Biogeography

The Collins Nature Library is a new series of classic British nature writing - reissues of long-lost seminal works.

This book provides an overview, research compendium and an introduction to the science of molecular paleontology, including literature overview for non-geochemists.

Dieser Buchtitel ist Teil des Digitalisierungsprojekts Springer Book Archives mit Publikationen, die seit den Anfängen des Verlags von 1842 erschienen sind.

Observational, experimental and analytical data show that C60, larger fullerenes, and related structures of elemental carbon exist in interstellar space, meteorites, and on Earth and are associated with meteorite in impact events and in carbon-rich environments such as coals (shungite) and bitumen.

Nach bewährtem Vorbild enthält dieser Band die handlichen Bestimmungstabellen und großformatigen Bildtafeln von 483 Ammoniten-Arten der Malmregionen von Schwäbischer und Fränkischer Alb einschließlich ihrer Ausläufer.

The book reviews past and present mine waste management processes.

Wetlands serve many important functions and provide numerous ecological services such as clean water, wildlife habitat, nutrient reduction, and flood control.

Taphonomic bias is a pervasive feature of the fossil record.

Systems at the surface of the Earth are continually responding to energy inputs - rived ultimately from radiation from the Sun or from the radiogenic heat in the - terior.

This volume offers insight in the identification and selection procedure of marine protected areas in the German exclusive economic zones (EEZs) of the North - and Baltic Seas.

The book provides a unique analysis of current air pollution in Germany by correlating results from chemical transport modelling and accumulation monitoring by moss.

This book if a tribute to one of the leading scientists in meteorology, Dr.

Do you know silica, the tetrahedra of silicon and oxygen constituting the crystals of New Agers and the desiccant in a box of new shoes?

This book provides essential information on Mexico's Holocene and Anthropocene climate and vegetation history.

The recent progress in analytical methods, aided by bringing in a wide range of other disciplines, opens up the study to a broader field, which means that biogeography now goes far beyond a simple description of the distribution of living species on Earth.

CONSERVATION BIOGEOGRAPHY The Earth s ecosystems are in the midst of an unprecedented period of change as a result of human action.

Ein Leben für die Natur: Dieter Kobus begeisterte sich seit frühester Jugend für Ornithologie und ist seitdem auch aktiv im Naturschutz tätig.

This book introduces readers to the application of fracture mechanics and mesomechanics to the analysis of the fracture behaviors of wood and bamboo.

The accompanying ecological research for using wind energy in the German North and Baltic Seas is part of a series of research projects in the German Government's Investment Programme for the Future.

Vegetation fires are prevalent in several regions of the world, including South/ Southeast Asia (S/SEA).

Tests for repeated patterns in evolution of island plants, which together comprise an ''island syndrome'' analogous to animals.

Islands are special places; they can be havens for unique plants and animals and refuges for wildlife.

Mountain ecosystems belong to the most endangered ecosystems in the world.

"e;Climate Change and Island and Coastal Vulnerability"e; is the outcome of a selection of peer reviewed edited papers presented at the International Workshop on Climate Change and Island Vulnerability (IWCCI) held at Kadmat Island, Lakshadweep, India in October 2010.

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While the possible depletion of energy sources has been emphasized in most literatures, this book aims to show that the increase of entropy in the biosphere, resulting since the dawn of industrial era, is a cause for urgent concern.

The first evidence on the adverse effects of organic pollutants on Arctic ecosystems was provided by international research initiatives more than 30 years ago.

Over the past 4 billion years, microorganisms have contributed to shaping the earth and making it more habitable for higher forms of life.

Canada and the United States share the world's longest international border.

The goal of this transdisciplinary book is to identify the problems and challenges facing implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) - from the global, regional and local points of view.

This book focuses on environmental footprints that have attracted considerable interest and discussion within academia, policy makers and the public as a tool to assess anthropogenic effects on the environment.

This book presents a timely investigation of radar remote sensing observations for agricultural crop monitoring and advancements of research techniques and their applicability for crop biophysical parameter estimation.

The interplay between Geology and Biology has shaped the Earth from the early Precambrian, 4 billion years ago.

After providing a historical overview, this book highlights the current state of knowledge, gaps in our knowledge, recent findings and future prospects with regard to the biological, chemical, geological, and geographical specificities of the Plitvice lakes in Croatia.

This book presents a profile of the majority of hot springs in and around tourist destinations in Nepal.

Recent studies have greatly contributed to a better understanding of the earth's ecosystem.

This book is part of a two-volume set that offers an innovative approach towards developing methods and tools for assigning conservation categories of threatened taxa and their conservation strategies by way of different phases of eco-restoration in the context of freshwater river systems of tropical bio-geographic zones.

The book describes richness and diversity of Georgia's vegetation.

Morphometrics is one of the most dynamic and popular fields on the contemporary biological scene.

Interdisciplinary Teaching about the Earth and Environment for a Sustainable Future presents the outcomes of the InTeGrate project, a community effort funded by the National Science Foundation to improve Earth literacy and build a workforce prepared to tackle environmental and resource issues.

Mathematical modelling is an essential tool in present-day ecological research.

The Siberian environment is a unique region of the world that is both very strongly affected by global climate change and at the same time particularly vulnerable to its consequences.

This book represents the first multidisciplinary scientific work on a deep volcanic maar lake in comparison with other similar temperate lakes.

Since the publication of the first edition more than thirty years ago, The Flora of Alberta has become the standard guide for naturalists, botanists, and all those interested in the wildlife of the province.

This book presents research on landscape ecology and the relationship between humans and wildlife.

This book focuses on environmental footprints that have attracted considerable interest and discussion within academia, policy makers and the public as a tool to assess anthropogenic effects on the environment.