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'A dazzling illustrated edition of a 'hugely useful and fascinating
resume of rewilding' Isabella Tree, author of Wilding 'Compelling
... succinct and objective' Financial Times Rewilding reveals the
ways in which ecologists are restoring the lost interactions
between animals, plants, and natural disturbances that are the
essence of thriving ecosystems. It looks into a past in which
industrialization and globalization have downgraded our grasslands;
at present projects restoring plants and animals to their natural,
untamed state; and into the future, with ten predictions for a
rewilded planet. This illustrated edition combines beautiful
natural history images with infographic flow-charts depicting the
'trophic cascades' of biodiverse ecosystems, to explore a brave new
world repopulated with wild horses and cattle, beavers, rhinos, and
wolves. 'A masterly job, explaining the science behind rewilding in
an accessible, honest and compelling way. It deserves to be widely
read and become a book of great influence.' Isabella Tree, author
of Wilding.
Rewilding is the first popular book on the ground-breaking science
behind the restoration of wild nature. As ecologists Paul Jepson
and Cain Blythe show, rewilding is a new and progressive approach
to conservation, blending radical scientific insights with
practical innovations to revive ecological processes, benefiting
people as well as nature. Its goal is to restore lost interactions
between animals, plants and natural disturbance that are the
essence of thriving ecosystems. With its sense of hope and purpose,
rewilding is breathing new life into the conservation movement, and
enabling a growing number of people - even urban-dwellers - to
enjoy thrilling wildlife experiences previously accessible only in
remote wilderness reserves. 'De-domesticated' horses galloping
across a Dutch 'Serengeti'; beavers creating wetlands in the
British countryside; giant tortoises restoring the wildlife of the
Mauritian islands; perhaps one day even rhinos roaming the
Australian outback - rewilding is full of exciting and
inspirational possibilities.
Since the early days of integrated pest management a sound
ecological foundation has been considered essential for the
development of effective systems. From time to time, there have
been attempts to evaluate the ways in which ecological theory is
exploited in pest control, and to review the lessons that
ecologists learn from pest management. In the last 20 years there
have been many developments within the contribution of ecological
theory to integrated pest management. This book captures some of
the new themes in both pest management and ecology that have
emerged and provides an updated assessment of the role that basic
ecology plays in the development of rational and sustainable pest
management practices. Major themes are examined, assessing the
significance and potential impact of recent technological and
conceptual developments for the future of integrated pest
management.
Valerie wants a job, Frank wants to run the marathon - Paul, Philip
and Alan just want to hold on. This dramatic piece of reportage
draws on interviews with murderers to create stark, uncompromising
portraits of people rebuilding their lives. Life After Life is
being performed as part of the National Theatre's Transformations
season in the Lyttleton Loft in May 2002.
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Report; 1957-1958
Maryland. State Board of Education
Hardcover
R930
Discovery Miles 9 300
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