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Life Beyond Us

An Original Anthology of SF Stories and Science Essays

by Stephen Baxter, Mary Robinette Kowal, Premee Mohamed, Peter Watts, Eugen Bacon, Tobias S. Buckell, Eric Choi, Julie E. Czerneda, Julie Nováková, Lucas K. Law, Susan Forest, Gregory Benford, Geoffrey A. Landis, Rich Larson, Malka Older, G. David Nordley, Renan Bernardo, Jana Bianchi, Tessa Fisher, Simone Heller, Valentin D. Ivanov, Lisa Jenny Krieg, Liu Yang, Lucie Lukačovičová, Deji Bryce Olukotun, Tomáš Petrásek, Brian Rappatta, Arula Ratnakar, D.A. Xiaolin Spires, Bogi Takács, B. Zelkovich, Jacques Arnould, William Bains, José A. Caballero, Dimitra Demertzi, Martina Dimoska, Dennis Höning, Fabian Klenner, Nina Kopacz, Natuschka Lee, Ania Losiak, Stephen Francis Mann, Connor Martini, Tony Milligan, Philippe Nauny, Erik Persson, Joanna Piotrowska, Giovanni Poggiali, Amedeo Romagnolo, Stefano Sandrelli ...

Series series European Astrobiology Institute Presents
How would first contact—on earth, in space, on another planet—transform our understandings of technology, philosophy, and what it means to be human? What kind of cognitive dissonance would society experience, if we discovered a previously unrecognized sentience on Earth?What would life be like if it originated in a frigid ocean beneath an impenetrable shell of ice? Or on a world whose haze ... Read more

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How would first contact—on earth, in space, on another planet—transform our understandings of technology, philosophy, and what it means to be human? What kind of cognitive dissonance would society experience, if we discovered a previously unrecognized sentience on Earth?What would life be like if it originated in a frigid ocean beneath an impenetrable shell of ice? Or on a world whose haze
... Read more
Instant Insights: Carbon monitoring and management in forests

by Dr Andreas Schindlbacher, Dr Mathias Mayer, Dr Robert Jandl, Dr Stephan Zimmermann, Dr Frank Hagedorn, Prof Lydie Stella Koutika, Dr Nicolas Marron, Dr Rémi Cardinael, Dr Marieke Sandker, Dr Till Neef, Dr Matthew J. McGrath, Dr Anne Sofie Lansø, Dr Guillaume Marie, Dr Yi-Ying Chen, Dr Tuomo Kalliokoski, Dr Sebastiaan Luyssaert, Dr Kim Naudts, Dr Philippe Peylin, Dr Aude Valade, Prof Rodney J. Keenan ...

Series Book 105 - Burleigh Dodds Science: Instant Insights
This book features five peer-reviewed reviews on carbon monitoring and management in forests.The first chapter summarises the effects of different forest management practices on soil organic carbon storage and discusses whether and how they can be optimised under climate change.The second chapter considers the potential of agroforestry systems to respond to multiple challenges related to soil ... Read more

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This book features five peer-reviewed reviews on carbon monitoring and management in forests.The first chapter summarises the effects of different forest management practices on soil organic carbon storage and discusses whether and how they can be optimised under climate change.The second chapter considers the potential of agroforestry systems to respond to multiple challenges related to soil
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Achieving sustainable management of tropical forests

