Applied ecology

Environmental Economics and Ecosystem Services provides a rigorous yet accessible introduction to environmental economics, using ecosystem services as the underlying framework.

Fascinating and instantly recognizable, flatfishes are unique in their asymmetric postlarval body form.

As human activity and environmental change come to be increasingly recognized as intertwined phenomena on a rapidly urbanizing planet, the field of urban ecology has risen to offer useful ways of thinking about coupled human and natural systems.

First published in 1996, this book is a logical and consistent approach to experimental design using statistical principles.

Genetic Diversity of Fruits and Nuts: Sustainable Utilization presents an account of the diversity and possible exploitation of such variability in the improvement of varied fruits and nuts of the world.

The Legacy of Carbon Dioxide: Past and Present Impacts covers the truly varied roles carbon dioxide has played and continues to play in the character of our planet.

It is 20 years since environmental issues were first put on the international agenda at the Stockholm Conference, and concern for planetary survival has shifted from desertification to acid rain to ozone depletion to biodiversity.

From one of the world's leading authorities on animal behavior, the astonishing story of how the female brain drives the evolution of beauty in animals and humansDarwin developed the theory of sexual selection to explain why the animal world abounds in stunning beauty, from the brilliant colors of butterflies and fishes to the songs of birds and frogs.

Originally published in 2002, Mountain Biodiversity deals with the biological richness, function and change of mountain environments.

This book explains the role of geology as the basis of sustainability.

Structured in the form of a dichotomous key, comparable to those widely used in botany, the mineral key provides an efficient and systematic approach to identifying rock-forming minerals in thin-section.

Since the advent of agriculture approximately 12,000 years ago, human activity has created a unique set of ecosystems.

Nature conservation planning tends to be driven by models based on Western norms and science, but these may not represent the cultural, philosophical and religious contexts of much of Asia.

This New York Times bestseller by the author of the environmental classic Silent Spring beautifully details the coastal ecosystem of birds and the sea.

Across the world, cats are loved as pets or are kept or tolerated for their role in controlling some animal pests.

This full color book is a comprehensive visual reference for the interpretation of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images with examples of how technological specifications may affect interpretation solutions.

Rapid growth of the global economy has accelerated the degradation of the Earth's most important asset: the environment.

Fungi that inhabit polar-region can grow and decompose organic compounds under subzero temperatures play important roles in the nutrient cycle of polar-region ecosystems.

This self-contained handbook provides a carefully researched, compact source of key earth science information and data, logically sorted by subject matter, and then cross-referenced.

This succinct book gives an intimate view of the day-to-day functioning of a remarkable river that has figured prominently in history and culture-the Hudson, a main artery connecting New York, America, and the world.

Tropical forests are vanishing at an alarming rate.

Energy Science and Applied Technology includes contributions on a wide range of topics:- Technologies in geology, mining, oil and gas exploration and exploitation of deposits- Energy transfer and conversion, materials and chemical technologies- Environmental engineering and sustainable development- Electrical and electronic technology, power system

Formally established by the EPA nearly 15 years ago, the concept of green chemistry is beginning to come of age.

Biogeography and Evolution in New Zealand provides the first in-depth treatment of the biogeography of New Zealand, a region that has been a place of long-enduring interest to ecologists, evolutionary scientists, geographers, geologists, and scientists in related disciplines.

What is forest-based biomass energy and why should we care?

Anguillid eels have fascinated biologists for centuries due to their spectacular long-distance migrations between freshwater habitats and their spawning areas far out in the ocean.

This is a Festschrift in honour of Professor Asit K.

Ce colloque a eu pour objectif de proposer la dignité à titre de nouveau paradigme pour penser, orienter et imprégner les actions visant à préserver les écosystèmes mondiaux et à assainir les relations humaines concernées.

Periodic comprehensive overviews of the status of the diverse organisms that make up wildlife are essential to determining trends, threats and future prospects.

The advent of relational databasing and data storage capacity, coupled with revolutionary advances in molecular sequencing technology and specimen imaging, have led to a taxonomic renaissance.

A wetland center in London, parks in downtown San Francisco, a wildlife sanctuary in Arcata, and a wetlands park on the outskirts of Las Vegas-what do these urban and suburban locations have in common?

This is a comprehensive treatment for advanced students and researchers in climatology, environmental science, geography, meteorology, agricultural science, and forestry.

This book provides a cross-sectoral, multi-scale assessment of different environmental problems via in-depth studies of the Indian subcontinent.

This book aims to synthesize the state of the art on biodiversity knowledge exchange practices to understand where and how improvements can be made to close the knowledge-implementation gap in conservation science and advance this interdisciplinary topic.

The 4th International Conference on Selenium in the Environment and Human Health was held 18-21 October 2015 in S,Paulo, Brazil.

This book examines the impact and implications of Japan's withdrawal from the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling (ICRW), which came into effect in July 2019.

A timely addition to Henry Giroux's Critical Interventions series, Ecology and Revolution is grounded in the Frankfurt School critical theory of Herbert Marcuse.

Armenia is a small landlocked mountainous country located in the Southern Caucasus.

The new 'mobilities turn' has become a powerful perspective in social theory.

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.

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 in- dividuals from whom manuscripts have been solicited.

Although urban allotment gardening dates back to the nineteenth century, it has recently undergone a renaissance of interest and popularity.

This book aims to analyze contexts and perspectives in the relationships between environmental sustainability, human development and organizations.

The book Extreme Environments: Unique Ecosystems - Amazing Microbes is an attempt to showcase the uniqueness of extremophiles, the largely unexplored group that has the abilities to function in hostile conditions and represent the very ancient life forms that thrived on earth billions of years ago.

Ecology of Fire-Dependent Ecosystems is brimming with intriguing ecological stories of how life has evolved with and diversified within the varied fire regimes that are experienced on earth.

This book aims to identify, present and discuss key driving forces and pressures on ecosystem services.

This book combines chapters emphasising mathematical, statistical, and computational modelling applied to insect populations, particularly pests or natural enemies in agricultural landscapes.

Die Alltagslandschaft der meisten Menschen in Mitteleuropa ist städtisch.

A plague is spreading throughout the Florida Everglades.