Biodiversity

This book presents light microscopic anatomical images of aquatic and wetland plant stem. It features double-stained cross- and longitudinal sectio...

This book presents technoeconomic challenges, recent trends, and developments toward sustainable algal biofuels and biorefinery. The exponential in...

This unique work is the first reference that provides detailed descriptions of the fully developed larvae of the Odonata suborder Anisoptera, inclu...

LONGLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR WRITING ON CONSERVATIONInvestigating the ethical and practical challenges of one of the greatest threats to...

In many places in the world, forests dominate landscapes and provide various products. Future climate change could profoundly alter the productivit...

Vertebrate invasive species are important ecologically, socially, and scientifically throughout much of the globe. However, the interdiction and op...

Understanding Human Ecology offers a coherent conceptual framework for human ecology a clear approach for understanding the many systems we are pa...

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Infrastructures: Challenges and Opportunities reveals how environmental research infrastructures (RIs) provide new v...

Pinnipeds are a fascinating group of marine mammals that play a crucial role as apex predators and sentinels of the functioning and health of marin...

When a group of liberal arts students embark on a university assignment about the natural environment, no one could have quite prepared them for th...

When a group of liberal arts students embark on a university assignment about the natural environment, no one could have quite prepared them for th...

Agroecology theory is not endless. A point is reached where the central elements become visible, equations distill, and a conceptual apex is reache...

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Infrastructures: Challenges and Opportunities reveals how environmental research infrastructures (RIs) provide new v...

Gene flow is a natural process that occurs spontaneously and enables the evolution of life. However, with the release of genetically modified organ...

This book examines the challenges and impacts of poor diets and nutrition from current food systems and the potential contribution of biodiversity ...

With contributions by 70 Spanish and Portuguese flora and vegetation experts, this book offers an updated and comprehensive synthesis of the plant ...

a number of chapters provide excellent summaries of the modern methods available for studying fungal ecology, along with those more traditional met...

A funny and beautifully written welcome to the enigmatic, weird and wonderful world of wasps DAVE GOULSON, author of SILENT EARTH There m...

China covers about 7% of the earth's land surface and encompasses a hugely diverse range of habitats. As a result, it boasts a rich and diverse avi...

Agroecology is at the forefront of transforming our food systems. This bestselling textbook provides the essential foundation for understanding thi...

This book covers whole Europe within its geographical limits, providing not only an overview about biogeography and recent taxonomic status of Char...

Marine sediments dominate the global seabed, creating the largest ecosystem on earth. Seafloor biodiversity is a key mediator of ecosystem function...