Biodiversity & Conservation

Farmers have developed a range of agricultural practices to sustainably use and maintain a wide diversity of crop species in many parts of the world. This book documents good practices innovated by farmers and collects key reviews on good practices from global experts, not only from the case study c..

The internet and world wide web are revolutionizing many aspects of our lives, and have become an accepted part of socioeconomic experience in developed countries. For entertainment, shopping, banking, establishing friendships, seeking information, and so on, the web is the first port of call for an..

War and Tropical Forests: Conservation in Areas of Armed Conflict explores the conservation implications of recent armed conflicts in the tropical forest regions of Asia, Africa, and Latin America. The book combines case studies and comparative analyses by leading experts in ecological research, env..

A detailed account of the biology and ecology of vascular wetland plants and their applications in wetland plant science, Wetland Plants: Biology and Ecology presents a synthesis of wetland plant studies and reviews plant biology, plant physiology, evolution, genetics, community and population ecolo..

Whales and dolphins are icons for the conservation movement. This book brings together experts in the relevant diverse fields of cetacean research, to provide authoritative descriptions of our current knowledge of the complex behaviour and social organization of whales and dolphins...

The treatment of both whales and elephants will be politically and legally contentious for years to come, and is of great significance to conservation in general.  This book examines the current state of international environmental law and wildlife conservation through a comparative analysis of the ..

The treatment of both whales and elephants will be politically and legally contentious for years to come, and is of great significance to conservation in general.  This book examines the current state of international environmental law and wildlife conservation through a comparative analysis of the ..