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Critical Threshold

Author : Brian Stableford
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
ISBN 13 : 1434435571
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (344 download)

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Download or read book Critical Threshold written by Brian Stableford and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2017-08-07 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They call them the “rat-catchers.” They’re the crew of the spaceship Daedalus, which an economically destitute Earth has dispatched on a mission to re-establish contact with its far-flung, long-lost colonies in space. Alex Alexander, the ship’s biologist, together with his staff, must help solve the mysteries of human and alien ecosystems that he encounters light-years from home. Dendra is a stable world, covered by a huge, unchanging forest—except that nothing living can really be free of change. The planet has no seasons, but its animal life still undergoes life-cycles involving birth, maturation, metamorphosis, and death. The Earth colony sent to tame the world has failed, at least in the terms expected of it, and seems beyond redemption; but the crew of the Daedalus still has to find out exactly why and how the program has gone wrong. Provided, of course, that they can survive the investigation itself!

Approaches for Estimating Critical Loads of Nitrogen and Sulfur Deposition for Forest Ecosystems on U.S. Federal Lands

Author : Linda H. Pardo
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Approaches for Estimating Critical Loads of Nitrogen and Sulfur Deposition for Forest Ecosystems on U.S. Federal Lands written by Linda H. Pardo and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Projected emissions of sulfur and nitrogen are expected to have continuing negative impacts on forests, in spite of reductions in sulfur emissions as a result of SO2 control programs. Sulfur and nitrogen emissions present serious long-term threats to forest health and productivity in the United States. This report is intended to explain the differences in approaches for calculating critical loads for forest ecosystems in Europe, Canada, and the United States; it is directed to air quality regulators and Federal Land Managers (FLMs) in the United States, and addresses concerns particular to U.S. Federal lands. The paper describes the basic mass balance approach for calculating critical loads, presents the various critical thresholds, and explains the assumptions inherent in the calculation and data selection procedure. The input necessary from FLMs in the process of estimating the critical load is described.

California. Court of Appeal (6th Appellate District). Records and Briefs

Author : California (State).
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 74 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 ( download)

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Download or read book California. Court of Appeal (6th Appellate District). Records and Briefs written by California (State). and published by . This book was released on with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Asymptotics

Author : Eric Alexander Cator
Publisher : IMS
ISBN 13 : 9780940600713
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Asymptotics written by Eric Alexander Cator and published by IMS. This book was released on 2007 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Essentials of Landscape Ecology

Author : Kimberly A. With
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 0198838387
Total Pages : 654 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (988 download)

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Download or read book Essentials of Landscape Ecology written by Kimberly A. With and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 654 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents the principles, theory, methods, and applications of landscape ecology and is supplemented by numerous examples and case studies from a variety of systems.

Systems and Models

Author : Hartmut Bossel
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3833481218
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book Systems and Models written by Hartmut Bossel and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2007 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A multitude of complex systems and actors pursuing their own agenda shape the dynamics of our world. Better understanding of their actions and interactions is crucial, and can be achieved by a profound knowledge of systems and their properties, and their representation in models allowing simulation of probable behavior. Drawing on his extensive research and teaching experience in modeling and simulation of a wide range of systems - from engineering to social systems and ecosystems - the author presents the fundamental concepts and approaches for understanding and modeling the complex systems shaping the dynamics of our world. The book applies state space analysis and system dynamics to deal with the dynamic processes of "causal systems," discusses information processing approaches for modeling decision processes of "actors" and "agents," and uses aspects of the coevolutionary development of systems in their environment to deal with normative orientation, ethics, and evaluation of policies and long-term development. The concepts are applied in particular to the issue of sustainable development of human society in an evolving world. The book is complemented by a survey of system topics and of models from many fields, and by an extensive bibliography on the many systems-related subjects covered. Hartmut Bossel is Professor Emeritus of environmental systems analysis. He taught for many years at the University of California in Santa Barbara and the University of Kassel, Germany, where he was director of the Center for Environmental Systems Research until his retirement. He holds an engineering degree from the Technical University of Darmstadt, and a Ph.D. degree from the University of California at Berkeley. With a background in engineering, systems science, and mathematical modeling, he has led many research projects and future studies in different countries, developing computer simulation models and decision support systems in the areas of energy supply policy, global dynamics, orientation of behavior, agricultural policy, and forest dynamics and management. He has written numerous books on modeling and simulation of dynamic systems, social change and future paths, and has published widely in the scientific literature in several fields. Bossel is author of a System Zoo containing over one hundred simulation models of diverse systems.

Innovations for Community Services

Author : Udo R. Krieger
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030750043
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (37 download)

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Download or read book Innovations for Community Services written by Udo R. Krieger and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-05-19 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Innovations for Community Services, I4CS 2021, held in Bamberg, Germany, in May 2021 as a hybrid event. The 14 full papers and 2 short papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 43 submissions. One short invited paper is also included. The papers focus on topics such as services for critical infrastructure; network architecture for communities; applications and services supporting work and life; community data and visualization; technology empowers industry processes; and future community support.

