Catálogo de libros: Ecología, la biosfera

2264 Catálogo de libros: Ecología, la biosfera

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  • Bio-Invaders
    Sarah Johnson
    We are pleased to announce a new series ofenvironmental history readers, suitable for students.Comprising essays selected from our journals,Environment and History and Environmental Values,each inexpensive paperback volume will address animportant theme in environmental history, combiningunderlying theory and specific case-studies. The firstvolume, Bio-invaders, investigates th...
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    39,21 €

  • Vita Worldview
    Guy Lane
    Embracing Vita Worldview will enable you to discern patterns in the growing chaos. It will ground you, alert you to potential dangers, and guide you in contributing to a brighter future. Aligning with Vita Worldview you will find flow, connect deeply with our Living Planet, and become empowered to face the future. ...
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    9,09 €

  • Wildlife conservation and management
    Eduardo Pagel Floriano
    Introduction to wildlife conservation and management, legislation, valuing nature, animal ecology, protection of natural areas and their objectives, threats and extinction of wild animals, extinctions caused by man, the Red Book and the assessment of extinction risk by the standards of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), wildlife inventories, wildlife con...
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    103,53 €

  • Environmental Sustainability Index
    Jackgrayce Dutra Nascimento Silva / Marco Valério Jansen Cutrim
    The river basin is a complex environmental system, resulting from the interrelationships between the physical-natural and socio-economic subsystems. Identifying it as a unifying unit for environmental processes and human interference has led to its adoption as a research unit, allowing for the assessment of environmental quality and sustainability, based on the analysis of phys...
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    55,41 €

  • Efficiency of Apis mellifera L. hive densification and management
    Antonio da Costa Diakos / Blandina Viana / Fabiana Silva
    This study conducted in the Chapada Diamantina was stimulated by observations previously made which suggested that there was a pollination deficit in the Eva orchard. The book therefore presents the results of studies carried out in 2008, 2010 and 2011, the main objectives of which are discussed in two chapters. In the first chapter, we assessed the pollination deficit in the a...
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    55,04 €

  • Ecotoxicological assessment of crude oil
    Ana Carina Matos Silva
    In an oil spill in mangrove areas, there is a high possibility of oil aggregation with suspended particulate matter, which may determine the bottom sediment as the final destination of the OSA (Oil-Suspended Particulate Aggregate). In many cases, this formation can pose a great risk to benthic and nectonic organisms. Ecotoxicity tests with these organisms have been widely used ...
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    68,73 €

  • Environmental Management in Metropolitan Regions
    Sidnei Ribeiro Souza
    The metropolis besides having its socio-economic importance can be sustainable, some authors advocate compact cities as sustainable because the concentration of people centralized near their jobs and the diversity of trade optimize and minimize the displacement reducing transportation costs and consequently reducing the emission of pollutants from vehicles whether from public t...
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    54,90 €

  • The Gospel of Jesus Green
    Neil J. Whitehouse
    This is a gospel of personal stories, science, and existential hope for the Jesus-curious and those who want to know what Green means.Modern people are like the passengers on the Titanic; the triumphs of technology have real limitations. They face the necessity to share the planet that takes them to hard politics. Economics can be integrated with ecology and the essentials of h...
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    26,64 €

  • Animals of the surface film
    Marjorie Guthrie
    This handbook deals with the smaller invertebrate animals of this surface community. Among these are springtails, pondskaters, water boatmen, water beetles and water spiders, as well as protozoa, rotifers and tiny crustaceans. ...
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    44,68 €

  • Aphid predators
    Graham E. Rotheray / Graham E. Rotheray
    Aphids and their colonies are excellent arenas in which to observe predators in action. A range of insects come to eat or parasitise the aphids or to drink their honeydew. ...
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    44,64 €

  • The Generosity of Birds
    Laura Jan Shore
    'Laura Shore’s The Generosity of Birds illuminates the fullness of life from celebration to elegy, from birth to complicated generational grief. ’...this has nothing to do with my mother, /... Yet there she is, / a viridian flicker / on the periphery of my gaze, the vibrational key /.’ Birds abound whether centerstage or in a reassuring background presence: magpie, Regent Honey...
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    16,47 €

