Man-Made Closed Ecological Systems
eBook - ePub

Man-Made Closed Ecological Systems

  1. 416 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Man-Made Closed Ecological Systems

About this book

Providing a broad historical perspective, this book explores the interactions between humans, microorganisms, and plants in a closed habitat, and the life support systems necessary to maintain habitability over long periods of time. Topics include the cultivation of bacteria, microalgae and higher plants; the use of biotechnology to support life outside the Earth's biosphere; methods for recycling air, water and food for human consumption; interactions between humans and other organisms in CMESs; and methods for intensifying the level of photosynthesis. In addition to space the authors investigate problems associated with living conditions in dangerous or difficult environmental areas on Earth such as the Arctic and Antarctica, deserts and mountains.

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Yes, you can access Man-Made Closed Ecological Systems by J.I. Gitelson,G.M. Lisovsky in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Biological Sciences & Environmental Science. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Contents
  6. Foreword
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. Introduction Experimental Modeling of the Biosphere and Noosphere
  9. Chapter 1 The Earth’s Biosphere as a Closed Ecosystem
  10. Chapter 2 Manmade Closed Ecosystems and the Methodology of their Creation
  11. Chapter 3 Creation of Manmade Closed Ecosystems for Human Life Support: History of Development
  12. Chapter 4 The Human Component in a Closed Life Support System
  13. Chapter 5 Possible Components of a Closed Human Life Support Ecosystem
  14. Chapter 6 Principles of Controlled Continuous Cultivation of Microalgae
  15. Chapter 7 Controlled Continuous Cultivation of Higher Plants
  16. Chapter 8 Bios-1 and Bios-2 Experimental Facilities
  17. Chapter 9 Experiments Testing Prolonged Human Life in the Bios-3 Life Support System
  18. Chapter 10 Microbial Life in a Closed Ecosystem1
  19. Chapter 11 Theoretical Analysis of Closed Ecological Systems1
  20. Conclusion Creation of Closed Ecological Systems: Results, Problems and Prospects
  21. References
  22. Subject Index