Ecology

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
Facing the Climate Emergency How to Transform Yourself With Climate Truth New Society Publishers	As the climate crisis accelerates toward the collapse of civilization and the natural world, people everywhere are feeling deep pain about ecological destruction and their role in it. Yet we are …	Margaret Klein Salamon; Molly Gage	162	2020	View
Overrun Dispatches from the Asian Carp Crisis ECW Press	Intelligent investigative writing meets experiential journalism in this important look at one of North America’s most voraciously invasive species. Politicians, ecologists, and government …	Andrew Reeves	387	2019	View
NEW! Runaway Climate What the geological past can tell us about the coming climate change catastrophe New Society Publishers	56 million years ago our planet experienced rapid, intense warming known as the Paleocene Eocene Thermal Maximum, resulting in a global temperature increase of about 7°C. Runaway …	Steven Earle	256	2024	View
Toronto’s Ravines and Urban Forests Their natural heritage and local history James Lorimer and Company	No matter where you are in Toronto, you are close to a ravine. In these often-hidden places you can find an astonishing diversity of birds, flowers, and trees. Jason Ramsay-Brown has spent twenty …	Jason Ramsay-Brown	200	2020	View
From Foreword From: Toronto's Ravines and Urban Forests View James Lorimer and Company	Naturalist Jason Ramsay-Brown describes how changes in government policy and community use over the last five years are influencing the health and welfare of Toronto’s natural heritage …	Jason Ramsay-Brown	2	2020	$0.20 Add
From Introduction From: Overrun View ECW Press	In the introduction, the author describes how he first learned about the threat of Asian carp to North American ecosystems. This chapter also provides a brief overview of the introduction of …	Andrew Reeves	16	2019	$1.60 Add
From Prologue From: Facing the Climate Emergency View New Society Publishers	This section contains the prologue and a brief introduction.	Margaret Klein Salamon; Molly Gage	13	2020	$1.30 Add
From In the Beginning From: Overrun View ECW Press	In this chapter, the author explores the history of the Asian carp in North America beginning with its introduction in the mid 20th century. The chapter explores aquaculture in the Mississippi …	Andrew Reeves	33	2019	$3.30 Add
From Introduction From: Toronto's Ravines and Urban Forests View James Lorimer and Company	Naturalist Jason Ramsay-Brown defines Toronto’s ravines and urban forests as the city’s greatest civic treasure. He asserts that the definition of a "world class city" is …	Jason Ramsay-Brown	2	2020	$0.20 Add
From Step One Face Climate Truth From: Facing the Climate Emergency View New Society Publishers	This chapter asks the reader to engage with the truth about climate change: That scientific consensus agrees that a climate emergency and ecological crisis presents an imminent existential threat …	Margaret Klein Salamon; Molly Gage	19	2020	$1.90 Add
From NEW! The Bighorn Basin From: Runaway Climate View New Society Publishers	The Bighorn Basin: (early Eocene in the Bighorn Basin, Wyoming). The life and times of the first equid Sifrhippus. Overview of the late Cenozoic climate and the dramatic changes that took …	Steven Earle	14	2024	$1.40 Add
From "Ecology’s Helper" From: Overrun View ECW Press	In this chapter, the author explores the spread of the Asian carp through the rivers of the Arkansas delta region. Topics discussed in this chapter also include the Green Revolution of the 1970s …	Andrew Reeves	33	2019	$3.30 Add
From Altona Forest From: Toronto's Ravines and Urban Forests View James Lorimer and Company	Naturalist Jason Ramsay-Brown describes Altona Forest, an ecologically-rich natural area in the Petticoat Creek watershed on the border of Pickering and Toronto. He uses Altona to reflect upon …	Jason Ramsay-Brown	5	2020	$0.50 Add
From Step Two Welcome Fear, Grief, and Other Painful Feelings From: Facing the Climate Emergency View New Society Publishers	This chapter suggests that readers must be willing to accept and cope with the feelings of fear and grief that accompany the thought of climate change. By not allowing these negative feelings to …	Margaret Klein Salamon; Molly Gage	24	2020	$2.40 Add
From NEW! The Late Paleocene World From: Runaway Climate View New Society Publishers	The Late Paleocene World (continental configuration and connections, narrow Atlantic basin, warm climate, no glacial ice) and Paleocene climate drivers (GHGs, ocean currents, Milankovitch cycles, …	Steven Earle	13	2024	$1.30 Add
From Rouge Park From: Toronto's Ravines and Urban Forests View James Lorimer and Company	Naturalist Jason Ramsay-Brown introduces Rouge National Urban Park, one of Toronto’s largest natural areas, which dominates some 13 per cent of the Rouge River watershed. He describes how …	Jason Ramsay-Brown	9	2020	$0.90 Add