Conservation of the environment

Sometimes by accident and sometimes on purpose, humans have transported plants and animals to new habitats around the world.

The American chestnut was one of America's most common, valued, and beloved trees-a "e;perfect tree"e; that ruled the forests from Georgia to Maine.

Monitoring changes in the intertidal zone of rocky shores has never been more critical.

We are living in the early stages of a looming worldwide extinction crisis.

The much-loved giant panda, a secretive denizen of the dense bamboo forests of western China, has become an icon worldwide of progress in conservation and research.

Trees hold a powerful place in American constructions of what is good in nature and the environment.

This benchmark volume documents in comprehensive detail a major environmental crisis: rapidly declining amphibian populations and the disturbing developmental problems that are increasingly prevalent within many amphibian species.

A pioneer in international conservation and wildlife ecology, Raymond Dasmann published his first book, the influential text Environmental Conservation, when the term "e;environment"e; was little known and "e;conservation"e; to most people simply meant keeping or storing.

The rural west is at a crossroads, and the Sierra Nevada is at the center of this social and economic change.

Candace Slater takes us on a journey into the Amazon that will forever change our ideas about one of the most written-about, filmed, and fought-over areas in the world.

Energy shortages, climate change, and the debate over national security have thrust oil policy to the forefront of American politics.

Americans have been conditioned to appreciate, cheer, and serve economic growth.

How much radiation is too much?

The grim history of Nauru Island, a small speck in the Pacific Ocean halfway between Hawaii and Australia, represents a larger story of environmental degradation and economic dysfunction.

In 1540 Francisco Vasquez de Coronado introduced the first domestic livestock to the American Southwest.

Shrader-Frechette looks at current U.

Can we know the risks we face, now or in the future?

Blessings on Uncle Sams soldiers!

A comprehensive overview of the arguments in environmental criticism, first published in 2011.

A state-of-the-art overview of current knowledge concerning tropical montane cloud forests, assessing their biological and hydrological value and their sustainability.

Intended for undergraduate and graduate students in conservation biology, natural resource management, and ecology, this book compiles compelling case histories in molecular ecology.

This book introduces readers to second-generation biofuels obtained from non-food biomass, such as forest residue, agricultural residue, and waste wood.

A comprehensive 2010 summary of interdisciplinary social methods and research strategies for analysis of the complex relationship between environments and societies.

This book examines whether international law has an impact on the protection of the Amazon.

This book examines whether international law has an impact on the protection of the Amazon.

A comprehensive overview of the arguments in environmental criticism, first published in 2011.

A state-of-the-art overview of current knowledge concerning tropical montane cloud forests, assessing their biological and hydrological value and their sustainability.

The Northern Spotted Owl, a threatened species that occurs in coniferous forests in the western United States, has become a well-known environmental symbol.

Intended for undergraduate and graduate students in conservation biology, natural resource management, and ecology, this book compiles compelling case histories in molecular ecology.

A comprehensive 2010 summary of interdisciplinary social methods and research strategies for analysis of the complex relationship between environments and societies.

Shows how nonprofit organizations and NGOs can demonstrate that they are using their funds appropriately and delivering on their promises.

Focuses on how the theories underlying sustainability can be translated into practice and the challenges involved in achieving this.

Critical examination of participatory biodiversity assessment focusing on lessons for policy makers and planners.

First of its kind and unique in its blend of theoretical and practical approaches for mainstreaming biodiversity in impact assessment.

With particular emphasis on plants, this thought-provoking text examines the implications of human influences on micro-evolutionary processes.

When, in 1883, Congress charged the US Army with managing Yellowstone National Park, soldiers encountered a new sort of hostility: work they were untrained for, in a daunting physical and social environment where they werent particularly welcome.

An account of the catastrophic decline and remarkable recovery of a fox species inhabiting only the California Channel Islands.

A richly illustrated nature tour of Galapagos-now expanded, thoroughly updated, and with more than 650 color photographsGalapagos is a comprehensive, up-to-date, and profusely illustrated natural history of this spectacular archipelago.

A comprehensive summary of species distribution modeling methods integrating ecological and statistical models with spatial data, and a framework for implementation.

This book bridges natural, physical and social sciences to show how ecosystem ecology can inform the ecosystem services approach to environmental management.

Shows how nonprofit organizations and NGOs can demonstrate that they are using their funds appropriately and delivering on their promises.

An account of the catastrophic decline and remarkable recovery of a fox species inhabiting only the California Channel Islands.

Focuses on how the theories underlying sustainability can be translated into practice and the challenges involved in achieving this.

A comprehensive summary of species distribution modeling methods integrating ecological and statistical models with spatial data, and a framework for implementation.

This book bridges natural, physical and social sciences to show how ecosystem ecology can inform the ecosystem services approach to environmental management.

Describes biological rhythms and clocks evolved by marine organisms in relation to tidal, daily, lunar and seasonal life cycle events.

An interdisciplinary analysis of the ecological impact of industrial pollution, from causes and effects to monitoring techniques and ecosystem recovery.

This book provides a highly illustrated synthesis of research on cold-water corals worldwide.

Brings together viewpoints from leading ecologists and evolutionary biologists to discuss how speciation affects patterns of biological diversity.