Ecological science, the Biosphere

This books explains a strategy that a country can meet its CO2 emission reduction targets (e.

This comprehensive, authoritative and up-to-date work provides the definitive overview of marine parasites worldwide.

Plant Resource Allocation is an exploration of the latest insights into the theory and functioning of plant resource allocation.

Etienne E.

Over the last decade and a half, an environmental conference series has emerged to become one of the major international forums on the chemical aspects of environmental protection.

This volume is the result of a Symposium, held in October, 1985, to celebrate the Silver Jubilee of the De- partment of Plant Ecology of the University of Groningen.

Reservoir construction is the key strategy for water resource management.

This book offers key resource materials developed for an international training course on Rainwater Harvesting and Utilization hosted annually by the Gansu Research Institute for Water Conservancy in Lanzhou, China since 2003.

In 1996 a major six-year research programme, 'Economic Optimisation of Multiple-Use Forestry and Other Natural Resources' was implemented at Department of Economics and Natural Resources, The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University (KVL), Copenhagen.

This book is the result of 14 years of collecting Entolomataceae in the native forests of Tasmania, Australia.

This book complies latest advancement in the field of environmental biotechnology.

The world is undergoing unprecedented changes in many of the factors that determine its fundamental properties and their in- ence on society.

Soil mites are of great biological importance both in natural and in cultivated soils.

The monograph is based on the research and training activities in the Western Pacific Ocean Region within the umbrella of UNESCO/IOC-Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific Region.

The Acid Rain 2000 Conference in Tsukuba, Japan, held 10-16 December 2000, was the sixth such conference in the series, starting with Columbus, Ohio, USA, in 1975, and including Sandefjord, Norway, in 1980, Muskoka, Canada, in 1985, Glasgow, UK, in 1990, and Goteborg, Sweden, in 1995.

This volume focuses on integrated pest and disease management (IPM/IDM) and biocontrol of some key diseases of perennial and annual crops.

Sound is almost always around us, anywhere, at any time, reaching our ears and stimulating our brains for better or worse.

This book encompasses current knowledge of soil microbiomes and their potential biotechnological application for plant growth, crop yield, and soil health under the natural as well as harsh environmental conditions for sustainable agriculture.

In this book is summarized those management principles that should be valid in areas where forests continuously are used for production, where biodiversity aspects are important as well as economy and productivity, and where demands on soil status and water quality are set.

The first edition of Mike Alexander's Management Planning for Nature Conservation, brought a new dimension to the modern literature on conservation management.

With more than 500 species distributed all around the Northern Hemisphere, the genus Quercus L.

It takes a whole universe to make one small black birdThe bestselling author of Crow Country and writer of The Guardian's Country Diary tells the story of all life on Earth through a single day spent in the company of swifts.

This updated and expanded second edition textbook, describes all main aspects of soil management, to address the serious problems of soil erosion and the attendant environmental pollution.

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

The book compiles the latest studies on microorganisms thriving in extreme conditions.

Once famous for the beauty of its white beaches, reef-ringed islands, and lush forests, today the Philippines is known as an example of the deep costs of ecological decline.

This book explores the sustainability aspect of organic and conventional farming systems, which is commonly categorized into three sub-aspects: social, environmental and economic.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of recent research on estuaries of the east coast of India, and how changing biogeochemical dynamics as a result of climate change and human activity have impacted estuaries and other open water ecosystems.

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

This book aims to unravel the intricate relationship between land and water resources and delve into their interdependencies, synergies, and challenges.

Originally published in Russian in 2006, this is the first English translation of this important book on paleoceanography and paleoclimatology.

Environmental Informatics (or Enviromatics) is a maturing subject with interdisciplinary roots in computer science, environmental planning, ecology, economics and other related areas.

This proceedings volume focuses on different aspects of environmental assessment, monitoring, and management of urban and technogenic soils.

Surface bio-contamination has become a severe problem that contributes to outbreaks of community acquired and nosocomial infections through contiguous fomite transmission of diseases.

This book introduces the complex world of carbon dynamics within forest ecosystems, particularly in boreal zones, while also incorporating findings from selected temperate areas.

Stable isotope ratio variation in natural systems reflects the dynamics of Earth systems processes and imparts isotope labels to Earth materials.

The adverse consequences of pollution impact on terrestrial ecosystems have been under careful investigation since the beginning of the twentieth century.

The transport of farm livestock was the subject of the seminar held from 7 - 8 July 1981 at the Commission of the European Communities (CECl, Directorate General for Agriculture, Brussels as part of the work of the Division Coordinating Agricultural Research.

The large-scale application of new silvicultural systems has become a political reality in many parts of the world.

This book demonstrates that trade-offs can be very important for conservationists.

Islands have captured the imagination of scientists and the public for centuries-unique and rare environments, their isolation makes them natural laboratories for ecology and evolution.

For non-majors and mixed-majors introductory botany (plant biology) courses.

This book includes descriptive keys for identifying every stage of all the species of ticks reported in Europe and northern Africa.

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.

This book integrates 30 years of mercury research on the Florida Everglades to inform scientists and policy makers.

This book delves into the concept of city-sea interface as a space of strong physical, ecological, social and functional connection between the edge of the city and the edge of the water, recalling the idea of an urban amphibious, in relation to its flexibility to community, environmental and management issue that prevent the sustainable development of urban coasts.