Applied ecology Books
Oxford University Press Community Ecology
Book SynopsisCommunity ecology has undergone a transformation in recent years, from a discipline largely focused on processes occurring within a local area to a discipline encompassing a much richer domain of study, including the linkages between communities separated in space (metacommunity dynamics), niche and neutral theory, the interplay between ecology and evolution (eco-evolutionary dynamics), and the influence of historical and regional processes in shaping patterns of biodiversity. To fully understand these new developments, however, students continue to need a strong foundation in the study of species interactions and how these interactions are assembled into food webs and other ecological networks. This new edition fulfils the book''s original aims, both as a much-needed up-to-date and accessible introduction to modern community ecology, and in identifying the important questions that are yet to be answered. This research-driven textbook introduces state-of-the-art community ecology to a Table of Contents1: Community ecology's roots Part I The Big Picture: patterns, causes, and consequences of biodiversity 2: Patterns of biological diversity 3: Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning Part II The Nitty-Gritty: species interactions in simple modules 4: Population growth and density dependence 5: The fundamentals of predator-prey interactions 6: Selective predators and responsive prey 7: The fundamentals of competitive interactions 8: Species coexistence and niche theory 9: Beneficial interactions in communities: Mutualism and facilitation Part III Putting the Pieces Together: food webs, ecological networks and community assembly 10: Species interactions in ecological networks 11: Food chains and food webs: Controlling factors and cascading effects 12: Community assembly and species traits Part IV Patial Ecology: metapopulations and metacommunities 13: Patchy environments, metapopulations and fugitive species 14: Metacommunities Part V Species in Changing Environments: ecology and evolution 15: Species in variable environments 16: Evolutionary community ecology 17: Some concluding remarks and a look ahead
£40.84
CABI Publishing Finding Resilience: Change and Uncertainty in
Book SynopsisFloods, fires, famines, epidemics and disasters of all kinds are on the increase, and as their frequency rises so does the call for greater resilience. But what does that mean? The word is used differently in psychology, ecology, economics and engineering and runs the risk of becoming meaningless jargon. This would be most unfortunate because, if we are to successfully navigate very real and dangerous global trends, it is resilience that needs to be understood and fostered. Finding Resilience is international in scope and unravels how ecosystems, societies and people cope with disturbance and adversity. Written for a general readership and based on the experiences of researchers, the fascinating stories from around the world reveal what resilience is, how it works in different kinds of systems, how it is expressed, and how it can be gained and lost.Table of Contents1: WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT? 1: Connections in a changing world 2: Another pathway 2: ENCOUNTERING RESILIENCE IN NATURE 3: Living together in ecosystems 4: Ecological choreography 5: Disturbance, change and diversity 3: THE NATURE OF RESILIENCE IN SOCIETY 6: Coping with life 7: Living together in society 8: Weathering crises 4: NATURE, SOCIETY AND RESILIENCE 9: Unintended outcomes 10: Growing pains 5: A WAY FORWARD 11: Changing cultures 12: A resilience pathway
£41.70
Island Press Road Ecology: Science and Solutions
Book SynopsisA central goal of transportation is the delivery of safe and efficient services with minimal environmental impact. In practice, though, human mobility has flourished while nature has suffered. Awarness of the environmental impacts of roads is increasing, yet information remains scarce for those interested in studying, understanding, or minimizing the ecological effects of roads and vehicles. Road Ecology addresses that shortcoming by elevating previously localized and fragmented knowledge into a broad and inclusive framework for understanding and developing solutions. The book brings together fourteen leading ecologists and transportation experts to articulate state-of-the-science road ecology principles and presents specific examples that demonstrate the application of those principles.
£36.10
Yale University Press A Brief Natural History of Civilization
Book SynopsisA compelling evolutionary narrative that reveals how human civilization follows the same ecological rules that shape all life on EarthTrade Review“Starting from ecological and evolutionary principles that transcend our own species, Mark Bertness offers a new perspective on the rise of human civilization.”—Judith Bronstein, editor of Mutualism“A Brief Natural History of Civilization uses the science of natural history to frame the peril and promise of our times.”—Paul Ewald, author of Plague Time: The New Germ Theory of Disease“Understanding the ‘big picture’ of the development and trajectory of human civilization is vital as a global society faces collapse. Bertness’ book provides a brilliant short course on what should be the central topic for public education today.”—Paul R. Ehrlich, author of Human Natures“A remarkable, far-ranging synthesis with something new and eye-opening on just about every page. Mark Bertness points to the powerful force of cooperation as our best hope.”—James Gustave Speth, author of America the Possible: Manifesto for a New Economy“Who am I? This book weaves a powerful argument that our sense of self and our culture is very tightly coupled to our sense of place in nature. A remarkable synthesis!”—Paul Dayton, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
£21.38
Oxford University Press Biogeography
Book SynopsisBiogeography is the study of geographic variation in all characteristics of life - ranging from genetic, morphological and behavioural variation among regional populations of a species, to geographic trends in diversity of entire communities across our planet''s sufrace. From the ancient hunters and gatherers to the earliest naturalists, Charles Darwin, Alfred Russel Wallace, and scientists today, the search for patterns in life has provided insights that proved invaluable for understanding the natural world. And many, if not most, of the compelling kaleidoscope of patterns in biological diversity make little sense unless placed in an explicit geographic context. The Very Short Introduction explains the historical development of the field of biogeography, its fundamental tenets, principles and tools, and the invaluable insights it provides for understanding the diversity of life in the natural world. As Mark Lomolino shows, key questions such as where species occur, how they vary from place to place, where their ancestors occurred, and how they spread across the globe, are essential for us to develop effective strategies for conserving the great menagerie of life across our planet.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.Trade ReviewThis is a good read on a fascinating discipline that Lomolino's holistic approach, which includes geology, paleontology, anthropology, ecology, evolution, and conservation science, serves well. * Society for Conservation Biology *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements List of illustrations 1: Biological diversity and the geography of nature 2: Dynamics maps of a dynamic planet 3: Geography of diversification 4: Retracing evolution across space and time 5: The geography of biological diversity 6: Macroecology and the geography of micro-evolution 7: The geographic and ecological advance of humanity Further reading Index
£9.49
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Transition Handbook: From Oil Dependency to
Book SynopsisWe live in an oil-dependent world, and have got to this level of dependency in a very short space of time, using vast reserves of oil in the process without planning for when the supply is not so plentiful. Most people don't want to think about what happens when the oil runs out (or becomes prohibitively expensive), but The Transition Handbook shows how the inevitable and profound changes ahead can have a positive effect. They can lead to the rebirth of local communities, which will generate their own fuel, food and housing. They can encourage the development of local currencies, to keep money in the local area. They can unleash a local 'skilling-up', so that people have more control over their lives. The Transition Handbook is the manual which will guide communities to begin this 'energy descent' journey. The argument that 'small is inevitable' is upbeat and positive, as well as utterly convincing. The Transition Companion by Rob Hopkins was published in 2012, and The Power of Just Doing Stuff in 2014.Trade ReviewIf your town is not yet a Transition Town, here is guidance for making it one. We have little time, and much to accomplish * Richard Heinberg, Post Carbon Institute, Santa Rosa, California, author of Power Down *Table of ContentsForeword by Richard Heinberg Introduction Part 1 The Head: understanding peak oil Part 2 The Heart: positive visions of a post peak oil future Part 3 The Hands: a manual for developing the transition town model
£18.99
State University of New York Press ECoAffectivity Exploring Pathos at Lifes Material
Book SynopsisOffers an interdisciplinary investigation of affectivity in various forms of life.E-Co-Affectivity is a philosophical investigation of affectivity in various forms of life: photosynthesis and growth in plants, touch and trauma in bird feathers, the ontogenesis of human life through the placenta, the bare interface of human skin, and the porous materiality of soil. Combining biology, phenomenology, Ancient Greek thought, new materialisms, environmental philosophy, and affect studies, Marjolein Oele thinks through the concrete, living places that show the receptive, responsive power of living beings to be affected and to affect. She focuses on these localized interfaces to explain how affectivity emerges in places that are always evolving, creative, porous, and fluid. Every interface is material, but is also "more" than its current materiality in cocreating place, time, and being. After extensively describing the effects of the milieu and community within which each example of affectivity takes place, in the final chapter Oele adds a prescriptive, ethical lens that formulates a new epoch beyond the Anthropocene, one that is sensitive to the larger ecological, communal concerns at stake.
