Biodiversity

The book offers a comparative look at the social strategies of five carnivorous social predators (four terrestrial and one marine) that make them successful hunting units.

The Arab Republic of Egypt enjoys a vital strategic location.

Climate change and human activities are impacting the environment around the world and there is a great need to update our knowledge of natural resources in order to sustain the livelihoods of rural communities and urban dwellers.

This unique work is the first reference that provides detailed descriptions of the fully developed larvae of the Odonata suborder Anisoptera, including keys to families and genera, high resolution photographs, distribution maps, and an up-dated list of the dragonfly species from Thailand.

Wir befinden uns im Jahr 2050.

Jule ist eine Klimaaktivistin, die Erwachsenen immer wieder einen Spiegel vorhält und durch ihr eigenes Verhalten zu Veränderungen anregt.

A unique global review of high mountain bird ecology, conservation, knowledge gaps, and research priorities for their persistence.

Dies ist die sehr persönlich erzählte Geschichte eines Umweltschützers der während des Weltkriegs II geborenen Generation.

Concomitant with a rapid increase in population and an unprecedented growth of the economy, China came to endure an alarming level of environmental damgae.

Concomitant with a rapid increase in population and an unprecedented growth of the economy, China came to endure an alarming level of environmental damgae.

A unique global review of high mountain bird ecology, conservation, knowledge gaps, and research priorities for their persistence.

An illuminating account of urban botany in the British Isles its ecology, history and cultural significance.

An eagerly anticipated addition to the New Naturalist series.

The first section of the book includes information about how tourism-related infrastructure and activities promote biological invasions, including key pathways for non-native invasive species introductions.

Population genomics has provided unprecedented opportunities to unravel the mysteries of marine organisms in the oceans' depths.

Wie helfen Manta-Rochen gegen die Verschmutzung der Meere?

Heute reicht es nicht mehr, einfach ein Stück unberührter Natur mit einem Verbotsschild zu markieren und zu umzäunen, wenn man es schützen will.

This book addresses topics related to the impact of invasive species including biosecurity, demographics, species diversity and food security.

The first section of the book includes information about how tourism-related infrastructure and activities promote biological invasions, including key pathways for non-native invasive species introductions.

"e;The present book is intended as a progress report on [the] synthetic approach to evolution as it applies to the plant kingdom.

Part of the worldwide biodiversity program DIVERSITAS, the Global Mountain Biodiversity Assessment (GMBA) assesses the biological richness of high-elevation biota.

The Ecological Importance of High-Severity Fires, presents information on the current paradigm shift in the way people think about wildfire and ecosystems.

This book is focused on the marine mammalian groups the Otariidae and the Odobenidae, otherwise known as fur seals, sea lions and the walrus.

The important role that randomness plays in evolutionary changeJohn Tyler Bonner, one of our most distinguished and insightful biologists, here challenges a central tenet of evolutionary biology.

Rejecting the assumption that housing and cities are separate from nature, David Clapham advances a new research framework that integrates housing with the rest of the natural world.

Rejecting the assumption that housing and cities are separate from nature, David Clapham advances a new research framework that integrates housing with the rest of the natural world.

The song of the regent honeyeater has been heard in the bush for many generations - but could it soon be lost forever?

Natur pur – Einblicke in das Leben im und mit dem MoorDas Moor: schmatzende, nasse Sumpflandschaften, wo Vögel nisten, Schilfpflanzen, Torfmoose und Gräser wachsen.

The current global environmental crisis is primarily the result of non-standardized parameters for environmental regulation, and is impacting e.

Dynamic naturalist Michael Blencowe has travelled the globe to uncover the fascinating backstories of eleven extinct animals, which he shares with charm and insight inGone.

This book simulates a historical walk through nature, teaching readers about the biodiversity on Earth in various eras with a focus on past terrestrial environments.

If youre keen to get your children or grandchildren interested in the natural world, Love Bees could be just what you need to fire their imaginations.

This book provides an identification system permitting recognition of plant families in all seasons by means of morphological and macroanatomical features which are easily observable, such as bark, exudates, stems and leaves characters.

This volume provides comprehensive overviews of each terrestrial cetartiodactyl species' biology including palaeontology, physiology, genetics, reproduction and development, ecology, habitat and diet.

The order Trichoptera is one of the sixth largest insect orders with over 16,000 species known globally.

The order Trichoptera is one of the sixth largest insect orders with over 16,000 species known globally.

Who is home in the hollow?

Learn how to read the clues and signs of trees with this eye-opening and enthralling guide from Sunday Times-bestselling author Tristan Gooley'I could write a book about this book.

The importance of the Neotropics to the world's climate, biogeochemical cycling and biodiversity cannot be questioned.

Since research on meiobenthos was last compiled in a textbook (2008/2009), the number of theoretical and applied studies has been growing rapidly.

This book provides an overview of the tropical marine environments of Brazil and a multi-disciplinary assessment of the impact of ongoing climate change in these environments.

The Murray cod is Australia's largest and most iconic freshwater fish.

This book brings together chapters related to sustainable utilization of biological resources, including in situ and ex situ conservation of rare, endangered, and threatened plants.

This book addresses the major policy, economic and financial issues encountered in global forest carbon.

This comprehensive guide describes the 447 species of wild orchids that occur in Victoria, Australia.

Ecostacking is a new concept and approach which aims to maximize the benefits of ecosystem service providers in cropping systems to help achieve the goal of long-term sustainable agriculture and food production.

This book invites snorkelers and divers on an educational visit to the most important ecosystems of the Mediterranean Sea.

This book provides an integrated view of Atlantic coastal Patagonian ecosystems, including the physical environment, biodiversity and the main ecological processes, together with their derived ecosystem services and anthropogenic impacts.

The Environmental Responsibility Reader is a definitive collection of classic and contemporary environmental works that offers a comprehensive overview of the issues involved in environmental responsibility, steering the reader through each development in thought with a unifying and expert editorial voice.