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Comparative phylogeography 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 Integrative studies 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5.1 Integration of ecological niche modeling in phylogeographic studies 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5.2 Integration of life-history traits in phylogeographic studies 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6 Conclusion 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.7 References 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4 Geophysical Biogeography \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e81\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eLaurent HUSSON and Pierre SEPULCHRE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Introduction 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Geophysical biogeography at large 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.1 Present day 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.2 The dynamic Earth: continental drift 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.3 Continental drift and climate 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.4 The fast pace of mass extinctions 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Geophysical biogeography at regional scale 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.1 Mountain belts and rifts 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.2 Epeirogenies, dynamic topography 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.3 Glacial cycles 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Conclusions 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 References 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5 Island Biogeography \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e115\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eJulia SCHMACK and Matthew BIDDICK\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 The equilibrium theory of island biogeography 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Insularity and the evolution of emblematic biotas 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Island biogeography in the Anthropocene 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.1 Biological invasions 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.2 Anthropogenic climate change 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 References 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6 Cave Biogeography \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e143\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eArnaud FAILLE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Physical characteristics of subterranean environments 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Diversity and adaptations of the cave fauna 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2.1 Underground evolution 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2.2 Diversity 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Vicariance and dispersal shape the global distribution patterns of cave animals 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3.1 Disjunct distributions and the relictual status of cave biota 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3.2 Colonization of the subterranean environment: reassessing biogeographic hypotheses 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Perspectives in subterranean biogeography 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 Acknowledgments 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.6 References 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7 Soil Bacterial Biogeography at the Scale of France \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e165\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eBattle KARIMI and Lionel RANJARD\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Introduction 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Soil bacterial communities 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2.1 Abundance, diversity and role 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2.2 Molecular tools to characterize bacterial communities 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2.3 Genesis of microbial biogeography 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Soil survey networks around the world 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3.1 The French Monitoring Network of Soil Quality 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 Bacterial alpha- and beta-diversity at the national scale 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4.1 Bacterial alpha-diversity 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4.2 The bacterial taxa–area relationship 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 Spatial distribution and ecological attributes of bacterial taxa at a large scale 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.6 Large-scale bacterial co-occurrence networks (also called Bacteriosociology) 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.7 Do large-scale bacterial habitats exist? 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.8 Biogeography at the service of environmental diagnosis 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.9 Conclusion perspectives 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.10 References 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8 Fungal Biogeography \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e193\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eTarquin NETHERWAY and Mohammad BAHRAM\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Introduction 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Fungal evolutionary history 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Biogeographic patterns 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3.1 Distance-decay of similarity and species area relationship 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3.2 Latitudinal diversity patterns 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3.3 Altitudinal diversity patterns 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 Functional and interactional biogeography of fungi 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4.1 Functional biogeography of fungi 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4.2 Interactional biogeography of fungi and plants 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4.3 Interactional biogeography of fungi and animals 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4.4 Interactional biogeography of fungi and bacteria 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5 Fungal biogeography under global environmental change 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.6 The role of citizen science in the study of fungal biogeography 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.7 Future directions 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.8 References 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9 Freshwater Biogeography in a Nutshell \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e219\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnthi OIKONOMOU\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Introduction 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 Freshwater hotspots and patterns in species richness 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2.1 