by Professor Jürgen Blaser, Dr Glenn Galloway, Mr Mafa E. Chipeta, Prof Rodney J. Keenan, Prof Jegatheswaran Ratnasingam, Dr Alida O'Connor, Dr Terry C. H. Sunderland, Dr Oliver Gardi, Prof Beth A. Kaplin, Prof Gamini Herath0, Prof Francis E. Putz1, Mr Patrick D. Hardcastle3, Dr Ian D. Thompson4, Prof Paxie W. Chirwa5, Dr Oghenekevwe Arabomen6, Dr Stephen Syampungani7, Dr Vincent O. Oeba8, Dr James Sandom9, Dr Chloe Ginsburg0, Dr Stephanie Keene1, Dr Alain Frechette2, Mr Andy White3, Dr Alice Muchugi4, Dr Liz Ota5, Dr Sharif A. Mukul6, Dr Nestor Gregorio7, Prof John Herbohn8, Prof Michael Köhl9, Dr Philip Mundhenk0, Dr Prem Raj Neupane1, Dr Marieke Sandker2, Dr Till Neef3, Prof Reiner Finkeldey4, Dr Sammy Muraguri5, Dr Markus Müller6, Dr Carina Carneiro de Melo Moura7, Dr Oliver Gailing8, Prof Steve Woodward9, Dr H. Tugba Dogmuş0, Dr Lindsey Norgrove1, Dr Tabea Allen2, Dr Ata Davatgar3, Dr Stephanie Mansourian4, Dr Jonathan C. Onyekwelu5, Dr Hesti L. Tata6, Dr Paolo Omar Cerutti7, Dr Robert Nasi8, Prof Edson Vidal9, Dr Thales A. P. West0, Dr Marco W. Lentini1, Dr Saulo E. X. F. de Souza2, Dr Carine Klauberg3, Dr Philippe Waldhoff4, Prof. Godwin Kowero5, Dr H.-N. Bouda6, Dr Gillian Petrokofsky7, Dr Duncan Brack8, Dr Wil de Jong9 ...

Series Book 80 - Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
Explores the broader economic, political and environmental context in which management of tropical forests needs to operateParticular focus on management structures and techniques to achieve sustainable forest management (SFM) on the groundIncludes case studies of practical experience of managing tropical forests in South America, West Africa and Southeast Asia ... Read more

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Explores the broader economic, political and environmental context in which management of tropical forests needs to operateParticular focus on management structures and techniques to achieve sustainable forest management (SFM) on the groundIncludes case studies of practical experience of managing tropical forests in South America, West Africa and Southeast Asia
... Read more
Achieving sustainable management of boreal and temperate forests

by Dr John A. Stanturf, Dr Andrew D. Richardson, Dr Jan Pisek, Dr Kairi Adamson, Dr Russell T. Graham, Dr Cynthia F. Moser, Dr Tanja G. M. Sanders, Dr Peter Spathelf, Prof. Andreas Bolte, Dr Matthew J. McGrath0, Dr Anne Sofie Lansø1, Prof. Philip J. Burton2, Dr Guillaume Marie3, Dr Yi-Ying Chen4, Dr Tuomo Kalliokoski5, Dr Sebastiaan Luyssaert6, Dr Kim Naudts7, Dr Philippe Peylin8, Dr Aude Valade9, Dr Yamina Micaela Rosas0, Dr Pablo Luis Peri1, Dr Héctor Bahamonde2, Prof. Donato Chiatante3, Dr Juan Manuel Cellini4, Dr Marcelo Daniel Barrera5, Dr Alejandro Huertas Herrera6, Dr María Vanessa Lencinas7, Dr Guillermo Martínez Pastur8, Dr Anne Oxbrough9, Dr Jaime Pinzón0, Dr Patricia Butler-Leopold1, Dr Constance Hausman2, Dr Louis Iverson3, Dr Mattia Terzaghi4, Dr Todd Ontl5, Dr Leslie Brandt6, Dr Stephen Matthews7, Dr Matthew Peters8, Dr Anantha Prasad9, Prof. Donald Grebner0, Dr Pete Bettinger1, Dr Andrew Lister2, Prof. Hans Pretzsch3, Dr Christophe Orazio4, Dr Gabriella Stefania Scippa5, Dr Peter Freer-Smith6, Dr Tim Payn7, Dr Tom Fox8, Dr Daniel G. Neary9, Prof. Thomas J. Dean0, Prof. Woodam Chung1, Dr Kevin Lyons2, Dr Lucas Wells3, Dr Barbara Bentz4, Dr Pierluigi Bonello5, Dr Antonio Montagnoli6, Dr Horst Delb7, Dr Christopher Fettig8, Dr Therese Poland9, Dr Deepa Pureswaran0, Dr Steven Seybold1, Dr Tod Ramsfield2, Dr Kathy Lewis3, Dr Lee Frelich4, Dr Pablo J. Donoso5, Emeritus Prof. W. Keith Moser6, Dr Timo Kuuluvainen7, Dr David Nicholls8, Dr James L. Chamberlain9, Dr Christine J. Small0, Dr Michelle Baumflek1, Dr Tatjana Stevanovic2, Dr John Daigle3, Dr Adam P. Coble4, Dr Lea Hallik5 ...

