Radiostrontium is released to the environment from routine and accidental discharge and
acts on living organisms either from external sources or after absorption. When incorporated …

The global demand for fossil energy is triggering oil exploration and production projects in
remote areas of the world. During the last few decades hydrocarbon production has caused …

Soil reflectance spectroscopy is a well-known technique to assess soil properties rapidly
and quantitatively in both point (spectroscopy) and spatial (imaging spectroscopy (IS)) …

Plant leaves collectively represent the largest above-ground surface area of plant material in
virtually all environments. Their optical properties determine where and how energy and gas …

Oil spills are a global phenomenon with impacts that cut across socio-economic, health, and
environmental dimensions of the coastal ecosystem. However, comprehensive assessment …

Ecology involves the investigation of organisms and their environmental setting. Generally,
such investigation requires spatially explicit data, given the basic need for knowledge about …

Mustard spinach plants were grown in mercury-spiked and contaminated soils collected in
the field under controlled laboratory conditions over a full growth cycle to test if vegetation …

Remote Sensing for Geoscientists Page 1 REMOTE SENSING FOR GEOSCIENTISTS
THIRD EDITION IMAGE ANALYSIS AND INTEGRATION GARY L. PROST Page 2 THIRD …

Given the close association between climate change and vegetation response, there is a
pressing requirement to monitor the phenology of vegetation and understand further how its …

Ionizing radiation resistance occurs among many phylogenetic groups and its mechanisms
remain incompletely understood. Tolerances to acute and chronic irradiation do not always …