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  • 1
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    River Dynamics and Flood Hazards : Studies on Risk and Mitigation (2023)
    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
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    Keywords: Biotic communities. ; Freshwater ecology. ; Marine ecology. ; Ecosystems. ; Freshwater and Marine Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part (I) Introduction to river hazards and their management: Chapter 1. Natural River Hazards: Their Impacts and Mitigation Techniques -- Chapter 2. Assessment of sediment hazard and associated measurement -- Chapter 3. Modelling approach to study the riverine flood hazard of lower Damodar river -- Chapter 4. Field measurement of accumulated surface water and infiltration depth in a flood-prone Langol catchment of Manipur valley region -- Chapter 5. Soil erosion analysis with respect to land use / land cover change in Godavari basin -- Part (II) Stability of Hydraulic Structures and Sediment Transport: Chapter 6. Stability of hydraulic structures against erosion and scour due to water jets -- Chapter 7. Stabilization of Manmade Embankments at Indian Sundarban Estuary through Turbulence Control at Flow-Sediment Interface: Field Survey and Flume Experimentation -- Chapter 8. A Review of Sedimentation on Different Types of Weirs -- Chapter 9. A Review on Parametric Studies of Piano Key Weir -- Chapter 10 Influence of boundary condition on the modified 2D shallow water model near the flow-structure interaction zone: a case study in Brahmaputra River -- Chapter 11. A Review on Estimation Methods of Scour Depth around Bridge Pier -- Chapter 12. Estimation of Shear force Distribution in Two-stage open channel using SVM and ANFIS -- Chapter 13. Sediment transport modelling through machine learning methods: Review of current challenges and strategies -- Chapter 14. Impact of Anthropocene on the fluvial sediment supply: The Mahanadi River basin perspective -- Chapter 15. Assessment of sediment hazards by bed level variations around the bridge pier -- Chapter 16. Equation development for equilibrium bed load -- Part (III) Hydrological hazards and ecological restoration: Chapter 17. Flood mitigation with river restoration using Porcupine systems -- Chapter 18. Flood prioritisation of basins based on geomorphometric properties using Morphometric analysis and Principal component analysis: A case study of the Maner River basin -- Chapter 19. Flood modelling of Krishna river at Sangli using HEC-RAS -- Chapter 20. Development of Machine Learning based Flood Prediction Model for Godavari River Basin -- Chapter 21. Field study on soil organic matter content in inundation areas of Langol catchment by loss- on-ignition” method -- Chapter 22. Agricultural Drought Assessment using Satellite based Surface Soil Moisture Estimate -- Chapter 23. A Review on Hydrodynamics of Vegetated Streams -- Chapter 24. Analysis of Stormwater Drainage Network of the Central Zone in the Surat City by Using SWMM 5.1 Software -- Chapter 25. Review of state-of-the-art research on river hydrological hazards, restoration and management -- Chapter 26. Erosion Susceptibility Mapping based on Hypsometric Analysis using Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System Techniques -- Part (IV) Climate change and Global warming issues: Chapter 27. Climate Change Implication and Adaptation for River systems -- Chapter 28. Non-parametric approaches to identify rainfall pattern in semi-arid regions: Ranipet, Vellore, and Tirupathur districts, Tamil Nadu, India -- Chapter 29. Decadal-based analysis of hydrological components in the Kesinga sub-catchment in Mahanadi Basin: An assessment of climate variability impact -- Chapter 30. Prediction of Future Rainfall in the Upper Godavari Basin Using Statistical Downscaling Model -- Chapter 31. Projecting Future Maximum Temperature Changes in River Ganges Basin using Observations and Statistical Downscaling Model (SDSM) -- Chapter 32. Trend Assessment of Rainfall over Mumbai and Pune Cities -- Chapter 33. Evaluation of Potential lakes Susceptible to GLOF using Multi-Criteria Assessment in Jhelum Sub-basin of Indus Basin.
    Abstract: This edited book covers all aspects of River related disasters, challenges, and opportunities. Step-by-step descriptions are provided of river dynamics and associated hazards, and their applications in hazard assessments, accompanied by several experimental, filed and numerical studies. In addition, a systematic table of content is given to aid in identifying River hazards challenges and opportunities. Essential information is provided on River dynamics, hydrological processes and climate change issues, and an individual chapter is devoted to ecological restoration and river hazard management. Further topics include the stability of hydraulic structures, sediment transport, and debris flow in the hilly streams. This book will provide students, researchers, scientists, water resources managers with a comprehensive overview of the River dynamics and flood hazards in various sectors of water-related disasters and will enable them to explore the scope of application of the computational techniques and will enable them to explore the scope of River related disasters, allied branches and their field-specific problems. Professionals and policymakers may also explore the implementation of these approaches in their workplace to tackle complex river dynamics and hydrological phenomena occurring in their study area.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: X, 624 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811971006
    Series Statement: Disaster Resilience and Green Growth,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-7100-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-7100-6
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  • 2
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    POLAR NIGHT Marine Ecology : Life and Light in the Dead of Night (2020)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Biotic communities. ; Biodiversity. ; Freshwater ecology. ; Marine ecology. ; Climatology. ; Physical geography. ; Botanical chemistry. ; Ecosystems. ; Biodiversity. ; Freshwater and Marine Ecology. ; Climate Sciences. ; Physical Geography. ; Plant Biochemistry.
    Description / Table of Contents: Preface -- The marine physical environment during the Polar Night -- Light in the Polar Night -- Marine micro- and macroalgae in the Polar Night -- Zooplankton in the Polar Night -- Benthic communities in the Polar Night -- Fish ecology in the Polar Night -- Biological clocks and rhythms in polar organisms -- Sensor carrying platforms -- Operative habitat mapping and monitoring in the Polar Night -- The Polar Night exhibition: Life and light at the dead of night -- Index.
    Abstract: Until recently, the prevailing view of marine life at high latitudes has been that organisms enter a general resting state during the dark Polar Night and that the system only awakens with the return of the sun. Recent research, however, with coordinated, multidisciplinary field campaigns based on the high Arctic Archipelago of Svalbard, have provided a radical new perspective. Instead of a system in dormancy, a new perspective of a system in full operation and with high levels of activity across all major phyla is emerging. Examples of such activities and processes include: Active marine organisms at sea surface, water column and the sea-floor. At surface we find active foraging in seabirds and fish, in the water column we find a high biodiversity and activity of zooplankton and larvae such as active light induced synchronized diurnal vertical migration, and at seafloor there is a high biodiversity in benthic animals and macroalgae. The Polar Night is a period for reproduction in many benthic and pelagic taxa, mass occurrence of ghost shrimps (Caprellides), high abundance of Ctenophores, physiological evidence of micro- and macroalgal cells that are ready to utilize the first rays of light when they appear, deep water fishes found at water surface in the Polar night, and continuous growth of bivalves throughout the winter. These findings not only begin to shape a new paradigm for marine winter ecology in the high Arctic, but also provide conclusive evidence for a top-down controlled system in which primary production levels are close to zero. In an era of environmental change that is accelerated at high latitudes, we believe that this new insight is likely to strongly impact how the scientific community views the high latitude marine ecosystem. Despite the overwhelming darkness, the main environmental variable affecting marine organisms in the Polar Night is in fact light. The light regime during the Polar Night is unique with respect to light intensity, spectral composition of light and photoperiod. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XI, 375 p. 133 illus., 116 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030332082
    Series Statement: Advances in Polar Ecology, 4
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-33208-2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-33208-2
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  • 3
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    Marine Coastal Ecosystems Modelling and Conservation : Latin American Experiences (2021)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Biotic communities. ; Freshwater ecology. ; Marine ecology. ; Environmental sciences Social aspects. ; Animal culture. ; Conservation biology. ; Ecology . ; Ecosystems. ; Freshwater and Marine Ecology. ; Environmental Social Sciences. ; Animal Science. ; Conservation Biology.
