Fundamentals Of Ecosystem Science, Weathers, Kathleen C.
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Автор: Weathers, Kathleen Название: Fundamentals of Ecosystem Science ISBN: 0128127627 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780128127629 Издательство: Elsevier Science Цена: 76350 T Описание:
Fundamentals of Ecosystem Science, Second Edition provides a comprehensive introduction to modern ecosystem science covering land, freshwater and marine ecosystems. Ecosystem science is now applied to address a wide range of environmental problems. Written by a group of experts, this updated edition covers major concepts of ecosystem science, biogeochemistry, and energetics. Case studies of important environmental problems offer personal insights into how adopting an ecosystem approach has helped solve important intellectual and practical problems.
For those choosing to use the book in a classroom environment, or who want to enrich further their reading experience, teaching and learning assets are available at Elsevier.com.
Автор: Olewiler Nancy, Francisco Herminia A., Ferrer Alice Joan G. Название: Marine and Coastal Ecosystem Valuation, Institutions, and Policy in Southeast Asia ISBN: 9811090890 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789811090899 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 93160.00 T Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ. Описание: This book is a compendium of case studies illustrating how economic tools and techniques can be used to address a wide range of problems in the management and conservation of marine and coastal ecosystems in a developing country context. The studies, which were conducted with support from the Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia (EEPSEA), cover topics such as mobilizing conservation finance from beneficiaries of marine and coastal ecosystem services; quantifying ecosystem damage and its impact on dependents of ecosystem resources and services; determining the best package of policy reforms that put a price on pollution and regulate economic activities generating pollution with the goal of restoring coastal and marine resources; and analyzing community-based institutions that support sustainable management of fisheries and coastal resources. Studies in the book also provide general guidelines for conducting economic appraisals. It is essential reading for teachers, researchers, students and practitioners in fishery economics, economic development, ecosystem management, and other key issues facing policymakers in the Southeast Asian region.
Автор: Pfadenhauer Jцrg S., Klцtzli Frank A. Название: Global Vegetation: Fundamentals, Ecology and Distribution ISBN: 303049859X ISBN-13(EAN): 9783030498597 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 149060.00 T Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ. Описание: This up-to-date textbook of global vegetation ecology, which comprises the current state of knowledge, is long overdue and much-needed. It is a translation of the textbook “Vegetation der Erde” (Springer-Spektrum, Heidelberg). A short introductory chapter deals with the fundamentals of vegetation ecology that are of importance for the delimitation and characterization of the global vegetation presented in this book (chorology, evolution of plants, physiognomic and structural characteristics, phytodiversity and the human impact on it as well as general terminology concerning both plant growth forms and on vegetation structure types). In the following chapters the zonal and azonal vegetation from the tropics to the polar regions including high mountains is described and discussed. The main focus is on the characterization of interactions between the spatial location of plants and plant communities on the one hand and site conditions, historic and genetic processes, spatial and temporal patterns, ecophysiology and anthropogenic influences on the other hand. Additional information on specific topics is provided in 51 boxes.
Fundamentals of Tropical Freshwater Wetlands: From Ecology to Conservation Management is a practical guide and important tool for practitioners and educators interested in the ecology, conservation and management of wetlands in tropical/subtropical regions. The book is written in such a way that, in addition to scientists and managers, it is accessible to non-specialist readers. Organized into three themed sections and twenty-three chapters, this volume covers a variety of topics, exposing the reader to a full range of scientific, conservation and management issues. Each chapter has been written by specialists in the topic being presented.
The book recognizes that wetland conservation, science and management are interlinked disciplines, and so it attempts to combine several perspectives to highlight the interdependence between the various professions that deal with issues in these environments. Within each chapter extensive cross-referencing is included, so as to help the reader link related aspects of the issues being discussed.
Автор: Jorgensen, S.E. Название: Fundamentals Of Ecological Modelling,21 ISBN: 0444535675 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780444535672 Издательство: Elsevier Science Рейтинг: Цена: 71850.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Presents an introduction to ecological modelling. This title explains the concepts and processes involved in ecological modelling, presents the developments in the field and provides readers with the tools to construct their own models.
