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Island Ecosystems : Challenges to Sustainability (2023)

Walsh, Stephen J. [editor.] ; Mena, Carlos F. [editor.] ; Stewart, Jill R. [editor.] ; [et al.]

Cham :Springer International Publishing :

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Keywords: Earth sciences. ; Geography. ; Ecology . ; Human ecology. ; Earth and Environmental Sciences. ; Geography. ; Ecology. ; Environmental Anthropology.

Description / Table of Contents: Foreword (Ashlan Cousteau) -- Preface (Don Hobart) -- Part I: UNC & USFQ Galapagos Science Center, 10th Year Anniversary -- Chapter 1. Connected Places and Social-Ecological Forces that Impact Small Island Sustainability: An Essay (Stephen J. Walsh and Carlos F. Mena) -- Part II: Communique of the World Summit on Island Sustainability -- Chapter 2. Goals and Objectives of the World Summit on Island Sustainability (Stephen J. Walsh and Carlos F. Mena) -- Part III: Island Ecosystems – Challenges to Sustainability -- Chapter 3. Globalization and the Challenging Political Economy of Governing (and Researching) Islands in Contemporary Times (Juan Pablo Luna) -- Chapter 4. Changing Land Use in Island Countries: A Meta Perspective on Effects of Demographic Processes and Tourism (Richard E. Bilsborrow) -- Chapter 5. Pacific Island Perspectives on Invasive Species and Climate Change (Laura Brewington, Bradley Eichelberger, Nicole Read, Elliott Parsons, Heather Kerkering, Christy Martin, Wendy Miles, Jacques Idechong, Jeff Burgett) -- Chapter 6. On-the-Ground Solutions to Help People and Wildlife in a Changing Climate (Nikhil Advani) -- Part IV: Island Ecosystems – Social Sub-Systems -- Chapter 7. Climate and Health Challenges in Small Island States: Identifying Vulnerability in Water and Food Resources in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador (Amanda L. Thompson, Jill Stewart, Margaret Bentley, Jaime Ocampo, Enrique Teran and Valeria Ochoa) -- Chapter 8. Improvements in the Galapagos Health System: Telemedicine, Research, and Medical Assistants (Jaime Eduardo Ocampo Trujillo and María Emilia Menoscal Coello) -- Chapter 9. Social Issues in the Galapagos Islands: A Participatory and Exploratory Study (Gina Chowa, Cindy Fraga Rizzo, Amanda Thompson, Margaret Bentley and Mimi Chapman) -- Chapter 10. Towards Increased Island Food System Resilience: Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic (Khristopher M. Nicholas, Margaret E. Bentley, Clare Barrington and Amanda L. Thompson) -- Chapter 11. Understanding the Impacts of a Natural Disaster: Evidence from the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami (Elizabeth Frankenberg, Cecep Sumantri and Duncan Thomas) -- Part V: Island Ecosystems – Terrestrial Sub-Systems -- Chapter 12. Unraveling the Interactions between Endemic and Invasive Plant Species in the Galapagos Islands (María de Lourdes Torres, Diego Urquía, Leonie Moyle, Matt Gibson, Todd Vision and Bryan Reatini) -- Chapter 13. Galapagos Land Snails and Environmental Sustainability (Stella de la Torre & Isabel Villarruel-Oviedo) -- Chapter 14. Galapagos Petrels Conservation Helps Transition Towards a Sustainable Future (Leo Zurita Arthos, Carolina Proaño, Jonathan Guillén, Sebastián Cruz and David Wiedenfeld) -- Chapter 15. Impact of Weathering and Mineralogy on the Chemistry of Soils from San Cristobal Island, Galapagos (Xiao-Ming Liu, Heather D. Hanna and Julia