Life Sciences: General Issues

In this book, the authors present current research from across the globe in the study of protein synthesis. Topics discussed in this compilation in...

An immense amount of human knowledge that has been collected for ages currently exists. Nonetheless, the quest for the cure of some dire diseases, ...

If you're working on or studying the effects of drug metabolisms, then this reference is for you! Handbook of Metabolic Pathways of Xenobiotics is ...

From Richard Seymour, one of the UKs leading public intellectuals, comes a characteristic blend of forensic insight and analysis, personal journey,...

While tropical rainforests have received much conservation attention and support for their protection, temperate and boreal rainforests have been l...

It was the first time I'd seen what the ocean may have looked like thousands of years ago. That's conservation scientist Gregory S. Stone talking a...

Attempts by ecologists to establish models for predicting the growth of a population or the fluctuations of a natural resource can be confounded by...

Showing how big-picture patterns can help overcome the failures of conventional management, this book is ideal for students, researchers and profes...

Conflicts over the conservation of biodiversity are increasing and are serious obstacles to wildlife conservation efforts worldwide. Changing patte...

The late Navjot Sodhi conceived this book as a way of bringing to the forefront of our conservation planning for the tropics the views of people wh...

We live in a complex and dynamic world. Understanding how to monitor, manage and conserve species and habitats - the goal of applied ecology - is o...

Tropical East Asia is home to over one billion people and faces massive human impacts from its rising population and rapid economic growth. It has ...

Tropical East Asia is home to over one billion people and faces massive human impacts from its rising population and rapid economic growth. It has ...

An updated edition of an underground classic This is the 4th edition of a self-published book that no respectable publisher would touch with a ten...

Community ecology has undergone a transformation in recent years, from a discipline largely focused on processes occurring within a local area to a...

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This book assembles concisely written chapters by world-leaders in the field summarizing recent advances in understanding microbial responses to hy...

Colony Collapse Disorder, ubiquitous pesticide use, industrial agriculture, habitat reductionthese are just a few of the issues causing unprecedent...

This comprehensive book about the lives of bats is about a group of peculiar, mythical and fascinating animals. They are mammals, just like us, but...

Nautilus Award Silver Medal Winner, Ecology & Environment   In search of a new story for our place on earth Being Salmon, Being Human examine...

This book covers the current states of microbial and related technologies that have been developed for the efficient production of chemicals, fuels...

This handbook provides a comprehensive overview of microbial interactions with the major forms of hydrocarbons, oils, and lipids in or entering the...

Innovative transportation technologies will be a vital component of any future sustainable society. Gathering over 50 authoritative, peer-reviewed...

This reference work encompasses the current, accepted state of the art in the science of wildfires and wildfires that spread to communities, known ...

Graph theory can be applied to ecological questions in many ways, and more insights can be gained by expanding the range of graph theoretical conce...

Ants are probably the most dominant insect family on earth, and flowering plants have been the dominant plant group on land for more than 100 milli...

The rate of species and natural habitat loss across our planet is steadily accelerating. This book argues that existing practises of plant conserva...

The rate of species and natural habitat loss across our planet is steadily accelerating. This book argues that existing practises of plant conserva...

Microbial ecology is the study of interactions among microbes in natural environments and their roles in biogeochemical cycles, food web dynamics, ...

The fascinating story of the urban honeybee garden on the roof of the legendary Waldorf Astoria hotel.The tale of Honeybee Hotel begins over one hu...

Shallow subterranean habitats (SSHs) are areas of habitable space that are less than 10 m in depth from the surface. These range from large areas s...

Coral reefs are the largest landforms built by plants and animals. Their study therefore incorporates a wide range of disciplines. This encyclopedi...

The Encyclopedia of Estuaries, part of Springer''s Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series, provides a single, state-of-the-art, comprehensive refere...

Deep inside caves, at the bottoms of oceans and lakes, beneath the ground: these concealed habitats are absent of sunlight. This strange and fascin...