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In arid and semiarid areas, the interplant spaces are usually covered by physical and biological soil crusts. These crusts, though representing an almost negligible portion of the soil profile, have a number of crucial r...

This book and this synthesis address the pressing need for better management of coastal wetlands worldwide because these wetlands are disappearing at an alarming rate; in some countries the loss is 70%–80% in the last ...

This chapter provides a global and up-to-date overview of understanding of Hg sources and cycling in the coastal and open oceans, affecting aquatic organisms and human populations. Mercury in the environment exists in th...

This is a graduate text on turbulent flows, an important topic in fluid dynamics. It is up-to-date, comprehensive, designed for teaching, and is based on a course taught by the author at Cornell University for a number o...

The Argentine Continental Margin (ACM) comprises one of the largest contourite depositional systems worldwide, with evidences of strong gravitational downslope and alongslope sediment transport processes. Strong bottom c...

The Working Group I contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) provides a comprehensive assessment of the physical science basis of climate change. It considers in...

"Digital twining" is one the main ways of establishing data channels in cyber-physical systems combining the outputs of a virtual model with real time data collected by sensors. The purpose to this chapter is to outline ...

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the leading international body for assessing the science related to climate change. It provides policymakers with regular assessments of the scientific basis of hum...

The extrinsic fluorescent probe Laurdan (6-dodecanoyl-2-dimethylamino naphthalene) exhibits extreme sensitivity to the polarity and to the molecular dynamics of the dipoles in its environment. Dipolar relaxation processe...

There are currently ci 75 GTN-P boreholes and 18 CALM sites in Antarctica, most of them installed during the IPY and still with a short data series. In the Antarctic Peninsula, only 6 boreholes are deeper than 10 m and 4...

The demand for urea is continuously growing and entwined with the need for fertilizers and animal feed additives. Industrially, urea is initially produced in liquid form as a concentrated solution. Then, it can be conve...

The soft-bottom intertidal areas of the Bahía Blanca Estuary are inhabited by a diverse community of macrobenthic invertebrates. This chapter summarizes the state of our knowledge of this community, addressing its main ...

Abstract In this landmark work, Richard Lazarus - one of the world’s foremost authorities - offers a comprehensive treatment of the psychology of emotion, its role in adaptation, and the issues that must be addressed t...

This book focuses on heat and mass transfer, fluid flow, chemical reaction, and other related processes that occur in engineering equipment, the natural environment, and living organisms. Using simple algebra and element...

I. Introduction 1. Self-Determination Theory: An Introduction and Overview II. Philosophical and Historical Considerations 2. Organismic Principles: Historical Perspectives on Development and Integration in Living Entiti...

Abstract This book treats the central physical concepts and mathematical techniques used to investigate the dynamics of open quantum systems. To provide a self-contained presentation, the text begins with a survey of cla...

We need scarcely add that the contemplation in natural science of a wider domain than the actual leads to a far better understanding of the actual.' (p. 267,The, Nature of the Physical World.)x PREFACE evolutionary theor...