Applied ecology

The lichen genus Cladonia includes some of the very common ground cover plants in the United States and Canada.

Sometimes by accident and sometimes on purpose, humans have transported plants and animals to new habitats around the world.

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

The 21st century has been called the "e;century of the city.

Plants of the Victorian High Country allows walkers with little botanical knowledge to identify plants they are likely to encounter along the popular tracks of Victoria's High Country.

Cyanobacteria and their toxins are an increasing global public health menace.

The Fifth Assessment Report of the IPCC is the standard scientific reference on climate change for students, researchers and policy makers.

Millions of hectares of temperate woodland and billions of trees have been cleared from Australia's agricultural landscapes.

This volume examines women and wildlife trafficking via a collection of narratives, case studies and theoretical syntheses from diverse voices and disciplines.

Advances in Ecological Research was first published in 1962 and has become one of Academic Press' most prestigious and successful series.

Urban and Industrial Water Conservation Methods provides comprehensive and practical information regarding water use for various different sectors and describes the most suitable conservation devices and techniques to reduce water consumption in urban environments.

The past decade has seen a huge increase in the interest and attention directed toward sea ducks, the Mergini tribe.

The novelty of the book is a strong focus on perception, perspectives and prediction by scientists with profound insight into the ecology of ecosystems or into human demands and activity.

Intended for undergraduate and graduate students in conservation biology, natural resource management, and ecology, this book compiles compelling case histories in molecular ecology.

Deforestation in tropical rainforest countries is one of the largest contributors to human-induced climate change.

* Toxics A to Z features and alphabetical listing of over 100 toxics, identifying .

Contemporary agriculture is often criticized for its industrial scale, adverse effects on nutrition, rural employment and the environment, and its disconnectedness from nature and culture.

Dynamic Modeling of Environmental Systems is a primer on using models to understand environmental problems.

British Bats is a comprehensive account of the natural history of these fascinating animals, from their origins and evolution to their feeding habits and reproduction.

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?

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

There is an increasing realization among biophysical scientists that human behavior drastically impacts the degree to which sound agroecosystems are implemented.

The field of insect nutritional ecology has been defined by how insects deal with nutritional and non-nutritional compounds, and how these compounds influence their biology in evolutionary time.

Understanding Urban Metabolism addresses the gap between the bio-physical sciences and urban planning and illustrates the advantages of accounting for urban metabolism issues in urban design decisions.

Indigenous knowledge that embraces ornithology takes in whole social dimensions that are inter-linked with environmental ethos, conservation and management for sustainability.

Looking beyond a purely scientific discussion of hydrology, the authors of this volume emphasize that mankind needs to recognize the urgency of the situation in which our water is threatened.

There has been a deliberative, but as yet unsuccessful, attempt by scholars and policy makers to articulate a more meaningful idea of Europe, which would enhance the legitimacy of the European Union and provide the basis for a European identity.

There is a considerable gap between the science of conservation biology and the design and execution of biodiversity conservation projects in the field.

This edited volume considers performance in its engagement with expanding Indian cities, with a particular focus on festivals and performances in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

This edited book provides a broad collection of current critical reflections on heritage-making processes involving landscapes, positioning itself at the intersection of landscape and heritage studies.

This book examines cacao cultivation with a view to improving the sustainable management and production of this crop.

Featuring chapters from an international range of leading and emerging scholars, this Handbook provides a collection of cutting-edge, interdisciplinary research that sheds new light on contemporary futures studies.

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

The notion of Endangerment stands at the heart of a network of concepts, values and practices dealing with objects and beings considered threatened by extinction, and with the procedures aimed at preserving them.

In this volume of the TEEB (The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity) publication series, the key concepts of the project are applied to local and regional policy and public management.

This collection reclaims public intellectuals and scholars important to the foundational work in American Studies that contributed to emerging conceptions of an "e;ecological citizenship"e; advocating something other than nationalism or an "e;exclusionary ethics of place.

The Handbook of Australasian Biogeography is the most comprehensive overview of the biogeography of Australasian plants, fungi and animal taxa in a single volume.

Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology publishes authoritative reviews on the occurrence, effects, and fate of pesticide residues and other environmental contaminants.

That residues of pesticide and other "e;foreign"e; chemicals in food- stuffs are of concern to everyone everywhere is amply attested by the reception accorded previous volumes of "e;Residue Reviews"e; and by the gratifying enthUSiasm, sincerity, and efforts shown by all the individ- uals from whom manuscripts have been solicited.

Environmental Toxicology provides a detailed, comprehensive introduction to this key area of sustainability and public health research.

Sustainability and the Rights of Nature: An Introduction is a much-needed guide that addresses the exciting and significant paradigm shift to the Rights of Nature, as it is occurring both in the United States and internationally in the fields of environmental law and environmental sustainability.

In recent years the issue of food security has become centre stage in the global agenda.

There has been ever increasing interest in understanding the various aspects of available resources and production, in terms of need and supply, conservation and environmental impacts and so on.

Can tennis really be this simple?

A new and integrative analysis of the concept of ecosystem functioning, providing guidance for its application in conservation practice.

In the near future the appearance and spatial organization of urban and rural landscapes will be strongly influenced by the generation of renewable energy.

This book provides comparative data on fish ecology and small-scale fisheries between Tapajos (clear water) and Negro (black water) rivers, in the Brazilian Amazon.

This book deals with the main challenges of sustainable development and the role of sustainable business and corporate social responsibility in implementing these challenges through sustainable leadership and innovations.

Life in the World's Oceans: Diversity, Abundance and Distribution is a true landmark publication.