£22.96
DK The Ecology Book
Book SynopsisLearn about species, environments, ecosystems and biodiversity in The Ecology Book.Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a simple and easy to follow format. Learn about Ecology in this overview guide to the subject, great for novices looking to find out more and experts wishing to refresh their knowledge alike! The Ecology Book brings a fresh and vibrant take on the topic through eye-catching graphics and diagrams to immerse yourself in. This captivating book will broaden your understanding of Ecology, with:- More than 90 of the greatest ideas in ecology- Packed with facts, charts, timelines and graphs to help explain core concepts- A visual approach to big subjects with striking illustrations and graphics throughout- Easy to follow text makes topics accessible for people at any level of understandingThe Ecology Book is a captivating introduction to what
£17.99
Princeton University Press Species Tree Inference
Book SynopsisTrade Review"A very well-constructed reference book."---April Marie Wright, Trends in Ecology & Evolution"A very good and thorough overview of methods and applications to infer evolutionary relationship between recently diverged taxa." * Conservation Biology *
£35.70
Henry Holt and Co. The Sixth Extinction 10th Anniversary Edition
Book SynopsisWINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZEONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW''S 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEARA NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALISTThe 10th-anniversary edition of the instant classic, The Sixth Extinction, now with a new epilogue. Kolbert blends intellectual and natural history and field reporting into a powerful account of the mass extinction unfolding before our eyes.Over the last half a billion years, there have been five mass extinctions, when the diversity of life on earth suddenly and dramatically contracted. Scientists around the world are currently monitoring the Sixth Extinction, predicted to be the most devastating extinction event since the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs. This time around, the cataclysm is us.In The Sixth Extinction, two-time winner of the National Magazine Award and New Yorker writer Elizabeth Kolbert draws on the work of
£15.99
Workman Publishing The Insect Epiphany
Book SynopsisFrom entomologist Barrett Klein comes a buzz-worthy exploration of the many ways insects have affected human society, history, and culture Insects surround us. They fuel life on Earth through their roles as pollinators, predators, and prey, but rarely do we consider the outsize influence they have had on our culture and civilization. Their anatomy and habits inform how we live, work, create art, and innovate. Featuring nearly 250 color images—from ancient etchings to avant-garde art, from bug-based meals to haute couture—The Insect Epiphany proves that our world would look very different without insects, not just because they are crucial to our ecosystems, but because they have shaped and inspired so many aspects of what makes us human.
£27.00
University of California Press Failing Forward
Book SynopsisFailing Forward documents the global rise of neoliberal conservation as a response to biodiversity loss and unpacks how this approach has managed to fail forward over time despite its ineffectiveness. At its core, neoliberal conservation promotes market-based instruments intended to reconcile environmental preservation and economic development by harnessing preservation itself as the source of both conservation finance and capital accumulation more generally. Robert Fletcher describes how this project has developed over the past several decades along with the expanding network of organizations and actors that have come together around its promotion. Drawing on Lacanian psychoanalysis, he explores why this strategy continues to captivate states, nongovernmental organizations, international financial institutions, and the private sector alike despite its significant deficiencies. Ultimately, Fletcher contends, neoliberal conservation should be understood as a failed attempt to render gloTable of ContentsContents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction: Capitalism on Trial 1 • Conceptualizing Neoliberal Biopower 2 • Conjuring Natural Capital 3 • Imagining the Market 4 • The Neoliberal Ecolaboratory 5 • The Anti-regulation Machine 6 • How to Fail Forward 7 • Neoliberal Conservation in Ruins? 8 • There Is No Alternative to Degrowth Conclusion: Traversing the Neoliberal Fantasy Notes Bibliography Index
£21.25
Princeton University Press How to Do Ecology
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£19.80
Lexington Books Contemporary Ecocritical Methods
Book SynopsisEcocriticism has grown into one of the most innovative and urgent fields of the humanities, and many useful ecocritical approaches for addressing our environmental crisis have been developed, discussed, and reconsidered during the last decade. From various perspectives, ecocriticism both adopts and criticizes traditional analytical and theoretical models, resulting in an impressive methodological diversity, pushing the boundaries of the humanities. Contemporary Methods in Ecocriticism exemplifies this methodological variety and serves as a practical entry into the field. Fourteen chapters, written by scholars from various ecocritical sub-fields of environmental humanities, introduce a rich set of perspectives and their analytical tools.
£82.80
Princeton University Press Insects and Their Beneficial Microbes
Book SynopsisTrade Review"[Insects and Their Beneficial Microbes] is no small undertaking. . . . This is a decades-overdue and much-needed overview of the diversity of insect-microbe associations."---Alison Ravenscraft, Quarterly Review of Biology
£29.75
Manchester University Press The Ecological Eye: Assembling an Ecocritical Art
Book SynopsisIn the popular imagination, art history remains steeped in outmoded notions of tradition, material value and elitism. How can we awaken, define and orientate an ecological sensibility within the history of art? Building on the latest work in the discipline, this book provides the blueprint for an ‘ecocritical art history’, one that is prepared to meet the challenges of the Anthropocene, climate change and global warming. Without ignoring its own histories, the book looks beyond – at politics, posthumanism, new materialism, feminism, queer theory and critical animal studies – invigorating the art-historical practices of the future.Trade Review‘The book is an important contribution to art history and visual culture. It provides a much-needed map for an “ecocritical art history”, making accessible writing in not only art history but the environmental humanities overall.’Professor Lisa Bloom, Scholar in Residence, Beatrice Bains Center, University of California, Berkeley -- .Table of ContentsIntroductionPart I: Towards an ecocritical art history1 The evolution of ecocritical art history2 Art history in an expanded field: techniques, materials, land, energy, environments3 Ecologies of feminism and the queerPart II: The politics of nonhierarchy: anarchism, social ecology and art4 Anarchist and social ecological roots5 Art history and anarchism6 Ecologies: political, cultural, greenPart III: Matter, ground and flesh7 New materialism and the wisdom of the rocks8 Art history as a posthumanities practice9 Animalities and implantationsConclusion: Paying attention: environmental justice and ecocritical art historyBibliographyIndex
£23.75
Island Press Applied Panarchy: Applications and Diffusion
Book SynopsisAfter a decades long economic slump, the city of Flint, Michigan, struggled to address chronic issues of toxic water supply, malnutrition, and food security gaps among its residents. A community engaged research project proposed a resilience assessment that would use panarchy theory to move the city toward a more sustainable food system. Flint is one of many examples that demonstrate how panarchy theory is being applied to understand and influence change in complex human natural systems. Applied Panarchy, the much anticipated successor to Lance Gunderson and C.S. Holling's seminal 2002 volume Panarchy, documents the extraordinary advances in interdisciplinary panarchy scholarship and applications over the past two decades. Panarchy theory has been applied to a broad range of fields from economics to law to urban planning, changing the practice of environmental stewardship for the better in measurable, tangible ways. Panarchy describes the way systems-whether forests, electrical grids, agriculture, coastal surges, public health, or human economies and governance-are part of even larger systems that interact in unpredictable ways. Although humans desire resiliency and stability in our lives to help us understand the world and survive, nothing in nature is permanently stable. How can society anticipate and adjust to the changes we see around us? Where Panarchy proposed a framework to understand how these transformational cycles work and how we might influence them, Applied Panarchy takes the scholarship to the next level, demonstrating how these concepts have been modified and refined. The book shows how panarchy theory intersects with other disciplines, and how it directly influences natural resources management and environmental stewardship. Intended as a text for graduate courses in environmental sciences and related fields, Applied Panarchy picks up where Panarchy left off, inspiring new generations of