Download or read book Spotlight on Ecology and Life Science Set written by Rosen Publishing Group and published by PowerKids Press. This book was released on 2016-12-15 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life science is the study of living things, and ecology is the branch of life science that deals with the relations between living creatures and between the creatures and their environment. These topics are closely intertwined, and play an important role in early elementary science classrooms. In this series, readers will discover essential life science concepts, including adaptations, migration, natural selection, and much more. The treatment of these topics is designed to allow readers to build on prior science knowledge and abilities. Photographs and diagrams of Earth's creatures and habitats are sure to make these books both educational and enjoyable.

Download or read book Spotlight Science written by Keith Johnson and published by Nelson Thornes. This book was released on 2001 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Spotlight Science Spiral Edition student book is open and accessible to students of all abilities with a clear, imaginative and colourful presentation to enhance learning and motivation. This will assist you in providing a full and balanced coverage of the revised National Curriculum.

Download or read book Spotlight on Ecology and Life Science written by Various and published by PowerKids Press. This book was released on 2016-12-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life science is the study of living things, and ecology is the branch of life science that deals with the relations between living creatures and between the creatures and their environment. These topics are closely intertwined, and play an important role in early elementary science classrooms. In this series, readers will discover essential life science concepts, including adaptations, migration, natural selection, and much more. The treatment of these topics is designed to allow readers to build on prior science knowledge and abilities. Photographs and diagrams of Earth's creatures and habitats are sure to make these books both educational and enjoyable.

Download or read book Spotlight Science 8 Framework Edition written by Keith Johnson and published by Nelson Thornes. This book was released on 2003 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each double-page spread provides a complete teaching unit of about one hour. The illustrations are in full colour and are always shown close to the relevant text. The reading age of the sentences and the number of words on a page have been carefully controlled. The sentence structure is simple, accessible and friendly, with clear personalised questions. The pages are carefully designed to show the pupils a very clear route through each spread. Every page has a 'Things to do' section of questions. These are useful for homework, or as extra work for faster students, or for work during staff absence.

Download or read book Spotlight Science written by Lawrie Ryan and published by Nelson Thornes. This book was released on 2004-03-06 with total page 684 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Framework Edition Teacher Support Pack offers support and guidance.

Download or read book The Ecological and Societal Consequences of Biodiversity Loss written by Michel Loreau and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2022-03-15 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The idea that changes in biodiversity can impact how ecosystems function has, over the last quarter century, gone from being a controversial notion to an accepted part of science and policy. As the field matures, it is high time to review progress, explore the links between this new research area and fundamental ecological concepts, and look ahead to the implementation of this knowledge. This book is designed to both provide an up-to-date overview of research in the area and to serve as a useful textbook for those studying the relationship between biodiversity and the functioning, stability and services of ecosystems. The Ecological and Societal Consequences of Biodiversity Loss is aimed at a wide audience of upper undergraduate students, postgraduate students, and academic and research staff.

Download or read book Producers Consumers and Decomposers written by Dava Pressberg and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2016-12-15 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do animals interact within an ecosystem? What is an animal’s role within their food chain? This life science guide introduces readers to familiar and exotic producers, consumers, and decomposers to give them a well-rounded look at the flow of energy through the food chain. This important life science concept is illustrated by color photographs of each animal, and fascinating facts about their place in their ecosystem.

Download or read book Environmental Science written by George Tyler Miller and published by Brooks Cole. This book was released on 1999 with total page 716 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Open this book, turn on your computer, and get ready for an eye-opening journey of discovery. You'll be surprised at how fascinating the study of environmental science can be. How heated the debate. How interconnected the issues have become . . . And how much you can learn from one very current and unbiased book. This seventh edition of Miller's 'Environmental Science' is both a learning experience and a gateway to the most current discoveries in the field today. As you read, you'll be encouraged to explore specific internet sites and online magazines to keep abreast of the latest research. Along with your expanding knowledge, you'll develop your own, informed views about critical environmental issues.

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Download or read book Lost Objects written by MARIAN. WOMACK and published by . This book was released on 2018-07-03 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These stories explore place and landscape at different stages of decay, positioning them as fighting grounds for death and renewal. From dystopian Andalusia to Scotland or the Norfolk countryside, they bring together monstrous insects, soon-to-be extinct species, and interstellar explorers, to form a coherent narrative about loss and absence.

Download or read book Mountain Resorts written by Julia LeMense and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-22 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mountains are the home of significant ecological resources - wildlife habitat, higher elevation plant systems, steep slopes, delicate soils and water systems. These resources are subject to very visible and growing pressures, most of which are caused by the unique features of mountains. Using as case studies four mountain resorts in the US and Canada, this book analyzes the extent to which the law protects the ecological systems of mountains from the adverse impacts associated with the development, operation and expansion of resorts. In order to examine these issues, Mountain Resorts takes an interdisciplinary approach, with contributions from ecologists and lawyers who focus on ski-related activities, increasing four-season use of the mountains and expanding residential, commercial and recreational development at the mountains' base. Its analysis of an array of US and Canadian federal, state and local laws provides a multifaceted exploration of the intersection of ecology and the law at mountain resorts.

