Across The Ussuri Kray
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Across The Ussuri Kray
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Author : Vladimir K. Arsenyev
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 2016-09-19
Across The Ussuri Kray written by Vladimir K. Arsenyev and has been published by Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-19 with History categories.
In Russia's Far East sits the wild Ussuri Kray, a region known for its remote highlands and rugged mountain passes where tigers and bears roam the cliffs, and salmon and lenok navigate the rivers. In this collection of travel writing by famed Russian explorer and naturalist Vladimir K. Arsenyev (1872-1930), readers are shuttled back to the turn of the 20th century when the Russian Empire was reeling from its defeat in the Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905) and vulnerable to its Far Eastern neighbors. What began as an expedition to survey the region's infrastructure for the Russian military turned into an adventure through a territory rich in ethnic and ecological diversity. Encountering the disappearing indigenous cultures of the Nanai and Udege, engaging the help of Korean farmers and Chinese hunters, and witnessing the beginning of indomitable Russian settlement, Arsenyev documents the lives and customs of the region's inhabitants and their surroundings. Originally written as "a popular scientific description of the Kray," this unabridged edition includes photographs largely unseen for nearly a century and is annotated by Jonathan C. Slaght, a biologist working in the same forests Arsenyev explored. Across the Ussuri Kray is a classic of northeast Asian cultural and natural history.
Owls Of The Eastern Ice
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Author : Jonathan C. Slaght
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2020-08-04
Owls Of The Eastern Ice written by Jonathan C. Slaght and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-08-04 with Travel categories.
The Times Nature Book of the Year 2020 Winner of the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award A Finalist for the Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the Year Award 'Remarkable. If only every endangered species had a guardian angel as impassioned, courageous and pragmatic as Jonathan Slaght' Isabella Tree, author of Wilding 'Gripping' Dave Goulson, author of A Sting in the Tale Primorye, a remote forested region near to where Russia, China and North Korea meet in a tangle of barbed wire, is the only place where brown bears, tigers and leopards co-exist. It is also home to one of nature's rarest birds, the Blakiston's fish owl. A chance encounter with this huge, strange bird was to change wildlife researcher Jonathan C. Slaght's life beyond measure. This is the story of Slaght's quest to safeguard the elusive owl from extinction. During months-long journeys covering thousands of miles, he has pursued it through its forbidding territory. He has spent time with the Russians who struggle on in the harsh conditions of the taiga forest. And he has observed how Russia's logging interests and evolving fortunes present new threats to the owl's survival. Preserving its habitats will secure the forest for future generations, both animal and human - but can this battle be won? Exhilarating and clear-sighted, Owls of the Eastern Ice is an impassioned reflection on our relationship with the natural world and on what it means to devote one's career to a single pursuit. 'Slaght makes the people, wildlife and landscape of the Russian Far East come alive. I haven't enjoyed a book on remote Russia as much as this since Ian Frazier's Travels in Siberia' Sophy Roberts, author of The Lost Pianos of Siberia 'True epic. Powerful, passionate' Charles Foster, author of Being a Beast
Turtles As Hopeful Monsters
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Author : Olivier Rieppel
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 2017-03-13
Turtles As Hopeful Monsters written by Olivier Rieppel and has been published by Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-13 with Science categories.
Where do turtles hail from? Why and how did they acquire shells? These questions have spurred heated debate and intense research for more than two hundred years. Brilliantly weaving evidence from the latest paleontological discoveries with an accessible, incisive look at different theories of biological evolution and their proponents, Turtles as Hopeful Monsters tells the fascinating evolutionary story of the shelled reptiles. Paleontologist Olivier Rieppel traces the evolution of turtles from over 220 million years ago, examining closely the relationship of turtles to other reptiles and charting the development of the shell. Turtle issues fuel a debate between proponents of gradual evolutionary change and authors favoring change through bursts and leaps of macromutation. The first book-length popular history of its type, this indispensable resource is an engaging read for all those fascinated by this ubiquitous and uniquely shaped reptile.
Earth Before The Dinosaurs
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Author : Sébastien Steyer
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 2012-06
Earth Before The Dinosaurs written by Sébastien Steyer and has been published by Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-06 with Nature categories.
Explores the Earth prior to dinosaurs and examines the creatures that lived here.
Dinosaurs Of Italy
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Author : Cristiano Dal Sasso
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 2004
Dinosaurs Of Italy written by Cristiano Dal Sasso and has been published by Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Nature categories.
"An all-Italian "Jurassic Park.""
Bernissart Dinosaurs And Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems
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Author : Pascal Godefroit
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 2012-07-05
Bernissart Dinosaurs And Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems written by Pascal Godefroit and has been published by Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-07-05 with Science categories.
In 1878, the first complete dinosaur skeleton was discovered in a coal mine in Bernissart, Belgium. Iguanodon, first described by Gideon Mantell on the basis of fragments discovered in England in 1824, was initially reconstructed as an iguana-like reptile or a heavily built, horned quadruped. However, the Bernissart skeleton changed all that. The animal was displayed in an upright posture similar to a kangaroo, and later with its tail off the ground like the dinosaur we know of today. Focusing on the Bernissant discoveries, this book presents the latest research on Iguanodon and other denizens of the Cretaceous ecosystems of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Pascal Godefroit and contributors consider the Bernissart locality itself and the new research programs that are underway there. The book also presents a systematic revision of Iguanodon; new material from Spain, Romania, China, and Kazakhstan; studies of other Early Cretaceous terrestrial ecosystems; and examinations of Cretaceous vertebrate faunas.
