Ecological science, the Biosphere Books

Book SynopsisThis book demonstrates the concept of ecological system of the smart ports. The innovation is emphasized as the essence of the ecological system as well as the prerequisite and foundation of sustainable development of smart ports. The main supporting technologies of smart ports, including cyber-physical system, middle-office system, blockchain, artificial intelligence, machine vision, AR/VR, system simulation and emulation, digital monitoring and diagnosis, etc., are introduced with concepts and development descriptions as well as practical application cases. It could be used as demonstration and reference for the administrative staff, engineers and technicians as well as researchers in construction and operation of smart ports.Table of ContentsChapter 1 General Introduction 1.1 General Introduction to Smart Port 1.2 Smart Port and Revolution of New Technologies 1.3 Development History of Smart Port 1.4 Current Construction of Smart Port Chapter 2 Ecology of Smart Port 2.1 Ecological Environment of Smart Port 2.2 Ecological Features of Smart Port Chapter 3 Smart Port and Cyber-Physical System 3.1 General Introduction to Cyber-Physical System 3.2 Development of Cyber-Physical System 3.3 Applications of Cyber-Physical System in Smart Port Chapter 4 Smart Port and Middle-Office System 4.1 General Introduction to Middle Office 4.2 Development of Middle Office 4.3 Applications of Digital Middle Office in Smart Port Chapter 5 Smart Port and Blockchain Technology 5.1 General Introduction to Blockchain 5.2 Development of Blockchain 5.3 Typical Applications of Blockchain Chapter 6 Smart Port and Artificial Intelligence 6.1 General Introduction of AI 6.2 Development of AI 6.3 Applications of AI in Smart Port Chapter 7 Smart Port and Machine Vision 7.1 General Introduction to Machine Vision 7.2 Development of Machine Vision 7.3 Applications of Machine Vision Technology in Smart Port Chapter 8 Smart Port and Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality Technology 8.1 Introduction to Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality 8.2 Development of AR/VR Technology 8.3 Applications of VR/AR Technology in Smart Port Chapter 9 Smart Port and System Simulation/Emulation 9.1 Concept of System Simulation 9.2 Development of System Simulation 9.3 Applications of System Simulation in Smart Port 9.4 Applications of Emulation in Smart Port Chapter 10 Smart Port and Digital Monitoring & Diagnosis 10.1 Overview of Digital Monitoring and Diagnosis 10.2 Development of Digital Monitoring and Diagnosis 10.3 Applications of Digital Monitoring and Diagnosis in Smart Port Chapter 11 Development Trend and Target of Smart Port 11.1 Development Trend of Main Hot Technologies 11.2 Development Trend of Smart Port 11.3 Development Target of Smart Port

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Book SynopsisThis is an open access book. It is a compilation of case studies that provide useful knowledge and lessons that derive from on-the-ground activities and contribute to policy recommendations, focusing on the interlinkages between biodiversity and multiple dimensions of health (e.g., physical, mental, and spiritual) in managing socio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes (SEPLS). This book provides insights on how SEPLS approaches can contribute to more sustainable management of natural resources, achieving global biodiversity and sustainable development goals, and good health for all. It is also expected to offer useful knowledge and information for an upcoming three-year thematic assessment of “the interlinkages among biodiversity, water, food, and health” (the so-called “nexus assessment”) by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). The book begins with an introductory chapter followed by eleven case study chapters demonstrating the nexus between biodiversity, health, and sustainable development, and then a synthesis chapter clarifying the relevance of the case study findings to policy and academic discussions. It will be of interest to scholars, policymakers, and professionals in the field related to sustainable development. Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Human-Nature Cooperation for Well-being: Community Understanding on One Health Approach in the COVID-19 Era in the Sundarbans .- Chapter 3. Linking Biocultural Memory Conservation and Human Well-Being in Indigenous Socio-Ecological Production Landscapes in the Colombian Pacific Region.- Chapter 4. SEPLS Well-being as a Vision: Co-managing for Diversity, Connectivity and Adaptive Capacity in Xinshe Village, Hualien County, Chinese Taipei.- Chapter 5. To Take Care of the Land Means Taking Care of Ourselves”: Local Perceptions on Human and Environmental Health in a High Agrobiodiversity Landscape in the Yucatan Peninsula.- Chapter 6. Community ‘Bio-rights’ in Augmenting Health and Climate Resilience of a Socio-ecological Production Landscape in Peri-urban Ramsar Wetlands.- Chapter 7. Effective Water Management for Landscape Management in the Siem Reap Catchment, Cambodia.- Chapter 8.Are the Skiing Industry, Globalisation and Urbanisation of Alpine Landscapes Threatening Human Health and Ecosystem Diversity?.- Chapter 9.Promoting Local Health Traditions and Local Food Baskets: A Case Study from a Bio-cultural Hotspot of India.- Chapter 10.Safeguarding the Biodiversity Associated with Local Foodways in Traditionally-Managed Socio-Ecological Production Landscapes in Kenya.- Chapter 11.Multi-stakeholder Approach to Conserving Agricultural Biodiversity and Enhancing Food Security and Community Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Kampong Cham, Cambodia.- Chapter 12.Reducing Commodity-Driven Biodiversity Loss: The Case of Pesticide Use and Impacts on Socio-Ecological Production Landscapes (SEPL) in Ghana.- Chapter 13. Synthesis: Concept, Methodologies and Strategies to Address the Nexus in SEPLS.

