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50 Years of Bat Research : Foundations and New Frontiers / / edited by Burton K. Lim, M. Brock Fenton, R. Mark Brigham, Shahroukh Mistry, Allen Kurta, Erin H. Gillam, Amy Russell, Jorge Ortega
| 50 Years of Bat Research : Foundations and New Frontiers / / edited by Burton K. Lim, M. Brock Fenton, R. Mark Brigham, Shahroukh Mistry, Allen Kurta, Erin H. Gillam, Amy Russell, Jorge Ortega |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2021.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2021 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XIII, 374 p. 63 illus., 52 illus. in color.) |
| Disciplina | 599.4 |
| Collana | Fascinating Life Sciences |
| Soggetto topico |
Zoology
Animal migration Biodiversity Conservation biology Ecology Physiology Genetics Animal Migration Conservation Biology Animal Physiology Genetics and Genomics |
| ISBN | 3-030-54727-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1. Introduction and implementation of harp traps signal a new era in bat research -- Chapter 2. Bats as Hosts of Important Unicellular Endoparasites -- Chapter 3. A global review of phylogeographic studies on bats -- Chapter 4. All the Better to Eat You With: The Legacy of James S. Findley’s Phenetic Approach to Bat Biology -- Chapter 5. Fur, wings, and flowers: development and progress on nectarivorous bat research in the last 50 years -- Chapter 6. The Winter Worries of Bats: Past and Present Perspectives on Winter Habitat and Management of Cave Hibernating Bats -- Chapter 7. Integrating physiological and behavioral traits with ontogeny, phylogenetic history, and survival and fitness to understand heterothermy in bats -- Chapter 8. Molecular biology in the evolution of bats: a historical perspective -- Chapter 9. Molecular biology in the evolution of bats: a historical perspective -- Chapter 10. The evolution of acoustic methods for the study of bats -- Chapter 11. Bats, Bat Flies, and Fungi: Exploring Uncharted Waters -- Chapter 12. Bats and the Ecological and Evolutionary Consequences of Resource Spatio-temporal Predictability (STP) -- Chapter 13. There and Back Again: Homing in Bats Revisited -- Chapter 14. A NASBR history of radiotelemetry–how technology has contributed to advances in bat biology -- Chapter 15. Bats Flying at High Altitudes -- Chapter 16. Contributions of Women and Creating a Culture of Inclusivity at the North American Society for Bat Research -- Chapter 17. Pioneers of bat habitat and resource selection -- Chapter 18. NASBR Origins 1970-2020: From an Informal Gathering to a Scientific Society -- Chapter 19. The Importance of Water Availability to Bats: Climate Warming and Increasing Global Aridity -- Chapter 20. Bats as reservoirs of viral zoonoses -- Chapter 21. Bats in temperate forests: where are the trends in bat populations? -- Chapter 22. How noise affects bats and what it reveals about their biosonar systems. |
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Advanced Studies in Energy Efficiency and Built Environment for Developing Countries : Proceedings of IEREK Conferences: Improving Sustainability Concept in Developing Countries (ISCDC-2), Egypt 2017 and Alternative and Renewable Energy Quest in Architecture and Urbanism (AREQ-2), Spain 2017 / / edited by Chaham Alalouch, Hassan Abdalla, Emmanuel Bozonnet, George Elvin, Oscar Carracedo
| Advanced Studies in Energy Efficiency and Built Environment for Developing Countries : Proceedings of IEREK Conferences: Improving Sustainability Concept in Developing Countries (ISCDC-2), Egypt 2017 and Alternative and Renewable Energy Quest in Architecture and Urbanism (AREQ-2), Spain 2017 / / edited by Chaham Alalouch, Hassan Abdalla, Emmanuel Bozonnet, George Elvin, Oscar Carracedo |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2019.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (190 pages) |
| Disciplina | 338.927091724 |
| Collana | Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation, IEREK Interdisciplinary Series for Sustainable Development |
| Soggetto topico |
Sustainability
Sustainable architecture Environmental management Economic development Conservation biology Ecology Energy policy Sustainable Architecture/Green Buildings Environmental Management Development Studies Conservation Biology Energy Policy, Economics and Management |
| ISBN | 3-030-10856-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Sustainability Concept in Developing Countries -- Urbanism and Sustainability concept -- Energy & Sustainability Concept. |
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Agents and Implications of Landscape Pattern : Working Models for Landscape Ecology / / by Dean L Urban
| Agents and Implications of Landscape Pattern : Working Models for Landscape Ecology / / by Dean L Urban |
| Autore | Urban Dean L |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2023.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (340 pages) |
| Disciplina | 577 |
| Soggetto topico |
Landscape ecology