  • Environmental sustainability through biofiltration
    Ludovico Ofria
    This book challenges traditional wastewater purification, exploring alternatives such as phytodepuration and the use of bivalve mollusks. With an approach focused on economic and environmental benefits, it envisions a future in which sanitation contributes to social progress by reducing global inequalities. The book provides a detailed overview of innovative solutions, charting...
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    60,13 €

  • The multidimensional ecological roles of essential oils
    Moufida Saidani Tounsi / Walid Yeddes / Wissem Aidi Wannes
    Essential oils (EOs) have multifaceted ecological roles, serving as natural alternatives to synthetic biocides. Extracted through various methods, EOs consist of complex mixtures of terpenes and aromatic compounds, offering diverse biological and physicochemical properties. They play vital roles in plant defense and have potential applications in human health and agriculture. H...
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    60,13 €

  • Spatial temporal analysis of human - wildlife (leopard) conflict
    Prashanth Devi M. / Prashanthi Devi M. / Yoga Rathna Babu
    Human wildlife conflicts has been under the lens for a long time. Human response to the conflict situations vary. On one hand, Indians are known to be surprisingly tolerant; but in other cases, people retaliate against wildlife which drives these species to extinction. Conflicts is one of the threats to long term survival of 75 per cent of the world’s most iconic species like w...
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    60,58 €

  • Mountain Tourism and Ecological Impacts
    The Himalayas, with their grandeur and cultural richness, magnetize global travelers searching for an escape from the ordinary. However, behind this allure lies an ecological responsibility and sustainability imperative. Many involved with the tourism industry in mountainous regions have been confronting the stark realities of tourism’s impact on these delicate ecosystems. Ther...
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    338,14 €

  • Mountain Tourism and Ecological Impacts
    The Himalayas, with their grandeur and cultural richness, magnetize global travelers searching for an escape from the ordinary. However, behind this allure lies an ecological responsibility and sustainability imperative. Many involved with the tourism industry in mountainous regions have been confronting the stark realities of tourism’s impact on these delicate ecosystems. Ther...
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    259,22 €

  • Social and environmental impacts of Maryland Oil Palm plantations
    Nornor N Bee / Richard N. Sam / Sampson Williams
    In May 2022, a program team from the Sustainable Development Institute, Friends of the Earth Liberia researched the social and environmental impacts of Maryland Oil Palm Plantations in Liberia. The research finds that land conflict and deforestation have several negative impacts on communities. MOPP has not respected land tenure rights or followed Free Prior and Informed Consen...
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    60,13 €

  • Agro-ecology or organic farming in Sub-Saharan Africa
    Mélanie Blanchard / Yao Jeannot Kouakou
    The way biomass is managed on mixed crop-livestock farms is very important for the production of a sufficient quantity of organic manure. In organic farming, producers have no other solution than the production and application of organic manure to ensure the sustainability and productivity of their farming systems, as mineral fertilisers are not authorised and other alternative...
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    54,90 €

  • Fertility and Edaphic Fauna of soil under reforestation
    Antonio Pereira / Lourdes Ruivo
    Life is made up of fights, battles, wars, etc. The best doesn’t always win, but the victories that come from personal and professional struggles have a greater academic connotation. I was fortunate enough to receive guidance for both my undergraduate and master’s degrees from two excellent professionals from the Emilio Goeldi Museums of Pará. Today, as a university professor, I...
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    77,75 €

  • Payments for environmental services in a water catchment
    Roberta Miguel Kiska
    The aim of this work is to assess the impacts of the Oasis Project, a programme of payments for environmental services, on the operation of the Vila Regina Water Treatment Plant in the municipality of Apucarana. In the evaluation of the Oasis Project, the influence of turbidity on the consumption of chemical products for water treatment was verified, but it was not possible to ...
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    69,66 €

