Microcosms In Ecological Research

Author : Robert J. Beyers,Howard T. Odum
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 566 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781461393443

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Ecological Microcosms by Robert J. Beyers,Howard T. Odum Pdf

Ecological Microcosms is a seminal work which reviews the expanding field of enclosed ecosystem research, and relates the results and models of microcosm studies to general concepts in ecology. Microcosms are miniaturized pieces of our biosphere, ranging from streams and lakes to terraria, agroecosystems, and waste systems. The study of these simplified ecosystems is providing provocative insights into ecological principles as well as issues of environmental management and global stability. The authors have used the well-known thermodynamic approach of H.T. Odum and numerous computer simulations. The book also includes an evaluation of alternative mesocosm approaches for the support of humans in space, as well as appendices to aid in the teaching of environmental concepts using student-created microcosms. Ecological Microcosms will be of interest to ecologists, environmental engineers, policy makers and environmental managers, space scientists, and educators. Robert J. Beyers is a Professor of Biology at the University of South Alabama. Howard T. Odum is Graduate Research Professor of Environmental Engineering Sciences at the University of Florida, and was awarded, with Eugene Odum, the 1987 Crafoord Prize in the Biosciences.

Author : Christopher Charles Harris
Publisher : Nova Science Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Habitat (Ecology)
ISBN : 1626186618

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Microcosms by Christopher Charles Harris Pdf

In this book, the authors discuss the ecology, biological implications and environmental impact of microcosms. Topics include using microcosms to investigate aspects of plant-bacterial interactions and bacterial evolution; multifactorial microcosm experiments to predict how plant species and assemblages respond to changes in the availability and spatio-temporal heterogeneity of resources like water, light and nutrients; development and optimisation of an aquatic laboratory microcosm for ecotoxicological risk assessment; assessment on transformation of organic pollutants in microcosms; bacterial evolution in simple microcosms; ecology and environmental side-effects of pesticides in tropical microcosms; floating dish microcosms to study the developments of biofilm communities; the role of semiosis and cohesion and sustainability inside microcosms; and soil microcosms and biogeographical research.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Ecological risk assessment
ISBN : OSU:32435020493599

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Ecological Research Series by Anonim Pdf

Author : Mostafa A. Shirazi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Microcosm and macrocosm
ISBN : UOM:39015041066732

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Development of scaling criteria for terrestrial microcosms by Mostafa A. Shirazi Pdf

Author : Heidi C. M. Scott
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2015-01-14
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780271065366

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Chaos and Cosmos by Heidi C. M. Scott Pdf

In Chaos and Cosmos, Heidi Scott integrates literary readings with contemporary ecological methods to investigate two essential and contrasting paradigms of nature that scientific ecology continues to debate: chaos and balance. Ecological literature of the Romantic and Victorian eras uses environmental chaos and the figure of the balanced microcosm as tropes essential to understanding natural patterns, and these eras were the first to reflect upon the ecological degradations of the Industrial Revolution. Chaos and Cosmos contends that the seed of imagination that would enable a scientist to study a lake as a microcosmic world at the formal, empirical level was sown by Romantic and Victorian poets who consciously drew a sphere around their perceptions in order to make sense of spots of time and place amid the globalizing modern world. This study’s interest goes beyond likening literary tropes to scientific aesthetics; it aims to theorize the interdisciplinary history of the concepts that underlie our scientific understanding of modern nature. Paradigmatic ecological ideas such as ecosystems, succession dynamics, punctuated equilibrium, and climate change are shown to have a literary foundation that preceded their status as theories in science. This book represents an elevation of the prospects of ecocriticism toward fully developed interdisciplinary potentials of literary ecology.

Author : John P. Giesy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1162 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Aerosols
ISBN : UCSD:31822010562999

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Microcosms in Ecological Research by John P. Giesy Pdf

Author : Yuhei Inamori
Publisher : Springer
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2019-06-22
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789811367984

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Microcosm Manual for Environmental Impact Risk Assessment by Yuhei Inamori Pdf

This book offers a comprehensive guide to microcosms (N-systems) in multiple-species testing and aquatic ecosystem risk assessment. It provides standardized methods for creating the microbial ecosystem, and proposes a standardized microcosm system for environmental impact risk assessments. The book will be of interest to students and educators, researchers, government authorities, developers and manufacturers engaged in ecosystem preservation, water quality management personnel at sewage treatment or industrial effluent treatment facilities, and anyone involved in education, management and analysis evaluation for environmental standards and waste water quality standards.

