The Amazing Journey of Solomon the Sockeye Salmon
Title | The Amazing Journey of Solomon the Sockeye Salmon PDF eBook |
Author | Pamela Cannalte |
Publisher | |
Pages | 40 |
Release | 2019-01-09 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9781546273561 |
Salmon hatch in rivers then journey to the sea, where they spend most of their adult lives. When mature, they leave the sea and work their way back up to their spawning ground. The smell of the water flowing into the ocean from the river or stream helps them to find their way. Near the end of their lifecycle, the surviving adults spawn in the streams where they hatched years before. Fish that make this journey from salt to fresh water to spawn are called anadromous. 2016 Royal Dragonfly Book Award: 1st Place Best Cover Design, 1st Place Interior Design, 1st Place Other Nonfiction (Writing). Alaska's KTUU-TV's Cover II Cover Book of the Monthly Book Series (August 2016). 2017 Purple Dragonfly Book Awards: Best Cover Design 1st Place (tie), Best Illustrations 1st Place (tie), Best Interior Design Honorable Mention, Children's Nonfiction 1st Place (tie), Best Picture Books 6 & Older 1st Place (tie) 2017 Indie Book Awards Finalist - Best Children's Picture Books
The Amazing Journey of Solomon the Sockeye Salmon
Title | The Amazing Journey of Solomon the Sockeye Salmon PDF eBook |
Author | Pamela Cannalte |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 2016-03-28 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780975881293 |
Childrens realistic fiction
Secrets of the Seas
Title | Secrets of the Seas PDF eBook |
Author | Callum Roberts |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Pages | 242 |
Release | 2016-09-22 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 147292763X |
Our seas are host to an extraordinary variety of plant and animal life, but much of it remains mysterious and great imagery is surprisingly hard to find. Alex Mustard is one of the world's leading underwater photographers and his images are so crisp and immediate that the animals seem to swim out of the water towards you. This beautiful book gathers together a selection of his award-winning images and a number of new ones to create a vivid picture of the seas and oceans and the animals that inhabit them, each chapter accompanied by a 1500 word essay and extended captions written by leading natural history writer, Professor Callum Roberts. The text addresses the issue of change in the oceans along with tales of oceanography, marine life and human history in the seas and aims to help the reader to get to know the oceans, understand how marine animals live their lives and how they have, are and may well adapt to change.
Mechanisms of Migration in Fishes
Title | Mechanisms of Migration in Fishes PDF eBook |
Author | James D. McCleave |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Pages | 567 |
Release | 2013-03-13 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 1461327636 |
The last major synthesis of our knowledge of fish migration and the underlying transport and guidance phenomena, both physical and biological, was "Fish Migration" published 16 years ago by F.R. Harden Jones (1968). That synthesis was based largely upon what could be gleaned by classical fishery-biology techni.ques, such as tagging and recapture studies, commercial fishing statistics, and netting and trapping studies. Despite the fact that Harden Jones also provided, with a good deal of thought and speculation, a theoretical basis for studying the various aspects of fish migration and migratory orientation, progress in this field has been, with a few excepti.ons, piecemeal and more disjointed than might have been expected. Thus we welcomed the approach from the NATO Marine Sciences Programme Panel and the encouragement from F.R. Harden Jones to develop a proprosal for, and ultimately to organize, a NATO Advanced Research Institute (ARI) on mechanisms of fish migration. Substantial progress had been made with descriptive, analytical and predictive approaches to fish migration since the appearance of "Fish ~ligration." Both because of the progress and the often conflicting results of research, we felt that the time was again right and the effort justified to synthesize and to critically assess our knowledge. Our ultimate aim was to identify the gains and shortcomings and to develop testable hypotheses for the next decade or two.