G. Barzyk) -- Chapter 16. Mapping Narratives of Agricultural Land Use Practices in the Galapagos (Francisco Laso & Javier Arce-Nazario) -- Chapter 17. Land Use and Land Cover Change: Economic and Natural Drivers (Madeline Giefer) -- Part VI: Island Ecosystems – Marine Sub-Systems -- Chapter 18. Common Oversights in the Design and Monitoring of Ecosystem-Based Management Plans and the Siting of Marine Protected Areas (Sergio A. Navarrete, Christopher M. Aiken, M. Isidora Ávila-Thieme, Daniel Valencia, Alexandre Génin and Stefan Gelcich) -- Chapter 19. Levels of Upwelling are Important to Consider for Conservation (Michael J Kingsford, Margarita Brandt and Juan-Manuel Alava) -- Chapter 20. Ten Years of Wildlife Health and Conservation in the Galapagos, 2013-2022 (Gregory A. Lewbart, Juan Pablo Muñoz-Pérez, Diego Páez-Rosas, Carlos Valle, Daniela Alarcón Ruales Maximilian Hirschfeld, Diane Deresienski and Kenneth J. Lohmann) -- Chapter 21. Challenges in the Application of the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management in the Galapagos Islands (Marjorie Riofrio-Lazo, Manuel J. Zetina-Rejón, Gunter Reck, Diego Páez-Rosas and Francisco Arreguín-Sánchez) -- Chapter 22. Cetaceans of the Galapagos Archipelago: Species in Constant Change and the Importance of a Standardized and Long-Term Citizen Science (Daniela Alarcón-Ruales, Judith Denkinger, Leo Zurita, Salome Herrera C, Santiago Díaz-Pazmiño, Eduardo Espinoza; Juan Pablo Muñoz-Pérez; Bonnie Holmes; Kathy A. Townsend) -- Chapter 23. Establishing Comparable Health Baselines for Marine Turtle Populations (Caitlin E. Smith, Ben L. Gilby, Juan Pablo Muñoz-Pérez, Jason P. van de Merwe, Kathy A. Townsend) -- Part VII: Island Ecosystems – Interdisciplinary Science for Sustainability -- Chapter 24. An Agent-Based Model of Household Livelihood Strategies in the Galapagos Islands: Impact of Jobs in Fishing, Fishing Restrictions, and Fishing Deregulation on Household Employment Decisions (Stephen J. Walsh & Carlos F. Mena) -- Chapter 25. The Role for Scientific Collections and Public Museums in Island Conservation (John Dumbacher and Jaime Chaves) -- Chapter 26. The Museum Effect: Platforms for Advocacy and Sustainability in Insular Environments (Eric Dorfman, Javan Sutton, and Bryan L. Stuart) -- Chapter 27. Microgrids: An Opportunity for Sustainable Developments on Islands (Noah Kittner) -- Part VIII: Island Sustainability: Paths Forward in the Galapagos & Beyond -- Chapter 28. Island Digital Ecosystem Avatars (IDEA) Consortium: Infrastructure for Democratic Ecological Action (Neil Davies) -- Chapter 29. Galapagos Genetic Barcode: A Model for Island Economic Resilience During COVID-19 Pandemic (Jaime A. Chaves, Camille Bonneaud, Andy Russell, Carlos F. Mena, Carolina Proano, Diego A. Ortiz, Marilyn Cruz, Alberto Velez, Jen Jones, Tom Chaigneau and Diana A. Pazmino) -- Chapter 30. Island Innovation: Transitioning Towards a Circular Economy for Plastics in Galapagos, Ecuador (Jen S. Jones, Jess Howard, Tamara S. Galloway, Lucía Norris and Sol Espinosa) -- Chapter 31. From Building Resilience to Adaptive Transformation: Exploring the Rationale for Inclusive Governance in Galapagos (Maria Soledad Garcia Ferrari, Amelia A. Bain and Stephanie Crane De Narváez) -- Chapter 32. The Extinction Market: Reflections on the Possible Future of the Illegal Galapagos Wildlife Trade (Evelyn Vega Barrera, Diego Quiroga Ferri and Carlos F. Mena) -- Index.

