Wild Romanticism consolidates contemporary thinking about conceptions of the wild in British and European Romanticism, c......more
Harvard’s acclaimed geologist "charts Earth’s history in accessible style" (AP) "A sublime chronicle of our planet." -Bo......more
Harvard’s acclaimed geologist "charts Earth’s history in accessible style" (AP) "A sublime chronicle of our planet." -Bo......more
How conflicting ideas of nature threaten to fracture America’s identity. Amber waves of grain, purple mountain majesties......more
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Since the HMS Challenger expedition of 1872-1876, our vision of the ocean has changed completely. We now understand that......more
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This comprehensive volume covers recent studies into agricultural problems caused by soil and water contamination. Consi......more
Of the world’s seven continents, Asia is the largest. Its physical landscapes, political units, and ethnic groups are bo......more
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Foreword.- Preface.- Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Reconciling community livelihood needs and biodiversity conser......more
This book explores how compliance with international environmental law has changed over time, offering a critical analys......more
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San Francisco Bay is a shallow estuary surrounded by a large population center. The forces that built it began with plat......more
The contributed volume puts emphasis on a superior role of water in (bio)systems exposed to a mechanical stimulus. It is......more
The Systems Ecology Paradigm (SEP) incorporates humans as integral parts of ecosystems and emphasizes issues that have s......more
With cities striving to meet sustainable development goals, circular urban systems are gaining momentum, especially in E......more
Comprises ten selected topics as chapters. Each of these focuses on the subject that is, despite its fundamental importa......more
Multidisciplinary review of salt marshes, describing how they function, how they are responding to the pressures of sea-......more
Concern is growing that iconic ecosystems, such as coral reefs and tropical rain forests, might suddenly collapse as a r......more
With cities striving to meet sustainable development goals, circular urban systems are gaining momentum, especially in E......more
"We do not own these woods. They own us" - Timothy Goodwin "(This book) is arresting, like the wee lesson at the end of ......more
This book lifts the taboo on maladaptation, a different driver of environmentally induced migration, which shines a ligh......more
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The second-longest European river after the Volga, the Danube is one of the world’s most important rivers in terms of it......more
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Comprehensive in scope, non-technical in expression, and concise in length, Is It Too Late? provides the scholar and the......more
Introduction.- Chapter 1. Megacities as a Global Centre of Sustainability Issues: Overview of the Book.- Part 1. Issues ......more
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Chapter1. Introduction: An Overview of Biogeochemical Cycle of Estuarine System.- Chapter2. Geological set up of east co......more
This pioneering book focuses on Neotropical endophytic fungi, providing a comprehensive overview of their diversity, eco......more
Network thinking and network analysis are rapidly expanding features of ecological research. Network analysis of ecologi......more
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A "brilliant [and] entrancing" (The Guardian) journey into the hidden lives of fungi--the gr......more
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This book argues for a broader approach to sustainable growth in Small Island Developing States (SIDS). Small island sta......more
Marine sediments dominate the global seabed, creating the largest ecosystem on earth. Seafloor biodiversity is a key med......more
Marine sediments dominate the global seabed, creating the largest ecosystem on earth. Seafloor biodiversity is a key med......more
Can yoga and meditation help to solve the climate crisis? The Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, a sacred writing of the yoga tra......more
In this "Tropical Peatland Eco-management" book, eco-management is new terminology as an abbreviation of "ecology-based ......more
Until recently, the prevailing view of marine life at high latitudes has been that organisms enter a general resting sta......more
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Do you want to eat better and save the planet? Do media headlines about the damaging effects of the food we eat make you......more
1 The harsh environment and resilient plants - An overview Azamal Husen 2 Expression and regulation of stress-responsive......more
This book discusses methods for measuring the water surface backscattering signature and estimating the near-surface win......more
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Preface.- Part 1. Conceptual Framework.- Chapter 1. Introduction to the Phenomenon of Biological Invasions.- Chapter 2. ......more
’I thought I knew quite a bit about earthworms - until I picked up this charming little book’ Nick Baker ’Many wonderful......more
This book is a completely revised, substantially extended treatment of the physical and biological factors that drive li......more
The dependence of present farming on artificial input of "chemical fertilizers" has caused numerous ecological tribulati......more
Marine eutrophication has been recognized as a global problem with adverse effects on ecosystem’s health and the economi......more
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This book highlights the latest advances in the science and practice of using ecosystem services to inform decisions for......more
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Common Sense in Environmental Management examines common sense not in theory, but in practice. Jonathan Woolley argues t......more
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Enter the forest, seek wonder and enchantment and hear the curious messages of the forest fae. This set of 40 magickal c......more
Farmers’ cooperatives are very prevalent in the European Union, where they account for approximately half of agricultura......more
A changing climate is likely to have a drastic impact on crop yields in Africa. The purpose of this book is to document ......more
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According to the laws of conservation of mass and energy, matter cannot be created or destroyed. Therefore, all human ac......more
Biochar is the carbon-rich product which occurs when biomass (such as wood, manure or crop residues) is heated in a clos......more
Managing today’s lands is becoming an increasingly difficult task. Complex ecological interactions across multiple spati......more
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This book begins with a brief account of the extraordinary sequence of events that led to emergence of grasslands as maj......more
Mathematical Models of Plant-Herbivore Interactions addresses mathematical models in the study of practical questions in......more
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Mullets (grey mullets) are a family (Mugilidae) and order of ray-finned fish found in temperate and tropical waters worl......more
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Indonesia’s wealth of natural resources is being exploited at breakneck speed, and environmental awareness and knowledge......more
This collection takes an interdisciplinary look at how the transformation towards plant-based diets is becoming more cul......more