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Ecological Migration, Development and Transformation
After over 30 years of reform and opening up, China’s aggregate economic volume is now the second largest in the world. Over the past decade many provinces in the western region of China have implemented ecological migration projects of different scales, which have attracted considerable attention both in China and abroad. The projects indicate, first, that there is an urgent need for this ty…
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- 978-3-662-47365-8
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- XIII, 212
Ecological Impacts of Tsunamis on Coastal Ecosystems
This book focuses on the ecological impacts of the Great East Japan Earthquake and resulting tsunamis, a rare and extremely large disturbance event, on various coastal ecosystems in Japan’s Tohoku area, including sub-tidal and tidal animal communities, sand dune plant communities and coastal forests. The studies presented here describe not only how species and populations in these ecosystems …
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- 978-4-431-56446-1
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- XI, 410
Ecological Economics and Harmonious Society
This book is mainly about the examination of shifting in the field of ecological economics resulting from its evolution over the past three decades. It discusses the theory and methodology of ecological economics and development of ecological economics and related policies. It also analyzes the empirical study of ecological economics and the value of and compensation for ecological system servi…
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- 978-981-10-0459-9
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- XIII, 289
Nanotechnology and Plant Sciences: Nanoparticles and Their Impact on Plants
This book presents a holistic view of the complex and dynamic responses of plants to nanoparticles, the signal transduction mechanisms involved, and the regulation of gene expression. Further, it addresses the phytosynthesis of nanoparticles, the role of nanoparticles in the antioxidant systems of plants and agriculture, the beneficial and harmful effects of nanoparticles on plants, and the app…
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- 978-3-319-36211-3
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- XII
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Modern Logic 1850-1950, East and West
This book presents diverse topics in mathematical logic such as proof theory, meta-mathematics, and applications of logic to mathematical structures. The collection spans the first 100 years of modern logic and is dedicated to the memory of Irving Anellis, founder of the journal 'Modern Logic', whose academic work was essential in promoting the algebraic tradition of logic, as represented by Ch…
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- 978-3-319-24754-0
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- XIII, 258
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- Studies in Universal Logic
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Motivating Cooperation and Compliance with Authority
This volume explores the various ways in which trust is thought about and studied in contemporary society. In doing so, it aims to advance both theoretical and methodological perspectives on trust. Trust is an important topic in this series because it raises issues of both motivation and emotion. Specifically, notions of trust and fairness motivate individuals to behave in a manner they deem ap…
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- 978-3-319-16150-1
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- XIII, 220
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- Nebraska Symposium on Motivation
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Microbial Biotechnology- A Laboratory Manual for Bacterial Systems
Microorganisms play an important role in the maintenance of the ecosystem structure and function. Bacteria constitute the major part of the microorganisms and possess tremendous potential in many important applications from environmental clean up to the drug discovery. Much advancement has been taken place in the field of research on bacterial systems. This book summarizes the experimental setu…
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- 978-81-322-2094-7
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- XVI, 239
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Knowledge Synthesis: Western and Eastern Cultural Perspectives
This book provides readers the idea of systemically synthesizing various kind of knowledge, which needs to combine analytical thinking and synthetic thinking. Systems science is expected to help in solving contemporary complex problems, utilizing interdisciplinary knowledge effectively and combining analytical thinking and synthetic thinking efficiently. However, traditional systems science has…
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- 978-4-431-55218-5
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Treating Adolescents with Family-Based Mindfulness
A new take on therapeutic mindfulness with specific applications to troubled and delinquent youth is the focus of this innovative text. It introduces Family Mode Deactivation Therapy (FMDT) and its core concepts and methodologies, differentiating it from other cognitive and mindfulness therapies for adolescents with problem behaviors and comorbid conditions. Step by step applications of FMDT fr…
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- 978-3-319-12699-9
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- XI, 387
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Trapping of Small Organisms Moving Randomly
This new book is the first to make logical and important connections between trapping and foraging ecology. It develops and describes—both verbally and mathematically--the underlying principles that determine and define trap-organism interactions. More important, it goes on to explain and illustrate how these principles and relationships can be used to estimate absolute population densities i…
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- 978-3-319-12994-5
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- XVIII, 114
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- SpringerBriefs in Ecology
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