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Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Discover the properties of insects that distinguish them from mammals and all other animals. They all have exoskeletons for strength and protection, six legs to propel their movements, compound eyes, antennae, and even more attributes in common with one another. But within this framework, their astonishing variability has allowed them to live in almost every ecological niche on the planet.
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Series
Publisher
World Book, Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"This book describes rainforests and their importance to our planet, and visits some places around the world where you can explore some incredible rainforests!"--Back cover.
Author
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Marcy Norton tells a new history of the European colonization of the Americas, one that places wildlife and livestock at the center of the story. She reveals that it was, above all, the encounters between European and Native American beliefs about animal life that transformed societies on both sides of the Atlantic."--
"When the men and women of the island of Guanahani first made contact with Christopher Columbus and his crew on October 12, 1492,...
Author
Publisher
RMB Rocky Mountain Books Ltd
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"In all scientific disciplines, there is an expanding gap between what is known by the general public and what is known by scientists. In this book, Dr. Bruce McLellan tries to bridge that gap. Coexisting with grizzly bears into the future will be an increasing challenge and require a deep understanding of these large carnivores and what factors make their populations tick. Based on perhaps the longest uninterrupted wildlife research project done...
Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"H Is for Hawk meets Joan Didion in the Pyrocene in this arresting combination of memoir, natural history, and literary inquiry that chronicles one woman's experience of life in Northern California during the worst fire season on record. Told in luminous, perceptive prose, The Last Fire Season is a deeply incisive inquiry into what it really means-now-to live in relationship to the elements of the natural world. When Manjula Martin moved from the...
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Series
U.S. Geological Survey open-file report volume 2023-1041
Publisher
U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Author
Series
U.S. Geological Survey open-file report volume 2022-1029
Publisher
U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Author
Series
General technical report SRS volume 265
Publisher
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Research & Development, Southern Research Station
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Author
Series
General technical report RMRS volume GTR-432
Publisher
Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rocky Mountain Research Station
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
15) Oyster restoration: acknowledgement of uncertainty and lessons learned for future decision-making
Author
Series
Cooperator science volume 140-2022
Publisher
[U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service]
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Author
Series
General technical report RMRS volume GTR-381
Publisher
United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station
Pub. Date
November 2018.
Language
English
Description
Forest managers use mastication to grind or shed vegetation to remove competition, prepare a site for natural or artificial regeneration, or release sapling-sized trees; or they use mastication to convert ladder fuels to surface fuels and enhance decomposition of biomass. However, determining the best mastication configuration within the context of management objectives and site limitations is challenging. This report synthesizes our current knowledge...