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  • 1
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    Terrestrial Environment and Ecosystems of Kuwait : Assessment and Restoration (2023)
    Cham :Springer Nature Switzerland :
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    Keywords: Ecology . ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental management. ; Agriculture. ; Terrestial Ecology. ; Water. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Management. ; Agriculture.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part I. Soils, Geographical and Climatic Features, Eco-Resources, and Desertification -- Chapter 1. Potential Threats to Soil Functions and Mitigation Options for Sustainable Uses -- Chapter 2. Perspectives of Geography, Environment, and Physiography of Kuwait -- Chapter 3. Climate and Climate Change Aspects of Kuwait -- Chapter 4. Ecological Footprint and Biocapacity of Kuwait and Proposed Eco-Resources Management Strategies – A Review -- Chapter 5. Desertification – A Central Problem to Restore Ecosystems -- Part II. Water Resources, Salinization Aspects and Modeling -- Chapter 6. Current Status, Challenges and Future Management Strategies for Water Resources of Kuwait -- Chapter 7. Groundwater Salinization in Kuwait: A Major Threat to Indigenous Ecosystems -- Chapter 8. Predicting the Behavior of the Salt/Fresh-Brackish Water Transition Zone During Scavenger Well Pumping: 1. Numerical Model Development and Testing -- Chapter 9. Predicting the Behavior of the Salt/Fresh-Brackish Water Transition Zone During Scavenger Well Pumping: 2. Model Application in Kuwait and Pakistan -- Part III. Terrestrial Ecosystems and their Management -- Chapter 10. Terrestrial Habitats and Ecosystems of Kuwait -- Chapter 11. Native Vegetation and Flora of Kuwait -- Chapter 12. Wildlife of the Terrestrial Ecosystems of Kuwait -- Chapter 13. Major Threats to the Terrestrial Ecosystems and Proposed Conservation Practices -- Chapter 14. Kuwait Deserts and Ecosystems in the Context of Changing Climate -- Part IV. Agriculture, Food Security and Water Footprint of Crops -- Chapter 15. Prospective of Agricultural Farming in Kuwait and Energy-Food-Water-Climate Nexus -- Chapter 16. Agricultural Water Footprint of Major Crops in Kuwait Compared to the World Average – A Review.
    Abstract: This book is an outcome of collaborative efforts of a multidisciplinary team of scientists. The core objective of this book is to provide cross-sectoral information on the different aspects of the terrestrial environment and ecosystems of Kuwait. The book will be considered as a ready source of information for those seeking information on the terrestrial environment and ecosystems, assessment and restoration, as well as sustainable uses and management. In spite of Kuwait’s hyper-arid environment, it is rich in natural resources including a wide range of native plants, animal species, different habitats, protected areas, diversified soils and water and oil resources. While the desert of Kuwait constitutes various features, such as sand sheet, sand dunes, nebkhas, inland and coastal sabkhas, rock outcrop, wadis and farming areas, it is rich in flora and fauna (native plants, mammals, birds, reptiles, etc.). Due to changing climate, deserts of Kuwait as well as other countries are under severe threat of degradation and the degradation may be irreversible. To realize these impacts, an effort is being made to provide a ready source of information to highlight the potential threats to the terrestrial ecosystems and formulate adaptation and mitigation strategies for long-term ecosystems services in Kuwait as well as other countries located in a desert environment, such as Gulf Cooperation Council Countries, Africa and countries in the Arab region. The book includes sixteen chapters covering multidiscipline subjects (such as natural resources, climate and climate change, geographical features, terrestrial habitats, ecosystems and threats, water and soil resources, agriculture, food security, water-energy-food-climate nexus, green-grey-blue water footprints of various crops, etc.). Thus, this book is a unique resource that provides the latest scientific information in a single volume.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXV, 420 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031462627
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-46262-7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-46262-7
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    Microplastic sources, fate and solution (2023)
