Advances in Bioclimatology

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 1994, 1994
Edition:1st ed. 1994
Series:Advances in Bioclimatology
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Human Melanoma and Ultraviolet Radiation
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Melanoma and Solar Ultraviolet Radiation
  • 3 The Ozone Layer Problem and Melanoma
  • 4 Artificial Sources of Ultraviolet Radiation and Melanoma
  • 5 Conclusions
  • References
  • Maintaining Health of Farm Animals in Adverse Environments
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Field Observations
  • 3 Experimental Observations
  • 4 Survival of Airborne Microorganisms
  • 5 Host Defence.
  • 6 General Discussion and Conclusions
  • References
  • Thermoelectric Methods for Measurement of Sap Flow in Plants
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Theory
  • 3 Calibration or Verification of the Methods
  • 4 Application of the Methods in Research Studies
  • 5 Conclusions
  • References
  • Laser Remote Sensing of Vegetation
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Remote Laser Spectrofluorometry of Vegetation
  • 3 Laser Remote Sensing of the Geometrical Structure of the Plant Canopy
  • 4 Conclusions
  • References
  • Global Monitoring of Forests with Radar
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Radar Systems
  • 3 Forestry Studies
  • References