Biodiversity

A lavishly illustrated and long-overdue guidebook to the rich natural history of Long Island Sound and its coastlines, a region beloved by millions...

Biological diversity is as crucial in agriculture as it is in nature, and it is equally important to the economic health of both industrial and non...

Biological diversity is considered one of today’s most urgent environmental concerns, yet the term was first coined only twenty-five years ago. Why...

The fragmenting of habitats is endangering animal populations and degrading or destroying many plant populations throughout the world. To address t...

Human use of marine resources is changing, as is the marine environment itself, and our understanding of marine ecosystems and biodiversity is deve...

The fragmenting of habitats is endangering animal populations and degrading or destroying many plant populations throughout the world. To address t...

This volume reports the findings of the 2002 Rapid Assessment Program survey in the dense lowland forests of Haute Dodo and Cavally. The survey rev...

This volume, #31 in the series, reports the results of a marine survey in 2002 off the northwestern coast of Madagascar. This marine area is one th...

The Mantadia-Zahamena corridor of Madagascar contains some of the country's last remaining low- and mid-elevation rainforests. This French-language...

Surveying Natural Populations is a user-friendly primer to the essential methodologies of quantitative field ecology or paleoecology. Combining the...

Three decades of biodiversity governance has largely failed to stop the ongoing environmental crisis of global species loss. Yet that governance ha...

The average kilometer of tropical rainforest is teeming with life; it contains thousands of species of plants and animals. As The Ornaments of Life...

One major consequence of climate change is abrupt, dramatic changes in regional biodiversity. Even if the most optimistic scenarios for mitigating ...

Wild Profusion tells the fascinating story of biodiversity conservation in Indonesia in the decade culminating in the great fires of 1997-98--a tim...

Despite the dedicated efforts of many individuals and organizations, the great apes - our closest living relatives - are on the very edge of extinc...

This report contains the findings from a rapid biological assessment of the Grensgebergte and Kasikasima mountains of southeastern Suriname. Surina...

This report presents the biological results of a scientific expedition to the remote Kaijende Highlands region of Papua New Guinea. The assessment ...

Liberia's national forests are among the last refuges in West Africa for large migrating mammals. This volume summarizes the findings of a biodiver...

The Kampankis Mountains are a knife-thin ridge in northern Peru that rises 1,435 meters above the surrounding Amazon lowlands. For three weeks, a g...

This important new book addresses key topics in contemporary conservation biology. Written by an internationally renowned team of authors, Key Topi...

In October 2014 an interdisciplinary team of geologists, biologists, and social scientists carried out a rapid inventory of the biological and cult...

The remote, rugged Cabeceras Cofanes-Chingual is one of the last intact mountainous regions in Ecuador and serves as the most important remaining r...

Planet Without Apes demands that we consider whether we can live with the consequences of wiping our closest relatives off the face of the Earth. L...

We humans value a great variety of plant and animal species for their usefulness to us. But what is the value—if any—of a species that offers no pr...

The idea of biodiversity has become increasingly important for those who wish to preserve and protect the varieties of life on Earth. While most wo...

Published in three other languages and growing, Managing Biodiversity in Agricultural Ecosystems takes a look at how farmers manage, maintain, and ...

Published in three other languages and growing, Managing Biodiversity in Agricultural Ecosystems takes a look at how farmers manage, maintain, and ...

In the life sciences, there is wide-ranging debate about biodiversity. While nearly everyone is in favor of biodiversity and its conservation, meth...

The vast savannas and great migrations of the Serengeti conjure impressions of a harmonious and balanced ecosystem. But in reality, the history of ...

An essential, up-to-date look at the critical interactions between biological diversity and climate change that will serve as an immediate call to ...

2009 Choice Outstanding Academic TitlePlants are not just a pretty part of the landscape; they keep the entire planet, with all of its human and no...

Invasive species are among the greatest challenges to environmental sustainability and agricultural productivity in the world. One of the most prom...

A biophysicist reveals the hidden unity behind nature’s breathtaking complexityThe form and function of a sprinting cheetah are quite unlike those ...

FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER,THE HIDDEN LIFE OF TREES ‘A simultaneously stimulating and soothing blend of nature writin...