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Green Roof Ecosystems
Inbunden, 2015
1693 kr
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This book provides an up-to-date coverage of green (vegetated) roof research, design, and management from an ecosystem perspective. It reviews, explains, and poses questions about monitoring, substrate, living components and the abiotic, biotic and cultural aspects connecting green roofs to the …
Peatland Forestry
Ecology and Principles
Av Eero Paavilainen, Juhani Päivänen
Inbunden, 1995
1643 kr
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Peatlands (or mires) cover at least 550 million ha globally, of which the greater part is situated between 50 and 70 N. Although the majority of peatlands are not used for human needs, there are large areas where agriculture, peat or wood production has been practiced. The suitability of peatlands …
Fire in Tropical Savannas
The Kapalga Experiment
Av Alan N. Andersen, Garry D. Cook m. fl.
Inbunden, 2003
1640 kr
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Fire is a major agent of disturbance in many biomes of the world but is a particularly important feature of tropical savannas. Up to 50% of the ext- sive tropical savanna landscapes of northern Australia are burnt each year. This includes prestigious conservation reserves such as World Heritage— …
North American Temperate Deciduous Forest Responses to Changing Precipitation Regimes
Av Paul Hanson, Stan D. Wullschleger
Inbunden, 2003
1095 kr
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Large-scale experimentation allows scientists to test the specific responses of ecosystems to changing environmental conditions. Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory together with other Federal and University scientists conducted a large-scale climatic change experiment at the Walker Branch …
Pollination Ecology and the Rain Forest
Sarawak Studies
Av David Roubik, Shoko Sakai m. fl.
Inbunden, 2005
1640 kr
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Rain Forest Biology and the Canopy System, Sarawak, 1992–2002 The rain forest takes an immense breath and then exhales, once every four or ?ve years, as a major global weather pattern plays out, usually heralded by El Nin ˜o–Southern Oscillation. While this powerful natural cycle has occurred for …
History of Atmospheric CO2 and Its Effects on Plants, Animals, and Ecosystems
Av James R. Ehleringer, Thure Cerling m. fl.
Inbunden, 2005
2184 kr
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Extensive research in geology, atmospheric science, and paleontology provides a detailed history of CO2 in the atmosphere and an understanding of factors that have influenced changes in the past. This knowledge is used to illuminate the role of atmospheric CO2 in the modern carbon cycle and in the …
Photosynthetic Adaptation
Chloroplast to Landscape
Av William K Smith, Thomas C. Vogelmann m. fl.
Inbunden, 2004
2184 kr
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Photosynthetic Adaptation: Chloroplast to Landscape thoroughly studies photosynthetic mechanisms at each structural level, from cells to leaves, crown, and canopy. The authors question whether photosynthetic adaptations take place primarily at the metabolic and biochemical level or through changes …
Geological Approaches to Coral Reef Ecology
Inbunden, 2006
2184 kr
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Coral reefs around the world are sustaining massive damage at an alarming rate. Geological Approaches to Coral Reef Ecology provides a uniquely historical perspective on the destruction - through both natural and human processes - of coral reef ecosystems. Chapters applying the principles of …
Western North American Juniperus Communities
A Dynamic Vegetation Type
Inbunden, 2007
1095 kr
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In North America Juniperus woodlands occupy approximately 55 million hectares, an area larger than the state of Texas. Various species of Juniperus have been increasing in density and are expanding into associated grasslands, reducing the size of the grasslands. The reason for the Juniperus …
Continental-Scale Greenhouse Gas Balance of Europe
Av Han Dolman, Riccardo Valentini m. fl.
Inbunden, 2008
1640 kr
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The human interference with the climate system, the perturbation of the carbon cycle through massive release of greenhouse gases, caused by fossil fuel burning and land-use change, is threatening society and represents a key challenge for research and policies in the twenty-first century. Growing …
Forest Island Dynamics in Man-Dominated Landscapes
Av R.F. Whitcomb, R. L. Burgess m. fl.
Häftad, 1981
1095 kr
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by the authors. This beach-head is only one of several which have recently been made in landscape ecology, striving to invade and occupy a fairly new territory on the map of science. This volume's editors and collaborators made another landing in analysis of space-time patterns of forest islands. …
Effects of Land-Use Change on Atmospheric CO2 Concentrations
South and Southeast Asia as a Case Study
Inbunden, 1993
1095 kr
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Roger C. Dahlman Environmental Sciences Division U.S. Department of Energy Washington, D.C. The potential for humans to alter Earth's atmosphere has been recognized since the end of the 19th century when Arrhenius estimated that a doubling of atmospheric carbon dioxide could alter the atmospheric …
Quantitative Methods in Landscape Ecology
The Analysis and Interpretation of Landscape Heterogeneity
Av Monica G. Turner, Robert H. Gardner
Häftad, 1994
1966 kr
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Landscape ecology as a modern interdisciplinary science is making use increasingly of quantitative research techniques adopted from other fields. So far, no synthetic reference has been available to those wishing to acquaint themselves with new approaches to quantitative analysis of spatial …
Global Change and Mediterranean-Type Ecosystems
Av Moreno, W. C. Oechel m. fl.