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Book SynopsisThis is an open access book. It is a compilation of case studies that provide useful knowledge and lessons that derive from on-the-ground activities and contribute to policy recommendations, focusing on the interlinkages between biodiversity and multiple dimensions of health (e.g., physical, mental, and spiritual) in managing socio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes (SEPLS). This book provides insights on how SEPLS approaches can contribute to more sustainable management of natural resources, achieving global biodiversity and sustainable development goals, and good health for all. It is also expected to offer useful knowledge and information for an upcoming three-year thematic assessment of “the interlinkages among biodiversity, water, food, and health” (the so-called “nexus assessment”) by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). The book begins with an introductory chapter followed by eleven case study chapters demonstrating the nexus between biodiversity, health, and sustainable development, and then a synthesis chapter clarifying the relevance of the case study findings to policy and academic discussions. It will be of interest to scholars, policymakers, and professionals in the field related to sustainable development. Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Human-Nature Cooperation for Well-being: Community Understanding on One Health Approach in the COVID-19 Era in the Sundarbans .- Chapter 3. Linking Biocultural Memory Conservation and Human Well-Being in Indigenous Socio-Ecological Production Landscapes in the Colombian Pacific Region.- Chapter 4. SEPLS Well-being as a Vision: Co-managing for Diversity, Connectivity and Adaptive Capacity in Xinshe Village, Hualien County, Chinese Taipei.- Chapter 5. To Take Care of the Land Means Taking Care of Ourselves”: Local Perceptions on Human and Environmental Health in a High Agrobiodiversity Landscape in the Yucatan Peninsula.- Chapter 6. Community ‘Bio-rights’ in Augmenting Health and Climate Resilience of a Socio-ecological Production Landscape in Peri-urban Ramsar Wetlands.- Chapter 7. Effective Water Management for Landscape Management in the Siem Reap Catchment, Cambodia.- Chapter 8.Are the Skiing Industry, Globalisation and Urbanisation of Alpine Landscapes Threatening Human Health and Ecosystem Diversity?.- Chapter 9.Promoting Local Health Traditions and Local Food Baskets: A Case Study from a Bio-cultural Hotspot of India.- Chapter 10.Safeguarding the Biodiversity Associated with Local Foodways in Traditionally-Managed Socio-Ecological Production Landscapes in Kenya.- Chapter 11.Multi-stakeholder Approach to Conserving Agricultural Biodiversity and Enhancing Food Security and Community Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Kampong Cham, Cambodia.- Chapter 12.Reducing Commodity-Driven Biodiversity Loss: The Case of Pesticide Use and Impacts on Socio-Ecological Production Landscapes (SEPL) in Ghana.- Chapter 13. Synthesis: Concept, Methodologies and Strategies to Address the Nexus in SEPLS.

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Book SynopsisThis unique book provides excellent examples of ongoing, leading-edge research related to viruses, especially COVID-19. It is written from the viewpoint of various scientific fields including materials science. It introduces and describes viruses (submicroscopic infectious agents that replicate inside the living cells of an organism), various infections caused by viruses (human to human, human to other organisms to humans, humans to materials to humans, etc.), not only from the viewpoint of medical research but also from other scientific disciplines. A major focus of the book is the COVID-19 virus. Highlighted topics include the evolution of COVID-19, transmission of virus particles through the air, virus spread through various materials, detection of the virus by testing wastewater, the development and testing of vaccines and therapeutic drugs, and the preparation for future viruses and pandemics. This includes reform in funeral services to properly and safely accommodate very large numbers of bodies in a pandemic, like those seen in New York City when it was the epicenter for the virus in the United States. This book serves as an excellent and very informative guide (practical book) for engineers and researchers of various backgrounds and as a great academic textbook.Table of ContentsChapter 1. General Information about Viruses.- Chapter 2.INFECTION.- Chapter 3.Infection and Materials: The Role of Materials’ Surfaces as Interfaces between Materials and the Microbial/Virus Environments.- Chapter 4.Viral Behaviors on Materials and the International Standard between Materials and Microbial/Viral Environments.- Chapter 5.The Evolution of SARS-CoV-2.- Chapter 6.Computational Modeling of Aerosol Transmission of COVID-19.- Chapter 7. Respiratory Virus Deposition and Resuspension from Indoor Surfaces.- Chapter 8. Surveillance of Wastewater for COVID-19.- Chapter 9. Distributed Consensus based COVID-19 Hotspot.- Chapter 10.Antiviral Drugs, Antibodies, and Vaccines for COVID-19.- Chapter 11. Controlling COVID-19 and Preparing for Future Pandemics.- Chapter 12.Pandemic and Reform in Funeral Services.

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Book SynopsisThis book presents the latest research findings on the laterality of fish and other animals. It describes all aspects of lateral asymmetry, including ecology, morphology, behaviour, dynamics of lefty and righty morphs, genetics and evolution, through field observations, experiments and modeling. Lateral asymmetry in scale-eating cichlids gives a simple and beautiful example of negative frequency-dependent selection and resulting oscillation of lefty and righty morph frequencies. Lateral dimorphism is found not only in scale-eaters but in all orders of fish, shrimps and cuttlefish. Lateral asymmetry interacts between species through "cross-predation." Contrary to fish, lateral asymmetry in snails acts as, in most cases, positive frequency-dependent selection and provides deep insights into speciation. Especially, snakes eating righty snails facilitate speciation of lefty snails.As a collaboration work of field ecologists and theoretical biologists, this book covers a variety of topics on lateral asymmetry, which are consistently related to predation. The topics include behavioral ecology, population dynamics, physiology, evolution, genetics, development, learning and neuroscience, statistics, with the subjects of fish, shrimp, prawn, and crayfish, crab, cuttlefish, and snake and snail. Chapters cover new research results such as cuttlefish laterality dynamics, interaction between laterality of snails and snakes, evolution of laterality genetic system, and statistical analysis of laterality oscillation. Readers will appreciate the simplicity and beauty of lateral asymmetry and its profound impact on ecology and evolution.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Laterality of Fish – Anti-symmetry in Fish Populations Maintained by the Interspecific Interaction.- Chapter 2. Universality of laterality among fish and invertebrates in aquatic communities.- Chapter 3.Predominance of Cross Predation or Parallel Predation in Fish.- Chapter 4.Behavioral laterality in the scale-eating cichlid fish: detailed movement, development, and neuronal mechanisms.- Chapter 5.Models of Lateral Asymmetry Dynamics:Realistic Oscillations by Time Delay andFrequency Dependence.- Chapter 6.Mathematical models of predators and prey with laterality.- Chapter 7.Statistical Analysis of Lateral Asymmetry:Detect Antisymmetry and Oscillation fromUnequal-Interval Binomial Data.- Chapter 8.Models of Genetic System of LateralAsymmetry: Population Dynamics DriveEvolution of Genetic System.- Chapter 9.Mechanisms Underlying Variations in the Dentition Asymmetry of Asian Snail-Eating Snakes.- Chapter 10.Single-gene speciation, balanced polymorphism, and antagonistic coevolution in left-right asymmetry of land snails.

