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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Dictionary of Environmental Science and Engineering Routledge Dictionaries
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Taylor & Francis Exploring Climate Change through Science and in Society
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Taylor & Francis Exploring Climate Change through Science and in Society
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Neoliberal Regime in the AgriFood Sector
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Neoliberal Regime in the AgriFood Sector
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Politics of Industrial Agriculture Natural Resource Management Set
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Unwelcome Harvest Agriculture and Pollution Natural Resource Management Set
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Degraded Forests in Eastern Africa Management and Restoration Earthscan Forest Library
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Fundamentals of Hydrology
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Geographies of Agriculture Globalisation Restructuring and Sustainability
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Environmental Information Management And Analysis
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Planning and Managing Agricultural and Ecological Experiments
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Taylor & Francis The Forest Farms of Kandy and Other Gardens of Complete Design Routledge Studies in Environmental Policy and Practice
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Taylor & Francis Ltd AgriFood Commodity Chains and Globalising Networks The Dynamics of Economic Space
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Traditional Food Production and Rural Sustainable Development
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Taylor & Francis Proceedings from the Medical Workshop on
Book SynopsisAn informative selection of papers presented at the Medical Workshop on Pesticide-Related Illnesses It is vital to understand the public health impact of pesticides used in modern day agriculture. Unfortunately, scientifically valid information is often scattered and hard to find. Proceedings from the Medical Workshop on Pesticide-Related Illness is the essential text that fills these two voids. The papers collected here make up a volume that is a timely review of key issues in both the acute and chronic health effects of pesticide exposure. Proceedings from the Medical Workshop on Pesticide-Related Illness offers work originally presented at the groundbreaking 2002 International Conference on Pesticide Exposure and Health in Washington, DC. However, in order to reflect recent developments in the field, all of the authors have revised, updated, and expanded their presentations to address the current status of knowledge in pesticide health effecTable of Contents Preface: Pesticide-Related Illnesses (Steven R. Kirkhorn) Introduction/Background (Lynn R. Goldman and Ana Maria Osorio) Contact Dermatitis in Agriculture (Sahar Sohrabian and Howard Maibach) Neurotoxicity of Pesticides (Matthew C. Keifer and Jordan Firestone) Reproductive Disorders Associated with Pesticide Exposure (Linda M. Frazier) Carcinogenicity of Agricultural Pesticides in Adults and Children (Michael C. R. Alavanja, Mary H. Ward, and Peggy Reynolds) Surveillance for Pesticide-Related Disease (Ana Maria Osorio) Managing Pesticide Chronic Health Risks: U.S. Policies (Lynn R. Goldman) Appendix A: Informational Sources on Pesticides and Health (Daniel L. Sudakin) Appendix B: Pesticide Intoxication Reporting Forms (Nida Besbelli) Index Reference Notes Included
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Taylor & Francis Forensic Entomology
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Taylor & Francis Transactions in International Land Management Volume 1
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Taylor & Francis Forensic Science in Wildlife Investigations
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Routledge Handbook of Tea Tourism
The Routledge Handbook of Tea Tourism provides comprehensive and cutting-edge insights into global tea tourism. With contributions from leading scholars and experts across 19 countries, it demonstrates the interdisciplinary nature and breadth of topics associated with global tea tourism.Tea is deeply connected to tourism through both travel and consumption. For host communities it provides an opportunity for diversification from the production and/or serving of tea while sharing cultural traditions and improving livelihoods. The Handbook is organised into five parts, with an introduction and epilogue, and the first part begins with an overview of historical and contemporary perspectives on the foundations of tea tourism. It digs into the roots of such tourism in China, the relationship of wild tea to indigenous tourism in Vietnam, heritage railways to tea tourism, and tea tourism in Africa. The second part examines sustainable tea tourism, wit
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Behavioural Biology of Zoo Animals
Book SynopsisZoo animals as a population are a diverse array of species from all around the globe. When managed in captivity, it is important that key aspects of natural ecology are factored into animal care, as well as considerations relating to welfare, life history and behavioural needs. The Behavioural Biology of Zoo Animals is the first book on captive animal behaviour and how this applies to welfare.The book enables all aspects of zoo husbandry and management (nutrition, enclosure design, handling and training, enrichment, population management) to be based on a sound knowledge of the species, its evolutionary history and its natural history. Chapters from expert authors cover a vast range of taxa, from primates and elephants to marine mammals and freshwater fish, to reptiles, birds and invertebrates. A final part looks to the future, considering animal health and wellbeing, the visitor experience and future visions for zoos and aquariums.For on-the-ground practitionerTrade Review"The Behavioral Biology of Zoo Animals leverages the expertise of biologists to describe key aspects of a species’ natural life history and behavioral ecology that can inform holistic, evidence-based animal management decisions to enhance the health and wellbeing of zoo and aquarium animals. The taxa covered in this text are remarkably diverse and extend beyond high-profile species, with entire chapters dedicated to historically under-represented taxonomic groups such as amphibians, reptiles, fishes, sharks, and invertebrates. The book is an eloquent synergy of scientific research and species-specific husbandry that looks into the future of how we manage animals in zoos and aquariums, making it a valuable resource for animal managers, administrators, scientists, veterinarians, and students alike." James Gillis, PhD, South-East Zoo Alliance for Reproduction & Conservation, Florida, USA"This book emphasises the importance of applying behavioural ecology concepts to zoo animals and as such should have broad appeal to students from a range of biological disciplines from zoology to animal behaviour and animal management. It is particularly exciting to see emphasis placed on less studied (in zoos) taxonomic groups such as invertebrates and amphibians."Katherine Jones, PhD, Senior Lecturer in Zoology, Bangor University, UK"The Behavioral Biology of Zoo Animals leverages the expertise of biologists to describe key aspects of a species’ natural life history and behavioral ecology that can inform holistic, evidence-based animal management decisions to enhance the health and wellbeing of zoo and aquarium animals. The taxa covered in this text are remarkably diverse and extend beyond high-profile species, with entire chapters dedicated to historically under-represented taxonomic groups such as amphibians, reptiles, fishes, sharks, and invertebrates. The book is an eloquent synergy of scientific research and species-specific husbandry that looks into the future of how we manage animals in zoos and aquariums, making it a valuable resource for animal managers, administrators, scientists, veterinarians, and students alike." James Gillis, PhD, South-East Zoo Alliance for Reproduction & Conservation, Florida, USA"This book emphasises the importance of applying behavioural ecology concepts to zoo animals and as such should have broad appeal to students from a range of biological disciplines from zoology to animal behaviour and animal management. It is particularly exciting to see emphasis placed on less studied (in zoos) taxonomic groups such as invertebrates and amphibians."Katherine Jones, PhD, Senior Lecturer in Zoology, Bangor University, UKTable of ContentsForeword by Geoff Hosey. PART I SETTING THE SCENE. 1. Introduction to the Behavioural Biology of the Zoo. 2. Behavioural Biology in Animal Collection Planning and Conservation 3. Behavioural Biology, Conservation Genomics and Population Viability (OPEN ACCESS) 4. Behavioural Biology, Applied Zoo Science and Research 5. Behavioural Biology Methods and Data Collection in the Zoo PART II SELECTED TAXONOMIC ACCOUNTS 6. The Behavioural Biology of Primates 7. The Behavioural Biology of Ungulates and Elephants 8. The Behavioural Biology of Carnivores 9. The Behavioural Biology of Marine Mammals 10. The Behavioural Biology of Marsupials and Monotremes 11. The Behavioural Biology of Flightless Birds 12. The Behavioural Biology of Waterbirds 13. Behavioural Biology of Parrots 14. The Behavioural Biology of Hornbills, Toucans and Kingfishers 15. The Behavioural Biology of Passerines 16. The Behavioural Biology of Captive Reptiles 17. The Behavioural Biology of Amphibians 18. The Behavioural Biology of Freshwater Fishes 19. The Behavioural Biology of Marine Fishes and Sharks 20. Behavioural Biology of Invertebrates PART III FOR THE FUTURE 21. Behavioural Biology and Zoo Animal Welfare: For the Future 22. Behavioural Biology and Animal Health and Wellbeing 23. Behavioural Biology and Enhancing Visitor Education and Experiences 24. Behavioural Biology and the Zoo as a Nature Reserve 25. Behavioural Biology for the Evidence-based Keeper. Behavioural Biology and the Future Zoo: Overall Conclusions.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Brexit and Agriculture
