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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Biological Invasions in South Africa
Book SynopsisThis open access volume presents a comprehensive account of all aspects of biological invasions in South Africa, where research has been conducted over more than three decades, and where bold initiatives have been implemented in attempts to control invasions and to reduce their ecological, economic and social effects. It covers a broad range of themes, including history, policy development and implementation, the status of invasions of animals and plants in terrestrial, marine and freshwater environments, the development of a robust ecological theory around biological invasions, the effectiveness of management interventions, and scenarios for the future. The South African situation stands out because of the remarkable diversity of the country, and the wide range of problems encountered in its varied ecosystems, which has resulted in a disproportionate investment into both research and management. The South African experience holds many lessons for other parts of the world, and this book should be of immense value to researchers, students, managers, and policy-makers who deal with biological invasions and ecosystem management and conservation in most other regions.Trade Review“This resource will be valuable both to seasoned practitioners or academic researchers as well as to students just embarking on their careers. … Biological Invasions in South Africa will be seen as a pivotal milestone on the path to achieving these positive outcomes.” (Philip E. Hulme, South African Journal of Science, Vol. 117 (1-2), 2021)Table of ContentsPART 1 BACKGROUND 1. Biological invasions in South Africa: An overview Brian W. van Wilgen, G. John Measey, David M. Richardson, John R. Wilson and Tsungai A. Zengeya 2. A brief, selective history of researchers and research initiatives related to biological invasions in South Africa Brian W. van Wilgen PART 2 BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS IN SOUTH AFRICA 3. The biogeography of South African terrestrial plant invasions David M. Richardson, Llewellyn C. Foxcroft, Guillaume Latombe, David C. Le Maitre, Mathieu Rouget and John R. Wilson 4. Invasive alien aquatic plants in freshwater ecosystems Martin P. Hill, Julie A. Coetzee, Grant D. Martin, Rosali Smith and Emily F. Strange 5. Terrestrial Vertebrate Invasions in South Africa G. John Measey, Cang Hui and Michael Somers 6. Alien freshwater fauna in South Africa Olaf L.F. Weyl, Bruce Ellender, Ryan J Wassermann, Marliese Truter, Tatenda Dalu, Tsungai A. Zengeya and Nico J. Smit 7. Alien terrestrial invertebrates in South Africa Charlene Janion-Scheepers and Charles L. Griffiths 8. Biological invasions in South Africa’s offshore sub-Antarctic territories Michelle Greve, Charles Eric Otto von der Meden, and Charlene Janion-Scheepers 9. Coastal invasions: The South African context Tamara B. Robinson, Koebraa Peters and Ben Brooker 10. Pathogens of vertebrate animals as invasive species: Insights from South Africa Lesley van Helden, Paul D. van Helden and Christina Meiring 11. Biological invasions in South Africa’s urban ecosystems: Patterns, processes, impacts and management Luke J. Potgieter, Errol Douwes, Mirijam Gaertner, G. John Measey, Trudy Paap and David M. Richardson PART 3 DRIVERS OF INVASION 12. South Africa’s pathways of introduction and dispersal and how they have changed over time Katelyn T. Faulkner, Amy Burness, Marcus Byrne, Sabrina Kumschick, Koebraa Peters, Mark P. Robertson, Davina L. Saccaggi, Olaf L. F. Weyl and Vivienne Williams 13. The role of environmental factors in promoting and limiting biological invasions in South Africa John R. Wilson, Llewellyn C. Foxcroft, Sjirk Geerts, M. Timm Hoffman, Sandra MacFadyen, G. John Measey, Anthony Mills, David M. Richardson, Mark P. Robertson and Brian W. van Wilgen 14. Biotic interactions as mediators of biological invasions: Insights from South Africa Johannes J. Le Roux, Susanna Clusella-Trullas, Thabiso M. Mokotjomela, Mario Mairal, David M. Richardson, Lisa Skein, John R. Wilson, Olaf L.F. Weyl and Sjirk Geerts PART 4 IMPACTS OF INVASION 15. Impacts of invasions on terrestrial water resources in South Africa David C. Le Maitre, James N. Blignaut, Alistair Clulow, Sebinasi Dzikiti, Colin S. Everson, Andre H. M. Görgens and Mark B. Gush 16. The impact of invasive alien plants on rangelands in South Africa Timothy O’Connor and Brian W. van Wilgen 17. An evaluation of the impacts of alien species on biodiversity in South Africa using different methods Tsungai A. Zengeya, Sabrina Kumschick, Olaf L. F. Weyl and Brian W. van Wilgen PART 5 MANAGEMENT OF INVASIONS 18. Biological invasion policy and legislation development and implementation in South Africa Peter Lukey and Jenny Hall 19. More than a century of biological control against invasive alien plants in South Africa: a synoptic view of what has been accomplished Martin P. Hill, Vincent C. Moran, John H. Hoffmann, Stefan Neser, Helmuth G. Zimmermann, David O. Simelane, Hildegard Klein, Costas Zachariades, Alan R. Wood, Marcus J. Byrne, Iain D. Paterson, Grant D. Martin and Julie A. Coetzee 20. Analysing the risks posed by biological invasions to South Africa Sabrina Kumschick, Llewellyn C. Foxcroft and John R. Wilson 21. The extent and effectiveness of alien plant control projects in South Africa Brian W. van Wilgen, John R. Wilson, Andrew Wannenburgh and Llewellyn C. Foxcroft 22. Experience and lessons from alien and invasive animal control projects carried out in South Africa Sarah J. Davies, Martine Jordaan, Minette Karsten, John. S. Terblanche, Andrew Turner, Nicola J. van Wilgen, Ruan Veldtman, Tsungai A. Zengeya and G. John Measey 23. Biological invasions and ecological restoration in South Africa Patricia M. Holmes, Karen J. Esler, Mirijam Gaertner, Sjirk Geerts, Stuart A. Hall, Mlungele M. Nsikani, David M. Richardson and Sheunesu Ruwanza 24. The social dimensions of biological invasions in South Africa Ross T. Shackleton, Ana Novoa, Charlie M. Shackleton and Christian A. Kull 25. Education, training and capacity building in the field of biological invasions in South Africa Marcus J. Byrne, Dorette du Plessis, Philip J, Ivey, G. John Measey, Mark P. Robertson, Tamara B. Robinson and Kim N. Weaver. PART 6 NEW INSIGHTS 26. South Africa as a donor of naturalized and invasive alien plants to other parts of the world Petr Pyšek, Jan Pergl, Mark van Kleunen, Wayne Dawson, Franz Essl, Holger Kreft, Patrick Weigelt, John R. Wilson, Marten Winter and David M. Richardson 27. South Africa as a donor of alien animals G. John Measey, Tamara B. Robinson, Natasha Kruger, Tsungai A. Zengeya and Brett Hurley 28. Knowing-doing continuum or knowing-doing gap? Transferring research results to managers of biological invasions in South Africa. Llewellyn C. Foxcroft, Brian W. van Wilgen, Brent Abrahams, Karen J. Eslar and Andrew Wannenburgh 29. Biological invasions as a component of South Africa’s global change research effort Nicola J. van Wilgen, Brian W. van Wilgen and Guy F. Midgley 30. South Africa’s Centre for Invasion Biology: An experiment in invasion science for society David M. Richardson, Brent Abrahams, Nelius Boshoff, Sarah J. Davies, G. John Measey and Brian W. van Wilgen PART 7 THE WAY FORWARD 31. Potential futures of biological invasions in South Africa John R. Wilson, G. John Measey, David M. Richardson, Brian W. van Wilgen, and Tsungai A. Zengeya
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Water Management and Water Governance:
Book SynopsisThis book focusses on hydrological modeling, water management, and water governance. It covers the applications of remote sensing and GIS tools and techniques for land use and land cover classifications, estimation of precipitation, evaluation of morphological changes, and monitoring of soil moisture variability. Moreover, remote sensing and GIS techniques have been applied for crop mapping to assess cropping patterns, computation of reference crop evapotranspiration, and crop coefficient. Hydrological modeling studies have been carried out to address various issues in the water sector. MODFLOW model was successfully applied for groundwater modeling and groundwater recharge estimation. Runoff modeling has been carried out to simulate the snowmelt runoff together with the rainfall and sub-surface flow contributions for snow-fed basins. A study has been included, which predicts the impact of the land use and land cover on stream flow. Various problems in the water sector have been addressed employing hydrological models such as SWAT, ArcSWAT, and VIC. An experimental study has been presented wherein the laboratory performance of rainfall simulator has been evaluated. Hydrological modeling studies involving modifications in the curve number methodology for simulation of floods and sediment load have also been presented. This book is useful for academicians, water practitioners, scientists, water managers, environmentalists, and administrators, NGOs, researchers, and students who are involved in water management with the focus on hydrological modeling, water management, and water governance. Table of Contents1. Application of RS and GIS in Watershed Management.- 2. Application of RS and GIS in Agricultural Water Management.- 3. Hydrological Modeling.- 4. Intelligent Water Management.- 5. Water Governance
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Microbiota and Biofertilizers, Vol 2: Ecofriendly
Book SynopsisThe dependence of present farming on artificial input of “chemical fertilizers” has caused numerous ecological tribulations associated with global warming and soil contamination. Moreover, there is an essential requirement for realistic agricultural practices on a comprehensive level. Accordingly, biofertilizers including microbes have been recommended as feasible environmentally sound solutions for agricultural practices which not only are natural, and cost-effective but also preserve soil environs and important biota of agricultural land. In addition, it enhances the nutrient quantity of soils organically. Microbial biofertilizers promote plant growth by escalating proficient absorption of nutrients for the plants and by providing an excellent disease-fighting mechanism.Agriculture, the backbone of human sustenance, has been put under tremendous pressure by the ever-increasing human population. Although various modern agro-techniques boosted agricultural production, the excessive use of synthetic fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides have proven extremely detrimental to agriculture as well as to the environment in which it is carried out. Besides this some faulty agricultural practices like monoculture and defective irrigation, further complicate the scenario by eliminating biodiversity, increasing the efflux of nutrients into the water bodies, the formation of algal blooms, eutrophication, damaging the water quality and lowering fish stocks. Biofertilizers are the organic compounds applied to crops for their sustainable growth and the sustainability of the environment as the microbiota associated with biofertilizers interact with the soil, roots and seeds to enhance soil fertility. Application of biofertilizers results in the increased mineral and water uptake, root development, vegetative growth and nitrogen fixation besides liberating growth-promoting substances and minerals that help the maintenance of soil fertility. They further act as antagonists and play a pivotal role in neutralising soil-borne plant pathogens and thus, help in the bio-control of diseases. Application of biofertilizers instead of synthetic fertilizers could be a promising technique to raise agricultural productivity without degrading environmental quality. The present book focuses on the latest research approaches and updates from the microbiota and their applications in the agriculture industry. We believe this book addresses various challenges and shed lights on the possible future of the sustainable agricultural system.Table of Contents
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Stream Ecology: Structure and Function of Running Waters
Book SynopsisStream Ecology: Structure and Function of Running Waters is designed to serve as a textbook for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, and as a reference source for specialists in stream ecology and related fields. This Third Edition is thoroughly updated and expanded to incorporate significant advances in our understanding of environmental factors, biological interactions, and ecosystem processes, and how these vary with hydrological, geomorphological, and landscape setting.The broad diversity of running waters – from torrential mountain brooks, to large, lowland rivers, to great river systems whose basins occupy sub-continents – makes river ecosystems appear overwhelming complex. A central theme of this book is that although the settings are often unique, the processes at work in running waters are general and increasingly well understood.Even as our scientific understanding of stream ecosystems rapidly advances, the pressures arising from diverse human activities continue to threaten the health of rivers worldwide. This book presents vital new findings concerning human impacts, and the advances in pollution control, flow management, restoration, and conservation planning that point to practical solutions.Reviews of the first edition:".. an unusually lucid and judicious reassessment of the state of stream ecology" Science Magazine"..provides an excellent introduction to the area for advanced undergraduates and graduate students…" Limnology & Oceanography"… a valuable reference for all those interested in the ecology of running waters." Transactions of the American Fisheries Society Reviews of the second edition:"Overall, a must for the field centre and a good starter text in stream ecology." (TEN News, October, 2007)"Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty." (P. R. Pinet, CHOICE, Vol. 45 (7), 2008) "... a very good, fluidly readable book which contains the latest key scientific knowledge of the ecology of running waters." (Daniel Graeber, International Review of Hydrobiology, Vol. 94 (2), 2009)Table of ContentsDedication.- Preface to the Third Edition.- Acknowledgements.- Preface to the Second Edition.- 1. Rivers in the Anthropocene.- 2. Streamflow.- 3. Fluvial Geomorphology.- 4. Stream Chemistry.- 5. The Abiotic Environment.- 6. Primary Producers.- 7. Detrital Energy and the Decompposition of Organic Matter.- 8. Stream Microbial Ecology.- 9. Trophic Relationships.- 10. Species Interactions.- 11. Lotic Communities.- 12.Energy Flow and Nutrient Cycling in Aquatic Communities.- 13. Nutrient Dynamics.- 14. Carbon Dynamics and Stream Ecosystem Metabolism.- 15. How We Manage Rivers, And Why.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG The Ecological Footprint as a Sustainability Metric: Implications for Sustainability
Book SynopsisThis book examines the Ecological Footprint and biocapacity accounting within an applied development content for Costa Rica. By doing so, it is possible to track changes as well as perhaps link these to overarching global issues, such as trade, globalization, and food security, among other emergent topics based findings stemming from this methodology. Based on a timeseries since 1961, it is possible to track cross-temporal changes of land-type categories (for crop land, grazing land, forest land, fishing ground, built-up land, and carbon) of the Ecological Footprint and biocapacity conveying whether a country is in ecological deficit and what may be contributing to such a trendTable of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction – overview and relevant background, including published (cross-disciplinary) research that provides a context and justification for the study.- Chapter 2: The Ecological Footprint – tracking the evolution of this sustainability metric.- Chapter 3: Biocapacity accounting – used to develop a context for carrying capacity set against the Ecological Footprint.- Chapter 4: Case study – national scale case consideration of Costa Rica as an example of a developing country set amid the contemporary context of sustainable development.- Chapter 5: Implications – examines the contribution for sustainable development, using the Sustainable Development Goals as a springboard for discussion.- Chapter 6: Quality Analysis – presents caveats of the methodology based on the National Footprint Accounts.- Chapter 7: Conclusion – summary of the findings and contribution of the brief, including address of path dependency and final consideration given to sustainability metrics and sustainable development.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG On the Nature of Ecological Paradox
