Ecological science, the Biosphere

This book investigates relations between humans, waste, pollution, and marine life.

The first three editions of Fungi and Food Spoilage established, then consolidated, a reputation as the leading book on foodborne fungi.

Littoral gastropods of the families Littorinidae and Muricidae are well studied compared to most marine taxa, yet there remain many basic problems concerning their taxonomy, ecology and evolutionary biology.

Highly illustrated and definitive reference work for the identification and biology of ticks.

With 160+ countries and islands, the tropical belt is the geographical region centered on the equator and limited by the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn.

This book highlights China's theoretical advances and practical actions toward climate risk prevention in 2019.

This book opens up a critical dimension of energy transition taking in account multidimensional challenges on economic, social and environmental fields.

This book discusses methods for measuring the water surface backscattering signature and estimating the near-surface wind vector over water using airborne radars, in addition to their standard application.

Is Earth alive?

This richly illustrated textbook covers modern statistical methods with applications in medicine, epidemiology and biology.

This book summarizes what is known about mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) geographically and by major taxa.

This volume is the outcome of an international cooperation between 73 scientists, experts, and practitioners from many countries, disciplines, and professional areas.

This volume contains papers presented either in oral or poster form at the international symposium `Limnology of Mountain Lakes', held at Stara Lesna (Slovakia) between 1 and 7 July 1991.

The Juan Fernandez Archipelago is located in the Pacific Ocean west of Chile at 33(deg) S latitude.

This book presents selected papers from the 2022 7th Asia Conference on Environment and Sustainable Development, which was held in Kyoto, Japan, November 4-6, 2022.

This book offers an overview of salt stress, which has a devastating effect on the yields of various agricultural crops around the globe.

Offering extensive information on tardigrades, this volume begins with a chapter on the history of tardigrades, from the first description by Goeze in 1773, until 1929, when the most comprehensive monographic approach by E.

Riverbank filtration is widely used in Europe and to some extent in the United States for the public water supply.

The edited book serves as a reference on indicators of environmental pollution and how to sustainably ascertain the effects of different pollutants on life forms.

On the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the International Association of Wood Anatomists several symposia were held during the 13th International Botanical Congress in Sydney, August 1981.

The narrative of the progression of the 'horse family' through geological time, from dog-sized fruit-eating animals with four toes on their front and three toes on their hind legs, to the valiant long-legged, single-toed modern grazing horses, beloved by racing enthusiasts, is the poster child of evolution.

The main purpose of the book is to provide insight into an area that humans often take for granted.

Monitoring Nature Conservation in Cultural Habitats presents monitoring as an integral component of responsible conservation management and as a catalyst for decision making.

This book is the result of an international symposium on gall-inducing arthropods, which was held September 5-9, 2005, in Kyoto, Japan.

Technik und Ökologie sind in diesem Werk über den naturnahen Wasserbau gleichwertige Partner.

This book presents the latest achievements in the field of clean coal technologies and shows how these innovations contribute to environmental protection and ensure stability of energy supplies.

Environmental contaminants are chemicals that accidentally or deliberately enter the environment, often, but not always, as a result of human activities.

Provides an accessible introduction to urban ecology, using established ecological theory to identify generalities in the complexity of urban environments.

Biodiversity is the variety of the world's living species, including their genetic diversity and the communities and ecosystems that they form.

This book presents a detailed discussion on the direct interactions of plants and microorganisms in the rhizosphere environment.

This book highlights the recent research works on sustainable construction, people behavior and built environment which were presented virtually during the 2021 AUA and ICSGS Academic Conference, Global Strategies for a Resilient and Sustainable Post Pandemic World Towards a Better Future for All which was conducted on 26-27 October 2021.

In this age of climatic and financial uncertainty, it becomes increasingly important to balance the cost, benefits and risk of wildfire management.

That residues of pesticide and other contaminants in the total environment are of concern to everyone everywhere is attested by the reception accorded previous volumes of "e;Residue Reviews"e; and by the gratifying enthusiasm, sincerity, and efforts shown by all the in- dividuals from whom manuscripts have been solicited.

This book comprehensively covers all aspects of distribution, taxonomy, life cycle, cultivation, application in traditional medicine, their secondary metabolites, and their biological properties, along with various parameters to yield improvement in selected species of Cordyceps.

That residues of pesticide and other contaminants in the total environment are of concern to everyone everywhere is attested by the reception accorded previous volumes of "e;Residue Reviews"e; and by the gratifying enthusiasm, Sincerity, and efforts shown by all the in- dividuals from whom manuscripts have been solicited.

Maximize productivity while minimizing environmental impactDevelop sustainable products, energy sources, and processes using the concepts and methods contained in this interdisciplinary resource.

The ocean is a major source of income for many coastal nations, particularly in the developing world.

The possible impacts of global climate change on different countries has led to the development and ratification of the Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC) and has a strong bearing on the future sustainable development of developing countries and countries with economies in transition.

Mangroves are one of the most productive and biologically important blue-carbon ecosystems across the coastal intertidal zone of earth.

The Second International Conference on Nuclidic Masses was held in Vienna, Austria, July 15-19, 1963, using facilities of the International Atomic Energy Agency.

This book presents a systemic view of the global environmental economy under the conditions of climate change from the positions of Sustainable Development Goals.

This volume of essays explores the scope for a further extension of ecocriticism across the environmental humanities.

Development and status of landscape ecology - subject of this book During the last decades, landscape ecology has developed tremendously.

This book aims to cover the multitude of corporate approaches towards mainstreaming biodiversity conservation and ecological management in policies and action plans, and explores the roles of these efforts in achieving national and global targets for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

This book offers a geospatial technology approach to data mining techniques, data analysis, modeling, risk assessment, and visualization, as well as management strategies in many elements of river basin risks.