Download or read book Towards an embodied science of intersubjectivity Widening the scope of social understanding research written by Ezequiel Di Paolo and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2015-06-16 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An important amount of research effort in psychology and neuroscience over the past decades has focused on the problem of social cognition. This problem is understood as how we figure out other minds, relying only on indirect manifestations of other people's intentional states, which are assumed to be hidden, private and internal. Research on this question has mostly investigated how individual cognitive mechanisms achieve this task. A shift in the internalist assumptions regarding intentional states has expanded the research focus with hypotheses that explore the role of interactive phenomena and interpersonal histories and their implications for understanding individual cognitive processes. This interactive expansion of the conceptual and methodological toolkit for investigating social cognition, we now propose, can be followed by an expansion into wider and deeply-related research questions, beyond (but including) that of social cognition narrowly construed. Our social lives are populated by different kinds of cognitive and affective phenomena that are related to but not exhausted by the question of how we figure out other minds. These phenomena include acting and perceiving together, verbal and non-verbal engagement, experiences of (dis-)connection, management of relations in a group, joint meaning-making, intimacy, trust, conflict, negotiation, asymmetric relations, material mediation of social interaction, collective action, contextual engagement with socio-cultural norms, structures and roles, etc. These phenomena are often characterized by a strong participation by the cognitive agent in contrast with the spectatorial stance typical of social cognition research. We use the broader notion of embodied intersubjectivity to refer to this wider set of phenomena. This Research Topic aims to investigate relations between these different issues, to help lay strong foundations for a science of intersubjectivity – the social mind writ large. To contribute to this goal, we encouraged contributions in psychology, neuroscience, psychopathology, philosophy, and cognitive science that address this wider scope of intersubjectivity by extending the range of explanatory factors from purely individual to interactive, from observational to participatory.

Download or read book Essentials of Ecology written by George Tyler Miller and published by Brooks Cole. This book was released on 2004 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ESSENTIALS OF ECOLOGY, Second Edition is the ideal alternative to other ecology texts, which tend to be too difficult for non-majors. It is a succinct 12-chapter introduction, using clear, straightforward language and providing the scientific foundation necessary to understand ecological issues. ESSENTIALS OF ECOLOGY features the accuracy, balance, and current coverage that have made Miller's texts best-sellers. In fact, Miller's books are used more often at colleges across the country and around the world than any other environmental science texts! Based on Miller's LIVING IN THE ENVIRONMENT, THIRTEENTH EDITION, this text is designed to be flexible and adaptable for almost any instructional approach. With fair and balanced coverage and Internet tools integrated throughout, the book features an extensively developed art program and the most current coverage of ecology available. For the first time ever, students will automatically receive a free CD-ROM entitled "Interactive Concepts in Environmental Science" with ESSENTIALS OF ECOLOGY, Second Edition. This groundbreaking addition integrates nearly 100 engaging animations and interactions with chapter summaries, flashcards, and Web-based quizzes. Organized by chapter, the CD-ROM provides students with links to relevant resources, narrated animations, interactive figures, and prompts to review material and test themselves. The animations show complex processes and relationships unfolding on screen, such as smog formation, the phosphorus cycle, and the effects of acid rain. For this edition, Miller has added an on-line Web-based resource, entitled the Resource Integration Guide, which is updated quarterly with CNN Today video clips, animations, and articles from Thomson Learning InfoTrac College Edition service. Instructors will be able to seamlessly incorporate the most current news articles and research findings to support classroom instruction and text presentations.

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Download or read book Information Ecologies written by Bonnie A. Nardi and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2000-02-28 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A call for informed, responsible engagement with information technology at the local level. The common rhetoric about technology falls into two extreme categories: uncritical acceptance or blanket rejection. Claiming a middle ground, Bonnie Nardi and Vicki O'Day call for responsible, informed engagement with technology in local settings, which they call information ecologies. An information ecology is a system of people, practices, technologies, and values in a local environment. Nardi and O'Day encourage the reader to become more aware of the ways people and technology are interrelated. They draw on their empirical research in offices, libraries, schools, and hospitals to show how people can engage their own values and commitments while using technology.

Download or read book Conservation Paleobiology written by Gregory P. Dietl and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2017-11-17 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In conservation, perhaps no better example exists of the past informing the present than the return of the California condor to the Vermilion Cliffs of Arizona. Extinct in the region for nearly one hundred years, condors were successfully reintroduced starting in the 1990s in an effort informed by the fossil record—condor skeletal remains had been found in the area’s late-Pleistocene cave deposits. The potential benefits of applying such data to conservation initiatives are unquestionably great, yet integrating the relevant disciplines has proven challenging. Conservation Paleobiology gathers a remarkable array of scientists—from Jeremy B. C. Jackson to Geerat J. Vermeij—to provide an authoritative overview of how paleobiology can inform both the management of threatened species and larger conservation decisions. Studying endangered species is difficult. They are by definition rare, some exist only in captivity, and for those still in their native habitats any experimentation can potentially have a negative effect on survival. Moreover, a lack of long-term data makes it challenging to anticipate biotic responses to environmental conditions that are outside of our immediate experience. But in the fossil and prefossil records—from natural accumulations such as reefs, shell beds, and caves to human-made deposits like kitchen middens and archaeological sites—enlightening parallels to the Anthropocene can be found that might serve as a primer for present-day predicaments. Offering both deep-time and near-time perspectives and exploring a range of ecological and evolutionary dynamics and taxa from terrestrial as well as aquatic habitats, Conservation Paleobiology is a sterling demonstration of how the past can be used to manage for the future, giving new hope for the creation and implementation of successful conservation programs.