Applied ecology Books

This book presents the results of thirty-four case studies in an EU-sponsored project on heavily modified water bodies. The account emphasizes the methods used in the process of identification and designation, and identifies...

Four years ago we edited a volume of 36 papers entitled Molecular Approaches to Ecology and Evolution (Schierwater et ai. , 1994), in which we attempted to put to­ gether a diverse array of papers that demonstrated the impact...

The brand new, reworked Environmental Systems and Societies (SL) TestPrep Workbook is here! With essential exam practice questions for IB Environmental Systems and Societies revision, this book gives an accurate and exam-aligned experience for...

Sacred Geography: Conversations with Place considers the meaning and nature of sacred spaces and landscapes. It asks profound questions, weaving together historical insights, philosophical musings, and contemporary studies to explore the sacredness...

This volume presents key contributions of the First National Conference on Invasive Alien Species, held in Spain in 2003. Topics included cut across all aspects of non-native species invasions. Experts from universities, public...

In an era defined by relentless human activities and rapid ecological transformations, the world faces an escalating crisis - the precipitous loss of biodiversity. As we grapple with the consequences of industrialization, urbanization, and unchecked...

Den Spieltrieb wecken und nutzen, neugierig sein, angstfrei in die Natur gehen - der Naturkundler und Naturschützer Eckhard Woite setzt auf Erlebnisse, auf die Erfahrungen, die aus ihnen entstehen, wenn junge Menschen die Möglichkeit bekommen, die Natur...

Nur schwer lässt sich erahnen, worin im Selbstverständlichen "Schwere-Fragen" bestehen könnten. Es wird darauf ankommen, von welchen Selbstverständlichkeiten hier zu reden ist. Die unbewusst von Geburt an gewohnte Wahrnehmung der Gegenstände in der...

Drawing on Jesuit values as well as perspectives from disciplines across the humanities and sciences, this volume is oriented toward care for the people, communities, and ecosystems that make up our common home. Caring for our planetary home means...

Technical co-operation involving northern experts transferring expertise to the south has not always worked. In fact it has sometimes been counter-productive, fostering a dependency on outside help rather than creating a genuine indigenous capability...

We are at a watershed of history. The human race is now so numerous and its technological power so great that we are having an unprecedented impact on the biosphere, the entire planet. The need to control this impact is giving rise to a new kind of...

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...

The United Kingdom is committed to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by at least eighty per cent by 2050, a target that will only be achieved by transforming the way that energy is supplied and used. At the same time there are anxieties...

Effective policy is vital for creating greener economies, new jobs and industries, for securing energy supplies and for protecting the climate and environment. As renewable energy is fundamental to achieving all of these objectives, it too needs the best...

Major influenza pandemics pose a constant threat. As evidenced by recent H5N1 avian flu and novel H1N1, influenza outbreaks can come in close succession, yet differ in their transmission and impact. With accelerated levels of commercial and population...

As the threats of food insecurity loom ever larger, the world faces the sad irony of food shortages in the global South alongside a purported 'obesity epidemic' in the global North. The twin issues of food production and food access are of particular...

The business of business is business. So why should corporations be involved in development? This groundbreaking new book makes the case that governments and their international agencies, grouped under the umbrella of the United Nations, have failed in...

This practical handbook describes sampling and laboratory assessment methods for the biodiversity of a number of key functional groups of soil organisms, including insects, earthworms, nematodes, fungi and bacteria. The methods have been assembled and...

Small Island Developing States are often depicted as being among the most vulnerable of all places to the effects of climate change, and they are a cause celebre of many involved in climate science, politics and the media. Yet while small island...

�This wonderful book demonstrates how rural livelihoods - as well as diets, health and ways of life - are enhanced by the so-called �neglected and underutilized plant species� which, in the book�s Syrian case study, include such deliciously interesting...

International agreements such as the Kyoto Protocol, EU regulation and country-specific national climate policies offer some hope of addressing climate change. But all too often implementation of these high level objectives is derailed at the...

This timely book tackles the critical and controversial issue of how people are labelled and categorized, and how their problems are framed and dealt with by a variety of actors, including development policy makers, practitioners and researchers...

Sustainable consumption is a controversial concept: politically, socially and intellectually.Consumption drives our economies and defines our lives; making it sustainable is an enormous and essential challenge. The World Summit on Sustainable Development...

Management of local resources has a greater chance of a sustainable outcome when there is partnership between local people and external agencies, and agendas relevant to their aspirations and circumstances. Managing Natural Resources for Sustainable...

As the fastest growing segment of civil society, as well as featuring prominently in the global political arena, NGOs are under fire for being 'unaccountable'. But who do NGOs actually represent? Who should they be accountable to and how? This book...

There are severe problems with the decision-making processes currently widely used, leading to ineffective use of evidence, faulty decisions, wasting of resources and the erosion of public and political support. In this book an international team of...

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This book explores the complicated interrelationships between freshwater resources and tourism and recreation. The focus is on Australia, but comparisons with the experience of other countries are also made throughout. Yet Australia has been at the...

Le livre ""Discours D'Ouverture Du Cours D'Histoire Naturelle De La Faculte Des Sciences, Prononce Le 15 Novembre 1851 (1832)"" a �����t����� �����crit par Georges Louis Duvernoy. Ce livre est en fran�����ais et a �����t����� publi����� en 1832. Il...