    Description / Table of Contents: SECTION I. Natural and human environment of coastal ecosystems -- Chapter 1. Ecological modelling and conservation on the coasts of Mexico -- Chapter 2. SE Pacific: the ecosystem and its use along the Chilean and Peruvian coast -- SECTION II. Marine ecosystem models in the South East Pacific coast -- Chapter 3. Modelling the Northern Humboldt Current Ecosystem; from winds to predators -- Chapter 4. Marine ecosystem models in the South Pacific coast -- Chapter 5. Keystone Species Complexes and macroscopic properties for improving ecosystem-based conservation practices in kelp forest along the north-central Chilean coast -- Chapter 6. Exploring alternative management policies for benthic ecological systems of northern Chile (SE Pacific) -- SECTION III. Central Pacific, Caribbean and Atlantic coastal ecosystem models -- Chapter 7. How much biomass must remain at the sea after fishing to conserve ecosystem -- functioning? The case of the Monterey sardine in the Gulf of California, Mexico -- Chapter 8. Dynamic and spatial model of the coral reef of Banco Chinchorro Biosphere Reserve (Caribbean Sea) for assessment harvest scenarios: short-term responses -- Chapter 9. Ecological role of sharks assessed by Ecopath models -- SECTION IV. System-based conservation and management: conclusions -- Chapter 10. Graph theory in food webs: uses and applications for conservation of marine ecosystems -- Chapter 11. Modelling aim the conservation of coastal marine ecosystem in Latin America.
    Abstract: The book presents a collection of large-scale network-modeling studies on coastal systems in Latin America. It includes a novel description of the functioning of coastal complex ecosystems and also predicts how natural and human-made disturbances percolate through the networks. Coastal areas belong to the most populated ecosystems around the globe, and are massively influenced by human impacts such as shipping, mining, fisheries, tourism, pollution and human settlements. Even though many of these activities have facilitated socio-economic development, they have also caused a significant deterioration in natural populations, communities and ecosystems worldwide. Covering coastal marine ecosystems of Latin America such as the NE and SE Pacific, NW Atlantic and Caribbean areas, it discusses the construction of quantitative (Ecopath-Ecosim-Ecospace and Centrality of Node Sets) and semi-quantitative (Loop Analysis) multispecies trophic-network models to describe and assess the impacts of natural and human interventions like pelagic and benthic fishing as well as natural events such as El Niño, and La Niña. The book also features steady state (and/or near moving equilibrium) and dynamical models to support the management of exploited organisms, and applies and quantifies macroscopic indices, based on Ascendency (Ulanowicz) and Local Stability (Levins´ Loop Analysis). Further, it discusses the determination of the Keystone Species Complex Index, which is a holistic extension of the classical concept of Keystone Species (Paine), offering novel strategies for conservation monitoring and management.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: X, 207 p. 41 illus., 3 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030582111
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-58211-1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-58211-1
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  • 4
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    Ecosystem Services in Patagonia : A Multi-Criteria Approach for an Integrated Assessment (2021)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Biotic communities. ; Applied ecology. ; Conservation biology. ; Ecology . ; Biodiversity. ; Freshwater ecology. ; Marine ecology. ; Ecosystems. ; Applied Ecology. ; Conservation Biology. ; Biodiversity. ; Freshwater and Marine Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1 - Ecosystem services as a tool for decision-making in Patagonia -- Chapter 2- Assessment of provisioning ecosystem services in terrestrial ecosystems of Santa Cruz province, Argentina -- Chapter 3 - Grazing management and provision of ecosystem services in Patagonian arid rangelands -- Chapter 4 - Synergies and trade-offs among ecosystem services and biodiversity in different forest types inside and off-reserve in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina -- Chapter 5 - Shrubland management in northwestern Patagonia: an evaluation of its short-term effects on multiple ecosystem services -- Chapter 6 - Silvopastoral systems in northern Argentine-Chilean Andean Patagonia: Ecosystem services provision in a complex territory -- Chapter 7 - Ecosystem services values of the northwestern Patagonian natural grasslands -- Chapter 8 - The ecosystem services provided by peatlands in Patagonia -- Chapter 9 - Restoration for provision of ecosystem services in Patagonia-Aysén, Chile -- Chapter 10 - The North American beaver invasion and the impact over the ecosystem services in the Tierra del Fuego archipelago -- Chapter 11 - Social links for a nexus approach from an ecosystem services perspective in Central-East Patagonia -- Chapter 12 - Salmon farming: is it possible to relate its impact to the waste remediation ecosystem service? -- Chapter 13 - Using the ecosystem services approach to understand the distributional effects of marine protected areas in the Chilean Patagonia -- Chapter 14 - Socio-cultural valuation of ecosystem services in Southern Patagonia, Argentina -- Chapter 15 - Looking beyond ecosystem services supply: co-production and access barriers in marine ecosystems of the Chilean Patagonia -- Chapter 16 - Ecosystem services and human well-being: a comparison of two Patagonian social-ecological systems -- Chapter 17 - Urban Planning In Arid Northern Patagonia Cities To Maximize Local Ecosystem Services Provision -- Chapter 18 - Land size, native forests and ecosystem services inequalities in the rural Chilean Patagonia -- Chapter 19 - Imaginaries, transformations and resistances in Patagonian territories from a socio-ecological perspective -- Chapter 20 - The challenges of implementing ecosystem services in the Argentinean and Chilean Patagonia -- Chapter 21 - Natural capital and local employment in Argentine Patagonia -- Chapter 22 - Ecosystem services in Patagonia: a synthesis and future directions. .
    Abstract: This book aims to quantify and discuss how societies have directly and indirectly benefited from ecosystem services in Patagonia; not only in terms of provisioning and cultural services, but also regulating and supporting services. Patagonia, a region that stretches across two countries (ca. 10% in Chile and 90% in Argentina), is home to some of the most extensive wilderness areas on our planet. Natural grasslands comprise almost 30% of the Americas, including the Patagonian steppe, while Patagonian southern temperate forests are important for carbon sequestration and storage, play a pivotal role in water regulation, and have become widely recognized for their ecotourism value. However, profound changes are now underway that could affect key ecosystem functions and ultimately human well-being. In this context, one major challenge we face in Patagonia is that ecosystem services are often ignored in economic markets, government policies and land management practices. The book explores the synergies and trade-offs between conservation and economic development as natural landscapes and seascapes continue to degrade in Patagonia. Historically, economic markets have largely focused on the provisioning services (forest products, livestock) while neglecting the interdependent roles of regulating services (erosion and climate control), supporting services (nutrient cycling) and cultural services (recreation, local identity, tourism). Therefore, the present work focuses on ecosystem functions and ecosystem services, as well as on trends in biodiversity and the interactions between natural environments and land-use activities throughout Patagonia.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: VII, 501 p. 85 illus., 58 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030691660
    Series Statement: Natural and Social Sciences of Patagonia,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-69166-0
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-69166-0
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    Rangeland Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (2023)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Ecology . ; Conservation biology. ; Zoology. ; Animal culture. ; Biotic communities. ; Freshwater ecology. ; Marine ecology. ; Ecology. ; Conservation Biology. ; Zoology. ; Animal Science. ; Ecosystems. ; Freshwater and Marine Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Introduction to Rangeland Wildlife Ecology and Conservation -- Part I Rangeland Ecosystems and Processes -- 2. Rangelands of Western North America -- 3. A History of North American Rangelands -- 4. Western Rangeland Livestock Production Systems and Grazing Management -- 5. Manipulation of Rangeland Wildlife Habitats -- 6. Role and Management of Fire in Rangelands -- 7. Water is Life: Importance and Management of Riparian Areas for Rangeland Wildlife -- 8. Rangeland Biodiversity -- Part II Species Accounts -- 9. Prairie Grouse -- 10. Sage-Grouse -- 11. Quails -- 12. Rangeland Songbirds -- 13. Wetland Birds of Rangelands -- 14. Avian Predators in Rangelands -- 15. Burrowing Rodents -- 16. Mesocarnivores of Western Rangelands -- 17. Black-tailed and Mule Deer -- 18. White-tailed Deer -- 19. Pronghorn -- 20. Elk -- 21. Feral Equids -- 22. Mountain Ungulates -- 23. American Bison -- 24. Large Carnivores -- 25. Amphibians and Reptiles -- 26. Insects in Grassland Ecosystems -- Part III Social-Ecological Considerations -- 27. Wildlife, Rural Communities, and the Rangeland Livelihoods they Share: Opportunities in a Diverse Economies Approach -- 28. Living with Predators: A 20-year Case Study in the Blackfoot River Watershed of Montana -- 29. A Perspective on Rangeland and Wildlife Disciplines: Similarities Over Differences -- 30. Future of Rangeland Wildlife in North America.