Ecology Environmental education Conservation biology Environmental monitoring Landscape Ecology Environmental Sciences Environmental and Sustainability Education Conservation Biology Environmental Monitoring Ecologia del paisatge Arquitectura del paisatge urbà Canvi climàtic Resiliència (Ecologia) |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Llibres electrònics |
| ISBN |
9783031402548
9783031402531 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | The Physical Template of Landscapes -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Gradient Analysis -- 1.2.1. Gradient Complexes -- 1.3. The Water Balance -- 1.3.1. A Simple Model: PET = AET + Deficit -- 1.4. Estimating Elements of the Template -- 1.4.1. Temperature -- 1.4.2. Radiation -- 1.4.3. Precipitation -- 1.4.4. Soils -- 1.5. Case Study: the Sierra Nevada -- 1.5.1. The Physical Template of the Sierra Nevada -- 1.6. Summary and Conclusions -- References -- Biotic Processes as Agents of Pattern -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. The “Pattern and Process” Paradigm -- 2.3. Coupling of Demographic Processes -- 2.4. Interaction with the Physical Template -- 2.4.1. Coupling Demography and the Physical Template -- 2.4.2. Competition along Environmental Gradients -- 2.4.3. Illustration: Gradient Response in the Sierra Nevada -- 2.4.4. The Unit Pattern Revisited -- 2.5. Dispersal as an Agent of Pattern -- 2.6. Animals, Pests, and Pathogens -- 2.6.1. Animals, Pests and Pathogens as Subtle Agents -- 2.6.2. Animals as Dramatic Agents -- 2.7. Summary and Conclusions -- References -- Disturbances and Disturbance Regimes -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.1.1 Context and Definitions -- 3.2. Perspectives and Lessons -- 3.2.1. Are Disturbances “Part of the System”? -- 3.2.2. Interactions, Synergies, and Indirect Effects -- 3.2.3. Disturbances and Positive Feedbacks -- 3.2.4. Overlapping Disturbances and Legacies -- 3.2.5. Heterogeneity in Disturbance and Response -- 3.3. Disaggregating Disturbance toward Generality. 3.3.1 A Not-too-General Model -- 3.3.2. The Fire Regime in the Sierra Nevada -- 3.4. Characteristic Dynamics -- 3.5. Humans and Disturbance Regimes -- 3.5.1. Human Impacts on Natural Disturbances - 3.5.2. Novel Disturbance Regimes -- 3.5.3 Human Perception and Landscape Change -- 3.6.Agents of Pattern: Reprise -- 3.7. Summary and Conclusions -- References 78 -- 4. Scale and Scaling - 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. The Importance of Scale in Ecology -- 4.2.1. Observational Scale as a Filter on Nature -- 4.2.2. Characteristic Scaling -- 4.2.3. Sampling Grain and Extent, and Statistical Behavior -- 4.3. Scaling Techniques -- 4.3.1. Scaling Techniques for Geostatistical Data -- 4.3.2. Illustration: Scaling of the Sierran Physical Template -- 4.4. Tactical Scaling -- 4.4.1. Tactical Targeting of Sampling Scale(s) -- 4.4.2. Avoid or Embrace Space? -- 4.5. Summary and Conclusions -- References -- 5. Inferences on Landscape Pattern -- 5.1. Introduction -- 5.2. Patchiness and Patches -- 5.2.1. Patch Definition -- 5.3. Landscape Pattern Metrics -- 5.3.1. Levels of Analysis -- 5.3.2. Components of Pattern -- 5.3.2 Correlation and Redundancy -- 5.3.4. Alternative Framings for Landscape Pattern -- 5.4. Interpreting Landscape Metrics -- 5.4.1. Neutral Models and Neutral Landscapes -- 5.4.2. Neutral Templates for Landscape Processes -- 5.4.3. Extending Neutral Models: Agents of Pattern -- 5.5. Explanatory Models and Inferences -- 5.5.1. Approaches to Inferences on Pattern -- 5.5.2. Illustrations -- 5.5. Explanatory Models and Inferences -- -- 5.5.1. Approaches to Inferences on Pattern -- 5.5.2. Illustrations -- 5.5.3. Inferences on Pattern: Area versus Configuration -- 5.5.4 Inferences on Pattern: the State-of-the-Art -- 5.6. Summary and Conclusions. References -- Implications of Pattern: Metapopulations -- 6.1. Introduction -- 6.2. Metapopulations in Theory -- 6.2.1. The Levins Model -- 6.2.2. The Spreading-of-Risk Model -- 6.2.3. The Source-Sink Model -- 6.2.4. The Incidence Function Model -- 6.2.5. Commonalities among Metapopulation Models -- 6.2.6. Characteristic Behaviors of (Model) Metapopulations -- 6.3. Metapopulations in Practice -- 6.3.1. Are there Real Metapopulations in Nature? -- 6.3.2. Macroscopic Approaches to Metapopulations -- 6.4. Network Models of Metapopulations -- 6.4.1. Graphs and Metapopulations -- 6.5. Metapopulations and Connectivity Conservation -- 6.5.1. Structural and Functional Connectivity -- 6.5.2. Metapopulations and Landscape Genetics -- 6.6. A Model Template for Applications -- 6.7. Summary and Conclusions -- References -- Supplement 6.1. Details on the Metapopulation Models -- S6.1.1. The Levins Model -- S6.1.2. The Spreading-of-Risk Model -- S6.2.3. The Source-Sink Model -- S6.2.4. The Incidence Function Model -- S6.2.5. Notes on the Individual-based Simulators Metapop1 -- Communities and Patterns of Biodiversity -- 7.1. Introduction -- 7.2. Island Biogeography and Landscapes -- 7.2.1. Area and Isolation Effects -- 7.2.2. Island Biogeographic Theory and the SLOSS Debate -- 7.2.3. A Diversity of Diversities -- 7.3. Perspectives on Metacommunities -- 7.3.1. A General Framing -- 7.3.2. Inferences and Limits to Inference -- 7.4. Approaches and Lines of Evidence -- 7.4.1. The Incidence Matrix and Community Assembly -- 7.4.2. Metacommunity Models: Variations on a Theme -- 7.4.3. Species Distribution Models -- 7.4.4. Multvariate Approaches to Partitioning Beta-diversity -- 7.4.5. Lines of Evidence and Complementary Analyses -- 7.5. Illustration: Sierran Forests -- 7.5.1. The Perspective of Ordination and Gradient Analysis -- 7.5.2. Partitioning Beta-diversity -- 7.6. Managing Metacommunities -- 7.7. Summary and Conclusions -- References -- Supplement 7.1. Disciplinary Approaches (Details) -- S7.1.1. Incidence Matrices and Community Assembly -- S7.1.2. Metacommunity Models: Variations -- S7.1.3. Species Distribution Models -- S7.1.4. Ordination Techniques -- IImplications of Pattern for Ecosystems -- 8.1. Introduction -- 8.2. Spatial Heterogeneity and Ecosystems -- 8.2.1. Spatial Heterogeneity in the Physical Template -- 8.2.2. Lateral Fluxes on Landscapes -- 8.2.3. Landform and Landscape Processes -- 8.2.4. Ecosystem Processes and Positive Feedbacks -- 8.2.5. Ecosystems are both Fast and Slow -- 8.3. Ecosystems and Landscape Legacies -- 8.4. Patch Juxtaposition and Edge Effects -- 8.4.1. Edge Effects, Revisited -- 8.4.2. Edges and Ecosystem Processes: Forest Carbon -- 8.5. Ecosystems and Meta-ecosystems -- 8.5.1. Couplings between Systems -- 8.5.2. Meta-ecosystems, Revisited -- 8.5.3. Implications of Meta-ecosystem Structure -- 8.6. Summary and Conclusions -- References -- Urban Landscapes -- 9.1. Introduction -- 9.2. Social-Environmental Systems -- 9.2.1. Approaches to Studying Cities -- 9.3. Agents and Implications of Pattern -- 9.3.1. Agents of Pattern -- 9.3.2. Scale and Pattern -- 9.3.3. Implications of Pattern -- 9.3.4. Revisiting the Agents-and-Implications Framing -- 9.4. Urban Landscapes as Laboratories -- 9.4.1. The Urban Stream Syndrome -- 9.4.2. Cities as Mesocosms for Global Change -- 9.5. Summary and Conclusions -- References -- 10. Climate Change: Adapting for Resilience -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2. Framing Adaptation -- 10.2.1. Components of Climate Change -- 10.2.2. The Perspective of Risk Management -- 10.2.3. Options for Response and Adaptation -- 10.2.4. Resilience Planning: the Tasks at Hand -- 10.3. Approaches to Adaptation Planning -- 10.3.1. Levels of Activity and Currency of Assessments -- 10.3.2. Elements of Adaptation -- 10.3.3. A Template for Applications -- 10.4. Illustrations of Approaches -- 10.4.1. NatureServe’s HCCVI -- 10.4.2. Species Range Shifts implied by Climate Change -- 10.4.3. TNC’s Resilient Landscapes Initiative -- 10.4.4. The ACT Framework -- 10.4.5. Complementarity of Approaches -- 10.5. CollateralBenefits and Leverage -- 10.5.1. Adaptation Planning and Conservation Practice -- 10.5.2. Collateral Benefits -- 10.5.3. Adaptation and Mitigation -- 10.6. Summary and Conclusions -- References -- Index.. . |
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Aldo Leopold's Odyssey, Tenth Anniversary Edition : Rediscovering the Author of A Sand County Almanac / / by Julianne Lutz Warren
| Aldo Leopold's Odyssey, Tenth Anniversary Edition : Rediscovering the Author of A Sand County Almanac / / by Julianne Lutz Warren |
| Autore | Warren Julianne Lutz |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2016.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : , : Imprint : Island Press, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XXXIX, 483 p. 2 illus.) |
| Disciplina | 333.72 |
| Soggetto topico |
Conservation biology
Ecology Landscape ecology Sustainability Conservation Biology Landscape Ecology |
| ISBN | 1-61091-754-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Seed Plots -- 2. Written on the Hills -- 3. The Middle Border Chapter -- 4. Interpreting Pharaoh's Dream -- 5. An American System -- 6. A Common Concept of Land -- 7. Ecological Poetry -- 8. The Germ and the Juggernaut -- 9. Wildlife and the New Man -- 10. Knowing Nature -- 11. A New Kind of Conservation -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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Aleocharine Rove Beetles of British Columbia: A Hotspot of Canadian Biodiversity (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) / / by Jan Klimaszewski, E. Richard Hoebeke, Benoit Godin, Anthony Davies, Kayla I. Perry, Caroline Bourdon, Neville Winchester
| Aleocharine Rove Beetles of British Columbia: A Hotspot of Canadian Biodiversity (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) / / by Jan Klimaszewski, E. Richard Hoebeke, Benoit Godin, Anthony Davies, Kayla I. Perry, Caroline Bourdon, Neville Winchester |
| Autore | Klimaszewski J. |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2020.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (637 pages) |
| Disciplina | 595.7642 |
| Soggetto topico |
Invertebrates
Evolution (Biology) Anatomy, Comparative Biology - Technique Biodiversity Conservation biology Ecology Invertebrate Zoology Evolutionary Theory Animal Anatomy Experimental Organisms Conservation Biology |
