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b NEW
LIBRARY ACQUISITIONS FOR MEMBERS'
LENDING
October
-- 2003
California Academy of Sciences Library
Biodiv
QH197 .L68 2002
Feral Future: The
Untold Story of Australia's Exotic Invaders / Tim Low. Chicago, IL:
University of Chicago Press, 2002.
An
island is a perfect natural experiment, and an island nation is even more so.
Experiments do not always go the way that people plan, however, and that is
very evident in Low's Feral Future. Australia, both deliberately and
inadvertently had seen introduced species destory its natural habitats. The
island can serve as an ecological warning to all people about the importance
of balance in nature.
Source notes, a bibliography, and
an index are included.
Biodiv
QH91 .V36 2003
The Saltwater Wilderness
/ Glenn Vanstrum. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003.
A
medical doctor and a photojournalist, the author has taken a fascinating lifetime
of journeys to and underneath the world's oceans and created a personal story
of his experiences as well as a natural history. Marine science and philosophy,
evolutionary biology and surfing, and other topics receive devoted attention
to vividly create a life and experience.
The authors photographs are included,
along with an index, notes, and related readings.
Other October titles:
Biodiv
QH104.5 .N6 N53 1997
Beachcomber's Guide
to Marine Life of the Pacific Northwest / Thomas M. Niesen. Houston,
TX: Gulf Publishing Company, 1997.
Pub.
QH75 .R69 2003
Win-Win Ecology: How
the Earth's Species can Survive in the Midst of Human Enterprise / Michael
L. Rosenzweig. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003.
Biodiv
Juv TD195 .E49 Y36 1991
Rads, Ergs, and Cheeseburgers:
the Kids' Guide to Energy and the Environment / Bill Yanda. Santa Fe,
NM: John Muir Publications, 1991.
Join
Katy and Mark, and Ergon, a being made up entirely of energy,
as they travel to different planets and learn efficient energy use.
Difficult concepts are explained in easy to understand ways. A glossary is included.
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All of the materials above are available for loan to Academy members.
This page will not be complete until the end of October. Please check back for more materials and reviews.
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Last update: October 10, 2003
