Biodiversity

Less expensive and more environmentally appropriate than conventional engineering approaches, constructed ecosystems are a promising technology for environmental problem solving.

Ecosystem services can be broadly defined as the aspects of ecosystems that provide benefits to people.

The Brazilian Amazon is the largest area of tropical rainforest in Latin America.

This second edition of the book, "e;Green Web-II: Standards and Perspectives from the IUCN Program / Policy Development in Environment Conservation Domain- with reference to India, Pakistan, Nepal, and Bangladesh"e; investigates the IUCN's role in global biodiversity conservation policy as well as in national program development in India, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh.

A key goal of fisheries management is to regulate extractive pressure on a resource so as to ensure social, economic and ecological sustainability.

The links between policy and practice in natural resource management are often depicted as a cyclical and rational process.

This two-volume set provides a one-stop resource on invasive plants, animals, fungi, and microorganisms that are threatening native ecosystems, agriculture, economies, and human health in the United States.

Structure and Function in Agroecosystem Design and Management presents an advanced discussion of the need to design agricultural systems that 1) increase reliance on biological interactions in agroecosystems as a means of decreasing dependence on the use of large quantities of agrochemicals and the consumption of fossil fuel energy and 2) continue

Through a combination of theoretical and empirical approaches, this book explores the role of international environmental law in protecting and conserving plants.

This is the first comprehensive review of the Intergovernmental Committee (IGC) of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) established in 2000.

This book presents current meta-ecosystem models and their derivation from classical ecosystem and metapopulation theories.

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

This book explores cooperation between humans and animals in extreme environments and contends that understanding domestication is crucial to explaining how life is possible in such conditions.

This book compiles the main findings of the multidisciplinary long-term research program developed in the continental margin of one of the more productive and unknown areas of the world oceans, Northwest Africa.

North east India is a global biodiversity hotspot but a quite understudied area.

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The bioregion of Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica and New Guinea possesses a unique natural heritage stretching back over 50 million years since the break-up of the great southern continent of Gondwanaland.

Environmental disasters, from wildfires and vanishing species to flooding and drought, have increased dramatically in recent years and debates about the environment are rarely far from the headlines.

Environmental DNA (eDNA) refers to DNA that can be extracted from environmental samples (such as soil, water, feces, or air) without the prior isolation of any target organism.

This book explores the biology of decapod shrimps, a group of animals known to most people as a nutritious and tasty food item.

This volume is the outcome of an international cooperation between 73 scientists, experts, and practitioners from many countries, disciplines, and professional areas.

Climate change and ecological instability have the potential to disrupt human societies and their futures.

There is a rapidly growing interest in, and demand for, non-timber forest products (NTFPs).

There can be little doubt that there are truly colossal challenges associated with providing food, fibre and energy for an expanding world population without further accelerating already rapid rates of biodiversity loss and undermining the ecosystem processes on which we all depend.

The conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity are issues that have been high on the policy agenda since the first Earth Summit in Rio in 1992.

In this book the authors argue for a paradigm shift in the way African wetlands are considered.

States today play a major role in implementing and enforcing environmental laws such as the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.

Agroecology literacy is 'the degree to which people have an objective and well-informed understanding of crop production with environmental issues.

Desert Lake is a book combining artistic, scientific and Indigenous views of a striking region of north-western Australia.

The direction of higher education is at a crossroads against a background of mounting sustainability-related issues and uncertainties.

This book comprehensively discusses our current understanding of the role and biological mechanisms of horizontal transfer of genetic elements in the environment, which has been important in the evolution of prokaryotes (archaea and bacteria).

This book is the first comprehensive global review of all aspects of alien plant invasions in protected areas.

This book provides a thorough, up-to-date examination of conservation biology and the many supporting disciplines that comprise conservation science.

Applies science and engineering principles to the analysis, design, and implementation of technical schemes to characterize, treat, modify, and reuse/store waste and contaminated media.

This book synthesises key insights from a century of ecological research and monitoring efforts in one of Africa''s oldest protected areas.

The current rate and scale of environmental change around the world makes the detection and understanding of these changes increasingly urgent.

This textbook provides an opportunity for undergraduate students studying the environment to work on addressing real-world environmental problems and practice the disciplinary and professional skills necessary to tackle complex issues.

Soils with high Ni contents occur in several parts of the world, especially in areas with ultramafic rocks which cause serious environmental impacts.

Amphibians are the oldest tetrapod group and show an astonishing diversity in lifestyles, many of them being unique.

Focused on the mechanics of managing environmental data, this book provides guidelines on how to evaluate data requirements, assess tools and techniques, and implement an effective system.

The aim of this book is to offer information about the Pharmacological Properties of Native Plants from Argentina to students, researchers and graduates interested in the fields of Ethnobotany, Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry, Pharmacy, and Medicine.

Financing the Global Environment examines the financial techniques and strategies necessary to obtain funding to undertake infrastructure and environmental projects.

The publication of Reintroduction Biology of Australian and New Zealand Fauna nearly 20 years ago introduced the new science of 'reintroduction biology'.

Amphibians of Ecuador: Craugastoridae.

Insects are the most extreme organisms on Earth and, despite their diminutive size, they wield inordinate power.

In most countries, the development of environmental programs follows a similar pattern.

Chaparral shrubland ecosystems are an iconic feature of the California landscape, and a highly biodiverse yet highly flammable backdrop to some of the fastest growing urban areas in the United States.

Rove beetles (Staphylinidae) are common elements of the soil biota, living in the litter and deeper soil layers.

There has been growing academic interest in local food plants.