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NEW
LIBRARY ACQUISITIONS FOR MEMBERS'
LENDING
April
-- 2000
California Academy of Sciences Library
Pub. QE89
.M37 1994
Assembling California
/ John McPhee. New York, NY: Noonday Press, 1994.
Over a fifteen year span,
the author traveled with Eldridge Moores, a tectonicist from the University
of California at Davis. Through these geological field trips he has written
a cross-section in human and geologic time. A major theme of the book, and one
of the reasons for the title, is the examination of California's forming. In
the book we are able to read about the creation of California from separate
pieces that drifted in to the same area and coalesced together.
Biodiv.
QH541 .D77 1998
Chance and change:
Ecology for Conservationists / William Holland Drury, Jr. Berkeley,
CA: University of California Press, 1998.
The author, a former Professor
of Biology at College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, Maine, has written this volume
intended for serious amateur naturalists or professional conservationists. The
book is a critique of ecological theory and the metaphysical theory attached
to it. Drury proposes an enhancement of the role of natural history in conservation,
and a decrease of the metaphysical theory currently attached to conservation.
He also believes that explanations should be kept as simple as possible, and
that this is not currently the norm for many conservation professionals.
Each chapter has its own lists of sources. A few drawings are interspersed throughout
the volume, appendices are included, and an index is also available.
Pub. E98 .S7 G35 1996
Gathering Our Own:
A Collection of IAIA Student Playwrights / Edited by Dana Dickerson,
Brian Lush & Ti Stalnaker. Berkeley, CA: Small Press Distribution, 1996.
The Institute of American
Indian Arts has put together an anthology of three plays by Native American
authors. All of the authors were students at the Institute. The plays are set
in modern times and each examines themes of relevance not only to Native Americans,
but to other cultures as well.
Pub. SK33 .K44 1997
Heart of Home: People, Wildlife, Place / Ted Kerasote. New York, NY: Villard Books, 1997.
In twenty short essays, the journalist author discusses the evolving relationship between humans and nature. A variety of different settings and situations are used to demonstrate his theme, including the experience of getting to and fishing in Bhutan and hunting for elk during a "bad" season in the Tetons.
Biodiv.
QH 541.15 .S95 N38 2000
Nature in Focus: Rapid
Ecological Assessment / Roger Sayre et al. Washington, D.C.: Island
Press, 2000.
Rapid Ecological Assessment
(REA) is a biodiversity survey method developed by The Nature Conservancy over
the past 10 years. REA was developed in response to a great need for biodiversity
information without a great deal of time or money to spend on research. Producing
a preliminary report, REA provides integrated and explicit information about
species distribution.
This book is a how-to manual for REA, giving a step-by-step approach to procedures. It is also a guide to the theory and practice of REA. Included in the volume are an overview of the method, a review of REA, a description of surveys, how to document, publish, and spread the information, and a case study. The book contains figures, graphs, maps, charts, an index, and references by section.
Pub. QL100 .A217 1997
Poisonous Creatures / Nathan Aaseng. New York, NY: Twenty-First Century Books, 1997.
A great companion to the Venoms exhibit that opened on March 25, 2000, this book takes a little time to examine how poison works, is used as a defense, and how striking colors are used by venomous animals to avoid predators before it jumps into talking about specific kinds of poisonous and venomous animals.
The book contains an examination of venomous creatures by type -- sea creatures,
mollusks, fish, spiders, scorpions, and centipedes, insects, and snakes. Within
the sections, learn more about sea wasps, the blue ringed octopus (a feature
in the Venoms exhibit), sting rays, funnel-web spiders, fire ants, and cobras.
A brief section of the book is also devoted to research about venoms and how
they could prove medically helpful in the future.
The book contains vivid color photographs, a guide to the scientific classification system, a glossary, index, and a brief section on further readings.
Biodiv. QL737 .C25 K38 1999
Saving Sea Otters: Stories of Survival / Elin Kelsey. Monterey, CA: Monterey Bay Aquarium Press, 1999.
The Staff of the Monterey Bay Aquarium's Sea Otter Research and Conservation program rescues and cares for injured and orphaned sea otters and then, hopefully, track their survival back at sea. This book is a brief examination of their work with the otters. In sections called "Rescue and Care," "Research," and "Conservation," the book discusses pup care, pup swims, veterinary care, release into the wild, and much more.
The book contains a great deal of information and fantastic color photographs
taken by Doc White.
Pub. GF41 .D35 1998
Shadows in the Sun: Travel to Landscapes of Spirit and Desire / Wade Davis. Washington, D.C.: Island Press, 1998.
A Ph.D. of Ethnobotany,
the author uses stories and essays to examine indigenous cultures. In thirteen
separate pieces he examines the interactions between society and nature from
places like Arctic Bay in the Canadian Arctic with the Inuit to the Amazon,
the desert of Jordan, and Malaysia. In his stories he looks at how tradition
is shaped by environment. The book also contains an index as a guide.
Biodiv.
QL377 .C5 S73 1997
Status of Coral Reefs
in the Pacific / Edited by Richard W. Grieg and Charles Birkeland. Manoa,
HI: University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program, 1997.
This book is an examination
of the health of coral reefs in the Pacific Ocean. Each section examines another
region of the Pacific, offering information about the risks of natural disturbances
like storms and earthquakes along with the risks of human influences like pollution
and over-fishing. The sections also discuss management of the reefs and, if
any, recommendations.
The book features charts, pictures, maps, and figures along with references by section.
Biodiv. QL676.5 .S87 1999
Strategies for Conserving
Migratory Waterbirds: Proceedings of Workshop 2 of the 2nd International Conference
on Wetlands and Development held in Dakar, Senegal, 8-14 November 1998. /
Wagenigen, The Netherlands: Wetlands International, 1999.
