Applied ecology Books

This book is a comprehensive study of the Mississippian brachiopoda in the Mississippi Valley Basin. It includes descriptions and illustrations of various species, as well as discussions of their stratigraphic and geographic distribution. This is a...

This book is a detailed guide to the management of the Bnajar Valley Reserve Mandla Forest. It covers the geography, ecology, and biodiversity of the forest, as well as the challenges faced in maintaining a sustainable management plan. It also includes...

This timeless classic from 1758 is still as relevant today as it was over 200 years ago. Carl Linnaeus's revolutionary system of classifying living things forms the foundation of modern taxonomy. This edition includes all three volumes of the 13th...

James Bell Pettigrew's groundbreaking study of design in nature offers a groundbreaking analysis of the ways in which patterns, rhythms, and shapes are found throughout the natural world, from the structures of crystals to the growth of plants and...

In 1984, Jack Loeffler produced a radio series entitled "Southwest Sound Collage." His primary listener was his great friend author Edward Abbey who said, "Loeffler, this radio series should be a book." Thus, "Headed Upstream" first appeared in 1989...

While the main threats to humankind today are the consequences of the human aptitude for culture, our only hope for overcoming them lies in in this aptitude. This booklet shows how human culture has emerged as a new kind of force, and a very powerful...

This handbook provides a state-of-the-art, comprehensive overview of the expanding field of urban biodiversity.

What was Jesus' attitude to the earth? What, if anything, did he say about the environment? Is there a divine 'earth-ethic' to be found in the Gospels? As the ecological threats to the earth multiply and intensify, Christians are turning to the pages of...

Protected Area Governance and Management presents a compendium of original text, case studies and examples from across the world, by drawing on the literature, and on the knowledge and experience of those involved in protected areas. The book synthesises...

Northern Australia is one of few tropical places left on Earth in which biodiversity—and the ecological processes underpinning that biodiversity—is still relatively intact. However, scientific knowledge of that biodiversity is still in its infancy and...

This report is the second in a series that examines the role of natural forests and woodlands in the storage of carbon. Understanding the role of natural ecosystems in carbon storage is an important part of solving the climate change problem. This report...

If we are what we eat, then, as Christopher D. Cook contends in this powerful look at the food industry, we are not in good shape. The facts speak for themselves: more than 75 million Americans suffered from food poisoning last year, and 5,000 of them...