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“robert barbault”

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  • Biological Invasions, a Question of Nature and Society

    by Robert Barbault, Martine Atramentowicz ...
    Invasions of introduced species cause varying degrees of harm on the ecosystems in question and it is up to society to deal with the consequences. How can we prevent biological invasions? How can we assess the risk they represent? What can be done to control current invasions? Aware of this problem, the Ministry of Ecology has requested a community of researchers from a variety of disciplines to ... Read more

    $26.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Do We Need Pandas?

    The Uncomfortable Truth About Biodiversity

    by Ken Thompson ...
    How much do we really know about the species that make up the natural world?All over the world, biodiversity is gravely threatened – by overfishing, habitat destruction, pollution and climate change. Yet life on Earth has previously experienced five episodes of mass extinction, and nature has repeatedly proved itself to be a resilient, regenerative force.In this fascinating book, ecologist Dr. Ken ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • The Wolf's Tooth

    Keystone Predators, Trophic Cascades, and Biodiversity

    by Cristina Eisenberg ...
    Animals such as wolves, sea otters, and sharks exert a disproportionate influence on their environment; dramatic ecological consequences can result when they are removed from—or returned to—an ecosystem.In The Wolf's Tooth, scientist and author Cristina Eisenberg explores the concept of "trophic cascades" and the role of top predators in regulating ecosystems. Her fascinating and wide-ranging work ... Read more

    $37.39 CAD

  • From Populations to Ecosystems

    Theoretical Foundations for a New Ecological Synthesis

    by Michel Loreau ...
    Series Book 46 - Monographs in Population Biology
    The major subdisciplines of ecology--population ecology, community ecology, ecosystem ecology, and evolutionary ecology--have diverged increasingly in recent decades. What is critically needed today is an integrated, real-world approach to ecology that reflects the interdependency of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. From Populations to Ecosystems proposes an innovative theoretical synthesis ... Read more

    $84.69 CAD

  • Policing International Trade in Endangered Species

    The CITES Treaty and Compliance

    by Rosalind Reeve ...
    A comprehensive examination of the way in which the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) is implemented and policed. CITES is one of the oldest international environmental agreements and has been responsible for some striking conservation successes. But, given the way it has evolved, there are also some critical weaknesses that unscrupulous countries and commercial ... Read more

    $107.17 CAD

  • Beyond Conservation

    A Wildland Strategy

    by Peter Taylor ...
    After decades of operating off-the-backfoot and protecting and conserving nature perceived as under threat, conservationists are becoming proactive and creative in the face of habitat loss, agricultural intensification and climate change. Beyond Conservation offers a revolutionary agenda for both managing existing wildlands in Britain and for expanding and connecting such lands. Central to this ... Read more

    $63.20 CAD

  • Wild Crop Relatives: Genomic and Breeding Resources

    Vegetables

    Edited by Chittaranjan Kole ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    Wild crop relatives are now playing a significant part in the elucidation and improvement of the genomes of their cultivated counterparts. This work includes comprehensive examinations of the status, origin, distribution, morphology, cytology, genetic diversity and available genetic and genomic resources of numerous wild crop relatives, as well as of their evolution and phylogenetic relationship. ... Read more

    $179.99 CAD

  • Evolution in the Dark

    Darwin's Loss Without Selection

    by Horst Wilkens, Ulrike Strecker ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This book provides fascinating insights into the development and genetics of evolutionary processes on the basis of animals living in the dark, such as the Astyanax cave fish.Biologically functionless traits show high variability, which results from neutral deleterious mutations no longer being eliminated by natural selection, which normally acts to preserve functional capability. These negative ... Read more

    $179.99 CAD

  • Indian Pandanaceae - an overview

    by Altafhusain Nadaf, Rahul Zanan ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    Indian screw pine family Pandanaceae represents three genera, in which genus Pandanus and Benstonea are distributed in two hotspots in India – the Western Ghats and the Northeast Himalayan region. For the first time, Indian Pandanaceae has been assessed for its taxonomic status and phylogenetic relationship. The extensive survey by the authors led to the discovery of three new Pandanus species ... Read more

    $115.29 CAD

  • Just Conservation

    Biodiversity, Wellbeing and Sustainability

    by Adrian Martin ...
    Series series Earthscan Conservation and Development
    Loss of biodiversity is one of the great environmental challenges facing humanity but unfortunately efforts to reduce the rate of loss have so far failed. At the same time, these efforts have too often resulted in unjust social outcomes in which people living in or near to areas designated for conservation lose access to their territories and resources. In this book the author argues that our ... Read more

    $90.99 CAD

  • Ethnobotany and Biocultural Diversities in the Balkans

    Perspectives on Sustainable Rural Development and Reconciliation

    Edited by Andrea Pieroni, Cassandra L. Quave ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This volume addresses recent and ongoing ethnobotanical studies in the Balkans. The book focuses on elaborating the relevance of such studies for future initiatives in this region, both in terms of sustainable and peaceful (trans-regional, trans-cultural) rural development. A multi-disciplinary viewpoint is utilized, with an incorporation of historical, ethnographic, linguistic, biological, ... Read more

    $179.39 CAD

  • Quantifying Functional Biodiversity

    by Laura Pla, Fernando Casanoves, Julio Di Rienzo ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This book synthesizes current methods used to quantify functional diversity, providing step-by-step examples for defining functional groups and estimating functional indices. The authors show how to compare communities, and how to analyze changes of diversity along environmental gradients, using real-life examples throughout. One section of the book demonstrates the selection of traits, and the ... Read more

    $60.19 CAD