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Book SynopsisThis book investigates the historical evolution, regional differences, and quantitative measurement on street interface, which forms the street space and plays a very important role in urban form. Empirical research reveals the street interface in Chinese cities are much more complicated than European and American cities. This book explores the reason and reveals the relationship between street interface and urban form in morphology. By constructing quantitative measurement method on street interface morphology, quantitative parameters can be used in urban planning guidelines in China. Both researchers and students working in architecture, urban design, urban planning and urban studies can benefit from this book.Table of ContentsIntroduction.- Part 1: Street interface in historical and regional context.- Chapter 1: The historical evolution of street interface in Chinese cities.- Chapter 2: The historical evolution of street interface in European cities.- Chapter 3: The comparison of street interface between Chinese and Western Cities.- Part 2: Quantitative method of street interface morphology.- Chapter 4: Review of qualitative research on street morphology.- Chapter 5: Review of quantitative research on street morphology.- Chapter 6: Constructing quantitative method on street interface morphology.- Part 3: Empirical application of quantitative method.- Chapter 7: Street interface density.- Chapter 8: Build-to-line ratio and Near-line ratio.- Chapter 9: Integrated application.- Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisThis edited book covers major importance of tropical forest diversity and its values to vegetation, wildlife, and the local community. It addresses the current issues and opportunities in the Southeast Asia’s tropical forests. This book lays the groundwork for a better understanding of tropical forest ecosystem services. Ecosystem services has four concepts: provisioning, regulating, cultural and supporting services. In an era of rapid population growth and increasing pressure on tropical natural resources, ecosystem services have become central to the discussion of climate change mitigation. The values of tropical forest ecosystem services deserve to be the highlighted when it comes to shaping responsible behaviors towards sustainable development goals (SDGs). This book is of interest and useful to researchers and academics teaching in the field of tropical forest conservation, tropical ecosystems, tropical products technology, ecotourism, forest plantation management, bio industrial economy, agroforestry business and marketing. Professionals, foresters, industrial entrepreneurs, ecologists, and a valuable source of reference to the relevant researchers and students in the region.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Conservation of Tropical Forest for the Well-being of Community.- Chapter 2. Forest Pathology in Ecosystem Services.- Chapter 3. Non-Timber Forest Problems: NTFPs in Conservation and Development Initiatives.- Chapter 4. Characterizing and assessing forest density and productivity of Ulu Muda Forest Reserve based on satellite imageries.- Chapter 5. Temporal Reduction of Forest Ecosystem Services and Drivers of Deforestation.- Chapter 6. A Trade-Off Analysis of Sustainable Landscape Planning: A Case Study of Sintang Regency (Heart of Borneo), Kalimantan.- Chapter 7. Land Use and Land Cover Change Prediction using ANN-CA model.- Chapter 8. Linking Blue-Green Infrastructure to Micoclimate and Human Thermal Comfort for Urban Cooling: A review.- Chapter 9. Assessing the Community Participation in Ecotourism at Ulu Muda Forest Reserve Malaysia.- Chapter 10. Improving Livelihood of Sugar Palm Community in Malaysia.- Chapter 11. Local community involvement in Mangrove Forest conservation and edutourism in Kampung Sijangkang.- Chapter 12. The Resilience of the Natural Resource Dependency of Indigenous People in a Wilderness Area: The Case of Virachey National Park, Cambodia.- Chapter 13. Reconciling the values and needs of wildlife and local communities: A way forward to deal with human-wildlife conflicts in Malaysia.

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Book SynopsisThis book brings together comprehensive multi-disciplinary knowledge on diverse aspects of the Himalayan treeline ecotone which is considered one of the most sensitive ecosystems to climate change. The contents of this book are based on the results of extensive research and provide a holistic understanding of the treeline ecotone in Himalaya. The book will serve as an important reference manual and a textbook on treeline ecology. The book is unique in the sense that it provides an engaging account of almost all the aspects of the treeline ecotone, such as taxonomic, functional and phylogenetic species diversity, temperature lapse rates, tree phenology, water relations, and stress physiology, tree ring width chronology, and climate relationships and the role of treeline ecotone in human sustenance in the Indian Himalayan region The treelines in the Himalaya, being the highest in the Northern Hemisphere (up to 4900 m), are among the least investigated systems and hence this book is timely and fills all-important knowledge gaps vis-à-vis treeline shifts, physiognomic, structural, and functional changes in mountain landscapes and ecosystems, particularly under the changing climate This book, for the first time, summarizes evidence-based knowledge about various aspects of treeline ecotone in Himalaya that was largely generated through a well-coordinated a team science approach. The book will be of interest to ecologists, climatologists, dendrochronologists, foresters, plant physiologists and resource managers and policy planners for a better understanding of the organization and dynamics of this fragile ecosystem in relation to climate change and other anthropogenic stresses that are rampant in the Himalaya. The book lays a solid foundation for further investigation of the ecology and dynamics of the treeline ecotone in the Himalayas and provides a rationale for pursuing a team science approach for macroecological investigations.Table of Contents1 Treeline Research in Himalaya: Current Understanding and Future Imperatives.- 2 Capturing Himalayan Timberline Dimensionand Ecological Attributes In Warming Climate Through Team Science.- 3 Temperature lapse rate in different himalayan treeline environments: regional analysis of patterns, seasonality and variability.- 4 Relationship between timberline elevation and climate in sikkim himalaya.- 5 The treeline ecotone in Rolwaling Himal, Nepal: Pattern-process relationshipsand treeline shift potential.- 6 Challenges of timberline mapping in the himalaya: a case study of sikkim himalaya.- 7 Mapping the Spatial Patterns of Biodiversity Along the Alpine Treeline Ecotone in EasternHimalaya Using Information Theory.- 8 Quantifying Variation In Canopy Height From Lidar Data As A Function Of Altitude Along Alpine Treeline Ecotone In Indian Himalaya.- 9 Patterns of Plant Taxonomic, Life-form and Phylogenetic Diversity at a Treeline Ecotone in Northwestern Himalaya: Role of Aspect and Elevation.- 10 Vegetation Structure along an Elevation Gradient at the Treeline Ecotone of Eastern Himalayan forests in Sikkim.- 11 Patterns of Plant Species Richness across the Himalayan Treeline Ecotone.- 12 Lichen Diversity in High Elevations of Western Himalaya with special reference to Treeline Ecotone: Conservation and Indicator Value.- 13 Community-Level Lichen Diversity Assessment In Alpine Zone Of Indian Himalaya: Climate Change Implications.- 14 Lower Plants of Tungnath-Chopta Timberline Zone, Garhwal Himalaya.- 15 Phenological response of treeline ecotone tree species to global warming in Western Himalaya.- 16 Water Relations Of The Indian Himalayan Treeline Species.- 17 Herbaceous Vegetation Structure And Phenology At Treeline Ecotone In Relation To Natural Snowmelt.- 18 Responses Of Herbaceous Species Of Alpine Treeline To Elevated Co2.- 19 Age-Girth Stand Structure of Himalayan fir and Growth-NDVI relationship in the Treeline transects of western Himalaya: An ecological perspective.- 20 Response Of Radial Growth In Abies Pindrow (Royle Ex D.Don) Royle To Climate At Treeline Ecotone In The Northwestern Himalaya.- 21 Pastoralism in Timberline Forests of Western Himalaya.- 22 Treeline Research In The Nepal Himalaya: Status And Future Prospects.

