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…
Foreword -- Preface -- Index -- Chapter 1 Introduction: Setting the Scene -- WG1 DRIVERS OF CHANGE AND INTEGRATED FUTURE SCENARIOS -- Chapter 2 Drivers of Change to Mountain Sustainability -- Chapter 3 Climate Change in the Hindu Kush Himalaya -- Chapter 4 Exploring Futures of the Hindu Kush Himalaya: Scenarios and Pathways -- WG2 SUSTAINABLE RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IN THE HKH -- Chapter 5 Sustain…
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.,…
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…
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 -- …
Chapter1: Agricultural Food Crop Production and Management Challenges under the Variable Climatic Conditions in Rungwe district, Tanzania -- Chapter2: Constraints to Agricultural Transformation in Yumbe District-Uganda -- Chapter3: Indigenous grasses for rehabilitating degraded African drylands -- Chapter4: Adoption of Recommended Maize Production Practices and Productivity among Farmers in Mor…
Sustainability Concept in Developing Countries -- Urbanism and Sustainability concept -- Energy & Sustainability Concept.This edited volume consists of three parts. It is a culmination of selected research papers presented at the second version of the international conference on Improving Sustainability Concept in Developing Countries (ISCDC) and the second version of the international conferen…
Introduction Lanzarote, a Unique Geopark -- Part I: From Earth -- Geological and Geographical Setting of Lanzarote and Chinijo Islands UNESCO Global Geoparks -- Geoheritage Inventory of the Lanzarote and Chinijo Islands UNESCO Global Geopark -- Historic Volcanic Landforms Diversity on Lanzarote -- Evaluation of Geoconservation in Geosites of Paleontogical Interest from Lanzarote and Chinijo Isl…
Chapter 1. The Role of Adaptive Management in the Wind Energy Industry (Andrea Copping, Victoria Gartman, Roel May and Finlay Bennet) -- Chapter 2. Wildlife Mortality at Wind Facilities: How We Know What We Know, How We Might Mislead Ourselves and How We Set Our Future Course (Manuela Huso) -- Chapter 3. Avoidance Behaviour of Migrating Raptors Approaching an Offshore Windfarm (Erik M. Jacobsen…