Applied Ecology

Rivers have been vitally important to human populations worldwide for millennia as highways for inland travel, and as sources of water for drinking...

Rivers have been vitally important to human populations worldwide for millennia as highways for inland travel, and as sources of water for drinking...

Global warming and the resulting climate change affect the cities most. With the decrease of rural areas in recent years, migration to cities has i...

With climate change, differences have emerged in spatial planning and designs in urban and rural areas. Considering our present and future conditio...

This volume explores the South Brazilian grasslands, a unique complex of ecosystems in Brazil. Despite high biodiversity and many important ecosyst...

This book focuses on the impacts of anthropogenic radiation on wildlife and ecosystems and provides an in-depth look at the approaches and availabl...

In 2005, beekeepers in the United States began observing a mysterious and disturbing phenomenon: once-healthy colonies of bees were suddenly collap...

Forest and woodland ecosystems in the world serve important ecological functions and also contribute to the economic, aesthetic and spiritual healt...

We are an integral part of the ecosystem where we live. In this book we learn that what we do in our yards matters just as much as the way our loca...

The largest of all seals, elephant seals rank among the most impressive of marine mammals. They are renowned for their spectacular recovery from ne...

There are still a few places on the face of the globe which can legitimately be called wilderness; and it was Robert Marshall's greatest happiness ...