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    A Faunal Review of Aleocharine Beetles in the Rapidly Changing Arctic and Subarctic Regions of North America (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) (2021)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Zoology. ; Environment. ; Bioinformatics. ; Ecology . ; Biodiversity. ; Physical geography. ; Zoology. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Computational and Systems Biology. ; Ecology. ; Biodiversity. ; Earth System Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Historical review of research on Arctic and Subarctic Aleocharinae -- Material and methods -- Impact of climate change on northern fauna and flora -- Aleocharinae as indicators of change -- Faunal analysis and discussion -- Key to tribes occurring in Arctic and Subarctic zones -- Tribe Gymnusini Heer, 1839 -- Tribe Aleocharini Fleming, 1821 -- Tribe Oxypodini C.G. Thomson, 1859 -- Tribe Tachyusini C.G. Thomson, 1859 -- Tribe Hypocyphtini Laporte, 1835 -- Tribe Myllaenini Ganglbauer, 1895 -- Tribe Liparocephalini Fenyes, 1918 -- Tribe Homalotini Heer, 1839 -- Tribe Placusini Mulsant and Rey, 1871 -- Tribe Athetini Casey, 1910 -- Tribe Falagriini Mulsant and Rey, 1873.
    Abstract: Arctic and Subarctic North America is particularly affected by climate change, where average temperatures are rising three times faster than the global average. Documenting the changing climate/environment of the north requires a structured knowledge of indicator taxa that reflect the effects of climate changes. Aleocharine beetles are a dominant group of forest insects, which are being used in many projects as indicators of environmental change. Many species are forest specialists restricted to certain microhabitats, some are generalists and others are open habitat specialists. They represent many ecological niches and, as such, are good indicators for many other species as well. The majority of Canadian aleocharine beetle species (about 600 spp.) has been studied and published by Jan Klimaszewski et al. (2018, 2020), mainly from southern, central, and western Canada, while the northern taxa remain poorly known and documented. The aim of the present book is to summarize the knowledge on this insect group in the Arctic and Subarctic North America and to provide a diagnostic and ecological tool for scientists studying and monitoring insects in northern Canada and Alaska. The book includes a review of the literature, information on 238 species and their habitats, taxonomic review, images, and identification tools.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIV, 712 p. 315 illus., 307 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030681913
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-68191-3
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-68191-3
    DDC: 590
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    Alpine Plant Life : Functional Plant Ecology of High Mountain Ecosystems (2021)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Ecology . ; Botany. ; Physical geography. ; Conservation biology. ; Ecology. ; Plant Science. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Conservation Biology.
    Description / Table of Contents: PRELIMINARY (ToC of second edition) 1 Plant ecology at high elevations -- The concept of limitation -- A regional and historical account -- The challenge of alpine plant research -- 2 The alpine life zone -- Altitudinal boundaries -- Global alpine land area -- Alpine plant diversity -- Origin of alpine floras -- Alpine growth forms -- 3 Alpine climate -- Which alpine climate -- Common features of alpine climates -- Regional features of alpine climates -- 4 The climate plants experience -- Interactions of relief, wind and sun -- How alpine plants influence their climate -- The geographic variation of alpine climate -- 5 Life under snow: protection and limitation -- Temperatures under snow -- Solar radiation under snow -- Gas concentrations under snow -- Plant responses to snowpack -- 6 Alpine soils -- Physics of alpine soil formation -- The organic compound -- The interaction of organic and inorganic compounds -- 7 Alpine treelines -- About trees and lines -- Current altitudinal positions of climatic treelines -- Treeline-climate relationships -- Intrazonal variations and pantropical plateauing of alpine treelines -- Treelines in the past -- Attempts at a functional explanation of treelines -- A hypothesis for treeline formation -- Growth trends near treelines -- Evidence for sink limitation -- 8 Climatic stress -- Survival of low temperature extremes -- Avoidance and tolerance of low temperature extremes -- Heat stress in alpine plants -- Ultraviolet radiation — a stress factor -- 9 Water relations -- Ecosystem water balance -- Soil moisture at high altitudes -- Plant water relations — a brief review of principles -- Water relations of alpine plants -- Desiccation stress -- Water relations of special plant types -- 10 Mineral nutrition -- Soil nutrients -- The nutrient status