Автор: Huntley Название: Strategic Opportunism: What Works in Africa ISBN: 3031248821 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783031248825 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 27940.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: This open access book. provides a synthesis of six projects, across ten countries, each of which have been sustained for two or more decades, and which illustrate how success can be achieved regardless of systems of governance, of a nation’s wealth, or of culture. Detailed narratives are presented on the key personalities that have conceived, conducted and concluded long-term projects: personal stories of vision, failure, frustration and persistence ultimately leading to success. The case studies vary widely in their geography and goals. The single-handed commitment to re-discover the last surviving populations of Giant Sable in the miombo woodlands of central Angola, through the capture, translocation and establishment of robust breeding herds of this magnificent antelope, contrasts with the massively funded, three-decade programme with over one hundred participants that reversed the annual loss to predation by feral cats of 455 000 seabirds from a sub-Antarctic island. Similarly, the foresight of Zimbabwean and Namibian ecologists to place rural communities at the centre of conservation programmes by giving value to wildlife populations and benefits to local people, transformed a land degradation problem to a socio-ecological solution. Across ten countries, building capacity in botanical collection, documentation and herbarium management expanded into a global project to place the knowledge base of Africa’s flora onto an electronic data system accessible to researchers and conservation planners in even the most remote corners of the continent. None of these projects enjoyed immediate results. Each required leadership skills that combined vision, a generosity of spirit, fortuitous timing and the exploitation of unexpected opportunities.
Автор: Cristуbal Gabriel, Blanco Saъl, Bueno Gloria Название: Modern Trends in Diatom Identification: Fundamentals and Applications ISBN: 3030392112 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783030392116 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 260870.00 T Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ. Описание: High-resolution images of phytoplankton cells such as diatoms or desmids, which are useful for monitoring water quality, can now be provided by digital microscopes, facilitating the automated analysis and identification of specimens. Conventional approaches are based on optical microscopy; however, manual image analysis is impractical due to the huge diversity of this group of microalgae and its great morphological plasticity. As such, there is a need for automated recognition techniques for diagnostic tools (e.g. environmental monitoring networks, early warning systems) to improve the management of water resources and decision-making processes. Describing the entire workflow of a bioindicator system, from capture, analysis and identification to the determination of quality indices, this book provides insights into the current state-of-the-art in automatic identification systems in microscopy.
Автор: Xuhui Lee Название: Fundamentals of Boundary-Layer Meteorology ISBN: 3319869434 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783319869438 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 60550.00 T Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ. Описание: This textbook introduces a set of fundamental equations that govern the conservation of mass (dry air, water vapor, trace gas), momentum and energy in the lower atmosphere. Simplifications of each of these equations are made in the context of boundary-layer processes. Extended from these equations the author then discusses a key set of issues, including (1) turbulence generation and destruction, (2) force balances in various portions of the lower atmosphere, (3) canopy flow, (4) tracer diffusion and footprint theory, (5) principles of flux measurement and interpretation, (6) models for land evaporation, (7) models for surface temperature response to land use change, and (8) boundary layer budget calculations for heat, water vapor and carbon dioxide. Problem sets are supplied at the end of each chapter to reinforce the concepts and theory presented in the main text. This volume offers the accumulation of insights gained by the author during his academic career as a researcher and teacher in the field of boundary-layer meteorology.
Автор: Dhooria Manjit Singh Название: Fundamentals of Applied Acarology ISBN: 9811093954 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789811093951 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 186330.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: 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). Mites and ticks are distributed throughout the world and inhabit almost every ecosystem (both terrestrial and aquatic) including grassland soils. More than 55,000 species of mites and ticks are already described. Mites and ticks directly affects humans as pests of different crops, fruit plants, vegetable crops and field crops; as parasites of human beings, veterinary animals, poultry and pets; pests of stored grains and other products; mushrooms and cheese; and as parasites of honeybees. Mite infestations are responsible for economic losses worth billions of dollars in terms of reduced crop yields and lowered quality of produce. Many species of mites serve as vectors of various plant diseases; some species of ticks cause losses through blood feeding and by transmitting many diseases among man and animals. House-dust mite allergies, and tick bite allergies are also common in many parts of the world. Present Book, "Fundamentals of Applied Acarology," is written keeping in view non-availability of any standard text dealing in different aspects of acarology at one place. Separate chapters in this book are devoted to Importance of Acarology, Historical account, acarine technology, morphology and anatomy of Acari; Feeding, Development and Reproduction. Molecular developments in relation to mites and ticks are also discussed. Role of mites and ticks in Quarantines of plants and animals; forensic/criminal investigations; and importance of accidental acarophagy are discussed in detail. Safe usage of pesticides based on their mode of action (IRAC’s Groups), development of acaricide resistance and measures to mitigate it are discussed. Mite pests of fruit trees, vegetable plants, and floricultural plants; field crops; mite problems in greenhouses/polyhouses; and mite problems encountered under organic cultivation of plants; and their management through minimum usage of pesticides are emphasized. Role of different predaceous mites in controlling plant pests like thrips, aphids and scale insects is elaborately discussed. Biological control of phytophagous mites is discussed in detail. Different animal parasitic mites and ticks are discussed from veterinary and medical point of view. At the end of each chapter, many important references for further reading; and Electronic References (ER) in the form of youtube links and other weblinks are given to understand fully how these tiny creatures look like; behave, feed and reproduce; nature of damage they cause to plants and animals; and measures to mitigate them. Weblinks will stimulate interest in the readers for more information about different mites and ticks. The knowledge contained in the book may prove as best material for "General and Applied Acarology" course for graduate and post-graduate levels, teachers and researchers in entomology, pest control advisors, professional entomologists, pesticide industry managers, policy planners, and others having interest in mites and ticks.
