Applied ecology

Wild crop relatives are now playing a significant part in the elucidation and improvement of the genomes of their cultivated counterparts.

Wild crop relatives are now playing a significant part in the elucidation and improvement of the genomes of their cultivated counterparts.

Wild crop relatives are now playing a significant part in the elucidation and improvement of the genomes of their cultivated counterparts.

This three-volume encyclopedia explores the evolution of green ideology and eco-friendly practices in contemporary American culture, ranging from the creation of regional and national guidelines for green living to the publication of an increasing number of environmental blogs written from the layperson's perspective.

Deffenbaugh calls us to "e;live in a reciprocal relationship"e; with our biotic communities-the plants, animals, and other non-human cultures that share our particular places in the world.

For over a century, American have created laws, processes, objectives, priorities, and rules for federal land management that often conflict, contradict, and undermine each other.

A detailed exploration of the variety of threats that endangered species are facing around the world, whether they are due to human impact or so-called natural causes.

At the turn of the eighteenth century, selfhood was understood as a "e;tabularasa"e; to be imprinted in the course of an individual's life.

A History of Ecology and Environmentalism in Spanish American Literature undertakes a comprehensive ecocritical examination of the region's literature from the foundational texts of the nineteenth century to the most recent fiction.

A History of Ecology and Environmentalism in Spanish American Literature undertakes a comprehensive ecocritical examination of the region's literature from the foundational texts of the nineteenth century to the most recent fiction.

Nearly twenty years after its initial publication, Dr.

In the past thirty years biodiversity has become one of the central organizing principles through which we understand the nonhuman environment.

Bringing together new writing by some of the field's most compelling voices from the United States and Europe, this is the first book to examine Italy--as a territory of both matter and imagination--through the lens of the environmental humanities.

Scholarship of literature and the environment demonstrates myriad understandings of nature and culture.

'An outstanding book' SpectatorThe story of the short life and tragic death of Bowland Beth - an English Hen Harrier - which dramatically highlights the major issues in UK conservation.

This book describes the reasons humankind may be facing its last moments on Planet Earth.

The book examines the issues of sustainability in general.

Including the work of 12 authors from institutions such as Colorado State University, Frostburg State University, Michigan State University, Salisbury University, Texas Woman's University, University of Birmingham, University of California; Irvine, University of California; Merced, and William Jessup University, Rocklin; California, the collection of essays explores the broad range of animals who share our planet and attempts to recognize our responsibility as humans to take their interests seriously.

This book addresses the climate change crisis through scientific, historical, and spiritual lenses.

Given the underlying topography, the scenery over most of Britain has been created largely by human activities.

Many progressive scholars, particularly in the social sciences, have increasingly come to acknowledge that anthropogenic climate change constitutes yet another contradiction of global capitalism.

The inherent dangers of war zones constrain even the most ardent researchers, with the consequence that little has been known for certain about the effects of war on stable environments.

Inspired by her uncle, Lisa Samson has communed with trees since her childhood.

'Trees are wildlife just as deer or primroses are wildlife.

HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics.

The ideal portable companion, the world-renowned Collins Gem series returns with a fresh new look and updated material.

This book accompanies the landmark television series Kingdom of Plants 3D: With David Attenborough.

How long do humans have left on Earth?

Another volume in the widely-read New Naturalist series, this book is an in-depth study of the natural developments and history of Galloway and surrounding areas.

This latest volume in the New Naturalist series provides a comprehensive study of wildlife conservation in Britain, concentrating on events in the last 30 years.

One of the most exciting debut novels for years - and a book that does for birdwatching what Trainspotting did for smack addiction.

New Naturalist Wildfowl provides a much-anticipated overview of the fascinating birds that have become icons of our diminishing wilderness areas.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY TRIVEDI SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2025, BSHS PICKSTONE PRIZE 2026 & Wolfson History Prize 2026A GUARDIAN & TELEGRAPH BEST SCIENCE BOOK 2025WATERSTONES BEST POPULAR SCIENCE BOOK 2025From an award-winning historian of race, science and empire, a path-breaking and poignant history of extinction as a scientific idea, an imperial legacy and a political choiceAnyone alive today is among a tiny fraction of the once living: over 90% of species that ever existed are now extinct.

We live on an unexplored planet, ignorant of more than eighty percent of the species that share our world.

In twenty short books, Penguin brings you the classics of the environmental movement.

Support and protect the natural world with tips from expert gardener Joe Swift.

'Full of wonder and forensic intelligence' Isabella Tree, author of WildingA moving account of Madagascar told by a researcher who has spent over fifty years investigating the mysteries of this remarkable island.

An argument that America''s addiction to crude oil has driven a foreign policy of intervention and exploitation hidden behind a facade of liberal internationalism.

How Los Angeles, Hong Kong, and China deal with such urban environmental issues as ports, goods movement, air pollution, water quality, transportation, and public space.

Stories of environmental stewardship in communities from New Orleans to Soweto accompany an interdisciplinary framework for understanding civic ecology as a global phenomenon.

An argument that environmental challenges will only resonate with citizens of affluent postindustrial countries if sustainability concerns emerge from everyday practices.

How Latin American countries became leading voices and innovators on addressing climate change—and what threatens their leadership.

Bringing together new writing by some of the field's most compelling voices from the United States and Europe, this is the first book to examine Italy--as a territory of both matter and imagination--through the lens of the environmental humanities.

Scholarship of literature and the environment demonstrates myriad understandings of nature and culture.

This book invites you to look downward, to discover a hidden world that sustains life on the planet without us noticing.

Rewilding the Human Heart is a poetic manifesto for remembering what we were never meant to forget—our sacred belonging to the Earth and each other.

Buscar la simplicidad puede llevarnos a una paradoja: desear algo sencillo y facil de usar, y que al mismo tiempo sea capaz de realizar todas aquellas tareas complejas que necesitamos que haga.

What does a 4,000-year-old tree remember?