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    Plant Ecophysiology and Adaptation under Climate Change: Mechanisms and Perspectives I : General Consequences and Plant Responses (2020)
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    Keywords: Plant physiology. ; Climatology. ; Agriculture. ; Environmental management. ; Plant Physiology. ; Climate Sciences. ; Agriculture. ; Environmental Management.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Climate change influences the interactive effects of the simultaneous impact of abiotic and biotic stresses on plants -- 2. Loss of Agro Bio-Diversity and Productivity Due To Climate Change in Continent Asia: A Review -- 3. Stress Implications and Crop Productivity -- 4. Impact of Climate Change on Postharvest Physiology of Edible Plant Products -- 5. Plant adaption and tolerance to environmental stresses: mechanisms and perspective -- 6. Crop growth responses towards elevated atmospheric CO2 environment -- 7. Coping with saline environment: learning from halophytes -- 8. Ecophysiology and responses of plants under drought -- 9. Strategies for drought tolerance in xerophytes -- 10. Ecophysiology and response of plants under high temperature stress -- 11. Adaptation and tolerance of wheat to heat stress -- 12. High-temperature tolerance of flowers -- 13. Assessing the effects of high night temperature on rice photosynthetic parameters: involvement of cellular membrane damage and ethylene response -- 14. Ecophysiological Responses of Plants under Metals/ Metalloids Toxicity -- 15. Ecophysiology of plants under cadmium toxicity: Photosynthetic and physiological responses -- 16. Ecophysiology and stress responses of aquatic macrophytes under metals/metalloids toxicity -- 17. Physiological, Biochemical and Molecular Responses of the plants against enhanced Ultraviolet B and Heavy Metal stress -- 18. Impact of UV radiation on photosynthetic apparatus: Adaptive and damaging mechanisms -- 19. UV-B and UV-B/white light induced inhibition of thylakoid electron transfer reactions studied by fluorescence induction and fluorescence decay: damage to donor and acceptor side components of PSII -- 20. Climate Change and Plant Abiotic Stress: Responses, Sensing and Signaling -- 21. Plant signaling under adverse environment -- 22. Plant-based Biostumulants and Plant Stress Responses -- 23. Transcription factors and plant abiotic stress responses -- 24. Ecophysiological Adaptation of Soybeans to Latitudes through Photoperiodic and Growth Habit Genes -- 25. Arsenic accumulation, compartmentation and complexation in Arthrocnemum indicum -- 26. Plant-Microbe Interactions under Adverse Environment -- 27. Breeding Plants for Future Climates -- 28. Adaptive physiological responses of plants under abiotic stresses: role of phytohormones -- 29. Biochemical and Molecular mechanism of Abiotic stress Tolerance in plants. .
    Abstract: This book presents the state-of-the-art in plant ecophysiology. With a particular focus on adaptation to a changing environment, it discusses ecophysiology and adaptive mechanisms of plants under climate change. Over the centuries, the incidence of various abiotic stresses such as salinity, drought, extreme temperatures, atmospheric pollution, metal toxicity due to climate change have regularly affected plants and, and some estimates suggest that environmental stresses may reduce the crop yield by up to 70%. This in turn adversely affects the food security. As sessile organisms, plants are frequently exposed to various environmental adversities. As such, both plant physiology and plant ecophysiology begin with the study of responses to the environment. Provides essential insights, this book can be used for courses such as Plant Physiology, Environmental Science, Crop Production and Agricultural Botany. Volume 1 provides up-to-date information on the impact of climate change on plants, the general consequences and plant responses to various environmental stresses.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXI, 859 p. 87 illus., 54 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811521560
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-2156-0
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-2156-0
    DDC: 571.2
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    Satoumi Science : Co-creating Social-Ecological Harmony Between Human and the Sea (2022)
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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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    Forest Radioecology in Fukushima : Radiocesium Dynamics, Impact, and Future (2022)
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    Keywords: Forestry. ; Ecology . ; Environmental management. ; Forestry. ; Ecology. ; Environmental Management.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Radioactive materials released by the Fukushima nuclear accident -- Chapter 2. Basic knowledge to understand radioactive contamination -- Chapter 3.Behavior of radiocesium in the forest -- Chapter 4. Forest ecosystems and radioactive contamination -- Chapter 5. Radiation protection and criteria -- Chapter 6.Impacts of radioactive contamination of forest on life -- Chapter 7.The future of forests in Fukushima: how should we face radioactive contamination of forests.
