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Optical Approaches to Capture Plant Dynamics in Time, Space, and Across Scales
Quantifying temporal changes in plant geometry as a result of genetic, developmental, or environmental causes is essential to improve our understanding of the structure and function relationships in plants. Over the last decades, optical imaging and remote sensing developed fundamental working tools to monitor and quantify our environment and plants in particular. Increased efficiency of methods lowered the barrier to compare, integrate, and interpret the optically obtained plant data across larger spatial scales and across scales of biological organization. In particular, acquisition speed at high resolutions reached levels that allow capturing the temporal dynamics in plants in three dimen...
Communicating in the Anthropocene
The purpose of Communicating in the Anthropocene: Intimate Relations is to tell a different story about the world. Humans, especially those raised in Western traditions, have long told stories about themselves as individual protagonists who act with varying degrees of free will against a background of mute supporting characters and inert landscapes. Humans can be either saviors or destroyers, but our actions are explained and judged again and again as emanating from the individual. And yet, as the coronavirus pandemic has made clear, humans are unavoidably interconnected not only with other humans, but with nonhuman and more-than-human others with whom we share space and time. Why do so many of us humans avoid, deny, or resist a view of the world where our lives are made possible, maybe even made richer, through connection? In this volume, we suggest a view of communication as intimacy. We use this concept as a provocation for thinking about how we humans are in an always-already state of being-in-relation with other humans, nonhumans, and the land.
The Heartbeat of Trees
FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER, THE HIDDEN LIFE OF TREES A powerful return to the forest, where trees have heartbeats and roots are like brains that extend underground. Where the color green calms us, and the forest sharpens our senses. In The Heartbeat of Trees, renowned forester Peter Wohlleben draws on new scientific discoveries to show how humans are deeply connected to the natural world.In an era of cell phone addiction, climate change, and urban life, many of us fear we’ve lost our connection to nature—but Peter Wohlleben is convinced that age-old ties linking humans to the forest remain alive and intact. Drawing on science and cutting-edge research, The Heartbeat...
Fine Resolution Remote Sensing of Species in Terrestrial and Coastal Ecosystems
Detailed and accurate information on the spatial distribution of individual species over large spatial extents and over multiple time periods is critical for rapid response and effective management of environmental change. The twenty first century has witnessed a rapid development in both fine resolution sensors and statistical theories and techniques. These innovations hold great potential for improved accuracy of species mapping using remote sensing. Fine Resolution Remote Sensing of Species in Terrestrial and Coastal Ecosystems is a collection of eight cutting-edge studies of fine spatial resolution remote sensing, including species mapping of biogenic and coral reefs, seagrasses, salt an...
The Hidden Lives of Dreams
On average, we spend around six years of our lives dreaming. Yet, astonishingly, few of us understand the purpose of dreams and even fewer recognise what our dreaming mind can tell us about ourselves and our world. Melinda Powell, psychotherapist and co-founder of the Dream Research Institute UK, reveals how better understanding our dreams can improve our waking lives. As well as examining the importance of sleep and dreams, The Hidden Lives of Dreams explores the role of light, colour, landscapes, space, healing presence and lucidity in dreams, dispels common misconceptions and addresses our fears of nightmares. Powell shows how to tap into our dreams as a source of guidance and inspiration to enhance our wellbeing and to discover a healthier, more balanced approach to life. 'Exploring the depths of dreaming with an experienced guide like Melinda Powell will bring you closer to your heart, your purpose and your truest self. Highly recommended.' Robert Waggoner
Morphological Plant Modeling: Unleashing Geometric and Topological Potential within the Plant Sciences
An increasing population faces the growing demand for agricultural products and accurate global climate models that account for individual plant morphologies to predict favorable human habitat. Both demands are rooted in an improved understanding of the mechanistic origins of plant development. Such understanding requires geometric and topological descriptors to characterize the phenotype of plants and its link to genotypes. However, the current plant phenotyping framework relies on simple length and diameter measurements, which fail to capture the exquisite architecture of plants. The Research Topic “Morphological Plant Modeling: Unleashing Geometric and Topological Potential within the P...
The Gift of the Night
A fast and easy six-step approach for addressing insomnia and other sleep disorders • An effective, easy six-step program to help you sleep better as well as thirteen specific techniques to help you fall asleep and stay asleep • Offers an integrative approach combining evidence-based sleep science with holistic and spiritual techniques • Provides online support in the form of short videos, audio meditations, and exercises from the author’s successful sleep clinic More than one third of adults suffer from insomnia or some other kind of sleep disorder. Left unaddressed, lack of sleep can lead to debilitated health, lowered resilience, and decreased performance in all aspects of life. R...
Ressourcen in historischer Perspektive
Ressourcen sind die Voraussetzung für jegliches Leben und gleichzeitig durch ihre Begrenztheit charakterisiert. Dies gilt an erster Stelle für naturale Ressourcen wie Wasser, Bodenschätze und Nahrungsmittel, aber auch für immaterielle Ressourcen wie Informationen und funktionierende soziale Netzwerke. Im vorliegenden Band stellen sich Autorinnen und Autoren aus unterschiedlichen Fachdisziplinen der Ressourcenproblematik unter einem historischen Blickwinkel. Sie behandeln Themen wie zum Beispiel die Lebensmittelversorgung im antiken Griechenland, den Umgang mit dem Wald in den österreichischen Alpenländern des 19. Jahrhunderts, die Bibliothek als Wissensspeicher sowie die Landschaft der Gegenwart als Ressource für das Verständnis der Vergangenheit. Insgesamt zeigen die im Anschluss an die 2019 stattgefundene Abschlusstagung des Göttinger Forschungsprojekts „Nachhaltigkeit als Argument“ entstandenen Beiträge die Vielfältigkeit der Herangehensweisen und die Potentiale einer Beschäftigung mit Ressourcen in historischer Perspektive auf.
