{"title":"David Montgomery","description":"\u003cp\u003eDavid Montgomery's work captivates readers with its vivid exploration of natural history and the intricate relationships between humans and the environment. His storytelling blends scientific insight with engaging narrative, bringing to life the fascinating stories behind landscapes, rivers, and ecosystems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom illuminating the ecological significance of waterways to uncovering the hidden histories within natural settings, Montgomery’s books invite readers to deepen their appreciation of the natural world through well-researched and elegantly crafted prose.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"king-of-fish-by-david-montgomery-9780813342993","title":"King of Fish","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe salmon that symbolise the Pacific Northwest's natural splendour are now threatened with extinction across much of their ancestral range. In studying the natural and human forces that shape the rivers and mountains of that region, geologist David Montgomery has learned to see the evolution and near-extinction of the salmon as a story of changing landscapes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMontgomery shows how a succession of historical experiences—first in the United Kingdom, then in New England, and now in the Pacific Northwest—repeat a disheartening story in which overfishing and sweeping changes to rivers and seas render the world inhospitable to salmon. In \u003cem\u003eKing of Fish\u003c\/em\u003e, Montgomery traces the human impacts on salmon over the last thousand years and examines the implications both for salmon recovery efforts and for the more general problem of human impacts on the natural world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat does it say for the long-term prospects of the world's many endangered species if one of the most prosperous regions of the richest country on earth cannot accommodate its icon species?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAll too aware of the possible bleak outcome for the salmon, \u003cem\u003eKing of Fish\u003c\/em\u003e concludes with provocative recommendations for reinventing the ways in which we make environmental decisions about land, water, and fish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47606326001900,"sku":"9780813342993","price":34.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9926547e2e58f95a5a62014c42d51a99.jpg?v=1778192399"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/david-montgomery.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}