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    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
    Keywords: Ecology . ; Environmental sciences Mathematics. ; Environment. ; Conservation biology. ; Statistics . ; Ecology. ; Mathematical Applications in Environmental Science. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Conservation Biology. ; Statistics.
    Description / Table of Contents: 0. Introduction - Ecologist in Wonderland -- Part 1. Linking Ecotoxicology and Ecology -- Chapter 1. Basic Concepts of Ecological Risk Assessment -- Chapter 2. Population-level assessment -- Chapter 3. Population models of extinction -- Chapter 4. Population level assessment using the canonical model -- Part 2. Models for ecotoxicology -- Chapter 5. Species Sensitivity Distribution in Ecological Risk Assessment -- Chapter 6. BLM: A model for predicting metal toxicities -- Chapter 7.Mathematical models for chemical mixtures -- Chapter 8.Statistics and related topics.
    Abstract: This book introduces various mathematical models used in ecological risk assessment, primarily discussing models used in hazard assessment. The book aims to link ecology and conservation biology with risk assessments, bringing together the knowledge of ecotoxicology and ecology for effective risk assessment. The first part describes population-level assessment in ecological risk assessment. The chapters cover current methodologies for ecological risk assessment, individual-level assessment, population dynamics models for population-level assessment, case studies, mathematical models for population extinctions, the derivation of mean time to extinction (MTE) and their case studies. The second part of the book discusses the mathematical models involved in hazard assessments. It introduces the method of risk assessment using species sensitivity distributions (SSDs), hazard assessment of metals, chemical mixtures using the Michaelis-Menten equation, basic elements of statistics and related topics. Expected readers are risk assessors in governments and public sectors, students and young researchers interested in environmental science. The book is made accessible and easy to follow by beginners in mathematical biology and theoretical ecology.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIV, 202 p. 90 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819903092
    Series Statement: Theoretical Biology,
    DDC: 577
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    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
    Keywords: Biodiversity. ; Ecology . ; Forestry. ; Biodiversity. ; Ecology. ; Forestry.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Climbers - a general overview -- 2. Overview of the research on climbers from the past to the present: a global analysis -- 3. Ecology of Lianas: Diversity and distribution -- 4. Current status and future prospects -- 5. Taxonomic diversity of climbing flora in India – A compendium -- 6. Climber radiations in Angiosperms: How many families have climbers?
    Abstract: This book brings out the most comprehensive and up-to-date information on the taxonomy, biodiversity, and ecology of climbers in India. Climbing is one of the principal plant growth habits that have long attracted the interests of ecologists and evolutionary biologists. Climbing plants can add significantly to the species richness of many tropical forests ecosystems, yet they receive relatively lesser attention than trees in ecological studies. The difficulties in taxonomic assertions and lack of standard methodologies overlook climbers in plant inventories, resulting in the underrepresentation of climbers in regional floras. There is a growing consensus about the increasing abundance of climbers and their multifaceted role in tropical forests worldwide. Therefore, it is essential to understand the taxonomic diversity and ecology of climbers at the regional scale to substantiate our efforts towards constructing a global climber database, which serves as a reference for fundamental research in climber ecology and evolution. This book is of interest to biodiversity researchers, taxonomists, ecologists, and evolutionary biologists. Field biologists, forest managers, and naturalists will also find this a useful read.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XI, 922 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811986451
    DDC: 333.95
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    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
    Keywords: Plant diseases. ; Ecology . ; Agriculture. ; Botany. ; Plant Pathology. ; Ecology. ; Agriculture. ; Plant Science.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Historic Plant Disease Epidemics -- 2. Epidemic Factors -- 3. Predicting Variables. 4.Criteria to Develop Forecast -- 5. Modeling of Epidemic Dynamic -- 6. Decision Support Systems (DSSs) -- 7. Expert System -- 8. Geographic Information Systems: Web-Based Disease Forecasting -- 9. Decision Support Systems and Expert Systems: A Comparison -- 10. Forecasting in Changed Climate -- 11. Disease Detection: Imaging Technology and Remote Sensing -- 12. Classical Disease Forecasting Systems.
    Abstract: This book focus on creating popularity and interest in modeling, derivation of equations for plant disease forecasting or construction and use of Web-based Expert Systems among plant pathologists. This book covers descriptions of many historic plant disease epidemics, various forecasting systems and methods of their construction, instruments required for study of plant disease epidemics, widely used commercial forecasting systems and present global scenario of forecasting. In the human history plant disease epidemics have brought unsurmountable misery many a times. Still breaking out of epidemic in any time in any part of the world is a stark reality. The panic spraying of chemical pesticides is not a panacea. Only the IPM technology may give relief. This technology if backed by the disease forewarning system may yield the desired results. Hence, an in depth understanding of plant disease forecasting system and its successful implementation may bring the global food security. This title provides a useful background for all students, practitioners, and researchers interested in the field of epidemiology, food security and agriculture sciences. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVIII, 126 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819912100
    DDC: 571.92
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    Keywords: Microbiology. ; Agriculture. ; Ecology . ; Microbiology. ; Agriculture. ; Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Exploring Microbial Diversity of Arid Regions of Globe for Agricultural Sustainability: A Revisit -- 2. Harnessing drought tolerant PGPM in arid agro ecosystem for plant disease management and soil amelioration -- 3. Role of Plant Growth-promoting Bacteria in Rainfed and Irrigated Crops -- 4. Plant Growth Promoting Microbes: The Potential Phosphorus Solubilizers in Soils of Arid Agro-ecosystem -- 5. Diversity of PGPM and Ecosystem Services -- 6. Plant Growth Promoting Microorganisms: An Option for Drought and Salinity Management in Arid Agriculture -- 7. Plant Growth Promoting Microbes: Key Players in Organic Agriculture -- 8. Interceding Microbial Biofertilizers in Agroforestry System for Enhancing Productivity -- 9. Role of PGPM in Managing Soil Borne Plant Pathogens in Horticulture Crops -- 10. The Use of Plant Growth Promoting Microorganisms in the Managementof Soil-Borne Plant Pathogenic Organisms -- 11. Role of plant growth promoting microbes in managing soil-borne pathogens in forestry -- 12. Secondary Metabolites and Bioprospecting -- 13. PGPM: Fundamental, Bioformulation, Commercialization and Success at Farmer’s Field -- 14. PGPR: A Sustainable Agricultural Mitigator For Stressed Agro-Environments -- 15. Endophytic PGPM derived metabolites and their role in arid ecosystem -- 16. Current regulatory requirements for PGPM products for management of seed, soil and plant health: An overview -- 17. Evolving Concepts of Biocontrol of Phytopathogens by Endophytic Pseudomonas fluorescence -- 18. Symbiotic Effectiveness of Rhizobium Strains in Agriculture -- 19. Inoculant Production and Formulation of Azospirillum Species.
    Abstract: This edited book aims to focus on microbial diversity in arid lands and deserts versus specific microbial assemblages associated with plants. The book explains ecological drivers that shape this diversity, how plant-associated microbiomes are selected, and their biotechnological potential are discussed. Diversity and functional redundancy of these associated PGPM make them very active in supporting plant improvement, health and resistance to drought, salt and other stresses, and these dimensions will be explored in this book. Implementing proper biotechnological applications of the arid and desert-adapted PGPM constitutes a sizeable challenge, and the book attempts to take up that challenge and help researchers in this field to gain a detailed understanding of PGPM from arid ecosystems. This book serves as a handbook for research workers, teachers, postgraduate students and extension personnel, other development workers, and policy planners engaged in arid zone development.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXII, 455 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811941245
    DDC: 579
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    Keywords: Biodiversity. ; Ecology . ; Biotic communities. ; Population biology. ; Urban ecology (Biology). ; Biodiversity. ; Ecology. ; Community and Population Ecology. ; Urban Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part 1. Biocultural Landscapes During the Anthropocene -- Chapter 1. Understanding Plant Diversity Dynamics in Biocultural Landscapes During The Anthropocene -- Chapter 2. Building Sustainability in Community-Managed Mangrove Forest using Biocultural Approach to Conservation -- Chapter 3. Plant Diversity in Biocultural landscapes during Anthropocene: The Need For Conservation, Challenges, and Future Prospects in Today’s World -- Chapter 4. Extinction of Medicinal Plants in Anthropocene Epoch: Special Reference to Rauwolfia Serpentina -- Part 2. Keystone and Other Significant Species in Bicultural Landscapes -- Chapter 5. Ethnobotany of Yams (Dioscoreaceae) Used by Local Communities in the Northwest of Luzon Island -- Chapter 6. A Preliminary Survey of The Genus Hoya R.Br. (Apocynaceae) in Papua, Indonesia with Notes on Hoya as Larval Food plant of Euploea netscheri Snellen -- Chapter 7. Species Diversity and Habitat Association of Ferns and Lycophytes in Mts. Palay-Palay Mataas na Gulod Protected Landscape -- Chapter 8. Remaining Subpopulations of Impatiens Manillensis Walp. 1843 (Balsaminaceae) In Mts. Palay-Palay-Mataas-Na-Gulod Protected Landscape, Luzon Island, Philippines -- Chapter 9. Pteridophytes in Mount Matutum Protected Landscape -- Chapter 10. Morphological Diversity of Kopyor Coconut in Indonesia -- Chapter 11. Ecology of Understory Plants of Forests over Limestone in Samar Island, Philippines -- Chapter 12. Taxo-ethnobotany of Genus Ficus l. In Jammu and Kashmir State (India) -- Part 3. Ecosystem Prcesses in Bicultural Landscapes -- Chapter 13. Food to Medicine: The Impact of Soil and Climatic Factors on the Phytochemical Property of Anahaw (Saribus rotundifolius (Lam.) Blume Shoot -- Chapter 14. Floral and Fruiting Phenology in the Lowland Forests of Palanan, Isabela, Philippines -- Chapter 15. A Survey of Understory Vegetation in the Biocultural Landscape of Mount Makiling, Luzon Island, Philippines: Implications for Sustainable Management -- Chapter 16. Floral Diversity and Carbon Stock Assessments of Montane Forests Along the Tri-Boundaries of Benguet, Ifugao and Mountain Province, Philippines -- Chapter 17. The Dynamics of Soil Microbiome Upon Anthropogenic Changes In Plant Diversity and Land Management Practices -- Chapter 18. Plants' anatomical and genetic responses to anthropogenic climate change and human-induced activities -- Chapter 19. Impact of Anthropogenic compounds on biodiversity: A comprehensive analysis -- Part 4. Best Practices in Plant Diversity Conservation -- Chapter 20. Documentation of the Phenocalendar of Allaeanthus luzonicus (Blanco) Fern.-Vill. (Family Moraceae) to Sustain Its Utilization -- Chapter 21. Analyzing the Spatio-Temporal Changes of the Biocultural Landscape of Banaue, Philippines Using GIS -- Chapter 22. Plant Diversity in Selected Agro- and Forest Ecosystems in Indigenous Cultural Communities (ICCs) in the Cordillera Region, Northern Philippines -- Chapter 23. The Stories of Organic Farming Champions in the Philippines and their Crop Diversity Practices -- Chapter 24. Current status of Seaweed diversity: Anthropogenic interventions -- Part 5. Emerging Frameworks for Conservation -- Chapter 25. Homegarden Agroforestry for Plant Diversity Conservation in an Urban Landscape: Practices and Prospects -- Chapter 26. Comprehending the cultural landscape of Mount Makiling: a road to Community Wellbeing necessary to enhance ecosystem integrity -- Chapter 27. System Dynamic Modelling of Top Harvested Plant Bioresources in Northern Negros Natural Park -- Chapter 28. Heritage Negotiations in Manila and Pampanga: The Use of Toponyms in the Study of Two Biocultural Landscapes in the Philippines -- Chapter 29. Liaforestry-sustainable Forest Management Model Using Multi-Purposes Tree Species for Reforestation and Climate Change Mitigation, Lesson Learned from Meru Betiri National Park -- Chapter 30. Conservation of IUCN Threatened Zingiberaceae Species in Tropical Asia: Challenges, Gaps and Opportunities.
    Abstract: The edited book highlights comprehensive studies on plant diversity dynamics, ecosystem processes, and best conservation practices from the interdisciplinary perspectives such as the botanists, ecologists, conservation biologists, geneticists, cell biologists, molecular biotechnologists, and social scientists. The main focus of the book is to address biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse amidst the escalating climate change problems, aggravated by anthropogenic activities in biocultural landscapes. The book describes the biocultural landscape of today, ecology of plant diversity, botany of keystone and other rare species of economic and pharmaceutical significance, ecosystem processes, conservation, and emerging frameworks to sustain biocultural landscapes in the Anthropocene. Biocultural landscapes are tracks of land in many parts of the world, shaped by unique human-nature interactions. Many of these landscapes are populated with indigenous peoples with a unique way of life including their interaction with plants and the environment. The relationship between humans and nature in biocultural landscapes used to be harmonious. However, as the human population surges, much pressure has been experienced by the landscape, hence, the loss of biodiversity and degradation of ecosystem services that cascade to agricultural systems. The book is of interest to teachers, professors, policymakers, researchers, and advocates in the fields of botany, ecology, taxonomy, biodiversity conservation, environmental science, molecular biology and genomics, molecular ecology, agriculture, and Agri-tourism, forestry, social science, and climate change professionals. Also, the book serves as a good reference and additional reading material for undergraduate and graduate students.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: IX, 724 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811986499
    DDC: 333.95
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    Keywords: Ecology . ; Biodiversity. ; Biotic communities. ; Population biology. ; Agricultural ecology. ; Ecology. ; Biodiversity. ; Community and Population Ecology. ; Agroecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Overview of African Biological Resources and Environment -- Chapter 2. Biodiversity Conservation and Tourism Sustainability in Africa -- Chapter 3. Biodiversity Conservation Strategies and Sustainability -- Chapter 4. Potentials, threats, and sustainable conservation strategies of Plankton and Macrophytes -- Chapter 5. Threats and conservation status of cercopithecus sclateri in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria -- Chapter 6. Potential threats and possible conservation strategies of Biodiversity in Niger Delta region of Nigeria -- Chapter 7. Exploration of Local Beliefs and Cultural Heritages as Tools for Species Conservation in Selected Sites in Africa -- Chapter 8. The need to conserve and protect forest resources -- Chapter 9. Rationale behind conservation of Africa’s biological resources -- Chapter 10. The Value of Biodiversity to Sustainable Development in Africa -- Chapter 11. Medicinal potentials of Aloe vera (Aloe barbadensis Miller): Technologies for the production of Therapeutics -- Chapter 12. Sustainable utilization of important medicinal plants in Africa -- Chapter 13. Local Food Crops In Africa: Sustainable Utilization, Threats, And Traditional Storage Strategies -- Chapter 14. Environmental Pollution: Threats, Impact on Biodiversity, and Protection Strategies -- Chapter 15. Environmental Degradation in the Niger Delta Ecosystem: the role of Anthropogenic pollution -- Chapter 16. Climate Change and Other Environmental Factors as Drivers of Fauna and Flora Biodiversity in Africa -- Chapter 17. Contamination of African water resources: impacts on biodiversity and strategies for conservation and restoration -- Chapter 18. Disease Outbreaks In Ex-Situ Plant Conservation And Potential Management Strategies -- Chapter 19. Challenges of sea turtle conservation in African territorial waters: the way out -- Chapter 20. An Overview of Environmental Resources in Africa: Emerging Issues and Sustainable Exploitation -- Chapter 21. Touristic Value of African Environment: A Socio-Economic Perspective. Chapter 22. Environmental Sustainability: Relevance of Forensic Insects and other Ecosystem Services in Africa -- Chapter 23. Intrinsic Values of the African Environment: A Sustainable Perspective -- Chapter 24. Towards sustainable biological and environmental policies in Africa.
    Abstract: This edited book highlights the potential and actual contributions of the sustainable management and utilization of indigenous biological resources and environment for the development of Africa. The book centers on documenting current trends and issues in the field of resource use and conservation with the view of emphasizing their benefits to the pursuit of development within the region. By documenting the array of natural resources and environment in Africa, this book addresses the topical knowledge and understanding gaps that characterize conservation (rationale for sustainable resource exploration), utilization patterns, and conservation challenges including policy status, environmental threats, impacts of tourism, reduction in food resources, etc., and their effects on the sustainable development of Africa. Through an integrated approach, the book focuses on below and above-ground biological resources and the diverse scales of environment that characterize Africa. This collection of works is very helpful for natural and social scientists, policymakers, strategists, researchers, government and non-government organizations, biodiversity and environmental managers, climate change scientists, practitioners, activists, conservationists, academics, ecologists, undergraduate and postgraduate students, and others who want to learn about and understand the best way to use and protect Africa's resources and heritage sustainably.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XV, 691 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811969744
    Series Statement: Sustainable Development and Biodiversity, 32
    DDC: 577
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    Keywords: Freshwater ecology. ; Marine ecology. ; Ecology . ; Biodiversity. ; Freshwater and Marine Ecology. ; Ecology. ; Biodiversity.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1_ An Introduction to the Functions and Ecosystems Services associated with aquatic macrophytes -- Chapter 2_ Factors structuring Aquatic Macrophytes -- Chapter 3_ Aquatic Macrophytes: Ecology, Function and Services in Niger Delta, Nigeria -- Chapter 4_ Environmental and Ecological Importance of Indian Aquatic Macrophytes -- Chapter 5_ Macrophytes used as complementary medicines for curing human ailments to facilitate livelihood opportunities -- Chapter 6_ Macrophytes and their role in wetland ecosystems -- Chapter 7_ Ecotoxicology of REEs in aquatic macrophytes and prospect for bioremediation of REEs -- Chapter 8_ Efficiency of Aquatic Plants for Remediation of Wastewater -- Chapter 9_ Phytoremediation of organic contaminants: An ecofriendly approach based application of aquatic macrophytes -- Chapter 10_ Remediation of heavy metals by different aquatic macrophytes -- Chapter 11_ Translocations of heavy metals in aquatic macrophytes naturally grown in the riverine ecosystem -- Chapter 12_ Enhanced Effluent Treatment and Bioelectricity Generation Using Coupled Constructed Wetland-Microbial Fuel Cell (CW-MFC) Technology: Challenges and Opportunities -- Chapter 13_ Role of microbial communities and aquatic macrophytes in constructed wetlands for tannery wastewater treatment: Challenges and opportunities -- Chapter 14_ Role of plant-bacteria association in constructed wetlands for the removal of iron (Fe) from contaminated water. .
    Abstract: This book is a comprehensive collection of information about the features, functions, and services of aquatic macrophytes. As primary producers, aquatic macrophytes form the basis of food webs, play a major role in highly productive aquatic ecosystems, and have a significant impact on ecosystem functions and services. Macrophytes are also known to strongly influence the micro-climate and biogeochemical processes occurring in the littoral zones of marine ecosystems and the sediment dynamics of freshwater systems. They also serve as highly effective carbon sinks and play an important role in carbon sequestration. This book deals with various aspects of aquatic macrophytes, including nutrient recycling, biogeochemical processes, biomass production, wetland ecosystems, water resource management, carbon sequestration, environmental clean-up, and bioenergy production. Additionally, it presents the current status of aquatic macrophytes and discusses the impact of climate change on these plants. The book also highlights the major challenges associated with harnessing the benefits provided by aquatic macrophytes as ecosystem services. The book holds value and relevance for academicians and scientists working in the related domain. Additionally, it will serve as a valuable resource for students and researchers working in the field of ecology, biogeochemistry, wetland conservation, phytoremediation, elements biomonitoring, wastewater management, bioenergy production, etc.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: X, 311 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819938223
    DDC: 577.6
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    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
    Keywords: Plant physiology. ; Pharmacology. ; Plant biotechnology. ; Molecular biology. ; Ecology . ; Plant Physiology. ; Pharmacology. ; Plant Biotechnology. ; Molecular Biology. ; Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Medicinal plants and abiotic stress: An overview -- Chapter 2. Medicinal plants proteomics in response to abiotic stresses -- Chapter 3. Medicinal plants metabolomics in response to abiotic stresses -- Chapter 4. Secondary metabolite production in medicinal plants under abiotic stress -- Chapter 5. Effect of temperature (cold and hot) stress on medicinal plants -- Chapter 6. Effect of water stress (drought and waterlogging) on medicinal plants -- Chapter 7. Effects of gaseous pollutants on medicinal plants -- Chapter 8. Impact of salinity stress on medicinal plants -- Chapter 9. Impact of aridity on specialized metabolism: Concentration of natural products in plants -- Chapter 10.The role of PGPRs in medicinal plants under abiotic stress -- Chapter 11. Effect of mineral nutrition and PGRs on biosynthesis and distribution of secondary plant metabolites under abiotic stress -- Chapter 12. Impact of phytoprotectants on growth and yield of medicinal plants under abiotic stress -- Chapter 13. Biostimulants and phytohormones improve productivity and quality of medicinal plants under abiotic stress -- Chapter 14. Light (high light/UV radiation) modulates adaptation mechanisms and secondary metabolite production in medicinal plants -- Chapter 15. Recent Strategies to engineer alkaloid biosynthesis in medicinal plants -- Chapter 16. Genome-editing strategies for enhanced stress tolerance in medicinal plants -- Chapter 16. Phytoremediation potential of medicinal plants -- Chapter 17. Phytoremediation potential of medicinal plants.
    Abstract: This book provides a comprehensive overview of medicinal plants and their interaction with abiotic stress in terms of morphological, physiological, biochemical, and molecular variations, and explains the adaptation and tolerance mechanisms involved. It presents various mechanisms that become operative in medicinal plants to combat stressful situations. The book discusses the secondary metabolites and/or bioactive compounds produced in medicinal plants under abiotic stress conditions, and the use of biostimulants and/or phytoprotectants to alleviate the adverse effects of abiotic stresses on medicinal plants. Additionally, it is likely to address opportunities and challenges in molecular and omics studies of medicinal plants under abiotic stress conditions. Overall, the chapters are developed by eminent subject experts with due care and clarity and cover an up-to-date literature review with relevant illustrations. The book would cater to the need of graduate and post-graduate students, researchers as well as scientists, and may attract the attention of pharmaceutical companies/industrialists and health policymakers.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XI, 469 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811956119
    DDC: 571.2
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Biotechnology. ; Ecology . ; Environmental engineering. ; Bioremediation. ; Agriculture. ; Biotechnology. ; Ecology. ; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Section 1 An introduction to nanoagriculture, agronanobiotechnology and nanoremediation -- Chapter 1. Nanoagriculture: Advantages and drawbacks -- Chapter 2. Agronanobiotechnology: present and prospect -- Chapter 3. Nanoremediation -- Chapter 4. Cutting-edge technologies in agriculture without hampering sustainable development -- Section 2 Nanoagriculture -- Chapter 5. Controlled Delivery of Elements, Molecules, Genetic Material, or Organisms -- Chapter 6. Nanosensors for crop management -- Chapter 7. Nanotechnology for pest management -- Chapter 8. Nanotechnology in water and wastewater treatment -- Chapter 9. The contribution of the nanotechnology to the farmer wellbeing -- Section 3 Agronanobiotechnology -- Chapter 10. Magnetofection for plant breeding -- Chapter 11. Nano and OMICs technologies -- Chapter 12. Interactions between nanomaterials and plant-microbe partnership -- Chapter 13. Nanobiological pest control -- Section 4 Nanoremediation -- Chapter 14 Nanoremediation of heavy metals in agricultural soils -- Chapter 15 Nanoremediation of organic pollutants -- Chapter 16 Phytobial remediation -- Chapter 17 Nanobioremediation -- Section 5 Ecological impacts -- Chapter 18 Nanomaterials in the human food chain -- Chapter 19 Nanotechnological achievements and the environmental degradation -- Chapter 20 Accumulation of engineered nanomaterials in soil, water and air -- Chapter 21 Collateral effects of nanopollution on human and environmental health.
    Abstract: This book highlights the best practices regarding nanoscience and nanotechnology for agriculture and environmental sectors to shape sustainable development thought to improve the quality and quantity of the agriculture products and to decrease the collateral effect of nanotechnology in the ecosystems. Besides, leading nanotechnologies are showed and discussed to guarantee their proper management in lands and ecosystems. Therefore, nanotechnologies such as agronanobiotechnology, nanofertilization, pest control, magnetofection for plant breeding, plant molecular farming, OMICs technologies, phytonanotechnology, nanoremediation, etc. are described in five sections and 21 chapters. Undoubtedly it is an ideal and updated book for undergraduate or postgraduate students, and scientists or researchers involved in nanoscience, nanotechnology, crop production, and remediation technologies as well as for those researchers that solving technical problems regarding the crop management and the human and environmental health without hampering the pursuit of sustainable development goals.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XI, 674 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811954542
    Series Statement: Interdisciplinary Biotechnological Advances,
    DDC: 630
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    Keywords: Ecology . ; Vertebrates. ; Ecology. ; Vertebrate Zoology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Aquaculture ecosystems -- Productivity and carrying capacity of aquaculture waters -- Interactions between aquaculture and environment -- Growth of aquaculture animals -- Effects of cyclical fluctuation of environmental factors on aquatic organisms -- Biological control of water quality in aquaculture -- Sediment and remediation of aquaculture ponds -- Integrated aquaculture and their structure optimization -- Land based intensive aquaculture -- Pond aquaculture in waterlogged salt-alkali land -- Fish cage farming in open waters -- Health maintenance and welfare of aquaculture animals -- Sustainability of aquaculture production systems.
    Abstract: This book introduces aquaculture ecology as a science of the interaction between commercial aquatic organisms as well as their farming activities and the environment, including the rationales of building and management of aquaculture systems. This book covers productivity and carrying capacity, effects of cyclical fluctuation of environmental factors on aquatic organisms, biological control of water quality, structural optimization of aquaculture systems and ecological prevention of disease. In the last chapter, aquaculture production systems are introduced from multiple perspectives. This book has been designed to provide a stimulating and informative text for researchers in aquaculture, fisheries as well as hydrobiology.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVII, 573 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811954863
    DDC: 577
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    Keywords: Ecology . ; Urban ecology (Biology). ; Biotic communities. ; Ecology. ; Urban Ecology. ; Ecosystems.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1Climate Change and Urban Environment Sustainability: Issues and Challenges -- Chapter 2 Infrastructure, Energy Needs and Waste Management for Sustainable Urban Regions -- Chapter 3 Climate Change and Sustainable Urban Transport Environment -- Chapter 4 Importance of Climatological Inputs in the Green Infrastructure Design, Sustainable City Planning towards Better Urban Settlement -- Chapter 5 Methodology for Sustainable Urban Planning -- Chapter 6 Exploring Sustainable Food Systems for Urban Sustainability -- Chapter 7 Seagrasses in the Indian ocean region with special reference to urbanization -- Chapter 8 Water Quality Index: An Important Tool to Access Water Quality for Sustainable Development -- Chapter 9 Urbanization trends, Climate change and Environmental sustainability -- Chapter 10 Novel Technologies and Eco-friendly Lifestyle for Sustainable Cities -- Chapter 11 Spatial Analysis of Precipitation Climatology over India: Using satellite Remote Sensor -- Chapter 12 Timberline and Climate in the Indian Western Himalayan Region: Changes and Impact on Timberline Elevations -- Chapter 13 Design of Humanitarian Logistics Network Using Imperialist Competitive Algorithm -- Chapter 14 Impact of Climate Change Related Heat Stress on Thermophysiological Vulnerability Among Workers in Unorganized Sectors -- Chapter 15 Seagrass of Southeast Asia: Challenges, Prospects, and Management Strategies -- Chapter 16 Effect of Climate Change and Urbanization on Mangrove Ecosystems -- Chapter 17 Urbanization and climate change impact on habitat destruction and zoonotic species emergence -- Chapter 18 Roles of Community Resilience and Risk appraisal in climate change adaptation.
    Abstract: This book covers the understanding on relationship between climate change, urban development, and environment sustainability with emphasis on relevant issues and challenges of urban environment sustainability. It deals with the concept of climate resilient urban development, effective implementation of climate change adaptation and mitigation actions to promote urbanization from a social, economic, and environmental perspective. Climate change is a critical issue and having serious concern. Understanding the mechanism of climate change and climate variability is an important aspect and requires monitoring in their regional perspectives. Smart and resilient urbanization are essential in tackling the growing threat of climate instability. Different analytical and practical approaches to foster resilience and environmental sustainability in urban areas covering the recent trends, developments and tools related to urban environment, sustainability, and climate change. There is a big demand of understanding on the relationship between climate change, urban environment sustainability due to fast urbanization and an urgent need for constructive and effective mechanism to protect the life and property of human being from expected or anticipated hazards and disasters. This book is of interest and useful to academicians, researchers, scientists, environmentalists, land resource managers, climate change scientists, forest administrators. Also, the book serves as a reference to researchers and students of agriculture, forestry, ecology, soil science, and environmental sciences. Policy makers will also find this to be a useful read.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIII, 329 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811976186
    Series Statement: Disaster Resilience and Green Growth,
    DDC: 577
    Language: English
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    Keywords: Zoology. ; Ecology . ; Animal biotechnology. ; Zoology. ; Ecology. ; Animal Biotechnology.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Predatory insects collection methods -- 2. Distribution and Diversity in agro-ecosystems -- 3. Identification of various insect predators -- 4. General Ecology -- 5. Egg Biology -- 6. Immature stages biology -- 7. Adults Biology of various orders -- 8. Polymorphisms -- 9. Influence of Ecological/climatic change -- 10. Predation ethology of various orders -- 11. Mating behavior and reproductive biology -- 12. Offense and defense mechanism -- 13. Venomous and other body fluids -- 14. Prey record of various predators -- 15. Mass Production -- 16. Bioefficacy under laboratory -- 17. Bioefficacy evaluation under Pot condition/Screen House/Polyphagous -- 18. Controlled field cage and Field evolution -- 19. Commercially available Predators -- 20. Bio-safety to synthetic pesticides -- 21. Biocompatibility of Biopesticides to Predatory Insects -- 22. Species and subject index.
