This book provides a first synthetic view of an emerging area of ecology and biogeography, linking individual- and population-level processes to geographic distributions and biodiversity patterns. Problems in evolutionary ecology, macroecology, and biogeography are illuminated by this integrative view. The book focuses on correlative approaches known as ecological niche modeling, species distribution modeling, or habitat suitability modeling, which use associations between known occurrence...

Lo llamaron Pearson narra los grandes acontecimientos que se produjeron en torno al valle de Casas Grandes y Mata Ortiz antes de que se convirtiera en un famoso centro alfarero. Comenzando en la prehistoria con la extensa cultura Pueblo de Casas Grandes, la historia se desarrolla a través de la exploración española, la dominación apache, la explotación comercial, la invasión extranjera, la diáspora mormona y dos revoluciones. Personajes de gran escala dominan la escena, entre ello...

Im Gefängnis erhalten die Daltons Post von einem Notar: das Gaunerquartett soll sich um "Junior", einen entfernten Neffen, kümmern! Der Kleine ist der Sohn ihres verschollenen Vetters Emmet Dalton und einer Saloontänzerin, die auf Tournee in Europa ist. Da Junior aber unmöglich im Gefängnis betreut werden kann, werden die Daltons in den offenen Strafvollzug versetzt – und Lucky Luke soll auf sie alle aufpassen! Unser Held lehnt die Aufgabe zunächst rundheraus ab, doch die Chance, Junior wo...

Capturing a wealth of experience about the design of object-oriented software, four top-notch designers present a catalog of simple and succinct solutions to commonly occurring design problems. Previously undocumented, these 23 patterns allow designers to create more flexible, elegant, and ultimately reusable designs without having to rediscover the design solutions themselves.The authors begin by describing what patterns are and how they can help you design object-oriented softwar...

For more than twenty years, serious C programmers have relied on one book for practical, in-depth knowledge of the programming interfaces that drive the UNIX and Linux kernels: W. Richard Stevens’ Advanced Programming in the UNIX® Environment. Now, once again, Rich’s colleague Steve Rago has thoroughly updated this classic work. The new third edition supports today’s leading platforms, reflects new technical advances and best practices, and aligns with Version 4 o...

They Called It Pearson chronicles the great events swirling around the Casas Grandes Valley and Mata Ortiz before it became a famous pottery center. Beginning in prehistoric times with the extensive Casas Grandes Pueblo culture, the story extends through Spanish exploration, Apache domination, commercial exploitation, foreign invasion, the Mormon diaspora, and two revolutions. Larger-than-life characters dominate the scene including the world's richest man, the world's largest ran...

Some people are simply great at their job; they always seem to say or do the right thing. They are mentioned in every conversation. Everybody likes them. They get promoted. They get pay raises. They get along with the boss. And somehow, they do all these things without being unpleasant, breaking much of a sweat or seeming to put in excess effort. And when they are offered another step up the corporate ladder or a fabulous new job, no one is surprised. After all, they have 'potential' writt...

要成為卓越的領導人，不只要才智出眾，更要具備「情緒智慧」！暢銷書《EQ》作者丹尼爾．高曼發現，要展現傑出的領導力，情緒智慧的重要性，是其他能力的兩倍。而且，情緒智慧不只對領導人有決定性的影響，對各個層級、各種職務的人來說，也都極為重要。可以說，不管你再聰明、再能幹，都只具備了基本條件，唯有情緒智慧，才是你縱橫職場的必備利器。本書以「情緒智慧」為主題，假如你從未涉獵任何教人在職場上、在管理上善用情緒智慧的著作，就從讀這本書開始吧！本書的十篇文章，都是從全球頂尖管理雜誌《哈佛商業評論》中，依此主題嚴選出來的作品，篇篇都是經得起千錘百鍊的經典文章，幫助你提高社交技能與情緒技能，進而為你打造專業上、事業上的成功。▸本書特色◂本書提出以下的見解與建議，激發讀者鍛鍊「情緒智慧」，並有效應用：．管理並引導你的心情和情緒．做出聰明、有同理心的人事決定．管理團隊的衝突、控制團隊的情緒．以復原力挺過嚴...

By using resources more efficiently, precision agriculture (PA) can make agriculture more productive and sustainable.This new edition of Precision agriculture for sustainability provides a comprehensive review of the key components of PA, from information gathering to delivery systems, as well as the wide range of applications from precision tillage and seeding to site-specific irrigation and nutrition. The book also discusses recent developments in precision crop protecti...

WikiLeaks came to prominence in 2010 with the release of 251,287 top-secret State Department cables, which revealed to the world what the US government really thinks about national leaders, friendly dictators, and supposed allies. It brought to the surface the dark truths of crimes committed in our name: human rights violations, covert operations, and cover-ups.The WikiLeaks Files exposes the machinations of the United States as it imposes a new form of imperialism on the ...

In Taiwan Archaeology: Local Development and Cultural Boundaries in the China Seas, Richard Pearson describes the archaeology of the island, outlining the major discoveries of the past fifty years. These date from roughly 200,000 years ago to the pivotal seventeenth century AD, the time of Dutch and Spanish contact and the entry of Taiwan into global trade markets. The book focuses on some forty sites and is based on roughly 450 published sources in English, Chinese, and Japanese ...

An Expert Guide to Software Performance OptimizationFrom mobile and cloud apps to video games to driverless vehicle control, more and more software is time-constrained: It must deliver reliable results seamlessly, consistently, and virtually instantaneously. If it doesn't, customers are unhappy--and sometimes lives are put at risk. When complex software underperforms or fails, software engineers need to identify and address the root causes. This is difficult and, h...