Book SynopsisThis work is a large, powerfully illustrated interdisciplinary natural sciences volume, the first of its kind to examine the critically important nature of ecological paradox, through an abundance of lenses: the biological sciences, taxonomy, archaeology, geopolitical history, comparative ethics, literature, philosophy, the history of science, human geography, population ecology, epistemology, anthropology, demographics, and futurism. The ecological paradox suggests that the human biological–and from an insular perspective, successful–struggle to exist has come at the price of isolating H. sapiens from life-sustaining ecosystem services, and far too much of the biodiversity with which we find ourselves at crisis-level odds. It is a paradox dating back thousands of years, implicating millennia of human machinations that have been utterly ruinous to biological baselines. Those metrics are examined from numerous multidisciplinary approaches in this thoroughly original work, which aids readers, particularly natural history students, who aspire to grasp the far-reaching dimensions of the Anthropocene, as it affects every facet of human experience, past, present and future, and the rest of planetary sentience.With a Preface by Dr. Gerald Wayne Clough, former Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and President Emeritus of the Georgia Institute of Technology. Foreword by Robert Gillespie, President of the non-profit, Population Communication.Table of Contents
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Field Margin Vegetation and Socio-Ecological
Book SynopsisThis book has been produced as a part of the project ‘Social-Ecological Systems at the Indian Rural-Urban Interface: Functions, Scales, and Dynamics of Transition’. It addresses transition processes in agriculture and society triggered by urbanization, focusing on Bengaluru as an example of a rapidly growing megacity in India. Adopting a holistic, multidisciplinary approach embedded within a social-ecological systems research framework, it explores how the physical and socio-economic landscapes have led to changes in economic priorities, which have overpowered ecological and traditional priorities with regard to ecosystem governance. Allowing readers to gain a deeper understanding of this unexplored dimension of socio-ecological systems, this book is a valuable resource for international researchers, scholars and master’s students in the field of environmental science, socio-ecology, forestry and agriculture. Table of ContentsIntroduction to FMV; types, role and significance.- Urbanization and peri-urbanization in Bengaluru.- Agroecosystems in rural-urban interface.- Structure and functions of FMV in rural-urban interface.- Spatio-temporal dynamics of FMV.- Delineation and monitoring of FMV.- Overview of a few important FMV species and crop influencing FMVs of rural-urban interface of Bengaluru.- Strategizing FMV conservation for sustainable peri-urban agroecosystems.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Microorganisms in the Deterioration and Preservation of Cultural Heritage
Book SynopsisThis open access book offers a comprehensive overview of the role and potential of microorganisms in the degradation and preservation of cultural materials (e.g. stone, metals, graphic documents, textiles, paintings, glass, etc.). Microorganisms are a major cause of deterioration in cultural artefacts, both in the case of outdoor monuments and archaeological finds. This book covers the microorganisms involved in biodeterioration and control methods used to reduce their impact on cultural artefacts. Additionally, the reader will learn more about how microorganisms can be used for the preservation and protection of cultural artefacts through bio-based and eco-friendly materials. New avenues for developing methods and materials for the conservation of cultural artefacts are discussed, together with concrete advances in terms of sustainability, effectiveness and toxicity, making the book essential reading for anyone interested in microbiology and the preservation of cultural heritage. Table of ContentsSee attachment
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Urban Ecology: A Case Study of Lima City, Perú
Book SynopsisThis book emphasizes the necessity of green spaces and landscape planning to achieve a liveable city. It will more specifically enquire on how to reach a better liveability from the current conditions of Lima. This book takes on the one hand classic concepts from urban agronomy as are soil, water and plants, and on the other hand emphasizes the resources, the plant adaptations and the urban ecosystems, according to the context of Lima. Comparisons are also made to landscape concepts from other cities of the word, contemporary methods of urban landscape research are explained in perspectives of agronomy and ecology. The ecological restoration of some natural spaces of Lima are proposed and related to the food security which impacts on the sustainability of the city. Finally, it describes representative Parks of Lima and previous research projects that have allowed to improve the urban landscape. Considering the city's cultural diversity, comparisons to the mountain and rainforest areas are also made.Table of Contents
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Climate Change, Human Impact and Green Energy
Book SynopsisThis book indicates the most optimal solutions for the growing civilization problem related to climate change that takes place more and more rapidly on our planet. It is divided into two parts: In the first part, the authors - based on the available analyses and reports on climate change taking place on Earth - present their own point of view in relation to the above issue, while trying to find answers to the following questions: · Why is it so difficult to admit that humans are responsible for the ongoing climate change? · Will climate change destroy life on Earth? · Can science and modern technologies stop this process? In the second part of the book, the authors propose a solution for the advancing climate change, regarding the reduction of CO2 emissions coming mainly from the energy sector. On the basis of scientific achievements and implementations of research institutions in Poland, especially the Institute of Fluid-Flow Machinery of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Gdansk, the book proposes directions of development of the energy transformation in Poland and other countries for which fossil fuels currently make a large contribution to the energy production process and are the main emitter of CO2 to the atmosphere. The book is addressed to citizens, ecologists, climatologists as well as politicians and experts responsible for shaping the climate and energy policy of the country level and also the world.Table of ContentsPart I. Some information on climate and emissions. World transformation on the example of Poland.- Chapter 1. Introduction – some facts and opinions.- Chapter 2. Some information on climate and emissions. Where are we heading?.- Chapter 3. CO2 emissions. Will the European Union become “Don Kichot” in a lonely fight?.- Chapter 4. Energy industry: Visions, forecasts, scenarios.- Chapter 5. Transformation in Poland. Scenarios. Controversies. Programs.- Chapter 6. Which energy mix for Poland and for other countries of the world based on coal energy. Part II. Human impact on progressive climate change, new trends in social behaviour in the fight against climate change.- Chapter 7. Afterthoughts and conclusions.- Chapter 8. Energy poverty.- Chapter 9. Smart cities.- Chapter 10. Industry 4.0 - the fourth industrial revolution.- Chapter 11. A few words to sum up.- Part III. Influence of technologies developed at IMP PAN on the process of energy transformation in Poland.- Chapter 12. Before we start.- Chapter 13. Polish Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Fluid-Flow Machinery in a nutshell.- Chapter 14. How to start the energy transformation.- Chapter 15. Technologies necessary to carry out the energy transformation.- Chapter 16. Other activities of the Institute for energy transformation.- Chapter 17. Summary and acknowledgments.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Research Approaches in Urban Agriculture and
Book SynopsisThis book will fill a void in the literature around research and program design and the impact of such experiences on learning outcomes within urban agricultural contexts. In particular, this book will cover topics such as STEM integration, science learning, student engagement, learning gardens and curriculum design.Table of Contents1. Growing a Culture of Sustainability: Urban Agriculture Experiences and Undergraduate Student Attachments and Behaviors; Kerri LaCharite 2. Urban Agricultural Experiences: Focusing on 21st Century Learning Skills and Integrating Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education; Isha DeCoito 3. An Overview of Urban Agriculture Youth Programs in Major Cities of the US and the Integration of STEM Curriculum and Activities; Alex Moscovitz and Tara Pisani Gareau 4. What Role Does Motivation and Engagement in Garden-Based Education Play for Science Learning in At-Risk Middle School Students? A Self-Determination Theory Perspective; Ellen Skinner and Una Chi 5. Developing Environmental Action Competence in an Urban High School Agriculture and Environmental Program; Anne Stephens and Heidi Ballard 6. Science in Action: Biological and Ecological Principals of Urban Agriculture; Bruna Irene Grimberg and Fabian D. Menalled 7. Science in the Learning Gardens: Designing Middle School Curriculum Integrated with Next Generation Science Standards; Dilafruz Williams, Sybil Kelley and Cary Sneider 8. Developing a Researchable Question: Open Inquiry in a School Garden; Eric Berson and Isha DeCoito 9. ‘Food is Good’: Exploring Philosophies and Program Features of the Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture; Christopher Murakami and Heather Gillich
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Teaching and Learning in Urban Agricultural
Book SynopsisThis book fills a void in the literature around how urban agricultural education can be used to create opportunities to educate youth and citizens who live in urban areas about growing food. To date, very little has been written about program design and the impact of such experiences on learning outcomes. In fact, most of the journal articles and research to date has focused on access, contextual factors, sustainability, relevance of urban agricultural education, and the intersection of science of agriculture. This book will cover such topics as how urban youth learn science while engaged in urban agriculture programs, how such programs support youth in becoming interested about healthy eating and science more generally, and how to design urban agriculture programs in support of STEM education. The chapters in this book are written by educational researchers and each chapter has been reviewed by researchers and practitioners.Table of Contents1. A New Framework for Interdisciplinary Learning through Urban Agriculture Education; Helena K. Farrell 2. Engaging Nashville’s Youth in Farming, Food Choice, and Food Access Issues: Two Programs by a Nashville Nonprofit; Josh Corlew and Michelle Wooten 3. Urban Beekeeping as a Tool for STEM Education; Thomas Schmitt, Kristian Demary and Noah Wilson-Rich 4. The USDA Future Scientists Urban Agriculture Program; Tim Scott 5. Forging the Farm-to-School Connection: Articulating the Vision Behind Food-Based Environmental Education at the Dalton School; Kevin Slick and Mila Tewell 6. SEEdS: Utilizing Urban Agriculture as an Educational Tool in a Green School Yard; Tokiwa Smith 7. Community as Curriculum: An Urban Agriculture Project at an Alternative High School in Chicago; Mihye Won and Bertram C. Bruce 8. Permaculture in Action : Urban Farming as Continual Science Learning; Zev H. S. Friedman and Phyllis Katz 9. Project: A Forest for Ancon; Daniela Benavides
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Non-Timber Forest Products: Food, Healthcare and
Book SynopsisForests cover thirty-one percent of the world’s land surface, provide habitats for animals, livelihoods for humans, and generate household income in rural areas of developing countries. They also supply other essential amenities, for instance, they filter water, control water runoff, protect soil erosion, regulate climate, store nutrients, and facilitate countless non-timber forest products (NTFPs). The main NTFPs comprise herbs, grasses, climbers, shrubs, and trees used for food, fodder, fuel, beverages, medicine, animals, birds and fish for food, fur, and feathers, as well as their products, like honey, lac, silk, and paper. At present, these products play an important role in the daily life and well-being of millions of people worldwide. Hence the forest and its products are very valuable and often NTFPs are considered as the ‘potential pillars of sustainable forestry’. NTFPs items like food, herbal drugs, forage, fuel-wood, fountain, fibre, bamboo, rattans, leaves, barks, resins, and gums have been continuously used and exploited by humans. Wild edible foods are rich in terms of vitamins, protein, fat, sugars, and minerals. Additionally, some NTFPs are used as important raw materials for pharmaceutical industries. Numerous industry-based NTFPs are now being exported in considerable quantities by developing countries. Accordingly, this sector facilitates employment opportunities in remote rural areas. So, these developments also highlight the role of NTFPs in poverty alleviation in different regions of the world. This book provides a wide spectrum of information on NTFPs, including important references. We hope that the compendium of chapters in this book will be very useful as a reference book for graduate and postgraduate students and researchers in various disciplines of forestry, botany, medical botany, economic botany, ecology, agroforestry, and biology. Additionally, this book should be useful for scientists, experts, and consultants associated with the forestry sector.Table of ContentsPREFACESection (A) FOOD AND ASSOCIATED PRODUCTS1. Food from various forest sourcesBronwen PowellSchool of Dietetics and Human Nutrition and the Centre for Indigenous Peoples’ Nutrition and Environment, McGill University,Montreal, Quebec H9X 3V9, Canada2. Multifaceted application of edible mushroomR. Cohen, L. Persky, Y. Hadar Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology and The Otto Warburg Center for Biotechnology in Agriculture, Faculty of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Quality Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, P.O. Box 12, Rehovot 76100, Israel3. Oils/fats from forest and their applicationLuiza Helena Meller da SilvaLAMEFI - Physical Measurement Laboratory, Faculty of Food Engineering, Federal University of Pará, Belém, Pará 66075-900, Brazil4. Sweeteners from plants and their application in modern lifestyleR. S. Pawar, A. J. Krynitsky, J. I. RaderCenter for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, US Food and Drug Administration,5100 Paint Branch Parkway, College Park, MD 20740, USA5. Nutritional, industrial, and pharmaceutical potential of plant gumB. S. Khatkar, D. Mudgil, S. BarakDepartment of Food Technology,Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology,Hisar 125001, India6. Spices from forest: from past to present timeLinda C. TapsellDirector, National Centre of Excellence in Functional Foods,University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia7. Potential herbs and spices from forest and their role in liver and kidney diseases managementYonghua WangCenter of Bioinformatics, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China8. Fodder from forest tree spicesDeepak Kumar, Archana BachhetiDepartment of Agriculture, Graphic Era Hill University, Dehradun, IndiaSection (B) MEDICINAL PLANTS AND THEIR PRODUCTS9. Aromatic plants and herbal drugs from forestAlexander N. ShikovSaint-Petersburg Institute of Pharmacy, Kuzmolovsky, Russia, 2 All Russian Research Institute Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (VILAR), Moscow, Russia10. Health benefits, traditional and modern uses of natural honeyLiyanage D.A.M. Arawwawala, Industrial Technology Institute, Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka11. Role of traditional chewing sticks in oral hygiene in Africa: An important non-timber product Fekade Beshah, Yilma HundeIndustrial Chemistry Department, Applied Science College, Addis Ababa Science and Technology University, PO. Box 16417, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia12. Ganoderma lucidum: king of mushroomSudhir Thapliyal Bagwan Gramodhyog Samiti, village Shyampur, PO Ambiwala, Premnagar, Dehradun, India13. Seeds and nuts used in health care and disease preventionR.K. BachhetiDepartment of Industrial Chemistry, College of Applied Science, Addis Ababa Science and Technology University, Addis Ababa, P.O. Box-16417, Ethiopia14. Potential application of herbs from forest against heart disease managementL.C. Di StasiPhytopharmaceutical Laboratory, Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Biosciences of Botucatu, UNESP. CP 510, CEP, 18618-000, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil15. Forest based herbal drug for cancer disease managementAzamal HusenWolaita Sodo University, P.O. Box: 138, Wolaita, Ethiopia16. Medicinal plants of Himalayan forestsPraveen K. VermaBotany Division, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, India17. Role of ornamental seed pods in beautification of house and garden and their medicinal significanceNegi, K.S, Tiwari, V., Singh, P., Mehta, Rawat, R.National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (ICAR-NBPGR),Regional Station, Bhowali -263 132 Niglat, Distt. Nainital, Uttarakhand, IndiaSection (C) INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS 18. Non-timber forest products: current status and developmentAlice LudvigUniversity of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, BOKU, Peter Jordan Str. 82, 1190, Vienna, Austria19. Marketing of non-timber forest products: a growing commercial sectorFranz K. Huber, Yang Yongping, and Sun Weibang Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Heilongtan, Kunming 650204, China20. International market prospects of non-timber forest productsTerry C.H. SunderlandAfrican Rattan Research programme PO BOX 437, Limbe, Cameroon 21. Various bamboos and canes from forest R. C. Sundriyal, T. C. Upreti and R. VaruniG.