Applied ecology

Authored by world-class scientists and scholars, The Handbook of Natural Resources, Second Edition, is an excellent reference for understanding the consequences of changing natural resources to the degradation of ecological integrity and the sustainability of life.

The global demand for clean, renewable energy has rapidly expanded in recent years and will likely continue to escalate in the decades to come.

Palynology is important in basic as well as in manifold applied sciences, as e.

Distribution and Range .

This volume builds on an international workshop held in 2019, inspired by James Lovelock's "e;The Revenge of Gaia - Why the Earth Is Fighting Back, and How We Can Still Save Humanity"e;.

Foundations of Wildlife Diseases is a comprehensive overview of the basic principles that govern the study of wildlife diseases.

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.

The Causes of Tropical Deforestation (1994) is an analysis of the problem of deforestation, using statistical technique - a form of 'environ-metrics' - to discover the true causes of an issue whose basis is hotly debated, and attributed to causes as varied as poverty, external debt, multinational logging companies, government corruption, the IMF, population growth, and non-sustainable agriculture.

Dreams + Disillusions explores the plethora of ideas and ideologies that have shaped and reshaped cities in profound ways.

This third edition of Food Policy in the United States offers a timely update to the leading textbook dedicated to all aspects of food policy in the United States.

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With almost half a million people and more than six times as many sheep, Tasmania has a rich history of wool production.

Biodiversity may refer to the diversity of genes, species or ecosystems in general.

Understanding the chemistry underlying sustainable energy is central to any long-term solution to meeting our future energy needs.

Monitoring is integral to all aspects of policy and management for threatened biodiversity.

Written by renowned experts in the field, Sampling Strategies for Natural Resources and the Environment covers the sampling techniques used in ecology, forestry, environmental science, and natural resources.

Worldwide concern in scientific, industrial, and governmental com- munities over traces of toxic chemicals in foodstuHs and in both abiotic and biotic environments has justified the present triumvirate of specialized publications in this field: comprehensive reviews, rapidly published progress reports, and archival documentations.

This book collates a wide spectrum of topics relevant to contemporary research achievement in sustainable utilization of plant genetic resources and conservation of plant genetic diversity within the framework of different crop systems.

Winner: Western Heritage Book AwardSpur Award FinalistStubbendieck Great Plains Distinguished Book AwardAmericas Great Plains once possessed one of the grandest wildlife spectacles of the world, equaled only by such places as the Serengeti, the Masai Mara, or the veld of South Africa.

The fundamental concepts of animal population are misunderstood; this book draws a road map to the future development of ecology.

Aleocharine beetles are among the most poorly known and difficult-to-identify groups of Coleoptera worldwide.

This book integrates a variety of issues such as regional settings of productivity and nutrient cycling; plankton of coastal and shelf systems; plankton, climate change and human-induced changes; harmful algae and their impacts; and gelatinous zooplankton.

This book is part of the 4-volumes collection of Atlas of Chinese Macrofungal Resources.

Depuis près de soixante ans, l’Afrique a bénéficié d’une multitude de programmes et de projets touchant à tous les domaines liés au développement.

Human well-being relies critically on ecosystem services provided by nature.

This book introduces key stages of niche-based habitat suitability model building, evaluation and prediction, featuring examples using R.

This authored book is focused on SDG 14: Life below water, comprehensively addressing all facets of biotechnology and bioinformatics related to fisheries.

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Though the pygmy hippopotamus has been designated as a flagship species of West African forests (meaning that by raising conservation efforts for a single species, an entire ecological region could benefit), very little research has been published on the animal.

Key features:The first reference book to provide a comprehensive treatment of the biogreography of the Andean regionIncludes lists of the synonyms for each area and examples of the plant and animal taxa characterizing them.

Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review remains one of the most cited sources in marine science and oceanography.

This introductory volume provides an overview about the history and current status of European mammals, as well as management strategies.

Inconstant and forbidding, the arctic has lured misguided voyagers into the cold for centuries--pushing them beyond the limits of their knowledge, technology, and endurance.

25 Myths That Are Destroying the Environment explores the many myths circulating in ecological and political discussions.

With almost 90% of terrestrial plant material entering the detrital pool, the processing of this significant carbon source is a critical ecosystem function to understand.

Wild Mammals of Wyoming and Yellowstone National Park provides the scholar, conservationist, and interested lay reader with information on the state's 117 wild mammalian species from grizzly bears to pygmy shrews.

The growth of cities poses ever-increasing challenges for the natural environment on which they impact and depend, not only within their boundaries but also in surrounding peri-urban areas.

Another volume in the popular New Naturalist series, this book gives a comprehensive account of the natural history of Britain and Ireland's inland waters, many of which are popular holiday destinations.

Marine fishes represent astonishing diversity with respect to practically every aspect of their biology.

As the scholarly and interdisciplinary study of human/animal relations becomes crucial to the urgent questions of our time, notably in relation to environmental crisis, this collection explores the inner tensions within the relatively new and broad field of animal studies.

This book describes the ecosystem of the Andean watersheds, covering the Californian valley, tropical Andes, and southern Andes.

Understand the social, economic, and environmental impacts of the development of forest plantationsand the conservation involvedControversy surrounds the question of how to best protect forests of high conservation value, while meeting the growing demands for wood and wood fiber-based products.

Eco-labelling is an increasingly popular way of meeting consumer's demands for environmental information about the products they purchase.

Soils have been called the most complex microbial ecosystems on Earth.

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

"e;Anyone who doubts the power of history to inform the present should read this closely argued and sweeping survey.

Energy and water are essential parts of sustainability considerations.

While technology is developing at a fast pace, urban planners and cities are still behind in finding effective ways to use technology to address citizen's needs.