of alpine plants -- Nutrient cycling and nutrient budgets -- Nitrogen fixation -- Mycorrhiza -- Responses of vegetation to variable nutrient supply -- 11 Uptake and loss of carbon -- Photosynthetic capacity of alpine plants -- Photosynthetic responses to the environment -- Daily carbon gain of leaves -- The seasonal carbon gain of leaves -- C4 and CAM photosynthesis at high altitudes -- Tissue respiration of alpine plants -- Ecosystem carbon balance -- 12 Carbon investments -- Non-structural carbohydrates -- Lipids and energy content -- Carbon costs of leaves and roots -- Whole plant carbon allocation -- 13 Growth dynamics and phenology -- Seasonal growth -- Diurnal leaf extension -- Rates of plant dry matter accumulation -- Functional duration of leaves and roots -- 14 Cell division and tissue formation -- Cell size and plant size -- Mitosis and the cell cycle -- From meristem activity to growth control -- 15 Plant biomass production -- The structure of alpine plant canopies -- Primary productivity of alpine vegetation -- Plant dry matter pools -- Biomass losses through herbivores -- 16 Plant reproduction -- Flowering and pollination -- Seed development and seed size -- Germination -- Alpine seed banks and natural recruitment -- Clonal propagation -- Alpine plant age -- Community processes -- 17 Global change at high elevation -- Alpine land use -- The impact of altered atmospheric chemistry -- Climatic change and alpine ecosystems -- References (with chapter annotation) -- Taxonomic index (genera) -- Geographical index -- Color plates -- Plant life forms -- The alpine life zone -- Environmental stress -- The human dimension.
    Abstract: This book is a completely revised, substantially extended treatment of the physical and biological factors that drive life in high mountains. The book covers the characteristics of alpine plant life, alpine climate and soils, life under snow, stress tolerance, treeline ecology, plant water, carbon, and nutrient relations, plant growth and productivity, developmental processes, and two largely novel chapters on alpine plant reproduction and global change biology. The book explains why the topography driven exposure of plants to dramatic micro-climatic gradients over very short distances causes alpine biodiversity to be particularly robust against climatic change. Geographically, this book draws on examples from all parts of the world, including the tropics. This book is complemented with novel evidence and insight that emerged over the last 17 years of alpine plant research. The number of figures – mostly in color – nearly doubled, with many photographs providing a vivid impression of alpine plant life worldwide. Christian Körner was born in 1949 in Austria, received his academic education at the University of Innsbruck, and was full professor of Botany at the University of Basel from 1989 to 2014. As emeritus Professor he is continuing alpine plant research in the Swiss Alps.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIX, 500 p. 319 illus., 283 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 3rd ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030595388
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-59538-8
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-59538-8
    DDC: 577
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    Fire Ecology and Management: Past, Present, and Future of US Forested Ecosystems (2021)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Biotic communities. ; Forestry. ; Physical geography. ; Applied ecology. ; Ecology . ; Ecosystems. ; Forestry. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Applied Ecology. ; Terrestial Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction to Fire Ecology across USA Forested Ecosystems: Past, Present, and Future (Cathryn H. Greenberg, Beverly S. Collins, Scott Goodrick, Michael C. Stambaugh, and Gary R. Wein) -- Chapter 2. The Role of Fire in the Dynamics of Piedmont Vegetation (Joanna Spooner, Robert K. Peet, Michael P. Schafale, Alan S. Weakley and Thomas R. Wentworth) -- Chapter 3. Fire Ecology and Fire Management of Southeastern Coastal Plain Pine Ecosystems (Jeff S. Glitzenstein, J. Stephen Brewer, Ronald. E. Masters, J. Morgan Varner, and J. Kevin Hiers) -- Chapter 4. Fire Ecology and Management in Eastern Broadleaf and Appalachian Forests (Mary A. Arthur, J. Morgan Varner, Charles W. Lafon, Heather D. Alexander, Daniel C. Dey, Craig A. Harper, Sally P. Horn, Todd F. Hutchinson, Tara L. Keyser, Marcus A. Lashley, Christopher E. Moorman, and Callie J. Schweitzer) -- Chapter 5. Fire Ecology and Management of Forest Ecosystems in the Western Central Hardwoods and Prairie-Forest Border (Michael C. Stambaugh, Benjamin O. Knapp, and Daniel C. Dey) -- Chapter 6. Fire in Floodplain Forests of the Southeastern USA hy (Paul R. Gagnon, Loretta L. Battaglia, Brice B. Hanberry, William H. Conner, and Sammy L. King) -- Chapter 7. History and Future of Fire in Hardwood and Conifer Forests of the Great Lakes-Northeastern Forest