Of Pandas And People

Author : P. William Davis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Pandas
ISBN : OCLC:1154539953

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Author : Jianguo Liu,Vanessa Hull,Wu Yang,Andrés Viña,Xiaodong Chen,Zhiyun Ouyang,Hemin Zhang
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2016-01-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780191008597

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Pandas and People by Jianguo Liu,Vanessa Hull,Wu Yang,Andrés Viña,Xiaodong Chen,Zhiyun Ouyang,Hemin Zhang Pdf

Understanding the complex relationships between humans and the natural world is essential for achieving environmental sustainability and improving human well-being, yet many studies are unable to reveal complex interactions and hidden trends. This is the first book to synthesize the findings and approaches of long-term integrated research in a model coupled human and natural system, and to illustrate their applications to regional, national, and global scales. It features a classic long-term interdisciplinary research project in the Wolong Nature Reserve of China, which contains one of the largest wild populations of the world-famous endangered giant pandas. Bringing together a team of contributors from both the natural and social sciences, this book explores how a long-term interdisciplinary and model system approach is essential to uncover the common patterns and mechanisms of coupled systems, to develop ideas and methods for studying and managing other coupled systems, and ultimately to contribute to the development of theories about coupled systems for sustainability. Pandas and People will be essential reading for scholars interested in the interface of the natural and social sciences, including ecologists, conservation biologists, environmental scientists, sustainability scientists, wildlife biologists, forest scientists, sociologists, anthropologists, economists, and political scientists. It will also be a valuable reference for policy makers, natural resource managers, and graduate students.

Author : Jianguo Liu,Vanessa Hull,Wu Yang,Andrés Viña,Xiaodong Chen,Zhiyun Ouyand,Hemin Zhang
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780198703549

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Pandas and People by Jianguo Liu,Vanessa Hull,Wu Yang,Andrés Viña,Xiaodong Chen,Zhiyun Ouyand,Hemin Zhang Pdf

Part I. Empirical and theoretical foundations -- Part II. Model coupled human and natural system -- Part III. Across local to global coupled human and natural systems -- Part IV. Perspectives

Author : Nathaniel C. Comfort
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2007-06-11
Category : Education
ISBN : 080188599X

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The Panda's Black Box by Nathaniel C. Comfort Pdf

Six prominent writers explain the roots of the controversy over Intelligent Design and explore the intellectual, social, and cultural factors that continue to shape it.

Author : Percival Davis,Dean H. Kenyon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Creationism
ISBN : OCLC:167239636

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Of Pandas and People: the Central Question of Biological Origins by Percival Davis,Dean H. Kenyon Pdf

Author : Gabrielle Prendergast
Publisher : Orca Book Publishers
Page : 91 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2016-10-04
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781459811454

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Pandas on the Eastside by Gabrielle Prendergast Pdf

When ten-year-old Journey Song hears that two pandas are being held in a warehouse in her neighborhood, she worries that they may be hungry, cold and lonely. Horrified to learn that the pandas, originally destined for a zoo in Washington, might be shipped back to China because of a diplomatic spat between China and the United States, Journey rallies her friends and neighbors on the poverty-stricken Eastside. Her infectious enthusiasm for all things panda is hard to resist, and soon she's getting assistance from every corner of her tight-knit neighborhood.

Author : Jonathan Manthorpe
Publisher : Cormorant Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2024-05-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1770867708

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Claws of the Panda by Jonathan Manthorpe Pdf

In this expanded and updated edition of Claws of the Panda, Jonathan Manthorpe explores Canada's ongoing relationship with the Chinese Communist Party - and the collapse of this relationship in light of the CCP's attempts to infiltrate and influence Canadian and global politics.

Author : P. William Davis,Dean H. Kenyon,Charles B. Thaxton
Publisher : Foundation for Thought and Ethic
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Science
ISBN : UOM:39015069306218

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Of Pandas and People by P. William Davis,Dean H. Kenyon,Charles B. Thaxton Pdf

Is a controversial work. Gives the pros and cons of both the biological-evolution theory and the intelligent-design concept.

Author : John Seidensticker,Susan Lumpkin
Publisher : Harper Paperbacks
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2007-04-10
Category : Nature
ISBN : CORNELL:31924105741684

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Giant Pandas by John Seidensticker,Susan Lumpkin Pdf

A photographic guide to the giant panda bear provides detailed coverage of their biology, behavior, and history, in a reference that documents current policies regarding their endangered status and how to assist conservation efforts.