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development, North East Unit, Vivek Vihar, Itanagar 791 113, Arunachal Pradesh, India22. Forest as a source of natural dye materialVenkatasubramanian SivakumarChemical Engineering Division, Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Adyar, Chennai 600 020, India23. Fibre from forest and their importance in modern timeDeepti, Archana BachhetiDepartment of Environment Science, Graphic Era University, Dehradun - 248002, Uttarakhand, India24. Silk from forest, farms and cultivated plantsFritz VollrathDepartment of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3PS, UK25. Pulp and paper from forestTesema hailu, R.K. BachhetiDepartment of Industrial Chemistry, College of Applied Science, Addis Ababa Science and Technology University, Addis Ababa, P.O. Box-16417, Ethiopia26. Physico-chemical properties and application of some non-cultivated oil-bearing seeds Berrin BozanFaculty of Engineering and Architecture, Department of Chemical Engineering, Anadolu University, 26470 Eskisehir, Turkey27. Useful products of insect’s origin from forestsRameshwar Singh RattanEntomology and Pesticide Residue Analysis Laboratory, Hill Area Tea Sciences (HATS) Division, Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (CSIR), Post Box-6, Palampur 176061, Himachal Pradesh, India28. Aromatic oils from forest and their application Miriam A. ApelInstituto de Química, USP, Av. Lineu Prestes 748 B11 T 05508-900 São Paulo, SP BrazilSection (D) COSMETICS PRODUCTS29. Commercial, cosmetic and medicinal importance of Sandal (Santalum album): a valuable forest resourceC. C. Giri, C. Anjaneyulu Centre for Plant Molecular Biology (CPMB), OsmaniaUniversity, Hyderabad, 500 007, AP, India30. Essential oil from forest and their cosmetic applicationsGledson V. BianconiMülleriana: Soc. Fritz Müller of Natural Sciences. PO Box 19093, 81531‐980, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil31. Use of non-timber forest products in beauty care Md. Abdul HalimDepartment of Forestry and Environmental Science, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, BangladeshBIBLIOGRAPHYGLOSSARYINDEX
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Tools for Landscape-Scale Geobotany and
Book SynopsisThis book contains the papers presented at the conferences of the International Association Vegetation Science of Pirenopolis (2016) on Applied Mapping for Conservation and Management: from Plant and of Palermo (2017) on Vegetation Patterns in relation to multi-scale levels of ecological complexity: from associations to geoseries. The reports refer to general themes (semiological bases of mapping, dynamic-catenal mapping, nature conservation, plant biodiversity, biogeography, and geosynphytosociology) and their application to vegetation in different parts of the world (Andes of Bolivia, California, Kaga Coast in Japan, Southeastern USA, Morocco, Europe: Carpathians mountains, Swiss Alps, Sicily, Southern Portugal, Spain, and French Atlantic coastal). One of the benefits of the book is that it offers the possibility of comparing the different methodologies used in very different types of vegetation in the world (Boreal, Mediterranean, Tropical, Neotropical, etc.). The book is intended for researchers, Ph.D. students, and university professors.Table of ContentsBasic semiologic principles to define coherent color palettes for vegetation mapping.- Plant species distributions and ecological complexity: mapping sampling-effort bias explicitly.- Mapping of biogeographical territories: flora, vegetation and landscape criteria.- Dynamic-catenal vegetation mapping as a tool for ecologic restoration, conservation and policy.- Climate Change, Wetland Management and Alpaca Pastoralism in the Bolivian High Andes Mountains.- Essays on geobotanic mapping in the Andes of Bolivia, with particular reference to the conservation status of vegetation.- Using geobotanical tools to map and assess ecosystem services (MAES) in southern Portugal.- Spatial representation of plant diversity at geographical scale: the Italian experience.- Cognitive mapping of forest fragments.- California ultramafic vegetation: a phytosociological update.- Plant associations of the Petasition officinalis alliance in the east Carpathians (Călimani and Gurghiu Mountains).- Arthrocaulon (Arthrocnemum) macrostachyum plant communites in the Iberian Peninsula, Balaeric and Canary Islands (Spain and Portugal).- Geosynphytosociological typology of the French atlantic coastal rocky cliffs vegetations.- Symphytosociology: a tool for landscape monitoring: case study from the Swiss Alps.- Why does Mediterranean vegetation seem so diverse?.- Coastal dune vegetation zonation in Italy: squeezed between environmental drivers and threats.- Topographic and other constraints on evergreen broad-leaved forests in the southeastern USA.- Role of riparian zones in reducing pollution of surface and ground water, and increasing agricultural production nutrient acquisition and storage in river catchments.- Vegetation and flora of sacred natural sites in northwestern Morocco – landscape context and conservation value.- The Kaga Coast in Japan: Natural ecosystem and cultural landscape insuring biodiversity.- Species and habitat biodiversity measurement and conservation at different fine scales.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Climate Change and the Microbiome: Sustenance of the Ecosphere
Book SynopsisThis book highlights the impact of climate change on the soil microbiome and its subsequent effects on plant health, soil-plant dynamics, and the ecosphere. It also discusses emerging ideas to counteract these effects, e.g., through agricultural applications of functional microbes, to ensure a sustainable ecosystem.Climate change is altering the soil microbiome distributions and thus the interactions in microbiome and plant‐soil microorganism. Improvement of our understanding of microbe-microbe and plant-microbe interaction under changing climatic conditions is essential, because the overall impact of these interactions under varying adverse environmental conditions is lacking. This book has been designed to understand the impact of climate change, i.e., mainly salt and drought stress, on the soil microbiome and its impact on plant, yield, and the ecosphere.The book is organized into four parts: The first part reviews the impact of climate change on the diversity and richness of the soil microbiome. The second part addresses effects of climate change on plant health. The third part discusses effects on soil-plant dynamics and functionality, e.g., soil productivity. The final part deals with the effects of climate change on ecosystem functioning and also discusses potential solutions.The book will appeal to students and researchers working in the area of soil science, agriculture, molecular biology, plant physiology, and biotechnology. Table of Contents
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Scaling-up Solutions for Farmers: Technology,
Book SynopsisThis book provides a unique account of cross-sectoral innovations through efficient partnerships based on the hands-on experience of internationally renowned contributors specialised in the field of Science of Delivery. The challenges and lessons learned from large development initiatives based in Asia, and from the work undertaken by international research institutions, such as the FAO, are brought together in this book to benefit development agencies, policy makers, corporates, post graduate students, farmers’ organizations, and those involved in supplying agricultural inputs and/or buying agricultural produce, particularly in developing countries within Asia and Africa. Through a number of case studies the book describes how the consortium approach of capacity building for equitable and efficient benefits, collective action, and convergence, will benefit millions of small farm-holders in different regions of AsiaTable of ContentsChapter 1. Death Valley of Impacts Why in Agriculture, how to Cross it with Scaling-up Strategy to Achieve Impacts?- Chapter 2. Agro-ecologies- Soils and Water Regimes and Impacts of Climate Change as Challenges for Impacts of Scaling-up. .- Chapter 3. Empowerment of Stakeholders an Essential Component for Effective and Efficient Service Delivery in Rural Areas. Tapas Bhattacharya and Suhas P. Wani.- Chapter 4. Seeing is Believing- Participatory Integrated Demonstrations of Improved Technologies for Scaling-up through Building Partnerships for Impacts.- Chapter 5. Journey of Neglected Underutilised Crops to Future Smart Crops for Achieving Zero Hunger Challenge.- Chapter 6. Pulses Production Revolution in India Through Rice-Fallows Management.- Chapter 7. Sustainable Intensification of Food systems through lentil and Grass Peas in Asia.- Chapter 8. Environment -friendly Direct Seeding Rice Technology to Foster Sustainable Rice Production.- Chapter 9. Sustainable Intensification of Potato Production in Asia through Scaling-up.- Chapter 10. Scaling-up Technology Adoption for Enhancing Water Use Efficiency in India.- Chapter 11. Scaling-up of Conservation Agriculture for Climate Resilient Agriculture in Indo Gangetic Plains.- Chapter 12. Enabling Institutions, Policies, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Mechanism: A Must for Scaling-up for Impact.- Chapter 13. Success Stories from Scaling-up Initiatives with State Governments and Corporates in India, China and Thailand.- Chapter 14. Lessons Learnt and Way Forward to Benefit Millions of Farmers.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Emerging Nanomaterials for Advanced Technologies
Book SynopsisOver the past decade the world has seen the rise of the fascinating and diverse field currently recognized as nanotechnology. This book covers a broad spectrum of topics within nanotechnology, including synthesis techniques, various innovative characterization techniques, growth mechanisms of nanomaterials, the physics and chemistry of nanomaterials, diverse functionalization methods, and the various applications of nanomaterials in biology, therapeutics, energy, food science, and environmental science. It also discusses applications of nanostructured materials, integrative applications such as nano- and micro-electronic sensor devices, as well as agricultural and environmental remediation applications. The book also includes a discussion of advances in functionalized nanomaterials (0D, 1D, 2D and 3D) and covers the early stages of the development of functionalized nanostructures, considering the future for 2D nanomaterials and 3D objects. Additionally, it includes a chapter on nanomaterial research development that highlights work on the life-cycle analysis of nanostructured materials and toxicity aspects.This book proves useful for researchers and professionals working in the field of nanomaterials and green technology, as well as in the field of nanotechnology. It should be useful to students and specialized researchers in a number of disciplines ranging from biology, chemistry, and materials science to engineering and manufacturing in both academia and industry.Table of ContentsPrefaceChapter 1: Facile Synthesis of Silver Nanocoated Cotton Fabrics from Medicinal Plant Leaf Extract Against Nosocomial InfectionKalitha Parveen P. and Christobher S.PG Department of Zoology, Hajee Karutha Rowther Howdia College of Arts and Science, Uuthamapalayam. Tamil Nadu, IndiaNallamuthu Gounder Mahalingam College, Pollachi, Tamil Nadu, IndiaChapter 2: Biomimetic Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles from Medicinal Plants and Its Impact on A431 Epidermoid Cancer Cell LinesChristobher S. and Kalitha Parveen P.Department of Zoology, Nallamuthu Gounder Mahalingam College, Pollachi, Tamil Nadu, IndiaHajee Karutha Rowther Howdia College of Arts and Science, Uuthamapalayam. Tamil Nadu, IndiaChapter 3: Role of Nanomaterials in Rheumatoid ArthritisHaripriya Kuchi Bhotla and Arun MeyyazhaganDept of Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, ItalyInternational Centre of Neuroscience and Genomic Medicine, 15165 Corunna, SpainChapter 4: Nanoparticles in Food Science and PackagingMohamed Yousuff, Mohamed Imran, Naxar Reehana et al.PG & Research Department of Zoology, Jamal Mohamed College (Autonomous), Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, IndiaChapter 5: Application of Nanomaterials in Heavy Metal Remediation and Pollution ControlMohamed Ibrahim Salahudeen, Kannan Maharajan and Panneer Selvam MohanaDepartment of Zoology, Jamal Mohamed College, Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu, 620020, IndiaChapter 6: Comparison of Biophysical Characters and Insecticidal Potential of Silver Nanoparticles Assisted by Citrus medica, Tagetes lemmonii and Tarenna asiatica ExtractsPeter KleinDepartment of Entomology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, United StatesChapter 7: Review on Recent Advanced Synthetic Methods of NanomaterialsAnnakodi Tamilarasan, Siva Daniel Ajay Samuel, Ravi Visvanand et al.Dept of Biotechnology, Rathnavel Subramaniam College of Arts and Science, Sulur, Coimbatore-641402, Tamil Nadu, IndiaChapter 8: Heterostructured Nanomaterials for Supercapacitor ApplicationsVetha Potheher, K. Prabha and M. RaziaDept of Physics, Anna University, Tiruchirappalli - 620024, Tamil Nadu, IndiaDepartment of Physics, Mother Teresa Women's University, Kodaikanal-624102,Tamil Nadu, IndiaDepartment of Biotechnology, Mother Teresa Women's University, Kodaikanal,Tamil Nadu, IndiaChapter 9: Rare Earthmetals, Transition Metals, Doped Metal Oxide NanoparticlesHaripriya Kuchi Bhotla and Arun MeyyazhaganDept of Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, ItalyInternational Centre of Neuroscience and Genomic Medicine, 15165 Corunna, SpainChapter 10: Biogenic Metallic Nanoparticles for Diagnosis and Treatment of Lung CancerUma Maheshwari Nallal V., K. Prabha, I. Vetha Potheher and M. RaziaDepartment of Biotechnology, Mother Teresa Women's University, Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu, IndiaDepartment of Physics, Mother Teresa Women's University, Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu, IndiaDepartment of Physics, Anna University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, IndiaChapter 11: Applicability of Nanomaterials in Microbial Fuel Cells as Cathode CatalystsVikash Kumar, Prasanta Pattanayak and Subrata HaitDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Patna, Bihar, IndiaDepartment of Polymer Science and Technology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal, IndiaChapter 12: Pollutant Removal from Coffee Industry Wastewater Using Polymer-Based Nano-Adsorbent as a Novel and Promising New Generation AdsorbentKashif Rasool and Dae Sung LeeDepartment of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University, 80 Daehak-ro, Buk-gu, Daegu 