Ecological science, the Biosphere

The present book describes in detail all aspects of rainwater harvesting, including the basic concepts, procedures, opportunities and practice of rainwater harvesting mainly focusing its application in buildings of various occupancies and sizes.

This book brings a unique perspective to animal movement studies because all studies come from African tropical environments where the great diversity, either biological and structurally (trees, shrubs, vines, epiphytes), present the animals with several options to fulfil their basic needs.

Ozone is a normal constituent of air but this gas becomes dangerous for living organism when its concentration in the troposphere is too high.

Advances in Algal Biology: A Commemoration of the Work of Rex Lowe was written by students and colleagues of Rex Lowe to acknowledge his esteemed career that included exceptional contributions to research and teaching.

This book covers an overview of the Mahanadi River basin, spanning a total area of 141,581 square kilometers and extending across the states of Chhattisgarh (52.

Acarology - the study of mites and ticks, is a subdiscipline of Zoology, and is many times considered in the field of Entomology (the study of insects).

This book addresses why just about everything that we experience on Earth depends upon the ocean circulation, the movement of the ocean water.

Meliponini, the stingless bees of the tropics, process and store honey, pollen and plant resins to maintain their colonies.

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Running waters are enormously diverse, ranging from torrential mountain brooks, to large lowland rivers, to great river systems whose basins occupy subcontinents.

This is a gospel of personal stories, science, and existential hope for the Jesus-curious and those who want to know what Green means.

International concern in scientific, industrial, and governmental communities over traces of xenobiotics in foods and in both abiotic and biotic environments has justified the present triumvirate of specialized publications in this field: com- prehensive reviews, rapidly published research papers and progress reports, and archival documentations.

Dothistroma pini changed New Zealand commercial forestry dramatically.

Human-induced environmental change currently represents the single greatest threat to global biodiversity.

The population of the Persian leopard (Panthera pardus saxicolor) has drastically declined; this Asian leopard subspecies has disappeared from some parts of its former range.

This book provides a detailed treatment of the ecological, economic and social impacts in the context of environmental impact assessment (EIA) and makes clear the necessary link between EIA and the sustainability principles of protecting biodiversity, risk aversion, and inter and intra-generational equity.

How to achieve sustainable agricultural production without compromising environmental quality, agro-ecosystem function and biodiversity is a serious consideration in current agricultural practices.

Most projects in Landscape Ecology, at some point, define a species-habitat association.

This book critically engages with how the conservation of tropical coral reefs is financed.

This book discusses one of the biggest challenges of the food industry, which is waste management.

Prevention and preparedness are the two basic approaches to maximize food security against any sort of tampering, whether natural, inadvertent or intentional.

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

This guide provides descriptions of when the bat species resident in Britain and Ireland use natural and human-made rock habitats, how they use them, and the environments each species occupies therein.

Individual-based models are an exciting and widely used new tool for ecology.

This book covers biodiversity conservation under special consideration of the challenges in the global south with particular attention being paid to consider the existing conservation challenges in relation to the study area in Ethiopia.

A comprehensive guide to the proactive management of alien plants, synthesising the most current global theory and best management practice.

Synthesizing decades of work, but up-to-date, this book focuses on organism-level responses to pollutants by marine animals, mainly crustaceans, molluscs, and fishes.

This volume initiates a new series of books on maritime or underwater archaeology, and as the editor of the series I welcome its appearance with great excitement.

The Radioactivity in the Environment Series addresses the key aspects of this socially important and complex interdisciplinary subject.

An insightful guide to understanding conflicts over the conservation of biodiversity and groundbreaking strategies to deal with them.

This edited book provides a platform for knowledge sharing in all areas related to the rivers, sediment and hydrological extremes.

This volume examines the challenges weighing on the future of education in the face of globalization in the twenty-first century.

Ecologists are increasingly being drawn into the task of addressing problems of environmental degradation.

The dramatic worldwide increase in agricultural and industrial productivity has created severe environmental problems.

This book introduces readers to nearly 600 common weeds.

Mathematical Biology has grown at an astonishing rate and has established itself as a distinct discipline.

A personal and readable review of how plants and animals colonize islands.

Human societies are influencing nature in such a way that their independent analysis is no longer suitable.

This book proposes the use of green infrastructure to balance biodiversity conservation and disaster management.

This book focuses on the symbiotic microbiomes of invertebrates in coral reefs, especially sponges and corals.

Marine biology has always played an important role in biological research, being at the origin of many key advances.

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the evolution of rivers affected by natural and anthropogenic disturbances in the southern Chile and Patagonia.

This volume critically reviews all previously published work of parasites that interact with krill (order Euphausiacea) updating misconceptions and summarizing the diversity of epibionts, ectoparasites, mesoparasites and endoparasites that interact with these crustaceans.

This book explores how biotechnology can lead to the reimagination of cities.

This book introduces the reader to the unique geology of Greece.

Through this book, the readers will learn about the different aspects of Actinobacteria- beginning with its ecology and occurrence, to the ways of its adaptation to harsh climates, and finally to its practical applications.