Physical geography and topography

In 1944 Lady Park Wood (45 hectares of woodland in Gloucestershire and Monmouthshire, UK) was set aside indefinitely by the Forestry Commission so that ecologists could study how woodland develops naturally.

Forest fragmentation will inevitably continue over the coming years, especially in developing economies.

Tropical rainforests fascinate scientists and explorers.

Wetlands are a vital natural resource and an integral part of the ecosystem.

This electronic-book provides a comprehensive examination of the systems approach to habitat restoration.

Rivers have often been the gateway to natural wilderness and the first element of a natural landscape that humans made their own.

From icy polar tundra to lush tropical rainforests, readers can explore the wonders of the planet we call home in this spectacular visual guide.

A multidisciplinary review of salt marshes, describing how they function and respond to external pressures such as sea-level rise.

Over eighty contributions from leading researchers review 2.

Over eighty contributions from leading researchers review 2.

Discusses how prehistoric humans responded to the environmental and climatic changes within the Nile Basin during the past million years.

Integrates geoscience and ecology, focusing on connections in ecological, geospheric, hydrospheric and atmospheric processes in ecosystems.

A comprehensive treatment of the human role in modifying geomorphological forms and processes and their influence on the Earth''s systems.

Integrates geoscience and ecology, focusing on connections in ecological, geospheric, hydrospheric and atmospheric processes in ecosystems.

From Uluru to the Great Dividing Range, The Geology of Australia explores the timeless forces that have shaped this continent.

Presents the distinctive processes and characteristics of glaciovolcanic eruptions, with reference to terrestrial and Mars occurrences.

Presents the distinctive processes and characteristics of glaciovolcanic eruptions, with reference to terrestrial and Mars occurrences.

This is a comprehensive treatment for advanced students and researchers in climatology, environmental science, geography, meteorology, agricultural science, and forestry.

This is a comprehensive treatment for advanced students and researchers in climatology, environmental science, geography, meteorology, agricultural science, and forestry.

This is a comprehensive synthesis of state-of-the-art information on vitally important hydrocarbon habitats for advanced geology students and researchers, exploration geoscientists, and petroleum managers.

This book investigates the economic, strategic, and political importance of forests in early modern and modern Europe.

This book investigates the economic, strategic, and political importance of forests in early modern and modern Europe.

This expanded, fully updated second edition of the leading textbook in pedology and soil geomorphology is invaluable for anyone studying soils, landforms and landscape change.

A state-of-the-art assessment of how geomorphology contributes to the comprehension, mapping and modelling of hazardous Earth surface processes.

A synthesis of the environmental and climatic history of every major desert and desert margin, for researchers and advanced students.

A synthesis of the environmental and climatic history of every major desert and desert margin, for researchers and advanced students.

A cutting-edge introduction to coastal wetlands and their applications, for students on related earth and life science courses and researchers.

An exploration of the biodiversity status of coastal habitats worldwide, emphasising their importance to society, major threats and conservation challenges.

The Hudson River Estuary, first published in 2006, is a scientific biography with relevance to similar natural systems.

An accessible account of how forest fires work, the ecological effects they have, and why and how we fight fires.

A modern, quantitative, process-oriented approach to geomorphology and the role of Earth surface processes in shaping landforms, starting from basic principles.

An accessible account of how forest fires work, the ecological effects they have, and why and how we fight fires.

A modern, quantitative, process-oriented approach to geomorphology and the role of Earth surface processes in shaping landforms, starting from basic principles.

A cutting-edge introduction to coastal wetlands and their applications, for students on related earth and life science courses and researchers.

An exploration of the biodiversity status of coastal habitats worldwide, emphasising their importance to society, major threats and conservation challenges.

Provides the conceptual backbone and specific information necessary for the ecologically sound restoration and sustainable development of boreal ecosystems.

Provides the conceptual backbone and specific information necessary for the ecologically sound restoration and sustainable development of boreal ecosystems.

A state-of-the-art assessment of how geomorphology contributes to the comprehension, mapping and modelling of hazardous Earth surface processes.

A systems-based approach to physical geography written in an easy-to-understand narrative style that is closely integrated with clear, single-concept illustrations.

A systems-based approach to physical geography written in an easy-to-understand narrative style that is closely integrated with clear, single-concept illustrations.

Richly illustrated and packed with numerous examples, this unique global perspective introduces wetland ecology from basic principles to advanced applications.

This book offers an overview of the natural and human history of island environments from early settlement to current challenges in island management.

This book offers an overview of the natural and human history of island environments from early settlement to current challenges in island management.

Elegant, novel explanation of climate change, emphasizing physical understanding and concepts, while avoiding complex mathematics, supported by excellent color illustrations.

Elegant, novel explanation of climate change, emphasizing physical understanding and concepts, while avoiding complex mathematics, supported by excellent color illustrations.

A comprehensive guide for students and researchers to the physical processes inside volcanoes that control eruption frequency, duration, and size.

New edition presents progress made to practices, additional case studies, and emerging issues, for coastal scientists, engineers, planners.

New edition presents progress made to practices, additional case studies, and emerging issues, for coastal scientists, engineers, planners.

A concise environmental history of the near-extinction of the bison from the mid-eighteenth century to the present.