Ecological science, the Biosphere

This book is intended as an introductory text for students studying a wide range of courses concerned with animal management, zoo biology and wildlife conservation, and should also be useful to zookeepers and other zoo professionals.

This book is intended as an introductory text for students studying a wide range of courses concerned with animal management, zoo biology and wildlife conservation, and should also be useful to zookeepers and other zoo professionals.

CONSERVATION BIOGEOGRAPHY The Earth s ecosystems are in the midst of an unprecedented period of change as a result of human action.

CONSERVATION BIOGEOGRAPHY The Earth s ecosystems are in the midst of an unprecedented period of change as a result of human action.

This book aims to make population genetics approachable, logical and easily understood.

This book provides a hands-on introduction to the construction and application of models to studies of vertebrate distribution, abundance, and habitat.

Historically, tropical ecology has been a science often content with descriptive and demographic approaches, which is understandable given the difficulty of studying these ecosystems and the need for basic demographic information.

This book aims to further advance the field of reintroduction biology beyond the considerable progress made since the formation of the IUCN/SSC Re-introduction Specialist Group.

This book aims to further advance the field of reintroduction biology beyond the considerable progress made since the formation of the IUCN/SSC Re-introduction Specialist Group.

Ecological Modeling:A Commonsense Approach to Theory and Practice explores how simulation modeling and its new ecological applications can offer solutions to complex natural resource management problems.

This set of exercises has been created expressly for students and teachers of conservation biology and wildlife management who want to have an impact beyond the classroom.

MATHEMATICAL ECOLOGY Population ecologists study how births and deaths affect the dynamics of populations and communities, while ecosystem ecologists study how species control the flux of energy and materials through food webs and ecosystems.

Global climate change challenges ecologists to synthesize what we know to solve a problem with deep historical roots in our discipline.

This book demonstrates that trade-offs can be very important for conservationists.

Since its discovery Antarctica has held a deep fascination for biologists.

Since its discovery Antarctica has held a deep fascination for biologists.

All life on earth occurs in natural assemblages called communities.

All life on earth occurs in natural assemblages called communities.

Droughts are a major hazard to both natural and human-dominated environments and those, especially of long duration and high intensity, can be highly damaging and leave long-lasting effects.

Droughts are a major hazard to both natural and human-dominated environments and those, especially of long duration and high intensity, can be highly damaging and leave long-lasting effects.

Applied Urban Ecology: A Global Framework explores ways in which the environmental quality of urban areas can be improved starting with existing environmental conditions and their dynamics.

Applied Urban Ecology: A Global Framework explores ways in which the environmental quality of urban areas can be improved starting with existing environmental conditions and their dynamics.

Invasion ecology is the study of the causes and consequences of the introduction of organisms to areas outside their native range.

Invasion ecology is the study of the causes and consequences of the introduction of organisms to areas outside their native range.

Global climate change challenges ecologists to synthesize what we know to solve a problem with deep historical roots in our discipline.

Tropical island species and ecosystems are threatened worldwide as a result of increasing human pressure.

This book demonstrates that trade-offs can be very important for conservationists.

This book began life as a series of lectures given to second and third year undergraduates at Oxford University.

This new edition of an established textbook provides a comprehensive and stimulating introduction to rivers, lakes and wetlands, and was written as the basis for a complete course on freshwater ecology.

With the continual growth of the world's urban population, biodiversity in towns and cities will play a critical role in global biodiversity.

Rangeland ecosystems which include unimproved grasslands, shrublands, savannas and semi-deserts, support half of the world s livestock, while also providing habitats for some of the most charismatic of wildlife species.

Intended for graduate and upper level undergraduate courses in behavioural ecology where students are already familiar with the basic ideas, this book continues to define the subject.

As a novel endeavour in ecological science, this book focuses on a major issue in organismal life on Earth:species coexistence.

The world's ecosystems are increasingly threatened by human development.

This established textbook continues to provide a comprehensive and stimulating introduction to marine ecological concepts and processes.

Environmental pollution is one of the most serious threats to the future health of our planet.

Monitoring Plant and Animal Populations offers an overview of population monitoring issues that is accessible to the typical field biologist and land managers with a modest statistical background.

Maintaining forest biodiversity by combining protection, management and restoration of forest and woodland landscapes is a central component of sustainable development.

Suserup Skov in Denmark is a well-preserved beech-dominated forest reserve with continuity in tree cover at least back to 4200 BC, indicating it to be a direct descendent of the primeval forests.

Community ecology: the study of the patterns and processes involving two or more species - has developed rapidly in the last two decades, driven by new and more sophisticated research techniques, advances in mathematical theory and modeling, and the increasing pressure on the environment wrought by humans.

There are few books available that provide a good introduction to the methods and techniques for ecological research.

Students often find it difficult to grasp fundamental ecological and evolutionary concepts because of their inherently mathematical nature.

This book aims to make population genetics approachable, logical and easily understood.

Advanced Ecological Theory is intended for both postgraduate students and professional researchers in ecology.

The language of ecology has grown rapidly and changed extensively over the last decade.

Ecologists are increasingly tackling difficult issues like global change, loss of biodiversity and sustainability of ecosystem services.

Ecological economics is an exciting interdisciplinary field of study that combines insights from the natural sciences, economics, philosophy and other fields to develop innovative approaches to environmental problems.

Marine ornamental shrimp are amongst the most heavily traded invertebrate species in the aquarium industry.

In this age of increasing human domination of the Earth's biological and physical resources, a basic understanding of ecology is more important than ever.

Ecological Genetics addresses the fundamental problems of which of the many molecular markers should be used and how the resulting data should be analysed in clear, accessible language, suitable for upper-level undergraduates through to research-level professionals.