General: the treatment of the ecozones and global overviews of selected characteristics -- Distribution -- Climate -- Relief and drainage -- Soils -- Vegetation and animals -- Land use -- Regional section: The individual ecozones -- Polar subpolar zone -- Boreal zone -- Temperate midlatitudes -- Dry midlatitudes -- Subtropics with winter rain -- Subtropics with year-round rain -- Dry tropics an…
Forest Landscape Restoration in Context -- Overview of Forest Restoration Strategies and Terms -- Impact of Forest Loss and Degradation on Biodiversity -- The Impacts of Degradation and Forest Loss on Human Well-Being and Its Social and Political Relevance for Restoration -- Restoring Forest Landscapes in the Face of Climate Change -- Restoration as a Strategy to Contribute to Ecoregion Visions…
The Coastal Zone — a Domain of Global Interactions -- Dynamics of the Coastal Zone -- C, N, P Fluxes in the Coastal Zone -- The Catchment to Coast Continuum -- Synthesis of Main Findings and Conclusions.In global coastal zones, the major fabric of goods and services for human welfare as well as global changes are extraordinarily visible. They are shaped by natural Earth systems processes on a…
Antarctica: Geomorphology and Climate Trends -- Glacial, Terrestrial and Freshwater Ecosystems -- The Southern Ocean Environment: Anthropogenic Impact and Climate Change -- Persistent Contaminants in the Antarctic Atmosphere -- Persistent Contaminants in Snow,Terrestrial Ecosystems and Inland Waters -- Contaminants in Antarctic Seawater and Sediments -- Persistent Contaminants in Antarctic Mari…
Introduzione e parte generale -- L’inquinamento atmosferico -- Effetti fitotossici degli inquinanti -- Ossidi di azoto -- Lo “smog fotochimico” e gli ossidanti atmosferici -- Ozono (O3) -- Nitrato di perossiacetile (PAN) -- Anidride solforosa (SO2) -- Composti del fluoro -- Etilene (C2H4) -- Ammoniaca (NH3) -- Cloro (CI2) e acido cloridrico (HCI) -- Particolati -- Precipitazioni acide -- …
Invasion biology of Australian ectomycorrhizal fungi introduced with eucalypt plantations into the Iberian Peninsula -- Phenological and demographic behaviour of an exotic invasive weed in agroecosystems -- Short-term responses to salinity of an invasive cordgrass -- The American brine shrimp as an exotic invasive species in the western Mediterranean -- Impact of an introduced Crustacean on the…
1.Complexity and consequence in coupled natural urban systems -- Section 1.The Galapagos as a living laboratory -- 2.The Galapagos Urban Context -- 3.Understanding Coupled Urban-Natural Dynamics as the Key to Sustainability: The Example of the Galapagos -- 4.Scales and Transformative Change: Transitions in the Galápagos -- Section 2.Socio-ecological models -- 5.Demographics of Change: Modellin…
Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- Glass -- Metal -- Plastic -- Foamed plastic (styrofoam) -- Personal hygiene -- Medical wastes -- Furniture & furnishings -- Apparel -- Water sports -- Fishing gear -- Wood -- Paper -- Organic debris -- Oil and Tar -- Smoking -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Further Reading -- Contacts -- Index.This richly illustrated book serves as the ideal guide to t…
Part I Managing Environmental and Climate Change Induced Risks from a Human Security Perspective: The Need for a Paradigm and Governance Shift -- Part II Environmental and Climate Change: Case Studies on Conflicts and Human Security -- Part III Environment and Development: Case Studies. .This book discusses ways to deepen the debate on the linkages between global risks and human and environment…
VISI, Vol. 23, No. 1 Februari 2015 (RAK 8 - P : UNIVERSITARIA)