Series Book 71 - Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
Focuses on advances in understanding forest ecophysiology which underpin good management, including mechanisms of root and canopy development.Explores the key challenges in ensuring forest management is consistent with forest ecosystem services, particularly managing the transition from monocultures to complex standsHighlights ways of diversifying forest products, including novel uses of timber, ... Read more

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Focuses on advances in understanding forest ecophysiology which underpin good management, including mechanisms of root and canopy development.Explores the key challenges in ensuring forest management is consistent with forest ecosystem services, particularly managing the transition from monocultures to complex standsHighlights ways of diversifying forest products, including novel uses of timber,
... Read more
Instant Insights: Ecosystem services delivered by forests

by Dr Oliver Gardi, Prof Beth A. Kaplin, Dr Matthew J. McGrath, Dr Anne Sofie Lansø, Dr Guillaume Marie, Dr Yi-Ying Chen, Dr Tuomo Kalliokoski, Dr Sebastiaan Luyssaert, Dr Kim Naudts, Dr Philippe Peylin, Dr Aude Valade, Dr Anne Oxbrough, Dr Jaime Pinzón, Professor Stephen H. Anderson, Dr R. P. Udawatta ...

Series Book 78 - Burleigh Dodds Science: Instant Insights
This collection features five peer-reviewed reviews on ecosystem services delivered by forests.The first chapter summarises the current state of knowledge on the interactions between forest ecosystems and the climate system and the way in which forests influence the water cycle.The second chapter reviews the wealth of research on the range of species, functional groups and ecological processes ... Read more

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This collection features five peer-reviewed reviews on ecosystem services delivered by forests.The first chapter summarises the current state of knowledge on the interactions between forest ecosystems and the climate system and the way in which forests influence the water cycle.The second chapter reviews the wealth of research on the range of species, functional groups and ecological processes
... Read more
Forests and Development

Local, National and Global Issues

by Philippe Delacote ...

Series series Routledge Explorations in Environmental Economics
This book is a fully up to date study of the major issues facing forest conservation and the forestry industry, which considers developments at local, national and global levels. Environmental and development topics relating to each level are discussed – for instance, the use of forest products in a rural poverty context, corruption and forest harvesting and consumption as a political device ... Read more

$105.80 CAD

This book is a fully up to date study of the major issues facing forest conservation and the forestry industry, which considers developments at local, national and global levels. Environmental and development topics relating to each level are discussed – for instance, the use of forest products in a rural poverty context, corruption and forest harvesting and consumption as a political device
... Read more

Routledge Handbook of Urban Forestry

Edited by Francesco Ferrini, Cecil C. Konijnendijk van den Bosch, Alessio Fini ...

Series series Routledge Environment and Sustainability Handbooks
More than half the world's population now lives in cities. Creating sustainable, healthy and aesthetic urban environments is therefore a major policy goal and research agenda. This comprehensive handbook provides a global overview of the state of the art and science of urban forestry.It describes the multiple roles and benefits of urban green areas in general and the specific role of trees, ... Read more

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More than half the world's population now lives in cities. Creating sustainable, healthy and aesthetic urban environments is therefore a major policy goal and research agenda. This comprehensive handbook provides a global overview of the state of the art and science of urban forestry.It describes the multiple roles and benefits of urban green areas in general and the specific role of trees,
... Read more
Climate Change Impacts on Freshwater Ecosystems

Edited by Martin Kernan, Richard W. Battarbee, Brian R. Moss ...