41566, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul 04763, Republic of KoreaHamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar Research Foundation, QatarChapter 13: A Review on the Application of Biogenic Metal Oxide Nanomaterials in Textile Wastewater TreatmentK.G. Ahila, C. Thamarai Selvi and M. VasanthyDepartment of Biotechnology, Udaya College of Arts and Science, Ammandivillai Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, IndiaDepartment of Biotechnology, Mother Teresa Women’s University, Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu, IndiaDepartment of Environmental Biotechnology, Bhrathidasan University, Trichy, Tamil Nadu IndiaChapter 14: Advanced Two-Dimensional Transition Metal Carbides and Nitrides for Wastewater Treatment ApplicationsAsif Shahzad, Rida Fatima, Kashif Rasool and Dae Sung LeeDepartment of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University, 80 Daehak-ro, Buk-gu, Daegu 41566, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul 04763, Republic of KoreaHamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar Research Foundation, QatarChapter 15: Carbon Nanomaterials for the Remediation of Industrial EffluentsP.K. Selvi, P. Saranya, N. Vinayagamoorthy and S. SwarnalathaWaste Management Division, Central Pollution Control Board, Parivesh Bhawan East Arjun Nagar, Delhi, IndiaMinistry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, New Delhi, IndiaDept of Env. Health Engineering, Faculty of Public Health, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education & Research, Porur, ChennaiEnv. Science and Eng. Division, Central Leather Research Institute, Adyar, Chennai, IndiaChapter 16: Impact of Nanomaterials on Solid Waste ManagementRam K. Ganguly and Susanta K. ChakrabortyDepartment of Zoology, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore-721102, West Bengal, IndiaChapter 17: Agent Nanoencapsulation: A New Approach in Pest ManagementPeter KleinDepartment of Entomology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, United StatesChapter 18: Potential Applications of Nanomaterials in Agronomy: An African InsightHupenyu A. Mupambwa, Adornis D. Nciizah, Patrick Nyambo and Ernest DubeSam Nujoma Marine and Coastal Resources Research Centre, Sam Nujoma Campus, University of Namibia, Henties Bay, NamibiaAgricultural Research Council – Institute for Soil, Climate and Water, Pretoria, South AfricaDepartment of Agronomy, University of Fort Hare, Alice Campus, Alice, South AfricaSchool of Natural Resources Management, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, George Campus, South AfricaChapter 19: Application of Emerging Nanomaterials in Animal Origin Products and Packaging from IndonesiaAndi FebrisiantosaResearch Unit for Natural Product Technology (BPTBA)—Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), Yogyakarta 55861, IndonesiaBibliographyIndex
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Baccharis: From Evolutionary and Ecological
Book SynopsisThis book has a broad scope and provides a comprehensive overview of the most up-to-date knowledge of the plant genus Baccharis. The book is organized into four major topics encompassing the evolution, ecology, chemistry, as well as environmental and medical applications of the genus. This publication is a major reference for an audience of practising researchers, academics, PhD students, and other scientists in a wide-ranging collection of fields, from Sociology to Medicine to bioeconomy.Table of ContentsTable of Contents Front Matter Part I: Ecological and Evolutionary pathways Front Matter Chapter 1: The Ecological and Applied Potential of Baccharis G. Wilson Fernandes, Yumi Oki and Milton Barbosa Chapter 2: Baccharis: Diversity and Distribution Gustavo Heiden Chapter 3: The Evolution of Genetic Studies of Baccharis Patrícia de Abreu Moreira, Heloiza Navarro de Novaes, G. Wilson Fernandes Chapter 4: Intersexual Differences in Demography, Resource Investment, and Herbivory in Baccharis Evelyn M. Frazier, Jhonathan O. Silva, Mário M. Espírito-Santo, Tatiana Cornelissen and G. Wilson Fernandes Chapter 5: Multitrophic and Indirect Interactions in the Baccharis dracunculifolia System Milton Barbosa, Graziella França Monteiro and G. Wilson Fernandes Chapter 6: Endophytic Fungi of Baccharis Yumi Oki, Lucas Arantes-Garcia, Renata Maia, Michel Stórquio Belmiro, Isabela Maria Nascimento, Ary Correa Junior, Geraldo Wilson Fernandes Chapter 7: Baccharis as Nurse Plants Ramón Perea, Marta Peláez and G. Wilson Fernandes Chapter 8: Biological Invasion by Baccharis Adrián Lázaro-Lobo, Gary N. Ervin, Lidia Caño and F. Dane Panetta Part II: Structure and Chemistry of Baccharis Front Matter Chapter 9: Morpho-anatomical Characteristics of Species of Baccharis Jane Manfron Budel, Paulo Vitor Farago, Ikhlas Ahmed Khan and Vijayasankar Raman Chapter 10: Essential Oils of Baccharis: Chemical Composition and Biological Activities Jane Manfron Budel, Vijayasankar Raman, Ikhlas Ahmed Khan and Paulo Vitor Farago Chapter 11: Flavonoids of Baccharis Simone dos Santos Grecco, Deborah Pelosi Sessa and João Henrique Ghilardi Lago Chapter 12: Chemistry and Biological Activities of Phenolic Compounds from Baccharis Genus Jairo Kenupp Bastos and Caroline Arruda Chapter 13: Baccharis Terpenoid Compounds Sérgio Ricardo Ambrósio, Mário Ferreira Conceição Santos, Larissa Costa Oliveira, Ana Lúcia Bassi, Jairo Kenupp Bastos, and Rodrigo Cassio Sola Veneziani Chapter 14: Macrocyclic Trichothecenes of Baccharis Alessandra Caroline Montes Frade, Maria Beatriz de Oliveira Rabelo, Priscilla Rodrigues Valadares Campana, Rodrigo Maia de Pádua and Fernão Castro Braga Chapter 15: Livestock Intoxication by Baccharis Claudio S. L. Barros and Bruce B. Jarvis Part III: Baccharis: Applications and Innovations Front Matter Chapter 16: An Overview of the Cultural and Popular Use of Baccharis Mara Rejane Ritter, Anderson Luiz Christ, Aline de Mello Zevieski and Marina Fülber Chapter 17: CPQBA 1: First Cultivar Registered and Protected From a Brazilian Medicinal Plant Ilio Montanari Jr Chapter 18: Perspectives of Baccharis Secondary Metabolites as Sources for New Anticancer Drug Candidates Christiane Contigli, Elaine Maria de Souza-Fagundes, Warne Pedro de Andrade, Jacqueline Aparecida Takahashi, Yumi Oki and Geraldo Wilson Fernandes Chapter 19: Innovation and Knowledge of Prospective Studies on the Genus Baccharis Mariana Bonifácio Amancio, Yumi Oki, Geraldo Wilson Fernandes, Carla Rago, Aristóteles Góes-Neto, Vasco Ariston de Carvalho Azevedo Part IV: Propolis of Baccharis Chapter 20: Chemical Constituents and Antioxidant Properties of Green Propolis Shigenori Kumazawa Chapter 21: Possible Role of Propolis-derived Components in the Prevention and Treatment of Obesity and Diabetes Takanori Tsuda Chapter 22: Effects of the Green Propolis on the Immune Response José Maurício Sforcin and Marco Biagi Chapter 23: From Innovation to Market: an Analysis of the Propolis Production Chain Frederico Ivair Santiago de Oliveira, Yumi Oki, Fernando M. Resende, Patrícia Angrisano, Dian Carlos Pinheiro Rosa, Lucas Arantes-Garcia, G. Wilson Fernandes
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Estuarine Acidification: Exploring the Situation
Book SynopsisThis book provides a cross-sectoral, multi-disciplinary assessment of different problems associated with estuarine acidification with special thrust on mangrove dominated Indian Sundarban estuaries. The arms of ocean acidification have extended to coastal and estuarine waters, where a wide spectrum of biodiversity thrives with unique adaptation extending several ecosystem services. Impact of acidification in these areas is a matter of concern as acidification potentially has more immediate effects on the health of estuaries and inshore regions as well as regional economies. Ground zero data collected for more than three decades have made the book stand on a strong base.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Estuarine Acidification: An overviewChapter 2: Estuaries of Indian Sundarbans: A Test Bed for Acidification Study Chapter 3: Impact of Acidification on Fishes Chapter 4: Impact of Acidification on Molluscs Chapter 5: Impact of Acidification on Plankton Chapter 6: Impact of Acidification on Ecosystem Services of Sundarban Estuaries Chapter 7: Regulatory Role of Blue Carbon in Estuarine Acidification Chapter 8: Estuarine Acidification: Management and Mitigation
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Global Change in Atlantic Coastal Patagonian
Book SynopsisThis book provides an integrated view of Atlantic coastal Patagonian ecosystems, including the physical environment, biodiversity and the main ecological processes, together with their derived ecosystem services and anthropogenic impacts. It focuses on the key components of the aquatic ecosystem, covering the lower levels (plankton) to the top predators like large mammals and birds, before turning to human beings as consumers and shapers of coastal marine resources. The book then presents an overview of how organisms that constitute the aquatic food webs have changed through time and how they likely will soon change due to global change processes and anthropogenic pressures. In this regard it offers a wealth of information such as long-term patterns in physical / atmospheric processes, biodiversity and the distribution of marine organisms, as well as the results of experimental studies designed to understand their responses under future scenarios shaped by both climate change and anthropogenic pressures. The book also covers various aspects of the past, present and potential future relationship of human beings with Patagonian coastal environments, including the utilization of sea products, tourism, and growth of cities.Table of ContentsPart I - The abiotic environment.- Chapter 1 - Climate variability and change in Patagonia region.- Chapter 2 - Patagonian sea: the physical environment.- Chapter 3 - Geological changes in coastal areas of Patagonia.- Part II - The biota in Patagonian coastal waters.- Chapter 4 - Life in the Patagonian seas through geological time.- Chapter 5 - Towards an understanding of the functioning and structure of plankton from Patagonia under a global change scenario: Lessons from univariable to mutivariable approaches.- Chapter 6 - Marine macroalgae in a changing world: what do we know and what do we still need to know.- Chapter 7 - Impact of global change on invertebrates.- Chapter 8 - Fishes changes in marine ichthyofaunas off Patagonia: species composition, biogeographic and functional patterns.- Chapter 9 - Long-term population trends of Patagonian marine mammals and their ecosystem interactions.- Chapter 10 - Long-term ecology studies in Patagonian seabirds: the case of the Imperial Cormorant, the Magellanic Penguin and other key species.- Chapter 11 - Ecological Interactions.- Part III - Human beings in Patagonian coasts.- Chapter 12 - The evolution in the utilization of sea resources by hunter-gatherers of Central Patagonian coast during the Holocene.- Chapter 13 - Fisheries and aquaculture in Patagonia: status trends and future perspectives.- Chapter 14 - The relationship of Patagonian societies with the sea, influences in their development and contributions to their wellbeing.- Chapter 15 - Futures of Patagonia: urban and tourist prospective in the next Anthropocene.- Chapter 16 - Conservation of coastal environments.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Greening Cities by Growing Food: A Political
Book SynopsisThis book examines how urban agriculture (UA) is valued in the sustainable city. Through a comparative examination of UA projects in four cities across the Americas – Rosario, Argentina; Toronto, Canada; Medellín, Colombia; and Charlotte, USA – the book illustrates local manifestations of the socio-ecological dimensions of the global food system, and traces theoretical and empirical explanations for the impact of global political economic structures (sustainable neoliberalism) on local efforts to promote social and environmental goals through UA. The study contributes to literature on UA, sustainability, and urban geography through examining the ability of marginalized communities to compete for land on which to grow produce in contribution to their food security, livelihoods, communities, and environments, and will be of interest to UA practitioners, students, and scholars of geography, sociology, sustainability studies, environmental studies, and food studies.This project is distinctive for its global - local orientation that uses local cases to shed light on global phenomena relating to sustainability, neoliberalism, and policy mobilities. It is also important for its qualitative approach to understanding the perceived value of UA. Throughout the research, stakeholders emphasized the qualitative values of UA (such as social integration for new immigrants) that are not easily captured in statistical representations of the economic value of a given piece of urban land. As such, this book seeks to contribute to understanding about the contributions UA makes to a city beyond the food produced, and fill gaps in literature regarding the local manifestations of global policy in UA projects seeking to address both sustainability and social justice objectives.Table of ContentsChapter 1-Introduction.- Chapter 2-Entanglements of social justice, sustainability governance, and land tenure: A review of the literature.- Chapter 3-Producing uneven development through a focus on market gardens.- Chapter 4-“It is not about the food”: Qualitative valuations of urban agriculture.- Chapter 5-Stewarding the environmental commons.- Chapter 6-A way forward.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Biorights: The Neo-economic Conservation Paradigm
Book SynopsisThis book evaluates local conservation successes of global south in the climate milieu, as an empirical evidence of ‘Bio-rights’ of commons at community-ecosystem interface for sustainable intensification of nature’s goods and services. Bio-rights is a right-based neo-economic conservation paradigm that compensates the opportunity costs incurred in conservation efforts by the marginal communities, living near globally important ecosystems and dependent on it for their livelihood, through payments from environment services. The book would bring forth the true value of circular economic interventions in socio-ecological conservation, shaped through sustainable human interactions with nature. This multilevel study of conservation science serves an interdisciplinary academia, consistent with conventions on climate change, bio-diversity and sustainable development, to establish links between conservation priorities and development objectives. Herein, Bio-rights is introduced as a ‘design approach’ for production linked sustainable development, supplemented with case studies from the east.Table of ContentsPrefaceList of ContributorsList of AbbreviationsChapter 1. Introduction to Biorights (Malancha Dey (Roy))Chapter 2. Rights Based Approach in Conservation (Malancha Dey (Roy))Chapter 3. Biorights of Commons (Dipayan Dey)Chapter 4. Biorights as a Financial Mechanism (R. Gopichandran, Dipayan Dey)Chapter 5. Economics of Biorights (Joyashree Roy and Dipayan Dey)Chapter 6. Biorights in Local Context (Dipayan Dey)Chapter 7. Biorights in the Climate Milieu (Dipayan Dey et. al.)Chapter 8. Biorights in Pandemic Crisis (Amitava Aich et. al.)Index
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Stable Isotopes in Tree Rings: Inferring