The separate papers included in this book were presented at the conference and are meant to promote the African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement (AEWA). Because the work contains the proceedings from the conference, it covers conservation strategies, regional aspects of AEWA, case studies, and provides abstracts of the poster sessions. Each paper includes its own references, and many of the papers contain charts, graphs, and maps.
Several conclusions were made during the conference. Conservation planning for each site and species is extremely important. Community involvement in conservation is essential to its success. Conservation guidelines will need to be flexible, reviewed regularly, easily understood, and widely translated for them to do the most good. An inventory of sites, along with sound data and information, is necessary for adequate conservation planning.
Biodiv. SB108 .U6 C28 1999
True
Gardens of the Gods: Californian - Australian Environmental Reform, 1860-1930 / Ian Tyrell. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1999.
The author, a professor
of history at the University of New South Wales, Sidney, describes in this book
how California and Australia shared resources and created a kind of environmental
exchange. Both areas were decimated by the aftermath of separate gold rushes.
Because they share similar climates, California and Australia were able to help
each other make environmental. One of the most noticeable exchanges was eucalyptus
coming to California and the Monterey Pine and other California softwoods heading
to Australia.
This book is a comparative history of ideas and actions made between countries
through a series of interactions and exchanges. The book has extensive notes
by chapter, a bibliography, and an index.
Pub. GN388
.C37 1996
A View to a Death
in the Morning: Hunting and Nature Through History / Matt Cartmill.
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1996.
The author, a professor
in the Department of Biological Anthropology and Anatomy at Duke University,
examines societal feelings about hunting from the myths of ancient Greece and
the Bible to the present. He also looks at the theories of why people hunt,
and what hunting has to say about people, a group, and society. A chapter is
devoted to Disney's Bambi, and it's huge impact on how many people view
hunting and hunters.
The book provides extensive notes for each chapter along with a bibliography
and an index.
Pub. QL696
.S473 .N38 2000
Waiting to Fly /
Ron Naveen. New York, NY: Quill, 2000.
The author is a founder of Oceanites, a group raising public awareness of living marine resources, and project director of the Antarctic Site Inventory. In his most recent work he shares penguin and penguin-related stories from his time in Antarctica.
Along with the authors insights, the book contains color photographs, a selected bibliography, and an index.
Biodiv.
R602 .W67 1998
A World Apart: Attitudes
Toward Chinese Medicine and Endangered species in Hong Kong and the United States
/ Samuel Lee et al. Washington, D.C.: Traffic East Asia: Traffic North
America: World Wildlife Fund, 1998.
This thin volume is a report
of the results of a survey conducted jointly by the publishers. The survey was
undertaken to determine the attitudes in Hong Kong and the Chinese-American
community towards traditional Chinese medicine and endangered species, sometimes
an ingredient these same medicines. Two important areas were statistically determined.
The first is the demographics of the Chinese communities using the traditional
medicines in both countries. The second is the attitudes of consumers who used
an endangered species product in their medicines.
Results of the study found similarities between the Hong Kong and US consumers,
including a willingness to stop using endangered and protected species. Actions
are recommended for both countries, but a stumbling block may be that there
is little awareness among Chinese-Americans of the use of endangered species
in traditional Chinese medicine.
The book contains references, charts, graphs, and appendices of both surveys along with the percentages of response.
Pub. Juv.
QL638.95 .L3 C47 2000
The Truth About Great
White Sharks / Mary M. Cerullo. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books,
2000.
Did you know that the great
white shark is a fish? Did you know that the great white shark is not the largest
shark species? Do you know how scientists study great white sharks? If you didn't
know the answers, or even if you did know and you'd just like to find out more,
this is the book for you. In short, interesting, easy to understand sections,
this book takes on the myths about great white sharks and gives the real information.
The book features color photographs and drawings as well as information on how
you can help to protect sharks. Also included in the volume is a glossary, and
index, and bibliographies for both children and adults. The Academy's very John
McCosker is prominently featured in the pages of this delightful book.
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Biodiv.
HD75.6 .R32 1996
Environomics: Exploring
the Links Between the Economy and the Environment: A Teaching Kit /
Gary Rabbior. Toronto: Canadian Foundation for Economic Education, 1996.
The curriculum guide is
designed to teach students about relationships between the environment and economics.
The sections included are Introduction to Economy/Environment Relationship,
Economy and the Environment: It Begins with You, EnviroPreneurs, Production,
Markets -- Problem? Solution? -- or Both?, the Role of Government, and Putting
it All Together. Each section contains learning outcomes, a content summary,
materials provided, and a suggested implementation strategy.
Pub. T39 .I562 1998
Innovative Lives: A Teacher Resource: Grades 5-9.
Washington, D.C.: Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, c1998.
The companion and supplement volume to Innovative Lives: Classroom Enrichment, this work provides more detailed information for teachers. It follows the same content breakdown as the other volume, and includes other sections including Discuss with Your Students, Vocabulary, and further information. Some sections also include a bibliography for more information. The activites are expanded, as well.
Pub. T39 .I56 1998
Innovative Lives: Classroom Enrichment: Grades 5-9.
Washington, D.C.: Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, c1998.
From the Smithsonian Institution and its National Museum of American History, this curriculum guide is provided to spark an interest in invention, encourage creative thinking, and, among other things, help a teacher create a more dynamic way to teach science and math.
The work provides profiles of seven diverse, modern inventors, and brings the
inventions and real-life stories to an easy to manage level. Each section has
an activity for the class and a "To Think About" section.
All of the materials above
are available for check-out to Academy members.
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