The Florida Everglades is a treasured ecosystem, but the water quality, quantity, flow, and distribution have been dramatically degraded by drainage and infrastructure development during the past century.
A San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year: "e;Intelligent and impassioned, Citizen Scientist is essential reading for anyone interested in the natural world.
This is the first comprehensive review of the hundreds of bird species that have become extinct over the last 1,000 years of habitat degradation, over-hunting and rat introduction.
Legume Bioengineering: Balancing Food Demand and Global Climate Change offers a comprehensive guide to enhancing legume productivity and resilience in the face of global food insecurity and climate change.
The book "e;The Nile in the Age of the Pharaohs and the Arabs"e; takes us on a journey through the long history of a civilization whose existence and survival were linked to this great river, which was not just a source of water and agriculture, but the lifeblood and spirit of Egyptian identity.
Toda civilización humana requiere de la dotación de agua en condiciones aptas de consumo y para labores diarias como la preparación de alimentos y la higiene personal.
The variety of theoretical themes and practical components contributing to modern insect conservation continues to diversify, together with realisation that insects affect many aspects of human wellbeing.
This comprehensive and lavishly illustrated book summarizes all known information on the Goitered Gazelle (Gazella subgutturosa), one of the world's most endangered antelopes.
This comprehensive and lavishly illustrated book summarizes all known information on the Goitered Gazelle (Gazella subgutturosa), one of the world's most endangered antelopes.
The captive breeding and reintroduction of highly threatened species are among the most challenging conservation interventions and often represent the final tool in a comparatively small toolbox to conserve rapidly declining species.
The captive breeding and reintroduction of highly threatened species are among the most challenging conservation interventions and often represent the final tool in a comparatively small toolbox to conserve rapidly declining species.
This book covers an overview of the Mahanadi River basin, spanning a total area of 141,581 square kilometers and extending across the states of Chhattisgarh (52.
This book covers an overview of the Mahanadi River basin, spanning a total area of 141,581 square kilometers and extending across the states of Chhattisgarh (52.
Amphibians by virtue of their thin, moist, permeable skins are poorly protected from harsh environments and are especially susceptible to chemical changes, desiccation, and alteration of their habitat.
Amphibians by virtue of their thin, moist, permeable skins are poorly protected from harsh environments and are especially susceptible to chemical changes, desiccation, and alteration of their habitat.
This book addresses the climate risk influencing biodiversity globally and discusses the sustainable use of biological diversity and its legal implications.
This book addresses the climate risk influencing biodiversity globally and discusses the sustainable use of biological diversity and its legal implications.
This book provides a compilation of basic information on the topic of the Patagonian Shelfbreak front, but integrally reanalyzes this under modern paradigms.
This book provides a compilation of basic information on the topic of the Patagonian Shelfbreak front, but integrally reanalyzes this under modern paradigms.