Between the Rocks and the Stars: Narratives in Natural History, Stephen Daubert
Автор: Stephen Daubert Название: Between the Rocks and the Stars: Narratives in Natural History ISBN: 0826522742 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780826522740 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 6791.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: These stories take readers where they cannot go, be it out into space, back in time, deep under the ocean, down to the microscopic level, and up to the scale of geologic plate tectonics. The book presents twenty-four vignettes from the wild, each of which describes the natural advantage of a particular organism.
Автор: Andre Joseph Gallant Название: A High Low Tide: The Revival of a Southern Oyster ISBN: 0820357839 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780820357836 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 3465.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Oysters are a narrative food: in each shuck and slurp, an eater tastes the place where the animal was raised. But that`s just the beginning. Andre Joseph Gallant uses the bivalve as a jumping off point to tell the story of a changing southeastern coast, the bounty within its waters, and what the future may hold for the area and its fishers.
Описание: With this collection of essays, Anthony Martin invites us to investigate animal and human traces on the Georgia coast and the remarkable stories these traces tell us. Readers will learn how these traces enabled geologists to discover that the remains of ancient barrier islands still exist on the lower coastal plain of Georgia.
Автор: Pearson Arthur Melville Название: Force of Nature: George Fell, Founder of the Natural Areas Movement ISBN: 0299312348 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780299312343 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 2251.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Efforts to preserve wild places in the United States began with the allure of scenic grandeur: Yosemite, Yellowstone, the Grand Canyon. But what about the many significant natural sites too small to qualify as state or federal parks? Force of Nature reveals how George Fell initiated the natural areas movement to save those areas.
Описание: This book examines the connections between natural resources, tourism and community livelihood practices in Southern Africa, highlighting the successes and constraints experienced over the last fifty years.
Автор: Leonard A. Brennan, Jose Alfonso Ortega-Santos, Damon L. Williford, Jason B. Hardin, Humberto L. Perotto-Baldivieso, Landon Fritz, Clayton D. Hilton, Название: Wild Turkeys in Texas: Ecology and Management ISBN: 1623498554 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781623498559 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 5683.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: Bringing together experts on game birds and land management in Texas, this is the first book to synthesize the most current information about ecology and management focused exclusively on the three subspecies of Wild Turkey.
Автор: Susanne Liebner, Lars Ganzert Название: Microbial Life in the Cryosphere and its Feedback on Global Change ISBN: 3110496453 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783110496451 Издательство: Walter de Gruyter Рейтинг: Цена: 19144.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание:
The cryosphere stands for environments where water appears in a frozen form. It includes permafrost, glaciers, ice sheets, and sea ice and is currently more affected by Global Change than most other regions of the Earth. In the cryosphere, limited water availability and subzero temperatures cause extreme conditions for all kind of life which microorganisms can cope with extremely well. The cryosphere’s microbiota displays an unexpectedly large genetic potential, and taxonomic as well as functional diversity which, however, we still only begin to map. Also, microbial communities influence reaction patterns of the cryosphere towards Global Change. Altered patterns of seasonal temperature fluctuations and precipitation are expected in the Arctic and will affect the microbial turnover of soil organic matter (SOM). Activation of nutrients by thawing and increased active layer thickness as well as erosion renders nutrient stocks accessible to microbial activities. Also, glacier melt and retreat stimulate microbial life in turn influencing albedo and surface temperatures. In this context, the functional resilience of microbial communities in the cryosphere is of major interest. Particularly important is the ability of microorganisms and microbial communities to respond to changes in their surroundings by intracellular regulation and population shifts within functional niches, respectively.
Research on microbial life exposed to permanent freeze or seasonal freeze-thaw cycles has led to astonishing findings about microbial versatility, adaptation, and diversity. Microorganisms thrive in cold habitats and new sequencing techniques have produced large amounts of genomic, metagenomic, and metatranscriptomic data that allow insights into the fascinating microbial ecology and physiology at low and subzero temperatures. Moreover, some of the frozen ecosystems such as permafrost constitute major global carbon and nitrogen storages, but can also act as sources of the greenhouse gases methane and nitrous oxide. In this book we summarize state of the art knowledge on whether environmental changes are met by a flexible microbial community retaining its function, or if the altered conditions also render the community in a state of altered properties that affect the Earth’s element cycles and climate. This book brings together research on the cryosphere’s microbiota including permafrost, glaciers, and sea ice in Arctic and Antarctic regions. Different spatial scales and levels of complexity are considered, spanning from ecosystem level to pure culture studies of model microbes in the laboratory. It aims to attract a wide range of parties with interest in the effect of climate change and/or low temperatures on microbial nutrient cycling and physiology.