scholars, researchers, and professionals to put its ideas to work in practical ways.Table of ContentsTable of Contents Preface Part I. Panarchy Concepts Chapter 1. Panarchy: Nature's Rules Lance H. Gunderson, Ahjond Garmestani, Craig R. Allen Part II. Applications of Panarchy Theory Chapter 2. Panarchy, Cross Scale Resilience, and Discontinuous Structures and Processes Shana M. Sundstrom, Craig R. Allen, David G. Angeler Chapter 3. The Adaptive Cycle: More Than a Metaphor Shana Sundstrom and Craig R. Allen Chapter 4. Scales of Coercion: Resilience, Regimes, and Panarchy David G. Angeler and Craig R. Allen Chapter 5. Applications of Spatial Regimes. Craig R. Allen, David G. Angeler, Ahjond Garmestani, Caleb Roberts, Shana Sundstrom, Dirac Twidwell, Dan R. Uden Chapter 6. An Engineering Perspective on Managing for Resilience and Panarchy Ian Pumo, Margaret Kurth, Stephanie Galaitsi, Igor Linkov Chapter 7. Mapping Panarchy to Improve Visualization of Complex Environmental Change Dirac Twidwell, Daniel R. Uden, Caleb P. Roberts, Brady W. Allred, Matthew O. Jones, David E. Naugle and Craig R. Allen Part III. Diffusion of Panarchy Concepts Chapter 8. Capacities for Navigating Large Scale Sustainability Transformations: Exploring the Revolt and Remembrance Mechanisms for Shaping Collapse and Renewal in Social Ecological Systems Per Olsson, Carl Folke, and Michele Lee Moore Chapter 9. Panarchy and Law in the Anthropocene Robin Kundis Craig, Barbara Cosens, Ahjond Garmestani, and J.B. Ruhl Chapter 10. Panarchy and the Economy Josh Farley and Megan Egler Chapter 11. Assessing Panarchy in Food Systems: Cross Scale Interactions in Flint Michigan, USA Jennifer Hodbod and Chelsea Wentworth Chapter 12. Panarchy and the Governance of Social Ecological Systems Brian Chaffin Chapter 13. Cross Scale Social Ecological Stewardship for Navigating toward More Sustainable and Just Futures F. Stuart Chapin, III, Reinette Biggs, Nadia Sitas, Carl Folke, and Gary P. Kofinas Part IV. Summary, Synthesis, and Future Advances Chapter 14. Applications and Diffusion of Panarchy Theory Lance H. Gunderson, Craig R. Allen, and Ahjond Garmestani About the Editors Contributors Index
£35.10
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Endless Forms
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£23.19
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Pests
Book SynopsisAn engrossing and revealing study of why we deem certain animals “pests” and others not—from cats to rats, elephants to pigeons—and what this tells us about our own perceptions, beliefs, and actions, as well as our place in the natural worldA squirrel in the garden.Trade Review"👍!" — Mary Roach, author of Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law “Deeply reported and vividly told, Brookshire’s exploration of our most reviled animal neighbors will forever change how you see nature and our relationship to it. Elephants and boas and bears, oh my! Pests is natural history writing at its best.” — Riley Black, author of The Last Days of the Dinosaurs: An Asteroid, Extinction, and the Beginning of Our World “Brookshire convincingly argues that many of the problems we blame on pests arise not from the creatures themselves but from our own self-centered ways of looking at the world. A fascinating look at how culture, traditions, and human behavior shape the way people coexist or come into conflict with the animals that share their habitats.” — Christie Aschwanden, author of Good to Go: What the Athlete in All of Us Can Learn from the Strange Science of Recovery “As human populations expand and the climate changes, these animals are not going away. Brookshire has a magnificent ability to bring the ecological context of our epic conflicts with everything from snakes to elephants down to the entertaining and personal.” — John Shivik, author of The Predator Paradox: Ending the War with Wolves, Bears, Cougars, and Coyotes “A deeply thoughtful yet entertaining tour of our thorny and morally complicated relationships with the creatures we consider pests. Integrating first-rate storytelling with ecology, natural history, wildlife management, cultural anthropology, and ethics, Pests provides a compelling perspective on a misunderstood aspect of human-animal interactions.” — Hal Herzog, author of Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat: Why It’s So Hard to Think Straight About Animals “In this scintillating, searching, and surprisingly funny debut, Brookshire weaves together history, research, and Indigenous knowledge to reveal our complicity in creating animal conflict—and argues for a new model of coexistence in which neither we nor the animals have to end up as the villains.” — Maryn McKenna, author of Big Chicken, Superbug, and Beating Back the Devil "[An] excellent natural history...the author delivers fascinating accounts of a score of widely deplored pests...Outstanding, possibly mind-changing natural history." — Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “…An eye-opening account of why certain animals are demonized…Animal lovers will adore this clever survey.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review) "An entertaining and pensive perusal of the human-wildlife conflict problem that calls to mind Mary Roach's Fuzz." — Booklist
£19.00
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Pests
Book SynopsisAn engrossing and revealing study of why we deem certain animals ?pests? and others not?from cats to rats, elephants to pigeons?and what this tells us about our own perceptions, beliefs, and actions, as well as our place in the natural worldA squirrel in the garden. A rat in the wall. A pigeon on the street. Humans have spent so much of our history drawing a hard line between human spaces and wild places. When animals pop up where we don?t expect or want them, we respond with fear, rage, or simple annoyance. It?s no longer an animal. It?s a pest.At the intersection of science, history, and narrative journalism, Pests is not a simple call to look closer at our urban ecosystem. It?s not a natural history of the animals we hate. Instead, this book is about us. It?s about what calling an animal a pest says about people, how we live, and what we want. It?s a story about human nature, and how we categorize the animals in our midst, including bears and coyotes, sparrows and snakes. Pet or pest? In many cases, it?s entirely a question of perspective.Bethany Brookshire?s deeply researched and entirely entertaining book will show readers what there is to venerate in vermin, and help them appreciate how these animals have clawed their way to success as we did everything we could to ensure their failure. In the process, we will learn how the pests that annoy us tell us far more about humanity than they do about the animals themselves.Trade Review"👍!" — Mary Roach, author of Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law “Deeply reported and vividly told, Brookshire’s exploration of our most reviled animal neighbors will forever change how you see nature and our relationship to it. Elephants and boas and bears, oh my! Pests is natural history writing at its best.” — Riley Black, author of The Last Days of the Dinosaurs: An Asteroid, Extinction, and the Beginning of Our World “Brookshire convincingly argues that many of the problems we blame on pests arise not from the creatures themselves but from our own self-centered ways of looking at the world. A fascinating look at how culture, traditions, and human behavior shape the way people coexist or come into conflict with the animals that share their habitats.” — Christie Aschwanden, author of Good to Go: What the Athlete in All of Us Can Learn from the Strange Science of Recovery “As human populations expand and the climate changes, these animals are not going away. Brookshire has a magnificent ability to bring the ecological context of our epic conflicts with everything from snakes to elephants down to the entertaining and personal.” — John Shivik, author of The Predator Paradox: Ending the War with Wolves, Bears, Cougars, and Coyotes “A deeply thoughtful yet entertaining tour of our thorny and morally complicated relationships with the creatures we consider pests. Integrating first-rate storytelling with ecology, natural history, wildlife management, cultural anthropology, and ethics, Pests provides a compelling perspective on a misunderstood aspect of human-animal interactions.” — Hal Herzog, author of Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat: Why It’s So Hard to Think Straight About Animals “In this scintillating, searching, and surprisingly funny debut, Brookshire weaves together history, research, and Indigenous knowledge to reveal our complicity in creating animal conflict—and argues for a new model of coexistence in which neither we nor the animals have to end up as the villains.” — Maryn McKenna, author of Big Chicken, Superbug, and Beating Back the Devil "[An] excellent natural history...the author delivers fascinating accounts of a score of widely deplored pests...Outstanding, possibly mind-changing natural history." — Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “…An eye-opening account of why certain animals are demonized…Animal lovers will adore this clever survey.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review) "An entertaining and pensive perusal of the human-wildlife conflict problem that calls to mind Mary Roach's Fuzz." — Booklist
£13.49
Elsevier Science Advances in Marine Biology
Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Predatory bivalves Brian Morton 2. The Oceanography of the eastern English Channel Past, Present and Future Laurent Seuront 3. Marine Protected Volumes Gianmarco Ingrosso 4. Parasites and Pathogens in Seabirds: effects and wider ecological implications Jennifer Provencher 5. Progress in Marine Genomics and Bioinformatics Bry Wilson
£132.05
Elsevier Science Treatise on Estuarine and Coastal Science
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£2,878.50
Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc Thorp and Covichs Freshwater Invertebrates
Book SynopsisTrade Review"...beautifully laid out, solidly bound, with crisp print and vibrant (mostly) high-resolution images. My recommendation is to purchase this book even if you already own the third edition, as redundancies are outweighed by new material;..." --Bulletin of the Entomological Society of Canada, Thorp and Covich's Freshwater Invertebrates, Volume 1, Fourth Edition "...a comprehensive revision and expansion of the previous edition...I recommend it as valuable reading for everyone who needs to develop a more detailed world-wide understanding of freshwater invertebrates." --European Journal of EntomologyTable of Contents1. Introduction to Invertebrates of Inland Waters 2. Overview of Inland Water Habitats 3. Collection and Culturing Techniques 4. Functional Relationships of Freshwater Invertebrates 5. Ecology of Invasive Alien Invertebrates 6. Economic Aspects of Freshwater Invertebrates 7. Free-Living Protozoa 8. Phylum Porifera 9. Phylum Cnidaria 10. Phylum Platyhelminthes 11. Phylum Nemertea 12. Phylum Gastrotricha 13. Phylum Rotifera 14. Phylum Nematoda 15. Phylum Nematomorpha 16. Phyla Ectoprocta and Entoprocta (Bryozoans) 17. Phylum Tardigrada 18. Introduction to Mollusca and the Class Gastropoda 19. Class Bivalvia 20. Introduction to Annelida and the Class Polychaeta 21. Class Clitellata: Oligochaeta 22. Class Clitellata: Branchiobdellida 23. Class Clitellata: Hirudinida and Acanthobdellida 24. Introduction to the Phylum Arthropoda 25. Subphylum Chelicerata, Class Arachnida 26. Subphylum Myriapoda, Class Diplopoda 27. Introduction to “Crustacea 28. Class Branchiopoda 29. Class Maxillopoda 30. Class Ostracoda 31. Class Malacostraca, Superorders Peracarida and Syncarida 32. Class Malacostraca, Order Decapoda 33. Hexapoda – Introduction to Insects and Collembola 34. Order Ephemeroptera 35. Order Odonata 36. Order Plecoptera 37. Order Hemiptera 38. Order Trichoptera 39. Order Coleoptera 40. Order Diptera 41. Minor Insect Orders
£108.00
Elsevier Science Spatial CaptureRecapture
Book SynopsisProvides a how-to manual with examples of spatial capture-recapture models based on technology and knowledge. This title provides you with an extensive step-by-step analysis of many data sets using different software implementations. It embraces Bayesian and classical inference strategies to give the reader different options to get the job done.Trade Review"...a book for the DIY quantitative ecologist who wants to understand their data...I enjoyed it tremendously and it already had a strong influence on how I think about some of my current research projects." --Basic and Applied Ecology "...a timely and informative contribution that summarizes the history and motivation behind SCR models,...will be a vital addition to wildlife ecologist’s book shelves for many years to come." --The Journal of Wildlife Management, Sep 14Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsI. Background and Concepts 1. Introduction 2. Statistical Models and SCR 3. GLMs and Bayesian Analysis 4. Closed Population ModelsII. Basic SCR Models 5. Fully Spatial Capture-Recapture Models 6. Likelihood Analysis of Spatial Capture-Recapture Models 7. Modeling Variation In Encounter Probability 8. Model Selection and Assessment 9. Alternative Observation Models 10. Sampling DesignIII. Advanced SCR Models 11. Modeling Spatial Variation in Density 12. Modeling Landscape Connectivity 13. Integrating Resource Selection with Spatial Capture-Recapture Models 14. Stratified Populations: Multi-session and Multi-site Data 15. Models for Search-Encounter Data 16. Open Population ModelsIV. Super-Advanced SCR Models 17. Developing Markov Chain Monte Carlo Samplers 18. Unmarked Populations 19. Spatial Mark-Resight Models for partially identifiable populations 20. 2012: A Spatial Capture-Recapture OdysseyV. Appendices WinBUGS OpenBUGS JAGS RBibliography
£86.40
Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc Handbook of Green Information and Communication
Book SynopsisA guide on the fundamental concepts, applications, algorithms, protocols, new trends and challenges, and research results. It offers information on the core and specialized issues in the field, making it suitable for both the new and experienced researcher.Table of ContentsCognitive Strategies for Green Two-Tier Cellular Networks: A Critical OverviewA Survey of Contemporary Technologies for Smart Home Energy ManagementEmbedded Computing in the Emerging Smart GridIEEE 802.15.4 Based Wireless Sensor Network Design for Smart Grid CommunicationsSmart Grid Communications NetworksWireless Technologies, Protocols, Issues and StandardsIntercell Interference Coordination: Towards A Greener Cellular Network; Energy-efficient Radio Resource Management for Green Radio SystemsGreen computing and Communication ArchitectureGreen Computing Platforms for Biomedical SystemsGreen Datacenter Infrastructures in the Cloud Computing EraEnergy Efficient Cloud Computing: A Green Migration of the Traditional ITGreen Data Centers; Energy-Efficient Sensor NetworksEnergy Efficient Next Generation Wireless CommunicationsEnergy Efficient MIMO-OFDM SystemsConstrained Green Base Station Deployment with Resource Allocation in Wireless NetworksGreen Broadband Access NetworksOverview of Energy Saving Techniques for Mobile and Wireless Access NetworksTowards Energy-Oriented Telecommunication NetworksEnergy-Efficient Peer-to-Peer Networking and OverlaysPower Management for 4G Broadband Wireless Access NetworksGreen Optical Core NetworksAnalysis and Development of Green-Aware Security Mechanisms for Modern Internet ApplicationsUsing Ant Colony Agents for Designing Energy-Efficient Routing Protocols for Wireless Ad Hoc and Sensor NetworksSmart Grid Communications: Opportunities and ChallengesA Survey on Smart Grid Communications: From an Architecture Overview to Standardization ActivitiesTowards Energy Efficiency in Next Generation Green Mobile Networks: a Queueing Theory Perspective
£88.50
Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc Methods in Stream Ecology
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsSection D Organic Matter Dynamics 23. Stable Isotopes in Stream Food Webs 24. Dissolved Organic Matter 25. Transport and Storage of Fine Particulate Organic Matter 26. Coarse Particulate Organic Matter: Storage, Transport, and Retention 27. Leaf-Litter Breakdown 28. Riparian Processes and Interactions 29. Dynamics of Wood Section E Ecosystem Processes 30. Conservative and Reactive Solute Dynamics 31. Nutrient Limitation and Uptake 32. Nitrogen Transformations 33. Phosphorus Limitation, Uptake, and Turnover in Benthic Stream Algae 34. Stream Metabolism 35. Secondary Production and Quantitative Food Webs 36. Elemental Content of Stream Biota Section F Ecosystem Assessment 37. Ecological Assessment With Benthic Algae 38. Macroinvertebrates as Biotic Indicators of Environmental Quality 39. Environmental Quality Assessment Using Stream Fishes 40. Establishing Causee Effect Relationships in Multistressor Environments
£56.66
Elsevier Science Methods in Stream Ecology Two Volume Set
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£78.26
Elsevier Science Dynamic Sedimentary Environments of Mangrove
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsIntroduction Part 1. Biogeomorphological processes 1. Biogeomorphic evolution and expansion of mangrove forests in New Zealand’s sediment-rich estuarine systems 2. Mangroves: a natural early warning system of erosion of open muddy coasts in French Guiana 3. Groundwater research in mangrove coastal ecosystems - new prospects 4. Flow and sediment dynamics around structures in mangrove ecosystems - a modelling perspective 5. Morphological plasticity and survival thresholds of mangrove plants growing in active sedimentary environments 6. Microbial communities in mangrove sediments Part 2. Long-term sedimentary processes and sea-level rise 7. The history of surface-elevation paradigms in mangrove biogeomorphology 8. Radiocarbon dating of mangrove sediments 9. Australian mangroves through the Holocene: interactions between sea-level, mangrove extent and carbon sequestration 10. Responses of mangrove ecosystems to sea level change 11. Does geomorphology determine vulnerability of mangrove coasts to sea-level rise? Part 3. Blue Carbon 12. Environmental drivers of blue carbon burial and soil carbon stocks in mangrove forests 13. Gaps and opportunities in mangrove blue carbon research: a biogeographic perspective 14. State of biogeochemical blue carbon in South Asian mangroves 15. Quantity and quality of organic matter in mangrove sediments 16. Relevance of allochthonous input from an agriculture-dominated hinterland for 'blue carbon' storage in mangrove sediments in Java, Indonesia 17. Potential carbon loss in sediment through methane production during early development stage of mangrove regeneration in restored mangroves 18. Blue carbon storage comparing mangroves with salt marsh and seagrass habitats at a warm temperate continental limit 19. Mangrove carbon sequestration and sediment deposition changes under cordgrass invasion Part 4. Mangrove management and restoration 20. A framework for the quantitative assessment of mangrove resilience 21. Assessment of typhoon impacts and post-typhoon recovery in Philippine mangroves: Lessons and challenges for adaptive management 22. Managing sediment dynamics through reintroduction of tidal flow for mangrove restoration in abandoned aquaculture ponds 23. Impacts of forestry on mangrove sediment dynamics Conclusions
