Ecological science, the Biosphere

This book introduces the concept of a semi-closed ecosystem, which is necessary for the social implementation of plant production, such as agriculture, in harmony with the environment.

In the last few decades there has been an ever-increasing component in most BSc Zoology degree courses of cell biology, physiology and genetics, for spectacular developments have taken place in these fields.

The practical methods necessary for carrying out an ecological census of plants and each group of animals are described here.

In an era where climate change, natural catastrophes and land degradation are major issues, the conservation of soil and vegetation in mountainous or sloping regions has become an international priority.

This book is the final installation in a three-volume series synthesizing 30 years of mercury research in the Florida Everglades.

Australia's varied grasslands have suffered massive losses and changes since European settlement, and those changes continue under increasingly intensive human pressures for development and agricultural production.

For the last two decades the loss of, in particular, tropical rainforest has alarmed the public in the developed parts of the world.

This book contributes to the advancement of scientific knowledge by demonstrating how geospatial technologies can support more effective coastal planning and management.

This textbook applies basic concepts of ecology to address critical issues regarding food and agricultural systems.

This book reviews the latest advances in soil remediation and is an authoritative account of the environmental chemistry, microbiology, ecotoxicology, and regulation policies of soil pollution.

Antarctica, a vast land remote from the other continents and still the least known of them all, provides a unique international laboratory for science.

Dutch elm disease is a significant problem in forestry and horticulture which has proven remarkably difficult to ameliorate.

The Water Science and Technology Board and the Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology have released the seventh and final report of the Committee on Restoration of the Greater Everglades Ecosystem, which provides consensus advice to the South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force on various scientific and technical topics.

The Crustacea is one of the dominant invertebrate groups, displaying staggering diversity in form and function, and spanning the full spectrum of Earth's environments.

The sounds produced by geophonic, biophonic and technophonic sources are relevant to the function of natural and human modified ecosystems.

This volume features two papers on plankton, a vital component of the marine ecosystem and one that has featured often in this series in the past.

Applied genetic research, genetic toxicology and mutation research investigate the mutagenicity of chemicals and other agents.

Beginning in the era of the Spanish conquest and taking the reader right up to the present day, this book focuses on how the landscape of Cuba has changed and evolved into the environment we see today.

The rapid thriving of industries, conversion of agricultural land to residential areas, habitat destruction, deforestation and use of recalcitrant synthetic substances enhanced the rate of degradation of the environment.

This atlas presents a concrete tool to identify xylophagous activity by the remains they left in wooded areas in Western Europe.

Reconquest of biodiversity; remediation of degraded and anthropic areas, prevention of environmental health risks; eco-innovation; Green industry .

Cheese is a significant part of European culture and its production, both industrial and artisanal, is a significant economic activity.

This book is a first in its own way.

Environmental indicators, such as global temperatures and pollutant concentrations, attract scientists' attention and often make the headlines.

This textbook introduces marine biotechnology by collecting the key knowledge on genetics, fish breeding, genetic diversity, seaweed production and microalgae biotechnology, and explores marine biomaterials and how they can benefit human health.

The author of this book has been working in different types of karren landscapes for more than fifteen years.

In 1989 we were asked by Dr Vidar Wespestad (National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration.

Losses of forests and their insect inhabitants are a major global conservation concern, spanning tropical and temperate forest regions throughout the world.

This book overviews the cutting-edge applications of biotechnological tools and techniques in valorizing industrial waste to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Environmental sustainability in the developing world is the focus of this book.

Wildlife and Roads: The Ecological Impact is a timely publication, as there are growing concerns about the impact made by roads on the environment.

A thrilling tour of the sea's most extreme species, coauthored by one of the world's leading marine scientistsThe ocean teems with life that thrives under difficult situations in unusual environments.

Much of the country's recent population growth is situated in exurban areas.

North America contains an incredibly diverse array of natural environments, each supporting unique systems of plant and animal life.

Cryosols occupy a unique part of the earth and have properties greatly different from other soils.

This informative book takes readers on an enjoyable journey through the La Garrotxa volcanoes.

The second volume of this book series synthesizes nomenclature, systematics, and descriptions of North American mammal species.

This volume summarises the result of an interdisciplinary research programme entitled `Rehabilitation of the Atmosphere of the New States of Germany - Effects on Terrestrial Ecosystems'.

This book considers how pesticides selectively kill their target organisms.

This book explores the role of in silico deployment in connection with modulation techniques for improving sustainability and competitiveness in the agri-food sector; pharmacokinetics and molecular docking studies of plant-derived natural compounds; and their potential anti-neurodegenerative activity.

Phytomanagement of Polluted Sites: Market Opportunities in Sustainable Phytoremediation brings together recent and established knowledge on different aspects of phytoremediation, providing this information in a single source that offers a cutting-edge synthesis of scientific and experiential knowledge on industrially contaminated site restoration that is useful for both practitioners and scientists.

With a focus on food safety, this book highlights theimportance of microbes in sustainable agriculture.

In this book, an international team of leading marine mammal scientists, with a remarkably diverse set of backgrounds and areas of expertise, lead you through a synthesis of current knowledge on baleen whales.

It is highly probable that the ability to distinguish between living and nonliving objects was already well developed in early prehuman animals.

This book is based on research that gives the reader a nonfiction view of how Cuba's landscape has changed since the time when Columbus first set foot on the island and encountered the Indigenous peoples who lived there in 1492 to present day.

Freshwater Ecology, Second Edition, is a broad, up-to-date treatment of everything from the basic chemical and physical properties of water to advanced unifying concepts of the community ecology and ecosystem relationships as found in continental waters.

Advances in Agronomy, Volume 164, the latest release in this leading reference on agronomy, contains a variety of updates and highlights new advances in the field.