The Role of Tropics in Climate Change: Global Case Studies uses a 20-chapter, easy-to-understand format to centralize the practical application ideas for functional metagenomics. This important resource not only includes chapters on next-generation sequencing technologies to study important biogeochemical cycles, degradation pathways and detoxification, but also gives insight into several tools that have been developed to integrate metadata and sequence data, allowing downstream comparative analyses of different datasets using several ecological indices. The book further explains newly developed techniques for sequencing DNA, generating shorter fragments than Sanger sequencing techniques to quickly read larger sequences in a shorter amount of time. Provides a wealth of information to readers on state-of-the-art applications of metagenomics - Summarizes our current knowledge of the use of metagenomics and gives a novel and powerful insight into the already existing bioremediation process - Gives an overall picture of metagenomics and its application, processes, and future prospects in the field of bioremediation Explores the role of functional metagenomics in studying microbial diversity, interaction, and applications in environmental bioremediation studies The Role of Tropics in Climate Change Global Case Studies Focuses on the role of tropical regions in modulating global climate vis-à-vis impact of ongoing warming on tropics and discusses the topics that have streamlined in assessing climate change impacts over various tropical countries. The Role of Tropics in Climate Change: Global Case Studies presents structured case studies from equatorial regions from across the globe to better understand the role they play in climate change on both a geological and environmental level. It consists of data generated from various environments, such as glacial, fluvial, marine, and terrestrial, to reconstruct the paleoclimate and offers context for evaluating today’s climate in relation to the tropics. The tropics play an essential role in the dynamic process of global climate change and are often considered a cause or trigger for climate change. Coverage of tropical regions including Thailand, Cambodia, Taiwan, Ethiopia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, South America, Sri Lanka, Japan, India, Malaysia, and Myanmar sheds light on the role of tropics in the changing climate over the geological past. The practical case studies provided in The Role of Tropics in Climate Change offer researchers in both climate science and geology with important context and practical data for understanding the role tropics play in climate change and vice versa. Key features: Presents case studies from various tropical regions covering historical and environmental archives to provide context for the relationship between climate change and tropics Examines different equatorial regions including Thailand, Cambodia, Taiwan, Ethiopia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, South America, Sri Lanka, Japan, India, Malaysia, and Myanmar Investigates how tropical regions play a role as a modulator of global climate change About the Editor Dr. Neloy Khare Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India, India Dr. Neloy Khare is an Adviser to the Government of India at MoES. His research areas cover locations including the Antarctic, Arctic, and global oceans. He has 30 years of experience in paleoclimate research, completing his doctorate on tropical marine regions and Doctor of Science on southern high latitude marine regions toward environmental/climatic implications. Dr. Khare was granted Honorary and Adjunct Professorships by several Indian universities. He has received many awards for his scientific contributions including the Rajiv Gandhi National Award in 2013. Dr. Neloy Khare is Scientific Adviser to the Government of India at MoES. His research areas cover locations including the Antarctic, Arctic, and global oceans. He has 30 years of experience in paleoclimate research. He completed his doctorate on tropical marine regions and Doctor of Science on Southern High latitude marine regions towards environmental/climatic implications. Dr. Khare was granted Honorary and Adjunct Professorships by several Indian Universities. He has published 121 research articles in National and International Scientific journals; edited 3 Special Issues of National Scientific Journals; edited a Special Issue of Polar Science, authored/edited many books, 130 Abstracts have been contributed to various seminars; 23 Popular Science Articles. He has been awarded Awards for his scientific contributions including the Rajiv Gandhi National Award – 2013. Dr. Khare has sailed the Arctic Ocean as a part of “Science PUB” in 2008 and became the first Indian to sail the Arctic Ocean.