The Nature of Fear: Survival Lessons from the Wild, Blumstein Daniel T.
Автор: Hanson Paul E. Название: Insects and Other Arthropods of Tropical America ISBN: 0801456940 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780801456947 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 4759.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть (1 шт.) Описание:
Visitors to tropical forests generally come to see the birds, mammals, and plants. Aside from butterflies, however, insects usually do not make it on the list of things to see. This is a shame. Insects are everywhere, they are often as beautiful as the showiest of birds, and they have a fascinating natural history. With their beautifully illustrated guide to insects and other arthropods, Paul E. Hanson and Kenji Nishida put the focus on readily observable insects that one encounters while strolling through a tropical forest in the Americas. It is a general belief that insects in the tropics are larger and more colorful than insects in temperate regions, but this simply reflects a greater diversity of nearly all types of insects in the tropics. On a single rainforest tree, for example, you will find more species of ant than in all of England.Though written for those who have no prior knowledge of insects, this book should also prove useful to those who study them. In addition to descriptions of the principal insect families, the reader will find a wealth of biological information that serves as an introduction to the natural history of insects and related classes. Sidebars on insect behavior and ecological factors enhance the descriptive accounts. Kenji Nishida's stunning photographs—many of which show insects in action in their natural settings—add appeal to every page. A final chapter provides a glimpse into the intriguing world of spiders, scorpions, crabs, and other arthropods.
Автор: Gonzales Laurence Название: Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why ISBN: 0393353710 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780393353716 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 2216.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть (2 шт.) Описание: Now with a new introduction on how this book can help readers overcome any of life`s obstacles, Deep Survival motivates and enlightens.
Описание: Do you suffer from an abusive or addictive partner?Would you like to start living a happy and independent life?Or maybe, you still have hope to save your relationship but just don't know the best way to do it?
If you answered "Yes" to at least one of these questions, then keep reading...
A happy and fulfilling relationship is one of those things that almost every person dreams about when they are young, especially when those dreams come closer to marriage and having children. Unfortunately, more often than not, the kindness and passion in these relationships don't last forever. When people get comfortable living with each other, the reality and real personalities kick in - drug and alcohol addictions, behavioral problems, abuse, violence, disrespect, and many other harmful internal properties begin to slowly destroy real feelings and love in the relationship. So what is the best solution?
In this book, you will find a lot of those solutions. It is created as a relationship identification guide, so you can detect your exact situation and explore all the possible solutions. This book is packed with years of experience and practice in the psychology and relationship recovery field.
Here are just a few things you are going to learn:
What is Codependency, and why should you avoid it?
How to recognize a possibly codependent person?
Fix it or get rid of it? (find the best solution to your situation)
Can Codependency be beneficial? Specific situations are covered in detail
What is toxic love, and how to get over it?
Self-control strategies in emotional dependence
. . . and much, much more
What about other types of relationships, including family and friendships?
These types of relationships can be codependent as well. In the book, we cover this topic in detail and explain the possible solutions to family addictions and codependent friendships.
Does this book help to improve self-confidence and fight anxiety?
Yes, these are just two of the many properties most codependent people have. It is essential to understand and fix those to save the relationship. Not only that, this book is also going to help people who are not in a relationship at all, it also works well as an emotional management tool.
What stands out the most out of this book?
The essential aspects that make this book stand out are its authenticity and the amount of knowledge that it contains. As mentioned before, this book is designed not only to dive deep into the relationship field, but to fix other emotional problems, such as severe stress, anxiety, and depression.
I think there is nothing left to say. Now it is your turn to get one step closer to your ultimate goal.
Описание: She dove into the ocean simply to play with wild dolphins and whales, but emerged a decade later a different person.
Hawaii-born author, therapist, and relationship expert Bobbie Merrill takes you on her ten-year journey into the deep and personal world of wild dolphins and whales. It took her almost the entire decade to believe the cetaceans could communicate with her. But once she yielded to the idea that their messages were both deliberate and wise, she discovered the real magic was not in their ability to converse with her, but in the power of what they were saying.
As you join Merrill in her journey, filled with moving stories about the wisdom and lives of the magnificent dolphins and whales, you too will discover
The source of the renowned magic of dolphins and whales
Why these intelligent beings come to our shores to befriend and teach us
The hidden and healing power of their kindness and love-and how you can use it to manifest our own dreams and ensure our survival
New Information about the devastating impact of sonar warming our ocean and why so many dolphins and whales are stranding themselves on our beaches to die
Not Just for Wisdom Seekers, Animal Lovers and Adventurers
Compelling Conversations with Dolphins and Whales in the Wild holds tremendous appeal for readers seeking serious personal healing and growth from a book steeped in laughter. It is also for those committed to saving our endangered dolphins and whales and other keystone marine mammals and plants that keep the ocean's tenuous ecosystem alive.
