Nature & Ecology
epub |eng | 2016-02-03 | Author:Richard Jenkyns

CATULLUS (c.84–c.54 BC) came from Verona, north of the River Po, in the region which was officially Cisalpine Gaul until it was incorporated into Italy in the later 40s. It ...
( Category: Ancient & Classical September 22,2016 )
epub |eng | 2016-09-10 | Author:Katharine Delavan Dyson

SUZANNE FINE REGIONAL CUISINE DRAWS FROM ITS OWN GARDENS IN FOOD PREPARATION To See The Air Force Museum at Sampson was established as a naval training station in 1942. It ...
( Category: Mid Atlantic September 11,2016 )
epub |eng | 2016-03-06 | Author:Lonely Planet

Stay here… Volcano House Being the only hotel in the national park (and, being founded in 1846, actually predating the park) means that nowhere else can you wake up to ...
( Category: Nature & Ecology September 7,2016 )
epub |eng | | Author:Jackson, Jack;

Flame files shells are found only in the inner recesses of caverns, cracks and dark places. The red membrane seems to shimmer rhythmically when illuminated by divers’ lights. Beneath the ...
( Category: Scuba Diving September 6,2016 )
epub |eng | 2016-06-09 | Author:Stephen Shunk

Territory Defense and Sociality Local nesting densities vary widely, from 6 to 15 pairs per 25 ac. (10 ha); in ne. OR reported as 1.7–4.7 birds per 247 ac. (100 ...
( Category: Bird Field Guides September 6,2016 )
epub |eng | | Author:Frederic C. Rich

I feel unable to end this exploration of reasons why we should care for the natural world without making the simple point that both nature itself, and the caring for ...
( Category: Environmental Policy September 5,2016 )
epub |eng | 2014-09-03 | Author:Paul R. Ehrlich, Michael Charles Tobias & John Harte [Ehrlich, Paul R.]

3 THE CHOICES WE MAKE MOVING FORWARD IN SPITE OF CONTRADICTIONS Owl superimposed over downtown Los Angeles. © Dancing Star Foundation PE: But that’s an example of personal choice—eating food ...
( Category: Ecology September 4,2016 )
epub |eng | 2014-09-03 | Author:Paul Gerald

29 Breitenbush Hot Springs Area Tibetan prayer flags fly at Devils Lookout, the best vista point on Devils Ridge Trail. In Brief With its combination of old-growth majesty and New ...
( Category: Portland September 4,2016 )
epub |eng | 2016-08-24 | Author:Carolyn Merchant

1. The Audubon Magazine, Issue 1 cover. Published February 1887 by Forest and Stream Publishing Company, New York. George Bird Grinnell, Editor. 2. John James Audubon (1785–1851). Portrait by John ...
( Category: Birds August 25,2016 )
epub |eng | 2012-04-23 | Author:Kari Weil

The element of truth behind all this, which people are so ready to disavow, is that men are not gentle creatures who want to be loved, and who at the ...
( Category: Animal Rights August 22,2016 )
epub |eng | 2015-08-19 | Author:Johan Rockström & Mattias Klum

Economic Benefits from Wise Management of Ecosystems Wise management of ecosystems gives economic benefits. There are ample examples today showing that when we value, even at a conservative level, the ...
( Category: Conservation August 20,2016 )
epub |eng | 2012-02-24 | Author:Patrick Osborne [Osborne, Patrick]

In tropical forests, figs provide a keystone resource. Asynchronous flowering means that figs provide a near-continuous and copious supply of nourishing fruits to birds, bats and monkeys. These animals also ...
( Category: Tropical August 19,2016 )
epub |eng | 2016-06-05 | Author:Calestous Juma [Juma, Calestous]

Calling the Tune The emergence of recorded music drastically changed the music landscape. Sound recording democratized music and made listening more convenient. But it threatened the employment of live musicians ...
( Category: Environmental Policy August 19,2016 )
epub |eng | | Author:Ted Alvarez

WAYPOINTS & DIRECTIONS GPS: 20.714416, -156.250431 From the visitor center parking lot, walk south on the path that parallels the road to reach Sliding Sands trailhead. GPS: 20.712025, -156.249930 At ...
( Category: Excursion Guides August 11,2016 )
epub |eng | 2016-08-02 | Author:Josh VanBrakle

Insecticide treatments won’t last forever. Depending on the species you want to control, some insecticides will only work for two or three years. The emerald ash borer falls into this ...
( Category: Forests & Forestry August 3,2016 )