    Abstract: This is an open access book that provides holistic information on the radioactive contamination of forests. Topics are highly interdisciplinary, ranging from the dynamics of radioactive cesium in forest ecosystems to the radiation protection or the socio-economic aspects of radiation effects. It is designed to help people understand the radioactive contamination in forests and provide hints of how to cope with it and restore their livelihoods. The book is characterized by its well-balanced structure that allows the reader to understand the whole picture without going into too much scientific content. After explaining the basics of radioactive materials and radiation, the book illustrates the radioactive contamination of forests, it also describes the impacts on the forestry and life of local people and the measures taken by. Few books address the concerns about how to deal with radioactive contamination of forests and the future perspectives. In this book, people can learn all about the Fukushima nuclear accident of forests, forest products, and people with abundant reference materials. In addition, the book contains four memoirs contributed by Japanese and European researchers that graphically record what the researchers thought and how they acted in the chaos of the aftermath of the accident. In 2021 that marking the 10th anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear accident and the 35th anniversary of the Chernobyl accident, nuclear disasters are in the spotlight more than ever. This thought-provoking book on how to prepare for a severe nuclear accident is suitable for sharing with people all over the world as a lesson on the next nuclear accidents, now that the number of nuclear power plants is still increasing. The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence (machine translation by the service DeepL.com). Intensive improvements were subsequently made by the authors throughout the text to ensure accuracy of expression and contents and to enhance the clarity for overseas readers. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXIV, 160 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811694042
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-9404-2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-9404-2
    DDC: 634.9
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    Sika Deer: Life History Plasticity and Management (2022)
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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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    River Basin Environment: Evaluation, Management and Conservation (2022)
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    Keywords: Freshwater ecology. ; Marine ecology. ; Environmental management. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Pollution. ; Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Forestry. ; Freshwater and Marine Ecology. ; Environmental Management. ; Water. ; Pollution. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology. ; Forestry.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Phenology of photosynthesis in a deciduous broadleaf forest: implications for the carbon cycle in a changing environment -- Chapter 2. Ecological significance of throughfall and stemflow to the carbon cycle in forest ecosystems -- Chapter 3.Forest carbon sequestration in mountainous region in Japan under ongoing climate change: implication for future research -- Chapter 4. Woody biomass change monitoring in temperate montane forests by airborne LiDAR analysis -- Chapter 5. Semi-natural grasslands maintained by controlled burning in Japan - Air and soil temperature and plant diversity -- Chapter 6. Detection and Identification of Phytophthora Pathogens That are Threatening Forest Ecosystems Worldwide -- Chapter 7. Water quality safety and security - from evaluation to control -- Chapter 8. Energy Recovery from Wastewater -- Chapter 9. Management of on-site household wastewater treatment systems (Johkasou) in Japan -- Chapter 10. Predicting fine sediment deposition rate in low-land river channel: Comparison of two adjacent rivers -- Chapter 11. Relationship between forest stand condition and water balance in a forested basin -- Chapter 12. Plant pathogenic oomycetes inhabiting river water are a potential source of infestation in agricultural areas -- Chapter 13. Soil contamination and conservation -- Chapter 14. Evaporation in arid regions -- Chapter 15. Feature Extraction and Analysis of Earthquake Motion -- Chapter 16. Involving the community to manage natural disasters: A study of Japanese disaster risk reduction practices.
    Abstract: This book provides updated and comprehensive information on the evaluation of the river basin environment, along with its management and conservation. The chapters collected the latest cutting-edge research achievements in vegetation function evaluation, remote sensing monitoring and analysis, water quality evaluation and control, water and wastewater treatment, soil remediation, forest resource management, microbial disease diagnosis and more, the key components that link directly with the safety, security and sustainability of river basin environment. This book emphasizes the important aspects for better and more effective evaluation, management and conservation of the river basin environment, the foundation for its sustainable utilization and development, the foundation for achieving water and food security, and the United Nations’ SDGs for No Poverty (1), Zero Hunger (2) and Clean Water and Sanitation (6), as well as Affordable and Clean Energy (7), Sustainable Cities and Communities (11), Climate Action (13), Life below Water (14) and Life on Land (15). This book will benefit the research community and environmental education. It will prove useful to students, water and forest resource managers, hydrologists and all those engaged or interested in any aspect of evaluation, management, and conservation of the river basin environment. The book also has the potential to inform multi-regional and sectoral policies in all regions of the world and contribute to sustainable development solutions through better management of water, soil, and vegetation resources.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: X, 356 p. 152 illus., 63 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811940705
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-4070-5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-4070-5
    DDC: 577.6
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    Plant Ecophysiology and Adaptation under Climate Change: Mechanisms and Perspectives II : Mechanisms of Adaptation and Stress Amelioration (2020)
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    Keywords: Plant physiology. ; Climatology. ; Agriculture. ; Environmental management. ; Plant Physiology. ; Climate Sciences. ; Agriculture. ; Environmental Management.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Salinity stress management in field crops: An Overview of the Agronomic approaches -- 2. Improving cotton crop tolerance to drought stress through molecular approaches -- 3. Mechanisms of Plant Adaptation and Tolerance to Heat Stress -- 4. Molecular Mechanism of Plant Adaptation and Tolerance to Cold Stress -- 5. Mechanism of waterlogging stress tolerance in pigeonpea plants: Biochemical and anatomical adaptation under waterlogging -- 6. Mechanisms of Plant Adaptation and Tolerance to Metal/ Metalloid Toxicity -- 7. Arsenic Tolerance Mecahnisms in Plants and Potential Role of Arsenic Hyper- Accumulating Plants for Phytoremediation of Arsenic Contaminated Soil -- 8. Adaptive Strategies of Plants under Adverse Environment: Mitigating Effects of Antioxidant System -- 9. Biochemical and Molecular Mechanisms of Abiotic Stress Tolerance -- 10. Use of Biostimulants in Conferring Tolerance to Environmental Stress -- 11. Use of Phytohormones in Conferring Tolerance to Environmental Stress -- 12. Proline and Abiotic Stresses: Responses and Adaptation -- 13. Physiological Role of Gamma Aminobutyric Acid (GABA) in Salt Stress Tolerance -- 14. Sulfur Mediated Physiological and Biochemical Alterations to Improve Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Food Crops -- 15. Magnetic fields, temperature and exogenous selenium effect on reactive oxygen species metabolism of plants under flooding and metal toxicity -- 16. Grafting plants to improve abiotic stress tolerance -- 17. Role of Molecular Tools and Biotechnology in Climate Resilient Agriculture -- 18. Transcriptomics in deciphering stress tolerance in plants -- 19. Regulatory role of transcription factors in abiotic stress responses in plants -- 20. Molecular Marker Tools for Breeding Program in Crops/Plants -- 21. Plant-microbe interactions in developing environmental stress resistance in plants -- 22. Role of Plant Endophytes in Conferring Abiotic Stress Tolerance -- 23. Dark septate endophytic fungi (DSE) response to global change and soil contamination -- 24. Can mycorrhizal symbiosis mitigate the adverse effects of climate change on crop production? -- 25. Plant-microbe interactions in wastewater-irrigated soils -- 26. Phytoremediation of Heavy Metals: An Overview and New Insight on Green Approaches -- 27. Phytoremediation of metal contaminated sites -- 28. Current trends of phytoremediation in wetlands: Mechanisms and applications -- 29. Mechanisms of arsenic hyperaccumulation by plants -- 30. Biochar- a sustainable product for remediation of contaminated soils -- 31. Phytoremediation potential of Oil seed crops for Lead and Nickel contaminated soil -- 32. Adaptation of halophytes to the gradient conditions on the northern seas coast.