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Elsevier Science Advances in Agronomy
Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Environmental Behavior of Glyphosate in Soil 2. Agriculture Contingency Plans for Managing Weather Aberrations and Extreme Climate Events: Development, Implementation and Impacts in India 3. Unmanned Aircraft Systems for Precision Weed Management Applications: Prospects and Challenges 4. Ratoon Rice Technology: A Green and Resource-Efficient Way for Rice Production 5. Mineral Nutrition of Cassava 6. Growth Characteristics of Winter Wheat in China Based on GDD Comprehensive and Quantitative Analysis of Growth Characteristics of Winter Wheat in China Based on Growing Degree Days 7. The Polyploid Origins of Crop Genomes and their Implications: A Case Study in Legumes
£135.00
Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc Tropical Ecosystems in the 21st Century
Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Protecting environmental and socio-economic values of selectively logged tropical forests in the Anthropocene Christopher G. Bousfield, Gianluca R. Cerullo, Mike R. Massam and David P. Edwards 2. Novelty in the tropical forests of the 21st century Ariel E. Lugo, Oscar J. Abelleira Martínez, Ernesto Medina, Gerardo Aymard and Tamara Heartsill Scalley 3. Monitoring tropical forest degradation and restoration with satellite remote sensing: A test using Sabah Biodiversity Experiment Jinhui Wu, Bin Chen, Glen Reynolds, Jun Xie, Michael J. O'Brien, Shunlin Liang and Andy Hector 4. The long and short of it: A review of the timescales of how fire affects soils using the pulse-press framework Adam F. A. Pellegrini and Robert B. Jackson 5. Revisiting nutrient cycling by litterfall - Insights from 15 years of litter manipulation in old-growth lowland tropical forest Emma J. Sayer, Chadtip Rodtassana, Merlin Sheldrake, Laëtitia M. Bréchet, Oliver S. Ashford, Luis Lopez-Sangil, Deirdre Kerdraon-Byrne, Biancolini Castro, Benjamin L. Turner, S. Joseph Wright and Edmund V.J. Tanner 6. Soil biogeochemical responses of a tropical forest to warming and hurricane disturbance Sasha C. Reed, Robin Reibold, Molly A. Cavaleri, Aura M. Alonso-Rodríguez, Megan E. Berberich and Tana E. Wood 7. Critical role and collapse of tropical mega-trees: A key global resource Bruno X. Pinho, Carlos A. Peres, Inara R. Leal and Marcelo Tabarelli 8. Monitoring tropical insects in the 21st century Greg P.A Lamarre, Tom M. Fayle, Simon T. Segar, Benita Laird-Hopkins, Akihiro Nakamura, Daniel Souto-Vilarós, Shuntaro Watanabe and Yves Basset 9. Advances and prospects of environmental DNA in neotropical rainforests Lucie Zinger, Julian Donald, Sebastien Brosse, Mailyn A. Gonzalez, Amaia Iribar, Céline Leroy, Jérôme Murienne, Jérôme Orivel, Heidy Schimann, Pierre Taberlet and Carla Martins Lopes 10. Informing marine spatial planning decisions with environmental DNA Alessia Bani, Maarten De Brauwer, Simon Creer, Alex J. Dumbrell, Gino Limmon, Jamaluddin Jompa, Sophie von der Heyden and Maria Beger 11. Copulas and their potential for ecology Shyamolina Ghosh, Lawrence W. Sheppard, Mark T. Holder, Terrance D. Loecke, Philip C. Reid, James D. Bever and Daniel C. Reuman
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Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc Wetzels Limnology
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPrologue The Importance of Inland Waters Water as a Substance Rivers and Lakes - Their Distribution, Origins, and Forms Hydrological Systems Light in Inland Waters Fate of Heat Water Movements Structure and Productivity of Aquatic Ecosystems Water as a Chemical Environment Oxygen Salinity and Ionic Composition of Inland Waters The Inorganic Carbon Complex The Nitrogen Cycle The Phosphorus Cycle Other Important Elements Algae and Cyanobacteria Communities Ecology of Algae and Cyanobacteria (Phytoplankton) Zooplankton Communities: Diversity in Time and Space Ecology and Functioning of Zooplankton Communities Benthic Animals Fish Pelagic Bacteria, Archaea, and Viruses Freshwater Plants Benthic Algae and Cyanobacteria of the Littoral Zone Shallow Lakes and Ponds Sediments and Microbiomes Organic Carbon Cycling and Ecosystem Metabolism Wetlands Paleolimnology: Approaches and Applications Inland Waters: The Future of Limnology is Interdisciplinary, Collaborative, Inclusive, and Global
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Elsevier Science Applied Hierarchical Modeling in Ecology Analysis
Book SynopsisTrade Review"In terms of content, there is little more one could ask for. But even the detailed and careful analyses presented in each chapter cannot fully cover steps that would normally accompany statistical analyses: model diagnostics, quantification of uncertainty, particularly of model predictions, comparison with alternative model structures and so forth. The authors touch on these issues in the first volume, and are clearly aware of them, but it would be impossible and not really informative to add such common procedures to each and every single chapter. Overall this book is a must-have for any statistical ecologist who is working with data in the fields of conservation ecology or wildlife ecology, terrestrial or aquatic. It is not a book for casual reading, and experience with statistical analysis and R in particular are warranted." --Basic and Applied EcologyTable of ContentsPART 1 MODELS FOR DYNAMIC SYSTEMS1. Relative Abundance Models for Population Dynamics2. Modeling Population Dynamics With Count Data3. Hierarchical Models of Survival4. Modeling Species Distribution and Range Dynamics, and Population Dynamics Using Dynamic Occupancy Models5. Modeling Metacommunity Dynamics Using Dynamic Community Models PART 2 ADVANCED MODELS6. Multi-state Occupancy Models7. Modeling False Positives8. Modeling Interactions Among Species9. Spatial Models of Distribution and Abundance10. Integrated Models for Multiple Types of Data11. Spatially Explicit Distance Sampling Along Transects12. Conclusions
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Elsevier Science Creating and Restoring Wetlands
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsI. Introduction 1. Introduction 2. Definitions 3. Ecological Theory and Restoration 4. Consideration of the Landscape II. Restoration of Freshwater Wetlands 5. Inland Marshes 6. Forested Wetlands 7. Peatlands III. Restoration of Estuarine Wetlands 8. Tidal Marshes 9. Mangroves IV. From Theory to Practice 10. Measuring Success: Performance Standards and Trajectories of Ecosystem Development 11. Case Studies 12. Restoration on a Grand Scale V. Future of Wetland Restoration 13. Population Growth and Global Food Demand VI. Recommended References (Textbooks)
£96.30
Penguin Publishing Group Filters Against Folly How to Survive Despite Economists Ecologists And the Merely Eloquent
Book SynopsisFor 20 years Garrett Hardin has been our most hardnosed thinker about ecological problems...Filters Against Folly makes provocative reading. -- Michael Crichton The ecological problems facing our world present a forum for experts to offer slogans and solutions on all sides of the issue, but leave most of us confused and unsure of the future. In this bracing book, Garrett Hardin offers a plan for clear thinking about these dangers. He shows how the filters of literacy, understanding what words really mean; numeracy, being able to quantify and interpret information; and ecolacy, assessment of complex interactions over time, can allow anyone to make sensible judgments about ecological issues--even in the face of a barrage of confusing expertise. Filters Against Folly offers an antidote to some of the more perverse and dangerous irrationalities of our time: wishful self-delusion, educated incapacity, and foolhardy optimism...If ever this
£15.00
Penguin Books Ltd Silent Spring
Book SynopsisExposes the destruction of wildlife through the widespread use of pesticides. This book aims to creates public awareness of the environment.Trade ReviewOne of the very few books truly to have changed the course of history * The Times *Rachel Carson educated a planet ... Silent Spring is the cornerstone of the conservation movement. Its impact was immediate, far-reaching and ultimately life-enhancing ... One of the most effective books ever written * Guardian *
£10.44
Penguin Books Ltd The Last Tree on Easter Island
Book SynopsisIn twenty short books, Penguin brings you the classics of the environmental movement.This is Jared Diamond''s haunting account of visiting the mysterious stone statues of Easter Island, showing how a remote civilization destroyed itself by exploiting its own natural resources - and why we must heed this warning.Over the past 75 years, a new canon has emerged. As life on Earth has become irrevocably altered by humans, visionary thinkers around the world have raised their voices to defend the planet, and affirm our place at the heart of its restoration. Their words have endured through the decades, becoming the classics of a movement. Together, these books show the richness of environmental thought, and point the way to a fairer, saner, greener world.
