Biodiversity

A plethora of different theories, models, and concepts make up the field of community ecology. Amid this vast body of work, is it possible to build...

How does life work? How does nature produce the right numbers of zebras and lions on the African savanna, or fish in the ocean? How do our bodies p...

Providing students with a solid understanding of core ecological concepts while explaining how ecologists raise and answer real-world questions, th...

How does life work? How does nature produce the right numbers of zebras and lions on the African savanna, or fish in the ocean? How do our bodies p...

Rhodolith beds form biogenic reefs, oases of high biodiversity in sedimentary seabed environments. The rhodoliths are foundation species, which pro...

The Caribbean is a global biodiversity hotspot; half its resident bird species are found nowhere else, yet, a quarter are threatened with extinctio...

This book is based on the Special Policy Study on Global Ocean Governance and Ecological Civilization commissioned by the China Council for Interna...

This book discusses information on recent trends in fisheries biotechnology. It addresses various aspects, such as metagenomics, proteomics, surrog...

The first edition of A Checklist of the Lepidoptera of the British Isles was published in 2013 by the Royal Entomological Society.  This second edi...

How did our relationship with nature become broken, why does it matter and how can we fix it? From a past in which we were embedded in the natural ...

Co-published with UNESCOA product of the UNESCO-IHP project on Water and Cultural Diversity, this book represents an effort to examine the complex ...

Brings together extensive scientific learning on what makes a good farm for biodiversity.

Bees are critically important for ecosystem function and biodiversity maintenance through their pollinating activity. Unfortunately, bee population...

Our future is closely tied to that of the variety of life on Earth, and yet there is no greater threat to it than us. From population explosions an...

Despite recent efforts, agricultural production continues to threaten biodiversity, disrupt delivery of key ecosystem services and contribute to cl...

Following on from the success of The Good Bee, this beautifully illustrated celebration of insects by leading entomologist George McGavin highlight...

Shortlisted for the 2024 Wainwright Prize for Writing on Conservation Sophie writes fantastically, chronicling the most important issues ...

We don't know what we've got until it's gone...This brief, lucid book by the Director of Science at Royal Botanical Gardens takes you on an unforge...

How did we get here? All cultures have a creation story, but a little over 150 years ago Charles Darwin introduced a revolutionary new one. We, and...

The ocean characterises planet Earth and differentiates it from the more than 5000 known planets. It is also the habitat where life emerged as a si...

This study presents a floristic survey of orchid species occurring in the Serra do Japi in São Paulo, southeastern Brazil. The region studied is st...

Quantifying Diets of Wildlife and Fish presents different techniques available to study animal diets. Ecologists determine animal diets to build na...

What would it be like to live in a world with no predators roaming our landscapes? Would their elimination, which humans have sought with ever grea...

The second edition of this widely cited textbook continues to provide a concise but comprehensive introduction to cave and subterranean biology, de...

Today, 55% of the world's human population lives in urban areas. By 2030, up to 90% of the global human population will live in cities and the glob...

Sustainability: Key Issues is a comprehensive introductory textbook for undergraduate and postgraduate students doing courses in sustainability. Hi...