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Despite a century of study by ecologists, recovery following disturbances (succession) is not fully understood. This book provides the first global synthesis that compares plant succession in all major terrestrial biomes and after all major terrestrial disturbances. It asks critical questions such as: Does succession follow general patterns across biomes and disturbance types? Do factors that control succession differ from biome to biome? If common drivers exist, what are they? Are they abiotic or biotic, or both? The authors provide insights on broad, generalizable patterns that go beyond site-specific studies, and present discussions on factors such as varying temporal dynamics, latitudinal differences, human-caused vs. natural disturbances, and the role of invasive alien species. This book is a must-read for researchers and students in ecology, plant ecology, restoration ecology and conservation biology. It also provides a valuable framework to aid land managers attempting to manipu

Despite a century of study by ecologists, recovery following disturbances (succession) is not fully understood. This book provides the first global synthesis that compares plant succession in all major terrestrial biomes and after all major terrestrial disturbances. It asks critical questions such as: Does succession follow general patterns across biomes and disturbance types? Do factors that control succession differ from biome to biome? If common drivers exist, what are they? Are they abiotic or biotic, or both? The authors provide insights on broad, generalizable patterns that go beyond site-specific studies, and present discussions on factors such as varying temporal dynamics, latitudinal differences, human-caused vs. natural disturbances, and the role of invasive alien species. This book is a must-read for researchers and students in ecology, plant ecology, restoration ecology and conservation biology. It also provides a valuable framework to aid land managers attempting to manipu

Join Finn and Zeek, two alien tour guides, as they find out about bees and their super powers!

Join Finn and Zeek, two alien tour guides, as they find out about plant life cycles.

In the rip-roaring sequel to Matt Phelan’s acclaimed Knights vs. Dinosaurs, five daring knights and one intrepid archer face off against legendary monsters. This heavily illustrated middle grade adventure is a hilarious tale of derring-do for reluctant readers and fans of The Terrible Two and The Wild Robot. Booklist called it “Another rampaging success.”Award-winning creator Matt Phelan’s Knights vs. Monsters is a highly illustrated, fast-paced adventure full of uproarious knightly hijinks, surprising secrets, and terrifying monsters. When a magical boat sweeps the Knights of the Round Table off to Scotland, they take on the evil Queen Morgause and her horde of monsters. With art on nearly every page, including portraits of the knights in battle with ghoulish creatures and graphic-novel style spreads, this action-packed story is ideal for reluctant readers, aspiring knights, and fans of Gordon Korman’s Masterminds. In a starred review, Kirkus called the first book in the series “Epic—

New York Times bestselling authors Becky Albertalli (Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda) and Adam Silvera (They Both Die at the End) reunite to continue the story of Arthur and Ben, two very different

From the award-winning author of Parable of the Sower: After the near-extinction of humanity, a new kind of alien-human hybrid must come to terms with their identity -- before their powers destroy what is left of humankind. Since a nuclear war decimated the human population, the remaining humans began to rebuild their future by interbreeding with an alien race -- the Oankali -- who saved them from near-certain extinction. The Oankalis' greatest skill lies in the species' ability to constantly adapt and evolve, a process that is guided by their third sex, the ooloi, who are able to read and mutate genetic code. Now, for the first time in the humans' relationship with the Oankali, a human mother has given birth to an ooloi child: Jodah. Throughout his childhood, Jodah seemed to be a male human-alien hybrid. But when he reaches adolescence, Jodah develops the ooloi abilities to shapeshift, manipulate DNA, cure and create disease, and more. Frightened and isolated, Jodah must either come t

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Reckoners series, the Mistborn trilogy, and the Stormlight Archive comes the third book in an epic series about a girl who will travel beyond the stars to save the world she loves from destruction.Spensa’s life as a Defiant Defense Force pilot has been far from ordinary. She proved herself one of the best starfighters in the human enclave of Detritus and she saved her people from extermination at the hands of the Krell—the enigmatic alien species that has been holding them captive for decades. What’s more, she traveled light-years from home as an undercover spy to infiltrate the Superiority, where she learned of the galaxy beyond her small, desolate planet home. Now, the Superiority—the governing galactic alliance bent on dominating all human life—has started a galaxy-wide war. And Spensa’s seen the weapons they plan to use to end it: the Delvers. Ancient, mysterious alien forces that can wipe out entire planetary systems in an

Iron Man vs. War Machine But when Tony Stark tries to take back Jim Rhodes' armor, the only winner in their fight is...the Mandarin As the villain's sinister plot unfolds, his deadly Avatars attack Ir

