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“simon meisch”

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  • Climate change and sustainable development

    Ethical perspectives on land use and food production

    Edited by Thomas Potthast, Simon Meisch ...
    Climate change is a major framing condition for sustainable development of agriculture and food. Global food production is a major contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions and at the same time it is among the sectors worst affected by climate change. This book brings together a multidisciplinary group of authors exploring the ethical dimensions of climate change and food. Conceptual ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

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  • Quarterly Essay 27 Reaction Time

    Climate Change and the Nuclear Option

    by Ian Lowe ...
    Series Book 27 - Quarterly Essay
    Australia is at a crossroads: if we are to halt global warming, do we need to stride resolutely into a nuclear future?In this engrossing and persuasive essay, Ian Lowe discusses his one-time belief in the benefits of nuclear power and explains why that belief has faltered. He engages with the leading environmentalists, like James Lovelock, who advocate going nuclear, as well as with the less ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Why Does It Happen: Tornadoes, Hurricanes and Typhoons

    Natural Disaster Books for Kids

    by Baby Professor ...
    Series Book 4 - Why Does It Happen
    Tornadoes, typhoons and hurricanes are weather disturbances that your child may be familiar with based on experience. But does your child know the science behind these events? With this picture book, he/she will! Picture books are informative materials that are shouting to be picked up and read. The illustrations are attention-grabbing and the carefully written quick facts break complex concepts ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Advances in Plant Dormancy

    Edited by James V. Anderson ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    Plant dormancy involves synchronization of environmental cues with developmental processes to ensure plant survival; however, negative impacts of plant dormancy include pre-harvest sprouting, non-uniform germination of crop and weed seeds, and fruit loss due to inappropriate bud break. Thus, our continued quest to disseminate information is important in moving our understanding of plant dormancy ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Climate Resilient Agriculture for Ensuring Food Security

    by P. Parvatha Reddy ...
    Climate Resilient Agriculture for Ensuring Food Security comprehensively deals with important aspects of climate resilient agriculture for food security using adaptation and mitigation measures. Climatic changes and increasing climatic variability are likely to aggravate the problem of future food security by exerting pressure on agriculture. For the past few decades, the gaseous composition of ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Cost-Benefit Analyses of Climate Change

    The Broader Perspectives

    by Ferenc Toth ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    The Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) was founded in 1992 as a "Blue List" research institute, with the Federal Ministry for Education, Science, Research and Technology and the Ministry for Science, Research and Culture of the federal state of Brandenburg each provid ing half ofthe funding. PIK currently has a staff of 100 (1997), including about 75 scientists and guest ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Soil

    Reflections on the Basis of our Existence

    by Håkan Wallander ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    Håkan Wallander is a professor in Soil Biology and the reader is guided through the fascinating world below ground. The book has a free form and the author mixes scientific facts with personal stories from active research experiences and everyday life. The main focus is to make the reader aware of the vast biodiversity that exists in the soil, and to describe the important processes provided by ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • A Little Less Arctic

    Top Predators in the World's Largest Northern Inland Sea, Hudson Bay

    Edited by Lisa L. Loseto, Mark L. Mallory, Steven H. Ferguson ...
    In Arctic Canada, Hudson Bay is a site of great exploration history, aboriginal culture, and a vast marine wilderness supporting large populations of marine mammals and birds. These include some of the most iconic Arctic animals like beluga, narwhal, bowhead whales, and polar bears. Due to the challenges of conducting field research in this region, some of the mysteries of where these animals move ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Seaweeds and their Role in Globally Changing Environments

    Edited by Alvaro Israel, Rachel Einav, Joseph Seckbach ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    Global warming is accelerating faster than the ability for natural repair, and environmental stresses are damaging ecosystems, all affecting physical and biological systems on Earth. A new Nasa-led study shows that human activity has caused climate changes resulting in permafrost thawing, acid rain, and lower productivity in lakes as well as increased emissions of greenhouse gases, including CO2, ... Read more

    $332.09 USD

  • Animals' Influence on the Landscape and Ecological Importance

    Natives, Newcomers, Homecomers

    by Friedrich-Karl Holtmeier ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    In its first English-language edition, this book introduces the many-faceted interactions of animal populations with their habitats. From soil fauna, ants and termites to small and large herbivores, burrowing mammals and birds, the author presents a comprehensive analysis of animals and ecosystems that is as broad and varied as all nature. Chapter 2 addresses the functional role of animals in ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Quantifying Functional Biodiversity

    by Laura Pla, Fernando Casanoves, Julio Di Rienzo ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This book synthesizes current methods used to quantify functional diversity, providing step-by-step examples for defining functional groups and estimating functional indices. The authors show how to compare communities, and how to analyze changes of diversity along environmental gradients, using real-life examples throughout. One section of the book demonstrates the selection of traits, and the ... Read more

    $40.49 USD

  • Monte-Carlo Simulation-Based Statistical Modeling

    Edited by John Dean Chen, Ding-Geng (Din) Chen ...
    Series series ICSA Book Series in Statistics
    This book brings together expert researchers engaged in Monte-Carlo simulation-based statistical modeling, offering them a forum to present and discuss recent issues in methodological development as well as public health applications. It is divided into three parts, with the first providing an overview of Monte-Carlo techniques, the second focusing on missing data Monte-Carlo methods, and the ... Read more

    $116.99 USD