    Abstract: This book presents the state-of-the-art in plant ecophysiology. With a particular focus on adaptation to a changing environment, it discusses ecophysiology and adaptive mechanisms of plants under climate change. Over the centuries, the incidence of various abiotic stresses such as salinity, drought, extreme temperatures, atmospheric pollution, metal toxicity due to climate change have regularly affected plants and, and some estimates suggest that environmental stresses may reduce the crop yield by up to 70%. This in turn adversely affects the food security. As sessile organisms, plants are frequently exposed to various environmental adversities. As such, both plant physiology and plant ecophysiology begin with the study of responses to the environment. Provides essential insights, this book can be used for courses such as Plant Physiology, Environmental Science, Crop Production and Agricultural Botany. Volume 2 provides up-to-date information on the impact of climate change on plants, the general consequences and plant responses to various environmental stresses.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXII, 861 p. 59 illus., 41 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811521720
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-2172-0
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-2172-0
    DDC: 571.2
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    Microplastic sources, fate and solution (2023)
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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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    New Frontiers in Stress Management for Durable Agriculture (2020)
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Biodiversity. ; Environmental management. ; Cytology. ; Stress (Physiology). ; Environmental monitoring. ; Agriculture. ; Biodiversity. ; Environmental Management. ; Cellular Stress. ; Environmental Monitoring.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part 1. Abiotic stress response in plants and approaches towards mitigation -- Chapter 1. Physiological responses and resilience of plants to climate change -- Chapter 2. Allelopathy: Implications in Natural and Managed Ecosystems -- Chapter 3. Effect of Drought Stress on Crop Production -- Chapter 4. Impact of salinity stress in crop plants and mitigation strategies -- Chapter 5. Sustainable production of Rice under sodicity stress condition -- Chapter 6. Chilling stress during postharvest storage of fruits and vegetables -- Chapter 7. Chemical stress on plants -- Chapter 8. Role of ionizing radiation-induced mutations in the development of rice cultivars -- Chapter 9. Adverse Effect of Heavy Metal Toxicity in Plants Metabolic Systems and Biotechnological Approaches for Its Tolerance Mechanism -- Chapter 10. Crop growth under heavy metals stress and its mitigation -- Chapter 11. Conservation of Tropical Agriculture in the era of Changing Climate -- Chapter 12. Alleviation of abiotic stress by Non-conventional plant growth regulators in plant physiology -- Chapter 13. Use of different agronomic practices to minimize ozone injury in plants: A step towards Sustainable Agriculture -- Chapter 14. Micro-nutrient seed priming: A pragmatic approach towards abiotic stress management. Chapter 15. Bioactive Compost: An approach for managing plant growth in environmentally stressed soils -- Chapter 16. Seed priming: Implicationin Agriculture to Manage Salinity Stress in Crops -- Chapter 17. Application of nano-particles in agriculture as fertilizers and pesticides: challenges and opportunities -- Chapter 18. Phenomics assisted breeding: An emerging way for stress management -- Chapter 19. Prediction of Climate Change using Statistical Downscaling Techniques -- Part 2. Improving crops resistance to biotic stress -- Chapter 20. Microbial Bio-agents in Agriculture: Current status and Prospects -- Chapter 21. Application of plant-volatile mediated signaling in sustainable agriculture -- Chapter 22. Biological host response: a paradigm and strategy to overcome biotic stress caused by powdery mildew causalagents in plants -- Chapter 23. CRISPR/Cas9-edited rice: a new frontier for sustainable agriculture -- Part 3. Research highlights in different crops -- Chapter 24. Agronomic Interventions for Drought Management in Crops -- Chapter 25. Flower crops response to biotic and abiotic stresses -- Chapter 26. Begomovirus menance and its management in vegetable crops -- Chapter 27. Management of abiotic stresses in vegetable crops -- Chapter 28. Realizing the potential of coastal flood-prone areas for rice production in West Bengal: prospects and challenges -- Chapter 29. Mechanisms of abiotic stress tolerance and their management strategies in fruit crops -- Chapter 30. Biotic Stress Management in Rice (Oryza sativa L.) through Conventional and Molecular Approaches -- Chapter 31. System of Assured Rice Production in kharif: A resource-conserving and climate-resilient methodology for higher productivity and profitability. .
