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Ecotoxicology : new challenges and new approaches
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ISBN: 9780128212417 0128212411 1785483145 9781785483141 Year: 2019 Publisher: London, England ; Kidlington, Oxford, England : ISTE Press : Elsevier,

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Ecotoxicology, New Challenges and New Approaches provides the latest in new challenges for research in ecotoxicology. In six comprehensive chapters, the book deals with the long term effect of stressors on biological communities, the effect of pollutants on the chemical communication among organisms, the impact of multiple stressors and of emerging pollutants (microplastics), and at the use of new technologies (omics) in ecotoxicology.


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History of risk assessment in toxicology
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ISBN: 9780128095430 0128095431 0128095326 9780128095324 Year: 2017 Publisher: London, England : Academic Press,

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History of Risk Assessment in Toxicology guides the reader through the historical narrative of the evolution of risk assessment thinking in human and environmental practices. Risk assessment concepts are used in many different professional practice areas. In the health and environmental practices of risk assessment, the critical issue is often what chemical concentration in air, water, food, or a solid substance is acceptable, or considered not to result in any adverse effect. The book reviews examples from early scientific and health studies to showcase the foundations of risk assessment. The book also explores the development of risk assessment as practiced by major regulatory bodies such as the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reveal how risk assessment has evolved in the 20th and 21st centuries. Modern technology has created opportunities in silicon in vitro, computational modeling, omics, and big data techniques to assess the toxicity of chemicals, while traditional approaches to risk assessment are being challenged with new and innovative approaches. Finally, current issues being debated and tested in risk assessment are outlined with possible future avenues suggested.


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Examining ecology : exercises in environmental biology and conservation
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ISBN: 9780128096079 0128096071 0128093544 9780128093542 Year: 2018 Publisher: London : Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier,

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This book is primarily intended as a resource for students, academics and instructors studying, teaching, and working in zoology, ecology, biology, wildlife conservation and management, ecophysiology, behavioural ecology, population biology and ecology, and environmental biology or environmental science. It serves as a means of learning ecological principles by 'doing' ecology, by analysing data, drawing graphs, undertaking practical exercises that simulate field work and more. It helps students, instructors and those new to the field to learn about the principles of ecology and conservation by completing a series of problems. Prior knowledge of the subject is not assumed, the work requires users to be able to perform simple, largely arithmetic, calculations and draw graphs, Most of the exercises in the book have been used widely by the author's own students over a number of years, and many are based on real data from published research.--


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Conceptual breakthroughs in evolutionary ecology
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ISBN: 9780128160145 0128160144 0128160136 9780128160138 Year: 2020 Publisher: London, England : Academic Press,

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Although biologists recognize evolutionary ecology by name, many only have a limited understanding of its conceptual roots and historical development. Conceptual Breakthroughs in Evolutionary Ecology fills that knowledge gap in a thought-provoking and readable format. Written by a world-renowned evolutionary ecologist, this book embodies a unique blend of expertise in combining theory and experiment, population genetics and ecology. Following an easily-accessible structure, this book encapsulates and chronologizes the history behind evolutionary ecology. It also focuses on the integration of age-structure and density-dependent selection into an understanding of life-history evolution. --


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Quaternary ecology, evolution and biogeography
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ISBN: 9780128204740 0128204745 9780128204733 0128204737 Year: 2020 Publisher: London : Academic Press,

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Quaternary Ecology, Evolution, and Biogeography offers an introduction to the study of the ecological and evolutionary processes that have shaped our present biosphere under the influence of glacial-interglacial cycles. Written by an ecologist with paleoecological expertise, this book reviews the climactic changes that have occurred during the last 2.6 million years, along with the responses of organisms and ecosystems. It offers an understanding of the evolutionary origin of extant biodiversity, its biogeographical patterns, and the composition of modern ecological communities. In addition, it explores human evolution and the influence of our activities on the biosphere, especially in the last millennia.

