Das Buch analysiert das Problem der unzureichenden Finanzierung von Maßnahmen zum Erhalt der globalen biologischen Vielfalt. Dafür verknüpft der Autor ...

Unter der Einwirkung der Naturwissenschaften hat die Medizin am Anfang des 19. Jahrhunderts eine "kopernikanische Wende" vollzogen. Dies geschah unter ...

The current, unprecedented loss of global biodiversity resulting from anthropogenic interference in the world's ecosystems is affecting human well-being across ...

This volume contains a complete systematic treatment of the flowering plant order Asterales, comprising 12 families with approx. 1,720 genera ...

UNESCO biosphere reserves are full of life. Here, people put sustainable development into practice: economic, ecological, social and cultural objectives ...

This book provides a multi-disciplinary coverage of the broad fields of species, community and landscape conservation. The wide panel of ...

The goal of this transdisciplinary book is to identify the problems and challenges facing implementation of the Convention on Biological ...

In the last few decades more and more yeast habitats that were not investigated earlier, spanning cold climates to tropical ...

In weiten Gebieten Mitteleuropas ist Ackerbau auf ertragsschwachen Standorten nur mit öffentlicher Förderung kostendeckend. Diese ist für die nähere Zukunft ...

Man's recent colonization of New Zealand has dramatically altered the resident biota and resulted in the introduction of numerous alien ...

Harmful algal blooms are one of the consequences of the human impact on aquatic ecosystems, particularly the process of eutrophication. ...

The Great Indian or Thar Desert is characterized by extremely harsh climatic conditions. Nevertheless, this unique region, consisting of very ...

In this volume, the ninth of the series, treatments are offered for 52 families containing 432 genera belonging to 13 ...

Invasive plants have an impact on global biodiversity and ecosystem function, and their management is a complex task. The aim ...

Plant roots may not only be colonized by mycorrhizal fungi, but also by a myriad of bacterial and fungal root ...

The Middle Paranß River, one of the largest rivers in the world, is exceptionally rich in fauna and flora and ...

The first systematic owl checklist for over 50 years to include subspecies and synonyms, Owls (Strigiformes) - Annotated and Illustrated ...

Vast areas of the soil ecosystem are permanently frozen or are unfrozen for only a few weeks in summer. Permafrost ...

Untersucht wird die rechtliche Regulierung des Problems invasiver gebietsfremder Arten in Deutschland. Hierzu werden in einem ersten Teil die begrifflichen ...

The book presents the state-of-the-art of forest resources assessments and monitoring and provides links to practical applications of forest and ...