Abstract: Sustainable development is a process to improve the quality of life of people, while maintaining the ability of social–ecological systems to continue to provide valuable ecological services that social systems require. In the Galapagos Islands, the maintenance of amenity resources to support tourism and the quality of life of residents is explicitly linked to ecosystem goods and services, particularly, the accessibility to high-quality natural environments and the terrestrial and marine visitation sites that showcase iconic species. On June 26-30, 2022, the Galapagos Science Center celebrated its 10-Year Anniversary. As the crowning event of the anniversary celebration, the World Summit on Island Sustainability was held on San Cristobal Island, Galapagos Archipelago of Ecuador. The intent of the World Summit was to bring together leading experts on island ecosystems and, particularly, on island sustainability from across the globe to represent a diversity of perspectives, approaches, and stakeholder groups. The World Summit was an exclusive event that featured an “expert convening” of scholars and practitioners to address the social, terrestrial, and marine sub-systems of the Galapagos Islands and other similarly challenged island ecosystems from around the globe. The World Summit attracted 150 scientists to the Galapagos Islands to discuss projects conducted, for instance, in the Galapagos Islands, Hawaii, Guam, French Polynesia, Chile, Australia, and the Caribbean Islands. Island vulnerability, resilience, and sustainability were examined by scholars, for instance, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Catholic University of Chile, University of Guam, James Cook University, University of the Sunshine Coast, North Carolina State University, North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, California Academy of Sciences, University of San Francisco, and the University of South Alabama as well as affiliated scientists from Exeter University, University of Edinburgh, University of Southampton, and the Galapagos National Park. The World Summit also included scholars from Re:wild, World Wildlife Fund, EarthEcho, and the East-West Center, Hawaii.

Type of Medium: Online Resource

Pages: XXIII, 514 p. 1 illus. , online resource.

Edition: 1st ed. 2023.

ISBN: 9783031280894

Series Statement: Social and Ecological Interactions in the Galapagos Islands,

URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-28089-4

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-28089-4

DDC: 500

Language: English

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The Ecotoxicology of Aquatic Macrophytes (2023)

Menone, Mirta L. [editor.] ; Metcalfe, Chris. [editor.]

Cham :Springer International Publishing :

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Keywords: Earth sciences. ; Geography. ; Toxicology. ; Ecology . ; Pollution. ; Earth and Environmental Sciences. ; Toxicology. ; Ecology. ; Pollution.

Description / Table of Contents: 1. The Ecotoxicology of Aquatic Macrophytes: An Overview -- 2. Biomarkers in Aquatic Macrophytes: Traditional and Novel Approaches for Monitoring Responses to Exposure to Pollutants -- 3. Metal(loid)s in Macrophytes from the Americas -- 4. Global Perspective for the Use of Aquatic Macrophytes in Regulatory Risk Assessment for Contaminants -- 5. Wild Rice (Zizania spp.) as a Model Macrophyte Toxicity Test Species for Ecotoxicological Risk Assessment -- 6. Recovery of Freshwater Aquatic Macrophytes after Exposure to Herbicides and the Implications for Ecological Risk Assessment -- 7. Vegetated Ditches for Mitigation of Contaminants in Agricultural Runoff -- 8. The “Green Liver” Concept: Green Liver Systems as Low-Impact Systems for Bioremediation Using Aquatic Macrophytes.

Abstract: This book focuses on the topic of ecotoxicology of aquatic macrophytes and is wide ranging, including the use of macrophytes for remediation of contaminated sites. Many human activities are threats to the equilibrium of natural ecosystems. Pollution from point and non-point sources can be assessed using a variety of techniques, such as biomonitoring, biomarkers and biosensors. In aquatic ecosystems, biomonitoring of pollutants is mostly conducted by analysis of the tissues of invertebrates and fishes, and biomarker studies are also more widely applied to animals rather than in plants. Aquatic macrophytes occupy a key niche in aquatic ecosystems and provide a range of ecosystem services. In addition to their role in primary production, vegetation plays a key role in the cycling and retention of nutrients and generally acts as a sink for pollutants. Therefore, because of their importance to aquatic ecosystems, more attention should be paid to understanding the fate of pollutants and to developing methods to evaluate the health status of macrophytic plants in freshwater, marine and estuarine environments.

