La publicación recoge los estudios desarrollados en la región de bahía honda. Dichos estudios intentan abordar los grupos de mayor interés. En el medio terrestre fueron objeto de investigación las plantas, algunos invertebrados, y todos los vertebrados. Pero por desgracia, hemos tenido que dejar para mejor ocasión los estudios marinos; la causa no fue otra que la carencia de las garantías mínimas de seguridad, al no disponer todavía en la zona de infraestructura adecuada para el equipo de buceo
Los investigadores Rafael Escribano e Isabel Tanarro cuentan con una larga experiencia en espectroscopia molecular y física del plasma, y se han centrado durante los últimos quince años en el estudio de sistemas de relevancia atmosférica y astrofísica. En este libro, presentan una serie de contribuciones de otros renombrados colegas a cerca de la atmósfera, la espectroscopia y la astronomía, la metodología y la descripción de técnicas empleadas en estos campos, así como los resultados actualizados de sus propias investigaciones. Esta obra incluye en definitiva algunos temas de gran interés tanto para la comunidad científica como para el público en general, como las recientes misiones espaciales a cometas, sucesos luminosos espectaculares en la alta atmósfera, o la controvertida cuestión del calentamiento global y el cambio climático.
This book presents a comprehensive biological and ecological information about owls in the neotropic area. In addition the book covers topics such as threats and conservation strategies for these nocturnal birds of prey from 18 Neotropical countries. Owls are a good example of diversification processes and have developed evolutionary characteristics themselves. These species are found almost everywhere in the world but most of them are distributed in tropical areas and about a third of them live in the Neotropics. This biogeographic region has a high biodiversity and even share lineages of species from other continents because at some point all were part of Pangea. Although we still have much to know and understand about this diverse, scarcely studied and threatened group this work aims to be a precedent for future and further research on the subject.
Se recoge en este libro una selección de las contribuciones presentadas a varios seminarios científicos que se organizaron en el Instituto de Acústica del CSIC durante los años 2004 y 2005. Esas contribuciones tratan un amplio abanico de temas, desde las estrategias para medir y controlar el ruido en la ciudad de Madrid hasta la técnica de toma de imágenes con fines médicos basada en el comportamiento elástico de los tejidos humanos. Otros temas -como los sistemas de sensores de onda acústica de superficie, el control de ruido activo, o los dispositivos para la inspección sanitaria de productos de uso cotidiano por medio de ultrasonidos- constituyen buenos ejemplos de la utilización de sistemas acústicos en el mundo industrial.
In recent years, the field of Toxinology has expanded substantially. On the one hand it studies venomous animals, plants and micro organisms in detail to understand their mode of action on targets. While on the other, it explores the biochemical composition, genomics and proteomics of toxins and venoms to understand their three interaction with life forms (especially humans), development of antidotes and exploring their pharmacological potential. Therefore, Toxinology has deep linkages with biochemistry, molecular biology, anatomy and pharmacology. In addition, there is a fast developing applied subfield, clinical toxinology, which deals with understanding and managing medical effects of toxins on human body. Given the huge impact of toxin-based deaths globally, and the potential of venom in generation of drugs for so-far incurable diseases (for example, Diabetes, Chronic Pain), the continued research and growth of the field is imminent. This has led to the growth of research in the area and the consequent scholarly output by way of publications in journals and books. Despite this ever growing body of literature within biomedical sciences, there is still no all-inclusive reference work available that collects all of the important biochemical, biomedical and clinical insights relating to Toxinology. The Handbook of Toxinology aims to address this gap and cover the field of Toxinology comprehensively.
As a review of the status of biogeography in the West Indies in the 1980s, the first edition of Biogeography of the West Indies: Past, Present, and Future provided a synthesis of our current knowledge of the systematics and distribution of major plant and animal groups in the Caribbean basin. The totally new and revised Second Edition, Biogeography
Few places in the world can claim such a diversity of species as the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), with its 6,000 recorded animal species estimated to be half the number actually living in its waters. So rich are the Gulf's water that over a half-million tons of seafood are taken from them annuallyÑand this figure does not count the wasted by-catch, which would triple or quadruple that tonnage. This timely book provides a benchmark for understanding the Gulf's extraordinary diversity, how it is threatened, and in what ways it isÑor should beÑprotected. In spite of its dazzling richness, most of the Gulf's coastline now harbors but a pale shadow of the diversity that existed just a half-century ago. Recommendations based on sound, careful science must guide Mexico in moving forward to protect the Gulf of California. This edited volume contains contributions by twenty-four Gulf of California experts, from both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border. From the origins of the Gulf to its physical and chemical characteristics, from urgently needed conservation alternatives for fisheries and the entire Gulf ecosystem to information about its invertebrates, fishes, cetaceans, and sea turtles, this thought-provoking book provides new insights and clear paths to achieve sustainable use solidly based on robust science. The interdisciplinary, international cooperation involved in creating this much-needed collection provides a model for achieving success in answering critically important questions about a precious but rapidly disappearing ecological treasure.
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00 This scientifically thorough,lucidly written work explores the nature, development, and extent of the archipelago's reef-building corals. Also included is an annotated list of the Scleractianian Corals by John W. Wells This scientifically thorough,lucidly written work explores the nature, development, and extent of the archipelago's reef-building corals. Also included is an annotated list of the Scleractianian Corals by John W. Wells
