Böcker av Paul A. Keddy

Richly illustrated and packed with numerous examples, this unique global perspective introduces wetland ecology from basic principles to advanced applications. Thoroughly revised and reorganised, this new edition of this prize-winning textbook begins with underlying causal factors, before moving on to more advanced concepts that add depth and context. Each chapter begins with an explanation of the basic principles covered, illustrated with clear examples. More difficult concepts and exceptions are introduced only once the general principle is well-established. Key principles are now discussed at the beginning of the book, and in order of relative importance, enabling students to understand the most important material without wading through complex theory. New chapters on wetland restoration and wetland services draw upon practical examples from around the world, providing a global context, and a new chapter on research will be particularly relevant to the advanced student planning their own studies.

Did you hear? Charles Darwin has invited Siddhartha Gautama to hike the Appalachian Trail through the Great Smoky Mountains. What stories will they share? What advice might they offer for living in modern times? What might they say about solving global environmental crises? Some hints: they begin with the nature of human dissatisfaction. And how humans form social hierarchies with rulers. The nature of memory. And even desire for meat. They also talk about birdwatchers, matchmakers, sex, tyrants, lobsters, peacocks, Stalin, the French Revolution, and, yes, even giant ground sloths. Enlightenment, too. So, pick up your backpack, and join the adventure.CONTENTSIntroductionThe Men and Their Theories1. Craving for Resources: Desire, Dissatisfaction, and Suffering2. Living an Illusion: Mind as Cocoon3. The Primate Prison: The Origin of Self4. Selective Memory: Maintaining the Illusion5. The Urge to Impress: Priests, Kings, and Dominance Hierarchies6. Killing Minds and Killing Fields: Interference, Competition, and Aggression7. Insatiable Consumption: When Big Brains Meet Big Animals8. Getting Along: An Ecological View of Compassion9. A Brief History of Life: Co-operation and Community10. Meditation in Action: Seeing Through the Simulation11. Enlightened Society: The Evolutionary ImperativeAcknowledgmentsAppendix: How to Start NowFurther ReadingFigure CreditsIndex

How are communities assembled from species pools? This pressing question underlies a broad array of practical problems in ecology and environmental science, including the restoration of damaged landscapes, management of protected areas, and protection of threatened species. Ideal for students, and researchers working with ecological communities.

Now in full colour, this much-awaited new edition of the book Plants and Vegetation provides a fresh and comprehensive approach to plant ecology. Keddy's clear and engaging text emphasises unifying underlying principles and processes, taking a global approach to the subject and engaging students in essential concepts through real-world examples.