Environment and Ecology

The Anthropocene is a proposed geological epoch marking humanity's alteration of the Earth: its rock structure, environments, atmosphere. The Cambr...

Ecologists, land managers and policymakers continue to search for the most effective ways to manage biological invasions. An emerging lesson is tha...

Adolf Hitler was a vegetarian and the Dachau concentration camp had an organic herb garden. Vegetarianism, organic farming, and other such practice...

A big, bold vision for protected areas and re-wilding the Earth, this book presents a spirited argument on the future of conservation. Protected na...

Contemporary agriculture is often criticized for its industrial scale, adverse effects on nutrition, rural employment and the environment, and its ...

Attitudes towards charismatic animals such as tigers, lions, bears and wolves vary greatly and change over time, resulting in bitter political deba...

Centring on South Africa's Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park, this book synthesizes a century of insights from the ecology and conservation management of one ...

An Introduction to Clouds provides a fundamental understanding of clouds, ranging from cloud microphysics to the large-scale impacts of clouds on c...

The 16th Edition of ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE is inspiring people to care about the planet. Partnering with National Geographic Learning, the authors T...

Global Deforestation provides a concise but comprehensive examination of the variety of ways in which deforestation modifies environmental processe...

Conservation behavior assists the investigation of species endangerment associated with managing animals impacted by anthropogenic activities. It e...

Infrastructure forms the economic backbone of modern society. It is a key determinant of economic competitiveness, social well-being and environmen...

There are many hypotheses describing the interactions involved in biological invasions, but it is largely unknown whether they are backed up by emp...

Freshwater fish are one of the most diverse groups of vertebrates, but are also amongst the most threatened. With contributions from leaders in the...

In this global gardeners guide to creating a resilient, climate-wise garden, learn how to adapt your garden to cope with volatile weather extremes ...

The first book-length exploration of climate-driven reproductive anxiety that places race and social justice at the center.   Eco-anxiety. Climate ...

During the twentieth century, the Soviet Union turned the Kola Peninsula in the northwest corner of the country into one of the most populated, ind...

Icebergs are a prime example of an environmental phenomenon that brings together multiple disciplines in the polar sciences, from the physics of ca...

Opening with the extraordinary story of a young French priest working in 1968 amongst impoverished villages of northeast Brazil, struggling to brin...

Opening with the extraordinary story of a young French priest working in 1968 amongst impoverished villages of northeast Brazil, struggling to brin...

The world is in the midst of a biodiversity crisis, which existing conservation policies have failed to arrest. Policymakers, academics, and the ge...

Toxic Histories combines social, scientific, medical and environmental history to demonstrate the critical importance of poison and pollution to co...

While climate change litigation in developed countries of the 'Global North' is a well-studied phenomenon (from its distinctive characteristics and...

For decades, cigarette companies helped to promote the impression that there was no scientific consensus concerning the safety of their product. Th...