    Abstract: This book brings out the world record of various predatory insects and their role in pestiferous insect management in a safer manner. The main focus of the book is to address the ecological and environmentally safe methods of economically important pests of various crops. The utilization of various types of chemical pesticides for our crop protection and food production leads to environmental concerns and health hazards to plants and animals. This book mainly focuses on the distribution and diversity of various predatory insects in different crops. It also sellout the bionomics, biological control potential at a laboratory, controlled fields and natural conditions. Moreover, mass production technology and environmental safety aspects are also highlighted in various chapters. This book is of interest and useful to undergraduates, post-graduates, research scholars and doctoral candidates, extension workers, and agricultural professionals, and also a valuable source of reference to the relevant researchers and students in the region.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXII, 858 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819910007
    DDC: 590
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    Keywords: Earth sciences. ; Atmospheric science. ; Ecology . ; Oceanography. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Regional economics. ; Spatial economics. ; Human geography. ; Earth Sciences. ; Atmospheric Science. ; Biooceanography. ; Water. ; Regional and Spatial Economics. ; Human Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Short to Medium Range Weather Forewarning System in India -- Chapter 2. Operational Seasonal Forecasting of the Southwest Monsoon Rainfall -- Chapter 3. Severe Weather Events over Indian Region: Insights from Ensemble Prediction System -- Chapter 4. Monsoon Variability and Change -- Chapter 5. Use of Remote Sensing in Weather and Climate Studies and Forecasts -- Chapter 6. Forecasting of Severe Weather Events -- Chapter 7. Weather and Climate Modelling -- Chapter 8. Operational Extended Range Forecast of Weather and Climate Over India and the Sectoral Applications -- Chapter 9. Frequency and Magnitude of Heat and Cold Waves over India -- Chapter 10. Economic Impacts of Air pollution and Fog in India and Prediction Efforts -- Chapter 11. Advances in Ocean State Forecasting and Marine Fishery Advisory Services for the Indian Ocean Region -- Chapter 12. Satellite-Based Marine Ecological Services for the Indian Ocean Region -- Chapter 13. Augmentation of Water—Can Oceans Help? -- Chapter 14. Emerging Blue Economy Paradigm and Developments in India -- Chapter 15. Coastal Research—Beach Restoration and Protection -- Chapter 16. Developing Ocean Technology -- Chapter 17. Deep Sea Mineral Resources and the Indian Perspectives -- Chapter 18. Tsunami Early Warning Services -- Chapter 19. Landslide Hazard and Monitoring -- Chapter 20. Seismic Microzonation of Indian Cities and Strategy for Safer Design of Structures -- Chapter 21. Earthquake Monitoring in India by National Center for Seismology, India.
    Abstract: This book collects research papers on the economic and social impact of earth sciences. It covers topics related to weather forecasting, climate modelling, monsoon variability, air pollution, heat and cold wave, deep sea mineral and living resources, ocean state monitoring, tsunami and earthquake monitoring, desalination, coastal research, etc. The book focuses on the activities of the Ministry of Earth Sciences, India, in promoting the societal and economic impacts of earth science research in a simple language and in the form of stories and case studies, so that people with basic science degree can understand them. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVII, 432 p. 12 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811969294
    DDC: 550
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    Keywords: Plant physiology. ; Stress (Physiology). ; Plants. ; Ecology . ; Plant Physiology. ; Plant Stress Responses. ; Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1 - Cadmium toxicity in plants: uptake, translocation and phyto-remediation strategy -- Chapter 2 - Heavy metal/metalloid contamination: Their sources in environment and accumulation in food chain -- Chapter 3 - Heavy metal/metalloid contamination: Impact on human health and mitigation strategies -- Chapter 4 - Heavy Metal Pollution in the Environment: Impact on Air Quality and Human Health Implications -- Chapter 5 - Heavy Metals Contamination in Surface Water Bodies through Construction & Demolition Waste: a case study of city of lakes - Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India -- Chapter 6 - Soil Deterioration and Risk Assessment of Heavy Metal Contamination -- Chapter 7 - Heavy metal contamination in ground water: Environmental concerns and mitigation measures -- Chapter 8 - Effect of Heavy Metals on Roadside Vegetation -- Chapter 9 - Heavy Metal Pollution in Atmosphere from Vehicular Emission -- Chapter 10 - Life Cycle Assessment of Heavy Metal Toxicity in the Environment -- Chapter 11 - Metalliferous soil remediation through heavy metal resistant plant growth-promoting bacteria: prospects and paradigms -- Chapter 12 - Phytoremediation of Heavy Metals - Reaction mechanisms and selected efficient technologies of heavy metals contamination -- Chapter 13 - Industrial Wastewater Treatment Strategies -- Chapter 14 - Brassica Juncea L.: A Potential Crop for Phytoremediation of Various Heavy Metals -- Chapter 15 - Phytoremediation of Heavy Metals -- Chapter 16 - Bioremediation of mining sites - sustainable approach to restore healthy ecosystem -- Chapter 17 - Industrial Pollution Management Approach -- Chapter 18 - Harnessing Green Energy Along with Precious Metal Recovery from Wastewater in Bio-electrochemical Systems: A Win-Win Scenario -- Chapter 19 - Minimization of Cadmium Toxicity in Wheat by Exogenous Application of Hydroxamate Siderophore. Chapter 20-Microbial remediation of Heavy Metals.
    Abstract: This contributed volume covers a comprehensive account of the sources, toxic biological as well as environmental impacts, and possible remediation strategies for contamination by heavy metals. In biological systems, toxic metals affect the integrity of cellular organelles and act as carcinogens causing chromosomal aberrations or as systemic toxicants leading to cardiovascular, neurobehavioral, and immunological disorders. In plants, they interfere with photosynthesis, fertility, metabolite, and chlorophyll synthesis. Toxicity induced by heavy metals involves mechanistic approaches that need to be understood properly. They cannot be degraded by biological or chemical means and thus can only be converted to less harmful forms. The conventional detection methods include biosensors, voltammetry, atomic absorption spectrometry, and inductively coupled plasma with atomic emission spectrometry. All such strategies for metal detection and mitigation strategies are covered in this title under one section. This book incorporates classical views along with modern scientific approaches to develop an understanding of the subject matter suitable for academicians, researchers, planners, policymakers, NGOs, and environmental consultancies and raise awareness on this concern. Topics representing diverse sections namely environmental impacts, biological effects, and methods used for detection and remediation have been included to address all possible contemporary issues on the topic in one concise volume. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIII, 440 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819903979
    DDC: 571.2
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    Keywords: Soil science. ; Restoration Ecology. ; Ecology . ; Soil Science. ; Restoration Ecology. ; Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. An Overview of Soil Carbon Sequestration and Food Security in the Indian Himalayan Region -- Chapter 2. Soil C sequestration in Himalayan landscape: Impacts of vegetation and edaphic interactions under changing climate -- Chapter 3. Soil Carbon Stock along an Altitudinal Gradient in the Indian Himalayas -- Chapter 4. Impact of Land Uses on Soil Organic Carbon Dynamics in the Indian Himalayan Region -- Chapter 5. Terrestrial Carbon Stock and Sink Potential of Indian Himalayan Forest Ecosystem: A Tool for Combating Climate Change -- Chapter 6. Conservation Agriculture for Soil Health and Carbon Sequestration in the Indian Himalayan Region -- Chapter 7. Establishing Linkages of Soil Carbon Dynamics with Microbes Mediated Ecological Restoration of Degraded Ecosystem in Indian Himalayan Region -- Chapter 8. Harnessing soil ecosystem services for achieving soil based SDGs in Indian Himalaya -- Chapter 9. AFOLU Sectors of North East India and Their Potential for Soil Carbon Storage -- Chapter 10. Soil Microbial Carbon Pools as an Indicator of Soil Health in Different Land Use Systems of North East India -- Chapter 11. Bamboo Resources in Karbi Anglong District of Assam and Their Role in Soil Carbon Management -- Chapter 12. Land Use Change and its Impacts on Soil Carbon Dynamics in Mizoram, Northeast India -- Chapter 13. Vegetation and Recalcitrant Soil Carbon Recovery along an Age Chronosequence of Jhum Fallows in North East India.-Chapter 14. Soil Organic Carbon Modelling in Indian Eastern Himalayan region: A Review of Case Studies -- Chapter 15. Digital Mapping of Soil Carbon: Techniques and Applications -- Chapter 16. Geospatial Analysis of Soil Organic Carbon Dynamics in the Indian Himalayas -- Chapter 17. Spatial Monitoring of Soil Health Using Remote Sensing of Distinct Land Cover in the Central Himalayan Region Using GEE Platform -- Chapter 18. Digital mapping of soil organic carbon using legacy data in North east Himalayas -- Chapter 19. Use of Advanced Techniques to Estimate Soil Erosion and Associated Carbon Loss in the Himalayan Region -- Chapter 20. Soil Carbon Pools in Different Land Use Systems in Indian Himalayan Region and Their Role in Climate Change Mitigation and Ecological Sustainability. .
    Abstract: The contributed volume assimilates the knowledge, experience, and exciting aspects of soil carbon research in the Indian Himalayan region. It includes different aspects and factors associated with soil carbon sequestration in the region, one of the biodiversity hot spots and highly vulnerable to climatic change impacts. Information on different aspects of soil organic carbon dynamics concerning adaptive land management practices and anthropogenic impacts is covered. Further topics include applying advanced tools and techniques to soil carbon vis-a-vis soil erosion research. This book is of interest to researchers and policymakers involved in soil carbon research and offer ideas to enhance the soil carbon in the region concerned. In addition, the book will provide up-to-date information for researchers interested in soil carbon research for the maintenance of soil quality and fertility in the climate-vulnerable Indian Himalayan region.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVI, 385 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819933037
    DDC: 631.4
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    Keywords: Forestry. ; Conservation biology. ; Ecology . ; Human ecology Study and teaching. ; Biotic communities. ; Sustainability. ; Forestry. ; Conservation Biology. ; Environmental Studies. ; Ecosystems. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction: The Vulnerability and Transformation of Indonesian Peatlands -- Part I. Vulnerability of Peat Swamp Forest -- Chapter 2. Peatland Degradation, Timber Plantations, and Land Titles in SumatraChapter -- Chapter 3. Characteristics of Bird Community Response to Land Use Change in Tropical Peatland in Riau, Indonesia -- Chapter 4. Impact of Industrial Tree Plantation on Ground-dwelling Mammals and Birds in a Peat Swamp Forest in Sumatra -- Chapter 5. Patterns of CO2 Emission from a Drained Peatland in Kampar Peninsula, Riau Province, Indonesia -- Part II. Resilience and Adaptability of Peat Swamp Forest -- Chapter 6. Termite – Friend or Foe? Conservation Values of Termites in Tropical Peat Systems -- Chapter 7. The Timber Processing and Retail Sectors in Pekanbaru, Riau: Toward Reforestation by Local People -- Chapter 8. Toward Climate Change Mitigation: Restoration of the Indonesian Peat Swamp -- Part III. Transformation -- Chapter 9. Water Management for Integrated Peatland Restoration in Pulau Tebing Tinggi PHU, Riau -- Chapter 10. Genetic Diversity in Peatland Restoration: A Case of Jelutung -- Chapter 11. Interests Arrangement in the Implementation of Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil Certification: Case Study of Sari Makmur Palm Oil Smallholders in Riau Province.
    Abstract: This open access book deals with restoring degraded peatlands to help mitigate global warming, to which SDG 15 and SDG 13 are directly related. The book analyzes peatland degradation and restoration of the Indonesian peatland ecosystem through the integrated lens of resilience, vulnerability, adaptation, and transformation. It sheds light on what constitutes "resilience" of the peat swamp forest, digs deeper into local knowledge in developing the studies on institutions, governance, and ecological conditions that support the resilience of the peat swamp forest to elaborate on the idea of transformation in today's degraded peatlands. While peat swamp forests may be resilient, they remain highly vulnerable. The book analyzes restoration efforts through rewetting, revegetation, and rehabilitation of the local livelihoods with the concepts of adaptation and transformation. The integrated analysis covers fieldwork of more than a decade and various aspects such as agrarian and social changes, biological changes (birds, mammals, and termites), carbon emission, water control, timber use, revegetation efforts, and the Indonesia Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) program implementation. It also employs the ideas of vulnerability, resilience, adaptability, and transformation based on expanded studies on peatlands and observations of and participation in multiple efforts to prevent fires and restore the degraded peatland by researchers, the government, non-government organizations (NGOs), private companies, and last but not least, the local people. The discussion includes the period of pre-degradation and several efforts at peatland restoration for a better understanding and analysis of the long-term peatland dynamics.
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    Pages: XIII, 222 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819909063
    Series Statement: Global Environmental Studies,
    DDC: 634.9
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    Keywords: Environmental management. ; Forestry. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Conservation biology. ; Ecology . ; Soil science. ; Biotic communities. ; Environmental Management. ; Forestry. ; Water. ; Conservation Biology. ; Soil Science. ; Ecosystems.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Innovative Ecoevaluation System for Tropical Peatlands -- Chapter 2. Integrated Eco-evaluation Practices of Industrial Forest Plantation in Peatland of West Kalimantan, Indonesia -- Chapter 3. Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE) Mapping in Tropical Peatland -- Chapter 4. Carbon accounting system in tropical peatlands -- Chapter 5. An Innovative Restoration Technology for Tropical Peatlands: AeroHydro Culture (AHC) -- Chapter 6. Function of Humic Acid -- Chapter 7. Camera traps to survey mammals in peatland -- Chapter 8. SESAME System -- Chapter 9. Sensing, Monitoring and Data Collection System (sPOTEKA-NET) -- Chapter 10. The use of a compact fiber-optic spectrometer to measure atmospheric carbon dioxide in a tropical peatland -- Chapter 11. Appraisal of LiDAR measurements for monitoring tropical peatlands -- Chapter 12. Topography Monitoring by Unmanned Aerial Systems (UASs) -- Chapter 13. Multifootprint Observation Lidar and Imager (MOLI) Mission for Peatland Observations.
    Abstract: This book focuses on eco-evaluation system monitoring and sensing, carbon-water modeling, mapping, and disaster prediction. It is the 3rd book on tropical peatland issues, following 1st "Tropical Peatland Ecosystem" and 2nd "Tropical Peatland Eco-management" publications. Tropical peatland is also a wetland, mangrove, and rainforest. With this nature, two major key elements of tropical peatland are water and forest. This book introduces the relationship and interaction among water, oxygen, and nutrients as well as aspects of the forest as the driving force of carbon stock and the carbon cycle. Eco-evaluation system is key to conserving, managing, and restoring tropical peatlands, however comprehensive system for Eco-evaluation in the Tropics is not yet established. This book reviews and proposes Eco-evaluation methods in the Tropics Ecosystem, focusing mainly on the peatland ecosystem and others, covering Social Capital such as Credit, Bonds, National Accounting, etc. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: VIII, 293 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819967902
    DDC: 333.7
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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
    DDC: 577
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    Keywords: Biotic communities. ; Forestry. ; Ecology . ; Ecosystems. ; Forestry. ; Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Conservation of Tropical Forest for the Well-being of Community -- Chapter 2. Forest Pathology in Ecosystem Services -- Chapter 3. Non-Timber Forest Problems: NTFPs in Conservation and Development Initiatives -- Chapter 4. Characterizing and assessing forest density and productivity of Ulu Muda Forest Reserve based on satellite imageries -- Chapter 5. Temporal Reduction of Forest Ecosystem Services and Drivers of Deforestation -- Chapter 6. A Trade-Off Analysis of Sustainable Landscape Planning: A Case Study of Sintang Regency (Heart of Borneo), Kalimantan -- Chapter 7. Land Use and Land Cover Change Prediction using ANN-CA model -- Chapter 8. Linking Blue-Green Infrastructure to Micoclimate and Human Thermal Comfort for Urban Cooling: A review -- Chapter 9. Assessing the Community Participation in Ecotourism at Ulu Muda Forest Reserve Malaysia -- Chapter 10. Improving Livelihood of Sugar Palm Community in Malaysia -- Chapter 11. Local community involvement in Mangrove Forest conservation and edutourism in Kampung Sijangkang -- Chapter 12. The Resilience of the Natural Resource Dependency of Indigenous People in a Wilderness Area: The Case of Virachey National Park, Cambodia -- Chapter 13. Reconciling the values and needs of wildlife and local communities: A way forward to deal with human-wildlife conflicts in Malaysia.
    Abstract: This edited book covers major importance of tropical forest diversity and its values to vegetation, wildlife, and the local community. It addresses the current issues and opportunities in the Southeast Asia’s tropical forests. This book lays the groundwork for a better understanding of tropical forest ecosystem services. Ecosystem services has four concepts: provisioning, regulating, cultural and supporting services. In an era of rapid population growth and increasing pressure on tropical natural resources, ecosystem services have become central to the discussion of climate change mitigation. The values of tropical forest ecosystem services deserve to be the highlighted when it comes to shaping responsible behaviors towards sustainable development goals (SDGs). This book is of interest and useful to researchers and academics teaching in the field of tropical forest conservation, tropical ecosystems, tropical products technology, ecotourism, forest plantation management, bio industrial economy, agroforestry business and marketing. Professionals, foresters, industrial entrepreneurs, ecologists, and a valuable source of reference to the relevant researchers and students in the region.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: VIII, 249 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811933424
    DDC: 577
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    Keywords: Zoology. ; Ecology . ; Behavior genetics. ; Evolution (Biology). ; Zoology. ; Ecology. ; Behavioral Genetics. ; Evolutionary Biology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Evolution of hermaphroditism in fishes: phylogeny and theory -- Chapter 2. Simultaneous hermaphroditism in fishes -- Chapter 3. Protandry in fishes -- Chapter 4. Protogyny in fishes -- Chapter 5. Bidirectional sex change in fishes -- Appendix 1. Database of hermaphroditic fish species -- Appendix 2. References of hermaphroditic fish species cited in Appendix 1.
    Abstract: This book provides a comprehensive review of hermaphroditism in fishes. It focuses on the behavioral ecology of functional hermaphroditism in fishes and discusses its evolution. Approximately 99% of all vertebrate species consist of separate-sex individuals (gonochorists), i.e., pure males and pure females. The other 1% of vertebrate species are hermaphroditic, and almost all of them are fishes. Among hermaphroditic fishes, four major types of hermaphroditism are known: simultaneous (or synchronous) hermaphroditism, protandry (male-to-female sex change), protogyny (female-to-male sex change), and bidirectional sex change (or reversed sex change in protogynous species). The book examines the occurrence of hermaphroditism in relation to phylogeny and mating systems. It also reviews the hypotheses for the evolution of hermaphroditism, and the size-advantage model, which is the main theory for the evolution of sex change, tested in relation to the mating system. The appendix in the last chapter provides an annotated list of hermaphroditic fish species (ca. 500 spp.).
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: IX, 250 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811960956
    DDC: 590
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    Keywords: Toxicology. ; Human ecology Study and teaching. ; Ecology . ; Toxicology. ; Environmental Studies. ; Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Environmental contaminants and their impact on wildlife -- 2. Heavy metal pollution in water from anthropogenic and natural activities and remediation strategies -- 3. Cement dust pollution and environment -- 4. Microplastics: An overview -- 5. Aquaculture fish responses towards temperature stress: A critical review -- 6. Thrombophilia and its markers: A comprehensive insight -- 7. Role of salivary markers for diagnosis of systemic diseases -- 8. Role of Biomarkers in Cancer Prevention and Therapy -- 9. Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS): clinical features, risk factors, biomarkers, treatment and therapeutic strategies -- 10. Impact of environmental stress on gene modification, cancer, and chemoresistance -- 11. Human Health Risk Assessment (HHRA) for environmental exposure: A brief account -- 12. Human health risk assessment due to the consumption of heavy metals.
    Abstract: This contributed volume brings out a comprehensive collection of information on environmental toxicology, its impact on living organisms in general and human health in particular. The main focus of this book is to address human health issues and risk assessment. Toxicological studies help in understanding the impact of harmful substances including both natural and synthetic chemicals on organisms and their environment. Contributions in the title include both laboratory and field based studies with a focus on human health. Moreover, day by day, there is an increase in the range of chemicals from pharmaceutical and other industries, agricultural runoffs, medicine, and many other sources which continuously contribute to the earth's chemical load. Almost all the countries are facing great difficulties in responding to the crucial and immediate need for effective management of such contaminants. The title compiles studies in regards to environmental toxicology and its effect on human health. This book provides critical information and knowledge that can be used by regulatory agencies, decision-makers, policy makers, graduate and post-graduate students, researchers, environmental toxicologists, etc, and others to put programs and policies in place to limit our exposures to these substances thereby preventing or reducing the likelihood that a disease or other negative health outcomes would occur.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXVIII, 269 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819921935
    DDC: 615.90072
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    Keywords: Zoology. ; Biology Technique. ; Animal biotechnology. ; Ecology . ; Zoology. ; Biological Techniques. ; Animal Biotechnology. ; Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Deep Tech Practices in Aquaculture -- Chapter 3. Poseidon-AI, Where Aquatic Intelligence Meets Artificial Intelligence -- Chapter 4. Comparison of Aquaculture Practices with & without Deep Tech -- Chapter 5. Use of Deep Tech in Integrated Aquaculture Systems -- Chapter 6. Poseidon-AI Integrated Aquaculture Modules -- Chapter 7. Sustainable Development Goals, Deep Tech, and The Path Forward.
    Abstract: This book uses real-world examples from the aquaculture industry to demonstrate how deep technology is assisting farmers and vulnerable communities. Works conducted by Poseidon-AI (a deep tech company involved in the aquaculture sector) in different countries are presented as case studies to show the positive impacts of deep tech involvement in the aquaculture sector. Primary industries, such as fisheries and aquaculture, rely heavily on labor. Furthermore, the manual practices of these farming methods increase material waste and reduce yields, resulting in higher costs and lower revenues. Poikilotherms make up the majority of aquatic animals, and environmental changes have a significant impact on them. This means that, due to climate change, farming of these animals cannot continue in the same way that it has for centuries. Artificial intelligence, machine learning, image processing, sensing, and automation are approaches that can assist these farms in dealing with rapid environmental changes while also assisting farmers in growing their businesses sustainably. This book is of interest to climate change scientists, entrepreneurs, investors, civil workers, and policymakers. Furthermore, the book is a great complimentary material for graduate students of fisheries, aquaculture, ecology, soil science, water management and environmental sciences. All national and international policymakers working in implementation of UNSDGs and sustainability, will find this book a useful read. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVIII, 300 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819949175
    DDC: 590
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    Keywords: Landscape ecology. ; Sustainability. ; Conservation biology. ; Ecology . ; Human ecology Study and teaching. ; Biodiversity. ; Landscape Ecology. ; Sustainability. ; Conservation Biology. ; Environmental Studies. ; Biodiversity.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Community-Based Woodland Restoration for Livelihoods and Sustainable Wood Fuel Utilisation in the Mole Ecological Landscape, Ghana -- Chapter 3. Community- Based Rangeland Restoration for Climate Resilience and Pastoral Livelihoods in Chyulu, Kenya -- Chapter 4. Initiation of SEPLS Approach from World Peace Biodiversity Park (WPBP), Pokhara in Panchase Region of the Nepal -- Chapter 5. Community-Based Restoration of Agroforestry Parklands in Kapelebyong District, North Eastern Uganda -- Chapter 6. Farmland Management Strategies by Smallholder Farmers in the Mount Bamboutos Landscape in Cameroon -- Chapter 7. Traditional Regenerative Agriculture as a Sustainable Landscape Approach: Lessons from India and Thailand -- Chapter 8. Restoring Rice Paddies and Rice Agro-Ecosystem Services through a Participatory Seed Conservation and Exchange Programme -- Chapter 9. Community-Based Approach to Wetland Restoration – Case Study of the Songor Wetland, Ghana -- Chapter 10. An Integrated Seascape Approach to Revitalise Ecosystems and Livelihoods in Shimoni-Vanga, Kenya -- Chapter 11. Engaging Local People in Conserving the Socio-Ecological Production Landscape and Seascape by Practicing Collaborative Governance in Mao’ao Bay, Chinese Taipei -- Chapter 12. Multi-Stakeholder Platform for Coastal Ecosystem Restoration and Sustainable Livelihood in Sanniang Bay in Guangxi, South China -- Chapter 13. Capacitating Philippine Indigenous and Local Institutions and Actualising Local Synergies on Restorative Ridge to Reef Biodiversity Conservation for Food Security and Livelihoods -- Chapter 14. Synthesis: Ecosystem Restoration in the Context of Socio-Ecological Production Landscapes and Seascapes (SEPLS).
    Abstract: This open access book 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 relevance of social-ecological production landscapes and seascapes (SEPLS) to ecosystem restoration. Building on the concept of SEPLS, the Satoyama Initiative promotes landscape approaches as integrative area-based strategies to bring together diverse stakeholders aiming to balance multiple objectives, including conservation and development, for the benefit of biodiversity and human well-being. Many of the SEPLS case studies from the International Partnership for the Satoyama Initiative (IPSI) offer rich evidence to help guide restoration efforts while advancing relevant knowledge and practices. The book highlights how the efforts in managing SEPLS can contribute to ecosystem restoration and sustainable development, looking at the strategies and approaches by which multiple stakeholders express, negotiate, and embrace their plural value perspectives of nature to restore ecosystems within a landscape or seascape. It begins with an introductory chapter followed by twelve case studies and a synthesis clarifying the relevance of the case study findings to policy and academic discussions. This book will be of interest to scholars, policymakers and professionals in the field related to sustainable development, especially on SDGs 15 and 17.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXII, 288 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819912926
    Series Statement: Satoyama Initiative Thematic Review,
    DDC: 577.5
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    Keywords: Ecology . ; Biotic communities. ; Biodiversity. ; Freshwater ecology. ; Marine ecology. ; Ecology. ; Ecosystems. ; Biodiversity. ; Freshwater and Marine Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Great Nicobar Biospehere reserve: An Overview -- 2. Floral diversity of great nicobar biospehere reserve Andaman & Nicobar Islands, INDIA -- 3. Odonata of great nicobar biosphere reserve -- 4. Butterfly diversity of great nicobar biospehere reserve -- 5. Aquatic beetles of great nicobar biosphere reserve - (Coleoptera: Noteridae, Dytiscidae, and Hydrophildae) -- 6. Moths (Lepidoptera) of great nicobar biosphere reserve -- 7. Termite fauna of great nicobar biosphere reserve, India -- 8. Scorpionida and amblypygi diversity of great nicobar biosphere reseve -- 9. Diversity and species abundance of spiders of great nicobar biosphere reserve -- 10. Non-Marine Molluscs of great nicobar biosphere reserve, andaman and nicobar island, India -- 11. Reptiles of great nicobar biosphere reserve -- 12. Fresh water and estuarine fishes of great nicobar islands -- 13. Diversity and species abundance of bird commnuities in great nicobar biosphere reserve, India -- 14. Present status and distribution of nicobar megapode megapodius nicobariensis in nicobar islands -- 15. Mammalian fauna of great nicobar biosphere reserve -- 16. Status and distribution of long-tailed macaque fascicularis umbrosa miler, 1902 in great nicobar biosphere reserve, India -- 17. Conservation perspectives of dugongs and sea turtles in andaman and nicobar islands -- 18. Mesozooplankton diversity in the marine waters of great nicobar island, andaman and Nicobar Archipelago -- 19. Current status of diversity of marine microplankton from great nicobar island, andaman and nicobar archipelago -- 20. Marine sponges of great nicobar biosphere reserve -- 21. Great Nicobar Biosphere reserve - A Biological treasure trove for scleractinan corals -- 22.Hydrozoan diversity and distribution in great nicobar biosphere reserve -- 23. Diversity and distribution of octocorals (Octocorollia) in great nicobar biosphere reserve -- 24. Status and distribution of sea anemone in great nicobar biosphere reserve -- 25. Polyclads of great nicobar biosphere reserve -- 26. Decapods (Crustacea: Decapoda) of great status of great Nicobar biosphere reserve -- 27. Current status of the marine polychaete (Annelida: Polychaeta) from Nicobar islands -- 28. Diversity and distribution of intertdial mollusca of great nicobar biosphere reserve. 29. Status and distribution of Opisthobranchs of Great nicobar isalnd, India -- 30. Diversity and distribution of echinoderms of great niocobar biosphere reserve, Andaman and Nicobar islands -- 31. Marine Icthyofaunal Diversity in great Nicobar Biosphere resere,- India. 32. Marine Mammals of the Nicobar group of Islands, India.
    Abstract: This edited book brings out a comprehensive account of the faunal diversity in Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve which is part of the Sundaland Biodiversity hotspot. The main focus of this volume is to address the ecological and economic significance of the biodiversity of this region. The book provides latest information on the faunal diversity of Great Nicobar Biosphere. It focuses on various faunal communities of this regions such as Floral diversity, Butterflies, Moths, Dragonflies & Damselflies, Termites, Hymenoptera, Coleoptera, Scorpion, Spiders, Turtle, Nicobar megapode. Chapters in this volume also covers Reptiles & Amphibians, Fishes, Mammals, Land and freshwater Mollusca. Marine animals such as Opisthobranchs, Sponges, Scleractinian Corals and Soft corals, Sea Anemones, Polyclads, Marine Molluscs, Echinoderms are also discussed. It is of interest for the researchers, teachers, scientists, capacity builders, policy makers. Also serve as reading materials for graduate and post graduate students e.g., Wildlife Biology, Forestry, Environmental Science, Wildlife Ecology, Zoology, Life sciences, Parks/Sanctuaries managers, National and International scientists, policy makers will also find this to be a useful document.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVI, 666 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811951589
    DDC: 577
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    Keywords: Biodiversity. ; Environmental education. ; Conservation biology. ; Ecology . ; Biodiversity. ; Environmental and Sustainability Education. ; Conservation Biology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Morphological Characterization of Bottle Gourd [Lagenaria siceraria.(Mol). Standl.] Germplasms in Garo Hills of Meghalaya -- Diversity Analysis of indigenous germplasm of Abelmoschus esculentus L. Moench (Okra) under Garo Hills condition of Meghalaya -- Utility of Cow Urine -based bio-enhancer: Boon Substrate for the Growth Study in Phaseolus Vulgaris & its Variability in the Modified Jeevamrutha Bio-formulation -- A Scientific Study of the probable reasons causing the loss of Citrus indica from the ecosystem -- Distribution Mapping and Diversity Assessment of Ilex venulosa from Meghalaya using Internal Transcribed Spacer regions, matK and rbcL.