    Abstract: Using accessible farming practices to meet the growing demands on agriculture is likely to result in more intense competition for natural resources, increased greenhouse gas emissions, and further deforestation and land degradation, which will in turn produce additional stress in the soil-water-plant-animal continuum. Stress refers to any unfavorable force or condition that inhibits customary functioning in plants. Concurrent manifestations of different stresses (biotic and abiotic) are very frequent in the environment of plants, which consequently reduces yield. Better understanding stress not only changes our perspective on the current environment, but can also bring a wealth of benefits, like improving sustainable agriculture and human beings’ living standards. Innovative systems are called for that protect and enhance the natural resource base, while increasing productivity via ‘holistic’ approaches, such as agroecology, agro-forestry, climate-smart agriculture and conservation agriculture, which also incorporate indigenous and traditional knowledge. The book ‘New Frontiers in Stress Management for Durable Agriculture’ details the current state of knowledge and highlights scientific advances concerning novel aspects of plant biology research on stress, biotic and abiotic stress responses, as well as emergent amelioration and reclamation technologies to restore normal functioning in agroecology. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXIV, 660 p. 72 illus., 53 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811513220
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-1322-0
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-1322-0
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    Microbial Strategies for Techno-economic Biofuel Production (2020)
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    Keywords: Botanical chemistry. ; Microbiology. ; Environmental chemistry. ; Environmental engineering. ; Biotechnology. ; Bioremediation. ; Environmental management. ; Plant Biochemistry. ; Microbiology. ; Environmental Chemistry. ; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology. ; Environmental Management.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. An introduction to algal biofuels -- Chapter 2. Paper mill sludge as a potential feedstock for microbial ethanol production -- Chapter 3. Application of hydrolytic enzymes in biorefinery and its future prospects -- Chapter 4. Cultivation of microalgae –effects of nutrients focus on biofuels -- Chapter 5. Microalgae as an efficient feedstock biomass for Biofuel Production -- Chapter 6. Microalgae potential feedstock for production of Biohydrogen and Bioactive compounds -- Chapter 7. Algal Biofuels: An economic and effective alternative of fossil fuels -- Chapter 8. Nanocatalysts to improve the Production of microbial fuel Applications -- Chapter 9. Microbial system: An emerging application in the bioenergy production -- Chapter 10. An introduction of metagenomics and its application in microbial fuel production.
    Abstract: Biofuels are one of the most sustainable options when it comes to renewable energy sources to replace fossil fuels. Biotechnological processes, such as microbial fermentation, are used to produce energy from waste biomass by converting organic substrates into biofuels. This book discusses practices to improve and enrich various microbial communities in order to enhance sustainable and economical biofuel production. It also evaluates various strategies to develop potential microorganisms and microbial consortia to produce highly efficient biofuels at a relatively low cost.
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    Pages: XII, 291 p. 45 illus., 39 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811571909
    Series Statement: Clean Energy Production Technologies,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-7190-9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-7190-9
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    Global Climate Change: Resilient and Smart Agriculture (2020)
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Biotic communities. ; Environment. ; Soil science. ; Environmental management. ; Plant biotechnology. ; Agriculture. ; Ecosystems. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Soil Science. ; Environmental Management. ; Plant Biotechnology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Global and regional perspective of climate smart agriculture -- Chapter 2. Climate Smart Horticulture -- Chapter 3. Climate resilient forage production systems in rainfed regions of India -- Chapter 4. Climate Smart Agroforestry -- Chapter 5. Climate Smart Livestock production -- Chapter 6. Climate Smart Agriculture and Gender Policy -- Chapter 7. Precision farming: a step towards sustainable, climate smart agriculture -- Chapter 8. Climate Smart Agriculture in Mauritius: Moving towards a landscape approach -- Chapter 9. Scope and Strategic intervention for Climate Smart Agriculture in North Eastern India -- Chapter 10. Green Agriculture: Transforming Agriculture in India -- Chapter 11. Defining a policy nexus for sustainable agriculture and food security in the Caribbean Region -- Chapter 12. Current policies and practices behind Scaling up Climate Smart Agriculture in India -- Chapter 13. Global climate change impacts: Perspectives from Sri Lanka -- Chapter 14. Integration of geospatial technology and simulation modelling for climate change studies -- Chapter 15. Integrated Farming Systems option to cope with climate change for sustainable food production in Indian Himalayan Region (IHR).
    Abstract: This book provides essential insights into methods and practices of ‘Climate-smart Agriculture,’ which is driven by the principles of climate resilience and smart resource use in agricultural production. Climate-smart agriculture is a key policy instrument for achieving poverty eradication and a hunger-free world, as well as mitigating the effects of climate change. This book discusses in detail climate-smart agricultural technologies and practices that can reduce the vulnerability of agricultural systems, improve the livelihoods of farmers and other stakeholders, and reduce the greenhouse gas emissions from crop production and livestock husbandry. The agriculture, forestry and other land use (AFOLU) sector produces roughly 10–12 gigatons of CO2-equivalent per year; therefore, sustainable practices for agriculture and related land use hold immense potential to mitigate climate change. The potential impacts of climate variability and climate change on agriculture are extensively documented and articulated, especially with regard to global and national environmental agendas that call for innovation, transformation and climate-resilient advances in agriculture. As the book demonstrates, climate-smart agriculture offers an excellent tool for boosting agricultural output to feed the growing global population; for reducing greenhouse gases emissions from agriculture and other land use; and for protecting agricultural production systems from the impending dangers of climate change.