This unique true story and commentary not only shares Merrill's account from her perspective as one of the first to swim with wild cetaceans, but also enables you to surface from its pages with the same lessons for happiness and healing she was blessed to learn.
Toward the end of this joyfully entrancing memoir, the tone shifts to unveil the shocking truth Merrill was shown about our soul-tarnishing abuse of these high level beings that has brought them to the brink of extinction. After exposing this concealed information, she shifts back again to hope and new possibilities by sharing the heart-opening ideas she learned from the cetaceans for how we can change the course of our human and global crisis-hopefully in time for their salvation and ours.
Описание: Wild pigs and peccaries play important cultural and ecological roles in many parts of the world. Most species are threatened, but some have become pests. This first comprehensive work on wild pigs and peccaries includes case studies, population assessments, disease ecology, and domestication for researchers, wildlife managers and students.
Автор: Philip K. Groom,Byron Lamont Название: Plant Life of Southwestern Australia: Adaptations for Survival ISBN: 3110370166 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783110370164 Издательство: Walter de Gruyter Рейтинг: Цена: 22305.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The southwestern Australian flora is unique in the world, not only for its biodiversity and endemism, but also for its functional biodiversity. It also contains the world’s most nutrient-impoverished soils, has a prolonged-summer period and the vegetation is extremely fire-prone. These conditions have engendered an array of survival adaptations that have evolved in these harsh conditions across a diverse range of species. It is well recognised that the southwest flora has the toughest and most spiny vegetation of the world, the greatest number of species that store their seeds in woody fruits, and the most specialised means of obtaining limited soil nutrients and water.This book focuses on the survival mechanisms, adaptations and ecology of the unique Southwest Australian flora (restricted here to flowering plants). The book begins with an examination of how the flora has evolved into the present forms. It describes further in detail the adaptive responses of the flora to the main environmental pressures influencing survival - fire, summer drought, nutrient-impoverished soils, pollination and seed dispersal agents. Specialised responses to obtain essential nutrients are presented in three chapters – carnivorous plants, parasitic plants and specialised roots. An entire chapter is devoted to leaves, with an insight into how leaves may assist in protecting flowers and fruits from herbivores and seed-eaters. The book provides an ecological perspective on how the flora has evolved complex strategies to ensure species survival in the relatively harsh seasonal climate of a Mediterranean-type ecosystem.
Описание: During the nineteenth century, Britain maintained a complex network of garrisons to manage its global empire. While these bases helped the British to project power and to secure trade routes, they served more than just a strategic purpose. During their tours abroad, many British officers engaged in formal and informal scientific research. In this ambitious history of ornithology and empire, Kirsten A. Greer tracks British officers as they moved around the world, just as migratory birds traversed borders from season to season.
Greer examines the lives, writings, and collections of a number of ornithologist-officers, arguing that the transnational encounters between military men and birds simultaneously shaped military strategy, ideas about race and masculinity, and conceptions of the British Empire. Collecting specimens and tracking migratory bird patterns enabled these men to map the British Empire and the world, and therefore to exert imagined control over it. Through its examination of the influence of bird watching on military science and soldiers' contributions to ornithology, Red Coats and Wild Birds remaps empire, nature, and scientific inquiry in the nineteenth-century world.
Описание: During the nineteenth century, Britain maintained a complex network of garrisons to manage its global empire. While these bases helped the British to project power and to secure trade routes, they served more than just a strategic purpose. During their tours abroad, many British officers engaged in formal and informal scientific research. In this ambitious history of ornithology and empire, Kirsten A. Greer tracks British officers as they moved around the world, just as migratory birds traversed borders from season to season.
Greer examines the lives, writings, and collections of a number of ornithologist-officers, arguing that the transnational encounters between military men and birds simultaneously shaped military strategy, ideas about race and masculinity, and conceptions of the British Empire. Collecting specimens and tracking migratory bird patterns enabled these men to map the British Empire and the world, and therefore to exert imagined control over it. Through its examination of the influence of bird watching on military science and soldiers' contributions to ornithology, Red Coats and Wild Birds remaps empire, nature, and scientific inquiry in the nineteenth-century world.