£6.30
Penguin Random House India Green Humour for a Greying Planet
Book SynopsisRohan's book "Green Humour For A Greying Planet" lauded by Dia Mirza and Faye D'Souza for blending humor with serious topics like global warming and wildlife crimes through gag cartoons and comic strips. It provides comic relief while raising awareness about environmental issues, appealing to a wide range of readers.
£11.99
Oxford University Press Inc Sustainability
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewSustainability is the hot buzzword these days. Does it take a whole book to explain what it means? Yes and how lucky we are to have it. This is a book about how to think about what it takes to keep systems going. The Q and A format makes difficult and contested concepts especially easy to follow. * Marion Nestle, Professor Emerita, New York University, and author of Let's Ask Marion: What You Need to Know about Food, Nutrition, and Health *This book may surprise many readers by exploring sustainability from such diverse fields as business and scientific realms to social justice and the arts. Their lens of 'systems thinking' helps explain why sustainability and resilience increasingly dominates public and private sector agendas today. * Christine Ervin, Former President and CEO, U.S. Green Building Council *Thompson and Norris are some of the most distinguished academics in the field of sustainability. Although the book is clearly underpinned by a considerable body of evidence, the writing style is engaging and easily digestible. It will serve as an excellent introduction to the topic for students and curious readers alike. * Michael Braungart, Chemist and Founder of EPEA International GmbH, and Co-Founder of MBDC *Systems thinking shows that seeking sustainability is a learning process in which we need to remain faithful and embrace uncertainty. * L. Díez Sanjuán, Agriculture and Human Values *Table of ContentsChapter 1. What is Sustainability? Chapter 2. Sustainability and Business Chapter 3. Sustainability and Ecology Chapter 4. Sustainability and Environmental Quality Chapter 5. Sustainable Development Chapter 6. Sustainability and Social Justice Chapter 7. Sustainable Governance Chapter 8. Sustainability in Science, Education, Religion, and the Arts Chapter 9. Sustainability: What Everyone Needs to Ask
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Oxford University Press Plant Strategies The Demographic Consequences of
Book SynopsisThe goal of this accessible book is to articulate a coherent framework that unifies life history theory with comparative functional ecology to advance prediction in plant ecology. Predicting how species respond to global change is perhaps the most important challenge of our time.Trade ReviewThis book is remarkable for the enthusiastic treatment of not only the critique of published ideas about plant strategies, but also the wide range of studies that underpin those ideas. The author seems equally at home as he reviews relevant findings (and gaps in understanding) in areas as different as plant morphology and physiology on the one hand and demography, evolution, and game theory on the other. * Peter Grubb, Professor Emeritus, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, UK *A stout-hearted trek through the rugged landscape of plant ecological strategies, species traits, and how they translate into demographic success in some settings but not others. The writing is energetic and richly illustrated; Laughlin must be a lively teacher! An excellent read for research students and discussion groups. * Mark Westoby, Professor Emeritus, Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia *This book is as rich in scientific knowledge as it is passionate about scientific history and the complexity of plant life on earth. With the aim to merge various concepts in plant ecology, the thought-provoking framework it provides will certainly stimulate research in holistic plant functioning. Furthermore, it is simply an absolute pleasure to read! * Joana Bergmann, PhD, Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF), Germany *Step by step, the reader is patiently guided and encouraged into conceptual thinking in plant ecology, inevitably leading to new hypotheses and ways of testing them in plants at different ecological scales. I specifically admire the tone of the book. When reading, I 'hear' the caring teacher sharing both the concepts and the personal stories beyond the ecology; the true excitement of the botanist discovering the secrets of plants; the experienced scientist leading us to the state-of-art of this field, and the connecting optimist believing that it is still possible to restore the plant diversity in our ecosystems. This is hardcore science, but in an encouraging and light hearted tone. This book is for the new (and old!) generations of students in plant science and ecology! I am deeply impressed. * Liesje Mommer, Professor of Plant Ecology and Nature Conservation, Wageningen University, The Netherlands *Table of ContentsPrologue Part 1: Foundations 1: Perspectives on Plant Strategies 2: A Menagerie of Plant Strategy Models 3: The Dimensionality of Plant Strategy Theory Part 2: Demography and Life History 4: Plant Demography 5: Life History Theory Applied to Plants Part 3: Comparative Functional Ecology 6: Plant Functional Traits and the Multidimensional Phenotype 7: Plant Strategies Along Resource, Disturbance, and Temperature Gradients Part 4: The Net Effect of Traits on Fitness 8: Empirical Approaches to Infer Fitness from Traits 9: Game Theoretical Approaches to Infer Fitness from Traits 10: Applying Plant Strategies in Conservation and Restoration Part 5: The Effect of Traits on Demographic Rates 11: Plant Traits That Promote Growth and Enhance Survival 12: Plant Traits That Bolster Recruitment Epilogue
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Oxford University Press The Fundamental Processes in Ecology
Book SynopsisThis thought-provoking book introduces a way to study ecosystems that is resonant with current thinking in the fields of earth system science, geobiology, and planetology. Instead of organizing the subject around a hierarchical series of entities (e.g. genes, individuals, populations, species, communities, and the biosphere), the book provides an alternative process-based approach and proposes a truly planetary view of ecological science. It demonstrates how the idea of fundamental ecological processes can be developed at the systems level, specifically their involvement in control and feedback mechanisms. This enables the reader to reconsider fundamental ecological processes such as energy flow, guilds, trade-offs, carbon cycling, and photosynthesis, and to put them in a global (and even planetary) context. In so doing, the book places a much stronger emphasis on microorganisms. Since publication of the first edition in 2006, ever growing societal concern about environmental sustainability has ensured that the earth system science/Gaian approach has steadily gained traction. Its integration with ecology is now more important than ever if ecological science is to effectively contribute to the massive problems and future challenges associated with global environmental change. The Fundamental Processes in Ecology is an accessible text for senior undergraduates, graduate student seminar courses, and researchers in the fields of ecology, environmental sustainability, earth system science, evolutionary biology, palaeontology, history of life, astrobiology, planetology, climatology, geology, and physical geography.Table of ContentsPreface Part I: Introduction 1: Introducing the Thought Experiment Part II: The Fundamental Processes 2: Energy Flow 3: Multiple Guilds 4: Trade-offs and Biodiversity 5: Dispersal 6: Ecological Hypercycles: Covering a Planet with Life 7: Merging of Organismal and Ecological Physiology 8: Photosynthesis 9: Carbon Sequestration Part III: Emerging Systems 10: Nutrient Cycling as an Emergent Property 11: Historical Contingency and the Development of Planetary Ecosystems 12: From Processes to Systems
£36.09
Oxford University Press Evolutionary Ecology