David Fincher: Mind Games is the definitive critical and visual survey of the Academy Award– and Golden Globe–nominated works of director David Fincher. From feature films Alien 3, Se7en, The Game, Fi

The SBD Dauntless and Zero-sen are two of the most recognizable and iconic aircraft of World War 2 and this illustrated study describes the fighting capabilities of both aircraft when engaged in aerial combat. The SBD Dauntless dive-bomber was a key cog in the US Navy's aerial arsenal throughout the Pacific War. Although a product of aviation design in the mid to late 1930s, the type soldiered on even as more advanced aircraft were appearing from American factories as the war progressed. Despite its classification as a dive-bomber and rather dated appearance, the SBD Dauntless could more than handle its own against the feared A6M Zero-sen -- a regular opponent, especially during the first 18 months of the campaign in the Pacific. The SBD was credited with 138 victories in aerial combat (principally in 1942), 107 of which were fighters and the rest bombers. Seven SBD units claimed five or more aerial victories, with future ace Lt(jg) John Leppla of VS-2 being credited with four victorie

Violence, both physical and nonphysical, is central to any society, but it is a version of the problem that it claims to solve. This Element examines how states in ancient East Asia, from the late Shang through the end of the Han dynasty, wielded violence to create and display authority, and also how their licit violence was entangled in the 'savage' or 'criminal' violence whose suppression justified their power. The East Asian cases are supplemented through citing comparable Western ones. The themes examined include the emergence of the warrior as a human type, the overlap of hunts and combat (and the overlap between treatments of alien species and alien peoples), sacrifice of both alien captives and 'death attendants' from one's own groups, the impact of military specialization and the increased scale of armies, the emergent ideal of self-sacrifice, and the diverse aspects of violence in the regime of law.

Chasing Liberty meets Simon Vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda in The State of Us, the story of Dean and Dre, the sixteen-year-old sons of the Republican and Democratic candidates for President of the United

In this creeptastic sequel to the Whispering Pines, Rae and Caden take on flesh-eating centipedes that may be alien in natureperfect for fans of Stranger Things!Caden's brother Aiden is many things: c

今回は白衣の堕天使 小悪魔ナースvs欲しがりドMナース長瀬麻美！！Sキャラでは痴女感満載で隠語でいたずら手コキ、患者を自分本位に犯し感じるSEX小悪魔的なナース。Mキャラでは媚薬を使われてしまい声我慢前戯からの四つん這いクンニ＆潮吹きされて喜ぶ変態ナース！！今回は白衣の堕天使 小悪魔ナースvs欲しがりドMナース長瀬麻美！！Sキャラでは痴女感満載で隠語でいたずら手コキ、患者を自分本位に犯し感じるSEX小悪魔的なナース。Mキャラでは媚薬を使われてしまい声我慢前戯からの四つん這いクンニ＆潮吹きされて喜ぶ変態ナース！！

粉狀明膠、片狀明膠、棒狀寒天、條狀寒天、洋菜…，凝固比例大解密！ 黃金比例 ╳ 免烤箱＝彈潤vs水嫩、滑順vs 爽脆，自由調整！ 讓美味升級的「淋醬」32種大公開！ ★ 四大必Buy特色 ★ ∥硬實→滑軟→水嫩，各種口感的黃金比例配方 ∥材料溫度、準備、攪拌…到成品外型、搭配淋醬，每個環節精細解說 ∥關於凝固材料的區分、食材組合應用的詳細介紹 ∥包含多種布丁、果凍、寒天、芭芭露亞、慕斯，搭配淋醬…

From one of our most innovative and celebrated authors, the definitive take on the wildest story of the year— the David-vs.-Goliath GameStop short squeeze, a tale of fortunes won and lost overnight th

Soar into space with a glorious story of alien folk that's literally out of this world! The Smeds (who are red) never mix with the Smoos (who are blue). So when a young Smed and Smoo fall in love, th

LONE SLOANE, THE ULYSSES OF SPACE, COSMIC FREEBOOTER AND REBEL, ENDLESSLY STRUGGLES AGAINST DARK GODS, ROBOTIC ENTITIES AND ALIEN FORCES! The lonely traveler is in trouble, Lone Sloane is stuck on the

Difficult reunions in the Reign of X! The Maruaders are rocked by the rematch of the century: Storm vs. Callisto! As Karma and Dani delve deeper into their nightmares, the New Mutants must prepare for

Twenty-one fill-in-the-blank chapters, one ADJECTIVE alien adventure…endless possibilities! Write your own adventure with Tales from Mad Libs in stories that change with every reader, every time.Beam

