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Population Biology of Passerine Birds
An Integrated Approach
Av Jacques Blondel, Andrew Gosler m. fl.
Häftad, 1991
1643 kr
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"Biology of Passerine Birds" aims to provide a synthesis of the most recent developments in its field, especially in the framework of modern life history theories. Major topics include quantitative genetics, ecological physiology, the study of social structures using individually marked birds in …
Desulfurization of Hot Coal Gas
Av Aysel T. Atimtay, Douglas P. Harrison
Inbunden, 1998
2188 kr
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Economic and environmental requirements for advanced power generating systems demand the removal of corrosive and other sulfurous compounds from hot coal gas. After a brief account of the world energy resources and an overview of clean coal technologies, a review of regenerable metal oxide sorbents …
Desulfurization of Hot Coal Gas
Av Aysel T. Atimtay, Douglas P. Harrison
Häftad, 2012
2188 kr
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Economic and environmental requirements for advanced power generating systems demand the removal of corrosive and other sulfurous compounds from hot coal gas. After a brief account of the world energy resources and an overview of clean coal technologies, a review of regenerable metal oxide sorbents …
Biological Fixation of Nitrogen for Ecology and Sustainable Agriculture
Av Andrzej Legocki, Hermann Bothe m. fl.
Häftad, 2012
551 kr
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Biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) - the conversion of molecular nitrogen into ammonia - is one of the most important reactions in ecology and agriculture. It is performed exclusively by microbes (prokaryotes) that live in symbiosis with plants. This book summarizes the latest research on this …
National Parks and Protected Areas
Keystones to Conservation and Sustainable Development
Av James Gordon Nelson, Rafal Serafin
Häftad, 2011
1098 kr
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National parks and protected areas offer a wealth of ecological and social contributions or services to humans and life on earth. This book describes the strengths of national parks and protected areas in different parts of Europe and North America and the challenges to the full realization of …
Numerical Taxonomy
Häftad, 2011
1098 kr
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The NATO Advanced Study Institute on Numerical Taxonomy took place on the 4th - 16th of July, 1982, at the Kur- und Kongresshotel Residenz in Bad Windsheim, Federal Republic of Germany. This volume is the proceedings of that meeting, and contains papers by over two-thirds of the participants in the …
Immunotoxicology
A Current Perspective of Principles and Practice
Av P. W. Mullen
Häftad, 2011
1128 kr
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Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Immunotoxicology held at Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada, 14-23 July 1982
Stratospheric Ozone Reduction, Solar Ultraviolet Radiation and Plant Life
Av Robert C. Worrest, Martyn M. Caldwell
Häftad, 2011
1098 kr
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Inadvertent alterations of the earth's atmosphere by man's activities are now of regional and even global proportion. Increasing concern has been focused in the last decade on consequences of acid rain, carbon dioxide enrichment of the atmosphere and reduction of ozone in the upper atmosphere. The …
Chemistry of Multiphase Atmospheric Systems
Häftad, 2011
1098 kr
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Rapidly increasing interest in the problems of air pollution and source-receptor relationships has led to a significant expansion of knowledge in the field of atmospheric chemistry. In general the chemistry of atmospheric trace constituents is governed by the oxygen content of the atmosphere. Upon …
In Vitro Effects of Mineral Dusts
Third International Workshop
Häftad, 2011
1128 kr
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The Third International \~orkshop on "The in Vitro Effects of Mineral Dusts" was held on October 1 - 4, 1984 in Schluchsee, Black Forest, Federal Republic of Germany. In six sessions, 93 participants from 14 countries (USA 32, France 17, United Kingdom 12, FRG 11, Canada 9, Belgium 3, Hungary 1, …
Environmental Impact Assessment, Technology Assessment, and Risk Analysis
Contributions from the Psychological and Decision Sciences
Av Vincent T. Covello, Jeryl L. Mumpower m. fl.
Häftad, 2011
2406 kr
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This volume is the outcome of a recent NATO Advanced Study Institute (ASI) on "Technology Assessment. Environmental Impact Assessment. and Risk Analysis: Contributions from the Psychological and Decision Sciences." The Institute was held in Les Arcs. France and functioned as a high level teaching …
Genetic Differentiation and Dispersal in Plants
Av P. Jacquard, G. Heim m. fl.
Häftad, 2011
1098 kr
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This volume is based on a workshop on "Population Biology of. Plants The Interfaces (Genetics, Physiology, Demography, Biogeography)", with a specific profile on "Diversification of Plant Populations in relation to Modes of Reproduction and Dispersal Genetic and Physiological Mechanisms", held in …
Plant Response to Stress
Functional Analysis in Mediterranean Ecosystems
Av John D. Tenhunen, Fernando M. Catarino m. fl.
