Plant & Animal Ecology Products

By Diane L. France

Building on the success, and maintaining the format, of the best-selling Human and Nonhuman Bone Identification: A Color Atlas (ISBN: 978-1-4200-6286-1), Comparative Bone Identification: Human Subadult to Nonhuman presents new images of human bones representing many states of maturation from…

Hardback – 2016-11-04
CRC Press

Edited by Henry M. Streby, David E. Andersen, David Buehler

Golden-winged Warblers (Vermivora chrysoptera) are migratory songbirds that breed in temperate North America, primarily in the Great Lakes region with remnant populations throughout the Appalachian Mountains, and winter in Central and northern South America. Their breeding range has contracted…

Hardback – 2016-10-21
CRC Press
Studies in Avian Biology

Edited by Antônio Ricardo Panizzi, José R. P. Parra

The field of insect nutritional ecology has been defined by how insects deal with nutritional and non-nutritional compounds, and how these compounds influence their biology in evolutionary time. In contrast, Insect Bioecology and Nutrition for Integrated Pest Management presents these entomological…

Paperback – 2016-10-19
CRC Press

By Michael Heads

Biogeography and Evolution in New Zealand provides the first in-depth treatment of the biogeography of New Zealand, a region that has been a place of long-enduring interest to ecologists, evolutionary scientists, geographers, geologists, and scientists in related disciplines. It serves as a key…

Hardback – 2016-09-13
CRC Press
CRC Biogeography Series

Edited by Emil Olafsson

Marine macrophytes (macroalgae, seagrasses, and mangroves) comprise thousands of species distributed in shallow water areas along the world’s coastlines. They play a key role in marine ecosystems regarding biodiversity and energy flow. A large proportion of macrophyte species can be characterised…

Hardback – 2016-09-07
CRC Press

By Nathaniel K Newlands

Future Sustainable Ecosystems: Complexity, Risk, Uncertainty provides an interdisciplinary, integrative overview of environmental problem-solving using statistics. It shows how statistics can be used to solve diverse environmental and socio-economic problems involving food, water, energy scarcity,…

Hardback – 2016-08-23
Chapman and Hall/CRC
Chapman & Hall/CRC Applied Environmental Statistics

Edited by Bas Verschuuren, Naoya Furuta

Nature conservation planning tends to be driven by models based on Western norms and science, but these may not represent the cultural, philosophical and religious contexts of much of Asia. This book provides a new perspective on the topic of sacred natural sites and cultural heritage by linking…

Paperback – 2016-08-11
Routledge

By Sven Erik Jorgensen

Ecotoxicology and Chemistry Applications in Environmental Management describes how to set up an integrated, holistic approach to addressing ecotoxicological problems. It provides detailed explanations in answer to questions like "Why is it necessary to apply an integrated approach?" and "How does…

Hardback – 2016-07-18
CRC Press
Applied Ecology and Environmental Management

Edited by Thiago Bruce Rodrigues, Amaro Emiliano Trindade Silva

This book correlates the vast genetic diversity associated with environmental samples and still underexploited potential for the development of biotechnology products. The book points out the potential of different types of environmental samples. It presents the main characteristics of microbial…

Paperback – 2016-07-12
CRC Press

Edited by Denis Vieira de Andrade, Catherine R. Bevier, José Eduardo de Carvalho

Despite their diversity, amphibians and reptiles share many physiological traits, such as their dependence on external heat sources for body temperature regulation, that are of pivotal importance to their ability to cope with the environment. Considerable variation in physiological capabilities…

Hardback – 2016-06-20
CRC Press

Edited by Merle Sowman, Rachel Wynberg

Understanding the governance of complex social-ecological systems is vital in a world faced with rapid environmental change, conflicts over dwindling natural resources, stark disparities between rich and poor and the crises of sustainability. Improved understanding is also essential to promote…

Paperback – 2016-04-21
Routledge

By Juliana Santilli

A wide range of crop genetic resources is vital for future food security. Loss of agricultural biodiversity increases the risk of relying on a limited number of staple food crops. However, many laws, such as seed laws, plant varieties protection and access and benefit-sharing laws, have direct…

Paperback – 2016-04-21
Routledge