Eastbound Through Siberia
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Author : Georg Wilhelm Steller
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 2020-05-05
Eastbound Through Siberia written by Georg Wilhelm Steller and has been published by Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-05-05 with History categories.
In the winter of 1739, Georg Steller received word from Empress Anna of Russia that he was to embark on a secret expedition to the far reaches of Siberia as a member of the Great Northern Expedition. While searching for economic possibilities and strategic advantages, Steller was to send back descriptions of everything he saw. The Empress's instructions were detailed, from requests for a preserved whale brain to observing the child-rearing customs of local peoples, and Steller met the task with dedication, bravery, and a good measure of humor. In the name of science, Steller and his comrades confronted horse-swallowing bogs, leaped across ice floes, and survived countless close calls in their exploration of an unforgiving environment. Not stopping at lists of fishes, birds, and mammals, Steller also details the villages and the lives of those living there, from vice-governors to prostitutes. His writings rail against government corruption and the misuse of power while describing with empathy the lives of the poor and forgotten, with special attention toward Native peoples. What emerges is a remarkable window into life—both human and animal—in 18th century Siberia. Due to the secret nature of the expedition, Steller's findings were hidden in Russian archives for centuries, but the near-daily entries he recorded on journeys from the town of Irkutsk to Kamchatka are presented here in English for the first time.
Noah S Ravens
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Author : James O. Farlow
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 2018-10-08
Noah S Ravens written by James O. Farlow and has been published by Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-08 with Science categories.
How can the tracks of dinosaurs best be interpreted and used to reconstruct them? In many Mesozoic sedimentary rock formations, fossilized footprints of bipedal, three-toed (tridactyl) dinosaurs are preserved in huge numbers, often with few or no skeletons. Such tracks sometimes provide the only clues to the former presence of dinosaurs, but their interpretation can be challenging: How different in size and shape can footprints be and yet have been made by the same kind of dinosaur? How similar can they be and yet have been made by different kinds of dinosaurs? To what extent can tridactyl dinosaur footprints serve as proxies for the biodiversity of their makers? Profusely illustrated and meticulously researched, Noah's Ravens quantitatively explores a variety of approaches to interpreting the tracks, carefully examining within-species and across-species variability in foot and footprint shape in nonavian dinosaurs and their close living relatives. The results help decipher one of the world's most important assemblages of fossil dinosaur tracks, found in sedimentary rocks deposited in ancient rift valleys of eastern North America. Those often beautifully preserved tracks were among the first studied by paleontologists, and they were initially interpreted as having been made by big birds—one of which was jokingly identified as Noah's legendary raven.
Forest And Labor In Madagascar
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Author : Genese Marie Sodikoff
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 2012-10-17
Forest And Labor In Madagascar written by Genese Marie Sodikoff and has been published by Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-17 with Business & Economics categories.
Protecting the unique plants and animals that live on Madagascar while fueling economic growth has been a priority for the Malagasy state, international donors, and conservation NGOs since the late 1980s. Forest and Labor in Madagascar shows how poor rural workers who must make a living from the forest balance their needs with the desire of the state to earn foreign revenue from ecotourism and forest-based enterprises. Genese Marie Sodikoff examines how the appreciation and protection of Madagascar's biodiversity depend on manual labor. She exposes the moral dilemmas workers face as both conservation representatives and peasant farmers by pointing to the hidden costs of ecological conservation.
In Pursuit Of Early Mammals
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Author : Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 2013-07-12
In Pursuit Of Early Mammals written by Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska and has been published by Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-07-12 with Science categories.
“Mesozoic mammal fossils are the focus of this fascinating book, which reviews both the fossils themselves and the history of their discovery.” —Choice In Pursuit of Early Mammals presents the history of the mammals that lived during the Mesozoic era, the time when dinosaurs ruled the Earth, and describes their origins, anatomy, systematics, paleobiology, and distribution. It also tells the story of the author, a world-renowned specialist on these animals, and the other prominent paleontologists who have studied them. Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska was the first woman to lead large-scale paleontological expeditions, including eight to the Gobi Desert in Mongolia, which brought back important collections of dinosaur, early mammal, and other fossils. She shares the difficulties and pleasures encountered in finding rare fossils and describes the changing views on early mammals made possible by these discoveries. “A thorough review of the current state of early mammalian paleontology presented through the unique historical filter of someone who was at the foremost of the field for over half a century.” —The Quarterly Review of Biology “Whether she’s talking about how mammals evolved their distinctive ear bones, or how she built a cabin out of plywood during a particularly cold field season in the Gobi, you know that a remarkable, passionate person is telling a story of science and adventure in her own words.” —Priscum “A fascinating window into the development of the field . . . The perspective of an individual at the center of these developments is captivating, informative, and has never before been published.” —Gregory P. Wilson, University of Washington