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  • Routledge Handbook of Insect Conservation

    Edited by James S. Pryke, Michael J. Samways, Tim R. New, Pedro Cardoso, René Gaigher ...
    Series series Routledge Environment and Sustainability Handbooks
    Winner of the 2025 Choice Outstanding Academic TitleThis handbook presents a comprehensive overview of insect conservation and provides practical solutions to counteract insect declines, at a time where insects are facing serious threats across the world from habitat destruction to invasive species and climate change.The Routledge Handbook of Insect Conservation consist of six sections, covering ... Read more

    $72.99 USD

  • Conservation of Dragonflies

    Sentinels for Freshwater Conservation

    by Dr Michael J Samways ...
    Dragonflies are among the most familiar and popular of all insects, deeply embedded in human cultural history. They are iconic and tell us much about the environments in which we and they live. Their conservation is an important part of biodiversity conservation. One modern dragonfly species is listed as extinct, with many others currently threatened. It is now essential to increase conservation ... Read more

    $169.99 USD

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  • Restoration Ecology

    The New Frontier

    Edited by Jelte van Andel, James Aronson ...
    Enlarged, enhanced and internationalized edition of the first restoration ecology textbook to be published, with foreword by Dr. Steven Whisnant of Texas A&M University and Chair of the Society of Ecological Restoration.Since 2006, when the first edition of this book appeared, major advances have taken place in restoration science and in the practice of ecological restoration. Both are now ... Read more

    $86.00 USD

  • Why Birds Matter

    Avian Ecological Function and Ecosystem Services

    Edited by Çagan H. Sekercioglu, Daniel G. Wenny, Christopher J. Whelan ...
    For over one hundred years, ornithologists and amateur birders have jointly campaigned for the conservation of bird species, documenting not only birds' beauty and extraordinary diversity, but also their importance to ecosystems worldwide. But while these avian enthusiasts have noted that birds eat fruit, carrion, and pests; spread seed and fertilizer; and pollinate plants, among other services, ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Second Growth

    The Promise of Tropical Forest Regeneration in an Age of Deforestation

    by Robin L. Chazdon ...
    For decades, conservation and research initiatives in tropical forests have focused almost exclusively on old-growth forests because scientists believed that these “pristine” ecosystems housed superior levels of biodiversity. With Second Growth, Robin L. Chazdon reveals those assumptions to be largely false, bringing to the fore the previously overlooked counterpart to old-growth forest: second ... Read more

    $34.99 USD

  • Invasion Ecology

    by Julie L. Lockwood, Martha F. Hoopes, Michael P. Marchetti ...
    This new edition of Invasion Ecology provides a comprehensive and updated introduction to all aspects of biological invasion by non-native species. Highlighting important research findings associated with each stage of invasion, the book provides an overview of the invasion process from transportation patterns and causes of establishment success to ecological impacts, invader management, and post ... Read more

    $76.00 USD

  • Novel Ecosystems

    Intervening in the New Ecological World Order

    by Richard J. Hobbs, Eric S. Higgs, Carol Hall ...
    Land conversion, climate change and species invasions are contributing to the widespread emergence of novel ecosystems, which demand a shift in how we think about traditional approaches to conservation, restoration and environmental management. They are novel because they exist without historical precedents and are self-sustaining. Traditional approaches emphasizing native species and historical ... Read more

    $74.00 USD

  • Zoo Conservation Biology

    by John E. Fa, Stephan M. Funk, Donnamarie O'Connell ...
    Series series Ecology, Biodiversity and Conservation
    In the face of ever-declining biodiversity, zoos have a major role to play in species conservation. Written by professionals involved in in situ conservation and restoration projects internationally, this is a critical assessment of the contribution of zoos to species conservation through evidence amassed from a wide range of sources. The first part outlines the biodiversity context within which ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • Stream and Watershed Restoration

    A Guide to Restoring Riverine Processes and Habitats

    Edited by Philip Roni, Tim Beechie ...
    Series series Advancing River Restoration and Management
    With $2 billion spent annually on stream restoration worldwide, there is a pressing need for guidance in this area, but until now, there was no comprehensive text on the subject. Filling that void, this unique text covers both new and existing information following a stepwise approach on theory, planning, implementation, and evaluation methods for the restoration of stream habitats. ... Read more

    $94.00 USD

  • An Introduction to Primate Conservation

    Edited by Serge A. Wich, Andrew J. Marshall ...
    The number of primates on the brink of extinction continues to grow, and the need to respond with effective conservation measures has never been greater. This book provides a comprehensive and state-of-the-art synthesis of research principles and applied management practices for primate conservation. It begins with a consideration of the biological, intellectual, economic, and ecological ... Read more

    $66.59 USD

  • Sustaining Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Soils and Sediments

    by Scope ...
    Series series SCOPE Series
    Sustaining Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Soils and Sediments brings together the world's leading ecologists, systematists, and evolutionary biologists to present scientific information that integrates soil and sediment disciplines across terrestrial, marine, and freshwater ecosystems. It offers a framework for a new discipline, one that will allow future scientists to consider the ... Read more

    $44.69 USD

  • Extinction in Our Times

    Global Amphibian Decline

    by James P. Collins, Martha L. Crump, Thomas E. Lovejoy III ...
    For over 350 million years, thousands of species of amphibians have lived on earth, but since the 1990s they have been disappearing at an alarming rate, in many cases quite suddenly and mysteriously. What is causing these extinctions? What role do human actions play in them? What do they tell us about the overall state of biodiversity on the planet? In Extinction in Our Times, James Collins and ... Read more

    $44.09 USD