| ISBN | 3-030-36174-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- Historical review of research on British Columbia taxa -- Material and Methods -- British Columbia – hotspot of Canadian biodiversity -- Faunal analysis and discussion -- List of recorded species of eastern Canadian Aleocharinae and their composition -- Key to tribes of Aleocharinae occurring in eastern Canada -- Tribe Gymnusini Heer, 1839 -- Tribe Aleocharini Fleming, 1821 -- Tribe Oxypodini C.G. Thomson, 1859 -- Tribe Tachyusini C.G. Thomson, 1859 -- Tribe Hypocyphtini Laporte, 1835 -- Tribe Myllaenini Ganglbauer, 1895 -- Tribe Liparocephalini Fenyes, 1918 -- Tribe Autaliini C.G. Thomson, 1859 -- Tribe Homalotini Heer, 1839 -- Tribe Placusini Mulsant and Rey, 1871 -- Tribe Athetini Casey, 1910 -- Tribe Falagriini Mulsant and Rey, 1873 -- Tribe Lomechusini Fleming, 1821. |
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Alpine Plant Life : Functional Plant Ecology of High Mountain Ecosystems / / by Christian Körner
| Alpine Plant Life : Functional Plant Ecology of High Mountain Ecosystems / / by Christian Körner |
| Autore | Körner Christian <1949-> |
| Edizione | [3rd ed. 2021.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2021 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xix, 505 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 581.7538 |
| Collana | Biomedical and Life Sciences Series |
| Soggetto topico |
Ecology
Botany Physical geography Conservation biology Plant Science Earth System Sciences Conservation Biology Flora alpina Ecologia de les muntanyes |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Llibres electrònics |
| ISBN | 3-030-59538-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | PRELIMINARY (ToC of second edition) 1 Plant ecology at high elevations -- The concept of limitation -- A regional and historical account -- The challenge of alpine plant research -- 2 The alpine life zone -- Altitudinal boundaries -- Global alpine land area -- Alpine plant diversity -- Origin of alpine floras -- Alpine growth forms -- 3 Alpine climate -- Which alpine climate -- Common features of alpine climates -- Regional features of alpine climates -- 4 The climate plants experience -- Interactions of relief, wind and sun -- How alpine plants influence their climate -- The geographic variation of alpine climate -- 5 Life under snow: protection and limitation -- Temperatures under snow -- Solar radiation under snow -- Gas concentrations under snow -- Plant responses to snowpack -- 6 Alpine soils -- Physics of alpine soil formation -- The organic compound -- The interaction of organic and inorganic compounds -- 7 Alpine treelines -- About trees and lines -- Current altitudinal positions of climatic treelines -- Treeline-climate relationships -- Intrazonal variations and pantropical plateauing of alpine treelines -- Treelines in the past -- Attempts at a functional explanation of treelines -- A hypothesis for treeline formation -- Growth trends near treelines -- Evidence for sink limitation -- 8 Climatic stress -- Survival of low temperature extremes -- Avoidance and tolerance of low temperature extremes -- Heat stress in alpine plants -- Ultraviolet radiation — a stress factor -- 9 Water relations -- Ecosystem water balance -- Soil moisture at high altitudes -- Plant water relations — a brief review of principles -- Water relations of alpine plants -- Desiccation stress -- Water relations of special plant types -- 10 Mineral nutrition -- Soil nutrients -- The nutrient status of alpine plants -- Nutrient cycling and nutrient budgets -- Nitrogen fixation -- Mycorrhiza -- Responses of vegetation to variable nutrient supply -- 11 Uptake and loss of carbon -- Photosynthetic capacity of alpine plants -- Photosynthetic responses to the environment -- Daily carbon gain of leaves -- The seasonal carbon gain of leaves -- C4 and CAM photosynthesis at high altitudes -- Tissue respiration of alpine plants -- Ecosystem carbon balance -- 12 Carbon investments -- Non-structural carbohydrates -- Lipids and energy content -- Carbon costs of leaves and roots -- Whole plant carbon allocation -- 13 Growth dynamics and phenology -- Seasonal growth -- Diurnal leaf extension -- Rates of plant dry matter accumulation -- Functional duration of leaves and roots -- 14 Cell division and tissue formation -- Cell size and plant size -- Mitosis and the cell cycle -- From meristem activity to growth control -- 15 Plant biomass production -- The structure of alpine plant canopies -- Primary productivity of alpine vegetation -- Plant dry matter pools -- Biomass losses through herbivores -- 16 Plant reproduction -- Flowering and pollination -- Seed development and seed size -- Germination -- Alpine seed banks and natural recruitment -- Clonal propagation -- Alpine plant age -- Community processes -- 17 Global change at high elevation -- Alpine land use -- The impact of altered atmospheric chemistry -- Climatic change and alpine ecosystems -- References (with chapter annotation) -- Taxonomic index (genera) -- Geographical index -- Color plates -- Plant life forms -- The alpine life zone -- Environmental stress -- The human dimension. |
