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Below are groups and resources (books, articles, websites, etc.) related to this topic. Click on an item’s title to go its resource page with author, publisher, description/abstract and other details, a link to the full text if available, as well as links to related topics in the Subject Index. You can also browse the Title, Author, Subject, Chronological, Dewey, LoC, and Format indexes, or use the Search box. Results23 Connexions Library4 Connexions Directory of Groups & Websites 2 Sources Experts & Spokespersons 1 Sources Library Connexions LibraryBiodiversity is the best defence against corn pests Lundgren, Jonathan; Fausti, Scott Article 2015 Farmers' first line of defence against pests is the ecosystem in and around their fields. With widespread or indiscriminate use of pesticides essential biodiversity is lost - and the result is more fr... Connexions: Volume 11, Number 2 - Winter 1988 - A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1988 Connexions Digest: Issue 52 - August 1990 - A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1990 Connexions Digest: Issue 53 - January 1991- A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1991 Connexions Digest: Issue 54 - February 1992- A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1992 Ecologist Special Report: From fish to forests and conflicts to coffee ... how humans are affected by climate-driven species shifts Mustonen, Tero; Rhoades, Hannibal Article 2017 Climate change has species on the move, with major consequences for biodiversity and human communities. Building resilience has never been more important and Indigenous Peoples are showing the way. Ecology and Social Action  Commoner, Barry Article 1973 That there is an important connection between ecology and social action is now self-evident. There seems little reason to doubt that there is some connection between what ecology tells us about the de... The End of the Line: How Overfishing is Changing the World and What We Eat Clover, Charles Book 2006 Decades and even centuries of habitat destruction, pollution, and overfishing have transformed and degraded the oceans. The Enemy of Nature: The End of Capitalism or the End of the World? Kovel, Joel Book 2002 We live in and from nature, but the way we have evolved of doing this is about to destroy you. Capitalism and its by-products -- imperialism, war, neoliberal globalization, racism, poverty, and the de... Fresh Water Seas: Saving the Great Lakes Weller, Phil Book 1990 Weller takes readers on a tour of the Great Lakes region, tracing its natural history from the time before human habitation. He describes how the region has been affected by uncontrolled development t... A Green History of the World: The Environment and the Collapse of Great Civilizations Ponting, Clive Book 1991 Ponting tracks the "green" history of the world showing how throughout history civilizations have collapsed when they exhausted the earth's natural resources. How the 'ecosystem' myth has been used for sinister means Curtis, Adam Article 2011 When, in the 1920s, a botanist and a field marshal dreamed up rival theories of nature and society, no one could have guessed their ideas would influence the worldview of 70s hippies and 21st-century ... Legacy: The Natural History of Ontario Theberge, John B. Book 1989 A comprehensive, extensively illustrated natural history of Ontario, covering bedrock, soils, birds, mammals, insects, wildflowers, forests, prehistoric life, and much more. Major study shows species loss destroys essential ecosystems Article 2017 Long term research by German ecologists proves that loss of biodiversity has "direct, unpleasant consequences for mankind." Nature of Economies Jacobs, Jane Book 2000 Jacobs argues that since human beings exist wholly within nature as part of natural order in every respect, we should look to the processes of nature for vibrant and flexible models of economic planni... Only protect: A photographic celebration of our endangered earth: New Internationalist May 2005 - #378 Serial Publication (Periodical) 2005 A visual look at the world's Ecosystems and a discussion of the scale and urgency of the environmental crisis. The Redesigned Forest Maser, Chris Book 1990 An exploration of how forests are utilized, with particular interest paid to the old-growth coniferous forests of the Pacific north-west. Socialist Register 1993: Volume 29: Real Problems False Solutions Miliband, Ralph; Panitch, Leo (eds.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 1993 Special Places: The Changing Ecosystems of the Toronto Region Roots, Betty I., Chant, Donald A., Heidenreich, Conred E. Book 1999 Special Places explores the changing ecosystem of the Toronto area over the past century, looking at the environmental conditions that influence the whol region and at the surprising range of plants a... The Tragedy of the Commodity : Oceans, Fisheries, and Aquaculture Longo, Stefano B; Claussen, Rebecca; Clark, Brett Book 2015 Although humans have long depended on oceans and aquatic ecosystems for sustenance and trade, only recently has human influence on these resources dramatically increased, transforming and undermining ... Connexions Directory of Groups & WebsitesNature Conservancy of Canada NCC is a non-profit, non-advocacy group that takes a business-like approach to land conservation and the preservation of biological diversity. Its plan of action involves collaboration with any group ... NatureServe A non-profit conservation organization that provides the scientific information and tools needed to help guide effective conservation action. NatureServe and its network of natural heritage programs a... Planet Drum Foundation Planet Drum was founded in 1973 to provide an effective grassroots approach to ecology that emphasizes sustainability, community self-determination and regional self-reliance. In association with com... David Suzuki Foundation Since 1990, the David Suzuki Foundation has worked to find ways for society to live in balance with the natural world that sustains us. Focussing on four program areas -- oceans and sustainable fishin... Sources Experts & SpokespersonsSources LibraryEcological health Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia Ecological health or ecological integrity or ecological damage is used to refer to symptoms of an ecosystem's pending loss of carrying capacity, its ability to perform nature's services, or a pending ... |
