Ecological science, the Biosphere

The world population in 1930 was 2 billion.

Genetic material is in flux: this is one of the most exciting recent concepts in molecular biology.

This book thoroughly examines the aims of green urbanism, providing a perspective to help responding to the growing environmental challenges posed by the enormous increase in human needs.

This is a book for the general reader about the world of fungi.

Sea cucumbers belong to the Phylum Echinodermata.

An overview of the wide range of spatial statistics available to analyse ecological data.

This book is about tropical biology in action- how biologists grapple with the ecology and evolution of the great species diversity in tropical rainforests and coral reefs.

The papers appearing in this volume reflect the current attention in sediment/water science to five main topics of investigation: Sediment dynamics in estuaries, coastal waters, lakes, reservoirs and rivers; Sediment-associated biological processes; Contaminant accumulation, distribution and geochemistry; Fluxes from sediments; and Element cycling.

This textbook covers R data analysis related to environmental science, starting with basic examples and proceeding up to advanced applications of the R programming language.

Fire has been recognized as a vital agent influencing the diversity and vigor of landscapes.

This edited book brings out a comprehensive account of the faunal diversity in Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve which is part of the Sundaland Biodiversity hotspot.

A unified theory of conservation that addresses the broad problem of conservation, the principles that inform conservation choices, and the application of those principles to the management of the natural world.

This book provides an overview of the ecological indicators of landscape dynamics in the context of geographical landscape integration.

This book is the fifth volume of the "e;Marine Algal Flora of China-Rhodophyta.

The International Symposium on Trophic Relationships in Inland Waters, held from 1st-4th September 1987, at the Balaton Limnological Research Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Tihany (Hungary), was intended to give an insight into current research on limnology of inland waters.

This is the first climate change adaptation plan produced for a national faunal group anywhere in the world.

This book provides policymakers, researchers, and other interested audiences with knowledge on how to quantify and integrate and advance co-benefits in their decisions.

This book extensively covers issues and concerns related to plastics and micro/nano-plastics (MNPs) in the environment, offering a comprehensive exploration beyond simple collection and disposal processes.

New demands on landscapes and natural resources call for multifunctional approaches to land development.

In the context of mounting challenges stemming from a rapid transformation of the urban-regional landscapes in many Asian countries, this book highlights a multifaceted array of issues that increasingly engage the academic and planning communities in search of viable solutions to complex problems facing us.

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Understanding the reproductive physiology and endocrinology of fishes is essential for captive maturation and seed production in the field of aquaculture.

Climate change represents one of the most alarming long-term threats to ecosystems the world over.

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This fascinating book presents the experiences and pooled knowledge of two very different conservation scientists; Pei Shengji from Sichuan, China and Alan Hamilton from London, UK.

Quantitative methods are needed in conservation biology more than ever as an increasing number of threatened species find their way onto international and national "e;red lists.

Anthropogenic transformation of the coastal zone continues at a steady pace, especially in the developing maritime countries, where coastal resources are often crucial to national economies.

This book deals with the modeling, analysis and simulation of problems arising in the life sciences, and especially in biological processes.

Acid rain, global warming, ozone depletion, and smog are preeminent environmental problems facing the world today.

Treatise on Estuarine and Coastal Science is the most up-to-date reference work for system based coastal and estuarine ecosystem science and management.

An ';All India Symposium on advancement of Ecology' was organised in the campus of D.

This edited volume is an inclusive collection of information on crop holobiome, their function and diversity, the plausible role of soil microbes in crop growth, protection from pathogens and stresses, the use of resilient microbiomes for changing climate, and the use of new technologies to study plant-insect-microbe molecular interactions in agricultural systems.

This book describes the latest research advances, innovations, and applications in the field of water management and environmental engineering as presented by leading researchers, engineers, life scientists and practitioners from around the world at the Frontiers International Conference on Wastewater Treatment (FICWTM), held in Palermo, Italy in May 2017.

This book discusses microbial diversity in various habitats and environments, its role in ecosystem maintenance, and its potential applications (e.

True mangrove flora and their associates in the lower Gangetic region are noted for their wide spectrum of ecosystem services in which carbon storage and sequestration by the forest is one of the most important components.

Invasion ecology is the study of the causes and consequences of the introduction of organisms to areas outside their native range.

The book discusses the various sustainable approaches to combine agrowaste and nanomaterials into catalysts or nanocatalysts with the objective of enhancing biofuel production.

Agricultural crops are prominent features of an increasing number of variously perturbed ecosystems and the landscapes occupied by these ecosystems.

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The Cardiovascular System, Part B

This GeoGuide provides an overview of the geology of Alno, combined with an up-to-date field itinerary.

Foundations of Wildlife Diseases is a comprehensive overview of the basic principles that govern the study of wildlife diseases.

This book contains the contributions to an European symposium on "e;Trace Elements in Environmental History"e;, held from June 24th to 26th at GCittingen, FRG.

This book is an attempt to compile and integrate the information documented by many botanists, both Egyptians and others, about the vegetation of Egypt.

Coastal East and Southeast Asia are characterized by wet growing seasons, and species-rich forest ecosystems develop throughout the latitudinal and altitudinal gradients.

This book is a natural extension of the SCOPE (Scientific Committee of Problems on the Environment) volumes on the carbon (C), nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and sulfur (S) biogeochemical cycles and their interactions (Likens, 1981; Bolin and Cook, 1983).