    Abstract: This open access book reviews the importance of ecological functioning within rangelands considering the complex inter-relationships of production agriculture, ecosystem services, biodiversity, and wildlife habitat. More than half of all lands worldwide, and up to 70% of the western USA, are classified as rangelands—uncultivated lands that often support grazing by domestic livestock. The rangelands of North America provide a vast array of goods and services, including significant economic benefit to local communities, while providing critical habitat for hundreds of species of fish and wildlife. This book provides compendium of recent data and synthesis from more than 100 experts in wildlife and rangeland ecology in Western North America. It provides a current and in-depth synthesis of knowledge related to wildlife ecology in rangeland ecosystems, and the tools used to manage them, to serve current and future wildlife biologists and rangeland managers in the working landscapes of the West. The book also identifies information gaps and serves as a jumping-off point for future research of wildlife in rangeland ecosystems. While the content focuses on wildlife ecology and management in rangelands of Western North America, the material has important implications for rangeland ecosystems worldwide.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XI, 1023 p. 111 illus., 94 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031340376
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-34037-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-34037-6
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    Water Resources of Lebanon (2020)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Environmental management. ; Bioclimatology. ; Freshwater ecology. ; Marine ecology. ; Pollution. ; Environmental monitoring. ; Water. ; Environmental Management. ; Climate Change Ecology. ; Freshwater and Marine Ecology. ; Pollution. ; Environmental Monitoring.
    Description / Table of Contents: Foreword -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Introduction.-Chapter 2 Atmospheric Regime and Terrain Characteristics -- Chapter 3 Rivers -- Chapter 4 Springs -- Chapter 5 Snow Cover -- Chapter 6 Lakes and Reservoirs -- Chapter 7 Wetlands -- Chapter 8 Groundwater -- Chapter 9 Challenges on Water Resources -- Chapter 10 Proposed Solutions -- Glossary.
    Abstract: Water has become a challenging resource that many countries worldwide are concerned with. Thus, water is often linked with health, society development, national income and even international geo-politics. Sometimes, water resources are unavailable, but successful management involves developing approaches and projects to assure water supply. However, there are some countries with available water resources, but unsatisfactory management, and thus complain about water supply becoming a national problem. This situation is prevalent in Lebanon, a country characterized by abundant water resources whether on the surface or sub-surface. It is a paradox that there is still imbalance in water supply/demand in Lebanon, and water resources are now under stress due to chaotic use. This has been exacerbated by the oscillating climatic conditions, increased population and improper management. Therefore, people receive less than one-third of their water needs, and most water supplied is of poor quality. The current status shows a descending trend. Undoubtedly, if the water sector in Lebanon continues this way, we should anticipate unfavourable (and may be severe) consequences. Many studies have been conducted on water and related disciplines in Lebanon; however, all of them focus on specific themes and sometimes defined regions. Nevertheless, the occurred changes on the influencers (natural and man-made) have not been considered. This book is the first of its type for Lebanon, and it shows all aspects of water resources with updated measurements and findings obtained by adopting new techniques. It diagnoses in-depth the major elements of water flow/storage mechanism that have never been covered in such a comprehensive manner before. Also, this book introduces and analyses the existing challenges and proposes solutions. It represents a comprehensive investigation of the water resources in Lebanon.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIII, 229 p. 87 illus., 60 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030487171
    Series Statement: World Water Resources, 7
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-48717-1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-48717-1
    DDC: 551.48
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    Thermodynamic and Thermophysical Properties of Saline Water : Models, Correlations and Data for Desalination and Relevant Applications (2023)
    Cham :Springer Nature Switzerland :
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Freshwater ecology. ; Marine ecology. ; Environmental engineering. ; Biotechnology. ; Bioremediation. ; Pollution. ; Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Water. ; Freshwater and Marine Ecology. ; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology. ; Pollution. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Density -- Heat Capacity -- Entropy -- Latent Heat -- Boiling Point Elevation -- Vapor Pressure -- Viscosity -- Thermal Conductivity -- Activity Coefficient -- Osmotic Coefficient -- Surface Tension -- Electrical Conductivity -- Thermal Expansivity -- List of Nomenclature.
    Abstract: This book accommodates the existing correlations, data, and methods for thermodynamic and thermophysical properties of saline water, including multiple components at a wide range of salinity (reaching around 200 g/kg), temperature, and pressure. The correlations of each property are plotted against existing experimental data to judge the comparative accuracy of each within a given specific range of salinity, temperature, and pressure. An assessment to recommend some correlations is also conducted. New correlations for some properties are also proposed. This book helps to provide the saline water properties as needed for engineers, designers, and research for different areas, including desalination and water treatment. All the analytical analysis, thermodynamic analysis, and design models of the desalination technologies depend on saline water properties. As scientists and researchers working on different desalination technologies, the authors found it difficult to find all saline water properties in one source, including multicomponent and binary salty solutions, under different conditions (salinity, temperature, and pressure). Therefore, the authors introduce this book to fill the gap in the open literature. This book compiles the thermodynamic and thermophysical properties of saline water, involving thermodynamic approaches, multicomponent models, and simple correlations and data, comparison between the correlations of properties in figures, recommendation of the most accurate correlations and methods, and the used codes to estimate these correlations and methods. It is expected that this book to be a principal source for all interests in desalination and water treatment subjects.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIX, 325 p. 39 illus., 38 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031351938
    Series Statement: Springer Water,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-35193-8
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-35193-8
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    Pond Ecosystems of the Indian Sundarbans : An Overview (2022)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Biotic communities. ; Freshwater ecology. ; Marine ecology. ; Bioclimatology. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental management. ; Water. ; Ecosystems. ; Freshwater and Marine Ecology. ; Climate Change Ecology. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Management.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction - Ponds of Indian Sundarban as an important socio-ecological systems -- Assessment of Pond water quality and its impact on health and local livelihood in the Indian Sundarban -- Role of Fe2+ on the enhancement of Phytoplankton Community in pond system of Indian Sundarban -- Role of controlled lime treatment on the productivity of pond ecosystem. .
