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Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc Thorp and Covichs Freshwater Invertebrates
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsContributors to Volume II About the Editors Preface to the Fourth Edition Preface to Volume II Acknowledgments for Volume II Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Protozoa Chapter 3: Phylum Porifera Chapter 4: Phylum Cnidaria Chapter 5: Phylum Platyhelminthes Chapter 6: Phylum Nemertea Chapter 7: Phylum Gastrotricha Chapter 8: Phylum Rotifera Chapter 9: Phylum Nemata Chapter 10: Phylum Nematomorpha Chapter 11: Phylum Mollusca Chapter 12: Phylum Annelida Chapter 13: Phylum Ectoprocta (Bryozoa) Chapter 14: Phylum Entoprocta Chapter 15: Phylum Tardigrada Chapter 16: Phylum Arthropoda Taxonomic Index
£93.60
Elsevier Science Forest Fires
Book SynopsisForesters, ecologists, land managers, geographers, and environmental scientists are interested in the behaviour and ecological effects of fires. This book focuses on the chemistry and physics of fire as it relates to the ways in which fire behaves and the impacts it has on ecosystem function.Trade Review"...a rich summary of our current knowledge of several important aspects of forest fire science, from fuel dynamics to coupled atmosphere-fire modelling. ...The book's strength is as a state-of-the-art review of research on pyrolysis, flames, lightening, fuel-moisture dynamics, smoke, combustion chemistry, and more. ...My fire science students and colleagues use Forest Fires as a reference." --Daniel Nepstad, Woods Hole Research Center, in NATURE (January 2002) "...a primary strength of this book is that you can find a larger number of state-of-the-art fire behavior and combustion topics covered in a single source. ...the book is an unmitigated success...a very strong book that will benefit most scientists interested in fire, including ecologists. ...Overall, I compliment the editors and authors for a job well done." --Marc D. Abrams, Pennsylvania State University, School of Forest Resources, in ECOLOGY (November 2001) "This book is authoritative, well written and abundantly referenced. ...a valuable resource on all the topics covered and is likely to remain so for many years. ...It is a book that researchers in fire ecology should be aware of and have access to." --John Ogden in ANNALS OF BOTANY (2001)Table of ContentsContributors Preface Acknowledgments 1 Strengthening Fire Ecology's Roots I. Introduction II. Processes III. Transfer Rates and Budgets IV. Examples of Traditional vs. Proposed Approach References 2 Flames I. Introduction II. Basic Aspects of Combustion in Forest Fires III. Temperature, Velocity, Species Concentration, and Flame Height IV Premixed and Diffusion Flames V. Extinction of Diffusion Flames VI. Diffusion Flames and Scaling Analysis VII. Spreading Flames VIII. Structure of Flame Base IX. Conclusions Notation References 3 Combustion Chemistry and Smoke I. Introduction II. Fuel Chemistry and Combustion III. Smoke Production IV. Minimizing Smoke Production V. Conclusions References 4 Water Relations of Forest Fuels I. Introduction II. Forest Fuels III. Fuel Moisture Relationships IV. Moisture Content Estimation Notation Additional Reading References 5 Wildland Fire Spread Models I. Introduction II. Head Fire Rate of Spread (Physical Principles and their Mathematical Embodiment) III. Head Fire Rate of Spread: Australia IV. Head Fire Rate of Spread: United States V. Head Fire Rate of Spread: Canada VI. Smoldering VII. Whole Fire Modeling—Fire Shape Notation References 6 Wind-Aided Fire Spread I. Introduction II. Laboratory-Scale Setup III. Fire Spread Model IV. Preliminary Testing of the Model V. Test Results for the Effect of Wind Speed and Fuel Loading on the Rate of Fire Spread VI. Conclusions Notation Recommended Reading References 7 Fire Plumes I. Introduction II. Modeling Fire Temperature Maxima III. Plumes above Fires in a Cross Wind Notation References 8 Coupling Atmospheric and Fire Models I. Introduction II. Vorticity Dynamics in a Fire III. Coupling between Atmosphere and Fire IV. The Elements of Fire Modeling V. Modeling the Atmosphere VI. The Coupled Fire—Atmosphere Modeling Approach VII. Idealized Studies of Wildfire Behavior VIII. Infrared Observations of Fires IX. Conclusions and Future Work Appendix I. Circulation and Vorticity Appendix II. Development of Vertical Rotation in a Frictionless Fluid Appendix III. Generation of Vertical Motion in Rotating Convective Cells Notation References 9 Surface Energy Budget and Fuel Moisture I. Introduction II. Evapotranspiration Processes and the Meteorological Controlling Factors III. Estimation of Potential Evapotranspiration Rates IV. Functional Dependence of PET and AET V. Characteristics of PET VI. Near-Surface Environment VII. Models of Land-Surface Interactions VIII. Remote Sensing of the Surface Energy Budget IX. Fire Weather Rating Systems Notation Suggested Reading List References 10 Climate, Weather, and Area Burned I. Introduction II. Weather and Area Burned—Synoptic Surface Features III. Weather and Area Burned—Upper Air Features IV. Teleconnections V. Future Warming and Area Burned VI. Summary References 11 Lightning and Forest Fires I. Introduction II. Lightning III. Previous Studies of Lightning-Initiated Fire IV. Interaction between Lightning and Fuels V. How Ignition Occurs VI. Ignition Experiments with Real Forest Fuels VII. Generating Models for Operational Use VIII. Smoke, Lightning, and Cloud Microphysics IX. Global Implications of Lightning Ignition Characteristics X. Conclusion References 12 Statistical Inference for Historical Fire Frequency Using the Spatial Mosaic I. Introduction II. Graphical Analysis III. Statistical Inference with Prespecified Change Points IV. The Efficiency of Sample vs. Map Data V. Determining Epochs of Constant Fire Frequency References 13 Duff Consumption I. Introduction II. Characteristics of Duff III. Empirical Studies of Duff Consumption IV. Flaming Combustion V. Smoldering Combustion and Pyrolysis VI. Models of Smoldering Combustion VII. Contribution of Smoldering Combustion Models to Understanding of Duff Consumption Notation References 14 Fire Effects on Trees I. Introduction II. Effects of Fire on the Tree Bole III. Effects of Fire on Canopy Components IV. Root Necrosis V. Tree Mortality VI. Discussion Notation Additional Readings References 15 Forest Fire Management I. Introduction II. The Relationship between Fire and Forest Land Management Objectives III. Assessing Fire Impacts IV. Forest Fire Management Organizations V. Level of Fire Protection Planning VI. Some Challenges Further Reading References Index
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Elsevier Science Sustainability Energy and Architecture
Book SynopsisOffers insights in energy efficient building from the world over, providing a multi-faceted overview of the energy efficient architecture. This title covers issues as daylighting, LED lighting, integrating renewables such as solar thermal and cooling, LEED and similar certification efforts, net-zero and close-zero structures, and more.Trade Review"Paying particular attention to the Arabian Peninsula and the Middle East, architects and related professionals provide a reference to environmentally sustainable buildings for student and practicing architects. The topics include five case studies of low energy approaches to design-led schemes, residential deep energy retrofits in cold climates, new and existing case studies in Dubai, minimum energy housing in Cuba, daylighting..." --Reference & Research Book News, December 2013Table of ContentsPART I- METHODS & MATERIALS Sustainable Energy & Architecture Key Performance Characteristics of Sustainable Buildings Building Materials and Their Lifecycles Experiential Sustainability in the Corporate Environment Low Energy Approaches to Design-Led Schemes Deep Energy Retrofits for Existing Houses Daylighting The LED Lighting Revolution PART II- INT’L CASE STUDIES Dutch Efforts Toward Sustainable Built Environment Energy Efficiency Building Measures in Sweden Energy Efficient Buildings for the Sustainable Built Environment in Dubai Minimum Energy Housing in Cuba Sustainable Mediterranean Architecture PART III- ENERGY SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS IN CONTEXT ECOArchitects Sustainable Architecture in Cultural Context Learning from the Energy Efficient Past to Shape the Future Energy Efficient Buildings for the Sustainable Built Environment in Dubai Minimum Energy Housing in Cuba Sustainable Mediterranean Architecture PART III- ENERGY SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS IN CONTEXT ECOArchitects Sustainable Architecture in Cultural Context Learning from the Energy Efficient Past to Shape the Future