Book SynopsisThis Open Access volume highlights how tree ring stable isotopes have been used to address a range of environmental issues from paleoclimatology to forest management, and anthropogenic impacts on forest growth. It will further evaluate weaknesses and strengths of isotope applications in tree rings. In contrast to older tree ring studies, which predominantly applied a pure statistical approach this book will focus on physiological mechanisms that influence isotopic signals and reflect environmental impacts. Focusing on connections between physiological responses and drivers of isotope variation will also clarify why environmental impacts are not linearly reflected in isotope ratios and tree ring widths. This volume will be of interest to any researcher and educator who uses tree rings (and other organic matter proxies) to reconstruct paleoclimate as well as to understand contemporary functional processes and anthropogenic influences on native ecosystems. The use of stable isotopes in biogeochemical studies has expanded greatly in recent years, making this volume a valuable resource to a growing and vibrant community of researchers.Table of ContentsPART I INTRODUCTION: 1. Isotope Dendrochronology: Historical Perspective.- 2. Dendrochronology: Fundamentals and Innovations.- 3. Anatomical, developmental and physiological bases of tree-ring formation in relation to environmental factors.- PART II METHODS: 4. Sample collection and preparation for annual and intra-annual tree-ring isotope chronologies.- 5. Stable isotope signatures of wood, its constituents and methods of cellulose extraction.- 6. Tree-Ring Stable Isotope Measurements: The Role of Quality Assurance and Quality Control to Ensure High Quality Data.- 7. Newer Developments in Tree-Ring Stable Isotope Methods.- PART III: ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATIONS FROM SOURCE TO WOOD: 8. Isotopes – terminology, definitions and properties.- 9. Carbon isotope effects in relation to CO2 assimilation by tree canopies.- 10. Environmental, physiological and biochemical processes determining the oxygen isotope ratio of tree-ring cellulose.- 11. The stable hydrogen isotopic signature: From source water to tree rings.- 12. Nitrogen isotopes in tree rings – Challenges and prospects.-13. Postphotosynthetic fractionation in leaves, phloem and stem.- PART IV PHYSIOLOGICAL INTERPRETATIONS: 14. Environmental fingerprints in tree-ring stable isotopes: Limits and strengths in mirroring environmental impacts.- 15. Post-photosynthetic carbon, oxygen and hydrogen isotope signal transfer to tree rings – how timing of cell formations and turnover of stored carbohydrates affect intra-annual isotope variations.- 16. Probing tree physiology using the dual-isotope approach.- 17. Intrinsic water-use efficiency derived from stable carbon isotopes of tree-rings.- PART V: ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS IMPACTING THE ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION:18. Spatial and temporal variations in plant source water: O and H isotope ratiosfrom precipitation to xylem water.- 19. Climate signals in stable isotope tree ring records.- 20. Stable isotopes in tree rings of Boreal Forests.- 21. Stable isotopes in tree rings of Mediterranean Forests.- 22. Stable isotopes in tree rings of Tropical forests.- 23. Forest Management and Tree-Ring Isotopes.- 24. Impact of increasing CO2, and air pollutants (NOx, SO2, O3) on the stable isotope ratios in tree rings.- 25. Insect and pathogen influences on tree-ring stable isotopes.- 26. Process-based ecophysiological models of tree-ring stable isotopes.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Energy Justice: Climate Change Mitigation and
Book SynopsisThis book offers an insight into climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies and discusses energy justice issues within this framework. The concepts of sustainability and sustainable development have become popular among local communities, international policymakers, and researchers. In addition to these important topics, themes such as climate justice, environmental justice, global energy justice, ecological justice, sustainable justice, and procedural justice remain attractive to scholars and researchers internationally. In this book, scholars elaborate on various responses to human-induced climate change, calling for action, mitigation, and adaptation, and encouraging further thorough analysis and research in the field. Table of ContentsChapter 1: Energy and Environmental Justice. By Elena V. Shabliy and Dmitry Kurochkin.- Chapter 2: The Forgotten Impacts of Waste Disposal and Intergenerational Justice. By Kelly Tzoumis and Cynthia Boyer.- Chapter 3: Nomadic Power: The Case of Solar Panels in Mongolia. By Allison Hahn.- Chapter 4: Semantics of Cleanliness. By Atsuhide Ito.- Chapter 5: Destined for Coal? A “Hierarchy of Harms” and the Prospects of Renewable Energy in Kosovo. By Bengü Aydın Dikmen and Didem Buhari Gülmez.- Chapter 6: Appraising the Sustainability Aspect in Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Discourse: The Case of Uganda.- By Alex Ronald Mwangu.- Chapter 7: Brazil’s Green Energy: Today and Tomorrow. By Eugene M. Khartukov and Ellen E. Starostina.- Chapter 8: Trade Justice, Human Rights, and the Case of Palm Oil. By Irene Hadiprayitno and Sine Bağatur.- Chapter 9: Energy Justice Across Generations. By Chaitanya Motupalli.- Conclusion.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Land Quality and Sustainable Urban Forms:
Book SynopsisIn the panorama of studies related to the ability of lands to support both natural processes and agricultural production activities, this research introduces a still unexplored or under-studied theme which is that of the relationship between urban sprawl in its various forms and land quality.The first part of the book is dedicated to the motivations and the theoretical premises from which the research originates, connected to the concept of land and those of sustainable urban form. The second part concerns the complex path towards a sustainable use of land, both in terms of institutional and regulatory measures, and in terms of knowledge and understanding of soil degradation processes. This research focuses on the Mediterranean area which is discussed in more detail in the third part. In this part of Europe we try to establish relationships between settlement dynamics and land quality: here fragile ecosystems are diffused both from a biological point of view. physical as well as socio-economic, here we find landscapes that are particularly sensitive to land degradation processes (subject to land degradation, considered the antipodes of land quality) and which in recent decades have been particularly affected by anthropic pressure.In the fourth part, an analysis is presented concerning 76 metropolitan areas representative of southern Europe. The methodology used in this analysis is based on the relationship that exists between soil sealing (or soil waterproofing) and land degradation (or land degradation) aimed at an interpretation, at the metropolitan scale, of how in southern Europe the pattern of Urbanization (compact, dispersive, intermediate) affects the land's ability to support both natural processes and agricultural production activities in a diversified way. In particular, the data on land quality and data on land use were considered together in order to analyze the processes of urban growth and the occupation of productive land for a very large area that includes Greece, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal and some parts of the Adriatic coast.There is still a long way to go, in terms of sharing, integration and definition of strategies aimed at achieving certain targets. A necessary and innovative look towards land quality could help to consider the protection of the soil as a whole, even at the planning level.Table of ContentsFOREWORDINTRODUCTION- THE UNEVEN TRANSFORMATION OF URBAN EUROPE- SUSTAINABLE URBAN FORMS AND SOCIOECONOMIC CHANGE-FROM LAND TO LANDSCAPETOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE USE OF LAND. CURRENT POLICIES COPING WITH ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION- THE POLICY FRAMEWORK-LAND QUALITY AND SOIL SEALINGMEDITERRANEAN EUROPE, A FRAGILE LANDSCAPE. METROPOLITAN GROWTH AND URBAN SPRAWL- THE INTRINSIC FRAGILITY OF MEDITERRANEAN PERI-URBAN LANDSCAPES-FROM DISPERSED CITIES TO METROPOLITAN NETWORKS-THE MEDITERRANEAN CITY AS AN ENTROPIC SPACE-THREE PROTAGONISTS OF URBAN SPRAWLSOIL CONSUMPTION AND URBAN GROWTH IN MEDITERRANEAN EUROPE-THE LINK BETWEEN URBAN EXPANSION AND LAND QUALITYPRESERVING LAND QUALITY IN EUROPEAN METROPOLIS-MANAGEMENT AND GOVERNANCE ASPECTS--CULTURAL ASPECTS AND GOOD PRACTICESCONCLUSIONSGLOSARYINDEX OF FIGURESINDEX OF TABLESREFERENCES
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Environmental Degradation: Challenges and
Book SynopsisThis book discusses problems, challenges, and mitigation strategies in the wake of environmental degradation. It suggests proactive solutions to problems of environmental degradation for strategic planning as well as their effective delivery, and problems arising due to growth in population, industry, and land use change. The uniqueness of the book is its broader spectrum of coverage with related interconnections and interdependence of various aspects. Presenting a wide spectrum of viewpoints and approaches, the book covers topics, such as deforestation impacts (land use and land cover, soil erosion); impacts on climate change and human health; treatment of industrial, municipal, biological waste disposal and their impacts on soil, water, and air; recovery/remediation processes and technologies; impacts of pesticides and chemical fertilizers on soil degradation and groundwater; socio-economic environmental sustainability; and socio-economic health impacts. Particular focus is placed on strategic planning and methodological handling of environmental degradation and remediation through various processes and treatment technologies. This book will be useful to researchers, professionals, policy makers, and environmental engineers.Table of ContentsIntroduction.- 1 Causes of Degradation.- 2 Treatment or Remediation Technologies.- 3 Impacts of Degradation.- 4 Socio-economic Framework.- 5 Conclusions and Recommendations.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Biotremology: Physiology, Ecology, and Evolution
Book SynopsisBiotremology is a new and emerging discipline in biological sciences that covers all aspects of behavior associated with substrate-borne mechanical waves. This volume provides state-of-the-art reviews and technical contributions from leading experts and invited younger researchers on topics from signal production and transmission to perception in its ecological context. Reviews about the knowledge of well-studied groups are complemented with perspectives on the study of less-explored groups or contexts. Special attention is given to practical issues in measuring substrate-borne vibrations as well as to applied biotremology. The book appeals to all those interested in communication and vibrational behavior.Table of ContentsPart I. Studying Vibrational Behavior: Ideas, Concepts and History 1. Peggy S. M. Hill, Valerio Mazzoni, Peter Narins, Meta Virant-Doberlet & Andreas Wessel Quo Vadis, Biotremology? 2. Peggy S. M. Hill, Meta Virant-Doberlet & Andreas Wessel What is Biotremology? 3. John A. Endler Biotremology and Sensory Ecology 4. René-Guy Busnel, Francois Pasquinelly & Bernard Dumortier [transl. & ed. by Hannelore Hoch, Marie-Claire Busnel & Peggy S. M. Hill] Body Tremulations and their Transmission as Vibrations for Short Distance Information Transfer between Ephippiger Male and Female (1955) Part II. The State of the Field: Concepts and Frontiers in Vibrational Behavior 5. Sebastian Oberst, Joseph C. S. Lai & Theodore A. Evans Physical Basis of Vibrational Behavior: Channel Properties, Noise and Excitation signal extraction 6. Rafael L. Rodríguez Copulatory Courtship with Vibrational Signals 7. Andrej Čokl, Maria Carolina Blassioli-Moraes, Raul Alberto Laumann, Alenka Žunič & Miguel Borges Stinkbugs Multisensory Communication with Chemical and Vibratory Signals Transmitted Through Different Media Part III. Practical Issues in Studying Vibrational Behavior 8. Rok Šturm, Jernej Polajnar & Meta Virant-Doberlet Practical Issues in Studying Natural Vibroscape and Biotic Noise 9. Gašper Korinšek, Tadej Tuma & Meta Virant-Doberlet Automated Vibrational Signal Recognition and Playback Part IV. Vibration Detection and Orientation 10. Matthew J. Mason & Léa M. D. Wenger Mechanisms of Vibration Detection in Mammals 11. Johannes Strauß, Nataša Stritih Peljhan & Reinhard Lakes-Harlan Determining Vibroreceptor Sensitivity in Insects: The Influence of Experimental Parameters and Recording Techniques 12. Felix A. Hager & Wolfgang H. Kirchner Directionality in Insect Vibration Sensing: Behavioral Studies of Vibrational Orientation Part V. Biology and Evolution of Vibrational Behavior in Some Well-Studied Taxa 13. Caitlin O’Connell-Rodwell, Xiying Guan & Sunil Puria Vibrational Behavior in Elephants 14. Peter M. Narins Seismic Communication in the Amphibia with Special Emphases on the Anura 15. Monika J. B. Eberhard & Mike D. Picker Vibrational Communication in Heelwalkers (Mantophasmatodea) 16. Felix A. Hager, Kathrin Krausa & Wolfgang H. Kirchner Vibrational Behavior in Termites (Isoptera) Part VI. Applied Biotremology 17. Valerio Mazzoni, Rachele Nieri, Anna Eriksson, Meta Virant-Doberlet, Jernej Polajnar, Gianfranco Anfora & Andrea Lucchi Mating Disruption by Vibrational Signals: State of the Field and Perspectives 18. Shira D. Gordon & Rodrigo Krugner Mating Disruption by Vibrational Signals: Applications for Management of the Glassy-winged Sharpshooter 19. Jernej Polajnar, Lara Maistrello, Aya Ibrahim & Valerio Mazzoni Can Vibrational Playback Improve Control of an Invasive Stink bug? 20. Richard W. Mankin Vibrational Trapping and Interference with Mating of Diaphorina citri 21. Richard Hofstetter, Nicholas Aflitto, Carol L. Bedoya, Kasey Yturralde & David D. Dunn Vibrational Behavior in Bark Beetles: Applied Aspects Part VII. Outreach and Resources 22. Carrie L. Hall & Daniel R. Howard Shaking it up in the Classroom: Coupling Biotremology and Active Learning Pedagogy to Promote Authentic Discovery 23. Karl-Heinz Frommolt, Hannelore Hoch & Andreas Wessel Call for the Establishment of a VibroLibrary at the Animal Sound Archive Berlin 24. Tomas Saraceno, Ally Bisshop, Adrian Krell & Roland Mühlethaler The Arachnid Orchestras: Artistic Research in Vibrational Interspecies Communication 25. Matija Gogala and Boštjan Perovšek Bioacoustic Music Inspired by Biotremological Research
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Systematics, Evolution, and Ecology of
Book SynopsisThis book presents a synthesis of critical new information for the Melastomataceae, one of the ten richest families among flowering plants with over 5,800 species that has its diversity highly concentrated in tropical or subtropical areas. It describes the family’s global diversity and distribution and summarizes recent advances in systematics, evolution, biogeography, reproductive biology and ecology.Trade Review“The book Systematics, Evolution, and Ecology of Melastomataceae is a comprehensive and up-to-date synthesis of our knowledge on a fascinating, widely distributed, and highly diversified family of flowering plants. … I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in the Melastomataceae, or in tropical plant diversity in general. It is an essential resource for students, researchers, and conservationists.” (Marcelo Trovó, Brazilian Journal of Botany, Vol. 46 (4), 2023)Table of ContentsForeword Preface Section I – An introduction to Melastomataceae 1. Melastomataceae diversity and distribution 2. History of Classification of the Melastomataceae 3. General morphology and terminology 4. Historical biogeography of Melastomataceae Section II – Systematics 5. An overview of Melastomataceae classification and phylogenetics 6. Revisiting character evolution in the Myrtales and its bearing on classification: Should the circumscription of Melastomataceae include the “memecyloids”? 7. Systematics of Kibessieae 8. Systematics of Astronieae 9. Phylogeny and systematics of Henrietteeae 10. The tribe Miconieae: many genera or one genus? 11. Systematics and taxonomy of the Merianieae 12. Systematics of Bertolonieae and Trioleneae 13. Systematics of Blakeeae 14. The tribe Cyphostyleae; exceptions that prove the rules 15. Systematics of Sonerileae and Dissocheteae: creating order out of chaos 16. Systematics of Cambessedesieae 17. Systematics of Rhexieae 18. Systematics of Microlicieae 19. Systematic studies in the Neotropical tribe Marcetieae 20. Melastomateae: a review on the taxonomic history, morphology, molecular phylogeny and biogeography Section III – Evolution: Morphology, Biology, Reproduction and Biogeography 21. Comparative floral ontogeny of Melastomataceae 22. Seed morphological features in Melastomataceae 23. Patterns of Chromosome Number Diversity and Evolution in the Melastomataceae 24. Apomixis in Melastomataceae: Diversity of developmental mechanisms and ecological consequences 25. Pollination syndromes and flower diversification in Melastomataceae 26. Stamen diversity in Melastomataceae: morphology, color and function 27. Patterns of diversification of Miconia (Miconieae) in the Greater and Lesser Antilles 28. Colonization by Melastomataceae and its diversification in the Atlantic Forest 29. A review of the paleobotanical record of Melastomataceae Section IV – Ecology 30. Shapes of species responses to soil fertility in lowland Amazonian Melastomataceae 31. Seed germination ecology in Neotropical Melastomataceae 32. Seed dispersal ecology in Neotropical Melastomataceae 33. Myrmecophytism in the Melastomataceae Section V – Melastomataceae and humans 34. How non-native invasive Melastomataceae inform a greater understanding of the biology and genetics of the family Conclusion and future prospects
