Conservation of wildlife and habitats

The number of primates on the brink of extinction continues to grow, and the need to respond with effective conservation measures has never been greater.

Wind farms are an essential component of global renewable energy policy and the action to limit the effects of climate change.

The identification and analysis of the particular habitat needs of a species has always been a central focus of research and applied conservation in both ecology and wildlife biology.

Each fall and spring, millions of birds travel the Pacific Flyway, the westernmost of the four major North American bird migration routes.

David Bellamy is a natural story teller whose memoir will be packed full of funny anecdotes and observations.

Dynamic naturalist Michael Blencowe has travelled the globe to uncover the fascinating backstories of eleven extinct animals, which he shares with charm and insight inGone.

Selected for The Times Best Gardening Books of the Year 2023Every garden, large or small, in a town or in the country, even one formed completely by pots, can be a living dance of lavish colours, glorious scents and pollen-rich flowers alive to the sound of bird song and the buzz of bees.

A ground breaking study of primates that live in flooded habitats around the world.

A unique collection of stunning photographs and detailed portraits of over fifty of the most striking owl species around the world.

This book combines the ''resilience'' and ''cultural landscape'' approaches to develop a new perspective on analysing and managing landscape changes.

No species occurs everywhere.

A concise, entry level text in conservation genetics aimed at those with a limited background in genetic studies.

Scores of wild species and ecosystems around the world face a variety of human-caused threats, from habitat destruction and fragmentation to rapid climate change.

'As the rest of the world stood by and watched, Laurens risked everything to defend these extraordinary mammals from extinction.

Personal, anecdotal, and highly engaging, Watching Giants opens a window on a world that seems quite like our own, yet is so different that understanding it pushes the very limits of our senses.

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.

Sea Fishes of the Mediterranean reveals the fascinating wealth of sea life found in this diverse but little-documented region.

An accessible and beautifully illustrated text, collating global scientific research on the evolution, ecology and behaviour of barn owls.

Tobin Mitnick, JewsLoveTrees creator and shameless tree lover, leads you, the tree-curious, through the wonderful world of North American trees with fact, opinion, and humor.

As the owner of one of the world's most elaborate sea glass collections, Mary Beth Beuke gets to talk about these prized ocean gems on a daily basis.

Das Schicksal des Feldhasen (Lepus europaeus) ist seit jeher aufs Engste mit der Landwirtschaft verbunden.

The conservation of biological diversity depends on people's knowledge and actions.

This book discusses the effects of the indenture system on Indians across the colonies, but more specifically Fiji.

The biggest-ever selection of first-hand accounts and news reports of shark attacks, both recent and historical, shows how sharks are masters of the ocean and how we enter their domain at our own risk.

With up to a quarter of all insect species heading towards extinction over the next few decades, there is now a pressing need to summarize the techniques available for measuring insect diversity in order to develop effective conservation strategies.

'An honest, compelling and important account, and a critical plea for a fusion of farming, food and nature to provide global ecological security' CHRIS PACKHAMWhy are so many animals facing extinction?

WINNER OF THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR WRITING ON GLOBAL CONSERVATIONWinner of the Richard Jefferies Society and White Horse Book Shop Literary Prize splendid Guardian visionary New StatesmanRebirding takes the long view of Britain s wildlife decline, from the early taming of our landscape and its long-lost elephants and rhinos, to fenland drainage, the removal of cornerstone species such as wild cattle, horses, beavers and boar and forward in time to the intensification of our modern landscapes and the collapse of invertebrate populations.

This is the first scholarly book on the antelope that dominates the savanna ecosystems of eastern and southern Africa.

In the latest addition to the New Naturalist series, Ian Newton explores bird populations and what causes their fluctuation - food supplies, competitors, predators, parasites, pathogens and human activity.

Dragonflies are among the most familiar and popular of all insects, deeply embedded in human cultural history.

This landmark scientific reference for scientists, researchers, and students of marine biology tackles the monumental task of taking a complete biodiversity inventory of the Gulf of Mexico with full biotic and biogeographic information.

Bats are fascinating mammals about which we still have much to learn.

The conservation of biological diversity depends on people's knowledge and actions.

Peatlands form important landscape elements in many parts of the world and play significant roles for biodiversity and global carbon balance.

The second volume of a major new series of books on British natural history.

The tides of the North Atlantic are the world's highest, and they reveal a world of amazing seashore life--from jellies and sea anemones, to clams and crabs, to seaweeds and lichens.

Marine Mammal Observer and Passive Acoustic Monitoring Handbook is the ultimate instruction manual for mitigation measures to minimise man-made acoustical and physical disturbances to marine mammals from industrial and defence activities.

This book examines the global, local, and specific environmental factors that facilitate illegal fishing and proposes effective ways to reduce the opportunities and incentives that threaten the existence of the world's fish.

Pearls are glistening, solid object created within the tissue of a living mollusc or other shelled animals.

Bill Bryson meets John Vaillant in this life list quest to see the rarest species in North America.

In this lively history and celebration of the Pacific razor clam, David Berger shares with us his love affair with the glossy, gold-colored Siliqua patula and gets into the nitty-gritty of how to dig, clean, and cook them using his favorite recipes.

This single-volume resource explores the five major oceans of the world, addressing current issues such as sea rise and climate change and explaining the significance of the oceans from historical, geographic, and cultural perspectives.

"e;Gow has a fire in his belly.

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In this completely revised Texas A&M University Press edition, Guthery and coauthor Fidel Hernndez have breathed new life into a classic work that for more than twenty years has been teaching biologists, managers, and ranchers to think like a quail.

An exploration of the biodiversity status of coastal habitats worldwide, emphasising their importance to society, major threats and conservation challenges.

The world's mediterranean-type climate regions (including areas within the Mediterranean, South Africa, Australia, California, and Chile) have long been of interest to biologists by virtue of their extraordinary biodiversity and the appearance of evolutionary convergence between these disparate regions.

This book brings together scientific evidence and experience relevant to the practical conservation of wild birds.

An understanding of biodiversity is an important requirement of a wide range of programmes of study including biology, zoology, wildlife conservation and environmental science.