£55.79
Elsevier Science Spatial CaptureRecapture
Book SynopsisProvides a how-to manual with examples of spatial capture-recapture models based on technology and knowledge. This title provides you with an extensive step-by-step analysis of many data sets using different software implementations. It embraces Bayesian and classical inference strategies to give the reader different options to get the job done.Trade Review"...a book for the DIY quantitative ecologist who wants to understand their data...I enjoyed it tremendously and it already had a strong influence on how I think about some of my current research projects." --Basic and Applied Ecology "...a timely and informative contribution that summarizes the history and motivation behind SCR models,...will be a vital addition to wildlife ecologist’s book shelves for many years to come." --The Journal of Wildlife Management, Sep 14Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsI. Background and Concepts 1. Introduction 2. Statistical Models and SCR 3. GLMs and Bayesian Analysis 4. Closed Population ModelsII. Basic SCR Models 5. Fully Spatial Capture-Recapture Models 6. Likelihood Analysis of Spatial Capture-Recapture Models 7. Modeling Variation In Encounter Probability 8. Model Selection and Assessment 9. Alternative Observation Models 10. Sampling DesignIII. Advanced SCR Models 11. Modeling Spatial Variation in Density 12. Modeling Landscape Connectivity 13. Integrating Resource Selection with Spatial Capture-Recapture Models 14. Stratified Populations: Multi-session and Multi-site Data 15. Models for Search-Encounter Data 16. Open Population ModelsIV. Super-Advanced SCR Models 17. Developing Markov Chain Monte Carlo Samplers 18. Unmarked Populations 19. Spatial Mark-Resight Models for partially identifiable populations 20. 2012: A Spatial Capture-Recapture OdysseyV. Appendices WinBUGS OpenBUGS JAGS RBibliography
£86.40
Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc Handbook of Green Information and Communication
Book SynopsisA guide on the fundamental concepts, applications, algorithms, protocols, new trends and challenges, and research results. It offers information on the core and specialized issues in the field, making it suitable for both the new and experienced researcher.Table of ContentsCognitive Strategies for Green Two-Tier Cellular Networks: A Critical OverviewA Survey of Contemporary Technologies for Smart Home Energy ManagementEmbedded Computing in the Emerging Smart GridIEEE 802.15.4 Based Wireless Sensor Network Design for Smart Grid CommunicationsSmart Grid Communications NetworksWireless Technologies, Protocols, Issues and StandardsIntercell Interference Coordination: Towards A Greener Cellular Network; Energy-efficient Radio Resource Management for Green Radio SystemsGreen computing and Communication ArchitectureGreen Computing Platforms for Biomedical SystemsGreen Datacenter Infrastructures in the Cloud Computing EraEnergy Efficient Cloud Computing: A Green Migration of the Traditional ITGreen Data Centers; Energy-Efficient Sensor NetworksEnergy Efficient Next Generation Wireless CommunicationsEnergy Efficient MIMO-OFDM SystemsConstrained Green Base Station Deployment with Resource Allocation in Wireless NetworksGreen Broadband Access NetworksOverview of Energy Saving Techniques for Mobile and Wireless Access NetworksTowards Energy-Oriented Telecommunication NetworksEnergy-Efficient Peer-to-Peer Networking and OverlaysPower Management for 4G Broadband Wireless Access NetworksGreen Optical Core NetworksAnalysis and Development of Green-Aware Security Mechanisms for Modern Internet ApplicationsUsing Ant Colony Agents for Designing Energy-Efficient Routing Protocols for Wireless Ad Hoc and Sensor NetworksSmart Grid Communications: Opportunities and ChallengesA Survey on Smart Grid Communications: From an Architecture Overview to Standardization ActivitiesTowards Energy Efficiency in Next Generation Green Mobile Networks: a Queueing Theory Perspective
£88.50
Elsevier Science Hazard Mitigation in Emergency Management
Table of ContentsForeword PART 1: MITIGATION FRAMEWORK Chapter 1 – Introduction Chapter 2 – Mitigation Rules and Regulations Chapter 3 – The Role of Governments in Hazard MitigationChapter 4 – Mitigation in Private Sector PART 2: RISK ASSESSMENTS Chapter 5 – Hazard Identification - Natural Hazards Chapter 6 – Hazard Identification - Man-made HazardsChapter 7 – Vulnerability Assessment and Impact AnalysisChapter 8 – Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA) PART 3: MITIGATION STRATEGIES, TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES Chapter 9 – Mitigation Strategies for Natural Hazards Chapter 10 – Mitigation Strategies for Man-made Hazards Chapter 11 – Mitigation Tools Chapter 12 – Mitigation Best Practices and Resources Epilogue – Tying it All Together
£66.59
Elsevier Science An Introduction to Atmospheric Radiation
Book SynopsisAddresses the fundamental study and quantitative measurement of the interactions of solar and terrestrial radiation with molecules, aerosols, and cloud particles in planetary atmospheres. This book includes over 170 illustrations to complement the concise description of each subject, numerous examples and exercises at the end of each chapter.Trade Review"Liou's book is broad and rigorous. It covers the topics well from fundamental principles to applications. A student who has mastered the book will be well prepared to start research in atmospheric radiation. A research worker who needs a quick review of the basic physics behind the state-of-the-art radiative codes used in climate models and remote sensing will find this an invaluable resource." --Yuk L. Yung, Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society "The many differences between [the first and second] editions illustrate areas of major progress in the field, as is evidenced in thermal infrared radiative transfer and even in the creations of completely new fields like three-dimensional radiative transfer or light scattering by nonspherical particles. Obviously, the major changes happened not in the theory...but in data quality and completely new measurements (mostly due to new satellite data) with higher accuracy and more reliability. The new edition illustrates this progress well." --Alexander Marshak, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society "The First Edition of this book has become a standard (advanced) text for graduate students and researchers working in the area of atmospheric radiative transfer ...Professor Liou has a leading international standing in studies of the interaction of solar radiation with the Earth's atmosphere and his book reflects his expertise in that area." --Joanna Haigh, Space and Atmospheric Physics, The Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College, London, UKTable of ContentsFundamentals of Radiation for Atmospheric Applications Solar Radiation at the Top of the Atmosphere Absorption and Scattering of Solar Radiation in the Atmosphere Thermal Infrared Radiation Transfer in the Atmosphere Light Scattering by Atmospheric Particulates Principles of Radiative Transfer in Planetary Atmospheres Application of Radiative Transfer Principles to Remote Sensing Radiation and Climate
£78.29
Elsevier Science Atmosphere Ocean and Climate Dynamics
Book SynopsisFor advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students in atmospheric, oceanic, and climate science, this book provides an introduction on the circulations of the atmosphere and ocean and their interaction, with an emphasis on global scales. It discusses the role of the oceans in climate and paleoclimate.Trade Review"Marshall and Plumb have nicely presented the basics of both meteorology and oceanography in this work. The book begins with a discusssion of atmospheric characteristics; the final chapter on climate and climatic variability nicely leads into the subject of global warming, and should be read by anyone with an interest in the future of the planet. . . . Highly recommended." --A.E. Staver, Northern Illinois University, in CHOICE, June 2008Table of Contents1. Characteristics of the atmosphere. 2. The global energy balance. 3. The vertical structure of the atmosphere. 4. Convection. 5. The Meridional structure of the atmosphere. 6. The equations of fluid motion. 7. Balanced flow. 8. The general circulation of the atmosphere. 9. The ocena and its circulation. 10. The wind-driven circulation. 11. The thermohaline circulation of the ocean. 12. Climate and climate variability. 13. Appendices.
