Biodiversity

The authors have done an outstanding job of compiling decades of data collected by their own field reconnaissance and other geoscientists This repr...

Mineral Beneficiation or ore dressing of run-of-mine ore is an upgrading process to achieve uniform quality, size and maximum tenor ore through the...

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

Sacred Natural Sites are the world's oldest protected places. This book focuses on a wide spread of both iconic and lesser known examples such as s...

Ecological surrogates and indicators are used widely by resource managers because they provide a simpler way to monitor and understand complex biot...

The major subdisciplines of ecology--population ecology, community ecology, ecosystem ecology, and evolutionary ecology--have diverged increasingly...

Amphibians are one of the world's most rapidly declining fauna groups. In an era of devastating climate change, habitat destruction and irreplaceab...

Pythium is one of the most important phytopathogens causing significant damage to agriculture, forest, and nurseries, etc. It is an unseen enemy of...

In the last decade biodiversity loss and persistent poverty in developing countries have been recognised as major international problems that requi...

Key Features:Provides clear and authoritative recommendations for managing fire in ecological and social contexts Authors are all international lea...

Bees are flying insects of the order Hymenoptera closely related to wasps and ants. The ancestors of bees are assumed to be predatory wasps, which ...

Shelving Guide; Environmental ScienceThis is a groundbreaking and innovative book now in its fourth edition. The first edition won the CHOICE award...

Forestry today, like many other sectors that traditionally rely on material goods, faces significant global drivers of societal change that are les...

In Animals as Biotechnology sociologist Richard Twine places the question of human/animal relations at the heart of sustainability and climate chan...

Radiophysical and Geomagnetic Effects of Rocket Burn and Launch in the Near-the-Earth Environment describes experimental and theoretical studies on...

This book presents an overview of the Pentatomidae species, covering their biology, phylogeny and reproductive behavior, main plants used in their ...

The Everglades Handbook: Understanding the Ecosystem, Fifth Edition is packed with scientific information about the greater Everglades ecosystem, t...

Written primarily for 16-19 year old students, this primer introduces the key features of the marine environment and explores definitions of marine...

A personal account ofand guide tounlocking the wildlife potential of gardens and other plots of land in lowland BritainOver the past decade, wildli...

'An insightful book with sparkling wit and humour that will appeal to new and seasoned readers of palaeontology.'Dr Anjana Khatwa, TV presenter and...

The growing urgency, complexity and wickedness of sustainability problemsfrom climate change and biodiversity loss to ecosystem degradation and per...

Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Speciesthe first catalogue of its kindcovers all living and fossil snakes described between ...

Originally published in 1975 Terrestrial Environments covers the zoogeography and ecology of the main terrestrial environments of the world, includ...

Australian Deserts: Ecology and Landscapes is about the vast sweep of the Outback, a land of expanses making up three-quarters of the continent th...

High mountain habitats are globally important for biodiversity. At least 12% of birds worldwide breed at or above the treeline, many of which are e...

Understanding the mechanisms driving biological diversity remains a central problem in ecology and evolutionary biology. Traditional explanations a...

When scientists discovered transgenes in local Mexican corn varieties in 2001, their findings intensified a debate about not only the import of gen...