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Bacterial Diversity in Freshwater
Eva S. Lindström
Subject: Ecology »
Date Added: 2017-06-27
Bacterial Diversity in FreshwaterIntroductionThe tree of life, describing the evolutionary relationships among organisms, is totally dominated by bact...
Benthic Ecology
Ron Etter
Subject: Ecology »
Date Added: 2016-06-28
Benthic EcologyIntroductionBenthic ecology is a large and very diverse field that explores how organisms that live on the ocean floor interact with an...
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning
Jasper van Ruijven
Subject: Ecology »
Date Added: 2013-08-26
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning Introduction In the field of ecology, biodiversity-ecosystem functioning (BEF) research is a relative n...
Biodiversity Patterns in Agricultural Systms
Les Firbank, Sofia Biffi
Subject: Ecology »
Date Added: 2017-07-26
Biodiversity Patterns in Agricultural SystemsIntroductionBiodiversity is declining at a global scale due to large and small scale processes associated...
Biofuels
Barry D. Solomon
Subject: Ecology »
Date Added: 2019-03-27
BiofuelsIntroductionBiofuels were humanity’s earliest energy carrier in the form of firewood. Forest biomass energy was the dominant energy form used ...
Biogeochemistry
William H. Schlesinger
Subject: Ecology »
Date Added: 2013-07-24
Biogeochemistry ...
Biological Chaos and Complex Dynamics
David A. Vasseur
Subject: Ecology »
Date Added: 2012-05-23
Biological Chaos and Complex Dynamics Introduction Classically, chaos is defined as a lack of order; however, in a scientific context it refer...
Biome, Alpine
Laszlo Nagy
Subject: Ecology »
Date Added: 2016-05-26
Alpine “Biome”IntroductionTemperature decreases with latitude from the equator to the poles and with elevation from the lowlands to mountains peaks. A...
Biome, Boreal
Lee E. Frelich
Subject: Ecology »
Date Added: 2013-05-28
Boreal BiomeIntroductionThe boreal biome, with vast forests across northern North America, Europe, and Asia, has been of interest since the science of...
Biome, Desert
David Ward
Subject: Ecology »
Date Added: 2012-05-23
Desert Biome Introduction Deserts are defined by their arid conditions. However, deserts are not necessarily dry. It is the high evaporation r...
Biome, Grassland
David J. Gibson
Subject: Ecology »
Date Added: 2012-05-23
Grassland BiomeIntroductionGrassland is the most extensive terrestrial biome, occupying 41–56 ×; 106 km2, or 31–43 percent of Earth’s surface (see Whi...
Biome, Savanna
Michael J. Hill
Subject: Ecology »
Date Added: 2013-11-27
Savanna BiomeIntroductionThe savanna biome represents the complex of vegetation made up of grassland with trees in varying densities and arrangements ...
Biome, Tundra
Bruce C. Forbes
Subject: Ecology »
Date Added: 2013-08-26
Tundra BiomeIntroductionThe tundra biome is the youngest on the planet, having developed its current structure and geography during the close of the P...
Biomes, African
Anthony R.E. Sinclair, Rene L. Beyers
Subject: Ecology »
Date Added: 2014-09-29
African Biomes Introduction Africa has a great diversity of environmental conditions. It is bisected by the equator so that the seasons are si...
Biomes, East Asian
John MacKinnon
Subject: Ecology »
Date Added: 2013-08-26
East Asian Biomes Introduction East Asian biomes include the major biological ecosystems that make up the land area of East Asia, specifically...
Biomes, Mountain
Christoph Kueffer
Subject: Ecology »
Date Added: 2014-10-28
Mountain Biomes Introduction Mountains are landforms that rise prominently above the surrounding landscape. They are topographic features that...
Biomes, North American
Debra P.C. Peters, Stacey L.P. Scroggs, Jin Yao
Subject: Ecology »
Date Added: 2014-07-30
North American Biomes Introduction Biomes of North America are contained within the land area of Canada, the United States, Mexico, and countr...
Biomes, South Asian
Priya Davidar
Subject: Ecology »
Date Added: 2017-01-11
South Asian BiomesIntroductionSouth Asia includes regions south of the Himalayan Mountains bounded by the Indian Ocean, West Asia, Central Asia, South...
Biophilia
Rita Berto, Giuseppe Barbiero
Subject: Ecology »
Date Added: 2022-09-26
BiophiliaIntroductionHumans are inherently attracted to all that is alive; this attraction is called biophilia. Biophilia is an evolutionary trait whi...
Braun, E. Lucy
Frank S. Gilliam
Subject: Ecology »
Date Added: 2019-06-26
E. Lucy BraunIntroductionEmma Lucy Braun (b. 1889–d. 1971) was one of the more influential plant ecologists of the 20th century. She is known primaril...
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