Ecology category: 3266 books
Human-Nature Interactions in the Anthropocene
Potentials of Social-Ecological Systems Analysis
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2012
This book deals with the potentials of social-ecological systems analysis for resolving sustainability problems. Contributors relate inter- and transdisciplinary perspectives to systemic dynamics, human behavior and the different dimensions and scales. With a problem-focused, sustainability-oriented...
by Peter Denton
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2014
Provocative, passionate and populist, RMB Manifestos are short and concise non-fiction books of literary, critical, and cultural studies.
The developed world is increasingly obsessed with two things: electronic gadgets and our changing climate. We stand in open-mouthed awe of our technological...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2009
Mangrove forests, seagrass beds, and coral reefs are circumtropical ecosystems that are highly productive, and provide many important biological functions and economic services. These ecosystems cover large surface areas in the shallow tropical coastal seascape but have suffered from serious human...
The Pygmy Hippo Story
West Africa's Enigma of the Rainforest
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2017
Though the pygmy hippopotamus has been designated as a flagship species of West African forests (meaning that by raising conservation efforts for a single species, an entire ecological region could benefit), very little research has been published on the animal. They are solitary, nocturnal, and highly...
Yellowstone's Destabilized Ecosystem
Elk Effects, Science, and Policy Conflict
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2006
Wagner, one of our most distinguished wildlife biologists, is a strong critic of ecological practices in the national parks. This book provides an assessment of the ecological history of Yellowstone's northern range, since before the park existed, showing the impact of US Park Service policies on...
Marine Ecosystems
Human Impacts on Biodiversity, Functioning and Services
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2015
Ecosystem services are emerging as a key driver of conservation policy and environmental management. Delivery of ecosystem services depends on the efficient functioning of ecosystems, which in turn depends on biodiversity and environmental conditions. Many marine ecosystems are extremely productive...
by Carol A. Johnston
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2017
Bridging the fields of ecosystem science and landscape ecology, this book integrates Dr. Carol Johnston's research on beaver ecosystem alteration at Voyageurs National Park. The findings about the vegetation, soils, and chemistry of beaver impoundments synthesized in the text provide a cohesive reference...
The Science of Open Spaces
Theory and Practice for Conserving Large, Complex Systems
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2015
From the days of the American Frontier, the term "open spaces" has evoked a vision of unspoiled landscapes stretching endlessly toward the horizon, of nature operating on its own terms without significant human interference. Ever since, government agencies, academia, and conservation organizations have...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2016
This book demonstrates the social, historical, and environmental framework within which humans have developed a relationship with the forest and its resources. Starting from the biological basis that permits the existence of forests to the use of forest resources in a modern human context, this book...
Sustainable Urban Environments
An Ecosystem Approach
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2011
The urban environment – buildings, cities and infrastructure – represents one of the most important contributors to climate change, while at the same time holding the key to a more sustainable way of living. The transformation from traditional to sustainable systems requires interdisciplinary...
Revealed Biodiversity
An Economic History of the Human Impact
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2013
Revealed Biodiversity: An Economic History of the Human Impact aims to show that for several centuries environmental conditions have been substantially the product of economic fluctuations. It contests the notion of perpetual decline in species composition. The arguments are supported by far more...
Forest Resources Management in Indonesia (1968-2004)
A Political Ecology Approach
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2016
This book explores the forestry sector and its context, investigating the management of forest resources in Indonesia. It covers topics including forest fires, deforestation, water pollution, depletion of biodiversity, climate change and environmental damages. The book adopts a political economy approach,...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2008
Following the publication of C. S. Holling's seminal work on the relationship between animal body mass patterns and scale-specific landscape structure, ecologists began to explore the theoretical and applied consequences of discontinuities in ecosystems and other complex systems. Are ecosystems and...
Mountain Nature
A Seasonal Natural History of the Southern Appalachians
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2010
The Southern Appalachians are home to a breathtakingly diverse array of living things--from delicate orchids to carnivorous pitcher plants, from migrating butterflies to flying squirrels, and from brawny black bears to more species of salamander than anywhere else in the world. Mountain Nature is...