Ecosystem processes

Ebook "Long-term ecological research: Between theory and application" fills this gap by focusing on studies dealing with the investigation of complex, long-term ecological processes with regard to global change, the development of early warning systems, and the acquisition of a scientific basis for strategic conservation management and the sustainable use of ecosystems.

450p giangdongdinh 28-05-2024 2 1   Download

The purpose of this qualitative study is to look at the blockchain application in the field of international trade for Bangladesh perspective. To find out a comprehensive view of blockchain in the international trade ecosystem, in-depth primary interview with relevant stakeholders was taken in addition to analyzing secondary data. The study found that blockchain can transform many parts of the existing international trade process in Bangladesh including customs, trade document management, trade method, payment, transport document, certifications and combating fraudulent activities.

9p longtimenosee07 29-03-2024 4 2   Download

By moving from the "integrated" to the "dynamic" supply chain model, businesses may see their supply chains as flexible ecosystems of people, processes, capital assets, technology, and data. In the rapidly evolving corporate world, effective supply chain management (SCM) is a critical issue. Dynamic SCM necessitates good decision information synchronization and integrated decision-making among autonomous chain partners.

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Ebook "The management of industrial forest plantations: Theoretical foundations and applications" provides a synthesis of current knowledge about industrial forestry management planning processes. It covers components of the forest supply chain ranging from modelling techniques to management planning approaches and information and communication technology support. It may provide effective support to education, research and outreach activities that focus on forest industrial plantations management.

544p manmanthanhla0201 26-02-2024 4 1   Download

Ebook Ecotoxicology: A comprehensive treatment - Part 2 includes content: Disturbance ecology and the responses of communities to contaminants, community responses to global and atmospheric stressors, effects of contaminants on trophic structure and food webs, effects of contaminants on trophic structure and food webs,… and other contents.

381p longtimenosee03 01-02-2024 5 0   Download

Ebook "Carbon sequestration in forest ecosystems" is a comprehensive book describing the basic processes of carbon dynamics in forest ecosystems, their contribution to carbon sequestration and implications for mitigating abrupt climate change. This book provides the information on processes, factors and causes influencing carbon sequestration in forest ecosystems.

289p tachieuhoa 28-01-2024 5 2   Download

Ebook "Principles of terrestrial ecosystem ecology (Second edition)" regards living organisms, including people, and the elements of their environment as components of a single integrated system. The comprehensive coverage in this textbook examines the central processes at work in terrestrial ecosystems, including their freshwater components. It traces the flow of energy, water, carbon, and nutrients from their abiotic origins to their cycles through plants, animals, and decomposer organisms.

536p tachieuhoa 28-01-2024 5 2   Download

Ebook "Quantifying functional biodiversity" synthesizes current methods used to quantify functional diversity, providing step-by-step examples for defining functional groups and estimating functional indices. The authors show how to compare communities, and how to analyze changes of diversity along environmental gradients, using real-life examples throughout.

103p tachieuhoa 28-01-2024 5 2   Download

Ebook "Energy return on investment: A unifying principle for biology, economics, and sustainability" presents the reader with a powerful framework for understanding the critical role of the energy return on investment (EROI) in the survival and well-being of individuals, ecosystems, businesses, economies and nations. Growth and development are fundamental and ubiquitous processes at all scales, from individuals to food crops to national economies.

177p lucchinguyen 28-12-2023 4 2   Download

Ebook "Isoprenoid synthesis in plants and microorganisms: New concepts and experimental approaches" have implications in a myriad of physiological processes notably in plants, microorganisms and parasites, and biological activities at the cellular, organism, and ecosystem levels. The importance of isoprenoids in various areas of the scientific world has spurred intense research worldwide. Also their role in "nutraceuticals" has stimulated scientific curiosity.

507p lucchinguyen 28-12-2023 5 2   Download

Part 1 of ebook "Designing event-driven systems: Concepts and patterns for streaming services with Apache Kafka" provides readers with contents including: setting the stage; designing event-driven systems; the origins of streaming; processing events with stateful functions; event sourcing, CQRS, and other stateful patterns;...

87p tieulangtran 28-09-2023 3 2   Download

Academy-Health established a Workforce Initiative Task Force in 2016 to conduct an assessment of the state of the health services research workforce and develop recommendations for its future in the context of the changing health care and research ecosystems. This paper presents this process and the resultant list of prioritized recommendations and planned next steps.

10p vigamora 25-05-2023 5 2   Download

Upwelling is an oceanographic phenomenon that involves the physical process and contributes to changes in chemistry, biology, and natural resources. So, systematically, it is the particular ecosystems of whole marine regions with the upwelling. The strong upwelling waters in South Central Regions of Vietnam have uncertain features of the East Vietnam Sea (Bien Dong) and special characteristics of a coastal upwelling area, recorded in international scientific papers in the twentieth century.

20p vipagani 24-10-2022 9 2   Download

Pu Hoat Nature Reserve (NR) is the part of the Western Nghe An Biosphere Reserve (Nghe An province, central Vietnam), and identified as an important area for biodiversity conservation in the North Central Coastal Vietnam. This nature reserve hosts various ecosystems and landscapes with four main formations including closed forests, sparse forests, scrubs and grass vegetation. It is well known that butterflies with their high diversity and abundance are one of the most important players in many ecosystem processes.

7p vilamborghini 12-10-2022 6 4   Download

Land surface temperature (LST) is considered as a key factor in natural processes. Remote sensing data, including Landsat-8 data, offers numerous opportunities to better understand the land processes. This study has conducted to construct land use and land cover map in 2020 using NDVI thresholds.

13p vilamborghini 12-10-2022 8 3   Download

The article provides an overview of the platform as well as the trend of digital transformation in Vietnam. Digital transformation is an inevitable trend not only in our country but in the whole world. In Vietnam, the digital transformation process has begun to take place, and positive results have been achieved in all three pillars: digital government, digital economy and digital society.

9p vimarissamayer 02-06-2022 23 5   Download

This paper examines the current situation of people's livelihood activities and the pressures on biodiversity conservation in Thanh Phu Wetland Nature Reserve (NR), Vietnam. The study was conducted in 3 communes in the buffer zone. 249 households were selected for interviewing, 03 group discussions, 10 in-depth interviews were conducted to collect both qualitative and quantitative data.

14p visherylsandberg 18-05-2022 5 1   Download

In this paper we discuss how can one university in Vietnam - Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST) - establish an innovative start-up investment fund (the BK Fund). Theoretical and practical studies on setting up University venture capital funds will be necessary for HUST to overcome the legal barriers, financial resources difficulties and other constrains during the fund’s establishment and implementation process.

11p alucardhellsing 04-05-2022 14 1   Download

Phytoremediation is a method of using plants to extract, isolate or detoxify pollutants through chemical, physical and biological processes. For years, this method has been considered as an effective method for wastewater treatment thanks to its high efficiency, low cost, stability, and simplicity of operation. Besides, this wastewater treatment technology is environmentally friendly since it increases biodiversity and contributesto the landscape of the environment and local ecosystems.

12p vinikolatesla 31-03-2022 15 2   Download

The microbiota is a heterogeneous ecosystem consisting of diverse microorganisms unique to an individual, playing a crucial role in maintaining human body homeostasis. The microbiota, as a suggested endocrine organ, is also capable of producing and regulating hormones, playing an important role in food processing, synthesis of vitamins, pathogen displacement, and influencing functions of distant systems and organs.

9p lazzaro 30-12-2021 10 0   Download