Note: Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- About the Editors -- Keynote -- 1 Using Water Chemistry to Understand Ancient Maya Land and Water Use Interactions -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Settings and Methods -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Water Quality Results -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Environmental Assessment and Monitoring of Agrisilvicultural Systems -- 2 Digital Diffusion for Inclusive Agroecosystems -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Approach -- 3 Use Cases -- 3.1 Sustainable Intensification of Rice Fallows -- 4 Towards Restoring Lost Agro-Ecosystems -- References -- 3 Climate and Territorial Suitability for the Vineyards Developed Using GIS Techniques -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methods -- 3 Results -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- 4 Projected Small-Scale Range Reductions of Cedrus atlantica Forests Due to Climate Change at the Belezma National Park (Algeria) -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Predicted Current Species Distribution -- 3.2 Predicted Future Species Distributional Range -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- 5 Sinuosity of Meandering Channels in Upper Krishna River Basin, India -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Cut off or Link Channels -- 3.2 Sinuosity and Link Channel -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Environmental Impacts and Restoration Ecology of Natural and Agricultural Habitats -- 6 An Assessment of Environmental Impact on Agriculture in the Indus Delta Pakistan -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 3 Environmental Impact on Agriculture -- 3.1 Land Submerged by Sea Invasion -- 3.2 Temporal Loss of Cultivated Area by Sea Intrusion -- 3.3 Loss of Productivity -- 3.4 Micro Economic Loss to Farmers -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusion -- References. , 7 Conservation of Wetlands on Tunisian Islands: Kerkennah and Kuriat Islands as a Case Study -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Study Areas and Methods -- 3 Results -- 4 Discussion and Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 8 Vegetation Analysis of Chott Tinsilt and Sebkhet Ezzemoul (Two Ramsar Sites in Algeria) in Relation to Soil Proprieties -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 2.1 Study Area and Vegetation Sampling Design -- 2.2 Data Collection and Analysis -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Spatiotemporal Plant Composition and Diversity -- 3.2 Vegetation Structure and Soil Effects -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- 9 Nabkha Morphometry and Properties of Aeolian Sediments Around Native Plants in Kuwait -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 4 Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 10 The Ecological Role of Cornulalca aucheri (Amaranthaceae) in the Stabilization of Degraded Sandy Soils in Kuwait: The Case Study of Liyah Area -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methods -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- 11 Orchard Understory Species Diversity in Relation to Orchard Age and Soil Factors (in Ibadan, Southwestern Nigeria) -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Study Area -- 3 Methods -- 4 Results -- 5 Discussion -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Investigations and Applications in Environmental Biotechnology -- 12 Effect of Climatic Factors on Essential Oil Accumulation in Two Lamiaceae Species from Algerian Semiarid Lands -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 2.1 Plant Collection and Screening -- 2.2 Data Management and Statistical Analysis -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Yearly and Specific Essential Oil Yields -- 3.2 Climatic Effects on Essential Oil Yields -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusion -- Appendix 1 -- References. , 13 A Biotechnological Method for Breeding Grapes Using in Vitro Growth Stimulants -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 4 Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 14 Effects of Inoculation with Rhizospheric Pseudomonas on Physiological Responses in the Broad Bean (Vicia Faba) Grown Under Copper Stress -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Total Chlorophyll Content -- 3.2 Proline Content -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Spatiotemporal Patterns of Marine Biodiversity and Terrestrial Paleobiodiversity -- 15 Arcellinida (Testate Lobose Amoebae) as Sensitive Bioindicators of Arsenic Contamination in Lakes -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 3 Results, Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- 16 Massive Molluscan Shell Accumulation on the Sea Side of Land Strips of Amvrakikos Gulf Lagoon Complex (NW Greece) -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Qualitative and Quantitative Identification -- 4 Discussion -- References -- 17 Vertical Distribution of Recent Benthic Ostracoda at Pullivasal and Kurusadai Islands, Gulf of Mannar, Southeast Coast of India -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Assemblage and Vertical Distribution -- 3.2 Cosmopolitan Species -- 3.3 Abundant Species -- 3.4 Species Diversity -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- 18 Ecological Interactions of Miocene to Pleistocene Siwalik Bovids, Suids and Giraffids Traced Out by Enamel Hypoplasia Analysis -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 3 Results -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- 19 Why Anthracotheroides had Faced Family Level Extinction: Enamel Hypoplasia an Answer to the Question -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction. , 2 Materials and Methods -- 3 Results -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Socio-economics of Geotourism and Archaeology -- 20 Urban Accessibility and Its Economic Linkage Analysis: A Case Study in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei Region, China -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 2.1 Study Area -- 2.2 Data Collection -- 2.3 Methods -- 3 Discussion -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- 21 An Assessment of Socio-economic Profile and Sustainable Development in Tourism Potential Areas: A Case Study of Galiyat (Pakistan) -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 4 Outcomes -- References -- 22 Archaeology and Archaeometry of Ceramics of the Roman City of Thaenae (Tunisia): Between Inland Roman Africa and the Mediterranean Basin -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 3 Results -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- 23 "Giallo Antico" in Roman Architecture of Lombardy: A Preliminary Survey -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Cremona -- 3.2 Milano-Como -- 3.3 Brescia -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusions -- References.