Artificial Seawaters: Formulas and Methods

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In 1880, ancient-growth forest still covered two-thirds of West Virginia, but by the 1920s lumbermen had denuded the entire region. Ronald Lewis explores the transformation in these mountain counties precipitated by deforestation. As the only state that lies entirely within the Appalachian region, West Virginia provides an ideal site for studying the broader social impact of deforestation in Appalachia, the South, and the eastern United States.

Most of West Virginia was still dominated by a backcountry economy when the industrial transition began. In short order, however, railroads linked remote mountain settlements directly to national markets, hauling away forest products and returning with manufactured goods and modern ideas. Workers from the countryside and abroad swelled new mill towns, and merchants ventured into the mountains to fulfill the needs of the growing population. To protect their massive investments, capitalists increasingly extended control over the state's legal and political systems.

Eventually, though, even ardent supporters of industrialization had reason to contemplate the consequences of unregulated exploitation. Once the timber was gone, the mills closed and the railroads pulled up their tracks, leaving behind an environmental disaster and a new class of marginalized rural poor to confront the worst depression in American history.

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Not history - it's happening now.......2000-09-20

The subtitle to this book is "Railroads, Deforestation, and Social Change in West Virginia 1880 - 1920." The principle reason for the deeply-embedded poverty in Central Appalachia is the fact that the region continues to be a colony of industrial powers. Beginning in the mid-19th century, iron, coal, railroad, and timber companies teamed with national, state, and local politicians to exploit the natural resources -- coal and timber -- and the people of Central Appalachia. The result was devastation of a culture, destruction of a people, and destruction of the environment. And, I am incorrect to use the past tense -- clear-cutting of forests continues and "mountain-top removal" mining continue to destroy the culture, communities, and landscape of Central Appalachia. Lewis' book is an excellent description of what happens when politicians and industrial leaders join in league to exploit a region.

Note that this book deals with events of 1880 - 1920 -- so why is it important today? Because what was done to Central Appalachia in that period is being done to the rest of us today under the guise of "economic globalization." For example, the people of McDowell County, WV, are powerless in the face of Norfolk Southern (railroad company) because NS owns 85 percent of the land in the county. Just exactly what do you think will happen when "global" corporations own the factories, the minerals, and the workers? The experience of Appalachia with industrial and political exploitation is the same experience that awaits all of us under "economic globalization."

A Comprehensive View.......1999-12-05

I enjoy historical narratives about turn of the century logging in West Virginia. Many texts cover the economic aspects of logging in terms of the timber processed. Other books detail the milling process or the lifestyle of the lumberjack in the WV wilderness. However, this is the first book I have encountered that describes the social ramifications of the logging industry in defining the WV culture. Ronald Lewis has opened up new discussions of how early steam technology impacted the remote lifestyles of West Virginia. This book gives a fresh viewpoint that is needed in re-evaluating the romanticized description of Appalachian lumbering in the last century.

Wolves and Human Communities: Biology, Politics, and Ethics

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Wolves and Human Communities: Biology, Politics, and Ethics

Manufacturer: Island Press
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 155963829X

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Like wolf restoration activities in the West, the proposal to reintroduce wolves into the Adirondacks has generated intense public debate. The idea of returning top predators to settled landscapes raises complicated questions on issues ranging from property rights to wildlife management to obligations to present and future generations.

Wolves and Human Communities brings together leading thinkers and writers from diverse fields-including Timothy Clark, Daniel Kemmis, L. David Mech, Mary Midgley, Ernest Partridge, Steward T.A. Pickett, Joseph Sax, Rodger Schlickeisen, and others-to address the complex ethical, biological, legal, and political concerns surrounding wolf reintroduction. Contributors specifically explore the social, cultural, and ecological values that come into play in the debate, as they examine:

the views of stakeholders in the Adirondack decision
historical trends in public perception of restoration
the legal and policy context for species preservation, and the challenges to the current system of property law
biological and political lessons learned from Yellowstone, Isle Royale, and the Great Lakes states
the meaning of wildness, both in ourselves and the wolf

The final chapter by Niles Eldredge takes the point of view of evolutionary time and ecological scale, challenging us to develop a new consciousness regarding our position in the natural world.

Wolves and Human Communities offers a thought-provoking examination of interactions between human and wild communities, and represents an important contribution to debates over species reintroduction for policymakers, researchers, ecologists, sociologists, lawyers, ethicists, philosophers, and local residents.

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Thought provoking.......2003-04-20

An excellent book for those interested not only in wolf conservation, but for those interested in the ongoing debate over the role of humans in the natural community. The various authors each bring in uniqe perspectives and ideas about what should and should not be human responsibilites towards shaping the ecosystems we live in. I was impressed with the great variety of opinions and ideas that are in this book regarding wolf conservation. This book definitely made me think about my ethical, social, and political values and will no doubt continue to help shape these values in the future when I re-read the essays in here.

