Conservation of the environment

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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 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.

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.

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.