Type of Medium: Online Resource

Pages: XV, 214 p. 47 illus., 39 illus. in color. , online resource.

Edition: 1st ed. 2023.

ISBN: 9783031278334

Series Statement: Environmental Contamination Remediation and Management,

URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-27833-4

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-27833-4

DDC: 500

Language: English

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Perspectives on Public Policy in Societal-Environmental Crises : What the Future Needs from History (2022)

Izdebski, Adam. [editor.] ; Haldon, John. [editor.] ; Filipkowski, Piotr. [editor.]

Cham :Springer International Publishing :

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Keywords: Earth sciences. ; Geography. ; Ecology . ; History. ; Bioclimatology. ; Earth and Environmental Sciences. ; Ecology. ; History. ; Climate Change Ecology.

Description / Table of Contents: 1. Introduction: what sort of past does our future need? -- Part I: History and public policy in the era of planetary crisis -- 2. What stories should historians be telling at the dawn of the Anthropocene? -- 3. The Anthropocene contract. What kind of historian–reader agreement does environmental historiography need? -- 4. History and utopian thinking in the era of the Anthropocene -- 5. Potentials and risks of futurology: lessons from late socialist Poland -- 6. Globalization as adaptive complexity: learning from failure -- 7. Disjunctures of practice and the problems of collapse -- Part II: Climate change -- 8. Geoengineering and the Middle Ages: Lessons from medieval volcanic eruptions for the Anthropocene -- 9. A perfect tsunami? El Nino, War and Resilience on Aceh, Sumatra -- 10. Social Responses to Climate Change in a Politically Decentralized Context: A Case Study from East African History -- 11. Resilience at the Edge: Strategies of Small-Scale Societies for Long-Term Sustainable Living in Dryland Environments -- 12. Beyond Boom and Bust: Climate in the History of Medieval Steppe Empires (c. 550-1350 CE) -- 13. Lessons for Modern Environmental and Climate Policy from Iron Age South Central Africa -- Part III: Crisis and recovery -- 14. Systemic Risk and Resilience: The Bronze Age Collapse and Recovery -- 15. Panarchy and the Adaptive Cycle: A Case Study from Mycenaean Greece -- 16. Managing the Roman Empire for the long term: risk assessment and management policy in the fifth to seventh centuries -- 17. Success and Failure in the Norse North Atlantic: Origins, Pathway Divergence, Extinction and Survival -- 18.Resilience of coupled socio-ecological systems: historic rice fields of the U.S. south -- 19. The Short- and Long-Term Effects of an Early Medieval Pandemic -- Part IV: Migration and the environment -- 20. The integration of settlers into existing socio-environmental settings: reclaiming the Greek lands after the Late Medieval crisis -- 21. Eastward migration in European history: the interplay of economic and environmental opportunities -- 22. The Environmental Dimension of Migration: the case of Post-WWII Poland -- Part V: Conclusions -- 23. Concluding remarks: interdisciplinarity and public policy.

Abstract: This is an open access book. Histories we tell never emerge in a vacuum, and history as an academic discipline that studies the past is highly sensitive to the concerns of the present and the heated debates that can divide entire societies. But does the study of the past also have something to teach us about the future? Can history help us in coping with the planetary crisis we are now facing? By analyzing historical societies as complex adaptive systems, we contribute to contemporary thinking about societal-environmental interactions in policy and planning and consider how environmental and climatic changes, whether sudden high impact events or more subtle gradual changes, impacted human responses in the past. We ask how societal perceptions of such changes affect behavioral patterns and explanatory rationalities in premodernity, and whether a better historical understanding of these relationships can inform our response to contemporary problems of similar nature and magnitude, such as adapting to climate change.

