Ecology category: 3266 books
Sustainable Agriculture Reviews
Volume 19
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2016
This book features articles that analyze current agricultural issues and knowledge. It also proposes novel, environmentally friendly solutions that are based on integrated information from such fields as agronomy, soil science, molecular biology, chemistry, toxicology, ecology, economics and the social...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2010
Earthworms, which belong to the order Oligochaeta, comprise roughly 3,000 species grouped into five families. Earthworms have been called ‘ecosystem engineers’; much like human engineers, they change the structure of their environments. Earthworms are very versatile and are found in nearly all...
by Dan O'Brien
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
A Project of the Center for Great Plains Studies and the School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska
Great Plains Bison traces the history and ecology of this American symbol from the origins of the great herds that once dominated the prairie to its near extinction in the late nineteenth...
by Francis William Zettler, Ph.D
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2016
Florida has an amazing biohistory. Its fossil record reveals that 8-ton ground sloths, giant beavers, and tiny horses once roamed its 66,000 square miles. Its human history is the story of people who arrived some 12,000 years ago after a journey that took them from Asia across the Bering land bridge...
Mediterranean Oak Woodland Working Landscapes
Dehesas of Spain and Ranchlands of California
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2013
The oak tree was a boon companion as humans expanded their presence across much of the globe. While oak woodlands (Quercus spp.) come today in stunningly diverse forms, the stately dehesas of Spain and the dramatic oak-dominated ranchlands of California are working landscapes where cultivation and...
Cheatgrass
Fire and Forage on the Range
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2009
Cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) is an exotic species that appeared in North America in the late nineteenth century and has since become a dominant plant in the arid and semiarid rangelands between the Sierra Nevadas, Cascades, and Rocky Mountains. It is the first grass to appear after the region's long,...
Sustainable Agriculture Reviews 28
Ecology for Agriculture
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2018
This book presents ecological principles and applications of managing biodiversity in agriculture to decrease pesticide use and produce safe food. Major topics include ecosystem services biological pest control, conservation agriculture, drought stress, and soil biodiversity, carbon and fertilisation.
Robustness, Plasticity, and Evolvability in Mammals
A Thermal Niche Approach
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2012
Among the unresolved topics in evolutionary biology and behavioral ecology are the origins, mechanisms, evolution, and consequences of developmental and phenotypic diversity. In an attempt to address these challenges, plasticity has been investigated empirically and theoretically at all levels of...
The Choanoflagellates
Evolution, Biology and Ecology
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2015
Choanoflagellates have three distinctive claims to fame: they are the closest, living, unicellular relatives of animals; they are a major component of aquatic microbial foodwebs; and one group is remarkable for its siliceous basket-like coverings. This landmark book offers a unique synthesis of over...
Species Concepts in Biology
Historical Development, Theoretical Foundations and Practical Relevance
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2016
Frank E. Zachos offers a comprehensive review of one of today’s most important and contentious issues in biology: the species problem. After setting the stage with key background information on the topic, the book provides a brief history of species concepts from antiquity to the Modern Synthesis,...
by Nikolai N. Smirnov
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2017
Physiology of the Cladocera, Second Edition, is a much-needed summary of foundational information on these increasingly important model organisms. This unique and valuable review is based on the world’s literature, including Russian research not previously widely available, and offers systematically...
Leaping Ahead
Advances in Prosimian Biology
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2012
Leaping Ahead: Advances in Prosimian Biology presents a summary of the state of prosimian biology as we move into the second decade of the 21st century. The book covers a wide range of topics, from assessments of diversity and evolutionary scenarios, through ecophysiology, cognition, behavioral and...
Biogeography of Microscopic Organisms
Is Everything Small Everywhere?
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2011
Bringing together the viewpoints of leading experts in taxonomy, ecology and biogeography of different taxa, this book synthesises discussion surrounding the so-called 'everything is everywhere' hypothesis. It addresses the processes that generate spatial patterns of diversity and biogeography in...
Ecological Systems
Selected Entries from the Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2012
Earth is home to an estimated 8 million animal species, 600,000 fungi, 300,000 plants, and an undetermined number of microbial species. Of these animal, fungal, and plant species, an estimated 75% have yet to be identified. Moreover, the interactions between these species and their physical environment...