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 | 978-94-007-7980-8 | Earth Sciences | [NAME] | [NAME], Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urbanism, Bucharest, Romania; [NAME], University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania; Agostino Goretti, Seismic and Volcanic Risk Office, Rome, Italy | Earthquake Hazard Impact and Urban Planning |  | Environmental Hazards |  | 1 | 2014 | 199 | Hard cover | Book | I, 199 p. 155 illus., 100 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 129 | Earth Sciences | Natural Hazards | SCG32000 | RNR | Environmental Management | SCU17009 | RNF | Earth Sciences | Contributed volume | Springer Netherlands | In production | 2014-01-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Part I: Urban hazard, exposure and vulnerability.- Part II: Earthquake risk assessment.- Part III: Risk management.- Part IV Impact and Decision making tools. | ​The classical field dealing with earthquakes is called “earthquake engineering” and considered to be a branch of structural engineering. In projects dealing with strategies for earthquake risk mitigation, urban planning approaches are often neglected. Today interventions are needed on a city, rather than a building, scale. This work deals with the impact of earthquakes, including also a broader view on multihazards in urban areas. Uniquely among other works in the field, particular importance is given to urban planning issues, in conservation of heritage and emergency management. Multicriteria decision making and broad participation of those affected by disasters are included. | <p>Broadens understanding on urban planning in earthquake disaster management </p><p>Outlines vulnerability, planning, risk assessment and reconstruction </p><p>Includes remote sensing/geo-information and aspects of architecture and urbanism in the reconstruction of disaster</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11646 | Earth and Environmental Science
 | 978-3-319-03954-1 | Earth Sciences | Buhl | [NAME], [NAME], Hamburg, Germany; [NAME], Glenside, SA, Australia | Henbury Craters and Meteorites | Their Discovery, History and Study | GeoGuide |  | 2 | 2014 | 168 | Soft cover | Book | 168 p. 125 illus., 87 illus. in color. | 0 | approx. | 49.99 | Earth Sciences | Geology | SCG17002 | RBG | Historical Geology | SCG17020 | [NAME] | Earth Sciences | Monograph | Springer International Publishing | In production | 2014-02-28 00:00:00 |  | worldwide | Early Pioneers.- [NAME] Harvest.- 'Meteorite in a Crater'.- [NAME] Topography.- Henbury Metallurgy.- McColl'S Distribution Map.- Atmospheric Breakup.- Fragmentation on Impact.- Henbury Impactites.- Other Holocene Impacts.- Kamil Crater.- Whitecourt Crater.- [NAME]: Re-Evaluation Of Evidence.- Henbury in the Aboriginal Tradition And Culture.- Dating of the Impact and Total Known Weight.- The Present Crater Reserve. | In 1931, the cluster of craters at Henbury Cattle Station south of [NAME] in Central Australia was one of the first places on Earth where a group of impact structures could definitely be linked to the fall of iron meteorites. It was also the first place where radial rays and loops of ejected rock material, comparable to those seen around craters on the [NAME], were observed. As such it was one of the primary observation sites associated with the science of meteoritics in its infancy. In this work the authors present previously unpublished documents covering early research at the Henbury site, provide an extended data set on the distribution of meteoritic material at Henbury craters, and compare recent discoveries on the mechanics of hypervelocity impacts with evidence collected over 80 years of research at the Henbury meteorite craters. In their conclusion, the authors suggest a new hypothesis for the fragmentation and incident direction of the crater-forming bolide, on the basis of a more complete set of data compared with previous models. | <p>Comprehensive description of the discovery, history and study of the Henbury craters and meteorites</p><p>Colorful illustrations of the meteorites found in this area</p><p>Detailed map of the crater locations</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11646 | Earth and Environmental Science
 | 978-94-007-7947-1 | Earth Sciences | Diodato | [NAME], Met European Research Observatory, Benevento, Italy; Gianni Bellocchi, French National Institute of Agricultural Research, Clermont-Ferrand, France | Storminess and Environmental Change | Climate Forcing and Responses in the Mediterranean Region | Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research | 39 | 1 | 2014 | 389 | Hard cover | Book | XIV, 389 p. 118 illus., 75 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 129 | Earth Sciences | Natural Hazards | SCG32000 | RNR | Meteorology | SC312000 | RBF | Earth Sciences | Monograph | Springer Netherlands | In production | 2014-01-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Introduction.- Extreme rainfalls in the Mediterranean area.- Rainfalls and storm erosivity.- Finding simplicity in storm erosivity modelling.- Characteristics of flash-flood regimes in the Mediterranean region.- Spatial pattern probabilities exceeding critical threshold of annual mean storm-erosivity in Euro-Mediterranean areas.- Landscape scales of erosive storm hazard  across the Mediterranean region.- Monthly erosive storm hazard within  river basins of the Campania Region, Southern Italy.- Storm-erosivity modelling for addressing hydrological effectiveness in France.- Modelling long-term storm erosivity time-series: a case study in the Western Swiss Plateau.- Temporal and spatial patterns in design–storm erosivity over Sicily Region.- Historical reconstruction of erosive storms driving damaging hydrological events in the Bonea Basin, Southern Italy.- Triggering conditions and runout simulation of the San Mango sul Calore debris avalanche, Southern Italy.- Climate-scale modelling of rainstorm-induced organic carbon losses in land-soil of Thune Alpine areas, Switzerland.- Hydroclimatological modelling of organic carbon dissolution in Lake Maggiore, Northern Italy.- A digression on the analysis of historical series of daily data for the characterization of precipitation dynamics.- Historical climatology of storm events in the Mediterranean: a case study damaging hydrological events in Calabria, Southern Italy.- Storminess forecast skills in Naples, Southern Italy. | This book describes recent developments in the modeling of hydro-climatological processes in time and space. The topic brings together a wide range of disciplines, such as climatology, hydrology, geomorphology and ecology, with examples of problems and related modeling approaches. Parsimonious hydro-climatological models hold the potential to simulate the combined effects of rainfall intensity and distribution patterns in the absence of precipitation records for short time intervals (e.g. daily to sub-hourly) and over large areas (e.g. regional to continental). In this book, we show how the principle of parsimony can be followed without sacrificing depth in seeking to understand a variety of landscape and surface processes that include hydrologic phenomena. Geographically speaking, the focus of the book is on Mediterranean environments. In this region, which is characterized by a complex morphology, soil erosion by water is a major cause of landscape degradation and the fragility of ecosystems is abundantly documented. By exploring interactions between erosive storms and land with the help of modeling solutions created at a variety of scales, the book investigates in detail the climatic implications for the Mediterranean landscape in an effort to bridge historical and contemporary research, which makes it unique in its approach.The book provides a valuable resource for environmental scientists, while also providing an important basis for graduate and postgraduate students interested in research on hydrological cycles and environmental changes. | <p>An overview of storminess and climate change models in the Mediterranean area </p><p>Includes a set of parsimonious approaches to climate and environment modelling </p><p>Presents key issues for the interpretation of climate and environmental history</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11646 | Earth and Environmental Science
 | 978-94-007-7849-8 | Earth Sciences | [NAME] | [NAME], [NAME]. Ingegneria Idraulica, Ambientale, Milano, Italy; Enrico Pizzarotti, Pro Iter S.r.l., Milan, Italy; [NAME], [NAME], Milan, Italy | Engineering Geology for Underground Works |  |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 207 | Hard cover | Book | I, 207 p. 488 illus., 170 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 179 | Earth Sciences | Environmental Science and Engineering | SCG37000 | TQ | Natural Hazards | SCG32000 | RNR | Earth Sciences | Monograph | Springer Netherlands | In production | 2014-02-28 00:00:00 |  |  | Introduction.- Geological and geomechanical problems in underground works design and construction.- Environmental-geological problems due to underground works.- Geological conceptual models for underground works design.- Underground excavation analysis.- Groundwater influence.- Geological risk management.- Risk mitigation and control.- Ground-structure interaction.- Monitoring. | The construction of tunnels involves the resolution of various complex technical problems depending on the geological and geological-environmental context in which the work fits.Only a careful analysis of all the geological and geological-environmental issues and a correct reconstruction of the conceptual model can lead to optimal design solutions from all points of view (including financial) and ensure the safety of workers during the construction and users in the operation phase.It was therefore felt that there was a need to collect in one volume the state of current knowledge about:all the geological and environmental issues related to the construction of underground works the different methodologies used for the reconstruction of the conceptual model the different risk typologies that it is possible to encounter or that can arise from tunnel construction, and the most important risk assessment, management and mitigation methodologies that are used in tunneling studies. | <p>This book contains a careful analysis of geological and environmental issues and a correct reconstruction of the conceptual model </p><p>This leads to optimal design solutions </p><p>This book presents a synthesis of current knowledge about all the issues needed to ensure the safety to the workers during construction and to the users</p> | Professionals | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11646 | Earth and Environmental Science
 | 978-94-017-8630-0 | Earth Sciences | [NAME] | [NAME], Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand; [NAME], University of North Carolina at Chapel H, Chapel Hill, NC, USA | Adapting to Climate Change | Lessons from Natural Hazards Planning | Environmental Hazards |  | 1 | 2014 | 340 | Hard cover | Book | X, 340 p. 61 illus., 55 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 179 | Earth Sciences | Natural Hazards | SCG32000 | RNR | Climate Change Impacts | SC313000 | RN | Earth Sciences | Contributed volume | Springer Netherlands | In production | 2014-03-10 00:00:00 |  | worldwide | Section 1: Climate change adaptation: Theory and practice.- Section 2: The nature of disasters and the role natural hazards planning in building resilient communities.- Section 3: Lessons from disaster experience. | This book identifies lessons learned from natural hazard experiences to help communities plan for and adapt to climate change. Written by leading experts, the case studies examine diverse experiences, from severe storms to sea-level related hazards, droughts, heat waves, wildfires, floods, earthquakes and tsunami, in North America, Europe, Australasia, Asia, Africa and Small Island Developing States. The lessons are grouped according to four imperatives: (i) Develop collaborative governance networks; (ii) build adaptive capabilities; (iii) invest in pre-event planning; and (iv) the moral imperative to undertake adaptive actions that advance resilience and sustainability.'A theoretically rich and empirically grounded analysis of the interface between disaster risk management and climate change adaptation, comprehensive yet accessible, and very timely.' [NAME], Department of Geography, King’s College London, UK. 'This book represents a major contribution to the understanding of natural hazards planning as an urgent first step for reducing disaster risk and adapting to climate change to ensure sustainable and equitable development.' [NAME], Vice-Chair, Science Committee, Integrated Research on Disaster Risk IRDR, an ICSU/ISSC/ISDR programme. Former Director International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, UNISDR.“What a welcome addition to the young literature on climate adaptation and hazard mitigation! [NAME] and [NAME] each bring to the editing task a rare blend of solid scholarly attainment and on-the-ground experience that shines through in this extensively-documented synthesis of theoretical ideas from the realms of climate and hazards and their validation in a rich set of diverse case studies pulled in from around the world. This book should remain a classic for many years.” [NAME], American Meteorological Society. | <p>Focuses on the nexus between climate change adaptation and natural hazards scholarship and experience</p><p>Learned lessons are applied to integrating natural hazards risk management and climate change adaptation</p><p>Features planning for natural hazards and climate change adaptation</p><p>Looks at the role of governance in building resilience, sustainability and adapting to climate [NAME] | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11646 | Earth and Environmental Science
 | 978-3-319-03568-0 | Earth Sciences | Gorokhovski | [NAME], Athens, GA, USA | Effective Parameters of Hydrogeological Models |  | Springer Hydrogeology |  | 2 | 2014 | 182 | Hard cover | Book | XXI, 182 p. 68 illus., 35 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 129 | Earth Sciences | Hydrogeology | SCG19005 | RBK | Hydrology/Water Resources | SC211000 | RBK | Earth Sciences | Monograph | Springer International Publishing | In production | 2013-12-31 00:00:00 |  |  | From the Contents: Introduction.- Engineering Approach.- Geostatistical Approach.- Model Identification.- Transformation of Geological Objekts’ Properties into Effective Model Parameters.- Examples of Liner Transforming Mechanisms.- Examples of Non-Linear Transforming Mechanisms.- Evaluation of Transforming Mechanisms.- Inverse Problems and Transforming Mechanisms.- Convection Solute Transport through Porous Media. | Geological models used in predictive hydrogeological modeling are not exact replicas of the objects they represent: many details related to structures and properties of the objects remain unknown. Those details may considerably affect simulation results. A provable evaluation of the uncertainty of hydrogeological and solute transport simulations are almost impossible. In this book the author describes how to obtain the best-possible results in simulations, based on the available data and predefined criteria that are turned into transforming mechanisms. The latter are mathematical expressions for evaluating model parameters supporting effective simulations. Examples of the mechanisms as well as methods of their evaluation are provided in this book. It is also shown how these mechanisms can be used for the interpretation of hydrogeological data. The first edition of this book was published in the series [NAME] in Earth Sciences. | <p>New edition of Gorokhovski's successful book - enhanced by a chapter on solute transport involving directly hydraulic dispersion of flux in porous media</p><p>Includes many examples for effective simulations in hydrogeology</p><p>Is useful for researchers and professionals</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11646 | Earth and Environmental Science
 | 978-3-642-10337-7 | Earth Sciences | Guex | [NAME], Université de Lausanne Inst. Géologie et Paléontologie, Lausanne, Switzerland | Quantitative Biochronology | A Graph Theoretical Approach | Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences | 130 | 1 | 2014 |  | Hard cover | Book w. online files/update | Approx. 200 p. 200 illus. in color. With online files/update. | 0 | approx. | 139 | Earth Sciences | Geology | SCG17002 | RBG | Paleontology | SCG17070 | RBX | Earth Sciences | Monograph | Springer [NAME] | Planned | 2014-01-01 00:00:00 |  |  |  |  | Book is totally oriented to the applications of the theoretical model and compares theory with other models in particular CONOP | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11646 | Earth and Environmental Science
 | 978-3-319-03202-3 | Earth Sciences | Hekinian | [NAME], Saint-Renan, France | Sea Floor Exploration | Scientific Adventures Diving into the [NAME] | Springer Oceanography |  | 1 | 2014 | 293 | Hard cover | Book | XI, 293 p. 115 illus. | 0 | final | 129 | Earth Sciences | Oceanography | SCG25005 | RBKC | Geology | SCG17002 | RBG | Earth Sciences | Monograph | Springer International Publishing | In production | 2014-01-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Introduction.- The birth of planet Earth.- Man's penetration into the abysses.- Sea floor rocks.- Earth's mantle melting and volcanism.- Hydrothermal activity and metalliferous deposits.- Oceanic ridges: Sea floor creation.- Fracture zones.- Voyage to Antarctica region.- Hotspots.- Subduction zones. | The author participated 38 expeditions including the first manned-submersible project to explore the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the past 45 years of sea floor exploration. It summarizes the mineralogical and petrological composition of sea floor rocks, ocean floor volcanism in relation with the geological setting as well as the discovery of hydrothermal activity and related to metalliferous deposits. Topics covered include the creation of the sea floor, its fracture zones and the structural setting of subduction zones. | <p>Describes the discoveries and progress in deep ocean earth science</p><p>Summary of 45 years research on mid-ocean ridges, hotspots, fracture zones and hydrothermal systems</p><p>Provides a historical perspective on sea floor exploration including the first manned-submersible project</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11646 | Earth and Environmental Science
 | 978-3-319-02852-1 | Earth Sciences | Hottinger | [NAME], Allschwil (Basel), Switzerland; [NAME], University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy | [NAME] larger rotaliid foraminifera from the western and central Neotethys |  |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 200 | Hard cover | Book | 200 p. 123 illus. | 0 | approx. | 129 | Earth Sciences | Paleontology | SCG17070 | RBX | Biogeosciences | SCG35010 | RGM | Earth Sciences | Monograph | Springer International Publishing | Planned | 2014-03-14 00:00:00 |  |  | Introduction.- [NAME] shell architecture and the palaeodiversity of the Lockhartia Sea.- The system of the Rotaliidae, an overview.- Subfamily Rotaliinae Ehrenberg, 1839.- New subfamily Redmondininae.- New subfamily Lockhartiinae.- New subfamily Kathininae.- New subfamily Daviesininae.- Some taxa that are or remain excluded from the family Rotallidae.- Rotaliid taxa with uncertain affinities. | This book provides a representative assessment of the state of the art of research on [NAME] rotaliid larger foraminifera. It gives an overview of the current understanding of systematics of this group and, in particular, of its biostratigraphic importance and palaeobiogeography. The senior author of the work, late [NAME], a leading scientist in the field, both from a systematic and applied side, presents in this book his most recent advances. The foraminiferal family Rotaliidae is a traditional group used frequently which plays an important role for petroleum exploration in the biostratigraphy and palaeobiogeography of [NAME] shallow water deposits in the Middle East. This book aims to introduce rotaliid representatives as index fossils that can be recognized in random thin-sections of cemented rocks. The book is generous illustrated with an unprecedented degree of accuracy. The selection of taxa is restricted to forms having lived in the Paleocene and the Eocene, where their biostratigraphic significance is much higher than during later epochs. However, some additional rotaliid taxa, from the Late Cretaceous or that do not belong to the family Rotaliidae sensu stricto, are included in this book in order to demonstrate particular roots of rotaliid phylogenetic lineages in the previous community maturation cycle or to delimit the taxon Rotaliidae with more precision. This book can be considered as a reference in the field. | <p>Presents the most recent and up-to-date taxonomic re-assessment of fundamental and very common larger foraminiferal species occurring in [NAME] shallow water successions</p><p>Includes superb illustrations making the book a reference in the field (hand- and laboratory manual)</p><p>Contains unpublished data and illustrations</p><p>Written by a leading scientist in the field-L Hottinger, both from a systematic and applied side, describing most recent advances</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11646 | Earth and Environmental Science
 | 978-3-319-03770-7 | Earth Sciences | [NAME] | [NAME], Wright State University, Dayton, OH, USA; [NAME], Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA; [NAME], Wright State University, Dayton, OH, USA | Percolation Theory for Flow in Porous Media |  | Lecture Notes in Physics | 880 | 3 | 2014 | 350 | Soft cover | Book | 350 p. | 0 | final | 89.99 | Earth Sciences | Hydrogeology | SCG19005 | RBK | Statistical Physics, Dynamical Systems and Complexity | SCP33000 | PHS | Earth Sciences | Monograph | Springer International Publishing | In production | 2014-02-28 00:00:00 |  |  | Percolation Theory: Topology and Structure.- Properties Relevant for Transport and Transport Applications.- Porous Media Primer for Physicists.- Fractal Models of Porous Media.-Specific Examples of Critical Path Analysis.- Hydraulic and Electrical Conductivity: Conductivity Exponents and Critical Path Analysis.- Other Transport Properties of Porous Media.- Pressure Saturation Curves and the Critical Volume Fraction for Percolation: Accessibility Function of Percolation Theory.- Applications of the Correlation Length: Scale Effects on Flow.- Applications of the Cluster Statistics.- Properties Based on Tortuosity.- Effects of Multi-Scale Heterogeneity.- Misconceptions. | This monograph presents, for the first time, a unified and comprehensive introduction to some of the basic transport properties of porous media, such as electrical and hydraulic conductivity, air permeability and diffusion. The approach is based on critical path analysis and the scaling of transport properties, which are individually described as functions of saturation. At the same time, the book supplies a tutorial on percolation theory for hydrologists, providing them with the tools for solving actual problems. In turn, a separate chapter serves to introduce physicists to some of the language and complications of groundwater hydrology necessary for successful modeling. The end-of-chapter problems often indicate open questions, which young researchers entering the field can readily start working on. This significantly revised and expanded third edition includes in particular two new chapters: one on advanced fractal-based models, and one devoted to the discussion of various open issues such as the role of diffusion vs. advection, preferential flow vs. critical path, universal vs. non-universal exponents for conduction, and last but not least, the overall influence of the experimental apparatus in data collection and theory validation. 'The book is suitable for advanced graduate courses, with selected problems and questions appearing at the end of each chapter. [...] I think the book is an important work that will guide soil scientists, hydrologists, and physicists to gain a better qualitative and quantitative understanding of multitransport properties of soils.' (Marcel [NAME], Soil Science Society of America Journal, May-June, 2006) | <p>Introduces a new approach to compute basic transport properties of porous media, such as electrical and hydraulic conductivity, air permeability and diffusion</p><p>Authored by leading specialists in the field</p><p>Self-contained and tutorial presentation </p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11651 | Physics and Astronomy
 | 978-4-431-54803-4 | Earth Sciences | Kaneko | [NAME], Yokohama National University, Yokohama, Japan; [NAME], Yokohama National University, Yokohama, Japan; [NAME], Yokohama National University, Yokohama, Japan | Sustainable Living with Environmental Risks |  |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 300 | Soft cover | Book | 300 p. 90 illus., 70 illus. in color. | 0 | approx. | 69.99 | Earth Sciences | Earth System Sciences | SCG35000 | RB | Environmental Management | SCU17009 | RNF | Earth Sciences | Monograph | Springer Japan | Planned | 2014-03-19 00:00:00 |  |  | Managing Environmental Risks and Promoting Sustainability: Science Advancement and Leadership Development.- Biodiversity Agriculture Supports Human Populations.- Conservation and Sustainable Management of Soil Biodiversity for Agricultural Productivity.- Conservation Tillage Assesment For Mitigating Greenhouse Gas Emission In Rainfed Agro-Ecosystem.- Improving Biodiversity in Rice Paddy Fields to Promote Land Sustainability.- Agroforestry Models for Promoting Effective Risk Management and Building Sustainable Communities.- Managing Environmental Risks and Promoting Sustainability: Conservation of Forest Resources in Madagascar.- Community-Based Mangrove Forest Management in Thailand: Key Lesson Learned for Environmental Risk Management.- Necessity of Adaptive Risk Management for Fisheries and Wildlife.- Valuation of Non-Marketed  Agricultural Ecosystem Services, and Food Security in Southeast Asia.- Emerging Socio-Economic and Environmental Issues Affecting Food Security: A Case Study of Silang-Santa Rosa Subwatershed.- Strengthening the Capacity of Flood-Affected Rural Communities in [NAME], State of Kedah, Malaysia.- Mitigating Coastal Erosion in Fort Dauphin, Madagascar.- Risk Management of Chemical Pollution: Principles from the Japanese Experience.- Research on the Correlation Between Cholorphyl-a and Organic Matter BOD, COD, Phosphorus, and Total Nitrogen in Stagnant Lake Basins.- Managing Construction Development Risks to the Environment.- Ecosystem Restoration Using the Near-Natural Method in Shanghai.- Sustainable Management of Urban Green Environments: Challenges and Opportunities.- Environment and Social Capacity Assessment for Sustainability Promotion and Risk Management .- Rural Landscape Conservation in Japan: Lessons from the Satoyama Conservation Program in Kanagawa Prefecture.- Enhancing Students’ Ecological Thinking to Improve Understanding of Environmental Risk.- Interactive Multimedia Education System (IMES) as a International Education Platform | We are not free from environmental risks that accompany the development of human societies. Modern economic development has accelerated environmental pollution, caused loss of natural habitats, and modified landscapes. These environmental changes have impacted natural systems: water and heat circulation, nutrient cycling, and biodiversity. These changes in natural systems degrade ecosystem services and subsequently increase environmental risks for humans., Environmental risks, therefore, are not only human health risks by pollution, climatic anomalies, and natural disasters, but also degradation of ecosystem services on which most people are relying for their lives. We cannot entirely eliminate the risks, because it is not possible to attain zero impact on the environment, but we need to find a mechanism that minimizes environmental risks for human sustainably. This is the idea of the interdisciplinary framework of “environmental risk management” theory, which advocates harmony between economic development and environmental conservation. Based on this theory, the Sustainable Living with Environmental Risk (SLER) programme, adopted by the Japanese Ministry of Education (MEXT) as one of its strategic programmes, has been training graduate students at the Yokohama National University, Japan, from 2009 to 2013 to become future environmental leaders who will take the initiative in reducing the level of environmental risks and in protecting natural resources in the developing nations of Asia and Africa. This book provides students and teachers of this new academic field with a comprehensive coverage of case studies of environmental risks and their practical management technologies not only in Japan but also in developing nations in Asia and Africa. | <p>Compiles practical technologies for coping with environmental risks in Asia and Africa</p><p></p><p>Provides solutions to maintain harmony between economic development and environmental preservation</p><p></p><p>Explains the role of international higher education for nurturing environmental-conscious leaders</p><p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11646 | Earth and Environmental Science
 | 978-3-642-05102-9 | Earth Sciences | Khudoley | [NAME], St. Petersburg State University Geological Dept., St. Petersburg, Russia; [NAME], Moscow State University Geological Fac., Moskva, Russia | Geology of Russia |  | Regional Geology Reviews |  | 1 | 2014 | 410 | Hard cover | Book | 410 p. 90 illus., 60 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 169 | Earth Sciences | Geology | SCG17002 | RBG | Geoecology/Natural Processes | SCU21006 | PSAF | Earth Sciences | Monograph | Springer [NAME] | Planned | 2014-01-01 00:00:00 |  |  | Tectonic overview.- East European Craton (Russian part).- [NAME] sedimentary basin and Timan fold and thrust belt.- Western Siberia sedimentary basin.- Scythian sedimentary basin.- Sub-Caspian sedimentary basin.- Caucasus fold and thrust belt.- [NAME] fold and thrust belt.- Fold and thrust blets of Altaides and Tien-Shan.- Siberian Craton.- Verkhoyansk and [NAME] fold and thrust belts.- Taimyr-Severnaya Zemlya fold and thrust belt.- [NAME] fold and thrust belt.- Fold and thrust belts of Central Asia.- Fold and thrust belts of the Pacific rim.- Overview of metallogeny of Russia.- Overview of oil and gas fields of Russia.- Main stages of evolution and paleotectonic. | The Geology of Russia and [NAME] overviews and synthesizes a wealth of recent isotopic, geochemical, seismic, paleomagnetic, stratigraphic, structural and other studies carried out by Russian and international research teams over the past few decades. Numerous illustrations and tables provide easy access to a huge amount of new geochemical and geophysical data as well as the latest geological mapping of Russia. The volume will provide researchers and graduated students with broad, up-to-date information on geology, mineral deposit and hydrocarbon potential, and the tectonic evolution of northern Eurasia. | <p>Presents the most up to date understanding of Northern Eurasian geology<br></p><p>Synthesised from more than three decades of Russian and international Geoscientific research<br></p><p>Contains wide range of information from all fields of geology</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11646 | Earth and Environmental Science
 | 978-3-642-25642-4 | Earth Sciences | LISS | [NAME], University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK; [NAME], University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK | Ocean-Atmosphere Interactions of Gases and Particles |  | Springer Earth System Sciences |  | 1 | 2014 | 315 | Hard cover | Book | XLV, 315 p. 181 illus., 162 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 59.99 | Earth Sciences | Earth System Sciences | SCG35000 | RB | Environmental Chemistry | SCU15000 | RNP | Earth Sciences | Contributed volume | Springer [NAME] | In production | 2013-11-30 00:00:00 |  |  | Chapter 1: Short-lived trace gases in the surface ocean and the atmosphere.- Chapter 2: Transfer across the air-sea interface.- Chapter 3: Air-sea interactions of natural long-lived greenhouse gases (CO2, N2O, CH4) in a changing climate.- Chapter 4: Ocean-Atmosphere interactions of particles.- Chapter 5: Perspectives and Integration in SOLAS science. | The oceans and atmosphere interact through various processes, including the transfer of momentum, heat, gases and particles. In this book leading international experts come together to provide a state-of-the-art account of these exchanges and their role in the Earth-system, with particular focus on gases and particles.  Chapters in the book cover: i) the ocean-atmosphere exchange of short-lived trace gases; ii) mechanisms and models of interfacial exchange (including transfer velocity parameterisations); iii) ocean-atmosphere exchange of the greenhouse gases carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide; iv) ocean atmosphere exchange of particles and v) current and future data collection and synthesis efforts. The scope of the book extends to the biogeochemical responses to emitted / deposited material and interactions and feedbacks in the wider Earth-system context.  This work constitutes a highly detailed synthesis and reference; of interest to higher-level university students (Masters, PhD) and researchers in ocean-atmosphere interactions and related fields (Earth-system science, marine / atmospheric biogeochemistry / climate).  Production of this book was supported and funded by the EU COST Action 735 and coordinated by the International SOLAS (Surface Ocean- Lower Atmosphere Study) project office. | <p>State-of-the-art account of the exchange of matter between ocean and atmosphere</p><p>Coherent synthesis of the topic of matter exchange by leading international experts</p><p>Covers the implications of exchange to marine / atmospheric chemistry, climate and Earth-system science </p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11646 | Earth and Environmental Science
 | 978-94-007-7968-6 | Earth Sciences | [NAME] | [NAME], Center for Research and Technology Hellas, [NAME], Greece; Matthias Braun, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany | Land Use and Land Cover Mapping in Europe | Practices & Trends | [NAME] and Digital Image Processing | 18 | 1 | 2014 | 424 | Hard cover | Book | X, 424 p. 106 illus., 78 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 129 | Earth Sciences | Earth Sciences, general | SCG00002 | RB | Environment, general | SCU00009 | RN | Earth Sciences | Contributed volume | Springer Netherlands | In production | 2014-02-28 00:00:00 |  |  | Remote Sensing in support of the geo-information in Europe.- Global land cover mapping: Current status and future trends.- The users’ role in the current European land monitoring context.- Towards an European land cover monitoring service and high-resolution layers .- CORINE Land Cover and land cover change products.- European Area Frame Sampling based on Very High Resolution image.- European forest monitoring approaches.- The European Urban Atlas.- A review of modern approaches to classification of remote sensing data.- Recent advances in remote sensing change detection – a review.- Synergies from SAR-optical data fusion for LULC mapping.- Application of object-oriented method for classification of VHR satellite images using rule-based approach and texture measures.- Remote sensing of vegetation for nature conservation.- Modeling urban sprawl.- Land Information System Austria (LISA).- Digital Land Cover Model for Germany DLM DE – The “German Way”.- Land Use & land cover mapping in Europe: Examples from the UK.- Operational land cover and land use mapping in the Netherlands.- The use of the Land-Cover Classification System in Eastern European countries: experiences, lessons learnt and the way forward.- Differentiation of Crop Types and Grassland by Multi-Scale Analysis of Seasonal Satellite Data.- Enhancing remotely sensed low resolution vegetation data for assessing Mediterranean areas prone to land degradation.- Beyond NDVI: Extraction of biophysical variables from remote sensing imagery.- Land transformation processes in NE China: Tracking trade-offs in ecosystem services across several decades with Landsat-TM/ETM+ time series.- Carbon stock estimation of tropical forests on [NAME], Indonesia, for REDD+. | Land use and land cover (LULC) as well as its changes (LUCC) are an interplay between bio-geophysical characteristics of the landscape and climate as well as the complex human interaction including its different patterns of utilization superimposed on the natural vegetation. LULC is a core information layer for a variety of scientific and administrative tasks(e.g. hydrological modelling, climate models, land use planning).In particular in the context of climate change with its impacts on socio-economic, socio-ecologic systems as well as ecosystem services precise information on LULC and LUCC are mandatory baseline datasets required over large areas. Remote sensing can provide such information on different levels of detail and in a homogeneous and reliable way. Hence, LULC mapping can be regarded as a prototype for integrated approaches based on spaceborne and airborne remote sensing techniques combined with field observations. The book provides for the first time a comprehensive view of various LULC activities focusing on European initiatives, such as the LUCAS surveys, the CORINE land covers, the ESA/EU GMES program and its resulting Fast-Track- and Downstream Services, the EU JRC Global Land Cover, the ESA GlobCover project as well as the ESA initiative on Essential Climate Variables. All have and are producing highly appreciated land cover products. The book will cover the operational approaches, but also review current state-of-the-art scientific methodologies and recommendations for this field. It opens the view with best-practice examples that lead to a view that exceeds pure mapping, but to investigate into drivers and causes as well as future projections. | <p>Land use/land cover (LULC) information in its various forms and products is used as input by numerous users (e.g. modelers, planners, agricultural researchers, etc.), hence a very wide range of users and target groups should have considerable interest in having such a compilation</p><p>The book will give for the first time a comprehensive overview on LULC activities in and from Europe (not only a single project outcome) from operational practice, best practice examples to current state-of the-art developments in methodology</p><p>Many of these attempted concise descriptions are difficult to find otherwise</p><p>The book also targets to bridge between science and application in this specific field</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11646 | Earth and Environmental Science
 | 978-94-007-7968-6 | Earth Sciences | [NAME] | [NAME], Center for Research and Technology Hellas, [NAME], Greece; Matthias Braun, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany | Land Use and Land Cover Mapping in Europe | Practices & Trends | [NAME] and Digital Image Processing | 18 | 1 | 2014 | 424 | Hard cover | Book | X, 424 p. 106 illus., 78 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 129 | Earth Sciences | Earth Sciences, general | SCG00002 | RB | Environment, general | SCU00009 | RN | Earth Sciences | Contributed volume | Springer Netherlands | In production | 2014-02-28 00:00:00 |  |  | Remote Sensing in support of the geo-information in Europe.- Global land cover mapping: Current status and future trends.- The users’ role in the current European land monitoring context.- Towards an European land cover monitoring service and high-resolution layers .- CORINE Land Cover and land cover change products.- European Area Frame Sampling based on Very High Resolution image.- European forest monitoring approaches.- The European Urban Atlas.- A review of modern approaches to classification of remote sensing data.- Recent advances in remote sensing change detection – a review.- Synergies from SAR-optical data fusion for LULC mapping.- Application of object-oriented method for classification of VHR satellite images using rule-based approach and texture measures.- Remote sensing of vegetation for nature conservation.- Modeling urban sprawl.- Land Information System Austria (LISA).- Digital Land Cover Model for Germany DLM DE – The “German Way”.- Land Use & land cover mapping in Europe: Examples from the UK.- Operational land cover and land use mapping in the Netherlands.- The use of the Land-Cover Classification System in Eastern European countries: experiences, lessons learnt and the way forward.- Differentiation of Crop Types and Grassland by Multi-Scale Analysis of Seasonal Satellite Data.- Enhancing remotely sensed low resolution vegetation data for assessing Mediterranean areas prone to land degradation.- Beyond NDVI: Extraction of biophysical variables from remote sensing imagery.- Land transformation processes in NE China: Tracking trade-offs in ecosystem services across several decades with Landsat-TM/ETM+ time series.- Carbon stock estimation of tropical forests on [NAME], Indonesia, for REDD+. | Land use and land cover (LULC) as well as its changes (LUCC) are an interplay between bio-geophysical characteristics of the landscape and climate as well as the complex human interaction including its different patterns of utilization superimposed on the natural vegetation. LULC is a core information layer for a variety of scientific and administrative tasks(e.g. hydrological modelling, climate models, land use planning).In particular in the context of climate change with its impacts on socio-economic, socio-ecologic systems as well as ecosystem services precise information on LULC and LUCC are mandatory baseline datasets required over large areas. Remote sensing can provide such information on different levels of detail and in a homogeneous and reliable way. Hence, LULC mapping can be regarded as a prototype for integrated approaches based on spaceborne and airborne remote sensing techniques combined with field observations. The book provides for the first time a comprehensive view of various LULC activities focusing on European initiatives, such as the LUCAS surveys, the CORINE land covers, the ESA/EU GMES program and its resulting Fast-Track- and Downstream Services, the EU JRC Global Land Cover, the ESA GlobCover project as well as the ESA initiative on Essential Climate Variables. All have and are producing highly appreciated land cover products. The book will cover the operational approaches, but also review current state-of-the-art scientific methodologies and recommendations for this field. It opens the view with best-practice examples that lead to a view that exceeds pure mapping, but to investigate into drivers and causes as well as future projections. | <p>Land use/land cover (LULC) information in its various forms and products is used as input by numerous users (e.g. modelers, planners, agricultural researchers, etc.), hence a very wide range of users and target groups should have considerable interest in having such a compilation</p><p>The book will give for the first time a comprehensive overview on LULC activities in and from Europe (not only a single project outcome) from operational practice, best practice examples to current state-of the-art developments in methodology</p><p>Many of these attempted concise descriptions are difficult to find otherwise</p><p>The book also targets to bridge between science and application in this specific field</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11646 | Earth and Environmental Science
 | 978-3-319-03181-1 | Earth Sciences | Maugeri | [NAME], University of Catania, Catania, Italy; [NAME], Associazione Geotecnica Italiana, Rome, Italy | Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering Design |  | Geotechnical, Geological and Earthquake Engineering | 28 | 1 | 2014 | 387 | Hard cover | Book | X, 387 p. 302 illus., 212 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 179 | Earth Sciences | Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences | [NAME] | RBGL | Civil Engineering | SCT23004 | TN | Earth Sciences | Monograph | Springer International Publishing | In production | 2014-01-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Spatially constrained inversion of surface wave data to build shear wave velocity models.- Site Classification and spectral amplification for seismic code provisions.- Sand Liquefaction observed during Recent earthquake and Basic Laboratory Studies on Aging effect.-  Liquefaction In Tokyo Bay And Kanto Regions In The 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake.- Allowable settlement and inclination of houses defined after the 2011 Tohoku - Pacific Ocean Earthquake in Japan.- [NAME] of River Levees; Experience and Prediction.- Earthquake Performance Design of Dams using Destructive Potential Factors.- Seismic response of shallow footings: a promising application for the macro-element approach.- Large-Scale Modeling of Ground and Soil-Structure Earthquake Response.- Seismic displacement based design of structures: relevance of soil structure interaction.- Performance and seismic design of underground structures.- Reinforced Soil Walls during the Recent Great Earthquakes in Japan and Geo-Risk based Design.- [NAME] of Geosynthetic Barriers for Waste Containment. | Pseudo-static analysis is still the most-used method to assess the stability of geotechnical systems that are exposed to earthquake forces. However, this method does not provide any information about the deformations and permanent displacements induced by seismic activity. Moreover, it is questionable to use this approach when geotechnical systems are affected by frequent and rare seismic events. Incidentally, the peak ground acceleration has increased from 0.2-0.3 g in the seventies to the current value of 0.6-0.8 g. Therefore, a shift from the pseudo-static approach to performance-based analysis is needed.Over the past five years considerable progress has been made in Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering Design (EGED). The most recent advances are presented in this book in 6 parts.The evaluation of the site amplification is covered in Part I of the book. In Part II the evaluation of the soil foundation stability against natural slope failure and liquefaction is treated. In the following 3 Parts of the book the EGED for different geotechnical systems is presented as follows: the design of levees and dams including natural slopes in Part III; the design of foundations and soil structure interaction analysis in Part IV; underground structures in Part V. Finally in Part VI, new topics like the design of reinforced earth retaining walls and landfills are covered. | <p>Performance Design instead of prescriptive design </p><p>Design of infrastructures to withstand high values of acceleration </p><p>Performance of shallow foundations against liquefaction </p><p>Seismic performance of river levees and dams and waste contaminant landfill </p><p>Dynamic soil-structure interaction and underground structures</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11646 | Earth and Environmental Science
