Michael L. Rosenzweig's Books

Win-win Ecology

How the Earth's Species Can Survive in the Midst of Human Enterprise

By: Michael L. Rosenzweig

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Win-win Ecology

How the Earth's Species Can Survive in the Midst of Human Enterprise

By: Michael L. Rosenzweig

In thoughtful and elegant prose, peppered with humor and bits of philosophy, Rosenzweig presents...a hopeful, fresh vision.... The book is a wonderful source of motivation and inspiration, entertaining and thought-provoking for lay and professional audiences alike. Even the most skeptical readers will likely be convinced of the need to rethink conservation strategy." --Science

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

224

Publisher

Oxford University Press, USA

Published Date

ISBN 10

0195156048

ISBN 13

9780195156041

Win-Win Ecology

How the Earth's Species Can Survive in the Midst of Human Enterprise

By: Michael L. Rosenzweig

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Win-Win Ecology

How the Earth's Species Can Survive in the Midst of Human Enterprise

By: Michael L. Rosenzweig

As humanity presses down inexorably on the natural world, people debate the extent to which we can save the Earth's millions of different species without sacrificing human economic welfare. But is this argument wise? Must the human and natural worlds be adversaries? In this book, ecologist Michael Rosenzweig finds that ecological science actually rejects such polarization. Instead it suggests that, to be successful, conservation must discover how we can blend a rich natural world into the world of economic activity. This revolutionary, common ground between development and conservation is called reconciliation ecology: creating and maintaining species-friendly habitats in the very places where people live, work, or play. The book offers many inspiring examples of the good results already achieved. The Nature Conservancy, for instance, has a cooperative agreement with the Department of Defense, with more than 200 conservation projects taking place on more than 170 bases in 41 states. In places such as Elgin Air Force Base, the human uses-testing munitions, profitable timbering and recreation--continue, but populations of several threatened species on the base, such as the long-leaf pine and the red-cockaded woodpecker, have been greatly improved. The Safe Harbor strategy of the Fish & Wildlife Service encourages private landowners to improve their property for endangered species, thus overcoming the unintended negative aspects of the Endangered Species Act. And Golden Gate Park, which began as a system of sand dunes, has become, through human effort, a world of ponds and shrubs, waterfowl and trees. Rosenzweig shows that reconciliation ecology is the missing tool of conservation, the practical, scientifically based approach that, when added to the rest, will solve the problem of preserving Earth's species.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

224

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0190208236

ISBN 13

9780190208233

Biodiversity Dynamics

Turnover of Populations, Taxa, and Communities

By: Michael L. McKinney

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Biodiversity Dynamics

Turnover of Populations, Taxa, and Communities

By: Michael L. McKinney

How will patterns of human interaction with the earth's ecosystem impact biodiversity loss over the long term - not in the next ten or even fifty years, but on the vast temporal scale dealt with by earth scientists? The contributors to Biodiversity Dynamics bring together the cutting-edge findings of a number of different fields that have traditionally had little crossover: data from population biology, community ecology, comparative biology, and paleontology are all presented. Where paleontologists and ecologists have long had divergent perspectives, Biodiversity Dynamics seeks a middle ground, finding ways for both scientific communities to work together to comprehend the great biodiversity of the earth and how to preserve it for future generations.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

564

Publisher

Columbia University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0231104146

ISBN 13

9780231104142

Between France and England

Politics, Power and Society in Late Medieval Brittany

By: Michael Jones

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Between France and England

Politics, Power and Society in Late Medieval Brittany

By: Michael Jones

Between France and England' characterises the role played by most rulers of the duchy of Brittany during the late Middle Ages, before it was finally united with Valois France. These essays (including three appearing for the first time in English) explore political and institutional aspects of the changing relationship between France and Brittany, within the context of Anglo-French relations, as well as social consequences of the development of a largely autonomous state within the larger French kingdom during a period dominated by war and economic crisis. The transformation of medieval France into an early modern state changed the traditional relationship between the king and his great feudal princes. But some princes reacted by imitating the crown, creating their own more advanced administrations and an ideological base for claims to exercise 'regal rights' within their lordships, often expressed in striking visual and symbolic form. These trends are evident in the late medieval duchy of Brittany where the Montfort dynasty all but succeeded in nullifying royal control.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

326

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Published Date

ISBN 10

1040246486

ISBN 13

9781040246481

Book's by Michael L. Rosenzweig

Win-win Ecology

Win-win Ecology

Win-Win Ecology

Win-Win Ecology

Biodiversity Dynamics

Biodiversity Dynamics

Between France and England

Between France and England

Username

Password

Username

Password

Password again

Birthday

Email