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Book SynopsisThis edited book brings out a comprehensive account of the faunal diversity in Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve which is part of the Sundaland Biodiversity hotspot. The main focus of this volume is to address the ecological and economic significance of the biodiversity of this region. The book provides latest information on the faunal diversity of Great Nicobar Biosphere. It focuses on various faunal communities of this regions such as Floral diversity, Butterflies, Moths, Dragonflies & Damselflies, Termites, Hymenoptera, Coleoptera, Scorpion, Spiders, Turtle, Nicobar megapode. Chapters in this volume also covers Reptiles & Amphibians, Fishes, Mammals, Land and freshwater Mollusca. Marine animals such as Opisthobranchs, Sponges, Scleractinian Corals and Soft corals, Sea Anemones, Polyclads, Marine Molluscs, Echinoderms are also discussed. It is of interest for the researchers, teachers, scientists, capacity builders, policy makers. Also serve as reading materials for graduate and post graduate students e.g., Wildlife Biology, Forestry, Environmental Science, Wildlife Ecology, Zoology, Life sciences, Parks/Sanctuaries managers, National and International scientists, policy makers will also find this to be a useful document.Table of ContentsAttached

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Book SynopsisThis edited book covers all aspects of forest deforestation and degradation in detail and their link to land degradation. Poor natural resource management is often a contributory factor in the depletion of resources particularly like degradation of land which hinders the goals to achieve land degradation neutrality (LDN). Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target 15.3 states: “By 2030, combat desertification, restore degraded land and soil, including land affected by desertification, drought, and floods, and strive to achieve a land degradation-neutral world.” To achieve the set goals a comprehensive multidirectional approach is required involving policymakers, field functionaries, researchers, and above all educators. The book compiles the field experiences and wisdom of some of the best researchers and authors working in the field of land degradations for quite a long time. The objective of the book is to disseminate the status of land degradation, the importance of achieving land degradation and share success stories of reclaiming Land degradation, and suggests means and ways of achieving land degradation neutrality. This book act as a repository of knowledge on Land degradation neutrality for students, researchers and practitioners, and policy planners. Table of Contentschapter 1. Forest Resources of the World: Present Status and Future Prospectus.- Chapter 2. Effect of Deforestation and Forest Fragmentation on Ecosystem Services.- Chapter 3. Impact of Deforestation on Faunal Diversity and Its Management Strategies.- Chapter 4. Drivers of Deforestation, Forest Degradation and Management Responses in Ghana.- Chapter 5. Forest Degradation in Nigeria: Case Study of Rugu Forest Reserve, Katsina State.- Chapter 6.Deforestation and Degradation in the Mangrove Ecosystem: Implication on Environment and Livelihoods.- Chapter 7. Assessing Land Degradation using SDG 15.3.1 Indicators: Case Study from Climatevulnerable Assam State of India.- Chapter 8. Benefits and Risks Analysis of a Novel Nomadic Practice in Northeast China.- Chapter 9.Soil Degradation: Causes, Consequences and Analytical Tools.- Chapter 10. Accountability of Woody Plants for Restoring Degraded Forest Landscapes and Provision for Ecosystem Services: An overview.- Chapter 11. Ecological Restoration of Degraded Forests for Achieving Land Degradation Neutrality.- Chapter 12. Tree Plantation: A Silver Bullet to Achieve Carbon Neutrality.- Chapter 13. Role of Protected Area in Conservation and Sustainable Management of Biodiversity: An Indian Perspective.- Chapter 14. Structure, Pattern and Composition of Riparian Vegetation in North-Western Himalayas, India.- Chapter 15. Land Degradation Neutrality in Coastal India: Case of Mobius' Strip Linking Pedodiversity and Biodiversity.- Chapter 16. Role of REDD+ in reducing Land Degradation and Achieving SDGs.- Chapter 17. Carbon Sequestration Acts as a Moderator for Soil Restoration of Degraded Coal Mined Lands: An Overview.- Chapter 18. Nature Conservation Effects on Forest Carbon Sequestration, Biodiversity of Plants and Macro-fungi: A Case Study in Central Lesser Khingan Mountains, NE China.- Chapter 19. Urban Forest Resources: A Strategy for Achieving Land Degradation Neutrality.- Chapter 20. Soil Nitrogen Dynamics and Management in Agroforestry Systems for Ecological Sustainability.- Chapter 21. Land Degradation Neutrality for Achieving Climate Resilience in Agriculture.- Chapter 22. NTFP and Homegarden vis-à-vis Land Degradation Neutrality: Sustainable Livelihood and development.- Chapter 23. Indian Forests: Sustainable Uses and Its Role in Livelihood Security.