Book SynopsisAcknowledging the challenges and opportunities raised by Brexit for the agrifood supply chain and agricultural policies across the UK, this book provides the first in-depth analysis of agricultural policy developments across the UK's four nations rooted in strong theoretical and practical underpinnings.Arguing that the four nations could be more ambitious in departing from the Common Agricultural Policy and extending beyond the public money for public goods' approach adopted across the UK, it critiques the core attributes of their policies with focuses including the debate over outcome-based schemes, governance mechanisms, impacts on farm diversity and path dependency on the Common Agricultural Policy and English approaches. It promotes a resilient agriculture' paradigm and utilises social-ecological services, net zero, agroecology and agri-food democracy as the main pathways to achieve this. In doing so, it scrutinises the evolving contextual, political and legal landscape wTrade Review"Food and farming stands out as one of the biggest complications in Brexit and the authors have done a hugely valuable deep dive into farm policy and in identifying the ‘wicked’ problems and complications for food supply as a nation breaks away from its natural trading block. Complexity is at the heart of natural systems but also characterises the food chains and policies that ensure it reaches consumers safely, sustainably and fairly. That means we need deep analyses such as these to understand the problems including those we had even before Brexit – and in how we manage food supply whilst climate, nature and public health challenges loom large. From governance and trade to building resilience and genuinely sustainable agriculture systems for these future challenges, this book covers it all." Vicki Hird MSc FRES, Head of Sustainable Farming, Sustain: The Alliance for Better Food and Farming."Emerging from the EU and the shadow of the CAP, this work offers valuable insights into the development of agricultural policies in each of four parts of the UK addressing their international, environmental and social dimensions. It is a "must-read" for all those interested in the creation of resilient and sustainable bespoke agricultural policies."Professor Joseph McMahon, UCD Sutherland School of Law, University College Dublin."In Brexit and Agriculture, the authors shine a timely light on the task facing UK governments, with the implications for devolution, often left out of debates. They illuminate a pathway to more resilient, fair and sustainable policies, aligned to tackle the urgent crises in climate, nature and health."Sue Pritchard, Chief Executive, Food Farming and Countryside Commission."The authors have provided a most welcome and timely analysis of the legal dimension of post-Brexit agricultural policy across the United Kingdom and, in particular, they reveal admirably how account will need to be taken of both WTO rules and the United Kingdom’s constitutional settlement."Professor Michael Cardwell, School of Law, University of Leeds."UK and EU agriculture policy must deliver for the dual nature and climate crisis- an intergenerational challenge like no other. Brexit and Agriculture succeeds in navigating the salient issues as the UK forges ahead with a domestic agriculture policy with one eye on international markets."John Martin, Head of Policy and Advocacy, RSPB Northern Ireland.Table of ContentsChapter 1: The challenge of BrexitChapter 2: ‘Taking back control’? A web of powers and constraintsChapter 3: The essence of UK and devolved agricultural policiesChapter 4: Tailoring ambitious policies across the UK: striving for resilience in agricultureChapter 5: Shaping governance – changing contexts for future policiesChapter 6: Treading new, resilient paths?
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Minorities in Shark Sciences
Book SynopsisMinorities in Shark Sciences showcases the work done by Black, Indigenous and People of Color around the world in the fields of shark science and conservation. Edited by three minority researchers, it provides positive role models for the next generation. Highlighting new and important research done in the fields of biology, ecology, and evolution, the book places emphasis on scientists with diverse backgrounds and expertise from around the world. The heart of this book is that community and minority voices are important (and have always been) to science regardless of diplomas/universities/accolades/western standards of academia. Despite the use of the term Minorities', most of the world's population do not identify as white nor male, and in fact all minorities together comprise the global majority of humans. For those in these historically underserved and underrepresented demographics, it is meaningful to be highlighted and be given credit for their contributions. TTrade Review"The diversity of authors in each chapter provides a fresh, inclusive, and global perspective to shark biology. I could envision teaching a course on sharks from this book – it covers the "required" topics and more importantly, highlights the scientists doing this work."Sora Lee Kim, Assistant Professor, Life and Environmental Sciences, University of California Merced, USA"This book will change your perspective of sharks, with easy-to-understand science and facts." Alex R, high school student, USA"I really enjoyed learning more details about sharks and the people who study and understand them. This book is a great place to start for anyone who wants to learn about sharks and why they are very important to the ocean. I like how the authors are introduced before each chapter. I was able to learn more about each person and how they study sharks. The keywords in each chapter helped me to learn new vocabulary"Addison W, age 13, USA"This topic, other than what I have heard Addison talk about, is completely new to me and I learned so much. I love the storytelling that is combined with the technical information."Addison’s mom, USA"The diversity of authors in each chapter provides a fresh, inclusive, and global perspective to shark biology. I could envision teaching a course on sharks from this book – it covers the "required" topics and more importantly, highlights the scientists doing this work."Sora Lee Kim, Assistant Professor, Life and Environmental Sciences, University of California Merced, USA"This book will change your perspective of sharks, with easy-to-understand science and facts." Alex R, high school student, USA"I really enjoyed learning more details about sharks and the people who study and understand them. This book is a great place to start for anyone who wants to learn about sharks and why they are very important to the ocean. I like how the authors are introduced before each chapter. I was able to learn more about each person and how they study sharks. The keywords in each chapter helped me to learn new vocabulary"Addison W, age 13, USA"This topic, other than what I have heard Addison talk about, is completely new to me and I learned so much. I love the storytelling that is combined with the technical information."Addison’s mom, USATable of ContentsList of Contributors. Preface. Introduction. Chapter 1: Public Perceptions of Sharks. Chapter 2: Elasmobranch Ecology and Evolution. Chapter 3: Fields of Elasmobranch Anatomy and Physiology. Chapter 4: Shark Conservation and Fisheries Management Across the Globe. Conclusion. Additional Resources. Index
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Ethnobotany and Ethnopharmacology of Medicinal
Book SynopsisMedicinal and aromatic plants are beneficial to human health. Plant-derived molecules possess biological activities that can be used to prevent many infectious diseases and metabolic disorders. Ethnobotany and Ethnopharmacology of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants summarizes techniques and methods used to study the biological activities of plant-derived extracts and compounds to study ethnobotanical and ethnopharmacological features of medicinal and aromatic plants.This book: Includes computational approaches to study the pharmacological properties of biomolecules in medicinal and aromatic plants. Details methods in ethnopharmacology including chromatographical and analytical techniques. Demonstrates trends in sustainable use and management of medicinal and aromatic plants. Features information on databases and tools used in computational phytochemistry for drug designing and discovery. Elucidates the importance of phytocTable of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction to Medicinal and Aromatic Plants: Diversity, Biogeographic Distribution and Conservation Status. Chapter 2: Botanical Bases of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants. Chapter 3: Trends in Sustainable Use and Management of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants: Utilization and Development. Chapter 4: Threatened and Endangered Medicinal and Aromatic Plants. Chapter 5: Ethnobotany, Ethnopharmacology, and Traditional Uses of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants. Chapter 6: Wild Edible Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in Ancient Traditions. Chapter 7: Ethnopharmacology and Ethnopharmacognosy: Current Perspectives and Future Prospects. Chapter 8: Phytochemistry and Biosynthesis of Phytochemicals. Chapter 9: Phytochemicals as Immunomodulators, Nutraceuticals, and Pharma Food. Chapter 10: Phytochemotaxonomy: Role of Phytochemicals in Plant Classification: Chapter 11: Biological Roles and Mechanism of Phytochemicals in Disease Prevention and Treatment. Chapter 12: Metabolomics of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants. Chapter 13: Methods in Ethnopharmacology: Phytochemical Extraction, Isolation, and Detection Techniques. Chapter 14: Chromatographic Techniques in Phytochemistry and Analytical Techniques in Elemental Profiling. Chapter 15: NMR-based Metabolomics and Hyphenated NMR Techniques. Chapter 16 Animal Models in Phytopharmacology and Toxicological Testing of Plant Products. Chapter 17: Computational Phytochemistry in Drug Discovery: Databases and Tools. Chapter 18: Nanoformulations and Herbal Drug Development. Chapter 19: Novel Phytochemicals Targeting the Signaling Pathways of Anticancer Stem Cell: A Novel Approach Against Cancer. Chapter 20: Evolving Challenges and Opportunities in Plant-based Drug Discovery and Development. Index.