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Springer International Publishing AG Marine Pollution – Monitoring, Management and
Book SynopsisThe study of marine environments inevitably involves considering the problem of marine pollution, which includes questions that focus on the essential need to ensure the long-term health of these exceptional ecosystems and the lives and livelihoods they support. The open access textbook "Marine Pollution: monitoring, management and mitigation" approaches these questions in a practical and highly readable format. It gives newcomers to the field background and perspective through the first comprehensive, multidisciplinary exploration of the topic. The topic is indeed complex, requiring the integration of the natural sciences and chemistry with management, policymakers, industry and all of us who are users of the marine environment. The textbook was written by leading experts to especially prepare graduates for a career in marine pollution studies. At the same time, it is relevant for anyone invested in the marine environment with a will to reduce their impacts. The chapters can easily be used independently and are also connected through the cross-referencing of related content. The introductory chapter provides a historical account of marine pollution and explores the fundamental physicochemical conditions of seawater. Two full chapters cover the requisite resources for ensuring success in field and laboratory studies. Then, chapter by chapter the book dives into to the various types of marine pollutants. In closing, it discusses the challenges of understanding multiple stressors and presents mitigation and restoration practices, along with a global overview of marine pollution legislation. We envisioned this textbook as being open access for the very reason we created it: this topic calls for global contributions and champions, and financial restraints should not limit access to this knowledge.Table of ContentsOUR OCEANS 1. Introduction to our oceans.- 2. Marine pollution.- TYPES OF POLLUTION, THEIR BEHAVIOUR AND IMPACTS 3. Nutrients and eutrophication.- 4. Metals and metalloids.- 5. Oil and gas.- 6. Pesticides.- 7. Persistent organic pollutants.- 8. Radioactivity.- 9. Plastics and debris.- 10. Novel and emerging chemicals.- 11. Atmospheric gases and changing ocean chemistry.- 12. Multiple stressors and declining ecosystem resilience. TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES TO ASSESS POLLUTION 13. Measuring and understanding pollution cencentrations in the marine environment.- 14. Organism response and marine ecotoxicology.- 15. Ecological responses before and after impact assessment.- FUTURE PERSPECTIVES 16. Major concerns throughout geographic regions and preparedness for future threats.- 17. Connecting marine science and management.
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Springer International Publishing AG Sustainability of Southern African Ecosystems
Book SynopsisThis open access book about the sustainability of marine and terrestrial ecosystems in southern Africa provides a synthesis of the research program Science Partnerships for the Adaptation to Complex Earth System Processes (SPACES II, 2018-2022). It addresses the scientific, social, and economic issues related to climate change, its potential impacts on the various ecosystems, adaptations, and management interventions for enhancing systems resilience in Southern Africa. It is written by numerous scientists from African states and Germany and summarizes the latest research findings, which are of great relevance for a better understanding of climate change impacts, adaptations, and vulnerabilities as well as for developing management options and policy options to reduce the associated risks. This is crucial considering that the projected African population increase is exceptional. Furthermore, climate change is assumed to hit southern Africa extremely hard with a significant increase in extreme events and the frequency of severe droughts, heat waves, and flooding. Southern Africa hosts a high variety of ecosystems, which belongs to important biodiversity hotspots for unique flora and fauna. The surrounding oceans form, in turn, a bottle neck within the ocean’s global thermohaline circulation, act as a still poorly understood carbon sink and source and play an important role for fisheries as they are highly productive. Considering these important aspects, the book is an important interdisciplinary contribution to the scientific literature and will find a wide readership.The book is aimed at students, teachers, and scientists in the fields of terrestrial and marine ecology, environmental, nature and landscape planning, agriculture, environmental and resource management, biodiversity, and nature conservation, as well as scientists and representatives in specialised authorities and associations, nature conservationists, and policy makers of related disciplines.Table of Contents
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Springer International Publishing AG Climate Change and Environmental Impacts: Past,
Book SynopsisEarth’s climate varies even without human influence but the acceleration in the changing pattern with cause and effect by/to the civilisation is a matter of concern to scientists. These patterns are lessons to understand future trends and ways and means for mitigation. The extreme weather events in almost every region of the globe involving excessive loss of human life and property are causing anxiety in society and posing challenges before scientists and planners. Cyclical variations in the Earth’s climate occur at multiple time scales, from years to decades, centuries, and millennia. Cycles at each scale are caused by a variety of physical mechanisms. In the last 65 Ma only, there have been several cycles of glacial advances and retreat, with the abrupt end of the last ice age about 11,700 years ago marking the beginning of the modern climate era and human civilization. A multidisciplinary approach in studying the Earth’s changing climate will provide a holistic view and guide us in future planning and programming.Table of ContentsFloral Diversity and Climate Change in the Siwalik Succession.- Early Paleogene Megaflora of the Palaeoequatorial Climate: A Case Study from the Gurha Lignite Mine of Rajasthan, Western India.- Development of Cenogram Technique over the Past Six Decades with Some Insights into the Varied Habitats Occupied by Diverse Mammalian Communities Across Spain, China, and India Transiting the Middle Miocene Climatic Optimum.- Palynofloral Diversity During Mid-Miocene Warming in Kerala Basin, South-Western India: Palaeoclimatic Implications.- Non-Pollen Palynomorphs from the Late-Holocene Sediments of Majuli Island, Assam (Indo-Burma Region): Implications to Palaeoenvironmental Studies.- Climate Variability and Its Causal Mechanisms Over the Northeastern Indian Himalaya.- Quaternary Climate of Narmada Valley: A Case Study on Understanding Provenance, Weathering and Depositional Environment Using Alluvium Geochemistry from Tawa River Basin, Hoshangabad District, Madhya Pradesh.- Heterogeneity in Glacier Area Loss in Response to Climate Change in Selected Basins of Western Himalaya.- Proglacial Landscape Transformations in Arctic, Ny-Alesund Area, Svalbard: Paraglacial Processes and Climate Warming During Late Quaternary.- Impact of Changing Climate Over Polar Ice Sheet – A Case Study from Larsemann Hills, East Antarctica.- Prevalent Climate Variables During Ablation Season Around Gangotri Glacier.- Compacted Snow Dune Complexes in Antarctica and their Applicability as New Climate Change and Basement Tectonic Parameters.- Investigating the Effect of Environmental Variables on the Isotopic Composition of Transpiration: Implications to Study the Monsoon Processes.- Investigating the Effect of Air-sea Carbon Dynamics and Water Quality Parameters on the Coral Reef Ecosystem of Lakshadweep Sea.- Trend Analysis and Change Point Detection of Annual and Seasonal Precipitation Timeseries Over Varanasi District, Uttar Pradesh.- Assessment of Snow Cover Changes Over the Tons River Basin During Last Two Decades (2000-2019).- Extreme Rainfall Trends and their Statistical Significance.- Examination of Historical Trends and Future Projections for Climate and Land-use Variables and its Impacts on Kalna River Flow in Goa, India.- Temporal Trends in Water Discharge Characteristics of the Large Peninsular Rivers: Assessing the Role of Climatic and Anthropogenic Factors.- Groundwater Responses to Climate Variability in Punjab, India.- Reflections on Temporal Trends in Water Quality and Climate Variability at Three Degradation Hotspots of Leading Rivers in India.- Drought Frequency Assessment and Implications of Climate Change for Maharashtra, India.- Multi-temporal Impact Analysis of Covid-19 Lockdown and Unlock Measures on Major Air Pollutants in Guwahati City, India.- Impact of Lockdown on Air Quality in Megacities of India During COVID-19 Pandemic.- Understanding Urban Floods as Extreme Events and Disaster Management: A Case Study of Bengaluru.- Engendered Climate Risk Analysis: A Precursor to Gender Equality and Empowerment.- Covid Lockdown Improves the Health of River Yamuna: A Pilot Study.
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Springer International Publishing AG Montology Palimpsest: A Primer of Mountain
Book SynopsisThis book introduces an innovative approach to sustainable and regenerative mountain development. Transdisciplinary to biophysical and biocultural scales, it provides answers to the "what, when, how, why, and where" that researchers question on mountains, including the most challenging: So What! Forwarding thinking in its treatment of core subjects, this decolonial, non-hegemonic volume inaugurates the Series with contributions of seasoned montologists, and invites the reader to an engaging excursion to ascend the rugged topography of paradigms, with the scaffolding hike of ambitious curiosity typical of mountain explorers.Chapter 8 is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introductory remarks ……………………………………….…………..……….………………… Fausto O. SarmientoPart 1: The Pioneering DimensionChapter 2. ………………………………………………………………………….…………..….Mountain Studies and Research in the Eighteenth Century: The Contributions of Horace Bénédict de Saussure and Alexander von Humboldt to the Study of MountainsPere SunyerChapter 3. ……………………………………………………………………………………...….Mountain Development Adventure: The Hillary Model behind the Hillary Medal Seth SicroffChapter 4. ………………………………………………………………………………..………..Historical and Contemporary Contributions of the “Climber-Scientist” to Mountain Geography Alton C. ByersPart 2: The Human DimensionChapter 5. ……………………………………………………………………………………....…. Montology within Geopolitical and Cultural Appropriations: ‘Mountain’ as a Social Construct Fausto O. SarmientoChapter 6. ……………………………………………………………………………….……..….Human Diversity, Identities, and Indigeneity in Contrasting Mountain Landscapes Christoph Stadel and Hermann KreutzmannChapter 7. ……………………………………………………………………………………...….Mountain Landscapes as “Lifescapes”: Sustaining Traditional Biocultural Heritage and Supporting Resilience in the Asia-Pacific Region Jessica Brown, Masahito Yoshida and Nobuko InabaChapter 8. ……………………………………………………………………………………..….Urbanization and the Verticality of Rural–Urban Linkages in Mountains Andreas Haller and Domenico BrancaPart 3: The Physical DimensionChapter 9. ……………………………………………………………………………………..….Trends of Land Use and Land Cover Change in Mountain RegionsAlexey Gunya and Lynn ReslerChapter 10. ………………………………………………………………………………….…..….Atmospheric Envelopes and Glacial RetreatKeniuchi Ueno and Bob NakilezaChapter 11. ……………………………………………………………………………………..….Mountain Landslides – An Overview of Common Types and Future ImpactsMarten Geertsema and Irasema Alcántara-AyalaPart 4: The Spiritual DimensionChapter 12. ……………………………………………………………………………………..….The Spiritual and Cultural Importance of MountainsEdwin BernbaumChapter 13. ……………………………………………………………………………………..….A Biocultural Ethic for Coinhabiting Mountainous Rivers Ricardo RozziChapter 14. ……………………………………………………………………………………..….High Altitude Archaeology and the Anthropology of Sacred Mountains: 25 Years of Explorations and Diseminations María Constanza CerutiPart 5: The Biogeographical DimensionChapter 15. ……………………………………………………………………………………..….The Paleoecological View from the MountainsMark B. BushChapter 16. ……………………………………………………………………………………..….Mountain Waterscapes: Geographies of Interactions, Transformations and MeaningsCarol P. Harden and Alfonso FernándezChapter 17. ……………………………………………………………………………………..….Biogeography of Knowledges in the Mountainous Anthropocene: Hybrid Conceptual and Practical Spaces within the GeoHumanitiesMatteo Sartori and Andrés Moreira-MuñozChapter 18. ……………………………………………………………………………………..….Agrobiodiversity in Mountain Territories: Family Farming and the Challenges of Social-Environmental ChangesCarla Marchant, Fernanda Olivares, Julián Caviedes, Francisca Santana, Constanza Monterrubio-Solís, José Tomás IbarraPart 6: The Conservation DimensionChapter 19. ………………………………………………………………………………….…..….Construction of Disaster Risk in Mountain Systems and its Integrated ManagementIrasema Alcántara-Ayala and Marten GeertsemaChapter 20. ………………………………………………………………………………….…..….Population Movements, Colonization Trends and Amenity Migrants in MountainscapesLarry M. Frolich and Matthias SchmidtChapter 21. ……………………………………………………………………………………...….Mountain Protected Areas and Ecotourism for Sustainable Development: A Case Study of Ecuador Renato Chávez-VelásquezChapter 22. ……………………………………………………………………………….……..….Mountain Biosphere Reserves as Model Territories: Reconciling the Goals of Biological/Cultural Heritage Conservation and DevelopmentYuri Badenkov, Thomas Schaaf and Tatyana YashinaChapter 23. ……………………………………………………………………………………...….World Heritage and Mountain SitesMechtild RösslerPart 7: The Epistemological DimensionChapter 24. ……………………………………………………………………………….……..….Ecosystem Services and Benefits of Nature to People: Global Change Pressures and Conflicts of Use in MountainscapesUta SchirpkeChapter 25. …………………………………….………………………………………………..….Metascientific Approaches to MontologyVladimír Š. Kremsa and Florin ŽigraiChapter 26. ……………………………………………………………………………….……..….Terminology and Argot Woes in the Corpus of Mountain GeographiesFausto O. Sarmiento and Alexey GunyaChapter 27 Conclusion. ……………………………………………………………………………………..….Fausto O. Sarmiento
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Springer International Publishing AG Cities of the Future: Challenges and
Book SynopsisThis book seeks to address the key challenges and opportunities of "future cities" embracing novel approaches and grounded technologies in pursuing a vision for smart, inclusive cities. The objective of this book is to discuss multiple areas at the local, national, and international levels and how these challenges can hinder the development objectives planned to be achieved by the cities of the future. The chapters featured in this collection were presented at the 6th Memaryat International Conference (MIC 2022), held at the Effat University, Jeddah. MIC’s objective is to build bridges between science, technology, and innovation, seen as the key levers of attaining the SDGs.This book provides the most innovative ideas presented at the conference to address the key manifestation of “future cities" to embrace novel approaches and grounded technologies in the pursue of a vision for smart inclusive cities. It thus represents a platform for diverse contributions from academics and practitioners to present their different perspectives addressed theoretically as well as in practice concerning the challenges and opportunities of future cities. This includes contributions from decision-makers, architects, urban planners, urban designers, entrepreneurs, and educators to stimulate discussion covering the latest on the challenges and opportunities for better future cities in the different domains of architecture, building science and technology, environmental design, mobility & infrastructure, urban design & landscape, housing & real estate developments, urban planning, governance, socio-cultural & economic development, community engagement, tourism and heritage revitalization.Table of ContentsFuture of Smart Inclusive Livable Cities.- Smart Environmental Solutions in Future Cities.- Mobility & Infrastructure in Future Cities.- Smart Economic Solutions in Future Cities.- Governance and Community Development in Future Cities.- Saudi Cities Future.
