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Author : Bridget Frances Fahey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 95 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Isopoda
ISBN : UOM:39015038121243
Author : Henrique M. Pereira,Laetitia M. Navarro
Publisher : Springer
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2015-05-04
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9783319120393
Some European lands have been progressively alleviated of human pressures, particularly traditional agriculture in remote areas. This book proposes that this land abandonment can be seen as an opportunity to restore natural ecosystems via rewilding. We define rewilding as the passive management of ecological successions having in mind the long-term goal of restoring natural ecosystem processes. The book aims at introducing the concept of rewilding to scientists, students and practitioners. The first part presents the theory of rewilding in the European context. The second part of the book directly addresses the link between rewilding, biodiversity, and habitats. The third and last part is dedicated to practical aspects of the implementation of rewilding as a land management option. We believe that this book will both set the basis for future research on rewilding and help practitioners think about how rewilding can take place in areas under their management.
Author : Sven Sebastian Uhlmann,Clara Ulrich,Steven J. Kennelly
Publisher : Springer
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2018-12-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030033088
This open access book provides a comprehensive examination of the European Landing Obligation policy from many relevant perspectives. It includes evaluations of its impacts at economical, socio-cultural, ecological and institutional levels. It also discusses the feasibility and benefits of several potential mitigation strategies. The book was timely published, exactly at the time where the Landing Obligation was planned to be fully implemented. This book is of significant interest to all stakeholders involved, but also to the general public of Europe and to other jurisdictions throughout the world that are also searching for ways to deal with by-catch and discard issues.
Author : Antônio Ricardo Panizzi,José R. P. Parra
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 752 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2012-03-08
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781439837085
The field of insect nutritional ecology has been defined by how insects deal with nutritional and non-nutritional compounds, and how these compounds influence their biology in evolutionary time. In contrast, Insect Bioecology and Nutrition for Integrated Pest Management presents these entomological concepts within the framework of integrated pest management (IPM). It specifically addresses bioecology and insect nutrition in modern agriculture. Written for graduate students and professionals in entomology, this book covers neotropical information in three sections: General Aspects: Basic bioecology and insect nutrition; artificial diets; insect/plant interactions; insect symbionts; the interface of chemical ecology with the food; and insect cannibalism Specific Aspects: Specific feeding guilds of insects including ants, social bees, leaf chewers, seed suckers, seed chewers, root feeders, gall makers, detritivorous feeders, pests of storage grains, fruit flies, aphids, endo- and ectoparasitoids, predators, crisopids, and hematophagous insects Applied Aspects: Host plant resistance and the design of IPM programs in the context of insect bioecology and nutrition Much of the research on which these chapters were written was done in Brazil and based on its neotropical fauna. The complexity and diversity of the neotropics provides enough data that readers from all zoogeographical regions can readily translate the information in this book to their specific conditions. The book’s value as an entry point for further research is enhanced by the inclusion of approximately 4,000 references.
Author : Jonathan G. Lundgren
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 470 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2009-02-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781402092350
Feeding on Non-Prey Resources by Natural Enemies Moshe Coll Reports on the consumption of non-prey food sources, particularly plant materials, by predators and parasitoids are common throughout the literature (reviewed recently by Naranjo and Gibson 1996, Coll 1998a, Coll and Guershon, 2002). Predators belonging to a variety of orders and families are known to feed on pollen and nectar, and adult parasitoids acquire nutrients from honeydew and floral and extrafloral nectar. A recent publication by Wäckers et al. (2005) discusses the p- visioning of plant resources to natural enemies from the perspective of the plant, exploring the evolutionary possibility that plants enhance their defenses by recru- ing enemies to food sources. The present volume, in contrast, presents primarily the enemies’ perspective, and as such is the first comprehensive review of the nut- tional importance of non-prey foods for insect predators and parasitoids. Although the ecological significance of feeding on non-prey foods has long been underappreciated, attempts have been made to manipulate nectar and pollen ava- ability in crop fields in order to enhance levels of biological pest control by natural enemies (van Emden, 1965; Hagen, 1986; Coll, 1998a). The importance of n- prey foods for the management of pest populations is also discussed in the book.
Author : Asif A. Ghazanfar
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 706 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2012-08-16
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780199929245
This edited volume is the first of its kind to bridge the epistemological gap between primate ethologists and primate neurobiologists. Leading experts in several fields review work ranging from primate foraging behavior to the neurophysiology of motor control, from vocal communication to the functions of the auditory cortex.
Author : Stanley J. Ulijaszek,Neil Mann,Sarah Elton
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 415 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2012-10-18
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780521869164
Exploration of changing human nutrition from evolutionary and social perspectives and its influence on health and disease, past and present.