    Abstract: This volume presents part of the proceedings of NERC 2022, with an emphasis on conservation of bio-diversity in North-east India. This is a highly challenging and involved topic due to regionally diverse physiographic, geographical and eco-climatic conditions. Henceforth, systemic and holistic frameworks are required to disseminate upon the potential of science and technology for the conservation of the region’s bio-diversity. Notable among these frameworks refers to plant, microbial and animal bio-diversity conservation, value-added product development and sharing the benefits of such research for the perspective of bio-prospects, analysing critical environmental and climatic factors and their sensitivity upon urbanization strategies. Tools that are to be deployed for such insights involve plant, animal, and microbial bioscience and biotechnology, generalized rules for product design and development and survey based strategies. Addressing relevant competent methodologies and generic pedagogies, this volume on the bio-diversity conservation in North-eastern states of India aims to demonstrate the potential of pragmatic strategies that can be applied for the bio-diversity conservation in any region of world. Thereby, opportunities for nature linked livelihood security can be sought for the long term wellbeing of the humankind and ecology. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXVII, 308 p. 99 illus., 75 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819909452
    DDC: 333.95
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    Keywords: Conservation biology. ; Ecology . ; Biodiversity. ; Epidemiology. ; Freshwater ecology. ; Marine ecology. ; Conservation Biology. ; Biodiversity. ; Ecological Epidemiology. ; Freshwater and Marine Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1 Bio-resources and Diversity -- 2 Plant resources and functional foods -- 3 Insight of Bioresources from Lower Plant Groups- Reconciling the Possibilities and Responsibilities -- 4 Nutraceutical Potential Of Underutilized Wild Edible Fruits Endemic To Western Ghats In Southern India -- 5 Microgreens: A Future Super Food -- 6 Wild Edible Tubers And Rhizomes Of South Western Ghats, India -- 7 Medicinal plants as control for Prevalent and Infectious diseases -- 8 Coral Reef: A Hot Spot Of Marine Biodiversity -- 9 The Seaweed A Gold Mine For Drugs -- 10 Mangroves: An Underutilised Gene Pool To Combat Salinity -- 11 Plant conservation associated with Traditional knowledge: Past and Future -- 12 Conservation of landraces and indigenous breeds: an investment for the future -- 13 Conservation and management of Mangrove ecosystem in diverse perspectives -- 14. Conservation of RET Plants: Strategies and Plans -- 15 An Outlook on Marine Sponges and Associated Biodiversity Addressing Conservation Strategies -- 16 In vitro Conservation of Rare, Endangered and Threatened Plants -- 17 Macro and micropropagation of plants for income generation -- 18 In vitro Secondary Metabolite Production For Sustainable Utilization Of Endangered Medicinal Plants -- 19 Enhanced Secondary Metabolite Production For Drug Leads -- 20 Modern Ethnobotany And The Development Of Drug Leads -- 21 Computational Approaches For Identifying Therapeutic Potential Of Phytocompounds -- 22 Antimicrobial Drugs: Possibilities From Medicinal Plants Part A - Antibacterials And Antivirals -- 23 Antimicrobial Drugs: Possibilities From Medicinal Plants Part B - Antifungals -- 24 Marine Resources and Sustainable Utilization -- 25 Traditional Knowledge and its Sustainable Utilization. .
    Abstract: This book brings together chapters related to sustainable utilization of biological resources, including in situ and ex situ conservation of rare, endangered, and threatened plants. The title also gives a special emphasis on marine sponges and mangrove ecosystems, which are two important untapped potential resources of the marine ecosystem and play a key role in maintaining the marine ecosystem. There is an urgent need for the conservation, exploration and utilization of bioresources for the growth and survival of human beings. Due to the significant reduction in biological resources, many countries are developing strategic action plans for the conservation and sustainable use of biological resources. That is where this book fills the gap by discussing the significant development of new products and methodologies for sustainable utilization of these resources. This book also unveils a world of novel bioactive molecules from medicinal plants and the marine ecosystem and explains how drug design pipelines can advance modern drug development. The target audiences for this book include biodiversity researchers who are working on technology and bioresource management issues and faculty and students in the environment research areas and Biodiversity conservation.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVIII, 657 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811958410
    Series Statement: Sustainable Development and Biodiversity, 30
    DDC: 333.9516
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    Keywords: Ecology . ; Forestry. ; Ecology. ; Forestry. ; Terrestial Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1 Treeline Research in Himalaya: Current Understanding and Future Imperatives -- 2 Capturing Himalayan Timberline Dimensionand Ecological Attributes In Warming Climate Through Team Science -- 3 Temperature lapse rate in different himalayan treeline environments: regional analysis of patterns, seasonality and variability -- 4 Relationship between timberline elevation and climate in sikkim himalaya -- 5 The treeline ecotone in Rolwaling Himal, Nepal: Pattern-process relationshipsand treeline shift potential -- 6 Challenges of timberline mapping in the himalaya: a case study of sikkim himalaya -- 7 Mapping the Spatial Patterns of Biodiversity Along the Alpine Treeline Ecotone in EasternHimalaya Using Information Theory -- 8 Quantifying Variation In Canopy Height From Lidar Data As A Function Of Altitude Along Alpine Treeline Ecotone In Indian Himalaya -- 9 Patterns of Plant Taxonomic, Life-form and Phylogenetic Diversity at a Treeline Ecotone in Northwestern Himalaya: Role of Aspect and Elevation -- 10 Vegetation Structure along an Elevation Gradient at the Treeline Ecotone of Eastern Himalayan forests in Sikkim -- 11 Patterns of Plant Species Richness across the Himalayan Treeline Ecotone -- 12 Lichen Diversity in High Elevations of Western Himalaya with special reference to Treeline Ecotone: Conservation and Indicator Value -- 13 Community-Level Lichen Diversity Assessment In Alpine Zone Of Indian Himalaya: Climate Change Implications -- 14 Lower Plants of Tungnath-Chopta Timberline Zone, Garhwal Himalaya -- 15 Phenological response of treeline ecotone tree species to global warming in Western Himalaya -- 16 Water Relations Of The Indian Himalayan Treeline Species -- 17 Herbaceous Vegetation Structure And Phenology At Treeline Ecotone In Relation To Natural Snowmelt -- 18 Responses Of Herbaceous Species Of Alpine Treeline To Elevated Co2 -- 19 Age-Girth Stand Structure of Himalayan fir and Growth-NDVI relationship in the Treeline transects of western Himalaya: An ecological perspective -- 20 Response Of Radial Growth In Abies Pindrow (Royle Ex D.Don) Royle To Climate At Treeline Ecotone In The Northwestern Himalaya -- 21 Pastoralism in Timberline Forests of Western Himalaya -- 22 Treeline Research In The Nepal Himalaya: Status And Future Prospects. .
    Abstract: This book brings together comprehensive multi-disciplinary knowledge on diverse aspects of the Himalayan treeline ecotone which is considered one of the most sensitive ecosystems to climate change. The contents of this book are based on the results of extensive research and provide a holistic understanding of the treeline ecotone in Himalaya. The book will serve as an important reference manual and a textbook on treeline ecology. The book is unique in the sense that it provides an engaging account of almost all the aspects of the treeline ecotone, such as taxonomic, functional and phylogenetic species diversity, temperature lapse rates, tree phenology, water relations, and stress physiology, tree ring width chronology, and climate relationships and the role of treeline ecotone in human sustenance in the Indian Himalayan region The treelines in the Himalaya, being the highest in the Northern Hemisphere (up to 4900 m), are among the least investigated systems and hence this book is timely and fills all-important knowledge gaps vis-à-vis treeline shifts, physiognomic, structural, and functional changes in mountain landscapes and ecosystems, particularly under the changing climate This book, for the first time, summarizes evidence-based knowledge about various aspects of treeline ecotone in Himalaya that was largely generated through a well-coordinated a team science approach. The book will be of interest to ecologists, climatologists, dendrochronologists, foresters, plant physiologists and resource managers and policy planners for a better understanding of the organization and dynamics of this fragile ecosystem in relation to climate change and other anthropogenic stresses that are rampant in the Himalaya. The book lays a solid foundation for further investigation of the ecology and dynamics of the treeline ecotone in the Himalayas and provides a rationale for pursuing a team science approach for macroecological investigations.
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    Pages: XXVI, 569 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811944765
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    Keywords: Freshwater ecology. ; Marine ecology. ; Animal culture. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Sustainability. ; Conservation biology. ; Ecology . ; Freshwater and Marine Ecology. ; Animal Science. ; Water. ; Sustainability. ; Conservation Biology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Morphology and Taxonomy -- Chapter 2. Population Structure and Speciation -- Chapter 3. Life History -- Chapter 4. Spawning Areas -- Chapter 5. Larval Transport -- Chapter 6. Glass Eel Recruitment -- Chapter 7. Spawning Migration -- Chapter 8. Behavior -- Chapter 9. Nervous Systems and Sense -- Chapter 10. Digestion and Absorption -- Chapter 11. Osmoregulation -- Chapter 12. Reproduction -- Chapter 13. Metamorphosis and Silvering -- Chapter 14. Artificial Maturation -- Chapter 15. Larval Rearing -- Chapter 16. Breeding -- Chapter 17. Disease -- Chapter 18. Fisheries -- Chapter 19. Resources -- Chapter 20. Trading -- Chapter 21. Distribution -- Chapter 22. River Improvement -- Chapter 23. Conservation. .
    Abstract: This book is a compilation of eel research and fish migration studies for more than 40 years showing the research history and recent advances in eel studies. Dr. Katsumi Tsukamoto, the esteemed editor of this book, has been actively involved in eel research as one of the leading scientists in the world for a long time, and he and his team successfully collected the fertilized eggs and spawn-condition adult eels from the wild for the first time in the world. This book compiles the essentials of the scientific findings obtained by the editor and his colleagues and reviews the latest references of eel science. Knowledge and information in the book such as a spawning area survey, research on artificial production of glass eels, the discovery of a new species, etc. will attract the reader’s interest, as these are written based on the authors’ experiences. Readers can obtain a comprehensive understanding of eels from various aspects of eel science including the cultural and socio-economic importance of eels and valuable scientific information using state-of-the-art approaches. The book also endeavors to contribute to the conservation of eel species, some of which have been classified as endangered by the IUCN and to promoting harmonious coexistence between humans and nature.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: VIII, 318 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819956920
    Series Statement: Fisheries Science Series,
    DDC: 577.6
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    Keywords: Conservation biology. ; Ecology . ; Environmental management. ; Sustainability. ; Bioclimatology. ; Communication in the environmental sciences. ; Conservation Biology. ; Environmental Management. ; Sustainability. ; Climate Change Ecology. ; Environmental Communication.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Contentious Politics of Mapping for (De)forestation in Indonesia: From the National to Provincial and Community Levels -- Chapter 3. Selling Peatland for the Future: History, Land Management, and the Transformation of Common Land in Rantau Baru -- Chapter 4. Inferring Recent Changes in Fish Fauna in the Middle Reaches of the Kampar River: Survey Results from the Fishing Village of Rantau Baru -- Chapter 5. Fisheries of the Rantau Baru and Kampar Rivers, Sumatra, Indonesia -- Chapter 6. Rethinking the Local Wisdom Approach in Peatland Restoration through the Case of Rantau Baru: A Critical Inquiry to the Present-day Concept of Kearifan Lokal -- Chapter 7. The Dimension of Gender in Peatland Management in Rantau Baru Village -- Chapter 8. Village Initiatives for Fire Prevention and Peatland Restoration in Riau after the Enactment of the 2014 Village Law -- Chapter 9. Willingness to Pay for Environmental Conservation of Peat and Aquatic Ecosystems in a Cash-Poor Community: A Riau Case -- Chapter 10. The Value of Participatory Mapping, the Role of the Adat Community (Masyarakat Adat), and the Future of the Peatlands -- Chapter 11. The Inequity Implications of Peatland Conservation Policies -- Chapter 12. Integrated Spatial Ecosystem Services Valuation Approach with Community Participation in a Social Forestry Scheme -- Chapter 13. Conclusion.
    Abstract: This open access book is one in a series of four volumes introducing peatland conservation and restoration in Indonesia. It focuses on local governance, in particular on regional and local perspectives in Riau, the most peat-destructed province of Indonesia. The book fills a vital gap in the existing literature that overlooks social science and humanities perspectives. Written by authors from different disciplines and backgrounds (including scholars and NGO activists), the approaches to the topic are various and unique, including analysis of GPS logs, social media, geospatial assessments, online interviews (conducted due to the Covid-19 pandemic), and more conventional questionnaires and surveys of community members. The chapters cover an interdisciplinary understanding of peatland destruction and broadly offer insights into environmental governance. While presenting combined studies of established fieldwork methodologies and contemporary technology such as drones and geospatial information, the book also explores the potential of long-distance research with rural communities through online facilitation, which was brought about by Covid-19, but that may have long­term implications. Readers will gain a comprehensive understanding of the complexities surrounding peatland conservation and restoration and recognize the significance of locally inclusive approaches that use contemporary but accessible technologies to sustainably govern the globally important resource of peatland. That approach would be useful for other environmentally fragile but important regions and give some ideas to achieve the United Nations’ SDGs for 1)No Poverty, 5)Gender Equality, 13)Climate Action, 15)Life of Land.
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    Pages: XII, 333 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819909025
    Series Statement: Global Environmental Studies,
    DDC: 333.9516
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    Keywords: Ecology . ; Biodiversity. ; Ecology Methodology. ; Ecology. ; Biodiversity. ; Ecological Modelling.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Ecological restoration: An Overview of Science & Policy Regime -- Chapter 2. Lifestyle for Environment: Life Mission and Synergies with Eco-restoration -- Chapter 3. Optimal Management of Potential Water and Sediment Yield from Urban Hilly Watershed -- Chapter 4. Mainstreaming Peri-Urban Ecosystems for Urban Resilience through Policy-Planning Framework: An Opportunity Analysis for Indian Cities -- Chapter 5. Urban Forest and Ecosystem Services Intercede Urban Habitat in Delhi -- Chapter 6. Restoration and rejuvenation of rivers, streams and wetlands: Challenges and way forward -- Chapter 7. Ecosystem services for Water Management: A review of global approaches and experiences -- Chapter 8. Rejuvenation of Rivers in India-A Case Study on efforts for Rejuvenation of River Ganga -- Chapter 9. Rejuvenation of Kukrail Drain -- Chapter 10. Hydrological modelling using HEC-HMS and estimation of the flood peak by Gumbel’s method of Hasdeo Basin, Chhattisgarh, India -- Chapter 11. Comparing Runoff of NRCS-CN Method and Observed Runoff Data A Case Study -- Chapter 12. Artificial neural network models for rainfall-runoff modeling in India- studies from of Kolar and Kuttiyadi River watersheds -- Chapter 13. Analysis of urbanization and assessment of its impact on ground water & land use land cover using GIS techniques – Case study of Bhopal & Gurugram district -- Chapter 14. Application of Water Accounting Plus Framework for the assessment of the Water consumption pattern and Food security -- Chapter 15. Comparison of Probability Distributions for Extreme Value Analysis and Predicting Monthly Rainfall Pattern using Bayesian Regularized-ANN -- Chapter 16. An Indexing Method for Evaluating Managerial Effectiveness of a Watershed Project and Functional Involvement of Participant Organisations -- Chapter 17. Pathways to build resilience towards the impact of climate change on the Indian Sunderban -- Chapter 18. Eco-restoration for Climate Resilience and Disaster Risk Reduction -- Chapter 19. Ecosystems and Nature - Based Solutions (NbS) for Health Protection and Epidemic Resilience -- Chapter 20. Fresh Water Ecosystem Conservation for Social Protection, Business, and Local Economy.
    Abstract: This edited book offers coverage towards SDG 15 in particular, but it provides for all the SDGs in general. The book is an inclusive comprehension on ecosystem restoration and sustainability including agricultural and ecosystem resilience, the role of biodiversity, climate change and water resources, hydrological modelling, extreme events, disaster risk and management, sustainable policy making on disaster management. The world is facing diverse and severe challenges. Millions of people are suffering from the catastrophic effects of extreme disasters, climate emergencies, water and food insecurity, and the repercussions of COVID-19 pandemic. Ecosystems are essential players in people’s capacity to meet these challenges. Hence, managing them and protecting their resources in sustainable ways is crucial. The book ‘Ecosystem Restoration: Towards Sustainable and Resilient Development’ provides comprehensive information on fundamentals, approaches and latest developments in the field of ecosystem restoration, resilience and sustainability. This book is of interest to teachers, researchers, climate change scientists, and valuable source of reference to the professionals and students in the relevant disciplines. Besides, the book serves as additional reading for graduate students of water, ecology, restoration forestry, soil science, and environmental sciences. National and international ecological policy makers, scientists and planners will also find this to be a useful read.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVIII, 366 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819936878
    Series Statement: Disaster Resilience and Green Growth,
    DDC: 577
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    Keywords: Ecology . ; Environment. ; Human ecology Study and teaching. ; Environmental policy. ; Ecology. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Environmental Studies. ; Environmental Policy.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part 1. Decarbonisation and Policies for Circular Economy adoption -- Chapter 1. Circular Economy Catalysing Decarbonisation -- Part 2. Policy supports toward Circular Economy -- Chapter 2. Policies and Practice of Sound Material Cycle Society in Japan - transition towards the Circular Economy.-Chapter 3. The pathway towards circular economic development in China: Policies, case studies and the role of universities -- Chapter 4. Circular Economy Policies and Innovations in Africa -- Chapter 5. Waste Management in Indonesia: Strategies and Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Circular Economy -- Part 3. Implementation Status of Circular Economy Concepts -- Chapter 6. On the Way to Circular Economy: Türkiye’s Waste Management and Zero Waste Project -- Chapter 7. Circular economy transition in EU and Italy in key priority sectors: policies, initiatives and perspectives -- Chapter 8. Status of the adoption and practice of circular economy in Mexico -- Part 4. Circular Economy adoption in Industries -- Chapter 9. Circular Manufacturing Transformation: manufacturing perspectives, examples and experiences from implementation of Circular Economy in Asia -- Chapter 10. The circular economy, employment and low carbon in the UK manufacturing sector -- Chapter 11. Circular Economy through technology for Waste-to-Energy -- Chapter 12. Utilization of household sewage sludge - the effect of the temperature of pyrolysis on the chemical properties -- Chapter 13. Shifting toward Resource Management in Remote Area: A Case Study of Lake Toba, Indonesia -- Chapter 14. Circular Bioeconomy through Anaerobic Digestion.
    Abstract: This edited book brings out a comprehensive collection of information on principle and policy of circular economy. It deals with the general principles, pathways of circular economic development in different countries, use of circular economy in achieving sustainable development goals. The book covers policy instruments that helps implementing resource efficient processes, strategies of implementing circular economy concepts, Decarbonisation, and developing business promoting circular economy principles. The circular economy has gained increasing prominence as a tool which presents solutions to some of the world’s most pressing sustainable development challenges. By addressing root causes, the concept of a circular economy, an economy in which waste and pollution do not exist by design, products and materials are kept in use, and natural systems are regenerated provides promise to achieving SDGs. This book is of interest and use to practitioners, capacity builders and policymakers, entrepreneurs, NGOs, general people, and valuable source of reference to the relevant researchers and students in global markets. As circular economy is gaining momentum and interest in general, the book serves as reading material for undergraduate and graduate students in any field specifically environmental science, waste management, medical science as well as environmental management at national and international level.
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    Pages: XIV, 468 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819948031
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    Keywords: Ecology . ; Conservation biology. ; Biotic communities. ; Population biology. ; Plant ecology. ; Animal culture. ; Ecology. ; Conservation Biology. ; Community and Population Ecology. ; Plant Ecology. ; Animal Science.
    Description / Table of Contents: Section 1 -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Section 2. Plant Diversity -- Chapter 2. Status, issues and challenges of biodiversity:Lower plants (Non-vascular) -- Chapter 3. Status, issues and Challenges of Biodiversity:Higher Plants -- Chapter 4. Status, issues and challenges of biodiversity: Trees and Shrubs -- Chapter 5. Underutilized Plant Strength of India -- Section 3. Faunal Diversity -- Chapter 6. Status, Issues and Challenges of Biodiversity: Invertebrate -- Chapter 7. Diversity, Distribution and Endemicity of Herpetofauna in Different Biogeographic Zones and Biodiversity Hotpots of India -- Chapter 8. Status, Issues, and Challenges of Biodiversity: Wild Animals -- Chapter 9. Indian Avian Diversity:Status, Challenges and Solutions -- Chapter 10. Status, Issues and Challenges of Indian Livestock Biodiversity -- Section 4. Ecosystem Diversity -- Chapter 11. Agricultural Crop Diversity: Status, Challenges and Solutions -- Chapter 12. Biodiversity of Agriculturally Important Insects: Status, Issues and Challenges -- Chapter 13. Biodiversity Issues and Challenges:Non-Agriculture Insects -- Chapter 14. Status, issues and challenges of biodiversity: Forest Insects -- Chapter 15. Status, Issues and Challenges of Biodiversity: Marine Biota -- Chapter 16. Diatoms the living jewels their biodiversity, phycosphere and associated phenotypic plasticity: a lesson to learn from current pandemic of corona virus -- Chapter 17. Plant Diversity at Ecosystems level in India: Dynamics and Status -- Chapter 18. Faunal Diversity at Ecosystems level in India: Dynamics and Status -- Section 5. Challenges and reasons of Biodiversity loss -- Chapter 19. Challenges on Account of Invasive Alien Terrestrial Plants -- Chapter 20. Alien Invasive Aquatic Fauna:Challenges and Mitigation -- Chapter 21. Reasons of Biodiversity Loss in India -- Section 6. Efforts Conservation -- Chapter 22. Conservation of National Biodiversity: Efforts of the Indian Government -- Chapter 23. Legal Framework for Conservation of Biodiversity in India -- Chapter 24. Index.
    Abstract: This contributed book is based on the current status of biodiversity in India, issues and challenges faced by the authorities involved in conservation efforts, and the imperative role of various direct and indirect stakeholders in biodiversity conservation. The book discusses the current status of different forms of biodiversity in India, challenges faced by stakeholders, issues and reasons for biodiversity losses, and efforts by government through various laws, policies, and programs in a concise and comprehensive manner throughout its many chapters. In this way, readers can access diverse information on Indian biodiversity through this book. It is compiled by leading experts in the field of conservation. In 18 chapters, it covers biodiversity of both fauna and flora, on land and in aquatic ecosystems, legal and policy aspects, as well as innovative conservation tool and techniques. It is useful for undergraduates and graduate students and also educates policy planners, bureaucrats, foresters, and researchers in India and abroad.
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    Pages: X, 665 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811697777
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    Keywords: Biotic communities. ; Ecology . ; Environmental chemistry. ; Environmental sciences Social aspects. ; Ecosystems. ; Ecology. ; Environmental Chemistry. ; Environmental Social Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1 Introduction to Airborne Particulate Matter - Source, Chemistry and Health -- 2 Emission Sources of Particulate Matter -- 3 Geographic Distribution and Transport of Atmospheric Particulate Matter -- 4 Airborne particles in indoor and outdoor environments -- 5 High-resolution ambient record of aerosols over Delhi and associated typical health effects -- 6 Characterization of Primary and Secondary Airborne Particulate -- 7 Toxicological implications of fine particulates: sources, chemical composition and possible underlying mechanism -- 8 Bioaerosol and its impact on human health -- 9 Human Health Effects of Particulate Matter -- 10 Impacts and Responses of Particulate Matter Pollution on Vegetation -- 11 Mitigation and Management of Ambient Particulate Matter -- 12 Particulate Matter Regulatory Policies: National and Global Approach. .
    Abstract: This book is about airborne particulate matter, sources, chemistry and health and contained a complete information about their emission source, transport, atmospheric chemistry, distribution at local, regional and global levels, and their level in indoor and outdoor settings. Primary and secondary particulate matters in the ambient atmosphere also describe in detail. Analytical techniques, statistical tools and mathematical models used in airborne particulate research is also described. This book also covers the important aspects of the particulate matter chemistry in atmosphere, and their adverse impact on plant and human health. A detailed insight about the harmful impact of airborne particulate matter (biogenic and anthropogenic both) on different human system is described in detail. The toxicological significance of particulate matter on human body was also mentioned. The mitigation, management and regulatory policies to control ambient particulate matter is also provided. This book is also written in simple language with helpful photographs, diagrams, tables and flowcharts which will make the reader comfortable in understanding the concepts a more relatively easier way. Overall, the present book is a valuable tool for students working in the fields of Atmospheric Science, Environmental Science, Biological Sciences, Epidemiology and Agriculture Science. This book also a unique resource for environmental consultants, researchers, policymakers and other professionals involved in air quality, plant and human health.
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    Pages: XIX, 314 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811653872
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    Keywords: Ecology . ; Urban ecology (Biology). ; Biotic communities. ; Population biology. ; Ecology Methodology. ; Ecology. ; Urban Ecology. ; Community and Population Ecology. ; Ecological Modelling.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Mainstreaming Blue-Green Infrastructure for improving urban resilience and sustainability in the warming world -- Chapter 2. Regional trends in Social-Ecological Technological (SET) approaches to Sustainable Urban Planning: Focus on Asia -- Chapter 3. A Risk Assessment Approach to Urban Resilience -- Chapter 4. Promoting Blue Green Infrastructure in Urban Spaces through Citizen Science initiatives -- Chapter 5. Is Ensuring the Sustainable Implementation of BGI Possible? System Thinking of Urban Rivers as Social-Ecological Systems -- Chapter 6. Understanding Blue-Green Infrastructure through Spatial Maps: Contribution of Remote Sensing and GIS Technology -- Chapter 7. Cities and Biodiversity: Hidden Connections Between the Built Form and Life -- Chapter 8. Assessing ecological risks of urban air and water environment to analyse the scenarios for mainstreaming Nature-based Solutions: a case study of Bengaluru city, India -- Chapter 9. Do people appreciate economic value of water in Baku city of Azerbaijan? -- Chapter 10. Homegardens as sustainable urban agroforestry systems to promote household well-being in Kandy, Sri Lanka -- Chapter 11. Opportunities for Improving Urban Tree Cover - A Case Study in Kochi -- Chapter 12. Changing people-nature linkages around green infrastructure in rapidly urbanizing landscapes: the case of a protected area in Bengaluru Metropolitan Region of South India -- Chapter 13. Remodelling Urban Spaces in the Light of Blue-Green Infrastructure: A Case Study of Guwahati, India -- Chapter 14. Nature-based Solutions for the Restoration of the Abukuma River Ba-sin (Japan) after Typhoon Hagibis -- Chapter 15. Nature based solutions (NbS) for sustainable development of the resource-base and ecosystem services of marine and coastal ecosystems of India -- Chapter 16. Physical Vulnerability Assessment to Flooding of Residential Houses along the Coastal Areas in Sta. Rosa City, Laguna, Philippines -- Chapter 17. The significance of ancient water systems and the sacred groves in the landscape of Badami, Karnataka - A geospatial study -- Chapter 18. Urban Sustainability and Resilience building: Blue-Green infrastructure for air pollution abatement and realising multiple co-benefits -- Chapter 19. Disaster Risks and Resilience of Urban Bangladesh: Role of Blue Green Infrastructure -- Chapter 20. Endorsing City Biodiversity Index (CBI): Assessing Ecosystem Health in urban sprawls and Eco-DRR inclusive urban planning -- Chapter 21. Greenhouse Gas Mitigation by Integrating Waste Treatment System towards Low-Carbon City in Vietnam -- Chapter 22. The roles of non-governmental actors in facilitating urban blue-green infrastructures: A comparative review of the community initiatives in Taipei City, Taiwan -- Chapter 23. Mainstreaming blue-green infrastructure in policy and planning for urban resilience in the global south: promises and pitfalls.
    Abstract: This edited book discusses Blue-Green Infrastructure (BGI) from conception to implementation in building resilience and urban sustainability. The book emphasizes on infrastructures, institutions, and perceptions as three main pillars of implementing and managing successful BGI, with a special focus on Asia. The book highlights concepts as well as field-based experiences from different parts of Asia by experts, with a special focus on advances and opportunities in advancing BGI, challenges and constraints, followed by case studies on BGI mainstreaming. It addresses sustainable water management, multiscale environmental design, environmental risk assessment, and finally understanding policy implications and concerns for BGI mainstreaming in growing urban sprawls of the region. There has been growing global momentum and recognition of Blue-Green Infrastructure (BGI) as a multifunctional Nature-based Solution (NbS) with multiple co-benefits. There is strong evidence from many urban centres of Europe, USA, China, and South Africa demonstrating that mainstreaming BGI can help in addressing growing vulnerability of urban areas by ensuring safety, resilience, and sustainability for urban residents in the warming world. This book is a timely contribution for researchers, students, scholars, urban planners, consultants, and policy makers in the fields of environment, resilience, urban planning, climate adaptation, and sustainability science. .
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    Pages: XXI, 518 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811671289
    DDC: 577
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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. .
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    Pages: VIII, 272 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811674914
    Series Statement: Ecological Research Monographs,
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Agricultural ecology. ; Microbiology. ; Ecology . ; Agriculture. ; Agroecology. ; Microbiology. ; Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Biological Nitrogen Fixation in Non-legumes: Introduction -- Chapter 2. Symbiotic and Asymbiotic Nitrogen Fixation: An Overview -- Chapter 3. Interactions of Rhizobia with Non-leguminous Plants – A Molecular Ecology Perspective for Enhanced Plant Growth -- Chapter 4. Biotechnological Solutions to Improve Nitrogenous Nutrition in Non-legume Crops -- Chapter 5. Contribution of Nitrogen Fixing Bacteria in Rice Cultivation: Past, Present and Future -- Chapter 6. Nitrogen-Fixing Archaea and Sustainable Agriculture -- Chapter 7. Root Nodule Bacteria-Rhizobia: Exploring the Beneficial Effects on Non-legume Plant Growth -- Chapter 8. Interactions of Nitrogen Fixing Bacteria and Cereal Crops: An Important Dimension -- Chapter 9. Microbiome to the Rescue: Nitrogen Cycling and Fixation in Non-legumes -- Chapter 10. Biological Nitrogen Fixation in the Rhizosphere of Cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) and Coffee (Coffea spp.) and its Role in Sustainable Agriculture -- Chapter 11. Plant Growth-promoting Bacteria and Nitrogen Fixing Bacteria: Sustainability of Non-legume Crops -- Chapter 12. Harnessing Cereal-Rhizobial Interactions for Plant-Growth Promotion and Sustainable Crop Production -- Chapter 13. Ecology of Nitrogen-fixing Bacteria for Sustainable Development of Non-legume Crops -- Chapter 14. Role of Bacterial Secondary Metabolites in Modulating Nitrogen-fixation in Non-legume Plants -- Chapter 15. Progress of N Fixation by Rice-Rhizobium Association -- Chapter 16. N Fixation by Free-living and Endophytic Bacteria and Their Impact on Field Crops with Emphasis on Rice -- Chapter 17. Conclusions: The Rhizobial Eminence for Biological Nitrogen Fixation - Revisited and Refined.
    Abstract: “Zero Hunger” is one of the several Sustainable Development Goal can be achieved by an ever-green revolution. The nitrogen-fixing bacteria are game-changer and prime players for nitrogen homeostasis in the ecosystem. The playbacks of biological nitrogen fixation in the agroecosystem have been realized from symbiosis to associative and free-living interaction in a broad range of non-legume crops. The jab of various rhizobia, non-rhizobia, and free-living bacteria to the non-legumes has commenced, where they set themselves intercellularly within the root system, fixing nitrogen for enhanced crop production. This book marks new frontiers of Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria and their versatile interaction with Non-legume and Sustainable Growth.