 | 978-3-319-02719-7 | Earth Sciences | Melesse | [NAME], Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA; [NAME], South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL, USA; [NAME], Florida International University, North Miami, FL, USA | Nile River Basin | Ecohydrological Challenges, Climate Change and Hydropolitics |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 199 | Hard cover | Book | I, 199 p. 227 illus., 172 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 229 | Earth Sciences | Hydrogeology | SCG19005 | RBK | Hydrology/Water Resources | SC211000 | RBK | Earth Sciences | Monograph | Springer International Publishing | In production | 2014-01-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Part I: Hydrology and Water Availability.- The Nile River Basin.- Streamflow Data Needs for Water Resources Management and Monitoring Challenges: A Case Study of Wami River Sub-basin in Tanzania.- Satellite Rainfall Products and their Reliability in the Blue Nile basin.- Africa-Wide Monitoring of Small Surface Water Bodies Using Multi-Source Satellite Data: A Monitoring System for FEWS NET.- Surface and Ground Water Resources of Ethiopia: Potentials and Challenges of Water Resources Development.- Land and Water in the Nile basin.- Part II: Soil erosion and Water Quality.- Soil Erosion and Discharge in the Blue Nile Basin: Trends and Challenges.- Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Soil Erosion in the Semi-humid [NAME]: A Case Study of Debre [NAME] Watershed.- Modeling Sediments Dynamics: Effect of Land Use, Topography and Land Management in the Wami-Ruvu Basin Tanzania.- Assessment of Soil Erosion in the Blue Nile Basin.- Hydro-epidemiology of the Nile Basin: Understanding the Complex Linkages between Water and Infectious Diseases.- Part III: Lakes and watersheds.- Monitoring State of Biomass Recovery in the Blue Nile Basin Using Image Based Disturbance Index.- Bathymetry, Lake Area and Volume Mapping: A Remote Sensing Perspective.- Land Use and Land Cover Changes in Northern Kordofan State of Sudan: A Remotely-Sensed Data Analysis.- Multi-Model Approach for Spatial Evapotranspiration Mapping: Comparison of Models Performance for Different Ecosystems.- Modeling Rainfall Erosivity from Daily Rainfall Events, Upper Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia.- Part IV: Climate Change and Water Resources.- Climate Change Impacts and Development Based Adaptation Pathway to the Nile River Basin.- Climate Change Projections in the Upper Gilgel Abay River Catchment, Blue Nile Basin Ethiopia.- Climate Change Impact on Water Resources and Adaptation Strategies in the Blue Nile River Basin.- Climate change and Rangeland Degradation in Eastern Sudan: Which Adaptation Strategy Work Well?.- Statistical Downscaling of Precipitation in the Upper Nile Use of Generalised Linear Models (GLMs) for the Kyoga Basin.- Local and Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Subsistence Agriculture, Climate Risk Management and Mitigation of Community Vulnerability in Changing Climate, Lake Victoria Basin: Case Study of Rakai and Isingiro Districts, Uganda.- Part V: Water Accessibility, institutional setup and policy.- Processes of Institutional Change and Factors Influencing Collective Action in Local Water Resources Governance in the Blue Nile Basin of Ethiopia.- Water Governance in the Nile Basin for [NAME] Development.- Managing Rainwater for Resilient Dryland Systems in SSA: Review of evidences.- Part VI: Transboundary Rivers, Water Sharing and Hydropolitics.- Impact and Benefit Study of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) during Impounding and Operation Phases on Downstream Structure in the Eastern Nile.- Transboundary Rivers and the Nile.- International Water Law Principles and [NAME]: Perspectives from the Nile River Basin.- Supporting the Development of Efficient and Effective River Basin Organizations in Africa: What Steps Can Be Taken to Improve Transboundary Water Cooperation Between the Riparian States of the Nile?.- Part VII: Watershed Services and water management.- Payment for Watershed Services in the Mara River Basin: Part I - Institutions and Stakeholder Engagement.- Payment for Watershed Services in the Mara River Basin: Part II - An Analysis of Stakeholders' Perceptions and Willingness to Implement.- Climate Teleconnections and Water Management. | The book provides a comprehensive overview of the hydrology of the Nile River, especially the ecohydrological degradation and challenges the basin is facing, the impact of climate change on water availability and the transboundary water management issues. The book includes analysis and approaches that will help provide different insights into the hydrology of this complex basin, which covers 11 countries and is home to over 300 million people. The need for water-sharing agreements that reflect the current situations of riparian countries and are based on equitable water- sharing principles is stressed in many chapters. This book explores water resource availability and quality and their trends in the basin, soil erosion and watershed degradation at different scales, water and health, land use and climate change impact, transboundary issues and water management, dams, reservoirs and lakes. The link between watershed and river water quantity and quality is discussed pointing out the importance of watershed protection for better water resource management, water accessibility, institutional set-up and policy, water demand and management. The book also presents the water sharing sticking points in relation to historical treaties and the emerging water demands of the upstream riparian countries. The need for collaboration and identification of common ground to resolve the transboundary water management issues and secure a win-win is also indicated. | <p>In depth, analysis and scope of the Nile Basin</p><p>Acts as a guide for other similar transboundary rivers of the world</p><p>Interdisciplinary approach combining science, engineering and management</p><p>A reference for understanding regional water issues for a changing basin</p><p>Appeals for researchers in the 11 Nile basin counties and those working in water related areas like health, agriculture, food security and energy, transboundary water management</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11646 | Earth and Environmental Science
 | 978-4-431-54357-2 | Earth Sciences | Nickolaenko | [NAME], National Academy of Sciences of the Ukraine, Kharkov, Ukraine; Masashi Hayakawa, The University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo, Japan | [NAME] for Tyros | Essentials of Global Electromagnetic Resonance in the Earth–Ionosphere Cavity | Springer Geophysics |  | 1 | 2014 | 348 | Hard cover | Book | XI, 348 p. 148 illus., 135 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 129 | Earth Sciences | Geophysics/Geodesy | SCG18009 | PHVG | Atmospheric Sciences | SCG36000 | RB | Earth Sciences | Monograph | Springer Japan | Available | 2013-12-31 00:00:00 | 2013-11-14 00:00:00 |  | Introductory information.- Choosing a site and positioning of equipments.- Calibrating the antennas.- Spectra of continuous SR background.- Regular SR parameters.- Disturbances in SR.- Coherence of SR.- SR line splitting.- Transient events.- Inverse problem of SR.- SR and global temperature.- Signals in adjoining frequency bands.- Extraordinary ELF signals.- [NAME] material. | Schumann resonance has been studied for more than half a century. The field became popular among researchers of the terrestrial environment using natural sources of electromagnetic radiation—lightning strokes, primarily—and now many [NAME] observatories have been established around the world. A huge number of publications can be found in the literature, the most recent collection of which was presented in a special Schumann resonance section of the journal Radio Science in 2007. The massive publications, however, impede finding information about how to organize measurements and start observations of global electromagnetic resonance. Relevant information is scattered throughout many publications, which are not always available. The goal of this book is to collect all necessary data in a single edition in order to describe the demands of the necessary equipment and the field-site as well as the impact of industrial and natural interference, and to demonstrate typical results and obstacles often met in measurements. The authors not only provide representative results but also describe unusual radio signals in the extremely low-frequency (ELF) band and discuss signals in the adjacent frequency ranges. | <p>Describes typical field-sites and equipment in a way that will be helpful for a newcomer to perform efficient measurements </p><p>Provides samples of different kinds of data to help to evaluate particular experimental results </p><p>Explains typical variants of data processing so as to facilitate participation by beginners in international cooperation in environmental studies by means of global resonance</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11646 | Earth and Environmental Science
 | 978-3-319-03767-7 | Earth Sciences | Ohring | [NAME] COLLEGE PARK, MD, USA | Climate Change in North America |  | Regional Climate Studies |  | 1 | 2014 | 286 | Hard cover | Book | XII, 286 p. 86 illus. | 0 | final | 129 | Earth Sciences | Atmospheric Sciences | SCG36000 | RB | Climate Change | SCU12007 | RNPG | Earth Sciences | Monograph | Springer International Publishing | In production | 2014-01-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Introduction.- Paleoclimate.- Current Climate and Recent Trends.- Satellite Observations of North American Climate Change.- Global Climate Model Simulations of North America.- Downscaling of Climate Information.- Detection and Attribution of Climate Change in North America. | This book describes thoroughly the North American Climate of the past 65 million years, with special emphasis on the last 21,000 years, as revealed by paleoclimatic observations and climate models. It analyzes weather observations over the past century to develop a picture of more recent climatic trends. It aims to explain how global climate models are used to simulate and project climate and presents the application of these models to reproduce recent climate variations and predict future North American climate. | <p>Describes the North American Climate over the past 65 million years, with special emphasis on the last 21,000 years</p><p>Analyzes weather observations over the past century to develop a picture of more recent climatic trends</p><p>Focuses on the issue of modeling regional climates</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11646 | Earth and Environmental Science
 | 978-3-642-41836-5 | Earth Sciences | Parmar | Nagina Parmar, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, Canada; [NAME], Lystek International Inc., Cambridge, ON, Canada | Geomicrobiology and Biogeochemistry |  | Soil Biology | 39 | 1 | 2014 | 325 | Hard cover | Book | X, 325 p. 15 illus., 1 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 209 | Earth Sciences | Biogeosciences | SCG35010 | RGM | Microbiology | SCL23004 | PSG | Earth Sciences | Contributed volume | Springer [NAME] | In production | 2014-01-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Nagina Parmar and [NAME]: Geobiotechnology.- [NAME] and [NAME]: Novel Molecular Tools to Assess Microbial Activity in Contaminated Environments.- Anu Kalia and [NAME] Parshad: Advanced Molecular and [NAME] for Deciphering Soil Diazotroph Diversity.- [NAME], [NAME], [NAME]: Haloalkaliphilic bacteria - Molecular diversity and biotechnological [NAME], [NAME] and [NAME]: Recent Trends in Bioremediation.- [NAME], Rajeshwari Sinha and [NAME]: Heavy Metal Bioremediation and Nanoparticle Synthesis by Metallophiles.- Bernhard Dold: Mineralogical and Geochemical Controls in Biomining and Bioremediation.- [NAME], Sunil Kumar Behera and [NAME]: Microbial Recovery of Nickel from Lateritic (Oxidic) Nickel Ore.- [NAME], [NAME], [NAME], Nagina Parmar and [NAME]: Subsurface Petroleum Microbiology.- Satyavir S. Sindhu, Priyanka Parmar and [NAME]: Nutrient Cycling: Potassium Solubilization by Microorganisms and Improvement of Crop Growth.- Satyavir S. Sindhu, [NAME], [NAME] and Deepika Chaudhary: Phosphorus Cycling: Prospects of using Rhizosphere Microorganisms for Improving Phosphorus Nutrition of Plants.- [NAME], Nagina Parmar and [NAME]: Biotechnology in Enhanced Petroleum Oil Recovery.- [NAME]: The Chemistry of Removal of Inorganic Compounds from the Soil.- Nagina Parmar, [NAME] and [NAME]: Bioremediation of Contaminated Sites and Aquifers. | Over the past 4 billion years, microorganisms have contributed to shaping the earth and making it more habitable for higher forms of life. They are remarkable in their metabolic diversity and their ability to harvest energy from oxidation and reduction reactions. Research on these microbiological processes has led to the newly evolving fields of geomicrobiology and biogeochemistry, linking the geosphere and the biosphere.This volume of the Soil Biology series provides an overview of the biogeochemical processes and the microorganisms involved, with an emphasis on the industrial applications. Topics treated include aspects such as bioremediation of contaminated environments, biomining, biotechnological applications of extremophiles, subsurface petroleum microbiology, enhanced oil recovery using microbes and their products, metal extraction from soil, soil elemental cycling and plant nutrition. | <p>A valuable source of information for scientists in soil and geological sciences, microbiology, plant physiology, environmental engineering and biotechnology</p><p>With contributions written by experts from academia and industry</p><p>Provides an overview of this new fields</p><p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11642 | Biomedical and Life Sciences
 | 978-3-642-15903-9 | Earth Sciences | [NAME] | [NAME], [NAME], Guangzhou, China, People's Republic; [NAME], University of Munich, Munich, Germany | Danxiashan Global Geopark |  | Geoheritage, [NAME] and Geotourism |  | 1 | 2014 | 320 | Hard cover | Book | XV, 320 p. 100 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 179 | Earth Sciences | Geology | SCG17002 | RBG | Physical Geography | [NAME] | RGB | Earth Sciences | Monograph | Springer [NAME] | Planned | 2014-01-01 00:00:00 |  | worldwide | Introduction to the Geopark Danxiashan.- Danxia landform.- Regional geographical background.- The Geo-tectonic and geological history.- Geomorphological feature.- Vegetation and animals.- Human history and culture.- The value of Danxiashan.- Danxiashan in comparison with other international 'red bed landscapes'.- Conservation of the Geopark Dansiashan. | This book presents of  the most outstanding and beautiful red bed landscapes in the world, which in 2004 were included in UNESCO's'Global [NAME], Danxiashan. Located in the Chinese Province of Guangdong,  it is composed of natural elements such red rocks mainly from the Cretaceous age, green subtropical vegetation and blue waters. Furthermore, it is  the name-giving region of the '[NAME] landforms', a term which has gained scientific and popular acceptance in the past 80 years. [NAME], meaning red cloud glow, is an absolutely wonderful name for a geological and geomorphic phenomenon that is based on a long record of geological history, a distinct development of landscapes and landforms, as well as on the presence of beautiful natural and cultural sites, demonstrating the harmonious coexistance  between mankind and nature. | <p>A beautifully illustrated book on this special region</p><p>Provides new insights on the geological formation </p><p>Of interest to geologists and laypeople alike<br></p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11646 | Earth and Environmental Science
 | 978-94-007-7871-9 | Earth Sciences | Pitilakis | K. Pitilakis, Artistotle University of Thessaloniki, [NAME], Greece; [NAME], European Centre for Training and Research in Earthquake Engineering, Pavia, Italy; [NAME], Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI), Oslo, Norway | SYNER-G: Typology Definition and Fragility Functions for Physical Elements at Seismic Risk | Buildings, Lifelines, Transportation Networks and Critical Facilities | Geotechnical, Geological and Earthquake Engineering | 27 | 1 | 2014 | 430 | Hard cover | Book w. online files/update | IV, 430 p. 165 illus., 81 illus. in color. With online files/update. | 0 | final | 179 | Earth Sciences | Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences | [NAME] | RBGL | Civil Engineering | SCT23004 | TN | Earth Sciences | Monograph | Springer Netherlands | In production | 2014-01-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Preface.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Modeling and Propagation of Uncertainties.- 3 Evaluation of Existing Fragility Curves.- 4 Epistemic Uncertainty in Fragility Functions for European RC Buildings.- 5  Fragility Functions of Masonry Buildings.- 6 Fragility Functions of Electric Power Stations.- 7 Fragility Functions of Gas and Oil Networks.- 8 Fragility Functions of Water and Waste-Water Systems.- 9 Fragility Functions of Road and Railway Bridges.- 10 Fragility Functions of Highway and Railway Infrastructure.- 11 Fragility Functions of Harbor Elements.- 12 Component Fragilities and System Performance of Health Care Facilities.- 13 Fragility Function Manager Tool.- 14 Recommendations for Future Directions in Fragility Function Research.- Index. | Fragility functions constitute an emerging tool for the probabilistic seismic risk assessment of buildings, infrastructures and lifeline systems. The work presented in this book is a partial product of a European Union funded research project SYNER-G (FP7 Theme 6: Environment) where existing knowledge has been reviewed in order to extract the most appropriate fragility functions for the vulnerability analysis and loss estimation of the majority of structures and civil works exposed to earthquake hazard. Results of other relevant European projects and international initiatives are also incorporated in the book. In several cases new fragility and vulnerability functions have been developed in order to better represent the specific characteristics of European elements at risk. Several European and non-European institutes and Universities collaborated efficiently to capitalize upon existing knowledge. State-of-the-art methods are described, existing fragility curves are reviewed and, where necessary, new ones are proposed for buildings, lifelines, transportation infrastructures as well as for utilities and critical facilities. Taxonomy and typology definitions are synthesized and the treatment of related uncertainties is discussed.A fragility function manager tool and fragility functions in electronic form are provided on extras.springer.com.AudienceThe book aims to be a standard reference on the fragility functions to be used for the seismic vulnerability and probabilistic risk assessment of the most important elements at risk. It is of particular interest to earthquake engineers, scientists and researchers working in the field of earthquake risk assessment, as well as the insurance industry, civil protection and emergency management agencies. | <p>Collection and review of fragility curves for buildings, lifelines, infrastructures, critical facilities</p><p>Typology/damage states for buildings, lifelines, infrastructures, critical facilities</p><p>Fragility function manager and fragility functions for all elements</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11646 | Earth and Environmental Science
 | 978-94-007-7701-9 | Earth Sciences | Rabassa | [NAME], CADIC-CONICET, Ushuaia, Argentina; Cliff Ollier, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia | [NAME] in southern South America | Argentina, Uruguay and southern Brazil | Springer Earth System Sciences |  | 1 | 2014 | 498 | Hard cover | Book | XV, 498 p. 308 illus., 245 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 229 | Earth Sciences | Earth System Sciences | SCG35000 | RB | Physical Geography | [NAME] | RGB | Earth Sciences | Monograph | Springer Netherlands | In production | 2014-02-28 00:00:00 |  |  | Introduction.- Some Concepts on [NAME]-term Landscape Evolution, Genesis, Distribution, and Age.- Some Principles in the Study of Planation Surfaces.- Planation Surfaces of the Gondwana Continents: Synthesis and Problems.- A Brief Review of the Development of Gondwana Landscape Studies in Africa, the Centre-piece of the Former Gondwana.- Modeling the Atmospheric Circulation and Climatic Conditions over Southern South America During the Late History of the Gondwana Super-Continent.- Gondwana Paleosurfaces in the State of Rio Grande Do Sul, Southern Brazil.- Ancient Landscapes of Uruguay.- A General Overview of [NAME] in Argentina.- Planation Surfaces on the Paraná Basaltic Plateau, Southern South America.- Geomorphology of  Paleosurfaces in the Sierras De Comechingones, Central Pampean Ranges, Argentina.- Gondwana Glacial Paleolandscape, Diamictite Record of Carboniferous Valley Glaciation, and Pre-glacial Remnants of an Ancient Weathering Front in Northwestern Argentina.- Planation Surfaces of Central Western Argentina.- The Erosional Surfaces and Granitic Landscape in Ignimbrites of Sierra De Lihuel Calel, Province of La Pampa, Argentina.- Paleolandscapes of the Northern Patagonian Massif.- The Rhyolitic Plateau of the Marifil Formation (Jurassic): A [NAME] in the Southeastern Portion of the Northern Patagonia Massif.- Meso-Cenozoic Paleotopographies and [NAME] in the Deseado Massif (Santa Cruz Province, [NAME] and [NAME] in the Chihuido Granite, Province Of Mendoza, Argentina.- The Exhumation of the Northern Patagonian Massif Gondwana Planation Surface Due to Uprising During the Oligocene. | This book presents extensive and new information on the geomorphology of cratonic areas of southern South America. It includes valuable data relating to recurrent controversies in general geomorphology beyond the boundaries of South America and reveals the great need to integrate many different aspects of geomorphology in regional studies. With the focus on ancient landscapes and especially on planation surfaces it addresses the question of what processes could form such huge features, and how they can be preserved for so long. Many of the papers include maps of planation surfaces or other geomorphic units. The volume brings together an up-to-date, state-of-the-art collection of information on South American geomorphology, and shows beyond doubt that geomorphology is on the same time scale as global tectonics, biological evolution and major climate change. Some of the papers describe ancient geomorphological features of areas that have never been studied or published before, while others describe regions which are totally unknown to the public. The scope of the book extends from tropical latitudes north of the Tropic of Capricorn, south to freezing Patagonia in the “roaring fifties”, more than 3,500 km from north to south. Including over one thousand citations from geological and geomorphological literature, this volume will serve as a starting point for a whole new phase of studies of the fascinating landscape history of southern South America. | <p>Provides a review of [NAME] in southern South America, with over 100 field photographs and over 1,000 references, never compiled before</p><p>Offers special chapters in different regions of this part of the continent covering more than one million sq.km</p><p>Covers several geographical regions which have never been studied before in these fields, some of them totally unknown at the international level</p><p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11646 | Earth and Environmental Science
 | 978-94-007-5021-0 | Earth Sciences | [NAME] | [NAME], Russian Academy of Sciences Inst. Geology, Mineralogy &, Novosibirsk, Russia; A.Ya. Shevko, Russian Academy of Sciences Inst. Geology, Mineralogy &, Novosibirsk, Russia; [NAME], Russian Academy of Sciences Inst. Geology, Mineralogy &, Novosibirsk, Russia | [NAME] and Ore Formation in the Siberian Noril'sk Region | Volume 1. [NAME] | Modern Approaches in Solid Earth Sciences | 3 | 1 | 2014 | 386 | Hard cover | Book | XX, 386 p. 169 illus., 39 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 229 | Earth Sciences | Geology | SCG17002 | RBG | Mineral Resources | [NAME] | PNV | Earth Sciences | Monograph | Springer Netherlands | In production | 2013-12-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Volume 1: [NAME] Petrology.- Principal issues surrounding the trap magmatism of the Siberian Platform.- Effusive and explosive complexes in the Norilsk region.- Intrusive complexes of the Norilsk region.- Mineralogy and geochemistry of [NAME] magma differentiation as a source of variety in traps.- Conclusion. | The basis of this investigation is the petrographic and geochemical understanding of principal igneous rock types of the Noril’sk region, in order to demonstrate that these data provide unique and self-evident solutions to the problems of petrogenesis and mineralization. The results of the investigations are presented in two volumes: the first includes mainly text and the second contains illustrations.In the first volume, the state of the main problems of the genesis of igneous rocks with reference to Traps and related ore deposits is discussed, as well as short petrological descriptions of igneous complexes in the region, the mineral and geochemical diversity of the rocks, and aspects of the differentiation of basaltic melts and mineralization are described. Taking into account the vast number of publications on the petrology of Traps of the Noril’sk region, primary attention in the monograph is given to earlier unknown phenomena, as well as other aspects that are of great importance for solving genetic problems. Some exotic geologic targets such as the [NAME] differentiated cover, the magnetite lava flow of the Putorana Plateau, the magmatogenic breccia of [NAME] and others are described in detail.The second volume contains an atlas of Rock Indications of igneous rock-types; formally identified reference rocks from all igneous complexes of the region, as well as photographs of thin sections of typical rocks and analytical tables of rocks and minerals from the key sections of sedimentary units and intrusions. Each rock type has been geochemically and petrographically analysed thereby providing a formal identity, complete with a photograph of the thin section.Photomicrographs of the rocks in this book will be a useful aid in visualizing the diversity of rock types in the Traps; each photograph reflecting a unique combination of minerals. | <p>Consists out of two volumes: Volume 1 provides a detailed account on petrology, mineralogy and geochemistry of the Siberian Traps</p><p>Volume 2 is a very comprehensive and high quality atlas of 350 colour photomicrographs</p><p>Is an all-embracing tome on the topic, dealing with aspects of mineralization unknown in the western world</p><p>Can be used for predictive targeting of mineral deposits</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11646 | Earth and Environmental Science
 | 978-3-319-03532-1 | Earth Sciences | Sati | Vishwambhar Prasad Sati, Mizoram University, Aizawl, India | Towards Sustainable Livelihoods and Ecosystems in Mountain Regions |  | Environmental Science and Engineering |  | 1 | 2014 | 169 | Hard cover | Book | XI, 169 p. 54 illus., 41 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 129 | Earth Sciences | Environmental Science and Engineering | SCG37000 | TQ | Regional and Cultural Studies | [NAME] | GTB | Earth Sciences | Monograph | Springer International Publishing | In production | 2014-01-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Geo-Environmental Setting.- Socio-Economy and Population Profile.- Sustainable Livelihoods: Diversification and Enhancement.- Livelihood Analysis.- Development of Tourism and Hydroelectricity.- Case Studies.- Mountain Ecosystem.- Sustainable Mountain Development: Challenges and Opportunities. | Sustainable livelihoods and ecosystems are far-reaching and burning issues in the wake of high growth of population, low production and per ha yield of crops and depletion of biodiversity resources. Mountainous regions of the world are facing the menace of poverty, food insecurity and malnutrition. Further, tremendous growth in population and slow pace of development have together forced most of the population to live below poverty line. Traditionally depending upon cultivating subsistence crops for food requirement, the people living in mountainous region are unable to produce sufficient food grains to run their livelihood smoothly. The Himalayas is one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots and has an abundance of natural resources: land, water and forest – life sustaining factors. The geo-environmental conditions – climate and landscape further enhance the possibility of sustainable livelihoods through eco-tourism, harnessing water resources and utilizing forests and their products sustainably. Diversifying agricultural practices through cultivating cash and cereal crops and enhancing livelihood options through extensive use of timber and non-timber based forestry products can help to eradicate poverty and provide food security. This book consists of an introduction and nine chapters, covering geo-environmental setting, socio-economy and population profile, sustainable livelihoods: diversification and enhancement, livelihood analysis, development of tourism and hydroelectricity, case studies, mountain ecosystems, sustainable mountain development and also presents a conclusion. | <p>Unique in terms of enhancing livelihoods in the mountain region in general and the Himalaya mountains in particular</p><p>No similar work on this issue in the Himalayan region</p><p>Gives a comprehensive picture of the Indian Central Himalayan Region and its livelihood enhancement. It is a valuable resource for all stakeholders working for the provision of sustainable livelihood in the Himalayas</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11646 | Earth and Environmental Science
 | 978-4-431-54245-2 | Earth Sciences | Shaw | [NAME], Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan | Community Practices for Disaster Risk Reduction in Japan |  | Disaster Risk Reduction |  | 1 | 2014 | 236 | Hard cover | Book | X, 236 p. 57 illus., 38 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 129 | Earth Sciences | Natural Hazards | SCG32000 | RNR | Sustainable Development | SCU34000 | RNU | Earth Sciences | Monograph | Springer Japan | In production | 2014-01-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Disaster Risk Reduction and Community Approaches.- Kobe Earthquake: Turning Point of Community-based Risk Reduction in Japan.- Typhoon, Flood and Landslide Related Disasters in Japan: Role of Communities.- Social Capital in Disaster Recovery in Japan: An Overview.- Concepts and Approaches of School-centered Disaster Resilient Communities.- Building Disaster Resilient Community through Healthcare Networking.- Roles of Community Radio in Disaster Management: Reflections from Japan.- Community Development and Disaster Preparedness in a Depopulated Society: Case of Tosashimizu City, Kochi Prefecture.- Traditional Community-based Disaster Management in World Heritage Site of Shirakawa Village.- Community Practices of Transmitting Daily and Disaster Information in Reihoku Area.- Community Resilience after [NAME] in 2004: Extinction or Relocation?.- Issues and Challenges of Temporary Housing in Post 3.11 Kesennuma.- Adapting Fisheries to Climate Change: Community-based and Scientific-oriented Fisheries Management of Saroma Lake, Hokkaido. | This book presents key lessons from community-based risk-reduction practices in Japan, a country that is often hit by disasters and that also has shown strong resilience in coping with those disasters. Japan has a strong governance system for disaster risk reduction. However, the Kobe earthquake of 1995 showed the importance of community involvement in disaster response as well as recovery. With several examples from different parts of Japan, the book elaborates on the importance of community-based risk reduction and the innovations required for sustaining some of the community approaches. The book has 13 chapters and is divided into three parts: (1) Evolution of community-based risk reduction in Japan; (2) Community-based risk-reduction issues; and (3) Case studies. The primary target groups for this book are students and researchers in the fields of environment, disaster risk reduction, and climate change studies. The book provides them with a good idea of the current research trends in the field and furnishes basic knowledge about these vital topics. Another target group comprises practitioners and policy makers, who will be able to apply the knowledge collected here to policy and decision-making. | <p>Constitutes the first book on innovative approaches of community practices of Japan    </p><p>Links academic research and field practices </p><p>Highlights, in the post-disaster scenario of Japan, the key aspects of community-based risk reduction</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11646 | Earth and Environmental Science
 | 978-3-642-45154-6 | Earth Sciences | Siegesmund | [NAME], Universität Göttingen Geoscience Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany; [NAME], [NAME], Bauchemie und Bauphysik in der Denkmalpflege, Bamberg, Germany | Stone in Architecture | Properties, Durability |  |  | 5 | 2014 | 580 | Hard cover | Book | 580 p. 490 illus., 360 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 229 | Earth Sciences | Structural Geology | SCG17040 | RBGD | Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences | [NAME] | RBGL | Earth Sciences | Monograph | Springer [NAME] | Planned | 2014-02-17 00:00:00 |  |  | Building Stones.- Physical and Mechanical Properties of Rocks.-Weathering and Deterioration.- Environment and Architectural Stone.- Characterisation of Stone Deterioration on Buildings.- Stone Conservation. | The weathering of historical buildings and, indeed, of monuments and sculptures of natural stone is a problem that has been encountered for hundreds of years. However a dramatic increase in deterioration in the structure of our built heritage has been observed during the past century. To understand the complex interaction that the stone in a building suffers with its near environment (the building) and the macro environment (the local climate and atmospheric conditions) requires an interdisciplinary approach and the application of many disciplines. Climate change over the next 100 years is likely to have a range of direct and indirect impacts on many natural and physical environments, including the built environment.The protection of our architectural heritage has both cultural and historical importance, as well as substantial economic and ecological value. Large sums of money are being spent world-wide on measures for the preservation of monuments and historical buildings. The past few decades has seen an unprecedented level of research activity in this area, the result of which is often difficult to access and are summarized in the new edition of STONE IN ARCHITECTURE.The 4th edition of Stone in Architecture: Properties, Durability, is a sophisticated and thorough exploration of stone – its properties, performance and conservation – in monumental contexts. The current editors, [NAME] and [NAME], note the pioneering work of [NAME] who wrote the first edition in 1973 when so little information could be found in the literature on the subject. This new edition, also published by [NAME], nearly doubles the size of Winkler’s 1994 effort. If you are familiar with the field and need to know little more than this statement, you can put aside this review and go buy the book.[NAME], Department of Scientific Research, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. | <p>Intensively revised 5th edition </p><p>Numerous drawings and color photographs </p><p>Updated, complete guide to building stone deterioration processes and preservation techniques</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11646 | Earth and Environmental Science
 | 978-3-642-40694-2 | Earth Sciences | [NAME] | [NAME], South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China; Guangjun Sui, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China | Typhoon Impact and Crisis Management |  | Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research | 40 | 1 | 2014 | 581 | Hard cover | Book | XVII, 581 p. 198 illus., 158 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 129 | Earth Sciences | Natural Hazards | SCG32000 | RNR | Meteorology | SC312000 | RBF | Earth Sciences | Contributed volume | Springer [NAME] | In production | 2013-12-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Part I Remote Sensing Observations of Typhoon (Hurricane).- Part II Typhoon (Hurricane) Impacts on Environments.- Part III Typhoon (Hurricane) Impacts on Marine Ecosystem.- Part IV Typhoon (Hurricane) Impacts and Global Changes.- Part V Typhoon (Hurricane) Impacts on Economics.- Part VI Crisis Management for Typhoon (Hurricane) Disaster. | Major natural hazards have sparked growing public concern worldwide. This book provides new information on Typhoon Impact and Crisis Management using satellite remote sensing technology, linking the natural sciences and social sciences in typhoon studies. It examines remote sensing observations of typhoons (hurricanes), typhoon impacts on the environment, typhoon impacts on marine ecosystems, typhoon impacts and global changes, typhoon (hurricane) impacts on economics, and crisis management for typhoon (hurricane) disasters. | <p>Links the natural sciences and social sciences in typhoon studies</p><p>Provides information for typhoon crisis management using satellite remote sensing technology</p><p>Describes links between atmospheric, ocean, and marine ecology</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11646 | Earth and Environmental Science
 | 978-3-642-41986-7 | Earth Sciences | [NAME] | [NAME], Tongji University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China; [NAME], Tongji University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China; [NAME], Tongji University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China; [NAME], Tongji University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China | Dynamic Response and Deformation Characteristic of Saturated Soft Clay under Subway Vehicle Loading |  | Springer Environmental Science and Engineering |  | 1 | 2014 | 250 | Hard cover | Book | XII, 250 p. 130 illus., 82 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 129 | Earth Sciences | Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences | [NAME] | RBGL | Civil Engineering | SCT23004 | TN | Earth Sciences | Monograph | Springer [NAME] | In production | 2013-12-31 00:00:00 |  | Distribution rights of the print version for China: Science Press Ltd., Beijing, China | Introduction.- Field test.- Laboratory tests.- Microstructure of soil.- Theoretical analysis and numerical simulation.- Settlement predictions for soil around subway tunnels. | Involving several areas of geological engineering, geotechnical engineering and tunnel engineering, this book describes the soft soil deformation characteristics and dynamic responses induced by subway vibration load. Based on field monitoring and laboratory testing data, with both comprehensive micro-and macroanalysis, the authors present dynamic characteristics and deformation settlement of saturated soft clay surrounding subway tunnels using dynamic and static methodology. Mechanism of deformation, failure in microstructure of soft clay soil, dynamic response, macro deformation and settlement are all discussed and analyzed thoroughly and systematically. Some of the research findings in this book have been widely applied by large subway companies and will have broader application prospects in future. All the above make this book a valuable reference not only for technical engineers working in subway design or construction but also for advanced graduate students. Prof. [NAME] works at the Department of Geotechnical Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, China. | <p>First book concentrated on dynamic responses and deformation characteristics of soft clay soils induced by subway vehicle load</p><p>Provides huge data sets obtained from many field monitoring and laboratory tests</p><p>Offers thorough and systematical analysis of the complex and subtle deformation mechanism of soft clay surrounding subway tunnels</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11646 | Earth and Environmental Science
 | 978-4-431-54621-4 | Earth Sciences | [NAME] | [NAME], Kyushu University, Hakata, Japan | Mathematical Analysis of Environmental System |  |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 128 | Soft cover | Book | X, 128 p. 94 illus., 84 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 69.99 | Earth Sciences | Earth System Sciences | SCG35000 | RB | Environmental Physics | SCU19001 | TQ | Earth Sciences | Monograph | Springer Japan | In production | 2014-01-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Environmental Systems and Analysis Methods.- Linear Systems Analysis Methods.- Applications of Vector Matrix Operations.- Dynamics of Non-Linear Systems. | This book is for all graduate students who are specializing in any environmental issue and who wish to grasp the fundamentals of physics that are required in various fields of science and engineering. The book provides the structural concept of the system state equation and its dynamics, which can be applicable to numerical solutions in several important areas such as heat and mass transfer and fluid dynamics. As a first step, there is a description of how to solve a linear system by conducting an analysis of temperature distribution in an infinite soil as a practical example. This exercise helps readers to fully understand what time and space discretizations are, and how actual numerical solutions should work. Because the concept of the system state equation relies on a vector–matrix form, the book shows how that particular form is applicable to other practical procedures: linear multi regression analysis, the least square method, and others. The book also gives the solution to non-linear dynamical systems and their applications. Although this book may appear to take an unusual approach, the author believes it will be inspiring and greatly helpful for the beginner who seeks a solid understanding of the basis of mathematics and physics for any environmental problems. | <p>Systematic explanation on how a reader obtains his/her result by mentioning from theory to practical numerical procedure</p><p>Numerous colorful figures hand-drawn by the author help readers’ intuitive understanding</p><p>Exercises help comprehensive understanding of the readers, and also support their self-learning</p> | Students | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11646 | Earth and Environmental Science
 | 978-3-642-41800-6 | Earth Sciences | [NAME] | [NAME], Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China; [NAME], Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China; [NAME], Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China; [NAME], Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China | Flexible Global Ocean-Atmosphere-Land System Model | A Modeling Tool for the Climate Change Research Community | Springer Earth System Sciences |  | 1 | 2014 | 483 | Hard cover | Book | XVI, 483 p. 176 illus., 152 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 229 | Earth Sciences | Earth System Sciences | SCG35000 | RB | Meteorology | SC312000 | RBF | Earth Sciences | Monograph | Springer [NAME] | Available | 2013-12-31 00:00:00 | 2013-11-19 00:00:00 |  | From the Contents: Part I FGOALS Components for CMIP5.- Introduction.- Spectral Atmospheric General Circulation Model – Version 2: SAMIL2.- Part II Model Evaluation and Analyses.-Overview of FGOALS contribution to international climate modeling community.- Long-term trends of two versions of FGOALS.- Part III Model Development and Improvements beyond CMIP5.- High resolution LICOM.- High resolution H-GAMIL.- High resolution SAMIL3.- Atmospheric Chemistry Model. | Coupled climate system models are of central importance for climate studies. A new model known as FGOALS ( the Flexible Global Ocean-Atmosphere-Land System model), has been developed by the Sate Key Laboratory of Numerical Modeling for Atmospheric Sciences and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (LASG/IAP, CAS), a first-tier national geophysical laboratory. It serves as a powerful tool, both for deepening our understanding of fundamental mechanisms of the climate system and for making decadal prediction and scenario projections of future climate change. 'Flexible Global Ocean-Atmosphere-Land System Model: A Modeling Tool for the Climate Change Research Community” is the first book to offer systematic evaluations of this model’s performance. It is comprehensive in scope, covering both developmental and application-oriented aspects of this climate system model. It also provides an outlook of future development of FGOALS and offers an overview of how to employ the model. It represents a valuable reference work for researchers and professionals working within the related areas of climate variability and change. Prof. [NAME], [NAME], [NAME] and [NAME] work at LASG, the Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China. | <p>First book available on systematic evaluations of the performance of the global climate model FGOALS</p><p>Covers the whole field, ranging from the development to the applications of this climate system model</p><p>Provide an outlook for the future development of the FGOALS model system</p><p>Offers brief introduction about how to run FGOALS</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11646 | Earth and Environmental Science
