Biodiversity

Protected areas and conservation policies ore usually established with only local nature and wildlife in mind.

Die FFH-RL hat mit der Etablierung des inzwischen größten zusammenhängend koordinierten Schutzgebietssystems der Erde Maßstäbe im Naturschutz gesetzt undgilt – 25 Jahre nach ihrer Verabschiedung am 21.

Arising out of human-environment interaction, sustainability problems resist disciplinary categories and simple solutions.

Ecological engineering is about manipulating farm habitats, making them less favourable for pests and more attractive to beneficial insects.

National parks have always been an emotive and iconic symbol, ever since the first parks of the modern era were created in the mid-nineteenth century.

FINALIST IN THE 2024 AAAS/SUBARU PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE WRITING YOUNG ADULT SCIENCEA global rewilding journey, exploring innovative and eye-opening projects led by passionate conservationists.

Tropical seaweeds represent a major source of diversity and potential for cultivation.

This book addresses the effectiveness of existing protected areas at conserving the diversity of genes, species and ecosystems on land and at sea.

Ecological restoration is a rapidly evolving discipline that is engaged with developing both methodologies and strategies for repairing damaged and polluted ecosystems and environments.

An enduring controversy in evolutionary biology is the genetic basis of adaptation.

This book presents recent research work on Biosaline Agriculture presented during First International Forum on Biosaline Agriculture in Laayoune, Morocco from May 3rd to May 4th 2019.

Originally published in 1979 International Trade in Wildlife is a product of the 1973 Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora conference, containing the full text of the CITIES convention.

The purpose of this book is to assess a variety of economic issues as they relate to agro-biodiversity and show how addressing these issues can assist in agro-biodiversity policy-making.

Marine extremes, as they are conceived of in this volume, encompass environments, activities, events and impacts.

Without plants, there would be no life on earth.

Biology and Management of Invasive Quagga and Zebra Mussels in the Western United States is a synthesis of the biology and management of invasive mussels from scientists and managers working on invasive quagga and zebra mussels in the western United States.

Updating the extremely successful Wildlife Toxicology and Population Modeling (CRC Press, 1994), Wildlife Toxicology: Emerging Contaminant and Biodiversity Issues brings together a distinguished group of international contributors, who provide a global assessment of a range of environmental stressors, including pesticides, environmental contaminant

The first single, comprehensive source for locating North American public prairies, grasslands, and savannas, Prairie Directory of North America is a guide unlike any other.

This book investigates the fundamental role that tropical bioproductivity - or more specifically net primary productivity - has played in shaping the global geographies of food, finance, governance and people.

Critical examination of participatory biodiversity assessment focusing on lessons for policy makers and planners.

One of the central research themes in ecology is evaluating the extent to which biological richness is necessary to sustain the Earth's system and the functioning of individual ecosystems.

Possibly the first textbook to present a practically applicable ecosystems theory, Introduction to Systems Ecology helps readers understand how ecosystems work and how they react to disturbances.

Cranes are enigmatic birds.

This book focuses on Blakiston's fish owl and the red-crowned crane as umbrella species.

Camera trapping in wildlife management and research is a growing global phenomenon.

Marine eutrophication has been recognized as a global problem with adverse effects on ecosystem's health and the economies of coastal states.

This volume is a complete review and reference work for scientists, engineers, and students concerned with coral reefs in the Red Sea.

Documenting the latest research in the field of different pathogenic organisms, this book presents the current scenario about promising antimicrobials in the following areas: Part I.

It is 20 years since environmental issues were first put on the international agenda at the Stockholm Conference, and concern for planetary survival has shifted from desertification to acid rain to ozone depletion to biodiversity.

This book performs a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats) analysis to examine the current food crisis and how it relates to the use of crops for energy.

Of the world's seven continents, Asia is the largest.

There is a growing demand for appropriate management of aquatic invasive species in lakes and rivers worldwide.

This volume set provides critical strategies for sustainable environmental management and biodiversity conservation in sub-Saharan Africa.

This Encyclopaedia is very contemporary and focuses on the most serious problem the world is facing today, besides dealing with all the aspects of biodiversity extinction, global warming, climate change and greenhouse gases.

Renowned economist William Nordhaus has developed many innovative approaches for analyzing complex environmental questions.

The marine environment is one of our most precious yet fragile natural resources.

This book provides a general overview of the natural landscapes and vegetation types of the U.

This book highlights classification patterns and underlying ecological drivers structuring the vegetation of selected indigenous subtropical forests in South Africa.

Biofuels and Rural Poverty makes an original contribution to the current controversial global debate on biofuels, in particular the consequences that large-scale production of transport fuel substitutes can have on rural areas, principally in developing countries but also in some poor rural areas of developed countries.

This text examines the international agreements governing trade in genetic resources - crucial resources for world agriculture, food security and large industries such as pharmaceuticals.

Snow leopard (Panthera uncia) is an endangered species, and its population size is steadily declining.

In an era of climate change, the need to manage our water resources effectively for future generations has become an increasingly significant challenge.

There is a growing consensus in the human factors/ergonomics community that human factors research has had little impact on significant applied problems.

Environmental law and governance are the cornerstones of global efforts to conserve the environment, protect resources and ensure fair and equitable outcomes for all of the planet's inhabitants.

This book provides insight into the use of molecular and genomic techniques to the study of populations of critically important species at various geographical scales.

This Encyclopaedia is very contemporary and focuses on the most serious problem the world is facing today, besides dealing with all the aspects of biodiversity extinction, global warming, climate change and greenhouse gases.