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Wetland environments : a global perspective Por Aber James S.

Sumário: “...Wetland environments: A global perspective; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part I; 1: Wetland overview; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 How much and where; 1.3 Wetland trends; 1.4 Wetland preservation and protection; 1.5 Wetland science; 1.6 Book approach and outline; 1.7 Summary; 2: Wetland criteria; 2.1 Definitions; 2.2 Water; 2.3 Soil; 2.4 Vegetation; 2.5 Wetland classification; 2.6 Peatland; 2.7 Anthropogenic dimensions of wetlands; 2.8 Summary; 3: Methods in wetland research; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Remote sensing; 3.2.1 Image resolution and interpretability; 3.2.2 Wetland image interpretation. 5.3 Hydric soil criteria5.4 Mineral and organic hydric soils; 5.5 Submerged wetland substrates; 5.6 Summary; 6: Wetland vegetation; 6.1 Plant adaptations; 6.1.1 Structural adaptations; 6.1.2 Biochemical adaptations; 6.2 Ecological categories; 6.2.1 Shoreline plants; 6.2.2 Emergent plants; 6.2.3 Floating plants; 6.2.4 Submerged plants; 6.2.5 Plant zonation; 6.3 Indicator categories; 6.4 Plant hardiness zones; 6.5 Invasive plant species; 6.6 Summary; 7: Wetland wildlife; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Wetland invertebrates; 7.2.1 Insects; 7.2.2 Mosquitos; 7.2.3 Corals; 7.3 Wetland vertebrates. 7.3.1 Amphibians7.3.2 Reptiles; 7.3.3 Birds; 7.3.4 Mammals; 7.4 Invasive animal species; 7.5 Summary; Part III; 8: Wetland change; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Hydroseral succession; 8.3 Sea-level change and crustal movements; 8.3.1 Glacial eustasy; 8.3.2 Glacial isostasy; 8.3.3 Complicated responses; 8.3.4 Modern sea-level rise; 8.4 Climate change; 8.4.1 Climate basics; 8.4.2 Climate and wetlands; 8.5 Fire; 8.6 Summary; 9: Wetlands through time; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Coal; 9.2.1 Paleozoic coal; 9.2.2 Cretaceous-Tertiary coal and lignite; 9.3 Amber; 9.4 Pleistocene and Holocene wetlands. 9.4.1 Nordic region9.4.2 North America; 9.4.3 Tropics and Antarctica; 9.4.4 Holocene climate and early man; 9.5 Summary; 10: Environmental cycles and feedback; 10.1 Biogeochemical cycles; 10.1.1 Wetland elements; 10.1.2 Nitrogen; 10.1.3 Phosphorus, potassium and sulfur; 10.2 Carbon cycle; 10.2.1 Carbon reservoirs; 10.2.2 Carbon balance; 10.2.3 Carbon gases and climatic feedback; 10.3 Fossil fuels; 10.3.1 Fossil-fuel consumption; 10.3.2 Coal mining and acid rain; 10.3.3 Estonian oil shale; 10.4 Human experiment; 10.5 Summary; Part IV; 11: Wetland services, resources and valuation...”

Soil in the environment : crucible of terrestrial life / Por Hillel, Daniel

Assuntos: “...Soil Science (General)...”
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Statistical computing environments for social research /

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The essentials of the environment / Por Kerski, Joseph J.

Assuntos: “...Environmental sciences. Nature--Effect of human beings on...”
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Discovering statistics using SPSS : (and sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll) / Por Field, Andy P.

Assuntos: “...Social sciences...”

Science of survival : prediction of human behavior / Por Hubbard, L. Ron

The science of psychology : an appreciative view / Por King, Laura A.

Sumário: “...Forgetting Encoding failure Retrieval failure Study tips for the science of memory Encoding, rehearsal, and retrieval of course material Mnemonic strategies Memory and health and wellness Autobiographical memory Memory and aging Memory and everyday life. 9. ...”

Environmental soil science / Por Tan, Kim H.

Environment and housing in Third World cities /

Cases on electronic records and resource management implementation in diverse environments /

Climatology : an atmospheric science /

The public policy process / Por Hill, Michael J.

Public policymaking : an introduction / Por Anderson, James E.

Global environmental issues

Sumário: “...Global Environmental Issues; Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgements; Part One Introduction; 1 Human-Environment Interactions; Part Two Negotiating Environmental Science; 2 From Science to Policy; 3 Confronting a Multitude of Multilateral Environmental Agreements; Part Three The Changing Surface of the Earth; 4 Grappling with the Global Climate Challenge; 5 Understanding and Adapting to Sea-Level Rise; 6 Conserving Biodiversity and Natural Resources; Part Four Meeting Our Needs; 7 Food Production and Supply; 8 Meeting Society's Demand for Energy; Part Five Coping with Our Impact. 9 Sustainable Urbanisation10 Coping with Pollution Dealing with Waste; Part Six Conclusion; 11 Sustainable Development: Negotiating the Future; List of Abbreviations and Acronyms; References; Index...”