Remarkable Natural Material Surfaces and Their Engineering Potential
ISBN: 9783319031248 / Angielski / Twarda / 163 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book explores a collection of natural surfaces, their scientific characteristics and their unique engineering potential demonstrating that engineering applications can be found in unexpected places. The surfaces covered range from botanical ones, like rice and lotus leaves, to insect surfaces, like butterfly and dragonfly wings. The variety of surfaces and numerous engineering potentials described show how biomimicry can be utilized to solve countless real world problems."
This book explores a collection of natural surfaces, their scientific characteristics and their unique engineering potential demonstrating that engine...
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The Gentianaceae - Volume 1: Characterization and Ecology
ISBN: 9783642540097 / Angielski / Twarda / 329 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is the first of two volumes on Gentianaceae. Comprising twelve chapters, it centres upon the characterization and ecology of Gentianaceae worldwide, with emphasis on the application of molecular and cytological approaches in relation to taxonomy. The first three chapters consider the classification of the family and review the advances in research since the earlier revision published in 2002, which resulted in the reclassification of some plants and the naming of new genera. The next chapter provides the most comprehensive report to date of the systematics of South American... This is the first of two volumes on Gentianaceae. Comprising twelve chapters, it centres upon the characterization and ecology of Gentianaceae worl... |
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585,00 zł |
The Bioclimatology of Frost: Its Occurrence, Impact and Protection
ISBN: 9783642634802 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The economic costs of frosts in agriculture and horticulture in many parts of the world can be very significant. Reports in the media include accounts on how frosts have devastated coffee crops in Brazil or in Papua New Guinea, and how frosts have seriously damaged the Florida citrus industry. Frost may cause losses in current harvests or a decline in future yields through more permanent damage to trees and bushes. Damaging frosts may occur as infrequent, short-term events with sub-zero temperatures or with unusually severe winter temperatures which extend over long periods. In this book we...
The economic costs of frosts in agriculture and horticulture in many parts of the world can be very significant. Reports in the media include accounts...
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389,98 zł |
Tidal Flat Ecology: An Experimental Approach to Species Interactions
ISBN: 9783642704970 / Angielski / Miękka / 194 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The tidal coastline presents a fascinating ecological world. Rocky shores with their recurrent zonation of algae and sessile invertebrates demonstrate the orderliness of nature, apparently obeying general explan- atory principles. The niche theory could just as well have hatched out of the tight species-packing on the coral reef flats. Fluxes of carbon and nitrogen are best studied in mangroves and salt marshes with their outstanding primary productivity; the bare mud and sands of the tidal flats are different. Their ecological treasures are well concealed, and perhaps not to everybody's...
The tidal coastline presents a fascinating ecological world. Rocky shores with their recurrent zonation of algae and sessile invertebrates demonstrate...
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389,98 zł |
Rauch- und Mehlschwalben in Hohenroth (Landkreis Rhön-Grabfeld)
ISBN: 9783656560005 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 36 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Facharbeit (Schule) aus dem Jahr 2013 im Fachbereich Biologie - Okologie, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Ein sonniger Tag zwischen Ende und Mitte April: Die Gerauschkulisse der landlichen Ortschaften ist von Vogelgezwitscher erfullt. Darunter der Gesang der Mehl- und Rauchschwalben, die gerade von ihren Uberwinterungsquartieren zuruckgekehrt sind. Die Sanger sind durch kleine Unterschiede auseinanderzuhalten. Die purpurblau glanzende kleine Gestalt mit den langen, schmalen Flugeln und den fadendunnen Schwanzspieen ist die Rauchschwalbe. Die Oberseite der Mehlschwalben ist zwar auch schwarz...
Facharbeit (Schule) aus dem Jahr 2013 im Fachbereich Biologie - Okologie, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Ein sonniger Tag zwischen Ende und Mitte April: ...
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183,98 zł |
The Hot-Blooded Insects: Strategies and Mechanisms of Thermoregulation
ISBN: 9783662103425 / Angielski / Miękka / 601 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "From one man's persistent and elegant probing of the temperature biology of bees, we have been led to a deeper understanding of the whole biology of many insect taxa, and of their interactions with ecological and environmental stresses: all who work at the interfaces of physiology, ecology and behaviour have cause to be grateful, and all should certainly read this book." (Trends in Ecology & Evolution) "An outstanding source of information, and can be read with profit and satisfaction by the professional biologist and interested amateur alike." (Nature)
"From one man's persistent and elegant probing of the temperature biology of bees, we have been led to a deeper understanding of the whole biology of ...
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The Natural Environment and the Biogeochemical Cycles
ISBN: 9783662150719 / Angielski / Miękka / 194 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An important purpose of The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry is to aid the understanding of distribution and chemical reaction processes which occur in the environment. Volume 1, Part E of this series is dedicated to Environmental Systems, Physical Properties of the Atmosphere, Global Transport and the Thermodynamics of Ecosystems.