Region, USA(Lee E. Frelich, Craig G. Lorimer, and Michael C. Stambaugh) -- Chapter 8. Fire Ecology of Rocky Mountain Forests(Sharon M. Hood, Brian J. Harvey, Paula J. Fornwalt, Cameron E. Naficy, Winslow D. Hansen, Kimberley T. Davis, Mike A. Battaglia, Camille Stevens-Rumann, Victoria Saab) -- Chapter 9. Fire Ecology of the North American Mediterranean-Climate Zone(Hugh D. Safford, Ramona J. Butz, Gabrielle N. Bohlman, Michelle Coppoletta, Becky L. Estes, Shana E. Gross, Kyle E. Merriam, Marc D. Meyer, Nicole A. Molinari, and Amarina Wuenschel) -- Chapter 10. Fire Ecology and Management in Pacific Northwest Forests(Matthew J. Reilly, Jessica E. Halofsky, Meg A. Krawchuk, Daniel C. Donato, Paul F. Hessburg, James Johnston, Andrew Merschel, Mark E. Swanson, Joshua S. Halofsky, and Thomas A. Spies) -- Chapter 11. Fire Ecology and Management of Southwestern Forests(Peter Z. Fulé, Catrin M. Edgeley, Carol L. Chambers, Serra Hoagland, Blanca Céspedes) -- Chapter 12. Fire and Forests in the 21st Century: Managing Resilience under Changing Climates and Fire Regimes in USA Forests(James M. Vose, David L. Peterson, Christopher J. Fettig, Jessica E. Halofsky, J. Kevin Hiers, Robert E. Keane, Rachel Loehman, and Michael C. Stambaugh).
    Abstract: This edited volume presents original scientific research and knowledge synthesis covering the past, present, and potential future fire ecology of major US forest types, with implications for forest management in a changing climate. The editors and authors highlight broad patterns among ecoregions and forest types, as well as detailed information for individual ecoregions, for fire frequencies and severities, fire effects on tree mortality and regeneration, and levels of fire-dependency by plant and animal communities. The foreword addresses emerging ecological and fire management challenges for forests, in relation to sustainable development goals as highlighted in recent government reports. An introductory chapter highlights patterns of variation in frequencies, severities, scales, and spatial patterns of fire across ecoregions and among forested ecosystems across the US in relation to climate, fuels, topography and soils, ignition sources (lightning or anthropogenic), and vegetation. Separate chapters by respected experts delve into the fire ecology of major forest types within US ecoregions, with a focus on the level of plant and animal fire-dependency, and the role of fire in maintaining forest composition and structure. The regional chapters also include discussion of historic natural (lightning-ignited) and anthropogenic (Native American; settlers) fire regimes, current fire regimes as influenced by recent decades of fire suppression and land use history, and fire management in relation to ecosystem integrity and restoration, wildfire threat, and climate change. The summary chapter combines the major points of each chapter, in a synthesis of US-wide fire ecology and forest management into the future. This book provides current, organized, readily accessible information for the conservation community, land managers, scientists, students and educators, and others interested in how fire behaviour and effects on structure and composition differ among ecoregions and forest types, and what that means for forest management today and in the future. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVII, 502 p. 71 illus., 65 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030732677
    Series Statement: Managing Forest Ecosystems, 39
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-73267-7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-73267-7
    DDC: 577
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    Compatible Solutes Engineering for Crop Plants Facing Climate Change (2021)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Plant physiology. ; Soil science. ; Physical geography. ; Plant biotechnology. ; Biotechnology. ; Plant Physiology. ; Soil Science. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Plant Biotechnology. ; Biotechnology.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Recent advances in plant adaptation to climate change – An introduction to compatible solutes -- 2. Osmosensing and signaling in plants - Potential role in crop improvement under climate change -- 3. Amino acids other than proline and their participation in abiotic stress tolerance -- 4. Engineering glycine betaine biosynthesis in alleviating abiotic stress effects in plants -- 5. Improvement of abiotic stress tolerance by modulating polyamine pathway in crop plants -- 6. Engineering fructan biosynthesis against abiotic stress -- 7. The γ-Aminobutyric Acid (GABA) towards abiotic stress tolerance -- 8. Sugar alcohols and osmotic stress adaptation in plants -- 9. Crosstalk of compatible solutes with other signalling pathways in plants -- 10. Effect and importance of compatible solutes in plant growth promotion under different stress conditions -- 11. Compatible solute engineering: An approach for plant growth under climate change.
