Ecological science, the Biosphere

A groundbreaking approach to scale and scaling in ecological theory and practiceScale is one of the most important concepts in ecology, yet researchers often find it difficult to find ecological systems that lend themselves to its study.

One of today's most accomplished biologists and gifted storytellers reveals the rules that regulate all lifeHow does life work?

A fun and fact-filled AZ treasury for anyone with a head on their shouldersNeuropedia journeys into the mysteries and marvels of the three pounds of tissue between your earsthe brain.

How magicians exploit the natural functioning of our brains to astonish and amaze usHow do magicians make us see the impossible?

A look at the extraordinary ways the brain turns thoughts into actions-and how this shapes our everyday livesWhy is it hard to text and drive at the same time?

Located where the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean Sea converge, the Florida Keys are distinctive for their rich and varied marine fauna.

A thrilling tour of the sea's most extreme species, coauthored by one of the world's leading marine scientistsThe ocean teems with life that thrives under difficult situations in unusual environments.

A revolutionary new framework that draws on insights from ecology for the design and analysis of long-duration robotsRobots are increasingly leaving the confines of laboratories, warehouses, and manufacturing facilities, venturing into agriculture and other settings where they must operate in uncertain conditions over long timescales.

The story of a neural impulse and what it reveals about how our brains workWe see the last cookie in the box and think, can I take that?

An insider's view on bringing extinct species back to lifeCould extinct species, like mammoths and passenger pigeons, be brought back to life?

A how-to book on an exhilarating outdoor activity and a unique meditation on the pleasures of the natural worldFollowing the Wild Bees is a delightful foray into the pastime of bee hunting, an exhilarating outdoor activity that used to be practiced widely but which few people know about today.

Hailed by the Washington Post as "e;a sure-footed and witty guide to slippery ethical terrain,"e; a philosophical exploration of AI and the future of the mind that Astronomer Royal Martin Rees calls "e;profound and entertaining"e;Humans may not be Earth's most intelligent beings for much longer: the world champions of chess, Go, and Jeopardy!

Leading ecologists discuss some of the most compelling open questions in the field todayUnsolved Problems in Ecology brings together many of the world's leading ecologists to discuss the most fundamental research questions confronting the field today.

Ecologists traditionally regard time as part of the background against which ecological interactions play out.

What neurobiology and artificial intelligence tell us about how the brain builds itself How does a neural network become a brain?

Everything the first time fish-keeper needs to know to set up a tank.

What The Lord of the Rings is to fantasy, Dune is to science fiction.

What The Lord of the Rings is to fantasy, Dune is to science fiction.

What The Lord of the Rings is to fantasy, Dune is to science fiction.

Floodplainsprovides an overview of floodplains and their management in temperate regions.

In the quest for sustainability, we strive to meet our present needs without sacrificing the same opportunity for future generations.

Nitrogen is indispensable to all life on Earth.

Fire in California's Ecosystems describes fire in detailboth as an integral natural process in the California landscape and as a growing threat to urban and suburban developments in the state.

Foundations of Wildlife Diseases is a comprehensive overview of the basic principles that govern the study of wildlife diseases.

This is the first scholarly book on the antelope that dominates the savanna ecosystems of eastern and southern Africa.

A thrilling tour of the sea's most extreme species, coauthored by one of the world's leading marine scientistsThe ocean teems with life that thrives under difficult situations in unusual environments.

The growth of the environmental sciences has greatly expanded the scope of biological disciplines today's engineers have to deal with.

Issues of scale have become increasingly important to ecologists.

Many ecological phenomena may be modelled using apparently random processes involving space (and possibly time).

This carefully structured laboratory manual explores, by means of computer simulations, the key areas of population dynamics through time.

Ecologists and environmental managers rely on mathematical models, both to understand ecological systems and to predict future system behavior.

This book explores the links between bushmeat and livelihoods in Africa, with a focus on the human dimension of the debate.

The distinctive relationships between landscape change, habitat fragmentation, and biodiversity conservation are highlighted in this original and useful guide to the theory and practice of ecological landscape design.

This book highlights new and emerging uses of stable isotope analysis in a variety of ecological disciplines.

This comprehensive text focuses on the increasingly important issues of urban geochemical mapping with key coverage of the distribution and behaviour of chemicals and compounds in the urban environment.

The bestselling reference on environmental microbiology now in a new edition This is the long-awaited and much-anticipated revision of the bestselling text and reference.

The title provides an overview of the current knowledge about the diversity of the living world and the various problems associated with its conservation and sustainable use.

Modeling the Fate and Effect of the Toxic Substances in the Environment contains the proceedings of a Symposium on "e;Modeling the Fate and Effect of Toxic Substances in the Environment"e;, held on June 6-10, 1983 in Copenhagen, Denmark, and sponsored by the International Society for Ecological Modeling.

The Ispra Course on Ecological Assessment of Environmental Degradation, Pollution and Recovery' was structured according to the following topics: (a) terrestrial and aquatic ecosystem concept; (b) structure, functions and evolution of the ecosystem in relation to the natural and anthropogenic influences, and (c) concept of stress, assessment and restoration of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Biogeomorphology, a relatively new term, refers to relations between the biota and geomorphic form and process.

After publication of the first volume of the Tropical Rain Forest, the International Journal of Mycology and Lichenology commented ``This is a welcome addition to the literature on the ecology of tropical rain forests.

In the application of statistics to ecological inference problems, hierarchical models combine explicit models of ecological system structure or dynamics with models of how ecological systems are observed.

The book describes and discusses the numerical methods which are successfully being used for analysing ecological data, using a clear and comprehensive approach.

Ecotoxicology offers an overview of current ecotoxicological problems.

Global Ecology focuses on the perception of the biosphere or the ecosphere as a unified cooperative system with numerous synergistic effects, which describe the distinctive properties of this sphere.

Fundamentals of Ecological Modelling: Applications in Environmental Management and Research, Fourth Edition, provides a comprehensive discussion of the fundamental principles of ecological modeling.

Jorgensen's Ecosystem Ecology provides a thorough and comprehensive overview of the world's aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems.

The Living State: With Observations on Cancer explores some facets of life, including its pattern and structure, cellular mechanisms, and its connection with biochemistry and biophysics.