Latitudinal gradient in species richness 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2.2 Geography, environment and biogeographical history 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2.3 Species–area relationship (SAR) 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2.4 Community assembly in freshwater 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2.5 Local scale 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2.6 Metacommunity concept 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2.7 Beta diversity 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 Conclusion 232\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 Acknowledgments 232\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5 References 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10 Marine Biogeography \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e245\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eJorge GARCÍA MOLINOS and Irene D ALABIA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 Introduction 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 Diversification in the oceans 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 Diversity gradients in the oceans 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3.1 Latitudinal diversity gradients 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3.2 Bathymetric diversity gradients 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3.3 Compositional diversity gradients 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3.4 Functional and phylogenetic diversity gradients 260\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4 Conclusions 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.5 References 264\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11 Biogeography of Diseases \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e275\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eJesús OLIVERO\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 Introduction 275\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1.1 The need of disease mapping for management and prevention policies 275\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1.2 Hypotheses on which biogeography sustains the analysis of infectious diseases 276\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2 Do microbes have their own biogeography? 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3 Historical biogeography and disease 279\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4 Disease distribution patterns 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.5 Disease distribution modeling 282\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.5.1 Mechanistic versus empirical modeling 282\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.5.2 The search for risk factors in time and space 283\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.5.3 Pathogeography: addressing the multifaceted analysis in disease mapping 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.6 Concluding remarks 292\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.7 Acknowledgements 293\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.8 References 293\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12 Biogeography and Climate Change \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e303\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eLuisa Maria DIELE-VIEGAS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1 Climate change 303\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1.1 Drivers of climate change 305\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1.2 Observed changes in the climate system 305\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1.3 Future projections of global climate change 307\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2 Impacts of climate change on biodiversity 308\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2.1 Recent impacts 309\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2.2 Future impacts 311\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3 References 313\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 13 Conservation Biogeography: Our Place in the World \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e321\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrett R RIDDLE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.1 The emergence of conservation biogeography 321\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.2 Milestones in the development of conservation biogeography 322\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.3 The purview of conservation biogeography: claimed and examined 325\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.4 Has conservation biogeography provided unique contributions to biodiversity conservation? 329\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.5 Future directions 330\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.6 References 331\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Authors 335\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 337\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ISTE Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49412638081367,"sku":"9781789450606","price":124.15,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781789450606.jpg?v=1730517447"},{"product_id":"evolutionary-computation-with-biogeography-based-optimization-9781848218079","title":"Evolutionary Computation with Biogeography-based","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvolutionary computation algorithms are employed to minimize functions with large number of variables. Biogeography-based optimization (BBO) is an optimization algorithm that is based on the science of biogeography, which researches the migration patterns of species. These migration paradigms provide the main logic behind BBO. Due to the cross-disciplinary nature of the optimization problems, there is a need to develop multiple approaches to tackle them and to study the theoretical reasoning behind their performance. This book explains the mathematical model of BBO algorithm and its variants created to cope with continuous domain problems (with and without constraints) and combinatorial problems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1 The Science of Biogeography 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Introduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Island biogeography 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Influence factors for biogeography 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2 Biogeography and Biological Optimization 11\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 A mathematical model of biogeography 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Biogeography as an optimization process 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Biological optimization 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3.1 Genetic algorithms 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3.2 Evolution strategies 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3.3 Particle swarm optimization 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3.4 Artificial bee colony algorithm 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Conclusion 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3 A Basic BBO Algorithm 25\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 