Blackburn Press

Dynamics of large mammal populations.

Covering a wide variety of species, both terrestrial and marine, this reprint is a classic collection of papers showing which factors cause which changes in large animal populations. It begins with an overview of the study of the population dynamics of large mammals, experiences in the study of large animals such as whales and elephants, characterizations of population condition, the population dynamics and the effects on the ecosystem of bears, elephants, wolves, marine multispecies complexes, deer, fur seals, whales, and lions, models and a decision-making framework for population management. The collection serves as a model of how such research should be conducted and presented and serves professionals in population fields or in wildlife management along with students. (Annotation ©2006 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Mining geostatistics. (reprint, 1978)

Writing for geologists, mining engineers and metallurgists, Journel (Stanford U.) and Huijbregts (Bureau of Geological Research and Mining, France) aim for a complete handbook. They work from their practical experience gained in mining operations in France to cover geostatistics and mining applications, the theory of regionalized values, structural analysis, case studies of structural analysis, Kriging and the estimation of in situ resources, selection and estimation of recoverable reserves, simulation of deposits and introduce non-linear geostatistics. Readers should have a modest framework in integral calculus, linear algebra, statistics, stochastic processes, variance, covariance and distribution functions, along with a geological and mining background. The authors include programs in FORTRAN. (Annotation ©2006 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Plant structure; function and development; a treatise on anatomy and vegetative development, with special reference to woody plants. (reprint, 1993)

Studying botanical subdisciplines without being firmly rooted in developmental plant anatomy is like practicing medicine without understanding normal human anatomy, development, and functioning. So contends Romberger (emeritus, US Department of Agriculture, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Maryland) and his US and European colleagues in this treatise on higher, complex plants. They apply the concept of ordered relations to the usual topics, but opted to cover only the beginning phase of reproductive development. This reissue of a long out-of-print classic text for advanced students in botany, horticulture, forestry, and agronomy, includes 50 pages of references. (Annotation ©2006 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Rivers; form and process in alluvial channels. (reprint, 1982)

In this reprint of a 1982 work, Richards (geography, University of Cambridge) details what was known then about the geomorphology of rivers, fluvial processes, and landforms. Chapters cover environmental controls of the river channel, the mechanics of flow and initiation of sediment transport, sediment transport processes, channel-forming events, the morphology of river cross-sections, and channel management and design. A few b&w photos are included. The book is for students and practitioners in geomorphology, sedimentology, and river engineering. (Annotation ©2006 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Wild dogs; the natural history of the nondomestic Canidae. (reprint, 1992)

This classic of 1992, authored by a research scientist at the Yellowstone Ecological Research Center specializing in coyotes since 1989, includes an extensive bibliography along with the several dozen entries that give information on distribution and habitat, taxonomy, diet, activity, reproduction, social organization and behavior. Entries are sorted by genus, including arctic foxes, the mysterious small-eared dog of South America, the familiar jackals, coyotes and wolves of genus Canis, the crab-eating fox, maned wolf, dhole, raccoon dog, bat-eared dog, culpeo and chilla, and a surprising number of other foxes such as the Tibetan Sand Fox. Very useful for conservationists, this is accessible enough to serve as general reference as well. (Annotation ©2006 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)