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Advanced Modelling Techniques Studying Global Changes in Environmental Sciences discusses the need for immediate and effective action, guided by a scientific understanding of ecosystem function, to ……続きを見る

In a perspective of sustainable management, the balance between ecological dynamics, social and economic are now at the heart of ecological modeling and environmental strategies screenwriting. Diver……続きを見る

Charles Robert Darwin (né le 12 février 1809 à Shrewsbury dans le Shropshire – mort le19 avril 1882 à Downe dans le Kent) est un naturaliste anglais dont les travaux sur l'évolution des espèces viva……続きを見る

China has been subject to floods, droughts and heat waves for millennia; these hazards are not new. What is new is how rapidly climate risks are changing for different groups of people and sectors. ……続きを見る

In Search of Biohappiness deals with methods of converting agro-biodiversity hotspots into happy spots. This involves concurrent attention to conservation, and sustainable and equitable use. Bioreso……続きを見る

This book introduces stochastic dynamical systems theory in order to synthesize our current knowledge of climate variability. Nonlinear processes, such as advection, radiation and turbulent mixing, ……続きを見る

The sport of angling has a rich tradition in the North East of England. From the fabled salmon fishing of the Tweed and the Tyne, to the fine spate river and reservoir trout angling found throughout……続きを見る

From one of our greatest science writers, this biography of a beech-and-bluebell wood through diverse moods and changing seasons combines stunning natural history with the ancient history of the cou……続きを見る

This extensive work focuses on an important group of temperate freshwater fish, approaching the topic from the perspectives of both biology and aquaculture. It compiles the latest research on fish b……続きを見る

Despite the clear link between climate change and human rights with the potential for virtually all protected rights to be undermined as a result of climate change, its catastrophic impact on human ……続きを見る

Over the past decade, international organizations (IOs) and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have increasingly focused their efforts on the plight of environmental migrants in both industrializ……続きを見る

In the past few years, numerous authors have highlighted the emergence of transnational climate initiatives, such as city networks, private certification schemes, and business self-regulation in the……続きを見る

Mountain Ash draws together exciting new findings on the effects of fire and on post-fire ecological dynamics following the 2009 wildfires in the Mountain Ash forests of the Central Highlands of Vic……続きを見る

EXTRAIT: TOME I. Introduction La Géologie est une science dont on s’occupe beaucoup aujourd’hui. Elle nous intéresse particulièrement, puisqu’elle est l’histoire du lieu de notre habitation. Je vais……続きを見る

The most comprehensive book ever written on leatherback sea turtles. Weighing as much as 2,000 pounds and reaching lengths of over seven feet, leatherback turtles are the world’s largest reptile. Th……続きを見る

A masterful biography of Alfred Wegener (1880–1930), the German scientist who discovered continental drift. Winner of the CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title of the Choice ACRL Alfred Wegener aimed to……続きを見る

This book presents an analysis of the main traits of the Turkish political culture and articulates some of the most important deeply embedded social qualifications of political life in Turkey. It re……続きを見る

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2003 im Fachbereich Geowissenschaften / Geographie - Sonstiges, Note: 2,0, Katholische Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, 5 Quellen im Literaturverzeichnis, Sprache: Deutsc……続きを見る

This comprehensive handbook provides an authoritative source of information on global water and health, suitable for interdisciplinary teaching for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students. ……続きを見る

This book provides a new look at the climatic history of the last 2.6 million years during the ice age, a time of extreme climatic fluctuations that have not yet ended. This period also coincides wi……続きを見る

Madam How And Lady Why was a classic children's book written by Charles Kingsley, remaining a popular bedtime choice for discerning parents today. This lovely text explains natural phenomenon in a w……続きを見る

Environmental conditions do not exist in a vacuum. They are influenced by science, politics, history, public policy, culture, economics, public attitudes, and competing priorities, as well as past h……続きを見る

Changing relations between science and democracy – and controversies over issues such as climate change, energy transitions, genetically modified organisms and smart technologies – have led to a rap……続きを見る

No other continent on Earth has undergone such radical environmental changes as Antarctica. In its transition from rich biodiversity to the barren, cold land of blizzards we see today, Antarctica pr……続きを見る

Deep-water (below wave base) processes, although generally hidden from view, shape the sedimentary record of more than 65% of the Earth’s surface, including large parts of ancient mountain belts. Th……続きを見る

Les déserts se définissent à partir de critères climatiques caractérisant les milieux arides : des régions du globe caractérisées par un bilan hydrique déficitaire résultant, pour l'essentiel, de l'……続きを見る

Les États-Unis d'Amérique se classent au quatrième rang mondial par leur superficie (9 385 000 km²) depuis qu'ils ont réuni aux quarante-huit États qui les composaient traditionnellement l'Alaska en……続きを見る

In a media interview in January 2010, scientist Robert Yeats sounded the alarm on Port-au-Prince, Haiti, as an 'earthquake time bomb', a region at critical risk of major seismic activity. One week l……続きを見る

This book examines in detail the entire process involved in implementing geotechnical projects, from a well-defined initial stress and deformation state, to the completion of the installation proces……続きを見る

Der erzgebirgische Bergbau, der sich bis ins 12. Jahrhundert zurückverfolgen lässt, erlebt in seiner zweiten Hauptperiode (1450 - 1620) mit der Entdeckung zahlreicher neuer Lagerstätten eine besonde……続きを見る