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Wind Energy and Wildlife Interactions
Presentations from the CWW2015 Conference
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2017
This book presents a selection of new insights in understanding and mitigating impacts on wildlife and their habitats. Topics such as, species behaviour and responses; collision risk and fatality estimation; landscape features and gradients, are considered.
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The Llobregat
The Story of a Polluted Mediterranean River
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2012
The Llobregat belongs to the most thoroughly studied rivers in Europe and is a paradigm of the confluence of human and natural disturbances in a single basin. Because of its location in a very densely populated region and its Mediterranean character, the Llobregat supports a mixture of irregular flow,...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2014
In 2013 several scientific activities have been devoted to mathematical researches for the study of planet Earth. The current volume presents a selection of the highly topical issues presented at the workshop “Mathematical Models and Methods for Planet Earth”, held in Roma (Italy), in May 2013....
by Xiaofei Yu
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2012
Freezing and thawing of soils is a common phenomenon in the winter-cold zone. The thesis titled “Material Cycling of Wetland Soils Driven by Freeze-Thaw Effects” systematically explores the freeze-thaw effects on the accumulation and release processes of carbon and nitrogen in wetland soils, which...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2015
This book provides readers with in-depth insights into the changes in the Pantanal wetland from its formation to the actual and likely future states. It reveals that today’s Pantanal is an evolutionary consequence of geological, ecological and, more recently, man-made events taking place at distinct...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2015
This volume offers a comprehensive review of the chemical, biological and hydromorphological quality of the Danube. The first part examines the chemical pollution of surface waters, focusing on organic compounds (with special emphasis given to EU WFD priority substances and Danube River Basin specific...
Speciation of Metals in Water, Sediment and Soil Systems
Proceedings of an International Workshop, Sunne, October 15–16, 1986
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2006
The particular behavior of trace metals in the environment is determined by their specific physico-chemical form rather than by their total concentration. The introduction of atomic absorption spectrometry has lead to a plethora of scientific papers and reports in which metal concentrations in the...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2013
From microbial to plant ecosystems, this book examines how changes in UV radiation, caused by anthropogenic ozone depletion, as well as changes in radiation levels throughout the evolution of life on Earth, can alter species composition and interspecies competitiveness. It focuses on the evolutionary...
Ozone Hole
Past, Present, Future
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2017
This book underscores the re-emergence of the ozone hole problem and deals with it in its current context of exacerbating global warming. It traces the history of the ozone hole from the stage of formation of the stratospheric ozone ‘layer’, millions of years ago, into the late 20th century when...
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Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2017
The aim of this edited volume is to introduce the scientific community to paleoenvironmental studies of estuaries, to highlight the types of information that can be obtained from such studies, and to promote the use of paleoenvironmental studies in estuarine management.
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“Fingerprints” of Climate Change
Adapted Behaviour and Shifting Species Ranges
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2012
In recent years an increasing number of studies have been published reporting observations of adapted behaviour and shifting species ranges of plant and animal species due to recent climate warming. Are these `fingerprints' of climate change? An international conference was organised to bring together...
Environmental Compartments
Equilibria and Assessment of Processes Between Air, Water, Sediments and Biota
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Any concentration of a substance measured in a living or non-living system results from its distribution among all of the environmental compartments: air, water, sediments, and biota. The transfer of a substance from one compartment to another is regulated by physical forces and the chemical properties...
Rainwater-Smart Agriculture in Arid and Semi-Arid Areas
Fostering the Use of Rainwater for Food Security, Poverty Alleviation, Landscape Restoration and Climate Resilience
Language: English
Release Date: December 28, 2017
This book introduces state-of-the-art approaches, methods and research, focusing on smart management of rainwater. In addition, it provides an overview of projects from across the world, illustrating how rainwater-smart management has been implemented in drylands. Focusing on the scientific perspective...
Municipal Solid Waste Management in Asia and the Pacific Islands
Challenges and Strategic Solutions
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2013
Solid waste management issues, technologies and challenges are dynamic. More so, in developing and transitory nations in Asia. This book, written by Asian experts in solid waste management, explores the current situation in Asian countries including Pacific Islands. There are not many technical books...