Informative commentary by leading contributors and experts.......2001-05-23

Wolves And Human Communities: Biology, Politics, And Ethics is a compendium of informative commentary by leading contributors and experts in the field of wolf restoration activities in the American west. These essays address complex ethical, biological, legal, and political concerns surrounding wolf reintroduction. The contributors specifically comment on the social, cultural, and ecological values that are a part of the on-going national debate. Specially addressed are the views of stakeholders in the Adirondack decision; historical trends in public perception of wolf restoration; the legal and policy context for species preservation; biological and political lessons gleaned from the Yellowstone, Isle Royal, and Great Lakes states wolf restoration experiments; and the meaning of wilderness in both humans the wolves. Wolves And Human Communities is a seminal, significant, highly recommended contribution that will be greatly appreciated by environmental and animal rights activists, ecologists, as well as wolf population and habitat restorationists.

Mountain Environments and Communities (Routledge Physical Environment Series)

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Mountain Environments and Communities (Routledge Physical Environment Series)
Don Funnell
Manufacturer: Routledge
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ASIN: 041518102X

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This work explains the background physical environment and then explores the environmental and social dimensions of mountain regions. A critical review of the concepts currently employed in mountain research, it draws upon a wide range of examples from developed and developing countries.

In the Land of Orpheus: Rural Livelihoods and Nature Conservation in Postsocialist Bulgaria

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In the Land of Orpheus: Rural Livelihoods and Nature Conservation in Postsocialist Bulgaria
Barbara A. Cellarius
Manufacturer: University of Wisconsin Press
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0299201503

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In the Land of Orpheus provides a rich ethnographic description of village life and conservation efforts in an ecologically important region of one of the most biologically diverse countries in Europe. Barbara Cellarius describes natural resource use and economic survival strategies in a rural Rhodope Mountain village and the ways in which the lives of residents of a rural community are affected by outside forces, particularly the economic and political uncertainties that have plagued Bulgaria since the collapse of communism. She examines larger forces, including environmental nongovernmental organizations, interested in linking global conservation priorities with local communities.

THE NATURE OF SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: Recognizing Human Legacies And Restoring Natural Places

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THE NATURE OF SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: Recognizing Human Legacies And Restoring Natural Places
Deborah D. Paulson , and William L. Baker
Manufacturer: University Press of Colorado
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Travelers pass through one jaw-dropping landscape after another where the snowy San Juan Mountains meet the canyon and mesa country of the Colorado Plateau in southwestern Colorado. Yet this small but remarkably varied region also plainly reveals a history of hard use, including logging scars, mine-polluted rivers, and overgrazed grasslands and forests.

In The Nature of Southwestern Colorado, Deborah D. Paulson and William L. Baker guide readers through this awe-inspiring land and its human legacies, describing in detail the ecology of its six subregions, showing readers how to recognize human influences on the flora and fauna, and discussing current trends.

It's not just the mountains and canyon country that meet here; the Old West's grazing, mining, farming, and timbering culture and the New West's tourism and recreation culture are mixing in fascinating ways, generating unprecedented alliances and initiatives. Although some of the policies and attitudes in southwestern Colorado continue to harm the natural world, a number of community projects suggest a promising future. Examining these trends, the authors search for signs of a new relationship between people and nature emerging here, one that enables people to protect, restore, and coexist with the wild.

The Nature of Southwestern Colorado will provide readers with "new eyes," so that--whether visitors or residents--they might be inspired and enabled to help create a future that maintains and restores the vibrancy of the natural world.

Revolution and Environment in Southern France: Peasants, Lords, and Murder in the Corbieres 1780-1830

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Revolution and Environment in Southern France: Peasants, Lords, and Murder in the Corbieres 1780-1830
Peter McPhee
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
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In the forty years after the Revolution of 1789, the peasants and former seigneurs of the isolated and arid region of the Corbieres, Languedoc, fought a protracted battle over the consequences of revolutionary change. Central to this conflict was control of the rough hillsides or garrigues used as sheep pastures, which the poorer peasantry seized and cleared. This social conflict culminated in the murder of two nobles by a band of villagers in the aftermath of the Revolution of 1830. Professor McPhee's book highlights two significant new perspectives on the Revolution of 1789. First, the actions of poorer peasants in massive land-clearance occasioned an impassioned debate about the environmental consequences of uncontrolled tree-felling. Secondly, much of the cleared land was used for vineyards, suggesting the importance of far-reaching changes initiated by the poorest sections of the community.

Searching for Paradise: Economic Development and Environmental Change in the Mountain West

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Searching for Paradise: Economic Development and Environmental Change in the Mountain West
Douglas E. Booth
Manufacturer: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
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The signs of economic change loom large in the mountain West as shuttered mines and lumber mills are overshadowed by luxurious homes sprouting on valley bottoms and ridge lines. This perceptive book explains these changes, assesses their effects on the natural environment, and gauges the reactions of local communities. Drawing on concepts from economics, environmental ethics, and conservation biology, Booth suggests that the ultimate solution lies in re-directing population growth away from rural areas to reinvigorated and environmentally attractive ecological cities and to increase the density of development within rural areas themselves. Policymakers, activists, and local citizens concerned with rural sprawl will find this book an invaluable resource. Visit our website for sample chapters!