    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
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    Keywords: Ecology . ; Medicine Research. ; Biology Research. ; Biotechnology. ; Environmental engineering. ; Bioremediation. ; Environmental management. ; Ecology. ; Biomedical Research. ; Biotechnology. ; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology. ; Environmental Management.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Microplastics in the freshwater and earthbound conditions: Prevalence, destinies, impacts and supportable arrangements -- Chapter 2. Effect of microplastics on microbial network -- Chapter 3.Quick estimation of microplastic in meat -- Chapter 4.Source, migration and toxicology of microplastics in soil -- Chapter 5.Impact of microplastics on nutrient -- Chapter 6.Agricultural plastic mulching as a source of microplastics in the terrestrial condition -- Chapter 7.Worldly and spatial varieties of microplastics in side of the road dust from provincial and urban area, : Implications for diffuse contamination -- Chapter 8.Microplastic particles in the Persian/Arabian Gulf -- Chapter 9.Impacts of microplastic biofilms on supplement cycling in recreated freshwater frameworks -- Chapter 10.Conveyance, bounty and dangers of microplastics in nature -- Chapter 11.Accumulation system of antibiotic medication hydrochloride from fluid arrangements by nylon microplastics -- Chapter 12.Expulsion of microplastics by means of drinking water treatment: Current information and future headings -- Chapter 13.Impacts of polystyrene microplastics on larval advancement, settlement, and transformation -- Chapter 14.Bioaccumulation of microplastics and its in vivo connections -- Chapter 15.Microplastics in oceanic situations: Toxicity to trigger biological results -- Chapter 16.Waterfront sea elements decrease the fare of microplastics to the vast sea -- Chapter 17.Barnacles as potential bioindicator of microplastic contamination in Hong Kong -- Chapter 18.Microplastic accumulation in remote ocean dregs from the Rockall Trough -- Chapter 19.Environmental microplastics: A survey on current status and points of view -- Chapter 20.The joined poisonous quality impact of microplastics and nonylphenol on microalgae Chlorella pyrenoidosa -- Chapter 21.Daylight interceded cadmium discharge from shaded microplastics containing cadmium color in watery stage -- Chapter 22.Environmental microplastic testimony in a urban environment and an assessment of transport -- Chapter 23.Biofilm modifies antibiotic medication and copper adsorption practices onto polyethylene microplastics.
    Abstract: This book provides an overview of the sources, occurrence, fate and solution of microplastics. Microplastics in sediment and soil environment have been only scarcely surveyed, and no profound discussion on microplastics removal is summarized until this book. Here we focus on sharing clear schematic information and the book sufficiently supports important microplastic topics: such as microbial network, microplastic toxicology and accumulation, agricultural plastics, nylon microplastics, polystyrene microplastics, polyethylene microplastics and many more. The book mainly provides an overview of recent advances in knowledge of sources, occurrence, distribution, chemical behavior and ecological threats while it also presents information related to feasible solutions for microplastic pollution management. This comprehensive resource will be valuable up-to-date knowledge for environmental scientists, ecotoxicologists, ecologists, marine biologists, environmental chemists in the academic field and this book is intended to be beneficial information for environmental managers, water suppliers, wastewater treatment, plastics manufacturer, and policy makers as well.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XI, 129 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819906956
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-0695-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-99-0695-6
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    Ecology of Angola : Terrestrial Biomes and Ecoregions (2023)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Ecology . ; Biodiversity. ; Conservation biology. ; Environmental management. ; Environmental geography. ; Ecology. ; Terrestial Ecology. ; Biodiversity. ; Conservation Biology. ; Environmental Management. ; Integrated Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Biomes: Concepts, Characteristics and Terminology -- Profiles of Angola’s Biomes and Ecoregiens -- Landscapes: Geology, Hydrology and Geomorphology.