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Book SynopsisThe edited book covers the climate change impact broadly across the ecosystems including increasing pressure on livelihood and food supplies to the society. Climate change, in particular, rising temperatures, can have both direct and indirect effects on global fish production. Fisheries and aquaculture is one of the important sectors of agriculture for livelihood and nutritional security. Fish, being poikilothermic in nature are very sensitive to any change in the ecosystem. In commercial aquaculture, it is crucial to ensure that environmental rearing conditions are adequate, if not optimal, for fish growth, welfare and profitability. Thus, the book develops an understanding regarding changes in relevant environmental parameters and its affect in the growth and physiological performance of fish. Fish feeds on natural food organisms, but the adverse changes in the ecosystem attracts nutritionists to provide better food and feeding strategies for optimum growth and survival of the fish. it is become necessary to develop preparedness about the changes and their mitigation strategies through fish nutrition and feeding strategies. This book addresses the potential impact of climate change on the aquaculture sector under sections - Assessment of Global Warming Impact on aquatic resources and fish production, Adaptation in Fish Digestive Physiology and Biochemistry under Changing Environment, Prioritization of fish feed technology with respect to changing climate for adaptation and mitigation, Strategies and planning on reproductive physiology and feed management for biodiversity conservation. The chapters are contributed by the experts in the field of fish nutrition and physiology. The book assists fish farmers, entrepreneurs, planners and advisors specifically related to nutritional and physico-biochemical changes in fishes to adapt or mitigate the adverse effect of climate change. Table of Contents1. The Perspective of climate change on aquatic environment and fish production.- 2. Climate Change: Stressor on Marine Buffer System.- 3. Climate Change: Impact on Fauna and Fishing Activity 0f River.- 4. Possible Impact of Climate Change on Fisheries.- 5. Impact of global warming on changing pattern of biodiversity and fish production in inland open waters.- 6. Climate Change and Coral Reef Ecosystem: Impacts and Management Strategies.- 7. Implications of Climate Change on Fisheries and Food Security.- 8. Nexus of climate change with fish production and its implications on livelihood and nutritional security.- 9. Gut microbes and its physiological role in fish: adaptive strategies for climatic variability.- 10. Metabolic adaptation of fishes under different consequences of climate change.- 11. Argulus Parasitism in Aquaculture: An Elevated Temperature Scenario.- 12. Effect of environmental variability on the pigmentation of Fishes.- 13. Climate Change and stress Response in Teleost. 14. Impact of Climate Change on Emergence of Biotoxin in Fish and Shellfish.- 15. Metabolomic response to high temperature stress in murrel Channa striatus and insights for designer feeds.- 16. Feed and feeding management for sustainable growth and health of fish in varying climatic condition.- 17. Vulnerability and Mitigation Approach to Nutritional Pathology for Sustainable Fish Growth in Changing Climatic Conditions.- 18. Technology Prioritization For Climate-Resilient Nutritive Fish.- 19. Role of Dietary supplements in stress amelioration of teleost fishes.- 20. Dealing the hardship in aquaculture nutrition in a changing climatic condition.- 21. Strategies to mitigate climate change-imposed challenges in fish nutrition.- 22. Duckweed-based circular aquaculture for climate resilience and carbon foot-print reduction of fed Aquaculture.- 23. Nutraceuticals in aquaculture: a prospective climate change adaptation strategy.- 24. Broodstock development, induced breeding, and seed production of climbing perch Anabas testudineus: An alternative aquaculture species for changing environment.- 25. Effect of changing environmental factors on reproductive cycle and endocrinology of fishes.- 26. Impact of climate change on fish reproduction and climate-resilient broodstock management.- 27. Nutrition and environment interactions in aquaculture.- 28. Reproductive and maternal nutrition in changing climatic conditions.

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Book SynopsisThis book covers all aspects of fisheries and aquaculture of the temperate Himalayas, including fisheries resources, fish biodiversity, aquaculture status, prospects, and potential. It also includes mapping of resources, health and disease management of cultured species, feed and nutritional aspects of the cultured fish species, ornamental fisheries aspects, etc. In addition, it elucidates the recent advances in biotechnological interventions for enhancing fisheries and aquaculture productivity in the region. Essential information on the application of Geo Information System (GIS) for resource mapping, the scope of adopting re-circulatory aquaculture system for productivity enhancement, and trout culture in the Himalayan waters are provided in the book. A detailed account of recreational fisheries and fish-based ecotourism in the temperate Himalayas for generating livelihood has been provided. The impact of climate change on the fisheries of the Himalayas has been dealt with separately. The book also covers the conservation and rehabilitation aspects of endangered species of the region. This book will become a ready reference for the scientists, teachers, researchers, students, policymakers, and other stakeholders for managing fishery resources in the temperate Himalayas.Table of ContentsAttached

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Book SynopsisThis book covers the contemporary environmental issues faced by life on the planet and the role planetary microbiomes play in such issues. Providing insights on the net favorable and adverse effect of microbial processes, this volume covers both the spontaneous and anthropocentric events that impact climate change and life on the planet. The book describes the ecological significance of microbiomes associated with the kingdoms Plantae and Animalia with respect to climate change, natural and anthropogenic causes of climate change, microbial interactions in nature, planetary microbiomes and food security, climate change in relation to disease epidemiology and human health and engineering microorganisms to mitigate the consequences of climate change. The individual chapters in the intended book provide both theoretical and practical exposure to the current issues and future challenges of climate change in relation to the microbiomes. This collection should serve as ready reference to the researchers working in the area to reshape their future research in addressing the challenges of global climate change.Table of Contents

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Book SynopsisIn this "Tropical Peatland Eco-management" book, eco-management is new terminology as an abbreviation of "ecology-based management for natural capital enhancement". Key concept on this eco-management is derived from previous book: "Tropical Peatland Ecosystem"(Springer, 2015, eds. by M. Osaki and N. Tsuji). Based on this new concept, this book thoroughly examines tropical peatland eco-management for scientists, political decision makers, governmental officials, land managers, students, and NGO/NPOs who are interested in 1) what the impact of peatland on climate change and ecosystem function, 2) how the management of disturbed peatland, and 3) drawing global scale restoration mechanisms of peatland and wetland. In tropical peatland, a large amount of GHGs (carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide) is emitted due to the unappropriate development and inadequate management of peatland. The peatland ecosystems consist of the carbon–water complex, which is affected easily by the impact of human and climate change. Throughout much research of tropical peatland, the problems that result from development of tropical peatland are found to stem mainly from a lack of understanding of the complexities of this ecosystem and the fragility of the relationship between peat and forest and also between carbon and water. In past, almost all peatland development and management system have been generally designed on “water drainage system”. On the contrast of old system, an innovated eco- management is, here, proposed as “water irrigation system”, including water cycling and natural capital enhancement. Through this book readers will learn the advanced peatland eco-management, with more practical methods and procedure based on ecosystem knowledge. Table of Contents

