Tag: Ecology

Free Download Giri Kattel, "Zooplankton and Phytoplankton: Types, Characteristics and Ecology "
English | ISBN: 1613245084 | 2011 | 228 pages | PDF | 13 MB
In this book, the authors present current research in the study of the types, characteristics and ecology of zooplankton and phytoplankton. Topics discussed include the bioaccumulation of cyanobacterial toxins in aquatic organisms and their public health consequences; the use of microalgae for aquaculture; the annual cycle of plankton biomass in the Gulf of Mexico; grazer-periphyton interactions; spatial and temporal distribution patterns of zooplankton in a shallow lowland coastal lake and phytoplankton composition in fish farms..

Free Download Adam D. Nemeth, "The Marine Environment: Ecology, Management and Conservation "
English | ISBN: 1612092659 | 2011 | 348 pages | PDF | 11 MB
This book presents current research in the study of the marine environment, including the isolation and molecular characterisation of marine bacteria; the ecophysiological significance of selective feeding of hetertrophic nanoflagellates; potential impacts of seawater desalination; marine pollution and international protection studies of the marine environment.

Free Download Pedro A. Bjorklund, "Soil Organic Matter: Ecology, Environmental Impact and Management "
English | ISBN: 1621002721 | 2012 | 147 pages | PDF | 13 MB
Soil organic matter (SOM) is a key constituent of soil as it is a "revolving nutrient find" and improves soil structure, maintains crop production and minimizes erosion. In semiarid environments, the major problem for sustainable farming systems is the continuous decline of SOM towards levels too low for agricultural purposes. In this book, the authors present topical research in the study of the ecology, environmental impact and management of soil organic matter. Topics include: soil organic carbon stocks and changes due to modifications on land use and management practices in Brazil; the preservation of SOM in semiarid Mediterranean environments; effects of SOM on the transport of non-aqueous phase liquid in soils; and, soil organic carbon stocks in relation to different land-use types in a mountainous watershed.

Free Download Nichole D. Raskin, "Pollination: Mechanisms, Ecology and Agricultural Advances "
English | ISBN: 1612096344 | 2011 | 174 pages | PDF | 7 MB
This continuing series presents original research results on the leading edge of psychology. This book reviews research on the role of child sexual abuse in the development of psychopathology; enduring personality change after catastrophic experience; the neurobiology of anxiety and affective disorders; the genetics of panic disorders; perceptual motor skills and the cognitive architecture of action; gender issues and implications in depression and suicide; alexithymia and mental health and personality characteristics in men suffering from chronic tension-type and cervicogenic headaches.

Free Download Cinema of/for the Anthropocene: Affect, Ecology, and More-Than-Human Kinship
by Katarzyna Paszkiewicz and Andrea Ruthven
English | 2025 | ISBN: 1032746351 | 215 Pages | True PDF | 11.2 MB

Free Download Exploring the Ecology of World Englishes in the Twenty-first Century: Language, Society and Culture
by Pam Peters and Kate Burridge
English | 2021 | ISBN: 1474462855 | 397 Pages | PDF | 3.47 MB

Free Download David M. Richardson, "Ecology and Biogeography of Pinus"
English | ISBN: 0521789109 | 2000 | 527 pages | PDF | 449 MB
Pinus is a remarkable genus of trees with a very large distribution range in the northern hemisphere. Where they occur, pines usually form the dominant vegetation cover and are extremely important components of ecosystems. They also provide a wide range of products for human use. In many cases exploitation and other human pressures are threatening the survival of natural pine forests, although pines are also widely grown in commercial plantations, both within and outside their natural range. This book presents a definitive review of pine ecology and biogeography written by forty of the world’s leading authorities on this important genus. In the face of increasing human pressure and global climate change, it provides an essential source of reference for all those concerned with the management of natural and planted pine forests.

Free Download Bengt G. Karlsson, "Unruly Hills: A Political Ecology of India’s Northeast"
English | ISBN: 0857451049 | 2011 | 330 pages | PDF | 11 MB
The questions that inspired this study are central to contemporary research within environmental anthropology, political ecology, and environmental history: How does the introduction of a modern, capitalist, resource regime affect the livelihood of indigenous peoples? Can sustainable resource management be achieved in a situation of radical commodification> of land and other aspects of nature? Focusing on conflicts relating to forest management, mining, and land rights, the author offers an insightful account of present-day challenges for indigenous people to accommodate aspirations for ethnic sovereignty and development.

Free Download Tapirs of the World: Ecology, Conservation and Management
English | 2024 | ISBN: 3031653106 | 259 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 93 MB
This beautifully illustrated book is the first comprehensive work ever published on all four tapir species worldwide, filling a gap in the scientific literature. The book provides information on the systematics, phylogeny, evolution, ecology, conservation, and management of all tapir species.

Free Download Mark Roosien, "Ritual and Earthquakes in Constantinople: Liturgy, Ecology, and Empire"
English | ISBN: 1009427288 | 2024 | 218 pages | PDF | 2 MB
Located on the North Anatolian Fault, Constantinople was frequently shaken by earthquakes over the course of its history. This book discusses religious responses to these events between the fourth and the tenth century AD. The church in Constantinople commemorated several earthquakes that struck the city, prescribing an elaborate liturgical rite celebrated annually for each occasion. These rituals were means by which city-dwellers created meaning from disaster and renegotiated their relationships to God and the land around them in the face of its most destabilizing ecological characteristic: seismicity. Mark Roosien argues that ritual and theological responses to earthquakes shaped Byzantine conceptions of God and the environment and transformed Constantinople’s self-understanding as the capital of the oikoumene and center of divine action in history. The book enhances our understanding of Byzantine Christian religion and culture, and provides a new, interdisciplinary framework for understanding Byzantine views of the natural world.