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Bees of Costa Rica
Paul Hanson, Mauricio Fernández Otárola, Jorge Lobo Segura, Gordon W. Frankie, Rollin Coville, …
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Discovery Miles 6 650
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In this richly illustrated guide, Bees of Costa Rica, leading bee
experts showcase the diversity of bees in Costa Rica and the myriad
ways in which they interact with flowers and people. Costa Rica is
home to 117 bee genera and approximately 700 bee species. Focusing
on the five bee families present in Costa Rica, the authors
describe the bees' general physical traits, foraging and mating
behavior, and nest characteristics. Chapters cover the
relationships between bees and other insects, profiles of plants
pollinated by bees, and practical suggestions for bee conservation.
With identification keys and more than 150 color photographs, Bees
of Costa Rica is essential for anyone looking to learn about and
protect these important pollinators in Costa Rica and beyond.
How does the Bible shape the perspective from which Christians view
politics, the manner in which they engage in public debate, and the
strategies they adopt when they translate faith into action? In
'Political Engagement as Biblical Mandate', Hanson suggests it is
the basic principles of biblical study that serve to offer
direction to believers, giving guidance to those of whom seek to
live in obedience to the central confessions of the Christian
Faith. The reader is invited to take a step back from specific
strategies to ask some foundational questions: What makes a
political position Christian? What does a faith perspective
contribute that is not replicated by secular parties, agencies, and
causes? What are some steps involved in moving from confessional
community to world? Readers may find some surprising assertions:
"Worship is the most political action a Christian can take." Or,
"covenant is not only a religious concept, but one that a society
must rediscover if it is to regain its moral footing." There is but
one regime to which the Christian surrenders in complete obedience
- the reign of God. Out of this a paradox arises that is
jeopardised by snug alliances between church and state: the
patriotism of the Christian comes to expression specifically in
withholding ultimate allegiance for God. Paul D. Hanson is Florence
Corliss Lamont Professor of Divinity at Harvard University. He is
the author of numerous works, including 'The People Called', 'The
Dawn of Apocalyptic', 'Dynamic Transcendence', and 'The Diversity
of Scripture'. "A genuine manifesto But one charged with and rooted
in the words of Scripture, calling the church to a renewed
faithfulness in its commitment to the well-being of the human
community. Hanson's passionate convictions are matched by his
openness to other views. Like the prophets of old, he sets forth a
strong critique of our inattention to the sociopolitical world, but
that critique is on the way to an imaginative and biblical vision
of the way it should and can be. Some readers may find themselves
uncomfortable at times, but that is the reason they should keep
reading." - Patrick D. Miller, Princeton Theological Seminary
The Pocket Guide to the Insects of Costa Rica reveals the sheer
number and diversity of insects and arthropods of the tropics.
Every square meter of rainforest and cloud forest in Costa Rica
offers up multitudes of gemlike tiny creatures with enough wonders
to keep an entomologist busy for a lifetime. But given that Costa
Rica is home to potentially more than 250,000 species-the majority
of which have yet to be named-where to begin? This Pocket Guide
helps orient those new to the insect world, featuring the species
that one would most likely encounter on a walk through the forests
of Costa Rica. Individual species accounts offer key physical
characteristics, along with fascinating natural history
information, while range maps offer further clues to help identify
the insect that has just landed on your trail way. Finally, there
are the stunning photos-a happy reminder of your time spent in the
wilds of Costa Rica.
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.
Large-scale experimentation allows scientists to test the specific
responses of ecosystems to changing environmental conditions.
Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory together with other
Federal and University scientists conducted a large-scale climatic
change experiment at the Walker Branch Watershed in Tennessee, a
model upland hardwood forest in North America. This volume
synthesizes mechanisms of forest ecosystem response to changing
hydrologic budgets associated with climatic change drivers. The
authors explain the implications of changes at both the plant and
stand levels, and they extrapolate the data to ecosystem-level
responses, such as changes in nutrient cycling, biodiversity and
carbon sequestration. In analyzing data, they also discuss
similarities and differences with other temperate deciduous
forests. Source data for the experiment has been archived by the
authors in the U.S. Department of Energy's Carbon Dioxide
Information and Analysis Center (CDIAC) for future analysis and
modeling by independent investigators.
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