Ecological science, the Biosphere

The 1924 African discovery of an early hominin child's skull, referred to as Australopithecus africanus by Raymond Dart, was a major event in the history of paleoanthropology.

The structure and function of grasslands worldwide have been disrupted by habitat fragmentation, the removal of native grazers and altered ?

This book contains the majority of the presentations of the Second International Symposium on the Biology of Root Formation and Development that was hcld in Jerusa- lem, Israel, June 23---28, 1996.

Fundamentals of Ecosystem Science provides a compact and comprehensive introduction to modern ecosystem science.

Paleocological Research on Easter Island: Insights on Settlement, Climate Changes, Deforestation and Cultural Shifts examines the area's climatic and ecological history, a topic not usually addressed in other literature.

It is more and more evident that our living system is completely disturbed by human intrusion.

Estuaries exist along the edge of the oceans and seas, and are char- acterized by the dilution of sea water by inflowing fresher waters.

Recent changes in the pattern of agricultural practices from use of hazardous pesticides to natural (organic) cultivation has brought into focus the use of agriculturally important microorganisms for carrying out analogous functions.

The treetops of the world's forests are where discovery and opportunity abound, however they have been relatively inaccessible until recently.

This volume presents a comprehensive description of forests of the Uttarakhand Himalaya.

Conservation and the Genetics of Populations gives a comprehensive overview of the essential background, concepts, and tools needed to understand how genetic information can be used to develop conservation plans for species threatened with extinction.

This is a book about how ecologists can integrate remote sensing and GIS in their daily work.

Not everybody cares about the fate of wild animals or the state of the natural environment.

This book reviews the factors contributing to the degradation of natural resources in the MENA region caused by climate change and contamination.

Quoting contemporary accounts from hunters, missionaries and traders from the early nineteenth century onwards, this book illustrates the ecology of the country as it was emphasizing its rich large mammal fauna, its decline from increasing aridity of the country, it destruction by hunters, by disease, and most importantly, destruction of its vast herds, notably of wildebeest, due to the developing beef export economy and the erection of veterinary cordon fences depriving the large game of migration routes in times of drought.

Many landowners are interested in the native animals that live on their farms or once occurred there.

The Arabian Seas Marine Region encompasses marine areas from Djibouti to Pakistan, including the northern part of Somalia, the Red Sea, the Arabian/Persian Gulf, and parts of the Arabian Sea.

This book aims to provide a comprehensive analysis on social, economic, and political issues to understand why forests in the Demacratic People's Repblican of Korean have been so severely deforested.

The first edition of this book, published by University Press of New England in 1986, sold over 2500 copies, and was received as the best introductory overview of this broad field.

This edited book covers major importance of tropical forest diversity and its values to vegetation, wildlife, and the local community.

The work summarizes the current knowledge regarding the controlled reproduction of an emerging aquaculture species, the Eurasian perch (Perca fluviatilis).

In most breeding programs of plant and animal species, genetic data (such as data from field progeny tests) are used to rank parents and help choose candidates for selection.

Aquaculture is expanding along with the increase in demand for animal protein and hence significantly contributes to food security and socioeconomic livelihood.

The water policy issues are well- documented in a large set of reports and studies, completed over time showing that the policy prescription and its implementation has been weak in the past as this  book reveals.

In order to provide meaningful information for evaluating environmental consequences of alternative control strategies of air pollutant emissions, scientists have recently initiated numerous studies aiming at collecting and making use of regional data.

Raging wildfires have devastated vast areas of California and Australia in recent years, and predictions are that we will see more of the same in coming years, as a result of climate change.

Aktuell überarbeitet und erweitert bietet der "Hennig" eine umfassende Darstellung der klassischen und molekularen Genetik von den Mendelschen Regeln über die Chromosomenforschung bis hin zur Entwicklungsbiologie, Humangenetik und Gentechnologie: Genetisches Grundlagenwissen für das gesamte Studium.

The most recent volume of this series, Advances in Ecological Research, demonstrates a captivating knowledge of recent advances in the analysis of food webs.

This book presents a compilation of case studies from different countries on achieving agricultural sustainability.

Camera trapping is a powerful and now widely used tool in scientific research on wildlife ecology and management.

This edited volume examines the importance of centering gender in research and policymaking focused on climate change, environmental sustainability, and digital technology.

The Ocean of Today, The Legacy of Tomorrow takes you on an eye-opening journey through the intricate, fragile, and vital marine environments that sustain life on Earth.

This book provides the first-ever overview of and guide to the geological setting and related features of the famous, volcanically active Galapagos Islands, as well as an in-depth analysis of the setting's relationship to the region's unique and iconic ecology, and its conservation.

Recent decades have seen a degradation of the environmental quality in semi-enclosed seas, which are particularly sensitive to population pressures due to their naturally low flushing rates related to their geometry.

This book presents an up-to-date review of the ecology of yeast communities in natural ecosystems.

Meliponini, the stingless bees of the tropics, process and store honey, pollen and plant resins to maintain their colonies.

This volume examines the topic of local biodiversity conservation in the Asia-Pacific region, one of the most rapidly changing areas in the world.

The Murray cod is Australia's largest and most iconic freshwater fish.

Do changes in stratospheric ozone relate to changes in UV-B irradiance and do both relate to life on Earth?

Every cell and organism faces the problem of spaces, made up of the two leaflets of the lipid generating a confined space in which metabolic bilayer.

This authored book is a comprehensive collection of information on saline wetland ecosystems, focusing on the application of advanced technologies like LiDAR, UAVs, and artificial intelligence for the conservation of these critical ecosystems.

This book collates the latest information on Kappaphycus and Eucheuma seaweeds.

For nearly a century, the energy industry had a profound impact on the Mississippi Delta, including both the natural and socio-economic systems.

Beautifully illustrated, thoughtful study of the effects of climate change on plants in marginal areas.

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 acclaimed guide to the ecology and natural history of the American tropics-now fully updated and expandedThe New Neotropical Companion is the completely revised and expanded edition of a book that has helped thousands of people to understand the complex ecology and natural history of the most species-rich area on Earth, the American tropics.