Author : William A. Dembski
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1998-09-13
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780521623872

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The Design Inference by William A. Dembski Pdf

This book presents a reliable method for detecting intelligent causes: the design inference.The design inference uncovers intelligent causes by isolating the key trademark of intelligent causes: specified events of small probability. Design inferences can be found in a range of scientific pursuits from forensic science to research into the origins of life to the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. This challenging and provocative book shows how incomplete undirected causes are for science and breathes new life into classical design arguments. It will be read with particular interest by philosophers of science and religion, other philosophers concerned with epistemology and logic, probability and complexity theorists, and statisticians.

Author : Cheryl Bardoe
Publisher : Candlewick Press
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2021-11-16
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781536225723

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Bei Bei Goes Home: A Panda Story by Cheryl Bardoe Pdf

Two nations and a mother panda work together to nurture a “precious treasure” in the remarkable true story of a celebrity panda cub and his life at the Smithsonian National Zoo—and beyond. In August 2015, zookeepers at the National Zoo in Washington, DC, were thrilled to spot a tiny shadow on an ultrasound. For a species as rare as the giant panda, every new cub is cause for celebration. Zoo staff monitored mother Mei Xiang, and within days a newborn appeared, weighing in at just one third of a pound. While Mei Xiang cradled her vulnerable infant, zookeepers monitored the pair day and night through cameras in the panda den, and some two million viewers logged on to the zoo website. First Ladies Michelle Obama and Peng Liyuan hosted a ceremony to announce the cub’s name: Bei Bei, meaning “precious treasure” in Mandarin Chinese. An instant celebrity, the cub captured hearts all over the world. But pandas in zoos are considered emissaries from the People’s Republic of China, the only country where they live in the wild. Four years after his birth in America, Bei Bei would embark on an important new mission. Graphically arresting, packed with stunning full-color photographs, and vetted by the Smithsonian National Zoo, Bei Bei Goes Home paints a vivid picture of global conservation efforts—and international collaboration—in the guise of an ever-popular and beloved black-and-white ambassador.

Author : Alicia Potter
Publisher : Knopf Books for Young Readers
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2012-03-13
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780375844485

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Mrs. Harkness and the Panda by Alicia Potter Pdf

In 1934, Ruth Harkness had never seen a panda bear. Not many people in the world had. But soon the young Mrs. Harkness would inherit an expedition from her explorer husband: the hunt for a panda. She knew that bringing back a panda would be hard. Impossible, even. But she intended to try. So she went to China, where she found a guide, built traps, gathered supplies, and had explorers' clothes made—unheard of for a woman in those days. Then she set out up the Yangtze River and into the wilderness. What she discovered would awe America: an adorable baby panda she named Su Lin, which means "a little bit of something very cute." With breathtaking illustrations from Caldecott Honor artist Melissa Sweet, this little-known true story shares the tale of an adventurous woman who was bold and brave—and the unforgettable journey that helped shape American attitudes toward wildlife.

Author : E. Elena Songster
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2018-03-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199393688

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Panda Nation by E. Elena Songster Pdf

A logo on products ranging from chopsticks and toilet paper to cell phones and automobiles, the panda is one of the most ubiquitous images in China and throughout the world. Yet the panda holds little notable historical significance in China. Although it has existed in the territory of present-day China since the Pliocene epoch, its widespread popularity there is not only recent, but almost sudden. In Panda Nation, E. Elena Songster links the emergence of the giant panda as a national symbol to the development of nature protection in the People's Republic of China. The panda's transformation into a national treasure exemplifies China's efforts in the mid-twentieth century to distinguish itself as a nation through government-directed science and popular nationalism. The story of the panda's iconic rise offers a striking reflection of China's recent and dramatic ascent as a nation in global status.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Hardie Grant
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2018-06-05
Category : Photography
ISBN : 1784881279

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Panda Love by Anonim Pdf

Panda Love is a collection of incredible images of these gentle giants. Ami Vitale's stunning photographs, taken on location in China, document the efforts to breed pandas and release them back into the wild. Ami was given unprecedented access to the pandas and her photos give an amazing insight into the bears' lives in both the sanctuaries and their natural habitat. Fluffy panda cubs tumble out of baskets and play hide-and-seek with their carers, while the adult pandas curiously explore the forest and climb trees. The giant panda is everyone's favorite bamboo-munching bear. China may be on its way to successfully saving its most famous ambassador, and Panda Love lovingly documents the process of putting the wild back into an icon.

Author : Byron Preiss
Publisher : ABRAMS
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Science
ISBN : 0810924579

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The Secret World of Pandas by Byron Preiss Pdf

Describes the evolution, physical characteristics, habitat, behavior, life cycle, and range of the giant panda, discusses what threatens it with extinction, and describes efforts to prevent it.