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Grassland Degradation Restoration and Sustainable Management of Global Alpine Area involves the stripping and regeneration of the grassland s mattic epipedon The stripping of the mattic epipedon is a unique phenomenon on the global alpine area which has left many unanswered questions Is stripping degradation an inherent inevitable feature of the alpine grassland ecosystem Is it an avoidable occurrence Why is ecological restoration of stripped degraded grassland extremely difficult Does restoration rely on reconstructing the grassland s mattic epipedon Or can it be done in another way How can sustainable ecological restoration be achieved Frontline researchers in global alpine area have used observational evidence from field studies to respond to these questions and to present a comprehensive picture of the problems and drivers of grassland degradation The climate environment interaction mechanism of grassland degradation is revealed by the holistic approach in this book Ecological restoration is discussed through social and economic participation and past and present restoration actions are analyzed from the perspective of traditional culture and ecological ethics The future sustainable management of grassland under climate change and social and econom

Advances in Sustainable Applications of Microalgae discusses different mechanisms used by microalgae to treat various gaseous streams wastewaters and pollution bioremediation In addition the advantages of the application of microalgal biomass in the agricultural and food feed sectors are presented and bioenergy from microalgae with a view to sustainability is explored The present covers the use of microalgal cultures in various applications such as the treatment of gaseous streams by removing various contaminants wastewater treatment through the removal of several pollutants biomass valorization for agriculture purposes bioenergy from microalgae and industrial integration of all these processes in a biorefinery concept Finally the book emphasizes the importance of gathering scientific knowledge to overcome drawbacks related to microalgal production and develops the concept of biorefinery based on microalgal biomass for a more sustainable future

An insider account of how scientists unraveled the mystery of the thawing ArcticIn the 1990s researchers in the Arctic noticed that floating summer sea ice had begun receding This was accompanied by shifts in ocean circulation and unexpected changes in weather patterns throughout the world The Arctic s perennially frozen ground known as per

This two volume reference set covering the Northern and Southern Hemispheres provides a comprehensive description of the evolution and diversity of the arborescent gymnosperms illustrated with distribution maps form silhouettes and a wealth of colour plates Invaluable to researchers in palaeobotany geobiology and evolutionary biology

One of Refinery29 s Essential Books For Surviving 2022 How to spot greenwashing stop consuming and demand a more sustainable future Climate change is now a mainstream conversation topic and yet every week our recycling piles are still overflowing and we re faced with a steady stream of brands trying to persuade us to buy their eco friendly products in our quest to live sustainably For too long corporations have shifted the eco responsibility onto us the consumers It s time to push back and demand change In Buy Better Consume Less EthicalHour founder Sian Conway Wood provides practical tips on how to stop consuming advice on how to see through corporations greenwashing and steps to hold them accountable In doing so we can create demand for sustainability in supply chains and put pressure on decision makers to implement systemic change that puts people and planet above profit

Essentials of Ecology 4th Edition presents introductory ecology in an accessible state of the art format designed to cultivate the novice student s understanding of and fascination with the natural world In a concise engaging style this text outlines the essential principles of ecology from the theoretical fundamentals to their practical applications Full color artwork simple pedagogical features and a wide range of carefully chosen examples make this book an ideal introduction to ecology for students at all levels

A fascinating and nuanced exploration of why how and which birds migrate Bird migration captivates the human imagination yet for most of us key aspects of the phenomenon remain a mystery How do birds sense the ideal moment to take wing and once the epic journey has begun how do they find their distant destinations Fresh insights about avian movements are still constantly emerging powered by new tools like molecular genetics and transmitter miniaturization In this book renowned ornithologist and author John H Rappole reveals intriguing results of recent scientific studies on migration explaining their importance for birders nature lovers and researchers alike Debunking misconceptions about the lives of birds that have persisted for thousands of years Rappole explores unexpected causes and previously misunderstood aspects of the annual migration cycle From the role of migrating birds in zoonotic disease transmission to climate change s impact on migration patterns Rappole tackles crucial questions and ensures that readers come away with a new understanding of why and how birds migrate

