Applied ecology

Bringing together a wealth of knowledge, the Handbook of Environmental Management, Second Edition, gives a comprehensive overview of environmental problems, their sources, their assessment, and their solutions.

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

This Handbook gives a comprehensive, international and cutting-edge overview of Sustainable Development.

Amphibians are among the most threatened groups of animals on earth.

Biodiversity loss is one of the major resource problems facing the world, and the policy options available are restricted by inappropriate economic tools which fail to capture the value of species and their variety.

Socio-environmental crises are currently transforming the conditions for life on this planet, from climate change, to resource depletion, biodiversity loss and long-term pollutants.

Providing a broad historical perspective, this book explores the interactions between humans, microorganisms, and plants in a closed habitat, and the life support systems necessary to maintain habitability over long periods of time.

This book guides animal ecologists, biologists and wildlife and data managers through a step-by-step procedure to build their own advanced software platforms to manage and process wildlife tracking data.

Heat Conversion Systems develops the underlying concepts of advanced Rankine-based absorption and compression cycles and introduces the Building Block Approach as a general concept.

Freshwater is in great supply across much of Canada.

The 15th Meeting on Chemical Signals in Vertebrates (CSiV) reunited participants from 20 countries from 5 continents who "e;electronically commuted"e; to Dijon, France, during three days (3-5 November 2021).

For thousands of years humans have experimented with various methods of waste disposal-from burning and burying to simply packing up and moving in search of an unscathed environment.

This up-to-date guidebook on freshwater invertebrates of the central European region is a richly illustrated work, providing an excellent source of systematic information on freshwater macroinvertebrates.

Le cheval est un animal compagnon dont la relation avec l’humain a fortement évolué au cours des siècles.

This book brings together chapters related to sustainable utilization of biological resources, including in situ and ex situ conservation of rare, endangered, and threatened plants.

Documenting the latest research in the field of different pathogenic organisms, this book presents the current scenario about promising antimicrobials in the following areas: Part I.

Ian McHarg's ecological planning approach has been influential since the 20th century.

There has been a recent resurgence of interest in wood energy as part of a sustainable range of renewable energy options.

This is the first comprehensive review of the Intergovernmental Committee (IGC) of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) established in 2000.

This book examines our understanding of technology and suggests that machines are counterfeit organisms that seem to replace human bodies but are ultimately means of displacing workloads and environmental loads beyond our horizon.

Based on work by the Miombo Network in southern Africa, this book helps decision-makers and general readers alike improve their understanding of the socio-ecology of the Miombo woodlands across southern Africa.

This book comprehensively examines the complex relationship between forests and climate change from a biological perspective.

Carnivores include some of the most impressive, dangerous and mysterious animals in the world.

Explore our emotional bond with nature to heal ourselves and the natural worldWhy spend countless hours indoors in front of screens when being in nature feels so good?

Secrets of the Manatee offers a fascinating look at Florida's most mysterious marine creature.

The Ecological Constitution integrates the insights of environmental constitutionalism and ecological law in a concise, engaging and accessible manner.

A comprehensive natural history of one of Britain's favourite animalsThe badger has for many years occupied a unique place in the British consciousness.

This book presents peer-reviewed articles and highlights successful examples of integrating science and mathematics for future global initiatives from the 9th International Conference on the Applications of Science and Mathematics (SCIEMATHIC 2024), held in Malaysia.

Mercury pollution and contamination are widespread, well documented, and continue to pose a public health concern in both developed and developing countries.

Swathes of the human world are covered in ornamental grass lawns; they are the single most commonly encountered horticultural feature on the planet.

This book is a product of the TEEB study (The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity).

This book offers a panoramic view of the emerging eco-paradigm of Translation Studies, known as Eco-Translatology, and presents a systematic study of the theoretical discourse from ecological perspectives in the field of Translation Studies.

Forests cover thirty-one percent of the world's land surface, provide habitats for animals, livelihoods for humans, and generate household income in rural areas of developing countries.

This book presents a legal genealogy of biodiversity - of its strategic use before and after the adoption of the Convention on Biological Diversity, 1993.

In this book, the authors examine the governance of marine protected areas (MPA), and in particular they compare two different forms of governance - co-management (CM) and adaptive co-management (ACM).

Part of the worldwide biodiversity program DIVERSITAS, the Global Mountain Biodiversity Assessment (GMBA) assesses the biological richness of high-elevation biota.

Die Flächeninanspruchnahme durch Bebauung ist nach den Wirkungen von Land-, Forst- und Wasserwirtschaft eine der wesentlichen Gefährdungsursachen für die Biologische Vielfalt.

Aldo Leopold and Ed Ricketts are giants in the history of environmental awareness.

The tropical UK Territories have extensive coral reefs.

Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology attempts to provide concise, critical reviews of timely advances, philosophy, and significant areas of accomplished or needed endeavor in the total field of xenobiotics in any segment of the environment, as well as toxicological implications.

Today molecular data is part of many biological studies, including taxonomic works.

Macrofungi have significant importance in human health, particularly in nutrition, medicine, pharmaceuticals, agriculture and industries.

Any effective response to an uncertain future will require independently thinking individuals working together.

How to Make A Wetland tells the story of two Turkish coastal areas, both shaped by ecological change and political uncertainty.

This book is devoted to 250 years of collecting, organizing and preserving paleontological specimens by generations of scientists.