 | 978-94-007-7816-0 | Environment | An | [NAME], Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xian, People's Republic of China | Late Cenozoic Climate Change in Asia | Loess, Monsoon and Monsoon-arid Environment Evolution | Developments in Paleoenvironmental Research | 16 | 1 | 2014 | 492 | Hard cover | Book | I, 492 p. 336 illus., 215 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 129 | Environment | Climate Change | SCU12007 | RNPG | Structural Geology | SCG17040 | RBGD | Environment | Contributed volume | Springer Netherlands | In production | 2014-01-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Chinese Loess and the East Asian monsoon.- Chapter 3. Asian monsoon variability recorded in other archives.- Chapter 4. Asian dust, eolian iron and black carbon--connections to climate and paleoclimate.- Chapter 5. Mammalian evolution in Asia linked to climate changes.- Chapter 6. Late Cenozoic climate change in monsoon-arid Asia and global changes. ​ | This book is the first of its kind on environmental change research devoted to monsoon-arid environment evolution history and its mechanism involved. Capturing the most prominent features of Asian climate and environmental changes, it gives a comprehensive review of the Asian Monsoon records providing evidence for spatial and temporal climatic and environmental changes across the Asian continent since the Late Cenozoic. The dynamics underlying these changes are explored based on various bio-geological records and in particular based on the evidence of loess, speleothems as well as on mammal fossils. The Asian monsoon-arid climate system which quantifies the controlling mechanisms of climate change and the way it operates in different time scales is described. Attempts to differentiate between natural change and human-induced effects, which will help guide policies and countermeasures designed to support sustainable development on the Chinese Loess Plateau and the arid west. | <p>Presents an integral framework for understanding natural environmental change and partly human-induced effects in China</p><p>Will help guide policies and countermeasures designed to support sustainable development on the Chinese Loess Plateau and the arid west</p><p>Features comprehensive and updated materials such as bio-geological evidence on mammal fossils and human evolution to illustrate the onset and evolution process of monsoon-arid environments </p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11646 | Earth and Environmental Science
 | 978-94-007-7813-9 | Environment | Ansari | [NAME], University of Tabuk, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia; [NAME], Maharshi Dayanand University Centre for Biotechnology, Rohtak, India | Eutrophication: Causes, Consequences and Control | Volume 2 |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 262 | Hard cover | Book | XI, 262 p. 90 illus., 29 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 129 | Environment | Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution | SCU35040 | TQSW | Water Quality/Water Pollution | SC212000 | TQSW | Environment | Contributed volume | Springer Netherlands | Available | 2013-12-31 00:00:00 | 2013-11-19 00:00:00 |  | 1. Eutrophication: Challenges and Solutions.- 2. Eutrophication: Global Scenario and Local Threat to Dynamics of Aquatic Ecosystems.- 3. Effects of Eutrophication.- 4. The Economics of Eutrophication.- 5. Eutrophication of Lakes.- 6. Lake Eutrophication and Plankton Food Webs.- 7. Environmental Impacts of Tourism on Lakes.- 8. Eutrophication in the Great Lakes of the Chinese Pacific Drainage Basin: Changes, Trends and Management.- 9. Photoautotrophic Productivity in Eutrophic Ecosystems.- 10. Seasonal and Spatial Nutrient Dynamics in Saronikos Gulf: The Impact of Sewage Effluents from Athens Sewage Treatment Plant.- 11. Eutrophication Impacts on Salt Marshes Natural Metal Remediation.- 12. Household Detergents Causing Eutrophication in Freshwater Ecosystems.- 13. Estimating Fish Production in the Itaipu Reservoir (Brazil): The Relationship between Fish [NAME], Limnology and Application of Morphoedaphic Index.- 14. [NAME] as an Indicator of Water Quality in Seven Temperate Estuarine Lakes in South-East Australia.- 15. Biogeochemical Indicators of Nutrient Enrichments in Wetlands: The Microbial Response as a Sensitive Indicator of Wetland Eutrophication.- 16. Task of Mineral Nutrients in Eutrophication.- 17. Phytoremediation Systems for the Recovery of Nutrients from Eutrophic Waters.- 18. Ultra Violet Radiation and Bromide as Limiting Factors in Eutrophication Processes in Semi-Arid Climate Zones. | Eutrophication continues to be a major global challenge and the problem of eutrophication and availability of freshwater for human consumption is an essential ecological issue. The global demand for water resources due to increasing population, economic developments, and emerging energy development schemes has created new environmental challenges for global sustainability. Accordingly, the area of research on eutrophication has expanded considerably in recent years. Eutrophication, acidification and contamination by toxic substances are likely to pose increasing threats to freshwater resources and ecosystems. The consequences of anthropogenic-induced eutrophication of freshwaters are severe deterioration of surface waters and growing public concern, as well as new interest among the scientific community. “Eutrophication: causes, consequences & control” provides the latest information on many important aspects of the processes of natural and accelerated eutrophication in major aquatic ecosystems around the world. This book offers a cutting-edge resource for researchers and students alike who are studying eutrophication in various ecosystems. It presents the latest trends and developments in the field, including: global scenarios and local threats to the dynamics of aquatic ecosystems, economics of eutrophication, eutrophication in the great lakes of the Chinese pacific drainage basin, photoautotrophic productivity in eutrophic ecosystems, eutrophication’s impacts on natural metal remediation in salt marshes, phytoplankton assemblages as an indicator of water quality in seven temperate estuarine lakes in southeast Australia, biogeochemical indicators of nutrient enrichments in wetlands – the microbial response as a sensitive indicator of wetland eutrophication, and ultraviolet radiation and bromide as limiting factors in eutrophication processes in semi-arid climate zones. Written by respected experts and featuring helpful illustrations and photographs, “Eutrophication: causes, consequences & control” provides a concise and practical update on the latest developments in eutrophication. | <p>Practical update on the knowledge of eutrophication and its related fields on a global scale</p><p>Leads to new researches, methodologies, discussions</p><p>Results in efforts to overcome global problem of eutrophication with minimum economic loss</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11646 | Earth and Environmental Science
 | 978-94-007-7956-3 | Environment | Behnassi | [NAME], [NAME] University of Agadir Faculty of Law, [NAME], Morocco; [NAME], International Center for Biosaline Agric, Dubai, Utd.Arab.[NAME].; [NAME], University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK | Science, Policy and Politics of Modern Agricultural System | [NAME] to Local Dynamics of Sustainable Agriculture |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 346 | Hard cover | Book | I, 346 p. 79 illus., 66 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 129 | Environment | Soil Science & Conservation | SCU28000 | RBGB | Agriculture | SCL11006 | TVB | Environment | Contributed volume | Springer Netherlands | In production | 2014-01-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Preface.- Acknowledgements.- List of Contributors.- List of Figures.- List of Tables.- List of Abbreviations and Acronyms.- Part I Sustainable Agricultural Development Face to Environmental, Economic and Social Dynamics.- 1 Agricultural and food System - Global Change Nexus: Dynamics and Policy Implications.- 2 Challenges facing the macroeconomic policy for sustainable development in agriculture (based on the model of organic agriculture in Bulgaria).- 3 Environmentally sound and commercially sustainable agricultural development in Nigeria.- 4 Some socio-economic factors affecting farmers’ participation of agricultural extension education efforts: A case study in Northeastern Thailand.- 5 Factors influencing the choice of inorganic contrasting to organic practices in Irish potato production and viable actions to reverse the trend: A case study of Kisoro District, South-western Uganda.- 6 Moroccan agriculture facing climate change: Adaptation and local distribution of the value added.- 7 Economic impact of climate change on wheat productivity in Bangladesh: A Ricardian approach.- 8 Farmers’ attitude towards the traditional and modern irrigation methods in Tabuk Region - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.- Part II Impacts of Soil Degradation in Terms of Agricultural Productivity.- 9 Using expert system for sustainable agriculture and capacity building in degraded soils.- 10 Managing degraded lands for realizing sustainable agriculture through environmental friendly technologies.- 11 Land suitability evaluation for jatropha ([NAME]) plantation in Indonesia.- 12 Physiological adaptation of alfalfa (Medicago sativa) genotypes to salt stress: One of deleterious impacts of climate change.- Part III Livestock Production Enhancement: Recommended Techniques.- 13 Use of Prosopis juliflora seedpod as livestock feed in the arid and semi arid Rangelands of Kenya.- 14 Plankton and common reed – a potential resource for domestic animals and fish in North Delta lakes of Egypt.- 15 Is the “Livestock Revolution” achievable in water deprived areas? A reflection from experiments with irrigated smallholder farms in Morocco.- 16 Colostral IgG as affected by nutritional status for border leicester merino ewes deliver in Kuwait.- Part IV Agro-Biodiversity, Climate Change and Livelihoods:.- Managing Interdependence.- 17 Simulation of carbon consumption by biological models.- 18 Biodiversity conservation and carbon sequestration in cocoa agroforest in Southern Cameroon.- 19 Agroforestry systems in Morocco: The case of olive tree and annual crops association.- 20 Sacred mangrove forests: Who bears the pride?.- 21 Adoption and utilisation of ethno-postharvest technologies by smallholder farmers in semi-arid regions of Zimbabwe: Case of Buhera District.- 22 The importance of non wood forest products for rural livelihoods: The case of South Kordofan State, Sudan.- 23 Co-management of forests and forest land under decentralization process in Central Vietnam.- Biographies of Contributors.- Authors Index.- Subject Index. | This book arises from a 2011 international conference entitled Climate Change, Agri-Food, Fisheries and Ecosystems: Reinventing Research, Innovation, and [NAME] for an Environmentally and Socially-Balanced Growth (ICCAFFE2011), organized by the North-South Center for Social Sciences (NRCS) in collaboration with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Germany and the Institute for Research and Development (IRD), France. Coverage focuses on the agricultural sector and helps improve understanding of the relationships between agriculture and the environment and between human communities and nature, so as to sustainably manage agricultural development. The contributors analyze the interdependence between sustainable agricultural development and environmental, economic and social dynamics; assess the impacts of soil degradation on agricultural productivity; present ways to enhance livestock production and recommend mechanisms for managing links between agro-biodiversity, climate change and livelihoods. Part I examines sustainable agriculture development and environmental, economic and social dynamics, addressing topics such as global climate change, agriculture and challenges including socio-economic factors, adaptation, poverty reduction and water management. Part II covers the impacts of soil degradation on agricultural productivity and discusses the use of expert systems to assess and manage degraded lands, agricultural productivity, land suitability and rehabilitation. Part III focuses on livestock production enhancements, such as feed resources and supplemental feeds for animals and capacity building for women in dairy management. Part IV shares the outcomes of research in agro-biodiversity, climate change and livelihoods, addressing topics such as co-management of forests, carbon consumption models, biodiversity conservation and carbon sequestration and scarce mangrove forests. Current environmental and agro-ecological research focuses on understanding the cause-consequence relationships between specific agricultural practices and land use and the responses at different levels of ecosystems. This book is intended to contribute to this discussion. | <p>Fully explores linkages between sustainable agricultural development and environmental, socio-economic dynamics</p><p>Shows how soil degradation affects agricultural productivity and sustainability</p><p>Includes case studies on the function of modern agricultural systems</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11646 | Earth and Environmental Science
 | 978-3-642-30941-0 | Environment | Blume | [NAME], Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, [NAME], Germany; [NAME], University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany; [NAME], Kiel University, [NAME], Germany; [NAME], Universität Hohenheim Inst. Bodenkunde und, Stuttgart, Germany; [NAME], [NAME] Freising, Germany; [NAME], [NAME]., Zuerich, Switzerland; [NAME], Technische Universität München, Freising, Germany; [NAME], Universität Hohenheim Institut für Bodenkunde, Stuttgart, Germany; [NAME], TU Berlin Institut für Ökologie, Berlin, Germany | Soil Science |  |  |  | 1 | 2014 |  | Hard cover | Book | Approx. 550 p. 260 illus., 160 illus. in color. | 0 | approx. | 89.95 | Environment | Soil Science & Conservation | SCU28000 | RBGB | Geochemistry | SCG14003 | RBGK | Environment | Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook | Springer [NAME] | Planned | 2014-01-31 00:00:00 |  |  |  | The soils are fundamental to our existence, delivering water and  nutrients to plants, that feed us. But they are in many ways in danger and their conservation is therefore a most important focus for science, governments and society as a whole.   A team of world recognised researchers have prepared this first English edition based on the 16th European edition.   • The precursors and the processes of soil development  • The physical, biological and chemical properties of soils  • Nutrients and  Pollutants  • The various soil classifications with the main focus on the World Reference Base for Soil Resources (WRB)  • The most important soils and soil landscapes  of the world  • Soil Evaluation Techniques  • Basic Principles of Soil Conservation    Whoever works with soils needs this book. | Based on the standard textbook on Soil Science for over 30 years in Europe now available in English and improved and adjusted for the North American and International Market. <br><br>Contents enriched by more than 250 (100 color) illustrations and dozens of tables and useful charts <br><br>Constitutes and unparalleled breadth of authoritative and class-tested material to serve as a primary textbook, supplementary reader and source of enrichment topics | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11646 | Earth and Environmental Science
 | 978-3-319-02656-5 | Environment | Celletti | [NAME], Università di Roma Tor Vergata, Roma, Italy; [NAME], Università di Roma Tor Vergata, Roma, Italy; [NAME], Università di Bologna, Roma, Italy; Elisabetta Strickland, Università di Roma Tor Vergata, Roma, Italy | Mathematical Models and Methods for Planet Earth |  | Springer INdAM Series | 6 | 1 | 2014 | 174 | Hard cover | Book | X, 174 p. | 0 | final | 129 | Environment | Math. Appl. in Environmental Science | [NAME] | RN | Earth Sciences, general | SCG00002 | RB | Environment | Contributed volume | Springer International Publishing | In production | 2013-11-30 00:00:00 |  |  | 1 Christiane Rousseau: “Mathematics of Planet Earth”.- 2 Laure Saint-Raymond: “The role of boundary layers in the large-scale ocean circulation”.- 3 [NAME]: “Noise-induced periodicity: some stochastic models for complex biological systems”.- 4 Andrea Tosin: “Kinetic equations and stochastic game theory for social systems”.- 5 Luigi Preziosi: “Using mathematical modelling as a virtual microscope to support biomedical research”.- 6 [NAME]: “Ferromagnetic models for cooperative behavior: Revisiting Universality in complex phenomena”.- 7 Ettore Perozzi: “The Near Earth Asteroid Hazard and Mitigation”.- 8 Mirko Degli Esposti: “Mathematical models of textual data: a short review”.- 9 Anne Lemaitre: “Space debris long term dynamics”.- 10 [NAME]: “Mathematical models for socio-economic problems”.- 11 Antonello Provenzale: “Climate as a complex dynamical system”.- 12 Giovanni Federico Gronchi: “Periodic orbits of the N -body problem with the symmetry of Platonic polyhedra”.- 13 [NAME]: “Superprocesses as models for information dissemination in the Future Internet”.- Appendix: Pictures INdAM Workshop. | In 2013 several scientific activities have been devoted to mathematical researches for the study of planet Earth. The current volume presents a selection of the highly topical issues presented at the workshop “Mathematical Models and Methods for Planet Earth”, held in Roma (Italy), in May 2013. The fields of interest span from impacts of dangerous asteroids to the safeguard from space debris, from climatic changes to monitoring geological events, from the study of tumor growth to sociological problems. In all these fields the mathematical studies play a relevant role as a tool for the analysis of specific topics and as an ingredient of multidisciplinary problems. To investigate these problems we will see many different mathematical tools at work: just to mention some, stochastic processes, PDE, normal forms, chaos theory. | <p>Original contents showing different applications of Mathematics</p><p>Variety of topics: from geosciences to internet, from space debris to biology</p><p>Top experts contributing with hot topics</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11649 | Mathematics and Statistics
 | 978-94-017-8016-2 | Environment | [NAME] | [NAME], Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xinjiang, People's Republic of China | Water Resources Research in Northwest China |  |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 328 | Hard cover | Book | I, 328 p. 184 illus., 45 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 179 | Environment | Sustainable Development | SCU34000 | RNU | Hydrology/Water Resources | SC211000 | RBK | Environment | Contributed volume | Springer Netherlands | In production | 2014-02-28 00:00:00 |  |  | 1 Exordium.- 2 Climate System in Northwest China.- 3 Hydrologic system in Northwest China.- 4 Response of Run-off to Climate Change.- 5 Glacier change and its impact on water resources.- 6 Spatiotemporal Variation of Snow Cover from Space in Northern Xinjiang.- 7 Change of potential evaporation and its implications to water cycle.- 8 The nonlinear hydro-climatic process: a case study of the Tarim headwaters, NW China.- 9 Climate change scenarios and the impact on runoff.- 10 Changes in extreme hydrological events.- 11 Water resources management.- Index. | This book examines the possible impacts of climate change on hydrology and water resources in the arid region of Northwest China, which is one of the world’s largest arid places. The first chapter offers an introductory discussion of the physical geography and socioeconomic conditions in the region. Part two discusses climate system and hydrologic system changes and implications of these changes in relation to potential evapotranspiration, the hydrological cycle and the spatiotemporal variations of the snow cover and glaciers through remote sensing, geographic information systems and statistical analysis. The third part of the book focuses on the model description and experimental design for interpreting the hydro-climatic process, emphasizing the integration of water, climate and land ecosystems through field observations and computer-based simulations. Part four examines extreme hydrological events and presents a study using the historical trend method to investigate the spatial and temporal variability of changing temperature and precipitation extremes in hyper-arid Northwest China. A concluding chapter discusses possible strategies for sustainable watershed management. The lessons of this study will prove be useful for arid areas elsewhere in the world. | <p>Covers a geographic region whose arid climate has attracted international notice</p><p>Explores water resources in the context of climate change in an already dry region</p><p>The contributors are leading scholars with a wealth of experience in water resources research on arid and cold regions of China</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11646 | Earth and Environmental Science
 | 978-3-319-02768-5 | Environment | Denkinger | [NAME], Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, Ecuador; [NAME], Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, Ecuador | The Galapagos Marine Reserve | A Dynamic Socio-Ecological System | Social and Ecological Interactions in the Galapagos Islands |  | 1 | 2014 | 312 | Hard cover | Book | XXIV, 312 p. 60 illus., 43 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 129 | Environment | Environmental Management | SCU17009 | RNF | Nature Conservation | SCU26008 | RNK | Environment | Contributed volume | Springer International Publishing | In production | 2014-01-31 00:00:00 |  |  | ​Part I: Synthesis of populations, communities and ecosystem processes in the GMR.- Coral Research in the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.- Elasmobranchs of the Galapagos Marine Reserve.- The Galapagos sea lion: adaptation to spatial and temporal diversity of marine resources within the archipelago.- Reduced complexity of foraging behavior of the Galapagos sea lion inferred from a multiple approach analysis.- Ecosystem based management.- Remote Sensing of the Marine Environment: Challenges and Opportunities in the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador.- Part II: Coupled socio-ecological marine systems.- Development of the Galapagos Marine Reserve.- Fishery science in Galapagos: From a resource-focused to a social-ecological system approach.- Collaborative approach to fisheries management as a way to increase the effectiveness of future regulations in the Galapagos archipelago.- The birth of sport fishing in the Galapagos Marine Reserve:  adaptation, emergence and complexities.- Shifting baselines in the Galapagos whitefish fishery: Using fisher’s anecdotes to reassess fisheries management: the case of the Galapagos grouper.- Pollution as an emerging threat for the conservation of the Galapagos Marine Reserve: Environmental Impacts and Management Perspectives.- Assessing human wildlife conflicts and benefits of Galapagos Sea lions on San Cristobal Island.- Index. | This book focuses on how marine systems respond to natural and anthropogenic perturbations (ENSO, overfishing, pollution, tourism, invasive species, climate-change). Authors explain in their chapters how this information can guide management and conservation actions to help orient and better manage, restore and sustain the ecosystems services and goods that are derived from the ocean, while considering the complex issues that affect the delicate nature of the Islands. This book will contribute to a new understanding of the Galapagos Islands and marine ecosystems.​ | <p>Third volume in the series Social and Ecological Sustainability in the Galapagos Islands</p><p>Guides management and conservation actions oriented to maintain, restore and improve the ecosystems services and goods we get from the ocean</p><p>Considers the complex issues that affect the delicate nature of the Galapagos Marine Reserve</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11646 | Earth and Environmental Science
 | 978-3-319-02707-4 | Environment | Duca | [NAME], Academy of Sciences of Moldova, Chisinau, Moldova | Management of Water Quality in Moldova |  | Water Science and Technology Library | 69 | 1 | 2014 | 204 | Hard cover | Book | VIII, 204 p. 151 illus., 67 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 129 | Environment | Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution | SCU35040 | TQSW | Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management | SC215000 | RNF | Environment | Monograph | Springer International Publishing | In production | 2013-12-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Water Structure and Quality.- Integrated Water Management in the Republic of Moldova.- Water Structure, Quantum Nature of Hydrogen Bonds and Diffusion of Water Molecules in Chloride Aqueous Solutions.- Electrochemical Solar Cells Based on Pigments.- The Opportunity of Recognition of the Right to Water as a Fundamental Human Right.- Argumentation of Hygienic Indicators of Water Quality.- Surface Water.- Chemical Composition of Right Bank Tributaries of Nistru River and their General Impact.- Hydrobiocenosis State of the Prut River in the Sculeni-Giurgulesti Sector.- Flood Wave Modeling and Assessment of Risk Areas in Cases of Nistru River Floods.- Groundwater.- Groundwater Quality in the Republic of Moldova.- Water Treatment.- Textile Waste Water Treatment of Dyes by Combining the Coagulation and Catalytic Oxidation with Hydrogen Peroxide Methods.- Treatment of Sulfurous Waters Using Activated Carbons.- Application of Bioactive Substances in the Biogas Technology. | This book deals with water management, one of the most challenging issues of contemporary society. Research and innovation in the field of water management must address certain fundamental aspects: access to water, water quality, water treatment, transboundary effect of water, etc. A comprehensive analysis was performed in a national research program of Moldova, entitled “Research and management of water quality”. The main goal of the research program was to create and improve the legal, scientific and methodological, technological basis and sustainable development of water, implementation of modern technologies in water supply, treatment and reuse. Other priorities include expansion of access to water sources, improvement of environmental protection, especially water protection against pollution and depletion, efficient water use and establishing an effective monitoring system for disaster prevention. The topics concern research of water structure and quality, surface water, groundwater, water treatment, irrigation technologies and water pollution by remains from industry, one of the main environmental problems of our time. The book helps to get to coherent water policies of states. | <p>Gives a survey of the water situation in Moldova</p><p>Deals with access to water and water quality</p><p>Helps developing countries to establish water management</p><p>Gives rise to legal actions for water management</p><p>Presents methods of water treatment</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11646 | Earth and Environmental Science
 | 978-1-4899-8040-3 | Environment | Guntenspergen | [NAME], USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD, USA | Application of Threshold Concepts in Natural Resource Decision Making |  |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 481 | Hard cover | Book | I, 481 p. 85 illus., 37 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 179 | Environment | Environmental Management | SCU17009 | RNF | Applied Ecology | SCL19023 | RNC | Environment | Contributed volume | Springer New York | In production | 2014-02-28 00:00:00 |  |  | Threshold Concepts: Implications for the Management of Natural Resources.- Thresholds for conservation and management: structured decision making as a conceptual framework.- Identifying objectives and alternative actions to frame a decision problem.- Optimization in Natural Resources Conservation.- Application of Threshold Concepts to Ecological Management Problems: Occupancy of Golden Eagles in Denali National Park, Alaska.- Monitoring for threshold-dependent decisions.- Applying Threshold Concepts to Conservation Management of Dryland.- Using Natural Range of Variation to Set Decision Thresholds: A Case Study for Great Plains Grasslands.- Evaluating bioassessment designs and decision thresholds using simulation [NAME] the message across: Using ecological integrity to communicate with resource managers.- Use, misuse, and limitations of Threshold Indicator Taxa Analysis (TITAN) for natural resource management.- Ecosystem trajectories: A statistical approach to analyze changing pressure-response relationships over time.- Detection of Harbingers of Catastrophic Regime Shifts in Drylands.- Case Study Chapter: Ecological Thresholds for Salt Marsh Nekton and Vegetation Communities.- Index. | Natural resource managers face a complex decision-making environment characterized by the potential occurrence of rapid and abrupt ecological change. These abrupt changes are poorly accommodated by traditional natural resource planning and decision-making processes. As recognition of threshold processes has increased, contemporary models of ecological systems have been modified to better represent a broader range of ecological system dynamics. Key conceptual advances associated with the ideas of non-linear responses, the existence of multiple ecological stable states and critical thresholds are more likely the rule than the exception in ecological systems. Once an ecological threshold is crossed, the ecosystem in question is not likely to return to its previous state. There are many examples and a general consensus that climatic disruptions will drive now stable systems across ecological thresholds.This book provides professional resource managers with a broad general decision framework that illustrates the utility of including ecological threshold concepts in natural resource management. It gives an entry into the literature in this rapidly evolving concept, with descriptions and discussion of the promising statistical approaches for threshold detection and demonstrations of the utility of the threshold framework via a series of case studies. | <p>Helps natural resource specialists and protected area managers routinely use concepts and tools by providing conceptual examples</p><p>Professional resource managers will be provided with an entry into the literature in this rapidly evolving concept</p><p>The application and the utility, of the methods introduced and discussed are illustrated through a series of case studies</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11646 | Earth and Environmental Science
 | 978-4-431-54387-9 | Environment | [NAME] | [NAME], Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Kanagawa, Japan; [NAME], Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Massachusetts, USA | Approaches to Study Living Foraminifera | Collection, Maintenance and Experimentation | Environmental Science and Engineering |  | 1 | 2014 | 183 | Hard cover | Book | XV, 183 p. 79 illus., 44 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 129 | Environment | Environmental Monitoring/Analysis | SCU1400X | TQD | Biogeosciences | SCG35010 | RGM | Environment | Monograph | Springer Japan | In production | 2014-01-31 00:00:00 |  |  | The Propagule Method as an Experimental Tool in Foraminiferal Ecology.- The Natural Laboratory of Algal Symbiont-bearing benthic Foraminifera: Studying Individual Growth and Population Dynamics in the Sublittoral.- Methods for Estimating Individual Growth of Foraminifera Based on Chamber Volumes.- Changing Investigation Perspectives: Methods and Applications of Computed Tomography on Larger Benthic Foraminifera.- Protein Analysis in Large Benthic Foraminifera.- Molecular Assessment of Benthic Foraminiferal Diversity.- FLEC-TEM: Using Microscopy to Correlate Ultrastructure with Life Position of Infaunal Foraminifera.- Response of Shallow Water Benthic Foraminifera to a 13C-Labeled Food Pulse in the Laboratory.- How Has Foraminiferal Genetic Diversity Developed? A Case Study of Planoglabratella Opercularis and the Species Concept Inferred from Its Ecology, Distribution, Genetics, and Breeding Behavior.- Survival, Reproduction and Calcification of Three Benthic Foraminiferal Species in Response to Experimentally Induced Hypoxia.- Living Foraminifera in a Brazilian Subtropical Coastal Environment (Flamengo Inlet, Ubatuba, São Paulo State - Brazil). | Foraminiferal cultures now serve as tools for researching biological, environmental, and geological topics. However, the biological backgrounds, in particular the natural histories of foraminifera, largely remain unclear. It is also true that the different techniques used in different cultures are a setback to fully understanding the subject. Taken together, these factors prevent progress in experimental approaches to foraminiferal studies. This book aims to share and exchange knowledge between researchers from different cultures, and the book should interest not only foraminiferal researchers but also scientists who are working with marine organisms to explore questions in relation to biology, geology, and oceanography. | <p>Introduces basic knowledge of the natural history of foraminifera </p><p><p>Teaches techniques of culture experiments using foraminifera both in the field and in the laboratory </p><p><p>Gives clear directions of experimental approaches to foraminifera for solving questions on biological, geological, and environmental sciences</p><p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11646 | Earth and Environmental Science
 | 978-4-431-54558-3 | Environment | Komiyama | [NAME], Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc., Tokyo, Japan | Beyond the Limits to Growth | New Ideas for Sustainability from Japan | Science for Sustainable Societies |  | 1 | 2014 | 103 | Hard cover | Book | [NAME], 103 p. 30 illus., 25 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 59.99 | Environment | Sustainable Development | SCU34000 | RNU | Energy Policy, Economics and Management | SC112000 | TH | Environment | Monograph | Springer Japan | In production | 2013-12-31 00:00:00 |  |  | 1 “Diffusive Demand” and “Creative Demand”.- 2 The 21st Century Paradigm and the Role of Information Technology.- 3 “Vision 2050” as the Rescue of a “Limited Earth”.- 4 Finding a Way Out Through Creative Demand, I.- 5 Finding a Way Out Through Creative Demand, II.- 6 Toward the Realization of a “Platinum Society”. | At a time when contemporary challenges seem to many to be insurmountable, this book offers an optimistic view of the future and provides a road map for societies to get there. Drawing upon extensive research and many years as a thought leader in environmental and sustainability issues in Japan and internationally, [NAME] analyzes the most pressing challenges to the attainment of sustainability of economically advanced nations and argues forcefully for Japan to lead them out of the present dilemma through active promotion of creative consumer and societal demand. He shows how an active industry–government–academic partnership can provide the environment needed to promote such new creative demand and illustrates its potential through presentation of a Platinum Society Network that was launched on a regional basis in Japan in 2010 to facilitate the solution of common issues through the exchange of information and ideas. What is perhaps most surprising about the text is its unwavering optimism supported by hard evidence, history, and insightful observation. Problems arising from new paradigms of the 21st century (what the author refers to as “exploding knowledge, limited Earth resources, and aging societies“) thwart sustainable development in advanced and developing countries alike. All countries will struggle with issues that evolve from these paradigms including diminishing resources, expanding budget deficits, and growing global environmental problems. This window on potential practical pathways and solutions should be of interest to all those engaged in seeking ways to meet these contemporary challenges. | <p>Provides fresh insights to the challenges of and pathways to sustainable societies</p><p>Includes a chapter on the realistic development of “platinum societies” that will serve as models for the future</p><p>Shows how new consumer demand for quality will determine the development of new sustainable technologies in both developed and developing countries</p><p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11646 | Earth and Environmental Science
 | 978-3-642-45169-0 | Environment | Lei | [NAME], Government of the Macao SAR, Macau, People's Republic of China; [NAME], South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China; [NAME], The University of Macau, Macau, People's Republic of China | Ecological Emergy Accounting for a Limited System | General Principles and a Case Study of Macao | Springer Environmental Science and Engineering |  | 1 | 2014 | 200 | Hard cover | Book | XII, 200 p. 66 illus. | 0 | final | 129 | Environment | Environmental Management | SCU17009 | RNF | Energy Policy, Economics and Management | SC112000 | TH | Environment | Monograph | Springer [NAME] | In production | 2014-01-31 00:00:00 |  | Distribution rights in China: Science Press Ltd | From the Contents: Emergy Synthesis and Ecological Energy Accounting.- Emergy Synthesis for Eco-economic Systems of Macao.- Emergy analysis for tourism systems: principles and a case study for Macao.- Ecological energy accounting for the gambling sector: a case study in Macao.- [NAME] of Waste Treatment in Macao.- Per capita Resource Consumption and Resource Carrying Capacity: a Comparison of the Sustainability of 17 Mainstream Countries. | This book builds on the analyses of [NAME] and [NAME] and introduces the concept of systems ecology. Ecological emergy accounting represents a breakthrough because it allows researchers to integrate man-made capital and natural capital so that human and natural concerns can be addressed using a consistent system of units. This book develops an emergy accounting model that is suitable for describing urban systems, thereby providing a comprehensive picture of those systems. To make the theory concrete, the authors use China’s Macao Special Administrative Region as a case study, and compare the results for Macao with those of other urban ecosystems around the world in the fields of ecological economy, tourism, waste treatment, gambling industry, land reclamation and resource consumption etc. Dr. [NAME] is an advisory senior technician at the Environmental Protection Bureau, Government of Macao, China; [NAME] is a professor at the College of Environment and Energy, the South China University of Technology, and the Guizhou Academy of Sciences, China; [NAME] is a professor at the Faculty of Science and Technology, the University of Macau, China. | <p>Extends and explains the fundamentals of emergy analysis from concept to the application of a limited system (China's Macao special administrative region)</p><p>Provides deep and valuable insights for the management of a complex socioeconomic and environmental systems</p><p>Illustrates how emergy analysis can be used to compare different systems at different scales ranging from urban area to national wide</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11646 | Earth and Environmental Science
 | 978-3-319-02386-1 | Environment | Lichtfouse | [NAME], INRA, [NAME], France; Jan Schwarzbauer, RWTH [NAME], Aachen, Germany; [NAME], Université de Lorraine, Saint-Avold, France | Pollutant Diseases, Remediation and Recycling |  | Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World | 4 | 1 | 2013 | 556 | Hard cover | Book | XIV, 556 p. 110 illus., 72 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 229 | Environment | Environmental Chemistry | SCU15000 | RNP | Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution | SCU35040 | TQSW | Environment | Contributed volume | Springer International Publishing | In production | 2013-12-31 00:00:00 |  |  | 1. School air quality: pollutants, monitoring and toxicity.- 2. Organic contaminants from industrial wastewaters: identification, toxicity and fate in the environment.- 3. Fly ash pollutants, treatment and recycling.- 4. Organotin compounds from snails to humans.- 5. Surfactants: chemistry, toxicity and remediation.- 6. Cadmium, lead, thallium: occurrence,  neurotoxicity and histopathological changes of the nervous system.- 7. Lead, arsenic, cadmium, mercury: occurrence, toxicity and diseases.- 8. Plants as monitors of lead air pollution.- 9. Carcinogenic nitrosamines: remediation by zeolites.- 10. [NAME] and furans: sources, impacts and remediation. | Pollution has no borders. This popular 70’s saying from early ecologists is surprisingly still true nowadays despite overwhelming scientific evidence and public awareness of the occurrence of artificial toxic substances in water, food, air, living organisms and the environment. This book presents advanced reviews on pollutant occurrence, transfer, toxicity and remediation. The chapter on school air quality by [NAME] et al. highlights the overlooked health issue of airborne pollutants in buildings. Children are particularly threatened because they spend 90% of their time indoors, even in summer. The chapter on industrial wastewater pollutants by [NAME] and Schwarzbauer reviews pollutants from textile, petrochemical, paper, tire, chemical and pharmaceutical plants. The authors describe advanced analytical methods and ecotoxicity tests. Industrial pollutants include dioxins and furans that are also reviewed in the chapter by Mudhoo et al. The chapter on fly ash by [NAME] presents many techniques to treat fly ash and, in turn, decrease pollutant concentrations. The authors also explain that fly ash can be recycled in agriculture, buildings and geopolymers. The chapter on antifouling paints used for ship protection, by [NAME], highlights the occurrence of toxic organotins in human organs such as heart, liver and breast milk. The chapter on surfactants by [NAME] et al. focuses on safety concerns for humans and the ecosystems. Remediation techniques and green surfactants are presented. The chapters on toxic metals by Nava-Ruíz and [NAME], [NAME] and [NAME] describe sources, monitoring and diseases induced by lead, mercury, cadmium and thallium. The chapter on carcinogenic nitrosamines by [NAME] presents techniques and materials such as zeolites to remediate liquids and smoke containing nitrosamines. | <p>Features chapters on artificial toxic substances in the environment</p><p><p>In particular includes readings on indoor air pollution and health related issues</p><p><p>Looks at pollutants from industrial wastewater from, amongst others, textile and petrochemical plants</p><p><p>Explains how fly ash can be recycled in for instance agriculture and includes techniques to remediate carcinogenic nitrosamines</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11644 | Chemistry and Materials Science
 | 978-94-007-7889-4 | Environment | Malik | [NAME], Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India; [NAME], [NAME] Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany; Rais Akhtar, International Institute of Health Manage (IIHMR), New Delhi, India | Environmental Deterioration and Human Health | Natural and anthropogenic determinants |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 421 | Hard cover | Book | XV, 421 p. 45 illus., 35 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 179 | Environment | Environmental Health | SCU18005 | MMR | Agriculture | SCL11006 | TVB | Environment | Contributed volume | Springer Netherlands | In production | 2013-12-31 00:00:00 |  |  | ​Part I: Environmental Quality Deterioration and Health.- Part II:  Pollution and Health.- Part III: Climate Change and Health.- Part IV  Water Quality, Exposure and Health. | This book discusses the natural and anthropogenic determinants of the environment and their impact on human health. It throws light on the perspectives of climate change with case studies from Australia, India, Italy, and Latin America. Themes covered are ecology of antibiotic resistant microorganisms, pesticide and heavy metal (arsenic) problems in natural environment; molecular advances in understanding of microbial interactions; ecological studies of human/animal health and diseases; food security, technological developments and more. The various chapters incorporate both theoretical and applied aspects and may serve as baseline information for future research through which significant development is possible. | <p>Discusses the natural and anthropogenic determinants of the environment and their impact on human health, climate change and other issues</p><p>Focuses on the consequences of natural resource management and pollution risks, human health, climate change, food security</p><p>Looks ahead by defining current bottlenecks and future research goals</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11646 | Earth and Environmental Science
