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Restoration and Reclamation of Boreal Ecosystems
Cambridge University Press 2012; US$ 88.00Provides the conceptual backbone and specific information necessary for the ecologically sound restoration and sustainable development of boreal ecosystems. more...
Evolutionary Biology and Conservation of Titis, Sakis and Uacaris
Cambridge University Press 2013; US$ 116.00The first detailed collation of the evolution, ecology and conservation of some of South America's least-known, and most endangered, primates. more...
Plant and Animal Endemism in California
University of California Press 2013; US$ 49.95California is globally renowned for its biological diversity, including its wealth of unique, or endemic, species. Many reasons have been cited to explain this abundance: the complex geology and topography of its landscape, the special powers of its Mediterranean-type climate, and the historic and modern barriers to the wider dispersal of its flora... more...
Creative Habitat Restoration
Lehigh University Press 2013; US$ 94.99Creative Habitat Restoration provides guidance on the processes of rehabilitating natural systems of plant and animal communities. This book is an extended communication to novices and entry and mid-level environmental professionals detailing many of the skills needed to be not only successful in restoring and maintaining ecological structures... more...
Disappearing Destinations
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2008; US$ 15.95A beautiful and memorable look at some of the most gorgeous endangered places on the planet. Machu Picchu is a mesmerizing, ancient Incan city tucked away in the mountains of Peru, but it is rapidly being worn down by the thousands of feet treading across its stones. Glacier National Park is a destination long known for the stunning beauty of its... more...
City at the Water's Edge
Rutgers University Press 2006; US$ 26.95Concrete floors and concrete walls, buildings that pierce the sky, taxicabs and subway corridors, a steady din of noise. These things, along with a virtually unrivaled collection of museums, galleries, performance venues, media outlets, international corporations, and stock exchanges make New York City not only the cultural and financial capital... more...
Dynamic Energy Budget Theory for Metabolic Organisation
Cambridge University Press 2009; US$ 58.00The Dynamic Energy Budget theory unifies the commonalities between organisms and links different levels of biological organisation. more...
Ecological Intelligence
Fulcrum Publishing 2009; US$ 16.95A best seller in Africa, Ecological Intelligence defines a new way of thinking about the unprecedented environmental pressures of our day. McCallum offers a compelling argument that we must think differently about ourselves and the earth if we are to take seriously the survival of wilderness areas, wild animals, and the human race. Ecological... more...
Winter World
HarperCollins 2009; US$ 12.99From flying squirrels to grizzly bears, and from torpid turtles to insects with antifreeze, the animal kingdom relies on some staggering evolutionary innovations to survive winter. Unlike their human counterparts, who must alter the environment to accommodate physical limitations, animals are adaptable to an amazing range of conditions. Examining... more...
Resolving Ecosystem Complexity (MPB-47)
Princeton University Press 2010; US$ 42.00An ecosystem's complexity develops from the vast numbers of species interacting in ecological communities. The nature of these interactions, in turn, depends on environmental context. How do these components together influence an ecosystem's behavior as a whole? Can ecologists resolve an ecosystem's complexity in order to predict its response to disturbances?... more...









