Free Download The Population Ecology of White-Headed Langur by Wenshi Pan
English | EPUB | 2021 | 241 Pages | ISBN : 9813341173 | 176.87 MB
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Tasmanian Mayflies Identification, Ecology, Behaviour and Imitation
Free Download Tasmanian Mayflies: Identification, Ecology, Behaviour and Imitation by Ron Thresher
English | September 1st, 2023 | ISBN: 1486316115 | 228 pages | True EPUB | 33.26 MB
Mayflies are one of the world's most diverse, abundant and important aquatic insects. Famous for their brief adult life spans, mayflies play a key role in the ecology of aquatic and associated terrestrial ecosystems, and are critical bioindicators of ecosystem health.
Honeybee Ecology A Study of Adaptation in Social Life
Robot Ecology and the Science Fiction Film
Free Download J. P. Telotte, "Robot Ecology and the Science Fiction Film "
English | ISBN: 1138598070 | 2018 | 120 pages | PDF | 3 MB
This book offers the first specific application in film studies of what is generally known as ecology theory, shifting attention from history to the (in this case media) environment. It takes the robot as its subject because it has attained a status that resonates not only with some of the key concerns of contemporary culture over the last century, but also with the very nature of film. While the robot has given us a vehicle for exploring issues of gender, race, and a variety of forms of otherness, and increasingly for asking questions about the very nature and meaning of life, this image of an artificial being, typically anthropomorphic, also invariably implicates the cinema's own and quite fundamental artificing of the human. Looking across genres, across specific media forms, and across closely linked conceptualizations, Telotte sketches a context of interwoven influences and meanings. The result is that this study of the cinematic robot, while mainly focused on science fiction film, also incorporates its appearance in, for example, musicals, cartoons, television, advertising, toys, and literature.
Picturing Ecology Photography and the birth of a new science
Phytoplankton Whispering An Introduction to the Physiology and Ecology of Microalgae
Free Download Patricia M. Glibert, "Phytoplankton Whispering: An Introduction to the Physiology and Ecology of Microalgae"
English | ISBN: 303153896X | 2024 | 775 pages | EPUB | 187 MB
Phytoplankton, or algae, are the engines of the Earth. They form the base of the aquatic food web and, although microscopic, they produce 50% of the oxygen in the air. Many of our ideas of what makes these cells "tick" come from ideas developed decades ago. But, lakes and oceans are changing- and so, too are phytoplankton. Our understanding has to change accordingly. Nutrient pollution is a major problem worldwide, and climate is changing, altering temperature, CO2 and pH, as well as the physics that control water stratification. All of these factors control which species of phytoplankton may grow well at any particular time. While algae grow in all types of aquatic systems, not all algae are favorable for the production of fish and other food resources. The prevalence of harmful algal blooms (HABs) has increased. At the core of this effort is a drive to understand-and to convey to researchers, students and managers-what kinds of phytoplankton are likely to thrive as conditions change and why this matters.