Ecological science, the Biosphere

From its inception, the U.

This book brings a unique perspective to animal movement studies because all cases came from tropical environments where the great diversity, either biological and structurally (trees, shrubs, vines, epiphytes), presents the animal with several options to fulfill its live requirements.

There has been a dramatic increase in theoretical and practical studies on insect natural enemies over the last decades.

This compact and elegant work (equally fitting for both academic as well as the trade audiences) provides a readily accessible and highly readable overview of Bhutan's unique opportunities and challenges; all her prominent environmental legislation, regulatory statutes, ecological customs and practices, both in historic and contemporary terms.

This book provides a comprehensive description of the landscape-ecological planning system LANDEP, and introduces the methodical procedure.

A guide to making good decisions about wildlife management and biodiversity conservation against a backdrop of socio-environmental change.

This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date compendium of critical information for those working in the field of fungal biofilms, and those entering the field.

Post-agricultural studies have been central to the development of both the science of plant ecology and ecology in general.

The Neotropics hold high levels of biodiversity, figuring among the essential hotspots for conservation on Earth.

This book offers a new ecosystemic approach to the understanding of mangrove and salt marsh ecosystems.

This new edition of Numerical Ecology with R guides readers through an applied exploration of the major methods of multivariate data analysis, as seen through the eyes of three ecologists.

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 brings together a wealth of scientific findings and ecological knowledge to survey what we have learned about the Wet Tropics rainforests of North Queensland, Australia.

When Nancy Beckage and I first met in Lynn Riddiford's laboratory at the University of Washington in the mid 1970s, the fields of parasitology, behavior, and endocrinology were thriving and far-flung--disciplines in no serious danger of intersecting.

The work of conservation biology has grown from local studies of single species into a discipline concerned with mapping and managing biodiversity on a global scale.

This book explores the bioclimatic approach to building design.

In the four years since the publication of the third edition, this book has been very well received by those for whom it was intended - candidates for primary examinations in Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

This book contributes to a deeper understanding of landscape and regional modelling in general, and its broad range of facets with respect to various landscape parameters.

This book addresses the atmospheric phenomenon of fog formation and its impacts on plant and human life.

With the expansion of human settlements and the environmental changes brought about by human activity and pollutants, toxicology and risk assessment of amphibian species has become increasingly of interest to toxicologists involved in environmental research.

What do the movements of molecules and the migration of humans have in common?

Air pollution has historically been viewed as a local or regional scale problem with attention focused on acute episodes such as the sulphur dioxide and smoke smogs of London in the 1950s and 1960s and the photochemical smogs of southern California first recognized by Haagen- Smit in the early 1950s.

The monograph focuses on agricultural meteorology and climate change and its impacts on different crops.

This unique book provides excellent examples of ongoing, leading-edge research related to viruses, especially COVID-19.

This book contributes to the multidisciplinary debate about social-ecological systems (SES) within the perspective of rethinking the nature of interaction between these systems, especially in the Anthropocene Era.

Nutrient recycling, habitat for plants and animals, flood control, and water supply are among the many beneficial services provided by aquatic ecosystems.

This edited volume examines the multiple dimensions of sustainability in the Circumpolar North, a territory facing unprecedented environmental and social challenges at the start of the 21st century.

**2025 PROSE Award Finalist in Environmental Science**Applied Statistical Modelling for Ecologists provides a gentle introduction to the essential models of applied statistics: linear models, generalized linear models, mixed and hierarchical models.

This book discusses the dynamic interplay of creativity and sustainability in the realm of design, offering a captivating exploration of innovative practices and their environmental impact.

During the last few decades of the 20th century, the development of an array of technologies has made it possible to observe the Earth, collect large quantities of data related to components and processes of the Earth system, and store, analyze, and retrieve these data at will.

Advances in Marine Biology, Volume 92 highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on topics including A Review of Coral Reef Rehabilitation Efforts in the Coral Triangle.

Marine plankton, despite their tiny size, are crucial for the functioning of marine food webs.

This edited book covers the impact of stone mining activities on soil, water, air, agriculture, vegetation, and policy aspects.

Many of the processes influencing recruitment to an adult fish population or entry into a fishery occur very early in life.

This volume, the proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Coelenterate Biology, is organized as the meeting was around six topics.

Lizards and snakes (squamate reptiles) are the most diverse vertebrate group in Australia, with approximately 1000 described species, representing about 10% of the global squamate diversity.

This book covers whole Europe within its geographical limits, providing not only an overview about biogeography and recent taxonomic status of Charophyte species but also in-depth information about recent knowledge about ecology, ontogenesis, morphology, palaeontology and systematics of this group of algae.

Epigenetics encompasses all changes in gene expression that occur without alterations to the DNA sequence.

The biotechnological advances of recent years have put us on the brink of unprecedented gains in animal productivity.

Cave organisms are the 'monsters' of the underground world and studying them invariably raises interesting questions about the ways evolution has equipped them to survive in permanent darkness and low-energy environments.

The book presents a collection of large-scale network-modeling studies on coastal systems in Latin America.

This book is a continuation of a series of presentations given at the III International Conference "e;Ecosystems Without Borders: Opportunities and Challenges"e; held at the Kaliningrad State Technical University in September 2023.

Historically, the flow of sediment in the Missouri River has been as important as the flow of water for a variety of river functions.

Community ecology is the study of the interactions between populations of co-existing species.

Chemistry of Plant Protection, Volume 7, provides critical review articles on new aspects of herbicide resis- tance, serving the needs of research scientists, pesticide manufacturers, government regulators, agricultural practitioners.

This book describes the fauna of the Pernambuco Endemism Center in Brazil's Northern Atlantic Forest, an understudied global biodiversity hotspot.

This book presents a global and interdisciplinary approach to plant ecology, guiding students through essential concepts with real-world examples.