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Amazonian Mammals : Current Knowledge and Conservation Priorities / / edited by Wilson R. Spironello, Adrian A. Barnett, Jessica W. Lynch, Paulo E. D. Bobrowiec, Sarah A. Boyle
| Amazonian Mammals : Current Knowledge and Conservation Priorities / / edited by Wilson R. Spironello, Adrian A. Barnett, Jessica W. Lynch, Paulo E. D. Bobrowiec, Sarah A. Boyle |
| Autore | Spironello Wilson R |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2023.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (483 pages) |
| Disciplina | 599.09811 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
BarnettAdrian
LynchJessica W BobrowiecPaulo E. D BoyleSarah A |
| Collana | Biomedical and Life Sciences Series |
| Soggetto topico |
Conservation biology
Ecology Bioinformatics Conservation Biology Computational and Systems Biology Mamífers Protecció de la fauna |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Llibres electrònics |
| ISBN |
9783031430718
3031430719 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Why This Book on Amazonian Mammals Is Needed -- Xenarthrans of Brazilian Amazon: Recent Discoveries, Knowledge Gaps, and Conservation Concerns -- Biodiversity and Conservation of Bats in the Brazilian Amazonia - With a Review of the Last 10 Years of Research -- Primates of Brazilian Amazonia: Knowledge, Research Gaps and Conservation Priorities -- Claws and Fangs: Carnivore Abundance and the Conservation Importance of Amazonia -- Mammalian Megafauna: A Cross-continental Comparison in Research Output -- Amazonian Aquatic Mammals: Existing Knowledge, Current Threats and Future Studies -- Historical Commercial Hunting of Mammals in Amazonia -- Subsistence Hunting and Wild Meat Trade -- Management of Subsistence Hunting of Mammals in Amazonia: A Case Study in Loreto, Peru -- Showing and Saving: The Challenges and Opportunities of Mammal-based Tourism in Brazilian Amazonia -- Large-scale Land-use Changes and the Amazonian Mammal Biota -- Habitat Fragmentation Impacts on Amazonian Non-volant Mammals -- Bat Responses to Anthropogenic Forest Fragmentation: Insights from an Amazonian Fragmentation Experiment in Brazil -- Infectious Diseases: A Threat to the Conservation of Amazonian Mammal Species -- Mining Impacts on Aquatic Mammals of the Brazilian Amazon -- Chapter Effects of Anthropogenic Climate Change on Ecosystems and Biodiversity, Especially on Amazonian Mammals -- Conservation Strategies for Mammals in Brazilian Amazonia: Future Studies at Local, Regional and Global Scales. |
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Andean Herpetofauna : Explorations of Diversity, Ecology, and Conservation / / edited by J. Nicolás Urbina-Cardona, Carlos A. Navas, Alessandro Catenazzi, Carla Piantoni
| Andean Herpetofauna : Explorations of Diversity, Ecology, and Conservation / / edited by J. Nicolás Urbina-Cardona, Carlos A. Navas, Alessandro Catenazzi, Carla Piantoni |
| Autore | Urbina-Cardona J. Nicolás |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2026.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2026 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (610 pages) |
| Disciplina | 596 |
| Collana | Sustainable Development Goals Series |
| Soggetto topico |
Vertebrates
Conservation biology Ecology Biotic communities Population biology Vertebrate Zoology Conservation Biology Terrestial Ecology Community and Population Ecology |
| ISBN | 3-032-00074-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Prologue -- The Andes: the physical setting -- Beyond species richness: a behavioural perspective of the anuran diversity in the Andes of Colombia -- Functional diversity of amphibians and reptiles in tropical dry forest remnants and anthropogenic cover types in the Lower Bogotá River sub-basin (Department of Cundinamarca, Colombia) -- Biogeographic patterns of richness and endemism in Liolaemidae: identifying hotspots for the most diverse Andean reptile radiation -- The climatic niche evolution of South American squamates (Reptilia: Squamata) -- The shared evolutionary history of South America’s mountain biotas: Genetic evidence from amphibians and reptiles -- Anurans of the Patagonian Andes: a little-known variety of reproductive and developmental strategies -- Unveiling Patagonian Lizards: A Three-Decade Journey through Ecology, Evolution, and Adaptation in a Changing World -- Drivers of physiological responses and range distribution in the context of Rapaport’s rule. The case of East Andean Liolaemidae lizard species -- Physiological ecology of Andean amphibians associated with freezing temperatures -- Thermal biology of squamate reptiles in the high mountains of the Northern Andes -- Thermal Adaptations in Tropical Andean Amphibians: Exploring Spatial Variability and Global Change Impacts -- Emerging infectious diseases of amphibians in the Andean region: An analysis pointing out the limits of current knowledge and underscored topics in which additional research is necessary -- Diversity and extinction risk of Colombian Andean amphibians across life regions -- Experiences in conservation planning for amphibians in the Andean region -- Andean snakes: understanding biodiversity knowledge shortfalls -- Herpetofauna of the Andes: A critical synthesis. |