    Abstract: Plants, being sessile and autotrophic in nature, must cope with challenging environmental aberrations and therefore have evolved various responsive or defensive mechanisms including stress sensing mechanisms, antioxidant system, signaling pathways, secondary metabolites biosynthesis, and other defensive pathways among which accumulation of osmolytes or osmo-protectants is an important phenomenon. Osmolytes with organic chemical nature termed as compatible solutes are highly soluble compounds with no net charge at physiological pH and nontoxic at higher concentrations to plant cells. Compatible solutes in plants involve compounds like proline, glycine betaine, polyamines, trehalose, raffinose family oligosaccharides, fructans, gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA), and sugar alcohols playing structural, physiological, biochemical, and signaling roles during normal plant growth and development. The current and sustaining problems of climate change and increasing world population has challenged global food security. To feed more than 9 billion, the estimated population by 2050, the yield of major crops needs to be increased 1.1–1.3% per year, which is mainly restricted by the yield ceiling. A major factor limiting the crop yield is the changing global environmental conditions which includes drought, salinity and extreme temperatures and are responsible for a reduction of crop yield in almost all the crop plants. This condition may worsen with a decrease in agricultural land or the loss of potential crop yields by 70%. Therefore, it is a challenging task for agricultural scientists to develop tolerant/resistant varieties against abiotic stresses. The development of stress tolerant plant varieties through conventional breeding is very slow due to complex multigene traits. Engineering compatible solutes biosynthesis by deciphering the mechanism behind the abiotic tolerance or accumulation in plants cell is a potential emerging strategy to mitigate adverse effects of abiotic stresses and increase global crop production. However, detailed information on compatible solutes, including their sensing/signaling, biosynthesis, regulatory components, underlying biochemical mechanisms, crosstalk with other signaling pathways, and transgenic development have not been compiled into a single resource. Our book intends to fill this unmet need, with insight from recent advances in compatible solutes research on agriculturally important crop plants.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XII, 266 p. 28 illus., 22 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030806743
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80674-3
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-80674-3
    DDC: 571.2
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    Biology of Composts (2020)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Microbiology. ; Microbial ecology. ; Botany. ; Biotechnology. ; Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Physical geography. ; Microbiology. ; Microbial Ecology. ; Plant Science. ; Biotechnology. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology. ; Earth System Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part 1. Composting: Paradigms and Mechanisms -- 1. Compost and Compost Tea Microbiology: the “-Omics” Era -- 2. Biological Sterilisation, Detoxification and Stimulation of Cucurbitacin-containing Manure -- 3. Nematode succession during composting process -- 4. Review on Physiological Effects of Vermicomposts on Plants -- 5. Interaction of Earthworm Activity with Soil Structure and Enzymes -- 6. Survival of Pathogenic and Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria in Vermicompost, Sewage Sludge and other Types of Composts in Temperate Climate Conditions -- Part 2. Modern Tools and Techniques for Composting Research -- 7. Molecular Tools and Techniques for Understanding the Microbial Community Dynamics of Vermicomposting -- 8. Molecular Tools and Techniques for Understanding the Microbial Community Dynamics of Vermicomposting -- 9. Recent Advances in Assessing the Maturity and Stability of Compost -- 10. Application of Nanotechnology to Research on the Microbiology of Composting -- Part 3. Composting Applications -- 11. Bioremediation of Pesticides in Soil Through Composting: Potential and Challenges -- 12. Current Trends and Insights on Compost Utilization Studies - Crop Residue Composting to Improve Soil Organic Matter in Sugarcane Cultivation, Tamil Nadu, India -- 13. Applications of Streptomyces spp. Enhanced Compost in Sustainable Agriculture.