    Abstract: This book aims to give a holistic overview of the pond ecosystem of Indian Sundarbans. Due to climate change, the Indian Sundarbans faces several challenges. With rising sea levels, islands are disappearing and the increasing salinity in the water and soil has severely threatened the health of mangrove forests and the quality of fresh water, soil and crops. Additionally, there have been serious disturbances to hydrological parameters in the lotic as well lentic ecosystems. This book provides new insights into lentic ecosystem-oriented research in the deltaic ecosystem of GBM-I (Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna, Indian Delta). The major findings from various research works are brought together, and the gaps and future possible ways forward are outlined. The book addresses the SDG 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation), SDG 13 (Climate Action) and SDG 14 (Life below Water), with a focus on the ecosystem services of ponds in the Indian Sundarbans. Despite there being many studies on riverine water, ground water and mangrove ecosystems of the Indian Sundarbans, this book offers new insights into the pond ecosystem of the Indian Sundarbans. The outcomes from this book can be utilized by researchers from the inland fisheries sector, environmental managers, professionals, and those who seek to develop ways for making pond ecosystems sustainable.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXII, 270 p. 60 illus., 41 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030867867
    Series Statement: Water Science and Technology Library, 112
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-86786-7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-86786-7
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    Scenarios and Responses to Future Deep Oil Spills : Fighting the Next War (2020)
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Freshwater ecology. ; Marine ecology. ; Environmental chemistry. ; Environmental management. ; Environmental engineering. ; Biotechnology. ; Bioremediation. ; Water. ; Freshwater and Marine Ecology. ; Environmental Chemistry. ; Environmental Management. ; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Section I Overview -- 1 Introduction to the volume -- 2 Deep-water oil and gas production in the Gulf of Mexico, and related global trends -- 3 Spilled oil composition and the natural carbon cycle: The true drivers of environmental fate and effects of oil spills -- Section II Geological, Chemical, Ecological and Physical Oceanographic Settings and Baselines for Deep Oil Spills in the Gulf of Mexico -- 4 An overview of the geologic origins of hydrocarbons and production trends in the Gulf of Mexico -- 5 Gulf of Mexico (GoM) bottom sediments and depositional processes: A baseline for future oil spills -- 6 Benthic faunal baselines in the Gulf of Mexico: A precursor to evaluate future impacts -- 7 Linking abiotic variables with macrofaunal and meiofaunal abundance and community -- 8 The asphalt ecosystem of the southern Gulf of Mexico: abyssal habitats across space and time -- 9 Geochemical and faunal characterization in the sediments off the Cuban north and northwest coast -- 10 Mapping isotopic and dissolved organic matter baselines in waters and sediments of Gulf of Mexico -- 11 Toward a predictive understanding of the benthic microbial community response to oiling on the northern Gulf of Mexico coast -- 12 Combining isoscapes with tissue-specific isotope records to re-create the geographic histories of fish -- 13 The utility of stable and radio isotopes in fish tissues as biogeochemical tracers of marine oil spill food web effects -- 14 Modernizing protocols for aquatic toxicity testing of oil and dispersant -- 15 Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon baselines in Gulf of Mexico fishes -- 16 Case Study: Using a combined laboratory, field, and modeling approach to assess oil spill impacts -- Section III Simulations of Future Deep Spills -- 17 Testing the effect of MOSSFA (Marine Oil Snow Sedimentation and Flocculent Accumulation) events in benthic microcosms -- 18 Physical processes influencing the sedimentation and lateral transport of MOSSFA in the NE Gulf of Mexico -- 19 Simulating deep oil spills beyond the Gulf of Mexico -- Section IV Comparisons of likely impacts from simulated spills -- 20 Comparison of the spatial extent, impacts to shorelines, and ecosystem and 4-dimensional characteristics of simulated oil spills -- 21 A predictive strategy for mapping locations where future MOSSFA events are expected -- 22 Connectivity of Gulf of Mexico continental shelf fish populations and implications of simulated oil spills -- 23 Evaluating the effectiveness of fishery closures for deep oil spills using a 4-dimensional model -- 24 As Gulf oil extraction goes deeper, who is at risk? Community structure, distribution, and connectivity of the deep-pelagic fauna -- 25 Evaluating impacts of deep oil spills on oceanic marine mammals -- 26 Comparative environmental sensitivity of offshore Gulf of Mexico waters potentially impacted by ultra-deep oil well blowouts -- Section V Preparing for and Responding to the Next Deepwater Spill -- 27 Preparing for the inevitable: ecological and indigenous community impacts of oil spill-related mortality in the United States Arctic marine ecosystem -- 28 Summary of contemporary research on use of chemical dispersants for deep sea oil spills -- 29 Perspectives on research, technology, policy and human resources for improved management of ultra-deep oil and gas resources and responses to oil spills -- Index.
    Abstract: It has often been said that generals prepare for the next war by re-fighting the last. The Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill was unlike any previous – an underwater well blowout 1,500 meters deep. Much has been learned in the wake of DWH and these lessons should in turn be applied to both similar oil spill scenarios and those arising from “frontier” explorations by the marine oil industry. The next deep oil well blowout may be at 3,000 meters or even deeper. This volume summarizes regional (Gulf of Mexico) and global megatrends in marine oil exploration and production. Research in a number of key areas including the behavior of oil and gas under extreme pressure, impacts on biological resources of the deep sea, and the fate of oil and gas released in spills is synthesized. A number of deep oil spills are simulated with detailed computer models, and the likely effects of the spills and potential mitigation measures used to combat them are compared. Recommended changes in policies governing marine oil exploration and development are proposed, as well as additional research to close critical and emerging knowledge gaps. This volume synthesizes state-of-the-art research in deep oil spill behavior and response. It is thus relevant for government and industry oil spill responders, policy formulators and implementers, and academics and students desiring an in-depth and balanced overview of key issues and uncertainties surrounding the quest for deep oil and potential impacts on the environment.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030129637
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-12963-7
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    River Health and Ecology in South Asia : Pollution, Restoration, and Conservation (2022)
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Freshwater ecology. ; Marine ecology. ; Physical geography. ; Environmental monitoring. ; Water. ; Freshwater and Marine Ecology. ; Water. ; Physical Geography. ; Environmental Monitoring.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter1. River Health and Ecology: Perspective View and Approach -- Chapter2. Arthropods: an important bioindicator to decipher the health of the water of South Asian Rivers -- Chapter3. Anthropogenic stress on river health: with special reference to Kangsabati river, West Bengal, India -- Chapter4. Role of modern biotechnology in the era of river water pollution -- Chapter5. Assessment of chitinolytic bacteria isolated from zooplankton of freshwater ecosystem -- Chapter6. Microplastics in freshwater riverine systems: brief profile, trophic level transfer and probable remediation -- Chapter7. Assessment of River Health through Water and Biological Characteristics -- Chapter8. Estimating Water Quality of the Sundarban Coastal Zone (India) using Landsat Series Satellite Data and Ground Observations -- Chapter9. Anthropogenic impacts on hydro-morphodynamic behaviour in the middle - lower course of Subarnarekha river, India -- Chapter10. Perturbation of the health of riverine ecosystem and its impact on the biogeochemical, ecological and molecular perspectives -- Chapter11. Assessment of habitat quality in quarried reach of alluvial river -- Chapter12. Physicochemical and microbial indicators for water quality assessment in an industrial catchment of river Damodar, India -- Chapter13. Assessment of heavy metal concentration in selected fish species in Subarnarekha River, India -- Chapter14. Assessment of water pollution and aquatic toxicity of the Churni River, India -- Chapter15. River corridor mapping and monitoring using Geospatial Technology -- Chapter16. Micro-plastic pollution in freshwater systems: A potential environmental threat -- Chapter17. Sand and Gravel Mining and its Consequences on Morphometry of Raidak-II River in Eastern Dooars, India -- Chapter18. Resuscitating the regional rivers: a crusade against cauvery crisis and coloured legislations.
