Conservation of the environment

Presents the state-of-the-art of model-based integration of ecology and economics in the field of biodiversity conservation.

A practical, step-by-step guide to rearing freshwater mussels, one of the most imperiled groups of animals in the world.

Provides guidelines for assessing the sustainability of urban systems including theory, methods and case studies.

Looks at the question: do forests cool or warm the atmosphere and reduce global warming?

Discusses the benefits and risks, as well as the economic and socio-political realities, of rewilding as a novel conservation tool.

The first book to present the latest discoveries on the behaviour, ecology and evolutionary biology of lorises and pottos.

A ground breaking study of primates that live in flooded habitats around the world.

The environmental crisis besieges morality with unanswered questions and ethical dilemmas, requiring fresh examination of nature''s value, animal rights, activism, and despair.

A practical, step-by-step guide to rearing freshwater mussels, one of the most imperiled groups of animals in the world.

Provides guidelines for assessing the sustainability of urban systems including theory, methods and case studies.

The first book to present the latest discoveries on the behaviour, ecology and evolutionary biology of lorises and pottos.

Presents the state-of-the-art of model-based integration of ecology and economics in the field of biodiversity conservation.

Presents different strategies for biological control along with their ecological bases, using many examples from a diversity of ecosystems.

Toxic City presents a novel critique of postindustrial green gentrification through a study of Bayview-Hunters Point, a historically Black neighborhood in San Francisco.

An overview of the forms of agency in urban climate politics, discussing their strengths, limitations, and the power dynamics between them.

Displays the broad range of quantitative approaches to analysing ecological networks, providing clear examples and guidance for researchers.

Proclaims the enjoyment of teaching, studying and learning outdoors via the inspirational stories of some remarkable people.

Offers an interdisciplinary exploration of resilience in agriculture, and implications for producers seeking to adapt to change and uncertainty.

A review of the evidence underpinning the Anthropocene as a geological epoch, written by the Anthropocene Working Group investigating it.

Presents state-of-the-art research into leaf interactions with light, for scientists working in remote sensing, plant physiology, ecology and resource management.

Money and market prices obscure an unequal global exchange of resources, which is a prerequisite to what we perceive as technological progress.

An authoritative review of the ecology of forest birds and their conservation issues throughout the Northern Hemisphere.

Provides a synthesis of prior research and novel results about the behaviour, conservation, ecology, evolution, and physiology of kestrels.

This book will help decision makers model nature-based solutions to the complex problem of sustainable development, locally and globally.

Examines how ecosystems can collapse as a result of human activity, and the ecological processes underlying their subsequent recovery.

Combining personal stories of motivation with new research this book offers a holistic picture of primate conservation in the Anthropocene.

A diverse account of how life exists in extreme environments and these systems'' susceptibility and resilience to climate change.

Presents state-of-the-art research into leaf interactions with light, for scientists working in remote sensing, plant physiology, ecology and resource management.

Explains how satellite remote sensing informs and helps deliver successful conservation management through case studies, which highlight practitioner experience.

Provides a comparative approach to plant succession among all terrestrial biomes and disturbances, helping to reveal generalizable patterns.

The first comprehensive reference book ever published on ecology, conservation status and management of all bears species worldwide.

Examines the problem of poaching of elephants for ivory and looks into the factors that propagate it.

Money and market prices obscure an unequal global exchange of resources, which is a prerequisite to what we perceive as technological progress.

A diverse account of how life exists in extreme environments and these systems'' susceptibility and resilience to climate change.

Provides a comparative approach to plant succession among all terrestrial biomes and disturbances, helping to reveal generalizable patterns.

The first comprehensive reference book ever published on ecology, conservation status and management of all bears species worldwide.

A ground breaking study of primates that live in flooded habitats around the world.

Provides a global analysis of policies to address deforestation, an important driver of climate change.

Discover a straightforward and holistic look at energy conversion and conservation processes using the exergy concept.

An authoritative review of the ecology of forest birds and their conservation issues throughout the Northern Hemisphere.

This practical and bold book unifies multiple aspects of plant conservation into a single coherent concept, linking theory and methodology.

Outlines the ecological fundamentals, assumptions, and techniques for reconstructing past environments using fossil animals from archaeological and paleontological sites.

A review of the evidence underpinning the Anthropocene as a geological epoch, written by the Anthropocene Working Group investigating it.

Discover a straightforward and holistic look at energy conversion and conservation processes using the exergy concept.

This practical and bold book unifies multiple aspects of plant conservation into a single coherent concept, linking theory and methodology.

Outlines the ecological fundamentals, assumptions, and techniques for reconstructing past environments using fossil animals from archaeological and paleontological sites.

Examines how ecosystems can collapse as a result of human activity, and the ecological processes underlying their subsequent recovery.

Looks at the question: do forests cool or warm the atmosphere and reduce global warming?

Explains how satellite remote sensing informs and helps deliver successful conservation management through case studies, which highlight practitioner experience.

A multi-disciplinary perspective on species conservation, from the biology of threatened island species to leadership of their recovery.