    Abstract: This book highlights the latest findings on fundamental aspects of composting, the interaction of various microorganisms, and the underlying mechanisms. In addition to addressing modern tools and techniques used for composting research, it provides an overview of potential composting applications in both agriculture and environmental reclamation. Composting is the process of organic waste decomposition, mediated by microorganisms. The end-product is called ‘compost’ and can be used as a supplement to improve soil fertility. As the municipal waste generated in most developing countries contains a substantial amount of organic matter suitable for composting, this technology offers a win-win opportunity for stakeholders in terms of disposing of organic waste and providing organic fertilizers for agriculture. In addition, using compost reduces the dependency on harmful chemical fertilizers, and represents a sustainable and environmentally friendly alternative.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XI, 291 p. 39 illus., 26 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030391737
    Series Statement: Soil Biology, 58
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-39173-7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-39173-7
    DDC: 579
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    Symbiotic Soil Microorganisms : Biology and Applications (2021)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Microbiology. ; Botany. ; Biotechnology. ; Physical geography. ; Microbial ecology. ; Forestry. ; Microbiology. ; Plant Science. ; Biotechnology. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Microbial Ecology. ; Forestry.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part I. Fungal Symbiosis -- Current Status–Enlightens in Its Biology and Omics Approach on Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Community -- An Insight through Root-Endophytic-Mutualistic Association in Improving Crop Productivity and Sustainability -- Interaction Between Root Endophytes and Plants: Their Bioactive Products and Significant Functions -- Unravelling the Role of Endophytes in Micronutrient Uptake and Enhanced Crop Productivity -- Dual and Tripartite Symbiosis of Invasive Woody Plants -- Eco-friendly Association of Plants and Actinomycetes -- The Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Symbiosis of Trees: Structure, Function, and Regulating Factors -- Effectiveness of Arbuscular Mycorrhizas in Improving Carob Culture in the Mediterranean Regions -- Leaf Endophytes and Their Bioactive Compounds -- Role of Endophytic Fungus Piriformospora indica in Nutrient Acquisition and Plant Health -- The Role of Symbiotic Fungi in Nutri-Farms -- Part II. Bacterial Symbiosis -- Understanding the Evolution of Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria -- Rhizobia–Legume Symbiosis During Environmental Stress -- Archaeal Symbiosis for Plant Health and Soil Fertility -- Microbial Symbionts of Aquatic Plants -- Rhizobium Presence and Functions in Microbiomes of Non-leguminous Plants -- Part III. Insect–Fungus Mutualism -- Symbiotic Harmony Between Insects and Fungi: A Mutualistic Approach -- Panorama of Metarhizium: Host Interaction and Its Uses in Biocontrol and Plant Growth Promotion -- Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi: Potential Plant Protective Agent Against Herbivorous Insect and Its Importance in Sustainable Agriculture -- Eradication of Malaria by the Mutualistic Interaction Between Wickerhamomyces anomalus and Anopheles sp -- Part IV. Microbial Symbiosis in Disease and Stress Management -- Halophyte–Endophyte Interactions: Linking Microbiome Community Distribution and Functionality to Salinity -- Root Endophytic Microbes and Their Potential Applications in Crop Disease Management -- Do Mycorrhizal Fungi Enable Plants to Cope with Abiotic Stresses by Overcoming the Detrimental Effects of Salinity and Improving Drought Tolerance? -- Combined Use of Beneficial Bacteria and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi for the Biocontrol of Plant Cryptogamic Diseases: Evidence, Methodology, and Limits -- Remediation of Toxic Metal-Contaminated Soil and Its Revitalisation with Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi.
    Abstract: This book explores microbial symbiosis, with a particular focus on soil microorganisms, highlighting their application in enhancing plant growth and yield. It addresses various types of bacterial and fungal microbes associated with symbiotic phenomena, including rhizobium symbiosis, arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis, ectomycorrhizal symbiosis, algal/lichen symbiosis, and Archeal symbiosis. Presenting strategies for employing a diverse range of bacterial and fungal symbioses in nutrient fortification, adaptation of plants in contaminated soils, and mitigating pathogenesis, it investigates ways of integrating diverse approaches to increase crop production under the current conventional agroecosystem. Providing insights into microbial symbioses and the challenges of adopting a plant-microbe synergistic approach towards plant health, this book is a valuable resource for researchers, graduate students and anyone in industry working on bio-fertilizers and their agricultural applications. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: VII, 489 p. 49 illus., 39 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030519162
    Series Statement: Soil Biology, 60
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51916-2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-51916-2
