Biological and Environmental Hazards, Risks, and Disasters

ISBN-13: 9780128205099 / Angielski / Miękka / 2023

John F. Shroder; Ramesh Sivanpillai

Spis treści

1. Introduction 2. Algal Blooms 3. Grasshopper Infestations and the Risks They Pose to Western North America Range and Crop Lands, North of Mexico 4. Senegalese grasshopper: A major pest of the Sahel 5. Locusts: An Introduction 6. Australian Plague Locust - Risk and Response 7. The Central American Locust: risk and prevention 8. Animal Hazards-Their Nature and Distribution 9. Loss of Biodiversity 10. Sacred Groves of Kerala 11. Multidrug Resistance: A Threat to Antibiotic Era 12. Chronic Environmental Diseases: Burdens, Causes, and Response 13. Coral Bleaching 14. Deforestation 15. Deforestation in Nepal: Status, Causes, Consequences and Responses 16. Deforestation in Southeast Asia 17. Mangroves as Coastal Rainforests: Imminent Threats, Hazards and Changing Status of Ecosystem Services 18. Land Degradation 19. Desertification 20. Rangeland degradation 21. The Aral Sea disaster: revisiting the past to plan a better future 22. Ecological Impacts of Climate Change 23. Understanding the Risks of Ionizing Radiation Exposure:  A case of Dichotomy between Science and Policy 24. Meteor Impact Hazard