Type of Medium: Online Resource

Pages: IX, 347 p. 46 illus., 34 illus. in color. , online resource.

Edition: 1st ed. 2022.

ISBN: 9783030941376

Series Statement: Risk, Systems and Decisions,

URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-94137-6

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-94137-6

DDC: 500

Language: English

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The Soils of Oregon (2022)

Thorson, Thor. ; McGrath, Chad. ; Moberg, Dean. ; [et al.]

Cham :Springer International Publishing :

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Keywords: Soil science. ; Physical geography. ; Geomorphology. ; Ecology . ; Soil Science. ; Physical Geography. ; Geomorphology. ; Ecology.

Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- History of Soil Studies -- Soil-Forming Factor -- Elevation Gradients in the Oregon Mountain Ranges -- General Soil Regions of Oregon -- Diagnostic Horizons and Taxonomic Structure of Oregon Soils -- Taxonomic Soil Regions -- Mollisols -- Inceptisols -- Aridisols -- Andisols -- Ultisols -- Alfisols -- Entisols, Vertisols, Spodosols, and Histosols -- Soil-Forming Processes -- Benchmark, Endemic, Rare, and Endangered Soils -- Land Use in Oregon -- Yields, Soil Conservation, and Production System -- Summary.

Abstract: This book is the only comprehensive summary of natural resources of Oregon and adds to World Soil Book Series state-level collection. Due to broad latitudinal and elevation differences, Oregon has an exceptionally diverse climate, which exerts a major influence on soil formation. The mean annual temperature in Oregon ranges from 0°C in the Wallowa and Blue Mountains of northeastern Oregon to 13°C in south-central Oregon. The mean annual precipitation ranges from 175 mm in southeastern Oregon to over 5,000 mm at higher elevations in the Coast Range. The dominant vegetation type in Oregon is temperate shrublands, followed by forests dominated by lodgepole pine, Douglas-fir, and mixed conifers, grasslands, subalpine forests, maritime Sitka spruce-western hemlock forests, and ponderosa pine-dominated forests. Oregon is divided into 17 Major Land Resource Areas, the largest of which include the Malheur High Plateau, the Cascade Mountains, the Blue Mountain Foothills, and Blue Mountains. The single most important geologic event in Oregon was the deposition of Mazama ash 7,700 years by the explosion of Mt. Mazama. Oregon has soil series representative of 10 orders, 40 suborders, 114 great groups, 389 subgroups, over 1,000 families, and over 1,700 soil series. Mollisols are the dominant order in Oregon, followed by Aridisols, Inceptisols, Andisols, Ultisols, and Alfisols. Soils in Oregon are used primarily for forest products, livestock grazing, agricultural crops, and wildlife management. Key land use issues in Oregon are climate change; wetland loss; flooding; landslides; volcanoes, earthquakes, and tsunamis; coastal erosion; and wildfires.

Type of Medium: Online Resource

Pages: XIX, 545 p. 229 illus., 197 illus. in color. , online resource.

Edition: 1st ed. 2022.

ISBN: 9783030900915

Series Statement: World Soils Book Series,

URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-90091-5

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-90091-5

DDC: 631.4

Language: English

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Towards Implementation of Sustainability Concepts in Developing Countries (2021)

Alalouch, Chaham. [editor.] ; Piselli, Cristina. [editor.] ; Cappa, Francesco. [editor.]

Cham :Springer International Publishing :

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Keywords: Earth sciences. ; Geography. ; Science Study and teaching. ; Bioclimatology. ; Engineering geology. ; Landscape architecture. ; Earth and Environmental Sciences. ; Science Education. ; Climate Change Ecology. ; Geoengineering. ; Landscape Architecture. ; Earth Sciences.