£67.44
Elsevier Science Underground Sensing
Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Overview of applied underground sensing and monitoring technologies 2. Acoustic, optical and electromagnetic sensing and monitoring 3. Geotechnical underground sensing and monitoring 4. Environmental underground sensing and monitoring 5. Wireless underground sensor networks 6. Fiber-optic underground sensor networks 7. Advances and challenges in underground sensing 8. Underground Sensing Strategies for the health assessment of buried pipelines 9. Outlook: advanced hybrid sensing for pre-emptive response
£92.70
Elsevier Science Comprehensive Remote Sensing
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£2,802.50
Elsevier Science Encyclopedia of Sustainable Technologies
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£1,282.50
Elsevier Science Geotechnical Engineering Calculations and Rules
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPart 1 Geotechnical Engineering Fundamentals 1 Geology and geotechnical engineering 2 Site investigation 3 Groundwater 4 Soil laboratory testing 5 Geotechnical engineering theoretical concepts Part 2 Shallow Foundations 6 Shallow foundation fundamentals 7 Bearing capacity – rules of thumb 8 Bearing capacity computation (general equation for cohesive and noncohesive soils) 9 Elastic settlement of shallow foundations 10 Foundation reinforcement design 11 Grillage design 12 Footings subjected to bending moment 13 Geogrids 14 Tie beams and grade beams 15 Drainage for shallow foundations 16 Selection of foundation type 17 Consolidation settlement of foundations 18 Secondary compression 19 Seismic design of shallow foundations Part 3 Earth Retaining Structures 20 Earth retaining structures 21 Gravity walls: sand backfill 22 Cantilever walls 23 Gabion walls 24 Reinforced earth walls 25 Structural design of retaining walls Part 4 Geotechnical Engineering Strategies 26 Geotechnical engineering software 27 Geotechnical instrumentation 28 Unbraced excavations 29 Braced excavations 30 Raft design 31 Rock mechanics and foundation design in rock 32 Dip angle and strike 33 Rock bolts, dowels, and cable bolts 34 Soil anchors 35 Tunnel design 36 Geosynthetics in geotechnical engineering 37 Slurry cutoff walls 38 Earthwork 39 Mass-haul diagrams Part 5 Pile Foundations 40 Pile foundations 41 Pile design in sandy soils 42 Pile design in clay soils 43 Pile installation and verification 44 Design of pin piles – semiempirical approach 45 Neutral plane concept and negative skin friction 46 Design of caissons 47 Design of pile groups Subject Index
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Elsevier Science Geoheritage
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsGeoheritage: A Multidisciplinary and Applied Research Topic Emmanuel Reynard and José Brilha Geodiversity 1. Geodiversity: The Backbone of Geoheritage and Geoconservation Murray Gray 2. Methods for Assessing Geodiversity Zbigniew Zwolinski, Alicija Najwer and Marco Giardino 3. Geodiversity Action Plans – A Method to Facilitate, Structure, Inform and Record Action for Geodiversity Lesley Dunlop, Jonathan Larwood and Cynthia Burek Geoheritage 4. Geoheritage: Inventories and Evaluation José Brilha 5. The Specificities of Geomorphological Heritage Paola Coratza and Fabien Hobléa 6. Fossils, Heritage and Conservation: Managing Demands on a Precious Resource Kevin N. Page 7. Geoheritage and Museums Patrick De Wever and Michel Guiraud 8. The Landscape and the Cultural Value of Geoheritage Emmanuel Reynard and Christian Giusti 9. Geomining Heritage as a Tool to Promote the Social Development of Rural Communities Josep Mata Perelló, Paul Carrión, Jorge Molina, and Roberto Villas-Boas 10. GSSPs as International Geostandards and as Global Geoheritage Stannley C. Finney and Asier Hilario Geoheritage and Conservation 11. The Conservation of Geosites: Principles and Practice Colin D. Prosser, Enrique Díaz Martínez and Jonathan G. Larwood 12. Geoheritage Conservation and Environmental Policies: Retrospect and Prospect John E. Gordon, Roger Crofts and Enrique Díaz-Martínez 13. Geoheritage and World Heritage Sites Piotr Migon 14. Geoheritage and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Viola Maria Bruschi and Paola Coratza Uses of Geoheritage 15. Geoheritage: Getting the Message Across. What Message and to Whom? John Macadam 16. Digital Geovisualisation Technologies Applied to Geoheritage Management Nathalie Cayla and Simon Martin 17. Geoheritage and Geotourism David Newsome and Ross Dowling 18. Geoheritage and Geoparks José Brilha Case Studies 19. Potential Geoheritage Sites in Ethiopia: Challenges of Their Promotion and Conservation Asfawossen Asrat 20. Geodiversity and Geoconservation in Land Management in Tasmania – A Top-Down Approach Chris Sharples, Peter McIntosh and Michael Comfort 21. Geoheritage Evaluation of Caves in Korea: A Case Study of Limestone Caves Kyung Sik Woo and Lyoun Kim 22. Managing Conservation, Research, and Interpretation of Geoheritage Assets at Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Colorado, USA Herbert W. Meyer 23. Varvite Park, A Brazilian Initiative for the Conservation and Interpretation of Geoheritage Gilson B. Guimarães, Flavia Fernanda de Lima and Antonio Carlos Rocha-Campos 24. Techniques for the Monitoring of Geosites in Cabañeros National Park, Spain Andrés Díez-Herrero, Juana Vegas, Luis Carcavilla, Miguel Gómez-Heras and Ángel García-Cortés
£106.20
Elsevier Science The Geology of the Canary Islands
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: El HierroChapter 3: La PalmaChapter 4: La GomeraChapter 5: TenerifeChapter 6: Gran CanariaChapter 7: LanzaroteChapter 8: FuerteventuraGlossaryReferences
£67.44
Elsevier Science Encyclopedia of the Anthropocene
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£2,617.25
Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc Groundwater Science
Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Groundwater: The Big Picture 2. Physical Properties 3. Principles of Flow 4. Field Exploration and Wells 5. Hydrology and Geology 6. Modeling Steady Flow with Basic Methods 7. Deformation and Storage 8. Modeling Transient Flow with Basic Methods 9. Computer-Assisted Flow Modeling 10. Groundwater Chemistry 11. Groundwater Contamination 12. Subsurface Heat Flow and Geothermal Energy Appendix A. Units and Conversions B. Mathematics Primer C. Book Internet site
£46.79
Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc Marine Impacts of Seawater Desalination
Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Introduction2. Desalination technologies3. Seawater quality for desalination plants 4. Theoretical analysis of the potential impacts of desalination on the marine environment5. Early observations of the impacts of seawater desalination on the marine environment: From 1960 to 20006. Actual impacts of seawater desalination on the marine environment reported since 20017. Policy and regulations for seawater desalination
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Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc Methods in Stream Ecology
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsSection D Organic Matter Dynamics 23. Stable Isotopes in Stream Food Webs 24. Dissolved Organic Matter 25. Transport and Storage of Fine Particulate Organic Matter 26. Coarse Particulate Organic Matter: Storage, Transport, and Retention 27. Leaf-Litter Breakdown 28. Riparian Processes and Interactions 29. Dynamics of Wood Section E Ecosystem Processes 30. Conservative and Reactive Solute Dynamics 31. Nutrient Limitation and Uptake 32. Nitrogen Transformations 33. Phosphorus Limitation, Uptake, and Turnover in Benthic Stream Algae 34. Stream Metabolism 35. Secondary Production and Quantitative Food Webs 36. Elemental Content of Stream Biota Section F Ecosystem Assessment 37. Ecological Assessment With Benthic Algae 38. Macroinvertebrates as Biotic Indicators of Environmental Quality 39. Environmental Quality Assessment Using Stream Fishes 40. Establishing Causee Effect Relationships in Multistressor Environments
£56.66
Elsevier Science Freshwater Ecology
Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Why study continental aquatic systems?2. Properties of water3. Movement of light, heat and chemicals in water4. Hydrologic cycle and physiography of groundwater habitats5. Hydrology and physiography of wetland habitats6. Physiography of flowing water7. Lakes and reservoirs: physiography8. Types of Aquatic Organisms9. Microbes and plants10. Multicellular animals11. Evolution of organisms and biodiversity of freshwater measures of diversity12. Aquatic chemistry and factors controlling nutrient cycling: Redox and O213. Carbon14. Nitrogen, Sulfur, Phosphorus and other nutrients15. Unusual or extreme habitats16. Response to stress, toxic chemicals and other pollutants in aquatic ecosystems17. Nutrient use and remineralization18. Trophic state and eutrophication19. Behavior and interactions among microorganisms and invertebrates20. Predation and food webs21. Nonpredatory interspecific interactions among plants22. Complex community interactions23. Fish ecology and fisheries24. Freshwater ecosystems25. Conclusions
£93.09
Elsevier Science Planetary Volcanism across the Solar System
Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Overview of Volcanism in the Solar System and Available Data 2. Effusive Volcanism (Observations and Processes) 3. Explosive Volcanism (Observations and Processes) 4. Cryovolcanism 5. Lava Compositions (Based on Observations) 6. Melt Production Mechanisms (Based on Modeling) 7. Determining the Ages of Planetary Volcanism 8. Planetary Crust Formation 9. Synthesis and Outlook
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Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc Encyclopedia of Caves
Book SynopsisTrade Review"All in all though, this encyclopedia – now updated to its 3rd Edition – covers a tremendous breadth of cave and cave-related material. It must represent the fruits of stupendous efforts, and doubtlessly it has resulted in a major contribution to cave literature."--Cave and Karst ScienceTable of ContentsA: Adaptation to low food; Adaptations: Low oxygen; Adaptation to darkness; Adaptations: Behavioral;Adaptation: Morphological; Adaptation and natural selection in caves; Adaptive shifts; Anchihaline (Anchialine) caves and fauna; Ancient cavers in Eastern North America; Art in European caves; Asellus aquaticus: A model system for historical biogeography; Astyanax mexicanus: A vertebrate model for evolution, adaptation, and development in caves B: Bats; Beetles; Biodiversity patterns in Australia; Biodiversity: China; Biodiversity in Europe; Biodiversity in the United States and Canada; Biodiversity in South America; Breakdown; Burnsville Cove, Virginia C: Camps; Castleguard Cave, Canada; Cave dwellers in Southwest Asia; Cave ecosystems; Cavefishes; Cavefish of China; Definition of cave; Caver communities and organizations: Cultural and historical considerations; Chemolithoautotrophy; Clastic sediments in caves; Closed depressions in karst areas; Coastal caves; Collembola; Contamination of cave waters by heavy metals; Contamination of cave waters by nonaqueous-phase liquids; Crustacea; Dating cave sediments with cosmogenic nuclides D: Dating cave sediments with cosmogenic nuclides; Dinaric karst—Geography and geology; Biodiversity in the tropics; Documentation and databases E: Ecological and evolutionary classifications of subterranean organisms; Entrances; Environmental DNA as a conservation tool; Epikarst; Epikarst communities; Exploration of caves—General; Exploration of caves: Underwater exploration; Exploration of caves—Vertical caving techniques F: Folklore, myth, and legend, caves in; Food sources; The Frasassi Caves, Italy; Friars Hole System G: Gammarus minus: A model system for the study of adaptation to the cave environment; Geophysics for locating karst and caves; Glacier caves; Guano communities; Gypsum caves; Gypsum flowers and related speleothems H: Hang Son Doong and other caves of the Phong Nha-K? Ba`ng karst, Qu?ng Bi`nh Province, Vietnam; Helictites and related speleothems; History: Caves and other underground spaces in medieval Britain and Ireland; Huautla cave system (Sistema Huautla), Mexico; Hydrogeology of Karst aquifers; Hydrothermal caves I: Ice in caves; Iron formation caves: Genesis and ecology; Isotopes in karst waters and cave sediments J: Jewel cave, South Dakota K: Karren, cave; Karren, surface; Karst; Kazumura Cave, Hawaii; Krubera (Voronja) cave L: Lampenflora; Lechuguilla Cave, New Mexico; Life histories M: Magnetism of cave sediments; Mammals and birds—vertebrate visitors; Mammoth Cave System, Kentucky; Mapping subterranean biodiversity; Maya caves; Microbes; Minerals in caves; Modeling of karst aquifers; Modeling the evolution of karst aquifers; Molluscs; Mulu caves, Malaysia; Myriapods N: Niphargus—A model system for evolution and ecology; Nitrate contamination in karst groundwater; Nullarbor Caves, Australia O: The Omega Cave System; Orthoptera P: Paleoclimate records from speleothems; Paleontology of caves; Passage growth and development; Postojna—Planina Cave System, Slovenia; Protecting cave life; Protecting caves; Pseudokarst Q: Quartzite and quartz sandstone caves of South America R: Recreational caving S: Salamanders; Saltpeter mining; Scallops; Shallow subterranean habitats; Show caves; Siebenhengste cave system, Switzerland; Sinkholes; Solution caves in regions of high-relief; Solution caves in regions of moderate relief; Species interactions; Speleogenesis—Hypogen?; Speleogenesis: Telogenetic; Speleothem deposition; Speleothems; Spiders and related groups; Springs; Stalactites and stalagmites; Submarine springs in coastal karst; Sulfuric acid caves; Surveying caves T: Tiankeng, Definition of; Time markers in landscape evolution, caves as U: Ukraine giant gypsum caves; Underwater Caves of the Yucatan Peninsula; Uranium series dating of speleothems V: Vicariance and dispersal in caves; Vjetrenica Cave, Bosnia and Herzegovina; Volcanic rock caves W: Wakulla spring underwater cave system, Florida; Water chemistry in caves; Water tracing in karst aquifers; Wetlands in cave and karst regions; White-nose syndrome: A fungal disease of North American hibernating bats; Worms X: Xe Bang Fai Cave, Laos
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Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc Biomarkers in Toxicology
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPart I. Toxicity Testing Models and Biomarkers1. Introduction2. Rodent Models for Toxicity Testing and Biomarkers3. The Göttingen Minipig as large animal model in toxicology4. Nonhuman primates in preclinical research5. Biomarkers of toxicity in zebrafish6. Mechanistic Toxicology Biomarkers in Caenorhabditis elegans7. Drosophila melanogaster, Eisenia fetida, and Daphnia magna for toxicity testing and Biomarkers 8. Alternative animal toxicity testing and biomarkers9. Adverse outcome pathways and biomarkers Part II. Systems Toxicity Biomarkers10. Central nervous system toxicity biomarkers11. Peripheral nervous system toxicity biomarkers12. Cardiovascular toxicity biomarkers13. Respiratory toxicity biomarkers14. Hepatic toxicity biomarkers15. Conventional and emerging renal biomarkers16. Gastrointestinal toxicity biomarkers17. Reproductive toxicity biomarkers18. Biomarkers of toxicity in human placenta19. Early Biomarkers of Acute and Chronic Pancreatitis20. Skeletal muscle toxicity biomarkers21. Ocular biomarkers in diseases and toxicities22. Biomarkers of Ototoxicity23. Blood and bone marrow toxicity biomarkers24. Immunotoxicity biomarkers Part III. Chemical Agents, Solvents and Gases Toxicity Biomarkers25. Bisphenol A (BPA) Biomarkers and Biomonitoring26. Insecticides27. Herbicides and fungicides28. Polychlorinated biphenyls, polybrominated biphenyls, and brominated flame retardants29. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons30. Metals31. Melamine 32. Biomarkers of petroleum products toxicity 33. Biomarkers of chemical mixture toxicity34. Biomarkers of toxic solvents and gases Part IV. Biotoxins Biomarkers35. Freshwater cyanotoxins 36. Mycotoxins37. Poisonous plants: biomarkers for diagnosis Part V. Pharmaceuticals and Nutraceuticals Biomarkers38. Biomarkers of drug toxicity and safety evaluation 39. Risk Assessment, Regulation and the Role of Biomarkers for the Evaluation of Dietary Ingredients present in Dietary Supplements40. Nutriphenomics in rodent models: Impact of dietary choices on toxicological biomarkers Part VI. Nanomaterials and Radiation41. Engineered nanomaterials: Biomarkers of exposure and effect42. Biomarkers of Exposure and Responses to Ionizing Radiation Part VII. Carcinogens Biomonitoring and Cancer Biomarkers43. Biomonitoring exposures to carcinogens44. Genotoxicity biomarkers: Molecular basis of genetic variability and susceptibility45. Epigenetic biomarkers in toxicology46. Breast cancer biomarkers47. Pancreatic and ovarian cancer biomarkers48. Prostate cancer biomarkers Part VIII. Disease Biomarkers49. Biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease50. Biomarkers of Parkinson’s disease51. Biomarkers for drugs of abuse and neuropsychiatric disorders: Models and mechanisms52. Osteoarthritis biomarkers53. Pathological biomarkers in toxicology54. Oral pathology biomarkers Part IX. Special Topics55. Biomarkers of mitochondrial dysfunction and toxicity 56. Biomarkers of blood-brain barrier dysfunction57. Biomarkers of oxidative/nitrosative stress and neurotoxicity58. Cytoskeletal disruption as a biomarker of developmental neurotoxicity59. Membrane transporters and transporter substrates as biomarkers for drug pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and toxicity/adverse events60. Citrulline: Pharmacological perspectives and role as a biomarker in diseases and toxicities Part X. Applications of Biomarkers in Toxicology61. Analysis of toxin- and toxicant-induced biomarker signatures using microarrays62. Biomarkers detection for toxicity testing using metabolomics63. Transcriptomic biomarkers in safety and risk assessment of chemicals64. Percellome toxicogenomics project as a source of biomarkers of chemical toxicity65. Proteomics in biomarkers of chemical toxicity66. Biomarkers for Testing Toxicity and Monitoring Exposure to Xenobiotics67. Biomarkers in epidemiology, risk assessment and regulatory toxicology
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Elsevier Science Made in Africa
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPART 1 THE LONGEST WALK1. A View from Kakadu2. Ancestors of the Ancestors3. Leaving Africa4. AE3: On the Road Again PART 2 PEOPLE AT THE END OF THE WORLD5. History and Geography of the Willandra Lakes Collection6. Osteological Features of WLH 1, 2 and 37. One of a Kind: WLH 508. Impenetrable Obscurity PART 3 THE WILLANDRA LAKE COLLECTION: A RECORD9. A Descriptive Overview of the First Australians10. Photographic and Descriptive Catalogue of the WLC Postscript: The Legacy of Modern Humans
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Elsevier Science Methods in Stream Ecology Two Volume Set
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Elsevier Science Pangolins
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsSECTION 1 - PART 1: WHAT IS A PANGOLIN? EVOLUTION, PHYLOGENY AND TAXONOMY Overview 1. Evolution and morphology 2. Phylogeny and Systematics SECTION 1 - PART 2: WHAT IS A PANGOLIN? BIOLOGY, ECOLOGY AND STATUS 3. The role of pangolins in ecosystems 4. Chinese pangolin Manis pentadactyla (Linnaeus, 1758) 5. Indian pangolin Manis crassicaudata (Geoffrey, 1803) 6. Sunda pangolin Manis javanica (Desmarest, 1822) 7. Philippine pangolin Manis culionensis (de Elera, 1915) 8. Black-bellied pangolin Phataginus tetradactyla (Linnaeus, 1766) 9. White-bellied pangolin Phataginus tricuspis (Rafinesque, 1820) 10. Giant pangolin Smutsia gigantea (Illiger, 1815) 11. Temminck’s pangolin Smutsia temminckii (Smuts, 1832) SECTION TWO: CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE, USE AND TRADE Overview 12. Symbolism, myth and ritual in Africa and Asia 13. Early biogeographies and symbolic use in Europe in the 16th-18th centuries 14. Meat and medicine: historic and contemporary use in Asia 15. Bushmeat and beyond: historic and contemporary use in Africa 16. International trade and trafficking in pangolins, 1900–2018 SECTION THREE: CONSERVATION SOLUTIONS Overview Law enforcement and regulation 17. Conserving pangolins through international and national regulation and effective law enforcement 18. Combatting Illegal Pangolin Trade – A Law Enforcement Practitioner's Perspective 19. Addressing trade threats to pangolins in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) 20. Understanding illegal trade in pangolins through forensics Awareness raising and behaviour change 21. No Longer a Forgotten Species: History, Key Events, and Lessons Learnt from the Rise of Pangolin Awareness 22. Changing consumer behavior for pangolin products Site-based protection and local community engagement 23. Engaging local communities in responses to illegal trade in pangolins: who, why and how? 24. Exploring community benefits to reduce illegal wildlife trade using a theory of change approach 25. Community conservation in Nepal – opportunities and challenges for pangolin conservation 26. The Sunda pangolin in Singapore: a multi-stakeholder approach to research and conservation 27. Holistic approaches to protecting a pangolin stronghold in Central Africa Ex situ conservation 28. Husbandry of pangolins: lessons and challenges 29. Veterinary health and pangolins 30. The rescue, rehabilitation and release of pangolins 31. Zoo Engagement in Pangolin Conservation: Contributions, Opportunities, Challenges, and the Way Forward 32. Evaluating the impact of pangolin farming on conservation Conservation planning, research and finance 33. Conservation strategies and priority actions for pangolins 34. Research needs for pangolins 35. Developing robust ecological monitoring methodologies for pangolin conservation 36. Conservation planning and PHVAs in Taiwan 37. Leveraging support for pangolin conservation and the potential of innovative finance 38. Supporting pangolin conservation through conservation tourism SECTION FOUR: THE FUTURE 39. Taking pangolin conservation to scale: the IUCN SSC Pangolin Specialist Group and the next 20 years
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Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc Fundamentals of Renewable Energy Processes
Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Introduction PART I: HEAT ENGINES 2. A Minimum of Thermodynamics and of the Kinetic Theory of Gases 3. Mechanical Heat Engines 4. Ocean Thermal Energy Converters 5. Thermoelectricity 6. Thermionics 7. AMTEC 8. Radio-Noise Generators PART II: THE WORLD OF HYDROGEN 9. Fuel Cells 10. Hydrogen Production 11. Hydrogen Storage PART III: ENERGY FROM THE SUN 12. Solar Radiation 13. Biomass 14. Photovoltaic Converters PART IV: WIND AND WATER 15. Wind Energy 16. Ocean Engines PART V: LAND AND BEYOND 17. Nuclear Energy 18. Storage of Energy
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Elsevier Science Dynamic Sedimentary Environments of Mangrove
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsIntroduction Part 1. Biogeomorphological processes 1. Biogeomorphic evolution and expansion of mangrove forests in New Zealand’s sediment-rich estuarine systems 2. Mangroves: a natural early warning system of erosion of open muddy coasts in French Guiana 3. Groundwater research in mangrove coastal ecosystems - new prospects 4. Flow and sediment dynamics around structures in mangrove ecosystems - a modelling perspective 5. Morphological plasticity and survival thresholds of mangrove plants growing in active sedimentary environments 6. Microbial communities in mangrove sediments Part 2. Long-term sedimentary processes and sea-level rise 7. The history of surface-elevation paradigms in mangrove biogeomorphology 8. Radiocarbon dating of mangrove sediments 9. Australian mangroves through the Holocene: interactions between sea-level, mangrove extent and carbon sequestration 10. Responses of mangrove ecosystems to sea level change 11. Does geomorphology determine vulnerability of mangrove coasts to sea-level rise? Part 3. Blue Carbon 12. Environmental drivers of blue carbon burial and soil carbon stocks in mangrove forests 13. Gaps and opportunities in mangrove blue carbon research: a biogeographic perspective 14. State of biogeochemical blue carbon in South Asian mangroves 15. Quantity and quality of organic matter in mangrove sediments 16. Relevance of allochthonous input from an agriculture-dominated hinterland for 'blue carbon' storage in mangrove sediments in Java, Indonesia 17. Potential carbon loss in sediment through methane production during early development stage of mangrove regeneration in restored mangroves 18. Blue carbon storage comparing mangroves with salt marsh and seagrass habitats at a warm temperate continental limit 19. Mangrove carbon sequestration and sediment deposition changes under cordgrass invasion Part 4. Mangrove management and restoration 20. A framework for the quantitative assessment of mangrove resilience 21. Assessment of typhoon impacts and post-typhoon recovery in Philippine mangroves: Lessons and challenges for adaptive management 22. Managing sediment dynamics through reintroduction of tidal flow for mangrove restoration in abandoned aquaculture ponds 23. Impacts of forestry on mangrove sediment dynamics Conclusions
