"While many books lament the growing distance between people and the natural world, Adventures in Ecology does something more difficult: it offers a way back," series editor Robert Mace writes in his foreword. Organized around sixteen branches of science, Adventures in Ecology: A Guidebook to Inspire Future Conservationists cultivates an ......
The almost unnaturally bright light of the Glow-worm has puzzled, charmed and fascinated generations of poets, artists, scientists and nature lovers. But now, this enigmatic species is in decline and under threat. This book describes the life of Lampyris noctiluca, how it feeds, grows, defends itself and breeds; its natural enemies, its ......
Invasion Biology, History, Genetics, Ecology and Management
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica is one of the world's most high-profile invasive plants. This authoritative and accessible book traces the species' global history, distribution and reproductive biology. The authors deliver a comprehensive overview of ecological and economic threats posed by knotweed and how these have influenced government ......
The Rio Grande and the Making of Modern Albuquerque
The first combined social and ecological look at how institutions in New Mexico intentionally built the Rio Grande Valley through the heart of Albuquerque to create "natural" corridors of green spaces in a modern American city. Dry one year, overflowing the next, the Rio Grande has sustained its arid valley for millennia. In Ribbons of Green, ......
A Human and Natural History of the Bear River Marsh
Reveals the environmental and historical pressures shaping an essential stretch of land and water in the American West A Reed Shaken with the Wind tells the story of the Bear River Marsh, freshwater and sheltered grasslands on the northeast end of the Great Salt Lake with a complex past. Despite being one of Utah's most renowned hunting and ......
The Coahuiltecan Creation Story and the Sacred Springs
Napako, the Coahuiltecan word for "our journey," is the captivating and authentic Indigenous creation story of how people came to be on Mother Earth. Napako, Our Journey: The Coahuiltecan Creation Story and the Sacred Springs is based on the creation tale of the Coahuiltecan people who for 14,000 years have occupied the surrounding lands of what ......
This is the untold story of the hidden deserts of Europe. Scattered across the lowlands of this green subcontinent, these sandy and infertile wildernesses are 'cold deserts'. In existence for millennia and formerly much more extensive, they present arid landscapes profoundly different from their surroundings and offer refuge for scarce flora and ......
