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Thorp and Covich's Freshwater Invertebrates

  • 4th Edition
  • December 1, 2099
  • James H. Thorp
  • English
Thorp and Covich’s Freshwater Invertebrates: Key to Fauna of the Australian Bioregion, Fourth Edition is developed to be the most modern and consistent set of taxonomic keys in the region. The design of the series provides a highly comprehensive, current set of keys for each of these bioregions, with all keys written in a consistent style. The book can be used to the full spectrum of interested readers, from students through to university professors and government agencies. This new volume provides an all-in-one reference for taxonomic classifications across this diverse bioregion and indispensable for biomonitoring and other studies of environmental health.

Conservation, Development and Collective Power in the Tuna-Political Indo-Pacific

  • 1st Edition
  • January 1, 2099
  • Quentin Hanich + 1 more
  • English
Conservation, Development and Collective Power in the Tuna-Political Indo-Pacific explores industrial fisheries, which now cover 55 per cent of the World’s oceans, an area four times larger than the terrestrial area devoted to agriculture. In addition to fisheries, our oceans provide crucial highways and oceanscapes for shipping, oil and gas, seabed mining, blue carbon, coastal development, tourism and defense – all of which must balance conservation and development imperatives as they navigate and exploit our fragile marine environment.This book analyses and discusses the development of regional fisheries management and development in the Indo-Pacific, with the purpose of fostering the expansion and further development of collective strategies, science-based approaches and true ocean stewardship. It is the first book to analyze the development of these regional initiatives and discuss their global implications for sustainable development.

Rural Futures

  • 1st Edition
  • December 31, 2029
  • Joanna Dawson + 2 more
  • English
Rural Futures: 21st Century Transformation for the NaturenomicsTM Future offers new perspectives on reconciling human and biodiversity needs for a movement toward more holistic sustainable development, where environmental concerns are centered and tackled. Through a rich body of global case studies that focus on rural communities, the book presents practical examples, both past and present, for practitioners and researchers to learn from, adapt to their individual contexts, and implement. Additionally, the theoretical frameworks offer recommendations for redesigning policy, reshaping action in the field, and shining a light on the need for new areas of research.Each thematic section includes one chapter dedicated to theoretical explorations, two or three chapters focusing on practical challenges and opportunities for action, and at least one case study. Utilizing this combination of theory and practice, the book explores how social and ecological factors intersect in the field and how they impact results for rural communities impacted by deforestation.

Interactive Evolution of Earth and Life

  • 1st Edition
  • December 31, 2029
  • Christophe Thomazo + 1 more
  • English
Interactive Evolution of Earth and Life aims to provide readers with detailed, current knowledge of the oldest geological terrains reported on Earth. It includes discussion of evidence for the oldest traces of life on Earth and paleo-environmental reconstruction. The book reviews the evolution of Earth’s living and chemical systems, from the first evidence of crust formation to the rise of complex multicellular life. Following different key geological formations of Precambrian ages, the authors present a general evolutionary scheme from an abiotic, hot, and anoxic inhospitable Earth system to the evolution of Eukaryotes in an environment suitable for the evolution for complex life. Key scientific results using geochemistry and micro- to nano-scale analyses are presented together with ongoing scientific debate on the biogenicity of the earliest traces of life on earth and the nature of their host environments.

Fossil Turtles of China

  • 1st Edition
  • December 1, 2029
  • Haiyan Tong + 1 more
  • English
China has evidence of a long fossil turtle record that begins in the . This book presents the history of Chinese fossil turtle evolution dating back to the Late Triassic, 220 million years ago; their biology and palaeobiogrograpgy; origin of turtles, their early diversification, turtles of the Jehol Biota, turtles and the K/T mass extinction event, and also turtles within Chinese civilization are all explored. China's turtle fossil record illustrates the major evolutionary events of the group, such as the origin of turtles, early diversifications in the Jurassic and Cretaceous, and the origin of the modern groups. This book explores many new discoveries and the revision of the old collections which greatly improve our knowledge on turtle evolution, biology and paleobiogeography, particularly over the last decades.

Ecotoxicological Effects

  • 1st Edition
  • December 1, 2029
  • Alexandre Pery + 1 more
  • English
This book is part of a series of six books, co-ordained by André Mariotti and Jeanne Garric, having, on the basis of work carried out in laboratories, research questions, bolts and acquired in ecotoxicology.

Knowledge Engineering for Innovation and Sustainability

  • 1st Edition
  • November 1, 2029
  • Yuya Kajikawa
  • English
Knowledge Engineering for Innovation and Sustainability is an interdisciplinary examination, not only of knowledge engineering, but also innovation, allowing environmental scientists to gain a better understanding of technological solutions and innovative methods. It is organized in a methodical way, first by defining sustainability and innovation, then by laying out a conceptual framework. The book goes on to explore causality and systems thinking for examining a particular phenomenon, and then presents processes for analysis and design. Finally, it lays out the narrative of sustainability as well as what needs to be done to ensure the future of sustainability. By applying key concepts of innovation and knowledge engineering to sustainability problems, Knowledge Engineering for Innovation and Sustainability provides a structured approach to putting theory into practice for sustainable development.

Earthquake Hazards

  • 2nd Edition
  • November 1, 2029
  • Rasoul Sorkhabi
  • English
Earthquake Hazards: Risk Assessment and Mitigation, Second Edition presents the latest scientific developments in earthquake and seismic research, including causality, impacts, preparedness and mitigation. The book takes a geoscientific approach to the topic and contains new insights about how earthquakes and seismic activity can trigger landslides and volcanic activity. This new edition provides 11 new chapters, including a brand-new section devoted to case studies from a variety of earthquake-prone parts of the world. Users will find a thorough, technical treatment of the topic that will be of benefit to researchers and academics in universities, research institutes, geological surveys and hazard management organizations.

Air Quality Modelling and its Applications in Environmental Management

  • 1st Edition
  • November 1, 2029
  • Zifa Wang + 2 more
  • English
Air Quality Modelling and its Applications in Environmental Management provides information about air pollution and health impacts using modeling to illustrate observed features of air pollution, manage air pollution episodes, and understand the health impacts and co-benefits of air pollution mitigation. After a brief overview, the book works though a comprehensive analysis of different applications, including dust, acid rain, ozone sources and aerosol sources. This section also considers secondary aerosol sources and aerosol microphysics. The editors then explore adaptive grids in air quality modeling as well as modeling biogenic sources of air pollution. The book wraps up with an examination of chemical data assimilation and health risk assessment. This text expertly integrates air quality modeling and its applications towards a better understanding of the essential role of air quality modelling in air pollution management and health risk assessment.