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Assessing the microbiological health of ecosystems / / edited Christon J. Hurst
| Assessing the microbiological health of ecosystems / / edited Christon J. Hurst |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, New Jersey : , : John Wiley & Sons Ltd, , 2023 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (287 pages) |
| Disciplina | 579.17 |
| Soggetto topico |
Microbial ecology
Ecosystem health |
| ISBN |
1-119-67830-7
1-119-67823-4 1-119-67829-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Ecosystems Function Like Interlocking Puzzles: Visually Interpreting the Concept of Niche Space Plus a Brief Tour Through Genetic Hyperspace -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Three People Who Historically Defined the Concept of an Ecological Niche -- 1.2.1 Joseph Grinnell's 1917 Description of an Ecological Niche -- 1.2.2 Charles Elton's 1927 Description of an Ecological Niche -- 1.2.3 Evelyn Hutchinson's 1957 Description of an Ecological Niche -- 1.3 How Does a Species Become Established in a Niche? -- 1.4 Relationship Between the Requirements of Niche and Habitat -- 1.4.1 Defining a Species Habitat Requirements and Inclusion of the Physiological Boundaries Concept -- 1.4.2 Hutchinson's Description and Depiction of Niche Space -- 1.5 Using Visual Analogies to Represent the Concept of a Species Niche as Being a Multidimensional Space Which has Complex Surface Geometry -- 1.5.1 A Broader Consideration of the Variables that Would Define Niche Space -- 1.5.2 Imagining that Interactions Between Species Occur at the Surfaces of Their Niche Spaces -- 1.5.3 Three Mammal Species as Examples of Niche Space Interactions: The Koala, the Mexican Collared Anteater, and the Northern Atlantic Right Whale -- 1.5.4 One Insect Species as an Example of Niche Space Interactions, the Raspberry Aphid -- 1.6 Competition for the Control of Niche Space -- 1.6.1 Opportunities, Intrusions and Challenges Result in the Control of Niche Space -- 1.6.2 Using Visual Analogies for There Being Different Ways to Occupy the Same Total Volume of Niche Space -- 1.7 Defining the Concept of Genetic Hyperspace -- 1.7.1 Using Visual Analogies to Help Understand the Concept of Genetic Hyperspace.
1.7.2 Examples of Organisms Whose Symbioses Represent Interlocking Niche Spaces and Parallel or Common Genetic Trajectories -- 1.7.3 Relating the Concept of Genetic Trajectories and the Host Specificity of Viruses -- 1.8 Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 2 Human and Climatic Drivers of Harmful Cyanobacterial Blooms (CyanoHABs) -- 2.1 What are CyanoHABs? -- 2.2 Human and Climatic Drivers of CyanoHABs -- 2.3 Nutrient Management -- 2.3.1 Phosphorus Management -- 2.3.2 Nitrogen Management -- 2.4 Climatic Drivers -- 2.5 The Ultimate Challenge of the Twenty-First Century: Controlling HABs Against a Backdrop of Changing Climatic Conditions -- 2.6 Summary -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 3 Biodegradation of Environmental Pollutants by Autochthonous Microorganisms - A Precious Service for the Restoration of Impacted Ecosystems -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Environmental Pollutants of Major Concern -- 3.2.1 Pharmaceuticals -- 3.2.2 Pesticides -- 3.2.3 Petroleum Hydrocarbons -- 3.3 Current Remediation Technologies Targeting Pharmaceuticals, Pesticides, and Petroleum Hydrocarbons -- 3.4 Role of Environmental Microorganisms on the Removal of Pharmaceuticals, Pesticides, and Petroleum Hydrocarbons -- 3.5 Filling in the Gaps - Autochthonous Microorganisms as Tools for the Bioremediation of Environmental Pollutants -- 3.6 Final Considerations -- 3.7 Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 4 Early Biofilm Accumulation in Freshwater Environments on Different Types of Plastic -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.1.1 The Importance of Freshwater Study -- 4.1.2 Plastics in Fresh Water, or How a Solid Becomes Part of a Liquid -- 4.1.3 Additional Materials Found Associated with the Plastic -- 4.1.4 Can Plastics Be Removed from Freshwater and Wastewater? -- 4.1.5 The Great Lakes, Their Importance, and Their Interactions with Plastics. 