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Taylor & Francis Animal Welfare in World Religion
Book SynopsisThis unique and readable book examines the relationship between religion and animal welfare, taking a detailed dive into the teachings and practices of the major world religions.While there are many books expounding the beliefs of the major religions and many about the rights and welfare of animals, there are few linking the two. With each chapter focusing on one of the five major religions â Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism â the book explores the beliefs and practices which drive our relationship with and treatment of animals. The book draws on the scriptures of the major faiths and includes the voices of leading historical religious figures and contemporary faith leaders. In doing so, it compares the teachings of old with contemporary practices and showcases the impact of the major religions on both the protection and exploitation of animals, from running animal sanctuaries, to participating in or condoning cruel sports and factory farming. Importantly, Trade Review"D’Silva’s research shows that love for all living beings is at the core of all faiths. Her powerful book calls upon us to lift our blinkers and act accordingly."Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary UNFCCC (2010–2016)"Joyce D’Silva has compiled, in this book, the teachings of the major religions in the world on kindness to animals. Yet practitioners of the faiths do not relate this teaching to living animals. This book is a beautiful anthology of religious ideals about sentient beings. With her background in activism for animal welfare and multi-faith studies, she has put together a gem of a book on the ocean that separates the teachings of compassion towards animals by world religions and the actual practices towards animals by their followers. A must-read book for all religious believers and those who claim to follow their faith."Prof. Nanditha Krishna, Director, C.P.R. Institute of Indological Research, Chennai"This book is an impassioned cry from the heart, a call to the conscience of humanity to heed the principle of compassion at the core of their religions by showing greater concern for our fellow travellers through life, the animals. The chapter on Buddhism is also a searing reminder to Buddhists of how far we have veered from the law of non-harming and the ethic of compassion at the center of our creed."Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi, Chair, Buddhist Global Relief"In my view, if there was one person in the world who is qualified to lay down a challenge to the world's faiths on issues relating to the welfare of animals it is Joyce D'Silva. A fearless campaigner, activist, now Ambassador Emeritus and formally Chief Executive of Compassion in World Farming for nearly 15 years, she speaks with authority and has quite eloquently put together the essence of the teachings of the faith traditions in their relationship with animals. I join her in saying 'take heed' and this is not just about farm animals – it is about all sentient beings. This book is also particularly timely as it adds its voice to the UN campaign on the protection of biodiversity to stem the mass extinction of species resulting from human behaviour."Fazlun Khalid, Founder, Islamic Foundation for Ecology and Environmental Sciences"It is ironic that in what is called modern civilization, human abuse of animals takes place on a greater scale and with greater cruelty than ever before, in order to satisfy human self-indulgence. Religions are all too often silent in the face of the terrible cruelty towards sentient beings that takes place, and not infrequently are even partners in such abuse. In so doing, they betray their highest values and ideals. In this excellent book, Dr Joyce D’Silva highlights these higher noble teachings of the world’s major religions, thus calling on us all to live up to these ideals. This should mean that today, in the face of the terrible consequences of the livestock industry both for human welfare as well as for animal life, all religions should be advocating for a plant-based diet, which is more available than ever before, thus promoting greater health as well as greater compassion and harmony in our world."Rabbi David Rosen, CBE, former Chief Rabbi of Ireland and a President of Religions for Peace"Joyce D’Silva’s book is a valuable contribution to the study of religion and animal ethics. The book skillfully combines a scholarly exploration of the ways that animals are understood and treated in the world’s major religious traditions with an inspirational message about the sacredness of all sentient beings. D’Silva presents the diversity of views on animals that exist within every tradition, often leading to tensions and conflict within religions, while also underscoring the way that each tradition provides resources for promoting compassion for and better treatment of animals. The book, which provides passages about animals from the scriptures of the world’s religions along with profiles of great Saints and thinkers, can serve as an excellent resource for scholars and activists alike. D’Silva applies the teachings found in the various traditions to contemporary issues in animal ethics, including factory farming, vivisection and biodiversity. She shows how in most cultures and traditions, people fall short of their tradition’s highest teachings, but she demonstrates how religious texts and exemplars can still inspire us to be guided by their noblest ideals."Professor Mark Berkson, Professor and Chair in the Department of Religion at Hamline University"Scientific studies of non-human animals, from apes and whales to birds, rats and octopuses, have increasingly highlighted the fact that they are both sentient and sapient. This makes the cruelty towards animals used for food, clothing, entertainment, pets, trophy hunting and so on particularly shocking and heart breaking. In this meticulously researched book, Joyce D’Silva points out that, in view of our new understanding, the leaders of the world’s religions could, and should, play a major role in stressing to their millions of followers the importance of treating all animals with kindness and respect. Animal Welfare in World Religion should be in all libraries and university curricula – you should read it whether or not you have a faith."Jane Goodall, PhD, DBE, Founder – the Jane Goodall Institute & UN Messenger of Peace"This book comes at a very appropriate time a few months after the adoption of a historic United Nations Resolution on Animal Welfare (UNEP/EA.5/Res.1). The resolution on animal welfare, environment and sustainable development calls on Member States to recognise that protecting animals and their welfare is an important contribution to the global objectives of protecting the environment, reducing the risks of emerging zoonoses, improving food systems and achieving sustainable development.This book is an important contribution to understanding the ethical and moral aspects of animal welfare as described in the teachings and practices of religions. Joyce, while not a theologian, has, masterfully, not only told us stories we didn’t know derived from religions, but has also showed us that we need to work on our practices that do not often match our beliefs and religious teachings.Religion is about creation, purpose, destiny, life, and love. People’s beliefs about the creator and the creation affect all aspects of their being and behaviour. The book will have a critical influence on how people look to animals. The language of the book is just suitable for everyone, decision makers, faith leaders and the public. This is an important factor in influencing readers. Covering a wide range of religions and addressing many aspects is a highly commendable effort that I hope will promote stronger engagement of religious actors in respecting the welfare of animals who are, to some religions, other communities created by God."Dr Iyad Abumoghli, Director of Faith for Earth, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)"This is a profoundly affecting and thought-provoking work. When were we taught that mankind is more important than the rest of creation? Was it through religion, or indifference or greed? Can we return to true compassion and find the way back to respecting all sentient beings? Can we live without inflicting cruelty? I urge you read this book, whether you have a faith or not: it may change your life for the better."Dame Joanna Lumley, Actor and Campaigner"Joyce D’Silva has spent a lifetime working, with considerable success, to improve the lives of farm animals. And yet there remains much to be done. Around the world, most people have a religious faith and, in this book, Joyce D’Silva looks at how the world’s religions see animals and how these religions maintain we should live with them. The result is a book full of optimism and with many surprises. We desperately need everyone to work together to improve the lot of farm animals, which will also benefit wildlife, the environment more generally, and ourselves. This excellent book will help achieve that end."Rev Professor Michael J. Reiss, University College London"For those with some biological or medical training, humans are animals and it is normal to think of other sentient beings as similar to humans and very different from inanimate objects. The message in Joyce D’Silva’s book is of the 'beautiful teaching' of all of the world’s major faiths emphasising the value of non-human individuals and the obligation of people to care for them and consider their needs. For example, the Qur’an refers to non-human communities as like human communities and the Prophet Muhammad equates acts of kindness to humans and to other animals. Indeed, the book emphasises that such an attitude is important for everyone who lives an ethical and compassionate life. A major problem with the world at present is too much emphasis on humans and not enough emphasis on the rest of life."Donald M. Broom, Emeritus Professor of Animal Welfare, Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge"This is a very timely and important work. It comes at a time when recognition of the interconnectedness of life is so significant for the future of all life and the planet. Readable and authoritative, it is essential