This book provides a synthesis of plant-soil-plant interactions from the plot to landscape scale. It focuses on the process level, which is relevant to many types of multispecies agroecosystems (agroforestry, intercropping and others). It also links basic research to practical a…
An Atlas of the World's Conifers is the first ever atlas of all known conifer species. It is based on locality information of ca. 37,000 collected herbarium specimens held in scientific institution. As well as providing natural distribution maps for each species, Farjon and File…
"This volume compiles geostatistical and spatial autoregressive data analyses involving georeferenced socioeconomic, natural resources, agricultural, pollution, and epidemiological variables. Benchmark analyses are followed by analyses of readily available data sets, emphasizing…
This book is a collection of 77 expert opinions arranged in three sections. Section 1 on "Climate" sets the scene, including predictions of future climate change, how climate change affects ecosystems, and how to model projections of the spatial distribution of ticks and tick-bo…
Provides an introduction to the world of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) for students and professionals. With a focus on the practical applications of GIS, this edition features multi-disciplinary case studies and examples of GIS in practice, demonstrating how it is used …
"Metadata play a fundamental role in both DLs and SDIs. Commonly defined as "structured data about data" or "data which describes attributes of a resource" or, more simply, "information about data", it is an essential requirement for locating and evaluating available data. There…
Metadata play a fundamental role in both DLs and SDIs. Commonly defined as "structured data about data" or "data which describe attributes of a resource" or, more simply, "information about data", it is an essential requirement for locating and evaluating available data. Therefo…