The Oxford Companion to Food
Title | The Oxford Companion to Food PDF eBook |
Author | Alan Davidson |
Publisher | OUP Oxford |
Pages | 953 |
Release | 2014-08-21 |
Genre | Cooking |
ISBN | 019104072X |
the best food reference work ever to appear in the English language ... read it and be dazzled' Bee Wilson, New Statesman First published in 1999, the ground-breaking Oxford Companion to Food was an immediate success and won prizes and accolades around the world. Its blend of serious food history, culinary expertise, and entertaining serendipity, was and remains unique. Interest in food, cooking, and the culture surrounding food has grown enormously in the intervening period, as has the study of food and food history. University departments, international societies, and academic journals have sprung up dedicated to exploring the meaning of food in the daily lives of people around the world, alongside an ever-increasing number of articles, books, programmes, and websites in the general media devoted to the discussion of food, making the Oxford Companion to Food more relevant than ever. Already a food writing classic, this Companion combines an exhaustive catalogue of foods, be they biscuits named after battles, divas or revolutionaries; body parts (from nose to tail, toe to cerebellum); or breads from the steppes of Asia or the well-built ovens of the Mediterranean; with a richly allusive commentary on the culture of food, expressed in literature and cookery books, or as dishes peculiar to a country or community. While building on the Companion's existing strengths, Tom Jaine has taken the opportunity to update the text and alert readers to new perspectives in food studies. There is new coverage of attitudes to food consumption, production and perception, such as food and genetics, food and sociology, and obesity. New entries include terms such as convenience foods, drugs and food, Ethiopia, leftovers, medicine and food, pasta, and many more. There are also new entries on important personalities who are of special significance within the world of food, among them Clarence Birdseye, Henri Nestl?, and Louis Pasteur. In its new edition the Companion maintains its place as the foremost food reference resource for study and home use.
Changing Tides
Title | Changing Tides PDF eBook |
Author | Alejandro Frid |
Publisher | New Society Publishers |
Pages | 241 |
Release | 2019-10-15 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 177142298X |
Change the story and change the future – merging science and Indigenous knowledge to steer us towards a more benign Anthropocene In Changing Tides, Alejandro Frid tackles the big questions: who, or what, represents our essential selves, and what stories might allow us to shift the collective psyche of industrial civilization in time to avert the worst of the climate and biodiversity crises? Merging scientific perspectives with Indigenous knowledge might just help us change the story we tell ourselves about who we are and where we could go. As humanity marches on, causing mass extinctions and destabilizing the climate, the future of Earth will very much reflect the stories that Homo sapiens decide to jettison or accept today into our collective identity. At this pivotal moment in history, the most important story we can be telling ourselves is that humans are not inherently destructive. In seeking the answers, Frid draws from a deep well of personal experience and that of Indigenous colleagues, finding a glimmer of hope in Indigenous cultures that, despite the ravishes of colonialism, have for thousands of years developed intentional and socially complex practices for resource management that epitomize sustainability. Changing Tides is for everyone concerned with the irrevocable changes we have unleashed upon our planet and how we might steer towards a more benign Anthropocene. AWARDS GOLD | 2020 Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize (BC & Yukon Book Prize) GOLD | 2019 Ocean Wise Research Institute Ocean Awards SILVER | 2019 Nautilus Book Awards: Ecology & Environment
Climate Change and Indigenous Peoples in the United States
Title | Climate Change and Indigenous Peoples in the United States PDF eBook |
Author | Julie Koppel Maldonado |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 178 |
Release | 2014-04-05 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 3319052667 |
With a long history and deep connection to the Earth’s resources, indigenous peoples have an intimate understanding and ability to observe the impacts linked to climate change. Traditional ecological knowledge and tribal experience play a key role in developing future scientific solutions for adaptation to the impacts. The book explores climate-related issues for indigenous communities in the United States, including loss of traditional knowledge, forests and ecosystems, food security and traditional foods, as well as water, Arctic sea ice loss, permafrost thaw and relocation. The book also highlights how tribal communities and programs are responding to the changing environments. Fifty authors from tribal communities, academia, government agencies and NGOs contributed to the book. Previously published in Climatic Change, Volume 120, Issue 3, 2013.