Ecological science, the Biosphere

Worldwide concern in scientific, industrial, and governmental com- munities over traces of toxic chemicals in foodstuHs and in both abiotic and biotic environments has justified the present triwnvirate of specialized publications in this field: comprehensive reviews, rapidly published progress reports, and archival documentations.

R is a rapidly evolving lingua franca of graphical display and statistical analysis of experiments from the applied sciences.

This edited volume is a timely and comprehensive summary of the New Zealand lizard fauna.

The tension between wildlife protection under the Endangered Species Act andwater management in the Platte River Basin has existed for more than 25 years.

Floodplainsprovides an overview of floodplains and their management in temperate regions.

This book examines the role of the Anthropocene Working Group (AWG) in public and scholarly discussions of the meaning of the Anthropocene proposal.

Professor Gerald Esch has already published two books in what is becoming an informal series of essays exploring the way that discoveries about the biology of parasites have influenced ecological and evolutionary theories over a career that has spanned nearly 50 years.

River Basin Ecohydrology in the Indian Sub-Continent: Sustainable Strategies and Sustenance provides a multidisciplinary approach that focuses on conservation strategies, water quality management in the eco-regions, catchment management practices, estuaries, preservation of in-stream habitat populations, and natural /bioengineering techniques for the sustainable management of ecological resources in the Indian sub-continent.

Plant mycobiome represents a diverse array of plant-associated communities of endophytic and epiphytic fungi.

Leaf beetles are one of the largest groups of beetles, with tens of thousands of species worldwide and around 280 in Britain.

Recognizing the importance of wetland protection, the Bush administration in 1988 endorsed the goal of "e;no net loss"e; of wetlands.

Uses phylogenetic analyses to understand evolutionary pathways; packed with fascinating examples from across the animal kingdom.

This volume synthesizes the relevant data that is fundamental to our understanding of trace metal biogeochemistry and the ecology of biological communities of deep-sea vent systems.

Ecology and Biodiversity of Benthos provides insights into the characteristic features of marine and estuarine benthos that play an important role in coastal ecosystem functioning, a primary level in the food chain.

This book brings together a comprehensive overview of gender and energy to provide an invaluable resource for researchers and practitioners.

This updated monograph deals with methanogenic endosymbionts of anaerobic protists, in particular ciliates and termite flagellates, and with methanogens in the gastrointestinal tracts of vertebrates and arthropods.

This volume reviews our current knowledge and novel research areas on Pochonia chlamydosporia, a cosmopolitan fungus occurring in soils as a saprophyte yet capable of colonizing the rhizosphere of crops as an endophyte and behaving as a parasite of eggs of plant-parasitic nematodes.

The focus of this book is on the more than 2000 caves of the Greenbrier Valley of West Virginia of which the 14 with lengths greater than 10 km have an aggregate length of 639 km.

Sperm Biology represents the first analysis of the evolutionary significance of sperm phenotypes and derived sperm traits and the possible selection pressures responsible for sperm-egg coevolution.

What have been brought together in these volumes are works represent- ing a variety of modern quantitative studies on a select group of marine organisms.

Ecologists can spend a lifetime researching a small patch of the earth, studying the interactions between organisms and the environment, and exploring the roles those interactions play in determining distribution, abundance, and evolutionary change.

Destruction of habitat is the major cause for loss of biodiversity including variation in life history and habitat ecology.

This volume explores contemporary African women's creative writing, highlighting their contributions to ecofeminist theology.

Throughout the natural world, organisms have responded to predators, inadequate resources, or inclement conditions by forming ongoing mutually beneficial partnerships--or symbioses--with different species.

The book focuses on the relationship between nature conservation policies and landscape policies.

This book contains some of the papers which were presented at the NATO Science, Environmental Security, Advanced Research Workshop on "e;Implementing Ecological Integrity: Restoring Regional and Global Environmental and Human Health"e; held in Budapest from June 26 to July 1, 1999.

This timely book argues that the New Zealand educational reforms were the product of longstanding unresolved educational issues that came to a head during the profound economic and cultural crisis of the 1970s and early 1980s.

Wie reagieren Pflanzen auf Umwelteinflüsse?

Ocean engineering is generally considered to be concerned with studies on the effects of the ocean on the land and with the design, construction and operation of vehicles, structures and systems for use in the ocean or marine environment.

The heart of this volume is exploring the links between human disease spread and the broad Silk Road trading networks which connect Eurasian civilizations past and today.

The Fourth International Workshop on "e;In Vitro Effects of Mineral Dusts on Cells"e; was held on September 20 - 23, 1988 in Auberge Estrimont, Orford, Quebec, Canada.

This book covers the contemporary environmental issues faced by life on the planet and the role planetary microbiomes play in such issues.

Growth, reproduction, and geographical distribution of plants are profoundly influenced by their physiological ecology: the interaction with the surrounding physical, chemical, and biological environments.

As awareness of climate change grows, so do the number of cultural depictions of environmental disaster.

change is simply described by the rate of income and rate of loss.

The books in this acclaimed series are the most detailed, up-to-date accounts of the field available.

This book discusses ways to deepen the debate on the linkages between global risks and human and environmental security.

The first broad overview of conservation needs of Australia s largely endemic freshwater insects, drawing on examples and information from many parts of the world to illustrate and develop needs and practical prospects for conservation in inland water environments.

It has been twelve years since a work relating to the long-tailed African monkeys known as the guenons has been published and fifteen years have passed since the last major scientific symposium was held that was solely dedicated to current research on members of this monkey group living in the wild.

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

The Action Plan for Australian Birds 2010 is the third in a series of action plans that have been produced at the start of each decade.

Over the last two decades, exploration of the deep subsurface biosphere has developed into a major research area.

This Special Issue of Water, Air and Soil Pollution offers contributions from the th 18 IUFRO workshop on Air Pollution Stress, Forest Responses to the Pollution st Climate of the 21 Century held in Edinburgh, Scotland, from September 21 to 23,1998.

There has been a resurgence of interest in environmental friendly, sustainable and organic cultural practices that warrants high yield and quality in agricultural crops.

This book is a compilation of recent developments in the field of ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction and climate change adaption (Eco-DRR/CCA) globally.

Endophytic fungi are common and diverse in plants.