Book SynopsisThis text unifies conceptual and empirical advances in evolutionary ecology and provides a volume that can be used as a primary textbook or supplemental reading in an advanced undergraduate or graduate course. The focus is on current concepts in evolutionary ecology and the empirical study of these concepts. Chapters are written by prominent biologists who have made significant contributions to this field and both synthesize the current state of knowledge and identify areas for future investigation. It is divided into five major sections: an overview of the major topics in evolutionary biology for ecologists, and sections on life histories, behaviour, co-evolution, and adaptation to anthropogenic change.Trade Review"[A]n excellent overview of research in evolutionary ecology. The book is extremely up-to-date, authoritative, well written, and ... well produced. ... The editors certainly are to be commended on the list of authors that they have gathered. The table of contents reads like a miniature who's who of evolutionary ecology ... The authors and editors have done a better job of referring between chapters than in any other edited volume I have read. ... a valuable book for a wide audience."--Ecology "This work introduces many of the important topics in evolutionary ecology. ... [the] chapters [are] written almost exclusively by notable scientists ..."--Choice "[E]ven experts working within particular areas of the field will find many of the chapters outside their primary area of research interesting and stimulating ... the 35 authors constitute a vertiable "who's who" in the field. ... the breadth of coverage is impressive ... In many respects the book has a cohesiveness usually found only in single authored works."--The Quarterly Review of Biology "Evolutionary ecology, according to the editors of this collection of essays, combines the two approaches to examine variation in organisms in relation to both past and the present. Edited collections often disappoint but this one does not. One factor in its success is the broad, conceptual theme given to each contribution, covering such topics as variation, natural selection, adaptation, phenotypic plasticity, population structure, inbreeding and outbreeding. . .Each essay sets out the theoretical basis for the topic covered and then it illustrates it with experimental and field examples. . .The level at which the essays are constructed would be suitable for advanced undergraduate studies and ideal for postgraduate students wishing to assimilate an authoritative account on the subject and should be introduced to the current literature. All teachers in such courses should certainly have this book on their shelves."--British Ecological Society "It is a daunting task to develop an integrated text that successfully draws from the diverse disciplines within ecology and evolutionary biology, yet Fox et al. have done this quite well.This text should prove especially useful to professors seeking a well-organized and thorough volume for advanced undergraduate and graduate level courses focusing on evolutionary ecology. ..Given the void of textbooks for teaching evolutionary ecology at the graduate level and the high quality of this volume, we expect Fox et al.'s text to become a standard reader for evolution and ecology graduate programmes, as well as for researchers seeking an up-to-date overview of evolutionary ecology research."--Animal Behaviour "Provides an overview of evolutionary ecology, a field spanning the disciplines of ecology and evolutionary biology and incorporating the techniques and approaches of each. Chapters are written by prominent researchers and are organized into five sections: themes in evolutionary ecology, life histories, behavior, co-evolution, and adaptation to anthropogenic change. For researchers seeking a current overview and graduate or advanced undergraduate students seeking an introduction to the field."--SciTech Book News "[A]n excellent overview of research in evolutionary ecology. The book is extremely up-to-date, authoritative, well written, and ... well produced. ... The editors certainly are to be commended on the list of authors that they have gathered. The table of contents reads like a miniature who's who of evolutionary ecology ... The authors and editors have done a better job of referring between chapters than in any other edited volume I have read. ... a valuable book for a wide audience."--Ecology "This work introduces many of the important topics in evolutionary ecology. ... [the] chapters [are] written almost exclusively by notable scientists ..."--Choice "[E]ven experts working within particular areas of the field will find many of the chapters outside their primary area of research interesting and stimulating ... the 35 authors constitute a vertiable "who's who" in the field. ... the breadth of coverage is impressive ... In many respects the book has a cohesiveness usually found only in single authored works."--The Quarterly Review of BiologyTable of ContentsPART 1: RECURRING THEMES ; 1. Nature and Causes of Variation ; 2. Evolutionary Significance of Variation ; 3. Natural Selection ; 4. Adaptation ; 5. Phenotypic Plasticity ; 6. Population Structure ; 7. Inbreeding and Outbreeding ; PART 2: LIFE HISTORIES ; 8. Age and Size at Maturity ; 9. Offspring Size and Number ; 10. Senescence ; 11. Life Cycles ; 12. Sex and Gender ; 13. Sex Ratios and Sex Allocation ; 14. Ecological Specialization and Generalization ; PART 3: BEHAVIOR ; 15. Mating Systems ; 16. Sexual Selection ; 17. Cooperation and Altruism ; 18. Foraging Behaviour ; 19. The Evolutionary Ecology of Management ; PART 4: INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTIONS ; 20. Ecological Character Displacement ; 21. Predator-Prey Interactions ; 22. Parasite-Host Interactions ; 23. Plant-Herbivore Interactions ; 24. Mutualisms ; 25. The Geographic Dynamics of Coevolution ; PART 5: ADAPTATION TO ANTHROPOGENIC CHANGE ; 26. Pesticide Resistance ; 27. Predicting the Outcome of Biological Control ; 28. Evolutionary Conservation Biology ; REFERENCES ; INDEX
£77.60
Oxford University Press Aldo Leopold and the Ecological Conscience
Book SynopsisIn Aldo Leopold and an Ecological Conscience ecologists, wildlife biologists, and other professional conservationists explore the ecological legacy of Aldo Leopold and his A Sand Country Almanac and his contributions to the environmental movement, the philosophy of science, and natural resource management. Twelve personal essays describe the enormous impact he has had on each author, from influencing the daily operations of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the creation of a land-use ethics guide for Forest Service personnel, to much needed inspiration for continuing on in today''s large, complex and often problematic world of science. Here is Aldo Leopold as a mentor, friend, and companion and an affirmation of his hope that science will continue to be practiced in the cause of conservation.Trade Review... this attractive book is wonderfully put together. It would serve either as a helpful introduction to those who might not be familiar with Leopold's work or as enjoyable reading for those who already know the delights of the world of Aldo Leopold. * Environmental Conservation *Table of ContentsTHE EVOLUTION OF A CLASSIC ; A SENSE OF PLACE, A SENSE OF TIME ; THE COHESIVE VISION ; A LAND ETHIC IN PRACTICE
£22.32
Oxford University Press, USA Bioeconomics of Invasive Species Integrating Ecology Economics Policy and Management
Book SynopsisThis book brings ecology and economics together in new ways to address how we deal with the dynamics and impacts of invasive species. It is the outcome of many years of collaborative research between a small group of economists and ecologists.Trade ReviewThe book is valuable as a source of reliable information. * BioScience *Table of ContentsFOREWORD; PREFACE
£42.27
Oxford University Press Inc The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Why do we shrug? Why do dogs wag their tails? Why do we scowl when angry and pout when sad rather than the other way around? What is the difference between guilt and shame? This would be an extraordinary book even if it had only answered these and scores of similar questions about the emotions in 1872. But Expression also proved that the human mind, not just the body, is a product of evolution. It showed, during the heyday of scientific racism, that the races of mankind are fundamentally similar; anticipating virtually every twentieth-century behavioral science ... Darwin enriched his arguments with hundreds of insightful observations, many with the pathos and humor of great literature, as when he describes the terror of a man being led to his execution or the comical dejection of his dog as soon as it sensed that a walk might end ... This edition has the feel not of a lovingly restored museum piece but of a recent seminal work." -Steven Pinker, Science Darwin's most readable and human book ... It was never republished in his lifetime, even though Darwin made many additions and revisions in the text. Only now have all of Darwin's changes been incorporated into the book, along with a full apparatus of notes and appendices and a number of photographs that never made it into the 1873 edition ... This new comprehensive edition of Expression will introduce a new generation of readers to Darwin's masterpiece, undiminished and intensely relevant even 125 years after publication. -Oliver Sacks "The Expression of the Emotions predates Freud, and it will still be illuminating human psychology long after Freud's discrediting is complete." --Richard Dawkins "Highly original ... this is scholarship at its best." -Simon Baron-Cohen, Nature "Ekman's edition is no mere reprint plus introduction." -Mark Ridley, Scientific AmericanTable of ContentsAcknowledgments; List of Illustrations Figures Plates; Preface to the Anniversary Edition by Paul Ekman; Preface to the Third Edition by Paul Ekman; Preface to the Second Edition by Francis Darwin; Introduction to the Third Edition by Paul Ekman; The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals; Introduction to the First Edition; 1. General Principles of Expression; 2. General Principles of Expression -- continued; 3. General Principles of Expression -- continued; 4. Means of Expression in Animals; 5. Special Expressions of Animals; 6. Special Expressions of Man: Suffering and Weeping; 7. Low Spirits, Anxiety, Grief, Dejection, Despair; 8. Joy, High Spirits, Love, Tender Feelings, Devotion; 9. Reflection - Meditation - Ill-temper - Sulkiness - Determination; 10. Hatred and Anger; 11. Disdain - Contempt - Disgust - Guilt - Pride, Etc. - Helplessness - Patience - Affirmation and Negation; 12. Surprise - Astonishment - Fear - Horror; 13. Self-attention - Shame - Shyness - Modesty: Blushing; 14. Concluding Remarks and Summary; Afterword, by Paul Ekman; APPENDIX I: Charles Darwin's Obituary, by T. H. Huxley; APPENDIX II: Changes to the Text, by Paul Ekman; APPENDIX III: Photography and The Expression of the Emotions, by Phillip Prodger; APPENDIX IV: A Note on the Orientation of the Plates, by Phillip Prodger and Paul Ekman; APPENDIX V: Concordance of Illustrations, by Phillip Prodger; APPENDIX VI: List of Head Words from the Index to the First Edition; NOTES; NOTES TO THE COMMENTARIES; INDEX