 | 978-94-007-7959-4 | Environment | Rannow | [NAME], Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban & Regional Development, Dresden, Germany; [NAME], Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban & Regional Development, Dresden, Germany | Managing Protected Areas in Central and Eastern Europe Under Climate Change |  | Advances in Global Change Research | 58 | 1 | 2014 | 310 | Hard cover | Book | XIV, 310 p. 75 illus., 37 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 129 | Environment | Climate Change | SCU12007 | RNPG | Nature Conservation | SCU26008 | RNK | Environment | Contributed volume | Springer Netherlands | In production | 2014-01-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Preface.- Acknowledgements.- Chapter 1 – Natural Heritage at Risk by Climate Change.- Chapter 2 – Climate Change in Central and Eastern Europe.- Chapter 3 – Effects of Climate Change on the Hydrological Cycle in Central and Eastern Europe.- Chapter 4 – Potential impacts of climate change on protected habitats.- Chapter 5 – Climate Change impact modelling cascade - Benefits and limitations for.- Chapter 6 – Indicators for Monitoring Climate Change-Induced Effects on Habitats – a.- Chapter 7 – Remote Sensing-based Monitoring of Potential Climate-induced Impacts on Habitats.- Chapter 8 – Assessment of Climate-induced Impacts on Habitats.- Chapter 9 – Legal Aspects of Climate Change Adaptation.- Chapter 10 – A Methodical Framework for Climate Change-Adapted Management in Protected Areas.- Chapter 11 – Monitoring concept of climate-induced impacts on peat bog vegetation in Pokljuka plateau in Triglav National Park, Slovenia.- Chapter 12 – Concept for the monitoring of climate induced impacts on rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) in Triglav National Park, Slovenia.- Chapter 13 – Suggested management measures for Natura 2000 Habitats in Körös-Maros National Park, Hungary.- Chapter 14 – Climate-induced challenges for wetlands: revealing the background for the adaptive ecosystem management in the Biebrza Valley, Poland.- Chapter 15 – Habitat changes caused by sea level rise, driven by climate change in the Northern Adriatic coastal wetlands, Slovenia.- Chapter 16 – Potential impacts of climate change on forest habitats in the Biosphere Reserve Vessertal-Thuringian Forest in Germany.- Chapter 17 – Potential Impact of Climate Change on [NAME] from Bucegi Natural Park, Romania.- Chapter 18 – Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Habitats and their Effects on Invasive Plant Species in Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve, Romania.- Chapter 19 - Reproduction biology of an alien invasive plant: a case of drought-tolerant [NAME] squamatus on the Northern Adriatic seacoast, Slovenia.- Chapter 20 – Conclusions and Recommendations for Adapting Conservation Management in the Face of Climate Change.- Index. | Beginning with an overview of data and concepts developed in the EU-project HABIT-CHANGE, this book addresses the need for sharing knowledge and experience in the field of biodiversity conservation and climate change. There is an urgent need to build capacity in protected areas to monitor, assess, manage and report the effects of climate change and their interaction with other pressures. The contributors identify barriers to the adaptation of conservation management, such as the mismatch between planning reality and the decision context at site level. Short and vivid descriptions of case studies, drawn from investigation areas all over Central and Eastern Europe, illustrate both the local impacts of climate change and their consequences for future management. These focus on ecosystems most vulnerable to changes in climatic conditions, including alpine areas, wetlands, forests, lowland grasslands and coastal areas. The case studies demonstrate the application of adaptation strategies in protected areas like National Parks, Biosphere Reserves and Natural [NAME], and reflect the potential benefits as well as existing obstacles. A general section provides the necessary background information on climate trends and their effects on abiotic and biotic components. Often, the parties to policy change and conservation management, including managers, land users and stakeholders, lack both expertise and incentives to undertake adaptation activities. The authors recognise that achieving the needed changes in behavior – habit – is as much a social learning process as a matter of science-based procedure. They describe the implementation of modeling, impact assessment and monitoring of climate conditions, and show how the results can support efforts to increase stakeholder involvement in local adaptation strategies. The book concludes by pointing out the need for more work to communicate the cross-sectoral nature of biodiversity protection, the value of well-informed planning in the long-term process of adaptation, the definition of acceptable change, and the motivational value of exchanging experience and examples of good practice. | <p>Addresses key challenges to the implementation of climate adaptation in conservation management</p><p>Written in non-technical language for a broad spectrum of readers, the book offers practical lessons for adapting conservation management to climate change</p><p>Case studies offer detailed and vivid examples of climate adaptation actions in protected areas</p> | Professionals | Professional Books (2) | 0
 | 978-3-319-03828-5 | Environment | Rutz | [NAME], WIP - Renewable Energies, Munich, Germany; [NAME], WIP - Renewable Energies, Munich, Germany | Socio-Economic Impacts of Bioenergy Production |  |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 332 | Hard cover | Book | I, 332 p. 70 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 129 | Environment | Sustainable Development | SCU34000 | RNU | Renewable and Green Energy | SC111000 | THX | Environment | Contributed volume | Springer International Publishing | In production | 2014-02-28 00:00:00 |  |  | Preface.- 1. [NAME]-economic impact assessment tools.- 2. Indicators for socio-economic sustainability assessment.- 3. Test auditing of socio-economic indicators for biofuel production.- 4. Linkages between socio-economic and environmental impacts of bioenergy.- 5. [NAME]-economic impacts of biofuels on land use change.- 6. The effects of bioenergy production on food security.- 7. [NAME]-economic impacts of sweet sorghum in temperate and tropical regions.- 8. The use of soybean by-products as a biofuel: the Argentine case.- 9. [NAME]-economic impacts of palm oil and biodiesel: the case of Indonesia.- 10. [NAME]-economic experiences of different jatropha business models in Africa.- 11. [NAME]-economic impacts of jatropha oil and biodiesel in Mali.- 12. [NAME]-economic impacts of bioethanol from sugar cane in Brazil.- 13. [NAME]-economic effects of the sugar cane-to-ethanol production chain in Costa Rica.- 14. [NAME]-economic impacts of a lignocellulosic ethanol refinery in Canada.- 15. Biogas from organic waste in African cities.- 16. Analysis of socio-economic indicators on different bioenergy case studies.- 17. Summary: The contribution of bioenergy to energy access and energy security.- Index. | Around the world, many countries are increasing efforts to promote biomass production for industrial uses including biofuels and bio-products such as chemicals and bio-plastic. Against a backdrop of lively public debate on sustainability, bioenergy wields both positive and negative impacts upon a variety of environmental and socio-economic issues. These include property rights, labor conditions, social welfare, economic wealth, poverty reduction and more. This book discusses the issues and impacts of bioenergy, taking into account the local and regional framework under which bioenergy is produced, touching upon educational level, cultural aspects, the history and economies of the producing countries and an array of policies including environmental and social targets.The book surveys and analyzes global bioenergy production from a number of perspectives. The authors illustrate the complexity of interrelated topics in the bioenergy value chain, ranging from agriculture to conversion processes, as well as from social implications to environmental effects. It goes on to offer insight on future challenges associated with the expected boom of a global bio-based economy, which contributes to the paradigm shift from a fossil-based to a biomass and renewable energy-based economy.The expert contributors include researchers, investors, policy makers, representatives from NGOs and other stakeholders, from Europe, Africa, Asia and Latin America. Their contributions build upon the results of the Global-Bio-Pact project on “Global Assessment of Biomass and Bio-product Impacts on [NAME] and Sustainability,” which was supported by the European Commission in its 7th Framework Program for Research and Technological Development, conducted from February 2010 to January 2013.The book benefits policy makers, scientists and NGO staffers working in the fields of agriculture, forestry, biotechnology and energy. | <p>The first international book to address the wide-ranging socio-economic impacts of bioenergy</p><p>Offers a multi-disciplinary, multi-national analysis of different bioenergy value chains</p><p>Builds on results of the EU-supported project on “Global Assessment of Biomass of Bio-product Impacts on Socio-Economics and Sustainability”</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11646 | Earth and Environmental Science
 | 978-3-319-03822-3 | Environment | Schröder | [NAME], [NAME], Germany; [NAME], [NAME], Germany | Modelling Potential [NAME] in Germany by Use of Climate Change Projections | A Risk Assessment Approach Coupling Epidemiologic and Geostatistical Measures | SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science |  | 1 | 2014 | 63 | Soft cover | Book | XV, 63 p. 18 illus., 15 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 54.99 | Environment | Climate Change | SCU12007 | RNPG | Climate Change Impacts | SC313000 | RN | Environment | Brief | Springer International Publishing | In production | 2014-01-31 00:00:00 |  | worldwide | 1. Background and Goals.- 2. Case Study 1: Modelling Potential Transmission Gates of [NAME] in Lower Saxony.- 3. Case Study 2: Modelling Potential Transmission Gates of [NAME] in Germany.- 4. Conclusions and Outlook. | This book investigates the spatial distribution of potential temperature-driven malaria transmissions, using the basic reproduction rate (R0) to model the reproduction of the malaria pathogen Plasmodium vivax. The authors mapped areas at risk of an outbreak of tertian malaria in the federal state of Lower Saxony (pre-study) and for whole Germany (main-study) by means of geostatistics for past (1947-2007) and future periods. Projections based on predicted monthly mean air temperature data derived from the IPCC and regionally discriminated by two regional climate models (REMO, WettReg) for the countrywide study. | <p>Offers a sophisticated risk assessment approach which links epidemiological and geostatistical measures</p><p>Applies regional temperature projections to research on the impacts of climate change</p><p>Shows how modeling can help to identify areas at risk in an epidemiological context with the aim of initiating preventative measures</p> | Students | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11646 | Earth and Environmental Science
 | 978-94-007-2012-1 | Environment | Seemann | [NAME], School of Tourism & Hospitality Manageme Southern Cross University, [NAME], NSW, Australia; [NAME], Greensynergy Consulting, [NAME], NSW, Australia; [NAME], Curtin Sustainability Policy Institute ( Curtin University, [NAME], WA, Australia | Greening Frankenstein | Innovation for Sustainability |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 250 | Hard cover | Book | 250p. 25 illus., 5 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 99 | Environment | Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice | SCU16002 | LNKJ | Interdisciplinary Studies | SCV23000 | GT | Environment | Monograph | Springer Netherlands | Planned | 2014-02-28 00:00:00 |  |  | Preface.- Part 1: The Technology Problematic.- 1. Technology: Society’s Problem Child.- 2. Technology Perspectives.- 3. The Ethics of Technology.- Part 2: Greening Frankenstein.- 4. Technology and Ignorance.- 5. Technology as a Way of Knowing.- 6. Technology as Human Culture.- Part 3: With Technology, Purpose-and-Context is Everything.- 7. Technology: A Systems View.- 8. Technology and Social Change.- 9. Global Green Systems.- Part 4: Technacy Education - towards a Discipline of Applied Synthesis.- 10. Technacy:  Understanding the Problem Child.- 11. Technacy Practice.- 12. Technacy Education: Genre Theory and Development Phases of Innovation.- 13. Technacy in Professional Education.- Epilogue.- Index. | This book aims to publish a new message and novel ideas into the literature that links design, technology and sustainability. We are aiming, through research and critical exposition, to articulate new conceptual tools to describe and critique the made world. The book targets policy, professional and academic audiences concerned with sustainability culture and practice. Through practical illustrations and our body of research we will offer alternative narratives for how we ought think about the meanings of the labels we use to define the made world (our frankenstein) and how our 'frankenstein' is systemically part of us and part of ecology by design and by nature. We will reveal to the reader how the technological world we have created is ontologically systemic and co-evolves necessarily with our ecology while it also transforms our human identity: we are part of technology, technology is part of us, and we are both part of ecology. | <p>Addresses sustainability from a unique and innovative perspective </p><p>Connects education in technology with practical holism as a basis for educational and professional reform in the service of sustainability </p><p>Offers experience and examples of the issues raised due to the innovate combination of the writing team’s expertise</p><p>Argues for a transformation in policy that can and ought appeal to those seeking ideas to better manage the trajectory of climate change and the human actions that can help manage such changes</p><p>Recognises with fresh energy the potential of ideas from fringe cultures and indigenous ways of knowing that can transform the mainstream in how technology is viewed and often miss understood</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11646 | Earth and Environmental Science
 | 978-94-017-8001-8 | Environment | Shields | [NAME], University of Aberdeen, Newburgh, UK; [NAME], A&B Word Ltd, Halesworth, UK | Marine Renewable Energy Technology and Environmental Interactions |  | Humanity and the Sea |  | 1 | 2014 | 418 | Hard cover | Book | I, 418 p. 38 illus., 9 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 129 | Environment | Marine & Freshwater Sciences | [NAME] | RBKF | Renewable and Green Energy | SC111000 | THX | Environment | Contributed volume | Springer Netherlands | In production | 2014-01-31 00:00:00 |  |  | 1. An Introduction to Marine Renewable Energy.- 2. The physics and hydrodynamic setting of marine renewable energy.- 3. Baselines and monitoring methods for detecting impacts of hydrodynamic energy extraction on intertidal communities of rocky shores.- 4.Assessing the impact of wind farms in subtidal, exposed marine areas.- 5.The influence of fisheries exclusion and addition of hard substrata on fish and crustaceans.- 6.Marine renewable energy, electromagnetic (EM) fields and EM-sensitive animals.- 7. Seabirds and marine renewables: Are we asking the right questions?.- 8. Marine renewable energy and environmental interactions: baseline assessments of seabirds, marine mammals, sea turtles and benthic communities on the Oregon shelf.- 9. Rethinking underwater sound-recording methods to work at tidal-stream and wave-energy sites.- 10. Tracking technologies for quantifying marine mammal interactions with tidal turbines: Pitfalls and possibilities.- 11. Strategic sectoral planning for offshore renewable energy in Scotland.- 12. [NAME] and the Sea Gen tidal turbine. | It is now widely recognized that there is a need for long-term secure and suitable sustainable forms of energy. Renewable energy from the marine environment, in particular renewable energy from tidal currents, wave and wind, can help achieve a sustainable energy future. Our understanding of environmental impacts and suitable mitigation methods associated with extracting renewable energy from the marine environment is improving all the time and it is essential that we be able to distinguish between natural and anthropocentric drivers and impacts. An overview of current understanding of the environmental implications of marine renewable energy technology is provided. | <p>Brings together research focused on improving our understanding of marine renewable energy and environmental interactions</p><p>Covers environmental topics related to wind, wave and tidal energy technology</p><p>Describes novel methods for collecting data in locations with extreme environmental conditions</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11646 | Earth and Environmental Science
 | 978-94-007-7938-9 | Environment | Sutton | [NAME], Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Penicuik, UK; [NAME], Centre for Ecology and Hydrology Edinburgh Research Station, Penicuik, UK; [NAME], Centre for Ecology and Hydrology Edinburgh Research Station, Penicuik, UK; [NAME], University of Lund Department of Chemical Engineering II, [NAME], Sweden; [NAME], US Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, WA, USA; [NAME], University of York, Heslington, York, UK | Nitrogen Deposition, Critical Loads and Biodiversity |  |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 539 | Hard cover | Book | I, 539 p. 177 illus., 82 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 229 | Environment | Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution | SCU35010 | RNP | Terrestrial Pollution | SCU35030 | RNP | Environment | Contributed volume | Springer Netherlands | In production | 2014-01-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Part [NAME] and modelling atmospheric nitrogen deposition.- Part II. Nitrogen impacts on terrestrial and aquatic Ecosystems.- Part III. Critical loads and levels approaches and regional upscaling.- Part IV. [NAME] deposition, ecosystem services and policy development.- Part V. Conclusions and outlook.​ | This volume brings together extended reviews and papers of new scientific research on atmospheric nitrogen deposition impacts globally. While there is a wealth of evidence on the magnitude, components and effects of nitrogen disposition on floral biodiversity in Europe and North America, there is an obvious lack of information on impacts on above- and below-ground fauna, and all impacts in other parts of the world, with no clear overview of how the different strands of evidence fit together. This overall synthesis is targeted at the international conventions, but is equally readable for scientists, environmental managers, conservation agencies and policy makers. 'This timely book highlights the global nitrogen deposition problem. Major regions of the world are exceeding sustainability thresholds for adverse effects on ecosystem function and biodiversity. This highlights the importance of ongoing work, including under the Convention on Biological Diversity, in developing indicators and monitoring nitrogen deposition effects to enable appropriate measures. This book presents a milestone towards this global goal as the international community works toward meeting the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, especially Target 8: 'By 2020, pollution, including from excess nutrients, has been brought to levels that are not detrimental to ecosystem function and biodiversity'. [NAME], Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity “This key volume highlights the global challenge to reduce atmospheric nitrogen pollution resulting from energy production, transport and agricultural activities. It takes forward the agenda recently launched in the UNEP commissioned report ‘Our Nutrient World”. Dr. [NAME], UNEP. | <p>Focuses on better quantification of atmospheric deposition, development and application of critical loads methodologies</p><p>Looks at the assessment of impacts on biodiversity, the consequences for ecosystem services</p><p>Includes approaches to developing environmental policies to manage the threats of nitrogen deposition</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11646 | Earth and Environmental Science
 | 978-4-431-54582-8 | Environment | Takahashi | [NAME], Kyoto University, Sennan-gun, Japan | Radiation Monitoring and Dose Estimation of the Fukushima Nuclear Accident |  |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 219 | Hard cover | Book | X, 219 p. 79 illus., 45 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 59.99 | Environment | Effects of Radiation/Radiation Protection | SCU13003 | RNQ | Environmental Health | SCU18005 | MMR | Environment | Contributed volume | Springer Japan | In production | 2014-01-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Part 1 Introduction.- 1 Outline of the Environmental Monitoring of [NAME]'s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident (Tomoyuki TAKAHASHI).- 2 Outline of the Radiation Dose Estimation of Residents After the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident ([NAME] 2 Overview.- 3 Accident of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant: Sequences, FP Released, Lessons Learned (Jun SUGIMOTO).- 4 Some Comments on Dose Assessment for Members of the Public After the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident ([NAME] 3 Radiation Survey of the Environment.- 5 Environmental Radiation Status in and Around Tokyo Immediately After the TEPCO Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Disaster (Takeshi IIMOTO).- 6 Radiation Survey Along Two Trails in Mt. Fuji to Investigate the Radioactive Contamination Due to [NAME]'s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Accident (Kazuaki YAJIMA).- 7 Development of a Carborne Survey System, KURAMA (Minoru TANIGAKI).- 8 Radiation Measurement in East Japan in 2011 After the Fukushima Nuclear Accident ([NAME] 4 Environmental Radioactivity.- 9 Distribution of Plutonium Isotopes in Marine Sediments Off Japan Before and After the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident: A Review (Jian ZHENG).- 10 Time Trend Change of Air Dose Rate on Paved Area in Fukushima City After the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident ([NAME] in Marine Biota off the Coast of Fukushima Prefecture After [NAME]'s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident (Tatsuo AONO).- Part 5 Transfer Models and/or Parameters.- 12 Evaluating Removal of Radionuclides from Landfill Leachate Using Generally Practiced Wastewater Treatment Processes (Nao ISHIKAWA).- 13 Studies on [NAME] in Agricultural Plants in Fukushima Prefecture ([NAME] 6 Source Estimation.- 14 Investigation of Uncertainty in the Release Rates of I 131 and Cs 137 from Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Estimated from Environmental Data (Shigekazu HIRAO).- 15 Source Term Estimation of 131I and 137Cs Discharged from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the Atmosphere (Haruyasu NAGAI).- Part 7 Dose Assessment.- 16 [NAME]'s Activities for the Reconstruction of Early Internal Exposure in the TEPCO Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Accident (Osamu KURIHARA).- 17 Internal Radiation Dose of KURRI Volunteers Working at Evacuation Shelters After [NAME]'s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident (Yuko KINASHI).- 18 Probabilistic Assessment of Doses to the Public Living in Areas Contaminated by the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident (Shogo TAKAHARA).- 19 Reduction of External Exposure for Residents Owing to the Fukushima Nuclear Accident by Weathering and Decontamination (Hiroko YOSHIDA). | This book provides comprehensive research findings related to the environmental monitoring of radiation, levels of radioactive nuclides in various environments and dose estimation in residents after the [NAME] nuclear power plant accident caused severe environmental contamination with radioactive nuclides. At the beginning of the book, a technical review written by a leading researcher of nuclear reactor technology explains what happened at the power plant. The review is followed by a commentary from a former member of the International Commission on Radiological Protection, providing the reader with easily understandable information about the concept of radiation dosage. In the main part of the book, a series of scientific reports presents valuable data on the radiation surveys of the environment, environmental radioactivity, transfer models and parameters of radioactive nuclides and dose assessment among residents. These reports present a wide range of findings from the research carried out in a variety of activities by large governmental organizations as well as by small private groups and individuals. The reader thus will find a large collection of valuable and interesting data related to the environmental contamination by radioactive nuclides after the [NAME] accident. Although earlier reports on this issue have been made public, this book is the only publication to fully depict the actual situation by providing comprehensive data obtained by diverse organizations and individuals. | <p>Presents a wide range of research results carried out by a variety of organizations and individuals</p><p>Collects invaluable data especially those obtained just days or weeks after the accident </p><p>Provides highly reliable data as discussed at an international symposium and peer-reviewed by specialists</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11646 | Earth and Environmental Science
 | 978-94-007-7910-5 | Environment | Urquhart | [NAME], The School of Science University of Greenwich, Chatham, UK; [NAME], University of Greenwich The School of Science, Chatham, UK; [NAME], University of Hull Yorkshire, [NAME], UK; [NAME], Greenwich Maritime Institute Office University of Greenwich, London, UK | Social Issues in Sustainable Fisheries Management |  | MARE Publication Series | 9 | 1 | 2014 | 199 | Hard cover | Book | I, 199 p. 46 illus., 10 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 129 | Environment | Sustainable Development | SCU34000 | RNU | Human Geography | SCX26000 | RGC | Environment | Contributed volume | Springer Netherlands | In production | 2014-01-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Part [NAME] in Governance and Co-management.- Part II. Issues in Local Ecological Knowledge and Scientific Evidence.- Part III. Issues in Sustaining Fisher Livelihoods.- Part IV. Issues in Gender Roles.- Part V. Issues in Social Identity and Cultural Heritage. | This volume is an interdisciplinary mix of perspectives and studies on social issues in fisheries from a diverse range of case studies and research disciplines. The case is made regarding the dearth of attention to socio-cultural considerations which to date have been largely treated as an externality of fisheries policy. It will be valuable to researchers and decision makers interested in understanding the social dimension of fisheries and provides a timely and relevant compilation of research and analysis on some of the critical socio-cultural issues facing fisheries management and fishing communities today. | <p>This is a timely and relevant compilation of research and analysis on some of the critical socio-cultural issues facing fisheries management and fishing communities  </p><p>A step towards a sustainable development paradigm  for fisheries management </p><p>Explicitly incorporates a range of social and cultural issues </p><p>Themes include governance, local knowledge, livelihoods, gender, and  identity</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11646 | Earth and Environmental Science
 | 978-3-319-03643-4 | Geography | [NAME] | [NAME], University Technology Malaysia, [NAME], Malaysia; [NAME], University Technology Malaysia, [NAME], Malaysia; [NAME], Technical University of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark; [NAME], University Technology Malaysia, [NAME], Malaysia; [NAME], University Technology Malaysia, [NAME], Malaysia | Geoinformation for Informed Decisions |  | Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography |  | 1 | 2014 | 300 | Hard cover | Book | 300 p. 150 illus. | 0 | approx. | 139 | Geography | Geographical Information Systems/Cartography | SCJ13000 | [NAME] | Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry | SCJ18000 | [NAME] | Geography | Monograph | Springer International Publishing | Planned | 2014-03-19 00:00:00 |  |  | From the Contents: The interoperable Building Model of the European Union.- Object Oriented Multispectral Images Segmentation and Classification.- Reverse RTK Data Streaming for Low-Cost Landslide Monitoring.- An Alternative Technique for Landslide Inventory Modeling based on Spatial Pattern Characterization.- Development of A New D16 Algorithm for Single Flow Direction Model. | This book presents the latest research developments in geoinformation science, which includes all the sub-disciplines of the field, such as: geomatic engineering, GIS, remote sensing, digital photogrammetry, digital cartography, etc. | <p>The recent findings presented in the book will benefit all researchers in the field</p><p>Presents cutting-edge findings in different sub-fields</p><p>Identifies potential new research directions</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11646 | Earth and Environmental Science
 | 978-3-642-22678-6 | Geography | Benveniste | [NAME], European Space Agency/ESRIN Directorate of Earth Observation, Roma, Italy; [NAME], Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche Istituto di Biofisica, [NAME], Italy; [NAME], Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia | Inland Water Altimetry |  |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 500 | Hard cover | Book | 500p. 100 illus.. | 0 | approx. | 239 | Geography | Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry | SCJ18000 | [NAME] | Hydrology/Water Resources | SC211000 | RBK | Earth Sciences | Monograph | Springer [NAME] | Planned | 2014-02-28 00:00:00 |  |  |  | This book will bring an integrated view of the state-of-the art in the matter to the water scientists eager to add Radar Altimetry to their toolkit. It describes experience in application of satellite altimetry to the different inland seas, lakes and rivers in the World. It presents the principal problems related to the altimetry derived products in inland seas, lakes and rivers and ways of their improvement. This publication is based on numerous satellite and observational data collected and analyzed by the authors of the various chapters in the framework of a set of international projects, performed in Europe, Russia, USA, and China. The book will contribute both to the ongoing International Altimeter Service effort and to the building of a sustained Continental Water observing system in the perspective of GMES and GEOSS initiatives, supplied with satellite data from the series of Sentinel-3 satellites, the [NAME] series and further on the revolutionary SWOT Satellite Mission. This book is aimed at specialists concerned with research in the various fields of satellite altimetry and remote sensing of Continental Waters. The book will also be interesting for lecturers, students and post-graduate students. Pratical applications stemming from the book content will be supported by, and can be advertised through, the ESA-CNES Basic Radar Altimetry Toolbox and its Radar Altimetry Tutorial ( http://earth.esa.int/brat, http://www.altimetry.info ) | <p>For specialists in the field of satelitte altimetry and remote sensing of continental waters </p><p>Contributing to a sustained continental water observing system</p><p>Written by outstanding specialists in this field</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11646 | Earth and Environmental Science
 | 978-3-642-40198-5 | Geography | [NAME] | [NAME], Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel; [NAME], Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; [NAME], University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel | Modeling of Land-Use and Ecological Dynamics |  | Cities and Nature |  | 1 | 2013 | 193 | Hard cover | Book | VII, 193 p. 66 illus., 9 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 129 | Geography | Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning | SCJ15000 | RP | Regional/Spatial Science | SCW12189 | KCP | Geography | Contributed volume | Springer [NAME] | In production | 2013-12-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Preface.- Introduction.- The Impact of Land-Use Policy on Urban Fringe Dynamics.- Long-Term Changes in Configuration of Agriculture and Natural Areas Around Cities in the Netherlands (1900 - 1990).- Investigating Land-Use Dynamics at the Periphery of a Fast-Growing City with Cellular Automata at Two Spatial Scales.- The Spatial Morphology of Oporto's Urban Fringe.- Vascular Plant Species Richness Patterns in Urban Environments - Case Studies from Hannover, Germany and Haifa, Israel.- Future Suburban Development and the Environmental Implications of Lawns: A Case Study in New England, USA.- [NAME] at the Metropolitan Fringe.- Lichens and Plants in Urban Environment. | As cities are rapidly expanding and encroaching into agricultural and natural areas, a question of primary concern is how this expansion affects surrounding agriculture and natural landscapes. This book presents a wide spectrum of both theoretical and empirical approaches to simulation and assessment of landscape dynamics. The first part presents state-of-the-art modelling approaches pertaining to land-use changes entailed by the urban sprawl, at different spatial resolutions and temporal time scales. The second part is dedicated to case studies of the effects and consequences of the emerging urban-agriculture open space patterns. | <p>Wide spectrum of empirically confirmed models of land-use dynamics</p><p>Approach to landscape modeling that integrates urban, agriculture and open space dynamics</p><p>Presents landscape phenomena as self-organizing and emerging consequences of human activities</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11643 | Business and Economics
 | 978-3-319-03586-4 | Geography | Fiedler | [NAME], Graz, Austria | Urbanisation, unlimited |  |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 190 | Hard cover | Book | 190 p. 75 illus. in color. | 0 | approx. | 139 | Geography | Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning | SCJ15000 | RP | Cities, Countries, Regions | SCK14000 | AMVD | Geography | Monograph | Springer International Publishing | Planned | 2014-03-15 00:00:00 |  |  | Wild Urbanism.- Introduction and Acknowledgements.- Abstraction.- Brazilianisation.- Convergence.- Dispersion.- Expansion.- Gentrification.- Hegemony.- Modernisation.- Privatisation.- Regulation.- Segregation.- Urban Space.- Vitality.- Afterword.- References. | The book consists of a series of essays covering themes which are relevant to the process of urbanisation worldwide – such as dispersion, privatisation or vitality. With reference to each of the 15 themes, specific instances are displayed with one photo each and a description of anecdotal character. The instances are taken from Europe, the Middle East, Brazil, South Africa and the United States. The tone of the text is analytical, based on a post-voluntarist attitude, critical to both neoliberal policies and determinist planning traditions. | <p>An effective insight is given into the workings of urbanisation without requiring scientific background</p><p>Unique cases embedded in broader analytical reasoning</p><p>The book appeals to architects interested in urban development</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11646 | Earth and Environmental Science
 | 978-3-319-01975-8 | Geography | He | [NAME], University of Heidelberg Geographical Institute, Heidelberg, Germany | Creative Industry Districts | An Analysis of Dynamics, Networks and Implications on Creative Clusters in Shanghai | Advances in Asian Human-Environmental Research |  | 1 | 2014 | 197 | Hard cover | Book | XIII, 197 p. 75 illus., 50 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 129 | Geography | Economic Geography | SCJ12000 | RGCM | Regional/Spatial Science | SCW12189 | KCP | Geography | Monograph | Springer International Publishing | Available | 2013-12-31 00:00:00 | 2013-11-19 00:00:00 |  | Introduction.- From the New Economy to Creative City.- Characterizing Shanghai’s Creative Industries and Districts.- Dynamics in Clustering of Creative Industries in Shanghai.- Network Analysis of Creative Clusters in Shanghai.- Impacts of Creative Industry Districts in Shanghai.- Discussion and Conclusions. | Since the late 1990s, there have been broad discussions concerning the rapid rise of the creative economy. Creative or cultural industry is seen as the new engine of the regional growth for both developed economies and emerging nations. At the point of transition in economy and society, China is recently striving to transform its economy from “made in China” towards “created in China”. This book provides an insight into creative industries and spaces in Shanghai, which is the fastest growing megacity in China and the center of modern economic development on a global scale. Underpinned by new approaches from economic geography and urban studies, it deals with the new relations between the creative economy and urban environment in Shanghai. Over the last decade, creative clusters have been rapidly emerging in particular locations in the central city of Shanghai. This spatial phenomenon is explained in the book through an analysis of dynamics, networks and implications. | <p>This in-depth empirical study offers new approaches and perspectives on the current discussion of creative industries </p><p>Provides numerous first-hand materials to the readers with valuable background information of the creative economy in China and Shanghai</p><p>Includes evidence-based recommendations on "creative city-making" for urban practitioners and planners</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11646 | Earth and Environmental Science
 | 978-94-007-7786-6 | Geography | [NAME] | [NAME], Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA, USA; [NAME], Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA, USA | The Geography of Beer | Regions, Environment, and Societies |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 200 | Hard cover | Book | X, 200 p. 70 illus., 50 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 129 | Geography | Economic Geography | SCJ12000 | RGCM | Physical Geography | [NAME] | RGB | Geography | Monograph | Springer Netherlands | In production | 2014-02-28 00:00:00 |  |  | Geographies of Beer.- Section 1: Regions.- The Geography of Beer in Europe from 1000 B.C. to A.D. 1000.- The Spatial Diffusion of Beer From Its Sumerian Origins to Today.- Mapping Unites States Breweries 1612 to 2011.- Local to National and Back Again: Beer, Wisconsin & Scale.- The World’s Beer: The Historical Geography of Brewing in Mexico.- Geographic Appellations of Beer.- Section 2: Environment.- The Global Hop: An Agricultural Overview of the Brewer’s Gold.- Sweetwater, Mountain Springs, and Great Lakes: A hydro-geography of beer brands.- A Taste of Place: Environmental Geographies of the Classic Beer Styles.- Sustainability Trends in the Regional Craft Beer Industry. Section 3: Societies.- The Origins and [NAME] of the India Pale Ale.- The Ubiquity of Good Taste: A Spatial Analysis of the Craft Brewing Industry in the United States.- Too big to ale? Globalization and consolidation in the beer industry.- Microbreweries, Place, and Identity in the United States.- Neolocalism and the Branding and Marketing of Place by Canadian Microbreweries.- Offline Brews and Online Views: Exploring the Geography of Beer Tweets. | This edited collection examines the various influences, relationships, and developments beer has had from distinctly spatial perspectives. The chapters explore the functions of beer and brewing from unique and sometimes overlapping historical, economic, cultural, environmental and physical viewpoints.Topics from authors – both geographers and non-geographers alike – have examined the influence of beer throughout history, the migration of beer on local to global scales, the dichotomous nature of global production and craft brewing, the neolocalism of craft beers, and the influence local geography has had on beer’s most essential ingredients: water, starch (malt), hops, and yeast.At the core of each chapter remains the integration of spatial perspectives to effectively map the identity, changes, challenges, patterns and locales of the geographies of beer. | Providing the reader a new resource on the geographies of beer <br>Complements the reader's library about alcoholic beverages <br>Provides readers a visual aid to the spatial underpinnings of beer's economic, historical, cultural, physical and environmental geographies at local to global scales<br>Satisfies beer drinkers' and enthusiasts' need for an authoritative overview on aspects related to the origin, history and flourishing of beer culture | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11646 | Earth and Environmental Science
 | 978-3-319-02449-3 | Geography | Rivard | [NAME], Saint-Lambert, QC, Canada; [NAME], Saint-Lambert, QC, Canada | [NAME] | Integrated Use of Stereo Air Photos and Satellite Images |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 200 | Hard cover | Book | 200 p. 230 illus., 100 illus. in color. | 0 | approx. | 139 | Geography | Geographical Information Systems/Cartography | SCJ13000 | [NAME] | Geomorphology | SCG17090 | RBGD | Geography | Monograph | Springer International Publishing | Planned | 2014-03-18 00:00:00 |  |  | Preface.- Complex terrain.- Stereo air photos.- High resolution stereo satellite images.- Introduction.- Air photo layout format.- Regional setting satellite images.- Landslide types.- Field photos of slope failures.- Bedrock types.- Nonglacial surficial deposits.- Glacial and alpine-glacial types.- Periglacial types. | A review of five major categories of morphogenetic terrain types meet the complex terrain criteria: landslides, field photos of slope failures, bedrocks, nonglacial surficial deposits, glacial and alpine-glacial, and periglacial. Interpretations are based on personal knowledge and available background materials. This monograph documents a concept of complex terrains with the use of 208 illustrations, including 64 analyzed and extensively commented examples of stereo-pair air photos and 64 related satellite images. | <p>First comprehensive documentation of the concept of complex terrain</p><p>Integration of satellite imagery and air photos</p><p>Mono and stereo air photo viewing at a glance</p> | Professionals | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11646 | Earth and Environmental Science
 | 978-4-431-54414-2 | Geography | Shimizu | [NAME], Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan; [NAME], Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan | Basic and Clinical Environmental Approaches in Landscape Planning |  | Urban and Landscape Perspectives | 17 | 1 | 2014 | 126 | Hard cover | Book | XV, 126 p. 126 illus., 115 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 129 | Geography | Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning | SCJ15000 | RP | Sustainable Development | SCU34000 | RNU | Geography | Monograph | Springer Japan | In production | 2014-01-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Cultural Landscape: What People Give Value to in Their Surroundings.- Landscape Perception in Japan and Germany.-  New Trend of Landscape Planning & Design in Japan.- Possibility of Japanese Landscape Planning for Development Management.- Landscape Perception of the Residents in Nyu Village, Kushida-River.- Landscape Sequence of Kushida-River.- Social Perceptions of Wetlands and their Implications to Environmental Decision Making.- How can We Make Mandala of Landscape Issues on Kushida-River.- Issues on Clinical Environmental Approach in Multi-Scale, Participatory Landscape Planning. | Our societies need to solve difficult issues to attain sustainability. The main challenges include, among others, global warming, demographic change, an energy crisis, and loss of biodiversity. In tackling these issues, a holistic understanding of our living space is important. The field of landscape planning and design is at the core the holistic concept and it makes several contributions to achieving sustainability. First, landscape planning and design connects different spatial scales: from site to region to the planet. Second, it focuses on close interrelationships between human activities and nature. Third, it is concerned with people’s values toward their surroundings. This book is based on the presentations made by German and Japanese scholars at the international symposium “New Trends of Landscape Design: Seamless Connection of Landscape Planning and Design from Regional to Site Scales — The Cultural Context” held on November 5, 2012, at the Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University. | <p>Introduces a combination of theory and practice</p><p>Includes German and Japanese contexts and comparisons</p><p>Written by authors from interdisciplinary fields</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11647 | Engineering
 | 978-3-642-42026-9 | Geography | [NAME] | [NAME], Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China; [NAME], Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China | Quantitative Remote Sensing in Thermal Infrared | Theory and Applications | Springer Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry |  | 1 | 2014 | 296 | Hard cover | Book | X, 296 p. 70 illus., 40 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 179 | Geography | Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry | SCJ18000 | [NAME] | Earth System Sciences | SCG35000 | RB | Earth Sciences | Monograph | Springer [NAME] | In production | 2013-12-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Basic theory of quantitative remote sensing.- [NAME] retrieval.- LST retrieval.- Estimation of evapotranspiration.- Applications.- Future development and perspectives. | This book provides a comprehensive and advanced overview of the basic theory of thermal remote sensing and its application in hydrology, agriculture, and forestry. Specifically, the book highlights the main theory, assumptions, advantages, drawbacks, and perspectives of these methods for the retrieval and validation of surface temperature/emissivity and evapotranspiration from thermal infrared remote sensing. It will be an especially valuable resource for students, researchers, experts, and decision-makers whose interest focuses on the retrieval and validation of surface temperature/emissivity, the estimation and validation of evapotranspiration at satellite pixel scale, and the application of thermal remote sensing. Both Prof. [NAME] and Prof. [NAME] work at the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), China. | <p>Provides the most comprehensive and advanced overview of the terminology, radiative transfer theory, methods for surface temperature/emissivity retrieval, and methods for evapotranspiration estimation in thermal infrared remote sensing <br>Includes abundant and colorful examples of the validation of surface temperature/emissivity retrieval and evapotranspiration estimation, and of the application of thermal remote sensing in geography, agriculture, and forestry<br>Offers in-depth perspectives on the future trends of thermal remote sensing</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11646 | Earth and Environmental Science
