This volume bridges the gap between ecology and natural resource management and, in particular, focuses on plant ecology as a foundation for vegetation and wildlife management. It describes how concepts and approaches used by ecologists to study communities and ecosystems can be applied to their management. Guy R. McPherson and Stephen DeStefano emphasize the importance of thoughtfully designed and conducted scientific studies to both the advancement of ecological knowledge and the application of techniques for the management of plant and animal populations.

This volume bridges the gap between ecology and natural resource management and, in particular, focuses on plant ecology as a foundation for vegetation and wildlife management. It describes how concepts and approaches used by ecologists to study communities and ecosystems can be applied to their management. Guy R. McPherson and Stephen DeStefano emphasize the importance of thoughtfully designed and conducted scientific studies to both the advancement of ecological knowledge and the application of techniques for the management of plant and animal populations.

Explore the power of SwiftUI 5.6 through a variety of dynamic projects, exploring and combining animation effects that cand be access across multiple platforms Key Features * Cover the basics of declarative programming, and how animation works * Gain a solid understanding of the basics of SwiftUI and animatable properties * Work through a variety of dynamic projects, exploring and combining various animation effects Book Description Swift is one of the most loved programming languages in the world, and with SwiftUI, it is redefining how applications are made for Macs, iPhones, and iPads. In order to stay current and be able to code in the Apple ecosystem, SwiftUI is a must skill to have; this is why this book will focus on its declarative programming language to create stunning animations with minimal code. At the start of Animating SwiftUI Applications, we will start off by quickly exploring the fundamentals of SwiftUI and the basics of animation, before jumping into various projects that will cement these ideas. Through the book, these projects will gradually transition in skill level - initially, we will start by animating circles and creating colour spectrums with HueRotation, along with learning how to animate individual parts of an image and combine multiple views to produce dynamic creations. We will also be exploring SpriteKit in SwiftUI, allowing us to add physics, gravity, and collisions to our animations, while also seeing how the GeometryReader align all of our views in a coordinate system so that they will fit proportionately on all devices. By the end of the book, you will have created a number of different animation projects, as well as gain a firm understanding of SwiftUI that you can use for your own creations. What you will learn * Recap the fundamentals of SwiftUI and declarative programming * Understand animation concepts like state variables and time curves * Explore animation properties like HueRotation, opacity, and scale * Create animations with physics, gravity, collision, and more * Use the GeometryReader to align views across various platforms * Combine different animations for more dynamic effects * Add audio to your animations for a more interactive experience Who This Book Is For This book is aimed at those who have a basic working knowledge of Swift, but are a beginner when it comes to SwiftUI. We will start with some basics of the SwiftUI framework, and then proceed with simple animations examples, before moving onto more advanced topics.

A moose frustrates commuters by wandering onto the highway; a cougar stalks his prey through suburban backyards; an alligator suns himself in a strip mall parking lot. Such stories, which regularly make headline news, highlight the blurred divide that now exists between civilization and wilderness.

In "Coyote at the Kitchen Door," Stephen DeStefano draws on decades of experience as a biologist and conservationist to examine the interplay between urban sprawl and wayward wildlife. As he explores what our insatiable appetite for real estate means for the health and wellbeing of animals and ourselves, he highlights growing concerns, such as the loss of darkness at night because of light pollution. DeStefano writes movingly about the contrasts between constructed and natural environments and about the sometimes cherished, sometimes feared place that nature holds in our modern lives, as we cluster into cities yet show an increasing interest in the natural world.

Woven throughout the book is the story of one of the most successful species in North America: the coyote. Once restricted to the prairies of the West, this adaptable animal now inhabits most of North America urban and wild alike. DeStefano traces a female coyote s movements along a winding path between landscapes in which her species learned to survive and flourish. "Coyote at the Kitchen Door" asks us to rethink the meaning of progress and create a new suburban wildlife ethic.