Forthcoming Biodiversity Books

Forthcoming Books

1. Landscape Evolution, Neotectonics and Quaternary Environmental Change in Southern Cameroon

   Palaeoecology of Africa Vol. 31, An International Yearbook of Landscape Evolution and Palaeoenvironments

   Edited by Jürgen Runge

   Series: Palaeoecology of Africa

   Palaeoecology of Africa, volume 31 presents two compressed English versions of the PhD thesis by J. Eisenberg and M. Sangen, produced in the framework of the German Research Foundation’s funded "Rain Forest Savanna Contact" project that has been carried out between 2004 and 2009 in...

   To Be Published May 30th 2012 by CRC Press
2. Wildlife Science

   Connecting Research with Management

   Edited by Joseph P. Sands, Stephen J. DeMaso, Matthew J. Schnupp, Leonard A. Brennan

   Despite the potential synergy that can result from basing management applications on results from research, there is a polarization of cultures between wildlife managers and wildlife researchers. Wildlife Science: Connecting Research with Management provides strategies for bridging cultural and...

   To Be Published June 12th 2012 by CRC Press
3. Microbial Ecology in Sustainable Agroecosystems

   Edited by Tanya E. Cheeke, David C. Coleman, Diana H. Wall

   Series: Advances in Agroecology

   While soil ecologists continue to be on the forefront of research on biodiversity and ecosystem function, there are few interdisciplinary studies that incorporate ecological knowledge into sustainable land management practices. Conventional, high fossil-fuel input-based agricultural systems can...

   To Be Published July 23rd 2012 by CRC Press
4. Land Use Intensification

   Effects on Agriculture, Biodiversity, and Ecological Processes

   Edited by David Lindenmayer, Saul Cunningham, Andrew Young

   Series: Advances in Agroecology

   By 2050, the global population of humans is predicted to increase by 35%, approximately 70 % more food may be required, and this will take place against a backdrop of 15-40% land degradation. This book examines whether experiences of land use intensification and biodiversity conservation lead to...

   To Be Published August 14th 2012 by CRC Press
5. Handbook of Inland Aquatic Ecosystem Management

   Edited by Sven Jorgensen, Jose Galizia Tundisi, Takako Matsumura Tundisi

   Series: Applied Ecology and Environmental Management

   Combining biology, ecology, and limnology with environmental management, this handbook provides a profound understanding of the best environmental strategy for resolving environmental problems in freshwater ecosystems. The text includes both basic theories and comprehensive practices on...

   To Be Published September 18th 2012 by CRC Press
6. The Endangered Species Act

   History, Implementation, Successes, and Controversies

   By J. Peyton Doub

   Written from a practitioner’s perspective, this book puts the Endangered Species Act into perspective by presenting an integrated discussion of science and regulatory policy with a dash of history. The author traces the history of the Act to early conservation efforts, outlines the contents of the...

   To Be Published October 1st 2012 by CRC Press
7. Introduction to Natural Resource Planning

   By Charles Yoe

   Solving complex problems concerns professionals and students involved in natural resource planning. This book provides an introduction to planning principles and standards with natural resource management applications. It first introduces the often overlooked foundations of planning, including the...

   To Be Published October 21st 2012 by CRC Press
8. Routledge International Handbook of Social and Environmental Change

   Edited by Stewart Lockie, David Sonnenfeld, Dana Fisher

   Series: Routledge International Handbooks

   The risks of catastrophic climate change and biodiversity loss throw into focus the impact of humans on ecosystem processes and our dependency, in turn, on the services those processes provide. Adapting our ways of life – our settlements and our systems of food production – to changing...

   To Be Published November 29th 2012 by Routledge
9. Principles and Practice of Minesite Rehabilitation

   By Mark Tibbett

   Many areas of unusual geology that contain ore bearing bodies also support unique ecological communities of plants and animals. Where we have increasing demand to exploit rich mineral deposits this can lead to a conflict between mining and conservation interests in such landscapes. The book of...

   To Be Published November 30th 2012 by CRC Press
10. Diversifying Food and Diets

    Using Agricultural Biodiversity to Improve Nutrition and Health

    Edited by Jessica Fanzo, Danny Hunter, Teresa Borelli, Federico Mattei

    Series: Issues in Agricultural Biodiversity

    Currently 925 million people are undernourished and 195 million children under five years of age are stunted. At the same time, over 1 billion people are overweight and obese in both the developed and developing world. Diseases previously associated with affluence, such as cancer, diabetes and...

    To Be Published December 9th 2012 by Routledge