An important purpose of The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry is to aid the understanding of distribution and chemical reaction proce...
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194,97 zł |
Anthropogenic Compounds
ISBN: 9783662159989 / Angielski / Miękka / 276 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Environmental Chemistry is a relatively young science. Interestin this subject, however, is growing very rapidly and, although no agreement has been reached as yet about the exact content and Iimits of this interdisciplinary discipline, there appears to be increasing interest in seeing environmental topics which are based on chemistry embodied in this subject. One of the first objectives ofEnvironmental Chemistry must be the study ofthe environment and of natural chemical processes which occur in the environment. A major purpose of this series on Environmental Chemistry, therefore, is to...
Environmental Chemistry is a relatively young science. Interestin this subject, however, is growing very rapidly and, although no agreement has been r...
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389,98 zł |
Project Planning and Management for Ecological Restoration
ISBN: 9781610913638 / Angielski / Twarda / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Concern over climate change and the ongoing challenges of managing degraded ecosystems have made the field of ecological restoration a growing focus in the agendas of national and international conservation organizations, including the United Nations. The problems facing us are both complex and urgent, and effective solutions are needed.
"Project Planning and Management for Ecological Restoration" presents principles of sound planning and management that will greatly increase the likelihood that completed projects will meet stakeholder expectations. John Rieger, John Stanley, and Ray... Concern over climate change and the ongoing challenges of managing degraded ecosystems have made the field of ecological restoration a growing focus i...
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418,51 zł |
Cultivating Arctic Landscapes: Knowing and Managing Animals in the Circumpolar North
ISBN: 9781571815743 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the last two decades, there has been an increased awareness of the traditions and issues that link aboriginal people across the circumpolar North. One of the key aspects of the lives of circumpolar peoples, be they in Scandinavia, Alaska, Russia, or Canada, is their relationship to the wild animals that support them. Although divided for most of the 20th Century by various national trading blocks, and the Cold War, aboriginal people in each region share common stories about the various capitalist and socialist states that claimed control over their lands and animals. Now, aboriginal... In the last two decades, there has been an increased awareness of the traditions and issues that link aboriginal people across the circumpolar Nor... |
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Conceptual Breakthroughs in Evolutionary Genetics: A Brief History of Shifting Paradigms
ISBN: 9780124201668 / Angielski / Miękka / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Conceptual Breakthroughs in Evolutionary Genetics is a pithy, lively book occupying a special niche--the conceptual history of evolutionary genetics-- not inhabited by any other available treatment. Written by a world-leading authority in evolutionary genetics, this work encapsulates and ranks 70 of the most significant paradigm shifts in evolutionary biology and genetics during the century-and-a-half since Darwin and Mendel. The science of evolutionary genetics is central to all of biology, but many students and other practitioners have little knowledge of its historical roots and... Conceptual Breakthroughs in Evolutionary Genetics is a pithy, lively book occupying a special niche--the conceptual history of evolutionary ... |
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122,28 zł |
Urban Ecology: Science of Cities
ISBN: 9780521188241 / Angielski / Miękka / 476 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. How does nature work in our human-created city, suburb, and exurb/peri-urb? Indeed how is ecology - including its urban water, soil, air, plant, and animal foundations - spatially entwined with this great human enterprise? And how can we improve urban areas for both nature and people? Urban Ecology: Science of Cities explores the entire urban area: from streets, lawns, and parks to riversides, sewer systems, and industrial sites. The book presents models, patterns, and examples from hundreds of cities worldwide. Numerous illustrations enrich the presentation. Cities are analyzed, not as...
How does nature work in our human-created city, suburb, and exurb/peri-urb? Indeed how is ecology - including its urban water, soil, air, plant, and a...
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285,39 zł |
Coastal Wetlands of the World: Geology, Ecology, Distribution and Applications
ISBN: 9781107628250 / Angielski / Miękka / 364 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Salt marshes and mangrove forests, the intertidal wetlands of the world's coastlines, provide key ecological services to all areas of the globe. This cutting-edge, richly illustrated book introduces the essential elements of coastal wetlands and their applications. The book opens by introducing coastal oceanography, the physical features of wetlands, their ecology, and human impacts upon them, giving all students the necessary background for wetlands studies. It then presents detailed case studies from around the world with extensive illustrations, supplying a wider, global-scale picture of...
Salt marshes and mangrove forests, the intertidal wetlands of the world's coastlines, provide key ecological services to all areas of the globe. This ...