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Book SynopsisChapter 1. MXenes: An Overview for Future Utility in the Energy Storage and Conversion.- Chapter 2. Preparation Methods, Functionalization, and Physicochemical Properties of MXenes.- Chapter 3. Mechanistic Approaches of Nanostructured MXenes for Energy Storage Applications.- Chapter 4. Role of MXenes toward enzymatic biofuel and biofuel cell design.- Chapter 5. Potentialities of MXenes and its Hybrid Materials for Hydrogen Storage.- Chapter 6. Utility of MXenes and its Hybrid Materials for Batteries.- Chapter 7. MXene-Based Materials for Photocatalytic Water Splitting.-  Chapter 8. Potentialities of MXenes and MXene-Based Materials for Supercapacitor Applications.- Chapter 9. Utility of MXenes for Catalysis, Electrocatalysis, and Fuel Cells.- Chapter 10. Technological Aspects of MXenes: Current Challenges and Future Perspectives.

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Book Synopsis1. Biofuels as emerging and sustainable alternatives to fossil fuels: Environmental, Energetic and Economic perspectives.- 2. Life cycle assessment (LCA) of biofuel production from lignocellulosic biomass.- 3. Impact of biofuels on the environment, biodiversity, agriculture and water resources: potential solutions.- 4. Extremophilic microorganisms and their metabolic remodulation to explore unconventional cell factories for sustainable biofuel and bioenergy production.- 5. Inspiration from natural biomass utilization system for a sustainable lignocellulosic refinery.- 6. Bioengineering the rumen microbiota as an advanced biocatalyst for renewable fuels.- 7. Termite-based biorefinery as an innovative model for biohydrogen and biomethane production.- 8. Biomimics of the insect gut for advanced design of lignocellulosic biorefinery.- 9. Technological interventions to bioengineer extremophilic microorganisms for biofuel and bioenergy productions.- 10. Global Policies and Perspectives of Biofuels and Bioenergy: Efforts to Combat Climate Change.- 11. Economics and policies of the developed nations for the promotion of lignocellulosic biofuels and bioenergy.- 12. Assessing the Market and Policies for Biofuels/Bioenergy across Asian Countries.- 13. Role Of Machine Learning And Artificial Intelligence In Biofueld And Bioenergy.- 14. Application of computational and in-silico strategies for sustainable future biofuels and bioenergy.- 15. Fourth Generation Biofuels: Genetic Engineering for Sustainable Energy.

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Book SynopsisSection-I: Introductory chapters.- Chapter 1. Science, Technology And Novelty For Sustainable Development Goals: Perspectives And Challenges From Environment, Ecology, And Human Society In A Changing World.- Chapter 2. Microbial Technology: A Green Path To Achieving Sustainable Development Goals.- Chapter 3. Perspectives On The Role Of Science And Technology For A Cleaner And Greener Tomorrow.- Section II: Role of Biological Innovations for Sustainable Development.- Chapter 4. Synthetic Biology: Engineering Life For Sustainable Applications.- Chapter 5. Biosurfactants: A Viable Approach Towards Environmental Sustainability.- Chapter 6. Plant-Based Super Foods For A Sustainable Future.- Chapter 7.  Role Of Nanoscience And Nanotechnology In Sustainable Development.- Chapter 8. Biomedical Devices For Remote Diagnosis And  Monitoring Based On Iot.- Chapter 9. Medical Physics Sustenance In Modern India.-     Chapter 10. Newer Devices And Remote Diagnostics And Monitoring Based On Iot.- Chapter 11. Bibliometric Analysis Of Biomedical Iot Devices For Remote Diagnosis And Monitoring.- Section III: Role of Biotechnological and Microbiological Advancements for Sustainable Development.- Chapter 12. Biotechnology As A Catalyst For Sustainable Development: Leveraging Innovation For Global Goals.- Chapter 13. Sustainable Development Of Agriculture Through Biotechnological Interventions- An Ideal Approach.- Chapter 14. Microalgae-Based Remediation Of Contaminated Water- A Way Forward To Achieve Sdgs Goal-6.- Chapter 15. Microbial Strategies to Remove Organic Pollutants and Heavy Metals From Water For Sustainable Human Civilization.- Chapter 16. Contributory Role of Biosurfactant in Creating a Sustainable Environment.- Chapter 17. Green Carbon Dots: A Ne Avenue Toards Sustainable Development.- Section IV: Role of Wastewater Treatment Technologies for Sustainable Development.- Chapter 18. Valorization Of Agro-Industrial Waste Into Value-Added Nutraceuticals For Sustainable Development.- Chapter 19. Navigating Sustainable And Healthy Future: Green Nanotechnology, Regulatory Priorities, And Challenges.- Chapter 20. From Challenges To Opportunities: Exploring Minimum Liquid Discharge And Zero Liquid Discharge Strategies For Wastewater Management And Resource Recovery.- Section V: Role of Applied Sciences for Sustainable Development.-  Chapter 21. Microbial Biotechnology: A Catalyst For Sustainable Development And Circular Economies.- Chapter 22. Pharma Sciences As A Tool For Sustainable Development.- Chapter 23. Sustainable Practices And Circular Economy In Pharmaceutical Sciences In India And Abroad.- Chapter 24. Agro-Biotechnology: A Rescue Against World Hunger.- Chapter 25. Paving The Way For A Better Tomorrow.- Chapter 26. Present And Future Aspects Of Nuclear Medicine Technology For Sustainable Development In India.- Chapter 27. Geen Hrm : Catalyst For Sustainable Development And Organizational Success.- Chapter 28. Journey Of Indian Space Organisation (Isro).- Section VI: Technological Interventions for Sustainable Development.- Chapter 29. The Role Of Computer Science In Advancing Sustainable Development Goals: A Comprehensive Analysis.- Chapter 30. From Code To Sustainability: The Impact Of Computer Science For Sustainable Development.- Chapter 31. Role Of Molecular Modelling  In Sustainable Development.- Chapter 32. Recent Advances in Self-Healing Electronic Materials for Energy-Harvesting Devices.- Chapter 33. Flow of Complex Fluids Through Packed Bed.- Chapter 34. Role of Geospatial Technology for Sustainable Development in India.

