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Seaweeds of India
Springer 2009; US$ 129.99Describes a total of 198 species of marine macroalgae representing all three major groups of Chlorophyta, Phaeophyta and Rhodophyta collected from the Gujarat coast which is well known for its algal abundance and diversity. For easy identification, this title featurers high resolution colour pictures of each species in its natural habitat. more...
Diel Vertical Migration of Zooplankton in Lakes and Oceans
Springer 2009; US$ 139.99This is the first critical discussion on Diel Vertical Migration of zooplankton in oceans and lakes in 100 years of research. The focus is on photo-response experiments that revealed the physiological fundament unifying migration behavior in both biotypes. more...
The Fish Production Potential of the Baltic Sea
Springer 2010; US$ 159.99It presents a new approach to set fish quota based on holistic ecosystem modeling (the CoastWeb-model) and also a plan to optimize a sustainable management of the Baltic Sea including a cost-benefit analysis. This plan accounts for the production of prey and predatory fish under different environmental conditions, professional fishing, recreational... more...
Hydrological Processes of the Danube River Basin
Springer 2010; US$ 139.99The Danube River Basin is shared by 19 countries and there is no river basin in the world shared by so many nations. Covering an area of about 800,000 kmA , it is Europe's second largest river basin and home to 83 million people of different cultures, languages and historical backgrounds. Management of common water sources and overcoming difficulties... more...
Discovering the Ocean from Space
Springer 2010; US$ 219.99Remote sensing of oceans from space has developed rapidly since 1978 when the first dedicated ocean-viewing sensors were launched. The increasing abundance of satellite data has undoubtedly changed the way the science of oceanography has developed, revealing previously undetected ocean phenomena, casting new light on old problems, and opening the way... more...
Debris-flow Hazards and Related Phenomena
Springer 2007; US$ 229.99With climate change and deforestation, debris flows and debris avalanches have become the most significant landslide hazards in many countries. In recent years there have been numerous debris flow avalanches in Southern Europe, South America and the Indian Subcontinent, resulting in major catastrophes and large loss of life. This is therefore a major... more...
Tropical Montane Cloud Forests
Cambridge University Press 2010; US$ 92.00A state-of-the-art overview of current knowledge concerning tropical montane cloud forests, assessing their biological and hydrological value and their sustainability. more...
Water
Ebury Publishing 2008; US$ 12.00All known forms of life depend on water. Covering 71 per cent of the Earth's surface, water seems to be plentiful. But there are 1.2 billion people who currently live without a safe water supply, the amount of available drinking water is shrinking and the need for it is increasing relentlessly. While some regions are receiving too much rain, others... more...
New Uncertainty Concepts in Hydrology and Water Resources
Cambridge University Press 1995; US$ 65.00This is an overview of uncertainty techniques, such as the use of fractals and climate change in hydrology. more...
River Basin Management VI
WIT Press 2011; US$ 358.00Significant advances have been made in the monitoring, analysis and prediction of the behaviour of riverine systems resulting in a better understanding of their mechanism and the possibility of optimising these resources as well as being able to control or mitigate the effects of major disasters. These developments have been the result of better surveying... more...