Harmful algal blooms HABs blooms that cause fish kills contaminate seafood with toxins or cause human or ecological health impacts and harm to local economies are occurring more often in more places and lasting longer than in past decades This expansion is primarily the result of human activities through increased nutrient inputs and various aspects of climate change The Global Ecology and Oceanography of Harmful Algal Blooms GEOHAB programme promoted international collaboration to understand HAB population dynamics in various oceanographic regimes and to improve the prediction of HABs This volume introduces readers to the overarching framework of the GEOHAB programme factors contributing to the global expansion of harmful algal blooms the complexities of HABs in different habitats and the forward looking issues to be tackled by the next generation of GEOHAB GlobalHAB The programme brought together an international team of contributingscientists and ecosystem managers and its outcomes will greatly benefit the international research community

Introducing a framework for obtaining and maintaining renewable energy security at the local community level Local energy communities are a framework for assembling and coordinating major stakeholders individual corporate and institutional in the pursuit of long term renewable energy and carbon free projects in a given area They are aimed at community benefits rather than profit and have become an invaluable tool in the fight to reimagine the global energy grid one community at a time With climate change making this fight ever more urgent integrated local energy communities ILECs that enhance the previous concept through a multi carrier systems approach have never been a more important social force Integrated Local Energy Communities offers a framework for designing planning and operating communities from end to end Incorporating regulatory and policy issues the mechanics of local multi carrier energy systems social aspects and more it provides viable solutions to one of the most urgent energy challenges of our time The result is an indispensable contribution to a potentially transformative process Integrated Local Energy Communities readers will also find Comprehensive coverage of all types of energy conversion technologies and processes Analysis

free from any of the overtones that often constrain professional fisheries meetings The present volume is the result This volume aims to be useful as an appraisal of the state of the art by a mixed collection of insiders and outsiders Most interestingly I think it aims especially in the four group reports to identify some of the major areas of unresolved controversy and some of the major questions yet unanswered I see the book as essentially a tentative statement often by several dissonant voices about directions in which we may be heading the book is emphatically not a canonical utterance on how to do things It is intended to stimulate not to codify Following the usual Dahlem Workshop format the discussions were organized under four themes Although crisp demarcation is not possible the first two themes broadly deal with biological aspects of the dynamics of single populations and the dynamics of systems with many species The later two themes take up questions of management under uncertainty and multispecies management In all this the word fish is interpreted broadly to include such taxonomically varied beasts as whales shrimp crabs shellfish and squid along with fish in a strictly zoological sense

This is the first comprehensive science based textbook on the biology and ecology of the Baltic Sea one of the world s largest brackish water bodies The aim of this book is to provide students and other readers with knowledge about the conditions for life in brackish water the functioning of the Baltic Sea ecosystem and its environmental problems and management It highlights biological variation along the unique environmental gradients of the brackish Baltic Sea Area the Baltic Sea Belt Sea and Kattegat especially those in salinity and climate pt font family Arial sans serif color 262626 The first part of the book presents the challenges for life processes and ecosystem dynamics that result from the Baltic Sea s highly variable recent geological history and geographical isolation The second part explains interactions between organisms and their environment including biogeochemical cycles patterns of biodiversity genetic diversity and evolution biological invasions and physiological adaptations In the third part the subsystems of the Baltic Sea ecosystem the pelagic zone the sea ice the deep soft sea beds the phytobenthic zone the sandy coasts and estuaries and coastal lagoons are treated in detail with respect to the structure and functi

Concepts and their role in the evolution of modern environmental policy, with case studies of eleven influential concepts ranging from environment to sustainable consumption.Concepts are thought categories through which we apprehend the world; they enable, but also constrain, reasoning and debate and serve as building blocks for more elaborate arguments. This book traces the links between conceptual innovation in the environmental sphere and the evolution of environmental policy and discourse. It offers both a broad framework for examining the emergence, evolution, and effects of policy concepts and a detailed analysis of eleven influential environmental concepts.

Essential Minerals in Plant Soil Systems Coordination Signaling and Interaction under Adverse Situations is the first book to encompass these key aspects of plant science biochemistry soil science and fertilizer development in a single volume Describing the micro and macronutrients in the plant soil system with the help of suitable illustrations the book connects all the pieces enabling comprehensive and connected understanding Sections cover recent advances in the understanding of how plants coordinate the acquisition transport signaling and interaction and cross talks between macro and micro nutrients in adverse environmental situations This book is a valuable reference for those putting research into practice in addressing stress situations as well as providing important foundational insights for further research

From freshwater streams in the hyperarid Hajar Mountains to the world s most temperature tolerant coral reefs the UAE is home to an astounding variety of uniquely adapted organisms that are providing insights into climate change and how organisms cope with and respond to extreme environmental conditions

