1. Introduction.-2. Assessment of Warming Projections and Probabilities for Brazil -- 3. Agricultural Sector -- 4. Health Sector -- 5. Biodiversity Sector -- 6. Energy Sector -- 7. Final Remarks and Recommendations -- Glossary.This book maps extreme temperature increase under dangerous climate change scenarios in Brazil and their impacts on four key sectors: agriculture, health, biodiversity an…
Part I – Introduction -- Part II - State of forest genetic resources conservation in Southeast Europe (8 chapters) -- Part III – Legal and institutional framework for forest genetic resources conservation (8 chapters) -- Part IV – In situ conservation case studies (8 chapters) -- Part V – Ex situ conservation case studies (10 chapters) -- Part VI – Climate change aspects in forest ge…
Part 1. An Overview -- Part 2. Geology and Geodynamics -- Part 3. Water Resources -- Part 4. Forest Resources and Biodiversity -- Part 5. Agriculture -- Part 6. Urban Environment -- Part 7. Geospatial Data, Web services and Analysis Tools.Himalaya, one of the global biodiversity hotspots, is the abode of a variety of flora and fauna. The Himalayan ecosystems have immense ecological, socioeconom…
1. An introduction to the research on Mediterranean cold-water corals -- PART I – Past -- 2. Paleoecology of Mediterranean cold-water corals -- 3. Drop chapter. Cold water corals in the Mediterranean: a history of discovery -- 4. A turbulent story: Mediterranean contourites and cold-water corals -- 5. Drop chapter. Messinian salinity crisis: what happened to cold-water corals? -- 6. Drop chap…
Chapter1: Introduction -- Chapter2: The importance of native plants and the pressures they face -- Chapter3: The importance of ecosystems -- Chapter4: Conservation of plant species -- Chapter5: Land ownership, land management and land use -- Chapter6: Restoring the future -- Chapter7: Looking ahead.This book provides a general overview of the natural landscapes and vegetation types of the U.S.,…
Introduction -- Section 1: Biodiversity and physical health -- Section 2: Biodiversity and mental wellbeing -- Section 3: Biodiversity and social wellbeing -- Section 4: Implications of the biodiversity and health relationship -- Section 5: Planning and managing urban green spaces for biodiversity and health in a changing climate.Open AccessThis open access book identifies and discusses biodi…
Water Management and Climate Change in the Focus of International Master Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean -- Mangrove Conservation Policies in the Gulf of Guayaquil -- Biodiversity Issues Should be Better Taken into Account in the Energy Transition -- Approaches to Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity Assessment in Belarus -- Community Action for Biodiversity and Forest Conservation a…
Chapter1. Lower Gangetic delta: An overview._Chapter2. Aquatic status of Gangetic estuaries -- Chapter3. Heavy metal status in the lower Gangetic delta -- Chapter4. Nutrient level in the lower Gangetic estuaries -- Chapter5. Pesticide level in the lower Gangetic delta -- Chapter6. Climate change and pollution -- Chapter7. Pollution from aquaculture -- Chapter8. Monitoring and management of poll…
Part I: Introduction -- 1. Mesophotic coral ecosystems: Introduction and Overview -- Part II: Regional Variation in Mesophotic Corarl Ecosystems -- 2. Bermuda -- 3. The Bahamas and Cayman Islands -- 4. Pulley Ridge, Gulf of Mexico, U.S.A. -- 5. The Mesoamerican Reef -- 6. Discovery Bay, Jamaica -- 7. Puerto Rico -- 8. The United States Virgin Islands -- 9. Bonaire and Curaçao -- 10. Brazil -- …
1. The Red Sea: Environmental gradients shape a natural laboratory in a nascent ocean -- 2. Environmental Setting for Reef Building in the Red Sea -- 3. Ecophysiology of reef-building corals in the Red Sea -- 4. Microbial Communities of Red Sea Coral Reefs -- 5. Symbiodinium diversity in Red Sea coral reefs & coral bleaching -- 6. Sponges of the Red Sea -- 7. Corals of the Red Sea. - 8. Fishes …