Author : B. Lighthart,H. Bond,M. Ricard
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Forest litter
ISBN : MINN:31951002833720A

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Trace Element Research Using Coniferous Forest Soil/litter Microcosms by B. Lighthart,H. Bond,M. Ricard Pdf

Author : Sidney Draggan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Biotic communities
ISBN : UCSD:31822008736191

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The Microcosm by Sidney Draggan Pdf

Author : James M. Witt,James W. Gillett
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Environmental chemistry
ISBN : OSU:32435008844342

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Terrestrial Microcosms and Environmental Chemistry by James M. Witt,James W. Gillett Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Power resources
ISBN : MINN:30000006282796

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Energy Research Abstracts by Anonim Pdf

Author : Jonathan Roughgarden,Robert M May,Simon A. Levin
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 403 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2014-07-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781400860180

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Perspectives in Ecological Theory by Jonathan Roughgarden,Robert M May,Simon A. Levin Pdf

This volume presents an overview of current accomplishments and future directions in ecological theory. The twenty-three chapters cover a broad range of important topics, from the physiology and behavior of individuals or groups of organisms, through population dynamics and community structure, to the ecology of ecosystems and the geochemical cycles of the entire biosphere. The authors focus on ways in which theory, whether expressed mathematically or verbally, can contribute to defining and solving fundamental problems in ecology. A second aim is to highlight areas where dialogue between theorists and empiricists is likely to be especially rewarding. The authors are R. M. Anderson, C. W. Clark, M. L. Cody, J. E. Cohen, P. R. Ehrlich, M. W. Feldman, M. E. Gilpin, L. J. Gross, M. P. Hassell, H. S. Horn, P. Kareiva, M.A.R. Koehl, S. A. Levin, R. M. May, L. D. Mueller, R. V. O'Neill, S. W. Pacala, S. L. Pimm, T. M. Powell, H. R. Pulliam, J. Roughgarden, W. H. Schlesinger, H. H. Shugart, S. M. Stanley, J. H. Steele, D. Tilman, J. Travis, and D. L. Urban. Originally published in 1989. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Author : Valeria Souza,Gabriela Olmedo-Álvarez,Luis E. Eguiarte
Publisher : Springer
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319934235

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Cuatro Ciénegas Ecology, Natural History and Microbiology by Valeria Souza,Gabriela Olmedo-Álvarez,Luis E. Eguiarte Pdf

The aim of this first book is to introduce the readers of the series to why Cuatro Ciénegas Basin (CCB) is so unique, starting with the reason why astrobiologists became interested in this oasis in the first place; namely, the high diversity and abundance of stromatolites and microbial mats in continental waters to be found in the desert oasis. As NASA has long since discovered, the basin may offer the best analog of early Earth. In essence, CCB is a time machine that can take us far back and forth in time. In the respective chapters, the contributing authors explain the extraordinary microbial diversity of Cuatro Ciénegas Basin from various perspectives. In order to do so, they explain their journey as well as the different tools used to unravel the basin’s mysteries, such as: Why are there so many species in a place without food? How has life there survived the enormity of tectonic shifts through the ages, maintaining its ancient marine heritage?

Author : William J. Resetarits,Joseph Bernardo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Science
ISBN : 0195150422

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Experimental Ecology by William J. Resetarits,Joseph Bernardo Pdf

Experimentation is a dominant approach in contemporary ecological research, pervading studies at all levels of biological organization and across diverse taxa and habitats. Experimental Ecology assembles an eminent group of ecologists who synthesize insights from these varied sources into a cogent statement about experimentalism as an analytical paradigm, placing experimentation within the larger framework of ecological investigation. The book discusses diverse experimental approaches ranging from laboratory microcosms to manipulation of entire ecosystem, illustrating the myriad ways experiments strengthen ecological inference. Experimental ecologists critique their science to move the field forward on all fronts: from better designs, to better links between experiments and theory, to more realism in experiments targeted at specific systems and questions.

Author : Patrick Kangas
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 744 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2003-09-25
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781135464189

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Ecological Engineering by Patrick Kangas Pdf

Less expensive and more environmentally appropriate than conventional engineering approaches, constructed ecosystems are a promising technology for environmental problem solving. Undergraduates, graduate students, and working professionals need an introductory text that details the biology and ecology of this rapidly developing discipline, known as