    Abstract: This open access book richly illustrates the first, and comprehensive, account of the country’s biomes and ecoregions, the driving forces that account for their diversity and vulnerability, and the ecological principles that provide an understanding of the patterns and processes that have shaped landscapes, ecoregions, and ecosystems. Angola encompasses the greatest diversity of terrestrial biomes and is the second richest in terms of ecoregions, of any African country. Yet its biodiversity and the structure and functioning of its ecosystems are largely undocumented. The author draws on personal field observations from over 50 years of involvement in ecological and conservation studies in Angola and across Southern Africa. The vast recent literature published by researchers in neighboring, better resourced countries provides depth to the accounts of ecological principles and processes relevant to Angola and thus contributing to the understanding and sustainable management of its natural resources. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIX, 459 p. 220 illus., 170 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031189234
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-18923-4
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-18923-4
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    Guanacos and People in Patagonia : A Social-Ecological Approach to a Relationship of Conflicts and Opportunities (2022)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Ecology . ; Conservation biology. ; Applied ecology. ; Environmental management. ; Ecology. ; Conservation Biology. ; Applied Ecology. ; Environmental Management.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction: Taxonomy, distribution and conservation status of wild guanaco’s populations -- 1. Zooarchaeological and socio-anthropological perspective of the human - guanaco (Lama guanicoe) interaction over the last 6000 years in the Patagonia, Argentina -- 2. Interspecific competition between guanacos and livestock and its impact on Patagonian rangelands: review and synthesis -- 3. Health status of Patagonian guanaco and its relevance for conservation -- 4. Patagonian pumas and their ungulate prey in the 21st century, a key interaction in a degraded environment -- 5. International policies and national legislation concerning guanaco conservation, management and trade in Argentina -- 6. Guanaco sustainable management as a conservation strategy and socioeconomic rural development -- 7. Historical perspective and current advances in ecology, conservation and management of the guanaco in the Chilean Patagonia -- 8. Lessons for the future of conservation and sustainable use of guanacos.
    Abstract: This book relates one of the most representative species of Patagonian wildlife, the guanaco, to human societies across time, and explores how that relationship has changed over time due to different land uses and productive interests. The book provides information to understand these interactions, and contextualizes the current situation of this species. In some cases, it proposes possible solutions to conflicts, and also shows ongoing activities aimed at sustainable use and conservation. The audience for this book includes researchers, graduate students, policy makers and conservation and rural development professionals. In addition, it will serve as a tool for application authorities and field technicians on the use and conservation of wildlife, to define management actions for this species. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XII, 241 p. 23 illus., 16 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031066566
    Series Statement: Natural and Social Sciences of Patagonia,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-06656-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-06656-6
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    Human-Nature Interactions : Exploring Nature’s Values Across Landscapes (2022)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Biotic communities. ; Biodiversity. ; Geography. ; Environmental management. ; Ecosystems. ; Biodiversity. ; Regional Geography. ; Environmental Management.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part I: Conceptualizing human-nature interactions -- Chapter 1. Conceptualizing human-nature interactions – an overview -- Chapter 2. Environmental Values and Nature’s Contributions to People: Towards methodological pluralism in evaluation of sustainable ecosystem services -- Chapter 3. Disentangling trade-offs between the state of coastal ecosystems with human well-being and activities as a strategy addressing sustainable tourism -- Chapter 4. From human-nature dualism towards more integration in socio-ecosystems studies -- Chapter 5. A network approach to Green Infrastructure: how to enhance ecosystem services provision? -- Chapter 6. Transformations of urban coastal nature(s): Meanings and paradoxes of Blue Urbanism and nature-based solutions for climate adaptation in Southeast Asia -- Part II: Mountain systems -- Chapter 7. Values of mountain landscapes: Insights about the Blue Mountains National Park, Australia from Twitter -- Chapter 8. Earth observations of human-nature interactions from a cultural ecosystem service perspective -- Chapter 9. Gendered Values, Roles, and Challenges for Sustainable Provision of Forest-based Ecosystem Services in Nepal -- Chapter 10. Environmental [in]equity: Accessibility to green spaces in a rapidly urbanizing mountain-city -- Chapter 11. Ecosystem