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    Pages: XIV, 390 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811949067
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    Keywords: Forestry. ; Ecology . ; Biotic communities. ; Urban ecology (Biology). ; Forestry. ; Ecology. ; Ecosystems. ; Urban Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: chapter 1. Forest Resources of the World: Present Status and Future Prospectus -- Chapter 2. Effect of Deforestation and Forest Fragmentation on Ecosystem Services -- Chapter 3. Impact of Deforestation on Faunal Diversity and Its Management Strategies -- Chapter 4. Drivers of Deforestation, Forest Degradation and Management Responses in Ghana -- Chapter 5. Forest Degradation in Nigeria: Case Study of Rugu Forest Reserve, Katsina State -- Chapter 6.Deforestation and Degradation in the Mangrove Ecosystem: Implication on Environment and Livelihoods -- Chapter 7. Assessing Land Degradation using SDG 15.3.1 Indicators: Case Study from Climatevulnerable Assam State of India -- Chapter 8. Benefits and Risks Analysis of a Novel Nomadic Practice in Northeast China -- Chapter 9.Soil Degradation: Causes, Consequences and Analytical Tools -- Chapter 10. Accountability of Woody Plants for Restoring Degraded Forest Landscapes and Provision for Ecosystem Services: An overview -- Chapter 11. Ecological Restoration of Degraded Forests for Achieving Land Degradation Neutrality -- Chapter 12. Tree Plantation: A Silver Bullet to Achieve Carbon Neutrality -- Chapter 13. Role of Protected Area in Conservation and Sustainable Management of Biodiversity: An Indian Perspective -- Chapter 14. Structure, Pattern and Composition of Riparian Vegetation in North-Western Himalayas, India -- Chapter 15. Land Degradation Neutrality in Coastal India: Case of Mobius' Strip Linking Pedodiversity and Biodiversity -- Chapter 16. Role of REDD+ in reducing Land Degradation and Achieving SDGs -- Chapter 17. Carbon Sequestration Acts as a Moderator for Soil Restoration of Degraded Coal Mined Lands: An Overview -- Chapter 18. Nature Conservation Effects on Forest Carbon Sequestration, Biodiversity of Plants and Macro-fungi: A Case Study in Central Lesser Khingan Mountains, NE China -- Chapter 19. Urban Forest Resources: A Strategy for Achieving Land Degradation Neutrality -- Chapter 20. Soil Nitrogen Dynamics and Management in Agroforestry Systems for Ecological Sustainability -- Chapter 21. Land Degradation Neutrality for Achieving Climate Resilience in Agriculture -- Chapter 22. NTFP and Homegarden vis-à-vis Land Degradation Neutrality: Sustainable Livelihood and development -- Chapter 23. Indian Forests: Sustainable Uses and Its Role in Livelihood Security.
    Abstract: This edited book covers all aspects of forest deforestation and degradation in detail and their link to land degradation. Poor natural resource management is often a contributory factor in the depletion of resources particularly like degradation of land which hinders the goals to achieve land degradation neutrality (LDN). Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target 15.3 states: “By 2030, combat desertification, restore degraded land and soil, including land affected by desertification, drought, and floods, and strive to achieve a land degradation-neutral world.” To achieve the set goals a comprehensive multidirectional approach is required involving policymakers, field functionaries, researchers, and above all educators. The book compiles the field experiences and wisdom of some of the best researchers and authors working in the field of land degradations for quite a long time. The objective of the book is to disseminate the status of land degradation, the importance of achieving land degradation and share success stories of reclaiming Land degradation, and suggests means and ways of achieving land degradation neutrality. This book act as a repository of knowledge on Land degradation neutrality for students, researchers and practitioners, and policy planners. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVI, 452 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811954788
    DDC: 634.9
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Ecology . ; Agricultural ecology. ; Agriculture. ; Ecology. ; Agroecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Section I General -- Chapter 1: Introduction to agro-biodiversity and agri-ecosystem in the 21st century -- Section II Agro Biodiversity Conservation and Challenges -- Chapter 2: An Assessment of Forest Diversity: Challenges and Management -- Chapter 3: Agrobiodiversity, Status, and Conservation Strategies -- Chapter 4: Role of Range grasses in conservation and restoration of biodiversity -- Chapter 5: Molecular approaches in Agro Biodiversity Conservation -- Section III Agri Ecosystem Services and Climate Resilience -- Chapter 6: Carbon Sequestration Potential in Agricultural Systems -- Chapter 7: Inter-Connectivity between Climate Resilience, Climate Change and Adaptability -- Chapter 8: Soil organic carbon and total nitrogen stocks under different land uses in Achanakmaar Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve, India -- Chapter 9: Vegetation Biomass and Carbon Stock Assessment under Different Forest Types of Temperate and Alpine Forest Ecosystem of Western Himalayas -- Section IV Advance Approaches for Agrobiodiversity Conservation and Restoration -- Chapter 10: Molecular approaches in conservation and restoration of agro-biodiversity -- Chapter 11: Adapting Land Degradation and Enhancing Ethnic Livelihood Security through Fruit Production: Evidence from Hilly Areas of Bangladesh -- Chapter 12: Restoration and Conservation of Plant Genetic Resources via Molecular Techniques: An Important Measure for Sustainable Agriculture -- Chapter 13: Molecular Approaches in Restoration of Agrobiodiversity -- Chapter 14: Genomics Approaches for Restoration and Conservation of Agro-biodiversity -- Section V Technological Intervention for Agricultural Development -- Chapter 15: Polyhydroxyalkanoates Production in Transgenic Plants: Green Plastics for Better Future & Environmental Sustainability -- Chapter 16: Application of artificial intelligence for the development of sustainable agriculture -- Chapter 17: Information and technology use in agriculture and Livestock development -- Chapter 18: Use of wild edible plants can meet the needs of future generation.
    Abstract: This edited book collates latest findings in the field of agro-biodiversity and agri-ecosystem management across the globe through selected case studies. The primary aim of the book is to cover agro-biodiversity and agri-ecosystem advancements in the field of agricultural resource management. The book explores a range of technologies that support sustainable use of resources and facilities, such as Natural Resource Management (NRM), Resource Conservation Technologies (RCTs), Integrated Farming System (IFS), Integrated Crop Management (ICM), Integrated Nutrient Management (INM), use of solar energy, promotion of agro-ecological zone specific agricultural production, application of climate resilient technologies, secondary agricultural practices and post-harvest technologies. Agro-biodiversity and agri-ecosystem not only contributes to overall growth of the economy but also reduces poverty by providing employment and food security to the majority of the population in the continent and thus it is the most inclusive growth sectors of the economy of Asian and African countries. The book is relevant for researchers and policy makes in the field of agriculture, food system research, ecology, agricultural diversification, resource management etc.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XV, 366 p. 48 illus., 37 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811909283
    DDC: 630
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    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
    Keywords: Microbial ecology. ; Environment. ; Human ecology Study and teaching. ; Ecology . ; Environmental Microbiology. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Environmental Studies. ; Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Section-I Bioremediation and Biodegradation -- Chapter#1 Bioremediation and Functional Metagenomics: Advances, Challenges, and Opportunities -- Chapter#2 Bioremediation: Gaining Insights Through Metabolomics -- Chapter#3 Metagenomics, Microbial Diversity, and Environmental Clean-up -- Chapter#4 Plant Microbes Association in Remediation of Contaminants for Environmental Sustainability -- Chapter#5 Recent Trends in Bioremediation of Heavy Metals: Challenges and Perspectives -- Chapter#6 Enzyme Technology for Remediation of Contaminants in the Environment -- Section-II Environmental Pollution and Wastewater Treatment -- Chapter#7: Environmental Toxicity, Health Hazards, and Bioremediation Strategies for Removal of Microplastics from Wastewater -- Chapter#8 Microbial Community Composition and Function in Activated Sludge Treatment Systems -- Chapter#9 Decontamination and Management Of Industrial Wastewater Using Microorganisms Under Aerobic Condition -- Chapter#10 Omics of Industrial Wastewater Treatment -- Chapter#11 Microalgae in Wastewater Treatment and Biofuel Production: Recent Advances, Challenges, and Future Prospects -- Chapter#12 Removal of Cobalt, Nickel, Cadmium, And Lead from Wastewater by Phytoremediation (ADilig) -- Chapter#13 Microbial Ecology of Wastewater Treatment Processes: Trends, Challenges, and Perspectives -- Chapter#14 Treatment, Recycling and Reuse of Wastewater from Tannery industry: Recent Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities -- Section-III Omics Approaches in Environmental Remediation -- Chapter#15 Metagenomics Tools for Assessment of Microbial Diversity in Bioremediation: A Novel Statistical Approach -- Chapter#16 Understanding in Bioremediation of Metals and Metalloids by Genomic Approaches -- Chapter#17 Bioremediation of Heavy Metals by Metagenomics Approaches -- Chapter#18 Proteomics, Genomics, And Metabolomic Understanding and Designing for Bioremediation of Environmental Contaminants -- Chapter#19 Omics Insight of Cold Environments: Cold Tolerant Microorganisms and Their Bioremediation Potential Use (Edwin) -- Chapter#20 Bioremediation Assessment in Industrial Wastewater Treatment: OMICS Approach -- Chapter#21 Microbial biodegradation and metagenomics in remediation environmental Pollutant: Enzyme and Mechanisms -- Chapter#22 OMICS in Biofuel Production: A Sustainable Approach -- Section-IV Recent Trends and Development in Omics Technologies -- Chapter#23 High-throughput Sequencing Technologies in Metagenomics: Advancing Approach for Algal Research -- Chapter#24 Metagenomic Approaches for The Discovery of Pollutants Remediating Enzymes: Recent Trends and Challenges -- Chapter#25 Recent Trends in Metagenomic Approaches in Environmental Cleanup (SP) -- Chapter#26 Applications of Metagenomics in microbial diversity and functions analysis; Recent Trends and Advances -- Chapter#27 CRISPR Cas-mediated functional gene editing for improvement in bioremediation: An emerging strategy -- Chapter#28 Metabarcoding approach in identifying potential pollutant degraders -- Chapter#29 Artificial Intelligence in Bioremediation Modelling and Clean-up of Contaminated Sites: Recent Advances, Challenges, and Opportunities.
    Abstract: Environmental pollution emanating from rapid industrialization, population growth, and urbanization has been considered a major problem in recent years that affects biodiversity, ecosystems, and human health by contaminating soil and water. This book brings out a comprehensive collection of information on valuable insights into different cutting-edge omics technologies, such as metagenomics, metatranscriptomics, metaproteomics, and metabolomics, along with advanced next-generation sequencing technologies as well as bioinformatic tools, which led to a better understanding of microbial communities and their adaptability to a wide range of contaminants and underlying their mechanisms in bioremediation and biodegradation of environmental pollutants. In addition, this edited volume provides critical insight into of potent microbial communities endowed with unique functional attributes through their unique metabolism catalyzed by ‘signature’ enzymes and degradation pathways. Step-by-step descriptions are provided of various microbial metabolic pathways of degradation and biotransformation of environmental contaminants by numerous illustrations which make the information easier to understand for the readers. Each chapter is devoted to selected examples of microbial bioremediation supported by tables, and an extensive list of references for readers interested in learning further details about the subject matter. This book is of interest to teachers, researchers to professionals, policymakers, stockholders, practitioners, environmental engineers, soil scientists, and policymakers. In addition, the book serves as additional comprehensive material for undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students who require a working knowledge and knowhow of ‘Omics’ involved in and required for environmental remediation of legacy and emerging contaminants, will also find this to be a useful read.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXI, 702 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811943201
    DDC: 579.17
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    Keywords: Biodiversity. ; Biotic communities. ; Population biology. ; Ecology . ; Urban ecology (Biology). ; Biodiversity. ; Community and Population Ecology. ; Ecology. ; Urban Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction: Context of the Book -- Chapter 2. Spreading a Concept of Biocultural Diversity: From the Perspective of Island and Seascape -- Chapter 3. Bioregion Concept for the Landscape of Traditional Village in West Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia -- Chapter 4. The Importance of Biocultural Landscape Concept in Managing Protected Area: A Case of Tasek Bera, Pahang State, Malaysian Peninsular -- Chapter 5. Bridge and Islandness: The Case of Suramadu Bridge in Indonesia -- Chapter 6. Sustainable GeoHeritage Tourism: Bridging GeoHeritage and Culture through the UNESCO Global Geopark Framework -- Chapter 7. The Role of Ecotourism in Biocultural Landscape to Harmonize Nature and Human towards Sustainable Development: Clungup Mangrove Conservation Area as a Case Study Chapter 8. Understanding Micro-experiences of Heritage Conservation in an Island-based Tourism Development: A Case of Kubang Badak BioGeo Trail, Langkawi Island, Kedah, Malaysia Chapter 9. The Dynamics of Environmental Change Pose Challenges to Preserving the Biocultural Landscape in Indonesia -- Chapter 10. Weaving the Semelai Knowledge-Practice-Belief: Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Farming in Tasek Bera, Pahang State, Peninsular Malaysia -- Chapter 11. Tagal System: A Biocultural Conservation Approach in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo -- Chapter 12. Empowerment Human Resources Through the Gender Development Index and Their Impact on Sustainable Development in the Rural Coastal Areas with Dynamic System and Multi-policy Model -- Chapter 13. Urban Green Space Planning and Management for Biocultural Diversity in Jakarta, Indonesia -- Chapter 14. A Review on the Direction of Future Studies on Biocultural Landscapes in Forest and Agroforestry Systems in Indonesia -- Chapter 15. Conserving Biocultural Landscapes: the Need for Sustainable Development.
    Abstract: This book presents perspective on the importance of natural and cultural relationships for conserving bio-cultural landscapes. It explores the approaches and concepts used to conserve bio-cultural landscapes in Malaysia and Indonesia. The book highlights the importance of bio-cultural landscape in sustainable development framework and its link to sustainable development goals are also included. It fills the gap in literature with special focus on this region. The book is of interest to teachers, researchers, climate change scientists, conservationists, capacity builders and policymakers. Also it serves as additional reading material for undergraduate and graduate students of ecology, and environmental sciences. National and international environmental scientists, policy makers also find this to be a useful read.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVI, 232 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811672439
    DDC: 333.95
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    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
    Keywords: Invertebrates. ; Ecology . ; Biotic communities. ; Population biology. ; Invertebrate Zoology. ; Ecology. ; Community and Population Ecology.
    Abstract: This book presents comprehensive information on various aspects of ecology with special reference to insects, to form a platform to design an ecologically sound insect pest management. Insects are the most dominant and diverse group of living organism on earth. Owing to their smaller size, smaller space and food requirements, more number of generation per unit time, insects serves as one of the best subject matter for studies on various ecological aspects such as chemical ecology, population dynamics, predator/parasitoid-prey interactions etc. The knowledge on various aspects of insect ecology helps in formulating an effective environmentally benign insect pest management. This book is of interest and use to the post graduate students and researchers working on various aspects of insect ecology with special emphasis on population dynamics, chemical ecology, tri tropic interactions, ecological engineering and Ecological Insect pest management.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVII, 228 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811917820
    DDC: 592
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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. .
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    Pages: XXIV, 160 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811694042
    DDC: 634.9
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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. .
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    Pages: XII, 641 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811695544
    Series Statement: Ecological Research Monographs,
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    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
    Keywords: Molecular ecology. ; Evolution (Biology). ; Zoology. ; Ecology . ; Molecular Ecology. ; Evolutionary Biology. ; Zoology. ; Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction to the world of Carabus -- Chapter 2. Ohomopterus: a species radiation with diversification of key traits for mechanical reproductive isolation -- Chapter 3. Biology of Ohomopterus -- Chapter 4. Species assemblages -- Chapter 5. Natural hybridization and reproductive isolation -- Chapter 6. Evolutionary history of Ohomopterus -- Chapter 7. Evolution of a key trait for species diversity: body size -- Chapter 8. Evolution of a key trait for species diversity: genital morphology -- Chapter 9. Overview: How does species richness increase?
    Abstract: This book presents the whole picture of the ecological and evolutionary study on the ground beetle group, the subgenus Ohomopterus of the genus Carabus, endemic to Japan. This flightless beetle group consists of many geographic races. They show divergence in key traits for reproductive isolation—body size and genital morphology, which leads to coexistence of two or more species. This beetle group provides an important material to study how a lineage of organisms diversify and form multi-species assemblage, and thereby multiply their species richness. The book introduces novel genomic approaches to resolve questions about evolution of Ohomopterus. The readers will find that this story of evolution in Carabus beetles revealed by recent approaches is much different from what was told in previous literature. Exploring different cases across a wide range of lineages is important in constructing a synthetic theory of species radiation and richness, including speciation and species coexistence. This study on Ohomopterus beetles contributes to the ongoing discussion to understand how and why species multiply and how species richness increases in one area of our planet. Teiji Sota, Professor, Department of Zoology, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIII, 199 p. 101 illus., 58 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811666995
    Series Statement: Entomology Monographs,
    DDC: 577.14
    Language: English
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    Keywords: Fungi. ; Mycology. ; Microbiology. ; Ecology . ; Fungi. ; Microbiology. ; Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Biology and management of spot blotch pathogen Bipolaris sorokiniana of wheat -- Chapter 2. Biology and Management of Ustilaginoidea virens Causing False Smut Disease of Rice (Oryza sativa L.) -- Chapter 3. Diversity of Some of the Major Fungal Pathogens of Soybean and Potential Management Options -- Chapter 4. Fungi and Mycotoxin in Rice: Concerns, Causes and Prevention Strategies -- Chapter 5. Bioactive profile of the wild mushroom Trogia cantharelloides -- Chapter 6. Prospects of Cordycepin and Polysaccharides produced by Cordyceps -- Chapter 7. Genome-mediated methods to unravel the native biogeographical diversity and biosynthetic potential of Trichoderma for plant health -- Chapter 8. The Diversity and Taxonomy of Phytopathogenic fungi in the genus Cladosporium from India -- Chapter 10. Diversity of Corticioid Fungi Belonging to the Family Meruliaceae in Chamba District of Himachal Pradesh -- Chapter 11. Diversity of Some Colorful Poroid and Non-poroid Agaricomyceteous Fungi and their Economic Importance -- Chapter 12. The Ganoderma: Biodiversity and Significance -- Chapter 13. Exploring Marine Fungal Diversity and their Applications in Agriculture -- Chapter 14. Arbuscular Mycorrhizal (AM) Fungal Diversity from Coastal Dunes -- Chapter 15. Facets of AM Fungi in Sequestering Soil Carbon and Improving Soil Health -- Chapter 16. Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Influence Crop Productivity, Plant Diversity and Ecosystem Services -- Chapter 17. Mycoremediation: A Natural Solution for Unnatural Problems -- Chapter 18. Fungal mediated effective exploitation of uncongenial wastes from environment -- Chapter 19. Impact of Fungi on Agriculture Production, Productivity and Sustainability -- Chapter 20. Efficacy of seed treatments with Bradyrhizobium japonicum to reduce occurrence of soybean sudden death syndrome in early-planted soybeans -- Chapter 21. Biocontrol potential of Bradyrhizobium japonicum against soybean sudden death syndrome - in irrigated and non-irrigated fields -- Chapter 22. Fungal Biocontrol Agents- An Eco-friendly Option for the Management of Plant Diseases to Attain Sustainable Agriculture in India -- Chapter 23. Challenges and Threats Posed by Plant Pathogenic Fungi on Agricultural Productivity and Economy -- Chapter 24. Challenges Faced by Farmers in Crops Production due to Fungal Pathogens and their Effect on Indian Economy -- Chapter 25. Understanding the Various Strategies for the Management of Fungal Pathogens in Crop Plants in the Current Scenario -- Chapter 26. Molecular basis of host-pathogen interaction: An overview -- Chapter 27. Biocontrol potential of fungi for pest and pathogen management -- Chapter 28. Role of Fungal Biocontrol Agents for Sustainable Agriculture -- Chapter 29. Antagonistic Fungi against Plant Pathogens for Sustainable Agriculture.
    Abstract: This edited volume provides comprehensive and latest information on the fungal biodiversity in its morphological characters, bioactive molecules, pathogenicity and virulence, and its impacts on crop production and sustainable management of agricultural productivity towards resolving global food security issues. The increasing number of infectious fungal diseases are regarded as threats to agricultural productivity and global food security. The efforts done by scientists to inventories the fungal diversity and identification of fungal species contributing as pathogens towards many plant and human diseases have been compiled in the present volume. The identification of the potential fungal pathogens is a prerequisite for an effective disease control management program. Also important is to understand the complex interactions between the host-pathogen and the environment. The book dwells on insights on the aforementioned aspects. The book also includes articles on ecological significance of fungi and fungal antagonists used as biocontrol agents on other pathogens. This compilation is useful to scientists working in similar areas as well as to undergraduate and graduate students keen on getting updated information on the subject. Scientists involved in agricultural research, crop management, and industries that manufacture agrochemicals may also find it useful read. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIII, 637 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811688775
    Series Statement: Fungal Biology,
    DDC: 579.5
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    Keywords: Zoology. ; Behavior genetics. ; Ecology . ; Zoology. ; Behavioral Genetics. ; Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. General Biology of Parastrachia japonensis -- Chapter 2. Mechanisms for prolonged survival without food -- Chapter 3. Mating behavior -- Chapter 4. Parental care -- Chapter 5. Parent-offspring communication -- Chapter 6. Foraging strategies -- Chapter 7. Nematodes exploiting P. japonensis -- Chapter 8. Future directions: where do we go from here?
    Abstract: This book presents the discoveries made during nearly three decades of research on the parental shield bug, Parastrachia japonensis inhabiting Kyushu Island, Japan. P. japonensis has evolved a unique and fascinating life history, characterized by extreme behavioral and physiological adaptations that have culminated in a singularly dependent relationship with its lone host tree, Schoepfia jasminodora (Olacaceae), which is a generally scarce and unreliable resource. It is expected that the evolution of parental care behaviors in the strictly semelparous P. japonensis was more directly influenced by the benefit to females that arises from enhanced survivorship of current offspring, rather than any possible cost the females might incur in terms of reduced future reproductive success, because no future reproduction is possible. The authors explain how the different parental cares in this species enhance offspring survivorship in the context of the ecological conditions it has experienced over evolutionary time. The book begins with a recap of the earliest studies, the reports through 1991, and then introduces the many fascinating aspects of the life history, neurobiology, physiology and behavior of P. japonensis that have been newly discovered since, and those aspects that have been confirmed through experimentation over the past thirty years. This comprehensive review of information will be useful for comparative studies of parental care in other semelparous and iteroparous organisms experiencing both similar and different ecological constraints. The book will be of academic interest to undergraduate and graduate students of entomology, zoology, behavior, and behavioral ecology.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXIII, 272 p. 108 illus., 51 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811930188
    Series Statement: Entomology Monographs,
    DDC: 590
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    Keywords: Landscape ecology. ; Environmental management. ; Sustainability. ; Conservation biology. ; Ecology . ; Biodiversity. ; Landscape Ecology. ; Environmental Management. ; Sustainability. ; Conservation Biology. ; Biodiversity.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Envisioning the mangrove future through mapping and modelling of mangrove ecosystem services -- Chapter 2. Monitoring Spatial and Temporal Distribution, Pattern and Trend Prediction of Coastal Mangroves in Pakistan using Geospatial Techniques -- Chapter 3.Assessment of mangrove colonization of aquaculture ponds through satellite image analysis: Implications for mangrove management -- Chapter 4. Ecosystem services and their future scenarios centring on mangrove ecosystem in Ishigaki Island, Japan -- Chapter 5. A participatory stakeholder-based approach to assess the drivers and challenges of mangrove loss in Kochi, Kerala, India -- Chapter 6.Understanding potential drivers of mangrove loss in Bhitarkanika and Mahanadi Delta, India to enhance effective restoration and conservation efforts -- Chapter 7. Advancement in measurement and estimation methods of blue carbon studies -- Chapter 8. Change mapping of aboveground carbon stocks and ecosystem services in the mangrove forest of Andaman Islands - implications for conservation and Ecosystem-Based Adaptation -- Chapter 9.Depicting Mangrove’s Potential as Blue Carbon Champion in Indonesia -- Chapter 10. Eco-engineering and mangrove restoration methods to stabilize earthen embankments and establishing bio-shield against natural disasters: a case study from Sundarban Ramsar Wetland, India -- Chapter 11. Ecosystem Services of Urban Fringe Mangrove Forests: The Case of Tamsui River Estuary Mangrove Forest, Taiwan -- Chapter 12. Diversity and Structural Characteristics of Mangrove Forests in the Southern District of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines -- Chapter 13. Cultural Ecosystem Services of Mangroves: A Review of Models and Methods -- Chapter 14. Capacity-building around indigenous and local knowledge (ILK) systems for effective climate adaptation in the low-lying coasts and small-islands -- Chapter 15. Ecosystem services and well-being in the Sundarbans of Bangladesh: A multiple evidence base trajectory -- Chapter 16. Fostering Mangrove Ecosystem Services for Resilient Future of the Asia-Pacific: A Knowledge Synthesis.
    Abstract: This book presents the state-of-the-art of knowledge in assessing, mapping, and modeling mangrove ecosystem services and outlines various scientific tools and techniques, including environmental scenario-building, spatial and econometric modelling to understand the fluctuations and future availability of mangrove ecosystem services. The book also highlights the current gaps and measures in policy planning and outlines the avenues for capacity building. Through case studies and thematic reviews, the book plans to cater to a wide range of audiences, including students, researchers, and decision-makers at various levels involved in mangrove conservation and land use optimization for sustainable and resilient development. This book is particularly useful to researchers and students in the field of landscape and spatial ecology, coastal zone management, ecosystem services, and resilience planning. It is also a must-read for policymakers, conservators, coastal zone managers, foresters, and general administrators in understanding the current and future roles of mangroves in ecosystem-based adaptation through informed decision-making. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XII, 292 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811927386
    Series Statement: Science for Sustainable Societies,
    DDC: 577.5
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Biotechnology. ; Soil science. ; Ecology . ; Agriculture. ; Biotechnology. ; Soil Science. ; Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Reforming the Soil Organic Carbon Management Plans and Policies in India -- 2. Technologies, Programmes and Policies for Enhancing Soil Organic Carbon in Rainfed Dryland Ecosystems of India -- 3. Traditional Land Use Systems' Potential as the Framework for Soil Organic Carbon Plans and Policies -- 4. Enhancing Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration in Agriculture: Plans and Policies -- 5. Plans and Policies for Soil Carbon Storage -- 6. Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration in Rice Based Cropping Systems: Estimation, Accounting & Valuation -- 7. CO2 Capture, Storage and Environmental Sustainability: Plan, Policy and Challenges -- 8. Plan and Policies for Soil Organic Carbon Management under Agroforestry System -- 9. Carbon Sequestration in Degraded Lands: Current Prospects, Practices, and Future Strategies.
    Abstract: This edited book discusses how effective soil carbon management plans and policies will ultimately make agriculture more secure against climate change and soil degradation. It is focused on initiatives to enhance soil organic carbon (SOC) and sequestration by launching different schemes and programs. An approach based on practical aspects of managing SOC in agriculture is provided with clear and concise descriptions. It has more attention to successfully implement plans and policies to meet the required level of SOC restoration. The book is covering the urgent needs of plans and policies for soil management and C restoration in agricultural ecosystems which can be beneficial to food, nutrition, environment, and economy security. There is also providing a roadmap on SOC policies to encourage the use of best management practices (BMPs) for soil health and C stock restoration, and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations. The book is suitable for teachers, researchers, government planners and policymakers, undergraduate and graduate students of soil science, soil microbiology, agronomy, ecology, and environmental sciences.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XV, 255 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811961793
    DDC: 630
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    Keywords: Freshwater ecology. ; Marine ecology. ; Biotic communities. ; Population biology. ; Ecology . ; Freshwater and Marine Ecology. ; Community and Population Ecology. ; Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. The Perspective of climate change on aquatic environment and fish production -- 2. Climate Change: Stressor on Marine Buffer System -- 3. Climate Change: Impact on Fauna and Fishing Activity 0f River -- 4. Possible Impact of Climate Change on Fisheries -- 5. Impact of global warming on changing pattern of biodiversity and fish production in inland open waters -- 6. Climate Change and Coral Reef Ecosystem: Impacts and Management Strategies -- 7. Implications of Climate Change on Fisheries and Food Security -- 8. Nexus of climate change with fish production and its implications on livelihood and nutritional security -- 9. Gut microbes and its physiological role in fish: adaptive strategies for climatic variability -- 10. Metabolic adaptation of fishes under different consequences of climate change -- 11. Argulus Parasitism in Aquaculture: An Elevated Temperature Scenario -- 12. Effect of environmental variability on the pigmentation of Fishes -- 13. Climate Change and stress Response in Teleost. 14. Impact of Climate Change on Emergence of Biotoxin in Fish and Shellfish -- 15. Metabolomic response to high temperature stress in murrel Channa striatus and insights for designer feeds -- 16. Feed and feeding management for sustainable growth and health of fish in varying climatic condition -- 17. Vulnerability and Mitigation Approach to Nutritional Pathology for Sustainable Fish Growth in Changing Climatic Conditions -- 18. Technology Prioritization For Climate-Resilient Nutritive Fish -- 19. Role of Dietary supplements in stress amelioration of teleost fishes -- 20. Dealing the hardship in aquaculture nutrition in a changing climatic condition -- 21. Strategies to mitigate climate change-imposed challenges in fish nutrition -- 22. Duckweed-based circular aquaculture for climate resilience and carbon foot-print reduction of fed Aquaculture -- 23. Nutraceuticals in aquaculture: a prospective climate change adaptation strategy -- 24. Broodstock development, induced breeding, and seed production of climbing perch Anabas testudineus: An alternative aquaculture species for changing environment -- 25. Effect of changing environmental factors on reproductive cycle and endocrinology of fishes -- 26. Impact of climate change on fish reproduction and climate-resilient broodstock management -- 27. Nutrition and environment interactions in aquaculture -- 28. Reproductive and maternal nutrition in changing climatic conditions.
