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The European Landing Obligation: Reducing Discards in Complex, Multi-Species …
This open access book provides a comprehensive examination of the European Landing Obligation policy from many relevant perspectives. It includes evaluations of its impacts at economical, socio-cultural, ecological and institutional levels. It also discusses the feasibility and benefits of several potential mitigation strategies. The book was timely published, exactly at the time where the Land…
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- 9783030033088
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- XIX, 431 hlm,: ill, lamp;
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The Bluefin Tuna Fishery in the Bay of Biscay : Its Relationship with the Cri…
This open access book is an original contribution to the knowledge on fishing and research associated with one of the most enigmatic fish of our seas: bluefin tuna, Thunnus thynnus (L.). Based on available evidence, it reconstructs the possible methods used to catch large spawners in the Strait of Gibraltar thousands of years ago and describes the much more recent overfishing that led to a grea…
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- 978-3-030-11545-6
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- XI, 123
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- SpringerBriefs in Biology (BRIEFSBIOL)
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- 570 COR b
Lifelong Learning, Young Adults and the Challenges of Disadvantage in Europe
This open access book challenges international policy ‘groupthink’ about lifelong learning. Adult learning – too long a servant of business competitiveness – should be reimagined as central to democratic society. Young adults, especially from disadvantaged backgrounds, engage more in education and training, and learn more day-to-day at work, if provision is democratically organised and …
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- 9783031141096
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- XXXVIII, 467 hlm; ill., lamp.,
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Goods and Services of Marine Bivalves
The aim of this open access book is to review and analyse the goods and services of bivalve shellfish. How they are defined, what determines the ecological functions that are the basis for the goods and services, what controversies in the use of goods and services exist, and what is needed for sustainable exploitation of bivalves from the perspective of the various stakeholders. The book is foc…
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- 9783319967769
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- XXV, 591 hlm,: ill, lamp;
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Well-being During the Pandemic: Comparative Perspectives from the Global Nort…
This open access book focuses on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on well-being, happiness and quality of life, taking into account the mediating effects of social inequalities. The volume brings together and into dialogue the different experiences and perspectives of countries and researchers from the Global North and South. Expert scholars from across the world have analyzed empirical data…
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- 9783031634406
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mHealth Innovation in Asia
This open access book offers a detailed account of a range of mHealth initiatives across South, Southeast and East Asia. It provides readers with deep insights into the challenges such initiatives face on the ground, and a view of the diverse cultural contexts shaping strategies for overcoming these challenges. The book brings together various discussions on the broader mHealth literature, and …
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- 978-94-024-1251-2
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- Mobile Communication in Asia: Local Insights, Global Implications
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- X, 131
Sterile Insect Technique : Principles And Practice In Area-Wide Integrated Pe…
The sterile insect technique (SIT) is an environment-friendly method of pest control that integrates well into area-wide integrated pest management (AW-IPM) programmes. This book takes a generic, thematic, comprehensive, and global approach in describing the principles and practice of the SIT. The strengths and weaknesses, and successes and failures, of the SIT are evaluated openly and fairly f…
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- 9781003035572
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Area-wide Integrated Pest Management : Development and Field Application
Over 98% of sprayed insecticides and 95% of herbicides reach a destination other than their target species, including non-target species, air, water and soil. The extensive reliance on insecticide use reduces biodiversity, contributes to pollinator decline, destroys habitat, and threatens endangered species. This book offers a more effective application of the Integrated Pest Management (IPM) a…
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- 9781003169239
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Bienen an der Hochschule
In diesem Open-Access-Buch werden verschiedene Erfahrungen vorgestellt, die im Bienenprojekt „BEEsy Mission“ der Hochschule Pforzheim gesammelt wurden. Zukünftigen Projektverantwortlichen wird eine Hilfestellung bei der institutionellen Etablierung und Haltung von Bienen gegeben.Das Buch befasst sich unter anderem mit den Fragestellungen und Herausforderungen, die im Projektkonzept berück…
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- essentials
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- XIII, 38
Organizational, Motivational, and Cultural Contexts of Volunteering
This open access book offers a comprehensive view of the phenomenon of volunteer work: it examines motivational factors and questions of corporate organization and the social environment. In particular, this is the first book to present volunteer work in detail as a psychosocial resource and a source of well-being that should not be overused or abused. The book is based on the authors' 15 years…
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- SpringerBriefs in Psychology
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- X, 65
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