Ecological science, the Biosphere

Biological Environmental Impact Studies: Theory and Methods explains how an environmental impact study aimed at predicting biological changes can be approached and accomplished.

In the marine environment, single-celled, microscopic, plant-like organisms naturally occur in the well-lit surface layer of any body of water.

Palaeolimnology is one of the most rapidly developing fields of limnology.

This volume presents recent advances in the research on meromictic lakes and a state-of-the art overview of this area.

This book introduces what sclerotia grains are, and where and how they exist in soils, by compiling the results obtained from the studies on fungal sclerotia formed by Cenococcum geophilum (Cg) and related species, the visible black small grains persistent for a few thousand to ten thousands of years in forest soils and sediments.

This volume summarizes recent advances in environmental microbiology by providing fascinating insights into the diversity of microbial life that exists on our planet.

Extensive regions of the world have a climate which, whilst permitting development of a continuous vegetative cover, is too dry for successful annual cropping.

Sow the seeds of science and wonder and inspire the next generation of Earth stewards The world needs young people to grow into strong, scientifically literate environmental stewards.

This book, prepared by participants of the European network COST ACTION 810 (1989-93) is the outcome of a meeting held in Switzerland (Einsiedeln, September 29 to October 2, 1993) on the "e;Impact of arbuscular mycorrhizas on sustainable agriculture and natural ecosystems"e;.

Vor noch gar nicht langer Zeit, nämlich im Jahre 1887, wurde von dem Meeresbiologen VICTOR HENSEN der Begriff Plankton geprägt; etwas später, im Jahre 1890, wurde er von HAECKEL genauer definiert.

Biological Invasions and Global Insect Decline offers the most updated knowledge on how invasive alien species affect insect diversity worldwide.

This atlas aims to provide a 'one-stop' reference source of basic data on tropical marine ciliates that should be used for researchers worldwide.

Garrett Hardin, one of our leading thinkers on problems of human overpopulation, here assails the recklessness and basic ecological ignorance of economists and others who champion the idea of unbounded growth.

Over the past decade, ecologists have increasingly embraced phylogenetics, the study of evolutionary relationships among species.

Intertidal mudflats are distinct, highly-productive marine habitats which provide important ecosystem services to the land-sea interface.

This is the first anthology that conveys in detail the actual situation of population geographies in Japan, a country facing some of the world's most serious demographic trends such as low fertility, population aging, and depopulation.

Die Landschaftsökologie als Wissenschaft von der Mensch-Umwelt-Beziehung im weitesten Sinne ist als Fachbereich zwischen unterschiedlichen Disziplinen angeordnet.

This book focusses on hydrological modeling, water management, and water governance.

Freshwater Biodiversity is a much underestimated component of global biodiversity, both in its diversity and in its potential to act as models for fundamental research in evolutionary biology and ecosystem studies.

This book highlights the application of nature-based algorithms in natural resource management.

This book provides an integrated view of Atlantic coastal Patagonian ecosystems, including the physical environment, biodiversity and the main ecological processes, together with their derived ecosystem services and anthropogenic impacts.

The chapters in this book will cover the paleontology and geology of some important rock formations (Paleozoic and Paleogene) in the northeastern United States.

This book introduces community science (or citizen science) projects in Japan with a focus on ecology.

This book presents selected papers from the II International Conference "e;Ecosystems without Borders 2021"e;, held at Kaliningrad State Technical University in Kaliningrad, Russia on October 5-7, 2021.

the virtual impossibility of extracting the many different species from a habitat with equal efficiency by a single method (e.

Decision making in land management involves preferential selection among competing alternatives.

Small mammals can be regarded as excellent subjects to test suppositions about population growth migration and reproduction, and, in particular, on how the complex physical structure of the environment affects the ecology of populations and communities.

Never in history has life been so complicated and full of sudden changes.

Parasites have evolved independently in numerous animal lineages, and they now make up a considerable proportion of the biodiversity of life.

The human foot is a unique and defining characteristic of our anatomy.

This book presents narratives, perspectives and policies on the Arctic and brings to fore the strategies of five Asian countries - China, India, Japan, Republic of Korea and Singapore who were granted the status of Permanent Observers in the Arctic Council in 2013.

This book presents new theoretical perspectives on ecological community dynamics and in so doing casts fresh light on the enduring complexity-stability debate.

This SpringerBrief answers the question on how birds recognize their predators using multidisciplinary approaches and outlines paths of the future research of predator recognition.

This book provides an overview of newly gathered material focusing on the opening and closure of The Neuquen Basin.

The ever-increasing population and the associated anthropogenic activities have imparted an adverse impact on the environment, resulting in an escalating pollution crisis and forcing the advancement of sustainable, green, and eco-friendly technologies.

This book focuses on the latest cutting-edge research for achieving sustainable development goals during urbanisation in the Belt and Road Initiative Era.

A comprehensive review of current knowledge of the deep-water fishes of the North Atlantic and their exploitation.

Biorefineries are increasingly important in providing sustainable routes to the oil industry.

Dynamic Aquaria is the outgrowth of years of research aimed at studying how to accurately model and construct living ecosystems in mesocosms, microcosms, and aquaria.

This book reflects the use of cyanobacteria for the bioremediation of wastewater through different mechanisms and pathways of transformation and transfer of hazardous substances from one medium to another.

Long-term monitoring programs are fundamental to understanding the natural environment and managing major environmental problems.

Pollination and Floral Ecology is the most comprehensive single-volume reference to all aspects of pollination biology--and the first fully up-to-date resource of its kind to appear in decades.

Birds catch the public imagination like no other group of animals; in addition, birders are perhaps the largest non-professional naturalist community.

Advances in Agronomy, Volume 174, the latest release in this leading reference on agronomy, contains a variety of updates and highlights new advances in the field.