Biodiversity

Following the much acclaimed success of the first volume of Key Topics in Conservation Biology, this entirely new second volume addresses an innova...

Over the course of evolution, multicellular animals - Metazoa - have successfully colonized every conceivable habitat on our planet, thanks to thei...

How to dwell in a forest alongside giants, avoid disturbing a living god, assist an animal with their manners, and help an elephant cross the road....

This contributed volume provides a comprehensive, in-depth and subject-based reviews on the current status of active ingredients, sustainable use, ...

Curated from the #1 best-selling The Photo Ark, these 50 iconic portraits highlight the beauty of some of the worlds most endangered species. A pow...

The fundamental ecological, cultural and economic roles of insects give them central importance in functioning of terrestrial and inland water ecos...

This edited volume centers around the concept of BioCities, which aim to unify nature and urban spaces in order to reverse the effects of global cl...

DNA is the essence of life and the original big data. New technologies are allowing scientists to access and make sense of this information like ne...

This beautifully illustrated book is the first comprehensive work ever published on all four tapir species worldwide, filling a gap in the scientif...

What with evolution and extinction, food chains and keystone species, rewilding and regeneration, the modern landscape of biodiversity is a vital p...

Masculinities in Forests: Representations of Diversity demonstrates the wide variability in ideas about, and practice of, masculinity in different ...

This book is the first comprehensive account of large-scale ecosystems (biomes) of Southern Africa (defined as area south of the Kunene and Zambezi...

This book places lion conservation and the relationship between people and lions both in historical context and in the context of the contemporary ...

Decapod crustaceans, shrimps, crabs, prawns and their allies are highly visible and important members of marine environments. They are among the mo...

Why grow the same dull vegetables and herbs filling every supermarket shelf? If you're putting in the effort and growing your own, better make it s...

This reference book comprehensively delves into the systematics, taxonomy, morphology, ecology, and behaviour of the Lepidostomatidae (Trichoptera)...

This book provides an introduction to the role of diversity in complex adaptive systems. A complex system--such as an economy or a tropical ecosyst...

Earthworms are the most important members of the soil detritivore community and function as soil engineers because of their effects on soil propert...

This book will cover the basic principles and salient features of EIA. The authors attempt to cover the shortcomings observed in EIA reports, the m...

Biodiversity loss in terrestrial environments associated with human activities has been appreciated as a major issue for some years now. What is le...

This book explores the human relationship to changing biodiversity by bringing together multidisciplinary insights into human-nature relations fro...