Автор: Mike Pingleton, Joshua Holbrook Название: The Field Herping Guide: Finding Amphibians and Reptiles in the Wild ISBN: 0820354589 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780820354583 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 3742.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: A practical how-to guide written for discovering and enjoying reptiles and amphibians in their natural settings. This book will enhance the enjoyment of herp enthusiasts and bolster conservation efforts.
Автор: Beehler Bruce M., Laman Tim Название: New Guinea: Nature and Culture of Earth`s Grandest Island ISBN: 069118030X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780691180304 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 3960.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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An enthralling exploration of the biologically richest island on Earth, featuring more than 200 spectacular color images by award-winning National Geographic photographer Tim Laman
In this beautiful book, Bruce Beehler, a renowned author and expert on New Guinea, and award-winning National Geographic photographer Tim Laman take the reader on an unforgettable journey through the natural and cultural wonders of the world's grandest island. Skillfully combining a wealth of information, a descriptive and story-filled narrative, and more than 200 stunning color photographs, the book unlocks New Guinea's remarkable secrets like never before.
Lying between the Equator and Australia's north coast, and surrounded by the richest coral reefs on Earth, New Guinea is the world's largest, highest, and most environmentally complex tropical island--home to rainforests with showy rhododendrons, strange and colorful orchids, tree-kangaroos, spiny anteaters, ingenious bowerbirds, and spectacular birds of paradise. New Guinea is also home to more than a thousand traditional human societies, each with its own language and lifestyle, and many of these tribes still live in isolated villages and serve as stewards of the rainforests they inhabit.
Accessible and authoritative, New Guinea provides a comprehensive introduction to the island's environment, animals, plants, and traditional rainforest cultures. Individual chapters cover the island's history of exploration; geology; climate and weather; biogeography; plantlife; insects, spiders, and other invertebrates; freshwater fishes; snakes, lizards, and frogs; birdlife; mammals; paleontology; paleoanthropology; cultural and linguistic diversity; surrounding islands and reefs; the pristine forest of the Foja Mountains; village life; and future sustainability.
Complete with informative illustrations and a large, detailed map, New Guinea offers an enchanting account of the island's unequalled natural and cultural treasures.
Автор: Jeffords Michael, Post Susan, Wiker James R. Название: Butterflies of Illinois: A Field Guide ISBN: 0252084462 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780252084461 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 3129.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
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Prairie spaces and abundant wildflowers make Illinois an amateur lepidopterist's delight. Butterflies of Illinois offers a portable, easy-to-use guide rich with descriptions, field photography, and life-sized specimen photos of all the state's native species. It also includes:• identification quick guides depicting the tops and undersides of all butterfly species• scientific information and photos that explain life cycles, habitats, and ecology• range maps• flight period charts• key characteristics relevant to field identification• descriptions of rarely seen butterflies and irregular visitors from nearby states• supplemental information on various species, including collection records and unusual sightings Geared toward enthusiasts and experts alike, Butterflies of Illinois is a must-have companion for any nature hike or garden walk.
Автор: Mech L. David Название: Wolf Island: Discovering the Secrets of a Mythic Animal ISBN: 1517908256 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781517908256 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 3129.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The world’s leading wolf expert describes the first years of a major study that transformed our understanding of one of nature’s most iconic creatures In the late 1940s, a small pack of wolves crossed the ice of Lake Superior to the island wilderness of Isle Royale, creating a perfect “laboratory” for a long-term study of predators and prey. As the wolves hunted and killed the island’s moose, a young graduate student named Dave Mech began research that would unlock the mystery of one of nature’s most revered (and reviled) animals-and eventually became an internationally renowned and respected wolf expert. This is the story of those early years.Wolf Island recounts three extraordinary summers and winters Mech spent on the isolated outpost of Isle Royale National Park, tracking and observing wolves and moose on foot and by airplane-and upending the common misperception of wolves as destructive killers of insatiable appetite. Mech sets the scene with one of his most thrilling encounters: witnessing an aerial view of a spectacular hunt, then venturing by snowshoe (against the pilot’s warning) to photograph the pack of hungry wolves at their kill. Wolf Island owes as much to the spirit of adventure as to the impetus of scientific curiosity. Written with science and outdoor writer Greg Breining, who recorded hours of interviews with Mech and had access to his journals and field notes from those years, the book captures the immediacy of scientific fieldwork in all its triumphs and frustrations. It takes us back to the beginning of a classic environmental study that continues today, spanning nearly sixty years-research and experiences that would transform one of the most despised creatures on Earth into an icon of wilderness and ecological health.
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