Applied ecology

On the evening of 26 August 2009, the last known pipistrelle emerges from its day-time shelter on Christmas Island.

Climate Change and Sustainable Development: Mitigation and Adaptation focuses on the link between climate change threats and sustainable development goals.

This book presents state-of-the-art knowledge related to concerns about methylmercury (MeHg) in the soil-rice system.

Earth now is dominated by both biogeophysical and anthropogenic processes, as represented in these two images from a simulation of aerosols.

This volume is the outcome of an international cooperation between 73 scientists, experts, and practitioners from many countries, disciplines, and professional areas.

This book examines the threat that climate change poses to the projects of poverty eradication, sustainable development, and biodiversity preservation.

This book shows how to successfully adapt entropy measures to the complexity of environmental data.

That residues of pesticide and other "e;foreign"e; chemicals in foodstuffs are of concern to everyone everywhere is amply attested by the reception accorded previous volumes of "e;Residue Reviews"e; and by the gratifying enthusiasm, sincerity, and efforts shown by all the individuals from whom manuscripts have been solicited.

John Tyler Bonner, one of our most distinguished and creative biologists, here offers a completely new perspective on the role of size in biology.

Durch den Klimawandel wird es zu erheblichen Veränderungen der Biodiversität weltweit und in Deutschland kommen.

Plankton populations have lived in the oceans for hundreds of millions of years, performing essential functions within marine ecosystems.

In the near future the appearance and spatial organization of urban and rural landscapes will be strongly influenced by the generation of renewable energy.

This book provides diverse information and critical know-how to implement appropriate methodology and cost-efficient monitoring and evaluation systems better suited to assess the impacts of soil conservation and wastershed multi-sectoral development activities.

The importance of the Neotropics to the world's climate, biogeochemical cycling and biodiversity cannot be questioned.

Despite the depiction of nature "e;red in tooth and claw,"e; cooperation is actually widespread in the animal kingdom.

This book focuses on the toxicity of various organic and inorganic pollutants, their eco-toxicological effects and eco-friendly approaches for remediation of environmental pollutants.

Pinnipeds are a fascinating group of marine mammals that play a crucial role as apex predators and sentinels of the functioning and health of marine ecosystems.

Escalating urbanization and energy consumption have increased the demand for green engineering solutions and intelligent systems to mitigate environmental hazards and offer a more sustainable future.

Every society expresses its fundamental values and hopes in the ways it inhabits its landscapes.

Less expensive and more environmentally appropriate than conventional engineering approaches, constructed ecosystems are a promising technology for environmental problem solving.

Phylogenetic comparative approaches are powerful analytical tools for making evolutionary inferences from interspecific data and phylogenies.

Biodiversity loss in terrestrial environments associated with human activities has been appreciated as a major issue for some years now.

This book argues that social transformation is both necessary and possible if democracies are to respond effectively to the climate crisis without social collapse.

This book offers a long-overdue analysis of the ubiquity of eco-apocalypticism in current discourses on the climate crisis.

International concern in scientific, industrial, and governmental communi- ties over traces of xenobiotics in foods and in both abiotic and biotic envi- ronments has justified the present triumvirate of specialized publications in this field: comprehensive reviews, rapidly published research papers and progress reports, and archival documentations.

This book presents technoeconomic challenges, recent trends, and developments toward sustainable algal biofuels and biorefinery.

Comparable à une artificialisation des milieux naturels, l’anthropisation des espaces est la transformation de l’environnement par la présence des hommes et leurs actions.

This book takes a multi-disciplinary and critical look at what has changed over the last ten years in one of the world's most important and dynamic ecosystems, the Amazon floodplain or várzea.

This collection of papers represents the outcomes of the International Symposiumheld in Delft, The Netherlands, on June 13-15, 2007, at the occasion of the 50thanniversary of the UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education.

This study presents an systematic approach to water quality assessment, hybrid modelling and decision support for eutrophication management in deep reservoirs.

This book presents the main drivers of benthic structure and processes in estuaries from the 8,000 km-Brazilian coast, assesses the influence of natural and human disturbance, and discusses their ecological importance and management needs.

What does successful adaptation look like?

 Healthy environment is important for any kind of biota on earth.

A unique look at how the adoption of sustainable farming methods is being pursued throughout the world.

A River Flows Through It: A Comparative Study of Transboundary Water Disputes and Cooperation in Asia explores water disputes in Asia and addresses the question of how states sharing a river system can be incentivized to cooperate.

Volume I of Geospatial Information Handbook for Water Resources and Watershed Management discusses fundamental characteristics, measurements, and analyses of water features and watersheds including lakes and reservoirs, rivers and streams, and coasts and estuaries.

The consumption of technological products has increased in recent years owing to the modern industrial revolution, where people continue to acquire semiconductor device-based innovative hardware.

One of the NFL's leading coaches helps you improve your players' techniques and your team's performanceBuilding on the phenomenal success of the Baffled Parent's series, this comprehensive resource helps you expand your teaching skills and improve your players' performance and enjoyment.

This companion investigates the ways in which designers, architects, and planners address ecology through the built environment by integrating ecological ideas and ecological thinking into discussions of urbanism, society, culture, and design.

Strongly grounded in the scientific method and evidence, The Environment: Science, Issues, and Solutions presents an organized, accessible, building block approach that introduces the principles of ecology.

This book combines chapters emphasising mathematical, statistical, and computational modelling applied to insect populations, particularly pests or natural enemies in agricultural landscapes.

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

The bonobo, along with the chimpanzee, is one of our two closest living relatives.

Explore a Major Component of Renewable Energy Introduction to Bioenergy takes a look at energy from biomass (thermal energy, power, liquid fuels, and biogas) and envisions a sustainable future fueled by renewable energy.

Environmental issues are a growing concern for our society, and should deserve increased attention, given the extremely negative climate changes which have been taking place.

Conservation genetics focuses on understanding the role and requirement of genetic variation for population persistence.