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Elsevier Science GNSS Seismogeodesy
Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. PPP ambiguity resolution 3. Rapid PPP convergence in real time 4. High rate GNSS and integration with seismometers 5. Android GNSS Seismogeodesy 6. Open software platforms for GNSS Seismogeodesy
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Elsevier Science Conceptual Boundary Layer Meteorology
Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. What is the Boundary Layer 2. Flux 3. Convective Boundary Layers 4. Nocturnal Boundary Layer 5. Spatial Patterns and Scales 6. Measurement Techniques 7. Hydrology and the Boundary Layer 8. The Carbon Cycle and the Boundary Layer 9. Vegetative Environments 10. Flow in Complex Environments 11. Urban Boundary Layer 12. Transport and Tracking 13. Energy 14. Climate Change
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Elsevier Science Environmental Assessment of Renewable Energy
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPart A: Introduction 1. State-of-the-art in Environmental Assessment Techniques 2. European and Global Legislative Framework of Energy Technologies Environmental Assessment Part B: Environmental Assessment of Renewable Energy Conversion Technologies 3. Solar Energy - PV 4. Solar Energy - Low-Heat Solar Thermal Applications (for heating) 5. Solar Energy - High Temperature Solar Thermal Applications (CSPs) (for power) 6. Wind Technologies - Wind Turbines 7. Biomass to Biofuels - Thermochemical Conversion Routes (Torrefaction, Pyrolysis, Gasification) 8. Biomass to Biofuels - Biochemical Conversion Routes (Anaerobic Digestion, Fermentation) 9. Biomass to Biofuels - Mechanical Conversion Routes (Pelleting, Briquetting) 10. Geothermal Energy - Shallow Geothermal Applications (for heating) 11. Geothermal Energy - High Enthalpy Geothermal Applications (for power) 12. Hydro Energy - Hydropower stations 13. Hydro Energy - Tidal Power 14. Water to Hydrogen Conversion Routes Part C: Environmental Assessment of Renewable Energy Storage Technologies 15. Heat Storage (Heat Capacity, Latent Heat) 16. Pumped Hydrostorage 17. Compressed Gas Storage 18. Battery Storage Part D: Comparative Environmental Assessment of Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Techniques 19. Environmental Assessment of Renewable Energy Conversion Techniques 20. Environmental Assessment of Renewable Energy Storage Techniques
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Elsevier - Health Sciences Division Introduction to Homeland Security
Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Homeland Security: The Concept, the Organization 2. Historic Overview of the Terrorist Threat 3. Hazards 4. Governmental Homeland Security Structures 5. Intelligence Counterterrorism 6. Border Security, Immigration, and Customs Enforcement 7. Transportation Safety and Security 8. Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection 9. All-Hazards Emergency Response and Recovery 10. Mitigation, Prevention, and Preparedness 11. Communications 12. Science and Technology 13. The Future of Homeland Security
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Elsevier Science Introduction to Emergency Management
Book SynopsisTrade Review"The goal of risk management is to reduce risk—not to an unrealistic zero, but to an acceptable level. In the absence of critical thinking, fear-based decision making may occur. The seventh edition of Introduction to Emergency Management can help point the way to better risk decisions. Those responsible for emergency management are expected to manage crises quickly and efficiently, from planning to recovery. The COVID-19 pandemic is a good example, illustrating how an unexpected threat changed the way business is done throughout the world. Readers of this book will learn about the emergency management process, the tools to establish and manage crises, and what is and is not realistic. For students, the book includes a staggering amount of introductory information with plenty of detail—enough for various instructors to pick and choose what to focus on when presenting the material. Learning objectives, case studies, critical thinking questions, class exercises, additional references, and points of research enable learning. For the emergency planner, the book details the classic emergency management process of hazard identification via risk assessment and provides information on the mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery stages. For the responder, discussions of the incident command system, communication (including social media), leadership, critical thinking, and partnering with the media will be useful. Contents are laid out in a logical manner, but the reader can also jump to one of the self-contained chapters. While most of the book has an American viewpoint, it does include occasional references to non-U.S. events, as well as a chapter on international disaster management. This book has almost everything a reader could want to know about the emergency management process." --Security ManagementTable of Contents1. The Historical Context of Emergency Management 2. Natural and Technological Hazards and Risk Assessment 3. The Disciplines of Emergency Management: Mitigation 4. The Disciplines of Emergency Management: Preparedness 5. Communications 6. The Disciplines of Emergency Management: Response 7. The Disciplines of Emergency Management: Recovery 8. International Disaster Management 9. Emergency Management and the Terrorist Threat 10. The Future of Emergency Management
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Elsevier - Health Sciences Division Introduction to International Disaster Management
Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. The Management of Disasters 2. Hazards 3. Risk and Vulnerability 4. Mitigation 5. Preparedness 6. Response 7. Recovery 8. Participants: Governmental Disaster Management Agencies 9. Participants: Nongovernmental Organizations, Academia, and the Private Sector 10. Participants: Multilateral Organizations and International Financial Institutions 11. Special Considerations
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Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc Atlas of Deformed and Metamorphosed Rocks from
Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Proterozoic orogens: introduction 2. Proterozoic orogens of Indian shield 3. Proterozoic orogens of Sri Lanka 4. Proterozoic orogens of Southern Africa 5. East Antarctica 6. Proterozoic orogens of Western Australia
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Elsevier Science Geological Structures and Maps
Book SynopsisTrade Review"The book provides complete information on the structural features and geological maps and techniques in a simple language. Coloured Beld photographs, geological maps and line diagrams are of very high quality and help in visualizing the three-dimensional features. Worked examples help in solving the exercises provided. Problems at the end of each chapter help in self-study. The book is very much useful for undergraduate Geology and Civil Engineering students for understanding the fundamentals of structural geology. I recommend this book as a valuable resource for the libraries of universities and institutions having earth science as branch of study or for personal collection of students and researchers in the Beld of structural geology." --JESSTable of Contents1. Geological Maps 2. Uniformly Dipping Beds 3. Folding 4. Faulting 5. Unconformity 6. Igneous Rocks 7. Folding with Cleavage
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Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc Forecasting and Planning for Volcanic Hazards
Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Global levels of volcanic hazards and risks 2. Seismic methods in volcano studies 3. Volcano geodesy 4. Geochemical methods and results in understanding deep volcanic systems and dynamics 5. Petrological methods and volcanic reconstructions aimed at understanding deep volcanic systems and dynamics 6. Numerical methods and results in understanding deep volcanic systems and dynamics 7. Unrest dynamics at Campi Flegrei 8. Unrest dynamics at Long Valley and Yellowstone 9. Laboratory determination of magma properties and processes 10. Volcano monitoring into the future: Krafla Magma Testbed 11. Materials basis of volcanic dynamics 12. Numerical models of magma ascent and eruption dynamics 13. Modelling / inter-comparison for ash dispersal and related hazards 14. Multi-parametric measurements and dynamics of explosive basaltic eruptions 15. Dynamics and impacts of basaltic eruptions in Iceland 16. Dynamics and impacts of basaltic eruptions at Mt. Etna 17. Volcanic hazards and risks in Chile 18. Volcanic hazards and risks in Ecuador 19. Volcanic hazards and risks in the Philippines 20. Volcanic hazards and risks in Indonesia 21. Volcanic hazards mapping in East Asia: the G-EVER approach 22. Hazards and risks from volcanic lakes 23. Remote sensing methods to monitor volcanic hazards and impact 24. Advances in mapping volcanic hazards 25. Building acceptable risk into hazard mapping 26. Crisis operations within volcano observatories 27. Volcanic hazard communications to civil authorities 28. Volcanic hazard communications to the media and the society 29. Raising awareness of populations living under volcanic risks 30. Quantifying volcanic risks 31. Improving resilience from volcanic eruptions 32. Volcanic emergency planning. 1. Vesuvius and Campi Flegrei 33. Volcanic emergency planning. 2. Yellowstone / Long Valley 34. Volcanic emergency planning. 3. Oakland, New Zealand 35. Volcanic emergency planning. 4. Sakurajima
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Elsevier Science Medical Geology of Africa
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Elsevier Science Remote Sensing of Ocean and Coastal Environments
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsSection 1 Ocean and Coastal Environment - Definitions, Processes and Dynamics 1. Ocean Remote sensing: Platforms, Sensors, Instruments, Data Products, and Processing Tools 2. Remote Sensing for Ocean Dynamics - Algorithms, Models, Techniques, Applications 3. Remote sensing of Ocean water properties 4. Remote sensing of Ocean Surface and Atmospheric Parameters 5. Remote Sensing for Coastal Dynamics - Monitoring and Assessment Section 2 Remote sensing of Ocean Dynamics Measurements 6. Satellite altimetry for wave height, shoaling and upwelling 7. Space borne Scatterometer measurement of wind, wind stress and current 8. Ocean color monitoring 9. Nutrient flux 10. Modeling Biomass and Carbon of Oceanic Ecosystems 11. Ocean Water Turbidity 12. Colored Dissolved Organic Matter (CDOM) 13. Sea Surface Temperature (SST) and Sea surface salinity 14. Ocean Heat flux and Head budget 15. Fisheries and Phytoplankton (Chlorophyll-a) biomass Section 3 Remote Sensing for Ocean and Coastal Environment and Ecosystems 16. Optical properties of coastal water 17. Suspended sediment concentration and transportation 18. Coastal Environment monitoring and assessment (offshore, nearshore and backshore) 19. Remote Sensing Techniques for Studying Coastal Ecosystems 20. Coastal Ecosystems, Habitat Protection, and management (estuaries, backwater, mangroves, salt marshes, tidal flats, wetlands) 21. Remote sensing for Wetland Dynamics 22. Biomass and Carbon of Coastal water Ecosystems Section 4 Remote sensing for Ocean and Coastal Hazards and Vulnerability Management 23. Ocean monitoring for Oil Spills and Pollutions 24. Coastal erosion and accretion measurement 25. Shoreline change detection and assessment 26. Coastal Hazards: flooding, sea level rise and storm surges 27. Coastal vulnerability modelling of physical, environmental and habitats damages 28. Seawater intrusion and groundwater contamination 29. Coastal land use and land cover change impacts Section 5 Remote sensing for Ocean and Coastal Management and Development 30. Climate change on Ocean and Coastal Environment 31. Ocean water pollution monitoring and assessment 32. Spatio-temporal change of Coastal Area management 33. Coastal Environment and Ecosystem conservation and management 34. Coastal degradation monitoring and assessment 35. Future challenges of Ocean and Coastal Management and Development
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Elsevier Science Aerosols and Climate
Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. Aerosol in the climate system 3. Aerosol in the Earth system 4. Global aerosol properties 5. Aerosol processes 6. Aerosol-climate modelling 7. Historical changes in aerosol 8. Aerosol and precursor gas emissions 9. Measurements of ambient aerosol properties 10. Remote sensing measurements of aerosol properties 11. Aerosol-radiation interactions 12. Aerosol-cloud interactions in liquid clouds 13. Atmospheric and oceanic dynamical responses to changes in aerosol 14. Aerosol interactions with deep convection 15. Ice-nucleating particles and their effects on clouds and radiation 16. Aerosol processes in high-latitude environments and the effects on climate 17. Volcanic aerosol properties, processes, and climatic effects 18. Climate engineering 19. Aerosols in climate and air quality policy
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Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc Sustainable Marine Resource Utilization in China
Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. An overview of sustainable marine resource utilization2. Assessment of China's marine ecological carrying capacity3. Analysis of influencing factors and efficiency of marine resource utilization in China4. Analysis of the marine carbon sink capacity in China5. Comprehensive benefit evaluation of marine resource utilization in China6. Analysis on decoupling between marine resources and economic development in China7. Analysis of coupling among marine resources, environment, and economy in China8. Evaluation of marine resource management levels in China
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Elsevier Science Extreme Weather Forecasting
Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Overview of extreme weather events, impacts and forecasting techniques.1. Definition of extreme weather eventsMarina Astitha and Efthymios Nikolopoulos2. Weather forecasting Marina Astitha, Linus Magnusson, Efthymios Nikolopoulos3. Extreme weather forecasting in urban areasMukul Tewari, Zhihua Wang, Dan Chen, Quang-Van Doan, Hiroyuki Kusaka, Prathap Ramamurthy and Pallav Ray4. Wildfires and weather Branko Kosovíc, Timothy W. Juliano, Amy DeCastro, Maria Frediani, Amanda Siems-Anderson, Pedro Jimenez, Domingo Muñoz-Esparza, Jason C. Knievel and Masih Eghdami 2. Operational multiscale predictions of hazardous events Linus Magnusson, C. Prudhomme, F. Di Giuseppe, C. Di Napoli and F. Pappenberger1. Introduction2. Example case: 2015 European heatwave3. Key factors of predictability4. Hazard forecasting5. Evaluation of hazardous events 6. Conclusion 7. Summary 3. Forecasting extreme weather events and associated impacts: Case Studies1. Extreme heat Martina Calovi, Weiming Hu, Laura Clemente and Guido Cervone2. Atmospheric riversForest Cannon and Luca Delle Monache3. The hydrological Hillslope-Link Model for space-time prediction of streamflow: insights and applications at the Iowa Flood Center Ricardo Mantilla, Witold F. Krajewski, Nicolas Velasquez, Scott Small, Tibebu Ayalew, Felipe Quintero, Navid Jadidoleslam and Morgan Fonley4. Social impacts: integrating dynamic social vulnerability in impact-based weather forecastingGalateia Terti, Sandrine Anquetin and Isabelle Ruin5. Landslides and debris flows Dalia B. Kirschbaum and Sana Khan6. Weather-induced power outages Diego Cerrai and Emmanouil Anagnostou
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Elsevier Science LowCost Aviation
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPart I: Introduction 1. Introduction 2. Agenda-Setting Part II: Changing Passenger Profiles and Mobile Cultures 3. Who Are the Flying Publics? 4. Social Ambiguities: Defining experiences for Aeromobilities and Beyond 5. Making Sense of the Aeromobile Ways of Consuming Part III: New Consumption Patterns and Economic Re-Configurations 6. Democratizing or Splintering Aeromobilities? 7. Migration, Tourism and Business Travel: Three Changing Mobilities 8. Low-Cost Carriers and the Future of Airport Design 9. Flying out of the global city: gentrification and Labor Activism