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Application of Nature Based Algorithm in Natural Resource Management / / edited by Mrinmoy Majumder, Rabindra Nath Barman
| Application of Nature Based Algorithm in Natural Resource Management / / edited by Mrinmoy Majumder, Rabindra Nath Barman |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2013.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Dordrecht : , : Springer Netherlands : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (347 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.7 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
MajumderMrinmoy
BarmanRabindra Nath |
| Soggetto topico |
Physical geography
Climatology Environmental sciences - Mathematics Renewable energy sources Conservation biology Ecology Earth System Sciences Climate Sciences Mathematical Applications in Environmental Science Renewable Energy Conservation Biology |
| ISBN | 94-007-5152-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | From the Contents: Selection of Optimized Location for Eco-Parks with the help of Ant Colony Optimization -- Application of Hive Theory for identification of suitable habitats for Porcupines -- Tradeoff Analysis between Rainfall and Load Factor of a Small Scale Hydro Power Plant by Particle Swarm Optimization -- Application of Artificial Neural Network in Short Term Rainfall Forecasting -- Application of Genetic Algorithm for prediction of growth rate of Bufo Melanostictus in an Urban Forest -- Comparison of Nature Based Algorithms in Impact Analysis of Climate Change on Water Resources -- A Neuro-Fuzzy approach for selection of crops in vertical irrigation -- Comparison of Neuro-Fuzzy techniques in estimation of Extreme Events -- Comparison of Conceptual and Nature Based Models in prediction of subsurface flow. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910437942403321 |
| Dordrecht : , : Springer Netherlands : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2013 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Arabian Seas: Biodiversity, Environmental Challenges and Conservation Measures / / edited by Laith A. Jawad
| The Arabian Seas: Biodiversity, Environmental Challenges and Conservation Measures / / edited by Laith A. Jawad |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2021.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2021 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxv, 1,377 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Disciplina | 578.77537 |
| Collana | Biomedical and Life Sciences Series |
| Soggetto topico |
Ecology
Conservation biology Water Hydrology Biotic communities Oceanography Conservation Biology Ecosystems Ocean Sciences Ecologia marina Biocenosis |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Llibres electrònics |
| ISBN | 3-030-51506-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Editor and Contributors -- Introduction -- 1 The Name of the Studied Area -- 2 The Geographical and Geological Settings -- 3 Biodiversity -- 4 Faunal Domains -- References -- Part I: Historical Perspectives -- History and Geography of the Arabian Gulf -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Arabian Gulf in General -- 2.1 Names of the Gulf -- 2.2 History of the Arabian Gulf Before Christ -- 2.3 History of the Arabian Gulf After Christ -- 2.4 The Ottomans and the Desired World Powers -- 3 History of Arabian Gulf Countries -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Kuwait -- 3.3 Bahrain -- 3.4 Qatar -- 3.5 The United Arab Emirates -- 3.6 Sultanate of Oman -- 3.7 Saudi Arabia -- References -- Documents -- Periodicals -- Books -- Map -- The Prehistoric Fishers and Gatherers of the Northern and Western Coasts of the Arabian Sea -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Environmental Conditions, Natural Resources, and Coastal Constraints -- 3 History of the Research -- 4 Resources Exploitation -- 5 Seafaring -- 6 Social Aspects of the Exploitation of Marine Resources -- 7 Inferring Fishing Gears and Methods from Material Culture Remains -- 8 Discussion -- References -- Part II: Environmental Aspects -- The Biogeochemical Features of Kuwaiti Water in the Northwestern Arabian Gulf: Current State of Knowledge and Future -- 1 Introduction and Background -- 2 Hydrography: The Physical Settings -- 3 Climatically Important Gases and Their Components -- 4 Biogeochemistry of Bio-essential Macronutrients and Trace Elements -- 5 Chlorophyll a and Productivity -- 6 Impact of Anthropogenic Perturbations and Climate Change in Kuwaiti Waters -- 7 Concluding Remarks and Future Recommendations -- References -- Some Physical Oceanographic Aspects of Kuwait and Arabian Gulf Marine Environment -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Some Physical Oceanographic Aspects of Arabian Gulf.
