Author: Chih-Han ChangPublisher: 國立臺灣大學出版中心
ISBN: 9789860192865
Category : Earthworms
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
Earthworm Fauna of Taiwan
Author: Chih-Han ChangPublisher: 國立臺灣大學出版中心
ISBN: 9789860192865
Category : Earthworms
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
Earthworm Fauna of Taiwan
Author: Chih-Han Chang、Jiun-Hong ChenPublisher: 國立臺灣大學出版中心
ISBN: 9789860164978
Category : Earthworms
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Terrestrial Earthworms (Oligochaeta: Opisthopora) of China
Author: Nengwen XiaoPublisher: Academic Press
ISBN: 0128155884
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
Terrestrial Earthworms (Oligochaeta: Opisthopora) of China summarizes the results of the classification of terrestrial earthworms in China and provides detailed and authoritative information. The content is classified according to the classification system of Sims and Easton. Each earthworm is described in detail from existing data sources and includes descriptions of external morphological characteristics, internal morphological characteristics, body color and distribution. This book is a useful resource for researchers and practitioners in the field of systematics, phylogeny, biodiversity, soil invertebrate zoology and ecology. Covers over 370 species of earthworms Describes the source of each kind of earthworm, their main classification features, and distribution Discusses the differences between similar earthworms Includes accompanying figures on the typical characteristics of each earthworm
Interactive Feedbacks between Soil Fauna and Soil Processes
Author: Maria Luz CayuelaPublisher: Frontiers Media SA
ISBN: 2889635481
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Soil fauna plays a significant role at all trophic levels of the soil food web and regulates processes that are crucial for soil functioning, such as nutrient cycling, immobilization and/or degradation of toxic compounds, formation of soil structure, greenhouse gas emissions and C turnover. Although soil fauna is not thought to contribute significantly to soil respiration during litter or soil organic matter (SOM) decomposition, the diversity of soil fauna has been found to strongly influence SOM distribution and dynamics. Yet, the functional contribution of soil fauna to many soil processes is not well understood due to methodological limitations and the high complexity of interactions at various spatiotemporal scales. In general, soil fauna has received far less scientific attention than bacteria and fungi (and lately archaea) in soil studies and has been regularly ignored in global biogeochemical models, with maybe exceptions for some earthworms. However, recent studies are raising the awareness of the influence of soil fauna on ecosystems dynamics. For instance, earthworms have been found to be major players in N2O emissions from soils. They exert a strong influence on C stabilization, and they promote the degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Less studied, ants and termites have been found to increase crop productivity in drylands, and different lifeforms of Collembola have been shown to impact microorganisms in various ways over time, thereby potentially affecting C and N cycles within farming systems. The influence of soil fauna indeed manifests over a broad ranges of spatiotemporal scales. For example, some effect such as aggregate formation may cumulate over time and finally contribute to the formation of whole soil profiles, which serve as a framework for other soil processes such as water movement, decomposition, etc. Meanwhile, soil biodiversity is impacted by an increasing human pressure through deforestation, agriculture intensification, habitat fragmentation or climate change (increasing temperatures, extreme weather events), which leads to soil biodiversity loss, in particular of soil fauna, with associated consequences on soil functioning and resilience.
Acta Zoologica Taiwanica
Author: Issues in Life Sciences: Zoology: 2011 Edition
Author: Publisher: ScholarlyEditions
ISBN: 1464964386
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 2398
Book Description
Issues in Life Sciences: Zoology / 2011 Edition is a ScholarlyEditions™ eBook that delivers timely, authoritative, and comprehensive information about Life Sciences—Zoology. The editors have built Issues in Life Sciences: Zoology: 2011 Edition on the vast information databases of ScholarlyNews.™ You can expect the information about Life Sciences—Zoology in this eBook to be deeper than what you can access anywhere else, as well as consistently reliable, authoritative, informed, and relevant. The content of Issues in Life Sciences: Zoology: 2011 Edition has been produced by the world’s leading scientists, engineers, analysts, research institutions, and companies. All of the content is from peer-reviewed sources, and all of it is written, assembled, and edited by the editors at ScholarlyEditions™ and available exclusively from us. You now have a source you can cite with authority, confidence, and credibility. More information is available at http://www.ScholarlyEditions.com/.
Zoological Studies
Author: On Taxonomy and Ecology of Earthworms (Annelida: Oligochaeta) from Uncultivated and Waste Disposal Sites of West Bengal with Some Notes on Their Microbial Association
Author: A. ChowdhuryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Earthworms
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
Whole-Body Regeneration
Author: Simon BlanchoudPublisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 1071621726
Category : Regeneration (Biology)
Languages : en
Pages : 673
Book Description
This Open Access volume provides a comprehensive overview of the latest tools available to scientists to study the many facets of whole-body regeneration (WBR). The chapters in this book are organized into six parts. Part One provides a historical overview on the study of the WBR phenomena focusing on the primary challenges of this research. Parts Two and Three explore a series of non-vertebrate zoological contexts that provide experimental models for WBR, showing how they can be approached with cellular tools. Parts Four, Five, and Six discuss the future advancements of WBR, reporting about the cutting-edge techniques in genetics and omics used to dissect the underlying mechanisms of WBR, and systems biology approaches to reach a synthetic view of WBR. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series format, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls. Authoritative and thorough, Whole-Body Regeneration: Methods and Protocols is a valuable resource for scientists and researchers who want to learn more about this important and developing field.
Annelids in Modern Biology
Author: Daniel H. ShainPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0470455195
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Annelids offer a diversity of experimentally accessible features making them a rich experimental subject across the biological sciences, including evolutionary development, neurosciences and stem cell research. This volume introduces the Annelids and their utility in evolutionary developmental biology, neurobiology, and environmental/ecological studies, including extreme environments. The book demonstrates the variety of fields in which Annelids are already proving to be a useful experimental system. Describing the utility of Annelids as a research model, this book is an invaluable resource for all researchers in the field.