Описание: This book will highlight advanced techniques that were recently used for studying microorganisms in extreme environments. Recent technological leaps in the study of microorganisms in the environment now make it possible to comprehensively study microbes in the environment. Extreme environments could benefit from the application of these techniques, but many challenges such as low biomass, low activity and slow growth has prevented their wide adoption. This book will review recent application of state-of-the-art techniques in extreme environments, helping researcher and graduate students get a better knowledge of the tools available.
Автор: Natuschka M. Lee Название: Biotechnological Applications of Extremophilic Microorganisms ISBN: 3110427737 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783110427738 Издательство: Walter de Gruyter Цена: 18586.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Biotechnology of extremophiles - the applied science field that seeks to employ extremophilic organisms in order to discover in particular novel and unique useful biocompounds and genetic systems. This book aims to give a broad overview on the potential usage of extremophiles in biotechnology (e.g. industry, medicine, food, cosmetics, environmental clean-up, energy and fuel, geo-sciences), including the production of compounds (e.g. enzymes, compatible solutes) or the degradation of compounds such as xenobiotics etc. The book contains reviews on various recent discoveries, applications and visions of a large variety of extremophiles - focusing not only on prokaryotes, but also on eukaryotes as well as viruses.
Автор: Br?gida Souza; Luis L. V?zquez; Rosangela C. Maruc Название: Natural Enemies of Insect Pests in Neotropical Agroecosystems ISBN: 3030247325 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783030247324 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 30745.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book aims to address the importance of natural enemies and functional diversity for biological control in Neotropical agroecosystems. Several aspects related to the conservation of natural enemies, such as vegetation design and climate change, are discussed in Part 1 and the bioecology of several insects groups used in biological control in Latin America is presented in Part 2. Part 3 is devoted to mass production of natural enemies while Part 4 describes how these insects have been used to control of pests in major crops, forests, pasture, weeds and plant diseases. Lastly, Part 5 reports Latin-American experiences of integration of biological in pest management programs.
Автор: Wald Dara M., Peterson Anna L. Название: Cats and Conservationists: The Debate Over Who Owns the Outdoors ISBN: 1557538875 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781557538871 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 2507.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Cats and Conservationists is the first multidisciplinary analysis of the heated debate about free-roaming cats. The debate pits conservationists against cat lovers, who disagree both on the ecological damage caused by the cats and the best way to manage them. An impassioned and spirited conflict, it also sheds light on larger questions about how we interpret science, incorporate diverse perspectives, and balance competing values in order to encourage constructive dialogue on contentious social and environmental issues.On one side of the cat debate stand many environmentalists, especially birders and conservation organizations, who believe that outdoor cats seriously threaten native wildlife. On the other side are many animal welfare advocates, who believe that outdoor cats generally do not pose a major ecological threat and that it is possible for cats and wildlife to coexist. They believe that it is possible, mainly through trap-neuter-return projects (TNR), to keep free-roaming cat populations in check without killing large numbers of cats. Careful analysis suggests that there remain important questions about the science on both cat predation and TNR effectiveness. Yet both sides of the conflict insist that the evidence is clear-cut. This false certainty contributes to conflict between conservationists and cat lovers, and obscures common goals that could generate constructive discussions and collaborative efforts among scientists, policymakers, conservationists, and animal welfare advocates. Cats and Conservationists aims to facilitate such collaboration in order to manage outdoor cats and minimize the damage they cause. It also offers models for constructive debates about the public role of science in other polarized public conflicts over science and environmental topics.
Автор: Alessandro Isoni; Michele Troisi; Maurizia Pierri Название: Food Diversity Between Rights, Duties and Autonomies ISBN: 3030091678 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783030091675 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 27950.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
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The book reflects on the issues concerning, on the one hand, the difficulty in feeding an ever- increasing world population and, on the other hand, the need to build new productive systems able to protect the planet from overexploitation. The concept of “food diversity” is a synthesis of diversities: biodiversity of ecological sources of food supply; socio-territorial diversity; and cultural diversity of food traditions. In keeping with this transdisciplinary perspective, the book collects a large number of contributions that examine, firstly the relationships between agrobiodiversity, rural sustainable systems and food diversity; and secondly, the issues concerning typicality (food specialties/food identities), rural development and territorial communities. Lastly, it explores legal questions concerning the regulations aiming to protect both the food diversity and the right to food, in the light of the political, economic and social implications related to the problem of feeding the world population, while at the same time respecting local communities’ rights, especially in the developing countries. The book collects the works of legal scholars, agroecologists, historians and sociologists from around the globe.
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