4.1.6 Early Events: Importance, Criticality, and Need for Study -- 4.2 Background -- 4.2.1 Typical and Historical Ways this Field has been Researched -- 4.3 Results -- 4.3.1 Research Methodology -- 4.3.2 A Census and Diversity -- 4.4 Discussion -- 4.4.1 Possible Causes for Population Dynamics Over Time -- 4.5 Summary -- 4.5.1 General Conclusions -- 4.5.2 Further Research -- References -- Chapter 5 Identification of Sentinel Microbial Communities in Cold Environments -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Microorganisms as Sentinels of Global Warming -- 5.3 Microorganisms as Sentinels of Contamination -- 5.4 How Biogeochemical Cycles Can Change -- 5.4.1 The Carbon Cycle -- 5.4.2 The Nitrogen Cycle -- 5.4.3 The Iron Cycle -- 5.4.4 The Phosphorus Cycle -- 5.4.5 The Silica Cycle -- 5.4.6 The Sulfur Cycle -- 5.5 Causes of Alterations in Microbial Communities -- 5.5.1 Global Warming -- 5.5.2 Introduction of Nonindigenous Species -- 5.6 Human Activities That Can Be Influenced by Microbial Communities Alterations -- 5.7 Methods and Techniques to Identify Sentinel Microorganisms -- 5.7.1 Chemical Analysis of Glacier Ice, Meltwater, and Runoff Waters -- 5.7.2 Identification of Sentinel Microbial Communities -- 5.7.3 Relationship Between the Chemical Composition and Microbial Communities -- 5.8 Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 6 Analyzing Microbial Core Communities, Rare Species, and Interspecies Interactions Can Help Identify Core Microbial Functions in Anaerobic Degradation -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.1.1 Anaerobic Degradation Technology - Its Multiple Benefits and Unlocked Potential -- 6.1.2 Microbiology in the Anaerobic Degradation Process -- 6.2 Defining Key Microorganisms and Core Communities in Anaerobic Degradation Systems -- 6.2.1 Approaches Used to Identify Core Communities. 6.3 Core Definitions Applied to Anaerobic Digester Microbial Communities -- 6.3.1 Interpretation of Results and the Importance of Consistent Use of Phylogenetic Level -- 6.3.2 Impacts of Deterministic and Stochastic Factors and of Temporal Dynamics on Core Communities -- 6.4 Rare Species, Diversity Indices, and Links to Presence of Core Communities -- 6.4.1 Rare Species and Their Importance to Community Functioning -- 6.5 Network Analysis -- 6.5.1 Definition and Construction -- 6.5.2 Link with Core Community -- 6.5.3 Identifying Keystone Species Using Network Analysis -- 6.6 Defining Core Microbiota for Functionality -- 6.6.1 Using 16S rRNA Gene Data to Estimate Functions -- 6.6.2 Using Whole-Genome Sequencing to Estimate Functions -- 6.7 Concluding Remarks and Future Prospects -- References -- Chapter 7 Role of Microbial Communities in Methane and Nitrous Oxide Fluxes and the Impact of Soil Management -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.1.1 The Cycling of Carbon and Nitrogen in Terrestrial Ecosystems -- 7.1.2 The Importance of Methane and Nitrous Oxide Fluxes in Climate Change Scenarios -- 7.2 The Role of Microorganisms in Methane and Nitrous Oxide Fluxes -- 7.2.1 Methane -- 7.2.2 Nitrous Oxide -- 7.3 Methane and Nitrous Oxide Emission Mitigation Strategies -- 7.3.1 Rice Cultivation -- 7.3.2 Mineral Fertilization -- 7.3.3 Organic Fertilization and Livestock Chain -- 7.3.4 Biochar Amendment and Liming -- 7.4 Summary and Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 8 Impact of Microbial Symbionts on Fungus-Farming Termites and Their Derived Ecosystem Functions -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.1.1 Ecosystem Services Provided by Insects -- 8.1.2 The Evolution of Microbial Symbioses in the Blattodea -- 8.1.3 The Role of Microbial Symbioses in Fungus-Farming Termite Ecosystem Services -- 8.2 Ancient Association of Co-Diversifying Symbiont Community. 8.2.1 Termite and Termitomyces Evolution, Diversification, and Symbiont Roles -- 8.2.2 Bacterial Communities -- 8.2.3 Additional Microbial Symbionts -- 8.3 Microbial Contributions to Nutrient Cycling -- 8.3.1 The Plant Biomass Decomposition Process -- 8.3.2 Enzymatic Contributions from Termitomyces and Bacteria -- 8.3.3 Oxidative Enzymes and Nonenzymatic Plant Biomass Decomposition by Termitomyces -- 8.4 Microbial Contributions to Colony Health -- 8.4.1 Termitomyces Role -- 8.4.2 Bacterial Roles -- 8.5 How Termite Activity and Microbial Processes Affect the Ecosystems Within Which They Reside -- 8.5.1 Impacts of Live Colony Activity -- 8.5.2 Impacts When Colonies Die -- 8.6 Interactions with and Impacts on Humans -- 8.6.1 Importance as Agricultural Pests -- 8.6.2 Soil for Building Material and Inspiration for Biomimicry -- 8.6.3 Termitomyces Bio-Economies for Food and Medicine -- 8.7 Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 9 The Ecosystem Role of Viruses Affecting Eukaryotes -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.1.1 Eukaryogenesis -- 9.1.2 Infectious Transmission of a Virus -- 9.1.3 Transfer of Genes from Virus to Host and Endogenous Transmission of a Virus -- 9.1.4 Genes Also May Be Transferred in the Other Direction, from Host to Virus -- 9.1.5 An Introduction to the Hosts Antiviral Response Mechanisms -- 9.1.6 Understanding Niches and the Species Which Occupy Them -- 9.1.7 Coevolution of Virus and Host Constantly Redefines Their Respective Niches -- 9.2 Three Historically Important Discoveries Regarding the Viruses that Affect Eukaryotes -- 9.2.1 Tobacco Mosaic Virus (Crimea, 1890) -- 9.2.2 Influenza Virus (United States, 1918) -- 9.2.3 Coronavirus (China, 2019) -- 9.3 The Chalk Cliffs of Dover Represent an Ecosystem Impact Associated with Viruses of Phytoplankton -- 9.4 Examples of Viral Induced Phenotypic Changes in Fungal Hosts. 9.4.1 Viral Induced Hypervirulence. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910830878503321 |
