Applied ecology

What can be done to ensure natural resources aren't exploited?

What can be done to ensure natural resources aren't exploited?

The Anolis lizards of the Caribbean are ideally suited for the study of evolutionary ecology.

The ecological relationships found to exist between tick vectors and pathogens in their zootic cycle can profoundly influence patterns of transmission and disease for humans and domestic animals.

The goal of this series, which reviews new theoretical ideas and frameworks, is to stimulate discussion and outline progress in evolutionary studies.

This book focuses on drosophila as an especially useful model organism for exploring questions of evolutionary biology in the full range of evolutionary studies: population genetics, ecology, ecological genetics, speciation, phylogenetics, genome evolution, molecular evolution, and development.

The apparent decline in numbers among many species of migratory songbirds is a timely subject in conservation biology, particularly for ornithologists, ecologists, and wildlife managers.

Despite the depiction of nature "e;red in tooth and claw,"e; cooperation is actually widespread in the animal kingdom.

In this comprehensive history of symbiosis theory--the first to be written--Jan Sapp masterfully traces its development from modest beginnings in the late nineteenth century to its current status as one of the key conceptual frameworks for the life sciences.

There is much we can learn about conservation from native peoples, says Gene Anderson.

The present ecological crisis has created new interest in and criticism of biblical attitudes toward nature.

During the past century, tropical rain forests have been reduced to about half of their original area, with a consequent loss of biodiversity.

In Tropical Forest Ecology, Egbert G.

Unlike nearly all science books which tell of successful ventures and satisfactory conclusions, this book reveals the harsher but more common side of scientific research.

The current ecological crisis is a matter of urgent global concern, with solutions being sought on many fronts.

In just the last few years, behavioral ecologists have begun to address issues in conservation biology.

During the late 1960s and 1970s, massive herds of poisonous crown-of-thorns starfish suddenly began to infest coral reef communities around the world, leaving in their wake devastation comparable to a burnt-out rainforest.

This book links the molecular evolution of silk proteins to the evolution and behavioral ecology of web-spinning spiders and other arthropods.

The black rhino is nature's tank, feared by all animals.

Attempts to halt the destruction of rain forests and other natural habitats in the tropics have met with little success.

The evolutionary, ecological and behavioral questions posed by obligate brood parasites are among the most intriguing of all contemporary ornithological topics.

This book addresses the biological effects of the reasonably large number of classes of compounds that have been recognized as endocrine disrupters.

Game theory has revolutionized the study of animal behavior.

Ecology, Engineering, and the Paradox of Management is the first book that addresses and reconciles what many take to be the core paradox facing environmental decision-makers and stakeholders: How do they restore the environment while at the same time provide ever more services reliably from that environment, including clean air, water and energy for more and more people?

In Aldo Leopold and an Ecological Conscience ecologists, wildlife biologists, and other professional conservationists explore the ecological legacy of Aldo Leopold and his A Sand County Almanac and his contributions to the environmental movement, the philosophy of science, and natural resource management.

This book describes the biodiversity and biogeography of nothern Mexico, documents the biological importance of regional ecosystems and the impacts of human land use on the conservation status of plants and wildlife.

Once famous for the beauty of its white beaches, reef-ringed islands, and lush forests, today the Philippines is known as an example of the deep costs of ecological decline.

For over sixty years, understanding the causes of multiannual cycles in animal populations has been a central issue in ecology.

A new voice in the nature-nurture debate can be heard at the interface between evolution and development.

Molecular techniques are proving invaluable in determining the phylogenetic status of potentially endangered species, for investigating mechanisms of speciation, and for measuring the genetic structure of populations.

This book will provide a complete overview of an alpine ecosystem, based on the long-term research conducted at the Niwot Ridge LTER.

The Jornada Basin LTER is located in the Chihuahuan Desert, the largest in North America.

Two of the great mysteries of biology yet to be explored concern the distribution and abundance of genetic variation in natural populations and the genetic architecture of complex traits.

';Let this book immerse you in the many worlds of environmental justice.

Cet ouvrage a l’ambition d’offrir un éclairage novateur au débat sur l’avenir des aires protégées en Afrique, et plus largement, sur la construction de modèles de gouvernance qui respectent à la fois la biodiversité et les réalités humaines.

Environmental science (ecology, conservation, and resource management) is an increasingly quantitative field.

Ecosystem-based fishery management (EBFM) is rapidly becoming the default approach in global fisheries management.

China covers about 7% of the earth's land surface and encompasses a hugely diverse range of habitats.

Ecological Methods by the late T.

What is animal welfare?

Biogeography is the study of geographic variation in all characteristics of life - ranging from genetic, morphological and behavioural variation among regional populations of a species, to geographic trends in diversity of entire communities across our planet's sufrace.

Biogeography is the study of geographic variation in all characteristics of life - ranging from genetic, morphological and behavioural variation among regional populations of a species, to geographic trends in diversity of entire communities across our planet's sufrace.

Why does brain size vary so widely among vertebrate animal species?

The deep ocean is by far the planet's largest biome and holds a wealth of potential natural assets.

Conservation physiology is a rapidly expanding, multidisciplinary field that utilizes physiological knowledge and tools to understand and solve conservation challenges.

News headlines would often have us believe that conservationists are inevitably locked in conflict with the people who live and work on the lands they seek to protect.

Life histories can be defined as the means by which individuals (or more precisely genotypes) vary their age- or stage-specific expenditures of reproductive effort in response to genetic, phenotypic, and environmental correlates of survival and fecundity.

Demography is everywhere in our lives: from birth to death.

Human activity during the Anthropocene has transformed landscapes worldwide on a scale that rivals or exceeds even the largest of natural forces.