Over the past century our species has made unprecedented technological innovations with which we have sought to control nature In A Natural History of the Future biologist Rob Dunn argues that such efforts are futile We may see ourselves as life s overlords but we are instead at its mercy In the evolution of antibiotic resistance the power of natural selection to create biodiversity and even the surprising life of the London Underground Dunn finds laws of life that no human activity can annul When we create artificial islands of crops dump toxic waste or build communities we provide new materials for old laws to shape Life s future flourishing is not in question Ours is A Natural History of the Future sets a new standard for understanding the diversity and destiny of life itself

Having been the fourth largest lake on the globe roughly 50 years ago today the Aral Sea no longer exists Human activities caused its desiccation and the formation of a huge new desert the Aralkum which can be regarded as one of the greatest ecological catastrophes and at the same time the largest primary succession experiment of mankind This volume brings together the results of international and interdisciplinary long term studies on the new desert ecosystem and is divided into four main sections The first section provides an overview of the physical characteristics of the area and covers geological pedological geomorphological and climatological aspects and their dynamics especially dust storm dynamics The second focuses on the biotic aspects and highlights the spatial and temporal patterns of the flora and fauna In the third section studies and projects aiming to combat desertification by phytomelioration and to develop strategies for the conservation of biodiversity are presented The book is rounded off with a section providing a synthesis and conclusions

Human activity during the Anthropocene has transformed landscapes worldwide on a scale that rivals or exceeds even the largest of natural forces Landscape ecology has emerged as a science to investigate the interactions between natural and anthropogenic landscapes and ecological processes across a wide range of scales and systems from the effects of habitat or resource distributions on the individual movements gene flow and population dynamics of plants and animals to the human alteration of landscapes affecting the structure of biological communities and the functioning of entire ecosystems to the sustainable management of natural resources and the ecosystem goods and services upon which society depends This novel and comprehensive text presents the principles theory methods and applications of landscape ecology in an engaging and accessible format that is supplemented by numerous examples and case studies from a variety of systems including freshwater and marine scapes

Conservation physiology is a rapidly expanding multidisciplinary field that utilizes physiological knowledge and tools to understand and solve conservation challenges This novel text provides the first consolidated overview of its scope purpose and applications with a focus on wildlife It outlines the major avenues and advances by which conservation physiology is contributing to the monitoring management and restoration of wild animal populations This book also defines opportunities for further growth in the field and identifies critical areas for future investigation By using a series of global case studies contributors illustrate how approaches from the conservation physiology toolbox can tackle a diverse range of conservation issues including the monitoring of environmental stress predicting the impact of climate change understanding disease dynamics improving captive breeding and reducing human wildlife conflict Moreover by acting as practical road maps across a diversity of sub disciplines these case studies serve to increase the accessibility of this discipline to new researchers The diversity of taxa biological scales and ecosystems highlighted illustrate the far reaching nature of the discipline and allow readers to gain an appreciation for

In this second edition of a bestseller authors Paul H Brunner and Helmut Rechberger guide professional newcomers as well as experienced engineers and scientists towards mastering the art of material flow analysis MFA from the very beginning to an advanced state of material balances of complex systems Handbook of Material Flow Analysis For Environmental Resource and Waste Engineers Second Edition serves as a concise and reproducible methodology as well as a basis for analysis assessment and improvement of anthropogenic systems through an approach that is helpfully uniform and standardized The methodology featured in this book is a vital resource for generating new data fostering understanding and increasing knowledge to benefit the growing MFA community working in the fields of industrial ecology resource management waste management and environmental protection This new second edition takes into account all new developments and readers will profit from a new exploration of STAN software newly added citations and thoroughly described case studies that reveal the potential of MFA to solve industrial ecology challenges

By combining the analysis of biotic and abiotic components of terrestrial ecosystems this book synthesizes material on arid and semiarid landscapes which was previously scattered among various books and journal articles It focuses on water limited ecosystems which are highly sensitive to fluctuations in hydrologic conditions and in turn play an important role in affecting the regional water cycle Intended as a tool for scientists working in the area of the earth and environmental sciences this book presents the basic principles of eco hydrology as well as a broad spectrum of topics and advances in this research field Written by authors with diverse areas of expertise who work in arid areas around the world the contributions describe the various interactions between the biological and physical dynamics in dryland ecosystems ranging from basic processes in the soil vegetation climate system to landscape scale hydrologic and geomorphic processes ecohydrologic controls on soil nutrient dynamics and multiscale analyses of disturbances and patterns