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    Pages: XIII, 358 p. 78 illus., 70 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789813298569
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9856-9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-32-9856-9
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    Combating Aeolian Desertification in Northeast Asia (2022)
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    Keywords: Soil science. ; Biotic communities. ; Earth sciences. ; Environmental management. ; Soil Science. ; Ecosystems. ; Earth Sciences. ; Environmental Management.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Definition of Aeolian Desertification and its Implications -- Chapter 2. Environmental and Ecological Setting in Northeast Asia -- Chapter 3. Spatial Distribution and Temporal Dynamics of Aeolian Desertification -- Chapter 4. Driving Factors of Aeolian Desertification -- Chapter 5. Aeolian Desertification Processes -- Chapter 6. Impacts of aeolian desertification and dust storms on ecosystems, economic development, and human health -- Chapter 7. Goals and Principles for Combating Aeolian Desertification -- Chapter 8. Engineering Measures to Combat Aeolian Desertification -- Chapter 9. Biological Measures to Combat Aeolian Desertification -- Chapter 10. Integrated System to Combat Aeolian Desertification and Disasters -- Chapter 11. Land Management Policies for Sand-Dust Storm and Aeolian Desertification in Source Region Countries -- Chapter 12. Successful Implementation of Measures to Combat Aeolian Desertification in China -- Chapter 13. Implementation of Measures to Combat Aeolian Desertification in Mongolia -- Chapter 14. Sustainable Land Management to Combat Aeolian Desertification.
    Abstract: This book presents the definition of aeolian desertification and uncovers its processes, driving factors, and consequences, and focuses on measures to effectively combat aeolian desertification in Northeast Asia. Aeolian desertification in Northeast Asia is of great concern for its destructive influences on the environment and society not only in the local but also in faraway areas. The topics of this book are addressed by compiling theoretical review, remote sensing monitoring, synoptic analysis, and laboratory and field studies in China, Japan, and Mongolia. This is the first comprehensive book to address the aeolian desertification in Northeast Asia. Readers can learn the basic theory of aeolian desertification and the primary causes of this environmental problem. More critical is the successful practical countermeasures to combat desertification which can be referred to by various stakeholders who concern the aeolian desertification in Northeast Asia. To meet the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations adopted in 2015, especially its Goal 15.3 to achieve a land degradation-neutral world by 2030, desertification combating actions should be taken cross country borders. This book is not only intended for environmental professionals but also for people who are affected and concerned about desertification and land degradation. The concept and processes in this book will serve as a ready reference to understand the aeolian desertification with countermeasures and successful preventing stories that can be referred to.
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    Pages: XIII, 317 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811690280
    Series Statement: Ecological Research Monographs,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-9028-0
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-9028-0
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    Bamboo Expansion: Processes, Impacts, and Management (2023)
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    Keywords: Introduced organisms. ; Forestry. ; Soil science. ; Bioclimatology. ; Biodiversity. ; Environmental management. ; Invasive Species. ; Forestry. ; Soil Science. ; Climate Change Ecology. ; Biodiversity. ; Environmental Management.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Biological Invasions: factors, process, consequences and ecological impacts -- Chapter 2. Expansion of moso bamboo into adjacent ecosystems -- Chapter 3.Moso bamboo expansion and forest biodiversity -- Chapter 4. Bamboo expansion effects on litter production and stoichiometric characteristics -- Chapter 5. Moso bamboo expansion effects on soil physicochemical characteristics -- Chapter 6. Effects of moso bamboo expansion on soil carbon pools and carbon cycle -- Chapter 7. Moso bamboo expansion effects on soil nitrogen transformations and N2O emissions -- Chapter 8. Bamboo expansion and soil ecological stoichiometry -- Chapter 9. Temperature sensitivity of soil C and N cycling as affected by moso bamboo expansion -- Chapter 10. Bamboo expansion and forest carbon sequestration -- Chapter 11. Moso bamboo expansion and soil microbial PLFAs -- Chapter 12. Effects of moso bamboo expansion on soil bacterial and fungal communities.
    Abstract: This book highlights processes, impacts and management practices of bamboo expansion occurring in areas where it is distributed around the world. Although not conceptually plant invasions, bamboo expansion has been considered an “invasion” based on its characteristics and the impacts it caused on adjacent ecosystems it expanded into, including altered element cycling, transformed soil microbial community compositions, decreased biodiversity, fluctuated primary productions, etc. However, the processes and impacts during or after complete expansion and the underlying mechanisms of successful expansion, are still unclear. The ecological effects of bamboo expansion are not given full consideration and are not thoroughly understood. Based on the latest studies, this book synthesizes research progress of bamboo expansion effects on the soil abiotic environment, soil microbial community compositions, plant characteristics, ecosystem biodiversity, element cycling process, and ecological effects of primary management practice, etc. This book will provide a thorough understanding of ecological changes following bamboo expansions, benefit the effective control of expanding bamboo with respect to decreased biodiversity and mitigation of global change, and accurate prediction and evaluation of bamboo expansion impacts currently and in the future occur around the world. This book presents critical points that need further investigation based on the latest findings, which will be helpful for ecological researchers, policymakers, forestry workers, or graduate and PhD students. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XII, 208 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819941131
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-4113-1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-99-4113-1
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    Bioprocessing for Biofuel Production : Strategies to Improve Process Parameters (2021)
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    Keywords: Botanical chemistry. ; Microbiology. ; Environmental chemistry. ; Environmental engineering. ; Biotechnology. ; Bioremediation. ; Environmental management. ; Plant Biochemistry. ; Microbiology. ; Environmental Chemistry. ; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology. ; Environmental Management.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Impact of fermentation types on enzymes used for biofuels production -- Chapter 2. Downstream Processing; Applications and Recent Updates -- Chapter 3. Role of bioreactors in bio-fuel generations -- Chapter 4. Bioprocess for Algal Biofuels Production -- Chapter 5. Effect of Bioprocess Parameters on Biofuel Production -- Chapter 6. Role of substrate to improve biomass to bio fuel production technologies -- Chapter 7. Techno-economic analysis of second-generation bio-fuel technologies -- Chapter 8. Recent advances in metabolic engineering and synthetic biology for microbial production of isoprenoid-based biofuels: an overview -- Chapter 9. Applications of biosensors for metabolic engineering of microorganisms and its impact on biofuel production -- Chapter 10. Recent progress in CRISPR-based technologies applications for biofuels production.