Автор: Rainer Stegmann; Gerd Brunner; Wolfgang Calmano; G Название: Treatment of Contaminated Soil ISBN: 364207510X ISBN-13(EAN): 9783642075100 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 362430.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Newly developed and innovative methods are mentioned and outlined so that the book can be used as a source of information for scientists and professionals specialised in the treatment of soils as well as for students in courses of environmental studies.
Автор: Thomas B. Lawson Название: Fundamentals of Aquacultural Engineering ISBN: 1461275784 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781461275787 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 104480.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: However, the role be successful, one must also draw upon the ex- of aquaculture in helping to meet the world`s pertise of biologists, engineers, chemists, econ- food shortages has become more recently ap- omists, food technologists, marketing special- parent.
Автор: Robert E. Keane Название: Wildland Fuel Fundamentals and Applications ISBN: 3319090143 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783319090146 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 130430.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: A new era in wildland fuel sciences is now evolving in such a way that fire scientists and managers need a comprehensive understanding of fuels ecology and science to fully understand fire effects and behavior on diverse ecosystem and landscape characteristics. This is a reference book on wildland fuel science; a book that describes fuels and their application in land management. There has never been a comprehensive book on wildland fuels; most wildland fuel information was put into wildland fire science and management books as separate chapters and sections. This book is the first to highlight wildland fuels and treat them as a natural resource rather than a fire behavior input. Moreover, there has never been a comprehensive description of fuels and their ecology, measurement, and description under one reference; most wildland fuel information is scattered across diverse and unrelated venues from combustion science to fire ecology to carbon dynamics. The literature and data for wildland fuel science has never been synthesized into one reference; most studies were done for diverse and unique objectives. This book is the first to link the disparate fields of ecology, wildland fire, and carbon to describe fuel science. This just deals with the science and ecology of wildland fuels, not fuels management. However, since expensive fuel treatments are being planned in fire dominated landscapes across the world to minimize fire damage to people, property and ecosystems, it is incredibly important that people understand wildland fuels to develop more effective fuel management activities.
Автор: Muhammad Saleem Название: Microbiome Community Ecology ISBN: 3319116649 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783319116648 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 51230.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Chapter 1.
Microbiome ecosystem ecology: unseen majority in an anthropogenic ecosystem
Authors: M. Saleem
Abstract
1. Microbiome ecosystem ecology
References
Chapter 2.
Theories, mechanisms and patterns of microbiome species coexistence in an era of climate change
Authors: M. Saleem, ZH Pervaiz, MB Traw
Abstract
2.1. Niche theory and microbial diversity
2.1.1. Temperature-metabolic theory of ecology
(i). Thermal niche specialization
(ii). Temperature as a driver of ecological divergence, evolution, speciation and thermal niche evolution trade-offs
2.1.2. Implication of habitat heterogeneity in determining ecological niche
(i). Resource heterogeneity
Factors determining resource heterogeneity
Optimal foraging theory of ecology
r/K selection theory of ecology
(ii). Role of habitat physical structure and variations in determining ecological niche
(iii). Role of habitat pH in determining ecological niche
(iv). Role of biotic factors in determining ecological niche
2.2. Island biogeography theory and microbial diversity
2.2.1. Ecology theory of species area relationship
2.2.2 Ecological theory of distance decay relationships (DDR)
(i). Elevational patterns of microbial diversity
(ii). Latitudinal pattern of microbial diversity
2.3. Species-time relationships (STRs)
2.4. Neutral theory and microbial diversity
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Chapter 3.
Eco-evolutionary processes regulating microbiome community assembly in a changing global ecosystem
Authors: M. Saleem
Abstract
3. Processes underlying microbiome community assembly
3.1. Selection
3.1.1. Constant selection pressure
3.1.2. Frequency- or density-dependent selection
(i). Negative frequency- or density-dependent selection
(ii). Positive frequency- or density-dependent selection
(iii). Spatially- or temporally-variable selection