services and sustainable development in the European Alps: spatial patterns and mountain-lowland relationships -- Chapter 12. Human-nature relationships for the Flathead Wild and Scenic River System: Analyzing diversity, synergies, and tensions in a mountainous region of Montana, USA -- Chapter 13. Resilience and sustainability of the Maloti-Drakensberg mountain system: a case study on the upper uThukela catchment -- Chapter 14. Invasive alien plants in the montane areas of South Africa: impacts and management options -- Part III: Urban systems -- Chapter 15. Ecosystem service flows across the rural-urban spectrum -- Chapter 16. A typology for green infrastructure planning to enhance multifunctionality incorporating peri-urban agricultural land -- Chapter 17. Urban green spaces in a post-apartheid city: challenges and opportunities for nature-based solutions -- Chapter 18. Green infrastructure and ecosystem services within spatial structure of city – examples from Poznań, Poland -- Chapter 19. Accessibility to and fragmentation of urban green infrastructure: importance for adaptation to climate change -- Chapter 20. Social Demand for Urban Wilderness in Purgatory -- Chapter 21. The Role of Allotment Gardens for Connecting Nature and People -- Chapter 22. Green spaces and their social functions: specific challenges in urban spaces of arrival -- Chapter 23. The link between urban green space planning tools and distributive, procedural and recognition justice -- Part IV: Coastal-marine systems -- Chapter 24. Can local knowledge of Small-scale fishers be used to monitor and assess changes in marine ecosystems in a European context? -- Chapter 25. Marine ecological democracy: participatory marine planning in Indigenous marine areas in Chile -- Chapter 26. The Socio-Ecological Dimension of Ocean Multi-Use -- Chapter 27. Localizing the Sustainable Development Goals for marine and coastal management in Norway: A venture overdue -- Chapter 28. Coastal-Marine ecosystem accounting to support Integrated Coastal Zone Management -- Chapter 29. Exposure of coastal ecosystem services to natural hazards in the Bangladesh coast -- Chapter 30. Adaptations to climate variability in fisheries and aquaculture social-ecological systems in the Northern Humboldt Current Ecosystem: challenges and solutions -- Chapter 31. Socio-Ecological transformations in coastal wetlands: an approach from the south-central zone of Chile -- Chapter 32. A Nature-based Solution for coastal foredune restoration: The Case Study of Maghery, County Donegal, Ireland.
    Abstract: This edited volume aims to widen the discussion about the diversity of human-nature relationships and valuation methods and to stimulate new perspective that are needed to build a more sustainable future, especially in face of ongoing socio-environmental changes. Conceptual and empirical approaches, including qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methodologies have been used to highlight the importance of an integrative understanding of socio-ecological systems, where healthy ecosystems underpin the quality of life and societal activities largely drive environmental changes. Readers will obtain a comprehensive overview of the many and diverse ways the relationships between people and nature can be characterized. This includes understanding how people assign values to nature, discuss how human-nature interactions are shaped and provide examples of how these values and interactions can be systematically assessed across different land systems in Europe and beyond. This open access book is produced by internationally recognized scientists in the field but written in an accessible format to be of interest to a large audience, including prospective students, lecturers, young professionals and scientists embarking to the interdisciplinary field of socio-ecological research and environmental valuation.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVIII, 438 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031019807
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-01980-7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-01980-7
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    Sika Deer: Life History Plasticity and Management (2022)
    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
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    Keywords: Ecology . ; Animal culture. ; Environmental management. ; Population biology. ; Evolution (Biology). ; Conservation biology. ; Ecology. ; Animal Science. ; Environmental Management. ; Population Dynamics. ; Evolutionary Biology. ; Conservation Biology.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1.Introduction -- 2. The Process of Population Expansion of Sika Deer -- 3. The Impact of Sika Deer on Vegetation in Japan -- 4.Estimation of Sika Deer Abundance by Harvest-based Model and the Characteristics of their Population Dynamics -- 5. Variation in the local sika deer density between three areas of Japan with diverse climatic conditions -- 6. Ecological and evolutionary response of sika deer morphology to varying habitat environments: from body size to tooth wear -- 7. Reproductive variation of sika deer -- 8. Movement Patterns of Sika Deer in Hokkaido Region -- 9. Movement Patterns of Sika Deer in Tohoku Region -- 10. Movement patterns of sika deer in the mountainous regions of central Honshu -- 11. Movement Characteristics and Habitat Use of Sika Deer in Kanto Region, Central Japan -- 11. Movement patterns and activity range characteristics of sika deer in