Die Urwelt und die Fixsterne ist ein Buch von Gotthilf Heinrich von Schubert, das im Jahr 1839 ver������ffentlicht wurde. In diesem Werk besch�����ftigt sich der Autor mit der Entstehung der Welt und dem Universum. Dabei geht er auf verschiedene Themen...

Das Buch ""Die Torfstreu: In Ihrer Bedeutung Fur Stadt Und Land"" wurde im Jahr 1892 von Carl Furst ver������ffentlicht. Es handelt sich um eine umfassende Beschreibung der Bedeutung von Torfstreu f�����r die Landwirtschaft und die Stadt. Der Autor...

""Die Lebendige Natur"" ist ein Buch von Karl Georg Neumann, das im Jahr 1835 ver������ffentlicht wurde. Es ist ein wissenschaftliches Werk, das sich mit der Natur und den Lebewesen besch�����ftigt. Das Buch enth�����lt zahlreiche Illustrationen und...

Il libro ""Dello Influsso De' Boschi Sullo Stato Fisico De' Paesi E Sulla Prosperita Delle Nazioni: Memoria (1817)"" di Giuseppe Gautieri ����� una memoria che esplora l'importanza dei boschi per lo stato fisico dei paesi e la prosperit������ delle...

Oppiano della Pesca e della Caccia ����� un libro scritto da Oppiano nel 1864. L'opera ����� divisa in due parti: la prima tratta della pesca, mentre la seconda della caccia. Nel primo libro l'autore descrive le diverse tecniche di pesca, come la pesca a...

Catalogus Plantarum: Horti Regii Parisiensis (1829) est opus Renati Desfontaines, botanici celeberrimi, quod plantas in Horto Regio Parisiensi anno 1829 cultas describit. In hoc catalogo, Desfontaines nomina, descriptiones, et classificationes plantarum...

Le Catalogue Des Plantes Vasculaires Du D�����partement De L'Aveyron (1877) est un livre �����crit par Antoine Bras. Ce livre est une description compl�����te des plantes vasculaires que l'on peut trouver dans le d�����partement de l'Aveyron. Il contient...

Le Catalogue Des Livres D'Histoire Naturelle Composant La Bibliotheque (1876) par Adolphe Brongniart est un r�����pertoire complet des livres sur l'histoire naturelle qui se trouvaient dans la biblioth�����que de l'auteur ������ cette �����poque. Le...

Le livre ""Catalogue Des Insectes Part 1-2: Recueillis A La Guyane Francaise (1861)"" par Albert Auguste Fauvel est un catalogue complet des insectes collect�����s en Guyane fran�����aise. Ce livre est divis����� en deux parties, chacune contenant une...

Le ""Bulletin des travaux de la Soci�����t����� botanique de Gen�����ve"" est un livre de Georg Publisher qui couvre les ann�����es 1888 ������ 1897. Il s'agit d'une collection de travaux botaniques publi�����s par la Soci�����t����� botanique de...

Le Botaniste Cultivateur V5 (1805) est un livre �����crit par Georges Louis Marie Dumont de Courset. Ce livre est une ressource pr�����cieuse pour les botanistes et les jardiniers, car il contient des informations d�����taill�����es sur la culture des...

Das Botanische Taschenbuch von Friedrich Kruse aus dem Jahr 1887 enth�����lt eine umfassende Zusammenstellung von Pflanzen, die in Deutschland, Deutsch-�����sterreich und der Schweiz vorkommen. Es handelt sich um eine detaillierte Beschreibung der Flora...

Botanique Du Droguiste Et Du Negociant En Substances Exotiques (1827) par Thomson, Anthony Todd est un livre qui s'adresse aux droguistes et aux n�����gociants en substances exotiques. Il s'agit d'un guide complet sur les plantes m�����dicinales et leurs...

Il Bollettino della Societ������ Entomologica Italiana V8: Resoconti delle Adunanze, 1876 (1876) ����� un libro scritto dalla Societ������ Entomologica Italiana. Questo volume contiene resoconti delle adunanze del 1876 della societ������, che si occupa...

Bloemen In Het Wilde Gegroeid (1861) is een boek geschreven door Karel Bogaerd. Het boek gaat over de verschillende soorten bloemen die in het wild groeien en wordt beschouwd als een belangrijk werk in de botanie. Het boek is geschreven in de 19e eeuw en...

""Bem�����rkninger Over Heden Og Dens Tr�����plantning"" er en bog skrevet af Fredrik Carl Carstens i 1844. Bogen er en unders������gelse af hedeomr������der og metoder til tr�����plantning for at forbedre jorden og ������ge biodiversiteten. Carstens...

""Beitr�����ge zur vergleichenden Morphologie der Anneliden V1: Monographie der Enchytr�����iden (1879)"" von Franz Vejdovsky ist eine Monografie, die sich mit der vergleichenden Morphologie von Enchytr�����iden befasst. Enchytr�����iden sind kleine,...

""�����tude de la faune des vert�����br�����s de Barbarie, Alg�����rie, Tunisie et Maroc: Catalogue provisoire des mammif�����res ap�����lagiques sauvages (1885)"" est un livre �����crit par Fernand Lataste. Il s'agit d'une �����tude approfondie sur la...