2.1 Precipitation, Evaporation, and Flow of Seawater in and out of Arabian Gulf -- 2.2 General Topography of the Countries Around Arabian Gulf -- 2.3 Bathymetry of Arabian Gulf -- 2.4 Tidal Variation in the Arabian Gulf -- 2.5 Wind Speed and Direction -- 2.6 Maximum Tidal Current in the Arabian Gulf -- 2.7 Maximum Wave Heights and Periods Inside the Arabian Gulf -- 3 Some Physical Oceanographic Aspects of Kuwaiti Territorial Waters -- 3.1 Tidal Variation off Kuwaiti Territorial Waters -- 3.2 Tide-Induced Current in the Kuwaiti Territorial Waters -- 3.3 Maximum Significant Wave Heights in the Kuwaiti Territorial Waters -- 3.4 Wave Period in Kuwaiti Territorial Waters -- 3.5 Water Transparency in Kuwaiti Territorial Waters -- 3.6 Seawater Turbidity Around Boubyan Island in Kuwait Based on Field Measurements -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Low Oxygen Zones Predict Future Condition of Fish Under Climate Change -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Data Resources and Analysis -- 3 Results Obtained -- 4 Discussion -- Appendix -- References -- Dust Storms and Its Benefits to the Marine Life of the Arabian Gulf -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Dust Storms over the Arabian Gulf -- 2.1 Data Collection and Analyses Results -- 2.2 Dust Fertilization of the Arabian Gulf Marine Ecosystem -- 2.3 Impacts of Dust Fertilization on Health, Economy, and Biodiversity of the Arabian Gulf -- References -- Desert Dust as a Vector for Cyanobacterial Toxins -- 1 Background: Brief Description of Deserts and Dust Storm Fronts -- 2 Overview of Components of Air That May Pose Risks to Human Health -- 3 Cyanobacterial Toxins and Exposure Routes for Humans and Animals Within Deserts -- 3.1 Water -- 3.2 Food -- 3.3 Aerosols/Airborne Particles -- 4 Remediation -- 4.1 Water -- 4.2 Food -- 4.3 Airborne/Aerosol -- 5 Steps That Need to Be Taken to Seal the Gaps of Our Understanding. 6 Future Issues with Respect to Climate Change -- References -- Part III: Geological Aspects -- The Geology of Iraqi Territorial Waters, Northwest of the Arabian Gulf -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Lower Mesopotamia -- 3 Physiography of the Study Area -- 4 Tectonic Setting -- 5 Stratigraphy -- 6 Basement Sedimentary Cover -- 7 Geomorphology and Sedimentology -- 7.1 Geomorphology -- 7.2 Sedimentology -- References -- Deep Tectono-Geodynamic Aspects of Development of the Nubian-Arabian Region and Its Relationship with Subsurface Structure -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Data Analysis -- 2.1 Brief Analysis of the Terrain Relief Field -- 2.2 Analysis of the Satellite-Derived Gravity Data -- 2.3 Analysis of the Airborne (Mainly) Magnetic Data -- 2.4 Brief Analysis of Thermal Data -- 3 Tectono-Geophysical Examination -- 4 Development of the Tectonic Map -- 5 Some Examples of Relationship Between Geophysical-Geodynamic Factors and Environments -- 5.1 Relationship Between the Geodynamics and Paleogeography -- 5.2 Relationship Between the Solar Activity and Mud Volcanism -- 5.3 Relationship Between the Geological Epochs, Hydrospheric Disturbances and Paleomagnetic Reversals -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- Freshwater Ostracoda from the Wetland Mid-Holocene Sediments, Dhamar Highlands, Yemen -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Study Area -- 3 Material and Methods of Study -- 4 Taxonomy and Ecology of Ostracoda -- 5 Distribution and Paleoecology of Ostracods -- 6 Distribution of Ostracods in Asam Section (ASM4) -- 7 Distribution of Ostracods in Resabah Section (RES1) -- 8 Results and Discussion -- 9 Conclusion -- References -- Part IV: Major Biotopes -- Microbial and Physical Sedimentary Structures in the Tidal Flats of Khor Al-Zubair, NW of Arabian Gulf -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Appropriate Growth Conditions -- 3 Geologic Settings -- 3.1 Location of the Study Area. 3.2 Physical Conditions of the Area -- 4 Materials and Methods -- 5 Results -- 6 Discussion -- 6.1 Physical