    Abstract: The edited book covers the climate change impact broadly across the ecosystems including increasing pressure on livelihood and food supplies to the society. Climate change, in particular, rising temperatures, can have both direct and indirect effects on global fish production. Fisheries and aquaculture is one of the important sectors of agriculture for livelihood and nutritional security. Fish, being poikilothermic in nature are very sensitive to any change in the ecosystem. In commercial aquaculture, it is crucial to ensure that environmental rearing conditions are adequate, if not optimal, for fish growth, welfare and profitability. Thus, the book develops an understanding regarding changes in relevant environmental parameters and its affect in the growth and physiological performance of fish. Fish feeds on natural food organisms, but the adverse changes in the ecosystem attracts nutritionists to provide better food and feeding strategies for optimum growth and survival of the fish. it is become necessary to develop preparedness about the changes and their mitigation strategies through fish nutrition and feeding strategies. This book address the potential impact of climate change on the aquaculture sector under sections - Assessment of Global Warming Impact on aquatic resources and fish production, Adaptation in Fish Digestive Physiology and Biochemistry under Changing Environment, Prioritization of fish feed technology with respect to changing climate for adaptation and mitigation, Strategies and planning on reproductive physiology and feed management for biodiversity conservation. The chapters are contributed by the experts in the field of fish nutrition and physiology. The book assists fish farmers, entrepreneurs, planners and advisors specifically related to nutritional and physico-biochemical changes in fishes to adapt or mitigate the adverse effect of climate change.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVIII, 433 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811955006
    DDC: 577.6
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    Keywords: Microbiology. ; Ecology . ; Microbial ecology. ; Ecophysiology. ; Microbiology. ; Ecology. ; Microbial Ecology. ; Ecophysiology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Cyanobacteria in cold ecosystem: tolerance and adaptation -- Chapter 2. Cold adapted fungi: evaluation and comparison of their habitats, molecular adaptations and industrial applications -- Chapter 3. Microbial life in cold regions of deep sea -- Chapter 4. Adaptation to cold environment: the survival strategy of psychrophiles -- Chapter 5. Enzymatic behavior of cold adapted microbes -- Chapter 6. An overview of survival strategies of Psychrophiles and their applications -- Chapter 7. Microbial genes responsible for cold adaptation -- Chapter 8. Survival Strategies in Cold-adapted Microorganisms -- Chapter 9. Microbial adaptations under low temperature -- Chapter 10. Molecular mechanisms of cold adapted microorganisms -- Chapter 11. Microbe-mediated plant functional traits and stress tolerance: The multi-Omics approaches -- Chapter 12. Omics technologies and cold adaptations -- Chapter 13. Use of proteomics and transcriptomics to identify proteins for cold adaptation in microbes -- Chapter 14. Cold adapted microorganisms and their potential role in plant growth -- Chapter 15. Structure and functions of rice and wheat microbiome -- Chapter 16. Cold adapted microorganisms: survival strategies and biotechnological significance -- Chapter 17. An insight to cold adapted microorganisms and their importance in agriculture -- Chapter 18. Nanotechnology for agricultural and environmental sustainability -- Chapter 19. Recent trends and advancements for agro-environmental sustainability at higher altitudes.
    Abstract: Extremophiles have unique physiological properties, thus considered to be ideal candidates for industrial development. This book present concepts on cold-adapted microorganisms, centered on four different aspects - (i) diversity of cold adapted microbes (ii) their ecology, physiology and metabolism (iii) omics research in the field and (iv) their potential applications. This volume collates the recent developments and innovations with respect to these microorganisms. This book is meant for researchers, biochemists, industries, and government agencies interested in cold active microbes and their products. Also, would be of interest to NGOs and progressive farmers which are working for higher altitude ecosystems throughout the globe.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: X, 435 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811626258
    DDC: 579
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    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
    Keywords: Biodiversity. ; Ecology . ; Biodiversity. ; Ecology. ; Terrestial Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. An Overview of the potentials, threats, and conservation of biodiversity in Africa -- 2. Industrial Applications of Biodiversity Potentials in Africa -- 3. Botanical Gardens: A Reliable Tool for Documenting Sustainability Patterns in Vegetative Species -- 4. Food security: a pathway towards improved nutrition and biodiversity conservation -- 5. Benefits and threats of biodiversity conservation in Stubbs Creek Forest Reserve, Nigeria -- 6. Therapeutic Potentials of Wildlife Resources and Options for Conservation -- 7. Threats to African Arthropods and their Biodiversity Potentials on Food Security, Environmental Health, Criminal Investigation -- 8. Leaving no one behind: Impact of Soil Pollution on Biodiversity in the Global South - A Global Call For Action -- 9. Impacts of Chemicals Used in Agricultural Practices on Soil Microorganisms and Vegetation -- 10. Advantages and potential threats of agrochemicals on biodiversity conservation -- 11. Fish production and biodiversity conservation; an interplay for life sustenance -- 12. Impact of pharmaceutical compounds on the microbial ecology of surface water resources -- 13. Effects of Water Pollution on Biodiversity along the Coastal Regions -- 14. Impacts of Climate Change on Aquatic Biodiversity In Africa -- 15. Anthropogenic Restructuring of Fiddler Crabs (Ulca tangeri) Communities: A Solid Wastes Perspective -- 16. Aquatic biodiversity loss: Impacts of pollution and anthropogenic activities and strategies for conservation -- 17. Traditional Methods of Plant Conservation for Sustainable Utilization and Development -- 18. The Challenges and Conservation Strategies of Biodiversity: The role of Government and Non-Governmental Organization for Action and Results on the Ground -- 19. “Let Them Eat Their Declarations”: Interrogating Natural Resource-Rich States’ Inertia Toward Biodiversity Conservation Treaties in sub-Saharan Africa -- 20. Sacred Groves in the Global South: A Panacea for Sustainable Biodiversity Conservation -- 21. Forest conservation strategies in Africa: historical perspective, status and sustainable avenues for progress -- 22. Factors militating against biodiversity conservation in the Niger Delta, Nigeria: the way out -- 23. Challenges of biodiversity conservation in Africa: A case study of Sierra Leone.
    Abstract: This edited work brings out a comprehensive collection of information on Potentials, Threats and Conservation of Biodiversity in Africa. The main focus of this book is to address the sustainability of Biodiversity of Africa. Biodiversity are organisms that typically have life and possess the characteristics of living things. The biodiversity is being affected by human activities as well as natural effects. This in turn is affecting the uses of biodiversity which are mainly food and medicine. Therefore it will be useful to point possible means of conserving biodiversity of African so as to enhance the sustainability of their uses especially in Africa. This book is of interest and useful to biodiversity experts, policy makers, conservationists and industries interested in biodiversity conservation of native flora and fauna in the area. It will also be useful to environmental and agricultural scientists, foresters, horticulturists, ecologists, and valuable source of reference to the relevant researchers and students (undergraduate and Post graduate) in the region. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIV, 626 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811933264
    Series Statement: Sustainable Development and Biodiversity, 29
    DDC: 333.95
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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. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXIV, 286 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811698934
    Series Statement: Satoyama Initiative Thematic Review,
    DDC: 577.5
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    Keywords: Plant genetics. ; Plant molecular biology. ; Ecology . ; Plant Genetics. ; Plant Molecular Biology. ; Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. A Checklist of Some Economically Important Philippine Ferns (Eupolypod I) -- Chapter 2. On-Farm Conservation of Traditional Rice Varieties in the Provinces of Quirino, Iloilo, Antique and Davao Oriental, Philippines: Drivers and Implications for Policy -- Chapter 3. Recent Developments in Wild Rice Conservation, Research and Use -- Chapter 4. GIS and Its Role in Plant Genetic Resources Use and Conservation -- Chapter 5. Plant Diversity of Mount Makiling Forest Reserve: implications to management and conservation -- Chapter 6. Native/Heirloom Rice in the Cordilleras: Status, Conservation and Utilization -- Chapter 7. Identification and Conservation of Culturally Important Trees Used for Traditional Houses in Ifugao, Philippines -- Chapter 8. Pteridophyte Diversity in the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park (PPSRNP), Palawan Island, Philippines -- Chapter 9. Situating Plant Genetic Resource in the K-12 Curriculum: A Critical Review -- Chapter 10. An Inventory of Commonly Cultivated Plant Species in Permaculture Farms in the Philippines -- Chapter 11. Conservation of Musa Diversity and Germplasm Management at the National Plant Genetic Resources Laboratory in the Philippines -- Chapter 12. Diversity and Management of Indoor Plants at Urban Dwellings in Bangladesh: A Case Study from Halishahar of Chattogram Metropolitan Area -- Chapter 13. Exploration, Identification, Multiplication and Conservation of Rare Foreset Genetic Resources in Chittagong University Campus, Bangladesh -- Chapter 14. The Chemistry of Anti-Diabetic Plants -- Chapter 15. Conservation of Medicinal Plant Genetic Resources in Southern Africa -- Chapter 16. Chloroplast DNA haplotype specific to genetic resources of Dalbergia oliveri in Thailand -- Chapter 17. Status, conservation and sustainability on medicinal plant resources of India -- Chapter 18. Plant genetic resources management in the framework of policy developments -- Chapter 19. Agricultural livelihoods and temporal dynamics of agriculturein peripheral villages of a protected area in South India -- Chapter 20. Conservation of plant genetic resources: A special reference to dye yielding plants -- Chapter 21. Perception of advanced techniques in conservation and utilization of wild genetic resources of rice -- Chapter 22. Conservation and determination of nutritional composition of Mondia whitei in vitro -- Chapter 23. Social Benefits, Development and the Pertinence of Laws: The Case of Commercialization of Plant Genetic Resources in the Global Markets.
    Abstract: This edited book deals with plant genetic resources and their status, availability, and ecological niche in natural habitat. Usage and conservation practices followed by various tribal communities and their rationale are also discussed in the book. The book explores application of biological tools to conserve plant species and optimization protocols for conservation and elicitation of secondary metabolites and other value addition products. The book is organized into sub-themes covering: (i) Ecological status of plant genetic resources (ii) Traditional ethnobotanical knowledge and conservation practices (iii) Ex-situ conservation practices and bioprospecting Globally, plant genetic resources are deeply rooted in culture and economy. Since the early 1990s, the changing socio-economic situation has increasingly put pressure on plant genetic resources, in some cases leading to a severe loss of their diversity. For this reason, most vulnerable areas at risk of genetic erosion have been demarcated and protected by forest laws and regulations. Therefore, this book brings to light the opinions of leading experts in the area of ecology, conservation biodiversity, ethanobotany, and bioprospecting of plant genetic resources. The book is for use by graduate and advanced undergraduate students and researchers in plant physiology, molecular biology, biochemistry, and agriculture. Additionally, it is extremely useful as a general reference on conservation of flora and large-scale cultivation.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVIII, 533 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811676994
    DDC: 581.35
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    Keywords: Biology. ; Freshwater ecology. ; Marine ecology. ; Ecology . ; Microbial ecology. ; Biotic communities. ; Population biology. ; Biological Sciences. ; Freshwater and Marine Ecology. ; Ecology. ; Microbial Ecology. ; Community and Population Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1 Ramifications of Climate Change Induced by Anthropogenic Factors on Global Fish Population Scenario -- 2 Developments in Feeds in Aquaculture Sector - Contemporary Aspects -- 3 Perspectives and Implications of Probiotics as beneficial mediators in Aquaculture industry -- 4 Different Animal Feeds And Their Role In Aquaculture -- 5 Novel Feed Ingredients For Approaching Aquatic Sustainability -- 6 Molecular Closeness Of Zebrafish And Human Platelets -- 7 Neuroendocrinology Of Fishes -- 8 Common Bacterial Fish Diseases And Approaches On Molecular Techniques For Characterization And Early Detection Of Pathogens -- 9 The Different And Basic Functions Of Organs Systems Of Fishes -- 10 The use of immunopotentiators in aquaculture -- 11 Immunostimulants And Their Uses In Aquaculture -- 12 Production, Maintenance And Benefits Of Seaweeds In Tropical Regions -- 13 Pharmacological Importance Of Seaweeds -- 14 Probiotics And Its Application In Aquaculture -- 15 Glimpse of feed and feed additive necessity and mycotoxin challenges in aquaculture -- 16 Potential role of dietary minerals in fish and crustaceans -- 17 Approaches to Annihilate Bacterial fish Diseases in Aquaculture.-18 Herbal Biomedicines As Immunostimulants And Immunosuppressors In Fish -- 19 Bacterial Fish Diseases and Treatment.
    Abstract: This book is about relevant recent research topics in understanding aquaculture for practical approaches; aquatic science, engineering, feed and nutrition, immunology and health are reviewed. The book includes information on why certain fish strains differ in disease resistance, all the current data on fish cell populations, the regulation of the response by factors, and the major histocompatibility complex are explained in detail. The book contains the chapters on nutrition, feed and feed additives, ecology, immunology, microbiology, toxicology, biochemistry, nanotechnology, pharmacology, and biotechnology, among other fields of basic and applied research. Over the past era, scientists have recognized the importance of nutrition in maintaining the health of humans and other animal species, including fish. Humans and other terrestrial animals were the focus of previous research on the links between nutrition, immune response, and disease resistance. However, attempts to conduct similar studies using fish have met with limited success in the last two decades due to a lack of understanding of the immune response in fish. In most facilities, the animals are kept at relatively high densities, causing stress and disease problems are the challenges that we face today and this book opens up the exciting new area of research to truly understand the relationship between fish genetics and immune reactivity. The aquatic immune system turns out to be a crucial reference as aquatic products are increasingly used as model systems for vertebrate immune systems. This book provides that the research students and scientists with a useful text on the latest knowledge of the aquatic feed and nutrition, immune system, cutting-edge technologies, draws everyone’s attention to the practice of small-scale aquaculture and provides a guide on how to responsibly use the water ecosystem and the steps needed to develop, test and market fish vaccines. The chapters will serve as introductions to these fields and up-to-date reviews of recent research advances. This book is intended for a wide range of readers, including nutritionists, disease specialists, feed formulators, students, extension specialists, and farmers, as well as university teachers, graduates and doctoral students in zoology, physiology, aquaculture, and biology in general.
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    Pages: XXVII, 572 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811908170
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    Keywords: Ecology . ; Anatomy. ; Biomathematics. ; Behavior genetics. ; Evolution (Biology). ; Ecology. ; Anatomy. ; Mathematical and Computational Biology. ; Behavioral Genetics. ; Ecology. ; Evolutionary Biology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Laterality of Fish – Anti-symmetry in Fish Populations Maintained by the Interspecific Interaction -- Chapter 2. Universality of laterality among fish and invertebrates in aquatic communities -- Chapter 3.Predominance of Cross Predation or Parallel Predation in Fish -- Chapter 4.Behavioral laterality in the scale-eating cichlid fish: detailed movement, development, and neuronal mechanisms -- Chapter 5.Models of Lateral Asymmetry Dynamics:Realistic Oscillations by Time Delay andFrequency Dependence -- Chapter 6.Mathematical models of predators and prey with laterality -- Chapter 7.Statistical Analysis of Lateral Asymmetry:Detect Antisymmetry and Oscillation fromUnequal-Interval Binomial Data -- Chapter 8.Models of Genetic System of LateralAsymmetry: Population Dynamics DriveEvolution of Genetic System -- Chapter 9.Mechanisms Underlying Variations in the Dentition Asymmetry of Asian Snail-Eating Snakes -- Chapter 10.Single-gene speciation, balanced polymorphism, and antagonistic coevolution in left-right asymmetry of land snails.
    Abstract: This book presents the latest research findings on the laterality of fish and other animals. It describes all aspects of lateral asymmetry, including ecology, morphology, behaviour, dynamics of lefty and righty morphs, genetics and evolution, through field observations, experiments and modeling. Lateral asymmetry in scale-eating cichlids gives a simple and beautiful example of negative frequency-dependent selection and resulting oscillation of lefty and righty morph frequencies. Lateral dimorphism is found not only in scale-eaters but in all orders of fish, shrimps and cuttlefish. Lateral asymmetry interacts between species through "cross-predation." Contrary to fish, lateral asymmetry in snails acts as, in most cases, positive frequency-dependent selection and provides deep insights into speciation. Especially, snakes eating righty snails facilitate speciation of lefty snails. As a collaboration work of field ecologists and theoretical biologists, this book covers a variety of topics on lateral asymmetry, which are consistently related to predation. The topics include behavioral ecology, population dynamics, physiology, evolution, genetics, development, learning and neuroscience, statistics, with the subjects of fish, shrimp, prawn, and crayfish, crab, cuttlefish, and snake and snail. Chapters cover new research results such as cuttlefish laterality dynamics, interaction between laterality of snails and snakes, evolution of laterality genetic system, and statistical analysis of laterality oscillation. Readers will appreciate the simplicity and beauty of lateral asymmetry and its profound impact on ecology and evolution.
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    Pages: XII, 295 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811913426
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    Keywords: Forestry. ; Environment. ; Ecology . ; Human ecology Study and teaching. ; Bioclimatology. ; Forestry. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Ecology. ; Environmental Studies. ; Climate Change Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Protecting forest structure and functions for resilience and sustainability concerns in the changing world -- Chapter 2. Understanding the drivers of forest degradation -- Chapter 3. The so-called modern ‘sustainable forestry’ destroys wilderness, old-growth forest landscapes and ecological services world-wide: A short first-hand review and global narrative on the use of ‘growth-and-yield’ as a destructive and even impossible goal -- Chapter 4. Gangetic Plains of India: High on the water and air pollution map -- Chapter 5. Understanding wildfires and designing a sustainable future by solutions based on forest-society relationships -- Chapter 6. Is the gender agenda of Nepal’s Community Forestry at risk due to commercial transitions -- Chapter 7. Diversity of forest genes: Impacts on the structure and function of soil ecosystems under changing climate -- Chapter 8. Plant-herbivorous insect interactions in forest ecosystems: overview and perspectives to mitigate losses -- Chapter 9. Beyond the biophysical: contribution of community forestry in building socio-ecological resilience -- Chapter 10. Biodiversity and Biomass Carbon Dynamics: Insights from Long-Term Monitoring in the Western Ghats -- Chapter 11. Peri-urban protected forests in peril: Insights from case studies in two Indian megacities -- Chapter 12. Mapping the extent of invasive species – An assessment based on high-resolution data for selected species in parts of Eastern Himalaya in Sikkim -- Chapter 13. Groundwater Dependent Vegetation to address the loss of ecosystems dependent on groundwater resources -- Chapter 14. Groundwater Dependent Vegetation to address the loss of ecosystems dependent on groundwater resources -- Chapter 15. Application of dynamic vegetation models for climate change impact studies -- Chapter 16. Agroforestry approaches in the restoration of peatland landscapes in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia -- Chapter 17. SmarteR approach for the mapping of invasive plant species -- Chapter 18. Mapping and identification of trees using semantic segmentation deep learning neural network -- Chapter 19. Application of biophysical, soil, and vegetation indices to better understand forest dynamics and develop strategies for forest conservation -- Chapter 20. Emission Reductions Program for Addressing Drivers of Deforestation and Forest Degradation: An insight from the Terai Arc Landscape in Southern Nepal -- Chapter 21. Public Interests and Private Incentives in Designing an Ecological Payment Systems -- Chapter 22. Awareness and conservation program at an ecotourism site in Langkawi Island, Malaysia.
    Abstract: This book unveils forestry science and its policy and management that connect past and present understanding of forests. The aggregated knowledge is presented to cover the approaches adopted in studying forest structure, its growth, functioning, and degradation, especially in the context of the surrounding environment. The application of advance computation, instrumentation, and modelling has been elaborated in various chapters. Forest ecosystems are rapidly changing due to forest fires, deforestation, urbanization, climate change, and other natural and anthropogenic drivers. Understanding the dynamics of forest ecosystems requires contemporary methods and measures, utilizing modern tools and big data for developing effective conservation plans. The book also covers discussion on policies for sustainable forestry, agroforestry, environmental governance, socio-ecology, nature-based solutions, and management implication. It is suitable for a wide range of readers working in the field of scientific forestry, policy making, and forest management. In addition, it is a useful material for postgraduate and research students of forestry sciences.
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    Pages: XXV, 480 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811900716
    DDC: 634.9
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    Keywords: Ecology . ; Environmental chemistry. ; Urban ecology (Biology). ; Ecology. ; Environmental Chemistry. ; Urban Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction to Green House Gases: Sources, Sinks and Mitigation -- Chapter 2. Source Apportionment of Greenhouse Gases in the Atmosphere -- Chapter 3. IDENTIFICATION OF MAJOR SINKS OF GREENHOUSE GASES -- Chapter 4. Greenhouse Gas Emission Flux from Forest Ecosystem -- Chapter 5. EFFECT OF GREEN HOUSE GASES ON HUMAN HEALTH -- Chapter 6. Air Pollution and Greenhouse Gases Emissions: Implications in Food Production and Food Security -- Chapter 7. Optimization of Greenhouse Gas Emissions through Simulation Modeling: Analysis and Interpretation -- Chapter 8. ROLE OF BIOMASS BURNING IN GREENHOUSE GASES EMISSION -- Chapter 9. Ozone Impacts and Climate Forcing: Thailand as a Case Study -- Chapter 10. Role of Nanotechnology in Combating CO2 in Atmosphere -- Chapter 11. Mitigation Strategies of Greenhouse Gas Control: Policy Measures.
    Abstract: This book begins with a brief background on greenhouse gases sources and sinks and continues with a discussion in different sectors including forest fluxes to human health and modeling techniques to policy measures. The chapters explore in detail about the GHG emission budgets, mitigation strategies, technical advancement and input-output analysis. Greenhouse gases (GHGs) occur naturally in our atmosphere and are essential to the survival of most of the organisms on the planet earth. GHGs such as such as carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and ozone etc. play a major role in balancing the radiative budget, by absorbing or emitting some of the infrared rays reflecting from the earth’s surface. But unfortunately, anthropogenic activities like use of fossil fuel, intensive agriculture and livestock farming, use of synthetic fertilizers, deforestation, and industrial processes etc. have drastically interfered in the natural air composition, by releasing excess greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. This has led to the increase in the ability of the atmosphere to absorb more infrared energy. This book is a complete information set covering all aspects of GHGs, sources, sinks and control/mitigation strategies. This book is also written in simple language with helpful photographs, diagrams and flowcharts which will make the reader comfortable in understanding the concepts a more relatively easier way. The book is a valuable tool for students in Environmental Science, Ecology, Biological Science, Economics and Agriculture. It is unique to environmental consultants, researchers and other professionals involved in climate change studies, Non-governmental organizations (NGO’s).
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    Pages: XVI, 257 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811644825
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    Keywords: Zoology. ; Biodiversity. ; Evolution (Biology). ; Conservation biology. ; Ecology . ; Zoology. ; Biodiversity. ; Evolutionary Biology. ; Conservation Biology. ; Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Introduction -- I. Fish Diversity and Ichthyology of Japan -- 2. Geography, Currents, and Fish Diversity of Japan -- 3. Origins and Present Distribution of Fishes in Japan -- 4. Ichthyology and Collection Building in Japan -- II. Habitat Distribution and Species Diversity -- 5. Fish Diversity along the Kuroshio Current -- 6. What Is Known of Fish Diversity in the Sea of Japan? Flatfishes – a Case Study -- 7. Fish Diversity of Subarctic Waters in Japan -- 8. Diversity and Distribution Patterns of Deep-Sea Demersal Fishes of Japan: a Perspective from Grenadiers -- 9. Fish Diversity of Estuaries Revealed by Environmental DNA -- III. Diversity within Species: Phylogeographic Perspective on Japanese Fishes -- 10. Deep-sea Fishes -- 11. Phylogeography of Coastal Fishes of Japan -- 12. Lake Biwa and the Phylogeography of Freshwater Fishes in Japan -- IV. Morphological and Ecological Diversifications -- 13. Migration of Fishes in Japan -- 14. Adaptive Phenotypic Divergence in Fishes of Japan: Potential Model Systems for Ecological and Evolutionary Genomics -- 15. Ecological Diversity of Larval Fishes –– Ontogeny of Deep-sea Demersal Species -- 16. Morphological Diversity of the Lateral Line System in Teleostei -- 17. Distributional Shifts and Hybridization in Marine Fishes of Japan -- V. Conservation of Fish Diversity in Japan -- 18. Coastal Fishes in Sandy Beaches -- 19. Coastal Fishes in Rocky and Coral Reefs -- 20. Fishes in Seagrass Habitats -- 21. Coastal Fishes in Mangroves -- 22. Coastal Fishes in Tidal Flats and Salt Marshes -- 23. Conservation of Freshwater Fish Diversity in Japan -- 24. Using Gyotaku to Reveal Past Records of Fishes Including Extinct Populations -- 25. Convention on Biological Diversity and its Impact on Research, with Special Reference to Ichthyology.
    Abstract: This book reviews and summarizes the studies on the fish diversity of Japan. It covers the present knowledge of ichthyofauna, habitat distribution, phylogeography, ecology, morphology, and conservation, as well as the history of ichthyology and fish collections in Japan. The book comprises five parts: I. Fish Diversity and Ichthyology of Japan, II. Habitat Distribution and Species Diversity, III. Diversity within Species: Phylogeographic Perspective on Japanese Fishes, IV. Morphological and Ecological Diversifications, and V. Conservation of Fish Diversity in Japan. The Japanese Archipelago is surrounded by two major warm and one cold currents. It is located in the western North Pacific and encompasses several climatic regimes from north to south. Although the land area of Japan is small, the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of Japan ranks as the sixth largest in the world, including several marginal seas (Sea of Okhotsk, Sea of Japan, and East China Sea), and deep trenches (Izu-Ogasawara, Japan, and Kurile Trenches). Owing to a variety of marine habitats and a complex geological history, Japan has a rich fish species diversity, representing over 4,500 species in 370 families. The richness of fish species diversity has attracted many scientists since the late 1700s, and continuous studies have led to the development of ichthyology in Japan. With chapters written by leading experts in the field, the book will provide a stimulating and reliable resource for future research and contribute to the progress of ichthyology of the world.
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    Pages: VI, 454 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811674273
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    Keywords: Freshwater ecology. ; Marine ecology. ; Conservation biology. ; Ecology . ; Ethnology. ; Biotechnology. ; Biotic communities. ; Environmental policy. ; Freshwater and Marine Ecology. ; Conservation Biology. ; Ethnology. ; Biotechnology. ; Ecosystems. ; Environmental Policy.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. History of Hinase -- Chapter 3. Eelgrass Restoration -- Chapter 4. Living on the Coast -- Chapter 5. Social Network and Ideas Concerning the Restoration Activity -- Chapter 6. The Sun is Born.
    Abstract: This book explores the nature of marine conservation based on the case study of Hinase, a fishing village in Okayama, Japan. It focuses on the fishers’ self-motivated eelgrass restoration activity which has been continued for more than 30 years. This activity in Hinase recently attracted international attention as a case under the name “Satoumi” and “Marine Protected Areas” in several governmental reports, but detailed information, such as the historical background and social structure of Hinase, has not yet been analyzed. This book, therefore, fulfills this gap by providing its ethnographic information. In addition, this book offers some points for critical thinking by concluding that marine conservation activities cannot always be evaluated or arranged under the standardized approach with limited time and space. This viewpoint reaffirms the importance of local initiative and highlights the value of qualitative research to seek the way forward for promising marine conservation. This book is suitable for an academic audience in the field of social sciences, such as applied anthropology, as well as ecologists, government officials, environmentalists, and citizens who are interested or engaged in environmental issues or natural resource management.
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    Pages: XX, 155 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811904561
    DDC: 577.6
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    Keywords: Natural disasters. ; Ecology . ; Biodiversity. ; Agriculture. ; Natural Hazards. ; Ecology. ; Biodiversity. ; Agriculture.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part A Flood control -- Chapter 1 Characteristics of flood disasters -- Chapter 2 Flood control methods -- Chapter 3 Significance of flood disturbance -- Part B Paddy fields -- Chapter 4 Characteristics of paddy fields -- Chapter 5 Multiple functions of paddy fields -- Part C Case study of a river -- Chapter 6 Flood survey -- Chapter 7 Open levee survey -- Chapter 8 Survey of the river ecosystem downstream of a dam -- Chapter 9 Lake Biwa survey -- Part D Case study of paddy fields -- Chapter 10 Drainage canal system survey -- Chapter 11 Irrigation canal system survey -- Chapter 12 Fish-retreat ditch survey -- Part E Wetland development -- Chapter 13 Improvements to enrich paddy irrigation and drainage canal systems -- Chapter 14 Multiple effects of wetland development -- Chapter 15 Wetland management.
    Abstract: This book proposes the use of green infrastructure to balance biodiversity conservation and disaster management. Paddy fields are one example of such infrastructure and are the focus of this book. In Japan, abandoned, once-cultivated land is increasing in the paddy fields due to the aging of society and recent depopulation. The author proposes to consolidate such lands and create wetlands because the paddy fields hold water during heavy rains, which prevents floods and protects cities. This is essential, considering that extreme weather conditions have increased the risk of flood damage in Japan. Not only do such wetlands hold water during the flood season, they also provide habitats for aquatic life and places for children to learn about the natural environment. In addition, fish farming in the wetlands will provide food for many people. The increase in water disasters associated with global warming is occurring not only in Japan but globally. The proposal presented in this book will help government officials around the world, especially those involved in urban and rural planning, to consider disaster management—an idea that will be welcomed by both engineers and biologists.
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    Pages: XV, 262 p. 197 illus., 162 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811937354
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    Keywords: Environmental management. ; Biotechnology. ; Conservation biology. ; Ecology . ; Environmental policy. ; Environmental Management. ; Biotechnology. ; Conservation Biology. ; Conservation Biology. ; Environmental Policy.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1.Introduction: : Legitimacy, Adaptability and Narrative-based Design -- Chapter 2. Reeds and Rights: Dynamism of Legitimacy Construction in the Management of Collective Natural Resources -- Chapter 3. Forests to Revitalize Local Society; Adaptive Contribution Projects for Legitimacy by Mountain Bikers -- Chapter 4. Creating space for creativity: Agricultural canals and an endangered species -- Chapter 5. The Satoyama Movement and its Adaptability: Beyond Ideology and Institutionalization -- Chapter 6. Re-contextualizing Wildlife Management to Community Revitalization -- Chapter 7. Listening to Nori Seaweed to Learn How to Better Live with the Sea for Urban Fishers: The Importance of Ecological Reflexivity for Environmental Governance -- Chapter 8. Complex Ties: Governance for Supporting Nuclear Evacuees -- Chapter 9. Resilience and invisible damage: The 2011 nuclear accident and natural resources management. Chapter 10. BThe Governance of Renewable Energy Projects and Expanded Distributive Justice -- Chapter 11. Trial of Tools to Evaluate Adaptive Processes in Environmental Activities -- Chapter 12. Narratives for Actualizing Local Knowledge to Empower Participatory Biosphere Reserve governance -- Chapter 13. Narratives Crossing Jurisdictions; Watershed-scale Collaborations for Adaptive Decisions and Actions -- Chapter 14. Science To Govern Urban Heat Risk In Fukuoka City, Japan: What Can A Historical Perspective Teach Us? -- Chapter 15. Action Research within Multi-layered Hegemonic Structure: 'Workshop' for Adaptive Governance -- Chapter 16. Empathy-based Assistance and its Transformative Role in the Adaptive Cycle of Collaborative Governance.
