National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Board on Environmental Change
(Izdošanas datums: 06-Dec-2024, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309726825)
Over the past two decades, wildfires in western North America have greatly increased in frequency, magnitude and severity. Scientists have documented three main causes - a century of suppression and inadequate forest management that has led to overly...Lasīt vairāk
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Water Science and Technology Board, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Lyly Luhachack-
(Izdošanas datums: 05-Dec-2024, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309725316)
Earth systems science aims to discover and integrate knowledge on the structure, nature, and scales of interactions among natural (e.g., physical, chemical, and biological) and social (e.g., cultural, socioeconomic, and geopolitical) processes. Clima...Lasīt vairāk
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Committee on Tipping Points, Cascading Impacts, a
(Izdošanas datums: 20-Nov-2024, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309701372)
Earth is a complex system, with myriad interactions and feedbacks among the atmosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere, cryosphere, and biosphere, as well as the people, institutions, and technologies that respond to and influence these dynamics. A systems-b...Lasīt vairāk
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Health and Medicine Division, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Food and Nutrition Board, Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Committee on Exploring Linka
(Izdošanas datums: 19-Sep-2024, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309715102)
The United States is an important food producer globally, in part because of its abundance of agriculturally productive soils. However, management practices that maximize yields have caused losses in soil organic matter, poor soil structure and water...Lasīt vairāk
Engineering National Academies of Sciences, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Committee on the Review of the U.S. Farmers & Ranchers in Action White Paper on Building a Scientific Roadmap to a Carbon-Negative Agriculture System
(Izdošanas datums: 18-Jul-2024, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309715492)
A White Paper on Building a Scientific Roadmap to a Carbon-Negative Agricultural System was drafted by a scientific working group of the U.S. Farmers Ranchers in Action (USFRA). At the request of the USFRA and with support from the Foundation for Fo...Lasīt vairāk
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, Margo Regier, Anne Frances Johnson
(Izdošanas datums: 09-Jul-2024, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309717823)
The extraction of mineral resources provides the raw materials necessary to produce the products and technologies on which the global economy depends, including green technologies essential for decarbonization. Mineral extraction requires expertise i...Lasīt vairāk
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Polar Research Board, Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Committee on Greenh
(Izdošanas datums: 29-May-2024, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309715553)
Climate change is fundamentally changing ecosystems and their fire conditions, and the 2023 fire season highlighted the urgency of developing and implementing solutions to address wildland fires. Wildland fires transfer carbon between the land and th...Lasīt vairāk
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Polar Research Board, Ocean Studies Board, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, Committee on Future Directions for Southern Oc
(Izdošanas datums: 14-Feb-2024, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309706841)
Antarctica hosts some of the harshest and most remote environments on Earth - and it is a region of vital importance for scientific research. The environment and position of Antarctica on the globe mean that research conducted there can offer unique...Lasīt vairāk
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, Committee on Earth Resources, Committee on Potential Impacts of Gold Mining in Virginia
(Izdošanas datums: 16-Mar-2023, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309691246)
Virginia was one of the first major gold-producing states in the U.S., but it has seen only limited and intermittent gold mining activity in the last 70 years. Recent increase in gold prices and other factors have brought renewed attention to mining...Lasīt vairāk
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Policy and Global Affairs, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on Higher Education and Workforce, Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Committee on Enh
(Izdošanas datums: 03-Nov-2022, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309691109)
Land-grant colleges and universities play a crucial role in addressing the complex challenges facing the U.S. agricultural system and global food security. Multidisciplinary collaboration involving a diversity of land-grant institutions has the poten...Lasīt vairāk
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, Committee on State of the Art and Practice in Earthquake Induced Soil Liquefaction Assessment
(Izdošanas datums: 29-Dec-2021, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309440301)
Earthquake-induced soil liquefaction (liquefaction) is a leading cause of earthquake damage worldwide. Liquefaction is often described in the literature as the phenomena of seismic generation of excess porewater pressures and consequent softening of...Lasīt vairāk
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Committee on Nutrient Requirements of Dairy Cattle
Sērija : Consensus Study Report: Animal Nutrition
(Izdošanas datums: 16-Dec-2021, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309677806)
Since 1944, the National Research Council (NRC) has published seven editions of the Nutrient Requirements of Dairy Cattle. This reference has guided nutritionists and other professionals in academia and the dairy and feed industries in developing and...Lasīt vairāk
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Polar Research Board, Ocean Studies Board, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate
(Izdošanas datums: 19-Nov-2021, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309272032)
Sediments, ice, corals, and trees are just some of the natural storehouses of information that help tell the complicated history of Earths climate. Paleoclimate researchers use these "e;proxies,"e; in combination with numerical models, to ga...Lasīt vairāk
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Policy and Global Affairs, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on International Scientific Organizations, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, Board on Agri
(Izdošanas datums: 08-Sep-2021, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309492881)
As a living substrate, soil is critical to the function of Earths geophysical and chemical properties. Soil also plays a major role in several human activities, including farming, forestry, and environmental remediation. Optimizing those activities...Lasīt vairāk
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Committee on a Review of Methods for Detecting Soreness in Horses
(Izdošanas datums: 21-May-2021, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309683777)
During the last century and today, the Tennessee walking horse has been used primarily for pleasure and show competition. Unique and natural to the breed is a smooth four-beat "e;running walk"e; gait. In the 1950s the accentuated or exaggerat...Lasīt vairāk
Engineering National Academies of Sciences, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Anne F. Johnson, Robin A. Schoen
(Izdošanas datums: 12-Apr-2021, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309278614)
The production of food and other agricultural goods is a fundamental human endeavor and a cornerstone of the U.S. economy. While careers related to agriculture and natural resources have evolved in response to new knowledge and technology, consumer d...Lasīt vairāk
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Committee on Revisiting Brucellosis in the Greater Yellowstone Area
(Izdošanas datums: 30-Dec-2020, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309458344)
Brucellosis is a nationally and internationally regulated disease of livestock with significant consequences for animal health, public health, and international trade. In cattle, the primary cause of brucellosis is Brucella abortus, a zoonotic bacter...Lasīt vairāk
National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on Earth Sciences & Resources, Committee on Geological and Geotechnical Engineering, Committee on Subsurface Characterization,
(Izdošanas datums: 29-Dec-2020, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309373753)
Fractured rock is the host or foundation for innumerable engineered structures related to energy, water, waste, and transportation. Characterizing, modeling, and monitoring fractured rock sites is critical to the functioning of those infrastructure,...Lasīt vairāk
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Board on Life Sciences, Committee on Assistance to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service o
(Izdošanas datums: 29-Dec-2020, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309681506)
A Research Strategy to Examine the Taxonomy of the Red Wolf provides independent guidance about taxonomic research on the red wolf, Canis rufus. Building from the 2019 report Evaluating the Taxonomic Status of the Mexican Gray Wolf and the Red Wolf,...Lasīt vairāk
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, Committee on Catalyzing Opportunities for Research in the Earth Sciences (CORES): A Decadal Su
(Izdošanas datums: 31-Jul-2020, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309676038)
The Earth system functions and connects in unexpected ways - from the microscopic interactions of bacteria and rocks to the macro-scale processes that build and erode mountains and regulate Earths climate. Efforts to study Earths intertwined proces...Lasīt vairāk
