Island Press: 819 books
by Travis Beck
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2013
Today, there is a growing demand for designed landscapes—from public parks to backyards—to be not only beautiful and functional, but also sustainable. Sustainability means more than just saving energy and resources. It requires integrating the landscapes we design with ecological systems. With Principles...
Thinking Like a Mountain
An Ecological Perspective on Earth
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2012
In Thinking Like a Mountain, we have excerpted a clear and inviting introduction to the science of conservation biology from Ed Grumbine's previous book, GhBears. Grumbine offers a succinct and evocative description of why we should all care about biodiversity, protected lands, connectivity, and extinction...
The Wolf's Tooth
Keystone Predators, Trophic Cascades, and Biodiversity
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2010
Animals such as wolves, sea otters, and sharks exert a disproportionate influence on their environment; dramatic ecological consequences can result when they are removed from—or returned to—an ecosystem.In The Wolf’s Tooth, scientist and author Cristina Eisenberg explores the concept of “trophic...
Heatstroke
Nature in an Age of Global Warming
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2010
In 2006, one of the hottest years on record, a “pizzly” was discovered near the top of the world. Half polar bear, half grizzly, this never-before-seen animal might be dismissed as a fluke of nature. Anthony Barnosky instead sees it as a harbinger of things to come. In Heatstroke, the renowned paleoecologist...
What Should a Clever Moose Eat?
Natural History, Ecology, and the North Woods
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2016
How long should a leaf live? When should blueberries ripen? And what *should*a clever moose eat? Questions like these may seem simple or downright strange—yet they form the backbone of natural history, a discipline that fostered some of our mimportant scientific theories, from natural selection...
by Dan L. Perlman, Jeffrey Milder
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2013
Practical Ecology for Planners, Developers, and Citizens introduces and explains key ecological concepts for planners, landscape architects, developers, and others involved in planning and building human habitats. The book is tailored to meet the needs of busy land use professionals and citizens seeking...
Better Trout Habitat
A Guide To Stream Restoration And Management
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2013
Better Trout Habitat explains the physical, chemical, and biological needs of trout, and shows how climate, geology, vegetation, and flowing water all help to create trout habitat.
Road Ecology
Science and Solutions
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2013
A central goal of transportation is the delivery of safe and efficiservices with minimal environmental impact. In practice, though, human mobility has flourished while nature has suffered. Awareness of the environmental impacts of roads is increasing, yet information remains scarce for those interested...
Replenish
The Virtuous Cycle of Water and Prosperity
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2017
We have disrupted the natural water cycle for centuries in an effort to control water for our own prosperity. Yet every year, recovery from droughts and floods costs billions of dollars, and we spend billions more on dams, diversions, levees, and other feats of engineering.These massive projects not...
Environmental Restoration
Science And Strategies For Restoring The Earth
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2012
Environmental Restoration is the product of a ground-breaking conference on ecological restoration, held in January 1988 at the University of California, Berkeley. It offers an overview from the nation's leading experts of the mcurrtechniques of restoration, including examples of the complex and subtle...
The Redwood Forest
History, Ecology, and Conservation of the Coast Redwoods
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2013
Evidence is mounting that redwood forests, like many other ecosystems, cannot survive as small, isolated fragments in human-altered landscapes. Such fragments lose their diversity over time and, in the case of redwoods, may even lose the ability to grow new, giant trees.*The Redwood Forest*, written...
Forgotten Grasslands of the South
Natural History and Conservation
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2012
Forgotten Grasslands of the South is a literary and scientific case study of some of the biologically richest and mendangered ecosystems in North America. Ecologist Reed Noss tells the story of how southern grasslands arose and persisted over time and addresses questions that are fundamental for conserving...
Under Ground
How Creatures of Mud and Dirt Shape Our World
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2012
In childhood, the backyard, the flowerbed, the beach, puddles, lakes, and streams are infinitely fascinating. It is a mistake to leave that "childish" fascination with mud behind. The soils of the Earth, whether underneath our feet or pressurized beneath tons of ocean water, hold life in abundance....
Rewilding North America
A Vision For Conservation In The 21St Century
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2013
Dave Foreman is one of North America's mcreative and effective conservation leaders, an outspoken proponof protecting and restoring the earth's wildness, and a visionary thinker. Over the past 30 years, he has helped set direction for some of our minfluential conservation organizations, served as...