    Abstract: This book contributes to the theoretical and practitioner literature in environmental governance and sustainability of natural resources by linking case studies of the roles of narratives to the three key practices in local environmental governance: socio-political legitimacy in participation; collaboratively creating stakeholder-ness, and cultivating social and ecological capabilities. It provides numerous theoretical insights on legitimacy, adaptability, narratives, process-oriented collaborative planning, and among others, using in-depth case studies from historical and contemporary environmental issues including conservation, wildlife management, nuclear and tsunami disasters, and thus community risk, recovery, and resiliency.The authors are all practitioner-oriented scientists and scholars who are involved as local stakeholders in these practices. The chapters highlight their action and participatory-action research that adds deeper insights and analyses to successes, failures, and struggles in how narratives contribute to these three dimensions of effective environmental governance. Of particular interest, both within Japan and beyond, the book shares with readers how to design and manage practical governance methods with narratives. The detailed design methods include co-imagination of historical and current SESs, designing processes for collaborative productions of knowledge and perceptions, legitimacy and stakeholder-ness, contextualization of contested experiences among actors, and the creation of evaluation standards of what is effective and effective local environmental governance. The case studies and their findings reflect particular local contexts in Japan, but our experiences of multiple natural disasters, high economic growth and development, pollutions, the nuclear power plant accident, and rapidly aging society provide shared contexts of realities and provisional insights to other societies, especially to Asian societies.
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    Pages: XI, 356 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811625091
    DDC: 333.7
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    Keywords: Soil science. ; Agriculture. ; Environment. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Ecology . ; Soil Science. ; Agriculture. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Water. ; Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Overview of global soil and water stress -- Africa -- Asia -- Europe -- Americas -- Oceania -- Europe.
    Abstract: This book focuses on soil and water conservation at global scale. It is a serious environmental problem that will threaten the socio-economic well-being of the majority of global population in future. The book examines the current situation of land degradation in multiple regions of the world and offers alternative approaches to solve the problems through sharing advanced technologies and lessons learned. It provides comprehensive assessment on characteristics, level and effect of degradation in different regions. It’s a highly informative reference both for researchers and graduate students.
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    Pages: XII, 564 p. 283 illus., 221 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811679162
    DDC: 631.4
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    Keywords: Conservation biology. ; Ecology . ; Biotic communities. ; Population biology. ; Animal migration. ; Conservation Biology. ; Theoretical and Statistical Ecology. ; Community and Population Ecology. ; Animal Migration.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. The conservation issue -- Chapter 2. Development of hierarchical spatial models for assessing ungulate abundance and habitat relationships -- Chapter 3. Model-based assessment of ungulate-habitat relationships -- Chapter 4. Assessing threats to ungulates and management responses -- Chapter 5. Conservation of tropical forest ungulates: the way forward.
    Abstract: Large ungulates in tropical forests are among the most threatened taxa of mammals. Excessive hunting, degradation of and encroachments on their natural habitats by humans have contributed to drastic reductions in wild ungulate populations in recent decades. As such, reliable assessments of ungulate-habitat relationships and the spatial dynamics of their populations are urgently needed to provide a scientific basis for conservation efforts. However, such rigorous assessments are methodologically complex and logistically difficult, and consequently many commonly used ungulate population survey methods do not address key problems. As a result of such deficiencies, key parameters related to population distribution, abundance, habitat ecology and management of tropical forest ungulates remain poorly understood. This book addresses this critical knowledge gap by examining how population abundance patterns in five threatened species of large ungulates vary across space in the tropical forests of the Nagarahole-Bandipur reserves in southwestern India. It also explains the development and application of an innovative methodology – spatially explicit line transect sampling – based on an advanced hierarchical modelling under the Bayesian inferential framework, which overcomes common methodological deficiencies in current ungulate surveys. The methods and results presented provide valuable reference material for researchers and professionals involved in studying and managing wild ungulate populations around the globe. .
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    Pages: XXVII, 195 p. 46 illus., 16 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789811569340
    DDC: 333.9516
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    Keywords: Ecology . ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Environmental chemistry. ; Environmental sciences. ; Physics. ; Environment. ; Ecology. ; Water. ; Environmental Chemistry. ; Environmental Physics. ; Environmental Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1 Measurement of environmental parameters affecting marine plankton physiology -- Chapter 2 Plankton culture techniques -- Chapter 3 Determination of Key Enzymes involved in primary productivity -- Chapter 4 Analyses of pigments -- Chapter 5 Measurements and analyses of photosynthesis and respiration -- Chapter 6 Chlorophyll fluorescence techniques and applications -- Chapter 7 Biochemical and molecular methods -- Chapter 8 Research methods for animal and virus.
    Abstract: This book presents methods for investigating the effects of aquatic environmental changes on organisms and the mechanisms involved. It focuses mainly on photosynthetic organisms, but also provides methods for virus, zooplankton and other animal studies. Also including a comprehensive overview of the current methods in the fields of aquatic physiology, ecology, biochemistry and molecular approaches, including the advantages and disadvantages of each method, the book is a valuable guide for young researchers in marine or aquatic sciences studying the physiological processes associated with chemical and physical environmental changes.
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    Pages: XI, 352 p. 83 illus., 23 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789811553547
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    Keywords: Evolution (Biology). ; Developmental biology. ; Anatomy. ; Ecology . ; Zoology. ; Evolutionary Biology. ; Developmental Biology and Stem Cells. ; Anatomy. ; Ecology. ; Zoology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- The goldfish as an animal model -- Varieties of goldfish by morphology -- Development of goldfish -- Development of mutant goldfish strains -- Evo-devo questions related to ornamental morphology -- Questions, challenges and perspectives -- Experimental Appendix -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Abbreviation list -- Index.
    Abstract: This book explains how the beautiful goldfish body develops from a single fertilized egg and how this developmental process was changed during the process of domestication. The contents can be categorized as follows: i) numerous high-quality live photo images of embryonic and larval stage goldfish, ii) detailed descriptions of skeletogenesis with fluorescent microscopic and histological images, iii) the most advanced interpretation of the relationship between artificial selection and developmental processes, iv) future perspectives of the application of the genome editing techniques for the ornamental goldfish breeding, and v) methodological descriptions for goldfish developmental biology. Goldfish is a popular ornamental domesticated fish species, and its highly diverged morphological features and color variations attract fanciers. The goldfish has been spread all over the world by breeders, and this fish has also been employed as an experimental organism by researchers in the field of life science. However, so far, no available scientific books provide a detailed description of the embryogenesis and morphogenesis of this animal. Compared with the number of published fancier books, the number of books on goldfish biology is very few. This publication will be useful not only for the research community particularly in the fields of developmental biology, evolutionary biology, zoology, aquaculture, fishery science, and related areas but also for enthusiastic goldfish fanciers and breeders. .
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    Pages: XX, 286 p. 148 illus., 125 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789811608506
    DDC: 576.8
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    Keywords: Plant physiology. ; Ecology . ; Agriculture. ; Plant Physiology. ; Ecology. ; Agriculture.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Effect of soil water deficits on plant-water relationship -- Chapter 2. Effects of soil water deficit on carbon metabolism of plants: A review -- Chapter 3. Effect of soil water deficit on nitrogen metabolism in plants: A review -- Chapter 4. Mineral nutrition under soil water deficit condition: A review -- Chapter 5. Effects of soil water deficit on growth and development of plants: A review -- Chapter 6. Soil water deficit and role of plant growth hormones: A review -- Chapter 7. Dry matter production, partitioning and seed yield under soil water deficit: A review.
    Abstract: This book explores the impact of soil water deficiency on various aspects of physiological processes in plants. The book explains the effects under soil water deficit condition such as lowering of plant water content, disturbance in carbon metabolism such in photosynthesis, photorespiration and respiration as well as effects of soil water deficit on nitrogen metabolism. The book also educates the readers about, mineral nutrition under soil water deficit condition and roles of different nutrient to overcome water deficit. Changes in growth and development pattern of plant under soil water deficit condition and effects on growth and development are elaborated. This book is of interest to teachers, researchers, scientists in botany and agriculture. Also the book serves as additional reading material for undergraduate and graduate students of agriculture, forestry, ecology, soil science, and environmental sciences. National and international agricultural scientists, policy makers will also find this to be a useful read. The in depth description of the major physiological issues in plants under soil water deficit that are presented in this book will help breeders tailoring crops for desirable physiological survival traits in the face of increasing soil water deficit. This book is an impactful addition to the library of any faculty members, researchers, agricultural policy planner, post graduate or student studying in plant physiology, biochemistry, microbiology and other subjects related to crop husbandry.
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    Pages: XXI, 702 p. 27 illus., 7 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789813362765
    DDC: 571.2
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    Keywords: Forestry. ; Botany. ; Ecology . ; Plant physiology. ; Forestry. ; Plant Science. ; Ecology. ; Plant Physiology.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1 Sandalwood – Green Gold -- 2 History of Sandalwood -- 3 Botany of Sandalwood (Santalum album L.) -- 4 Sandalwood Wood carving -- 5 Phytochemistry and Pharmacological properties of Santalum album L -- 6 Wood Property variation in Sandalwood -- 7 Silviculture, Growth and yield of Sandalwood -- 8 Cultivation of Sandalwood under Agro-forestry systems -- 9 Diseases and Insect pests of of Sandalwood -- 10 The Sandalwood Trade: An Overview -- 11 Sandal wood smuggling and illegal trading in India -- 12 Tissue Culture Studies Sandalwood (Santalum album L.) -- 13 Sandalwood Biotechnology: Challenges, opportunities and outlook. 14 Sustainable Use, Threats and Conservation of Sandalwood -- 15 Success Stories of Sandalwood. .
    Abstract: This book collects comprehensive information on taxonomy, morphology, distribution, wood anatomy, wood properties and uses. It also discusses silvicultural aspects, agroforestry, pests and diseases, biotechnology, molecular studies, biosynthesis of oil, conservation, trade and commerce of Sandal wood. Sandalwood (Santalum album L.) is considered as one of the world's most valuable commercial timber and is known globally for its heartwood and oil. The book brings together systematic representation of information with illustrations, thus an all-inclusive reference and field guide for foresters, botanists, researchers, farmers, traders and environmentalists.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: VIII, 288 p. 66 illus., 49 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789811607806
    DDC: 634.9
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Sustainability. ; Environment. ; Conservation biology. ; Ecology . ; Plant biotechnology. ; Agriculture. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Conservation Biology. ; Plant Biotechnology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Achieving Food and Nutrition Security and Climate Change: Clash of the Titans or Alignment of the Stars? -- Chapter 2. Climate Change, Hunger and Food Security in Asia with special reference to Sri Lanka: Can the SDGs be Achieved by 2030? -- Chapter 3. The Status of Climate Variability and Food Accessibility: A Case of Households in Gauteng Province, South Africa -- Chapter 4. Climate resilient mariculture technologies for food and nutritional security -- Chapter 5. Climate change and adaptation: Recommendations for agriculture sector -- Chapter 6. Integrated Farming Systems: Climate Resilient Sustainable Food Production System in the Indian Himalayan Region -- Chapter 7. Adaptation mechanism of methylotrophic bacteria to drought condition and its strategies in mitigating plant stress caused by climate change -- Chapter 8. Synergies and Trade-offs between Climate Change and the Sustainable Development Goals in the Context of Marine Fisheries -- Chapter 9. Increasing Synergies between Climate Change and Sustainable Development in Energy Policy -- Chapter 10. Ensuring Domestic Water Security for Cities under Rapid Urbanisation and Climate Change Risks -- Chapter 11. Improving Water Productivity for Smallholder Rice Farmers in the Upper West Region of Ghana: A Review of Sustainable Approaches -- Chapter 12. Synergies between climate change, biodiversity, ecosystem function and services, indirect drivers of change and human well-being in forests -- Chapter 13. Climate change projections of current and future distributions of the endemic Loris lydekkerianus (Lorinae) in peninsular India -- Chapter 14. Climate Change, Air Pollution and SDG 3: An Indian Perspective -- Chapter 15. Empowerment of fisherwomen through marine farming.
    Abstract: The existential environmental crisis prompted the United Nations to formulate the Millennium Development Goals at the turn of the 21st century in order to embark on an era of sustainable development. The progress and deficiencies in achieving the Millennium Development Goals provided impetus to the intelligentsia and policymakers to map out the pertinent goals for a sustainable growth trajectory for humanity and the planet. The United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which was adopted in September 2015, took the shape of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 169 targets. In effect, the 17 Sustainable Development Goals focus on protecting the earth's life support systems for intra- and inter-generational equity and for development that is rooted in sustainability science. Attaining these goals is an uphill task; nevertheless, scientific knowledge, trans and interdisciplinary inquiries, concerted global action and capacity building would provide an enabling environment for achieving the SDGs. This book explores the synergies and trade-offs between climate change management and other SDGs. It highlights the policy imperatives as well as the interrelations between combating climate change and its impacts (SDG 13) and food and nutritional security (SDG 2), water security (SDG 6), soil security (SDG 15), energy security (SDG 7), poverty eradication (SDG 1), gender equality (SDG 5), resilient infrastructure (SDG 9), and sustainable and resilient cities (SDG 11).
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIV, 402 p. 115 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789811573019
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    Keywords: Biodiversity. ; Conservation biology. ; Ecology . ; Plant ecology. ; Biotic communities. ; Biodiversity. ; Conservation Biology. ; Plant Ecology. ; Ecosystems.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Natural Condition -- Chapter 2. History -- Chapter 3. Plant diversity -- Chapter 4. Animal diversity -- Chapter 5. Vegetation and ecosystem -- Chapter 6. Outstanding universal value -- Chapter 7. Factors affecting Hubei Shennongjia -- Chapter 8. Protection of Hubei Shennongjia -- Chapter 9. Tourism development management -- Chapter 10. Integrated management and community development.
    Abstract: This book owes a great deal to the outstanding universal value of the natural heritage of Hubei Shennongjia, which offers an outstanding example of the ongoing ecological processes occurring in the development of intact subtropical mixed broad-leaved evergreen and deciduous forests in the northern hemisphere. The book demonstrates the value from the typical example of mountain altitudinal biological zones in the Oriental Deciduous Forest Biogeographical Province, and the vital origin location for global temperate flora, harboring the highest concentration of global temperate genera. Moreover, the heritage value in exceptional biodiversity and key habitat for numerous relic, rare, endangered, endemic, and type specimen species are presented. The richness of deciduous woody species in Shennongjia is the highest in the world. .
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    Pages: XIV, 186 p. 117 illus., 75 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789811606847
    DDC: 333.95
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Ecology . ; Biotic communities. ; Plant Science. ; Ecology. ; Ecosystems.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Mangroves: Types and Importance -- Chapter 2. Biogeography of the Mangrove Ecosystem: Floristics, population structure and conservation strategies -- Chapter 3. Mangroves as feeding and breeding grounds -- Chapter 4. Factors influencing mangrove ecosystems -- Chapter 5. Energy Flux in Mangrove Ecosystems -- Chapter 6. Nitrogen and Phosphorus budget in mangrove ecosystem -- Chapter 7. Mangroves as a Carbon Sink/Stocks -- Chapter 8. Estimation of Blue Carbon stock of mangrove ecosystem and its dynamics in relation to hydrogeomorphic settings and land use-landcover -- Chapter 9. Responses of Mangrove Ecosystems to Climate Change in the Anthropocene -- Chapter 10. Roles of mangroves in combating the climate change -- Chapter 11. Role of mangroves in pollution abatement -- Chapter 12. Measurement and modeling of above-ground root systems as attributes of flow and wave attenuation function of mangroves -- Chapter 13. Mangrove as Natural Barrier to Environmental Risks and Coastal Protection -- Chapter 14. Diversity and community structure of polychaetes in mangroves of Indian coast -- Chapter 15. Structure and Diversity of Plants in Mangrove Ecosystems -- Chapter 16. Livelihood of Forest Dependent Dwellers in relation to the Exploitation of Resources at the fringe of Indian Sundarban -- Chapter 17. The Roles of Mangroves in Sustainable Tourism Development -- Chapter 18. Aquaculture in Mangroves -- Chapter 19. Ecological Valuation and Ecosystem Services of Mangroves -- Chapter 20. Management Action Plans for Development of Mangrove Forest Reserves -- Chapter 21. Geo-spatial tools for Mapping and Monitoring Coastal Mangroves.
    Abstract: Mangroves are one of the most productive and biologically important blue-carbon ecosystems across the coastal intertidal zone of earth. In the current scenario of serious environmental changes like global warming, climate change, extreme natural disasters, mangrove forests play a vital role in mitigating greenhouse gas emissions and maintaining ecosystem balance. Mangroves are unique ecosystems with rich biological diversity of different taxonomic groups exhibiting great ecological and commercial importance. The book consolidates existing and emerging information on ecology of mangroves, with a special reference to their biodiversity and management. It emphasizes on the role of mangroves in providing various ecological services. The book is a comprehensive compilation covering all aspects of mangrove ecology. It is useful for students and researchers in ecology, plants sciences and environmental sciences. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIII, 551 p. 107 illus., 80 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789811624940
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Agricultural ecology. ; Soil science. ; Ecology . ; Agriculture. ; Agroecology. ; Soil Science. ; Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Input Use Efficiency in Rice-Wheat Cropping Systems to Manage the Footprints for Food and Environmental Security -- Chapter 2. Agricultural Input Use Efficiency and Climate Change – Ways to Improve the Environment and Food Security -- Chapter 3. Smart and Efficient Technological intervtion and Ecosystems Services in Rice-Wheat System for Food and Environmental Security -- Chapter 4. Use of Agrochemicals in Agriculture: Alarming Issues and Solutions -- Chapter 5. Agronomic Strategies for Improving Micronutrient Use Efficiency in Crops for Nutritional and Food Security -- Chapter 6. Advances in Input Management for Food and Environmental Security -- Chapter 7. Reduction of Energy Consumption in Agriculture for Sustainable Green Future -- Chapter 8. C Farming: for Climate Smart Agriculture and Environmental Security -- Chapter 9. Judicious Soil Management for Having Improved Physical Properties of Soil and Input Use Efficiency. Chapter 10. Input Use Efficiency for Improving Soil Fertility and Productivity -- Chapter 11. Efficient Use of Nitrogen Fertilizers: A Basic Necessity for Food and Environmental Security -- Chapter 12. Phosphorus Availability in Soils and P Use Efficiency for Food and Environmental Sustainability -- Chapter 13. Role of Potassium for Improving Nutrient Use Efficiency in Agriculture -- Chapter 14. Integrated Approaches for Biofortification of Food Crops by Improving Input Use Efficiency -- Chapter 15. Enhancing Water Use Efficiency for Food Security and Sustainable Environment in South Asia -- Chapter 16. Optical Sensors for Rational Fertilizer Nitrogen Management in Field Crops -- Chapter 17. Remote and Proximal Sensing: Optimising Input Use Efficiency for Sustainable Agriculture -- Chapter 18. Plans and Policies Towards the Input Use Efficiency for Food and Environmental Security -- Chapter 19. Precision Input Management for Minimizing and Recycling of Agricultural Waste -- Chapter 20. Recycling of Agro-wastes for Environmental and Nutritional Security -- Chapter 21. Agricultural Waste Management Policies and Programme for Environment and Nutritional Security. Chapter 22. Ethanol Production from Sugarcane: An Overview -- Chapter 23. Emerging Policy Concerns for Improving Input Use Efficiency in Agriculture for Global Food Security in South Asia -- Chapter 24. Estimating the Input Use Efficiency of Rice Farmers in Bangladesh:An Application of the Primal System of Stochastic Frontier Approach.
    Abstract: Ending hunger, achieving food security and promoting sustainable development are at the top of the list of United Nations (UN) sustainable global development priorities. In the times of high population growth and increasing pressure of agricultural systems, efficiency in use of natural resources has been at the epicenter of sustainable agricultural. The concept of ‘Input efficiency’ implies production of high quantity and quality of food, from using only finite natural resources as inputs, in the form of mainly land, water, nutrients, energy, or biological diversity. In this book, editors provide a roadmap to the food, nutritional, and environmental security in the agricultural systems. They share insight into the approaches that can be put in practice for increasing the input use efficiency in the cropping systems and achieve stability and sustainability of agricultural production systems. This book is 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, agroforestry, agroecology, and environmental sciences. National and international agricultural scientists, policymakers will also find this to be a useful read.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVI, 723 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789811651991
    DDC: 630
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    Keywords: Freshwater ecology. ; Marine ecology. ; Biodiversity. ; Ecology . ; Oceanography. ; Ecological genetics. ; Freshwater and Marine Ecology. ; Biodiversity. ; Biooceanography. ; Ecological Genetics.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1 Aquaculture Productivity Enhancement through Advanced Technologies -- 2 Indigenous fishes as valued genetic resources -- 3 Applications of Next Generation Sequencing in Aquaculture and Fisheries -- 4 Genome Sequencing in Fishes -- 5 Omics in Aquaculture -- 6 Gowth Hormone Transgenesis in Aquaculture -- 7 Genome Editing in Fish Reproduction -- 8 Metabolomics: a Novel Technology for Health Management in Aquaculture -- 9 Epigenetics: Perspectives and Potential in Aquaculture -- 10 Application of Stem Cell Based Technologies in Management of Fisheries Resources -- 11 Molecular Markers in Fisheries and Aquaculture -- 12 Microsatellite Markers for Fish Conservation -- 13 Cryopreservation in Aquaculture -- 14 Nanobiotechnology: Prospects and Applications in Aquaculture -- 15 Application of Nanotechnology for Abiotic Stress Management in Aquaculture -- 16 Nutritional biotechnology to augment aquaculture production -- 17 Colour enhancement in ornamental fishes -- 18 Immunoprophylactic Measures in Aquaculture -- 19 DNA Vaccines for Fish -- 20 Bacteriophage Therapy in Aquaculture: An Overview -- 21 Disease Diagnostic Tools for Health Management in Aquaculture -- 22 Prospect and Challenges of Biofloc Technology for Sustainable Aquaculture Development -- 23 Biofilm in Aquaculture Production -- 24 Bioremediation of Aquatic Environment -- 25 Effects of Pharmaceutical Waste in Aquatic Life -- 26 Biosafety and Biosecurity for Sustainable Aquaculture Development -- 27 Specific Pathogen Free (SPF) Shrimps in Aquaculture -- 28 Enzymes from Aquatic Resources and their Application in Food and Cosmetic Industry -- 29 Biotechnological approaches to valorization of aquaculture bio-wastes and their biomedical applications. .
    Abstract: The book covers various biotechnological research efforts and their applications in fisheries and aquaculture, especially in the area of fish breeding, health management, nutrition and culture. Application of the recent biotechnological tools, like Transcriptomics, Transgenesis, Nanotechnology, Metabolomics, RNAi and CRISPRi Technologies in the field of fisheries research are included in the book. Topics like conservation genetics for management of fishery resources are also covered in the book. It aims at addressing the growing need of the biotechnology in advancing the cause of aquaculture with a view to provide food and nutritional security to the world. This book will be of immense use to teachers, researchers, academicians, development officials and policymakers, involved in R&D of fisheries and aquaculture sectors. Also, the book serves as an additional reading material for undergraduate and graduate students of fisheries, marine sciences, ecology, aquaculture, and environmental sciences. The research in aquaculture biotechnology is likely to have significant impact on aquaculture and fisheries by way of supporting nutritional food security to the growing population.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVI, 521 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789811632150
    DDC: 577.6
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Landscape ecology. ; Environmental management. ; Conservation biology. ; Ecology . ; Restoration Ecology. ; Human ecology Study and teaching. ; Sustainability. ; Landscape Ecology. ; Environmental Management. ; Conservation Biology. ; Restoration Ecology. ; Environmental Studies.
    Description / Table of Contents: Foreword -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Reconciling community livelihood needs and biodiversity conservation in Taita Hills forests for improved livelihoods and transformational management of the landscape -- Chapter 3. Degraded landscape transformed into foodland and woodland by village agroforestry -- Chapter 4. Long-term tracking of multiple benefits of participatory forest restoration in marginal cultural landscapes in Himalaya -- Chapter 5. Social-ecological transformation through planting mixed tree species on abandoned agricultural land in the hills of Nepal -- Chapter 6. Transformative change through ecological consumption and production of ancient wheat varieties in Tuscany, Italy -- Chapter 7. Sustainable rural development and water resources management on a hilly landscape: A case study of Gonglaoping community, Taichung, ROC (Chinese Taipei) -- Chapter 8. Transformative change in peri-urban SEPLS and green infrastructure strategies: An analysis from the local to the regional scales in Galicia (NW Spain) -- Chapter 9. Water with Integrated Local Delivery (WILD) for transformative change in socio-ecological management -- Chapter 10. Traditional landscape appropriation of Afro-descendants and collective titling in the Colombian Pacific region: lessons for a transformative change -- Chapter 11. Climate change resiliency through mangrove conservation: the case of Alitas farmers of Infanta, Philippines -- Chapter 12. Improvement of human and environmental health through waste management in Antigua and Barbuda -- Chapter 13. Synthesis: Conception, approaches and strategies for transformative.
    Abstract: This open access book 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 relevance of social-ecological production landscapes and seascapes (SEPLS) to “transformative change.” The concept of “transformative change” has been gaining more attention to deal with today’s environmental and development problems, whereas both policy and scientific communities have been increasingly calling for transformative change toward sustainable society. The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) has planned to start the so-called “assessment on transformative change” if approved by the IPBES plenary to be held in 2021. At present, the idea of transformative change, including its scope, methodologies, approaches and strategies, are yet to be clarified. By bringing together all of the different concerns and interests in the land/seascape, SEPLS approaches could provide practical and experience-based insights for understanding and gauging transformative change and identifying determinants of such change. This book explores how SEPLS management relates to the idea of transformative change to further the discussion of sustainable transitions in advancing sustainability science. The introductory chapter is followed by case study chapters offering real-world examples of transformative change as well as 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 fields related to sustainable development.
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    Pages: XII, 249 p. 78 illus., 73 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789813367616
    DDC: 304.2
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    Keywords: Invertebrates. ; Evolution (Biology). ; Ecology . ; Invertebrate Zoology. ; Evolutionary Biology. ; Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Taxonomy and phylogeny -- Speciation -- Adaptive radiation -- Diversity and distribution -- Island biogeography -- Life history traits -- Behavior -- Population -- Insect community -- Association with host plants -- Natural enemies with special reference to parasitic wasps -- Invasive species -- Beneficial species.
    Abstract: This book provides practical ecological, ethological, evolutionary, and biogeographic data for gall-inducing cecidomyiids, their galls and host plants, based on field surveys, laboratory experiments and genetic analysis. It refers to various researches on gall-inducing insects published by a world of biologists. Practical methods of field surveys and data analysis are presented, as well as topics on parasitoids, invasive pests, and beneficial gall midges that would be useful for applied entomologists. Readers can learn an ecological way of thinking through diverse interrelations between insects and plants, and the analysis of ecological data from gall-inducing cecidomyiids. Galls can be easily observed in the field continuously from early to final stage of the development of galls and gall inducers because of their outstanding features and immobility. It provides important data of the host plant such as phenology, abundance as food resources, and the survival of galled organs. By taking these advantages, many biologists have used galls and gall-inducing insects as highly convenient organisms for a wide range of studies including ecology, ethology, evolution, and biogeography. The book primarily intends to present the appeal of galls and gall-inducing insects for various biological studies. In particular, gall-inducing cecidomyiids are ideal insects to study ecology and evolution. It helps to open the doors to further cryptic study subjects. Also, integrating various ecological, ethological, evolutionary and biogeographic data as shown in this book can serve to further advance the macroevolutionary studies of insects.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: X, 299 p. 48 illus., 18 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789813365346
    Series Statement: Entomology Monographs,
    DDC: 592
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    Keywords: Biotic communities. ; Population biology. ; Environmental chemistry. ; Ecology . ; Conservation biology. ; Community and Population Ecology. ; Environmental Chemistry. ; Theoretical and Statistical Ecology. ; Ecosystems. ; Conservation Biology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction: What is risk science? -- Chapter 2. How to determine the relief target for Minamata disease -- Chapter 3. Risk of radioactive contamination caused by the Accident of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant -- Chapter 4. How to assess ecological risks of trace metals in environment -- Chapter 5. Impact of reactive nitrogen and nitrogen footprint -- Chapter 6. Adaptive risk management of new coronavirus disease -- Chapter 7. How to convince purse seiners for sustainable fishery -- Chapter 8. Why is the tuna critically endangered and still sold in the market?- Chapter 9. Red List of Japanese vascular plants and Environmental Impact Assessment -- Chapter 10. Adaptive risk management of sika deer -- Chapter 11. Risk of avian collisions in wind turbines -- Chapter 12. Resource economics of exotic mongoose control -- Chapter 13. Beyond dichotomy in the protection and management of marine mammals -- Chapter 14. Management of human-bear conflict -- 15. Effects of dams on ecological risk of inland fishes -- Chapter 16. Marine co-management plan of Shiretoko World Heritage -- Chapter 17. Marine co-management plan of Shiretoko World Heritage -- Chapter 18. Multi-species fisheries management. .
    Abstract: This book introduces the theory and practice of ecological risk management. Using recent and live case studies in Japan, the book explains the use of basic mathematical techniques in extinction risk, adaptive population management, avian collision risk in wind farms, potential biological removal for marine mammals, and ecological risk assessment of heavy metals. The focus of this book is on case studies of nature conservation in Japan, including internationally renowned topics of Japanese fisheries, Shiretoko World Heritage, Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident. It also covers the adaptive risk management of the new coronavirus disease. The book comprises four parts covering ecotoxicology, fisheries, wildlife management and conservation, and ecosystem-based management. It differs from other books in having its primary interest in human impacts on animals, plant, and ecosystems, while existing works in this area concentrate on the fate of toxic substances in the environments and their effects on humans. This book is unique in that it indicates various environmental issues that the theoretical ecology is potentially applicable without concentrating into any particular subject such as ecotoxicology or conservation biology. Primary readers are undergraduate/graduate students, staffs of environmental consultant companies and environmental NPOs, and journalists. Readers will find this book useful for its abundant information on case studies of ecological risk management and consensus building in Japan.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: VI, 314 p. 109 illus., 96 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789813369344
    Series Statement: Ecological Research Monographs,
    DDC: 577.82
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    Keywords: Animal migration. ; Biodiversity. ; Conservation biology. ; Ecology . ; Animal Migration. ; Biodiversity. ; Conservation Biology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. The origin of white-headed langur -- Chapter 2. From ancient Java langur to white-headed langur today -- Chapter 3. White-headed langur is an endemic species of Chongzuo -- Chapter 4. A catastrophe for the white-headed langur -- Chapter 5. White-headed langur’s habitats and natural refugees -- Chapter 6. White-Headed Langur’s Homeland in Nongguan Mountains -- Chapter 7. White-headed langur’s diets and forage behaviors -- Chapter 8. Restoration of the White-headed Langur Population in Nongguan Mountains -- Chapter 9. The behavior patterns of a white-headed langur family -- Chapter 10. The strategy of white-headed langur reproductive behaviors -- Chapter 11.The number of the white-headed langur in Nongguan Mountains -- Chapter 12. A Population Viability Analysis for the white-headed langur in Nongguan Mountains -- Chapter 13. How to conserve the white-headed langur population.