  • Impacts of gold mining on vegetation and soil at Perkoa
    Yameogo Augustin
    This research was carried out with the aim of understanding the impact of traditional gold mining on the vegetation and soil in Perkoa. The soaring price of gold, climatic hazards and poverty have led to a rush by the population, especially in rural areas, to engage in gold panning. There are over 600 gold panning sites in Burkina Faso. Through documentary research, site observ...
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    92,99 €

  • Ecological soap
    Filipe Siqueira / Juliene Siqueira / Maria Walter
    1- Filipe Silva Siqueira : Biology teacher at the Educafro-Mg network. PhD student in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (UFOP/2018), Master in Industrial Biotechnology Microbiology (UFOP/2015) and Degree in Biological Sciences (UFOP/2013). 2- Juliene Soto Borges Siqueira: Graduated in Biological Sciences (UNIBH-2017) Technician in clinical analysis (Poliec/2013). 3- Maria Elen...
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    49,68 €

  • Diversity of Lepidoptera in APP BR-116 from Mafra to Papanduva, SC
    Kelen Schelbauer
    The order Lepidoptera is a good tool for conservation biology, as it is sensitive to environmental variations. They also play an important role in many pollination processes and make up important trophic levels in the food chain. They are important in ecosystems due to their interactions with vegetation and fauna. The aim of this study was to determine the families of butterfli...
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    49,74 €

  • Disposal of CRT waste
    Deolinda Lucianne Ferreira Garcia / Maria Olivia A. R. Simão / Vicente Q. Nogueira
    This paper presents the results of a research project carried out at the Centre for Environmental Sciences at the Federal University of Amazonas (CCA/UFAM). The data was provided by a company in the industrial centre of Manaus, which has taken a proactive initiative to correctly eliminate the environmental liabilities accumulated in the company’s warehouses. It’s a topic that h...
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    49,87 €

  • Quality of Life and Climate Change
    Quality of Life and Climate Change: Impacts, Sustainable Adaptation, and Social-Ecological Resilience delves into the pressing concerns surrounding climate change and its profound impacts on the quality of life (QoL) experienced by individuals and communities worldwide. This book explores the intricate relationship between climate change, variability, and QoL in both rural and ...
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    328,38 €

  • Quality of Life and Climate Change
    Quality of Life and Climate Change: Impacts, Sustainable Adaptation, and Social-Ecological Resilience delves into the pressing concerns surrounding climate change and its profound impacts on the quality of life (QoL) experienced by individuals and communities worldwide. This book explores the intricate relationship between climate change, variability, and QoL in both rural and ...
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    249,46 €

  • Regression Modeling in R
    Écio Souza Diniz / Jan Thiele
    In times of rapid change in the environment such as the one we live in, increasing knowledge of the interaction between organisms and their ecosystems is fundamental to generating information that can be translated into protection and conservation practices. Ecology is a crucial science for understanding the occurrence, distribution and evolution of living organisms, especially...
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    50,07 €

  • Tourism and Recreation an Environmental Impact Assessment
    Mauro do Nascimento
    The focus of this study was the tourism and recreation activities carried out on a stretch of the Rio Negro near the city of Manaus. The main objective was to assess the extent to which these activities are directly or indirectly responsible for impacts on the environment and to describe the environmental quality of this stretch of the Rio Negro. A bibliographical review was ca...
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    70,14 €

  • MAGNETIC-CAVITATION CLEANING AND CHANGING WATER PROPERTIES
    Baran Bogdan / Hanzyuk Andriy / Hordieiev Anatoly
    A unified approach is proposed to explain the set of phenomena that accompany the influence of hydrocavitation and magnetic field on water systems. The mechanism of influence of the magnetic field on the kinetics of biochemical reactions was investigated. The magnetic field significantly affects the kinetics of those physicochemical processes in aqueous solutions, in the mechan...
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    119,32 €

  • Agronomic Assessment of the Life Cycle and Carbon Footprint of
    Manuel Reis Lopes
    Elaies guiniensis (palm oil) is an important commodity that contributes to the livelihoods of many communities, to the GDP of governments and to the achievement of several sustainable development goals (SDGs), biodiversity and climate change However, its continuous cultivation and expansion, due to high and growing demand, has led to many negative effects and subsequent calls t...
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    85,84 €


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