Häftad, 2011
1643 kr
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This book is dedicated to international cooperation, understanding and peace. It is the end result of several years of cooperative work between scientists of three countries: the United States, Germany, and Portugal. The work presented, however, draws from a much broader base, hopefully achieving …
Strategies and Advanced Techniques for Marine Pollution Studies
Mediterranean Sea
Häftad, 2011
1643 kr
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A distinction between contamination and pollution is useful when we wish to consider what strategies to adopt in researching the impact of anthropogenic activities on the marine environment. Contamination strictly refers to the chemical burden imposed on the system and is evaluated in terms of the …
Effects of Atmospheric Pollutants on Forests, Wetlands and Agricultural Ecosystems
Av T.C. Hutchinson, K.M. Meema
Häftad, 2011
1098 kr
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T. C. Hutchinson The NATO Advanced Research Workshop detailed in this volume was held in Toronto, Canada, in 1985. The purpose of the Workshop was to provide a "state of the art" report on our knowledge of the sensitivities and responses of forests, wetlands and crops to airborne pollutants. …
Intelligence and Evolutionary Biology
Av Harry J. Jerison, Irene Jerison
Häftad, 2011
1643 kr
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In evolutionary biology, "intelligence" must be defined in terms of traits that are subject to the major forces of organic evolution. Accordingly, this volume is concerned with the substantive questions that are relevant to the evolutionary problem. Comparisons of learning abilities are highlighted …
Developments in Numerical Ecology
Av Pierre Legendre, Louis Legendre
Häftad, 2011
2188 kr
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From earlier ecological studies it has become apparent that simple univariate or bivariate statistics are often inappropriate, and that multivariate statistical analyses must be applied. Despite several difficulties arising from the application of multivariate methods, community ecology has …
Pest Control: Operations and Systems Analysis in Fruit Fly Management
Av Marc Mangel, James R. Carey m. fl.
Häftad, 2011
1643 kr
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These are the proceedings of an Advanced Research Workshop (ARW), sponsored by the NATO Science Panel, entitled "Pest Control: Operations and Systems Analysis in Fruit Fly Management". The ARW was held in Bad Windsheim, Germany during the week of 5 August 1985. The purpose of the ARW was to bring …
Role of Freshwater Outflow in Coastal Marine Ecosystems
Häftad, 2011
1643 kr
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Over the last decade or two marine scientists have become more aware of the role of freshwater outflow in coastal waters. Some have raised the question whether or not regulation of river flow may change the biological productivity in coastal marine ecosystems. The idea of organising a workshop to …
Urban Runoff Pollution
Av Harry C. Torno, Jiri Marsalek m. fl.
Häftad, 2011
1643 kr
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In most of the developed countries of the,World, significant efforts to control the pollution of surface waters have been underway for decades, and particularly the last 10-15 years. These efforts have focused mainly on eliminating or mitiga ting the effects of point sources of pollution. In many …
Taxonomy of Porifera
From the N.E. Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea
Av Jean Vacelet, Nicole Boury-Esnault
Häftad, 2012
1643 kr
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Although sponges are one of the major components of littoral ecosystems, their systematics obviously lags behind that of the majority of other groups of marine invertebrates. Also the evolutionary trends in these most primitive of the Metazoans are poorly understood. The confused state of their …
Mediterranean Marine Avifauna
Population Studies and Conservation
Av MEDMARAVIS, Xaver Monbailliu
Häftad, 2011
1098 kr
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May I first congratulate, inconditionally, the Association MEDMARAVIS for organizing this symposium and for inviting me re presenting the Sardinian Ministry of the Environment. I would like to assert that such initiatives help a great deal and in a concrete way, Heads of government departments in …
Environmental Stress in Plants
Biochemical and Physiological Mechanisms
Häftad, 2011
1643 kr
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Environmental stresses represent the most limiting factors to agricultural productivity worldwide. Their impact is not only on presently cultivated crops, they are also significant barriers to the introduction of crop plants in noncultivated areas. A significant global problem in the improvement of …
Safety Assurance for Environmental Introductions of Genetically-Engineered Organisms
Av Joseph Fiksel, Vincent T. Covello
Häftad, 2011
1128 kr
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The purpose of this book is to investigate the suitability and applicability of available methods for analyzing the human and ecological risks involved in the release of genetically-modified microorganisms. Main topics include: - risk analysis and assessment; approach to safety assurance; - …
Protozoa and Their Role in Marine Processes
Av P.C. Reid, C.M. Turley m. fl.
Häftad, 2011
1643 kr
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In the summer of 1988, under NATO sponsorship, approximately 80 scientists lived and worked together in Plymouth for two weeks to evaluate the ecological role of protozoa in the sea. Through the convivial surroundings, close working conditions and special facilities that had been brought together …
Metal Speciation in the Environment
Av J.A.C. Broekaert, S. Gücer m. fl.
Häftad, 2011
1643 kr
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Analytical methods for the speciation of metals in the air, water, soil and sediments as well as within living organisms are presented.
Seasonal Snowpacks
Processes of Compositional Change
Av Trevor D. Davies, Martyn Tranter m. fl.
Häftad, 2011
1098 kr
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Seasonal Snowpacks examines the processes which control the chemistry of seasonal snowcover and provides detailed information on the biogeographical distribution of snow (e.g. urban, alpine snowpacks), snow composition (e.g. micropollutants, stable isotopes) or the physical and biological processes …
Evolutionary Biogeography of the Marine Algae of the North Atlantic
Av David J. Garbary, G. Robin South
Häftad, 2011
1098 kr
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Algal systematists, geologists and evolutionary biologists provide a synthesis of the evolutionary biogeography of red, brown, and green algae of the North Atlantic Ocean also considering their relationships with species and genera in the Arctic and Pacific Oceans as well as other subtropical and …
Behavioural Mechanisms of Food Selection
Häftad, 2011
1643 kr
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Behavioural Mechanisms of Food Selection examines animals belonging to diverse trophic groups, from carnivores, herbivores, micro-algal grazers, to filter-feeders and detritus-feeders. In the past Optimal Foraging Theory has been applied to all these groups, but in different ways and in disci …
Particle Analysis in Oceanography
Häftad, 2011
1098 kr
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Individual cell and particle analysis in aquatic sciences isinvolved in many aspects of oceanography and limnology,including optical physics of particles, phytoplanktonphysiology and ecology, marine and aquatic microbiology andfood web interactions.This book concentrates on the optimal utilization …