From the award-winning author of Parable of the Sower After the near-extinction of humanity, one young man with extraordinary gifts will either help the human race rebuild its future . . . or doom it to self-destruction. In the future, nuclear war has destroyed nearly all humankind. An alien race intervenes, saving the small group of survivors from certain death. But their salvation comes at a cost. The Oankali are able to read and mutate genetic code, and they use these skills for their own survival, interbreeding with new species to constantly adapt and evolve. They value the intelligence they see in humankind but also know that the species -- rigidly bound to destructive social hierarchies -- is destined for failure. They are determined that the only way forward is for the two races to produce a new hybrid species -- and they will not tolerate rebellion. Akin looks like an ordinary human child. But as the first true human-alien hybrid, he is born understanding language, then starts

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the I Am Number Four and Lorien Legacies Reborn series, a gripping new story about a half-alien teen who uncovers a deadly, ancient secret while search

Soar into space with a glorious story of alien folk that's literally out of this world! The Smeds (who are red) never mix with the Smoos (who are blue). So when a young Smed and Smoo fall in love, th

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Tim and Pleskit are abducted in this eighth book in the hilarious, fast-paced, and accessible sci-fi series Sixth Grade Alien from the bestselling author of Aliens Ate My Homework and My Teacher Is an

Tim and Pleskit are abducted in this eighth book in the hilarious, fast-paced, and accessible sci-fi series Sixth Grade Alien from the bestselling author of Aliens Ate My Homework and My Teacher Is an

ET meets Harriet the Spy in Greg van Eekhout’s stand-out middle grade adventure about a boy trying to find his place in the world―even though he’s an alien from a distant planet.Strange things are hap

數鈔票vs數豆豆？文青便當vs吃得飽的便當？地方創生vs地方創傷？★每場地方創生都會遭逢的可愛失敗日誌★★都市與部落一起攜手向前走★★食物滿滿、歌聲滿滿★★中英雙語、雙色印刷★■白浪與布農族人一起找尋的想像共同體「地方創生」一詞源於日本，近年成為台灣政府積極推動的發展政策，社區營造、藝術駐村、跨國交流⋯⋯各式各樣的夢想與計畫在全台遍地開花。在花蓮的一個鄉鎮裡，設計師、漫畫家、基金會、年輕的都市原住

The entire intergalactic event! When the long-warring Kree and Skrull races unite under a new Emperor and set course for Earth, the Avengers and the Fantastic Four stand in the way! But another alien

In this New York Times bestselling novella, Becky Albertalli revisits the beloved characters from Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda, The Upside of Unrequited, and Leah on the Offbeat, now college stud

以「純愛」為主題，日本集英社BL系列好評熱賣中！上班族VS儲備漫畫家、編輯VS作家、模特兒VS快遞店員……成熟男性日常生活中苦澀又甜蜜的揪心羅曼史！BOYS LOVE精選合集!!共收錄11部精彩作品★◆收錄作品◆中田アキラ《Mr. PURE》無論私下、當模特兒時，或是在他面前…這些都是真正的我。冬乃郁也《腳下的Sky Blue》笨拙的他與他共譜的，海色羅曼史。はぜはら西《玫瑰花的計算方法》一朵、兩

From the #1 New York Times bestselling co-author of Five Feet Apart comes a gripping new romance, perfect for fans of The Perks of Being a Wallflower and Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda. Emily and h

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The. Aliens. Are. Here. This heart-pounding conclusion to The Overthrow will leave readers gasping The alien invasion of Earth is imminent. But maybe not all the aliens are united. A rebel faction has

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A new original graphic novel from the team behind the New York Times bestselling Plants vs. Zombies comics, Paul Tobin and Ron Chan!Benson, young teen boy with dreams of venturing into space and becom

バトルロワイアルシリーズ第2弾は業界屈指の美巨乳対決！感度抜群のピン立ち乳首の持ち主Hカップ倉多まおVS業界NO.1のおっぱいの形の綺麗さと大きさの持ち主Gカップ三原ほのかが真剣勝負！？のはずがなぜかレズ勝負ではホンワカムードに（笑）しかしHの場面では2人の巨乳を駆使したテクニックで抜いて抜いて抜きまくり！！バトルロワイアルシリーズ第2弾は業界屈指の美巨乳対決！感度抜群のピン立ち乳首の持ち主Hカップ倉多まおVS業界NO.1のおっぱいの形の綺麗さと大きさの持ち主Gカップ三原ほのかが真剣勝負！？のはずがなぜかレズ勝負ではホンワカムードに（笑）しかしHの場面では2人の巨乳を駆使したテクニックで抜いて抜いて抜きまくり！！