Biodiversity

The habitats of most species have been fragmented by human actions, isolating small populations that consequently develop genetic problems. Million...

Environmental DNA (eDNA) refers to DNA that can be extracted from environmental samples (such as soil, water, feces, or air) without the prior isol...

Shallow subterranean habitats (SSHs) are areas of habitable space that are less than 10 m in depth from the surface. These range from large areas s...

The Burren is one of those rare and magical places where geology, glacial history, botany, zoology and millennia of cultural history have converged...

The Nature Conservancy of Canada is the leading non-governmental land conservation organization that works on a national scale in Canada. The story...

Deep inside caves, at the bottoms of oceans and lakes, beneath the ground: these concealed habitats are absent of sunlight. This strange and fascin...

Mountain Ash draws together exciting new findings on the effects of fire and on post-fire ecological dynamics following the 2009 wildfires in the M...

'An original, wide-ranging and carefully researched book ... contains important lessons for humanity.' Mark Cocker, The SpectatorA fascinating insi...

Foreword by Gillian Burke This is a lovely little book that could and should have a big impact....Let''s all get rebugging right away! Hugh Fear...

This very readable overview of natural history explores the dynamics that have made our planet so rich in biodiversity over time and supported the ...

Ian Newton, author of Farming and Birds and Bird Migration returns to the New Naturalist series with a long awaited look at the uplands and its bir...

Ian Newton, author of Farming and Birds and Bird Migration returns to the New Naturalist series with a long awaited look at the uplands and its bir...

Fungi that inhabit polar-region can grow and decompose organic compounds under subzero temperatures play important roles in the nutrient cycle of p...

Could more than a million species disappear in the 21st century? Drawing upon a wide range of illuminating case studies from around the world, Driv...

Fragile Web is a remarkable exploration of the past, present and future of nature's remarkable diversity and how humans will impact upon its uncert...

Biogeography, the study of the distribution of life on Earth, has undergone more conceptual changes, revolutions and turf wars than any other scien...

Winner of the 2018 James M. Blaut Award in recognition of innovative scholarship in cultural and political ecology!Enterprising Nature explores the...

By the Wainwright-Conservation-Prize-winning author of Rebirding Spend a year in an orchard, celebrating its imperilled, ove...

Conservation biology has gradually become one of the mainstream fields in contemporary science. The importance of biodiversity conservation is appa...

The problem of biodiversity in the monsoon zone is connected to species adaptations, speciation, florogenesis, plant community formation, vegetatio...

Tourism is the most important non-farm activity in the mountainous region. In mountain belts the aesthetic value of the land is by itself one of th...

The origin of species, or speciation, the mystery of mysteries , as Charles Darwin called it, is an issue at the very heart of evolutionary biolog...

This book provides current research on terrestrial biomes. Chapter One demonstrates the severe conditions of arctic areas that lead to the formatio...

This book presents current research in the study of biodiversity conservation. Topics discussed include agricultural land-use in forest frontier ar...

Current loss of biodiversity places a premium on the task of recognising and formulating proposals on potential areas for biological conservation b...

This book discusses the ecology, diversity and environmental impact of Siberia. Chapter One discusses cultural interaction and mutual influence of ...