Conservation of the environment

Rat Island rises from the icy gray waters of the Bering Sea, a mass of volcanic rock covered with tundra, midway between Alaska and Siberia.

Winner: John Burroughs MedalLong ago we invited bears into our stories, our dreams, our nightmares, our lives.

This book examines critical themes in environmental studies though theatre and performance studies.

North American deserts-lands of little water-have long been home to a surprising diversity of aquatic life, from fish to insects and mollusks.

In this book, an ornithologist and a forester have combined their skills to try and tease out the real facts behind the various arguments on forestry.

All life on Earth has the right to exist, but as we teeter on the verge of a sixth extinction this book discusses why biodiversity matters and why we should care if species go extinct.

This book comprises studies that reflect on various influences of excessive tourism development in protected areas, and solutions designed and initiated to mitigate such challenges.

The life cycles of fishes are complex and varied, and knowledge of the early life stages is important for understanding the biology, ecology, and evolution of fishes.

Human beings have been concerned about nature and their place in it for millennia.

Killing Bugs for Business and Beauty examines the beginning of Canada's aerial war against forest insects and how a tiny handful of officials came to lead the world with a made-in-Canada solution to the problem.

The United States is experiencing an ongoing wildfire crisis.

The results of climate change make the headlines almost daily.

Ein internationales, interdisziplinäres Autorenteam erläutert hier aktuelle Problemstellungen aus dem Bereich des Naturschutzes.

Forest fragmentation will inevitably continue over the coming years, especially in developing economies.

This book analyses the theoretical and methodological foundations of ecotourism and geotourism and examines the essence, content, factors, and models of ecotourism development.

Winner of a 2019 Southwest Book Award (BRLA)An homage to the useful and idiosyncratic mesquite treeIn his latest book, Mesquite, Gary Paul Nabhan employs humor and contemplative reflection to convince readers that they have never really glimpsed the essence of what he calls "e;arboreality.

Fossil species appear to persist morphologically unchanged for long intervals of geologic time, punctuated by short bursts of rapid change as explained by the Ecological Evolutionary Units (EEUs).

Alaska's great size is mirrored by the large number and diversity of its freshwater ecosystems.

The United States Government, cognizant of its responsibilities to future generations, has been sponsoring research for nine years into the causes, effects, and potential impacts of increased concentrations of carbon dioxide (C0 ) in the atmosphere.

The idea that nature provides services to people is one of the most powerful concepts to have emerged over the last two decades.

This book examines a wide range of innovative approaches for coastal wetlands restoration and explains how we should use both academic research and practitioners' findings to influence learning, practice, policy and social change.

The Dark Mountain Project began with a manifesto published in 2009 by two English writers-Dougald Hine and Paul Kingsnorth-who felt that literature was not responding honestly to the crises of our time.

Historic structures need to be restored in line with international guidance and charters developed by architects and archaeologists, but technical understanding of structural engineering and materials is crucial, particularly with respect to response to earthquake loading.

The Ocean Sunfishes: Evolution, Biology and Conservation is the first book to gather into one comprehensive volume our fundamental knowledge of the world-record holding, charismatic ocean behemoths in the family Molidae.

The Atlantic Forest is one of the 36 hotspots for biodiversity conservation worldwide.

This collection pulls together key documents from the scientific and political history of climate change, including congressional testimony, scientific papers, newspaper editorials, court cases, and international declarations.

This comprehensive text is a major synthesis on ecological change in the Gulf of Alaska.

Environmental scientist and writer Haydn Washington argues that we will not solve the environmental crisis unless we change our worldview and ethics, and to do so we must rejuvenate our sense of wonder at nature.

Despite reports of food safety and quality scandals, China has a rapidly expanding organic agriculture and food sector, and there is a revolution in ecological food and ethical eating in China's cities.

Originally published in 1992 Economics for the Wilds argues that an economics that properly values the resources of the wilds offers the best long-term security for their future.

Nouragues is a tropical forest research station in French Guiana.

Since the implementation of catalysts containing platinum-group-elements (PGE) for the control of vehicle emissions in 1975, a controversial discussion has begun on PGE emissions and eventual consequences for the environment.

A comprehensive overview of the environmental impacts of unconventional oil and gas reserves, authored by an international consortium of experts.

Animals that must hunt and kill for at least part of their living are inherently interesting to many people and the role that carnivores play in biological communities attract interest from ecologists and conservation biologists.

'After Mark Cocker s glorious book, you will never look at a blackberry bush the same way again.

Although biologists have directed much attention to estimating the extent and causes of species losses, the consequences for ecosystem functioning have been little studied.

A tiny organism called pollen pulls off one of nature's key tasks: plant reproduction.

Community forestry focuses on the link between forest resources and livelihoods and contributes to forest conservation and reforestation.

The Ecological Importance of High-Severity Fires, presents information on the current paradigm shift in the way people think about wildfire and ecosystems.

Although the progress of environmental restoration projects in the Florida Everglades remains slow overall, there have been improvements in the pace of restoration and in the relationship between the federal and state partners during the last two years.

As water resources diminish with increasing population and economic pressures as well as global climate change, this book addresses a subject of ever increasing local and global importance.

Recreational hunting has long been a controversial issue.

Anthropogenic release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere has been recognized as the primary agent in global climate change.

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

Common Sense in Environmental Management examines common sense not in theory, but in practice.

Baikai is the deepest lake on earth and one of the most ancient.

This fully updated third edition provides a modern synthesis and review of the latest advances in understanding native vegetation across Australia.