Ecological science, the Biosphere

Plants and the soil they grow in, are confronted with severe biotic and abiotic stresses viz.

This interdisciplinary proceedings book addresses highly relevant topics in urbanization and its environmental impacts and presents case studies revealing the negative environmental consequences of the anthropogenic and technogenic pressures.

The over-exploitation of important earth resources such as land and water has led to a number of environment-related problems the world over.

Ecology of Shallow Lakes brings together current understanding of the mechanisms that drive the diametrically opposite states of water clarity, shown by the cover paintings, found in many shallow lakes and ponds.

This book covers the latest advances in sustainable waste management and focuses on its implementation to mitigate water and air pollution, recycle and reuse raw material, and refine valuable metals.

This book addresses the effectiveness of existing protected areas at conserving the diversity of genes, species and ecosystems on land and at sea.

The 50th volume of Progress in Botany appears in new guise.

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Dead zones are on the rise.

Salinity is one of the acute problems causing enormous yield loss in many regions of the world.

Since the second half of the 20th Century, our agricultural bee pollinators have faced mounting threats from ecological disturbance and pan-global movement of pathogens and parasites.

Declines in the abundance of salmon in the Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim (AYK) region of western Alaska in the late 1990s and early 2000s created hardships for the people and communities who depend on this resource.

Insect parasitoids are a fascinating group of animals in many respects.

This edited book highlights the potential and actual contributions of the sustainable management and utilization of indigenous biological resources and environment for the development of Africa.

This book covers broader application of biotechnology for the protection of environment through different bioremediation and biodegradation techniques developed for removal of environmental contaminants including the recently discovered contaminants.

This book provides a thorough, up-to-date examination of conservation biology and the many supporting disciplines that comprise conservation science.

Biosurfactants for a Sustainable Future Explore the state-of-the-art in biosurfactant technology and its applications in environmental remediation, biomedicine, and biotechnologyBiosurfactants for a Sustainable Future explores recent developments in biosurfactants and their use in a variety of cutting-edge applications.

Ecologists now recognize that the dynamics of populations, communities, and ecosystems are strongly affected by adaptive individual behaviors.

The dazzling variation in plant chemistry is a primary mediator of trophic interactions, including herbivory, predation, parasitism, and disease.

This book presents a political ecology study on deforestation in the Teknaf Peninsula of Bangladesh.

In recent years, tropical forests have received more attention and have been the subject of greater environmental concern than any other kind of vegetation.

This book provides a detailed study of urban agricultural development.

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This book will help decision makers model nature-based solutions to the complex problem of sustainable development, locally and globally.

This volume is an outgrowth of research on the relations between human beings and their environments, which has developed internationally.

This title brings to light the discoveries and insights into the lives of many marine species made possible over the last decade by passive acoustic recorders (PAR).

This collection opens up spaces where lives end, bodies are disposed of and memories generated: hospitals, hospices, care homes, coroners' courts, funeral premises, cemeteries, roadsides, the spirit world.

Enabling Environment is as real as it gets.

This work presents the state of the art of aquatic and semi-aquatic ecological restoration projects in The Netherlands.

Carbon Fluxes and Biophysical Variables from Earth Observation: Methods for Ecosystem Assessment transforms the way remote sensing data can be used to approach monitoring of carbon fluxes (CF) and biophysical variables (BV) in ecosystem and global vegetation monitoring.

This book documents the effects of natural hazards on coastal ecosystems in detail.

This book charts the multidimensional course of what has come to be known as the "e;Vegetal Turn"e; in environmental humanities - a wave of theoretical and practical interest in the complexities and peculiarities of plant life and plant-human relations.

Global climate change is one of the most important environmental issues facing the world today.

This book aims to explore the impact of human alterations of Earth's ecological systems on human health.

During recent years the subject of extreme environments and extremophiles has become a central topic in modern Biology.

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The book is based on results from the Russian expedition in the region of the Antarctic Peninsula and Powell Basin in the northern part of the Weddell Sea, as well as on the review of earlier research in the region.

'The criterion of true beauty' , wrote Fulke Greville, 1st Baron of Burke, 'is that it increases on examination; if false, that it lessens.

While the majority of flowering plant species are hermaphroditic, gender di- morphism, or the occurrence of two sexual morphs, has, nevertheless, evolved on repeated occasions.

The book discusses how division affect the fabric of cities, and people's sense of identity and agency, and are reflected in physical features, architecture, and urban planning.

What can be done to ensure natural resources aren't exploited?

Emissions of gaseous air pollutants have increased in the last years in spite of increased controls and concern for air quality.

This book summarizes current advances in our understanding of how infectious disease represents an ecological interaction between a pathogenic microorganism and the host species in which that microbe causes illness.