 | 978-94-017-8640-9 | Life Sciences |  |  | Horticulture: Plants for People and Places |  |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 750 | Hard cover | Book | 750 p. 3 volume-set. | 0 | final | 479 | Life Sciences | Agriculture | SCL11006 | TVB | Food Science | SCC15001 | TDCT | Life Sciences | Contributed volume | Springer Netherlands | Planned | 2014-03-11 00:00:00 |  |  |  | The trilogy ‘Horticulture: Plants for People and Places’ encapsulates and explains the fundamentals of what the disciplines of ‘horticulture’ and ‘horticultural science’ embrace and encompass currently. Those outside these disciplines, and not infrequently some inside them, find difficulty in understanding and explaining the broad-church which is horticulture and horticultural science. | <p>Comprehensive coverage of unique topics – no previous book has contained this amount of information covering the entire spectrum of horticulture and horticultural science from crop production through environmental contexts to social impacts and welfare benefits</p><p>International authority – all the authors contributing to this trilogy are internationally acclaimed authorities each bringing vast accumulated knowledge and expertise</p><p>Clear, concise and well illustrated text – each author has provided a clear, detailed but concise analysis of their field of expertise amply interpreted and illustrated for ease of reading and understanding</p><p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11642 | Biomedical and Life Sciences
 | 978-1-4614-8599-5 | Life Sciences | [NAME] | [NAME], Sri Pratap College, Srinagar, India; [NAME], Anantnag College, Srinagar, India | Physiological Mechanisms and Adaptation Strategies in Plants Under Changing Environment | Volume 2 |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 394 | Hard cover | Book | XVI, 394 p. 28 illus., 13 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 239 | Life Sciences | Plant Sciences | SCL24000 | PST | Plant Physiology | SCL24043 | PSTD | Life Sciences | Contributed volume | Springer New York | In production | 2013-12-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Biochemical and Molecular Approaches for Drought Tolerance in Plants.- Heavy-Metal Attack on Freshwater Side: Physiological Defense Strategies of Macrophytes and Ecotoxicological Ops.- Secondary Metabolites and Environmental Stress in Plants: Biosynthesis, Regulation and Function.- Major Phytohormones under Abiotic Stress.- Nitric Oxide: Role in Plants under Abiotic Stress.- Brassinosteroids: Improving Crop Productivity and Abiotic Stress Tolerance.- Ethylene: Role in Plants under Environmental Stress.- Scenario of Climate Changes in the Context of Agriculture.- Importance of Protective Compounds in Stress Tolerance.- Growth Patterns of Tomato Plants Subjected to Two Non-Conventional Abiotic Stresses: UV-C Irradiations and Electric Fields.- Rhizobacteria: Restoration of Heavy Metal Contaminated Soils.- Potassium and Sodium Transport Channels under [NAME] Stress.- [NAME] curcas: An Overview. | ​​Abiotic stress has a detrimental impact on the living organisms in a specific environment and constitutes a major constraint to global agricultural production. The adverse environmental conditions that plants encounter during their life cycle not only disturb their metabolic reactions, but also hamper their growth and development on cellular and whole plant levels. These conditions are of great concern, particularly for those countries whose economies primarily rely on agriculture. Under abiotic stresses, plants amalgamate multiple external stress cues to bring about a coordinated response and establish mechanisms to mitigate such stresses by triggering a cascade of events leading to enhanced tolerance.  Physiological Mechanisms and Adaptation Strategies in Plants under Changing Environment, Volume 2 displays the ways by which plants utilize and integrate many common signals and subsequent pathways to cope with less favourable environmental conditions. The book also describes the use of contemporary tools for the improvement of plants under such stressed environments. Concise yet comprehensive,  Physiological Mechanisms and Adaptation Strategies in Plants under Changing Environment, Volume 2 is an indispensable resource for researchers, students, environmentalists and many others in this burgeoning area of research. | <p>Written by a diverse group of internationally known scholars</p><p>Latest results, techniques, and methods of plant mechanism and adaptation to stress research </p><p>Climate change discussion related to this important subject​</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11642 | Biomedical and Life Sciences
 | 978-4-431-54606-1 | Life Sciences | [NAME] | [NAME], Japan Bioindustry Association, Tokyo, Japan; [NAME], Kyoto Gakuen University, Kyoto, Japan | Microbial Production | From Genome Design to Cell Engineering |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 343 | Hard cover | Book | XV, 343 p. 116 illus., 32 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 189 | Life Sciences | Microbial Genetics and Genomics | SCL23039 | PSG | Applied Microbiology | SCC12010 | PSG | Life Sciences | Monograph | Springer Japan | In production | 2014-02-28 00:00:00 |  |  | Preface.- Part1: Minimum Genome Factory.- Chapter1Creation of novel technology for extracellular protein production towards the development of Bacillus subtilis genome factories.- Chapter2 Minimum genome factories in Schizosaccharomyces pombe.- Chapter3 Minimum genome [NAME] of E. coli.- Part 2: Whole Genome Manipulation for Genome Design.- Chapetr4 Efficient and accurate production of de novo designed gene clusters of large size by a novel Bacillus subtilis based BGM system.- Chapter5 Development and application of novel genome technology in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.- Chapter6 Genome design of Actinomycetes for secondary metabolism.- Part 3: Application of Omics Information and Construction of Mutant Libraries.- Chapter7 Application methodology of whole omics information.- Chapter8 Application of Genomics in molecular breeding of the koji molds Aspergillus oryzae and Aspergillus sojae.- Chapter9 Comprehensive libraries of Escherichia coli K-12 and their application.- [NAME] into metabolism and the galactose recognition system from microarray analysis in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe.- Part 4: Applications of Advanced Technologies for Production.- Chapter11 Multi-enzymatic systems for the production of chemical compounds.- Chapter12 Use of organic solvent tolerant microorganisms in bioconversion.- Chapter13 Approaches for improving protein production by cell surface engineering.- Chapter14 Strategies for increasing the production level of heterologous proteins in Aspergillus oryzae.- Chapter15 Overproduction of L- Glutamate in Corynebacterium glutamicum.- Part 5: Pharmaceuticals.- Chapter16 Microbial hormones as a master switch for secondary metabolism in Streptomyces.- Chapter17 Enzymatic production of designed peptide.- Part 6: Functional Foods.- Chapter18 Microbial production of functional polyunsaturated fatty acids and their derivatives.- Chapter19 Enzymatic production of Oligosaccharides.- Part 7: Cosmetics.- Chapter20 Cosmetic Ingredients Fermented by Lactic Acid Bacteria.- Chapter21 Structure of tyrosinase and its inhibitor from sake lees.- Part 8: Energy and Chemicals.- Chapter22 Towards realization of new biorefinery industries using Corynebacterium glutamicum.- Chapter23 Hydrogen Production Using Photosynthetic Bacteria.- Chapter24 Production of biofuels and useful materials by anaerobic organisms in ecosystem of methane fermentation. | Microbial production: From genome design to cell surface engineering affords a comprehensive review of novel technology and approaches being implemented for manufacturing microorganisms, written by specialists in both academia and industry. This book is divided into three sections: the first includes technology for improvement of fermentation strains and many supporting technologies and information; the second examines novel technology useful for analysis of cell activities, analyzing gene function, and designing genomes of producer strains; and finally, a discussion of the practical application of the techniques and success case studies in many fields of bio-production, such as microbiological production, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, foods and cosmetics. | <p>Presents the methodology of breeding fermentation strains with omics information </p><p>Describes many successful results by industry researchers using novel technology and the concept for designing a fermentation strain genome </p><p>Is relevant to a variety of application fields of microbial production with improved strains</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11642 | Biomedical and Life Sciences
 | 978-94-007-7926-6 | Life Sciences | Bellon | Stéphane Bellon, INRA, Avignon Cedex 09, France; Servane Penvern, INRA, Avignon Cedex 09, France | Organic farming, prototype for sustainable agricultures |  |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 574 | Hard cover | Book | I, 574 p. | 0 | final | 209 | Life Sciences | Agriculture | SCL11006 | TVB | Ecology | SCL19007 | PSAF | Life Sciences | Contributed volume | Springer Netherlands | In production | 2014-01-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Preface.- 1. Introduction: Organic food and Farming, Prototype for Sustainable Agriculture.- PART 1 – SYSTEM’S FUNCTIONING TO IMPROVE SELF-SUFFICIENCY.- 1.1 Organic Landcare and Fertility.- 2. Soil phosphorus (P) management in organic cropping systems: from current practices to avenues for a more efficient use of P resource.- 3. Intercropping – applying ecological principles for improved nitrogen use efficiency in organic farming systems.- 1.2 Crop Protection in Organic Farming.- 4. Regulatory framework for plant protection in organic farming.- 5. Conservation biocontrol: Principles and implementation in organic farming.- 6. Contribution of agroecology to plant protection in Organic Farming: Relevance and Limits.- 7. Building apple ideotypes adapted to organic and low-input, competitive systems.- 1.3 Livestock Management and System Design.- 8. Alternatives to chemical antiparasitic drugs in livestock in organic farming.- 9. Animal healthcare strategies in organic and conventional farming.- 10. Technical and economic performances in organic sheep-for-meat farms: observations on sheep-rearing networks and experimental farms.- 11. Experiencing organic mixed-crop dairy systems: a step by step assessment and redesign centred on a long-term experiment.- PART 2 – ORGANIC PERFORMANCES: BETWEEN SOCIETAL EXPECTATIONS AND SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE.- 2.1 Environmental Issues.- 12. Using Life Cycle Analysis to compare the environmental performance of organic and conventional apple orchards.- 13. The potential of organic agriculture to mitigate the impact of agriculture on global warming - a review.- 2.2 Animal Welfare.- 14. The respect of the five freedoms of farm animal in a context of environmental and health constraints: how much organic farming may play a role? A review.- 15. Can organic animal farmers do animal husbandry? Breaking with “animal production”, a major issue for organic farming.- 2.3 Quality of Organic Products.- 16. Food quality and possible positive health effect of organic products.- 17. Quality of organic lamb.- 18. Is organic farming unsustainable? Analysis of the debate about the conventionalisation of the organic label.- PART 3 – DEVELOPMENT DYNAMIC AND UP-SCALING (FOOD SYSTEM AND TERRITORY).- 3.1 New Frameworks for New Valuation Criteria.- 19. Transforming Recognition of the Social, Ecological and Economic Goods and Services Derived from Organic Agriculture in the Canadian Context.- 20. Seed sector and breeding methods: challenges for organic varieties.- 21. Seed for Organic Agriculture: the Development of the Participatory Plant Breeding and the Farmers’ Networks in France.- 3.2 Transition Pathways in Agri-Food Systems: Farming Practices and Food Networks.- 22. Enabling the Ecological Redesign of Organic and Conventional Agriculture: A Social Ecology and Psychosocial Perspective – Position Paper.- 23. Transitions towards organic farming at the farm and at the local scales: the role of innovative production and organisational modes and networks.- 24. Contributing to the sustainability of agro-food systems: Potentials and pitfalls for organic farming.- 25. Multi-scale integrated assessment of regional conversion to Organic Farming. | Stakeholders show a growing interest for organic food and farming (OF&F), which becomes a societal component. Rather than questioning whether OF&F outperforms conventional agriculture or not, the main question addressed in this book is how, and in what conditions, OF&F may be considered as a prototype towards sustainable agricultures. The book gathers 25 papers introduced in a first chapter. The first section investigates OF&F production processes and its capacity to benefit from the systems functioning to achieve higher self-sufficiency. The second one proposes an overview of organic performances providing commodities and public goods. The third one focuses on organics development pathways within agri-food systems and territories. As well as a strong theoretical component, this book provides an overview of the new challenges for research and development. It questions the benefits as well as knowledge gaps with a particular emphasis on bottlenecks and lock-in effects at various levels. | <p>Qualified authors involved in organic research (projects), from various disciplines and countries</p><p>Wide range of topics addressed, relevant for the development of organic and sustainable agricultures</p><p>Updated results and references, thematic index</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11642 | Biomedical and Life Sciences
 | 978-3-642-41445-9 | Life Sciences | Bleckmann | Horst Bleckmann, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany; Joachim Mogdans, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany; [NAME], Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH, USA | [NAME] in Air and Water | Behavioural, [NAME] and Engineering Principles of Operation |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 601 | Hard cover | Book | VIII, 601 p. 200 illus., 77 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 239 | Life Sciences | Neurobiology | SCL25066 | PSAN | Biophysics and Biological Physics | SCP27008 | PHVN | Life Sciences | Contributed volume | Springer [NAME] | In production | 2014-01-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Part I: Spatio-Temporal Structure of Natural Aero- and Hydrodynamic Stimuli.- Natural Hydrodynamic Stimuli.- Laser-Based Optical Methods for the Sensory Ecology of Flow Sensing: From Classical PIV to Micro-PIV and Beyond.- Part II: Flow Sensing and Animal Behavior.- The Role of Flow and the Lateral Line in the Multisensory Guidance of Orienting Behaviours.- Hydrodynamic Perception in Seals and Sea Lions.- Hydrodynamic Imaging by Blind Mexican Cave Fish.- Flow Sensing in Sharks: Lateral Line Contributions to Navigation and Prey Capture.- The Slightest Whiff of Air: Airflow Sensing in Arthropods.- [NAME] by Bats.- Flies, Optic Flow and Multisensory Stabilization Reflexes.- Part III: Biomechanics of Flow Sensors.- Techniques for Studying Neuromast Function in Zebrafish.- Part IV: Evolution and Development of Flow Sensors.- Structural Diversity in the Lateral Line System of Fishes: Evolution, Development and Implications for Function.- Evolution of Polarized Hair Cells in Aquatic Vertebrates and Their Connection to Directionally Sensitive Neurons.- Patterning the Posterior Lateral Line in Teleosts: Evolution of Development.- Functional Architecture of Lateral Line Afferent Neurons in Larval Zebrafish.- Part V: Physiology of Flow Sensing.- Neuronal Basis of Source Localisation and the Processing of Bulk Water Flow with the Fish Lateral Line.- Hydrodynamic Object Formation: Perception, Neuronal Representation, and Multimodal Integration.- Part VI: Artificial Flow Sensors.- Crickets as Bio-Inspiration for MEMS-Based Flow-Sensing.- Complex Flow Detection by Fast Processing of Sensory Hair-Arrays.- Stress-Driven Artificial Hair Cell for Flow Sensing.- [NAME]: an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle with Artificial Lateral-Line System. | In this book, leading scientists in the fields of sensory biology, neuroscience, physics and engineering explore the basic operational principles and behavioral uses of flow sensing in animals and how they might be applied to engineering applications such as autonomous control of underwater or aerial vehicles.Although humans possess no flow-sensing abilities, countless aquatic (e.g. fish, cephalopods and seals), terrestrial (e.g. crickets and spiders) and aerial (e.g. bats) animals have flow sensing abilities that underlie remarkable behavioral feats. These include the ability to follow silent hydrodynamic trails long after the trailblazer has left the scene, to form hydrodynamic images of their environment in total darkness, and to swim or fly efficiently and effortlessly in the face of destabilizing currents and winds. | <p>Provides a comprehensive survey of our knowledge of flow sensory systems</p><p>Covers morphological variations and function, spatial and temporal characteristics of natural flow stimuli, sensory transduction mechanisms, sensory processing by the peripheral and central nervous system, signal analysis, neuronal modeling and artificial flow sensors</p><p>Written by experts</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11642 | Biomedical and Life Sciences
 | 978-1-4899-8052-6 | Life Sciences | [NAME] | [NAME], Università degli Studi di Milano Unistem, Milan, Italy; Fulvio Gandolfi, Università degli Studi di Milano Unistem, Milan, Italy | Pluripotency in Domestic Animal Cells |  | SpringerBriefs in Stem Cells |  | 1 | 2013 | 46 | Soft cover | Book | VII, 46 p. 28 illus., 24 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 54.99 | Life Sciences | Stem Cells | SCL16010 | PSAK | Embryology | SCL18010 | PSF | Life Sciences | Brief | Springer New York | In production | 2014-01-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Early Embryo Development in Large Animals.- Syngamy and Spindle Formation.- Cleavage, compaction and blastulation.- Cell commitment.- Naive versus established epiblast.- Pluripotency in Domestic Animal Embryos.- Expression, restriction and interactions of molecules involved in the control of cell potency and commitment.- Species-specific and stage specific pluripotency markers.- Use of Large Animal Models for Regenerative Medicine.- Why do we need stem cell line from large animal species?.- What are the applications and potentials.- What are the limits?. | This addition to the Springer Brief in Stem Cells series focuses on aspects related to the specific mechanisms that ensure and control pluripotency and cell commitment in domestic animal species. This topic is generating rapidly-increasing interest due to the great potential for domestic animal species to be used as intermediate biomedical models, between the mouse and the human. The Brief addresses why we need large animal models for regenerative medicine. It also describes early embryo development with a careful and specific analysis of the regulatory mechanisms driving cleavage, polarization and genome activation in domestic species. How pluripotency is compartmentalized in domestic species as well as the different aspects that make the derivation of stem cells in domestic species very difficult are also addressed. | <p>Focuses on the specific mechanisms that control pluripotency and cell commitment in domestic animal species</p><p>Addresses the need large animal models for regenerative medicine</p><p>Describes early embryo development by analyzing the regulatory mechanisms driving cleavage, polarization and genome activation in domestic species</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11642 | Biomedical and Life Sciences
 | 978-3-642-41493-0 | Life Sciences | Brumm | [NAME], Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, Seewiesen, Germany | Animal Communication and Noise |  | Animal Signals and Communication | 2 | 1 | 2013 | 453 | Hard cover | Book | VIII, 453 p. 107 illus., 34 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 189 | Life Sciences | Behavioural Sciences | SCL13009 | PSVP | Animal Physiology | SCL25031 | PSVD | Life Sciences | Contributed volume | Springer [NAME] | In production | 2013-12-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Introduction.- Signal Detection, [NAME], and the Evolution of Communication.- Masking by [NAME] in Acoustic Insects: Problems and Solutions.- Effects of Noise on Sound Detection and Acoustic Communication in Fishes.- Anuran Acoustic Signal Production in Noisy Environments.- Anuran Acoustic Signal Perception in Noisy Environments.- Avian Vocal Production in Noise.- Avian Sound Perception in Noise.- Effects of Noise on Acoustic Signal Production in Marine Mammals.- Effects of Noise on Sound Perception in Marine Mammals.- Noise in Visual Communication: Motion from Wind-Blown Plants.- Neural Noise in Electro communication —from Burden to Benefits.- Noise in Chemical Communication.- Anthropogenic Noise and Conservation. | The study of animal communication has led to significant progress in our general understanding of motor and sensory systems, evolution, and speciation. However, one often neglected aspect is that signal exchange in every modality is constrained by noise, be it in the transmission channel or in the nervous system. This book analyses whether and how animals can cope with such constraints, and explores the implications that noise has for our understanding of animal communication. It is written by leading biologists working on different taxa including insects, fish, amphibians, lizards, birds, and mammals. In addition to this broad taxonomic approach, the chapters also cover a wide array of research disciplines: from the mechanisms of signal production and perception, to the behavioural ecology of signalling, the evolution of animal communication, and conservation issues. This volume promotes the integration of the knowledge gained by the diverse approaches to the study of animal communication and, at the same time, highlights particularly interesting fields of current and future research. | <p>Includes studies on different taxa ranging from insects to mammals</p><p>Discusses also the implications of anthropogenic noise for conservation</p><p>Richly illustrated</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11642 | Biomedical and Life Sciences
 | 978-1-4614-9325-9 | Life Sciences | [NAME] | [NAME], Roswell Park Cancer Institute Center for Genetics and Pharmacology, Buffalo, NY, USA | [NAME] as Targets for Phytochemicals in Cancer Prevention and Therapy |  |  |  | 1 | 2013 | 262 | Hard cover | Book | XI, 262 p. 24 illus., 15 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 189 | Life Sciences | Cell Biology | SCL16008 | PSF | Cancer Research | SCB11001 | MJCL | Life Sciences | Contributed volume | Springer New York | In production | 2013-12-31 00:00:00 |  |  | OxPhos Defects and Their Role in Cancer Initiation and Progression.- Estrogen Receptor–Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 Signaling Crosstalk ­as Potential Targets of Xenoestrogens.- Mitochondrial Regulation of Cell-Death.- Cell Death Inducing Mechanisms of Cancer Chemopreventive Agents.- Dietary Phytochemicals Target Cancer Stem Cells for Cancer Chemoprevention.- Basic and translational research on dietary phytochemicals and cancer prevention.- Mitochondrial Reactive Oxygen Species in Proapoptotic Effect of Promising Cancer Chemopreventive Phytochemicals.- Therapeutic action of phytochemicals on cancer stem cells.- Phytochemicals, microRNAs and cancer: implications for cancer prevention and therapy.- Optical imaging of mitochondria for cancer therapy.- Targeting Cellular Signaling for Cancer Prevention and Therapy by Phytochemicals. | This book highlights the importance of phytochemicals and mitochondria in cancer prevention and therapy. Recent scientific discoveries have identified that naturally occurring biologically active compounds (i.e. phytochemicals) target multiple steps of tumorigenesis leading to the inhibition or delay in cancer progression. [NAME], organelles within a cell, are a critical target for phytochemicals in regulating the initiation, promotion, and progression of cancer. The book is divided into three parts to better communicate the important findings related to phytochemicals and mitochondria in cancer research. The first part describes updates on environmental and genetic factors causing cancer initiation and progression, the role of mitochondria function in regulating the process of tumorigenesis, and the role of mitochondria in regulating cell death such as apoptosis, autophagy, and necroptosis. The second part focuses on the elucidation of key target proteins that could be exploited for cancer prevention, an the role of phytochemicals in cancer prevention, updates on basic research related to phytochemicals action critical for cancer prevention, and updates on translational knowledge on cancer prevention by phytochemicals. The third part provides updates on phytochemicals targeting mitochondria for cancer therapy, an overview of action of phytochemicals on cancer stem cells, updates on the role of microRNA in phytochemicals-based therapy of cancer, and updates on phytochemicals-based translation research on therapy for metastatic cancer. | <p>Highlights the importance of phytochemicals and mitochondria in cancer prevention and therapy </p><p>Discusses updates on environmental and genetic factors causing cancer initiation and progression </p><p>Examines the action of phytochemicals on cancer stem cells</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11642 | Biomedical and Life Sciences
 | 978-3-642-45212-3 | Life Sciences | Cowan | [NAME], University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa | Antarctic Terrestrial Microbiology | Physical and Biological Properties of Antarctic Soil Habitats |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 383 | Hard cover | Book | V, 383 p. 62 illus., 47 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 189 | Life Sciences | Microbial Ecology | SCL19082 | PSAF | Bacteriology | [NAME] | PSGD | Life Sciences | Contributed volume | Springer [NAME] | In production | 2014-02-28 00:00:00 |  |  | General Introduction.- Bacterial Community Structures of Antarctic Soils.- Fungal Diversity in Antarctic Soils.- Invertebrates.- What Do We Know About Viruses in Terrestrial Antarctica?.- Microbiology of Eutropic Soil.- Fell-field Soil Microbiology.- Biological Soil Crusts.- Lithic Habitats.- Microbial Ecology of Geothermal Habitats in Antarctica.- Microbial life in Antarctic Permafrost Environments.- Primary Production and Links to Carbon Cycling in Antarctic Soils.- Climate Change and Microbial Populations.- Threats to Soil Communities: Human Impacts.- Antarctic Climate and Soils.- Antarctic Soil Properties and Soilscapes.- Origins of Antarctic Soils. | This book brings together many of the world’s leading experts in the fields of Antarctic terrestrial soil ecology, providing a comprehensive and completely up-to-date analysis of the status of Antarctic soil microbiology.Antarctic terrestrial soils represent one of the most extreme environments on Earth. Once thought to be largely sterile, it is now known that these diverse and often specialized extreme habitats harbor a very wide range of different microorganisms.Antarctic soil communities are relatively simple, but not unsophisticated. Recent phylogenetic and microscopic studies have demonstrated that these communities have well established trophic structuring and play a significant role in nutrient cycling in these cold and often dry desert ecosystems. They are surprisingly responsive to change and potentially sensitive to climatic perturbation.Antarctic terrestrial soils also harbor specialized ‘refuge’habitats, where microbial communities develop under (and within) translucent rocks. These cryptic habitats offer unique models for understanding the physical and biological ‘drivers’ of community development, function and evolution. | <p>A timely and comprehensive review of the microbial ecology of one of the world’s most extreme and interesting environments</p><p>Completely up-to-date</p><p>Written by the world’s leading experts in the field</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11642 | Biomedical and Life Sciences
 | 978-3-642-45181-2 | Life Sciences | [NAME] | [NAME], Humboldt University Berlin, Berlin, Germany | Simultaneous Statistical Inference | With Applications in the Life Sciences |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 163 | Hard cover | Book | XIV, 163 p. 19 illus., 10 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 189 | Life Sciences | Biostatistics | SCL15020 | PSA | Statistical Theory and Methods | SCS11001 | PBT | Life Sciences | Monograph | Springer [NAME] | In production | 2014-01-31 00:00:00 |  |  | The problem of simultaneous inference.- Part I General Theory.- Some theory of p-values.- Classes of multiple test procedures.- Simultaneous test procedures.- Stepwise rejective multiple tests.- Multiple testing and binary classification.- Multiple testing and model selection.- Software solutions for multiple hypotheses testing.- Part II From Genotype to Phenotype.- Genetic association studies.- Gene expression analyses.- Functional magnetic resonance imaging.- Part III Further Applications in the Life Sciences.- Further life science applications. | This monograph will provide an in-depth mathematical treatment of modern multiple test procedures controlling the false discovery rate ([NAME]) and related error measures, particularly addressing applications to fields such as genetics, proteomics, neuroscience and general biology. The book will also include a detailed description how to implement these methods in practice. Moreover new developments focusing on non-standard assumptions are also included, especially multiple tests for discrete data. The book primarily addresses researchers and practitioners but will also be beneficial for graduate students. | <p>Concise treatment of theoretical and practical properties of the false discovery rate (FDR)</p><p>Detailed examples from the life sciences, accompanied by software solutions</p><p>Includes latest developments of simultaneous statistical inference methods for a variety of non-standard situations</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11642 | Biomedical and Life Sciences
 | 978-94-017-8559-4 | Life Sciences | [NAME] | [NAME], [NAME], Sherborne, [NAME], UK; [NAME], The University of Queensland, Lawes, QLD, Australia | Horticulture: Plants for People and Places, Volume 3 | Social Horticulture |  |  | 1 | 2014 |  | Hard cover | Book | Approx. 250 p. 106 illus., 65 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 189 | Life Sciences | Agriculture | SCL11006 | TVB | Food Science | SCC15001 | TDCT | Life Sciences | Contributed volume | Springer Netherlands | In production | 2014-02-28 00:00:00 |  |  | 27. Horticulture and Society.- 28. Fruit and Vegetables and Health: An overview.- 29. Health and Well-Being.- 30. Human Dimensions of Wildlife Gardening: Its development, controversies and psychological benefits.- 31. Horticultural Science’s Role in Meeting the Need of Urban Populations.- 32. Education and Training Futures in Horticulture and Horticultural Science.- 33. Extension Approaches for Horticultural Innovation.- 34. Increasing the Economic Role for Smallholder Farmers in the World Market for Horticultural Food.- 35. International Plant Trade and Biosecurity.- 36. Art in Horticulture, Horticulture and Art.- 37. Scholarship and Literature in Horticulture.- 38. A Short History of Scholarship in Horticulture and.- 39. Gardening and Horticulture.- Index. | This Trilogy explains “What is Horticulture?”. Volume three of Horticulture: Plants for People and Places presents readers with detailed accounts of the scientific and scholastic concepts which interact with the arts and humanities and which now underpins the rapidly evolving subject of Social Horticulture. This discipline transcends the barriers between science, medicine and the arts. This volume covers:- Horticulture and Society, Diet and Health, Psychological Health, Wildlife, Horticulture and Public Welfare, Education, Extension, Economics, Exports and Biosecurity, Scholarship and Art, Scholarship and Literature, Scholarship and History and the relationship between Horticulture and Gardening. This volume brings the evolution of the Discipline and Vocation of Horticulture firmly into the 21st Century. It covers new ground by providing a detailed analysis of the value of Horticulture as a force for enhancing society in the forms of social welfare, health and well-being, how knowledge is transferred within and between generations, and the place of Horticulture in the Arts and Humanities. Substantial emphasis is given to the relationships between health, well-being and plants by the internationally acclaimed authors who have contributed accounts of their work in this book. | <p>Comprehensive coverage of unique topics – no previous book has contained this amount of information covering the entire spectrum of horticulture and horticultural science from crop production through environmental contexts to social impacts and welfare benefits</p><p>International authority – all the authors contributing to this trilogy are internationally acclaimed authorities each bringing vast accumulated knowledge and expertise</p><p>Clear, concise and well illustrated text – each author has provided a clear, detailed but concise analysis of their field of expertise amply interpreted and illustrated for ease of reading and understanding</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11642 | Biomedical and Life Sciences
 | 978-94-017-8577-8 | Life Sciences | [NAME] | [NAME], [NAME], Sherborne, [NAME], UK; [NAME], The University of Queensland, Lawes, QLD, Australia | Horticulture: Plants for People and Places, Volume 1 | Production Horticulture |  |  | 1 | 2014 |  | Hard cover | Book | Approx. 250 p. 149 illus., 126 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 189 | Life Sciences | Agriculture | SCL11006 | TVB | Food Science | SCC15001 | TDCT | Life Sciences | Contributed volume | Springer Netherlands | In production | 2014-02-28 00:00:00 |  |  | 1. Introduction.- 2. Science Drives Horticulture’s Progress and Profit.- 3. Vegetable Crops: Linking Production, Breeding and Marketing.- 4. Temperate Fruit Species.- 5. Tropical and Subtropical Fruits.- 6. Citrus Production.- 7. Viticulture and Wine Science.- 8. Plantation Crops.- 9. Berry Crops.- 10. Protected Crops.- 11. The Role of Ornamentals in Human Life.- 12. New Ornamental Plants for Horticulture.- 13. Postharvest Care and the Treatment of Fruits and Vegetables.- 14. Designing New Supply Chain Networks: Tomato and Mango Case Studies.- 15. Environmental Impact of Production Horticulture.- Index. | This Trilogy explains “What is Horticulture?”. Volume one of Horticulture: Plants for People and Places describes in considerable depth the science, management and technology which underpins the continuous production of fresh and processed horticultural produce. Firstly, there is a consideration of technological innovation derived from basic scientific discoveries which has given rise to entirely new industries, markets, novel crops and changed social habits. Then follows accounts of the modern production of: Field Vegetables, Temperate Fruit, Tropical Fruit, Citrus, Plantation Crops, [NAME], Viticulture, Protected Crops, Flower Crops, New Crops, Post-harvest Handling, Supply Chain Management and the Environmental Impact of Production. Each chapter is written by acknowledged world experts. Never before has such an array of plentiful, high quality fresh fruit, vegetables and ornamentals been available year-round in the World’s retail markets. Horticulture gives consumers this gift of nutritious, high quality, safe and diverse fresh foods. This is achieved by manipulating plant growth, reproduction and postharvest husbandry. The multi-billion dollar international industry achieving this is Production Horticulture the subject of this informative book. | <p>Comprehensive coverage of unique topics – no previous book has contained this amount of information covering the entire spectrum of horticulture and horticultural science from crop production through environmental contexts to social impacts and welfare benefits</p><p>International authority – all the authors contributing to this trilogy are internationally acclaimed authorities each bringing vast accumulated knowledge and expertise</p><p>Clear, concise and well illustrated text – each author has provided a clear, detailed but concise analysis of their field of expertise amply interpreted and illustrated for ease of reading and understanding</p> | Professionals | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11642 | Biomedical and Life Sciences
 | 978-94-017-8580-8 | Life Sciences | [NAME] | [NAME], [NAME], Sherborne, [NAME], UK; [NAME], The University of Queensland, Lawes, QLD, Australia | Horticulture: Plants for People and Places, Volume 2 | Environmental Horticulture |  |  | 1 | 2014 |  | Hard cover | Book | Approx. 250 p. 58 illus., 47 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 189 | Life Sciences | Agriculture | SCL11006 | TVB | Food Science | SCC15001 | TDCT | Life Sciences | Contributed volume | Springer Netherlands | In production | 2014-02-28 00:00:00 |  | worldwide | 16. Horticulture and the Environment.- 17. Woody Ornamentals.- 18. Medicinal and Aromatic Plants – Uses and functions.- 19. Urban Greening - Macro-scale landscaping.- 20. Urban Trees.- 21. Trees in the Rural Landscape.- 22. Management of Sports Turf and Amenity Grasslands.- 23. Interior Landscapes.- 24. Biodiversity and Green Open Space.- 25. An Assessment of the Effects of Climate Change on Horticulture.- 26. Concepts and Philosophy underpinning Organic Horticulture.- Index. | This Trilogy explains “What is Horticulture?”. Volume two of Horticulture: Plants for People and Places analyses in depth the scientific, managerial and ecological concepts which underpin Environmental Horticulture. Chapters describe: Horticulture and the Environment, Woody Ornamentals, Herbs and Pharmaceuticals, Urban Greening, Rural Trees, Urban Trees, Turfgrass Science, Interior and External Landscaping, Biodiversity, Climate Change and Organic Production. Each is written by leading international experts. Sustainable use of resources and careful conservation are critically essential for the continuation of life on this Planet. Achieving this is where horticulture, natural flora and fauna and the environment interact in achieving sustainable development. Horticulture is the fundamental partner of ecological and environmental science and provides an understanding of eco-system services. Live plant networks are essential for rural and urban life. They are integral parts of natural communities, the context of historic and modern architecture and a means for rejuvenating cities and uniting communities. Plants provide urban, peri-urban and rural employment, business and tourism opportunities, leisure, rest and relaxation. These facets of Environmental Horticulture are clearly described in this book. | <p>Comprehensive coverage of unique topics – no previous book has contained this amount of information covering the entire spectrum of horticulture and horticultural science from crop production through environmental contexts to social impacts and welfare benefits</p><p>International authority – all the authors contributing to this trilogy are internationally acclaimed authorities each bringing vast accumulated knowledge and expertise</p><p>Clear, concise and well illustrated text – each author has provided a clear, detailed but concise analysis of their field of expertise amply interpreted and illustrated for ease of reading and understanding</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11642 | Biomedical and Life Sciences
 | 978-1-4614-9556-7 | Life Sciences | Ekuni | Daisuke Ekuni, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan; [NAME], Polytechnical University of Marche Faculty of Medicine, Ancona, Italy; Takaaki Tomofuji, Okayama Univ Graduate School of Medicine Dentistry  and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan; [NAME], University of British Columbia Faculty of Dentistry, Vancouver, BC, Canada | Studies on Periodontal Disease |  | Oxidative Stress in Applied Basic Research and Clinical Practice |  | 1 | 2014 | 396 | Hard cover | Book | XII, 396 p. 37 illus., 14 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 209 | Life Sciences | Oxidative Stress | SCL16070 | PSF | Cell Biology | SCL16008 | PSF | Life Sciences | Contributed volume | Springer New York | In production | 2014-01-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Part I: Oxidative stress in periodontal diseases (basic science).- 1. Reactive oxygen species and antioxidant systems in periodontal disease.- 2. The role of protein oxidative modification in periodontal [NAME]. Association between oxidative stress and periodontal diseases in animal model studies.- 4. Expression of reactive oxygen species and junctional and pocket epithelium.- 5. DNA damage caused by oral malodorous compounds in periodontal cells in vitro.- 6. Apoptotic pathways triggered by oral malodorous compounds in periodontal cells.- 7. The role of p53 in carcinogenesis and apoptosis in oral tissues.- 8. Physiological roles of a periodontopathic bacterial membrane-bound quinol peroxidase.- Part II: Oxidative stress in periodontal diseases (clinical studies).- 9. Periodontitis and oxidative stress: Human clinical studies.- 10. Effects of periodontal therapy on circulating oxidative stress.- 11. Roles of HMGB1 in periodontal disease.- 12. The inflammation as the connecting link between systemic diseases and periodontal [NAME]. Periodontitis and atherosclerosis.- 14. Periodontitis and liver diseases.- 15. Oxidative stress and Periodontal disease in Down syndrome.- Part IV: Future strategies (control of ROS, roles of nutrition/antioxidants and application to dentistry).- 16. New theories and their clinical relevance about the onset and development of periodontal diseases.- 17. The role of nutrition in periodontal [NAME]. Effects of antioxidants on periodontal disease.- 19. Role of vitamin C and vitamin E in periodontal disease.- 20. Salivary biomarkers of oxidative stress associated with periodontal diseases. | The chapters of Studies on Periodontal Disease comprise four parts. Part 1 provides basic sciences from the general to the particular. The findings of cell culture and animal models supply the mechanism between periodontal disease and oxidative stress. In part 2, human clinical studies are mainly addressed. The effects of periodontal therapy on circulating oxidative stress are also discussed. The relationships between periodontal disease and systemic diseases are examined in part 3. The involvement of oxidative stress and inflammation are discussed through in vivo and in vitro study results. Part 4 discusses future strategies, including the effects of antioxidants and nutrition on periodontal disease.This thorough examination of the relationship between oxidative stress and periodontal disease is essential reading for researchers in oxidative stress and periodontal clinicians, alike. | <p>Describes the role of free radicals and antioxidants in gingivitis and periodontal disease </p><p>Covers the gamut of oxidative stress as related to gum and plaque development, the roles of enzymes, and more</p><p>Keeps the dentist and research scientist up-to-date on translational research into dental applications </p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11642 | Biomedical and Life Sciences