    Abstract: This volume reviews recent hydrological and environmental issues resulting from human-induced water pollution practices while providing case studies on the physical, chemical, and eco-biological techniques used to mitigate the impacts of river ecosystem pollution in South Asian countries. The book demonstrates the key methods of measurement, monitoring, mapping, and modeling of river water quality and how it is impacted by pollution and incorporates contemporary geospatial technological applications for the management and sustainability of future water resources. The major topics that the book addresses are the fundamental concepts of river ecosystem health, riverine ecology and habitats, risk assessment of riverine pollution, and technology-based river pollution control strategies. The book will serve as an interdisciplinary guide for researchers, students, and GIS specialists working in various disciplines, including pollution hazards, river ecosystem restoration, water quality, remote sensing, zoology, natural resources management, and environmental geography. .
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030835538
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-83553-8
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    Methods to Study Litter Decomposition : A Practical Guide (2020)
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    Keywords: Biotic communities. ; Microbial ecology. ; Freshwater ecology. ; Marine ecology. ; Biogeography. ; Biodiversity. ; Biology Technique. ; Ecosystems. ; Microbial Ecology. ; Freshwater and Marine Ecology. ; Biogeosciences. ; Biodiversity. ; Biological Techniques.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part 1. Litter dynamics: chapter 1. Litter Input (Arturo Elosegi & Jesús Pozo) -- Chapter 2. Leaf Retention (Arturo Elosegi) -- chapter 3. Manipulating Litter Retention in Streams (Michael Dobson) -- chapter 4. Coarse Benthic Organic Matter (Jesús Pozo & Arturo Elosegi) -- chapter5. Leaching (Felix Bärlocher) -- Chapter 6. Leaf Mass Loss Estimated by the Litter-Bag Technique (Felix Bärlocher) -- Chapter7. Determining Litter Mass Loss by the Plant Tagging Approach (Kevin A. Kuehn & Mark O. Gessner) -- Chapter 8. Wood Decomposition (Arturo Elosegi, Maite Arroita & Libe Solagaistua) -- Chapter9. Decomposition of Fine Particulate Organic Matter (Yoshimura Chihiro) -- Chapter10. Coarse Particulate Organic Matter Budgets (Jesús Pozo & Jon Molinero) -- Part 2. Chemical and Physical Leaf Properties. Chapter11. Total Phosphorus, Nitrogen, and Carbon in Leaf Litter (Mogens R. Flindt, Ana I. Lillebø, Javier Pérez & Verónica Ferreira) -- Chapter12. Total Protein (Mark O. Baerlocher) -- Chapter13. Free Amino Acids (Shawn D. Mansfield & Mark O. Baerlocher) -- chapter14. Determination of Total Carbohydrates (Shawn D. Mansfield) -- chapter15. Determination of Soluble Carbohydrates (Letitia da Ros, Faride Unda, Shawn D. Mansfield) -- Chapter16. Total Lipids (Mark O. Gessner & Paul T. M. Neumann) -- Chapter17. Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Decomposing Leaf Litter (Eric Von Elert) -- Chapter18. Total Phenolics (Felix Bärlocher & Manuel A.S. Graça) -- Chapter19. Radial Diffusion Assay for Tannins (Manuel A.S. Graça & Felix Bärlocher) -- Chapter20. Acid Butanol Assay to Determine Bulk Concentrations of Condensed Tannins (Mark O. Gessner & Daniel Steiner) -- Chapter21. Lignin and Cellulose (Mark O. Gessner) -- Chapter22. Physical Litter Properties: Leaf Toughness and Tensile Strength (Manuel A.S. Graça & Martin Zimmer) -- Part 3. Microbial Decomposers. Chapter23. Techniques for Handling Ingoldian Fungi (Enrique Descals) -- Chapter24. Maintenance of Aquatic Hyphomycete Cultures (Ludmila Marvanová) -- Chapter 25. An Illustrated Key to the Common Temperate Species of Aquatic Hyphomycetes (Vladislav Gulis, Ludmila Marvanová & Enrique Descals) -- Chapter26. Sporulation by Aquatic Hyphomycetes (Felix Bärlocher) -- Chapter 27. Ergosterol as a Measure of Fungal Biomass (Mark O. Gessner) -- Chapter 28. Fungal Growth Rates and Production (Keller Suberkropp, Mark O. Gessner & Kevin A. Kuehn) -- Chapter 29. Bacterial Abundance and Biomass Determination in Plant Litter by Epifluorescence Microscopy (Nanna Buesing & Mark O. Gessner) -- Chapter 30. Growth and Production of Litter-Associated Bacteria (Nanna Buesing, Mark O. Gessner & Kevin A. Kuehn) -- Chapter 31. Isolation of Cellulose-Degrading Bacteria (Jürgen Marxsen) -- Chapter 32. ATP as a Measure of Microbial Biomass (Manuela Abelho) -- Chapter 33. Respiration of Litter-Associated Microbes and Invertebrates (Manuel A.S. Graça & Manuela Abelho) -- Part 4. Molecular Microbial Community Analyses. Chapter34. Terminal Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (T-Rflp) to Estimate Fungal Diversity (Liliya G. Nikolcheva & Felix Bärlocher) -- Chapter 35. Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis (DGGE) to Estimate Fungal Diversity (Liliya G. Nikolcheva & Felix Bärlocher) -- Chapter36. Quantitative Real-Time PCR (qPCR) to Estimate Molecular Fungal Abundance (Christiane Baschien & J. Steffen C. Carl) -- Chapter 37. Metabarcoding of Litter-associated Fungi and Bacteria (Sofia Duarte, Christian Wurzbacher & Sahadevan Seena) -- Chapter 38. Identifying Active Members of Litter Fungal Communities by Precursor rRNA (Martina Štursová & Petr Baldrian) -- Chapter 39. Gene Expression Analysis of Litter-Associated Fungi Using RNA-Seq (Elizabeth C. Bourne, Paul R. Johnston, Elisabeth Funk & Michael T. Monaghan) -- Chapter 40. Metaproteomics of Litter-associated Fungi (Katharina M. Keiblinger & Katharina Riedel) -- Part 5. Enzymatic Capabilities. Chapter 41. Extractellular Fungal Hydrolytic Enzyme Activity (Shawn D. Mansfield) -- chapter 42. Cellulases (Martin Zimmer) -- Chapter 43. Viscosimetric Determination of Endocellulase Activity (Björn Hendel & Jürgen Marxsen) -- Chapter 44. Fluorometric Determination of The Activity of β-Glucosidase and other Extracellular Hydrolytic Enzymes (Björn Hendel & Jürgen Marxsen) -- Chapter 45. Pectin-degrading Enzymes: Polygalacturonase and Pectin Lyase (Keller Suberkropp) -- chapter 46. Lignin-degrading Enzymes: Phenoloxidase and Peroxidase (Björn Hendel, Robert L. Sinsabaugh & Jürgen Marxsen) -- Chapter 47. Phenol Oxidation (Martin Zimmer) -- Chapter 48. Proteinase Activity: Azocoll and Thin-layer Enzyme Assay (Manuel A.S. Graça & Felix Bärlocher) -- Part 6. Litter Consumers. Chapter 49. Processing of Aquatic Invertebrates Colonizing Decomposing Litter (John S. Richardson) -- chapter 50. Identifying Stream Invertebrates as Plant Litter Consumers (Luz Boyero, Richard G. Pearson, Ricardo J. Albariño, Marcos Callisto, Francisco Correa-Araneda, Andrea C. Encalada, Marcelo Moretti, Alonso Ramírez, April Sparkman, Christopher M. Swan, Catherine M. Yule & Manuel A.S. Graça) -- chapter 51. Shredder Feeding and Growth Rates (Manuel A.S. Graça & José M. González) -- chapter 52. Feeding Preferences (Cristina Canhoto, Manuel A.S. Graça & Felix Bärlocher) -- chapter 53. Energy Budget of Shredders (Manuel A.S. Graça) -- chapter 54. The Role of Shredders in Litter Dynamics at Stream Scale (José M. González & Manuel A.S. Graça) -- Part 7. Litter Manipulations. Chapter 55. Manipulation of Leaf Litter Stoichiometry (Julio Arce-Funck, Vincent Felten, Michael Danger) -- Chapter 56. Isotopic Labelling of Leaf-litter Nitrogen (Bernd Zeller, Severine Bienaimé & Etienne Dambrine) -- Chapter 57. Decomposition and Consumption Tablets (DECOTABSs) (Gea H. van Der Lee, Ellard R. Hunting, J. Arie Vonk & Michiel H.S. Kraak) -- chapter 58. Inoculation of Leaf Litter with Aquatic Hyphomycetes (Eric Chauvet) -- Part 8. Data Analyses. Chapter 59. A Primer for Statistical Analysis (Felix Bärlocher) -- Chapter 60. Determining Temperature-normalized Decomposition Rates (Mark O. Gessner & Frank Peeters) -- Chapter 61. Biodiversity Analysis (Felix Bärlocher) -- Chapter 62. A Bioinformatics Primer for the Analysis of Illumina MiSeq Data of Litter-associated Fungi and Bacteria (Sahadevan Seena, Sofia Duarte & Christian Wurzbacher) -- Chapter 63. A Primer for Meta-Analysis (Verónica Ferreira & Felix Bärlocher).