    Abstract: This book offers a rare and detailed insight into 20 years’ of in-depth field research and conservation of the white-headed langur. It focuses on the white-headed langur’s natural refuge, territory and home range, diets and foraging strategies, behavior modes, reproductive strategies, population, possible future viabilities, and their interaction with human society. From 1996 through 2016, a small research team led by Prof.Wenshi Pan from Peking University conducted studies and conservation efforts on the white-headed langur, one of the most endangered endemic species of China, in Guangxi and saved the species from extinction. With the help of conservationists’ efforts, the white-headed langur population in Nongguan Mountains, Guangxi, gradually increased from 105 to approximately 820.This book shares the success story of the unification of human development and wildlife conservation. .
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    Pages: XI, 239 p. 155 illus., 101 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789813341180
    DDC: 591.568
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    Keywords: Conservation biology. ; Ecology . ; Social sciences. ; Humanities. ; Medicine, Preventive. ; Health promotion. ; Forestry. ; Civil engineering. ; Sociology. ; Conservation Biology. ; Humanities and Social Sciences. ; Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. ; Forestry. ; Civil Engineering. ; Sociology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part 1. The conceptual framework of decision science for a sustainable society -- Chapter 1. Decision science for Future Earth: How can we transform our society to a better future? -- Part 2. Lessons learned from trans-disciplinary studies in local communities -- Chapter 2. How can we develop a co-design, co-production, and co-delivery process toward a sustainable local society? Comparative study on transdisciplinary research projects -- Chapter 3. Lessons learned from co-design and co-production processes for a mobile health check-up research project in Jaipur India: Case study of the Portable Health Clinic, 2016-2018 -- Chapter 4. Sustainability of micro hydropower generation in a traditional community of Indonesia -- Chapter 5. Conflict of legitimacy over tropical forest lands: Lessons for collaboration from case of industrial tree plantation in Indonesia -- Chapter 6. Sustainable community co-development through collaboration of science and society: Comparison of success and failure cases on Tsushima Island -- Part 3. Sustainable natural resource management: Theory and Practice -- Chapter 7. Theoretical models as a tool to derive management strategies for sustainable natural resource management -- Chapter 8. Environmental concerns of the pulp and paper industry: Focusing on household and sanitary paper products -- Chapter 9. Contribution of Community-based ecotourism to forest conservation and local livelihoods -- Part 4. Co-designs in a disaster recovery process: Case studies in the area affected by the Kumamoto earthquake -- Chapter 10. Oral care that supports healthy lives as a case study of the Kumamoto Earthquake -- Chapter 11. Experiences of university student volunteer activities to revitalize the area affected by the Kumamoto Earthquake -- Chapter 12. Attempt to develop high-value rice in the Shimojin District, Mashiki Town, Kumamoto Prefecture: Transition into sustainable local community using disaster recovery from the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquakes as a branding strategy.
    Abstract: This open access book provides a theoretical framework and case studies on decision science for regional sustainability by integrating the natural and social sciences. The cases discussed include solution-oriented transdisciplinary studies on the environment, disasters, health, governance and human cooperation. Based on these case studies and comprehensive reviews of relevant works, including lessons learned from past failures for predictable surprises and successes in adaptive co-management, the book provides the reader with new perspectives on how we can co-design collaborative projects with various conflicts of interest and how we can transform our society for a sustainable future. The book makes a valuable contribution to the global research initiative Future Earth, promoting transdisciplinary studies to bridge the gap between science and society in knowledge generation processes and supporting efforts to achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Compared to other publications on transdisciplinary studies, this book is unique in that evolutionary biology is used as an integrator for various areas related to human decision-making, and approaches social changes as processes of adaptive learning and evolution. Given its scope, the book is highly recommended to all readers seeking an integrated overview of human decision-making in the context of social transformation. .
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    Pages: XI, 251 p. 80 illus., 43 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789811586323
    DDC: 333.9516
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    Keywords: Microbiology. ; Genetics. ; Plant physiology. ; Microbial ecology. ; Ecology . ; Microbiology. ; Genetics and Genomics. ; Plant Physiology. ; Microbial Ecology. ; Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Metatranscriptomics in Microbiome study: A comprehensive approach -- Chapter 2. Molecular Tools to Explore Rhizosphere Microbiome -- Chapter 3. Relevance of metatranscriptomics in symbiotic associations between plants and rhizosphere microorganisms -- Chapter 4. Chemical Signal Dissemination through Infochemicals -- Chapter 5. Nitrogen fixation through genetic engineering: A future systemic approach for Nitrogen fixation -- Chapter 6. Functional AM fungi in the rhizopshere of fruit crops -- Chapter 7. Importance of PGPRs in rhizosphere -- Chapter 8. Flavonoid Infochemicals: Unraveling insights of rhizomicrobiome interactions -- Chapter 9. Augmenting the abiotic stress tolerance in plants through microbial association -- Chapter 10. Role of functional defense signal in plant -microbe interactions -- Chapter 11. Understanding rhizosphere through metatranscriptomics approaches -- Chapter 12. Rhizospheric microbial communities: occurrence, distribution and functions -- Chapter 13. Psychrotrophic Microbes: Biodiversity, Adaptation, and Implications -- Chapter 14. Significance of belowground microbial-rhizoshphere interactions -- Chapter 15. Functional niche under abiotic stress -- Chapter 16. Functional Diversity in Rhizosphere Microbial Community: Concept to Applications -- Chapter 17. Epiphytic Microbes of roots: Diversity and Significance -- Chapter 18. Evaluation of dynamic microbiome ecology within the plant roots -- Chapter 19. Maneuvering Soil Microbiome And Their Interactions: A Resilient Technology For Conserving Soil And Plant Health -- Chapter 20. Exploration of Rhizospheric Microbial Diversity of the Indian Sunderbans - a World Heritage Site -- Chapter 21. Advances and challenges in metatranscriptomic analysis -- Chapter 22. Metatranscriptomics: A Promising Tool to Depict Dynamics of Microbial Community Structure and Function -- Chapter 23. A pipeline for assessment of Pathogenic Load in the Environment using Microbiome Analysis -- Chapter 24. High Throughput analysis to decipher bacterial diversity and their functional properties in fresh water bodies -- Chapter 25. Functional defense signals in plants -- Chapter 26. Metatranscriptomic: A recent advancement to explore and understand rhizosphere -- Chapter 27. Advances in Biotechnological tools and techniques for metatranscriptomics -- Chapter 28. Microbes and soil health for sustainable crop production -- Chapter 29. Molecular Mechanisms Deciphering Cross-Talk Between Quorum Sensing Genes And Major Iron Regulons In Rhizospheric Communities -- Chapter 30. Exploring the Potential of Below ground Microbiome: Mechanism of action, Applications & Commercial Challenges -- Chapter 31. Plant growth promoting bacteria (PGPB) - a new perspective in abiotic stress management of crop plants.
    Abstract: The book emphasizes role of functional microbes in soil to improve fertility and plant health in agro-ecosystem. In this compendium main emphasis is on occurrence and distribution of microbial communities, In situ active microbial quorum in rhizosphere, metratranscriptomics for microflora- and fauna, and fnctional diversity in rhizosphere. The book also highlights the importance of PGPRs in rhizosphere, root endotrophic microbes, functional niche under biotic stress, functional niche under abiotic stress, functional root derived signals, as well as functional microbe derived signals. Approaches deployed in metatranscriptomics, and molecular Tools used in rhizosphere are also discussed in detail. The book presents content is useful for students, academicians, researchers working on soil rhizosphere and as a policy document on sustenance of agriculture.
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Ecology . ; Environmental health. ; Environmental sciences Social aspects. ; Agriculture. ; Ecology. ; Environmental Health. ; Environmental Social Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction: New Forms of Urban Agriculture Embedded in Urban Re-sources—Where is the Evidence? -- Chapter 2. Managing Land: Protecting, Integrating and Allocating Agriculture in Urban Design and Planning - The Case of Luxembourg -- Chapter 3. Mitigation of Urbanization Ill-effects Through Urban Agriculture Inclu-sion in Cities -- Chapter 4. Commercial Potential for Rooftop Farming in a Major City in China -- Chapter 5. Land Use Models, Drivers, Institutional Arrangements and Major Dis-courses in Promotion of Urban Agriculture in India -- Chapter 6. Protecting Peri-urban Agriculture: A Perspective from the Pacific Islands -- Chapter 7. Engineering Perspective of Water Use for Urban Agriculture -- Chapter 8. Evaluating Wastewater Reuse in Urban Agriculture from a Systems Per-spective: Focus on Linkages with Water, Energy, and Health -- Chapter 9. Frontier Agriculture: Climate-smart and Water-saving Agriculture Tech-nologies for Livelihoods and Food Security. Chapter 10. Food Security Achieved Through Utilising Waste Materials in Part of Durban and Rural Surrounds, South Africa -- Chapter 11. Contextualizing Urban Agriculture in Quito, Ecuador: A Look at Urban Production and Producer Traits -- Chapter 12. Blurring the Boundaries: How an Emerging Group of Urban-integrated Farmers in Singapore are Changing the Profile of Farm Labour -- Chapter 13. Assessing Ecosystem Services and Job Opportunities in Peri-urban Agri-culture Start-up Projects -- Chapter 14. Field Work: A Mixed-methods Social Network Analysis of Urban Farmers and Hired Laborers in Four Cities -- Chapter 15. Honey Bees, Wild Bees, and Beekeepers in Chicago’s Community Gardens -- Chapter 16. The Rurban Elephant: Behavioural Ecology of Asian Elephants in Re-sponse to Large-scale Land Use Change in a Human-dominated Land-scape in Peri-urban Southern India -- Chapter 17. Role of New Forms of Urban Agriculture in Urban Biodiversity -- Chapter 18. Conclusion: The future of NFUA.
    Abstract: Eating locally and developing an urban-rural food continuum is a rapidly evolving movement. Integration of multi-functional forms of agriculture — termed New Forms of Urban Agriculture (NFUA) — could be a critical adaptation to strengthen this movement and for the sustainability of cities. While NFUA have the potential to provide diverse benefits to humans, there is an absence of reliable empirical data on the scale and impact of urban resources on NFUA which has a profound impact on its viability and sustainability. In this book, we shift the focus from how NFUA have potential to impact the urban system to investigate the potential impacts of urban resources on NFUA. Access to resources such as land, labour, clean water, etc. are major barriers to enter the agriculture sector in the cities; the chapters in this book present projects or reviews recent research on the subject from different cities in the world. This edited volume offers critical perspectives from diverse disciplines, expertise, and geographic contexts related to the actual and potential role of urban and peri-urban agriculture in the developing and the developed world where forms, adaptations, and debates around NFUA vary distinctively. Using and urban ecology lens, the book provides empirical evidence of how urban resources of land, water/waste, labour, and biodiversity impact NFUA.
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    Keywords: Geography. ; Geology. ; Conservation biology. ; Ecology . ; Tourism. ; Management. ; Sustainability. ; Regional Geography. ; Geology. ; Conservation Biology. ; Tourism Management. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: - Introduction -- Geographical Diversity of Georgia and Perspectives of Planning of Geoparks (Geo heritages) -- Identifying and Assessing Geodiversities Around Takht-e-Soleiman World Heritage site to propose the territory as the third geopark in Iran -- Geoheritage: a Strategic Resource for the Society in the Anthropocene -- UAV's, Multimedia Technology and Augmented Reality (Geonavigation): New concept and new paradigm of geodiversity presentation -- Virtual Heritage: a model of participatory knowledge construction towards Geoheritage Conservation -- Communitarian Ethics, Environmental Conservation and Development -- Ecological and Socio-Economic Vulnerability To Climate Change in Some Selected Mouzas of Gosaba Block, The Sundarbans -- The Evaluation of Zonguldak Hard Coal Basin (NW Turkey) Fossils as Geosite -- Gullies and Badlands as Geoheritage Sites -- Geoeducation And Geoethics Among The Children For Sustainable Tourism And Development Of Aliage Geological Park In Spain -- Location, Location, Location: Challenges of Effective Geoscience Education within Geotourism Opportunities at Coastal US Fossil Park Sites -- Geoparks and Geo-Sites: Geological “Learning Objects -- Geoheritage Sites and Scope of Geotourism in Land of Chhattisgarh -- The exploration into evaluation index system for the protection effectiveness of natural heritage protected areas -- Geoheritage and Potential Geotourism in Geoparks – Indian Perspective -- New routes of Geotourism for the La Campana-Peñuelas Biosphere Reserve, Chile -- Modern Geotourism’s UK Antecedents -- Geomorphological Resources for Geoeducation and Geotourism -- Dinosaur Geotourism in Europe, a Booming Tourism Niche -- The Use of Geoheritage, Geopark and Geotourism Concepts to Conserve and Sustain Tourism Development in Zambia -- Highlight of GeotouristicValues of a Volcanic Landform on the Mount Manengouba Eastern Slopes: Case of Djeu-Seh Basin -- Estimating Carrying Capacity in a High Mountainous Tourist Area: A Destination Conservation Strategy -- Collaborative Creation of Educational Geo Routes: A Strategy for Teaching and Learning Sciences and Geography, Puchuncaví, Chile. .
    Abstract: This book explores the geographical, geomorphological, ecological, touristic and socioeconomic aspects of natural heritage, argues for the dynamic conservation of that heritage and explains its key characteristics, promotion, conservation and management to achieve sustainable development goals. Emerging concepts such as geodiversity, geographical heritage sites, geomonuments, geoparks and geotourism are increasingly being used by conservationists. At present, the development of geoparks is a major global theme involving the application of geosciences to promote the inclusive growth of society and the protection and conservation of our unique geoheritage. Currently, there are 147 UNESCO global geoparks across 41 countries, in addition to a number of national-level geoparks. Pursuing a holistic approach towards such sites will sensitise the general public to the need for geoconservation of significant geosites and promote it through geotourism. It is a crucial issue, as various countries around the world are eager to develop their geoparks and are working for the conservation of geoheritage sites at the national level. This unique book gathers contributions from 15 countries in the form of case studies analysing the realities on of geographical heritage, geoparks and geotourism. The respective chapters address the role of geoparks as essential tools for education, recreation and nature conservation. Given its scope, the book offers a valuable guide for geoscientists, planners, policymakers, civil society and anyone concerned about the conservation of geoheritage sites and geoparks for a sustainable future Earth. .
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    Pages: XV, 483 p. 158 illus., 139 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789811549564
    Series Statement: Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences,
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    Keywords: Animal culture. ; Physiology. ; Biochemistry. ; Conservation biology. ; Ecology . ; Embryology. ; Animal Science. ; Animal Physiology. ; Chemical Biology. ; Conservation Biology. ; Embryology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Reproductive physiology in fishes -- Chapter 2: Endocrine regulation of reproduction with special emphasis on gametogenesis in fishes -- Chapter 3: Factors influencing milt quality in fishes and its usefulness to cryopreservation -- Chapter 4: Energetics of fish spermatozoa -- Chapter 5: Fish sperm quality evaluation after cryopreservation -- Chapter 6: Cryopreservation – History and Development -- Chapter 7: Cryopreservation of fish gametes- an overview -- Chapter 8: Cryopreservation and short duration storage of germ cells and male gametes of freshwater fishes -- Chapter 9: Cryopreservation of marine fish sperm -- Chapter 10: Sperm cryopreservation in crustaceans -- Chapter 11: State of the art in cryopreservation of bivalve spermatozoa -- Chapter 12: Cryopreservation of germ stem cells in fishes -- Chapter 13: Cryopreservation and storage of oocytes, embryos and embryonic cells of fish -- Chapter 14: Potential of fish gamete cryopreservation in conservation programs in Bangladesh -- Chapter 15: Gamete manipulation and conservation for genetic improvement in penaeid shrimp.
    Abstract: Understanding the reproductive physiology and endocrinology of fishes is essential for captive maturation and seed production in the field of aquaculture. Studying the spermatology of fishes is a comparatively new focus in aquaculture, which has emerged as an important area of fish research over the past two decades. In this regard, the cryopreservation of fish gametes is a crucial aspect. Moreover, energetics studies of gametes have become essential, considering the loss of vigour in the spermatozoa after cryopreservation. The latest development in this context is the cryopreservation of spermatogonial stem cell, which is also covered in the book, along with detailed information on embryo cryopreservation in fishes and crustaceans. The role of cryopreservation in conservation programmes is another important aspect, one that will especially interest biologists. This book addresses central issues in fish gamete cryopreservation and breeding, while also reviewing the history of cryopreservation. Its most unique feature is the breadth of its coverage, from basic information on reproduction in fishes, to such advanced topics as embryo cryopreservation. Chiefly intended as a handy troubleshooting guide, the book represents a valuable resource for research students in related fields.
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    Pages: IX, 352 p. 54 illus., 32 illus. in color. , online resource.
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    Keywords: Ecology . ; Forestry. ; Plant ecology. ; Biotic communities. ; Environment. ; Ecology. ; Forestry. ; Plant Ecology. ; Ecosystems. ; Environmental Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part I. Introduction -- Chapter 1. The Ooyamazawa Riparian Forest: Introduction and Overview -- Part II. Life History and Regeneration Processes of Riparian Woody Species.-Chapter 2. Fraxinus platypoda -- Chapter 3. Pterocarya rhoifolia -- Chapter 4. Cercidiphyllum japonicum -- Chapter 5. Acer Tree Species -- Part III. Diversity and Coexistence in Riparian Forests -- Chapter 6. Diversity of Herbaceous Plants in the Ooyamazawa Riparian Forest -- Chapter 7. Coexistence of Tree Canopy Species -- Part IV. Ecosystem Changes in Riparian Forests -- Chapter 8. Changes in Forest Floor Vegetation -- Chapter 9. Temporal Changes in Browsing Damage by Sika Deer in a Natural Riparian Forest in Central Japan -- Chapter 10. Characteristics and Temporal Trends of a Ground Beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae) Community in Ooyamazawa Riparian Forest -- Chapter 11. Avifauna at Ooyamazawa: Decline of Birds that Forage in Bushy Understories -- Part V. Conclusion -- Chapter 12. General Conclusion. .
    Abstract: This open access book presents and analyzes the results of more than 30 years of long-term ecological research in riparian forest ecosystems with the aim of casting light on changes in the dynamics of riparian forests over time. The research, focusing on the Ooyamazawa riparian forest, one of the remaining old-growth forests in Japan, has yielded a number of interesting outcomes. First, it shows that large-scale disturbances afford various trees opportunities for regeneration and are thus the driving force for the coexistence of canopy trees in riparian forests. Second, it identifies changes in reproductive patterns, highlighting that seed production has in fact quantitatively increased over the past two decades. Third, it describes the decline in forest floor vegetation caused by deer grazing and reveals how this decline has affected bird and insect populations. The book illustrates the interconnectedness of phenomena within an ecosystem and the resultant potential for cascade effects and also stresses the need for long-term ecological studies of climate change impacts on forests. It will be of interest to both professionals and academics in the field of forest science. .
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    Pages: VIII, 234 p. 173 illus., 65 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811530098
    Series Statement: Ecological Research Monographs,
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    Keywords: Biodiversity. ; Plant ecology. ; Conservation biology. ; Ecology . ; Plants Evolution. ; Plant physiology. ; Biodiversity. ; Plant Ecology. ; Conservation Biology. ; Plant Evolution. ; Plant Physiology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part IGeneral Introduction -- An Introduction to Biodiversity of the Himalaya: Jammu and Kashmir State -- Part IIBiodiversity: Global and Indian Perspectives -- Biodiversity: A Global Perspective -- Floristic Diversity of India: An Overview -- Faunal Diversity of India -- Floristic Diversity of the Indian Himalaya -- PART IIIBiodiversity of Jammu and Kashmir State: General Account -- Jammu and Kashmir State: An Overview -- Vegetation of Jammu and Kashmir State: A General Account -- Forest Ecosystems of Jammu and Kashmir State -- Aquatic Ecosystems of Jammu and Kashmir State -- Part IVBiodiversity of Jammu and Kashmir State: Genetic Diversity -- Genetic Diversity in Rosaceous Fruits of Jammu and Kashmir State: Apple, Apricot and Almond -- Varietal Diversity in Cereal Crops of the Kashmir Himalaya -- Genetic Diversity in Lymnaea acuminata from Jammu Region, Jammu and Kashmir State -- Part VBiodiversity of Jammu and Kashmir State: Floristic Diversity -- Algal Diversity in Jammu and Kashmir State -- Fungal Diversity in the Kashmir Himalaya -- Diversity of Lichens in Jammu and Kashmir State -- An Updated Checklist of Bryophytes in Jammu and Kashmir State -- Pteridophytic Flora of Jammu and Kashmir State: A New Sketch -- Diversity of Gymnosperms in Jammu and Kashmir State -- An Updated Taxonomic Checklist of Angiosperms in Jammu and Kashmir State -- An Updated Checklist of Aquatic Macrophytes in Jammu and Kashmir State -- Diversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Flora of the Kashmir Himalaya -- An Annotated Inventory of Arboreal Flora in Jammu and Kashmir State -- Asteraceae in Jammu and Kashmir Himalaya: A Floristic Account -- Leguminosae in Jammu and Kashmir State: A Systematic Checklist -- Poisonous Plants of the Kashmir Himalaya: A Checklist -- Flora of Ladakh: An Annotated Inventory of Flowering Plants -- Part VIBiodiversity of Jammu and Kashmir State: Faunal Diversity -- Taxonomic Inventory of Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Jammu and Kashmir State -- Biodiversity of Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) in Jammu and Kashmir State -- Select Brachycera Families (Diptera) in Jammu and Kashmir State -- Diversity of Insects Infesting Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in the Kashmir Valley -- Moth (Lepidoptera) Fauna of Jammu and Kashmir State -- Bark Beetle Fauna (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) of Jammu and Kashmir State -- Diversity of Fishes in Jammu and Kashmir State -- Annotated List of Amphibians and Reptiles in Jammu and Kashmir State -- Avi-Faunal Diversity in Jammu and Kashmir State -- Wild Mammalian Diversity in Jammu and Kashmir State -- Part VII Biodiversity of Jammu and Kashmir State: Threats and Conservation -- Threatened Flora of Jammu and Kashmir State -- Threatened Fauna of Jammu and Kashmir State -- Urbanization and its Impact on Biodiversity in the Kashmir Himalaya -- Impact of Climate Change on Vegetation Distribution in the Kashmir Himalaya -- Biodiversity Conservation in Jammu and Kashmir State: Current Status and Future Challenges -- Biodiversity Conservation in Jammu and Kashmir State: Legal Framework and Concerns.
    Abstract: The Himalaya, a global biodiversity hotspot, sustains about one-fifth of the humankind. Nestled within the north-western mountain ranges of the Himalaya, the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) State harbours more than half of the biodiversity found in the Indian Himalaya. The wide expanse of State, spread across the subtropical Jammu, through the temperate Kashmir valley, to the cold arid Ladakh, is typical representative of the extensive elevational and topographical diversity encountered in the entire Himalaya. This book, the most comprehensive and updated synthesis ever made available on biodiversity of the J&K State, is a valuable addition to the biodiversity literature with global and regional relevance. The book, arranged into 7 parts, comprises of 42 chapters contributed by 87 researchers, each of whom is an expert in his/her own field of research. The precious baseline data contained in the book would form the foundation for assessing current status of knowledge about the bioresources, identify the knowledge gaps, and help prioritization of conservation strategies to steer the sustainable use of biodiversity in this Himalayan region. Given the breadth of topics covered under the banner of biodiversity in this book, it can surely serve as a model for documentation of biodiversity in other regions of the world. The book will be of immense value to all those who, directly or indirectly, have to deal with biodiversity, including students, teachers, researchers, naturalists, environmentalists, resource managers, planners, government agencies, NGOs and the general public at large.
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    Pages: XXIII, 1100 p. 165 illus., 127 illus. in color. , online resource.
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    ISBN: 9789813291744
    Series Statement: Topics in Biodiversity and Conservation, 18
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    Keywords: Forestry. ; Plant ecology. ; Landscape ecology. ; Plant physiology. ; Conservation biology. ; Ecology . ; Forestry. ; Plant Ecology. ; Landscape Ecology. ; Plant Physiology. ; Conservation Biology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Agroforestry for Rehabilitation of Degraded Landscapes: Achieving Livelihood and Environmental Security -- Chapter 3. Agroforestry to Enhance Livelihood Security in Africa: Research Trends and Emerging Challenges -- Chapter 4. Potential of Agroforestry to Enhance Livelihood Security in Africa -- Chapter 5. Agroforestry Systems for Arid Ecologies in India -- Chapter 6. Land Use Management by Small Holders’ Households as a Promising Way for Synergies Between the Rio Conventions: Case Study in Semi-arid Areas of Cameroon -- Chapter 7. Impacts of Climate Change on Ecosystem Services of Agroforestry Systems in the West African Sahel: A Review -- Chapter 8. Agroforestry Systems for Improving Nutrient Recycling and Soil Fertility on Degraded Lands -- Chapter 9. Sustainability of Faidherbia albida-based Agroforestry in Crop Production and Maintaining Soil Health -- Chapter 10. Characterization of Faidherbia albida and Prosopis africana Trees Wood Anatomy and Response to Climate Variability Using Dendrochronology in the Sahelian Agroforestry Parklands -- Chapter 11. Potential of Gliricidia-based Agroforestry Systems for Resource Limited Agro-ecosystems -- Chapter 12. Lac-based Agroforestry System for Degraded Land -- Chapter 13. The Role of Insects in Enhancing Ecosystem Services of Tree-based Systems on Degraded Lands -- Chapter 14. Socio-economic and Policy Issues in Relation to Adoption of Agroforestry in Africa -- Chapter 15. Agroforestry Options for Degraded Landscapes in Southeast Asia -- Chapter 16. Community-based Peat Swamp Restoration through Agroforestry in Indonesia -- Chapter 17. Agroforestry to Sustain Island and Coastal Agriculture in Scenario of Climate Change: Indian Perspective -- Chapter 18. Incentivizing Hill Farmers for Promoting Agroforestry as an Alternative to Shifting Cultivation in North-East India -- Chapter 19. Promoting Bamboo-based Agroforestry for Enhancing Ecosystem Services from Degraded Lands -- Chapter 20. The Contribution of Agroforestry to Restoration and Conservation: Biodiversity Islands in Degraded Landscapes -- Chapter 21. Soil Micro-arthropods as Indicators of Soil Health of Tropical Homegardens in Kerala, India -- Chapter 22. Biomass Production Potentials under Temperate Agroforestry Systems as Influenced by Selected Sustainability Indicators: A Case Study Approach with Supportive Evidence -- Chapter 23. Management Practices vis-a-vis Agroforestry for the Improvement of Rangelands of Jammu and Kashmir in Northwestern Himalaya -- Chapter 24. The influence of Over-mature, Degraded Nothofagus Forests with Strong Anthropic Disturbance on the Quality of an Andisol, and Its Gradual Recovery with Silvopasture in Southwestern South America -- Chapter 25. Assessment of Trees Outside Forests (TOF) with emphasis on agroforestry systems -- Chapter 26. Agroforestry Interventions for Rehabilitating Salt-affected and Waterlogged Marginal Landscapes -- Chapter 27. Silvopasture Options for Enhanced Biological Productivity of Degraded Pasture/Grazing Lands: An Overview -- Chapter 28. Potential of Agroforestry for Rehabilitation of Degraded Ravine Lands -- Chapter 29. Halophytes for Utilizing and Restoring Coastal Saline Soils of India: Emphasis on Agroforestry Mode -- Chapter 30. Urban and Peri-urban Agroforestry: Utilization of Waste Water and Degraded Landscapes for Environmental and Livelihood Security -- Chapter 31. Agroforestry Approach for Rehabilitation of Mine Spoils -- Chapter 32. Tree Plantations for Improving Soil Fertility and Carbon Sequestration on Mine Spoils -- Chapter 33. Carbon Sequestration Potential of Agroforestry Systems for Rehabilitating Degraded Lands of India -- Chapter 34. Agroforestry Developments for Degraded Landscapes: A Synthesis.
    Abstract: This book presents various aspects of agroforestry research and development, as well as the latest trends in degraded landscape management. Over the last four decades, agroforestry research (particularly on degraded landscapes) has evolved into an essential problem-solving science, e.g. in terms of sustaining agricultural productivity, improving soil health and biodiversity, enhancing ecosystem services, supporting carbon sequestration and mitigating climate change. This book examines temperate and tropical agroforestry systems around the world, focusing on traditional and modern practices and technologies used to rehabilitate degraded lands. It covers the latest research advances, trends and challenges in the utilization and reclamation of degraded lands, e.g. urban and peri-urban agroforestry, reclamation of degraded landscapes, tree-based multi-enterprise agriculture, domestication of high-value halophytes, afforestation of coastal areas, preserving mangroves and much more. Given its scope, the book offers a valuable asset for a broad range of stakeholders including farmers, scientists, researchers, educators, students, development/extension agents, environmentalists, policy/decision makers, and government and non-government organizations.
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    Pages: XVII, 554 p. 103 illus., 88 illus. in color. , online resource.
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    ISBN: 9789811541360
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    Keywords: Environment. ; Environmental health. ; Conservation biology. ; Ecology . ; Environmental monitoring. ; Energy policy. ; Energy and state. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Environmental Health. ; Conservation Biology. ; Environmental Monitoring. ; Energy Policy, Economics and Management.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Ecosystem health and dynamics: An indicator of Global Climate Change -- Chapter 2. A comprehensive evaluation of heavy metals contamination in foodstuff and associated human health risk: a global perspective -- Chapter 3. Climate change impact on forest and agro-biodiversity: A special reference to Amarkantak Area, Madhya Pradesh -- Chapter 4. Agriculture sustainability and climate change nexus -- Chapter 5. Heat Stress in crops: Driver of climate change impacting global food supply -- Chapter 6. India’s major subsurface pollutants under future climatic scenarios: Challenges and remedial solutions -- Chapter 7. Phosphorus sorption characteristics of the surface sediments from industrially polluted GBPS reservoir, India -- Chapter 8. Spatio-temporal variations of precipitation and temperatures under CORDEX Climate Change Projections: A Case study of Krishna River Basin, India -- Chapter 9. Microorganisms in maintaining food and energy security in a world of shifting climatic conditions -- Chapter 10. Engineering Photosynthetic Microbes for Sustainable Bioenergy Production -- Chapter 11. Ensuring energy and food security through solar energy utilization -- Chapter 12. A Conceptual Framework to Social Life Cycle Assessment of e-Waste Management: a case study in the city of Rio de Janeiro -- Chapter 12. Unsustainable management of Plastic Wastes in India: A threat to global warming and climate change -- Chapter 14. Assessment of public acceptance of the establishment of a recycling plant in Salfit district, Palestine -- Chapter 15. An overview of the technological applicability of plasma gasification process -- Chapter 16. Natural Gas Hydrates: Possible Environmental Issues.
