Terrestrial Microcosms
Author : James W. Gillett
Publisher :
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 31,74 MB
Release : 1979
Category : Ecology
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Author : James W. Gillett
Publisher :
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 31,74 MB
Release : 1979
Category : Ecology
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Author : James M. Witt
Publisher :
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 36,93 MB
Release : 1978
Category : Ecology
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Author : Robert J. Beyers
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 566 pages
File Size : 33,89 MB
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 1461393442
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 : Jay D. Gile
Publisher :
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 41,22 MB
Release : 1979
Category : Pesticides
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Author : Wayne Landis
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 12,49 MB
Release : 2003-12-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781566706605
The rapidly evolving field of environmental toxicology involves the study of toxic compounds and their effect on living organisms, as well as their fate within the natural environment. Since publication of the first edition, Introduction to Environmental Toxicology has found a secure place among the major texts and references in this field. Introduction to Environmental Toxicology, Third Edition seamlessly covers processes and impacts from the molecular level all the way up to population levels. While retaining the strengths of previous editions, the third edition includes a new chapter on fluoride, an update on endocrine disruption, a discussion of the use of models to reconstruct concentration-response curves, expansion of the metals chapter, and new developments in ecological risk assessment for management decisions at site to regional scales. It is an ideal text for introducing students to the fields of ecotoxicology and risk assessment.
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Page : 572 pages
File Size : 12,32 MB
Release : 1981-04
Category : Government publications
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Page : 836 pages
File Size : 50,12 MB
Release : 1981
Category : Government publications
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Publisher :
Page : 1134 pages
File Size : 32,30 MB
Release : 1980
Category : Pesticides
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Page : 384 pages
File Size : 45,43 MB
Release : 1979
Category : Ecological risk assessment
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Author : Robert C. Knox
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 18,96 MB
Release : 2018-01-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 1351093894
This book represents the first comprehensive reference volume available on subsurface transport and fate processes. The volume is organized into four sections covering the basics of contaminant properties and how they affect transport and fate, the fundamental processes affecting subsurface transport and fate of contaminants, applications of transport and fate information to various contaminant types, and utilization of transport and fate information for predicting contaminant behavior. Specific topics such as traditional hydrodynamic processes of advection and dispersion, facilitated transport and contaminant flushing, and individual ground water contaminants are also explored in detail. Subsurface Transport and Fate Processes is ideal for environmental and ground water consultants, regulatory agency personnel, and educators in geology, hydrogeology, civil engineering, and environmental engineering.