 | 978-3-642-45189-8 | Life Sciences | Fleming | [NAME], New York University, New York, NY, USA; [NAME], Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus C, Denmark | The Cognitive Neuroscience of Metacognition |  |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 481 | Hard cover | Book | VII, 481 p. 62 illus., 30 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 189 | Life Sciences | Behavioural Sciences | SCL13009 | PSVP | Neurosciences | SCB18006 | PSAN | Life Sciences | Contributed volume | Springer [NAME] | In production | 2014-01-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Introduction and Overview – [NAME]  [NAME]    Foundations of metacognition   Quantifying human metacognition for the neurosciences – [NAME]  Dissociating metacognition from performance – Lau & Maniscalco  A comparison of different methods for eliciting metacognitive report - Morten Overgaard & [NAME] The highs and lows of animal metacognition - [NAME] et al. Does animal metacognition exist? - [NAME] The development of metacognitive ability – [NAME]     Computational approaches   A computational framework for the study of confidence in humans and animals - Adam Kepecs & [NAME] Metacognition in human decision-making: confidence and error-monitoring - [NAME] [NAME], prediction and precision - [NAME] What failure in collective decision-making tells us about metacognition - [NAME] et al.     Cognitive neuroscience   Studying metacognitive processes at the single-neuron level – Middlebrooks and Sommer The neural basis of metacognitive accuracy - Fleming & Dolan Metacognition and mind-wandering - Kalina Christoff          Neuroscience of error awareness - [NAME] The neural basis of metamemory - [NAME] How the brain generates a sense of agency - [NAME] disorders of metacognition   Psychopharmacology of metacognition - [NAME] Failures of metacognition and lack of insight in neuropsychiatric disorders - [NAME] et al. Judgments of agency in schizophrenia: an impairment of autonoetic metacognition - [NAME]. Metacognition in Alzheimers disease - [NAME]​ | Metacognition is the capacity to reflect upon and evaluate cognition and behaviour. Long of interest to philosophers and psychologists, metacognition has recently become the target of research in the cognitive neurosciences. By combining brain imaging, computational modeling, neuropsychology and insights from psychiatry, the present book offers a picture of the metacognitive functions of the brain.Chapters cover the definition and measurement of metacognition in humans and non-human animals, the computational underpinnings of metacognitive judgments the cognitive neuroscience of self-monitoring ranging from confidence to error-monitoring and neuropsychiatric studies of disorders of metacognition.This book provides an invaluable overview of a rapidly emerging and important field within cognitive neuroscience. | <p>The first up to date and comprehensive volume on metacognition (thinking about thinking)</p><p>This book introduces a new era of research into metacognition</p><p>Metacognition is one of the hottest topics discussed by cognitive scientists</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11642 | Biomedical and Life Sciences
 | 978-94-017-8562-4 | Life Sciences | [NAME] | [NAME], Ifremer, Plouzané, France; [NAME], [NAME], Sète cedex, France | Deep Marine Mineral Resources |  |  |  | 1 | 2014 |  | Hard cover | Book | Approx. 200 p. 45 illus., 42 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 189 | Life Sciences | Life Sciences, general | SCL00004 | PSA | Hydrogeology | SCG19005 | RBK | Life Sciences | Contributed volume | Springer Netherlands | In production | 2013-12-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Preface.- Acknowledgements.- Introduction.- PART ONE Study Summary.- Challenges.- Framework.- Methodology.- Cross-cutting challenges by metal type.- Environmental challenges.- Scenarios and related challenges.- Legal aspects.- Technological innovation challenges.- Results and recommendations.- PART TWO Thematic Contributions.- 1. Deep-sea environment.- 2. Rare and strategic metals.- 3. Characteristics and formation process.- 4. Scientific knowledge and challenges related to hydrogen.- 5. International law and its evolution.- 6. Training organisations and establishments in France and Europe.- 7. Access to raw materials - A historical. legal and geopolitical vision.- Conclusion.- Bibliography.- [NAME] [NAME] Working Group.- Appendix - 5 Experts [NAME] 6 Advantages and constraints of the main deep-sea minerals.- List of authors. | The risks of shortages for some crucial metals and uncertainty about the land-based reserves of several others justify the search to diversify our sources of supply and investigate their potential. Mineral resources in the deep sea are attracting increasing interest with the progressive discovery of various forms of ores. France possesses large areas of deep seafloor in the three oceans as well as world-class human and technological resources and know-how, resulting from over 40 years of experience. This study takes stock of knowledge about mineralisations and associated metals, technologies for exploring and exploiting them, biodiversity and the potential impact of exploitation on the deep environment and the partnerships which are vital for France and Europe. This information will be useful for decision-makers in drawing up strategies, defining research and development programmes and in enhancing and developing commercial utilizations for these high-potential resources. | <p>Will be useful for decision makers in drawing up strategies, defining research and development programmes</p><p>Enhancing and developing commercial utilizations for high-potential resources</p><p>Colour Images</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11642 | Biomedical and Life Sciences
 | 978-3-642-45160-7 | Life Sciences | Fuente | [NAME] Leibnitz-Institute for Farm Animal Biology, Dummerstorf, Germany | Gene Network Inference | Verification of Methods from Systems Genetics Data |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 126 | Hard cover | Book | X, 126 p. 49 illus., 33 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 189 | Life Sciences | Systems Biology | SCL15010 | PSA | Bioinformatics | SCL15001 | PSD | Life Sciences | Contributed volume | Springer [NAME] | In production | 2014-02-28 00:00:00 |  |  | Simulation of the Benchmark Datasets.- A Panel of Learning Methods for the Reconstruction of Gene Regulatory Networks in a Systems Genetics Context.- Benchmarking a simple yet effective approach for inferring gene regulatory networks from systems genetics data.- Differential Equation based reverse-engineering algorithms: pros and cons.- [NAME] regulatory network inference from systems genetics data using tree-based methods.- Extending partially known networks.- Integration of genetic variation as external perturbation to reverse engineer regulatory networks from gene expression data.- Using Simulated Data to Evaluate Bayesian Network Approach for Integrating Diverse Data. | This book presents recent methods for Systems Genetics (SG) data analysis, applying them to a suite of simulated SG benchmark datasets. Each of the chapter authors received the same datasets to evaluate the performance of their method to better understand which algorithms are most useful for obtaining reliable models from SG datasets. The knowledge gained from this benchmarking study will ultimately allow these algorithms to be used with confidence for SG studies e.g. of complex human diseases or food crop improvement. The book is primarily intended for researchers with a background in the life sciences, not for computer scientists or statisticians. | <p>Describes and evaluates recent methods for System Genetics data analysis</p><p>Critically evaluates various algorithms used to analyze Systems Genetics data </p><p>Put together in a community effort by the experts in the field</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11642 | Biomedical and Life Sciences
 | 978-94-017-8565-5 | Life Sciences | [NAME] | [NAME], Ifremer, Centre de l’Atlantique, Orvault, France; [NAME], Ifremer, Saint-Renan, France; [NAME], [NAME], [NAME] sur Mer, France; [NAME], [NAME], France | Biodiversity in the Marine Environment |  |  |  | 1 | 2014 |  | Hard cover | Book | Approx. 200 p. 71 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 189 | Life Sciences | Biodiversity | SCL19031 | RNCB | Marine & Freshwater Sciences | [NAME] | RBKF | Life Sciences | Monograph | Springer Netherlands | In production | 2014-01-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Acknowledgements.- Foreword.- Introduction.- The importance of marine biodiversity.- Key features.- Hierarchical components.- The impacts of human activities on marine biodiversity.- The strategic values of research.- Status and trends.- How many marine species are there?.- Taxonomic records.- Cryptic species.- The DNA barcode.- The drive to identify new species.- The 'taxonomic impediment'.- Species under pressure.- Extinct species.- Endangered species.- Ecosystems under pressure: the deep sea.- Spatial patterning of characteristics.- Temporal patterns.- Conceptualising biodiversity.- Conceptual frameworks for relationships between biodiversity and human [NAME] of model framework.- Measuring biodiversity.- Biodiversity as a macroscopic descriptor in the European Union Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD).- Drivers of changes in biodiversity and its uses.- Environmental drivers: a working framework.- Integrated scenarios and policies.- Policies and decision support.- Developing scenarios.- Quantitative methods, models and integrated assessment.- Research needs.- The framework: environmental research.- Naturalistic dimensions.- Human dimensions of research.- Developing modelling: a summarising approach.- Sources.- References.- Databases.- Abbreviations and acronyms.- Group of experts. | The oceans cover over 70% of our planet. They are host to a biodiversity of tremendous wealth. Its preservation is now a global priority featuring in several international conventions and a confirmed objective of European policies and national strategies. Understanding the dynamics and the uses of the marine biodiversity is a genuine scientific challenge. Fourteen international experts have got together and identified five priority research themes to address the problem, based on analysing the state of knowledge. | <p>A comprehensive review of the marine biodiversity status and trends</p><p>An analysis of the importance of marine biodiversity for human being and conservation</p><p>A perspective using marine sciences and social sciences for the development of integrated scenarios and policies</p><p>An analysis of research needs and priorities for biodiversity conservation and a sustainable development</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11642 | Biomedical and Life Sciences
 | 978-94-017-8568-6 | Life Sciences | [NAME] | [NAME], INRA, Vanves, France; [NAME], CIRAD, [NAME], France | The World’s Challenge | Feeding 9 Billion people |  |  | 1 | 2013 |  | Hard cover | Book | Approx. 240 p. 10 illus. in color. | 0 | approx. | 189 | Life Sciences | Agriculture | SCL11006 | TVB | Sustainable Development | SCU34000 | RNU | Life Sciences | Monograph | Springer Netherlands | Planned | 2013-11-14 00:00:00 |  |  | Acknowledgements.- Introduction. – 1. Setting the stage.- 2. Eat well, eat better.- 3. Reducing losses and waste at consumption, distribution and processing levels.- 4. Reducing post-harvest losses in developing nations.- 5. Producing other goods.- 6. Managing ecosystem services.- 7. Will there be enough land?.- 8. The need to strive for productive yet ecological agriculture.- 9. Feeding the world starts with fighting poverty.- 10. Towards a global governance of food.- Conclusion.- References.- Glossary. | If a global population of 9 billion by 2050 is to be fed adequately, more food must be produced, and this in keeping with increasingly stringent standards of quality and with respect for the environment. Not to mention the land that must be set aside for the production of energy resources, industrial goods, carbon storage and the protection of biodiversity. | <p>In this work, the heads of two leading French agricultural research organisations, INRA  and CIRAD, shed light on the issue in terms that are clear and accessible to the public at large<br>The reader will find a wealth of information, thoughtprovoking insight and some surprising solutions<br>This book presents how a global population of 9 billion by 2050 could be fed adequately, in keeping with increasingly stringent standards of quality and with respect for the environment</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11642 | Biomedical and Life Sciences
 | 978-1-4614-9514-7 | Life Sciences | [NAME] | [NAME], Government College of Pharmacy, Tal- Karad, India; [NAME], Sudhakarrao Naik Institute of Pharmacy, Amaravati, India | Indian Herbal Drug Microscopy |  |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 207 | Hard cover | Book | XV, 207 p. 78 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 189 | Life Sciences | Plant Physiology | SCL24043 | PSTD | Plant Biochemistry | SCL14021 | PST | Life Sciences | Contributed volume | Springer New York | In production | 2013-12-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Introduction.- Sectioning Methods.- Histological and Histochemical Staining Techniques.- Herbal Drug Microscopy.- Aconite (Aconitum napellus).- [NAME] (Aloe barbadensis).- Anise (Pimpinella [NAME] (Terminalia arjuna).- Ashoka (Saraca indica).- Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera).- Asparagus (Asparagus racemosus).- [NAME] ([NAME] belladonna).- Cannabis (Cannabis sativa).- Caraway ([NAME] carvi).- [NAME] (Cinchona calisaya).- [NAME] (Cinnamomum zeylanicum).- Clove (Eugenia caryophyllus).- Colchicum (Colchicum autumnale).- [NAME] ([NAME] (Ephedra gerardiana).- Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus globulus).- Fennel (Foeniculum [NAME] ([NAME] officinalis).- Ipecacuanha ([NAME] (Plantago ovata).- Kurchi (Holarrhea antidysentrica).- Linseed (Linum usitatissimum).- [NAME] ([NAME] (Azadirachta indica).- [NAME] and [NAME] (Myristica fragrans).- Nux vomica (Strychnus nux vomica).- Opium (Papaver somniferum).- Podophyllum (Podophyllum emodi).- [NAME] (Picrasma excelsa).- Rauwolfia (Rauwolfia serpentina).- [NAME] (Rheum officinale).- Sandalwood (Santalum [NAME] (Cassia angustifolia).- Squill (Urgenia indica).- Stramonium (Datura stramonium).- [NAME] ([NAME] (Curcuma [NAME] ([NAME] (Catharanthus roseus). | Adulteration and misidentification of herbal drugs can cause serious health problems to consumers. The first step in quality control of medicinal plants is ensuring the authenticity of the desired species for intended use, with anatomical study playing a critical role in identifying and authenticating medicinal plants. A product of numerous years of experience and research, Indian Herbal Drug Microscopy is a vital resource for identifying and evaluating Indian medicinal plants.  Comprised of four concise and comprehensive chapters, the book presents stepwise procedures for sectioning of plant material, histo-chemical staining techniques, and the anatomy of forty well-known and medicinally important plants, including [NAME], Ashoka, Ashwagandha, Cinchona, Cinnamon, [NAME], Kurchi, Rauwolfia, [NAME], [NAME], and [NAME]. The book is also supplemented with color photographs and hand-drawn microscopic images. Written by authorities in the field, Indian Herbal Drug Microscopy is a valuable guide for herbal drug microscopy of Indian medicinal plants. | <p>​A unique book with color microscopic images </p><p>Detailed microscopic information of plant and powder characters</p><p>The best guide for herbal drug microscopy of Indian medicinal plants​</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11642 | Biomedical and Life Sciences
 | 978-94-007-7983-9 | Life Sciences | Hainzelin | [NAME], Cirad, Direction générale, Montpellier, France | Cultivating Biodiversity to Transform Agriculture |  |  |  | 1 | 2013 | 263 | Hard cover | Book | XIV, 263 p. 19 illus., 5 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 189 | Life Sciences | Agriculture | SCL11006 | TVB | Sustainable Development | SCU34000 | RNU | Life Sciences | Contributed volume | Springer Netherlands | In production | 2013-12-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Foreword.- Introduction.- 1. Biodiversity has always been at the heart of agricultural activity.- 2. The challenges of agricultural transformation.- 3. Intensifying ecological processes to transform agricultural performance.- 4. Agrobiodiversity, the main lever of this ecological intensification.- 5. Ecological intensification, a strategic priority for CIRAD.- 6. A book with six viewpoints.- 7. Bibliographical references.- Chapter 1 The diversity of living organisms: the engine for ecological functioning.- 1. Diversity and unity of living organisms: the successive revolutions of the biological sciences.- 2. A history closely linked to man’s.- 3. Documented risks of erosion of agrobiodiversity.- 4. Why ‘cultivate’ biodiversity?.- 5. What is the best way of understanding the extraordinary complexity of living organisms and agroecosystems?.- 6. Agrobiodiversity: a development issue?.- 7. Conclusion.- 8. Bibliographical references.- Chapter 2 From artificialization to the ecologization of cropping systems.- 1. The impasses in the artificialization of cropping systems.- 2. Opportunities and limitations of cropping systems that promote biodiversity.- 3. Towards new ‘ecologically innovative’ cropping systems.- 4. Conclusion.- 5. Bibliographical references.- Chapter 3 Rethinking plant breeding.- 1. Plant breeding: the past and the present.- 2. Recent changes and developments.- 3. The challenges of ecologically intensive agriculture.- 4. Mechanisms to help meet the challenges of ecological intensification5. Conclusion.- 6. Bibliographical references.- Chapter 4 Ecological interactions within the biodiversity of cultivated systems.- 1. Biodiversity and pest control.- 2. Hidden soil diversity: what potential for agriculture?.- 3. Biodiversity and agriculture-livestock interactions.- 4. Conclusion.- 5. Bibliographical references.- Chapter 5 Conserving and cultivating agricultural genetic diversity: transcending established divides.- 1. History of the conservation of genetic resources in agriculture.- 2. International strategies and policies in favour of mobilizing genetic diversity.- 3. Need for in situ conservation and complementarities with ex situ conservation.- 4. Conclusion: hybridization or co-evolution of conservation models.- 5. Bibliographical references.- Chapter 6 Towards biodiverse agricultural systems: reflecting on the technological, social and institutional changes at stake.- 1. Co-evolution between technical dynamics and social dynamics: an analysis which starts upstream of agriculture.- 2. Recent changes in agriculture and food systems: market dynamics and new directions.- 3. Conclusion.- 4. Bibliographical references.- List of authors. | How can cultivated plant biodiversity contribute to the transformation and the 'ecologization' of agriculture in Southern countries? Based on extensive field work in the Southern countries, a great deal of scientific progress is presented in all areas affecting agriculture (agronomy, plant breeding and crop protection, cultivation systems, etc.) in order to intensify the ecological processes in cultivated plots and at the scale of rural landscapes. | <p>This book shows a possible reconciliation between biodiversity/environment conservation and productive agriculture</p><p>This book approaches the issue of the transformation of agriculture from various angles</p><p>This book is intended for a scientific audience, researchers and academics in the fields of ecology, genetics, social sciences, plant protection, agronomy, environment and rural development</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11642 | Biomedical and Life Sciences
 | 978-3-7091-1558-9 | Life Sciences | [NAME] | [NAME], Medical University Vienna and University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna Messerli Research Institute, Vienna, Austria | Comparative Medicine | Anatomy and Physiology |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 315 | Hard cover | Book | X, 315 p. 56 illus., 54 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 189 | Life Sciences | Animal Models | SCL25050 | PSVL | Anatomy | SCH12005 | MFC | Life Sciences | Contributed volume | Springer Vienna | In production | 2014-01-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Introduction.- Cell development.- [NAME] and bones/human.- [NAME] and bones, veterinary aspects.- Anatomy and physiology of muscles.- Physiology of heart and circulation.- The human gastrointestinal tract.- GI tract, veterinary aspects.- Human lung function and respiration.- Lung and respiration, veterinary aspects.- Human kidney function and volume regulation.- Kidney function and volume regulation, veterinary aspects.- The human endocrine system.- Endocrine system, veterinary aspects.- Human nervous system and brain.- Nervous system and brain, veterinary aspects.- Human skin and [NAME] and mucosa in animals.- Human pregnancy and reproduction.- Reproduction in animals.- Comparative signal transduction.- Population genetics.- Geno- and phenotyping of biomodels.- Juridical aspects of laboratory animals.- Ethical aspects in respect to laboratory animals. | This new volume provides a concise overview of the most basic and exciting chapters of comparative medicine with regards to physiology and function in healthy individuals. The book includes core concepts in anatomy and physiology in human and animal models, which are key to understanding comparative medicine and to making contributions to research in this area.  While writing this book, the authors were in constant interdisciplinary dialogue. They aim to contribute to improvements in quality of life for human and animal patients. | Gives a detailed and easy to understand overview to the comparative anatomy and physiology of human and selected model animals<br>Introduces new concepts in comparative medicine<br>Focuses on selected topics of human and animal anatomy and physiology​ | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11642 | Biomedical and Life Sciences
 | 978-3-319-03930-5 | Life Sciences | Jones | [NAME], Mammals and Phenogroups (MaP), Asheville, NC, USA | The Evolution of Mammalian Sociality in an Ecological Perspective |  | SpringerBriefs in Ecology |  | 1 | 2014 | 110 | Soft cover | Book | X, 110 p. 10 illus., 3 illus. in color. In 2 volumes, not available separately. | 0 | final | 54.99 | Life Sciences | Animal Ecology | SCL19015 | PSVS | Theoretical Ecology/Statistics | [NAME] | PSAF | Life Sciences | Monograph | Springer International Publishing | In production | 2014-02-28 00:00:00 |  |  | 1.Introduction: Definitions, Background.- 2. Competition For Limiting Resources, [NAME] And Chesson’s R*.- 3. Flexible And Derived Varieties of Mammalian Social Organization: Promiscuity In Aggregations May Have Served As A Recent “Toolkit” Giving Rise To “Sexual Segregation”, [NAME], [NAME], Polyandry And [NAME] Abstract.- 4. Multimale-Multifemale Groups And “Nested” Architectures: Collaboration Among Mammalian Males.- 5. Higher “Grades” Of Sociality In Class Mammalia: Primitive Eusociality.- 6. Ecological Models As Working Paradigms For “Unpacking” Positive And Negative Interactions Among Social Mammals.- 7. Mechanisms Underlying The Behavioral Ecology Of Group Formation.- 8. The Evolution Of Mammalian Sociality By Sexual Selection.- 9. Proximate Causation: Functional Traits And The Ubiquity Of Signaler To Receiver Interactions: From Biochemical To Whole Organism Levels Of Mammalian Social Organization.- 10. Synopsis. | Evolutionary transitions to sociality within and between mammalian taxa are central to a scientific understanding of sociality as a phenomenon. The Introduction to the proposed brief presents the Class as the most ecologically dominant terrestrial vertebrate fauna. Section 2 details the monograph’s application of r*large and r*small, situating these notations in the context of Hamilton’s “kin selection” paradigm describing “decisions” ([NAME]. 1.1) to allocate reproductive effort as direct (individual) reproduction, on the one hand and indirect reproduction via helping kin’s reproductive interests, on the other. This section introduces the assumption that some mammals have managed intraspecific and interspecific competition by adopting one or more social strategies determined by ecological as well as other factors (e.g., abiotic factors such as soil gradients, value of information gained). A summary of current and proposed “drivers” of mammalian sociality is presented in sections 3 and 4, including a critique of the latter model. Section 5 details levels of organization of a social mammal, including: social genetics, sociogenomics, social neuroscience and behavior. Varieties of mammalian social structures will be reviewed in Chapters 6 and 7, from “solitary” to “primitive” eusocial. The Synthesis and Coda integrate mammalian sociality with literature on attempts by a variety of research programs to unify the field of social biology, from social insects to humans, a project that, in theory, is expressible in energetic terms (see [NAME] et al. 2011). It is hypothesized that social evolution in the Class has been constrained, in part, because of the stress imposed by endothermy and other metabolic demands (Jones 2009). For these same reasons, however, it is argued that most mammals exhibit capacities to tolerate conspecifics (Ewer 1968), “decisions” minimizing conditions leading to wasted energy via “aggressive neglect”. | <p>Situates the field of mammalian social biology beyond single species and populations</p><p>Offers new notations for group and individual social competition among species</p><p>Provides an ecological perspective of vertebrate sociality</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11642 | Biomedical and Life Sciences
 | 978-1-4899-7398-6 | Life Sciences | Junier | [NAME], Inserm Center of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Paris, France; [NAME], Columbia University College of Physicians & Surge, New York, NY, USA | Endogenous [NAME]-Based Brain Remodeling in Mammals |  | Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine |  | 1 | 2014 | 250 | Hard cover | Book | VII, 250 p. 21 illus., 19 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 189 | Life Sciences | Stem Cells | SCL16010 | PSAK | Cell Biology | SCL16008 | PSF | Life Sciences | Contributed volume | Springer US | In production | 2014-02-28 00:00:00 |  |  | Introduction.- Structural Plasticity in Adult Nervous System: A Historic Perspective.- Impact of Injured Tissue on Stem Cell Fate.- Role of Neural Stem and Progenitor Cells in the Adaptation of the Brain to Injury.- Role of Adult Neurogenesis in Seizure-Induced Hippocampal Remodeling and Epilepsy.- Neurogenesis and Gliogenesis in the Postnatal Hypothalamus: a new level of plasticity for the regulation of hypothalamic function?.- Regenerative Potential of NG2 Cells.- Oligodendrocyte Progenitors and Brain Remodeling Following Blood [NAME] Integrity of Embryonic and Neural Stem Cells.- Links Between Injury-Induced Brain Remodeling and Oncogenesis?. | This text highlights the endogenous regenerative potential of the central nervous system in neonates and juveniles and discusses possible ways it might be manipulated for medical purposes. The first section provides a descriptive summary of the salient steps of human brain development with a discussion of comparisons with other mammalian brains. It also provides a historical perspective on our understanding of ongoing brain development throughout the lifespan and serve to introduce the concept of brain plasticity following injury. The second part is devoted to the endogenous reparative potential of the brain, including its limitations, and articles focusing on defined pathologies (e.g. anoxia/hypoxia, epilepsy, traumatic brain injury and stress) in animal models and in humans pinpoint eventual ways these pathologies might be manipulated. The third and final focuses on the 'dark side' of stem cells for brain repair or of the manipulation of spontaneous adaptive events after injury (e.g. genomic instability, sensitization to cancerous transformation and defective neural networks). | <p>Highlights the endogenous regenerative potential of the central nervous system in neonates and juveniles</p><p>Discusses possible ways endogenous regenerative potential might be manipulated for medical purposes</p><p>Examines the endogenous reparative potential of the brain, including its limitations</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11642 | Biomedical and Life Sciences
 | 978-1-4614-9202-3 | Life Sciences | Katsy | [NAME], Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Plants and Microorganisms, Saratov, Russia | Plasticity in Plant-Growth-Promoting and Phytopathogenic Bacteria |  |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 240 | Hard cover | Book | 240 p. 36 illus., 30 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 189 | Life Sciences | Microbiology | SCL23004 | PSG | Plant Sciences | SCL24000 | PST | Life Sciences | Contributed volume | Springer New York | In production | 2014-02-28 00:00:00 |  |  | Common Themes and Specific Features in the Genomes of Phytopathogenic and Plant-Beneficial Bacteria.- Ecology and Physiology of Non-Frankia Actinobacteria Associated with Actinorhizal Plants.- Boundaries for Conjugative Transfer of Rhizobial Plasmids: Restraining and Releasing Factors.- Phase Variation in Plant-Associated Pseudomonads.- Plasmid Rearrangements and Changes in Cell-Surface Architecture and Social Behavior of Azospirillum brasilense.- Genome Plasticity and Dynamic Evolution of Phytopathogenic Pseudomonads and [NAME] Genomic Flux in Xanthomonas Group of Plant Pathogenic Bacteria.- Genome Plasticity in Obligate Parasitic Phytoplasmas.- Comparative Genomics of Herbaspirillum Species. | Plasticity in Plant-Growth-Promoting and Phytopathogenic Bacteria brings together the expertise of a panel of researchers from around the world to provide comprehensive up-to-date reviews on the most interesting aspects of genomic and phenotypic plasticity in plant-beneficial and phytopathogenic bacteria. The book covers various topics, including common and specific features in the genomes of symbiotic, plant-growth-promoting, and phytopathogenic bacteria; regulation of conjugative plasmid transfer in rhizobia; genetic and phenotypic variability in plant-beneficial pseudomonads and azospirilla; genomic fluxes in phytopathogenic xanthomonads and pseudomonads; genome plasticity in obligate parasitic [NAME]; comparative genomics of plant-growth-promoting and phytopathogenic Herbaspirillum species; horizontal gene transfer in planta and microevolution of plant-associated bacteria in the phytosphere. Plasticity in Plant-Growth-Promoting and Phytopathogenic Bacteria is recommended for all microbiology and plant biology laboratories. | <p>Chapters written by a team of international experts​ </p><p>Consists of comprehensive up-to-date reviews on the most interesting aspects of genomic and phenotypic plasticity in plant-beneficial and phytopathogenic bacteria​ </p><p>Features lavish illustrations and color images</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11642 | Biomedical and Life Sciences
 | 978-4-431-54633-7 | Life Sciences | [NAME] | [NAME], Osaka University, Osaka, Japan; [NAME], Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan | New Principles in Developmental Processes |  |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 397 | Hard cover | Book | XV, 397 p. 120 illus., 40 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 189 | Life Sciences | Developmental Biology | SCL18000 | PSC | Stem Cells | SCL16010 | PSAK | Life Sciences | Contributed volume | Springer Japan | In production | 2014-01-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Part I Making cells unequal in a tissue to form embryos and organs.- Chapter 1 Taxon-specific maternal factors for germline specification.- Chapter 2 Establishment of Anterior-Posterior axis in the mouse embryo.- Chapter 3 Cell competition: the struggle for existence in multicellular communities.- Chapter 4 Building functional internal organs from a naïve endodermal sheet.- Part II Choosing a fate from multiple potencies.- Chapter 5 Determination of stem cell fate in planarian regeneration.- Chapter 6 Regulation of axial stem cells deriving neural and mesodermal tissues during posterior axial elongation.- Chapter 7 Tbx1/Ripply3/retinoic acid signal network that regulate pharyngeal arch development.- Part III Cells in a community of reorganizing tissues.- Chapter 8 Interaction of epithelial cells and basement membrane in the regulation of EMT exemplified in chicken embryo gastrulation.- Chapter 9 Making the Neural Plate to Fold into a Tube.- Chapter 10 Contribution of apoptosis in the cranial neural tube closure indicated by mouse embryo live imaging.- Part IV Heterologous tissue interactions to generate a function.- Chapter 11 Secondary Smad1/5/8-dependent signaling downstream of SHH determines digit identity.- Chapter 12 Deciphering cerebellar neural circuitry involved in higher order functions using zebrafish model.- Chapter 13 Primitive erythroblast cell autonomously regulates the timing of blood circulation onset via a control of adherence to endothelium.- Chapter 14 Limb regeneration: Reconstitution of complex organs using specific tissue interactions.- Part V New players in signaling systems.- Chapter 15 Context-dependent bidirectional modulation of Wnt/β-catenin signaling.- Chapter 16 The role of Tsukushi as an extracellular signaling coordinator.- Chapter 17 Divergent roles of heparan sulfate in regulation of FGF signaling during mammalian embryogenesis.- Chapter 18 Cooperation of signaling for tissue interaction and Hox genes in tissue precursor [NAME] variations stemming from common principles.- Chapter 19 Molecular and cellular bases of sexual flexibility in vertebrates.- Chapter 20 Differential use of paralogous genes via evolution of cis-regulatory elements for divergent expression specificities.- Chapter 21 Fins and [NAME]: emergence of morphological differences.- Chapter 22 The turtle evolution - a conundrum in vertebrate [NAME] | During the last decade, modern technologies have made a revolutionary change in developmental biology. The molecular and cellular processes in live embryos can now be visualized thanks to technologies using fluorescent proteins. The whole genome information of a wide range of animal species has now become available, confirming the common principles that operate in every species. These and other advances in our understanding of the developmental processes during embryogenesis and tissue regeneration have put forward new principles.  Those new principles will also be important in the stem cell biology, branched from developmental biology, in order to generate a particular tissue by manipulating stem cells.  This book is planned to introduce these new principles to readers who are working in developmental biology and/or stem cell biology fields, with an emphasis on genetic and cellular processes. | <p>Unique state-of-the-art discussion of developmental principles</p><p>Deliberately chosen topics clearly emphasize the new principles in developmental processes</p><p>Authored by new generation of developmental biologists</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11642 | Biomedical and Life Sciences
 | 978-3-642-41565-4 | Life Sciences | Louis | [NAME], University of Leicester, Leicester, UK; [NAME], University of Nottingham, [NAME], UK | Subtelomeres |  |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 291 | Hard cover | Book | X, 291 p. 48 illus., 19 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 189 | Life Sciences | Cell Biology | SCL16008 | PSF | Biochemistry, general | SCL14005 | PSB | Life Sciences | Contributed volume | Springer [NAME] | In production | 2013-12-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Introduction to Subtelomeres.- Subnuclear Architecture of Telomeres and [NAME] in Budding Yeast.- Subtelomeric Regions Promote Evolutionary Innovation of Gene Families in Yeast.- Subtelomere Organization, Evolution and Dynamics in the Rice Blast Fungus Magnaporthe Oryzae.- Pneumocystis Carinii Subtelomeres.- Subtelomeres of Aspergillus Species.- Trypanosoma Brucei Subtelomeres: Monoallelic Expression and Antigenic Variation.- Human and Primate Subtelomeres.- FSHD: A Subtelomere-Associated Disease.- Characterization of Chromosomal Ends on the Basis of Chromosome-Specific Telomere Variants and [NAME] in Rice.- What is The Specificity of Plane Subtelomeres?.- Subtelomeres in Drosophila and Other Diptera.- Accumulations of Telomere-Repeat-Specific Retrotransposons in Subtelomeres of Bombyx Mori and Tribolium casteneum.- Subtelomere Plasticity in the Bacterium Streptomyces.- Genomics of Subtelomeres: Technical Problems, Solutions and the Future. | New genes and diversity leading to adaptation and evolution are generated in special areas of genomes. One such area in all eukaryotic genomes and in those prokaryotes with linear chromosomes is the region near the ends of the chromosomes. These telomere-associated sequences or subtelomeres, have different properties than the rest of the genome and are one of the most exciting frontiers left in genomics.This book provides a broad introduction to the field of subtelomeres with detailed information from various fields and systems, covering yeasts and fungi, pathogens and parasites, plants, insects, humans and primates and bacteria with linear chromosomes. Advances in the field as well as continuing challenges are discussed throughout. The mosaic nature of this collection and the everchanging perspectives reflect the nature of subtelomeres themselves.Unlike the core of most genomes, which are conserved and stable over time, subtelomeres are dynamic and polymorphic, so much so that generally no two individuals look alike in these regions. The dynamic nature of the region and the ability to change the copy number, generate diversity and try novel combinations make it the evolutionary [NAME]’s toolbox. In many organisms the genes found in the region are involved in dealing with the environment. In yeasts, different gene families involved in sugar metabolism as well as clumping together are found in subtelomeres and differences in the region may be the reason why some strains are good for baking, others for brewing and why some are pathogenic. In fungal plant and animal pathogens, many of the genes involved in virulence are found here. In humans and primates there are a number of gene families that vary between ends, for example the diverse olfactory receptor genes. Even in bacterial linear chromosomes the region contains genes involved in adapting to their environments. Perhaps the ultimate use of these regions is in parasites where they rapidly adapt and escape from host immune systems through dynamic changes to the proteins exposed to the host’s defenses. Such dynamic, polymorphic structures are also found in plants and insects though it is not always clear what the function might be; in some cases they take on the role of end maintenance. The dynamic, polymorphic nature of subtelomeres, where many ends share segmental duplications, is an exciting area for study but also presents a difficult challenge from the technical perspective. | <p>Provides a broad introduction to the field of subtelomeres</p><p>Detailed information from various fields and systems, covering yeasts and fungi, pathogens and parasites, plants, insects, humans and primates and bacteria with linear chromosomes</p><p>Written by experts of different organisms across the biological sciences</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11642 | Biomedical and Life Sciences
 | 978-94-017-8662-1 | Life Sciences | Maltamo | Matti Maltamo, University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu, Finland; [NAME], Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway; [NAME], University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland | Forestry Applications of Airborne Laser Scanning | Concepts and Case Studies | Managing Forest Ecosystems | 27 | 1 | 2014 |  | Hard cover | Book | Approx. 400 p. 50 illus., 19 illus. in color. | 0 | approx. | 209 | Life Sciences | Forestry | SCL22008 | TVR | Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry | SCJ18000 | [NAME] | Life Sciences | Contributed volume | Springer Netherlands | Planned | 2014-03-31 00:00:00 |  |  | 1. Introduction to forest applications of airborne laser scanning; [NAME] et al.- PART I – Methodological issues.- 2. Laser pulse interaction with forest canopy – geometric and radiometric issues; [NAME] et al.- 3. Full-waveform airborne laser scanning systems and their possibilities in forest applications; [NAME] et al.- 4. Integrating airborne laser scanning with data from global navigation satellite systems and optical sensors; Rubén Valbuena.- 5. Segmentation of forest to tree objects; [NAME] et al.- 6. The semi-individual tree crown approach; Johannes Breidenbach, Rasmus Astrup.- 7. Tree species recognition based on airborne laser scanning and complementary data sources; [NAME] et al.- 8. Estimation of biomass components by airborne laser scanning; Sorin C. Popescu, Marius Hauglin.- 9. Predicting tree diameter distributions; Matti Maltamo, Terje Gobakken.- 10. A model-based approach for the recovery of forest attributes using airborne laser scanning data; [NAME] et al.- PART II – Forest inventory applications.- 11. Area-based inventory in Norway - from innovation to an operational reality; [NAME] Næsset.- 12. Species specific management inventory in Finland; Matti Maltamo, [NAME] Packalen.- 13. Inventory of forest plantations; [NAME] et al.- 14. Using airborne laser scanning data to support forest sample surveys; [NAME] et al.- 15. Modeling and estimating change; [NAME] et al.- 16. Valuation of airborne laser scanning based forest information; Annika Kangas et al.- PART III – Ecological applications.- 17. Assessing habitats and organism-habitat relationships by airborne laser scanning; [NAME] et al.- 18. Assessing biodiversity by airborne laser scanning; [NAME], [NAME] Vierling.- 19. Assessing dead wood by airborne laser scanning; Matti Maltamo et al.- 20. Estimation of canopy cover, gap fraction and leaf area index with airborne laser scanning; [NAME], Felix Morsdorf.- 21. Canopy gap detection and analysis with airborne laser scanning; Benoît St-Onge et al.- 22. Applications of airborne laser scanning in forest fuel assessment and fire prevention; [NAME] et al.- Index. | Airborne laser scanning (ALS) has emerged as one of the most promising remote sensing technologies to provide data for research and operational applications in a wide range of disciplines related to management of forest ecosystems. This book provides a comprehensive, state-of-the-art review of the research and application of ALS in a broad range of forest-related disciplines, especially forest inventory and forest ecology. However, this book is more than just a collection of individual contributions – it consists of a well-composed blend of chapters dealing with fundamental methodological issues and contributions reviewing and illustrating the use of ALS within various domains of application. The reviews provide a comprehensive and unique overview of recent research and applications that researchers, students and practitioners in forest remote sensing and forest ecosystem assessment should consider as a useful reference text. | <p>First comprehensive textbook about forest applications of airborne laser scanning</p><p>The writers of the book are worldwide known experts of the area</p><p>All topics are covered from both theoretical and practical perspectives</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11642 | Biomedical and Life Sciences
 | 978-81-322-1703-9 | Life Sciences | Mondal | Tapan Kumar Mondal, Center for DNA Fingerprinting, Delhi, India | Breeding and Biotechnology of Tea and its Wild Species |  |  |  | 1 | 2014 |  | Hard cover | Book | Approx. 170 p. 12 illus., 5 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 189 | Life Sciences | Plant Sciences | SCL24000 | PST | Biotechnology | SCC12002 | TCB | Life Sciences | Monograph | Springer India | In production | 2014-02-28 00:00:00 |  |  | 1. Introduction.- 2. Genetics and Breeding.- 3. Micropropagation.- 4. Somatic Embryogenesis and Alternative in vitro Techniques.- 5. Genetic Transformation.- 6. Molecular Marker.- 7. Stress Physiology.- 8. Functional Genomics.  ​ | Tea is an important non-alcoholic beverage plant of the world. Cultivation of tea is very important as it earns revenue for the tea growing nations especially the developing countries such as India. Although conventional breeding is well-established and has contributed significantly for varietal improvement of this plant and other Camellia species with ornamental value, yet applications of biotechnology are required to intervene some of the issues where conventional breeding is restricted particularly for woody plants such as tea. It is note-worthy to mention that some amounts of biotechnology works in several facets of tea and its wild species have also been done. In the present book, a state-of-the-art on various aspects of breeding and biotechnology has been complied in eight chapters. They are: i) Origin and descriptions of health benefits as well as morphological classification as first chapter, ii) Breeding and cytogenetics that comprise with various conventional approaches of varietal improvement of tea along with their genetic resources, iii) Micropropagation which deals with in-depth study of clonal propagation, iv) Somatic embryogenesis along with alternative techniques such as suspension culture, cry-preservation etc. v) Molecular breeding that deals with application of various DNA-based markers, linkage map etc., vi) Genetic transformation and associated factors, vii) Stress physiology complied with various works done in tea along with its wild relatives on abiotic as well as biotic stress, and viii) Functional genomics that describe the various works of molecular cloning and characterizations, differential gene expression, high-throughput sequencing, bioinformatics etc. Importantly, the author has made exclusive tables in most of the chapters that include the summary of the works in particular topic. In a nutshell, the book compiles the work already been done, identifies the problems, analyzes the gaps on breeding and biotechnological works of tea as well as its wild species and discusses the future scope as conclusion. Every effort has been made to include all the published works till June 2013. The book will be a useful resource for post-graduate, doctoral as well post-doctoral students working on tea as well as other woody plants. This will also be useful for the scientists working in the areas of life sciences, genomics, biotechnology and molecular biology. | <p>Includes detailed and consolidated information for tea researchers working in the field of biotechnology</p><p>Serves as a research base for biotechnological research on other woody plants</p><p>Describes the generic protocol with its troubleshooting that will be of use to researchers</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11642 | Biomedical and Life Sciences
