River networks represent the largest biogeochemical nexus between the continents, ocean
and atmosphere. Our current understanding of the role of rivers in the global carbon cycle …

Environmental parasitology deals with the interactions between parasites and pollutants in
the environment. Their sensitivity to pollutants and environmental disturbances makes many …

生态系统是维持人类环境的最基本单元, 生态系统功能主要体现在两个方面: 一是生态服务功能(
service); 二是价值功能(goods). 这两种功能是人类生存和发展的基础. 生态系统健康是保证生态 …

Ecological security assessment is the identification and judgment of ecosystem
completeness and sustainable ability to maintain ecosystem health under all kinds of risks …

Karst ecosystems are important to several billion people, so it is necessary to accurately
diagnose and evaluate the health of these ecosystems for socioeconomic development; …

Ecosystem health assessment is vital for regional ecological restoration and management.
Although many studies have improved the framework of ecosystem health assessment at the …

An ecosystem is healthy if it is active, maintains its organization and autonomy over time,
and is resilient to stress. Healthy ecosystems provide human well‐being via ecosystem …

A comprehensive introduction to the role of epidemiology in veterinary medicine This fully
revised and expanded edition of Veterinary Epidemiology introduces readers to the field of …

Traditional and emerging human activities are increasingly putting pressures on marine
ecosystems and impacting their ability to sustain ecological and human communities. To …

Historically, the role of parasites in ecosystem functioning has been considered trivial
because a cursory examination reveals that their relative biomass is low compared with that …