the Tanzawa Mountains, central Japan -- 13. Movement patterns of sika deer around Mt. Fuji, central Japan -- 14. Movement Patterns of Sika deer in Western Japan -- 15. Behavior of sika deer in clear-cut areas, plantations, and their surroundings -- 16. Effects of high densities of sika deer on vegetation and the restoration goal: Lessons from deer-vegetation interactions on Nakanoshima Island, Lake Toya -- 17. Irruptive Dynamics of Sika Deer: Search for the Mechanism -- 18. Food habits and body condition of the sika deer population in the Tanzawa Mountains, central Japans -- 19. Effects of sika deer and the unique relationship with forest vegetation in Yakushima Island -- 20. Conserving The Plant Community and Its Resilience Using Deer-Proof Fences in Japan -- 21. Vertebrate Scavenging on Sika Deer Carcasses and Its Effects on Ecological Processes -- 22. Impacts of Sika Deer Overabundance on The Structure and Functions of Dung Beetle Communities in Forest Ecosystems -- 23. Impact of Sika Deer on Soil Properties and Erosion -- 24. Responses of Ground-layer Vegetation and Soil Properties to Increased Population Density of Sika Deer and Environmental Conditions -- 25. Successional Pathways of a Warm-Temperate Forest After Disturbance: Effects of Clearcutting and Herbivory -- 26. Effect of Different Periods of Chronic Deer Herbivory on both Tall Forbs and Soil Seed Banks Following Deer Exclusions in a Damp Beech Forest -- 27. Indirect effects of deer overgrazing on stream ecosystems -- 28. Activity Patterns and Habitat Use Between Sika Deer and Japanese Serow -- 29. Sika in the British Isles: Population Ecology -- 30. History and Management of Sika Deer on the Delmarva Peninsula -- 31. The future of sika deer management in New Zealand; Invasive deer or hunting resource? -- 32. Adaptive Management of Sika Deer Populations on Hokkaido Island, Japan -- 34.Adaptive Management of Sika Deer in Hyogo Prefecture -- 35.Subpopulation Structure Based on Landscape Genetics as a Management Unit -- 36. Future Challenges for Research and Management of Sika Deer.
    Abstract: This book provides complete and up-to-date information on sika deer biology and its management, focusing on their life history with an integrated approach of population dynamics, morphology, genetics, and evolution. The expanding distribution of sika and its increase in population in Japan and other countries are causing damage to agriculture and forestry, impacting ecosystems and affecting other species. We are facing conflicting deer issues regarding the conservation of resource values and pest control of sika deer. This contributed volume compiles new findings focusing on the ecological plasticity of the sika deer. It aims to clarify the ecological characteristics of the deer by integrating studies of different approaches and provides a perspective for their management. The book consists of six parts. Part I introduces the ecological and management background behind the history of sika deer. The following four parts discuss movement ecology (Part II), impact on vegetation and bottom-up effect on sika deer (Part III), impact on ecosystem and its resilience (Part IV), and comparison of life-history characteristics between sika deer and other ungulate species (Part V). The last part (Part VI) covers the science-based management of sika deer. Contributed by recognized experts and young researchers of sika deer, this book appeals to researchers and professionals in wildlife biology and wildlife management, evolution, population dynamics, morphology, genetics, and reproductive physiology. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XII, 641 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811695544
    Series Statement: Ecological Research Monographs,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-9554-4
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-9554-4
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    Satoumi Science : Co-creating Social-Ecological Harmony Between Human and the Sea (2022)
    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
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    Keywords: Ecology . ; Environmental management. ; Oceanography. ; Sustainability. ; Biotic communities. ; Ecology. ; Environmental Management. ; Ocean Sciences. ; Sustainability. ; Ecosystems.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Prologue: What is Satoumi? -- Chapter 2. The History and Future of Satoumi Concept -- Chapter 3.Global Effect of the Satoumi Concept – Harmony of Human Society with the Ocean Biome -- Chapter 4. Roles of Women in Satoumi -- Chapter 5. Enlivening Ecosystems with Human Hands: Building Satoumi through Coral Reef Culture -- Chapter 6. Restoring Eelgrass Beds and Culturing Oysters -- Chapter 7. Reviving Abandoned Aquaculture Ponds and Coastal Areas by Integrated Multi Tropic Aquaculture -- Chapter 8. Conserving Multiple Coral Reef Resources -- Chapter 9. Villagers Managing Lake Fisheries Resources by Themselves: Mbenji Islands in Lake Malawi -- Chapter 10. Protecting Fisheries Resources through Marine Protected Area Networks – Fiji -- Chapter 11. Connecting Local Regions and Cities through Mozuku Seaweed Farming and Coral Reef Restoration: Onna Village, Okinawa -- Chapter 12. Divers and Fishermen Working Together to Create Satoumi -- Chapter 13. Models for Implementing the Satoumi Concept via Residential Research Institute Collaborations with Citizen Scientists in the United States -- Chapter 14. Epilogue: Opening the Way to Sustainable Futures with Satoumi.