| Hoboken, New Jersey : , : John Wiley & Sons Ltd, , 2023 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning : synthesis and perspectives / edited by Michel Loreau, Shahid Naeem, Pablo Inchausti
| Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning : synthesis and perspectives / edited by Michel Loreau, Shahid Naeem, Pablo Inchausti |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | xii, 294 p. : ill. ; 26 cm |
| Disciplina | 578.7 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
Loreau, Michel
Naeem, Shahid Inchausti, Pablo |
| Soggetto topico |
Biodiversity
Ecosystem health |
| ISBN | 0198515715 |
| Classificazione | LC QH541.15.B56 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNISALENTO-991001725399707536 |
| Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. del Salento | ||
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Developing improved pesticide management systems to reduce environmental effects ... annual report
| Developing improved pesticide management systems to reduce environmental effects ... annual report |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service |
| Descrizione fisica | : HTML files |
| Disciplina | 363 |
| Soggetto topico |
Pesticides - Risk mitigation
Pesticides - Environmental aspects Agricultural ecology Ecosystem health |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Periodicals. |
| ISSN | 2153-7089 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910694432103321 |
| Washington, D.C., : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Eco-Environment & Health
| Eco-Environment & Health |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Amsterdam] : , : Elsevier B.V., , [2022]- |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmental health
Ecosystem health Écosystèmes - Santé Hygiène du milieu Environmental Health One Health Biodiversity |
| Soggetto genere / forma |
Periodicals
Periodical |
| ISSN | 2772-9850 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti |
Eco-Environment and Health
EEH |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910554285303321 |
| [Amsterdam] : , : Elsevier B.V., , [2022]- | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Eco-Environment & Health
| Eco-Environment & Health |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Amsterdam] : , : Elsevier B.V., , [2022]- |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmental health
Ecosystem health Écosystèmes - Santé Hygiène du milieu Environmental Health One Health Biodiversity |
| Soggetto genere / forma |
Periodicals
Periodical |
| ISSN | 2772-9850 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti |
Eco-Environment and Health
EEH |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996546817203316 |
| [Amsterdam] : , : Elsevier B.V., , [2022]- | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Ecoacoustics : the ecological role of sounds / / edited by Almo Farina, Urbino University, IT, Stuart H Gage, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, US
| Ecoacoustics : the ecological role of sounds / / edited by Almo Farina, Urbino University, IT, Stuart H Gage, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, US |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley, , 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (368 pages) : color illustrations |
| Disciplina | 577 |2 23 |
| Collana | THEi Wiley ebooks. |
| Soggetto topico |
Landscape ecology
Nature sounds Bioacoustics Ecosystem health Biodiversity |
| ISBN |
1-119-23071-3
1-119-23070-5 1-119-23072-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910271059203321 |
| Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley, , 2017 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Ecoacoustics : the ecological role of sounds / / edited by Almo Farina, Urbino University, IT, Stuart H Gage, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, US
| Ecoacoustics : the ecological role of sounds / / edited by Almo Farina, Urbino University, IT, Stuart H Gage, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, US |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley, , 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (368 pages) : color illustrations |
| Disciplina | 577 |2 23 |
| Collana | THEi Wiley ebooks. |
| Soggetto topico |
Landscape ecology
Nature sounds Bioacoustics Ecosystem health Biodiversity |
| ISBN |
1-119-23071-3
1-119-23070-5 1-119-23072-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910818075203321 |
| Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley, , 2017 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The ecological and societal consequences of biodiversity loss / / Michel Loreau, Andy Hector and Forest Isbell, editors