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239,52 zł |
Multivariate Analysis of Ecological Data Using Canoco 5
ISBN: 9781107694408 / Angielski / Miękka / 376 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This revised and updated edition focuses on constrained ordination (RDA, CCA), variation partitioning and the use of permutation tests of statistical hypotheses about multivariate data. Both classification and modern regression methods (GLM, GAM, loess) are reviewed and species functional traits and spatial structures analysed. Nine case studies of varying difficulty help to illustrate the suggested analytical methods, using the latest version of Canoco 5. All studies utilise descriptive and manipulative approaches, and are supported by data sets and project files available from the book...
This revised and updated edition focuses on constrained ordination (RDA, CCA), variation partitioning and the use of permutation tests of statistical ...
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290,49 zł |
Forests and Global Change
ISBN: 9781107041851 / Angielski / Twarda / 492 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Forests hold a significant proportion of global biodiversity and terrestrial carbon stocks and are at the forefront of human-induced global change. The dynamics and distribution of forest vegetation determines the habitat for other organisms, and regulates the delivery of ecosystem services, including carbon storage. Presenting recent research across temperate and tropical ecosystems, this volume synthesises the numerous ways that forests are responding to global change and includes perspectives on: the role of forests in the global carbon and energy budgets; historical patterns of forest...
Forests hold a significant proportion of global biodiversity and terrestrial carbon stocks and are at the forefront of human-induced global change. Th...
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336,42 zł |
Herbaceous Layer in Forests of Eastern North America
ISBN: 9780199837656 / Angielski / Twarda / 688 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Over the last decade, the field of plant ecology has significantly developed and expanded, especially in research concerning the herbaceous layer and ground vegetation of forests. This revised second edition of The Herbaceous Layer in Forests of Eastern North America accounts for that growth, presenting research that approaches the ecology of the herb layer of forests from a variety of disciplines, perspectives, and levels of ecological organization. The book synthesizes the research of top ecologists on herbaceous layer structure, composition, and dynamics of a variety of forest...
Over the last decade, the field of plant ecology has significantly developed and expanded, especially in research concerning the herbaceous layer and ...
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646,14 zł |
Ecotourism, Nature Conservation and Development: Re-Imagining Jordan's Shobak Arid Region
ISBN: 9783038215387 / Angielski / Twarda / 290 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Ecotourism is a major source for financing ecological environmental development. The fundamental challenge of this globally persued approach is how to unite the conflicting goals of ecotourism and nature conservation. The World Bank has co-financed a model project in Jordan. Landscape architecture took a leading role in the masterplanning. This book documents the results and gives an account of the lessons to be learnt. "Ecotourism is a major source for financing ecological environmental development. The fundamental challenge of this globally persued approach is how... |
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304,92 zł |
Extinct Madagascar: Picturing the Island's Past
ISBN: 9780226143972 / Angielski / Twarda / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The landscapes of Madagascar have long delighted zoologists, who have discovered, in and among the island s baobab trees and thickets, a dizzying array of animals, including something approaching one hundred species of lemur. Madagascar s mammal fauna, for example, is far more diverse, and more endemic, than early explorers and naturalists ever dreamed of. But in the past 2,500 or so yearsa period associated with natural climatic shifts and ecological change, as well as partially coinciding with the arrival of the island s first human settlersa considerable proportion of Madagascar s forests...
The landscapes of Madagascar have long delighted zoologists, who have discovered, in and among the island s baobab trees and thickets, a dizzying arra...
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209,25 zł |
Urban Ecology: Science of Cities
ISBN: 9781107007000 / Angielski / Twarda / 478 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. How does nature work in our human-created city, suburb, and exurb/peri-urb? Indeed how is ecology - including its urban water, soil, air, plant, and animal foundations - spatially entwined with this great human enterprise? And how can we improve urban areas for both nature and people? Urban Ecology: Science of Cities explores the entire urban area: from streets, lawns, and parks to riversides, sewer systems, and industrial sites. The book presents models, patterns, and examples from hundreds of cities worldwide. Numerous illustrations enrich the presentation. Cities are analyzed, not as...
How does nature work in our human-created city, suburb, and exurb/peri-urb? Indeed how is ecology - including its urban water, soil, air, plant, and a...
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519,92 zł |
Neotropical Insect Galls
ISBN: 9789401787826 / Angielski / Twarda / 550 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The book brings to light the most recent findings on the biogeography, biodiversity, host plant induction and natural history of gall inducing insects in the Neotropical region.We attempt to summarize the work done so far in the region, promote several syntheses on many aspects such as host induction, host specialization, distribution among the several vegetation types and zones, the origin of super hosts and the mechanisms leading to geographical patterns in their distribution.Furthermore, the book constructs new perspectives for deeper understanding of galling insect evolutionary ecology... The book brings to light the most recent findings on the biogeography, biodiversity, host plant induction and natural history of gall inducing inse... |
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585,00 zł |