Biodiversity

This book was compiled by researchers of Chinese Academy of Forestry, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Southwest Forestry University, and Kunming University of Science and Technology.

In an era of climate change, deforestation and massive habitat loss, we can no longer rely on parks and protected areas as isolated 'islands of wilderness' to conserve and protect vital biodiversity.

Biodiversity in Drylands, the first internationally based synthesis volume in the Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network Series, unifies the concepts of species and landscape diversity with respect to deserts.

The negative impacts of carbon emissions from human activities continue to dramatically reshape the environmental, political, and social landscape.

This book focuses on recent advances in our understanding of wild edible mycorrhizal fungi, truffle and mushrooms and their cultivation.

The Flowering of Australia's Rainforests provides a comprehensive introduction to the pollination ecology, evolution and conservation of Australian rainforest plants, with particular emphasis on subtropical rainforests and their associated pollinators.

Temperature affects everything.

This book examines, discusses and shares over 30 years' worth of research from the Allerton Project, a research and demonstration farm in the UK which has been carrying out applied interdisciplinary research to explore and explain the need to adapt the management of farmland for environmental protection and to provide public benefits.

Amphibians are among the most threatened groups of animals on earth.

The world relies on very few crop and animal species for agriculture and to supply its food needs.

This updated and expanded second edition summarizes advances in agroforestry research and practice and proposes alternatives to increase the effectiveness of agroforestry systems.

This book addresses the climate risk influencing biodiversity globally and discusses the sustainable use of biological diversity and its legal implications.

A world of 9 billion people by mid-century will demand fundamental changes in our mindsets, behaviors, cultures, and overarching paradigm.

With up to a quarter of all insect species heading towards extinction over the next few decades, there is now a pressing need to summarize the techniques available for measuring insect diversity in order to develop effective conservation strategies.

Climate change is a lived experience of changes in the environment, often destroying conventional forms of subsistence and production, creating new patterns of movement and connection, and transforming people's imagined future.

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 20th International Conference of the International Graphonomics Society, IGS 2021/2022.

Humanity is dependent on Nature to survive, yet our society largely acts as if this is not the case.

In the latest addition to the New Naturalist series, Ian Newton explores bird populations and what causes their fluctuation - food supplies, competitors, predators, parasites, pathogens and human activity.

Conservation of plant resources is often focused on seed banks and botanical gardens.

The book addresses the gaps in the body of knowledge from two grounds.

In the context of sustainable development, recent land debates tend to construct two porous camps.

Golden-winged Warblers (Vermivora chrysoptera) are migratory songbirds that breed in temperate North America, primarily in the Great Lakes region with remnant populations throughout the Appalachian Mountains, and winter in Central and northern South America.

Originally published in 1992 Economics for the Wilds argues that an economics that properly values the resources of the wilds offers the best long-term security for their future.

Agrobiodiversity and agroecology go hand-in-hand in promoting environmental resilience in international food systems as well as climate change resilient food policy.

This volume contains the papers presented at the 2014 International Conference on Environmental Protection and Sustainable Ecological Development (EPSED2014).

To manage our environment sustainably, professionals must understand the quality and quantity of our natural resources.

Awareness of the use of animals in human society in fields such as farming, biotechnology and sport is dogged by the lack of a clear and objective exposition of the issues involved and a sense of possible conflict between human and animal welfare.

Resilience is a term that is gaining currency in conservation and sustainable development, though its meaning and value in this context is yet to be defined.

The aim of this book is to catalyse global interest in the pursuit of transformational changes in natural resource and environmental management.

RFF's Roger Sedjo and his colleagues discuss initiatives designed to promote and enhance sustainable forestry in temperate countries.

This book is a bridge between ecological paradigms - organismal/community approaches to food web dynamics and ecosystem-level approaches to production.

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

This landmark scientific reference for scientists, researchers, and students of marine biology tackles the monumental task of taking a complete biodiversity inventory of the Gulf of Mexico with full biotic and biogeographic information.

Fungi are diverse, delicious and sometimes deadly.

This book analyses the status and prospects of the global governance of Access Benefit Sharing (ABS) in the aftermath of 2010's Nagoya Protocol to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).

Floodplain wetlands of the Murray-Darling Basin provide critical habitat for numerous species of flora and fauna, yet the ecology of these wetlands is threatened by a range of environmental issues.

An important first step in studying the demography of wild animals is to identify the animals uniquely through applying markings, such as rings, tags, and bands.

Groundwater resources are facing increasing pressure from consuming and contaminating activities.

When we talk about forests, we talk about 30% of our planet's land surface 6 area.

Bird migration is a well-researched phenological event.

What are the 10 key issues that must be addressed urgently to improve Australia's environment?

Tracking Animal Migration with Stable Isotopes, Second Edition, provides a complete introduction to new and powerful isotopic tools and applications that track animal migration, reviewing where isotope tracers fit in the modern toolbox of tracking methods.

Ecosystem ecology regards living organisms, including people, and the elements of their environment as components of a single integrated system.

Feeding the world's growing human population is increasingly challenging, especially as more people adopt a western diet and lifestyle.

The volume on oilseed crops is developed as a part of a series on "e;Handbook of Agrobiodiversity: Conservation and Use of Plant Genetic Resources"e;.

This book accompanies the landmark television series Kingdom of Plants 3D: With David Attenborough.

The book covers the topics: Mycorrhiza and Mycobionts Prospects of mycorrhizal fungi in the Himalaya: Forms, functions and management Diversity of Himalayan lichens Lichen diversity of the Eastern Himalaya and its conservation.

This handbook, produced by world renowned experts from the World Conservation Union (IUCN), spans the full terrain of protected area management and is the international benchmark for the field.

This book provides the first collection of chapters written by scientists who have contributed to the understanding of disease ecology in the Galapagos Islands, an iconic and historic natural site.

This book examines the economic costs and benefits of the ecological restoration of estuaries, utilizing case studies from South Africa.