Structures -- 6.2 Biological Structures -- 6.3 Biophysical Structures -- 7 Conclusion -- References -- Preliminary Account of the Ichthyoplankton of the Marine Waters of Iraq, Northwest Arabian Gulf -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Marine Waters of Iraq -- 3 Previous Studies on Ichthyoplankton in the Arabian Gulf Area -- 4 Importance of Estuaries -- 5 Environmental Factors Affecting Ichthyoplankton Distribution in Northwestern Arabian Gulf -- 5.1 Temperature, Salinity, and Turbidity -- 5.2 Spawning Season -- 5.3 Nearshore Distribution -- 5.4 Offshore Distribution -- 6 Larval Families Account -- 6.1 Gobiidae -- 6.2 Sciaenidae -- 6.3 Mugillidae -- 6.4 Engraulidae -- 6.5 Clupeidae -- 6.6 Soleidae -- 6.7 Hemiramphidae -- 6.8 Centriscidae -- 6.9 Syngnathidae -- 6.10 Scorpaenidae -- 6.11 Sillaginidae -- 6.12 Leiognathidae -- 6.13 Sparidae -- 6.14 Polynemidae -- 6.15 Trichiuridae -- 6.16 Cynoglossidae -- 6.17 Bothidae -- 6.18 Carangidae -- 6.19 Bregmacerotidae -- 6.20 Blenniidae -- 6.21 Chirocentridae -- 6.22 Pomadasyidae -- 6.23 Fish Egg Account -- 7 Discussion -- 8 Effect of Environmental Factors on Distribution of Ichthyoplankton in Northwestern Arabian Gulf -- 9 Zooplankton -- 10 Conclusion -- References -- Distribution and Abundance of Seagrasses in Qatar Marine Zone -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 The Arabian/Persian Gulf/Gulf -- 2 Seagrasses -- 3 Seagrass Communities -- 4 Distribution of Seagrasses along the Coastline of the Red Sea -- 5 Distribution of Seagrasses along the Coastline of the Gulf -- 6 Distribution of Seagrasses along the Coastline of Qatar -- 7 Discussion -- References -- Marine Macroalgae in Qatar Marine Zone -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Classification of the Macroalgae -- 1.2 Economic Importance of Seaweeds -- 2 Study Location. 3 Materials and Methods -- 3.1 Materials -- 3.2 Methodology -- 4 Results -- 4.1 Macroalgae in the Gulfs -- 4.2 The Macroalgae in QMZ -- 4.2.1 The Chlorophyta -- 4.2.2 The Rhodophyta -- 4.2.3 The Ochrophyta -- 5 Summary -- References -- The Diversity of the Giant Clams and Their Associated Symbiodiniaceae Algae in the Red Sea -- 1 Introduction to the Red Sea -- References -- The Dynasty of the Pharaoh: Phylogeography and Cryptic Biodiversity of Sepia pharaonis Cuttlefish in Northwest Indian Ocean Pe... -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Sepia pharaonis -- 3 Divergence Time -- 4 Implications for Arabian Sea Fisheries Management and Biodiversity Conservation -- 5 Future Directions -- References -- Sharks and Rays of the Arabian Sea and Adjacent Waters -- 1 Background -- 2 The Arabian Sea and Adjacent Waters -- 3 Chondrichthyan Diversity in the Waters Surrounding the Arabian Peninsula -- 4 Conservation -- References -- Maturation, Spawning, and Feeding Habits of the Indian Mackerel Rastrelliger kanagurta (Cuvier, 1817) from the Sea of Oman off... -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 2.1 Maturation and Spawning -- 2.1.1 Maturity Stages -- 2.1.2 Length at First Maturity -- 2.1.3 Spawning Season -- 2.1.4 Fecundity -- 2.1.5 Sex Ratio -- 2.2 Food Items and Feeding Intensity -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Maturation and Spawning -- 3.1.1 Gonadosomatic Index -- 3.1.2 Relative Condition Factor (Kn) -- 3.1.3 Spawning Season -- 3.1.4 Length at First Maturity -- 3.1.5 Sex Ratio -- 3.1.6 Fecundity -- 3.2 Food and Feeding Habits -- 3.2.1 General Food Composition -- 3.2.2 Feeding Intensity -- References -- Reproduction and Feeding of the Indian Oil Sardine Sardinella longiceps Val. from Mahout along the Arabian Sea Coast of Oman -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 2.1 Maturation and Spawning -- 2.1.1 Maturity Stages -- 2.1.2 Length at First Maturity. 2.1.3 Spawning Season. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910483678403321 |
| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2021 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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