Amphibians of North Africa

Amphibians of North Africa
Author: Daniel Escoriza
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019-03-19
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780128154762

Amphibians of North Africa is a comprehensive compilation of available data on the amphibians and reptiles found in various ecosystems across North West Africa and parts of the Mediterranean region. It is essential to identifying and understanding the ecological role of regional herpetofauna and its conservational importance. It examines the biological origins and diversity of amphibians in North Africa, along with their diverse ecosystems, including deserts, grasslands and subtropical forests. The book features detailed descriptions of the adult and larvae stages of species, such as the North African fire salamander, the common painted frog, Brongersma's toad and the Mediterranean tree frog. This book is a vital resource for herpetology and ecology students and researchers, helping them identify, understand and conserve these amphibians and reptiles in their various habitats across the North African and Mediterranean regions.

Quaternary Ammonium Compounds: Advances in Research and Application: 2011 Edition

Quaternary Ammonium Compounds: Advances in Research and Application: 2011 Edition
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Publisher: ScholarlyEditions
Total Pages: 54
Release: 2012-01-09
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1464938997

Quaternary Ammonium Compounds: Advances in Research and Application: 2011 Edition is a ScholarlyBrief™ that delivers timely, authoritative, comprehensive, and specialized information about Quaternary Ammonium Compounds in a concise format. The editors have built Quaternary Ammonium Compounds: Advances in Research and Application: 2011 Edition on the vast information databases of ScholarlyNews.™ You can expect the information about Quaternary Ammonium Compounds 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 Quaternary Ammonium Compounds: Advances in Research and Application: 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/.

Amphibian Species in Environmental Risk Assessment Strategies

Amphibian Species in Environmental Risk Assessment Strategies
Author: Marcelo L Larramendy
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
Total Pages: 303
Release: 2023-12-18
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1837672016

With the expansion of human settlements and the environmental changes brought about by human activity and pollutants, toxicology and risk assessment of amphibian species has become increasingly of interest to toxicologists involved in environmental research. This book focuses specifically on environmental risk assessment in premetamorphic stages and adults of amphibians. Amphibian ecotoxicology is not totally understood in scientific research and as such environmental risk assessment in these vertebrates is an area of rapidly growing interest. It has the potential to answer some of the questions regarding risks to our environment. An ideal companion, this book will be useful to toxicologists and ecologists investigating risk assessment in the environments of amphibians, while also of interest to those working in conservation biology, biological invasion, biocontrol and habitat management.

Biodiversity of Angola

Biodiversity of Angola
Author: Brian J. Huntley
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 552
Release: 2019-02-20
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3030030830

This open access multi-authored book presents a 'state of the science' synthesis of knowledge on the biodiversity of Angola, based on sources in peer-reviewed journals, in books and where appropriate, unpublished official reports. The book identifies Angola as one of the most biologically diverse countries in Africa, but notes that its fauna, flora, habitats and the processes that drive the dynamics of its ecosystems are still very poorly researched and documented. This 'state of the science' synthesis is for the use of all students of Angola's biodiversity, and for those responsible for the planning, development and sustainable management of the country's living resources. The volume brings together the results of expeditions and research undertaken in Angola since the late eighteenth century, with emphasis on work conducted in the four decades since Angola's independence in 1975. The individual chapters have been written by leaders in their fields, and reviewed by peers familiar with the region.

The Status and Distribution of Reptiles and Amphibians of the Mediterranean Basin

The Status and Distribution of Reptiles and Amphibians of the Mediterranean Basin
Author: Neil Cox
Publisher: IUCN
Total Pages: 54
Release: 2006
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9782831709123

The Mediterranean-rim countries hold around 400 million people and 135 million of them live on the coast. A steady migration towards coastal areas, specifically in the south and east of the Mediterranean, is causing pressure on the coastal environment and, more importantly, on its biodiversity. In this second Mediterranean regional assessment, all the reptile and amphibian species existing within the region of study have been evaluated for their global conservation status. This assessment aims to assist in regional planning and to help identify internationally important sites for biodiversity. Like the first in the series, it also hopes to encourage development of a network of regional experts to enable future assessments and the continued updating of the baseline dataset.