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“brigitte gontero”

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  • Blue Planet, Red and Green Photosynthesis

    Productivity and Carbon Cycling in Aquatic Ecosystems

    Edited by Stephen Christopher Maberly, Brigitte Gontero ...
    This book describes the mechanisms that allow aquatic photosynthetic organisms to contribute about half of the global primary productivity; in order to mitigate climate change by sequestering carbon dioxide and producing oxygen, they transform the original anoxic atmosphere of the Earth over geological time. Aquatic photosynthesis is performed by a wide diversity of organisms, predominantly ... Read more

    $136.00 USD

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    by Stephen D. Killops, Vanessa J. Killops ...
    An Introduction to Organic Geochemistry explores the fate of organic matter of all types, biogenic and man-made, in the Earth System.investigates the variety of pathways and biogeochemical transformations that carbon compounds can experience over a range of time scales and in different environmentsscope widened to provide a broad and up-to-date background - structured to accommodate readers with ... Read more

    $128.95 USD

  • Biogeochemistry

    An Analysis of Global Change

    by W.H. Schlesinger, Emily S. Bernhardt ...
    Biogeochemistry—winner of a 2014 Textbook Excellence Award (Texty) from the Text and Academic Authors Association—considers how the basic chemical conditions of the Earth, from atmosphere to soil to seawater, have been and are being affected by the existence of life. Human activities in particular, from the rapid consumption of resources to the destruction of the rainforests and the expansion of ... Read more

    $71.09 USD

  • Environmental Microbiology

    From Genomes to Biogeochemistry

    by Eugene L. Madsen ...
    This well-referenced, inquiry-driven text presents an up-to-date and comprehensive understanding of the emerging field of environmental microbiology.Coherent and comprehensive treatment of the dynamic, emerging field of environmental microbiologyEmphasis on real-world habitats and selective pressures experienced by naturally occurring microorganismsCase studies and “Science and the Citizen” ... Read more

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  • Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology of Mercury

    Edited by Guangliang Liu, Yong Cai, Nelson O'Driscoll ...
    This book provides the fundamentals, recent developments, and future research needs for critical mercury transformation and transport processes, as well as the experimental methods that have been employed in recent studies. The coverage discusses the environmental behavior and toxicological effects of mercury on organisms, including humans, and provides case studies at the end of each chapter. ... Read more

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  • Chemical Biomarkers in Aquatic Ecosystems

    by Thomas S. Bianchi, Elizabeth A. Canuel ...
    This textbook provides a unique and thorough look at the application of chemical biomarkers to aquatic ecosystems. Defining a chemical biomarker as a compound that can be linked to particular sources of organic matter identified in the sediment record, the book indicates that the application of these biomarkers for an understanding of aquatic ecosystems consists of a biogeochemical approach that ... Read more

    $120.99 USD

  • Low-Dose Radiation Effects on Animals and Ecosystems

    Long-Term Study on the Fukushima Nuclear Accident

    Edited by Manabu Fukumoto ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This open access book summarizes the latest scientific findings regarding the biological effects of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FNPP) accident in 2011.Various cases of changes in animals and organisms have been reported since the FNPP accident. However, it is often unknown whether they are actually due to radiation, since the dose or dose-rate are not necessarily associated with the ... Read more

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  • Cyanobacteria

    An Economic Perspective

    by Naveen K. Sharma, Ashawani K. Rai, Lucas J. Stal ...
    Written by leading experts in the field, Cyanobacteria: An Economic Perspective is a comprehensive edited volume covering all areas of an important field and its application to energy, medicine and agriculture.Issues related to environment, food and energy have presented serious challenge to the stability of nation-states. Increasing global population, dwindling agriculture and industrial ... Read more

    $139.00 USD

  • Natural and Artificial Photosynthesis

    Solar Power as an Energy Source

    by Reza Razeghifard ...
    This technical book explores current and future applications of solar power as an unlimited source of energy that earth receives every day. Photosynthetic organisms have learned to utilize this abundant source of energy by converting it into high-energy biochemical compounds. Inspired by the efficient conversion of solar energy into an electron flow, attempts have been made to construct artificial ... Read more

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  • Handbook of Clay Science

    by Faïza Bergaya, G. Lagaly ...
    Series Book 5 - Developments in Clay Science
    The first edition of the Handbook of Clay Science published in 2006 assembled the scattered literature on the varied and diverse aspects that make up the discipline of clay science. The topics covered range from the fundamental structures (including textures) and properties of clays and clay minerals, through their environmental, health and industrial applications, to their analysis and ... Read more

    $198.89 USD

  • Evolution of Primary Producers in the Sea

    Edited by Paul Falkowski, Andrew H. Knoll ...
    Evolution of Primary Producers in the Sea reference examines how photosynthesis evolved on Earth and how phytoplankton evolved through time – ultimately to permit the evolution of complex life, including human beings. The first of its kind, this book provides thorough coverage of key topics, with contributions by leading experts in biophysics, evolutionary biology, micropaleontology, marine ... Read more

    $82.79 USD

  • Fundamentals of Geobiology

    Edited by Andrew H. Knoll, Don E. Canfield, Kurt O. Konhauser ...
    2012 PROSE Award, Earth Science: Honorable MentionFor more than fifty years scientists have been concerned with the interrelationships of Earth and life. Over the past decade, however, geobiology, the name given to this interdisciplinary endeavour, has emerged as an exciting and rapidly expanding field, fuelled by advances in molecular phylogeny, a new microbial ecology made possible by the ... Read more

    $80.00 USD