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The Gashaka Primate Project has grown into one of the largest research and conservation activities in West Africa. At pr......more
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Human-induced climate change is emerging as one of the gravest threats to biodiversity in history, and while a vast amou......more
Human-induced climate change is emerging as one of the gravest threats to biodiversity in history, and while a vast amou......more
Twelve inches by twelve inches by twelve inches, the cubic foot is a relatively tiny unit of measure compared to the who......more
Until about 13,000 years ago, North America was home to a menagerie of massive mammals. Mammoths, camels, and lions walk......more
This book was published in 2007. Protected areas have emerged as major arenas of dispute concerning both indigenous and ......more
As timely now as it was when it was first published in 1997, Darwin Among the Machines tells the story of humankind s lo......more
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Marine biology has always played an important role in biological research, being at the origin of many key advances. To ......more
2012 PROSE Award, Earth Science: Honorable Mention For more than fifty years scientists have been concerned with the int......more
Systematics: A Course of Lectures is designed for use in an advanced undergraduate or introductory graduate level course......more
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Written for students who have completed an introductory course in biology, the third edition of Daly and Doyen s Introdu......more
The introduction of plant and animal agriculture represents one of the most important milestones in human evolution. It ......more
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The final of three volumes, this book completes the official list of all approximately 56,120 living and 14,700 fossil s......more
The introduction of plant and animal agriculture represents one of the most important milestones in human evolution. It ......more
Madagascar, with its unique and highly endemic flora and fauna, is a world conservation priority. Thirteen species of Ca......more
Covering the latest research into biodiversity conservation, this book provides global perspectives on the role of Marin......more
This book provides a first synthetic view of an emerging area of ecology and biogeography, linking individual- and popul......more
This volume refers to the natural environment of Singapore, and describes more than 40,000 non-microbial species of orga......more
This report contains the findings from a Rapid Biological Assessment of the Kwamalasamutu region of southwestern Surinam......more
The remarkable story of how mimicry is used by some of the most extraordinary creatures in the world Nature has perfecte......more
Integrating research into freshwater biodiversity and the role of keystone species, this fascinating book presents fresh......more
The function of scientific research is promoting the understanding of the world around us. In theory, anyway, the more w......more
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An analysis of convergent evolution from molecules to ecosystems, demonstrating the limited number of evolutionary pathw......more
A wide range of crop genetic resources is vital for future food security. Loss of agricultural biodiversity increases th......more
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Agent-based modeling is a new technique for understanding how the dynamics of biological, social, and other complex syst......more
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Covering the latest research into biodiversity conservation, this book provides global perspectives on the role of Marin......more
Bayesian statistics has exploded into biology and its sub-disciplines, such as ecology, over the past decade. The free s......more
Biodiversity and its conservation are among the main global topics in science and politics and perhaps the major challen......more
Ecosystem ecology regards living organisms, including people, and the elements of their environment as components of a s......more
Ecosystem ecology regards living organisms, including people, and the elements of their environment as components of a s......more
This pioneering graduate textbook provides readers with the concepts and practical tools required to understand the maxi......more
The book introduces basic entomology, emphasising perspectives on insect diversity important in conservation assessment ......more
Understanding the mechanisms driving biological diversity remains a central problem in ecology and evolutionary biology.......more
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Biopiracy refers either to the unauthorized extraction of biological resources, such as plants with medicinal properti......more
This book demonstrates in detail all phases of the 9th National Forest Inventory of Finland (1996-2003): the planning of......more
Diatom biology, genomics and ecology are becoming more relevant to the human species. While there have been recent compi......more
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Biodiversity reveals the important role each of these life forms plays in its ecosystem as well as the irreversible and ......more
Attempts by ecologists to establish models for predicting the growth of a population or the fluctuations of a natural re......more
An award-winning journalist, aquatic ecologist, and lifelong fisherman tells for the first time the surprising story of ......more
Biological Diversity takes a fresh, innovative approach to the teaching of biodiversity. Rather than detailing and catal......more
Attempts by ecologists to establish models for predicting the growth of a population or the fluctuations of a natural re......more
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Until about 13,000 years ago, North America was home to a menagerie of massive mammals. Mammoths, camels, and lions walk......more
Wild crop plants play a significant part in the elucidation and improvement of the genomes of their cultivated counterpa......more
The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) study is a major international initiative drawing attention to local......more
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Rotifera are a very common group of invertebrates and, therefore, play a considerable role in the food webs of plankton ......more
Though seasonally dry tropical forests are equally as important to global biodiversity as tropical rainforests, and are ......more
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In this volume the dynamic patterns of human density and distribution are examined in relation to the viability of nativ......more
Biological invasions are a global problem whose local impact can be of great magnitude. The prevention and minimization ......more
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Biological Diversity provides an up-to-date, authoritative review of the methods of measuring and assessing biological d......more
Biological Diversity provides an up-to-date, authoritative review of the methods of measuring and assessing biological d......more
The second of three volumes, this account charts the progress of a scientific inventory of New Zealand s living and foss......more
The island of Madagascar, with its unique and highly endemic flora and fauna, is a world conservation priority. Until re......more
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Animals such as wolves, sea otters, and sharks exert a disproportionate influence on their environment; dramatic ecologi......more
In this portrait of Planet Earth-at just about the mid point of its probable lifespan-a biologist discusses the evolutio......more
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8 SHORT REVIEW AND CONCLUSIONS OF THE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ("Conceptions and Methods of Nature Conservation in Europe......more
Non-timber forest products (NTFP) hold economic and cultural signi?cance for millions of people across the globe. For in......more
When we talk about forests, we talk about 30% of our planet’s land surface 6 area. In 2000 there was an estimated 3 870×......more
Aquaculture is a rapidly growing industry and aquaculture practices can directly interact with and depend upon the surro......more
Fluctuations in the environmental conditions impacting life are ubiquitous. This book brings together contributions to p......more
In this volume, the ninth of the series, treatments are offered for 52 families containing 432 genera belonging to 13 eu......more
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The Gashaka Primate Project has grown into one of the largest research and conservation activities in West Africa. At pr......more
Like other fields of science, wildlife conservation is a changing field. Threats facing wild populations of apes and oth......more
The tropical mountain ecosystem of one of the "hottest" hotspots of biodiversity in the world was investigated by almost......more
The structure and function of grasslands worldwide have been disrupted by habitat fragmentation, the removal of native g......more