    Abstract: This book guides readers to the new concept of “Satoumi” and explains how its practice works to solve challenges in complex social-ecological systems of coastal areas. The book describes the significance of Satoumi Science as a transdisciplinary process. It starts with introducing the definition of Satoumi, highlights the important distinction between active measures (direct actions to improve ecosystem functions and services) and passive measures (a variety of management activities), and presents the concept of Integrated Local Environmental Knowledge (ILEK) as a knowledge base for Satoumi activities. It also introduces residential researchers and bilateral knowledge translators as the key actors of Satoumi co-creation through the transdisciplinary processes. The concept of Satoumi goes beyond the idea of protecting pristine nature by eliminating humans. It is about creating coastal environments where humans closely connect with the sea, which leads to the effective conservation and sustainable management of various natural resources and ecosystem services. This book will be of high interest to managers, governments, environmental groups, and the research community. Chapters cover current and emerging concerns, such as over- and under-use of natural resources, restoration of damaged ecosystems, and co-creation of new relations between humans and coastal seas, from transdisciplinary approaches to tackle with complex and 'wicked' challenges of coastal social-ecological systems. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: VIII, 272 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811674914
    Series Statement: Ecological Research Monographs,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-7491-4
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-7491-4
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    Biology and Ecology of Earthworms (2022)
    New York, NY :Springer US :
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    Keywords: Ecology . ; Environmental management. ; Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Zoology. ; Ecology. ; Ecology. ; Environmental Management. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology. ; Zoology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Ch. 1. Earthworm Morphology -- Ch. 2. Earthworm Physiology -- Ch. 3. Earthworm Diversity, Dispersal, and Geographical Distribution -- Ch. 4. Earthworm Life Histories and Biology -- Ch. 5. Earthworm Ecology: Populations -- Ch. 6. Earthworm Ecology: Communities -- Ch. 7. The Influence of Environmental Factors on Earthworms -- Ch. 8. The Role of Earthworms in Organic Material and Nutrient Cycles -- Ch. 9 -- Interactions Between Earthworms, Microorganisms, and Other Invertebrates -- Ch. 10. Role of Earthworms in Soil Structure, Fertility and Productivity -- Ch.11. Adverse and Beneficial Aspects of Earthworms -- Ch. 12. Earthworms in Environmental Management -- Ch.13. Earthworms in Organic Waste Management -- Ch.14. Effects of Agricultural Practices and Chemicals on Earthworms. .
    Abstract: Biology and Ecology of Earthworms is established as a key valuable text for students of agriculture, soil science, and soil invertebrate zoology and ecology. This is the 4th Edition of the popular textbook which reviews all aspects of earthworm biology and ecology. The book has been fully revised and updated throughout. Particular changes include: new treatments of earthworm taxonomy, diversity, migration and geographical distribution; interactions between earthworms and other soil organisms, especially microorganisms and soil-borne pests and diseases; as well as the importance of earthworms in organic waste management.
