Ecological science, the Biosphere

`The fundamental problem the world faces today, is the rapidly increasing pressure of population on the limited resources of the land.

This edited book aims to focus on microbial diversity in arid lands and deserts versus specific microbial assemblages associated with plants.

Volume 10 of Advances in Disease Vector Research consists of seven chapters on vectors that affect human or animal health and six chapters on plant pathogens and their vectors.

This is a concise book with comprehensive information on coal and biomass ash generated from their combustion in thermal power plants.

This book gathers the latest advances, innovations, and applications in the fields of agricultural biotechnology, agro-food systems and forestry, as presented by leading international researchers and engineers at the 7th International Conference on Safety, Health and Welfare in Agriculture and Agro-food Systems (SHWA), held in Ragusa, Italy, on September 6-9, 2023.

In this comprehensive Handbook, scholars from across the globe explore the relationships between workers and nature in the context of the environmental crises.

This book explores the potential of microbial metabolism in health, agriculture, and environmental technologies, serving as a comprehensive guide to microbial metabolomics with practical applications.

This work studies the ways vampiric narratives explore the eco-friendly credentials of the undead.

Oribatid mites are ancient, minute arthropods that live in soil, plant litter, mosses and lichens, and on trees and shrubs.

Many industrialized and developing countries are faced with the assessment of potential risks associated with contaminated land.

From reproduction to respiration and from enzymes to ecosystems, this guide makes complex topics easy to grasp at a glance.

The demand for advanced management methods and tools for marine ecosystems is increasing worldwide.

New management programs are suggested, to improve the state of the world''s fisheries.

This book provides a comprehensive, detailed, and coherent spatio-temporal account of Caribbean mangrove evolution from its evolutionary origins to the present that is not available for any mangrove region in the world.

Environmental Hygiene II deals with the evaluation of environmental pollutants and their relevance to human health.

An exploration of the invisible connections sustaining the entire natural world from the bestselling author of The Hidden Life of TreesDid you know that trees can influence the rotation of the earth?

Pluralism in Ecosystem Governance, Volume 66 in the Advances in Ecological Research series, highlights new advances in the field, with this release including chapters on An exploration of the effects of political pluralism on decision making for sustainability: Implications for membership on public sector boards, Transdisciplinary agroecological research on biodiversity and ecosystem services for sustainable and climate resilient farming systems in Malawi, Pluralistic approaches in research advance farming and freshwater sustainability efforts in the Great Lakes Basin, Pluralism to manage the complexity of ecosystem services co-production, Of green spaces and gray areas: An Ethnography of Ecosystem Governance in Peri-Urban Bangaluru, India, and more.

Virus Variability and Impact on Epidemiology and Control of Diseases E.

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This book presents the exploration and exploitation of various bioactive metabolites obtained from  fungi isolated from diverse habitats for pharmaceutical applications.

Over the past decade there has been considerable interest in the effects of atmospheric deposition on forest ecosystems.

A famous ecologist and a philosopher of science team up to offer a fresh new approach to population biology and ecology.

Provides a framework for understanding methodological issues and assists with the effective definition and planning of research.

Global attention in scientific, industrial, and governmental commumtles to traces of toxic chemicals in foodstuffs and in both abiotic and biotic environ- ments has justified the present triumvirate of specialized publications in this field: comprehensive reviews, rapidly published progress reports, and archival documentations.

This book offers a comprehensive exploration of the major key concepts common to economics and evolutionary biology.

This edited volume reviews our past and present understanding of the ecology of Australian freshwater fishes.

Big-Leaf Mahogany is the most important commercial timber species of the tropics.

The major subdisciplines of ecology--population ecology, community ecology, ecosystem ecology, and evolutionary ecology--have diverged increasingly in recent decades.

Insect Sampling in Forest Ecosystems highlights the problems faced by entomologists working in forest ecosystems.

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Explore the captivating world of plankton with this hands-on guide, perfect for students, educators, hobbyists, and citizen scientists alike.

In this well-illustrated reference, contributors summarize current research on sulfate-reducing bacteria and examine their relationship to biotechnology processes.

Environmental stresses, such as high and low temperature, salinity, and drought, represent limiting factors to agricultural productivity worldwide.

The bioregion of Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica and New Guinea possesses a unique natural heritage stretching back over 50 million years since the break-up of the great southern continent of Gondwanaland.

Applied Urban Ecology: A Global Framework explores ways in which the environmental quality of urban areas can be improved starting with existing environmental conditions and their dynamics.

Life in the Open Ocean Life in the Open Ocean: The Biology of Pelagic Species provides in-depth coverage of the different marine animal groups that form the communities inhabiting the ocean s pelagic realm.

Legitimacy in International Society addresses collective legitimization of emergent norms at international meetings and its effect on state behaviour.

Soil is formed from physical and chemical weathering of rocks - processes described historically because they involve eons of time-by glaciation and by wind and water transport of soil materials, later deposited in deltas and loessial planes.

Richly illustrated and packed with numerous examples, this unique global perspective introduces wetland ecology from basic principles to advanced applications.

Located in the heart of the Eastern Himalayas, Bhutan practices the philosophy of Gross National Happiness ("e;GNH"e;) that embraces environmental conservation as one of the main building blocks for its sustainable development goals.

Computer Applications in Sustainable Forest Management presents state-of-the-art computer applications in a variety of specialty areas of forestry, including inventory, remote sensing, information management, modelling and visualization, biometrics, forest and harvest planning, bioeconomics and marketing, and decision science for management.

Several hundred directives on environmental policy have been produced by the European Union.

Marine Animal Forests (MAFs) are spread all over the world.

Worldwide concern in scientific, industrial, and governmental com- munities over traces of toxic chemicals in foodstuffs and in both abiotic and biotic environments has justified the present triumvirate of specialized publications in this field: comprehensive reviews, rapidly published progress reports, and archival documentations.