BBO definitions and algorithm 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1.1 Migration 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1.2 Mutation 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1.3 BBO implementation 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Differences between BBO and other optimization algorithms 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.1 BBO and genetic algorithms 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.2 BBO and other algorithms 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Simulations 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Conclusion 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4 BBO Extensions 45\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Migration curves 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Blended migration 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Other approaches to BBO 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Applications 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 Conclusion 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5 BBO as a Markov Process 61\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Markov definitions and notations 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Markov model of BBO 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 BBO convergence 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Markov models of BBO extensions 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 Conclusions 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6 Dynamic System Models of BBO 103\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Basic notation 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Dynamic system models of BBO 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Applications to benchmark problems 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Conclusions 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7 Statistical Mechanics Approximations of BBO 123\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Preliminary foundation 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Statistical mechanics model of BBO 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2.1 Migration 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2.2 Mutation 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Further discussion 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3.1 Finite population effects 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3.2 Separable fitness functions 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 Conclusions 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8 BBO for Combinatorial Optimization 145\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Traveling salesman problem 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 BBO for the TSP 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2.1 Population initialization 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2.2 Migration in the TSP 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2.3 Mutation in the TSP 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2.4 Implementation framework 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Graph coloring 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 Knapsack problem 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5 Conclusion 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9 Constrained BBO 169\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Constrained optimization 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 Constraint-handling methods 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2.1 Static penalty methods 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2.2 Superiority of feasible points 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2.3 The eclectic evolutionary algorithm 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2.4 Dynamic penalty methods 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2.5 Adaptive penalty methods 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2.6 The niched-penalty approach 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2.7 Stochastic ranking 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2.8 ε-level comparisons 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 BBO for constrained optimization 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 Conclusion 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10 BBO in Noisy Environments 187\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 Noisy fitness functions 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 Influence of noise on BBO 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 BBO with re-sampling 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4 The Kalman BBO 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.5 Experimental results 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.6 Conclusion 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11 Multi-objective BBO 203\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 Multi-objective optimization problems 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2 Multi-objective BBO 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2.1 Vector evaluated BBO 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2.2 Non-dominated sorting BBO 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2.3 Niched Pareto BBO 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2.4 Strength Pareto BBO 218\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3 Real-world applications 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3.1 Warehouse scheduling model 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3.2 Optimization of warehouse scheduling 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4 Conclusion 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12 Hybrid BBO Algorithms 233\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1 Opposition-based BBO 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1.1 Opposition definitions and concepts 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1.2 Oppositional BBO 236\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1.3 Experimental results 238\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2 BBO with local search 240\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2.1 Local search methods 240\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2.2 Simulation results 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3 BBO with other EAs 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3.1 Iteration-level hybridization 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3.2 Algorithm-level hybridization 250\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3.3 Experimental results 254\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4 Conclusion 256\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendices 259\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix A Unconstrained Benchmark Functions 261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix B Constrained Benchmark Functions 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix C Multi-objective Benchmark Functions 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 309\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 325\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ISTE Ltd and John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49413720244567,"sku":"9781848218079","price":125.06,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781848218079.jpg?v=1730521161"},{"product_id":"advances-in-geochemistry-analytical-chemistry-and-planetary-sciences-75th-anniversary-of-the-vernadsky-institute-of-the-russian-academy-of-sciences-9783031098826","title":"Advances in Geochemistry, Analytical Chemistry,","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book presents 41 selected articles written by leading researchers from the Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical 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The articles are grouped by the following topics: (1) Geochemistry, (2) Meteoritics, Cosmochemistry, Lunar and Planetary Sciences, (3) Biogeochemistry and Ecology, and (4) Analytical Chemistry, Radiochemistry, and Radioecology. The articles present recent experimental data, theoretical investigations, critical reviews, the results of computer modeling in the above-mentioned fields.