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    Pages: XVI, 567 p. 92 illus., 11 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 4th ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9780387749433
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-74943-3
    DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-74943-3
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    Ecosystem Collapse and Climate Change (2021)
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    Keywords: Biotic communities. ; Ecology . ; Conservation biology. ; Environmental management. ; Physical geography. ; Sustainability. ; Ecosystems. ; Ecology. ; Conservation Biology. ; Environmental Management. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: Ecosystem Collapse and Climate Change: An Introduction -- PART I. Polar and Boreal Ecosystems -- Ecosystem Collapse on a Sub-Antarctic Island -- Permafrost Thaw in Northern Peatlands: Rapid Changes in Ecosystem and Landscape Functions -- Post-fire Recruitment Failure as a Driver of Forest to Non-forest Ecosystem Shifts in Boreal Regions -- A Paleo-perspective on Ecosystem Collapse in Boreal North America -- PART II. Temperate and Semi-arid Ecosystems -- The 2016 Tasmanian Wilderness Fires: Fire Regime Shifts and Climate Change in a Gondwanan Biogeographic Refugium -- Climate-Induced Global Forest Shifts due to Heatwave-Drought -- Extreme Events Trigger Terrestrial and Marine Ecosystem Collapses in the Southwestern USA and Southwestern Australia -- PART III. Tropical and Temperate Coastal Ecosystems -- Processes and Factors Driving Change in Mangrove Forests: An Evaluation Based on the Mass Dieback Event in Australia’s Gulf of Carpentaria -- Recurrent Mass-Bleaching and the Potential for Ecosystem Collapse on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef -- Sliding Toward the Collapse of Mediterranean Coastal Marine Rocky Ecosystems -- Marine Heatwave Drives Collapse of Kelp Forests in Western Australia -- Impact of Marine Heatwaves on Seagrass Ecosystems.
    Abstract: Human-driven greenhouse emissions are increasing the velocity of climate change and the frequency and intensity of climate extremes far above historical levels. These changes, along with other human-perturbations, are setting the conditions for more rapid and abrupt ecosystem dynamics and collapse. This book presents new evidence on the rapid emergence of ecosystem collapse in response to the progression of anthropogenic climate change dynamics that are expected to intensify as the climate continues to warm. Discussing implications for biodiversity conservation, the chapters provide examples of such dynamics globally covering polar and boreal ecosystems, temperate and semi-arid ecosystems, as well as tropical and temperate coastal ecosystems. Given its scope, the volume appeals to scientists in the fields of general ecology, terrestrial and coastal ecology, climate change impacts, and biodiversity conservation.
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    Pages: VIII, 366 p. 93 illus., 86 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030713300
    Series Statement: Ecological Studies, Analysis and Synthesis, 241
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-71330-0
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-71330-0
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    Spatial Modeling and Assessment of Environmental Contaminants : Risk Assessment and Remediation (2021)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Biotic communities. ; Environmental monitoring. ; Environmental management. ; Environmental chemistry. ; Pollution. ; Ecosystems. ; Environmental Monitoring. ; Environmental Management. ; Environmental Chemistry. ; Pollution.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part I. Soil and Sediment Contaminants, Risk Assessment and Remediation -- Chapter 1. Introduction to Part I: Soil and Sediment Contaminants, Risk Assessment and Remediation -- Chapter 2. Combating Arsenic Pollution in Soil Environment via Alternate Agricultural Land Use -- Chapter 3. Temporal and Seasonal Variation in Leachate Pollution Index (LPI) in Sanitary Landfill Sites- A Case study of Baidyabati landfill, West Bengal, India -- Chapter 4.Quantification of Landfill Gas Emission and Energy Recovery Potential: A Comparative Assessment of LandGEM and MTM Model for Kolkata -- Chapter 5. Assessment of natural enrichment of heavy minerals along coastal placers of India: Role of lake and river mouth embayment and its implications -- Chapter 6. Assessment the Impact of Plastic Contaminated Fertilizers on Agricultural Soil Health: A Case Study in Memari II C.D.Block, Purba Bardhaman,West Bengal, India -- Chapter 7. Determining the Role of Leaf Relative Water Content and Soil Cation Exchange Capacity in