Conservation of the environment

Leading scholars from economics, management studies, and political science suggest effective environmental policies to mitigate human impact on the environment.

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.

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

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

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

The Dynamic Energy Budget theory unifies the commonalities between organisms and links different levels of biological organisation.

Leading scholars from economics, management studies, and political science suggest effective environmental policies to mitigate human impact on the environment.

Illustrates the power and utility of the synergy between population genetics and conservation biology in animal conservation.

This book brings together scattered information on insect conservation, providing a robust foundation for future progress, using examples from around the world.

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.

Using applied mathematics familiar to undergraduate engineers and scientists, this book examines natural resource management and its role in sustainability.

An academic textbook and practical guide to farm conservation, based on the authors'' extensive teaching experience.

This book identifies restoration strategies for beach and dune conservation and discusses ways to educate and involve stakeholders.

Unique case study, inspiring researchers and conservationists to work together to promote biodiversity through field projects.

This book describes factors affecting the accumulation, melting and runoff of water from seasonal snowpacks.

This book is bulging with promising land patterns for students, planners, conservationists and policy makers.

An innovative study of how the quantity, function and ecology of water changes from watershed to river.

A study of the fate of plants during the ''great extinction'' 65 million years ago.

An authoritative account of the application of fungi to the treatment of environmental pollution.

This book is a practical guide to remediation of petroleum spills in cold regions.

First published in 2007, this is a valuable reference book for graduate students, scientists and managers on the sustainable protection of the Malay Archipelago.

A fascinating synthesis on the current status and literature of connectivity conservation research and implementation.

Review of future climate change for life sciences and environmental science students, and policy-makers.

A concise, non-technical account of the structure and evolution of woodlands and forests, first published in 2007.

New management programs are suggested, to improve the state of the world''s fisheries.

An in-depth survey of the major theoretical and methodological issues in landscape ecology.

A 2007 reference on geomorphological studies on reefs for researchers and graduate students in geomorphology and oceanography.

A unique, multi-thematic case study of the entire monkey community of the Taï forest.

A novel theoretical framework to analyse the effectiveness of voluntary environmental programs, including ISO 14001.

A fascinating and detailed study of the effect of natural disasters on humanity.

A personal and readable review of how plants and animals colonize islands.

This multi-disciplinary volume, written by leading international experts, gives a timely review of modern environmental mycology.

A 2006 guide to use of clustering and classification statistical methods for biologists, from ecologists to bioinformaticians.

First published in 2006, this book identifies the need for changes to human-created institutions responsible for natural resource management.

An engaging and provocative book about the contribution economics can make to environmental policy.

This 2006 book summarises the current methods and models used in managing large herbivore populations and their habitats.

Presents an introduction to the area of evolutionary conservation biology.

An examination of how studying marine predators can identify changes in and help manage marine ecosystems.

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

A description of the transformations in Chinese and Taiwanese responses to the environment across the twentieth century.

The dynamic nature of current research into soil biodiversity is reflected in this excellent volume.

Considers how phylogeny can help understand the processes that have generated today''s diversity and the processes that now threaten it.

A comprehensive review that deals with Old and New World tropics and taxa at all trophic levels.

This book discusses whether, and how, coexistence of people and endangered wildlife may be encouraged.

This Handbook, first published in 2005, provides standard procedures for planning and conducting a survey of any species or habitat and for evaluating the data.

This account explores how to promote biodiversity without compromising agricultural production in highly managed agricultural ecosystems.

It addresses the threats insect populations face and explores ways insects and their habitats are prioritised, mapped, monitored and conserved.

Essential reading for undergraduate students of conservation biology and living natural resource management.