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Book Synopsis.- Chapter 1_Global Scenario of Shrimp Industry-Present Status and Future Prospects.- Chapter 2_Taxonomy, Biology and Anatomy of White leg shrimp, Penaeus vannamei.- Chapter 3_Shrimp Farming in Salt-Affected Degraded Lands in the North-Western Inland States of India - A Lucrative Savior to be Saved.- Chapter 4_Genetics of Whiteleg Vannamei shrimp.- Chapter 5_Breeding and Seed Production of Shrimp under Captive Conditions.- Chapter 6_Principles and Practices of Shrimp culture- Pre-stocking, Stocking and Post-Stocking Management Practices.- Chapter 7_Diversification and Alternatives to Vannamei Shrimp: Road Ahead.- Chapter 8_Recent Advances on Responsible Use of Probiotics in Shrimp Culture.- Chapter 9_Recent advances in shrimp disease diagnosis.- Chapter 10_Strategies for Control of AMR Pathogens in Shrimp Farming - One Health Approach.- Chapter 11_Status and management of viral diseases in shrimp farming.- Chapter 12_An Overview of Enterocytozoon Hepatopenaei (EHP) Infection in Shrimp.- Chapter 13_Development and health management of penaeid shrimp broodstocks.- Chapter 14_Immunity and Immunity Orchestration in Shrimp.- Chapter 15_Status and Management of Bacterial Diseases in Shrimp Farming.- Chapter 16_Biosecurity and its role in the prevention of shrimp diseases.- Chapter 17_Quality Control of Shrimp under Refrigerated Storage.- Chapter 18_Recent Advances in Shrimp Nutrition and the Nutritional Significance of Shrimp to Human Health.- Chapter 19_Feeds and   Feeding strategies towards a Sustainable Shrimp Crop.- Chapter 20_Quality Deterioration of Shrimp Associated with Microbial Spoilage.- Chapter 21_Utilization of Shrimp Processing Waste: Value added products and applications.- Chapter 22_Quality deterioration of shrimp during postharvest handling and cold storage: Causes and prevention.- Chapter 23_Regulatory Framework for Shrimp Culture and Handling - A Global Perspective.

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Book Synopsis1. Renewable Energy Development Sources and Technology: Overview.- 2. Renewable Energy Insights: Sources and Technological Advancements.- 3. Solar Energy and Environmental Application.- 4. Role of Solar Energy for Sustainable Environment.- 5. Solar energy and Smart cities: A holistic approach for sustainable development.- 6. Solar Energy and its Utilization in Smart Cities.- 7.  Integration of Renewable Energy in Buildings.- 8. Sustainable Electricity Generation Through Solar Energy Technologies.- 9. Biomass energy conversion technologies to produce electrical power, green hydrogen, bio-oil and biochar through biomass gasification and pyrolysis.- 10. Hydrogen Energy: Innovation in Production, Storage, and Diverse Applications.- 11. Hydrogen Horizons: Advancements, Applications, and Global Initiatives.- 12. Porous Organic Polymers for Renewable Energy Development.- 13. Advanced biobased materials for renewable energy development.- 14. Achieving net-zero emission: A sustainable future with renewable energy.- 15. Renewable Energy in Focus: Development Trends, Challenges, and Policy Responses.- 16. Environmental Aspects and Electrical Energy Generation.- 17. Environmental Aspects in Electrical Energy Generation: A Comprehensive Review.

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Book SynopsisThis open access book is a compilation of case studies that provide useful knowledge and lessons that derive from on-the-ground activities and contribute to policy recommendations, focusing on the relevance of social-ecological production landscapes and seascapes (SEPLS) to ecosystem restoration. Building on the concept of SEPLS, the Satoyama Initiative promotes landscape approaches as integrative area-based strategies to bring together diverse stakeholders aiming to balance multiple objectives, including conservation and development, for the benefit of biodiversity and human well-being. Many of the SEPLS case studies from the International Partnership for the Satoyama Initiative (IPSI) offer rich evidence to help guide restoration efforts while advancing relevant knowledge and practices. The book highlights how the efforts in managing SEPLS can contribute to ecosystem restoration and sustainable development, looking at the strategies and approaches by which multiple stakeholders express, negotiate, and embrace their plural value perspectives of nature to restore ecosystems within a landscape or seascape. It begins with an introductory chapter followed by twelve case studies and a synthesis clarifying the relevance of the case study findings to policy and academic discussions. This book will be of interest to scholars, policymakers and professionals in the field related to sustainable development, especially on SDGs 15 and 17.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Community-Based Woodland Restoration for Livelihoods and Sustainable Wood Fuel Utilisation in the Mole Ecological Landscape, Ghana.- Chapter 3. Community- Based Rangeland Restoration for Climate Resilience and Pastoral Livelihoods in Chyulu, Kenya.- Chapter 4. Initiation of SEPLS Approach from World Peace Biodiversity Park (WPBP), Pokhara in Panchase Region of the Nepal.- Chapter 5. Community-Based Restoration of Agroforestry Parklands in Kapelebyong District, North Eastern Uganda.- Chapter 6. Farmland Management Strategies by Smallholder Farmers in the Mount Bamboutos Landscape in Cameroon.- Chapter 7. Traditional Regenerative Agriculture as a Sustainable Landscape Approach: Lessons from India and Thailand.- Chapter 8. Restoring Rice Paddies and Rice Agro-Ecosystem Services through a Participatory Seed Conservation and Exchange Programme.- Chapter 9. Community-Based Approach to Wetland Restoration – Case Study of the Songor Wetland, Ghana.- Chapter 10. An Integrated Seascape Approach to Revitalise Ecosystems and Livelihoods in Shimoni-Vanga, Kenya.- Chapter 11. Engaging Local People in Conserving the Socio-Ecological Production Landscape and Seascape by Practicing Collaborative Governance in Mao’ao Bay, Chinese Taipei.- Chapter 12. Multi-Stakeholder Platform for Coastal Ecosystem Restoration and Sustainable Livelihood in Sanniang Bay in Guangxi, South China.- Chapter 13. Capacitating Philippine Indigenous and Local Institutions and Actualising Local Synergies on Restorative Ridge to Reef Biodiversity Conservation for Food Security and Livelihoods.- Chapter 14. Synthesis: Ecosystem Restoration in the Context of Socio-Ecological Production Landscapes and Seascapes (SEPLS).

