and e

Authors:Navjot S. Sodhi, Paul R. Ehrlich,
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: biology, oxford, conservation
Number of Pages: 400
Published: 2010-03-12
List price: $65.00
ISBN-10: 0199554242
ISBN-13: 9780199554249

Conservation Biology for All provides cutting-edge but basic conservation science to a global readership. A series of authoritative chapters have been written by the top names in conservation biology with the principal aim of disseminating cutting-edge conservation knowledge as widely as possible. Important topics such as balancing conversion and human needs, climate change, conservation planning, designing and analyzing conservation research, ecosystem services, endangered species management, extinctions, fire, habitat loss, and invasive species are covered. Numerous textboxes describing addi

Author: Arnold G. van der Valk
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: biology, habitats, freshwater, wetlands
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 2006-04-13
List price: $65.00
ISBN-10: 0198525400
ISBN-13: 9780198525400

This introduction to freshwater wetlands describes those abiotic features of wetlands that make them unique as a habitat and examines in detail the adaptations, distributions, and interactions of various organisms (microbes, invertebrates, plants, and vertebrates) that collectively form wetland ecosystems. All kinds of freshwater wetlands are covered including lacustrine, palustrine, riverine and tidal forms. The management, conservation and restoration of wetlands are also covered. This is an accessible text suitable for both undergraduate and graduate students taking courses in wetland ecolo

Author: Peter Herring
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: biology, habitats, ocean
Number of Pages: 330
Published: 2002-02-21
List price: $135.00
ISBN-10: 0198549563
ISBN-13: 9780198549567

This is an analysis of how conditions in the oceanic environment differ from those in the familiar terrestrial world, describing the techniques and ingenuity required to reveal the populations inhabiting the colossal volume of the deep oceans and how its inhabitants have adapted to survive and flourish within it. Many issues of deep sea marine life are covered including: surface phytoplankton’s roles; chemosynthesis at hydrothermal vents and cold seeps; reduction of biomass with depth and energy conservation; mechanoreception; chemoreception; vision; animal life styles, seasonability, se

Authors:Colin Little, J. A. Kitching,
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: biology, habitats, rocky, shores
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 1996-07-11
List price: $84.00
ISBN-10: 0198549350
ISBN-13: 9780198549352

This work offers an introduction to the biology of the unique organisms that inhabit rocky coastal ecosystems. Using examples from all over the world, the book serves as an ideal resource for instruction, either in the field or lecture hall. It describes the physical factors that affect organisms, the biology of the animals and plants that live on the shore, the factors that control them, and the communities they form. The authors provide examples of observations and experiments that can be conducted either in the lab, or on-site. They also address key problems of pollution and conservation in