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Elsevier Science Collective Intelligence for Smart Cities
Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Fundamentals 2. State-of-the-art research and development on smart city 3. IoT Cloud Computing for smart city development 4. Big Data Collective intelligence-based solutions in smart city 5. Well-being 6. Smart Transportation 7. Smart City Sustainability 8. Smart Environment and Safety 9. Case studies and Applications 10. Conclusions and future directions of research
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Elsevier Science Advances in Agronomy
Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Environmental Behavior of Glyphosate in Soil 2. Agriculture Contingency Plans for Managing Weather Aberrations and Extreme Climate Events: Development, Implementation and Impacts in India 3. Unmanned Aircraft Systems for Precision Weed Management Applications: Prospects and Challenges 4. Ratoon Rice Technology: A Green and Resource-Efficient Way for Rice Production 5. Mineral Nutrition of Cassava 6. Growth Characteristics of Winter Wheat in China Based on GDD Comprehensive and Quantitative Analysis of Growth Characteristics of Winter Wheat in China Based on Growing Degree Days 7. The Polyploid Origins of Crop Genomes and their Implications: A Case Study in Legumes
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Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc Tropical Ecosystems in the 21st Century
Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Protecting environmental and socio-economic values of selectively logged tropical forests in the Anthropocene Christopher G. Bousfield, Gianluca R. Cerullo, Mike R. Massam and David P. Edwards 2. Novelty in the tropical forests of the 21st century Ariel E. Lugo, Oscar J. Abelleira Martínez, Ernesto Medina, Gerardo Aymard and Tamara Heartsill Scalley 3. Monitoring tropical forest degradation and restoration with satellite remote sensing: A test using Sabah Biodiversity Experiment Jinhui Wu, Bin Chen, Glen Reynolds, Jun Xie, Michael J. O'Brien, Shunlin Liang and Andy Hector 4. The long and short of it: A review of the timescales of how fire affects soils using the pulse-press framework Adam F. A. Pellegrini and Robert B. Jackson 5. Revisiting nutrient cycling by litterfall - Insights from 15 years of litter manipulation in old-growth lowland tropical forest Emma J. Sayer, Chadtip Rodtassana, Merlin Sheldrake, Laëtitia M. Bréchet, Oliver S. Ashford, Luis Lopez-Sangil, Deirdre Kerdraon-Byrne, Biancolini Castro, Benjamin L. Turner, S. Joseph Wright and Edmund V.J. Tanner 6. Soil biogeochemical responses of a tropical forest to warming and hurricane disturbance Sasha C. Reed, Robin Reibold, Molly A. Cavaleri, Aura M. Alonso-Rodríguez, Megan E. Berberich and Tana E. Wood 7. Critical role and collapse of tropical mega-trees: A key global resource Bruno X. Pinho, Carlos A. Peres, Inara R. Leal and Marcelo Tabarelli 8. Monitoring tropical insects in the 21st century Greg P.A Lamarre, Tom M. Fayle, Simon T. Segar, Benita Laird-Hopkins, Akihiro Nakamura, Daniel Souto-Vilarós, Shuntaro Watanabe and Yves Basset 9. Advances and prospects of environmental DNA in neotropical rainforests Lucie Zinger, Julian Donald, Sebastien Brosse, Mailyn A. Gonzalez, Amaia Iribar, Céline Leroy, Jérôme Murienne, Jérôme Orivel, Heidy Schimann, Pierre Taberlet and Carla Martins Lopes 10. Informing marine spatial planning decisions with environmental DNA Alessia Bani, Maarten De Brauwer, Simon Creer, Alex J. Dumbrell, Gino Limmon, Jamaluddin Jompa, Sophie von der Heyden and Maria Beger 11. Copulas and their potential for ecology Shyamolina Ghosh, Lawrence W. Sheppard, Mark T. Holder, Terrance D. Loecke, Philip C. Reid, James D. Bever and Daniel C. Reuman
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Elsevier Science Indian Geological Sequences
Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Introduction – Rationale, Holistic Composite Chronicle, Cratonic Framework and Outline of the Presentation 2. Proterozoic Record 3. PROTEROZOIC Excluding Basal ~ 2500-2350 ma Paleo-proterozoic and ~ 635-541 ma Vendian 4. HIMACHALIAN and MUTHIAN MEDA-SEQUENCES 5. Muthian Mega-sequence 6. G-V-MS-III-NT Neotethyan Mega-sequence (259-61.6) 7. Mega-sequence GSIV-MS4-HL Himalayan Mega-sequence (Cenozoic) 8. Sequence Stratigraphic Context to Hydrocarbon Source Rocks in the Indian Phanerozoic Geological Record 9. Intra-basinal to Inter-regional Sequence Timeline Based High Resolution Chronicle
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Elsevier Science Ocean Mixing
Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Ocean mixing: oceanography at a watershed Alberto Naveira Garabato and Michael Meredith 2. The role of ocean mixing in the climate system Angélique V. Melet, Robert Hallberg and David P. Marshall 3. The role of mixing in the large-scale ocean circulation Casimir de Lavergne, Sjoerd Groeskamp, Jan Zika and Helen L. Johnson 4. Ocean near-surface layers Baylor Fox-Kemper, Leah Johnson and Fangli Qiao 5. The lifecycle of surface-generated near-inertial waves Leif N. Thomas and Xiaoming Zhai 6. The lifecycle of topographically-generated internal waves Ruth Musgrave, Friederike Pollmann, Samuel Kelly and Maxim Nikurashin 7. Mixing at the ocean’s bottom boundary Kurt L. Polzin and Trevor J. McDougall 8. Submesoscale processes and mixing Jonathan Gula, John Taylor, Andrey Shcherbina and Amala Mahadevan 9. Isopycnal mixing Ryan Abernathey, Anand Gnanadesikan, Marie-Aude Pradal and Miles A. Sundermeyer 10.Mixing in equatorial oceans James N. Moum, Andrei Natarov, Kelvin J. Richards, Emily L. Shroyer and William D. Smyth 11.Mixing in the Arctic ocean Yueng-Djern Lenn, Ilker Fer, Mary-Louise Timmermans and Jennifer A. MacKinnon 12.Mixing in the Southern Ocean Sarah T. Gille, Katy L. Sheen, Sebastiaan Swart and Andrew F. Thompson 13.The crucial contribution of mixing to present and future ocean oxygen distribution Marina Lévy, Laure Resplandy, Jaime B. Palter, Damien Couespel and Zouhair Lachkar 14.New technological frontiers in ocean mixing Eleanor Frajka-Williams, J. Alexander Brearley, Jonathan D. Nash and Caitlin B. Whalen
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Elsevier Science Climate Change
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPART 1: INTRODUCTION 1. Climate Change: A complex problem 2. The Role of Atmospheric Gases in Climate Change PART 2: TOOLS USED TO INVESTIGE AND PREDICT CLIMATE CHANGE 3. Climate Change through Earth's History 4. Numerical Modelling of the Global Climate and Carbon-cycle System PART 3: INDICATORS 5. Global Surface Temperatures and Climate Change 6. Sea Ice and Climate Change 7. Antarctic Sea Ice Changes and their Implications 8. Land Ice: indicator and integrator of Climate Change 9. Glaciers and Climate Change 10.Poleward Expansion of the Atmospheric Circulation and Climate Change 11. Rising Sea levels and Climate Change 12. Ocean Current Changes 13. Ocean Acidification and Climate Change 14. Permafrost and Climate Change 15. The Jet Stream and Climate Change 16. Extreme Weather and Climate Change 17. Bird Ecology and Climate Change 18. Insect Communities and Climate Change 19. Sea Life, Pelagic Ecosystems, and Climate Change 20. Changes in Coral Reef Ecosystems as a result of Climate Change 21. Marine Biodiversity and Climate Change 22. Intertidal Indicators of Climate and Global Change 23. Lichens and Climate Change 24. Plant Pathogens as Indicators of Climate Change 25. Invasive Plants and Climate Change 26. Biological Diversity and Climate Change 27.The Role of Forests in the Carbon Cycle and Climate Change PART 4: OTHER POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO CLIMATE CHANGE 28. The Variation of the Earth’s Movements (orbital, tilt and precession) and Climate Change 29. The Role of Volcanic Activity in Climate and Global Change 30. Atmospheric Aerosols and their Role in Climate Change 31. Climate Change and Agriculture 32. Widespread surface solar radiation changes and their effects on the Climate: dimming and brightening 33. Space Weather and Cosmic Ray effects and Climate Change PART 5: SOCIETAL ASPECTS OF GLOBAL CHANGE 34. Engineering Aspects of Climate Change 35. Societal Adaptation to Climate Change
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