Invasion Dynamics

Author : Cang Hui
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0191062537
Total Pages : 607 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Invasion Dynamics written by Cang Hui and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017-01-26 with total page 607 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Humans have moved organisms around the world for centuries but it is only relatively recently that invasion ecology has grown into a mainstream research field. This book examines both the spread and impact dynamics of invasive species, placing the science of invasion biology on a new, more rigorous, theoretical footing, and proposing a concept of adaptive networks as the foundation for future research. Biological invasions are considered not as simple actions of invaders and reactions of invaded ecosystems, but as co-evolving complex adaptive systems with emergent features of network complexity and invasibility. Invasion Dynamics focuses on the ecology of invasive species and their impacts in recipient social-ecological systems. It discusses not only key advances and challenges within the traditional domain of invasion ecology, but introduces approaches, concepts, and insights from many other disciplines such as complexity science, systems science, and ecology more broadly. It will be of great value to invasion biologists analyzing spread and/or impact dynamics as well as other ecologists interested in spread processes or habitat management.

NASA Conference Publication

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 626 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book NASA Conference Publication written by and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 626 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Forest Hydrology and Biogeochemistry

Author : Delphis F. Levia
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9400713630
Total Pages : 734 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Forest Hydrology and Biogeochemistry written by Delphis F. Levia and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-06-15 with total page 734 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This international rigorously peer-reviewed volume critically synthesizes current knowledge in forest hydrology and biogeochemistry. It is a one-stop comprehensive reference tool for researchers and practitioners in the fields of hydrology, biogeoscience, ecology, forestry, boundary-layer meteorology, and geography. Following an introductory chapter tracing the historical roots of the subject, the book is divided into the following main sections: · Sampling and Novel Approaches · Forest Hydrology and Biogeochemistry by Ecoregion and Forest Type · Hydrologic and Biogeochemical Fluxes from the Canopy to the Phreatic Surface · Hydrologic and Biogeochemical Fluxes in Forest Ecosystems: Effects of Time, Stressors, and Humans The volume concludes with a final chapter that reflects on the current state of knowledge and identifies some areas in need of further research.

Graphics Technology in Space Applications (GTSA 1989)

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Graphics Technology in Space Applications (GTSA 1989) written by and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Reproducing Racism

Author : Daria Roithmayr
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 1479811092
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (798 download)

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Download or read book Reproducing Racism written by Daria Roithmayr and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2021-03-01 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Argues that racial inequality reproduces itself automatically over time because early unfair advantage for whites has paved the way for continuing advantage This book is designed to change the way we think about racial inequality. Long after the passage of civil rights laws, blacks and Latinos possess barely a nickel of wealth for every dollar that whites have. Why have we made so little progress? Legal scholar Daria Roithmayr provocatively argues that racial inequality lives on because white advantage functions as a powerful self-reinforcing monopoly, reproducing itself automatically from generation to generation even in the absence of intentional discrimination. Drawing on work in antitrust law and a range of other disciplines, Roithmayr brilliantly compares the dynamics of white advantage to the unfair tactics of giants like AT&T and Microsoft. With penetrating insight, Roithmayr locates the engine of white monopoly in positive feedback loops that connect the dramatic disparity of Jim Crow to modern racial gaps in jobs, housing and education. Wealthy white neighborhoods fund public schools that then turn out wealthy white neighbors. Whites with lucrative jobs informally refer their friends, who refer their friends, and so on. Roithmayr concludes that racial inequality might now be locked in place, unless policymakers immediately take drastic steps to dismantle this oppressive system.

Embedded Systems Design using the Rabbit 3000 Microprocessor

Author : Kamal Hyder
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0080470491
Total Pages : 479 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book Embedded Systems Design using the Rabbit 3000 Microprocessor written by Kamal Hyder and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2005-03-30 with total page 479 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Rabbit 3000 is a popular high-performance microprocessor specifically designed for embedded control, communications, and Ethernet connectivity. This new technical reference book will help designers get the most out of the Rabbit's powerful feature set. The first book on the market to focus exclusively on the Rabbit 3000, it provides detailed coverage of: Rabbit architecture and development environment, interfacing to the external world, networking, Rabbit assembly language, multitasking, debugging, Dynamic C and much more!Authors Kamal Hyder and Bob Perrin are embedded engineers with years of experience and they offer a wealth of design details and "insider" tips and techniques. Extensive embedded design examples are supported by fully tested source code. Whether you're already working with the Rabbit or considering it for a future design, this is one reference you can't be without! - Let the experts teach you how to design embedded systems that efficiently hook up to the Internet using networked core modules - Provides a number of projects and source code using RabbitCore, which will make it easy for the system designer and programmer to get hands-on experience developing networked devices

Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Microelectronics, Computing and Communication Systems

Author : Vijay Nath
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 981155546X
Total Pages : 1078 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (115 download)

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Download or read book Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Microelectronics, Computing and Communication Systems written by Vijay Nath and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-09-19 with total page 1078 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents high-quality papers from the Fourth International Conference on Microelectronics, Computing & Communication Systems (MCCS 2019). It discusses the latest technological trends and advances in MEMS and nanoelectronics, wireless communication, optical communication, instrumentation, signal processing, image processing, bioengineering, green energy, hybrid vehicles, environmental science, weather forecasting, cloud computing, renewable energy, RFID, CMOS sensors, actuators, transducers, telemetry systems, embedded systems and sensor network applications. It includes papers based on original theoretical, practical and experimental simulations, development, applications, measurements and testing. The applications and solutions discussed here provide excellent reference material for future product development.

Interactions in the Marine Benthos

Author : Stephen J. Hawkins
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 110841608X
Total Pages : 535 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book Interactions in the Marine Benthos written by Stephen J. Hawkins and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-08-29 with total page 535 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive account of how abiotic and biotic interactions shape patterns of coastal marine biodiversity and ecosystem processes globally.

Collective Behavior and Public Opinion

Author : Jaap van Ginneken
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135629048
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (356 download)

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Download or read book Collective Behavior and Public Opinion written by Jaap van Ginneken and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-04-02 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a highly innovative and stimulating work with the outline of an entirely new approach to massive and rapid shifts in opinion and communication. It discusses and explains such mysterious phenomena as sudden crazes and crashes, fads and fashion, hypes and manias, moral outrage and protests, gossip and rumors, and scares and panics. Rich in alternative insights, the book is divided into four parts. Part I discusses the points of departure: the most relevant processes of opinion formation and communication. Part II is about phenomena on three different levels, that have traditionally been studied within the twin fields of mass psychology and collective behavior sociology. Part III focuses on the three prime forms of "emotional coloring" of opinion currents and public moods. Part IV discusses a combination of some of the aforementioned phenomena: successive crazes and crashes in financial markets, and looks at why technological and economic, and social and opinion forecasts often fail so miserably. The audience for this book includes students of social and mass psychology, social movements and collective behavior sociology, and opinion and communication in general. Professionals in public relations, marketing, health, finance, and politics, as well as the educated lay audience, will also find this book of interest.

Contemporary Bayesian and Frequentist Statistical Research Methods for Natural Resource Scientists

Author : Howard B. Stauffer
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470185074
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book Contemporary Bayesian and Frequentist Statistical Research Methods for Natural Resource Scientists written by Howard B. Stauffer and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2007-12-14 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first all-inclusive introduction to modern statistical research methods in the natural resource sciences The use of Bayesian statistical analysis has become increasingly important to natural resource scientists as a practical tool for solving various research problems. However, many important contemporary methods of applied statistics, such as generalized linear modeling, mixed-effects modeling, and Bayesian statistical analysis and inference, remain relatively unknown among researchers and practitioners in this field. Through its inclusive, hands-on treatment of real-world examples, Contemporary Bayesian and Frequentist Statistical Research Methods for Natural Resource Scientists successfully introduces the key concepts of statistical analysis and inference with an accessible, easy-to-follow approach. The book provides case studies illustrating common problems that exist in the natural resource sciences and presents the statistical knowledge and tools needed for a modern treatment of these issues. Subsequent chapter coverage features: An introduction to the fundamental concepts of Bayesian statistical analysis, including its historical background, conjugate solutions, Bayesian hypothesis testing and decision-making, and Markov Chain Monte Carlo solutions The relevant advantages of using Bayesian statistical analysis, rather than the traditional frequentist approach, to address research problems Two alternative strategies—the a posteriori model selection strategy and the a priori parsimonious model selection strategy using AIC and DIC—to model selection and inference The ideas of generalized linear modeling (GLM), focusing on the most popular GLM of logistic regression An introduction to mixed-effects modeling in S-Plus® and R for analyzing natural resource data sets with varying error structures and dependencies Each statistical concept is accompanied by an illustration of its frequentist application in S-Plus® or R as well as its Bayesian application in WinBUGS. Brief introductions to these software packages are also provided to help the reader fully understand the concepts of the statistical methods that are presented throughout the book. Assuming only a minimal background in introductory statistics, Contemporary Bayesian and Frequentist Statistical Research Methods for Natural Resource Scientists is an ideal text for natural resource students studying statistical research methods at the upper-undergraduate or graduate level and also serves as a valuable problem-solving guide for natural resource scientists across a broad range of disciplines, including biology, wildlife management, forestry management, fisheries management, and the environmental sciences.