Phytoextraction Process – Using Regression Modelling -- Chapter 8. Phytoremediation of Arsenic using Allium sativum as Model System -- Chapter 9. Spatio-temporal analysis of open waste dumping sites using Google Earth: A case study of Kharagpur City, India -- Part II. Water Contaminants, Risk Assessment and Remediation -- Chapter 10. Introduction to Part II: Water Contaminants, Risk Assessment and Remediation -- Chapter 11. Groundwater Arsenic Contamination Zone based on geospatial modeling, risk and remediation -- Chapter 12. Geospatial assessment of surface water pollution and industrial activities in Ibadan, Nigeria -- Chapter 13. Aquaculture-based water quality assessment and risk remediationalong the Rasulpur River belt, West Bengal -- Chapter 14. Heavy Metal Contamination in Groundwater and Impact on Plant and Human -- Chapter 15. Emerging Threats of Microplastic contaminant in freshwater environment -- Chapter 16. Exploring Particle Size Transport Variability of Suspended Sediments in two Alpine Catchments over the Lesser Himalayan Region, India -- Chapter 17. Salinity and corrosion potential of groundwater in Mewat district of Haryana, India -- Chapter 18. Threats to quality in the coasts of the Black Sea: heavy metal pollution of seawater, sediment, macro-algae and sea-grass -- Chapter 19. Geospatial assessment of groundwater quality for drinking through Water Quality Index and Human Health Risk Index in an upland area of Chotanagpur Plateau of West Bengal, India -- Chapter 20. Existence of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCPs) in the conventional water treatment process -- Chapter 21. Arsenic-rich surface and groundwater around eastern parts of Rupnagar district, Punjab, India -- Part III. Environmental Contaminants, Impacts and Sustainable Management -- Chapter 22. Introduction to Part III: Environmental Contaminants, Risk Assessment and Remediation -- Chapter 23. Dynamics of ultra-fine particles in indoor and outdoor environments: a modelling approach to study the evolution of particle characteristics -- Chapter 24. Environmental impacts of coal-mining and coal-fired power-plant activities in a developing country with global context -- Chapter 25. Overview of Indoor air pollution: A human health perspective -- Chapter 26. Mineralogy and Morphological characterization of Technogenic Magnetic Particles (TMP) from industrial dust: Insights into environmental implications -- Chapter 27. Pesticides: Recent Updates on Types Toxicity and Bioremediation Strategies -- Chapter 28. Commonly available plant neem (Azadirachtaindica A. Juss) ameliorates dimethoate induced toxicity in climbing perch Anabas testudineus -- Chapter 29. Estimating Particulate Matter concentrations from MODIS AOD considering meteorological parameters using Random Forest Algorithm -- Chapter 30 Bio-monitoring and bioremediation of a trans-boundary river in India: Functional roles of benthic mollusks and fungi -- Chapter 31 Assessing the Maximum Aerobic Biodegradation Potential of Leaf Litter, an Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste, Under Optimum Nutrient Conditions -- Chapter 32. Rising trend of air pollution and its decadal consequences on meteorology and thermal comfort over Gangetic West Bengal, India.
    Abstract: This book demonstrates the measurement, monitoring and mapping of environmental contaminants in soil & sediment, surface & groundwater and atmosphere. This book explores state-of-art techniques based on methodological and modeling in modern geospatial techniques specifically focusing on the recent trends in data mining techniques and robust modeling. It also presents modifications of and improvements to existing control technologies for remediation of environmental contaminants. In addition, it includes three separate sections on contaminants, risk assessment and remediation of different existing and emerging pollutants. It covers major topics such as: Radioactive Wastes, Solid and Hazardous Wastes, Heavy Metal Contaminants, Arsenic Contaminants, Microplastic Pollution, Microbiology of Soil and Sediments, Soil Salinity and Sodicity, Aquatic Ecotoxicity Assessment, Fluoride Contamination, Hydrochemistry, Geochemistry, Indoor Pollution and Human Health aspects. The content of this book will be of interest to researchers, professionals, and policymakers whose work involves environmental contaminants and related solutions.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XX, 720 p. 225 illus., 185 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030634223
    Series Statement: Environmental Challenges and Solutions,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-63422-3
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-63422-3
    DDC: 577
    Language: English
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