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Biological and Environmental Hazards, Risks, and Disasters
Covers hazards and disasters related to the regions of the surface and atmosphere of the Earth where living organisms exist
Ramesh Sivanpillai (Edited by), John F. Shroder (Series edited by)
9780123948472, Elsevier Science
Hardback, published 25 November 2015
492 pages, 200 illustrations (200 in full color)
22.9 x 15.1 x 3 cm, 0.93 kg
Biological and Environmental Hazards, Risks, and Disasters provides an integrated look at major impacts to the Earth’s biosphere. Many of these are caused by diseases, algal blooms, insects, animals, species extinction, deforestation, land degradation, and comet and asteroid strikes that have important implications for humans. This volume, from Elsevier’s Hazards and Disasters Series, provides an in-depth view of threats, ranging from microscopic organisms to celestial objects. Perspectives from both natural and social sciences provide an in-depth understanding of potential impacts.
1 Introduction 2 Algal blooms Suzanne Mcgowan 3 Grasshopper Infestations Scott Schell 4 Locust swarms Jeffrey Lockwood 4.1 The Australian plague locust Chris Adriaansen 4.2 Desert locust Keith Cressman 4.3 Other locusts Ramesh Sivanpillai 5 Decline of bees and other pollinators Norman Carreck 6 Bark beetle infestation Kevin Hyde 7 Release of natural enemies James Cuda 8 Animals as hazards Rachel M. Cavin 9 Biodiversity Robert M. May 10 Environmental disease Kirsten M.M. Beyer 11 Land degradation Paolo D'Odorico 11.1 Desertification Sarah Harris 11.2 Grassland Degradation Abbey F. Wick 11.3 Rangeland Ecosystems Jay P. Angerer 12 Deforestation Richard Houghton 12.1 Deforestation SE Asia Edgar C. Turner 12.2 Nepal Ram P. Chaudhary 12.3 Deforestation in Latin America Timothy Boekhout van Solinge 13 Ecological impacts of climate change George Malanson 14 Comet and asteroid strikes René A. De Hon
Subject Areas: Natural disasters [RNR], Pollution & threats to the environment [RNP], Geography [RG]
