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About the Book This well established text provides both a thematic as well as regional look at Latin America and the Caribbean. The thematic approa...

About the Book No species occurs everywhere. Indeed, the majority are absent from most places, and where they do occur they are usually quite rare....

About the Book Enclosed ecosystem experiments have gained in popularity as research tools in ecological science, particularly in the study of coast...

About the Book In this book, a group of experts contribute articles covering a wide range of topics relevant to sustainable water.

About the Book Als neuer Band der Wiley-Reihe PETE (Partnership for Environmental Technology Education) erl�utert dieses Lehrbuch die Grundlagen ...

About the Book International concern in scientific, industrial, and governmental communi- ties over traces of xenobiotics in foods and in both abio...

About the Book Population and Society is an undergraduate introduction to population that explains the latest shifts in population studies. The tex...

About the Book Understanding pollution, its behaviour and impact is becoming increasingly important, as new technologies and legislation continuall...

About the Book Introducing the main challenges and opportunities of developing local, regional and global strategies for addressing climate change,...

About the Book This textbook of essays by leading critical urbanists is a compelling introduction to an important field of study; it interrogates c...

About the Book Snow and ice environments support significant biological activity, yet the biological importance of some of these habitats, such as ...

This professionally edited and well organized book is the first in a series which will archive key presentations from the annual conferences sponso...

About the Book In this day and age, it is unfortunate that the economic prosperity and development leads to disruption of the dynamic balance of th...

Medical doctors, health professionals and scientists from numerous disciplines are involved in studying, preventing or curing health effects due to...

By leading experts, this is an up-to-date view of the strategies essential for an effective response to water contamination emergencies.

About the Book This comprehensive book reviews some of the many scientific and technical challenges faced by EU Member States, stakeholder organisa...

This book discusses recent advances in the use of nucleic acid based biosensors and related bioanalytical assays for environmental monitoring.

About the Book This book reviews the state-of-the-art in fuel cells (low and high temperature) across all the types applied in the field today and ...

About the Book The soil water retention curve, the saturated hydraulic conductivity and the unsaturated hydraulic conductivity function are basic s...

About the Book The world's oceans cover 70% of the earth's surface and are home to a myriad of amazing and beautiful creatures. However, the biodiv...

... "Included on the Choice list with the outstanding academic Earth Sciences titles 2008" ... This volume describes simplified dynamic analyses t...

About the Book During recent years, there has been a growing awareness that a better understanding of human activities and the behavioural componen...

About the Book This carefully structured laboratory manual explores, by means of computer simulations, the key areas of population dynamics through...

About the Book This essential text for ecotoxicologists, environmental consultants and environmental scientists, explores the science of contaminan...

About the Book It has been increasingly recognized that trees and vegetation in urban areas provide a number of ecological services beyond beautify...

About the Book This book provides an up-to-date compilation of the latest research on the petrography, facies, paleonvironmental significance and e...

About the Book Recent discussions among scientists and policy-makers have highlighted that knowledge generated by many research and demonstration p...

About the Book Ecotoxicology is the study of the effects of toxicants on ecological systems. Ecological effects of contaminants may occur at severa...

About the Book The book deals with the record of important Neoproterozoic to Early Palaeozoic events in southwestern Gondwana, that heralded the Ca...

About the Book Extreme events - including climatic events, such as hurricanes, tornadoes, and drought - can cause massive disruption to society, in...

About the Book This book provides an up-to-date compilation of the latest research on the petrography, facies, paleonvironmental significance and e...

About the Book Urban Change and the European Left looks at the way politicians and critics use the city to ground their political messages.The book...

About the Book Lowland glaciers are usually considered the best analogs for formerly glaciated areas and as such, many Icelandic glaciers have been...

About the Book Building on more than a decade of innovative research into multi-source forest inventory (MS-NFI) this book presents full details of...

About the Book High-Arctic Ecosystem Dynamics in a Changing Climate is based on data collected during the past 10 years by Zackenberg Ecological Re...

About the Book Increasing evidence suggests that the composition and spatial configuration - the pattern - of forest landscapes affect many ecologi...

About the Book awareness of the world's citizens and encourage governments to devote more attention and resources to address this issue. The series...

About the Book Nuclear Test Explosions Environmental and Human Impacts Edited by Sir Frederick Warner University of Essex, UK and Rene J.C. Univers...

About the Book It has become apparent from the literature that bioerosional processes affect a wide range of biological and geological systems that...

About the Book Regions with Mediterranean-type climates include parts of California, South America, Australia, and of course, Europe. The effect of...

About the Book various places of the world. Thus, it is hoped that this up-to-date subseries would increase the "awareness" of the world's citizens...

About the Book The exclusive role of natural ecosystems is a key factor in the maintenance of the biospheric equilibrium. The current global crisis...

In-situ monitoring is the use of portable analytical instruments. This work evaluates the developments of the 1980s and 1990s which will form the b...

About the Book Examines the processes operating in the headwaters and main channels of ephemeral rivers in semi-arid environments and includes cove...

About the Book Desertification includes land degradation due to both climatic and anthropogenic causes, where land includes water, soil, and the bi...

About the Book A lavishly illustrated study of landslides and debris flows on theLoess Plateau of north-central China where dense rural populationa...

About the Book An up-to-date and authoritative one-volume reference offeringcomprehensive coverage of the biology, climatology, oceanography, geolo...