Inbunden, 1995
2184 kr
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Regions with Mediterranean-type climates include parts of California, South America, Australia, and of course, Europe. The effect of global climate change on these heavily populated areas will have major social and political ramifications.This volume addresses issues in these areas, from processes …
Freshwaters of Alaska
Ecological Syntheses
Av Alexander M. Milner, Mark W. Oswood
Inbunden, 1996
1640 kr
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Alaska's great size is mirrored by the large number and diversity of its freshwater ecosystems. This volume reviews and synthesizes research on a variety of Alaskan freshwaters including lakes, rivers and wetlands. The vast range of Alaskan habitats ensures that the chapters in this book will …
Impact of Air Pollutants on Southern Pine Forests
Inbunden, 1995
1640 kr
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The public's attitude toward air pollution in the United States evolved substantially during the 1960s. One of the results of the nation's emerging environmental ethic was the creation of the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in December of 1970. Prior to this time, research was focused …
Hydrological and Biological Responses to Forest Practices
The Alsea Watershed Study
Inbunden, 2007
1640 kr
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The Alsea Logging and Aquatic Resources Study, commissioned by the Oregon Legislature in 1959, marked the beginning of four decades of research in the Pacific Northwest devoted to understanding the impacts of forest practices on water quality, water quantity, aquatic habitat, and aquatic organism …
High-Latitude Rainforests and Associated Ecosystems of the West Coast of the Americas
Climate, Hydrology, Ecology, and Conservation
Av Richard G. Lawford, Paul Alaback m. fl.
Inbunden, 1995
1640 kr
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Regional intercomparisons between ecosystems on different continents can be a powerful tool to better understand the ways in which ecosystems respond to global change. Large areas are often needed to characterize the causal mechanisms governing interactions between ecozones and their environments. …
Ecology and Conservation of Great Plains Vertebrates
Av Fritz L. Knopf, Fred B. Samson
Inbunden, 1996
1640 kr
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The frontier images of America embrace endless horizons, majestic herds of native ungulates, and romanticized life-styles of nomadie peoples. The images were mere reflections of vertebrates living in harmony in an ecosystem driven by the unpre dictable local and regional effects of drought, frre, …
Lamto
Structure, Functioning, and Dynamics of a Savanna Ecosystem
Av Luc Abbadie, Jaques Gignoux m. fl.
Inbunden, 2006
2184 kr
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Known as "a dream place for scientists" the Lamto savannas, located on the edge of the Cote d'Ivoire rain forests, are some of the only savannas in the world where ongoing ecological research has endured for over forty years. Drawing from and synthesizing this abundance of research, the book …
Global Biodiversity in a Changing Environment
Scenarios for the 21st Century
Av F. S. Chapin, O. Sala m. fl.
Inbunden, 2001
551 kr
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The scientific community has voiced two general concerns about the future of the earth. Climatologists and oceanographers have focused on the changes in our physical environment -- changes in the climate, the oceans, and the chemistry of the air we breathe. Environmental biologists, on the other …
Global Biodiversity in a Changing Environment
Scenarios for the 21st Century
Av O. Sala, E. Huber-Sannwald m. fl.
Häftad, 2001
551 kr
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The scientific community has voiced two general concerns about the future of the earth. Climatologists and oceanographers have focused on the changes in our physical environment -- changes in the climate, the oceans, and the chemistry of the air we breathe. Environmental biologists, on the other …
Urban Air Pollution and Forests
Resources at Risk in the Mexico City Air Basin
Av Mark E. Fenn, L.I. de Bauer m. fl.
Inbunden, 2002
1640 kr
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At present, roughly half of the world's population lives in urban centers. There are now more than 20 cities with a population of over 10 million inhabitants, compared to less than 5 about 50 years ago. This tendency toward urbanization is expected to continue, particularly in the developing world. …
Fire and Climatic Change in Temperate Ecosystems of the Western Americas
Av Thomas T. Veblen, William L. Baker m. fl.
Inbunden, 2002
1689 kr
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Both fire and climatic variability have monumental impacts on the dynamics of temperate ecosystems. These impacts can sometimes be extreme or devastating as seen in recent El Nino/La Nina cycles and in uncontrolled fire occurrences. This volume brings together research conducted in western North …
Ecology of Biological Invasions of North America and Hawaii
Av Harold A. Mooney, James A. Drake
Häftad, 1989
1128 kr
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The diversity of the earth's climates superimposed upon a complex configuration of physical features has provided the conditions for the evolution of a remarkable array of living things which are linked together into complex ecosystems. The kinds of organisms comprising the ecosystems of the world, …
Structuring Role of Submerged Macrophytes in Lakes
Av Erik Jeppesen, Erik Jeppesen m. fl.
Inbunden, 1997
2184 kr
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Submerged macrophytes have been the object of intensive research, and a large body of literature exists on their growth, reproduction, and physiology. Several studies have focused on the interactions between submerged macrophytes and other autotrophic components and the impact of the plants on the …
Vegetation of the Tropical Pacific Islands
Av Dieter Mueller-Dombois, F.R. Fosberg
Inbunden, 1997
1095 kr
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Mueller-Dombois and the late F.R. Fosberg are recognized as the leading authorities on the plant diversity and ecology of Pacific islands. This book is a majesterial synthesis of the vegetation and landscapes of the islands of the Pacific Ocean. These islands encompass a vast range of climate, …
Vegetation of the Tropical Pacific Islands
Av Dieter Mueller-Dombois, F.R. Fosberg
Häftad, 1997
1095 kr
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Mueller-Dombois and the late F.R. Fosberg are recognized as the leading authorities on the plant diversity and ecology of Pacific islands. This book is a majesterial synthesis of the vegetation and landscapes of the islands of the Pacific Ocean. These islands encompass a vast range of climate, …
Oxidant Air Pollution Impacts in the Montane Forests of Southern California
A Case Study of the San Bernardino Mountains
Av Miller, Paul R. Miller m. fl.
Inbunden, 1998
2184 kr
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Since the 1950s, the pines native to the San Bernardino Mountains in Southern California have shown symptoms of decline that have proven to result from exposure to ozone, a major plant-damaging gas in photochemical oxidant air pollution. Because of their proximity to major urban areas, the San …