This text examines the impact of climate change on freshwater ecosystems, past, present and future. It especially considers the interactions between climate change and other drivers of change including hydromorphological modification, nutrient loading, acid deposition and contamination by toxic substances using evidence from palaeolimnology, time-series analysis, space-for-time substitution, ... Read more

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This text examines the impact of climate change on freshwater ecosystems, past, present and future. It especially considers the interactions between climate change and other drivers of change including hydromorphological modification, nutrient loading, acid deposition and contamination by toxic substances using evidence from palaeolimnology, time-series analysis, space-for-time substitution,
... Read more
Ecosystem Services and Carbon Sequestration in the Biosphere

Edited by Rattan Lal, Klaus Lorenz, Reinhard F. Hüttl, Bernd Uwe Schneider, Joachim von Braun ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Ecological functions and human wellbeing depend on ecosystem services. Among the ecosystem services are provisional (food, feed, fuel, fiber), regulating (carbon sequestration, waste recycling, water cleansing), cultural (aesthetic, recreational, spiritual), and supporting services (soil formation, photosynthesis, nutrient cycling). Many relationships of various degree exist among ecosystem ... Read more

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Ecological functions and human wellbeing depend on ecosystem services. Among the ecosystem services are provisional (food, feed, fuel, fiber), regulating (carbon sequestration, waste recycling, water cleansing), cultural (aesthetic, recreational, spiritual), and supporting services (soil formation, photosynthesis, nutrient cycling). Many relationships of various degree exist among ecosystem
... Read more
Forests and Global Change

Edited by David A. Coomes, David F. R. P. Burslem, William D. Simonson ...

Series series Ecological Reviews
Forests hold a significant proportion of global biodiversity and terrestrial carbon stocks and are at the forefront of human-induced global change. The dynamics and distribution of forest vegetation determines the habitat for other organisms, and regulates the delivery of ecosystem services, including carbon storage. Presenting recent research across temperate and tropical ecosystems, this volume ... Read more

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Forests hold a significant proportion of global biodiversity and terrestrial carbon stocks and are at the forefront of human-induced global change. The dynamics and distribution of forest vegetation determines the habitat for other organisms, and regulates the delivery of ecosystem services, including carbon storage. Presenting recent research across temperate and tropical ecosystems, this volume
... Read more
Global Deforestation

by Christiane Runyan, Paolo D'Odorico ...

Global Deforestation provides a concise but comprehensive examination of the variety of ways in which deforestation modifies environmental processes, as well as the societal implications of these changes. The book stresses how forest ecosystems may be prone to nearly irreversible degradation. To prevent the loss of important biophysical and socioeconomic functions, forests need to be adequately ... Read more

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Global Deforestation provides a concise but comprehensive examination of the variety of ways in which deforestation modifies environmental processes, as well as the societal implications of these changes. The book stresses how forest ecosystems may be prone to nearly irreversible degradation. To prevent the loss of important biophysical and socioeconomic functions, forests need to be adequately
... Read more
Forest Health

An Integrated Perspective

Edited by John D. Castello, Stephen A. Teale ...

Forest Health: An Integrated Perspective is the first book to define an ecologically rational, conceptual framework that unifies and integrates the many sub-disciplines that comprise the science of forest health and protection. This new global approach applies to boreal, temperate, tropical, natural, managed, even-aged, uneven-aged and urban forests, as well as plantations. Readers of the text can ... Read more

$53.99 CAD

Forest Health: An Integrated Perspective is the first book to define an ecologically rational, conceptual framework that unifies and integrates the many sub-disciplines that comprise the science of forest health and protection. This new global approach applies to boreal, temperate, tropical, natural, managed, even-aged, uneven-aged and urban forests, as well as plantations. Readers of the text can
... Read more

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