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Springer International Publishing AG Ecological Footprints of Climate Change: Adaptive
Book SynopsisThis book explores global implications of human activities that trigger changes in climate and the appropriate scientific, adaptive, and sustainable approaches as a proven information tool. It reveals that the ecological, social, and economic dynamics of the changing earth encompasses huge uncertainties coupled with its ability to be linked to other forms of global change. From a scientific perspective, multiple efforts are expedient to integrate the many aspects of global changes. Increases in science and technology have afforded nations the ability to plan for the future by investing in adaptive and mitigative measures to monitor present and future changes. Just as the climatic and ecological impacts of climate change are unequally distributed, so is the adaptive capacity to cope with these impacts in different nations. Considering that wealth, infrastructure, and political stability all contribute to a nation's capacity to anticipate and respond to change. So, global South nations who are disadvantaged in these areas are faced with more inequalities and more unique adaptive strategies. There is need for increased aggregate efforts and interaction between scientists, stakeholders, and policy makers to improve both decision-making and global change in science. Scientists and researchers need to work on expanding the range of polices that are proposed, debated, and implemented. This way, novelty, new ideas and methodologies are infused into the society. At this point of multiple climate footprints, there is an immense need to explore all ideas evaluating their possibilities in presenting alternative futures, developing alternative policies, and adaptive options to solve the intractable ecological footprints of climate change.Table of Contents
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Springer International Publishing AG Plant Biodiversity Conservation in Ethiopia: A
Book SynopsisThis book covers biodiversity conservation under special consideration of the challenges in the global south with particular attention being paid to consider the existing conservation challenges in relation to the study area in Ethiopia. Key issues are addressed, such as the current and future threats to plant biodiversity in Ethiopia, as well as the single large or several small conservation approaches and which approach is feasible for Ethiopia. Furthermore, an innovative approach was developed that enhances ecological connectivity and promotes ecological restoration through community involvement. The book also covers why a systematic conservation planning approach is important and should be used in new protected area establishments, and also looks at the trends of plant ecology research over the past five decades, revealing research gaps and suggesting future research topics. Despite its focus on Ethiopian plant diversity, abundant examples were used from different continents making this book attractive to global readers. It will be of interest for policy- and decision-makers in the conservation sector, researchers interested in biodiversity, climate change, conservation and sustainable use of natural resources, and would be a valuable resource for university students.Table of Contents1. Introduction.- 2. Anthropogenic impact on plant biodiversity.- 3. Single large or several small (sloss).- 4. Ecological connectivity.- 5. Ecological restoration.- 6. Pollination and dispersal in fragmented landscape.- 7. Plant biodiversity conservation and lost opportunities in ethiopia.- 8. The concept of potential natural vegetation (pnv).- 9. Forests, woodlands, grasslands.- 10. Strategic conservation planning (scp) approach.
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Springer International Publishing AG Ecosystems of the Mediterranean Sea: A
Book SynopsisThis book invites snorkelers and divers on an educational visit to the most important ecosystems of the Mediterranean Sea. Keystone species from brown algae to dolphins are presented in their marine habitats and understood as part of a complex ecological system. Instead of grouping animals and plants taxonomically, we have organised them according to the eight main habitats of the Mediterranean Sea. Our journey starts with different types of rocky grounds, then takes you further to the Mediterranean’s sandy and muddy grounds, and finally ends with the fish and dolphins of the blue open sea. You will be introduced to 220 ecologically significant animal and plant species via the texts of Daniel Abed-Navandi, a long-time lecturer on the biodiversity of the Mediterranean Sea at the University of Vienna, and the photographs of Georg Glaeser, the master behind the camera, who captures marine life on the spot.Table of ContentsHabitat: Sunlit Rocky Grounds.- Habitat: Shady Rocky Grounds.- Habitat: Dark Caves.- Habitat: Intertidal Zone.- Habitat: Sandy Grounds.- Habitat: Seagrass.- Habitat: Muddy Grounds.- Habitat: Open Waters.- Humans and the Sea.
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Springer International Publishing AG Sustainable Agriculture Reviews 60: Microbial
Book SynopsisIn the context of rising adverse effects of climate change on agriculture, there is a need for advanced methods and practices to manage soils for production of food and energy. This book presents the latest advances in microbial processes that control plant growth, with focus on genomic tools, microbial interactions with the plant and soils habitats, mobilization of plant nutrients, agricultural waste management, biodegradation, bioremediation, carbon sequestration, land reclamation, plant growth promotion, suppression of plant pathogens, induced systemic resistance and tolerance against biotic and abiotic stresses.Table of ContentsChapter 1 The perpetual battle of bacteria and phages Chapter 2 Orchestration of the plant microbiome for enhanced agriculture Chapter 3 Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria to mitigate biotic and abiotic stress in plants Chapter 4 Ecology and mechanisms of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria Chapter 5 Diversity and evolution of nitrogen fixing bacteria Chapter 6 Encapsulation of biofertilizers, biopesticides and biocontrol agents Chapter 7 Induced systematic resistance and plant immunity Chapter 8 Microbial elicitors for priming plant defense mechanisms Chapter 9 Microbial mitigation of abiotic stress in crops Chapter 10 Microbial alleviation of abiotic and biotic stresses in rice Chapter 11 Nutritional biofortification of crops by microbes Chapter 12 Microbial rejuvenation of soils for sustainable agriculture Chapter 13 Microbial remediation of agricultural residues Chapter 14 The biotechnological story of microbial genes from soil to transgenic plants Chapter 15 Microbial biosurfactants in the green agricultural technology Chapter 16 Role of microbes in the synthesis of industrial products from lignocellulosic materials
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Springer International Publishing AG Ecological Restoration
Book SynopsisMany restoration efforts of the past have been ad hoc, site and situation-specific and have often failed to achieve desired outcomes, but over the last decade, many countries are allocating increasingly significant amounts of financial investment towards restoration with the goal of achieving more systematic and predictable outcomes.
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Springer International Publishing AG Microbiota from the Late Cretaceous-Early
Book SynopsisThis book describes the microbiota of the intertrappean beds in the Chhindwara District, Madhya Pradesh, India. In this work, special emphasis is placed on the microbiota from the Late Cretaceous-Early Palaeocene transition of the central Narmada River region. Recently, the intertrappean beds of the Eastern Deccan Volcanic Province (one of the subprovinces of the Deccan Volcanic Province) have received considerable attention, which resulted in the addition of some significant biotic assemblages to the existing record from the Dindori-Chhindwara area of the province. The biotic assemblages include charophytes, ostracods, foraminiferans, fishes, frogs, lizards, turtles, crocodiles, and mammals. In spite of the recent discoveries, the known fossil record of the Late Cretaceous-Early Palaeocene biota of India is not sufficient and thus does not permit us to speculate on the possible impact of environmental changes triggered by the Deccan volcanic lava flows on the contemporary biota and to precisely document their palaeoecologic, palaeoenvironmental and palaeobiogeographic implications. The recent biotic reports from the intertrappean beds exposed in the Chhindwara region of the Eastern Deccan Volcanic Province clearly indicate that these beds have a vast potential in terms of fossil content, which could reveal new and dissimilar biotic remains when compared to the Western Deccan Volcanic Province. The record of diverse accumulations of freshwater charophytes, brackish to freshwater ostracods, and planktic foraminiferal and fish assemblages from the intertrappean beds of Jhilmili and adjacent areas of Early Danian (P1a) age and lying just north of Chhindwara town and in the heart of peninsular India has intriguing implications for defining the age limits of the basaltic flows. The occurrence of non-marine taxa, for example, algae, molluscs, and vertebrates, associated with brackish water ostracods in the nearby Singpur and Mohgaon Kalan localities of the Chhindwara region, has also raised concerns about the sedimentary environments of these intertrappean beds. The new finds (presented in this book) prove useful for the better understanding of the palaeoecology and palaeoenvironment of the biota and also throw light on various paleobiogeographic models proposed for the northward drifting Indian plate. The microbiotic assemblages of the intertrappean beds of the eastern Deccan volcanic province at District Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh are documented in this book. The microbiota of the central Narmada River region, the charophytes, ostracods, planktic foraminifera, and fishes, receive special attention in this study.Table of ContentsChapter1. Introduction to Indian Late Cretaceous-Early Palaeocene Microbiota from the Deccan Intertrappean Beds of the Chhindwara District, Madhya Pradesh, India.- Chapter 2. Historical Background of Late Cretaceous-Early Palaeocene Microbiotic Assemblages from the Deccan Intertrappean Beds of the Chhindwara District, Madhya Pradesh, India.- Chapter 3. Geology and Stratigraphy of Microbiota-Bearing Deccan Intertrappean Beds of the Chhindwara District, Madhya Pradesh, India.- Chapter 4. Indian Late Cretaceous-Early Palaeocene Deccan Microbiota from Chhindwara District, Madhya Pradesh: Systematic Studies.- Chapter 5 Palaeoecological and Palaeoenvironmental Implications of the Cretaceous-Palaeogene Microbiota-Bearing Deccan Intertrappean beds of the Chhindwara District, Madhya Pradesh, India.- Chapter 6. Palaeobiogeographical Implications of Late Cretaceous-Early Palaeocene Microbiota from the Deccan Intertrappean beds of the Chhhindwara District, Madhya Pradesh, India.
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Springer International Publishing AG Social Strategies of Carnivorous Mammalian
Book SynopsisThe book offers a comparative look at the social strategies of five carnivorous social predators (four terrestrial and one marine) that make them successful hunting units. The focus is on mammalian predators hunting (largely) mammalian prey. Each chapter (with separate authors) devoted to a particular species, explores the versatile hunting techniques and social dynamics of these top predators as they attempt to survive, defend, and reproduce in challenging habitats. Each chapter also delves into how the social fabric and ecology of each species influence their ability to deal with natural and man-made threats and shifting baselines.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Animals That Stay Together, Hunt Together.- Chapter 2. Social Strategies of the African Lion.- Chapter 3. The Role of Food and Mates in Shaping Asiatic Lion Societies.- Chapter 4. Wolves in a Human World: Social Dynamics of the Northern Hemisphere’s Most Iconic Social Carnivore.- Chapter 5. Hunting Success in the Spotted Hyena: Morphological Adaptations and Behavioral Strategies.- Chapter 6. Hunting Behavior and Social Ecology of African Wild Dogs.- Chapter 7. Social Strategies of a Consummate Marine Predator—Mammal Hunting Killer Whales.- Chapter 8. Mammal Hunting Killer Whales off Monterey, California—A 30-Year Synthesis.- Chapter 9. Sociality and Its Relevance in Group Hunting Mammalian Predators.
