1. Pharmacological potential of marine microbes -- 2.Antiparasitics from microorganisms: current status and future prospects -- 3. Bioactive compounds from Nocardia: biosynthesis and production -- 4. Bioactive metabolites from microorganisms for healthcare: types and delivery routes -- 5. Siderophores: A novel approach to fight antimicrobial resistance -- 6. An update on bioactive natural produ…
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…
Geoinformatics & Applications -- Land Use Land Cover Mapping & Urban Form Assessment -- Lidar Drone and Emerging Technologies Applications -- Rock Formations & Soil Lithology Mapping -- Vegetation Mapping impact Assessment -- Natural Hazards Monitoring & Mapping -- Ground Water Mapping & Assessment -- Coastal Management & Marine Environement -- Atmospheric Sensing.This edited volume is based on…
Introduction to oceanographic and biological aspects of the Red Sea -- The tides of the Red Sea -- Physical and chemical properties of seawater in the Gulf of Aqaba and Red Sea -- Sources of organic tracers in atmospheric dust, surface seawater particulate matter and sediment of the Red Sea -- Nitrogen, phosphorus and organic carbon in the Saudi Arabian Red Sea coastal waters: Behaviour and hum…
Perface -- Chapter 1 Cloning and characterization of genes invovled in the biomineralization of pearl oyster -- Chapter 2 Characterization and functions of proteins invovled in the biomineralization of pearl oyster -- Chapter 3 Study of enzymes involved in the biomineralization of pearl oyster -- Chapter 4 Cell culture and related biomineralization study of pearl oyster -- Chapter 5 Cell signal…
Introduction -- Chapter 1 -- Satluj Floodplain: A Landscape -- Chapter 2 -- Satluj Floodplain: Patterns of Landscape Transformation -- Chapter 3 -- Satluj Floodplain: A Hazardscape -- Chapter4 -- Satluj Floodplain: A Possible Green Habitat.This book explains the tragic tale of the Satluj floodplain since its inception. As a landscape this floodplain entity evolves and sets a niche to distinctiv…
Part I. World heritage on continental coasts. – Africa -- 1. Banc D´Arguin National Park, Mauritania -- 2. Nambid Sand Sea, Namibia -- 3. Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary, Senegal -- 4. Cape Floral Region Protected Areas, South Africa -- 5. iSimangaliso Wetland Park, South Africa -- Asia -- 6. The Sandarbans, Bangladesh and India -- 7. Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park, the Phil…
Index -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Drava Basin: Geological and geomorphological setting -- 3 Land use -- 4 Climate change -- 5 Hydrogeomorphology -- 6 Hydrological characteristics of the Drava River in Croatia -- 7 Water and sediment discharge along the Hungarian section -- 8 River regulation -- 9 Human impact on water budget -- 10 Flood hazard -- 11 Evolution of the Drava floodplain in Hungary i…
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 -- …