\u003cbr\u003eIntended to provide a scientific “snapshot” of the institute, the book also includes content on its history, main scientific achievements and current goals, together with detailed descriptions of its 25 laboratories and three museums so as to promote new international collaborations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGiven its scope, the book will be of interest to all scientists and graduate students working in the areas of geochemistry, analytical chemistry and radiochemistry, earth and environmental sciences, biogeosciences, meteoritics and planetary science, and to those seeking new collaboration opportunities in these areas in Russia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePGE-Cu-Ni Norilsk Deposits and Siberian Traps: Genetic Relationships.- Intrusive COMAGMAT: From Simple Magma Differentiation Models to Complex Algorithms Simulating the Structure of Layered Intrusions.- Forms of Existence of PGE and Gold in Natural Systems and their Geochemical Behavior.- Study of Elemental Composition and Properties of Volcanic Ash and Urban Dust Nanoparticles.- Layered Titanosilicates Melting: Experimental Study at 1 Atmosphere and Application for Agpaitic Rocks Petrology.- The Scale of Extraction of Ore Elements Zn and Pb by Aqueous Chloride Fluids in the Process of Degassing of Granite Magmas during their Rise to the Surface and Crystallization.","brand":"Springer International Publishing AG","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49415682130263,"sku":"9783031098826","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9783031098826.jpg?v=1730527770"},{"product_id":"chromium-in-plants-and-environment-9783031440281","title":"Chromium in Plants and Environment","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis edited book brings together a diverse group of environmental science, sustainability, and health researchers to address the challenges posed by global mass poisoning caused by chromium contamination of soil and plants. 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Palynomorphs yield information about age, geological and biological environment, climate during deposition, and other significant factors about the enclosing rocks. Extant spores and pollen are treated first, preparing the student for more difficult work with fossil sporomorphs and other kinds of palynomorphs. Recognizing that palynomorphs occur together in rocks because of chemical robustness and stratigraphic distribution, not biological relationship, the central sections are organized stratigraphically. Among many other topics presented are the sedimentation and geothermal alteration of palynomorphs, and palynofacies analysis. An appendix describes laboratory methods. The glossary, bibliographies and index are useful tools for study of the literature.\"\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eAmerican Association of Stratigraphic Palynologists\u003c\/strong\u003e, Newsletter September 2007, Volume 40, Number 3.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"This book, like the first edition, succeeds admirably and will be a necessary addition to any pollen laboratory. The book could be used as an introductory textbook in a course in geological palynology, but it is also a reference that would be of use in pollen labs or for people needing an introduction to this literature\".\u003c\/em\u003e Review published in \u003cstrong\u003eEOS\u003c\/strong\u003e, Vol. 89, No. 11, 11 March 2008, written by Konrad Gajewski, Lab. for Paleoclimatology and Climatology, Dept. of Geography, Univ. of Ottowa, Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003ePaleopalynology defines this subdiscipline of paleontology in a single concise volume. … The bibliography, glossary, and index are comprehensive, all of which contributes to the utility of this work as a stand-alone manual of paleopalynology. … it is possible, with this book in hand, to gain the basics needed to do research on fossil pollen and spores. This work belongs in all libraries that profess to include the natural sciences. Summing Up: Essential. All levels.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e P. K. Strother\u003c\/strong\u003e, CHOICE, Vol. 45 (8), 2008.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The book has been thoroughly updated with contemporary references, some new topics, a variety of new ideas, and some old conundrums resolved. … The second edition of Paleopalynology adds new data on the sedimentation and taphonomy of palynomorphs and extracts key concepts from the 1994 volume to give the reader a concise and practical overview … for a variety of geological questions. … an invaluable reference for working scientists and a comprehensive text for students. … Certainly this is an invaluable scientific contribution.\", \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNan Crystal Arens\u003c\/strong\u003e, American Paleontologist, Vol. 17 (1), Spring 2009.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThis book is a valuable asset to paleopalynology and highlights its importance as a microplaleontological discipline. … This book will serve as a useful reference for palynologists and nonpalynologists, and for professionals and students … .\", \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrancisca E. 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Supplemental Notes on Morphology 6. Exine Surface, and Subsurface: Sculpture and Structure 7. Spores\/Pollen Orientation and Shape 8. Microscopic Methods and Sporomorph Morphology  Chapter 6 Stratigraphic Palynology--Precambrian, Cambrian, Ordovician  1. Introduction 2. Acritarchs and Other Phytoplankton of Precambrian–Ordovician 3. Cambrian\/Ordovician Cryptospores 4. Cambrian\/Ordovician Chitinozoans 5. Cambrian\/Ordovician Scolecodonts  Chapter 7 Cambrian to Silurian  Non-Marine Palynology  1. General Discussion 2. 'Non-Spore' Palynology  Chapter 8 Devonian Palynology  1. Introduction 2. Paleozoic Spore Morphology andPertinence to the Devonian 3. Megaspores, Seeds, and Pollen 4. Pollen vs. Spore Morphology, Polarity, and Germination 5. Non-Spore Palynomorphs in the Devonian 6. Devonian Palynostratigraphy  Chapter 9 Carboniferous\/Permian Palynology to the End of the 'Paleophytic'  1. Introduction 2. Potonié's Turmal System and Modifications of It 3. 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