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    Brazilian Mangroves and Salt Marshes (2023)
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    Keywords: Environment. ; Physical geography. ; Conservation biology. ; Ecology . ; Freshwater ecology. ; Marine ecology. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Conservation Biology. ; Freshwater and Marine Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part I - Tropical and Subtropical Brazilian Coastal Zone -- 1. Brazilian Coastal Zone: Mangroves and Salt Marshes -- 2. Zonation and succession of mangrove and salt marsh ecosystems: typical and associated vegetation species -- Part II - The Mangrove Ecosystem -- 3. Variability of Mangroves along the Brazilian Coast -- 4. Ecophysiological and phenology aspects of mangrove species on the Brazilian coast -- 5. Genetic and epigenetic diversity of mangrove plants: markers of adaptation in a changing environment -- 6. A Review on litterfall in Brazilian mangroves -- Part III - The Salt Marsh Ecosystem -- 7. Brazilian salt marshes -- Part IV - The Mangroves and Salt Marshes Associates -- 8. Microbial diversity and microbial food chain -- 9. Brazilian mangrove and salt marsh macroalgal communities -- 10. Invertebrates: Ecology macro and meiofauna associated with mangroves and marshes Brazilian -- 11. Biodiversity, ecology and socioeconomic importance of brachyuran crabs from Brazilian mangroves and salt marshes -- 12. Fish composition in mangroves and salt marshes along the Brazilian coast -- 13. Birds associated with mangroves and salt marshes in Brazil -- 14. Marine mammals and mangroves and mangroves and salt marshes in Brazil: past, present and potencial scenarios -- Part V - Conservation Strategies -- 15. Historical ecology of mangroves: investigating the past to conserve the future -- 16. Economic valuation as a tool for conservation of the Brazilian marine biodiversity of mangrove and salt marsh ecosystems -- 17. Mangrove protected areas in Brazil: controversies and perspectives -- 18. Contributions of environmental education to mangrove conservation -- 19. Magrove and salt marsh ecosystems: what to expect from climate changes -- 20. Coastal zone adaptive management -- Index.
    Abstract: This book offers a new ecosystemic approach to the understanding of mangrove and salt marsh ecosystems. Brazil has one of the largest areas of mangroves in the world, where salt marshes might or might not be associated. Different landscapes comprise the extensive coastline, where mangrove and salt marsh species’ composition is discussed through the analysis of physiography, zonation, and succession processes. Both salt marsh and mangrove plants and the associated macroalgae will be characterized in their ecophysiological and phenological aspects, as well as genetic and epigenetic diversity. The chapters on microbial diversity and litterfall expose the well-known importance of these ecosystems as highly productive carbon sinks and pumps. The associated fauna of invertebrates (benthic meio and macrofaunas, especially brachyuran crabs) and vertebrates (fishes, birds, and mammals) are presented in a special section. The conservational approach encompasses issues, such as historical ecology, economic valuation, protected areas, environmental education, climate changes, and adaptive management.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIX, 394 p. 54 illus., 41 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031134869
    Series Statement: Brazilian Marine Biodiversity,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-13486-9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-13486-9
    DDC: 333.7
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    Pacific - Atlantic Mollusc Migration : Pliocene Inter-Ocean Gateway Archives on Tjörnes, North Iceland (2021)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Paleontology . ; Climatology. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Physical geography. ; Sedimentology. ; Biology Technique. ; Paleontology. ; Climate Sciences. ; Water. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Sedimentology. ; Experimental Organisms.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter1. A Brief Resumé of the Geology of Iceland -- Chapter2. The Marine Realm Around Iceland - a Review of Biological Research -- Chapter3. The Evolution of the Tjörnes Sedimentary Basin in Relation to the Tjörnes Fracture Zone and the Geological Structure of Iceland -- Chapter4. A Review of the Research History of the Tjörnes Sequence, North Iceland -- Chapter5. Lithostratigraphy of the Tjörnes Sequence in Barmur and Höskuldsvík on the West Coast of Tjörnes, North Iceland -- Chapter6. An Age Model for the Miocene to Pleistocene Tjörnes Sequence, North Iceland -- Chapter7. Systematic Overview of the Pliocene Molluscs and Barnacles of the Barmur Group on Tjörnes, North Iceland -- Chapter8. Foraminifera in the Pliocene Barmur Group on Tjörnes, North Iceland -- Chapter9. Reconstructing the Palaeoenvironments of the Pliocene Barmur Group in the Tjörnes Basin, North Iceland -- Lithostratigraphy of the Upper Part of the Tjörnes Sequence in Furuvík, Breiðavík, Öxarfjörður, and Central Tjörnes Mountains, North Iceland -- Systematic Overview of the Molluscs and Barnacles of the Quaternary Breiðavík Group, North Iceland -- Chapter12. Foraminifera in the Early Pleistocene Part of the Breiðavík Group, North Iceland Knudsen -- Chapter13. Reconstructing the Palaeoenvironments of the Quaternary Tjörnes Basin, North Iceland -- Chapter14. Migration of Pacific Marine Mollusc Fauna into the North Atlantic Across the Arctic Ocean in Pliocene and Early Pleistocene Time.
