Ecological science, the Biosphere

Ocean Currents: Physical Drivers in a Changing World opens with a general introduction to the character, measurement, and simulation of ocean currents, leading to a physical and dynamical framework for understanding the wide variety of flows encountered in the oceans.

This book gathers selected high-quality research papers presented at the IconSWM 2018 conference, which explore various aspects of urban mining.

This book provides a lively account of one of the most important and overlooked themes in American education.

This book provides a fresh, updated perspective of the current status and perspectives in genetic improvement of a diverse array of tropical crops.

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The identification of inputs and outputs is the first and probably most important step in testing and analyzing complex systems.

Several textbooks and useful compendia on fisheries have been published recently, and others are in preparation.

This book analyzes different facets of anuran amphibian distribution in South America.

This book is an outcome of collaborative efforts of a multidisciplinary team of scientists.

Soil biota is an important and fundamental part of terrestrial ecology.

This book reviews and summarizes the results and hypotheses raised by studies directly or indirectly dealing with the ecology of fronts and aims to identify the themes that connect them to produce a synthesis of this knowledge.

This book highlights how the human security aspect has been affected by the global pandemic, based on the specific case study, field data, and evidence.

This book presents a critical history of the intersections between American environmental literature and ecological restoration policy and practice.

This book describes the current environmental changes due to global warming in northern Eurasia, especially focusing on eastern Siberia.

This volume discusses geological, biological and sustainability aspects of coastal, estuary and lake environments.

Ecology studies biodiversity in its variety and complexity.

This book puts forward a new angle of understanding the society of states in the milieu of the contemporary world.

The Formosan subterranean termite, Coptotermes formosanus, is the most destructive and invasive termite species globally.

A unique and personal insight into the ecology and evolution of pollinators, their relationships with flowers, and their conservation in a rapidly changing world.

Tuberculosis once again occupies a special position in the areas of infec- tious diseases and microbiology.

This publication is devoted to the natural feature - the Black Sea and its littoral states.

Presents an introduction to the area of evolutionary conservation biology.

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All over the world, sustainable river basin management is a leading principle of policy plans and legal instruments for water management (e.

This volume gives an overview of the wide spectrum of nitrogen removal processes available today.

In this poineering application of island biogeography theory, Harris presents an alternative to current practices of timber harvesting.

The focus of this volume is research carried out as part of the program Mathematics of Planet Earth, which provides a platform to showcase the essential role of mathematics in addressing planetary problems and creating a context for mathematicians and applied scientists to foster mathematical and interdisciplinary developments that will be necessary to tackle a myriad of issues and meet future global challenges.

Arctic and Subarctic North America is particularly affected by climate change, where average temperatures are rising three times faster than the global average.

This book consists of a diverse collection of chapters that seeks to broaden our fundamental understanding of the ecological function and biological importance of the Earth's lower atmosphere, which provides a huge living space for billions of animals moving within and across continents.

In keeping with the spirit of an Advanced Series in the Agricultural Sciences, we have attempted to address herein most of the current research areas being used to characterize, describe and manage salt-affected soils.

In a provocative book that is sure to be controversial, Connie Barlow puts forth a compelling case for breaching the barrier between science and religion-in effect, for a reunification of knowledge and meaning.

Global attention in scientific, industrial, and governmental communities 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 study brings together decades of research on the modern natural environment of Washington's Olympic Peninsula, reviews past research on paleoenvironmental change since the Late Pleistocene, and finally presents paleoecological records of changing forest composition and fire over the last 14,000 years.

Biodiversity is decreasing at the fastest rate in the history of the earth, largely as a result of human activity.

Ecology is the study of species and how they interact with one another and their environment.

Airborne laser scanning (ALS) has emerged as one of the most promising remote sensing technologies to provide data for research and operational applications in a wide range of disciplines related to management of forest ecosystems.

This volume is a self-contained companion piece to Studying Vibrational Communication, published in 2014 within the same series.

Geleitwort In den letzten Jahren ist der Umweltschutz vermehrt in das Interesse der Öffentlichkeit ge- .

This book provides a broad overview of how the promotion of ocean and coastal literacy is being planned, applied and evaluated in Brazil, a country of continental dimensions with a great diversity of cultural, educational and social realities.

The purpose of this book is to summarize new insights on the structure and function of mountain ecosystems and to present evidence and perspectives on the impact of climate change on biodiversity.

It is our conviction - based on many years of teaching and practical experience - that professional skill in forestry will develop more rea- dily and more efficiently if forestry students are presented with a clear understanding, at an early stage, of the impact of the physical factors that both enhance and inhibit forestry activities.

This book discusses the impact of climate change on rural forest areas.

Dieser Buchtitel ist Teil des Digitalisierungsprojekts Springer Book Archives mit Publikationen, die seit den Anfängen des Verlags von 1842 erschienen sind.

This edited volume scrutinizes how pre-Columbian human societies have shaped and transformed lowland South America - contributing to biological and landscape diversity.

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.