Sökt på: Böcker av Paul R. Ehrlich
totalt 40 träffar
Called by the Wild
A pioneer in international conservation and wildlife ecology, Raymond Dasmann published his first book, the influential text "Environmental Conservation", when the term …
Humanity on a Tightrope
When we think of family, we most often think of our sisters and brothers, our cousins and grandparents, rather than our world family or even our community connections. We still …
On the Wings of Checkerspots
Hanski, a leading thinker in metapopulation ecology, studies checkerspot butterfly populations in Finland. Ehrlich, one of the leading ecologists and conservation biologist, …
Rocky Mountain Futures
The Rocky Mountain West is largely arid and steep, with ecological scars from past human use visible for hundreds of years. Just how damaging were the past 150 years of activity? …
Human Natures
The Bell Curve, The Moral Animal, The Selfish Gene -- these and a host of other books and articles have made a seemingly overwhelming case that our genes determine our behavior. …
Annihilation of Nature
Environmental scientists reveal the victims of humanity's massive assault on nature.Gerardo Ceballos, Anne H. Ehrlich, and Paul R. Ehrlich serve as witnesses in this trial of human …
The Annihilation of Nature
Gerardo Ceballos, Anne H. Ehrlich, and Paul R. Ehrlich serve as witnesses in this trial of human neglect, where the charge is the massive and escalating assault on living things. …
The Golden Door
One of the United States' most potentially disastrous national problems is the pressing catastrophe of massive illegal immigration. The Golden Door is a sensitive exploration of …
On the Wings of Checkerspots
Checkerspot butterflies have been used as an extraordinarily successful model system for more than four decades. This volume presents the first synthesis of the broad range of …
Wild Solutions
In this fascinating and abundantly illustrated book, two eminent ecologists explain how the millions of species living on Earth-some microscopic, some obscure, many threatened-not …
Population, Agriculture, and Biodiversity
This timely collection of 15 original essays written by expert scientists the world over addresses the relationships between human population growth, the need to increase food …
Human Dependence on Nature
Humanity is dependent on Nature to survive, yet our society largely acts as if this is not the case. The energy that powers our very cells, the nutrients that make up our bodies, …