Biological Highways in the Sky — The dispersal of microorganisms, insects and other small life forms via the atmosphere

This book explores the atmosphere as a dynamic transport system for small biological particles in the atmosphere, with a focus on microorganisms and small insects, applicable to nematodes, spiders, tardigrades, etc. It brings together interdisciplinary competence from Life, Earth and Mathematical Sc...

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description This book explores the atmosphere as a dynamic transport system for small biological particles in the atmosphere, with a focus on microorganisms and small insects, applicable to nematodes, spiders, tardigrades, etc. It brings together interdisciplinary competence from Life, Earth and Mathematical Sciences to describe emissions processes such as wildfire smoke, sea spray and recurrent uplift from plant canopies; transport processes and trajectories in the past, present and future; and how the voyagers survive the atmospheric physico-chemical conditions. The book introduces tools to trace dispersal routes, assess post-deposition impacts, as well as the concepts of “atmospheric biogeography” and “windsheds” to understand and anticipate microbial movement across landscapes and borders. It offers stimulus to both new and established researchers to undertake an important challenge in aerobiology: to more precisely characterize and quantify the dynamics of particle voyages on the highways of the atmosphere and identify the impacts of these voyages on disease epidemiology, environmental quality and the evolution of organisms.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-1699352025-12-05T05:22:25Z Biological Highways in the Sky — The dispersal of microorganisms, insects and other small life forms via the atmosphere Morris, Cindy E. Kobziar, Leda N. Christner, Brent C. Garros, Claire De Vleeschouwer, François climate microbiology wind thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RB Earth sciences::RBP Meteorology and climatology::RBPC Climatology and climate modelling thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RN The environment::RNC Applied ecology::RNCB Biodiversity This book explores the atmosphere as a dynamic transport system for small biological particles in the atmosphere, with a focus on microorganisms and small insects, applicable to nematodes, spiders, tardigrades, etc. It brings together interdisciplinary competence from Life, Earth and Mathematical Sciences to describe emissions processes such as wildfire smoke, sea spray and recurrent uplift from plant canopies; transport processes and trajectories in the past, present and future; and how the voyagers survive the atmospheric physico-chemical conditions. The book introduces tools to trace dispersal routes, assess post-deposition impacts, as well as the concepts of “atmospheric biogeography” and “windsheds” to understand and anticipate microbial movement across landscapes and borders. It offers stimulus to both new and established researchers to undertake an important challenge in aerobiology: to more precisely characterize and quantify the dynamics of particle voyages on the highways of the atmosphere and identify the impacts of these voyages on disease epidemiology, environmental quality and the evolution of organisms. 2025-12-05T05:22:24Z 2025-12-05T05:22:24Z 2025-12-04T10:10:22Z 2025 book ONIX_20251204T110320_9782759241255_10 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/108955 9782759241255 9782759241262 9782759241279 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/169935 eng open access image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/108955/1/9782759241255.pdf éditions Quae 10.35690/978-2-7592-4126-2 10.35690/978-2-7592-4126-2 0a7aef96-655f-462d-9d9a-7da8417f35c0 9782759241255 9782759241262 9782759241279 328 open access
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Biological Highways in the Sky — The dispersal of microorganisms, insects and other small life forms via the atmosphere
title Biological Highways in the Sky — The dispersal of microorganisms, insects and other small life forms via the atmosphere
title_full Biological Highways in the Sky — The dispersal of microorganisms, insects and other small life forms via the atmosphere
title_fullStr Biological Highways in the Sky — The dispersal of microorganisms, insects and other small life forms via the atmosphere
title_full_unstemmed Biological Highways in the Sky — The dispersal of microorganisms, insects and other small life forms via the atmosphere
title_short Biological Highways in the Sky — The dispersal of microorganisms, insects and other small life forms via the atmosphere
title_sort biological highways in the sky the dispersal of microorganisms insects and other small life forms via the atmosphere
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