    Abstract: Converting biomass to biofuels involves hydrolyzing cellulose to sugars using cost-intensive commercial enzymes – an expensive step that makes large-scale production economically non-viable. As such, there is a need for low-cost bioprocessing. This book critically evaluates the available bioprocessing technologies for various biofuels, and presents the latest research in the field. It also highlights the recent developments, current challenges and viable alternative approaches to reduce the overall cost of producing biofuels.
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    Pages: XII, 231 p. 53 illus., 45 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789811570704
    Series Statement: Clean Energy Production Technologies,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-7070-4
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-7070-4
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    Ecological Intensification of Natural Resources for Sustainable Agriculture (2021)
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Plant physiology. ; Biotic communities. ; Energy policy. ; Energy and state. ; Environmental management. ; Agriculture. ; Plant Physiology. ; Ecosystems. ; Energy Policy, Economics and Management. ; Environmental Management.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Ecological Intensification of Natural Resources towards Sustainable Productive System -- Chapter 2. Ecologically Harmonized Agricultural Management for Global Food Security -- Chapter 3. Ecological Intensification: A Step towards Biodiversity Conservation and Management of Terrestrial Landscape -- Chapter 4. Climate Change and Agricultural Sustainable Intensification in the Arid Lands -- Chapter 5. Ecological Intensification for Sustainable Development -- Chapter 6. Ecological Intensification for Sustainable Agriculture in South Asia -- Chapter 7. Ecological Intensification for Sustainble Agriculture and Environment in India -- Chapter 8. Mulching and Weed Management towards Sustainability -- Chapter 9. Vertical Greenhouses Agro-technology- Solution toward Environmental Problems -- chapter 10. Bioremediation of Lead Contaminated Soils for Sustainable Agriculture -- Chapter 11. Pollination and Ecological Intensification: A Way towards Green Revolution -- Chapter 12. Ecosystem Services of Himalayan Alder -- Chapter 13. Soil Carbon Stock and Sequestration: Implications for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation -- Chpater 14. Ecomodelling towards Natural Resource Management and Sustainability -- Chapter 15. Ecological Intensification for Sustainable Agriculture: The Nigerian Perspective -- Chapter 16. Eco-designing for Sustainability -- Chpater 17. Ecological Intensification: Towards Food and Environmental Security in Sub-Saharan Africa -- Chapter 18. Eco-intensified Breeding Strategies for Improving Climate Resilience in Goats.
    Abstract: Ecological intensification involves using natural resources such as land, water, soil nutrients, and other biotic and abiotic variables in a sustainable way to achieve high performance and efficiency in agricultural yield with minimal damage to the agroecosystems. With increasing food demand there is high pressure on agricultural systems. The concept of ecological intensification presents the mechanisms of ensuring high agricultural productivity by restoration the soil health and landscape ecosystem services. The approach involves the replacement of anthropogenic inputs with eco-friendly and sustainable alternates. Effective ecological intensification requires an understanding of ecosystems services, ecosystem's components, and flow of resources in the agroecosystems. Also, awareness of land use patterns, socio-economic factors, and needs of the farmer community plays a crucial role. It is therefore essential to understand the interaction of ecosystem constituents within the extensive agricultural landscape. The editors critically examined the status of ecological stress in agroecosystems and address the issue of ecological intensification for natural resources management. Drawing upon research and examples from around the world, the book is offering an up-to-date account, and insight into the approaches that can be put in practice for poly-cropping systems and landscape-scale management to increase the stability of agricultural production systems to achieve ‘Ecological resilience’. It further discusses the role of farmer communities and the importance of their awareness about the issues. This book will be of interest to teachers, researchers, climate change scientists, capacity builders, and policymakers. Also, the book serves as additional reading material for undergraduate and graduate students of agriculture, forestry, ecology, agronomy, soil science, and environmental sciences. National and international agricultural scientists, policymakers will also find this to be a useful read for green future.
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    Pages: X, 655 p. 143 illus., 116 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789813342033
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-4203-3
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-33-4203-3
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    Biotechnology for Biofuels: A Sustainable Green Energy Solution (2020)
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Plant biotechnology. ; Environmental engineering. ; Biotechnology. ; Bioremediation. ; Environmental management. ; Energy policy. ; Energy and state. ; Agriculture. ; Plant Biotechnology. ; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology. ; Environmental Management. ; Energy Policy, Economics and Management.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Biofuels: perspective for sustainable development and climate change mitigation -- Chapter 2: Nanoparticles for Sustainable Bioenergy and Biofuel Production -- Chapter 3: Bio-hydrogen: technology developments in microbial fuel cells and their future prospects -- Chapter 4: Recent Advances in Genetic Improvement of Jatropha curcas: a potent biodiesel plant -- Chapter 5: Catalytic approach for production of hydrocarbon rich bio-oil from a red seaweed species -- Chapter 6: Seaweed biomass and microbial lipids as a source of biofuel -- Chapter 7: Microbial Biofuels: an economic and eco-friendly approach -- Chapter 8: Biofuels: sources, modern technology developments and views on bioenergy management -- Chapter 9: Integrating omics and microbial biotechnology for the production of Biofuel -- Chapter 10: An Overview on Biomass of Bamboo as a Source of Bioenergy -- Chapter 11: Advances and challenges in sugarcane biofuel development. .