 | 978-3-319-03100-2 | Life Sciences | Nair | [NAME], University of Florida Sch. of Forest Resources and Conservatio, Gainesville, FL, USA; Vimala D. Nair, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA | Scientific Writing and Communication in Agriculture and Natural Resources |  |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 134 | Soft cover | Book | XII, 134 p. 20 illus., 7 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 29.99 | Life Sciences | Agriculture | SCL11006 | TVB | Soil Science & Conservation | SCU28000 | RBGB | Life Sciences | Monograph | Springer International Publishing | In production | 2013-12-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Preface.- Part 1: Essentials for Good Writing.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Organization of a Research Paper: The IMRAD Format.- 3. Tables and Figures.- 4. The “Nuts and Bolts”: Numbers, Units, Dates, Abbreviations, Nomenclature.- Part 2: English – The International Language of Science.- 5. Words.- 6. Sentences.- Part 3: Manuscript: Preparation, Submission, and Follow-up.- 7. Preparing the Manuscript.- 8. Dealing with the Journal.- Part 4: Oral and Poster Presentations.- 9. Oral Presentations.- 10. Poster Presentations.- References and [NAME] Reading.- Subject Index. | The purpose of this book is to help early career professionals in agriculture and natural resources write their research papers for high-quality journals and present their results properly at professional meetings. Different fields have different conventions for writing style such that the authors of the book have found it difficult to recommend to young scientists in these fields a specific book or source material out of the several that are available as the “go to” guide. Writing a scientific paper is a tedious task even to experienced writers; but it is particularly so for the early career professionals such as students, trainees, scientists and scholars in agriculture and natural resources; the challenge is even more when their first language of communication is not English. This book is targeted mainly to that group. | <p>Easy-to-follow instructions, based on the authors’ long international experience, on how to prepare manuscripts for high-quality journals</p><p><p>Useful tips on how to deal with journals and what to do when a paper is rejected</p><p><p>Step-wise procedures and guidelines on oral and poster presentations at professional meetings</p><p><p>Focus on early career professionals including graduate students whose first language of communication is not English</p><p> | Professionals | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11642 | Biomedical and Life Sciences
 | 978-3-642-41786-3 | Life Sciences | Nick | [NAME], University of Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany; [NAME], Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic | Applied Plant Cell Biology | Cellular Tools and Approaches for Plant Biotechnology | Plant Cell Monographs | 22 | 1 | 2014 | 600 | Hard cover | Book | XII, 600 p. 48 illus., 26 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 209 | Life Sciences | Plant Breeding/Biotechnology | SCL24060 | PSTL | Cell Biology | SCL16008 | PSF | Life Sciences | Contributed volume | Springer [NAME] | In production | 2013-12-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Prologue: Plant Stem Cells – Evolution of a Key Concept.- From Němec and Haberlandt to Molecular Cell Biology.-  Part I: Control of Growth And Development.- Why to Spent Tax Money on Plant Microtubules?.- Auxin Biology: Applications and the Mechanisms Behind.- The Biotechnological Potential of Cytokinin Status Manipulation.- Cell Fate Between Life and Death During Somatic Embryogenesis.- Molecular Cell Biology of Pollen Walls.- Part II: Stress Tolerance.- Plant Cell Responses to Cadmium and Zinc.- Applied Cell Biology of Sulfur and Selenium in Plants.- Endocytosis: At the Crossroads of Pattern Recognition Immune Receptors and [NAME] Effectors.- Part III: Plant Metabolism.- Plant Compounds Acting on the Cytoskeleton.- Secondary Metabolites of Traditional Medical Plants – A Case Study of Ashwagandha (Withania Somnifera).- Metabolic Engineering of Wood Formation.- Part IV: The Cell Biology Toolbox – New Approaches.- Flow Cytometry in Plant Research: A Success Story.- Photoconvertible Reporters for Selective Visualization of Subcellular Events and Interactions.- Plant Cell Strains in Fundamental Research and Application. | The aim of this volume is to merge classical concepts of plant cell biology with the recent findings of molecular studies and real-world applications in a form attractive not only to specialists in the realm of fundamental research, but also to breeders and plant producers. Four sections deal with the control of development, the control of stress tolerance, the control of metabolic activity, and novel additions to the toolbox of modern plant cell biology in an exemplary and comprehensive manner and are targeted at a broad professional community. It serves as a clear example that a sustainable solution to the problems of food security must be firmly rooted in modern, continuously self re-evaluating cell-biological research.No green biotech without green cell biology. As advances in modern medicine is based on extensive knowledge of animal molecular cell biology, we need to understand the hidden laws of plant cells in order to handle crops, vegetables and forest trees. We need to exploit, not only empirically, their astounding developmental, physiological and metabolic plasticity, which allows plants to cope with environmental challenges and to restore flexible, but robust self-organisation. | <p>Merges classical concepts of plant cell biology with the recent findings of molecular studies and real-world applications</p><p>Shows that plant cell biology evolved from the continuous and intensive dialogue between fundamental research and application</p><p>Provides a clear overview of the topic</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11642 | Biomedical and Life Sciences
 | 978-1-4899-8034-2 | Life Sciences | Obrosova | [NAME], Louisiana State University Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA; [NAME], University of Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, UK; [NAME], University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA | Studies in Diabetes |  | Oxidative Stress in Applied Basic Research and Clinical Practice |  | 1 | 2014 | 340 | Hard cover | Book | X, 340 p. 39 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 209 | Life Sciences | Oxidative Stress | SCL16070 | PSF | Cell Biology | SCL16008 | PSF | Life Sciences | Contributed volume | Springer New York | In production | 2014-02-28 00:00:00 |  |  | 1. Oxidative Stress and Diabetes-induced Vascular Dysfunction: Role in Diabetic Neuropathy.- 2. Cerebrovascular Disease in Type 1 Diabetes: Role of Oxidative Stress.- 3. Complications in the Coronary Circulation Associated with Diabetes.- 4. Chronic Kidney Disease and Cardiovascular Risk.- 5. [NAME] and Oxidative Stress in Diabetes.- 6. Optimal Measures of Small [NAME] in Diabetic Polyneuropathy.- 7. Oxidative Stress and Complications of the Diabetic Foot.- 8. Encephalopathies Accompanying Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes.- 9. Oxidative Stress, Inflammation and Endothelial Dysfunction: The Link Between Obstructive Sleep Apnoea and Vascular Disease in Type 2 Diabetes.- 10. Taurine Treatment for Complications of Diabetes.- 11. Oxidative Stress and Cardiovascular Disease in Diabetes.- 12. Oxidative Stress in Diabetes Mellitus and Possible Interventions. | Studies on Diabetes examines how increased oxidative and nitrosative stress – one of the leading causes of diabetes complications – pathologically affects multiple tissues in the body. The volume editors and chapter authors are leading investigators in the field of basic and clinical research in diabetes and vascular disease. Their contributions represent a wealth of knowledge on and research into how diabetes triggers metabolic abnormalities that lead to hyperactivation of cellular and mitochondrial pathways that ultimately result in oxidative and nitrosative stress that left un-neutralized, results in tissue damage. Each chapter provides the reader with invaluable insight to the complicated mechanisms responsible for diabetes complications and vascular disease. Potential treatments for diabetes complications from animal models to the patient will also be discussed. This is essential reading for researchers and clinicians in endocrinology, diabetes, vascular disease and oxidative stress. | <p>Reveals how increased oxidative and nitrosative stress pathologically affects multiple tissues in the body</p><p>Provides insights to the complicated mechanisms responsible for diabetes complications and vascular disease and discusses potential treatments</p><p><p>Presents worldwide expertise from leading investigators in the fields of basic and clinical research in diabetes and vascular disease</p> | Professionals | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11642 | Biomedical and Life Sciences
 | 978-3-319-02540-7 | Life Sciences | [NAME] | [NAME], University of Chittagong, Chittagong, Bangladesh | Forest Soils | Properties and Management |  |  | 1 | 2013 | 217 | Hard cover | Book | XI, 217 p. 82 illus., 55 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 189 | Life Sciences | Forestry | SCL22008 | TVR | Soil Science & Conservation | SCU28000 | RBGB | Life Sciences | Monograph | Springer International Publishing | In production | 2013-12-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Rocks, Minerals and Soils.- Physical Properties of Forest Soils.-  Chemical Properties of Forest Soils,- Organic Matter of Forest Soils.- Biological Properties of Forest Soils.- Nutrient Dynamics in Forest Soil.- [NAME] and Their Associated Soils.- Forest Disturbances and Soil Degradation.- [NAME] and Climate Change.- Objectives of Forest Soil Management.- Index. | Forest soil characteristics are not only unique but their interpretation also differs from cropland soils. Just as there are diverse forest types, there are many soil variants that need different management. Today, forest plantations are being intensively managed for profitable timber, pulpwood and energy production. Site selection, species selection, site productivity evaluation, silvicultural treatments, and soil amendments need crucial soil information. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the physical, chemical and biological properties of forest soils and their implications on forest vegetation. Topics discussed include: major forest types of the world and their associated soils; forest biomass and nutrient dynamics; organic matter turnover and nutrient recycling; forest soil disturbance; forest soil and climate change; and forest soil management and silvicultural treatments. | <p>Focuses specifically and comprehensively on forest soil science, bringing much wider coverage than a general book on soil science </p><p>Intended as a primer on forest soil science, but useful to professionals as well</p><p><p>In-depth coverage and numerous examples, figures and tables assist the novice in understanding the subject</p><p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11642 | Biomedical and Life Sciences
 | 978-94-007-7886-3 | Life Sciences | Öztürk | [NAME], Ege University Center for Environmental Studies, Bornova, [NAME], Turkey; [NAME], University of Agriculture Faculty of Sciences, Faisalabad, Pakistan; [NAME], Erciyes University, Melikgazi, Turkey; [NAME], University of Agriculture, [NAME]. Botany, Faisalabad, Pakistan | Phytoremediation for Green Energy |  |  |  | 1 | 2014 |  | Hard cover | Book | Approx. 200 p. 64 illus., 4 illus. in color. | 0 | approx. | 189 | Life Sciences | Plant Sciences | SCL24000 | PST | Renewable and Green Energy | SCT25023 | THX | Life Sciences | Contributed volume | Springer Netherlands | Planned | 2013-12-05 00:00:00 |  |  | Preface.- 1. Bio-Fuels: A Blessing in Disguise; O. Surriya et al.- 2. Energy, environment and the future of mankind; Y.T. Lee.- 3. Phyto-cover phyto-treatment technologies for enhancing environmental remediation at aluminium smelting site in India; M.N.V. Prasad.- 4. Chromium and nickel phytotoxicity; [NAME], K. Mičieta.- 5. Physio-anatomical responses of plants to heavy metals; [NAME] et al.- 6. Integration of different bioindication methods (for chemical elements) – The multi-markered-bioindication-concept (MMBC); [NAME] et al.- 7. Interaction between plants and biosurfactant producing micro-organisms in petroleum contaminated Absheron soils; E. Akhundova, [NAME]. Phytoremediation of crude oil-contaminated soil by Medicago sativa (alfalfa) and the effect of oil on its growth; [NAME] et al.- 9. Evaluation of Amaranthus retroflexus L. and its root associated fungi for bioremediation of petroleum polluted soils; [NAME], A. Chehregam. 10. Reciprocal effects of oil-contaminated soil and Festuca arundinacea (Tall Fescue); [NAME] et al.- 11. Development of a new program to reduce total petroleum hydrocarbons; Time-analysis in heavy petroleum-contaminated soils by using GC-FID; [NAME] et al.- 12. Fundamentals of hydrogen production via biotechnology (Bio-H2); [NAME] Azbar.- 13. The examination of effects of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) on ecological system; N.Çağlarirmak et al.- 14. Evaluation of Senecio glaucus [NAME] and its root-associated fungi for bioremediation of crude oil polluted soils; [NAME], [NAME] 15. Study of root and shoot peroxidase activation in Festuca arundinacea in the light oil-contaminated soil; [NAME] et al.- Index. | Human demand for energy has grown multi-folds in recent years. This is the result of rapidly increasing human population, which, in turn, has resulted in increased organic (petroleum) and inorganic pollution on the biosphere. Due to this, we are now facing a number of challenges to sustain life on earth. For example, the increased organic and inorganic pollution in our environment is leading to loss of biodiversity, degradation of environment and thus ultimately causing food insecurity. In this situation, it is imperative to keep updated ourselves with advances on the effects of pollutants, tolerance mechanisms and the potential of different plants and microbes in removing these pollutants from the environment. For this purpose, we invited a number of scientists worldwide to review the current scenario of the problems, current development, and future prospects of the challenges and their solutions in an International Conference on ‘‘Plants and Environmental Pollution’’ held in KAYSERI, TURKEY from 6-11 July 2009. The output of this conference has been summarized in the form of this book. | <p>Covers recent updates on biochemical, metabolic and physiological responses of plants to organic and inorganic pollutants and tolerance mechanisms</p><p><p>Summarises approaches for use of phytoremediation as a potential source for amelioration of soils contaminated with petroleum/oil/organic pollutants</p><p><p>Provides on-hand information to students and researchers related to Environmental Biology of Plants and Phytoremediation</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11642 | Biomedical and Life Sciences
 | 978-94-007-7801-6 | Life Sciences | Peshin | Rajinder Peshin, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology, Jammu, India; [NAME], Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA | Integrated Pest Management | Experiences with Implementation, Global Overview, Vol.4 |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 773 | Hard cover | Book | I, 773 p. 89 illus., 52 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 279 | Life Sciences | Entomology | SCL25090 | PSVT7 | Agriculture | SCL11006 | TVB | Life Sciences | Contributed volume | Springer Netherlands | In production | 2014-01-31 00:00:00 |  |  | 1. Pesticides Applied Worldwide to Combat Pests.- 2. Integrated Pest Management, BT Crops, and Insecticide Use: The U.S. Experience.- 3. Experiences with Implementation And Adoption of Integrated Pest Management in Northeastern USA.- 4. Emerging issues in Integrated Pest Management implementation and adoption in the North Central USA.- 5. Integrated Pest Management in the Southern United States of America: Changing Technology and Infrastructure – Implications for the Future.- 6. Integrated Pest Management: Fruit Production in the Western United States.- 7. The impact of integrated pest management programs on pesticide use in California, USA.- 8. Experiences with Integrated Weed Management and pesticide use in the Canadian Prairies.- 9. Implementation and Adoption of Integrated Pest Management in Canada: Insects.- 10. The Political Economy of the Indonesian Integrated Pest Management Program during the 1989–1999 Period.- 11. Pesticide Use and Experiences with Integrated Pest Management Programs and Bt Cotton in India.- 12. Experiences with implementation and adoption of Integrated Pest Management in China.- 13. Push-Pull: A Novel IPM Strategy for the Green Revolution in Africa.- 14. Promoting Integrated Pest Management for Cotton Smallholders – the Uganda Experience.- 15. Agent-based models and Integrated Pest Management diffusion in small scale farmer communities.- 16. Pesticides and Integrated Pest Management Practice, Practicality and Policy in Australia.- 17. Integrated Pest Management policy, research and implementation: European initiatives.- 18. Experiences with implementation and adoption of Integrated Plant Protection (IPP) in Germany.- 19. Experiences with implementation and adoption of integrated pest management in Denmark.- 20. Experiences with implementation and adoption of Integrated Pest Management in Italy.- 21. Integrated Pest Management adoption in the Netherlands: experiences with pilot farm networks and stakeholder participation.- 22. Experiences with implementation and adoption of integrated pest management strategies in Sweden. | The book deals with the present state and problems of integrated pest management (IPM) as relating to stakeholder acceptance of IPM and how IPM can become a sustainable practice. The book covers the implementation of integrated pest management in USA, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Netherlands, China, India, Indonesia, Australia, Africa, and its impact in reducing pesticide use in agriculture. The book also deals with the impact of transgenic crops on pesticide use. | <p>Use, hazards and problems of pesticides in agricultural pest control</p><p>Advances in IPM technologies</p><p>Implementation of integrated pest management in North America, Europe, Africa, Latin America, Asia and Australia</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11642 | Biomedical and Life Sciences
 | 978-3-642-31042-3 | Life Sciences | Pignatti | [NAME], Rome, Italy; Sandro Pignatti, Rome, Italy | Plant Life of the Dolomites | Vegetation Structure and Ecology |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 759 | Hard cover | Book | XXXVII, 759 p. 503 illus., 487 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 209 | Life Sciences | Plant Ecology | SCL19112 | PSTS | Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography | SCL24051 | PST | Life Sciences | Monograph | Springer [NAME] | In production | 2013-12-12 00:00:00 |  |  | The Human Habitat.- Natural Forests and Meadows on the Valley Floor and in the Montane Habitat.- The Subalpine Habitat: The Coniferous Forest Belt.- [NAME] on Granite, Porphyry, and Volcanic Rock.- The Ascent toward the Cliffs: The Screes.- Alpine Vegetation on Dolomite and Limestones.- Synthesis, Data Interpretation and Statistical Calculations.- Conclusions.- Appendix: The Plant Associations of the Dolomites in the Traditional Phytosociological Classification.- Glossary. | The landscape and vegetation of the Dolomites have characteristics that are very particular. Some 2300 species live here, about a fifth of the flora in Europe as a whole. This book depicts what the plant cover of the Dolomites is composed of, how it was formed, and what future evolution may bring. The data presented is based on the authors’ combined botanical research, which consists of thousands of surveys throughout the entire region of the Dolomites.To explain the vegetation, 106 plant communities are described in detailed datasheets. Biological, geological, climatic and physical-chemical parameters are given for each plant community, including a description of the habitat, the indicator species, the floristic composition, distribution, conservation, and alteration risks, as well as a distribution map and a photo of the association. The associations are grouped into habitats, such as the human habitat, natural forests and meadows on the valley floor, the coniferous forest belt, screes, alpine vegetation on granite, porphyry, and volcanic rock, as well as on dolomite and limestones. In closing, the authors make a case for using the scientific information provided in the book for the conservation of the Dolomites, the heritage of all humanity. Additional in-depth analysis will be presented in the supplementary volumes “Plant Life of the Dolomites: Vegetation Tables” and “Plant Life of the Dolomites: Atlas of [NAME].” | <p>Richly illustrated with over 300 color photographs</p><p>Based on the authors numerous research surveys throughout the Dolomites</p><p>Includes comprehensive data of the Dolomite plant associations</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11642 | Biomedical and Life Sciences
 | 978-94-007-7795-8 | Life Sciences | Pimentel | [NAME], Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA; Rajinder Peshin, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology, Jammu, India | Integrated Pest Management | Pesticide Problems, Volume 3 |  |  | 1 | 2013 | 698 | Hard cover | Book | I, 698 p. 54 illus., 29 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 239 | Life Sciences | Entomology | SCL25090 | PSVT7 | Agriculture | SCL11006 | TVB | Life Sciences | Contributed volume | Springer Netherlands | In production | 2013-12-31 00:00:00 |  |  | 1. Integrated Pest Management and Pesticide Use.- 2. Environmental and Economic Costs of the Application of Pesticides Primarily in the United States.- 3. Integrated Pest Management for European Agriculture.- 4. Energy inputs in pest control using pesticides in New Zealand..- 5. Environmental and Economic Benefits of Reducing Pesticide Use.- 6. An Environmental, Energetic and Economic Comparison of Organic and Conventional Farming Systems.- 7. Pesticides, Food Safety and Integrated Pest Management.- 8. Crop Losses to Arthropods.- 9. Crop Loss Assessment in India- Past Experiences and Future Strategies.- 10. Review of potato biotic constraints and experiences with integrated pest management interventions.- 11. Biological Control: Perspectives for Maintaining Provisioning Services in the Anthropocene.- 12. Herbicide resistant weeds.- 13. Strategies for Reduced Herbicide Use in Integrated Pest Management.- 14. Herbicide [NAME] and Weeds: Implications for Herbicide Use and [NAME] Management.- 15. Integrating Research and Extension for Successful Integrated Pest Management.- 16. Promotion of Integrated Pest Management by the Plant Science Industry: Activities and Outcomes.- 17. From the Farmers' Perspective: Pesticide Use and Pest Control.- 18. Evaluation of Integrated Pest Management Interventions: Challenges and Alternatives. | The book deals with the present state and problems of integrated pest management as relating to stakeholder acceptance of IPM and how integrated pest management can become a sustainable practice. The discussions include using less pesticides and the possibility of eliminating pesticides from agricultural practice. | <p>Use and benefit of pesticides in agricultural pest control<br>Hazards and problems with the use of pesticides<br>Crop production without the use of pesticides, organic agriculture</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11642 | Biomedical and Life Sciences
 | 978-3-319-02668-8 | Life Sciences | Pina | [NAME], University of Lisbon AppEEL, Lisbon, Portugal; [NAME], University of Lisbon AppEEL, Lisbon, Portugal | The Evolution of Social Communication in Primates | A Multidisciplinary Approach | Interdisciplinary Evolution Research | 1 | 1 | 2014 | 285 | Hard cover | Book | X, 285 p. 30 illus., 15 illus. in color. | 0 | approx. | 189 | Life Sciences | Evolutionary Biology | SCL21001 | PSAJ | Philosophy of Language | SCE26000 | CFA | Life Sciences | Contributed volume | Springer International Publishing | Planned | 2014-03-19 00:00:00 |  |  | Introduction: Studying Language Evolution: From Ethology and Comparative Zoology to Social Primatology and Evolutionary Psychology.- Part I: Primatological Perspectives.- Grooming, Gestural and Vocal Signals.- Why do [NAME]: A Tinbergian Approach.- How Primate Mothers and Infants Communicate, Characterizing Interaction in Mother-Infant Studies Across Species.- From Grasping to Grooming to [NAME]: Innovative Use of Chimpanzee Signals in Novel Environments Supports both Vocal and Gestural Theories of Language Origins.- Re-evaluating Great Ape Vocal Signals from the Ground-Up.- Experimental Conversations:  Sign Language Studies with Chimpanzees.- Part II: Cognitive Perspectives.- Expressions, Intentionality, Mimesis and Imitation.- On Prototypical Facial Expressions vs Variation in Facial Behavior: Lessons Learned on the “Visibility” of Emotions from Measuring Facial Actions in Humans and Apes.- The Evolution of Joint Attention: What [NAME] and How?.- Do Apes Understand Goals?.- On the Body as Medium.- Bodily Mimesis in Hominid Evolution: Before and beyond?.- The Complexity of Action Seen from Language:- Part III: Evolutionary Perspectives: Anatomical, Behavioral and Cognitive Requirements for Language.- Primate Laterality and Hominin Language.- The Emergence of Modern Communication in Primates: A Computational Approach.- How Did Humans Become Behaviorally Modern?.- Language Evolution Requires and [NAME] Machinery.- Part IV: Historical, Philosophical and Ethical Perspectives.- Historical and Ethical Concerns.- Ethical Challenges in Primatology Research.- The Moral Lives of Animals.- Lord [NAME] and the Origin and Progress of Language.- Ferality and Morality – The politics of the “Forbidden Experiment” in the Twentieth Century. | How did social communication evolve in primates? In this volume, primatologists, linguists, anthropologists, cognitive scientists and philosophers of science systematically analyze how their specific disciplines demarcate the research questions and methodologies involved in the study of the evolutionary origins of social communication in primates in general, and in humans in particular. In the first part, pioneering primatologists provide cutting edge insights into how the study of communicative behavior portrayed by extant monkeys and great apes can provide information for studies on the origin and evolution of human language. Chapters range from the social and communicative importance of grooming in primate societies, to the multiple levels of primate mother-infant communication, and the significance of gestural and vocal signs produces by monkeys and great apes. The primary focus is how these various types of behavior can be understood as evolutionary precursors to human language. In the second part, we turn to the cognitive sciences, and leading psychologists analyze how facial expressions, Theory of Mind and intentionality, mimesis and imitation evolved in both humans and other primates, and how these traits are necessary prerequisites for human language evolution. In the third part, we turn to the hominin lineage, and anthropologists and archeologists investigate the necessary anatomical and behavioral features required for language to evolve within the hominin and human lineage. In the last part of the book, historians, philosophers of science and moral philosophers address how the epistemological framework associated with language evolution studies has changed over time, and how these conceptual changes affect our understanding of primates in general and humans in particular. Specific emphasis is placed on debates on human uniqueness as well as whether or not we can attribute moral agency to primates. | <p>Provides a unique multidisciplinary approach to understand the evolution of social communication</p><p>Written by experts from various disciplines, such as primatology, linguistics, anthropology, cognitive science and philosophy</p><p>Discusses historical and philosophical aspects</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11642 | Biomedical and Life Sciences
 | 978-1-4614-9571-0 | Life Sciences | Pratap | [NAME], Indian Institute of Pulses Research Crop Improvement Division, [NAME], India; [NAME], Indian Institute of Pulses Research Crop Improvement Division, [NAME], India | Alien [NAME] in Crop Plants, Volume 2 | Achievements and Impacts |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 454 | Hard cover | Book | XVI, 454 p. 37 illus., 31 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 209 | Life Sciences | Plant Genetics & Genomics | SCL24027 | PST | Plant Breeding/Biotechnology | SCL24060 | PSTL | Life Sciences | Contributed volume | Springer New York | In production | 2013-12-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Wheat.- Maize.- Oat.- [NAME] Millet.- Barley.- Chickpea.- Pigeonpea.- [NAME] and Coconut.- Groundnut.- Sunflower.- Sugarcane.- Tomato.- Eggplant. | Genetic engineering and biotechnology along with conventional breeding have played an important  role in developing superior cultivars by transferring economically important traits from distant, wild and even unrelated  species to the cultivated varieties which otherwise could not have been possible with conventional breeding. There is a vast amount of literature pertaining to the genetic improvement of crops over last few decades. However, the wonderful results achieved by crop scientists in food legumes’ research and development over the years are scattered in different journals of the World. The two volumes in the series ‘Alien [NAME] in Crop Plants’ address this issue and offer a comprehensive reference on the developments made in major food crops of the world. These volumes aim at bringing the contributions from globally renowned scientists at one platform in a reader-friendly manner. The second volume entitled, “Alien [NAME] in Crop Plants: Achievements and Impact” will deal more with the practical aspects. This volume will cover achievements of alien gene transfer in major food crops of the world and their impact on development of newer genetic variability and additional avenues for selection; development of superior cultivars for increased yield, resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses, improved nutritional and industrial quality; innovation of new techniques and positive as well as negative environmental implications. This volume has been divided into four groups with an aim to cover all major cereals, pulses, oilseeds and other crops (vegetable and horticultural crops) which are of economic importance. | <p>Covers achievements of alien gene transfer in major food crops of the world and their impact on development of newer genetic variability and additional avenues for selection </p><p>Divided into four groups with an aim to cover all major cereals, pulses, oilseeds and other crops (vegetable and horticultural crops) which are of economic importance </p><p>Written by globally recognized scientists who are experts in their field</p> | Professionals | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11642 | Biomedical and Life Sciences
 | 978-3-642-41403-9 | Life Sciences | Pretzsch | [NAME], [NAME], Tharandt, Germany; [NAME], McKinsey & Company, Inc., Berlin, Germany; [NAME], [NAME], Tharandt, Germany; [NAME], [NAME], Tharandt, Germany | Forests and Rural Development |  | Tropical Forestry | 9 | 1 | 2014 | 428 | Hard cover | Book | XII, 428 p. 55 illus., 18 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 209 | Life Sciences | Forestry Management | SCL22016 | TVR | Agriculture | SCL11006 | TVB | Life Sciences | Contributed volume | Springer [NAME] | In production | 2013-12-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Introduction.- Paradigms.- The Challenges Facing Forest-Based Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics.- Land Management Systems at the Interface Between Forestry and Agriculture.- Organizational Changes in Forest Management.- Creating Rural Employment and Generating Income in Forest-Based Value Chains.- At the Interface of Culture, Development and Forests: Insights from Bolivia and Kenya.- Extension Services for Rural Development.- Payment Schemes for Environmental Services – Challenges and Pitfalls with Respect to Effectiveness, Efficiency and Equity.- Financing Forests for Rural Development.- Land Use Planning for Sustainable Forestry.- [NAME] and Sustainable Rural Development.- Prospects for Forest-Based Rural Development. | This book provides an overview of the complex challenges and opportunities related to forest-based rural development in the tropics and subtropics. Applying a socio-ecological perspective, the book traces the changing paradigms of forestry in rural development throughout history, summarizes the major aspects of the rural development challenge in forest areas and documents innovative approaches in fields such as land utilization, technology and organizational development, rural advisory services, financing mechanisms, participative planning and forest governance. It brings together scholars and practitioners dealing with the topics from various theoretical and practical angles. Calling for an approach that carefully balances market forces with government intervention, the book shows that forests in rural areas have the potential to provide a solid foundation for a green global economy. | <p>Presents major theoretical concepts and gives an overview on the evolution of the development paradigms during the last decades</p><p>Describes the present state of various elements of rural life and shows the implication and challenges for development</p><p>Presents innovative solutions and approaches of how forests can drive development, both theoretically and based on practical case studies</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11642 | Biomedical and Life Sciences
 | 978-81-322-1682-7 | Life Sciences | Salar | [NAME], Chaudhary [NAME], Sirsa, India; [NAME], Chaudhary [NAME], Sirsa, India; P. Siwach, Chaudhary Devi lal University, Sirsa, India; J.S. Duhan, Chaudhary [NAME], Sirsa, India | Biotechnology: Prospects and Applications |  |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 296 | Hard cover | Book | VII, 296 p. 68 illus., 43 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 209 | Life Sciences | Life Sciences, general | SCL00004 | PSA | Plant Breeding/Biotechnology | SCL24060 | PSTL | Life Sciences | Contributed volume | Springer India | In production | 2014-01-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Section - I: Agriculture and Food Biotechnology.- 1. Emerging Dynamics of Brassinosteroids Research.- 2. Molecular Basis of Salt Tolerance in Wheat and Other Crop Plants.- 3. Role of Biotechnology for Commercial Production of Fruit crops.- 4. Starch: its functional, in vitro digestibility, modification and applications.- 5. Molecular strategies for improving mineral density and bioavailability in rice.- 6. [NAME] root cultures of Medicinal Trees: a viable alternative for commercial production of high value secondary metabolites.- 7. Precision phenotyping for mapping of traits for abiotic stress tolerance in crops.- Section - II: Microbial Biotechnology.- 8. Physiology of free and immobilised brewer’s yeast in stress conditions.- 9. Biofuels from Green Microalgae.- 10. Molecular Diversity of Rhizobial and Non rhizobial [NAME] from Nodules of Cool season Legumes.- 11. Bacteriocins from Lactic Acid Bacteria.- 12.Third generation green energy: Cyanobacteria key to production of sustainable energy through metabolic engineering.- Section - III: Environmental Biotechnology.- 13. Bioremediation of PCB-Contaminated Sediments and Adaptive Mechanisms of Bacterial Degraders Exposed to PCBs.- 14. Metal Organic Frameworks: New smart materials for biological application.- 15. Potential Bioherbicides: Indian perspectives.- 16. Nitrite Biosensors: Analytical Tools for Determination of Toxicity due to presence of nitrite [NAME], [NAME], [NAME], J.S. Duhan and [NAME] 17. Evaluation of low cost biotechnology for community based domestic water treatment.- Section - IV: Animal Biotechnology.- 18. Whole genome sequencing strategies and development of Orbivirus sequence database: implications for novel dsRNA virus detection.- 19. Fetal Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Farm Animals –Applications in Health and Production.- 20. Animal forensics and applications.- 21. Rapid detection of viruses using loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP): A Review. | Biotechnology: Prospects and Applications covers the review of recent developments in biotechnology and international authorship presents global issues that help in our understanding of the role of biotechnology in solving important scientific and societal problems for the benefit of mankind and environment. A balanced coverage of basic molecular biology and practical applications, relevant examples, colored illustrations, and contemporary applications of biotechnology provide students and researchers with the tools and basic knowledge of biotechnology. In our effort to introduce students and researchers to cutting edge techniques and applications of biotechnology, we dedicated specific chapters to such emerging areas of biotechnology as Emerging Dynamics of Brassinosteroids Research, Third generation green energy, Bioremediation, Metal Organic Frameworks: New smart materials for biological application, Bioherbicides, Biosensors, Fetal Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Animal forensics. Biotechnology: Prospects and Applications will be highly useful for students, teachers and researchers in all disciplines of life sciences, agricultural sciences, medicine, and biotechnology in universities, research stations and biotechnology companies. The book features broader aspects of the role of biotechnology in human endeavor. It also presents an overview of prospects and applications while emphasizing modern, cutting-edge, and emerging areas of biotechnology. Further, it provides the readers with a comprehensive knowledge of topics in food and agricultural biotechnology, microbial biotechnology, environmental biotechnology and animal biotechnology. The chapters have been written with special reference to the latest developments in above broader areas of biotechnology that impact the biotechnology industry. A list of references at the end of each chapter is provided for the readers to learn more about a particular topic. Typically, these references include basic research, research papers, review articles and articles from the popular literature. | <p>Covers current research trends in major areas of biotechnology</p><p>Chapters are organized in different sections, each section having one or more review papers, to provide a thorough understanding and current trends in respective field</p><p>The chapters are readers savvy and clearly explain both basic and advanced concepts</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11642 | Biomedical and Life Sciences
 | 978-94-007-7819-1 | Life Sciences | Sastry | K. Subramanya Sastry, SV University, Tirupathi, India; [NAME], Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA | Plant Virus and [NAME] in the Tropics | Volume 2: Epidemiology and Management |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 465 | Hard cover | Book | XVII, 465 p. 39 illus., 24 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 279 | Life Sciences | Plant Pathology | [NAME] | PSTP | Agriculture | SCL11006 | TVB | Life Sciences | Monograph | Springer Netherlands | In production | 2013-11-30 00:00:00 |  |  | Chapter I - Ecology and Epidemiology of Virus and [NAME] of Tropical Crops.- 1.1 Introduction.- 1.2 Epidemiological concepts.- 1.3 Conditions favorable for epiphytotics-. 1.4 Cropping systems and practices.- 1.5 Host properties.- [NAME] properties.- 1.7 ICTV recognized viruses.- 1.8 Pathways of virus spread.- 1.9 Dispersal and Migration of Insect vectors.- 1.10 Factors of Vector transmission.- 1.11 Virus Survival and spread.- 1.12 Disease forecasting.- 1.13 The cyclical nature of plant disease.- 1.14 Disease progress curve.- 1.15 Growth models for disease progress.- 1.16 Spatial dynamics and metapopulations.- 1.17 Disease gradients and progress curves.- 1.18 Mathematical modeling techniques .- 1.19 Virus-vector population model.- 1.20 Systems Analysis and Simulation Models.- 1.21 Conclusions.- Chapter II - Management of Virus and [NAME] of Crops in the Tropics.- 2.1 Introduction.- 2.2 Need for diagnosis of plant virus and viroid diseases.- 2.3 Approaches for virus and viroid diseases management.- 2.4 Use of virus / viroid-free vegetative propagules and true seed.- 2.5 Certification schemes of crops having virus transmission through true seed.- 2.6 Virus and viroid disease transmission through Vegetative propagules.- 2.7 Success stories of production of virus-free plant propagules.- 2.8 Certification schemes of economically important crops.- 2.9 Production and use of virus-free transplants .- 2.10 Need for managing the virus diseases.- 2.11 Avoidance of sources of infection / inoculums.- 2.12 Variation of the crop cultural practices.- 2.13 Cross-protection in crop plants.- 2.14 Vector control.- 2.15 Role of botanicals in plant virus management.- 2.16 Role of oils in arthropod vector control.- 2.17 Biological control of plant virus vectors.- 2.18 Avoidance of vectors.- 2.19 Role of repelling and attracting surfaces in vector control.- 2.20 Resistance.- 2.21 Transgenic approach.- 2.22 Bio-safety regulations against GM Crops.- 2.23 Induction of systemic resistance.- 2.24 Quarantines.- 2.25 Pest risk analysis (PRA).- 2.26 World Trade Organization regime and its implications.- 2.27 Plant biosecurity.- 2.28 Role of IPGRI and NBPGR in germplasm maintenance and exchange .- 2.29 Role of FAO / IBPGR in germplasm exchange.- 2.30 Methods of testing at quarantine stations.- 2.31 Important cases of introduction.- 2.32 Important diseases restricted to some countries .- 2.33 Effective methods of plant importations.- 2.34 General principles for the overall effectiveness of quarantines .- 2.35 Need for networking for the developing countries.- 2.36 Integrated approach.- 2.37 Challenges for the future. | Around the globe, besides fungal and bacterial diseases, both virus and viroid diseases have acquired greater importance in the realm of plant pathology and call for effective management measures as they are responsible for heavy yield losses and are a matter of vital importance and concern to farmers, horticulturists, gardeners and foresters. Understanding disease epidemiology is of vital importance for formulating viable disease management practices in a given agro-ecosystem. The development and progress of plant disease epidemics are variable from region to region. Epidemiology is not a static process, but rather a dynamic course that varies with a change in the ecology, host, vector and virus systems. | <p>In tropical countries virus and virus-like diseases cause enormous yield losses and hence demands effective management measures</p><p>Understanding the plant virus epidemiology is vital to formulating viable disease management practice in a given agro-ecosystem</p><p>Approaches for effective management of virus diseases viz., production of virus free plant materials and certification schemes, vector control through chemical and non-chemical methods, resistance breeding and transgenic plants</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11642 | Biomedical and Life Sciences
 | 978-1-4899-8013-7 | Life Sciences | [NAME] | [NAME], [NAME]. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Energy Biosciences Institute, Urbana, IL, USA; [NAME], University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA; [NAME], University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA; [NAME], University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA | Engineering and Science of Biomass Feedstock Production and Provision |  |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 284 | Hard cover | Book | XVI, 284 p. 115 illus., 82 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 209 | Life Sciences | Plant Breeding/Biotechnology | SCL24060 | PSTL | Plant Sciences | SCL24000 | PST | Life Sciences | Contributed volume | Springer New York | In production | 2014-02-28 00:00:00 |  |  | Biomass Feedstock Production and Provision: Overview, Current Status, and Challenges.- Engineering Properties of Biomass.- Switchgrass and [NAME] of Biomass Production.- Harvesting System Design and Performance.- Transportation of Bioenergy Feedstock.- Biomass Feedstock Storage for Quantity and Quality Preservation.- Systems Informatics and Analysis.- Sustainability Issues in Biomass Feedstock Production: A Policy Perspective. | The biomass based energy sector, especially the one based on lignocellulosic sources such as switchgrass Miscanthus, forest residues and short rotation coppice, will play an important role in our drive towards renewable energy. The biomass feedstock production (BFP) subsystem provides the necessary material inputs to the conversion processes for energy production. This subsystem includes the agronomic production of energy crops and the physical handling and delivery of biomass, as well as other enabling logistics. Achieving a sustainable BFP system is therefore paramount for the success of the emerging bioenergy sector. However, low bulk and energy densities, seasonal and weather sensitive availability, distributed supply and lack of commercial scale production experience create unique challenges. Moreover, novel region specific feedstock alternatives continue to emerge. Engineering will play a critical role in addressing these challenges and ensuring the techno-economic feasibility of this sector. It must also integrate with the biological, physical and chemical sciences and incorporate externalities, such as social/economic considerations, environmental impact and policy/regulatory issues, to achieve a truly sustainable system. Tremendous progress has been made in the past few years while new challenges have simultaneously emerged that need further investigation. It is therefore prudent at this time to review the current status and capture the future challenges through a comprehensive book. This work will serve as an authoritative treatise on the topic that can help researchers, educators and students interested in the field of biomass feedstock production, with particular interest in the engineering aspects.​ ​ | <p>For engineers, agronomists, researchers, undergraduate and graduate students, policy makers, BioEnergy industries, farm consultants and professors who wish to understand cutting edge research that integrates plant breeding and biotechnology with engineering</p><p>Focus on lignocellulosic biomass-based fuels, also known as second-generation biofuels</p><p>World-renowned editors and contributors</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11642 | Biomedical and Life Sciences
