Ecología

In ‘Het Leven der Dieren: De Wormen’ biedt Alfred Edmund Brehm een gedetailleerde en meeslepende studie van wormen als fascinerende organismen binnen de dierenwereld. Dit deel van Brehms omvangrijke …

In ‘Van den Noordpool naar den Aequator: Blikken in het groote rijk der schepping’ biedt Alfred Edmund Brehm een uitgebreid panorama van de biodiversiteit op onze planeet. Dit meesterwerk combineert …

Madelene was born in 1955 in the Guatemalan city of Las Cruces and grew up as happy and free as a gazelle in nature. Bathing every day in the delicious waters of the La Pasión river; stealing fruit f …

In this gripping and heart-wrenching account, ‘The Story of Orca Grief, Survival, and New Beginnings’ takes you on an emotional journey through the extraordinary life of Tahlequah (J35), a killer wha …

A comprehensive survey of exemplary wetlands that highlights their importance for local livelihoods as well as for global biodiversity Covering 12 mountainous regions ranging from medium to high alti …

This comprehensive and innovative work addresses the intersection of invasive species management and climate resilience. Researchers have claimed that invasive species are the dominant biological thr …

This important and timely book assembles expert scientists from both sides of the debate to discuss Earth-based and space-based climate intervention technologies including the scale, deployment, risk …

In our busy, noisy world, we may find ourselves longing for silence. But what is silence exactly? Is it the total absence of sound? Or is it the absence of the sound created by humans – the kind of d …

What forces influence a person’s decision to pursue a career in science? And what factors determine which among the many possible pathways a budding scientist chooses to follow? John A. Wiens traces …

Quantifying Diets of Wildlife and Fish presents different techniques available to study animal diets. Ecologists determine animal diets to build natural history knowledge, test hypotheses in ecologic …