    Abstract: The depletion of petroleum-derived fuel and environmental concerns have prompted many millennials to consider biofuels as alternative fuel sources. But completely replacing petroleum-derived fuels with biofuels is currently impossible in terms of production capacity and engine compatibility. Nevertheless, the marginal replacement of diesel with biofuel could delay the depletion of petroleum resources and abate the radical climate change caused by automotive pollutants. Energy security and climate change are the two major driving forces for worldwide biofuel development, and also have the potential to stimulate the agro-industry. The development of biofuels as alternative and renewable sources of energy has become critical in national efforts towards maximum self-reliance, the cornerstone of our energy security strategy. At the same time, the production of biofuels from various types of biomass such as plants, microbes, algae and fungi is now an ecologically viable and sustainable option. This book describes the biotechnological advances in biofuel production from various sources, while also providing essential information on the genetic improvement of biofuel sources at both the conventional and genomic level. These innovations and the corresponding methodologies are explained in detail.
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    Pages: XI, 288 p. 49 illus., 32 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811537615
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3761-5
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    Biodiversity-Health-Sustainability Nexus in Socio-Ecological Production Landscapes and Seascapes (SEPLS) (2022)
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    Keywords: Landscape ecology. ; Public health. ; Sustainability. ; Conservation biology. ; Ecology . ; Biodiversity. ; Environmental management. ; Landscape Ecology. ; Public Health. ; Sustainability. ; Conservation Biology. ; Biodiversity. ; Environmental Management.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Human-Nature Cooperation for Well-being: Community Understanding on One Health Approach in the COVID-19 Era in the Sundarbans -- Chapter 3. Linking Biocultural Memory Conservation and Human Well-Being in Indigenous Socio-Ecological Production Landscapes in the Colombian Pacific Region -- Chapter 4. SEPLS Well-being as a Vision: Co-managing for Diversity, Connectivity and Adaptive Capacity in Xinshe Village, Hualien County, Chinese Taipei -- Chapter 5. To Take Care of the Land Means Taking Care of Ourselves”: Local Perceptions on Human and Environmental Health in a High Agrobiodiversity Landscape in the Yucatan Peninsula -- Chapter 6. Community ‘Bio-rights’ in Augmenting Health and Climate Resilience of a Socio-ecological Production Landscape in Peri-urban Ramsar Wetlands -- Chapter 7. Effective Water Management for Landscape Management in the Siem Reap Catchment, Cambodia -- Chapter 8.Are the Skiing Industry, Globalisation and Urbanisation of Alpine Landscapes Threatening Human Health and Ecosystem Diversity? -- Chapter 9.Promoting Local Health Traditions and Local Food Baskets: A Case Study from a Bio-cultural Hotspot of India -- Chapter 10.Safeguarding the Biodiversity Associated with Local Foodways in Traditionally-Managed Socio-Ecological Production Landscapes in Kenya -- Chapter 11.Multi-stakeholder Approach to Conserving Agricultural Biodiversity and Enhancing Food Security and Community Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Kampong Cham, Cambodia -- Chapter 12.Reducing Commodity-Driven Biodiversity Loss: The Case of Pesticide Use and Impacts on Socio-Ecological Production Landscapes (SEPL) in Ghana -- Chapter 13. Synthesis: Concept, Methodologies and Strategies to Address the Nexus in SEPLS.
    Abstract: This is an open access book. It is a compilation of case studies that provide useful knowledge and lessons that derive from on-the-ground activities and contribute to policy recommendations, focusing on the interlinkages between biodiversity and multiple dimensions of health (e.g., physical, mental, and spiritual) in managing socio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes (SEPLS). This book provides insights on how SEPLS approaches can contribute to more sustainable management of natural resources, achieving global biodiversity and sustainable development goals, and good health for all. It is also expected to offer useful knowledge and information for an upcoming three-year thematic assessment of “the interlinkages among biodiversity, water, food, and health” (the so-called “nexus assessment”) by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). The book begins with an introductory chapter followed by eleven case study chapters demonstrating the nexus between biodiversity, health, and sustainable development, and then a synthesis chapter clarifying the relevance of the case study findings to policy and academic discussions. It will be of interest to scholars, policymakers, and professionals in the field related to sustainable development. .
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    Pages: XXIV, 286 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811698934
    Series Statement: Satoyama Initiative Thematic Review,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-9893-4
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-9893-4
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    Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology : Volume 1: Biovalorization of Solid Wastes and Wastewater Treatment (2020)
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    Keywords: Microbiology. ; Environmental engineering. ; Biotechnology. ; Bioremediation. ; Environmental policy. ; Sociology. ; Environmental management. ; Environmental health. ; Microbiology. ; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology. ; Environmental Policy. ; Sociology. ; Environmental Management. ; Environmental Health.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Perspectives of Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology -- Chapter 2. Towards waste valorization: A promising and sustainable approach of waste management -- Chapter 3. Bioplastics: A Green Approach toward Sustainable Environment -- Chapter 4. Microbial procession during decomposition of organic wastes -- Chapter 5. Electronic waste management: Challenges and opportunities -- Chapter 6. Heavy metal pollution: An insight towards its infiltration, impact and remediation -- Chapter 7. Biotransformation of Chitinous Waste into Value-added Products -- Chapter 8. Utilization and management of agricultural wastes for bioenergy production, weed control and soil improvement through microbial and technical processes -- Chapter 9. Plant Tissue Culture: Beyond being a Tool for genetic engineering -- Chapter 10. Microbial and Biotechnological approaches in the production of biofertilizer -- Chapter 11. A prelude of plant strategies to deal with the peril of salinity: an archive of regulatory responses -- Chapter 12. Prime techniques for Pre-and post-treatments of anaerobic effluents and solids -- Chapter 13. Nanoscale Materials and Their Potential Application in Potable Water and Waste Water Treatment -- Chapter 14. Efficiency of Graphene-based Forward Osmosis Membranes -- Chapter 15. Constructed Wetland: A Green Technology for Wastewater Treatment. .
