Ecology

The book reviews the literature on the ecological succession of plants on fallowed swiddens in tropical forests. Patterns of ecological succession in tropical forests are insufficiently understood, partly because results are scattered through a large...

In the heart of Africa, a unique lake attracts the attention of scientists since the beginning of the 20th century. At the foot of the Virunga volcano chain, Lake Kivu harbors a vast amount of dissolved carbon dioxide and methane, making this lake the...

It is more and more evident that our living system is completely disturbed by human intrusion. Such intrusion affects the functioning of entire systems in ways we do not yet fully understand. We use paradigms such as the disturbance to cover large and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788822268853Author Andreas Metzner-SzigethFormat PaperbackPage Count 228Imprint Casa Editrice Leo S. OlschkiPublisher Casa Editrice Leo S...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9786208172152Author Saortua MarbunFormat PaperbackPage Count 524Imprint LAP Lambert Academic PublishingPublisher LAP Lambert Academic PublishingWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9786208052294Author Wânia Olívia CostaFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Our Knowledge PublishingPublisher Our Knowledge PublishingWeight(grams) 177g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9786207999125Author Muheruki PalukuFormat PaperbackPage Count 92Imprint LAP Lambert Academic PublishingPublisher LAP Lambert Academic PublishingWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9786207843138Author Yueya ChangFormat PaperbackPage Count 52Imprint LAP Lambert Academic PublishingPublisher LAP Lambert Academic PublishingWeight(grams) 91g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9786207799428Author Daniel Praia Portela de AguiarFormat PaperbackPage Count 72Imprint Our Knowledge PublishingPublisher Our Knowledge...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9786207667352Author Fernando CoelhoFormat PaperbackPage Count 68Imprint Our Knowledge PublishingPublisher Our Knowledge PublishingWeight(grams) 113g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9786207664184Author Mohammed KouidriFormat PaperbackPage Count 72Imprint Our Knowledge PublishingPublisher Our Knowledge PublishingWeight(grams) 118g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9786207410347Author Nyedja Fialho Morais BarbosaFormat PaperbackPage Count 56Imprint Our Knowledge PublishingPublisher Our Knowledge PublishingWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9786204217031Author Anouk MajerusFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint International Book Market Service LtdPublisher International Book Market Service...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782869787131Author Mzime Ndebele-MurisaFormat PaperbackPage Count 260Imprint CodesriaPublisher CodesriaWeight(grams) 156g

This volume brings together a collection of case studies examining wildlife ecology and conservation across India.The book explores and examines a wide range of fauna across different terrains and habitats in India, revealing key issues and concerns for...

International concern in scientific, industrial, and governmental communi ties over traces of xenobiotics in foods and in both abiotic and biotic en vironments has justified the present triumvirate of specialized publications in this field: comprehensive...

This work provides in-depth analysis of the origins of landscape ecology and its close alignment with the understanding of scale, the causes of landscape pattern, and the interactions of spatial pattern with a variety of ecological processes. The text...

This third volume in Advances in Environment, Behavior, and Design fol lows the conceptual framework adopted in the previous two volumes (see the Preface to Volume 1, 1987). It is organized into five sections advances in theory, advances in place, user...

More and more biologists, chemists, pharmacologists, toxicologists, gov ernmental agencies, and "food control" (regulatory) officials around the world are finding it increasingly difficult to keep abreast of the technical literature in the...

This volume contains the papers presented at a conference on "The rehabilitation of severely damaged land and freshwater eco systems in temperate zones", held at Reykjavik, Iceland, from 4th to 11th July, 1976. The meeting was held under the...

That residues of pesticide and other "foreign" chemicals in food stuffs are of concern to everyone everywhere is amply attested by the reception accorded previous volumes of "Residue Reviews" and by the gratifying enthusiasm,...

The pregnant host is at risk for any of the viral diseases her nonpregnant counterpart acquires. Additionally, pregnancy heightens our concerns regarding specific viral diseases be cause of their potential for enhanced adverse effects on both maternal...

This volume on botanical research in tundra represents the culmination of four years of intensive and integrated field research centered at Barrow, Alaska. The volume summarizes the most significant results and interpretations of the pri mary producer...

Landscape pattern is generated by a variety of processes, including disturbances. In turn, the heterogeneity of the landscape may enhance or retard the spread of disturbance. The complex relationship between landscape pattern and disturbance is the...

In the past, wildlife living in urban areas were ignored by wildlife professionals and urban planners because cities were perceived as places for people and not for wild animals. Paradoxically, though, many species of wildlife thrive in these built...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9786208136215Author Joécio Santos SousaFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Our Knowledge PublishingPublisher Our Knowledge PublishingWeight(grams) 104g

What happens to the animals and habitat when a tree is chopped down in the rainforest? Exploring the sequence of events that follow, this book shows the importance of keeping the rainforest safe from logging. White Wolves Non-fiction is a ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781789237382Author Levente HufnagelFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint IntechOpenPublisher IntechOpen

This is the seventh volume in a series designed to publish theoretical, empirical and review papers on scientific human ecology. Human ecology is interpreted to include structural and functional changes in human social organization and sociocultural...

In the last decade, disputes between developers and local commu nities over proposed construction projects have led to increasing litiga tion. Environmental legislation, in particular, has greatly enhanced the rights and powers of organized groups that...

Serengeti National Park is one of the world's most diverse ecosystems, a natural laboratory for ecology, evolution, and conservation, with a history that dates back at least four million years to the beginnings of human evolution. The third book of a...

Over the past two decades, this environmental conference series has emerged to be come one of the major international forums on the chemical aspects of environmental pro tection. The forum is called Chemistry for the Protection of the Environment (CPE)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781789238938Author Levente HufnagelFormat HardbackPage Count 112Imprint IntechOpenPublisher IntechOpenWeight(grams) 180g

That residues of pesticide and other "foreign" chemicals in foodstuffs are of concern to everyone everywhere is amply attested by the reception accorded previous volumes of "Residue Reviews" and by the gratifying enthusiasm,...

'Worldwide concern in scientific, industrial, and governmental com munities over traces of toxic chemicals in foodstuffs and in both abiotic and biotic environments has justified the present triumvirate of specialized publications in this field:...

That residues of pesticide and other "foreign" chemicals in foodstuffs are of concern to everyone everywhere is amply attested by the reception accorded previous volumes of "Residue Reviews" and by the gratifying en thusiasm,...

Is ecology at a crossroad? After three decades of rapid, though somewhat anarchic development, many ecologists now are beginning to ask this question. They have the feeling of no longer belonging to a unified and mature scientific discipline. Many of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781839697708Author Josphert N KimatuFormat HardbackPage Count 228Imprint IntechopenPublisher IntechopenWeight(grams) 170g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781839684821Author Levente HufnagelFormat HardbackPage Count 210Imprint IntechOpenPublisher IntechOpenWeight(grams) 180g

This book demonstrates that a holistic approach to the bioeconomy is essential if it is to achieve its full potential in driving economic growth while simultaneously providing ecological, social and technological benefits.Definitions of the 'bioeconomy'...