reading for those of all faiths and none."Professor Joy Carter CBE DL Cgeol FGS, Emeritus Professor of Geochemistry and Health, University of Winchester"Religious faiths are afflicted by a striking paradox: they preach kindness to others, yet rarely speak out against the harms we do to animals – in our farming systems, laboratories, for entertainment, and other purposes. With animals increasingly affected by our actions, it has never been more important that people of faith speak, and act, with kindness toward animals. The majority of humanity follow religious teachings, which have enormous potential to help bring about a better world. By providing key examples from major and lesser-known religions, D’Silva reminds us of the fundamental commitments of faith communities to values such as kindness and compassion for animals. Animal Welfare in World Religion provides the keys to unlocking the potential of religion to bring about a better, kinder world for animals. It should be essential reading for all who care about animals and about living a life consistent with core religious values."Andrew Knight, Professor of Animal Welfare and Ethics, University of Winchester Centre for Animal Welfare"Today we stand on the shore of a great ocean of human spiritual evolution, where we extend the Golden Rule – to treat others as we would wish to be treated ourselves – to our non-human, sentient sisters and brothers. Guided by the teachings and practices of the world religions, we set sail on this wondrous journey, and Joyce D’Silva’s Animal Welfare in World Religion: Teaching and Practice is the perfect guidebook to steer us on our course. It is such a privilege to share this exciting adventure with someone as insightful as Joyce. I encourage everyone to pick up this guide and set sail."Barbara Gardner, founder and CEO of the Animal Interfaith Alliance (AIA)"This book provides a timely and comprehensive look at the major religions and their historical and indeed contemporary approach to animals and animal welfare. The authority of the work is underpinned by the fact that it is written by an individual who has actively made an actual real, measurable, and beneficial improvement in animals' lives over many years.This is a book which demands attention and deserves to be widely read."Chris Fegan, Chief Executive, Catholic Concern for Animals"Clearly written and beautifully argued book…The author takes great pains to explain the suffering of fellow animals… complex details that even theologians and scholars of religion overlooked and neglected. It is deep and bold thinking on our responsibilities to animals and what religious teachings of the major global faiths and some Indigenous beliefs can help us to develop an ethics of compassion and moral responsibility towards all creatures."Ibrahim Ozdemir, Professor of Philosophy, Uskudar University, Istanbul, President, Uskudar University Forum on Environmental Ethics, core member of al-Mizan: A Covenant for the Earth."Roman Catholic Cardinal Manning in Britain was a major figure in the early 19th Century animal protection movement despite the teaching of St Thomas Aquinas who held that humans have no 'direct' duties to animals. Faith leaders have mostly followed Thomist teachings and have been largely absent from discussions on animal protection and the reinvigoration of global animal protection starting in 1950. However, Joyce D’Silva demonstrates in this very accessible discussion of a variety of global faiths that concern for animals is found in the teachings of all the major world religions. Her very timely, accessible and necessary book appears a little more than seven years after Pope Francis’ Laudato Si encyclical – a powerful plea to the world to change its approach to protecting the global environment and the other creatures who share the world with humans."Andrew Rowan, President of WellBeing International"The first thing to say is that Joyce D’Silva, the author of this book, is one of the three or four outstanding political campaigners for animal rights of the last fifty years. So she knows a great deal about what she is writing. I happen to agree with every word I have read.Nearly all the great faiths have said wonderful things about the other animals (the Golden Rule applies). Yet too often they have forgotten this in practice. Why has no modern Pope, nor Archbishop, for example, ever made Animal Rights or Compassion for Animals the central subject for a leading Christian campaign? (Today’s Pope Francis gets the nearest.)Modern Christianity has failed miserably and ought to feel ashamed. This failure was one reason why I lost my Christian faith. (I am sure I am not alone in this.) The founders of faiths have nearly all shown their passionate concern for animals, as have the Saints. Yet their followers – the self-important second raters and bureaucrats have, however, let us all down.I happen to believe that Jesus too was passionately concerned about the animals being cruelly sacrificed in the Temple. It was a money-making scam and it made him furious. He chucked out the cruel animal exploiters. That is one reason why he was crucified."Richard Dudley Ryder MA DCP PhD (Cantab) AFBPsS FZS, President, Animal Interfaith Alliance, Past Chair, RSPCA"Joyce D’Silva has assembled an inspiring collection of ‘beautiful words’ coined by the fathers of the faiths, humbly aware that when God saw that it was good, he was referring to all life, not just us. Today, these words are largely unknown, forgotten or ignored, and not just by the secular. At a time when compassion for life is not just a moral duty but essential to our common survival, she challenges the current crop of faith leaders to take heed and give a lead."Professor John Webster, Professor Emeritus, University of Bristol, ‘Father of the Five Freedoms’"In this illuminating book, Joyce D'Silva very clearly makes the case for animal care and welfare in all the great religious traditions of the world. If we are to return any kind of dignity to the animal world – and save the planet from the perils of climate change and biodiversity loss – then we need to urgently align our world with these teachings."Gopal D. Patel, Co-Founder & Director Bhumi Global"I've long been interested in the ways in which different religions view and teach about nonhuman animals (animals) and the gulf between their teachings, and how they permit other animals to be treated with little to no respect, dignity, or compassion. I'm not a religious scholar, and when I discovered Joyce Di'Silva's new book Animal Welfare in World Religion: Teaching and Practice, I was immediately interested because she focused on questions I've been pondering in an amateurish way for decades."Marc Bekoff Ph.D., Psychology Today"The teaching is there, but it is being ignored. I hope my book can bring it to the forefront in all these faiths, so that their leaders and followers become spokespeople for the wellbeing of animals. Let’s unleash these teachings on the world!"SARX For All God's Creatures"This is a modern book, which not only looks at the ancient teachings and practices of the faiths, but looks at the views of very modern theologians who are living in today’s world of mass animal cruelty, that the writers of the ancient texts could not have imagined. Could the writers of the prescriptions on the most humane way to slaughter an animal for food in an ancient desert wilderness have had any comprehension of the factory farm of the 21st century? Their prescriptions could have been very different if they had. Joyce brings in the views of today’s modern theologians who can apply their faiths to today’s world – and she describes that world very thoroughly."Animal Interfaith Alliance"It is very important that Animal Welfare in World Religion be widely read and its powerful arguments heeded. It has the potential to help shift our imperiled planet onto a sustainable path, leaving a habitable healthy, environmentally sustainable world for future generations."Richard H. Schwartz, The Times of Israel"So, here is the huge anomaly – with so many lovely teachings and so many people following these teachings, how come the animals living closest to us, often in our control, are living such wretched lives? Let’s not forget the wild creatures too, whose habitats we are destroying all over the world. I decided to explore the whole conundrum in a book: “Animal Welfare in World Religion: Teaching and Practice”"Philip Lymbery"The book covers the three Abrahamic religions (Islam, Judaism, and Christianity) and Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, Rastafarianism, and the religious traditions of the First Peoples in Australia and North America. D’Silva unearths a selection of eloquent texts from the examined faiths that indicate how non-human members of creation should be treated. In most instances, she explicitly addresses what the different traditions have to say about modern intensive agriculture, animal slaughter, vivisection, and the treatment of wildlife. Overall, the book is beautifully written..."Andrew Rowan, WellBeing International"This book is an easy and informative read for those with little or no knowledge of other faiths, but it is also an uncomfortable read in that it shows how the abuse of animals is on the increase."CHURCH TIMESTable of Contents1. Judaism: Teaching and Practice regarding Humanity’s Relationship with Animals 2. Christianity: Teaching and Practice regarding Humanity’s Relationship with Animals 3. Islam: Teaching and Practice regarding Humanity’s Relationship with Animals 4. Hinduism: Teaching and Practice regarding Humanity’s Relationship with Animals 5. Buddhism: Teaching and Practice regarding Humanity’s Relationship with Animals 6. Beyond the Major World Religions: Teaching and Practice regarding Humanity’s Relationship with Animals
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Taylor & Francis Art Animals and Experience