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Springer International Publishing AG The Other Lepidoptera: Moth Conservation in
Book SynopsisConservation interest in moths, by far the predominant components of Lepidoptera, lags far behind that for butterflies, for which conservation practice provides many well-established lessons for extension to their near relatives. The needs of moths are at least as great, but their greater richness and variety, and far poorer documentation of diversity and biology over much of the world contribute to this lack of attention. Australia’s rich moth fauna, largely endemic and of global interest, illustrates many of the problems of developing wider interest and support for moth conservation. Numerous species (perhaps half the total fauna) are undescribed, and many are ecological specialists in restricted and vulnerable environments over small parts of the continent. Establishing their conservation status and needs whilst accepting that foundation knowledge is highly incomplete and much species-focused conservation is impracticable provides complex problems in setting priorities, based largely on wider diversity and effective advocacy. Most Australian vegetation systems, from grassland to forest and from sea-level to alpine zones, have been eroded in extent and quality since European settlement, resulting in massive habitat changes for native insects and to leave fragmented (and commonly degraded) remnants in which moths and others may persist. Recent surveys continue to increase recorded moth richness, reveal local faunal peculiarities, and indicate how assemblage changes may mirror wider environmental changes. This book is an overview of advances in documenting and interpreting moth diversity and ecology, to show how information from better-studied moth faunas can help in planning conservation of Australia’s moths through measures such as understanding the moths themselves by increased surveys and study, the factors influencing their diversity and wellbeing, and how such threats may be countered through increased coordinated conservation interest, commitment and management. Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introducing moth variety and diversity.- Chapter 2: Moth ecology and conservation importance.- Chapter 3: Moth declines and the need for conservation.- Chapter 4: Causes for concern: habitat change as the major imposed threat to moths.- Chapter 5: Causes for concern: confounding threats to moths.- Chapter 6: Australia’s moths and their habitats.- Chapter 7: A closer focus: threats to Australia’s moths.- Chapter 8: Moth flagships in Australia: focus on single taxa.- Chapter 9: Conservation potential for Australia’s moths: focus on wider diversity.- Chapter 10: Bringing potential to practice: a future for Australia’s moths.
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Springer Field Manual on Alien Flora of Kashmir Himalaya
Book SynopsisChapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. How to use the Field Manual?.- Chapter 3. Species' Profile.
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Springer International Publishing AG Rangeland Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
Book SynopsisThis open access book reviews the importance of ecological functioning within rangelands considering the complex inter-relationships of production agriculture, ecosystem services, biodiversity, and wildlife habitat. More than half of all lands worldwide, and up to 70% of the western USA, are classified as rangelands—uncultivated lands that often support grazing by domestic livestock. The rangelands of North America provide a vast array of goods and services, including significant economic benefit to local communities, while providing critical habitat for hundreds of species of fish and wildlife. This book provides compendium of recent data and synthesis from more than 100 experts in wildlife and rangeland ecology in Western North America. It provides a current and in-depth synthesis of knowledge related to wildlife ecology in rangeland ecosystems, and the tools used to manage them, to serve current and future wildlife biologists and rangeland managers in the working landscapes of the West. The book also identifies information gaps and serves as a jumping-off point for future research of wildlife in rangeland ecosystems. While the content focuses on wildlife ecology and management in rangelands of Western North America, the material has important implications for rangeland ecosystems worldwide.Table of Contents1. Introduction to Rangeland Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Part I Rangeland Ecosystems and Processes 2. Rangelands of Western North America 3. A History of North American Rangelands 4. Western Rangeland Livestock Production Systems and Grazing Management 5. Manipulation of Rangeland Wildlife Habitats 6. Role and Management of Fire in Rangelands 7. Water is Life: Importance and Management of Riparian Areas for Rangeland Wildlife 8. Rangeland Biodiversity Part II Species Accounts 9. Prairie Grouse 10. Sage-Grouse 11. Quails 12. Rangeland Songbirds 13. Wetland Birds of Rangelands 14. Avian Predators in Rangelands 15. Burrowing Rodents 16. Mesocarnivores of Western Rangelands 17. Black-tailed and Mule Deer 18. White-tailed Deer 19. Pronghorn 20. Elk 21. Feral Equids 22. Mountain Ungulates 23. American Bison 24. Large Carnivores 25. Amphibians and Reptiles 26. Insects in Grassland Ecosystems Part III Social-Ecological Considerations 27. Wildlife, Rural Communities, and the Rangeland Livelihoods they Share: Opportunities in a Diverse Economies Approach 28. Living with Predators: A 20-year Case Study in the Blackfoot River Watershed of Montana 29. A Perspective on Rangeland and Wildlife Disciplines: Similarities Over Differences 30. Future of Rangeland Wildlife in North America
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Springer International Publishing AG Ecological Urbanism of Yoruba Cities in Nigeria:
Book SynopsisThis book offers in-depth ethnographic analyses of key informants’ interviews on the ecological urbanism and ecosystem services (ES) of selected green infrastructure (GI) in Yoruba cities of Ile-Ife, Ibadan, Osogbo, Lagos, Abeokuta, Akure, Ondo, among others in Southwest Nigeria. It examines the Indigenous Knowledge System (IKS) demonstrated for wellbeing through home gardens by this largest ethno-linguistic group in Nigeria. This is in addition to the ES of Osun Grove UNESCO World Heritage Site, Osogbo; Biological Garden and Park, Akure; Lekki Conservation Centre, Lagos; Adekunle Fajuyi Park, Ado-Ekiti; Muri Okunola Park, Lagos; and some institutional GI including University of Ibadan Botanical Gardens, Ibadan; Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta Botanical Garden, Abeokuta; and University of Lagos Lagoon Front Resort, Lagos, Nigeria. The study draws on theoretical praxis of Western biophilic ideologies, spirit ontologies of the Global South, and largely, Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (2005) to examine eco-cultural green spaces, home gardens, and English-types of parks and gardens as archetypes of GI in Yoruba traditional urbanism, colonial and post-colonial city planning. The book provides methods of achieving a form of modernized traditionalism as means of translating the IKS into design strategies for eco-cultural cities. The strategies are framework, model, and ethnographic design algorithms that are syntheses of the lived experiences of the key informants. Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction: Ecosystem Services of Green Infrastructure – Towards a Theoretical Praxis Provisioning Services Supporting Services Regulation Services Cultural ServicesChapter 2: Ecological Urbanism in Yoruba Cities – An Ecosystem Services Survey Eco-cultural Green Spaces: Osun Grove UNESCO Site, Osogbo Oranmiyan Grove, Ile-Ife Oduduwa Grove, Ile-Ife Oramfe Grove, Ile-Ife OlumirinWater Fall, Erin-Ijesa Ikogosi Warm Spring, Ikogosi Olumo Rocks, Abeokuta English Parks, Gardens and Memorials: Agodi Gardens, Ibadan Trans Amusement Wonderland Park, Ibadan Freedom Park, Osogbo Fajuyi Park, Ado-Ekiti Biological Gardens, Akure Fasoranti Park, Akure Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library Park, Abeokuta Golf Course, Saki Lekki Conservation Center, Lagos Ndubisi Kanu Park, Lagos Muri Okunola Park, Lagos Abiola Gardens, Lagos Institutional Parks and Gardens: University of Ibadan Botanical Gardens University of Ilorin Parks Obafemi Awolowo University Botanical Gardens Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta Botanical GardensChapter 3: Ecosystem Services of Yoruba Home Greens – IndigenousKnowledge System for Wellbeing Provisioning Services Supporting Services Regulation Services Cultural ServicesChapter 4: Between Profanity and Sacredness – Global North and South Divide Biophilic Rationalism Spirit Ontologies and MysticismChapter 5: Conclusion: Evidence-based Design of Eco-cultural Cities
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Springer International Publishing AG Fishes of the Dakotas
Book SynopsisThis book describes all of the fishes found in North and South Dakota, USA. A brief description of each fish family is included, and for each individual fish species found in North and South Dakota, high resolution color images, range maps, descriptions, and life histories are included.
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Springer International Publishing AG Living with Nature, Cherishing Language:
Book SynopsisThis open access book explores the deep connections between environment, language, and cultural integrity, with a focus on Indigenous peoples from early modern times to the present. It illustrates the close integration of nature and culture through historical processes of environmental change in North, Central, and South America and the nurturing of local knowledge through ancestral languages and oral traditions. This volume fills a unique space by bringing together the issues of environment, language and cultural integrity in Latin American historical and cultural spheres. It explores the reciprocal and necessary relations between language/culture and environment; how they can lead to sustainable practices; how environmental knowledge and sustainable practices toward the environment are reflected in local languages, local sources and local socio-cultural practices. The book combines interdisciplinary methods and initiates a dialogue among scientifically trained scholars and local communities to compare their perspectives on well-being in remote and recent historical periods and it will be of interest to students and scholars in fields including sociolinguistics, (ethno)history, linguistic anthropology, cultural studies and cultural anthropology, environmental studies and Indigenous/minority studies.Table of Contents1. Introduction Justyna Olko & Cynthia Radding 2. Flexible borders, permeable territories and the role of water management in territorial dynamics in Pre-Hispanic and Early Hispanic Peru Patrycja Prządka-Giersz , Miłosz Giersz & Julia M. Chyla 3. Ihuan yehhuan tlacuauh tlamauhtiah in ichcapixqueh. “And the shepherds are inspiring great fear”. Environment, control of resources and collective agency in colonial and modern Tlaxcala. Justyna Olko 4. Ñudzahui Custom, Contracts, and Territoriality in Eighteenth-Century Oaxaca Yanna Yannakakis 5. The Yoreme creation of itom ania in northwestern Mexico: histories of cultural landscapes. Cynthia Radding 6. Gender Disparities in Guaraní Knowledge, Literacy, and Fashion in the Ecological Borderlands of Colonial and Early Nineteenth-Century Paraguay Barbara A. Ganson 7. Combining Visions of Well-Being through the Generational Gap: The Views of Tlaxcala Old and Young on Environment, Tradition and Language Gregory Haimovich 8. “Amo kitlapanas tetl!”: Heritage language and the defense against fracking in the Huasteca Potosina, Mexico Elwira Dexter-Sobkowiak 9. The Interrelation between Language, History and Traditional Ecological Knowledge within the Nahuat-Pipil context of El Salvador Ebany Dohle 10. Cenotes and placemaking in the Maya world: biocultural landscapes as archival spaces Khristin N. Montes, Dylan J. Clark, Patricia A. McAnany & Adolfo Iván Batún Alpuche 11. Nakua nukuu ini Ñuu Savi: Nakua jíno, nakua ka’on de nakua sa’on ja kuatyi Koo Yoso. Memory and cultural continuity of the Ñuu Savi People: Ancestral knowledge, language and rituals around Koo Yoso deity Omar Aguilar Sánchez 12. Tlaneltoquilli tlen mochihua ica cintli ipan tlalli Chicontepec: tlamantli chicahualiztli ipan tochinanco. Ceremonial practices relating to corn in the region of Chicontepec: local aspects of wellbeing Eduardo de la Cruz
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Springer International Publishing AG Tracking Environmental Change Using Lake Sediments: Volume 6: Sedimentary DNA
Book SynopsisThis book, entitled Tracking Environmental Change Using Lake Sediments: Volume 6 – Sedimentary DNA, provides an overview of the applications of sedimentary DNA-based approaches to paleolimnological studies. These approaches have shown considerable potential in providing information about the long-term changes of overall biodiversity in lakes and their watersheds in response to natural and anthropogenic changes, as well as tracking human migrations over the last thousands of years.Although the first studies investigating the preservation of these molecular proxies in sediments originate from the late-1990s, the number of scientific publications on this topic has increased greatly over the last five years. Alongside numerous ecological findings, several sedimentary DNA studies have been dedicated to understanding the reliability of this approach to reconstruct past ecosystem changes. Despite the major surge of interest, a comprehensive compilation of sedimentary DNA approaches and applications has yet to be attempted. The overall aim of this DPER volume is to fill this knowledge gap. Table of ContentsChapter 1. USING LAKE SEDIMENTARY DNA TO RECONSTRUCT BIODIVERSITY CHANGES.- Chapter 2. THE SOURCES AND FATES OF LAKE SEDIMENTARY DNA.- Chapter 3. THE SEDIMENTARY ANCIENT DNA WORKFLOW.- Chapter 4. BACTERIAL AND ARCHAEAL DNA FROM LAKE SEDIMENTS.- Chapter 5. CYANOBACTERIAL DNA FROM LAKE SEDIMENTS.- Chapter 6. PROTIST DNA FROM LAKE SEDIMENTS.- Chapter 7. DIATOM DNA FROM LAKE SEDIMENTS.- Chapter 8. AQUATIC VEGETATION DNA FROM LAKE SEDIMENTS.- Chapter 9. AQUATIC ANIMAL DNA FROM LAKE SEDIMENTS.- Chapter 10. TERRESTRIAL PLANT DNA FROM LAKE SEDIMENTS.- Chapter 11. TERRESTRIAL FAUNA AND HOMININ DNA FROM SEDIMENTARY ARCHIVES.- Chapter 12. AN OVERVIEW OF BIODIVERSITY AND NETWORK MODELING APPROACHES: APPLICATIONS TO SEDIMENTARY DNA RECORDS.- Chapter 13. PERSPECTIVES AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS WITHIN SEDIMENTARY DNA RESEARCH.
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Springer International Publishing AG Cycling Through the Pandemic: Tactical Urbanism
Book SynopsisThis open access book provides insight on how the tactical urbanism has the capacity to influence change in mobility practices such as cycling. COVID-19 crisis prompted the public authorities to rethink the use of public space in order to develop means of transport that are both efficient and adapted to the health context and their effects on cycling practices in Europe, North, and South America. Its contributors collectively reveal and evidence through policies analysis, mapping, and innovative qualitative analysis bridging video and interviews, how those new infrastructures and policies can be a trigger for change in a context of mobility transition.This book provides an important element on the way local authorities can act in a quicker and more agile way. While some decisions are specific to the context of the beginning of the pandemic, the analysis offers lessons on the way to implement the transition toward a low-carbon mobility, on the importance of processes based on trials and errors, on the political stakes of reallocating road space.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Has cycling got a boost from the pandemic?- ‘School Streets’ and the adaptation London’s state-led tactical urbanism during COVID-19.- Public action in times of crisis: Trajectories of cycling policies in four French cities.- Press discourse on cycling before, during, and after the first COVID-19 lockdown in France. The rise of the user-group voice.- Tactical urbanism to develop cycling infrastructures: The implementation of COVID cycle lanes in Switzerland.- Temporary urbanism in pandemic times—Disruption and continuity of public action in Montreal.- Pop-up bike lanes and temporary shared spaces in Vienna during the COVID-19 pandemic.- The spatial dimension of “pop-up cycle paths” in metropolitan areas: A comparative study of France and Colombia.- Cycling in Bogotá during a pandemic. The influence of tactical urbanism and perceived in-security on bicycle usage.- Changing cycling practices and Covid cycle lanes in five French cities.
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