    Abstract: Over the last few decades, unprecedented global population growth has led to increased demand for food and shelter. At the same time, extraction of natural resources beyond the Earth’s resilience capacity has had a devastating effect on ecosystems and environmental health. Furthermore, climate change is having a significant impact in a number of areas, including the global hydrological cycle, ecosystem functioning, coastal vulnerability, forest ecology, food security, and agricultural sustainability. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), only immediate and sustained action will prevent climate change causing irreversible and potentially catastrophic damage to our environment. This book presents various scientific views and concepts, research, reviews, and case studies on contemporary environmental issues in changing climate scenarios and highlights different adaptation measures. Increasing awareness of modern-day patterns of climate change, it addresses questions often raised by environmental scientists, researchers, policymakers and general readers. .
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    Pages: XX, 293 p. 62 illus., 48 illus. in color. , online resource.
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    ISBN: 9789813295957
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    Keywords: Ecology . ; Biomathematics. ; Bioinformatics. ; Biotic communities. ; Population biology. ; Theoretical and Statistical Ecology. ; Mathematical and Computational Biology. ; Computational and Systems Biology. ; Community and Population Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part 1. Intra-specific trait diversity -- Chapter 1. Incorporating ontogenetic niche shifts into hybrid community dynamics -- Chapter 2. Effects of rapid evolution on population cycles and extinction in predator-prey systems -- Chapter 3. The possibility that the evolution of sexual traits stabilizes ecological communities -- Chapter 4. Spatiality and community stability -- Part 2. Inter-specific trait and functional diversity -- Chapter 5. Direct and Indirect Effects of Facilitation and Competition in Ecological -- Chapter 6. Mathematical modeling on microbes and their roles in community and ecosystem: how to handle microbial diversity in modeling? -- Part 3. Diversity of inter-specific interaction -- Chapter 7. Ecology and evolution of density-dependence -- Chapter 8. Interaction-type diversity and community stability -- Part 4. A novel approach in community ecology -- Chapter 9. Forecasting ecological time series using empirical dynamic modeling: a tutorial for simplex projection and S-map. .
    Abstract: This book presents new theoretical perspectives on ecological community dynamics and in so doing casts fresh light on the enduring complexity–stability debate. Real ecological communities do not simply comprise diverse species and interactions, which respectively represented the nodes and links of the classic network theory. Rather, they are characterized by different types of complexity, and this book explains how this diversity of complexity is key to understanding the dynamics of ecological communities. It is shown how various properties in natural communities, such as life history, adaptation, density dependence, sex, interaction types, space, functional traits, and microbial processes, can dramatically increase the complexity in ecological communities. Furthermore, innovative methods are introduced that may be applied to cast light on very complex communities. With each chapter presenting the latest advances and approaches, the book sets the direction for future research on ecological community dynamics. It will be a “must read” for researchers and students in the field of ecology.
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    Pages: VIII, 213 p. 72 illus., 35 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811579530
    Series Statement: Theoretical Biology,
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    Keywords: Virology. ; Environmental health. ; Environmental sciences Social aspects. ; Agriculture. ; Ecology . ; Virology. ; Environmental Health. ; Environmental Social Sciences. ; Agriculture. ; Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction to Virus Outbreaks -- Chapter 2. A Review of Pandemics -- Chapter 3. Bio-Diversity, Ecosystem-Health and Their Relation with Pandemic -- Chapter 4. COVID 19 Threat and the Role of Human and Natural Factors -- Chapter 5. Impact of Pandemics -- Chapter 6. Global Governance of COVID-19: Decline of Public Sphere and Transnational Democracy -- Chapter 7. Psychological Impacts of COVID-19 -- Chapter 8. Environment Impact Assessment of COVID-19 -- Chapter 9. Impact of COVID in Agriculture -- Chapter 10. Impacts of COVID-19 on Air Pollution -- Chapter 11. Economic Impact of Covid-19 and Challenges of Recovery -- Chapter 12. Impact of COVID-19 on Agro-Food Industry and Transitions Towards Food Security -- Chapter 13. Impact of COVID19 on MSME in Water Sector -- Chapter 14. Transportation and a Pandemic: A Case Study of COVID-19 Pandemic -- Chapter 15. Integrated Risk of Virus Outbreaks -- Chapter 16. Understanding Public Health Interventions: Isolation, Quarantine, Social Distancing -- Chapter 17. Technological Advancement and Pandemic -- Chapter 18. Application of Nanotechnology in Detection and Prevention of COVID-19 -- Chapter 19. Resilience of Healthcare System to Outbreaks -- Chapter 20. Resilience of Water Bodies to Outbreaks and Disasters -- Chapter 21. Strategy in Water Resources Sector in India Post COVID 19 -- Chapter 22. Multi-Hazard Risk Management During Pandemic -- Chapter 23. Enhancing Epidemic Resilience: Planning and Institutional Resilience -- Chapter 24. Lessons from Trans-Domain Assessment of COVID 19 Outbreak.-.
    Abstract: In light of the novel corona virus outbreak in December 2019 and its subsequent impact on entire world as a global pandemic, the book attempts to provide integrated risk assessment on Covid -19 like pandemics, as well as to understand the societal, environment and economic impact of the outbreak in various sectors of development. It covers fundamental factors of global disease outbreaks and its coverage as major disaster through the complexity and severity of consequences, illustrating the dimensions of low frequency high intensity disasters. It brings together broad range of topics including basic concepts, isolation measure, role of governance and key technical advancements for containing the diseases. In addition, it also covers resilience analysis towards the impacts such outbreaks have on bio-diversity, ecosystem services and agricultural food production. It defines key exit strategies from the lessons learned and success stories of historical disease outbreaks. The book is presented in four parts, where part 1 familiarizes with fundamentals; part 2 focuses on integrated risk assessments; part 3 focuses on various measures and strategies of resilience; and part 4 suggests key lessons and recommendations. The book is a useful reading reference for scientific community, policy makers and professionals across the domains of health, environment, disasters and sustainable development. Book is specifically beneficial for postgraduate students, researchers, planners and field professionals.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVI, 496 p. 111 illus., 93 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811576799
    Series Statement: Disaster Resilience and Green Growth,
    DDC: 579.2
    Language: English
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  • 88
    Keywords: Conservation biology. ; Ecology . ; Plants Evolution. ; Plant biotechnology. ; Botanical chemistry. ; Conservation Biology. ; Plant Evolution. ; Plant Biotechnology. ; Plant Biochemistry.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part 1. Biodiversity and Conservation -- Chapter 1. Biodiversity of medicinal plants in the Eastern Ghats of Northern Andhra Pradesh, India -- Chapter 2. Biodiversity, Conservation and Medicinal Uses of Seaweeds: The Glimpses -- Chapter 3. Tree Flora of Andhra Pradesh, India -- Chapter 4. Genetic diversity and variability analysis in sweet flag (Acorus calamus L.) -- Chapter 5. Flora of Mangrove species utilized for ethnomedicinal practices in Gautami Godavari estuary, Andhra Pradesh, India -- Chapter 6. Tree diversity assessment in sacred groves of Eastern Ghats, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, India. Part 2. Ethnobotany and Ethnomedicine -- Chapter 7. Structure design and establishment of database application system for Miao medicinal plants in Guizhou Province, China -- Chapter 8. Documentation and Protection of Traditional Knowledge -- Chapter 9. Ethnobotanical assessment of medicinal plants used by Indigenous people living around the Sacred Groves of East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh, India -- Chapter 10. Ethno-botanico-medicine in treatment of diabetes by the tribal groups of Visakhapatnam District, Andhra Pradesh, India -- Chapter 11. Ethnomedicine from Konda Reddis of High Altitude Agency Tracts of East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh, India -- Chapter 12. A traditional use of plants for the treatment of bone fractures by the local people of West Sikkim, India -- Chapter 13. God’s tree: A culturally coded strategy for conservation (A case study of Gairsain eco- region of district Chamoli, Uttarakhand) -- Chapter 14. Ethnomedicinal plants used by ethnic people in Eastern Ghats of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, India -- Chapter 15. Ethnobotany of medicinal plants of Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh for identification of plants with antitumour and antimicrobial potential -- Chapter 16. Controlling biological infestations in museums by medicinal plants -- Chapter 17. Hitherto unexplored aspects of medicinal plants from Ayurveda and Vrikshayurveda -- Chapter 18. Ethno veterinary medicinal plants and practices in Andaman and Nicobar Islands -- Chapter 19. Ethnobotanical trees of Sri Lankamalleswara wild life sanctuary, Eastern Ghats, Andhra Pradesh -- Chapter 20. A Study on Medical Systems for Dengue Fever -- Part 3. Bioactive compounds from plants and microbes -- Chapter 21. Development of immunoassays for Ginsenosides in Ginseng -- Chapter 22. Elicitation of flavonoids in Kalanchoë pinnata by Agrobacterium rhizogenes-mediated transformation and UV-Bradiation -- Chapter 23. Biogenic silver nanoparticles from Trametes ljubarskyi (white rot fungus): efficient and effective anti candidal activity -- Chapter 24. Herbal medicinal markets in China: An Ethnobotanical Survey -- Chapter 25. Phyto chemical constituents and pharmacological activities of a traditional medicinal plant Glochidion eriocarpum (Phyllanthaceae) -- Chapter 26. Endophytic fungi and their impact on Agroecosystems -- Chapter 27. GC-MS and Insilico molecular docking analysis of secondary metabolites present in leaf extract of Cassia occidentalis Linn -- Chapter 28. Protective effect of Mimusops elengi L. on renal and hepatic markers in STZ-induced diabetic Rats -- Chapter 29. Extraction and purification of gymnemic acid from Gymnema sylvestre r.br -- Chapter 30. GC-MS Profile of the unsaponifiable and saponifiable matters of Coldenia procumbens Linn. Leaves -- Chapter 31. Isolation of sterols from the bark hexane extract of Cordia dichotoma -- Chapter 32. Isolation and characterization of pharmacologically active tannins from stem bark of Syzygium samarangense -- Chapter 33. Rare actinobacteria Nocardiopsis lucentensis VLK-104 isolated from Mangrove ecosystem of Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh -- Chapter 34. Aegle marmelos (Rutaceae): evaluation of root phytochemical constituents for antimicrobial activity -- Chapter 35. Qualitative and quantitative phytochemical studies in different parts of Sesamum indicum L -- Chapter 36. Phytochemical investigation and comparative evaluation of various market samples of Triphala powder with references to their free scavenging and anti-diabetic activity – an in-vitro-approach -- Chapter 37. In vitro anticancer activity of Canthium parviflorum Lam extracts against cancer cell lines -- Chapter 38. Bioactive Metabolites from Streptomyces nanhaiensis VSM-1: Polyphasic taxonomy, Optimization and Evaluation of antimicrobial metabolites by GC-MS analysis -- Chapter 39. In vitro cultured cells as an option for enhancing the production of bioactive compounds: Some selected case studies -- Chapter 40. Anti-Diabetic Studies of the leaf extract of Ericostemma littorale (Blume) using Wistar Rats -- Part 4. Biotechnology -- Chapter 41. Molecular and cytogenetical approaches for genetic diversity analysis of wild and cultivated medicinal plant species from North-East India with focus on genus Curcuma -- Chapter 42. Mutagenic effect of chemicals on certain biochemical parameters in two cultivars of sunflower ( Helianthus annuus L.) -- Chapter 43. Mutagenic effectiveness and efficiency of Gamma rays in Musk okra (Abelmoschus moschatus L.) -- Chapter 44. Detection of genetic variation in Biophytum sensitivum Linn. by RAPD and ISSR markers -- Chapter 45. Development of standard protocols for in vitro regeneration of some selected banana cultivars (Musa spp.) from India -- Chapter 46. In vitro method of high frequency plant regeneration through internodal callus of Ruta Graveolens L -- Chapter 47. Conservation of an endangered medicinal forest tree species, Oroxylum indicum L. Kurz through in vitro culture- A review -- Chapter 48. DNA barcode: the genetic blue print for identity and diversity of Phyllanthus amarus Schum. et. Thonn -- Chapter 49. Microbiological and physicochemical quality of potable water in valasi, agency area, Andhra Pradesh.
    Abstract: Plants have been a source of medicines and have played crucial role for human health. Despite tremendous advances in the field of synthetic drugs and antibiotics, plants continue to play a vital role in modern as well as traditional medicine across the globe. In even today, one-third of the world’s population depends on traditional medicine because of its safety features and ability to effectively cure diseases. This book presents a comprehensive guide to medicinal plants, their utility, diversity and conversation, as well as biotechnology. It is divided into four main sections, covering all aspects of research in medicinal plants: biodiversity and conservation; ethnobotany and ethnomedicine; bioactive compounds from plants and microbes; and biotechnology. All sections cover the latest advances. The book offers a valuable asset for researchers and graduate students of biotechnology, botany, microbiology and the pharmaceutical sciences. It is an equally important resource for doctors (especially those engaged in Ayurveda and allopathy); the pharmaceutical industry (for drug design and synthesis); and the agricultural sciences. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXIII, 829 p. 214 illus., 119 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811516368
    DDC: 333.9516
    Language: English
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  • 89
    Keywords: Biotic communities. ; Ecology . ; Animal migration. ; Plant ecology. ; Biodiversity. ; Ecosystems. ; Terrestial Ecology. ; Animal Migration. ; Plant Ecology. ; Biodiversity.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Overview of Chinese grassland ecosystems -- Chapter 3. Natural conditions -- Chapter 4. Major regional grasslands in China -- Chapter 5. Type and distribution of Chinese grassland ecosystems -- Chapter 6. Meadow steppe ecosystem -- Chapter 7. Typical steppe ecosystem -- Chapter 8. Desert steppe ecosystem -- Chapter 9. Alpine steppe ecosystem -- Chapter 10. Montane steppe ecosystem -- Chapter 11. Shrub Steppe Ecosystem -- Chapter 12. Sandy grassland ecosystem -- Chapter 13. Desert Rangeland Ecosystem -- Chapter 14. Meadows -- Chapter 15. Marsh Grassland Ecosystem -- Chapter 16. Tussock Grassland Ecosystem.
    Abstract: This book provides a comprehensive overview of grassland ecosystems based on publications by Chinese scholars. It offers an up-to-date review of the recent advances in grassland research in China, discusses the climatic and physical conditions governing the grasslands, describes their types and distribution, and introduces a new classification scheme for grassland ecosystems. Further, it details the plant, animal, and microbial compositions of each grassland ecosystem type, examining the above and below ground relationships between phytomass, vegetation succession, and past/current management practices with a particular focus on the steppes in China. It also includes references that are only available in the Chinese language. This scientifically rigorous book offers insights into knowledge gaps for the scientific community and identifies pressing issues facing practitioners of grassland ecology and management. It can be used as a textbook for undergraduate and graduate students in ecology, environmental science, natural resource management, agriculture, and other relevant fields, and is also a valuable reference resource for researchers studying drylands in China or around the globe.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVII, 583 p. 125 illus., 20 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811534218
    Series Statement: Ecosystems of China, 2
    DDC: 577
    Language: English
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  • 90
    Keywords: Forestry. ; Plant ecology. ; Landscape ecology. ; Plant physiology. ; Conservation biology. ; Ecology . ; Forestry. ; Plant Ecology. ; Landscape Ecology. ; Plant Physiology. ; Conservation Biology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Biomass Production Potentials under Temperate Agroforestry Systems as Influenced by Selected Sustainability Indicators: A Case Study Approach with Supportive Evidence -- Chapter 2. Management Practices vis-a-vis Agroforestry for the Improvement of Rangelands of Jammu and Kashmir in Northwestern Himalaya, India -- Chapter 3. The Influence of Over-mature, Degraded Nothofagus Forests with Strong Anthropic Disturbance on the Quality of an Andisol and Its Gradual Recovery with Silvopasture in Southwestern South America -- Chapter 4. Assessment of Trees Outside Forests (TOF) with Emphasis on Agroforestry Systems -- Chapter 5. Agroforestry Interventions for Rehabilitating Salt-affected and Waterlogged Marginal Landscapes -- Chapter 6. Silvopasture Options for Enhanced Biological Productivity of Degraded Pasture/Grazing Lands: An Overview -- Chapter 7. Potential of Agroforestry for Rehabilitation of Degraded Ravine Lands -- Chapter 8. Urban and Peri-urban Agroforestry: Utilization of Waste Water and Degraded Landscapes forEnvironmental and Livelihood Security -- Chapter 9. Agroforestry Approach for Rehabilitation of Mine Spoils -- Chapter 10. The Role of Tree Plantations forImproving Soil Fertility and Carbon Sequestration on Coal Mine Spoils -- Chapter 11. Carbon Sequestration Potential of Agroforestry Systems for Rehabilitating Degraded Lands of India -- Chapter 12. Sustainability of Faidherbia albida-based Agroforestry in Crop Production and Maintaining Soil Health -- Chapter 13. Characterization of Faidherbia albida and Prosopis africana Trees Wood Anatomy and Response to Climate Variability Using Dendrochronology in the Sahelian Agroforestry Parklands -- Chapter 14. Lac-based Agroforestry System for Degraded Lands in India -- Chapter 15. The Role of Insects in Enhancing Ecosystem Services of Tree-based Systems on Degraded Lands -- Chapter 16. Promoting Bamboo-based Agroforestry for Enhancing Ecosystem Services from Degraded Lands -- Chapter 17. Agroforestry Developments for Degraded Landscapes: A Synthesis.
    Abstract: This book presents various aspects of agroforestry research and development, as well as the latest trends in degraded landscape management. Over the last four decades, agroforestry research (particularly on degraded landscapes) has evolved into an essential problem-solving science, e.g. in terms of sustaining agricultural productivity, improving soil health and biodiversity, enhancing ecosystem services, supporting carbon sequestration and mitigating climate change. This book examines temperate and tropical agroforestry systems around the world, focusing on traditional and modern practices and technologies used to rehabilitate degraded lands. It covers the latest research advances, trends and challenges in the utilization and reclamation of degraded lands, e.g. urban and peri-urban agroforestry, reclamation of degraded landscapes, tree-based multi-enterprise agriculture, domestication of high-value halophytes, afforestation of coastal areas, preserving mangroves and much more. Given its scope, the book offers a valuable asset for a broad range of stakeholders including farmers, scientists, researchers, educators, students, development/extension agents, environmentalists, policy/decision makers, and government and non-government organizations.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIII, 475 p. 97 illus., 64 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811568077
    DDC: 634.9
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  • 91
    Keywords: Ecology . ; Food Microbiology. ; Food science. ; Ecology. ; Food Microbiology. ; Food Science.
    Description / Table of Contents: SECTION – I: Food industry waste: introduction, standards and management -- Chapter 1. Sustainable food waste management: a review -- Chapter 2. Environmental Standards & Regulations for waste management in food industries -- Chapter 3. Characterization and treatment of waste from food processing industries -- Chapter 4. Advances in waste water treatment in food processing industries: a sustainable approach -- SECTION – II: Utilization of waste from food processing industries -- Chapter 5. Fruits and Vegetable By-Product Utilization as a Novel Approach for Value Addition -- Chapter 6. Phytochemicals from the Fruits and Vegetable Waste: holistic and sustainable approach -- Chapter 7. Fruit Peels: A Sustainable Agro-waste Utilization Approach -- Chapter 8. Waste from Dairy Processing Industries and its Sustainable Utilization -- Chapter 9. Potential Value Addition from Cereal and Pulse Processed By-Products: A Review -- Chapter 10. Waste from oil-seed industry: a sustainable approach -- Chapter 11. Wealth from meat industry by-products and waste: a review -- Chapter 12. Post-Harvest Management of Climacteric Fruits in India: the promising road map for future -- Chapter 13. Agricultural waste produce: utilization and management -- Chapter 14. Bio-based packaging from Food Industry waste -- 15. Emerging opportunities for effective valorization of Dairy by-products -- Chapter 16. Advances in Sugarcane Industry: by-products valorization -- SECTION – III: Sustainable Food waste management technologies -- Chapter 17. Food industry waste: a potential substrate for mushroom cultivation -- Chapter 18. Microbial remediation: a sustainable biological tool for Food waste management -- Chapter 19. Recovery of bio-active components from food industry waste -- Chapter 20. Food processing waste to Biofuel: a sustainable approach -- Chapter 21. Utilization of fly ash as a sustainable waste management technique -- Chapter 22. Digital Knowledge Ecosystem: A new weapon to achieve sustainable food waste management.
    Abstract: This book discusses one of the biggest challenges of the food industry, which is waste management. Food industries generate high amounts of waste, both solid and liquid, resulting from the production, processing and consumption of food. Stringent environmental legislators have made the task of waste management more challenging. Through the three sections of this book, the readers are introduced to the different types of wastes generated, utilization of waste through food processing industry and sustainable waste management technologies. The different chapters describe how the biomass and the valuable nutrients from food industry wastes could be used to develop value-added products. The book reiterates that food wastes and their by-products are an excellent source of sugars, minerals, dietary fiber, organic acids, bio active compounds such as polyphenols, carotenoids and phytochemicals etc. This book is an excellent resource for industry experts, researchers and students in the field of food science, food processing and food waste management.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXXIII, 413 p. 77 illus., 55 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811589676
    DDC: 577
    Language: English
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  • 92
    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Human geography. ; Conservation biology. ; Ecology . ; Economic development. ; Environmental education. ; Sustainability. ; Human Geography. ; Conservation Biology. ; Development Studies. ; Environmental and Sustainability Education.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part 1 Theoretical Approaches/ Theoretical Approaches to sustainability issues -- Theoretical and methodological pluralism in sustainability science -- Approaches for framing sustainability challenges: experiences from Swedish sustainability science education -- Part 2 Practical Approaches / Practical Approaches to sustainability issues -- The value of grey -- Framing in place making when envisioning a sustainable rural community in the time of aging and shrinking societies in Japan -- Role of Framing in sustainability science: The case of Minamata disease -- Time scales in framing disaster risk reduction in sustainability -- Food security framing and poverty alleviation -- Part 3 Conclusion/ Epilogue -- Linking framing to actions for sustainability.
    Abstract: This open access book offers both conceptual and empirical descriptions of how to “frame” sustainability challenges. It defines “framing” in the context of sustainability science as the process of identifying subjects, setting boundaries, and defining problems. The chapters are grouped into two sections: a conceptual section and a case section. The conceptual section introduces readers to theories and concepts that can be used to achieve multiple understandings of sustainability; in turn, the case section highlights different ways of comprehending sustainability for researchers, practitioners, and other stakeholders. The book offers diverse illustrations of what sustainability concepts entail, both conceptually and empirically, and will help readers become aware of the implicit framings in sustainability-related discourses. In the extant literature, sustainability challenges such as climate change, sustainable development, and rapid urbanization have largely been treated as “pre-set,” fixed topics, while possible solutions have been discussed intensively. In contrast, this book examines the framings applied to the sustainability challenges themselves, and illustrates the road that led us to the current sustainability discourse.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: VIII, 196 p. 65 illus., 56 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811390616
    Series Statement: Science for Sustainable Societies,
    DDC: 304.2
    Language: English
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  • 93
    Keywords: Soil science. ; Environmental management. ; Conservation biology. ; Ecology . ; Environment. ; Landscape ecology. ; Soil Science. ; Environmental Management. ; Conservation Biology. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Landscape Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part 1. Impact of land use management for regulating SOC pools -- Chapter 1. Potential Soil Carbon Sequestration in Different Land Use and Management Systems in Peninsular India -- Chapter 2. Inclusion of Legumes in Rice-Wheat Cropping System for Enhancing Soil Carbon Sequestration -- Chapter 3. Effect of Land Use and Management Practices on Quantifying Changes of Phytolith Occluded Carbon in Arable Soils -- Chapter 4. Soil Management for Regulating C Pools: Perspective in Tropical and Subtropical Soils -- Chapter 5. Soil Management Practices of Major Crops in the United States and their Potential for Carbon Sequestration -- Chapter 6. Soil Carbon Dynamics in different Land Use and Management Systems in Tropical Coastal Regions of India -- Chapter 7. Soil Carbon Dynamics under Different Land Use and Management Systems -- Chapter 8. Carbon- Management in Diverse Land Use Systems of Eastern Himalayan Sub-tropics -- Chapter 9. Good Agricultural Practices and Carbon Sequestration -- Chapter 10. Soil Carbon Dynamics in Relation to Soil Surface Management and Cropping System -- Part 2. Conservation agriculture and C sequestration -- Chapter 11. Conservation Agriculture and C Sequestration in Tropical Regions -- Chapter 12. Soil Organic Carbon Dynamics and Carbon Sequestration under Conservation Tillage in Tropical Vertisols -- Chapter 13. Effect of Tillage on Soil Carbon Sequestration -- Part 3. Soil physical and biological factors regulating SOC storage -- Chapter 14. Functional Behaviour of Soil Physical Parameters for Regulating Organic C Pools -- Chapter 15. Role of Microorganisms in Regulating Carbon Cycle in Tropical and Subtropical Soils -- Chapter 16. Soil Organic Carbon Stock of Some Upland Use System under Tropical Monsoon Climate and Their Interrelationship with Soil Water Retention -- Part 4. Pastures, grasslands, forests and farming systems -- Chapter 17. Soil Organic Carbon Dynamics in Tropical and Subtropical Grassland Ecosystem -- Chapter 18. Tropical Grasslands as Potential Carbon Sink -- Chapter 19. Agroforestry for Carbon Sequestration in Tropical India -- Chapter 20. Carbon Sequestration Potential of Perennial Horticultural Crops in Indian Tropics -- Chapter 21. Effects of Productivity and Soil Carbon Storage in Mixed Forests -- Chapter 22. Forage based Cropping Systems and Soil Organic Carbon Storage -- Part 5. Frontier science regulating SOC storage -- Chapter 23. Developments in Measurement and Modelling of Soil Organic Carbon -- Chapter 24. Nanotechnology for Improved Carbon Management in Soil -- Chapter 25. Potentials and Limitations of Soil Carbon Modeling: Implications in Indian Conditions. .
    Abstract: Soil organic carbon (SOC), a key component of the global carbon (C) pool, plays an important role in C cycling, regulating climate, water supplies and biodiversity, and therefore in providing the ecosystem services that are essential to human well-being. Most agricultural soils in temperate regions have now lost as much as 60% of their SOC, and as much as 75% in tropical regions, due to conversion from natural ecosystems to agricultural uses and mainly due to continuous soil degradation. Sequestering C can help to offset C emissions from fossil fuel combustion and other C-emitting activities, while also enhancing soil quality and long-term agronomic productivity. However, developing effective policies for creating terrestrial C sinks is a serious challenge in tropical and subtropical soils, due to the high average annual temperatures in these regions. It can be accomplished by implementing improved land management practices that add substantial amounts of biomass to soil, cause minimal soil disturbance, conserve soil and water, improve soil structure, and enhance soil fauna activity. Continuous no-till crop production is arguably the best example. These soils need technically sound and economically feasible strategies to sustainably enhance their SOC pools. Hence, this book provides comprehensive information on SOC and its management in different land-use systems, with a focus on preserving soils and their ecosystem services. The only book of its kind, it offers a valuable asset for students, researchers, policymakers and other stakeholders involved in the sustainable development and management of natural resources at the global level. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXVIII, 438 p. 95 illus., 56 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811396281
    DDC: 631.4
    Language: English
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    Keywords: Soil science. ; Sustainability. ; Biodiversity. ; Conservation biology. ; Ecology . ; Environment. ; Soil Science. ; Sustainability. ; Biodiversity. ; Conservation Biology. ; Environmental Sciences.
    Abstract: Several textbooks and edited volumes are currently available on general soil fertility but‚ to date‚ none have been dedicated to the study of “Sustainable Carbon and Nitrogen Cycling in Soil.” Yet this aspect is extremely important, considering the fact that the soil, as the ‘epidermis of the Earth’ (geodermis)‚ is a major component of the terrestrial biosphere. This book addresses virtually every aspect of C and N cycling, including: general concepts on the diversity of microorganisms and management practices for soil, the function of soil’s structure-function-ecosystem, the evolving role of C and N, cutting-edge methods used in soil microbial ecological studies, rhizosphere microflora, the role of organic matter (OM) in agricultural productivity, C and N transformation in soil, biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) and its genetics, plant-growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPRs), PGPRs and their role in sustainable agriculture, organic agriculture, etc. The book’s main objectives are: (1) to explain in detail the role of C and N cycling in sustaining agricultural productivity and its importance to sustainable soil management; (2) to show readers how to restore soil health with C and N; and (3) to help them understand the matching of C and N cycling rules from a climatic perspective. Given its scope, the book offers a valuable resource for educators, researchers, and policymakers, as well as undergraduate and graduate students of soil science, soil microbiology, agronomy, ecology, and the environmental sciences. Gathering cutting-edge contributions from internationally respected researchers, it offers authoritative content on a broad range of topics, which is supplemented by a wealth of data, tables, figures, and photographs. Moreover, it provides a roadmap for sustainable approaches to food and nutritional security, and to soil sustainability in agricultural systems, based on C and N cycling in soil systems. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XII, 498 p. 46 illus., 30 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811372643
    DDC: 631.4
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    Keywords: Environmental management. ; Environmental Law. ; Philosophy of nature. ; Environmental policy. ; Sustainability. ; Conservation biology. ; Ecology . ; Environmental Management. ; Environmental Law. ; Philosophy of Nature. ; Environmental Policy. ; Sustainability. ; Conservation Biology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Research content and methods -- Chapter 3. Land Degradation -- Chapter 4. Efforts to Control Land Degradation -- Chapter 5. Land Degradation and its Prevention and Cure in Inner Mongolia -- Chapter 6. Land Degradation Action Plan in Inner Mongolia -- Chapter 7. Application of PPP Model in the Prevention and Control of Land Degradation -- Chapter 8. Public Private Partnership Practice Case Analysis -- Chapter 9. Conclusions and Suggestions.
    Abstract: In terms of China’s current situation, the prevention and control of land degradation and the development of innovative sustainable land management activities lie within the purview of public works. Further, public-private partnerships (PPPs) hold considerable potential for application in this field. Inner Mongolia is one of the Chinese provinces hardest hit by land degradation. Fortunately, after years of dedicated efforts, meaningful achievements have been made: the increasing participation of the people as a whole, combined with growing investments in land degradation prevention and ecological construction on the part of private enterprises, has to some extent compensated for the lack of government involvement. Further, Inner Mongolia has been a pioneer in the use of PPPs for the prevention and control of land degradation, which has yielded numerous ecological, social and economic benefits. To better promote the development of ecological construction and expand the participation in land degradation control, this book systematically studies the use of PPPs in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, drawing on field investigations and case analyses to do so. Its main goal is to explore a public-private partnership model that can effectively expand the scale of investment in land degradation prevention and sustainable land management.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XI, 237 p. 26 illus., 12 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811374999
    DDC: 333.7
    Language: English
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