1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910778439603321

Autore

Crisci Jorge Víctor

Titolo

Historical biogeography [[electronic resource] ] : an introduction / / Jorge V. Crisci, Liliana Katinas, Paula Posadas

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, MA, : Harvard University Press, 2003

ISBN

0-674-03004-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (264 p.)

Classificazione

RB 10486

Altri autori (Persone)

KatinasLiliana

PosadasPaula

Disciplina

578/.09

Soggetti

Biogeography - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 210-239) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface; Contents ; Introduction: What Is Historical Biogeography?; I. Methods in Historical Biogeography ; 1. Distribution Areas and Areas of Endemism; 2. Center of Origin and Dispersal; 3. Phylogenetic Biogeography; 4. Ancestral Areas; 5. Panbiogeography; 6. Cladistic Biogeography; 7. Parsimony Analysis of Endemicity; 8. Event-Based Methods; 9. Phylogeography; 11. A Comparison of Methods: The Case of the Southern Beeches; II. Topics in Historical Biogeography; 12. Molecular Phylogenies in Biogeography; 13. Biodiversity and Conservation Evaluations; 14. Species Introduction

Conclusion: A Conceptual Framework for the FutureAppendix A: Phylogeny; Appendix B: Software in Historical Biogeography; Glossary; Works Cited; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Though biogeography may be simply defined--the study of the geographic distributions of organisms--the subject itself is extraordinarily complex, involving a range of scientific disciplines and a bewildering diversity of approaches. For convenience, biogeographers have recognized two research traditions: ecological biogeography and historical biogeography. This book makes sense of the profound revolution that historical biogeography has undergone in the last two decades, and of the resulting confusion over its foundations, basic concepts, methods, and relationships to other disciplines of comparative biology. Using case studies, the authors explain and illustrate the fundamentals and the most frequently used methods of



this discipline. They show the reader how to tell when a historical biogeographic approach is called for, how to decide what kind of data to collect, how to choose the best method for the problem at hand, how to perform the necessary calculations, how to choose and apply a computer program, and how to interpret results.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910824874403321

Titolo

Environmental chemistry and toxicology of mercury / / edited by Guangliang Liu, Yong Cai, Nelson O'Driscoll

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, c2012

ISBN

9786613400987

9781283400985

1283400987

9781118146637

1118146638

9781118146644

1118146646

9781118146613

1118146611

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (596 p.)

Classificazione

MED096000

Altri autori (Persone)

LiuGuangliang <1972->

CaiYong <1961->

O'DriscollNelson J. <1973->

Disciplina

615.9/25663

Soggetti

Mercury - Toxicology

Mercury - Environmental aspects

Mercury - Metabolism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Machine generated contents note: Preface.Chapter 1. Overview of Mercury in the Environment (Guangliang Liu Cia, Nelson O'Driscoll, Xinbin Feng, Guibin Jiang).Part I. Analytical Developments.Chapter 2.



Advances in Speciation Analysis of Mercury in the Environment (Yanbin Li, Yougguang Yin, Guangliang Liu, Yong Cai).Chapter 3. Measuring Gas Phase Mercury Emissions from Industrial Effluents (Samuel J. Ippolito, Ylias M. Sabri, Suresh K. Bhargava).Part II. Speciation and Transformation.Chapter 4. Atmospheric Chemistry of Mercury (Che-Jen Lin, Pattaraporn Singhasuk, Simo O. Pehkonen).Chapter 5. Microbial transformations in the mercury cycle (Chu-Ching Lin, Nathan Yee, Tamar Barkay).Chapter 6. Photoreactions of Mercury in Aquatic Systems (Emma E. Vost, Marc Amyot, Nelson J. O'Driscoll).Chapter 7. Chemical Speciation of Mercury in Soil and Sediment (Ulf Skyllberg).Chapter 8. The effects of dissolved organic matter on mercury biogeochemistry (Chase A. Gerbig, Joseph N. Ryan, George R. Aiken).Chapter 9. Tracking geochemical transformations and transport of mercury through isotope fractionation (Holger Hintelmann, Wang Zheng).Part III. Transport and Fate.Chapter 10. Atmospheric transport of mercury (Oleg Travnikov).Chapter 11. Adsorption of Mercury on Solids in the Aquatic Environment (Guangliang Liu, Yanbin Li, Yong Cai).Chapter 12. Exchange of elemental mercury between the oceans and the atmosphere (Asif Qureshi, Matthew MacLeod, Elsie Sunderland, Konrad Hungerbühler).Chapter 13. Exchange of Mercury between the Atmosphere and Terrestrial Ecosystems (Mae Sexauer Gustin).Part IV. Bioaccumulation, Toxicity, and Metallomics.Chapter 14. Bioaccumulation and biomagnification of mercury through food webs (Karen Kidd, Meredith Clayden, Tim Jardine).Chapter 15. Mercury toxicity with special reference to methylmercury: A review (Mineshi Sakamoto, Katsuyuki Murata, Akiyoshi Kakita, Masanori Sasaki).Chapter 16. Metallomics of Mercury: Role of Thiol- and Selenol-containing Biomolecules (Feiyue Wang, Marcos Lemes, Mohammad A. K. Khan).Chapter 17. Human Health Significance of Dietary Exposures to Methylmercury (Anna L. Choi, Philippe Grandjean).

Sommario/riassunto

"Reviewing the major environmental processes of mercury (Hg) transformation and transport during Hg cycling, this book focuses on the recent developments in environmental chemistry of Hg. Each chapter touches on the basic concepts and provides a critical review of the targeted subject, the methodology used for studying it, and future research needs. The book outlines the fundamental concepts and provides a detailed review of critical findings in recent research. It is suitable for anyone interested in environmental sciences"--