    Abstract: This edited volume is an extensive collection of methods for investigating plant litter dynamics in ecosystems. Particular emphasis is placed on litter decomposition in streams and rivers. The presented methods range from analyses of chemical and physical litter properties to the taxonomic and functional characterization of microbial decomposers, both fungi and bacteria, assessments of litter-consuming invertebrates, and procedures to determine litter dynamics at the stream ecosystem level. Several chapters addressing general topics of data analysis are also included. This second edition of the book has been greatly expanded. Its now 63 chapters cover both well-established and recently elaborated techniques, some of which have not yet been applied to decomposing litter in streams. Modern molecular techniques ranging from next-generation sequencing to proteomics receive special attention among the 20 chapters that are entirely new. Numerous methods on characterizing litter consumers have also been added to fill an evident gap of the first edition. However, the basic original concept and all of the previous chapters have been retained, although most of them have been thoroughly updated. Typical contributions provide step-by-step protocols that are preceded by brief reviews of the ecological significance and the principles underlying the method. Where available, short compilations of published data have been added in overview tables to provide background information on the range of results to expect. Useful hints, a discussion of potential weaknesses, and key references are provided at the end. Hands-on material useful to implement several of the presented methods (e.g. computer code, calculation sheets) is available online. The book is written for students embarking on studies of plant litter dynamics and for established researchers wishing to expand the scope of their methodological toolbox to study litter decomposition and the microbial decomposers and invertebrates involved in the process. The primary intended audience is aquatic ecologists, since many of the methods presented in the book focus on streams and stream organisms. However, the great majority of the protocols can be easily adapted or even directly applied to coastal and terrestrial ecosystems. Consequently, they should be of equal interest to scientists investigating plant litter dynamics in habitats such as mangroves and salt-marshes, terrestrial grasslands and forests.
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    Edition: 2nd ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030305154
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-30515-4
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    Faunal Ecology and Conservation of the Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve (2023)
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    Keywords: Ecology . ; Biotic communities. ; Biodiversity. ; Freshwater ecology. ; Marine ecology. ; Ecology. ; Ecosystems. ; Biodiversity. ; Freshwater and Marine Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Great Nicobar Biospehere reserve: An Overview -- 2. Floral diversity of great nicobar biospehere reserve Andaman & Nicobar Islands, INDIA -- 3. Odonata of great nicobar biosphere reserve -- 4. Butterfly diversity of great nicobar biospehere reserve -- 5. Aquatic beetles of great nicobar biosphere reserve - (Coleoptera: Noteridae, Dytiscidae, and Hydrophildae) -- 6. Moths (Lepidoptera) of great nicobar biosphere reserve -- 7. Termite fauna of great nicobar biosphere reserve, India -- 8. Scorpionida and amblypygi diversity of great nicobar biosphere reseve -- 9. Diversity and species abundance of spiders of great nicobar biosphere reserve -- 10. Non-Marine Molluscs of great nicobar biosphere reserve, andaman and nicobar island, India -- 11. Reptiles of great nicobar biosphere reserve -- 12. Fresh water and estuarine fishes of great nicobar islands -- 13. Diversity and species abundance of bird commnuities in great nicobar biosphere reserve, India -- 14. Present status and distribution of nicobar megapode megapodius nicobariensis in nicobar islands -- 15. Mammalian fauna of great nicobar biosphere reserve -- 16. Status and distribution of long-tailed macaque fascicularis umbrosa miler, 1902 in great nicobar biosphere reserve, India -- 17. Conservation perspectives of dugongs and sea turtles in andaman and nicobar islands -- 18. Mesozooplankton diversity in the marine waters of great nicobar island, andaman and Nicobar Archipelago -- 19. Current status of diversity of marine microplankton from great nicobar island, andaman and nicobar archipelago -- 20. Marine sponges of great nicobar biosphere reserve -- 21. Great Nicobar Biosphere reserve - A Biological treasure trove for scleractinan corals -- 22.Hydrozoan diversity and distribution in great nicobar biosphere reserve -- 23. Diversity and distribution of octocorals (Octocorollia) in great nicobar biosphere reserve -- 24. Status and distribution of sea anemone in great nicobar biosphere reserve -- 25. Polyclads of great nicobar biosphere reserve -- 26. Decapods (Crustacea: Decapoda) of great status of great Nicobar biosphere reserve -- 27. Current status of the marine polychaete (Annelida: Polychaeta) from Nicobar islands -- 28. Diversity and distribution of intertdial mollusca of great nicobar biosphere reserve. 29. Status and distribution of Opisthobranchs of Great nicobar isalnd, India -- 30. Diversity and distribution of echinoderms of great niocobar biosphere reserve, Andaman and Nicobar islands -- 31. Marine Icthyofaunal Diversity in great Nicobar Biosphere resere,- India. 32. Marine Mammals of the Nicobar group of Islands, India.
