Ecological Science, The Biosphere

This text introduces and draws together pertinent aspects of fluid dynamics, physical oceanography, solid mechanics, and organismal biology to prov...

In many ecosystems dung beetles play a crucial role--both ecologically and economically--in the decomposition of large herbivore dung. Their activi...

In many ecosystems dung beetles play a crucial role--both ecologically and economically--in the decomposition of large herbivore dung. Their activi...

The first edition of Toward a Unified Ecology was ahead of its time. For the second edition, the authors present a new synthesis of their core idea...

The first edition of Toward a Unified Ecology was ahead of its time. For the second edition, the authors present a new synthesis of their core idea...

Is sustainable development a workable solution for today's environmental problems? Is it scientifically defensible? Best known for applying ecologi...

Complexity theory illuminates the many interactions between natural and social systems, providing a better understanding of the general principles ...

Until recently community ecology - a science devoted to understanding the patterns and processes of species distribution and abundance - focused ma...

Since the dawn of agriculture, great civilizations have sunk into poverty after destroying their once fertile land. Today, few people realise how c...

A new way of measuring the health of a political system: by examining the health of its landscapes and ecosystems East Germany, its economy, and it...

Assesses a promising new approach to restoring the health of our bodies and our planet Most of us are familiar with probiotics added to milk or yog...

Ecologist Eric Lee-Mäder and noted botanical artist Beverly Duncan have teamed up to create this unique exploration of the complex ecosystem that i...

This book highlights new and emerging uses of stable isotope analysis in a variety of ecological disciplines. While the use of natural abundance is...

Ecological Applications presents a broad range of methods and techniques for managing environmental sustainability. This book examines ecological t...

Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Coastal and Estuarine Studies, Volume 61. The effects of increased atmospheric carbon d...

This book provides the mathematical foundations for the analysis of a class of degenerate elliptic operators defined on manifolds with corners, whi...