Since the publication of the first edition, important developments have emerged in modern
mushroom biology and world mushroom production and products. The relationship of …

Technical and economic factors hinder effective ecological restoration, especially in
developing countries. Three examples show how social policy, economic threats and …

A highly diverse ciliate community was found in 73 samples from terrestrial and
semiterrestrial habitats of Namibia, Southwest Africa, one of the world's driest countries. The …

Brandbergia haringtoni, a new genus and species of bothriurid scorpion, is described from
the Brandberg Massif, northwestern Namibia. A cladistic analysis, based on seventy‐four …

The traditional patterns of land use that have created many of the world's cultural
landscapes contribute to biodiversity, support ecological processes, provide important …

The Monte is a biogeographic province covers an extensive area from the subtropical
northern part of Argentina at 24 degrees south, to the temperate northern region of …

Transfrontier conservation is a global concept, which encompasses the protection of
biodiversity spanning the borders of two or more countries in ways that support local …

Understanding spatial ecology is fundamental to effectively managing large, wide-ranging
carnivores such as the leopard (Panthera pardus). While numerous studies have been …

Against the background of colonial and postcolonial experiences, this volume shows that
power relations and stereotypes embedded in the original Western idea of a national park …

Community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) in southern Africa is a variant of
what Adams and Hulme label 'community conservation', which they define as 'those …