Applied ecology

Presents the latest advances in source-sink theory, methods and applications for sustaining natural resources and biodiversity.

A detailed examination of the ongoing impact of climate change on the ecology and diversity of life on earth.

A detailed examination of the ongoing impact of climate change on the ecology and diversity of life on earth.

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.

A detailed exploration of the impact of environmental conditions and management on crops, resource requirements and soil resources.

A detailed exploration of the impact of environmental conditions and management on crops, resource requirements and soil resources.

In Can Common People Govern?

Mineral Beneficiation or ore dressing of run-of-mine ore is an upgrading process to achieve uniform quality, size and maximum tenor ore through the removal of less valuable material.

This collection of papers explains how knowledge and capacity development can contribute to improved, effective water management with a digest of lessons learned in the areas of development of tools and techniques, field applications and evaluation.

This collection of papers explains how knowledge and capacity development can contribute to improved, effective water management with a digest of lessons learned in the areas of development of tools and techniques, field applications and evaluation.

Indigenous ways of understanding and interacting with the natural world are characterized as Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK), which derives from emphasizing relationships and connections among species.

Indigenous ways of understanding and interacting with the natural world are characterized as Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK), which derives from emphasizing relationships and connections among species.

One of the most challenging environmental threats to the ten countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has been the haze, the sickening and deadly cloud of smoky pollution caused by widespread burning of land and forests in Indonesia.

One of the most challenging environmental threats to the ten countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has been the haze, the sickening and deadly cloud of smoky pollution caused by widespread burning of land and forests in Indonesia.

The world is caught in the mesh of a series of environmental crises.

The world is caught in the mesh of a series of environmental crises.

In recent years, interest in climate change has rapidly increased in the social sciences and yet there is still relatively little published material in the field that seeks to understand the development of climate change as a perceived social problem.

In recent years, interest in climate change has rapidly increased in the social sciences and yet there is still relatively little published material in the field that seeks to understand the development of climate change as a perceived social problem.

The book examines biological processes vital for organism survival through a chemical lens.

Tropical coral reefs are important ecosystems.

Tropical coral reefs are important ecosystems.

Today, the risks associated with global environmental change and the dangers of extreme climatic and geological events remind us of humanity's dependence on favourable environmental conditions.

Today, the risks associated with global environmental change and the dangers of extreme climatic and geological events remind us of humanity's dependence on favourable environmental conditions.

Cultural Ecologies of the Land is a radical and challenging reassessment of the way we relate to the land and to infrastructure.

For the last three decades, the Neoliberal regime, emphasising economic growth through deregulation, market integration, expansion of the private sector, and contraction of the welfare state has shaped production and consumption processes in agriculture and food.

For the last three decades, the Neoliberal regime, emphasising economic growth through deregulation, market integration, expansion of the private sector, and contraction of the welfare state has shaped production and consumption processes in agriculture and food.

Amphibians of Ecuador, Volume IV is the final installment in a four-volume series that provides comprehensive, well-illustrated, and authoritative insights into the amphibian species of Ecuador, making it an invaluable resource for biologists, conservationists, and others.

This volume seeks to identify and examine two categories of colonial and postcolonial knowledge production about Africa.

This volume seeks to identify and examine two categories of colonial and postcolonial knowledge production about Africa.

Input-Output Analysis (IOA) is widely used in the field of ecological economics, industrial ecology, and environmental sciences.

Input-Output Analysis (IOA) is widely used in the field of ecological economics, industrial ecology, and environmental sciences.

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to and overview of eco-global criminology.

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to and overview of eco-global criminology.

Marine Environmental Governance: From International Law to Local Practice considers the relationship between international environmental law and community-based management of marine areas.

Marine Environmental Governance: From International Law to Local Practice considers the relationship between international environmental law and community-based management of marine areas.

Globally, local and indigenous approaches to conserving biodiversity, crop improvement, and managing precious natural resources are under threat.

Globally, local and indigenous approaches to conserving biodiversity, crop improvement, and managing precious natural resources are under threat.

A wide range of crop genetic resources is vital for future food security.

A wide range of crop genetic resources is vital for future food security.

Modern urban life cuts us off from direct connection with the animal world, yet daily the lives of millions of animals are affected by what we consume and wear and what we trade in.

Modern urban life cuts us off from direct connection with the animal world, yet daily the lives of millions of animals are affected by what we consume and wear and what we trade in.

After decades of operating off-the-backfoot and protecting and conserving nature perceived as under threat, conservationists are becoming proactive and creative in the face of habitat loss, agricultural intensification and climate change.

After decades of operating off-the-backfoot and protecting and conserving nature perceived as under threat, conservationists are becoming proactive and creative in the face of habitat loss, agricultural intensification and climate change.

How do we promote global economic development, while simultaneously preserving local biological and cultural diversity?

How do we promote global economic development, while simultaneously preserving local biological and cultural diversity?

Great uncertainty typically surrounds decisions and management actions in the conservation of biodiversity and natural resource management, and yet there are risks of serious and irreversible harm for both biodiversity and the humans that rely on it.

Great uncertainty typically surrounds decisions and management actions in the conservation of biodiversity and natural resource management, and yet there are risks of serious and irreversible harm for both biodiversity and the humans that rely on it.

Geographies of Us: Ecosomatic Essays and Practice Pages is the first edited collection in the field of ecosomatics.

For decades conservation has been based on the donor-driven principle.