Applied ecology

This book provides insights into various aspects of medicinal plant-associated microbes, known to be a unique source of biological active compounds, including their biotechnological uses and their potential in pharmaceutical, agricultural and industrial applications.

This volume gathers case studies on plant diversity from selected, representative mountain systems of Italy (Mediterranean and temperate zones), while also addressing the biodiversity of avian fauna.

This book provides keys, descriptions and illustrations for about 850 species of liverworts and hornworts, in 148 genera and 47 families, of Colombia and Ecuador.

Herpetology has always been one of the most exciting disciplines of zoology.

Originally published in 1974, Technical Change, Relative Prices, and Environmental Resource Evaluation explores the relationship between natural environmental resources and the differential implications of technological change and relative price appreciation.

This book offers a comprehensive guide to microcosms (N-systems) in multiple-species testing and aquatic ecosystem risk assessment.

Using theory, applications, and examples of inferences, Niche Modeling: Predictions from Statistical Distributions demonstrates how to conduct and evaluate niche modeling projects in any area of application.

This contributed volume focuses on the Neotropical region, and explores the environmental, ecological and socio-economic components that facilitate the emergence of zoonotic diseases.

The earth, our home, is in crisis.

Climate is a soil-forming factor and soil can mitigate climate change through a reduction in the emissions of greenhouse gases and sequestration of atmospheric CO2.

This book aims to summarize and report the major research achievements and validation results under the global land cover (GLC) initiative led by the Group Earth Observation (GEO).

In recent years the issue of food security has become centre stage in the global agenda.

There is a growing consensus in the human factors/ergonomics community that human factors research has had little impact on significant applied problems.

This book updates taxonomy information of orchids in China.

From time immemorial, firewood has been a very important source of energy for mankind.

Curating in a Time of Ecological Crisis reaffirms the relevance and impactful role of art, revealing how contemporary art exhibitions can capture the zeitgeist and advance new and collaborative approaches to a more sustainable inhabitation of Earth.

Why are African Americans so underrepresented when it comes to interest in nature, outdoor recreation, and environmentalism?

In 1936 a German chemist identified certain organic molecules that he had extracted from ancient rocks and oils as the fossil remains of chlorophyll--presumably from plants that had lived and died millions of years in the past.

This book performs a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats) analysis to examine the current food crisis and how it relates to the use of crops for energy.

An exploration of the Chronicles of Narnia and the Space Trilogy that “enriches our understanding of how to care for our world” (Alan Jacobs, author of Breaking Bread with the Dead).

Post-industrial urban spaces typically include abandoned factories, disused rail lines, old pits and quarries, and de-commissioned landfills.

The Millennium Development Goals, adopted at the UN Millennium Summit in 2000, are the world's targets for dramatically reducing extreme poverty in its many dimensions by 2015 income poverty, hunger, disease, exclusion, lack of infrastructure and shelter while promoting gender equality, education, health and environmental sustainability.

Do you have what it takes?

This book compiles the main findings of the multidisciplinary long-term research program developed in the continental margin of one of the more productive and unknown areas of the world oceans, Northwest Africa.

The world relies on very few crop and animal species for agriculture and to supply its food needs.

This volume is based on the NATO Advanced Study Institute, "e;Advances in Mor- phometries"e; held in 11 Ciocco, Tuscany, Italy from July 18-30, 1993, and directed by Leslie F.

Once considered the antithesis of a verdant and vibrant ecosystem, cities are now being hailed as highly efficient and complex social ecological systems.

For seventy years, The Natural Gardens of North Carolina has been a must-read volume for anyone interested in wildflowers, native plants, ecology, or conservation in the state.

Compiles the issues involved in successful ecosystem-based fisheries management to foster its implementation and further scientific research into the area.

With this collection of essays, Anthony J.

With the world's economies impacted by coronavirus, billions are feeling social, environmental, and economic injustices.

Change management is a challenging and continuous processthat requires a particular skill set for both leaders andmanagers.

This book investigates the introduction of invasive species and their behavior in oceanic islands.

In Animals as Biotechnology sociologist Richard Twine places the question of human/animal relations at the heart of sustainability and climate change debates.

It is well known that the impacts of climate change are tangible and hence there can be no debate about the need for appropriate adaptation measures, on a priority basis.

Protected areas (PAs) contain biodiversity and ecosystems of high conservation value.

Landscape ecology is not a distinct discipline or simply a branch of ecology, but rather is the synthetic intersection of many related disciplines that focus on the spatial-temporal pattern of the landscape.

Gaining momentum globally, sustainable development is beginning to significantly redefine the policies of corporations and governmental entities.

Food and the global agricultural system has become one of the defining public concerns of the twenty-first century.

Aquaculture is increasingly complementing global fisheries and is relevant to ocean and freshwater health, biodiversity and food security, as well as coastal management, tourism and natural heritage.

The world's activated carbon market volume has increased rapidly in recent years due to environmental regulations.

The book is designed to be a textbook for university students (MSc-PhD level) and a reference for researchers and practitioners.

The cult of performance leads our society to emphasise the values of success and continuous optimisation in all areas.

This volume contains the proceedings of the 75th anniversary of Progress in Oil Field Science and Technology as gathered at the symposium in London on 12th July 1988.

Fruit and Nut Crops: A Treasure Trove of Diversity and ResilienceDive into the fascinating world of fruit and nut crops in this comprehensive volume.

This book focuses on the regional political ecologies (RPEs) of environmental conflicts in India.

Due to the growth of the world population, food production has increased exponentially as have the agricultural production systems used to produce food.

Up to 20 percent of species may be extinct by 2030.