| The ecological and societal consequences of biodiversity loss / / Michel Loreau, Andy Hector and Forest Isbell, editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, New Jersey : , : ISTE Ltd., , [2022] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (382 pages) |
| Disciplina | 333.95 |
| Soggetto topico |
Biodiversity
Ecosystem health Human ecology |
| ISBN |
1-119-90291-6
1-119-90289-4 1-119-90290-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910830690703321 |
| Hoboken, New Jersey : , : ISTE Ltd., , [2022] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Energia pulita : quale? : rischi e benefici associati alla produzione di energia da varie fonti energetiche / Franco Casali
| Energia pulita : quale? : rischi e benefici associati alla produzione di energia da varie fonti energetiche / Franco Casali |
| Autore | Casali, Franco |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bologna : Cappelli, 1987 |
| Descrizione fisica | 157 p. : ill. ; 24 cm |
| Disciplina | 333.79 |
| Soggetto topico |
Energy policy - Environmental aspects
Ecosystem health Energy - Alternative sources |
| Classificazione | 53(023) |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | ita |
| Record Nr. | UNISALENTO-991000926139707536 |
Casali, Franco
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| Bologna : Cappelli, 1987 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. del Salento | ||
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Exploring spatial scale in geography / / Christopher D. Lloyd
| Exploring spatial scale in geography / / Christopher D. Lloyd |
| Autore | Lloyd Christopher D |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, England : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (275 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.9511 |
| Soggetto topico |
Biodiversity
Ecosystem health Habitat (Ecology) Habitat conservation |
| ISBN |
1-118-52672-4
1-118-52679-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Exploring Spatial Scale in Geography; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; About the Companion Website; 1 Introduction; 1.1 The purpose of the book; 1.1.1 What this book adds; 1.1.2 Scales of analysis and alternative definitions; 1.3 Case studies and examples; 1.4 Why is spatial scale important?; 1.5 Structure of the book; 1.6 Further reading; References; 2 Scale in Spatial Data Analysis: Key Concepts; 2.1 Definitions of spatial scale; 2.2 Spatial autocorrelation and spatial dependence; 2.3 Scale dependence; 2.4 Scale and data models; 2.5 Spatial scales of inquiry
2.6 Scale and spatial data analysis2.7 Scale and neighbourhoods; 2.8 Scale and space; 2.9 Scale, spatial data analysis and physical processes; 2.10 Scale, spatial data analysis and social processes; 2.11 Summary; 2.12 Further reading; References; 3 The Modifiable Areal Unit Problem; 3.1 Basic concepts; 3.2 Scale and zonation effects; 3.3 The ecological fallacy; 3.4 The MAUP and univariate statistics; 3.4.1 Case study: segregation in Northern Ireland; 3.4.2 Spatial approaches to segregation; 3.5 Geographical weighting and the MAUP; 3.6 The MAUP and multivariate statistics 3.6.1 Case study: population variables in Northern Ireland3.7 Zone design; 3.8 Summary; 3.9 Further reading; References; 4 Measuring Spatial Structure; 4.1 Basic concepts; 4.2 Measures of spatial autocorrelation; 4.2.1 Neighbourhood size; 4.2.2 Spatial autocorrelation and kernel size; 4.2.3 Spatial autocorrelation and lags; 4.2.4 Local measures; 4.2.5 Global and local and spatial scale; 4.3 Geostatistics and characterising spatial structure; 4.3.1 The theory of regionalised variables; 4.4 The variogram; 4.4.1 Bias in variogram estimation; 4.5 The covariance function and correlogram 4.6 Alternative measures of spatial structure4.7 Measuring dependence between variables; 4.8 Variograms of risk; 4.9 Variogram clouds and h-scatterplots; 4.10 Variogram models; 4.11 Fitting variogram models; 4.12 Variogram case study; 4.12 Variogram case study; 4.13 Anisotropy and variograms; 4.13.1 Variogram surfaces; 4.13.2 Geometric and zonal anisotropy; 4.14 Variograms and non-stationarity; 4.14.1 Variograms and long-range trends; 4.14.2 Variogram non-stationarity; 4.15 Space-time variograms; 4.16 Software; 4.17 Other methods; 4.18 Point pattern analysis 4.18.1 Spatial dependence and point patterns4.18.2 Local function; 4.18.3 Cross function; 4.19 Summary; 4.20 Further reading; References; 5 Scale and Multivariate Data; 5.1 Regression frameworks; 5.2 Spatial scale and regression; 5.3 Global regression; 5.4 Spatial regression; 5.5 Regression and spatial data; 5.5.1 Generalised least squares; 5.5.2 Spatial autoregressive models; 5.5.3 Spatially lagged dependent variable models and spatial error models case study; 5.6 Local regression and spatial scale; 5.6.1 Spatial expansion method; 5.6.2 Geographically weighted regression; 5.6.3 Scale and GWR 5.6.4 GWR case study: fixed bandwidths |
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