Book SynopsisElizabeth Sutton, using a phenomenological approach, investigates how animals in art invite viewers to contemplate human relationships to the natural world. Using Rembrandt van Rijnâs etching of The Presentation in the Temple (c. 1640), Joseph Beuysâs social sculpture I Like America and America Likes Me (1974), archaic rock paintings at Horseshoe Canyon, Canyonlands National Park, and examples from contemporary art, this book demonstrates how artists across time and cultures employed animals to draw attention to the sensory experience of the composition and reflect upon the shared sensory awareness of the world.Trade Review"This book asks readers to take another look at the ways in which animals are represented in art and, in so doing, raises some important ethical and aesthetic considerations." – J. Keri Cronin, Brock University"Phenomenology has taught us much about how artworks trigger our perceptual capacities, but its ability to teach us about the possible ethical relationships between viewer and artwork has been less explored. In this original and thought-provoking study, Sutton explores such a possibility through the framework of the representation of dogs in art. Through such exploration, Sutton shows that our empathy with animals—and their empathy with us—has much to tell us about our empathy with artworks."- Matthew Bowman, University of Suffolk Table of ContentsTable of ContentsChapter 1. Relational Ethics and AestheticsBeing and Thinking With Art and AnimalsBetween Presence and Absence An Ethical Art HistoryChapter 2. Dogged Flesh: Rembrandt’s Presentation in the Temple, c. 1640 Real and Represented DogsRembrandt’s Three R’s: Radical, Reflective, RevelatoryThe Rhetoric of EtchingFleshly Experience Past Made PresentChapter 3. Glances with Wolves: Encounters with Little John and Joseph Beuys Entangled EncountersSeeing and Being with Little JohnPresencing Other WorldsImaginative EmpathyGathering Together in the GapChapter 4. Glimpses into the Unknown: Contemporary Taxidermy and Photography Spaces Between: Yellow and Taza Respecting UnknownsDominance, Submission, and Freedom: Inert and Progression of Regression Death and the Object (Ars longa vita brevis EST)From Hierarchy to HorizontalityChapter 5. "We Are All Connected": Experiencing Art and Nature at Horseshoe Canyon Guided by Dogs and Children"We Are All Connected"Dwelling with Dogs and Earth Accessing Histories with Attentive CareArt and Earth as Places of EmergenceChapter 6. Caring for Art and Animals
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Aughey and Fryes Comparative Veterinary Histology
Book SynopsisThe new edition of this highly illustrated textbook covers the normal histological appearance of tissues in a wide range of animals, both domestic and exotic species, with relevant clinical correlates emphasizing the need to appreciate the normal in order to recognize the abnormal.Table of ContentsPreface. Acknowledgements. Author Bio. 1. Introduction 2. The Cell 3. Epitehlial tissue 4. Connective tissue 5. Blood and bone marrow 6. Muscle 7. Cardiovascular system 8. Respiratory system 9. Digestive system 10. Urinary system 11. Endocrine system 12. Male reproductive system 13. Female reproductive system 14. Nervous system 15. Special senses 16. Lymphatic system 17. Integument. Appendices. Bibliography. Index.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Growth and Decay of Coral Reefs
Book SynopsisGrowth and Decay of Coral Reefs: Fifty Years of Learning describes how coral reefs have alternately flourished and declined over the last 50 years and the dynamics of these changes. The study is based on recordings at 30 different locations along the Sudanese coast, visited by the author between 1971 and 1973.Beyond the Red Sea''s desert shores lie some of the richest and most diverse coral reefs on our planet. Over a thousand species of reef fishes, matched by a similar abundance of living corals, creating habitats scientists were only just beginning to understand. The complexity of the inter-relations was truly mesmerizing. A single intervention, such as removal of a key species, could cause the whole community to collapse. Healthy corals were transformed into green weed-smothered reefs, accompanied by the loss of both corals and fish.Based on the author's observations of how knowledge and perspectives have changed over the last 50 years, this book highlighTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. Hydrography 3. Reef Conservation Section 1: Fish 4. Fish Surveys 5. Fish Recorded at Reef Sites 6. Fish in Suakin Harbour 7. Fish In Dungonab Bay 8. Fish on Cousteau’s Garage Section 2: Corals 9. Coral Habitats: Building Sites and Graveyards 10. Sea Urchins’ Impacts on Coral Reefs 11. Coral Communities 12. Coral-Killing Sponges 13. Other Coral Killers 14. Coral Bleaching 15. Growth and Distribution of Corals on Cousteau's Underwater Garage Section 3: Turf Wars 16. Ecological Impact of CCA, Filamentous Algae and Grazing Fish 17. Sponging on Coral Section 4: Underwater Recording 18. Port Sudan 19. Suakin Region 20. Dungonab Bay 21. MV. Mani 22. Towartit Reefs 23. Mesharifa Island 24. Shambaya Island 25. Wingate Barrier Reef 26. Sanganeb Reef 27. Shaab Rumi 28. Discussion
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Soil Hydrology in a Changing Climate
Book SynopsisA changing climate is causing challenges for soil and water management in many parts of the world. Current soil management practices need to be redesigned to effectively address present and future fluctuating climates. This book explores how soil management practices impact soil hydrological characteristics, and how we can improve our understanding of soil and water management under changing conditions. This is a valuable resource for land managers, soil conservationists, researchers and others who wish to understand how different management practices affect soil and water dynamics and how these practices can be adjusted to enhance agricultural sustainability and environmental quality. Features: Explores the impact of changing climate on soil hydrology and soil water dynamics. Examines how effective soil management can improve soil health, water infiltration and soil water retention. Discusses relationships of conservation tillage systems, diversified cropping systems, crop residTable of ContentsLand use Changes and Fluctuating Climate. Climate Fluctuations and Soil Hydrology. Soil Health and Soil Water. Conservation Tillage and Soil Water. Crop Diversification and Soil Water. Crop Residue Management and Soil Water. Conservation Buffers and Soil Water. Forest Land Use and Soil Hydrology. Urban Soils and Soil Water. Maintaining Wetland Ecosystem Services in a Changing Climate. Soil Water Management and Climate Fluctuations: Modelling Approach.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Digital Age in Agriculture
Book SynopsisThe Digital Age in Agriculture presents information related to the digital age in the agriculture sector. Agriculture is an essential activity for the continuity of life, yet is very labor-intensive and faces a wide variety of challenges. In the struggle against these difficulties, the superior features offered by technology provide important benefits. These technologies require expertise in various technical disciplines, and The Digital Age in Agriculture provides information to readers allowing them to make more informed decisions and giving them the opportunity to improve agricultural productivity.Written by Mehmet Metin ÃzgÃven, an expert who has conducted field studies and with a working technical knowledge of various topics pertaining to the agriculture age, this book covers many subjects important to the age of digital agriculture, including precision agriculture and livestock farming, using agricultural robots and unmanned arial vehicles in agriculture practices, and image processing and machine vision. It is an essential read for researchers, agriculture sector workers, and agricultural engineers.Table of ContentsPrecision Agriculture. Precision Livestock Farming. Agricultural Robots. Use of Unmanned Arial Vehicles in Agriculture. Agriculture 5.0 and the Internet of Things. Image Processing and Machine Vision in Agriculture. Data Mining in Agriculture. Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning in Agriculture.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Antidiabetic Medicinal Plants and Herbal
Book SynopsisDiabetes is a chronic condition associated with metabolic disorder. Persons suffering from diabetes have shown accelerated levels of blood sugar which often harms the heart, blood vessels, eyes, kidneys, and nerves. Over the past few decades, the prevalence of diabetes has been progressively increasing. Synthetic drugs are used to treat diabetic patients to help control the disorder, but it is shown that numerous medicinal plants and herbal drugs are widely used in several traditional systems of medicine to prevent and treat diabetes. They are reported to produce beneficial effects in combating diabetes and alleviating diabetes-related complications. These plants contain phtyonutrients and phytoconstituents demonstrating protective or disease preventive properties. In many developing countries, herbal drugs are recommended by traditional practitioners for diabetes treatment because the use of synthetic drugs is not affordable.Key Features:ProvidesTable of ContentsSection A - Introduction to Diabetes: An Overview. Medicinal and Herbal Plants-Based Phytochemicals Associated with Antidiabetic Response. Antidiabetic Medicinal and Herbal Plants and their Mechanisms of Action. Section B - Antidiabetic Medicinal and Herbal Plants. Babul (Acacia arabica). Bael (Aegle marmelose). Church steeples (Agrimonia eupatoria). Onion (Allium cepa). Garlic (Allium sativum). Ghrita kumara (Aloe vera). Bitterweed (Andrographis paniculata). Sugar apple (Annona squamosa). Neem (Azadirachta indica). Orchid tree (Bauhinia variegata). Red spiderling (Boerhaavia diffusa). Ash gourd (Benincasa hispida). Beetroot (Beta vulgaris). Fever nut (Caesalpinia bonducella). Bitter apple (Citrullus colocynthis). Ivy gourd (Coccinia indica). Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus globules). Banyan tree (Ficus benghalenesis). Gurmar (Gymnema sylvestre). Gurhal (Hibiscus rosa-sinesis). Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas). Purging nut (Jatropha curcas). Mango (Mangifera indica). Karela (Momordica charantia). Mulberry (Morus alba). Kiwach (Mucuna pruriens). Black cumin (Nigella sativa). Tulsi (Ocimum sanctum). Guava (Psidium guajava). Bisasar (Pterocarpus marsupium). Anar (Punica granatum). Jamun (Syzygium cumini). Giloy (Tinospora cordifolia). Methi (Trigonella foenum-graecum). Bitter leaf (Vernonia amygdalina). Chinese date (Zizyphus spina-christi).