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Book SynopsisThis book presents emerging perspectives on disaster resilience and human settlements in the larger context of the Anthropocene. The chapters explore urban and rural perspectives focusing on the current and emerging perspectives on disaster resilience through a holistic approach, involving scientists, humanists, planners, policymakers, and professionals in the global debate.Table of ContentsPart 1Introduction 1. Disaster Resilience and Human Settlements: Emerging Perspectives in the Anthropocene Part 2Flood Risk in Urban Areas: Disaster Resilience Assessment 2. Leaving nothing to chance: reducing flood risk by evaluating flood alert simulations in urban Contexts 3. Urban growth and increasing flood impact in Palma De Mallorca: a loss of resilience capacity? 4. Flood hazard analysis for disaster resilience assessment in urban areas: examples from the Adriatic coastal area of Central Italy 5. Addressing the Impacts of Inland Floods on Housing in Honiara, Solomon Islands Part 3 Perceptions and Representations of Disasters and Climate Change in the Anthropocene 6. Disaster perception and education among adolescents: a geographical perspective in Palermo, Sicily 7. Social media in risk perception and disaster management: a geographical perspective 8. Environmental Hazards as Weapons: Histories, Geographies, Representations 9. Living on Mount Etna in the Anthropocene between risk and beauty: a field survey 10. Climate change perception: a case study in the secondary school in Calabria, Italy 11. Informal Settlements in Ghana: Adaptation through Disaster Risk Communication Part 4Narrations of Disasters and Climate Change Resilience in Urban and Rural areas 12. Resilient landscapes: how to contribute to a climate rebalancing by restoring landscape 13. Disaster preparedness for enhancing the resilience to volcanic risk impact in the Etna region 14. Disaster Resilience and Human Settlements in the Abruzzi region (Central Italy) 15. Revitalizing the wounded territory: the didactic geo-hiking's potential 16. Sense of belonging and response to climate change: how the relation of local populations Part 5Pandemic and Disaster Risk Reduction: for an Emergency Pedagogy 17. For an emergency pedagogy: the Covid-19 witness as a “cure” for Disaster Risk Reduction. A case study in Southern Italy 18. From Disasters to the Pandemic: A Study on the EU Solidarity Fund 19. Resilience and disability in the pandemic emergency. The role of education Part 6Disaster Resilience and Governance 20. Disaster resilience and the role of disaster risk governance: Nepal and Thailand ​

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Book SynopsisThis contributed volume deals with the various aspects of freshwater microbiology including diverse habitats, associated microorganisms, their ecological interactions, and industrial applications. Freshwater ecosystems are dynamic natural resources, providing sources of potable water, food, animal habitats, and recreation. Perspectives of microbial dynamics in freshwater bodies, covered in this title, provide a comprehensive and systematic analysis of microbial ecology in these ecosystems. These microbes are at the hub of biogeochemical cycles (carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, and other elements). Moreover, they are an integral part of the aquatic food web and control the quality of freshwater bodies. Chapters in this title also discuss the issue of pollution in freshwater bodies and put forward available strategies for eco-friendly solutions. The book is a perfect documentation of primary and secondary data-based information on the latest research findings, case studies, experiences, and innovations in the field of freshwater microbiology. The book is of great use to students, researchers, and professionals studying aquatic sciences.Table of ContentsAttached

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Book SynopsisThis book focuses on eco-evaluation system monitoring and sensing, carbon-water modeling, mapping, and disaster prediction. It is the 3rd book on tropical peatland issues, following 1st "Tropical Peatland Ecosystem" and 2nd "Tropical Peatland Eco-management" publications. Tropical peatland is also a wetland, mangrove, and rainforest. With this nature, two major key elements of tropical peatland are water and forest. This book introduces the relationship and interaction among water, oxygen, and nutrients as well as aspects of the forest as the driving force of carbon stock and the carbon cycle. Eco-evaluation system is key to conserving, managing, and restoring tropical peatlands, however comprehensive system for Eco-evaluation in the Tropics is not yet established. This book reviews and proposes Eco-evaluation methods in the Tropics Ecosystem, focusing mainly on the peatland ecosystem and others, covering Social Capital such as Credit, Bonds, National Accounting, etc. Table of ContentsChapter 1. Innovative Ecoevaluation System for Tropical Peatlands.- Chapter 2. Integrated Eco-evaluation Practices of Industrial Forest Plantation in Peatland of West Kalimantan, Indonesia.- Chapter 3. Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE) Mapping in Tropical Peatland.- Chapter 4. Carbon accounting system in tropical peatlands.- Chapter 5. An Innovative Restoration Technology for Tropical Peatlands: AeroHydro Culture (AHC).- Chapter 6. Function of Humic Acid.- Chapter 7. Camera traps to survey mammals in peatland.- Chapter 8. SESAME System.- Chapter 9. Sensing, Monitoring and Data Collection System (sPOTEKA-NET).- Chapter 10. The use of a compact fiber-optic spectrometer to measure atmospheric carbon dioxide in a tropical peatland.- Chapter 11. Appraisal of LiDAR measurements for monitoring tropical peatlands.- Chapter 12. Topography Monitoring by Unmanned Aerial Systems (UASs).- Chapter 13. Multifootprint Observation Lidar and Imager (MOLI) Mission for Peatland Observations.

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Book SynopsisThis introduction to basic concepts of biodiversity-sampling outlines standardized field methods for macroalgae and seagrass communities developed by NaGISA (Natural Geography in Shore Areas, a project operating under the international Census of Marine Life). NaGISA promotes simple standardized protocols and focuses on widespread nearshore habitats.This book, written by premier coastal ecologists and taxonomists, provides a text for field courses, a manual for coastal managers, and a reference guide for researchers studying biodiversity or preparing species inventories.

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