Biodiversity and land-use change in the American Mountain West.(Statistical Data Included): An article from: The Geographical Review

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Biodiversity and land-use change in the American Mountain West.(Statistical Data Included): An article from: The Geographical Review
Jeremy D. Maestas , Richard L. Knight , and Wendell C. Gilbert
Manufacturer: American Geographical Society
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Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from The Geographical Review, published by American Geographical Society on July 1, 2001. The length of the article is 6430 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the author: Rural private lands in the Mountain West of the United States are undergoing a profound land-use conversion, from agriculture to low-density residential or exurban development, though little scientific study documents the ecological consequences of this change. Nongovernmental conservation organizations are working with ranchers to keep rangeland out of development and in ranching, ostensibly because these organizations believe that biodiversity is better protected on ranches than on exurban developments. We compared plant and wildlife communities across the principal rural land uses in the Mountain West: protection, livestock ranching, and exurban development. Native plant and faunal biodiversity was better maintained on ranches and protected areas than on exurban developments. Exurban developments favored species that were nonnative or adapted to human-altered environments. The continued conversion of ranches to exurban development suggests a long-term alteration of the region's natural heritage. Keywords: biodiversity, exurban development, land use, ranching.

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Title: Biodiversity and land-use change in the American Mountain West.(Statistical Data Included)
Author: Jeremy D. Maestas
Publication: The Geographical Review (Refereed)
Date: July 1, 2001
Publisher: American Geographical Society
Volume: 91 Issue: 3 Page: 509(16)

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Mountain Environments and Communities.(Book Review) (book review): An article from: The Geographical Review

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Mountain Environments and Communities.(Book Review) (book review): An article from: The Geographical Review
Donald A. Friend
Manufacturer: American Geographical Society
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Binding: Digital
ASIN: B0008DOWSA
Release Date: 2005-07-31

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This digital document is an article from The Geographical Review, published by American Geographical Society on October 1, 2002. The length of the article is 868 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Mountain Environments and Communities.(Book Review) (book review)
Author: Donald A. Friend
Publication: The Geographical Review (Refereed)
Date: October 1, 2002
Publisher: American Geographical Society
Volume: 92 Issue: 4 Page: 612(2)

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Soil seed bank and management regimes of semi-natural mountain meadow communities [An article from: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment]

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Soil seed bank and management regimes of semi-natural mountain meadow communities [An article from: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment]
R. Reine , C. Chocarro , and F. Fillat
Manufacturer: Elsevier
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ASIN: B000RR1P0K

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This digital document is a journal article from Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, published by Elsevier in 2004. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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The soil seed bank of four mountain meadow communities subjected to different degrees of agricultural management intensities was studied in the Fragen area of the Central Spanish Pyrenees. The grass-producing communities originating from former cereal crops have remained rich in floristic terms to the present day. The effects of different agricultural techniques on the seed population were analysed via soil samples, from which seedlings were identified and counted. Buried seed numbers fluctuated between 6029 and 54,517seedsm^-^2 depending on the type of agricultural management. The intensively farmed, old meadows had less seed and fewer species than the extensively managed, more recent meadows. Cutting and slurry application seemed the most influential factors in the reduction of seed reserves. Taxa such as Potentilla sp., Veronica sp., and Plantago sp., were more abundant in extensive plots, while Urtica dioica, Juncus inflexus and Lamium purpureum were associated with more intensive agricultural managements. Management intensification significantly favoured plant species of nutrient rich conditions, and decreased numbers of pioneer, and nutrient poor conditions species.

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"What does this have to do with real life?" is a question that plagues mathematics teachers across America, as students are confronted with abstract topics in their high school mathematics courses. The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics emphasizes the importance of making real world connections in teaching mathematics so that learning new content is meaningful to students. And in meeting NCTM national standards, this invaluable book provides many insights into the many connections between mathematics applications and the real world. Nearly 50 math concepts are presented with multiple examples of how each is applied in everyday environments, such as the workplace, nature, science, sports, and even parking. From logarithms to matrices to complex numbers, concepts are discussed for a variety of mathematics courses, including:

algebra

geometry

trigonometry

analysis

probability

statistics

calculus In one entry, for example, the authors show how angles are used in determining the spaces of a parking lot. When describing exponential growth, the authors demonstrate how interest on a loan or credit card increases over time. The concept of equations is described in a variety of ways, including how business managers estimate how many hours it takes a certain number of employees to complete a task, as well as how a to compute a quarterback's passing rating. Websites listed at the end of each entry provide additional examples of everyday math for both students and teachers.

Real-Life Math: Everyday Use of Mathematical Concepts

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Real-Life Math: Everyday Use of Mathematical Concepts
John W. McConnell Evan Glazer
Manufacturer: Greenwood Press
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OTTD6Y

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