Author : Milford H. Wolpoff
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages
Page : 944 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Science
ISBN : UOM:49015002683697
The second edition of Paleoanthropology has been substantially revised, rewritten and expanded to include the most recent research, theories and developments in the field.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NWU:35556034782102
Author : Daniel Sprecher
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Adaptation (Biology)
ISBN : IND:30000121528727
Author : Jordi Catalan,Josep M Ninot,M. Mercè Aniz
Publisher : Springer
Page : 413 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2017-08-03
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9783319559827
This book provides case studies and general views of the main processes involved in the ecosystem shifts occurring in the high mountains and analyses the implications for nature conservation. Case studies from the Pyrenees are preponderant, with a comprehensive set of mountain ranges surrounded by highly populated lowland areas also being considered. The introductory and closing chapters will summarise the main challenges that nature conservation may face in mountain areas under the environmental shifting conditions. Further chapters put forward approaches from environmental geography, functional ecology, biogeography, and paleoenvironmental reconstructions. Organisms from microbes to large carnivores, and ecosystems from lakes to forest will be considered. This interdisciplinary book will appeal to researchers in mountain ecosystems, students and nature professionals. This book is open access under a CC BY license.
Author : Pedro P. Olea,Patricia Mateo-Tomás,José Antonio Sánchez-Zapata
Publisher : Springer
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2019-07-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030165017
Carrion, or dead animal matter, is an inherent component of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems worldwide, and is exploited by a wide diversity of organisms from different trophic levels, including microbes, arthropods and vertebrates. Further, carrion consumption by scavengers, i.e. scavenging, supports key ecosystem functions and services such as recycling nutrients and energy, disposing of carcasses and regulating disease spread. Yet, unlike dead plant matter, dead animal decomposition has received little attention in the fields of ecology, wildlife conservation and environmental management, and as a result the management of carrion for maintaining biodiversity and functional ecosystems has been limited. This book addresses the main ecological patterns and processes relating to the generation and consumption of carrion both in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. It also discusses a number of conservation concerns and associated management issues, particularly regarding the increasing role of human-mediated carrion in ecosystems. Lastly, the book outlines future research lines in carrion ecology and management, and identifies the major challenges for scavengers and scavenging processes in the Anthropocene.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 738 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Ecology
ISBN : UOM:39015050439945
Coverage: 1982- current; updated: monthly. This database covers current ecology research across a wide range of disciplines, reflecting recent advances in light of growing evidence regarding global environmental change and destruction. Major ares of subject coverage include: Algae/lichens, Animals, Annelids, Aquatic ecosystems, Arachnids, Arid zones, Birds, Brackish water, Bryophytes/pteridophytes, Coastal ecosystems, Conifers, Conservation, Control, Crustaceans, Ecosyst em studies, Fungi, Grasses, Grasslands, High altitude environments, Human ecology, Insects, Legumes, Mammals, Management, Microorganisms, Molluscs, Nematodes, Paleo-ecology, Plants, Pollution studies, Reptiles, River basins, Soil, TAiga/tundra, Terrestrial ecosystems, Vertebrates, Wetlands, Woodlands.
Author : Joris P. G. M. Cromsigt,Sally Archibald,Norman Owen-Smith
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 453 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2017-03-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781107031760
This book synthesises key insights from a century of ecological research and monitoring efforts in one of Africa's oldest protected areas.
Author : Gene Helfman,Bruce B. Collette,Douglas E. Facey,Brian W. Bowen
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 736 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2009-04-03
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781444311907
The second edition of The Diversity of Fishes represents a major revision of the world’s most widely adopted ichthyology textbook. Expanded and updated, the second edition is illustrated throughout with striking color photographs depicting the spectacular evolutionary adaptations of the most ecologically and taxonomically diverse vertebrate group. The text incorporates the latest advances in the biology of fishes, covering taxonomy, anatomy, physiology, biogeography, ecology, and behavior. A new chapter on genetics and molecular ecology of fishes has been added, and conservation is emphasized throughout. Hundreds of new and redrawn illustrations augment readable text, and every chapter has been revised to reflect the discoveries and greater understanding achieved during the past decade. Written by a team of internationally-recognized authorities, the first edition of The Diversity of Fishes was received with enthusiasm and praise, and incorporated into ichthyology and fish biology classes around the globe, at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The second edition is a substantial update of an already classic reference and text. Companion resources site This book is accompanied by a resources site: www.wiley.com/go/helfman The site is being constantly updated by the author team and provides: · Related videos selected by the authors · Updates to the book since publication · Instructor resources · A chance to send in feedback