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Species Problem
Book SynopsisThe general notion of species is one of the most fundamental in biology. But an idea of species is also one of the most persistent unresolved obsessions of biologists, philosophers and theoreticians. This new book investigates the multifaceted problem species as a conceptual envelope of that notion. Contemporary conceptualists and evolutionary epistemology allow for a fresh look by analyzing the framework of history viewed as changes ordered by changing philosophical-scientific contexts. In this analysis, the species problem is characterized in a pluralistic non-trivial manner, in contrast to a more monistic accepted view.Key Features Provides new insights into the persistent species problem. Focuses on conceptual history and identifies pivotal landmarks in the history of the concept of species. Argues for a scientific consistency of species pluralism. Discusses the evolving specieTable of ContentsPREFACE INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1. THE SPECIES PROBLEM: IN BROAD STROKES ON A CONCEPTUAL HISTORICAL CANVAS 1.1. Developing cognitive situation 1.1.1. Structure of cognitive situation 1.1.2. Species, species concept, species problem 1.2. History on a conceptualistic account 1.3. A historical narrative of the species problem CHAPTER 2. ANTIQUE NATURAL PHILOSOPHY: SPECIES AS EIDOS 2.1. Classical period: the birth of genos and eidos 2.1.1. Plato’s eidology 2.1.2. Aristotle’s ousiology 2.1.3. Aristotelian polysemy: the problem arises 2.1.4. Theophrastus’ Enquiry into Plants 2.2. Neoplatonists: Porphyry's questions CHAPTER 3. THE MIDDLE AGES: SPECIES AS UNIVERSALIA 3.1. An eve of scholasticism: the beginning of genus and species 3.2. Realism: species really exists 3.3. Conceptualism: species concept refers to something real 3.4. Nominalism: species concept refers to nothing real 3.5. Genus-species scheme CHAPTER 4. THE RENAISSANCE AND THE EARLY MODERN TIMES: SPECIES AS CLASSIFICATION UNIT 4.1. The Renaissance turn and the "second" scholasticism 4.2. The early Modern Times: natural-classificatory dualism 4.3. The origin of systematics: species of the living 4.3.1. Herbal epoch as a precursor 4.3.2. From Cesalpino to Ray: a scholastic legacy 4.3.3. Tournefort and Linnaeus: disconnection of genus and species 4.3.4. Adanson, Jussieu, etc.: the birth of natural systematics 4.3.5. "Ladderists" against "Systemists" CHAPTER 5. THE MODERN TIMES: SPECIES AS BIOLOGICAL UNIT 5.1. The forerunners: initial routs of objectivation of biological species 5.1.1. Biblical motifs 5.1.2. Generative idea 5.2. The 19th century and beyond: biologization of the species problem 5.2.1. Evolutionary idea: species as an actor of biological evolution 5.2.2. Ecological idea: species as a component of ecosystem 5.3. Biosystematics and others: fall and rise of species 5.4. "Multiplication of essences": the kinds of species CHAPTER 6. THE CONTEMPORARY: THE NEWEST ISSUES 6.1. Species definition: a conceptual pyramid 6.2. Species ontology: new questions 6.3. The "new essentialism": an evolving specieshood? 6.4. If not species, then what? REFERENCES INDEX
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Sensory Evaluation Techniques
Book SynopsisThe sixth edition of this classic text brings sensory evaluation to life for new students and experienced professionals alike. A full array of sensory methods is covered including descriptive techniques, discrimination testing, and consumer research, plus guidance on test design, statistical analysis, and how to translate results into insights for actionable decisions. Like its predecessors, Sensory Evaluation Techniques, Sixth Edition gives a clear and concise presentation of practical solutions, accepted methods, and standard practices, in addition to advanced techniques.What's new in the sixth edition: An expanded chapter on Sensory Physiology, including recent research on individual differences in perception A thorough discussion of Thurstonian theory and its application to discrimination methods, including the Tetrad Test New sections on technology in sensory evaluation, including a discussion of software options for data
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Oceanography and Marine Biology
Book SynopsisOceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review remains one of the most cited sources in marine science. The increasing interest in work in oceanography and marine biology and its relevance to global environmental issues, especially global climate change and its impacts, creates a demand for authoritative refereed reviews summarising and synthesising the results of both historical and recent research. For more than 50 years, OMBAR has been an essential reference for researchers, students and workers in all fields of marine science. An international Editorial Board ensures global relevance and expert peer review, with editors from Australia, Hong Kong, Ireland, Singapore, and the UK. The series of volumes can be found in the libraries of institutes and universities worldwide.Five of the seven peer-reviewed contributions in Volume 61 are available to read Open Access via this webpage and on OAPEN. Supplementary material is provided online on the Support Materials tabTable of Contents1. One hundred years of daily sea surface temperature from the Hopkins marine station in Pacific Grove, Califonia: a review of the history, acquisition and significance of the record (OPEN ACCESS). 2. Surviving the Anthropocene: the resilience of marine organisms to climate change (OPEN ACCESS). 3. The biology and life cycle of enigmatic crustacean y-larvae: a review. 4. Review of the Central and South Atlantic shelf and deep-sea benthos: science, policy and management (OPEN ACCESS). 5. The North-east Atlantic Margin: a review of the geology, geography, oceanography, and vulnerable megabenthic ecosystems of the continental slope of Ireland and the United Kingdom (OPEN ACCESS). 6. Advancing and integrating Biomonitoring 2.0 with new molecular tools for marine biodiversity and ecosystem assessments (OPEN ACCESS). 7. If you can’t beat them, join them: enemy shells as refugia from grazing & competition pressure.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Green Chemistry in Agriculture and Food
Book SynopsisGreen chemistry is a vital subject playing a key role in environmental sustainability. Despite its importance, very less has been explored in the past years. This book is a comprehensive compilation of the methods, techniques and strategies used in green chemistry.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Hydroides of the World
Book SynopsisSerpulid polychaetes are a unique and highly specialised group of marine segmented worms that have adapted to inhabiting self-secreted calcareous tubes attached to a wide range of hard substrates. These animals are found across all depths and habitats of the world's oceans, and some form mutually beneficial associations with live corals. The genus Hydroides is of special concern and importance, as it is not only the largest, but also one of the most ecologically and economically important groups of marine invertebrates because it includes notorious biofoulers and common bioinvaders that travel around the world hitchhiking on ships' hulls. This is the first fully illustrated guide to this notorious serpulid genus of calcareous tubeworms, providing a comprehensive diagnostic treatment of all known species of the genus Hydroides. This important reference provides reliable identification tools to distinguish tubeworms from potential alien invaders thTable of ContentsIntroduction. General body morphology. Tubes. Tube morphology. Tube composition and mineralogy. Tube ultrastructure. Organic tube lining. Tube formation. Fossil record. History of studies. Taxonomic studies. Reproduction, development and life history. Reproduction. Larval development. Settlement. Juvenile growth and maturation. Ontogeny: reversible asymmetry, compensatory regeneration and duplicity. Reversible asymmetry and compensatory regeneration. Duplicity. Malformations. Bioperculate chimaera. Economic and ecological impacts. Nuisance fouling species. Invasive species. Model organisms for research. Barcoding, phylogeny and genome structure. Barcoding. Phylogeny. Genome structure. Biogeography. Patterns of geographical distribution. Methods of collecting, examination, preservation and identification. Collecting. Examination and preservation. Identification. Diagnostic characters used for identification. Key to the species of Hydroides worldwide. Taxonomic account. Abbreviations of institutions where type material is deposited. Glossary. References. Index.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Chickpea and Cowpea
