Ecological Physiology of Daily Torpor and Hibernation
English | 2021 | ISBN: 303075524X | 326 Pages | PDF | 8 MB
This book provides an in-depth overview on the functional ecology of daily torpor and hibernation in endothermic mammals and birds. The reader is well introduced to the physiology and thermal energetics of endothermy and underlying different types of torpor. Furthermore, evolution of endothermy as well as reproduction and survival strategies of heterothermic animals in a changing environment are discussed.

Ecological Continuum from the Changjiang (Yangtze River) Watersheds to the East China Sea Continental Margin by Jing Zhang
English | PDF | 2015 | 209 Pages | ISBN : 3319163388 | 16.9 MB
The book provides a cross-disciplinary and multi-scale assessment of a world top river, the Changjiang (Yangtze River) and its adjacent marginal environment, the East China Sea. The studies in this volume bridges the watersheds of the river and the marginal sea through a combined approach of hydro-dynamics, geochemistry, sedimentary processes, ecology and fishery. The response of ecosystem to the external driving forces is examined via process-oriented observations, mesocosm experiments and numerical simulations in combination. The lessons learnt from the case studies of Changjiang and East China Sea can be beneficial to those who are doing inter-disciplinary researches in the continuum from watersheds to continental margins.

In Search of Grace An Ecological Pilgrimage
pdf | 1.26 MB | English | Isbn:‎ B075Z9N72B | Author: Peter Reason | Year: 2017

Ecological Networks in the Tropics: An Integrative Overview of Species Interactions from Some of the Most Species-Rich Habitats on Earth By Wesley Dáttilo, Victor Rico-Gray (eds.)
2018 | 207 Pages | ISBN: 3319682288 | PDF | 6 MB
Based on graph theory studies this book seeks to understand how tropical species interact with each other and how these interactions are affected by perturbations in some of the most species-rich habitats on earth. Due to the great diversity of species and interactions in the tropics, this book addresses a wide range of current and future issues with empirical examples and complete revisions on different types of ecological networks: from mutualisms to antagonisms. The goal of this publication is not to be only for researchers but also for undergraduates in different areas of knowledge, and also to serve as a reference text for graduate-level courses mainly in the life sciences.

In Search of Grace : an ecological pilgrimage. By Reason, Peter
2017 | 181 Pages | ISBN: 1782794875 | EPUB + PDF | 2 MB
We must transform our perception of our relationship with the Earth, if we ever hope to save ourselves from ecological disaster.

Costas Panayotakis, "The capitalist mode of destruction: Austerity, ecological crisis and the hollowing out of democracy "
English | ISBN: 1526144506 | 2021 | 224 pages | PDF | 2 MB
This book interprets contemporary capitalism's economic, ecological and democratic crises as manifestations of a previously unrecognized contradiction: over time the benefits from capitalism's technological dynamism tend to decline even as its threats for humanity and the planet escalate. To explain this contradiction, Panayotakis rethinks the production and distribution of surplus in capitalist societies. Identifying the public sector and households as sites of surplus production as important as the capitalist workplace, this book attributes capitalism's increasing destructiveness to working people's lack of control over the surplus they produce. Only a classless society, in which working people democratically control the surplus, can reverse our current trajectory. Identifying such a democratic classless society as the essence of the communist ideal, The capitalist mode of destruction shows this ideal to be as relevant as ever.

Building Soils for Better Crops: Ecological Management for Healthy Soils, 4th Edition by SARE Outreach, Fred Magdoff, Harold van Es
2021 | ISBN: 1888626194 | English | 410 pages | PDF | 14 MB
The 4th edition of Building Soils for Better Crops is a one-of-a-kind, practical guide to ecological soil management. It provides step-by-step information on soil-improving practices as well as in-depth background-from what soil is to the importance of organic matter. Case studies of farmers from across the country provide inspiring examples of how soil-and whole farms-have been renewed through these techniques. A must-read for farmers, educators and students alike.

Ecological and Health Effects of Building Materials
English | 2022 | ISBN: 3030760723 | 610 Pages | PDF | 10 MB
This book deals with the present adverse effects of using precarious building materials on the ecology and human health. Also, the detailed discussions on the novel and greener construction materials and their utilization as an alternative to the conventional harmful existing methods and materials are also presented in the subsequent chapters. This book helps to fill the research gaps in the existing prior-art knowledge in the field of sustainable construction and green building materials and methods giving due importance to ecology and health, specifically to the fields of sustainable structural engineering, sustainable geotechnical engineering, sustainable road engineering, etc.

Urban Biodiversity and Ecological Design for Sustainable Cities ()
epub | 250.02 MB | English | Isbn:‎ B08ZXLC5D2 | Author: Keitaro Ito | Year: 2021

Assessment of Ecological Footprints by Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu
English | EPUB | 2021 | 129 Pages | ISBN : 9811600953 | 14.3 MB
This book highlights the concepts and assessment methods of Ecological Footprints. Ecological footprint is defined as, "a measure of how much area of biologically productive land and water an individual, population or activity requires to produce all the resources it consumes and to absorb the waste it generates, using prevailing technology and resource management practices".