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Animals and Human Society

2nd Edition
March 1, 2026
Colin G. Scanes + 1 more
English

Animals and Human Society: Impacts of Animals on People and People on Animals, Second editon provides a solid, scientific, research-based background to advance our understanding of how animals and humans interact and impact each other. Animals and humans have had profound effects on each other throughout human history, spanning all aspects of human society from agriculture, disease, culture, religion, companionship, entertainment, environment, and more. Developed by renowned experts Colin Scanes and Samia Toukhsati, this second edition features a new introductory chapter covering the biological concepts necessary for technical and non-technical audiences of this book. All first edition chapters have been revised to bring readers up to date on research advancements from the last decade, and novel chapters cover animal ethics, welfare, the basis of anthrozoology, zooarchaeology, and more. Guest essays further supplement updated chapter content by providing broad interdisciplinary and geographically diverse perspectives in the field. Animals and Human Society, Second Edition is an excellent resource for academics and industry professionals requiring fundamental information on the history and biology behind human-animal interactions, as well as interested laypersons looking to augment their knowledge on the many impacts of animals in human society.

Advances in Ecological Research

1st Edition
Volume 74
March 1, 2026
Alex Dumbrell
English

Degradation of Alpine Grasslands on Tibetan Plateau

1st Edition
March 1, 2026
Shibin Liu + 3 more
English
Paperback
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Degradation of Alpine Grasslands on Tibetan Plateau: Assessment, Causes, Consequences, and Restoration summarizes the approaches for assessing the degradation of alpine grasslands, highlighting its effects on vegetation, soil characteristics, water cycles, and ecosystem services. It examines soil carbon and nutrient distribution on the Tibetan Plateau, discusses how degradation impacts nutrient and water cycling, and explores the effects of climate change. The influence of varying moisture conditions on vegetation distribution is also analyzed, along with a quantitative summary of restoration strategies for degraded grasslands. This book serves as a valuable reference for researchers seeking to understand the current state of research in the field of alpine grassland degradation.

Advances in Ecological Research

1st Edition
Volume 73
November 1, 2025
Alex Dumbrell
English
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eBook
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Advances in Ecological Research, Volume 73 highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters written by an international board of authors. Sections in this new release cover A conceptual framework for pollination studies: an opinion paper, Bee diversity and crop pollination in low-diversity regions: Balancing global insights and local contexts, Regional Innovation Ecosystems to support sustainable forest landscape futures, and Evaluating the net impacts of a naturalized non-native species and attempts to control its spread in the UK: Addressing the oyster in the room.

Special Volume on Kogia Biology: Part 3

1st Edition
Volume 100
September 15, 2025
Stephanie Plön + 1 more
English
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Special Volume on Kogia Biology, Part Three, Volume 100 presents reviews on all aspects of marine biology. Published since 1963, this serial updates on marine biology, fisheries science, ecology, zoology and biological oceanography. Topics include Stranding data of Kogia spp. from the seas around Japan, The biology of pygmy sperm whales (Kogia breviceps) from New Zealand waters, Age, growth and reproduction of pygmy (Kogia breviceps) and dwarf (K. sima) sperm whales stranded in South Africa, The fast lane revisited: life history strategy of Kogia spp, and Stomach content analysis of pygmy and dwarf sperm whales and its ecological implications: is there niche partitioning?

Micronanoplastics: From Source to Sink

1st Edition
October 30, 2025
Natarajan Chandrasekaran + 2 more
English
Paperback
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eBook
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Micronanoplastics: From Source to Sink: Interactions, Behavior, and Implications on the Environment covers the urgent issue of pollution caused by micronanoplastics (MNP) on the physiochemical and biological properties of soil, water, and air. Through evaluation and analysis of the latest studies, the authors present the effects of micronanoplastics on climate change and offer sustainable alternatives that mitigate the harmful environmental effects. With the help of diagrams and illustrations of models, pathways and processes, the book will provide the researcher and student a deeper understanding of the topics discussed and offer management strategies that promote sustainability.

Ecology for the 21st century

1st Edition
July 30, 2025
Orianna Carter
English

Ecology for the 21st Century is a comprehensive, beginner-friendly, introductory textbook that provides students with an ecological perspective on our changing world. Suitable for both non-majors and majors-level ecology courses, this textbook presents clear and wide ranging coverage, including many current examples and topics. Applying a student-centric approach with dynamic examples and case studies, the book's ecological principles emerge through topics students care to learn more about. The ‘twin-evils’ of atmospheric carbon and ocean acidification are explored through investigations on the health of coral reef ecosystems.In addition, populations and species dynamics are introduced using classical modeling parameters. This textbook drives home the delicate balance of the natural world through regional issues surrounding endangered versus invasive species. Themes of resource acquisition, adaptation, and evolution of species are reinforced throughout, encouraging students to envision an ecologically driven world.

Advances in Ecological Research

1st Edition
Volume 72
March 26, 2025
Alex Dumbrell
English
Hardback
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eBook
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Advances in Ecological Research, Volume 72 highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters. Each chapter is written by an international board of authors.

Grassland Degradation, Restoration, and Sustainable Management of Global Alpine Areas

1st Edition
November 30, 2024
Zhanhuan Shang + 4 more
English
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Grassland Degradation, Restoration and Sustainable Management of Global Alpine Area involves the stripping and regeneration of the grassland’s mattic epipedon. The stripping of the mattic epipedon is a unique phenomenon on the global alpine area, which has left many unanswered questions. Is stripping degradation an inherent, inevitable feature of the alpine grassland ecosystem? Is it an avoidable occurrence? Why is ecological restoration of stripped degraded grassland extremely difficult? Does restoration rely on reconstructing the grassland’s mattic epipedon? Or can it be done in another way? How can sustainable ecological restoration be achieved?Frontline researchers in global alpine area have used observational evidence from field studies to respond to these questions and to present a comprehensive picture of the problems and drivers of grassland degradation. The climate-environment interaction mechanism of grassland degradation is revealed by the holistic approach in this book. Ecological restoration is discussed through social and economic participation, and past and present restoration actions are analyzed from the perspective of traditional culture and ecological ethics. The future sustainable management of grassland under climate change and social and economic development trend is also covered. This book will alert people to the dangers of degradation and to the difficulties encountered in ecological restoration.

Advances in Ecological Research - Part 2

1st Edition
Volume 71
November 23, 2024
Alex Dumbrell + 1 more
English
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Advances in Ecological Research, Volume 71 highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters. Each chapter is written by an international board of authors.

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Animals and Human Society

Advances in Ecological Research

Degradation of Alpine Grasslands on Tibetan Plateau

Advances in Ecological Research

Special Volume on Kogia Biology: Part 3

Micronanoplastics: From Source to Sink

Ecology for the 21st century

Advances in Ecological Research

Grassland Degradation, Restoration, and Sustainable Management of Global Alpine Areas

Advances in Ecological Research - Part 2