Book SynopsisLegumes can act as good sources of nutrients, especially for those who are suffering from protein related nutritional deficiency. Chickpea (Cicer arietinum) and cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) are annual legumes grown throughout the world as food and feed. The presence of specific nutrients with many health benefits makes them a valuable food commodity.Chickpea and Cowpea: Nutritional Profile, Processing, Health Prospects and Commercial Uses explores the status of chickpea and cowpea in terms of their production, nutritional composition, processing mediated changes, and methods to remove antinutrients, bioactive peptides and their related health benefits. This book also demonstrates the key features of chickpea and cowpea which will make them an ideal substrate to be processed at a commercial scale. It covers all the aspects of latest research based on chickpea and cowpea.Features- Discusses information related to biochemistry of chTable of Contents1. Chickpea and cowpea: An overview of nutritional profile and effect of processing methods 2. Physical properties and milling processes of chickpea and cowpea 3. Biochemistry of macro and micronutrients of chickpea and cowpea 4. Processing mediated changes in the nutritional profile of chickpea and cowpea 5. Rheological, pasting, and morphological properties of chickpea and cowpea starch 6. Bioactive profile and antioxidant properties of chickpea and cowpea (Part I) 7. Extraction of protein, current scenario and commercial uses 8. Role of proteins in chickpea and cowpea considering global food security, especially protein-based diet security 9. Bioactive profile and antioxidant properties of chickpea and cowpea (Part II) 10. Non-nutrients in chickpea and cowpea, their role and methods to remove them 11. Storage of chickpea and cowpea-based products 12. Health benefits of chickpea and cowpea
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing with
Book SynopsisThis Lab Manual is a companion to the textbook Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing with R. It covers examples of natural resource data analysis applications including numerous, practical problem-solving exercises, and case studies that use the free and open-source platform R. The intuitive, structural workflow helps students better understand a scientific approach to each case study in the book and learn how to replicate, transplant, and expand the workflow for further exploration with new data, models, and areas of interest. Features Aims to expand theoretical approaches of remote sensing and digital image processing through multidisciplinary applications using R and R packages. Engages students in learning theory through hands-on real-life projects. All chapters are structured with solved exercises and homework and encourage readers to understand the potential and the limitations of the environments. CoversTable of Contents1. Principles of R Language in Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing 2. Introduction to Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing with R 3. Remote Sensing of Electromagnetic Radiation 4. Remote Sensing Sensors and Satellite Systems 5. Remote Sensing of Vegetation 6. Remote Sensing of Water 7. Remote Sensing of Soils, Rocks, and Geomorphology 8. Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere 9. Scientific Applications of Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing for Project Design 10. Visual Interpretation and Enhancement of Remote Sensing Images 11. Unsupervised Classification of Remote Sensing Images 12. Supervised Classification of Remote Sensing Images 13. Uncertainty and Accuracy Analysis in Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing 14. Scientific Applications of Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing to Elaborate Articles
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Biology of Aquatic and Wetland Plants
Book SynopsisAquatic plants play a critically important role in maintaining ecosystem health. They are natural biological filters in freshwater and estuarine wetlands; they contribute to the reproductive success of many organisms, some of which are harvested for food; they assist in flood control; and they are prominent elements in the aesthetics and recreational use of freshwater and estuarine habitats. Despite this globally recognized importance, wetlands have faced and continue to face threats from the encroachment of human activities. The Biology of Aquatic and Wetland Plants is a thorough and up-to-date textbook devoted to these plants and their interactions with the environment. The focus is on botanical diversity from the perspective of evolutionary relationships, emphasizing the role of evolution in shaping adaptations to the aquatic environment. By incorporating recent findings on the phylogeny of green plants, with special emphasis on the angiosperms, the text is broadly useful Table of ContentsChapter 1. Overview1.1 Importance of Aquatic and Wetland Plants1.2 What This Book is About1.2.1 Wetland Habitats Defined1.2.2 Aquatic and Wetland Plants Defined1.3 Growth Forms and Zonation of Aquatic and Wetland Plants1.3.1 Overview of Plant Anatomy1.3.2 Emergent Plants1.3.3 Floating-leafed Plants1.3.4 Submersed Plants1.3.5 Free-Floating Plants1.3.6 A Few Exceptions to the Above Classification1.3.7 ZonationChapter 2. Evolutionary Relationships Among Aquatic and Wetland Plants2.1 Why evolutionary history is important2.1.1 The Disorderliness of Taxonomic Organization 2.1.2 Reconstructing Evolutionary Trees2.2 The Green Plants as a Starting Point2.2.1 Charophytes2.2.2 Early Diverging Embryophytes – the Bryophyta2.2.3 Non-Angiosperm Tracheophytes2.3 Evolution and Diversification of the Angiosperms2.3.1 Nymphaeales2.3.2 Monocots2.3.3 Magnoliidae2.3.4 Ceratophyllales2.3.5 Eudicots2.4 Truly Aquatic Plants2.5 Taxonomic Diversity of Mangrove SpeciesChapter 3. Wetland Ecosystems and Plant Diversity 3.1 Major Wetland Types3.2 Global Tour of Wetlands and Plant Diversity3.2.1 The Pantanal, Brazil3.2.2 The Iberá Wetlands, Argentina3.2.3 Congo River Swamps, Republic of the Congo & Democratic Republic of the Congo3.2.4 Okavango Delta, Botswana3.2.5 Kakadu Wetlands, Australia3.2.6 Whangamarino Wetland, New Zealand3.2.7 The Sundarbans, India & Bangladesh3.2.8 Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Wetlands, China3.2.9 Kolkheti Lowlands, Georgia3.2.10 Doñana National Park, Spain3.2.11 Boreal Peatlands, Canada3.2.12 The Everglades, Florida, United States3.2.13 Bottomland Forests, Mississippi, United States3.3 Global Patterns of Wetland Plant Diversity3.4 Global Threats to Wetland IntegrityChapter 4. Hydrology4.1 Overview of Wetland Hydrology4.2 Quantifying Hydrology with a Hydrologic Budget4.2.1 Precipitation and Interception4.2.2 Overland Flows4.2.3 Soil Water Flow and Groundwater Flow4.2.4 Evapotranspiration4.2.5 Change in Storage4.2.6 Hydroperiod