Bøker av Susan L. Woodward

Understanding biomes-the communities of nature that share a similar climate and plant and animal life-is key to a student's success in biology, geography, and environmental studies.

Argues that the bloody conflicts that are destroying Yugoslavia stem not so much from ancient ethnic hatreds as from the political and social divisions created by a failed socialist program to prevent capitalist joblessness.

This book aims at the unquestioned colloquial use of the term 'failed states' and its idea that they are now the primary threat to international peace and security. The book will be of interest to academic researchers in international relations and comparative politics, as well as to a broader audience.

Introduction to Biomes is both a standalone summary to the concept of biomes and an introduction to the 8-volume series Greenwood Guides to Biomes of the World.The volume covers:* The biome concept and brief descriptions of vegetation, climate and distribution of the terrestrial and of the range of freshwater and aquatic biomes covered in the set. * Classifying life - how scientists discuss the taxonomic hierarchy and how it has been used to determine how to divide the world into regions based on living organisms. * The ecosystem concept - how this and other major concepts from ecology that are key to understanding biomes. * Terrestrial environments - the various climatic variables and climate types, and a discussion of our changing planet * Aquatic environments and life - how lifeforms and food chains make aquatic environments distinct from terrestrial biomes. Maps, photos, diagrams, drawings, and tables accompany the text, as do sidebars that highlight habitats, species, and ecological relationships. The volume includes a bibliography of accessible resources for further research.

Yugoslavia was well positioned at the end of the cold war to make a successful transition to a market economy and westernization. Yet two years later, the country had ceased to exist, and devastating local wars were being waged to create new states.