Description / Table of Contents: Evaluation of the Sustainable Building Materials for Economic Housing in Egypt -- The Architectural Design of Outdoor Spaces in Oncology Hospitals. Toward Achieving Social Sustainability for Oncology Patients -- Visual Comfort in Elder Care Facilities: Promoting Environmental Gerontology Theory -- The Relation Between Walking and Urban Form: Identifying Gaps in Egyptian Literature -- Heritage Sites: Towards Creative Ambiance in Public Spaces Attached - Impact of Creative Ambiance on Societal Development -- Understanding challenges/barriers and the motivations of farmers to adopt Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs): case study of Sumerpur Tehsil of Rajasthan, India -- Sustainable Living Fences (SLF): To Develop the Function and Form of Universities’ Fences. (Based on Value Architecture) -- Toward a Sustainable Design of the Rehabilitation Centers For Addiction -- Toward Resiliency through Sustainable Urban Formation in Baghdad -- Improving Sustainability in Indian Cities through Expansion of Edible Green Spaces: Exploring Million Plus Cities of Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad.

Abstract: This book focuses on sustainability concepts in architecture and urban design, environmental issues, and natural resources. Today it has become essential to reduce carbon emissions, protect habitats, and preserve the delicate ecosystems of our planet. Accordingly, sustainable development has to be improved by decreasing the consumption of non-renewable resources, in order to help nature replenish itself. Further, it highlights the efforts that have been made by architects, environmentalists, engineers, students, planners and everyone in between in order to improve sustainability in various developing communities and countries.

Type of Medium: Online Resource

Pages: XV, 324 p. 214 illus., 183 illus. in color. , online resource.

Edition: 1st ed. 2021.

ISBN: 9783030743499

Series Statement: Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation, IEREK Interdisciplinary Series for Sustainable Development,

URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-74349-9

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-74349-9

DDC: 500

Language: English

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Soils Under Stress : More Work for Soil Science in Ukraine (2021)

Dmytruk, Yuriy. [editor.] ; Dent, David. [editor.]

Cham :Springer International Publishing :

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Keywords: Soil science. ; Ecology . ; Physical geography. ; Agriculture. ; Soil Science. ; Ecology. ; Physical Geography. ; Agriculture.

Description / Table of Contents: Conceptualising sustainable management of soil organic carbon -- Status and problems of normative monetary valuation of land in Ukraine -- An investable proposal -- Creating digital elevation models using budget unmanned aerial vehicles -- Determination of eroded Chernozem on the Right-Bank Steppe of Ukraine using the Soil Line -- Identification of the structure of soil cover by magnetic susceptibility -- Specificity of processes in hydromorphic soils -- Anthropogenic and genetic conditions for phosphate mobility in individual -- Robinia pseudoacacia and Quercus robur plantings change the physical properties of Calcic chernozem. .

Abstract: Dokuchaev carried out most of his research in Ukraine. His student and friend, Volodymyr Vernadsky, went on to create trans-disciplinary environmental sciences and the concept of Earth as a living organism, famously taken up by James Lovelock. That spring of ideas still flows and the researches captured in this volume are relevant to present-day problems, and not only in Ukraine. Soils have always been under stress but, in the Anthropocene, mankind is in the driving seat. As a sequel to Soil Science Working for a Living: Applications of soil science to present-day problems, we consider issues of policy as well as soil genesis, attributes and functions in various environments, natural and man-made. We consider human impacts on the soil cover through its use and misuse, highlight methods of research and assessment of soil quality, and the threats of soil degradation. The distinguished contributors also describe and propose various options for evaluation and remediation of degraded soils, drawing on the latest methods of modelling and cartography as well as long-term field experiments and long experience. The book will be invaluable to researchers and practitioners in soil science including graduate and post-graduate education, academics and professionals.

Type of Medium: Online Resource

Pages: XIX, 255 p. 60 illus., 33 illus. in color. , online resource.

Edition: 1st ed. 2021.

ISBN: 9783030683948

URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-68394-8

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-68394-8

DDC: 631.4

Language: English

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