    Abstract: This book provides up-to-date information on the state of the art in applications of biotechnological and microbiological tools for protecting the environment. Written by leading international experts, it discusses potential applications of biotechnological and microbiological techniques in solid waste management, wastewater treatment, agriculture, energy and environmental health. This first volume of the book “Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology,” covers three main topics: Solid waste management, Agriculture utilization and Water treatment technology, exploring the latest developments from around the globe regarding applications of biotechnology and microbiology for converting wastes into valuable products and at the same time reducing the environmental pollution resulting from disposal. Wherever possible it also includes real-world examples. Further, it offers advice on which procedures should be followed to achieve satisfactory results, and provides insights that will promote the transition to the sustainable utilization of various waste products. .
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    Pages: XX, 371 p. 73 illus., 47 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811560217
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6021-7
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    Vapor Intrusion Simulations and Risk Assessments (2022)
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    Keywords: Environmental monitoring. ; Environmental management. ; Environmental sciences Social aspects. ; Soil science. ; Environment. ; Environmental Monitoring. ; Environmental Management. ; Environmental Social Sciences. ; Soil Science. ; Environmental Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Screening models of vapor intrusion -- Chapter 2. Numerical models of vapor intrusion -- Chapter 3. US EPA’s Vapor Intrusion Database and Generic Attenuation factor -- Chapter 4. US EPA’s PVI Database and Vertical Screening Distances -- Chapter 5. Preferential pathways and the building pressure cycling method -- Chapter 6. Vapor intrusion risk assessments in brownfield redevelopment.
    Abstract: This book introduces key concepts in modeling and risk assessments of vapor intrusion, a process by which the subsurface volatile contaminants migrate into the building of concern. Soil vapor intrusion is the major exposure pathway for building occupants to chemicals from the subsurface, and its risk assessments determine the criteria of volatile contaminants in soil/groundwater in brownfield redevelopment. The chapters feature the recent advances in vapor intrusion studies and practices, including analytical and numerical modeling of vapor intrusion, statistical findings of United States Environmental Protection Agency’s Vapor Intrusion Database and Petroleum Vapor Intrusion Databases, the challenges of preferential pathways, and the application of building pressure cycling methods, and field practices of vapor intrusion risk assessments at developed contaminated sites and in brownfield redevelopment. This volume also summarizes the advantages and limits of current applications in vapor intrusion risk assessment, laying the groundwork for future research of better understanding in risk characterization of soil vapor intrusion using models. Written by experts in this field, Vapor Intrusion Simulations and Risk Assessments will serve as an invaluable reference for researchers, regulators, and practitioners, who are interested in perceiving the basic knowledge and current advances in risk assessments of soil vapor intrusion.
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    Pages: IX, 128 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811927003
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-2700-3
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    Nanomaterials in Biofuels Research (2020)
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    Keywords: Botanical chemistry. ; Environmental engineering. ; Biotechnology. ; Bioremediation. ; Environmental management. ; Microbiology. ; Nanochemistry. ; Plant Biochemistry. ; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology. ; Environmental Management. ; Microbiology. ; Nanochemistry.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Biofuel; types and process overview -- Chapter 2. Applications of plant based natural products to synthesize nanomaterial-Part-i -- Chapter 3. Application of plant based natural product to synthesize nanomaterial-Part-2 -- Chapter 4. Green synthesis approach to fabricate nanomaterials -- Chapter 5. Nanomaterials; types, synthesis and characterization -- Chapter 6. Nanotechnology: an application in biofuel production nanomaterial synthesis and mechanism for enzyme immobilization-part-i -- Chapter 7. Nanomaterial synthesis and mechanism for enzyme immobilization-part-ii -- Chapter 8. Nanomaterial synthesis and mechanism for enzyme immobilization-part-ii -- Chapter 9. Nanomaterials immobilized biocatalysts for biofuel production from lignocellulose biomass -- Chapter 10. Carbon nanotubes synthesized by green/ecofriendly technique potential for bioenergy applications -- Chapter 11. Synthesis of iron oxide nanomaterials for biofuels applications. .
    Abstract: As renewable energy sources, biofuels have tremendous potential to replace fossil fuels in future energy scenarios, offering green alternative energy sources. However, though such fuels could mean a significant reduction in environmental pollution, they are still far from practical implementation due to their high production costs and technical issues. Consequently, efforts are being made around the globe to achieve the cost-effective production of biofuels. In this context, the use of nanomaterials to improve biofuels production efficiency is a vital, emerging area. Nanomaterials are attracting attention due to their versatile physicochemical properties and may improve the production process for various biofuels by acting as catalysts. However, this area is still in its infancy. To improve the practical viability of the biofuels production process, it is essential to focus on the specific type of nanomaterial used, its synthesis, and its specific effects on the process parameters. This book explores the potential advantages and feasibility of various aspects of nanomaterials with regard to improving the current biofuels production process, making it a valuable resource for a broad readership.
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    Pages: XIII, 307 p. 73 illus., 19 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811393334
    Series Statement: Clean Energy Production Technologies,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-9333-4
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