£27.19
Oxford University Press A Sand County Almanac And Sketches Here and There
Book SynopsisFirst published in 1949 and praised in The New York Times Book Review as "full of beauty and vigor and bite," A Sand County Almanac combines some of the finest nature writing since Thoreau with a call for changing our understanding of land management.Trade Review"Reborn for Earth Day 50, the 2020 edition includes an introduction by author and conservationist, Barbara Kingsolver. 'A land ethic,' Leopold wrote, 'enlarges the boundaries of the community' to include not only humans, but also soils, waters, plants, and animals.' Leopold promoted values based on caring DL for people, for land, and for all the connections among them.'" -- Virginia Small, Shepherd Express "For those who may not yet have read this remarkable work of twentieth-century American nature writing, the publication of this new edition of A Sand County Almanac is the perfect opportunity to remedy that oversight. And for those who already have, and perhaps have worn out their present copy from repeated readings, the release of this new edition offers a convenient (to justify...) opportunity to replace the older one." -- Johannes Riutta, The Well Read Naturalist "These writings were and remain an ecological call to action in the face of a natural world under threat. This book is fundamentally a celebration of the human potential, when nurtured, to notice nature, and of the miraculous experiences possible for those who do. To anyone who has wondered at the natural world, or who cares about retaining the option, it is well worth reading." -- Gavin Charles, The Canadian Field Naturalist "This edition gives a new generation of readers a chance to drink from the source of some of the best ecological thinking and writing of the twentieth century." -- Ed Block, Agate Magazine "Aldo Leopold's A Sand County Almanac was my first book of nature writing and changed my view of the world with such words as: 'It is warm behind the driftwood now, for the wind has gone with the geese. So would I - if I were the wind.' I still have my original, yellowed and marked-up copy and will never let it go." --Delia Owens, author of Where the Crawdads SingTable of ContentsPART I: A SAND COUNTY ALMANAC January: January Thaw February: Good Oak March: The Geese Return April: Come High Water; Draba; Bur Oak; Sky Dance May: Back from the Argentine June: The Alder Folk July: Great Possessions; Prairie Birthday August: The Green Pasture September: The Choral Copse October: Smoky Gold; Too Early; Red Lanterns November: If I Were the Wind; Axe-in-Hand; A Mighty Fortress December: Home Range; Pines above the Snow; 65290 PART II: SKETCHES HERE AND THERE Wisconsin: Marshland Elegy; The Sand Counties; Odyssey; On a Monument to the Pigeon; Flambeau Illinois and Iowa: Illinois Bus Ride; Red Legs Kicking Arizona and New Mexico: On Top; Thinking Like a Mountain; Escudilla Chihuahua and Sonora: Guacamaja; The Green Lagoons; Song of the Gavilan Oregon and Utah: Cheat Takes Over Manitoba: Clandeboye PART III: THE UPSHOT Conservation Esthetic Wildlife in American Culture Wilderness The Land Ethic
£16.23
Oxford University Press Inc Full Fathom 5000 The Expedition of the HMS
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewBell's book is eminently readable, from start to finish, and cleverly mixes the scientific detail of the discoveries with personal anecdotes from the ship's log and crew journals, and puts them into the historical perspective of what was (still is) a formative period of international exploration, empire, and scientific advancement. * Richard Jones, Royal Entomological Society *Table of ContentsIntroduction Part I: Before Chapter 1: The Deep Sea Chapter 2: Edward Forbes Chapter 3: Two Committees Chapter 4: The Ship and Her Crew Part II: The Cruise Chapter 5: Outward Bound Chapter 6: The First Leg: The First North Atlantic Transect Chapter 7: The Second Leg: The Sargasso Sea Chapter 8: The Third Leg: The Second North Atlantic Transect Chapter 9: The Fourth Leg: Into the South Atlantic Chapter 10: The Fifth Leg: Across the South Atlantic Chapter 11: The Sixth Leg: The Southern Ocean Chapter 12: The Seventh Leg: The Coral Sea Chapter 13: The Eighth Leg: The Sea of Islands Chapter 14: The Ninth Leg: The West Pacific Ocean Chapter 15: The Tenth Leg: The North Pacific Ocean Chapter 16: The Eleventh Leg: The Length of the Pacific Ocean Chapter 17: The Twelfth Leg: The Patagonian Fjords Chapter 18: Homeward Bound Part III: After Chapter 19: What Happened to the Ship? Chapter 20: What Happened to the People? Chapter 21: What Happened to the Animals? Index
£49.70
Oxford University Press The Biology of Lakes and Ponds
Book SynopsisA concise but comprehensive introduction to the biology of standing waters (lakes and ponds). As with other books in the Biology of Habitats Series, the emphasis in this book is on the organisms that dominate freshwater environments. Management and conservation aspects are also considered. The first edition of the book published in 1998 with a second, revised edition in 2005. There has been significant development in the field since the last revision appeared, particularly in the ecology of lakes and ponds in subtropical and tropical areas, and a new revision of this now classic text is timely.Trade ReviewLike the first 2 editions (1998, 2005), this one offers an excellent integration of information on limnology, ecology, evolution, and environmental science and a focus on adaptation of organisms to aquatic environments. In this edition, the authors incorporate new concepts, findings of current research, and discussion of new threats to aquatic biodiversity. * Conservation Biology *It does an excellent job at introducing a remarkably wide array of limnological concepts for such a small book. It is very readable and its style will inspire many undergraduate students. * Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin *Table of Contents1: Introduction 2: The abiotic frame and adaptations to cope with abiotic constraints 3: The organisms: the actors within the abiotic frame 4: Biotics: competition, herbivory, predation, parasitism, and symbiosis 5: Food web interactions in freshwater ecosystems 6: Biodiversity and environmental threats
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Oxford University Press The Biology of Mangroves and Seagrasses
Book SynopsisMangroves and seagrasses form extensive and highly productive ecosystems that are both biologically diverse and economically valuable. This book, now in its third edition and fully updated throughout, continues to provide a current and comprehensive introduction to all aspects of the biology and ecology of mangroves and seagrasses. Using a global range of examples and case studies, it describes the unique adaptations of these plants to their exacting environments; the rich and diverse communities of organisms that depend on mangrove forests and seagrass meadows (including tree-climbing shrimps, synchronously flashing fireflies, and ''gardening'' seacows); the links between mangrove, seagrass, and other habitats; and the evolution, biodiversity, and biogeography of mangroves and seagrasses. The economic value of mangroves and seagrasses is also discussed, including approaches to rational management of these vital resources and techniques for the restoration of degraded habitats. A finalTrade ReviewThis book would seem most appropriate for upper-level undergraduate orgraduate courses. For graduate students or faculty working with mangrove or seagrasses, this is a perfect one-stop source on the "big picture" regarding these systems. * Craig Layman, Quarterly Review of Biology *Review from previous edition The book is a well-written, introductory text covering a wide range of topics ... and is the first book that can be realistically used as an undergraduate textbook on the subject. * Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology *Hogarth has produced an impressive book on the mangrove ecosystem...I strongly recommend it as an introductory text for naturalists, students, and professional biologists embarking on studies in mangrove environments. * Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin *Table of Contents1. Mangroves and seagrasses ; 2. Mangroves and their environment ; 3. Seagrasses and their environment ; 4. Community structure and dynamics ; 5. The mangrove community: terrestrial components ; 6. The mangrove community: marine components ; 7. Seagrass communities ; 8. Measuring and modelling ; 9. Comparisons and connections ; 10. Biodiversity and biogeography ; 11. Impacts ; 12. Global climate change
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