Ecological science, the Biosphere

This book presents the state-of-art marine metagenome research and explains the method of marine metagenomic analysis in an easy-to-understand manner.

Using "e;the sharing paradigm"e; as a guiding concept, this book demonstrates that "e;sharing"e; has much greater potential to make rural society resilient, sustainable and inclusive through enriching all four sharing dimensions: informal, mediated, communal and commercial sharing.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the Yangtze River system and its water resources development and management.

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Pterocarpus santalinus L.

This book presents the spatial and temporal dynamics of land use and land cover in the central Tibetan Plateau during the last two decades, based on various types of satellite data, long-term field investigation and GIS techniques.

In terms of China's current situation, the prevention and control of land degradation and the development of innovative sustainable land management activities lie within the purview of public works.

This is the first book illustrating China's forest carbon projects.

This book draws the reader into the latest debate on fungal diversity and the concept of lichen symbiosis.

Several textbooks and edited volumes are currently available on general soil fertility but to date none have been dedicated to the study of "e;Sustainable Carbon and Nitrogen Cycling in Soil.

The theme of this book is the ecological development of Zhejiang province under the guidance of "e;China Dream"e; policy.

This book provides an important reference guide to pollen and spore identification for Chinese Quaternary palynological studies.

This book comprises some of the major facts and solutions on environmental studies and its importance on the ecosystem.

The recent technologies for sustainable development and maintaining ecological integrity in the field of agriculture, forestry and environmental management for the green future.

This book offers a comprehensive guide to microcosms (N-systems) in multiple-species testing and aquatic ecosystem risk assessment.

This book sheds light on a little-known aspect of the Imperial family of Japan: For three generations, members of the family have devoted themselves to biological research.

The present book highlights importance of mycorrhiza in soil genesis wherein it reflects mycorrhizal occurrence and diversity, various tools to characterize them and its impact on soil formation/health together with crop productivity.

Biotechnology refers to the use or manipulation of an organism or parts of an organism.

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

Recent changes in the pattern of agricultural practices from use of hazardous pesticides to natural (organic) cultivation has brought into focus the use of agriculturally important microorganisms for carrying out analogous functions.

This book compiles various methodologies used in understanding interactions within the rhizosphere.

This book presents the latest research on the uses of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA), introducing readers to these natural, biodegradable polyesters produced by microorganisms, their functions and applications.

The conservation of crop genetic resources is one of the important elements in efforts to sustainably increase agricultural production in low-income countries, and to guarantee long-term food security, especially for the low-income population groups in these countries.

This book comprehensively discusses our current understanding of the role and biological mechanisms of horizontal transfer of genetic elements in the environment, which has been important in the evolution of prokaryotes (archaea and bacteria).

Water - a basic element of life, livelihood, food security and sustainable development - holds the key to global sustainability.

This book presents a timely review of the latest advances in rhizosphere biology, which have been facilitated by the application of omics tools.

Achieving zero hunger and food security is a top priority in the United Nations Development Goals (UNDGs).

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.

In any ecosystem, plant and microbe interaction is inevitable.

This 2-volume book covers the state-of-the-art of the research and practices on eco-design.

This book focuses on the emerging health issues due to climate change, particularly emphasizing the situation in developing countries.

This book presents a comprehensive and innovative understanding of the role of shallow coastal ecosystems in carbon cycling, particularly marine carbon sequestration.

This 2-volume book covers the state-of-the-art of the research and practices on eco-design.

This book offers one of the first detailed anthropological studies of emergent ecotopianism in urban contexts.

Herbicides constitute about 60% of the total pesticides consumed globally.

This book presents the state-of-the-art of knowledge in assessing, mapping, and modeling mangrove ecosystem services and outlines various scientific tools and techniques, including environmental scenario-building, spatial and econometric modelling to understand the fluctuations and future availability of mangrove ecosystem services.

This book systematically introduces the knowledge system and research results of fisheries forecasting.

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This book offers an introduction to the theory and practice of ecological wisdom (EW).

This book explores the role of in silico deployment in connection with modulation techniques for improving sustainability and competitiveness in the agri-food sector; pharmacokinetics and molecular docking studies of plant-derived natural compounds; and their potential anti-neurodegenerative activity.

This book explores various aspects of thermophilic and halophilic microbes from Eurasian ecosystems, which have proved to offer a unique reservoir of genetic diversity and biological source of extremophiles.

Sustainable management of soils is an important global issue of the 21st century.

This book presents a comprehensive overview of the use of microorganisms and microbial metabolites as a future sustainable basis of agricultural, environmental and industrial developments.

In any ecosystem, plant and microbe interaction is inevitable.

The 2021 IPCC report made one thing crystal clear - global climate change is here to stay.

Human well-being depends in many ways on maintaining the stock of natural resources which deliver the services from which human's benefit.

In any ecosystem, plant and microbe interaction is inevitable.

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

This book, the only one of its kind on ravine lands, reflects the significant advances made over the past two decades in our understanding of gully erosion, its controlling factors, and various aspects of gully erosion.

This volume provides state-of-the-art information on soil-water interactions in wastewater systems, characterization of wastewater, modes of treatment, safety of wastewater use, water conservation technologies involved in recycling of sewage in fish culture, biogeochemical cycling bacteria and nutrient dynamics, ecosystem resilient driven wastewater reclamation, bioremediation, aquaponics, ecological integrity, culture practices of fish farming, microbial food web phenomena, fish diseases, environmental economics of wastewater, environmental risk assessment, environmental law and regulations.