 | 978-94-007-7974-7 | Life Sciences | Shen | [NAME], Soochow University, Suzhou, People's Republic of China | Bioinformatics for Diagnosis, Prognosis and Treatment of Complex Diseases |  | Translational Bioinformatics | 4 | 1 | 2013 | 220 | Hard cover | Book | VI, 220 p. 34 illus., 27 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 189 | Life Sciences | Bioinformatics | SCL15001 | PSD | Molecular Medicine | SCB1700X | MBGR | Life Sciences | Contributed volume | Springer Netherlands | Available | 2013-12-31 00:00:00 | 2013-11-25 00:00:00 |  | Bioinformatics for complex diseases: the basics.- Network based diagnosis of complex diseases.- Applications in Detection and Treatment of Complex Diseases. | The book introduces the bioinformatics tools, databases and strategies for the translational research, focuses on the biomarker discovery based on integrative data analysis and systems biological network reconstruction. With the coming of personal genomics era, the biomedical data will be accumulated fast and then it will become reality for the personalized and accurate diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of complex diseases. The book covers both state of the art of bioinformatics methodologies and the examples for the identification of simple or network biomarkers. In addition, bioinformatics software tools and scripts are provided to the practical application in the study of complex diseases. The present state, the future challenges and perspectives were discussed. The book is written for biologists, biomedical informatics scientists and clinicians, etc. Dr. [NAME] is Professor and Director of Center for Systems Biology, Soochow University; he is also Director of Taicang Center for Translational Bioinformatics. | <p>Introduces comprehensive and practical methodologies for translational bioinformatics study of complex diseases</p><p>Provides programming scripts for biomedical tutorial and education</p><p>Discusses the future challenges and perspectives</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11642 | Biomedical and Life Sciences
 | 978-1-4614-9145-3 | Life Sciences | Surlykke | [NAME], University of Southern Denmark Inst. Biology, Odense, Denmark; [NAME], University of Hawaii Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, [NAME], HI, USA; [NAME], Falmouth, MA, USA; [NAME], University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA | [NAME] |  | Springer Handbook of Auditory Research | 51 | 1 | 2014 |  | Hard cover | Book | Approx. 300 p. 175 illus., 75 illus. in color. | 0 | approx. | 139 | Life Sciences | Neurobiology | SCL25066 | PSAN | Otorhinolaryngology | SCH46007 | MJP | Life Sciences | Contributed volume | Springer New York | Planned | 2014-02-01 00:00:00 |  |  | Introduction and Overview.- Sonar Signals of Bats and Toothed Whales.- Production of Biosonar Signals: Structure and Form.- Sound Intensities of Biosonar Signals From Bats and Toothed Whales.- Hearing During Echolocation in Whales and Bats.- Localization and Classification of Targets by Echolocating Bats and Dolphins.- On-Animal Methods for Studying Echolocation in Free-Ranging Animals.- Analysis of Natural Scenes by Echolocation in Bats and Dolphins.- Echolocation in Air and Water. | Two groups of animals, bats and odontocetes (toothed whales), have independently developed the ability to orient and detect prey by biosonar (echolocation). This active mechanism of orientation allows these animals to operate under low light conditions. [NAME] is a conceptual overview of what is known about biosonar in bats and odontocetes. Chapters are written by bat and odontocetes experts, resulting in collaborations that not only examine data on both animals, but also compare and contrast mechanisms. This book provides a unique insight that will help improve our understanding of biosonar in both animal groups. | <p>A conceptual overview of what is known about biosonar in bats and odontocetes</p><p>Chapters written by experts on both animal groups</p><p>Compares and contrasts mechanisms, increasing our understanding of biosonar in both groups</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11642 | Biomedical and Life Sciences
 | 978-4-431-54239-1 | Life Sciences | Taniguchi | [NAME], RIKEN Advanced Science Institute, [NAME], Japan; [NAME], Kochi University Medical School, Nankoku, Japan; Minoru Fukuda, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Inst., La Jolla, CA, USA; [NAME], Nat'l Inst of Adv Industr Sci and Tech, Tsukuba, Japan; Yoshiki Yamaguchi, RIKEN Advanced Science Institute, [NAME], Japan; [NAME], RIKEN Advanced Science Institute, [NAME], Japan | Handbook of Glycosyltransferases and Related Genes |  |  |  | 2 | 2014 | 1650 | Hard cover | Book | 1650 p. 300 illus., 100 illus. in color. | 1 | approx. | 679 | Life Sciences | Biochemistry, general | SCL14005 | PSB | Cell Biology | SCL16008 | PSF | Life Sciences | Handbook | Springer Japan | In production | 2014-02-01 00:00:00 |  |  | Part 1 Glucosyltransferases.- 1 Beta-1,3-glucosyltransferase (B3GALTL).- 2 Protein O-glucosyltransferases rumi (RUMI).- 3 UDP-glucose:ceramide glucosyltransferase (UGCG).- 4 UDP-glucose:glycoprotein glucosyltransferase 1,2 (UGGT1,2).- Part 2 Galactosyltransferases.- 5 Alpha 1,3-galactosyltransferase 2, pseudogene (A3GALT2P).- 6 Core 1 beta 3Galactosyltransferase (C1GalT1, T-synthase) and its Specific Molecular Chaperone Cosmc (C1GalT1C1).- 7 Glycoprotein alpha 1,3-galactosyltransferase 1, pseudogene (GGTA1P).- 8 UDP-Gal:betaGal beta 1,3-galactosyltransferase polypeptide 6 (B3GALT6).- 9 UDP-Gal:betaGlcNAc beta 1,3-galactosyltransferase, polypeptide 1,2 (B3GALT1,2).- 10 UDP-Gal:betaGlcNAc beta 1,3-galactosyltransferase, polypeptide 4 (B3GALT4).- 11 UDP-Gal:betaGlcNAc beta 1,3-galactosyltransferase, polypeptide 5 (B3GALT5).- 12 UDP-Gal:betaGlcNAc beta 1,4- galactosyltransferase, polypeptide 1 (B4GALT1).- 13 UDP-Gal:betaGlcNAc beta 1,4- galactosyltransferase, polypeptide 2-6; xylosylprotein beta 1,4-galactosyltransferase, polypeptide 7 (galactosyltransferase I) (B4GALT2-7).- 14 UDP-Gal:ceramide galactosyltransferase (UGT8).- 15 UDP-Gal:lactosylceramide alpha 1,4-galactosyltransferase (A4GALT).- Part 3 Mannosyltransferases.- 16 Protein O-mannosyl-transferase 1,2 (POMT1,2).- Part 4 N-Acetylglucosaminyltransferases.- 17 Alpha-1,4-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase (A4GNT).- 18 Beta-1,3-galactosyl-O-glycosyl-glycoprotein beta-1,6-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase 3 (GCNT3).- 19 Beta-1,3-galactosyl-O-glycosyl-glycoprotein beta-1,6-N-acetylglucosaminyltrasnsferase 1 (GCNT1) ([NAME] Beta-1,3-galactosyl-O-glycosyl-glycoprotein beta-1,6-N-acetylglucosaminyltrasnsferase 3 (GCNT4) (C2GnT-T).- 20 [NAME] (UDP-GlcNAc: O-fucosylpeptide ß1,3 N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase).- 21 Mannosyl (alpha-1,3-)-glycoprotein beta-1,2-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase (MGAT1).- 22 Mannosyl (alpha-1,3-)-glycoprotein beta-1,4-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase, isozyme A,B (MGAT4A,B).- 23 Mannosyl (alpha-1,3[6?]-)-glycoprotein beta-1,4-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase, isozyme C (putative) (MGAT4C).- 24 Mannosyl (alpha-1,6-)-glycoprotein beta-1,2-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase (MGAT2).- 25 Mannosyl (alpha-1,6-)-glycoprotein beta-1,6-N-acetyl-glucosaminyltransferase, isozyme B (MGAT5B).- 26 Mannosyl (alpha-1,6-)-glycoprotein beta-1,6-N-acetyl-glucosaminyltransferase (MGAT5).- 27 Mannosyl (beta-1,4-)-glycoprotein beta-1,4-N- acetylglucosaminyltransferase (MGAT3); β1,4-N- [NAME] (GnT-III, GlcNAc-T III).- 28 N-acetyllactosaminide beta-1,6-N-acetylglucosaminyl-transferase (GCNT2) (IGnT).- 29 O-linked N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) transferase (UDP-N-acetylglucosamine:polypeptide-N-acetylglucosaminyl transferase) (OGT).- 30 Protein O-linked-mannose beta-1,2-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase 1 (POMGNT1).- 31 UDP-GlcNAc: beta-Gal beta1,3-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase 6 (B3GNT6) (Core 3 synthase, C3GnT).- 32 UDP-GlcNAc:betaGal beta-1,3-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase 1 (B3GNT1), i-enzyme (iGnT).- 33 UDP-GlcNAc:betaGal beta-1,3-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase 2 (B3GNT2).- 34 UDP-GlcNAc:betaGal beta-1,3-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase 3 (B3GNT3).- 35 UDP-GlcNAc:betaGal beta-1,3-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase 5 (B3GNT5, Lc3Cer synthase).- 36 UDP-GlcNAc:betaGal beta-1,3-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase 7 (B3GNT7).- 37 UDP-GlcNAc:betaGal beta-1,3-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase 8 (B3GNT8).- Part 5 N-Acetylgalactosaminyltransferases.- 38 Beta-1,4 N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 1,2 (B4GALNT1,2).- 39 Beta1,3-N-Acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 2 (B3GALNT2).- 40 Beta1,4-N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase-3 (B4GALNT3) and beta1,4-N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase-4 (B4GALNT4).- 41 Globoside alpha-1,3-N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 1 (GBGT1).- 42 Histo-blood Group A and B Transferases, Their [NAME], and Common O Group Gene Structures.- 43 [NAME] | This handbook, now in a new, second edition, is an essential resource for scientists with an interest in the role of glycosyltransferases and related genes involved in the biosynthesis of glycoproteins, glycolipids, and proteoglycans.The first edition of the Handbook of Glycosyltransferases and Related Genes, published in 2002, contained descriptions of more than 100 mammalian genes by over 100 scientists who originally isolated and/or cloned these genes. Since then, there has been a growing body of evidence concerning the roles of glycosyltransferases, and additional glycosyltransferases have been identified. Now more than 200 glycosyltransferases have been isolated from mammalian tissue, corresponding to approximately 1–2% of the total human genome. Some have been found to be involved in development and reproduction, signal transduction, cell death, higher nervous functioning, immunity, and other important biological processes. Glycosyltransferases have also been implicated in the development of lifestyle diseases such as diabetes, cancer, chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD), neuromuscular diseases, and infectious diseases. A functional glycomics approach using gene targeting in mice and analytical methods utilizing glycan arrays, lectin arrays, HPLC, and mass spectrometry identified the target glycoprotein(s) on which glycans are attached by the catalytic reaction of glycosyltransferases. Most of the target proteins have been shown to be cell surface membrane proteins such as growth factor receptors and transporters. The three-dimensional structures of some glycosyltransferases have also been characterized, making it possible to classify them into retaining and inverting enzymes. Such structural information is also included in this invaluable new edition. | <p>Provides comprehensive information on all known glycosyltransferases and their related genes</p><p>Written by leading experts in the field</p><p>New edition, available both in print and as a fully searchable and hyperlinked electronic online edition </p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11642 | Biomedical and Life Sciences
 | 978-4-431-54241-4 | Life Sciences | Taniguchi | [NAME], RIKEN Advanced Science Institute, [NAME], Japan; [NAME], Kochi University Medical School, Nankoku, Japan; Minoru Fukuda, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Inst., La Jolla, CA, USA; [NAME], Nat'l Inst of Adv Industr Sci and Tech, Tsukuba, Japan; Yoshiki Yamaguchi, RIKEN Advanced Science Institute, [NAME], Japan; [NAME], RIKEN Advanced Science Institute, [NAME], Japan | Handbook of Glycosyltransferases and Related Genes |  |  |  | 2 | 2014 | 1650 | Hard cover | Book + Online Access | 1650 p. 300 illus., 100 illus. in color. Print + eReference. In 2 volumes, not available separately. | 1 | approx. | 849 | Life Sciences | Biochemistry, general | SCL14005 | PSB | Cell Biology | SCL16008 | PSF | Life Sciences | Handbook | Springer Japan | In production | 2014-03-01 00:00:00 |  |  | Part 1 Glucosyltransferases.- 1 Beta-1,3-glucosyltransferase (B3GALTL).- 2 Protein O-glucosyltransferases rumi (RUMI).- 3 UDP-glucose:ceramide glucosyltransferase (UGCG).- 4 UDP-glucose:glycoprotein glucosyltransferase 1,2 (UGGT1,2).- Part 2 Galactosyltransferases.- 5 Alpha 1,3-galactosyltransferase 2, pseudogene (A3GALT2P).- 6 Core 1 beta 3Galactosyltransferase (C1GalT1, T-synthase) and its Specific Molecular Chaperone Cosmc (C1GalT1C1).- 7 Glycoprotein alpha 1,3-galactosyltransferase 1, pseudogene (GGTA1P).- 8 UDP-Gal:betaGal beta 1,3-galactosyltransferase polypeptide 6 (B3GALT6).- 9 UDP-Gal:betaGlcNAc beta 1,3-galactosyltransferase, polypeptide 1,2 (B3GALT1,2).- 10 UDP-Gal:betaGlcNAc beta 1,3-galactosyltransferase, polypeptide 4 (B3GALT4).- 11 UDP-Gal:betaGlcNAc beta 1,3-galactosyltransferase, polypeptide 5 (B3GALT5).- 12 UDP-Gal:betaGlcNAc beta 1,4- galactosyltransferase, polypeptide 1 (B4GALT1).- 13 UDP-Gal:betaGlcNAc beta 1,4- galactosyltransferase, polypeptide 2-6; xylosylprotein beta 1,4-galactosyltransferase, polypeptide 7 (galactosyltransferase I) (B4GALT2-7).- 14 UDP-Gal:ceramide galactosyltransferase (UGT8).- 15 UDP-Gal:lactosylceramide alpha 1,4-galactosyltransferase (A4GALT).- Part 3 Mannosyltransferases.- 16 Protein O-mannosyl-transferase 1,2 (POMT1,2).- Part 4 N-Acetylglucosaminyltransferases.- 17 Alpha-1,4-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase (A4GNT).- 18 Beta-1,3-galactosyl-O-glycosyl-glycoprotein beta-1,6-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase 3 (GCNT3).- 19 Beta-1,3-galactosyl-O-glycosyl-glycoprotein beta-1,6-N-acetylglucosaminyltrasnsferase 1 (GCNT1) ([NAME] Beta-1,3-galactosyl-O-glycosyl-glycoprotein beta-1,6-N-acetylglucosaminyltrasnsferase 3 (GCNT4) (C2GnT-T).- 20 [NAME] (UDP-GlcNAc: O-fucosylpeptide ß1,3 N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase).- 21 Mannosyl (alpha-1,3-)-glycoprotein beta-1,2-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase (MGAT1).- 22 Mannosyl (alpha-1,3-)-glycoprotein beta-1,4-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase, isozyme A,B (MGAT4A,B).- 23 Mannosyl (alpha-1,3[6?]-)-glycoprotein beta-1,4-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase, isozyme C (putative) (MGAT4C).- 24 Mannosyl (alpha-1,6-)-glycoprotein beta-1,2-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase (MGAT2).- 25 Mannosyl (alpha-1,6-)-glycoprotein beta-1,6-N-acetyl-glucosaminyltransferase, isozyme B (MGAT5B).- 26 Mannosyl (alpha-1,6-)-glycoprotein beta-1,6-N-acetyl-glucosaminyltransferase (MGAT5).- 27 Mannosyl (beta-1,4-)-glycoprotein beta-1,4-N- acetylglucosaminyltransferase (MGAT3); β1,4-N- [NAME] (GnT-III, GlcNAc-T III).- 28 N-acetyllactosaminide beta-1,6-N-acetylglucosaminyl-transferase (GCNT2) (IGnT).- 29 O-linked N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) transferase (UDP-N-acetylglucosamine:polypeptide-N-acetylglucosaminyl transferase) (OGT).- 30 Protein O-linked-mannose beta-1,2-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase 1 (POMGNT1).- 31 UDP-GlcNAc: beta-Gal beta1,3-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase 6 (B3GNT6) (Core 3 synthase, C3GnT).- 32 UDP-GlcNAc:betaGal beta-1,3-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase 1 (B3GNT1), i-enzyme (iGnT).- 33 UDP-GlcNAc:betaGal beta-1,3-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase 2 (B3GNT2).- 34 UDP-GlcNAc:betaGal beta-1,3-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase 3 (B3GNT3).- 35 UDP-GlcNAc:betaGal beta-1,3-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase 5 (B3GNT5, Lc3Cer synthase).- 36 UDP-GlcNAc:betaGal beta-1,3-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase 7 (B3GNT7).- 37 UDP-GlcNAc:betaGal beta-1,3-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase 8 (B3GNT8).- Part 5 N-Acetylgalactosaminyltransferases.- 38 Beta-1,4 N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 1,2 (B4GALNT1,2).- 39 Beta1,3-N-Acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 2 (B3GALNT2).- 40 Beta1,4-N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase-3 (B4GALNT3) and beta1,4-N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase-4 (B4GALNT4).- 41 Globoside alpha-1,3-N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 1 (GBGT1).- 42 Histo-blood Group A and B Transferases, Their [NAME], and Common O Group Gene Structures.- 43 [NAME] | This handbook, now in a new, second edition, is an essential resource for scientists with an interest in the role of glycosyltransferases and related genes involved in the biosynthesis of glycoproteins, glycolipids, and proteoglycans.The first edition of the Handbook of Glycosyltransferases and Related Genes, published in 2002, contained descriptions of more than 100 mammalian genes by over 100 scientists who originally isolated and/or cloned these genes. Since then, there has been a growing body of evidence concerning the roles of glycosyltransferases, and additional glycosyltransferases have been identified. Now more than 200 glycosyltransferases have been isolated from mammalian tissue, corresponding to approximately 1–2% of the total human genome. Some have been found to be involved in development and reproduction, signal transduction, cell death, higher nervous functioning, immunity, and other important biological processes. Glycosyltransferases have also been implicated in the development of lifestyle diseases such as diabetes, cancer, chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD), neuromuscular diseases, and infectious diseases. A functional glycomics approach using gene targeting in mice and analytical methods utilizing glycan arrays, lectin arrays, HPLC, and mass spectrometry identified the target glycoprotein(s) on which glycans are attached by the catalytic reaction of glycosyltransferases. Most of the target proteins have been shown to be cell surface membrane proteins such as growth factor receptors and transporters. The three-dimensional structures of some glycosyltransferases have also been characterized, making it possible to classify them into retaining and inverting enzymes. Such structural information is also included in this invaluable new edition. | <p>Provides comprehensive information on all known glycosyltransferases and their related genes</p><p>Written by leading experts in the field</p><p>New edition, available both in print and as a fully searchable and hyperlinked electronic online edition </p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11642 | Biomedical and Life Sciences
 | 978-4-431-54240-7 | Life Sciences | Taniguchi | [NAME], RIKEN Advanced Science Institute, [NAME], Japan; [NAME], Kochi University Medical School, Nankoku, Japan; Minoru Fukuda, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Inst., La Jolla, CA, USA; [NAME], Nat'l Inst of Adv Industr Sci and Tech, Tsukuba, Japan; Yoshiki Yamaguchi, RIKEN Advanced Science Institute, [NAME], Japan; [NAME], RIKEN Advanced Science Institute, [NAME], Japan | Handbook of Glycosyltransferases and Related Genes |  |  |  | 2 | 2014 | 1650 |  | eReference work | 1650 p. 300 illus., 100 illus. in color. eReference. | 1 | approx. | 679 | Life Sciences | Biochemistry, general | SCL14005 | PSB | Cell Biology | SCL16008 | PSF | Life Sciences | Handbook | Springer Japan | In production | 2014-02-01 00:00:00 |  |  | Part 1 Glucosyltransferases.- 1 Beta-1,3-glucosyltransferase (B3GALTL).- 2 Protein O-glucosyltransferases rumi (RUMI).- 3 UDP-glucose:ceramide glucosyltransferase (UGCG).- 4 UDP-glucose:glycoprotein glucosyltransferase 1,2 (UGGT1,2).- Part 2 Galactosyltransferases.- 5 Alpha 1,3-galactosyltransferase 2, pseudogene (A3GALT2P).- 6 Core 1 beta 3Galactosyltransferase (C1GalT1, T-synthase) and its Specific Molecular Chaperone Cosmc (C1GalT1C1).- 7 Glycoprotein alpha 1,3-galactosyltransferase 1, pseudogene (GGTA1P).- 8 UDP-Gal:betaGal beta 1,3-galactosyltransferase polypeptide 6 (B3GALT6).- 9 UDP-Gal:betaGlcNAc beta 1,3-galactosyltransferase, polypeptide 1,2 (B3GALT1,2).- 10 UDP-Gal:betaGlcNAc beta 1,3-galactosyltransferase, polypeptide 4 (B3GALT4).- 11 UDP-Gal:betaGlcNAc beta 1,3-galactosyltransferase, polypeptide 5 (B3GALT5).- 12 UDP-Gal:betaGlcNAc beta 1,4- galactosyltransferase, polypeptide 1 (B4GALT1).- 13 UDP-Gal:betaGlcNAc beta 1,4- galactosyltransferase, polypeptide 2-6; xylosylprotein beta 1,4-galactosyltransferase, polypeptide 7 (galactosyltransferase I) (B4GALT2-7).- 14 UDP-Gal:ceramide galactosyltransferase (UGT8).- 15 UDP-Gal:lactosylceramide alpha 1,4-galactosyltransferase (A4GALT).- Part 3 Mannosyltransferases.- 16 Protein O-mannosyl-transferase 1,2 (POMT1,2).- Part 4 N-Acetylglucosaminyltransferases.- 17 Alpha-1,4-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase (A4GNT).- 18 Beta-1,3-galactosyl-O-glycosyl-glycoprotein beta-1,6-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase 3 (GCNT3).- 19 Beta-1,3-galactosyl-O-glycosyl-glycoprotein beta-1,6-N-acetylglucosaminyltrasnsferase 1 (GCNT1) ([NAME] Beta-1,3-galactosyl-O-glycosyl-glycoprotein beta-1,6-N-acetylglucosaminyltrasnsferase 3 (GCNT4) (C2GnT-T).- 20 [NAME] (UDP-GlcNAc: O-fucosylpeptide ß1,3 N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase).- 21 Mannosyl (alpha-1,3-)-glycoprotein beta-1,2-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase (MGAT1).- 22 Mannosyl (alpha-1,3-)-glycoprotein beta-1,4-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase, isozyme A,B (MGAT4A,B).- 23 Mannosyl (alpha-1,3[6?]-)-glycoprotein beta-1,4-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase, isozyme C (putative) (MGAT4C).- 24 Mannosyl (alpha-1,6-)-glycoprotein beta-1,2-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase (MGAT2).- 25 Mannosyl (alpha-1,6-)-glycoprotein beta-1,6-N-acetyl-glucosaminyltransferase, isozyme B (MGAT5B).- 26 Mannosyl (alpha-1,6-)-glycoprotein beta-1,6-N-acetyl-glucosaminyltransferase (MGAT5).- 27 Mannosyl (beta-1,4-)-glycoprotein beta-1,4-N- acetylglucosaminyltransferase (MGAT3); β1,4-N- [NAME] (GnT-III, GlcNAc-T III).- 28 N-acetyllactosaminide beta-1,6-N-acetylglucosaminyl-transferase (GCNT2) (IGnT).- 29 O-linked N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) transferase (UDP-N-acetylglucosamine:polypeptide-N-acetylglucosaminyl transferase) (OGT).- 30 Protein O-linked-mannose beta-1,2-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase 1 (POMGNT1).- 31 UDP-GlcNAc: beta-Gal beta1,3-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase 6 (B3GNT6) (Core 3 synthase, C3GnT).- 32 UDP-GlcNAc:betaGal beta-1,3-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase 1 (B3GNT1), i-enzyme (iGnT).- 33 UDP-GlcNAc:betaGal beta-1,3-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase 2 (B3GNT2).- 34 UDP-GlcNAc:betaGal beta-1,3-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase 3 (B3GNT3).- 35 UDP-GlcNAc:betaGal beta-1,3-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase 5 (B3GNT5, Lc3Cer synthase).- 36 UDP-GlcNAc:betaGal beta-1,3-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase 7 (B3GNT7).- 37 UDP-GlcNAc:betaGal beta-1,3-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase 8 (B3GNT8).- Part 5 N-Acetylgalactosaminyltransferases.- 38 Beta-1,4 N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 1,2 (B4GALNT1,2).- 39 Beta1,3-N-Acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 2 (B3GALNT2).- 40 Beta1,4-N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase-3 (B4GALNT3) and beta1,4-N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase-4 (B4GALNT4).- 41 Globoside alpha-1,3-N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 1 (GBGT1).- 42 Histo-blood Group A and B Transferases, Their [NAME], and Common O Group Gene Structures.- 43 [NAME] | This handbook, now in a new, second edition, is an essential resource for scientists with an interest in the role of glycosyltransferases and related genes involved in the biosynthesis of glycoproteins, glycolipids, and proteoglycans.The first edition of the Handbook of Glycosyltransferases and Related Genes, published in 2002, contained descriptions of more than 100 mammalian genes by over 100 scientists who originally isolated and/or cloned these genes. Since then, there has been a growing body of evidence concerning the roles of glycosyltransferases, and additional glycosyltransferases have been identified. Now more than 200 glycosyltransferases have been isolated from mammalian tissue, corresponding to approximately 1–2% of the total human genome. Some have been found to be involved in development and reproduction, signal transduction, cell death, higher nervous functioning, immunity, and other important biological processes. Glycosyltransferases have also been implicated in the development of lifestyle diseases such as diabetes, cancer, chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD), neuromuscular diseases, and infectious diseases. A functional glycomics approach using gene targeting in mice and analytical methods utilizing glycan arrays, lectin arrays, HPLC, and mass spectrometry identified the target glycoprotein(s) on which glycans are attached by the catalytic reaction of glycosyltransferases. Most of the target proteins have been shown to be cell surface membrane proteins such as growth factor receptors and transporters. The three-dimensional structures of some glycosyltransferases have also been characterized, making it possible to classify them into retaining and inverting enzymes. Such structural information is also included in this invaluable new edition. | <p>Provides comprehensive information on all known glycosyltransferases and their related genes</p><p>Written by leading experts in the field</p><p>New edition, available both in print and as a fully searchable and hyperlinked electronic online edition </p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11642 | Biomedical and Life Sciences
 | 978-1-4614-9568-0 | Life Sciences | Turksen | [NAME], Ottawa Hospital Research Institute Sprott Centre for Stem Cell Research, Ottawa, ON, Canada | [NAME] |  | Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine |  | 2 | 2014 | 290 | Hard cover | Book | X, 290 p. 11 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 189 | Life Sciences | Stem Cells | SCL16010 | PSAK | Biotechnology | SCC12002 | TCB | Life Sciences | Contributed volume | Springer New York | In production | 2014-01-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Signaling Pathways Maintaining Stemness in Adult Hematopoietic Stem Cells.- The Adult Stem Cell Niche.- [NAME]: Adult Skeletal Muscle Stem Cells.- Adult Cardiac Stem Cells: Identity, Location and Potential.- Adult Pituitary Stem Cells.- Toward Translating Molecular Ear Development to Generate Hair Cells from Stem Cells.- Adult Human Corneal Epithelial Stem Cells.- Adult Stem Cells in Teeth.- Adult Mammary Stem Cells: Identity, Location and Functional Assays.- Adult Ovary Stem Cells.- Adult Prostate Stem Cells.- [NAME] Adult Liver Stem Cells.- Lineage-committed Pancreatic Progenitors and Stem Cells.- [NAME] (Skeletal, Mesenchymal) Stem Cells.- Regeneration after Injury - Activation of Stem Cell Stress Response Pathways to Rapidly Repair Tissues.- Molecular and Endocrine Mechanisms Underlying the Stem Cell Theory of Aging. | Adult Stem Cells, second edition, takes a critical look at issues concerning the developmental or differentiation potential for a variety of tissue types and for specific adult stem cell types. Since the first edition appeared a decade ago, our understanding of adult stem cells, and more specifically tissue-specific adult stem cells, has advanced tremendously. And an increased interest in regenerative medicine and potential stem cell applications has driven a quest for better understanding of stem cell biology. In turn, this has spawned much activity on generation and utilization of more and better reagents to identify and isolate stem cells and stem cell-like subpopulations, and on assays elucidating their developmental or differentiation potential and functional integration with host tissues and organs. In this fully updated new edition, chapters cover topics ranging from signaling pathways maintaining stemness in hematopoietic cells to regeneration after injury and endocrine mechanisms underlying the stem cell theory of aging. Other chapters cover stem cells by organ or system including pituitary, cardiac, epithelial, teeth, lung, ovary, prostate, liver, and many more. Importantly, the authors of the chapters have not only summarized their successes, but have also summarized some of the difficulties that each particular field is still facing with respect to maximizing the utility of stem cells in clinical settings. Collectively, they impart both the excitement and challenges facing stem cell utilization for repair and regeneration making this book essential reading for those involved in stem cell research as well as those involved in clinical assays. | <p>Discusses the current knowledge regarding the identity, location and biological potentials of the adult stem cells in a given tissue</p><p>Fully-updated new edition of a 2004 bestseller</p><p>Written by internationally renowned stem cell experts</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11642 | Biomedical and Life Sciences
 | 978-3-319-03742-4 | Life Sciences | Urbano | [NAME], Università Iuav di Venezia, Venezia, Italy; Francesca Cagnacci, Fondazione Edmund Mach, San Michele all’Adige, Italy | [NAME] for GPS Wildlife Tracking Data | A Practical Guide to Creating a Data Management System with PostgreSQL/PostGIS and R |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 190 | Hard cover | Book | X, 190 p. 43 illus., 29 illus. in color. | 0 | approx. | 189 | Life Sciences | Animal Ecology | SCL19015 | PSVS | Conservation Biology/Ecology | SCL19150 | RNK | Life Sciences | Monograph | Springer International Publishing | Planned | 2014-03-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Introduction.- Wildlife Tracking Data Management: Chances Come from Difficulties.- Storing Tracking Data in an Advanced Database Platform (PostgreSQL).- Extending the Database Data Model: Animals and Sensors.- From Data to Information: Associating GPS Positions to Animals.- Spatial is not Special: Managing Tracking data in a Spatial Database.- From Points to Habitat: Relating Environmental Information to GPS Positions.- Tracking Animals in a Dynamic Environment: Remote Sensing Image Time Series.- Data quality: Detection and Management of Outliers.- Exploring Tracking Data: Representations, Methods and Tools in a Spatial DB.- From Data Management to Analysis: Connecting R with the Database.- A Step Further in the Integration of Data Management and Analysis: Pl/R.- Deciphering Animals' Behavior: Joining GPS and Activity Data.- A Bigger Picture: Data Standards, Interoperability, Data Sharing. | This book guides animal ecologists, biologists and wildlife and data managers through a step-by-step procedure to build their own advanced software platforms to manage and process wildlife tracking data. This unique, problem-solving-oriented guide focuses on how to extract the most from GPS animal tracking data, while preventing error propagation and optimizing analysis performance. Based on the open source PostgreSQL/PostGIS spatial database, the software platform will allow researchers and managers to integrate and harmonize GPS tracking data together with animal characteristics, environmental data sets, including remote-sensing time series, and other bio-logged data such as acceleration data. Moreover, the book shows how the powerful R statistical environment can be integrated into the software platform either connect the database with R, or embedding the same tools in the database through the PostgreSQL extension Pl/R. The client/server architecture allows users to remotely connect a number of software applications that can be used as a database front end, including GIS software and WebGIS. Each chapter offers a real-world data management and processing problem that is discussed in its biological context; solutions are proposed and exemplified through ad hoc SQL code, progressively exploring the potential of spatial database functions applied to the respective wildlife tracking case. Finally, wildlife tracking management issues are discussed in the increasingly widespread framework of collaborative science and data sharing. GPS animal telemetry data from a real study are used to demonstrate the proposed examples and is freely available online for readers of this volume. This book is also suitable for undergraduate and graduate students, if accompanied by the basics of databases. | <p>Teaches to manage and process GPS wildlife tracking data in a standardized manner</p><p>Broadens the perspective on the potentialities offered by GPS wildlife tracking data and related biological and environmental information </p><p>Allow to make the best of bio-telemetry data to answer prominent and relevant ecological questions</p><p>Saves time and money through proposing highly efficient data management and analyses procedures with open source software</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11642 | Biomedical and Life Sciences
 | 978-3-7091-1253-3 | Life Sciences | [NAME] | [NAME], Max Planck Institute, Potsdam, Germany; [NAME], [NAME] [NAME], [NAME], Italy | Low-Oxygen Stress in Plants | [NAME] and Adaptive Responses to Hypoxia | Plant Cell Monographs | 21 | 1 | 2014 | 436 | Hard cover | Book | XII, 436 p. 49 illus., 33 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 189 | Life Sciences | Plant Physiology | SCL24043 | PSTD | Plant Biochemistry | SCL14021 | PST | Life Sciences | Contributed volume | Springer Vienna | In production | 2013-12-31 00:00:00 |  |  | [NAME] sensing.- Sensing molecular oxygen.- Sensing the energy status.- Sensing pH Sensing ROS / NO.- Section II.        Molecular responses.- Transcriptional regulation.- Translational regulation.- Section III. Metabolic responses.- Storage metabolism. Primary carbon metabolism.- [NAME] nitrogen metabolism.- Fermentation / Pasteur Effect.- Regulation of respiration / oxygen consumption.- Plant Hemoglobins.- Section IV. Hormonal responses. Ethylene. ABA. GA. Auxine.- Section V. Morphological adaptations. Aerenchyma.- Oxygen convection.- Elongation.- Adventitious rooting.- Mangrove.- Section VI. Ecophysiological adaptations.- Species distribution.- Underwater photosynthesis.- Survival strategies.- Radial oxygen loss.- Section VII. Agronomical and horticultural aspects of low-oxygen stress.- Fruit storage physiology.- Intensive glasshouse horticulture.- [NAME] (intelligent) breeding.- Section VIII. General discussion and integration chapter.​ | During the last ten years, knowledge about the multitude of adaptive responses of plants to low oxygen stress has grown immensely. The oxygen sensor mechanism has been discovered, the knowledge about the interaction network of gene expression is expanding and metabolic adaptations have been described in detail. Furthermore, morphological changes were investigated and the regulative mechanisms triggered by plant hormones or reactive oxygen species have been revealed. This book provides a broad overview of all these aspects of low oxygen stress in plants. It integrates knowledge from different disciplines such as molecular biology, biochemistry, ecophysiology and agricultural / horticultural sciences to comprehensively describe how plants cope with low oxygen stress and discuss its ecological and agronomical consequences. This book is written for plant scientists, biochemists and scientists in agriculture and ecophysiology. | <p>First book describing in a detailed way oxygen stress in plants</p><p>Integrates knowledge from different disciplines</p><p>Gives a comprehensive overview of how plants cope with hypoxia</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11642 | Biomedical and Life Sciences
 | 978-81-322-1700-8 | Life Sciences | Varshney | [NAME], Aligarh Muslim University Plant Biotechnology Laboratory, Aligarh, India; [NAME], Aligarh Muslim University Plant Biotechnology Laboratory, Aligarh, India | Trees: Propagation and Conservation | Biotechnological Approaches for Propagation of a Multipurpose Tree, Balanites aegyptiaca Del |  |  | 1 | 2014 | 200 | Hard cover | Book | 200 p. 24 illus., 21 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 189 | Life Sciences | Plant Sciences | SCL24000 | PST | Sustainable Development | SCU34000 | RNU | Life Sciences | Monograph | Springer India | In production | 2014-02-28 00:00:00 |  |  | Introduction.- Review of Literature.- Material and Methods.- Results.- Discussion.- Summary and Conclusions. | Plant tissue culture is an essential component of Biotechnology which has gained unbeatable recognition in plant sciences for successful micropropagation and improvement of plant species, leading to the commercial application. A number of plant species have been investigated around the globe. This book presents current research on the application of in vitro technology in the improvement of Balanites aegyptiaca Del., a medicinal plant of semi-arid tropics. The worldwide importance of forestry, summed to the lengthy generation cycles of tree species, makes unavoidable development of new technologies that complement conventional tree breeding programmes in order to obtain improved genotypes. Recently, a new set of tools has become available in the past 20 years that combined with traditional plant breeding will allow scientists to generate products that are genetically improved varieties of the future. These set of tools come under the general title of ‘Biotechnology’. The three specific biotechnological tools have been successfully used in several programmes of plant conservation, namely, tissue culture techniques for in vitro propagation, the use of molecular markers to assess the degree of variability among population and techniques of long-term conservation such as encapsulation and cryopreservation. Plant tissue culture techniques are particularly relevant and become an alternative not only for large scale propagation of individuals that are threatened, reduce production costs and increase gains to the industry, but also to provide ecological advantages as in phytoremediation or in the establishment of artificial plantings in weed infested site. The book gives a complete documentation of the results and demonstration of Balanites aegyptiaca conducted by the authors over the past 5 years. The end-to-end approach developed through plant tissue culture techniques is reflected in the book and there has been a successful transfer of technology from lab to field. The authors hope that this information would provide valuable data and also be a reference material for future research activities in this area. | <p>Includes ecology and conservation, tree anatomy and evolution, pathology and [NAME]Includes synseed techniques on how to preserve the elite germplasm of the woody species</p><p>Emphasizes on molecular marker system to confirm the clonal integrity of the tree species for their large production in industrial and pharmaceutical uses</p><p>Describes numerous methods for <i>in vitro</i> propagation and quality protocols that help the reader to execute the experiments quickly</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11642 | Biomedical and Life Sciences
 | 978-3-642-42010-8 | Life Sciences | Wang | [NAME], University of Missouri-St. [NAME] Plant Science Center, St. Loius, MO, USA | Phospholipases in Plant Signaling |  | Signaling and Communication in Plants | 20 | 1 | 2014 | 226 | Hard cover | Book | X, 226 p. 20 illus., 16 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 189 | Life Sciences | Plant Physiology | SCL24043 | PSTD | Plant Biochemistry | SCL14021 | PST | Life Sciences | Contributed volume | Springer [NAME] | In production | 2014-01-31 00:00:00 |  |  | PART I: Plant Phospholipase Families and Derived Messengers.- PLD: Phospholipase D and Phosphatidic Acid.- PI-PLC: Phosphoinositide-phospholipase Cs in Plant Signalling.- NPC: Non-specific [NAME] in Plant Functions.- pPLA: Patatin-Containing Phospholipase A in Plant Signalling.- sPLA2 and PLA1: [NAME] and Phospholipase A1 in Plant Signalling.- Biophysical Properties of Lipid Mediators and the Effects on Molecular Interactions.- PART II: Phospholipase Signalling in Response to Environmental Stresses.- Phospholipases in Plant Response to Reactive Oxygen Species and Hyperosmotic Stress.- Phospholipase Ds in Plant Response to Hyperosmotic Stresses.- Phospholipases in Plant Response to Nitrogen and Phosphorus Status.- PART III: Phospholipases in Plant Biotic Interactions.- Lipases in Signalling Plant Defense Responses.- Phospholipase A in Plant Immunity.- Phospholipases in Regulating Plant-herbivore Interaction.- PART IV: Phospholipases in Plant Growth and Development.- Phospholipases in Cytoskeleton Dynamics and Plant Growth.- Phospholipases and Lipid Signalling in Cytoskeleton and [NAME] Growth.- Phospholipases and Lipid Signalling in Secretory Pathways.- Phospholipase A in Carbon Partitioning and Anisotropic Plant Cell Growth. | This volume focuses on recent advances in the biochemical and molecular analysis of different families of phospholipases in plants and their roles in signaling plant growth, development and responses to abiotic and biotic cues.The hydrolysis of membrane lipids by phospholipases produces different classes of lipid mediators, including phosphatidic acid, diacylglycerol, lysophospholipids, free fatty acids and oxylipins. Phospholipases are grouped into different families and subfamilies according to their site of hydrolysis, substrate usage and sequence similarities. Activating one or more of these enzymes often constitutes an early, critical step in many regulatory processes, such as signal transduction, vesicular trafficking, secretion and cytoskeletal rearrangements. Lipid-based signaling plays pivotal roles in plant stress responses, cell size, shape, growth, apoptosis, proliferation, and reproduction. | <p>Focuses on recent advances in the biochemical and molecular analysis of different families of phospholipases in plants</p><p>Describes the roles of phospholipases in signaling plant growth, development and responses to abiotic and biotic cues</p><p>With contributions by international experts</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11642 | Biomedical and Life Sciences
 | 978-94-017-8553-2 | Life Sciences | Zannoni | Davide Zannoni, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy; [NAME], University of Florence, Florence, Italy | Microbial BioEnergy: Hydrogen Production |  | Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration | 38 | 1 | 2014 | 362 | Hard cover | Book | XV, 362 p. 56 illus., 48 illus. in color. | 0 | final | 279 | Life Sciences | Life Sciences, general | SCL00004 | PSA | Biotechnology | SCC12002 | TCB | Life Sciences | Contributed volume | Springer Netherlands | In production | 2014-01-31 00:00:00 |  |  | Preface.– 1. Bioenergy from Micro-organisms: an overview; [NAME]. Structural foundations for O2 sensitivity and O2 tolerance in [NiFe]-hydrogenases; [NAME], [NAME].– 3. Engineering hydrogenases for H2 Production: Bolts and Goals; [NAME], [NAME].– 4. H2 production using cyanobacteria/cyanobacterial hydrogenases: from classical to synthetic biology approaches; [NAME] et al.- 5. Hydrogen Production by Water Biophotolysis; [NAME] et al.- 6. Nitrogenase-dependent Hydrogen Production by Cyanobacteria; [NAME], [NAME].– 7. Systems biology of photobiological hydrogen production by purple non-sulfur bacteria; [NAME].– 8. The Extremely Thermophilic Genus Caldicellulosiruptor: Physiological and [NAME] for Complex Carbohydrate Conversion to Molecular Hydrogen; [NAME]– 9. Members of the Order Thermotogales: From Microbiology to Hydrogen Production; [NAME] et al.– 10. Bioelectrochemical Systems for Indirect Biohydrogen Production; [NAME], [NAME].– 11. Applications of photofermentative hydrogen production; Inci [NAME] et al.– 12. Photosynthesis and hydrogen production in purple non sulfur bacteria: fundamental and applied aspects; [NAME], [NAME].– 13. Photobioreactors design for hydrogen production; [NAME] al.- 14. Immobilization of photosynthetic microorganisms for efficient hydrogen production; Anatoly Tsygankov, [NAME].– 15. Hydrogen Production and Possible Impact on Global Energy Demand: Open Problems and Perspectives; [NAME]– Subject Index.– Author Index. | The central theme of this book “Microbial BioEnergy: Hydrogen Production” is focused on the biological machinery that microorganisms use to produce hydrogen gas. The book summarizes the achievements over the past decade in the biochemistry, structural and molecular biology, genomics and applied aspects of microbial H2-production, including microbial fuel cells (MFC), by phototrophs such as purple sulfur and non-sulfur bacteria (Thiocapsa spp., Rhodobacter and Rhodopseudomonas spp.) [NAME] ([NAME]) and cyanobacteria (Anabaena spp.) along with anaerobes and thermophiles such as Caldicellulosiruptor and Thermotoga. This is the first book of this series entirely devoted to microbial bio-hydrogen production and is intended to be a precious source of information for PhD students, researchers and undergraduates from disciplines such as microbiology, biochemistry, biotechnology, photochemistry and chemical engineering, interested in basic and applied sciences. | <p>The first book entirely devoted to microbial production of hydrogen</p><p>Includes for the first time a chapter on the use of systems biology approaches such as genomics, transcriptomics and <sup>13</sup>C-fluxomics</p><p>The first book including H<sub>2</sub>-production by phototrophs and thermophilic anaerobes</p> | Science | Professional Books (2) | 0 | EBOP11642 | Biomedical and Life Sciences