Applied Ecology

In 1950, the biggest firestorm documented in North Americaone fire alone burned 3,500,000 acres of boreal forest in northern Alberta and British Co...

Nevada is one of the most mountainous states in the US. Yet mapping out exactly where one range begins and another ends has never been doneuntil no...

The Himalayas, with their grandeur and cultural richness, magnetize global travelers searching for an escape from the ordinary. However, behind thi...

The term urban ecology has become a buzzword in various disciplines, including the social and natural sciences as well as urban planning and archit...

This book focuses on the various applications of microorganisms for sustainable environment and the reduction of hazardous pollutants released in v...

Bonnie K. Baxter explains the trophic structure of Great Salt Lake food chains and resulting impacts from recent years of a shrinking lake and corr...

Is environmental degradation an inevitable result of economic development? Can ecosystems be restored once government officials and the public are ...

Some 40 million miles of roadways encircle the earth, but we tend to regard them only as infrastructure for human convenience. In Crossings, Ben Go...

While politicians, entrepreneurs, and even school children could tell you that sustainability is an important and nearly universal value, many of t...

By 2025, China will have built fifteen new supercities each with 25 million inhabitants. It will have created 250 Eco-cities' as well: clean, green...

This major reference is an overview of the current state of theoretical ecology through a series of topical entries centered on both ecological and...

Insect Conservation: A Global Synthesis is a landmark, field-defining work written by Professor Michael Samways, one of the founding fathers of thi...

Floods, fires, famines, epidemics and disasters of all kinds are on the increase, and as their frequency rises so does the call for greater resilie...

Bees are our most loyal ally. These fascinating, enigmatic creatures are a key lynchpin in the working of our planet. Without them the landscape, a...