Energy at the surface of the earth : an introduction to the energetics of ecosystems
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ISBN: 9780080954608 008095460X 1282289306 9781282289307 9786612289309 6612289309 0124971504 9780124971509 Year: 1981 Publisher: New York : Academic Press,

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Energy at the surface of the earth : an introduction to the energetics of ecosystems


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Fisheries and Aquaculture of the Temperate Himalayas
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ISBN: 9789811983030 9789811983023 9789811983047 9789811983054 Year: 2023 Publisher: Singapore : Springer,

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This book covers all aspects of fisheries and aquaculture of the temperate Himalayas, including fisheries resources, fish biodiversity, aquaculture status, prospects, and potential. It also includes mapping of resources, health and disease management of cultured species, feed and nutritional aspects of the cultured fish species, ornamental fisheries aspects, etc. In addition, it elucidates the recent advances in biotechnological interventions for enhancing fisheries and aquaculture productivity in the region. Essential information on the application of Geo Information System (GIS) for resource mapping, the scope of adopting re-circulatory aquaculture system for productivity enhancement, and trout culture in the Himalayan waters are provided in the book. A detailed account of recreational fisheries and fish-based ecotourism in the temperate Himalayas for generating livelihood has been provided. The impact of climate change on the fisheries of the Himalayas has been dealt with separately. The book also covers the conservation and rehabilitation aspects of endangered species of the region. This book will become a ready reference for the scientists, teachers, researchers, students, policymakers, and other stakeholders for managing fishery resources in the temperate Himalayas.


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Agricultural policy : a driver for structural and technological change
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ISBN: 9783031201301 9783031201295 9783031201318 Year: 2022 Publisher: Cham, Switzerland : Springer,

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This book gives insights into the agricultural policies in several countries located in different continents. It is of interest to students, researchers, and policy and decision makers. Given the particularities of agriculture, agricultural policies are indispensable for an adjusted development of farms according to the strategic objectives of each country, namely the socio-economic and environmental ones. The question that often arises is whether the practical effects of the various policy measures are in accordance with their design and what is the effect of these policy instruments among many other causes of structural and technological change. The aim of this book is to describe the main agricultural policies that have been implemented in countries such as the United States of America, Brazil, China, India, South Africa, Australia, as well as the European Union. It also aims to analyse the real impact of these policies on the structural and technological changes of farms in the European Union. As its methodology, the book considers bibliometric analysis, literature review and statistical approaches.


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Aquaculture Ecology
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ISBN: 9789811954863 9789811954856 9789811954870 9789811954887 Year: 2023 Publisher: Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd,

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This book introduces aquaculture ecology as a science of the interaction between commercial aquatic organisms as well as their farming activities and the environment, including the rationales of building and management of aquaculture systems. This book covers productivity and carrying capacity, effects of cyclical fluctuation of environmental factors on aquatic organisms, biological control of water quality, structural optimization of aquaculture systems and ecological prevention of disease. In the last chapter, aquaculture production systems are introduced from multiple perspectives. This book has been designed to provide a stimulating and informative text for researchers in aquaculture, fisheries as well as hydrobiology.


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Rechten voor de natuur
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ISBN: 9789047714439 9789047714439 Year: 2023 Publisher: Rotterdam : Lemniscaat,

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Kan de natuur rechten krijgen? De Waddenzee, Amelisweerd of de Maas? In dit boek presenteert Jessica den Outer de snelst groeiende juridische beweging van de eenentwintigste eeuw: Rechten voor de Natuur. Op steeds meer plaatsen in de wereld worden rivieren, bossen en bergen aangewezen als rechtspersonen, zoals ook bedrijven dat zijn. De natuur heeft recht om te bestaan, te floreren, te gedijen en ecologische processen in stand te houden. Den Outer dook in de verhalen achter de juridische emancipatie van kwetsbare ecosystemen in zeven landen – van de mystieke Whanganui-rivier in Nieuw-Zeeland tot het immense Amazone-regenwoud in Colombia. Het zijn bijna altijd bezorgde burgers geweest die hebben gezorgd voor veranderingen in de wet. In Spanje hebben 639.826 handtekeningen geleid tot de erkenning van rechten voor een ernstig vervuilde zoutwaterlagune, de Mar Menor. Ook in Nederland en België staan steeds meer mensen op voor de natuur. Over vijftig jaar zullen geschiedenisboeken vastleggen dat dit het revolutionaire moment was waarop ons wereldbeeld begon te kantelen.

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