The conservation of marine benthic biodiversity is a recognised goal of a number of national and international programs such as the United Nations Convention on Biodiversity (CBD).
An essential guide to sustainable development for students and practitionersSustainability is a global imperative and a scientific challenge like no other.
The Field Guide to Freshwater Invertebrates of North America focuses on freshwater invertebrates that can be identified using at most an inexpensive magnifying glass.
Interest in the use of biomass for non-food applications has grown strongly in recent years, mainly as a consequence of its potential as a prime renewable energy resource.
Air Quality and Ecological Impacts reviews the characterization of air quality as it pertains to specific emission sources and their environmental effect.
A thorough revision and update of the first edition, this Second Edition is designed to create an awareness of the rapidly developing field of allelopathy.
This book examines the differences and similarities in the earth system components - the ocean, atmosphere, and the land - between western portions of the northern and southern Western Hemispheres, past, present, and projected.
A follow-up to the highly successful first edition, this book reviews the manifold ways that scale influences the interpretation of ecological variation.
From the Reviews of Previous Volumes"e;In reviewing this volume as a whole, one is struck by the quality and scholarship of the various chapters and the obviously efficient editing.
Recognizing the increased interest in forest management world wide, this book addresses the current knowledge gap by defining sustainable forest management, clarifying methods by which ecological knowledge can be applied and how traditional silvicultural methods can be improved.
En "La Trampa del Calentamiento Global", Catherine Dumont se embarca en un valiente viaje para desentrañar uno de los problemas más controversiales de nuestro tiempo.
This, the most recent contribution to the Tetrahedron Organic Chemistry series, provides an integrated evaluation of the diversity of natural products in relation to biodiversity.
Based on the thesis that insights into both evolution and ecology can be obtained through the study of microorganismsm, Microbial Ecology examines microbiology through the lens of evolutionary ecology.
In Lost Wonders Tom Lathan tells ten powerful stories of species that have lived, died out and been declared extinct since the turn of the twenty-first century.
Los ensayos de toxicidad son pruebas diseñadas para evaluar la potencia relativa de un agente o una sustancia contaminante sobre una o más especies de organismos de los sistemas biológicos acuáticos y terrestres, al tiempo que permiten caracterizar la relación concentración-respuesta entre el agente contaminante y el organismo sometido a prueba.
Detecting Ecological Impacts: Concepts and Applications in Coastal Habitats focuses on crucial aspects of detecting local and regional impacts that result from human activities.
The conservation of marine benthic biodiversity is a recognised goal of a number of national and international programs such as the United Nations Convention on Biodiversity (CBD).
This book gives a comprehensive guide on the fundamental concepts, applications, algorithms, protocols, new trends and challenges, and research results in the area of Green Information and Communications Systems.
The Evolution of the Genome provides a much needed overview of genomic study through clear, detailed, expert-authored discussions of the key areas in genome biology.
Technological improvements have greatly increased the ability of marine scientists to collect and analyze data over large spatial scales, and the resultant insights attainable from interpreting those data vastly increase understanding of poplation dynamics, evolution and biogeography.
En una época en que la lealtad humana hacia el mundo natural parece en entredicho, 'Parentesco' ofrece historias de solidaridad que subrayan la profunda interdependencia existente entre los humanos y el mundo no humano.
Teaches step-by-step writing practices that foster deep connection with place, seasonal rhythms, and the natural world Provides practical prompts and exercises designed to cultivate wild language, ecological literacy, and personal transformation Offers creative journaling techniques to process climate grief, restore belonging, and participate in the renewal of EarthLISTEN DEEPLY to awaken your wild imagination and free your untamed voice as your visions comingle with the voice of the Earth.