    Abstract: This volume sheds new light on the marine fauna and geological setting of the Tjörnes Sequence, North Iceland, which is a classic site for the Pliocene and Pleistocene stratigraphy of the North Atlantic region. Readers will discover descriptions of new data collected by the editors over a period of over three decades on marine faunal assemblages and sedimentology available for palaeoenvironmental reconstructions, as well as the tectonic and stratigraphical relationships on Tjörnes Peninsula. The book includes a comprehensive account of all the collections of marine fossil invertebrate macrofossils and foraminifera known to the editors from the Tjörnes Sequence. It is expected to elucidate sedimentological and faunal changes from relatively stable Pliocene conditions to highly variable and periodically harsh climatic conditions of recurring Quaternary glaciations. The distribution, recent or fossil, of various species is recorded and pertinent ecological and biological features are also discussed. The Tjörnes Sequence records the Neogene migration of Pacific species into the North Atlantic. Researchers in geology, climate science, environmental science and earth science will find this book particularly valuable. .
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    Pages: X, 882 p. 248 illus., 205 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030596637
    Series Statement: Topics in Geobiology ; 52
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-59663-7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-59663-7
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    Bacilli in Agrobiotechnology : Plant Stress Tolerance, Bioremediation, and Bioprospecting (2022)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Microbiology. ; Agriculture. ; Bioinformatics. ; Microbial ecology. ; Physical geography. ; Plant Science. ; Microbiology. ; Agriculture. ; Bioinformatics. ; Microbial Ecology. ; Earth System Sciences.
    Abstract: The third volume of the series ‘Bacilli and Agrobiotechnology’ is comprised of 25 chapters that bring a unique perspective to the readers about Bacillus-mediated biotic and abiotic plant stress tolerance, bioremediation and bioprospecting. These chapters are prepared by the leading scientists of global repute. The negative impacts of agrochemicals such as chemical fertilizers and pesticides on human health and environment are paramount. Bacillus and allied genera of beneficial plant-associated microbes are presenting beacon of hope to the farmers, plant scientists and stewards of environment. Several chapters of this volume focus on the induction of various signaling pathways in plants by Bacillus spp. to alleviate biotic and abiotic stresses impacted by global climate change Agricultural lands contaminated with heavy metals affect the ecological food chain starting from crop cultivation. How the toxic effects of trace metals originating from industrial effluents and agrochemicals can be remediated? This book addresses how to overcome these issues by applying elite strains of Bacillus. Bioprospecting is a systematic and organized search for conversion of bioresources to industrially important products by utilizing microbe-derived metabolites. This volume is enriched by including the bioprospecting aspects mediated by Bacillus spp. with novel insights.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: VII, 612 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030854652
    Series Statement: Bacilli in Climate Resilient Agriculture and Bioprospecting,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85465-2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-85465-2
    DDC: 580
    Language: English
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    Sustainable Development in Changing Complex Earth Systems (2020)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Physical geography. ; Computer simulation. ; Environment. ; Sustainability. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Physical Geography. ; Computer Modelling. ; Environmental Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter1. Some remarks on sustainable development -- Chapter2. Structure and operation of systems, models of the global earth system -- Chapter3. The global earth system at the beginning of the 21st century -- Chapter4. Steps towards realising global sustainable development.
    Abstract: This book applies system theory to analyze the operation and structure of the complex earth surface system, including the interactions between society and nature that cause environmental degradation and threats to human populations. The possible ways to harmonize the operation of a global society as a complex system using the United Nation sustainable development goals are investigated, as well as the major efforts currently implemented to achieve this objective and why many are unsuccessful. Readers will learn this material through case studies that assess the essential conditions required to occupy a planet sustainably, and examine the complex interactions between society and nature in the atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and outer layers of the lithosphere. The book is written for undergraduate students in geography, earth sciences, environmental sciences, and ecology, and will also appeal to environmental agency employees, nature protection representatives, teachers, and researchers. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVIII, 292 p. 143 illus., 63 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030216450
    Series Statement: Sustainable Development Goals Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21645-0
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-21645-0
    DDC: 304.2
    Language: English
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