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Nanomaterials in Plants, Algae and Microorganisms: Concepts and Controversies: Volume One discusses the vast amount of nanomaterials that have been released into the environment in a relatively short amount of time. There is a need to understand what the implications to the health of our biota and ecosystems are as the earth is increasingly inundated with these materials. Not all of the effects are negative, but their impacts are increasing exponentially due to their size, quantity and other factors. Nanomaterials in Plants, Algae and Microorganisms: Concepts and Controversies: Volume 2 not only covers all the new technologies used in the synthesis of nanoparticles, it also tests their response on plants, algae and micro-organisms in aquatic ecosystems. Unlike most works in the field, the book doesn't focus exclusively on the higher organisms. Instead, it explores the smaller life forms on which they feed. Topics include the impacts of plant development, how different nanoparticles are absorbed by biota, the impact different metals-including silver and rare earth metals-have on living organisms, and the effects nanoparticles have on aquatic ecosystems as a whole. As nanotechnology based products have become a trillion-dollar industry, there is a need to understand the implications to the health of our biota and ecosystems as the earth is increasingly inundated with these materials.

Mechanical properties of solids --- Systematics. Taxonomy. Nomenclature --- Materials sciences

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BGP is an interdomain routing protocol, used to learn and propagate prefixes in the Internet. It is used by ASes to exchange reachability information. To indicate the reachability of a subnet, an AS can send route advertisements to its neighbouring ASes. When multiple routes are available to join a given destination, the routing decision taken by BGP to select the best route relies on mechanisms that can be enforced by BGP attributes. This thesis focuses on one of these attributes: the BGP community. The BGP community attribute is a means to label a route to add information to it. 

Measurements and analyses spanning the history of BGP communities are used to evaluate the usage of that attribute. A taxonomy refining the proposition made by Donnet and Bonaventure ten years ago is proposed to enable the classification of the BGP communities. A quantification of the BGP communities based on that taxonomy contributes to uncover the recent trends ruling the usage of BGP communities. A website gathering information about the communities of the studied ASes is presented (http://www.montefiore.ulg.ac.be/~bgp_communities/).

BGP, BGP community, attribute, taxonomy --- Ingénierie, informatique & technologie > Sciences informatiques

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This authored dictionary presents a unique glossary of paleontological terms, taxa, localities, and concepts, with focus on the most significant orders, genera, and species in terms of historical turning points such as mass extinctions. The book is an accurate and up-to-date collection of the most important paleontological terms and taxa, and may be used as a resource by students, researchers, libraries, and museums. Though useful to many in professional and academic settings, the book is also aimed at general readers of scientific literature who may enjoy the material without a background in paleontology. While there are many current resources on the subject, few fully encapsulate an accurate representation of the paleontological lexicon. This book attempts to compile such a representation in a moderately comprehensive manner, and includes a list of the most important monographs and articles that have been consulted to put together this essential work.

Earth sciences. --- Paleontology. --- Geobiology. --- Archaeology. --- Earth Sciences. --- Paleoecology. --- Animal Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography. --- Biogeosciences. --- Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography. --- Geosciences --- Environmental sciences --- Physical sciences --- Paleontology . --- Fossilogy --- Fossilology --- Palaeontology --- Paleontology, Zoological --- Paleozoology --- Historical geology --- Zoology --- Fossils --- Prehistoric animals in motion pictures --- Archeology --- Anthropology --- Auxiliary sciences of history --- History --- Antiquities --- Palaeoecology --- Ecology --- Paleobiology --- Animal systematics. --- Animal taxonomy. --- Plant systematics. --- Plant taxonomy. --- Botanical classification --- Botanical systematics --- Botanical taxonomy --- Botany --- Classification --- Plant biosystematics --- Plant classification --- Plant systematics --- Plant taxonomy --- Systematic botany --- Systematics (Botany) --- Taxonomy, Plant --- Plant taxonomists --- Biology --- Earth sciences --- Biosphere --- Animal classification --- Animal systematics --- Animal taxonomy --- Systematic zoology --- Systematics (Zoology) --- Taxonomy, Animal --- Zoological classification --- Zoological systematics --- Zoological taxonomy --- Plants --- Animals

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This book will appeal to an international audience as well as be irresistible to local readers. Anyone working or with an interest in Australia’s arid zone should need ready access to this book. There is no equivalent publication out there at the moment, and this book has many authoritative chapters, richly illustrated with colourful material. The challenge of this book was to assemble current knowledge on particular topics and concepts, and principles relating to them. It is also forward-looking by identifying where there are gaps or inadequacies in knowledge, and where future research needs to be directed. Lead authors were encouraged to take such an approach; they had the opportunity to involve any author they considered appropriate. The final product should be a fabulous resource, also for university courses, especially at MSc level.

Arid regions ecology. --- Arid regions ecology --- Ecology. --- Archaeology. --- Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography. --- Animal Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography. --- Archeology --- Anthropology --- Auxiliary sciences of history --- History --- Antiquities --- Balance of nature --- Biology --- Bionomics --- Ecological processes --- Ecological science --- Ecological sciences --- Environment --- Environmental biology --- Oecology --- Environmental sciences --- Population biology --- Ecology --- Ecology . --- Plant systematics. --- Plant taxonomy. --- Animal systematics. --- Animal taxonomy. --- Animal classification --- Animal systematics --- Animal taxonomy --- Classification --- Systematic zoology --- Systematics (Zoology) --- Taxonomy, Animal --- Zoological classification --- Zoological systematics --- Zoological taxonomy --- Zoology --- Botanical classification --- Botanical systematics --- Botanical taxonomy --- Botany --- Plant biosystematics --- Plant classification --- Plant systematics --- Plant taxonomy --- Systematic botany --- Systematics (Botany) --- Taxonomy, Plant --- Plant taxonomists --- Animals --- Plants

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This volume merges all geographical and paleogeographical data on all groups of the arachnofauna. The book features topics such as the ecological factors, climate and other barriers that influence the distribution of arachnida. It also elaborates on the characteristics of the distribution such as arachnida at high altitude (e.g. Himalaya), in caves, in polar regions and highlights differences between the arachnofauna of e.g. Mediterranean regions vs Central Europe, West African vs Indomalayan and more. Furthermore, amongst other topics the volume also includes chapters on the systems of arachnida, fossil orders, dispersal and dispersion, endemics and relicts, regional arachnogeography, cave and high altitude arachnida.

Arachnida --- Geographical distribution. --- Arachnids --- Arthropoda --- Entomology. --- Vertebrates. --- Animal ecology. --- Animal Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography. --- Animal Ecology. --- Animals --- Zoology --- Ecology --- Vertebrata --- Chordata --- Insects --- Animal systematics. --- Animal taxonomy. --- Animal classification --- Animal systematics --- Animal taxonomy --- Classification --- Systematic zoology --- Systematics (Zoology) --- Taxonomy, Animal --- Zoological classification --- Zoological systematics --- Zoological taxonomy