    Abstract: This edited book brings out a comprehensive account of the faunal diversity in Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve which is part of the Sundaland Biodiversity hotspot. The main focus of this volume is to address the ecological and economic significance of the biodiversity of this region. The book provides latest information on the faunal diversity of Great Nicobar Biosphere. It focuses on various faunal communities of this regions such as Floral diversity, Butterflies, Moths, Dragonflies & Damselflies, Termites, Hymenoptera, Coleoptera, Scorpion, Spiders, Turtle, Nicobar megapode. Chapters in this volume also covers Reptiles & Amphibians, Fishes, Mammals, Land and freshwater Mollusca. Marine animals such as Opisthobranchs, Sponges, Scleractinian Corals and Soft corals, Sea Anemones, Polyclads, Marine Molluscs, Echinoderms are also discussed. It is of interest for the researchers, teachers, scientists, capacity builders, policy makers. Also serve as reading materials for graduate and post graduate students e.g., Wildlife Biology, Forestry, Environmental Science, Wildlife Ecology, Zoology, Life sciences, Parks/Sanctuaries managers, National and International scientists, policy makers will also find this to be a useful document.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811951589
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-5158-9
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    Deep Oil Spills : Facts, Fate, and Effects (2020)
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Freshwater ecology. ; Marine ecology. ; Environmental chemistry. ; Environmental management. ; Environmental engineering. ; Biotechnology. ; Bioremediation. ; Water. ; Freshwater and Marine Ecology. ; Environmental Chemistry. ; Environmental Management. ; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Section I. Introduction -- 1. Introduction to the Volume -- Section II. Physics and Chemistry of Deep Oil Well Blowouts -- 2. The importance of understanding fundamental physics and chemistry of deep oil blowouts -- 3. Physical and chemical properties of oil and gas under reservoir and deep-sea conditions -- 4. Jet formation at the blowout site -- 5. Behavior of rising droplets and bubbles – impact on the physics of deep-sea blowouts and oil fate -- Section III. Transport and Degradation of Oil and Gas from Deep Spills -- 6. The importance of understanding transport and degradation of oil and gasses from deep sea blowouts -- 7. Biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbons in the deep sea -- 8 Partitioning of organics between oil and water phases with and without the application of dispersants -- 9. Dynamic coupling of near-field and far-field models -- 10. Effects of oil properties and slick thickness on dispersant field effectiveness and oil fate -- 11. Far-field modeling of a deep-sea blowout: sensitivity studies of initial conditions, biodegradation, sedimentation and sub-surface dispersant injection on surface slicks and oil plume concentrations -- Section IV. Oil Spill Records in Deep Sea Sediments -- 12. Formation and sinking of MOSSFA (Marine Oil Snow Sedimentation and Flocculent Accumulation) events: Past and Present -- 13. The sedimentary record of MOSSFA events in the Gulf of Mexico: A comparison of the Deepwater Horizon (2010) and Ixtoc 1 (1979) oil spills -- 14. Characterization of the sedimentation associated with the Deepwater Horizon blowout: depositional pulse, initial response, and stabilization -- 15. Applications of FTICR-MS in oil spill studies -- 16. Changes in redox conditions of surface sediments following the Deepwater Horizon and Ixtoc 1 events -- 17. Long-term preservation of oil spill events in sediments: the case for the Deepwater Horizon spill in the northern Gulf of Mexico -- 18. Effect of marine snow on microbial oil degradation -- 19. Molecular legacy of the 1979 Ixtoc 1 oil spill in deep-sea sediments of the southern Gulf of Mexico -- 20. 40 years of weathering of coastal oil residues in the southern Gulf of Mexico -- Section V. Impacts of Deep Spills on Plankton, Fishes, and Protected Resources -- 21. Overview of ecological impacts of deep spills -- 22. Deep-sea benthic faunal impacts and community evolution before, during and after the Deepwater Horizon event -- 23. Impact and resilience of benthic foraminifera in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon and Ixtoc 1 oil spills -- 24. Chronic sublethal effects observed in wild caught fish following two major oil spills in the Gulf of Mexico: Deepwater Horizon and Ixtoc 1 -- 25. Impacts of deep spills on fish and fisheries -- 26. Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on marine mammals and sea turtles -- Section VI. Toxicology of Deep Oil Spills -- 27. Ecotoxicology of deep ocean spills -- 28 A synthesis of Deepwater Horizon oil, chemical dispersant and chemically dispersed oil aquatic standard laboratory acute and chronic toxicity studies -- 29. Digging deeper than LC/EC50: non-traditional endpoints and non-model species in oil spill toxicology -- 30. Genetics and oil: transcriptomics, epigenetics and population genomics as tools to understand animal responses to exposure across different time scales -- Section VI. I Ecosystem-level modeling of deep oil spill impacts -- 31. A synthesis of top down and bottom up impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill using ecosystem modeling -- 32. Comparing ecosystem model outcomes between Ixtoc 1 and Deepwater Horizon oil spills -- 33. Effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on Human Communities: Catch and Economic Impacts -- Section VIII. Summary -- 34. Summary of Major Themes – Deep Oil Spills -- Index.
    Abstract: The demand for oil and gas has brought exploration and production to unprecedented depths of the world’s oceans. Currently, over 50% of the oil from the Gulf of Mexico now comes from waters in excess of 1,500 meters (one mile) deep, where no oil was produced just 20 years ago. The Deepwater Horizon oil spill blowout did much to change the perception of oil spills as coming just from tanker accidents, train derailments, and pipeline ruptures. In fact, beginning with the Ixtoc 1 spill off Campeche, Mexico in 1979-1980, there have been a series of large spill events originating at the sea bottom and creating a myriad of new environmental and well control challenges. This volume explores the physics, chemistry, sub-surface oil deposition and environmental impacts of deep oil spills. Key lessons learned from the responses to previous deep spills, as well as unresolved scientific questions for additional research are highlighted, all of which are appropriate for governmental regulators, politicians, industry decision-makers, first responders, researchers and students wanting an incisive overview of issues surrounding deep-water oil and gas production.
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    ISBN: 9783030116057
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    Water Quality : An Introduction (2020)
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Freshwater ecology. ; Marine ecology. ; Water. ; Freshwater and Marine Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- 1.Physical Properties of Water -- 2.An Overview of Hydrology -- 3.Water Temperature -- 4.Dissolved Solids -- 5.Particulate Matter, Color, Turbidity, and Light -- 6.Dissolved Oxygen and Other Gases -- 7.Redox Potential -- 8.pH, Carbon Dioxide, and Alkalinity -- 9.Acidity -- 10.Total Hardness -- 11.Microorganisms, Macrophytes, and Water Quality -- 12.Nitrogen -- 13.Phosphorus -- 14.Eutrophication -- 15.Sulfur -- 16.Micronutrients and Other Trace Elements -- 17.Water Supply -- 18.Water Pollution -- 19.Water Quality Regulations.
    Abstract: This volume is of great importance to humans and other living organisms. The study of water quality draws information from a variety of disciplines including chemistry, biology, mathematics, physics, engineering, and resource management. University training in water quality is often limited to specialized courses in engineering, ecology, and fisheries curricula. This book also offers a basic understanding of water quality to professionals who are not formally trained in the subject. The revised third edition updates and expands the discussion, and incorporates additional figures and illustrative problems. Improvements include a new chapter on basic chemistry, a more comprehensive chapter on hydrology, and an updated chapter on regulations and standards. Because it employs only first-year college-level chemistry and very basic physics, the book is well-suited as the foundation for a general introductory course in water quality. It is equally useful as a guide for self-study and an in-depth resource for general readers.
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    Edition: 3rd ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030233358
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-23335-8
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    Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Water Resource and Environmental Management : Sustainable Development of Water Resource and Environmental Management (2023)
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Environmental management. ; Environmental protection. ; Civil engineering. ; Freshwater ecology. ; Marine ecology. ; Sustainability. ; Water. ; Environmental Management. ; Soil and Water Protection. ; Freshwater and Marine Ecology. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: Characterization of Groundwater Contamination in the North Lebanese Aquifer -- Spatial-temporal variation of vegetation cover in the Dadu River basin and the impact of cascade hydropower development -- Research on Installation Height Optimization Technol-ogy of Energy Dissipation Box of Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger -- Application Research of Educational Management in Fluidized Soil Engineering -- Assessment of green infrastructures performance for water quality management -- Removal rate of pollutants in water body by MBBR based on folded cylindrical biological carrier -- Salt-water Intrusion Prediction Using an Artificial Neural Network in the Bouregreg Estuary (Morocco) -- Progress and foresight in wetland environmental science research: an econometric analysis based on the knowledge map of the WOS core database literature -- Calculation for resistance loss of fine dredged slurry in long-distance straight pipeline -- Simulation analysis of sediment corrosion of mixed transport pipeline based on FLUENT.
