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An Ecological and Evolutionary Ethic
![]() "This small book shows that our environmental problems are the result of our own behavior and that we will not find solutions to these problems until we quit behaving in a manner that causes them. . . . The author states that there must be fundamental changes in the social order accompanied by equally fundamental changes in our view of man and of reality." from the back cover
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Systematics, Ecology, and the Biodiversity Crisis
![]() "Which species can be saved when all cannot? This publication provides critical tools for finding answers to current issues in systematic biology. The problem of extinction, Eldredge argues, can be defined, recognized, measured, and assessed only through the tools of systematics." from the dust jacket.
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Natural Ecosystems
![]() W. B. Clapham, Jr.; No ISBN - Pages: 248; Publisher: Macmillan - © 1973; Condition: Paperback, slight wear in cover, inscription on first page, otherwise as-new condition. Price: $7.00 + $4 S/H
This book is a basic and fundamental introduction to the study of natural ecosystems. It outlines the principles by which they operate as dynamic, integrated systems. Its goal is to provide a perspective encompassing the most important aspects of the total ecosystem. It is a great place to start for anyone interested in ecology today.
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Ecology: The Environmental Crisis
![]() Thomas E. Mangum III and Thomas R. Mertens; No ISBN - Pages: 241; Publisher: Educational Methods - © 1973; Condition: Paperback, cover slightly scuffed, otherwise excellent condition, name inscribed on title page. Price: $4.00 + $4 S/H.
The purpose of this book is to provide the student with basic knowledge about natural systems and their interdependencies and to introduce the student to some ecological problems current in 1973. It is written in a programmed form that provides information and at the same time raises questions, to direct students through their own individual learning.
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Ecological Vignettes:
Ecological Approaches to Dealing with Human Predicaments ![]() Eugene Odum; ISBN: 9057025221 - Pages: 269; Publisher: Harwood Academic Publishers - © 1998. Condition: Paperback, excellent, inscribed first and last pages, slight wear on cover. Price: $10.00 + $4 S/H
Our economy today would not be such a mess if this book had been required reading in every economics department in the U.S. "Odum has always been one of the few ecologists to see very far beyond the confines of his immediate research program, yet he's a highly respected scientist. His credentials are superb for this kind of book." Dick Andrus, State University of New York
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Aquatic Productivity:
An Introduction to Some Basic Aspects of Biological Oceanography and Limnology ![]() W. D. Russell-Hunter; No ISBN - Pages: 306; Publisher: Macmillan - © 1970; Condition: Paperback, cover slightly scuffed, inscriptions on half-title and title pages, otherwise excellent condition. Price: $5.00 + $4 S/H
"This book relates some fundamental aspects of biological oceanography and freshwater biology to global aspects of future protein nutrition of humanity and to our understanding of the processes of evolution. Energetics of food chains, the dynamics of exploited fish stocks, and the biogeochemistry of organic cycles are clearly explained and examined." from the back cover. Beginning graduate students of oceanography and limnology would do well to study this book from cover to cover.
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