Ecological science, the Biosphere

The author is to be congratulated on her efforts and perseverance in undertaking this research, and Springer for making the material available in this book format.

Development and Commercialization of Biopesticides: Costs and Benefits provides a uniquely comprehensive view of the commercial production of biopesticides, from research to application, featuring case studies in various developed and developing countries of the world.

Wie lassen sich notwendige Klimaschutzmaßnahmen wie der Braunkohleausstieg so umsetzen, dass sowohl auf lokaler aber auch auf gesamtgesellschaftlicher Ebene keine moralischen Rechtsverletzungen entstehen?

This book provides an overview of the sources, occurrence, fate and solution of microplastics.

Advances in basic biological research have proceeded rapidly in recent years.

This book presents the state-of-art marine metagenome research and explains the method of marine metagenomic analysis in an easy-to-understand manner.

Highlights the potential of biosaline agriculture in a changing environmentCovers all important topics related to halophyte biology including biochemistry, genetics and genomicsProvides information on potential use of halophytes Each topic is explained in detail and examined from various anglesMore than 100 contributions by international experts

These proceedings of the Smart and Sustainable Cities Conference (SSC) in Moscow from May 23 to 26, 2018 addresses important questions regarding the global trend of urbanization.

The most important feature of the modern synthetic theory of evolution is its foundation upon a great variety of biological disciplines.

Armenia is a small landlocked mountainous country located in the Southern Caucasus.

Riparian forests along streams and rivers are diverse in species, structure, and regeneration processes, and have important ecological functions in maintaining landscape and biodiversity.

This updated and expanded A New Island Biogeography of the Sea of Cortes, first published nearly 20 years ago, integrates new and broader studies encompassing more taxa and more complete island coverage.

The 32nd European Marine Biology Symposium was held in Lysekil, Sweden on August 16-22, 1997, organised by Kristineberg Marine Research Station.

Federal management of water is undergoing a change that involves a drastic reduction in the number of new water projects and an increase in emphasis on the quality of water management.

Das Öko-Auditing wird in Kürze eines der wichtigsten betrieblichen Werkzeuge des professionellen Umweltschutz-Managements sein.

This book presents the major research advances relating to Chinese Danxia landforms over the past 80 years.

Advanced Ecological Theory is intended for both postgraduate students and professional researchers in ecology.

This book aims to identify, present and discuss key driving forces and pressures on ecosystem services.

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

Climb a mountain and experience the landscape.

Compiling twenty articles on the nature of life and on the objective of the natural sciences, this remarkable book complements Robert Rosen's groundbreaking Life Itself-a work that influenced a wide range of philosophers, biologists, linguists, and social scientists.

Evolution by Tumor Neofunctionalization explores the possibility of the positive role of tumors in evolution of multicellular organisms.

This book provides a synthesis of current agricultural research in Africa with the aim of presenting evidence based information that can be directly applied into improving the African smallholder farmers' food security.

This book describes the multitude of interactions between plant, soil, and micro-organisms.

Ecology is the study of living beinsge -in their environment, especially how they relate to each other Broadly Peaking all the living beings and their direct or in Direct relation to the non-livings, constitute the Ecosystem.

Advances in Agronomy, Volume 168, the latest release in this leading reference on agronomy, contains a variety of updates and highlights new advances in the field.

This book presents the challenges of developing countries to understand and manage the risks of extreme natural events.

This book thoroughly explores strategies and greener methods, chemical and biological treatments, sustainable chemistry, and technological advancements aimed at mitigating the harmful effects of chemicals on the environment.

This single-volume encyclopedia examines the Grand Canyon in depth, from the native peoples who have survived there for centuries to the explorers who charted its vast expanses and to the challenges that Grand Canyon National Park faces.

Coastal eutrophication has been and still remains an important issue for the scientific community.

The advent of social complexity has been a longstanding debate among social scientists.

Since the first transgenic plants were produced back in the early 1980s, there have been substantial developments towards the genetic engineering of most crops of our world.

Inland aquatic habitats occur world-wide at all scales from marshes, swamps and temporary puddles, to ponds, lakes and inland seas; from streams and creeks to rolling rivers.

A sweeping new account of the role of power in the evolution of all life on EarthPower has many dimensions, from individual attributes such as strength and speed to the collective advantages of groups.

This book in the series "e;Sustainable Development and Biodiversity"e; contains peer-reviewed chapters from leading academicians and researchers around the world in the field of horticulture, plant taxonomy, plant biotechnology, genetics and related areas of biodiversity science centered on genetic diversity.

Under ongoing climate change, natural and cultivated habitats of major food crops are being continuously disturbed.

Soil Carbon in Sensitive European Ecosystems - From Science to Land Management is a comprehensive overview of the latest research in this field drawn together by a network of scientists from across Europe.

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This book presents a vibrant study of the rise, decline, and transformation of environmental thinking.

The book discusses invasive-species problems in agriculture, forests and aquatic ecosystems, highlighting the invasive mechanisms and management of the selected invasive species.

This book features review articles that analyze current agricultural issues and knowledge.

This book describes the myriad components of the Hindu Kush-Himalaya (HKH) region.

This book is a comprehensive introduction to quantitative approaches to complex adaptive systems.

th We compiled this volume mostly from presentations at the 6 International Plant Cold Hardiness Seminar (PCHS) after consulting with Professor Tony H.

This book directly links the notion of the commons with different design praxes, and explores their social, cultural, and ecological ramifications.

This book demonstrates the measurement, monitoring, mapping and modelling of soil pollution and land resources.