    Abstract: This book is designed to be the introductory work in the new Sustainable Development of Water Resource and Environmental Management Series and provides an in-depth look at sustainable development and management in the water sector across. In the face of current global changes, the availability and quality of water resources are under severe threat. Indeed, in all sectors related to water resources management, sustainable development is important for present and future generations. This book includes selected papers from the 5th International Symposium on Water Resource and Environmental Management (WREM 2022) and consists of themes pertaining to water resource and environmental management. It provides readers with comprehensive information on the principles of sustainable water resources management, as well as recent advances, directions for future research, and policy development for sustainable water resources management. As a reference, it is of interest to students, scientists, engineers, government officials, and water resource managers.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: IX, 270 p. 123 illus., 108 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031312892
    Series Statement: Environmental Science and Engineering,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-31289-2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-31289-2
    DDC: 551.48
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    The Danube River Delta (2022)
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Sedimentology. ; Physical geography. ; Freshwater ecology. ; Marine ecology. ; Water. ; Sedimentology. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Freshwater and Marine Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part 1 : DRD Environmental Change -- Chapter 1 – The Danube Delta Environment Changes Generated by Human Activities (Laura Tiron Duţu, Nicolae Panin, Florin Duţu, Adrian Popa, Gabriel Iordache, Iulian Pojar, Irina Catianis) -- Chapter 2 - Danube Delta Lakes as Sinks for Natural and Anthropogenic Environmental Changes (Irina Catianis ,Adriana Maria Constatinescu, Dan Vasiliu, Albert Scrieciu Adrian Stănică) -- Chapter 3 - Assessment of Climate Conditions and Changes Detected over the Historical Period (1961-2013) (Adina-Eliza CROITORU, Csaba Horvath, Titus-Cristian Man) -- Par 2: Water and Waste Management -- Chapter 4 - Water Management on the Territory of the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve (Petru-Dragos Morar, Dana Rus, Abdelazim Negm) -- Chapter 5 - Integrated Waste Management in the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve (Petru-Dragoș Morar) -- Part 3: Societal Dimensions: Demographics, Health and Education -- Chapter 6 - Specificity of the Demographic Dynamics in the Danube Delta (Cristian Constantin Drăghici, Alexandra Grecu Cosmin Olteanu Alexandru Paru , Gruia Andreea Karina, Gabriel Dascălu) -- Chapter 7 - Infrastructure evolution and spatial dimension of the population health state from the Danube Delta (Marian Marin, Iulia Nedelcu, Donatella Carboni , Anca Bratu , Secil Omer, Alexandra Grecu) -- Chapter 8 - The Danube Delta: Opportunities of Content Exploitation as Language Learning Experiences (Dana Rus) -- Part 4 : Integrated Sustainable Development -- Chapter 9 - The Societal Benefits as Results of Managing the Danube Delta Landscape and Changing the Stakeholders’ Behaviours (Camelia Ionescu, Corina Gheorghiu, and Tanvi Walawalkar) -- Chapter 10 - Climate Suitability for Sustainable Economic Growth Through Tourism in the Danube Delta (Adina-Eliza Croitoru, Adina-Viorica Rus, Titus-Cristian Man, Victor Malairău, Alexandru Matei) -- Chapter 11 - The Structural Dynamics of the Local Economy in the Danube Delta (Daniel Peptenatu, Andreea Karina Gruia, Alexandra Grecu, Camelia Teodorescu, Marian Marin, Raluca Dinescu, Cătălin Răzvan Dobrea , Razvan Mihail Papuc, Cosmin Olteanu) -- Chapter 12 - The Role of Tourism Activities in the Integrated Economic Development of the Danube Delta (Radu-Daniel Pintilii, Andreea Karina Gruia, Alexandra Grecu, Oana Crețu, Donatella Carboni) -- Chapter 13 - Danube Delta Integrated Sustainable Development Strategy (Daniel Constantin Diaconu, Mihnea Cristian Popa, Daniel Peptenatu, Abdelazim Negm).
    Abstract: This unique book presents for the first time the current status of the Danube River Delta, the challenges facing it, and proposed strategies to solve it. One of the biggest challenges is the human effects on the Danube Delta Environment and its lakes that work as sinks for natural and anthropogenic environmental changes, the water management and water flow variability and under climatic conditions including the extreme temperature and precipitation events based on RCMs output and the impact of sedimentation processes on the evolution of the Danube Delta. The book also contains the impact of wind and solar energy on the Delta. The book also presents the integrated approach for sustainable development of the Delta including the structural dynamics of the local economy, the role of tourism activities, integrated waste management in the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve, demographic dynamics in the Delta, and the population health state. Also, a unique chapter on the opportunities of content exploitation as Language Learning Experiences is applied to Danube Delta. The book will be of great scientific interest to help the graduate students, researchers, stakeholder professional engineers, policy planners, policymakers of three countries to implement their sustainable development plan.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XII, 403 p. 202 illus., 197 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031039836
    Series Statement: Earth and Environmental Sciences Library,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-03983-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-03983-6
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    Marine Nitrogen Fixation (2021)
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Biogeography. ; Microbiology. ; Freshwater ecology. ; Marine ecology. ; Water. ; Biogeosciences. ; Microbiology. ; Freshwater and Marine Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter1: Nitrogen Fixation in the Marine Environment -- Chapter2: Fundamentals of N2 Fixation -- Chapter3: History of Research on Marine N2 Fixation -- Chapter4: Microorganisms and Habitats -- Chapter5: Measurements of Organism Abundances and Activities -- Chapter6: Factors Controlling N2 Fixation -- Chapter7: Biogeography of N2 Fixation in the Surface Ocean -- Chapter8: N2 Fixation in Ocean Basins -- Chapter9: Marine N2 Fixation, Global Change and the Future -- Chapter10: Summary and Conclusions.
    Abstract: This book aims to serve as a centralized reference document for students and researchers interested in aspects of marine nitrogen fixation. Although nitrogen is a critical element in both terrestrial and aquatic productivity, and nitrogen fixation is a key process that balances losses due to denitrification in both environments, most resources on the subject focuses on the biochemistry and microbiology of such processes and the organisms involved in the terrestrial environment on symbiosis in terrestrial systems, or on largely ecological aspects in the marine environment. This book is intended to provide an overview of N2 fixation research for marine researchers, while providing a reference on marine research for researchers in other fields, including terrestrial N2 fixation. This book bridges this knowledge gap for both specialists and non-experts, and provides an in-depth overview of the important aspects of nitrogen fixation as it relates to the marine environment. This resource will be useful for researchers in the specialized field, but also useful for scientists in other disciplines who are interested in the topic. It would provide a possible text for upper division classes or graduate seminars.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XV, 186 p. 36 illus., 31 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030677466
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-67746-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-67746-6
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    Microplastics in the Mediterranean Sea : Impacts on Marine Environment (2023)
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    Keywords: Ecology . ; Freshwater ecology. ; Marine ecology. ; Pollution. ; Biotic communities. ; Population biology. ; Ecology. ; Freshwater and Marine Ecology. ; Pollution. ; Community and Population Ecology. ; Ecosystems.
    Abstract: The book provides for the first time an overview of the latest scientific studies conducted on micro and nano plastic pollution in the Mediterranean Sea both from the biological and environmental point of view as well as from the chemical point of view in order to have a more real idea of the current situation.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XII, 109 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031304811
    Series Statement: SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-30481-1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-30481-1
    DDC: 577
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