Integrates the Hydrology Across TimeChapter 5. Critical Features of the Aquatic Environment5.1 Key Features of Water as a Medium for Plant Life5.1.1 Temperature and density relations of water5.1.2 Water as a Solvent5.2 Patterns of Light Availability5.2.1 Influence of Water on Light5.2.2 Influence of Dissolved and Suspended Materials on Light5.3 Carbon Dioxide Availability in the Water5.4 Oxygen Availability in the Water and Sediments5.4.1 Patterns of Oxygen in the Water and Sediments5.4.2 Redox Chemistry5.4.3 Anaerobic Microbial MetabolismChapter 6. Adaptations for Life in the Aquatic Environment6.1 Critical Limitations for Life in the Water6.2 Anaerobic/Hypoxic Physiology6.2.1 "Energy Crisis" Metabolism6.2.2 Ethylene Production and Signaling6.3 Aerenchyma6.4 Aeration Systems6.4.1 Aeration via Positive Pressure6.4.2 Aeration via Negative Pressure6.5 Radial Oxygen Loss6.6 Root Adaptations6.7 Rapid Shoot Elongation6.8 Heterophylly6.8.1 Factors Influencing Heterophylly6.8.2 Benefits of Heterophylly6.9 Modifications to Photosynthetic Metabolism6.9.1 C4 Photosynthesis6.9.2 CAM or AAM Photosynthesis6.9.3 Use of Bicarbonate6.9.4 Switching Among Photosynthetic Pathways and Intermediate PhenotypesChapter 7. Plant Nutrition and Sediment Biogeochemistry7.1 Plant Nutrition7.2 Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen as Essential Nutrients7.3 Methanogenesis and the Carbon Cycle7.4 Soil Macronutrients7.4.1 Nitrogen7.4.2 Phosphorus7.4.3 Other Soil Macronutrients7.5 Soil Micronutrients7.5.1 Influence of Redox Chemistry on Iron and Manganese7.5.2 Other Soil Micronutrients7.6 Plant Adaptations for Nutrient Access7.6.1 Nitrogen Fixing Symbionts7.6.2 Mycorrhizae7.6.3 Carnivorous PlantsChapter 8. Reproduction8.1 Plant Reproduction in the Context of Life History8.2 Sexual Reproduction in Plants8.2.1 Points of Potential Modification8.2.2 Pollination within Closed Flowers – Cleistogamy8.2.3 Pollination of Open Flowers8.2.3.1 Self-Pollination within Open Flowers - Autogamy8.2.3.2 Self-Pollination between Open Flowers - Geitonogamy8.2.3.3 Pollination by Animals8.2.3.4 Pollination by Wind8.2.3.5 Pollination by Water8.2.3.6 Pollination above the Water Surface8.2.3.7 Pollination on the Water Surface8.2.3.8 Pollination below the Water Surface8.2.4 Compatibility, Inbreeding, and Inbreeding Avoidance8.2.5 Fruit and Seed Development & Dispersal8.2.6 Dormancy and Germination8.2.7 Regeneration Niche8.3 Clonal Propagation in Aquatic and Wetland Plants8.3.1 Multiple Functionality of Asexual Propagules8.3.2 Types of Asexual Propagules8.3.2.1 Modified Buds8.3.2.2 Shoot Fragments8.3.2.3 Modified Shoots8.3.2.4 Modified Shoot Bases8.3.2.5 Modified Roots8.4 Balancing Sexual vs. Asexual ReproductionChapter 9. Population Biology & Evolutionary Ecology9.1 Population Biology in the Context of Evolution9.2 Population Biology 9.2.1 Density-Independent Population Growth9.2.2 Density-Dependent Population Growth9.2.3 Age- or Stage-Based Approaches9.3 Metapopulations: Populations of Populations9.4 Metapopulations, Local Adaptation, and Speciation9.4.1 Mechanisms of Divergence9.4.2 Examples from Aquatic and Wetland Ecosystems9.5 Evolutionary ecology9.5.1 Conservation Genetics9.5.2 HybridizationChapter 10. Species Interactions10.1 Interactions in the Context of Life History10.2 Competition (- -)10.2.1 A Formal Construct for Studying Competition 10.2.2 Quantifying Competition 10.3 Amensalism (- 0)10.4 Allelopathy in Aquatic and Wetland Plants10.4.1 Interplay between Allelopathy and Competition10.4.2 Quantifying Allelopathy in Wetlands10.5 Commensalism (+ 0)10.6 Exploitative Interactions (- +) 10.6.1 Herbivory10.6.2 Parasites and Pathogens of Aquatic and Wetland PlantsChapter 11. Plants in the Context of Wetland Ecosystems11.1 Putting it all Together11.2 Succession11.3 Disturbance11.4 Mitigation of Eutrophication by Wetland Plants11.5 Climate Change and Wetland Carbon Storage
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Taylor & Francis Ltd RealTime Environmental Monitoring
Book SynopsisWritten 10 years after the publication of the first edition, this updated edition of Real-Time Environmental Monitoring: Sensors and Systems introduces the fundamentals of environmental monitoring based on electronic sensors, instruments, systems, and software that allow continuous and long-term ecological and environmental data collection. It accomplishes two objectives: explains how to use sensors for building more complex instruments, systems, and databases, and introduces a variety of sensors and systems employed to measure environmental variables in air, water, soils, vegetation canopies, and wildlife observation and tracking. This second edition is thoroughly updated in every aspect of technology and data, and each theoretical chapter is taught parallel with a hands-on application lab manual. Emphasizes real-time monitoring as an emerging area for environmental assessment and compliance and covers the fundamentals on how to develop sensors and systems Table of Contents1. Principles of Environmental Monitoring 2. Programming and Single-Board Computers 3. Sensors and Transducers: Basic Circuits 4. Bridge Circuits and Signal Conditioning 5. Dataloggers and Sensor Networks 6. Wireless Technologies: Telemetry and Wireless Sensor Networks 7. Environmental Monitoring and Electric Power 8. Remote Monitoring of the Environment 9. Probability, Statistics, and Machine Learning 10. Databases and Geographic Information Systems 11. Atmospheric Monitoring 12. Water Monitoring 13. Terrestrial Ecosystems Monitoring 14. Wildlife Monitoring
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Applied Environmental Genomics
Book SynopsisDNA is the essence of life and the original big data'. New technologies are allowing scientists to access and make sense of this information like never before, and they are using it to solve the world's greatest environmental challenges.Applied Environmental Genomics synthesises the latest and most exciting uses of genomic technologies for environmental science and management. With an emphasis on diversity of applications and real-world demonstrations, leading researchers have contributed detailed chapters on innovative approaches to obtaining critical management-relevant information about the natural world. These chapters are complemented by perspective sections written by environmental managers who describe their experiences using genomics to support evidence-based decisions.Ideal for students, researchers and professionals working in natural resource management and policy, Applied Environmental Genomics is a comprehensive introduction to a fast-moving field that is Table of ContentsSection A: Biodiversity 1. Design considerations for eDNA metabarcoding surveys 2. Measuring biodiversity with eDNA metabarcoding 3. Perspective – eDNA and metagenomics: a story of a disruptive technology for biodiversity monitoring 4. Revealing animal diet and food webs through DNA metabarcoding 5. Approaching ecological questions using DNA barcodes Section B: Life history and population biology 6. Lifespan estimation from genomic analysis 7. Development of epigenetic clocks 8. Molecular sex identification for applications in conservation, industry and veterinary medicine 9. Perspective – Whole genome assemblies, devils and disease 10. Genetic-based inventories of wildlife abundance 11. The practical magic of close-kin mark-recapture 12. Perspective – Genomics and bear management 13. How can we use genomics to predict and improve population viability? Section C: Adaptation and change 14. Adaptive responses to the environment and environmental change 15. Perspective – The power of genomics for guiding reintroductions 16. Palaeo- and museo-genomics: perspectives on modern species 17. Perspective – Genomics and the prioritisation of taxa and populations for conservation Section D: Environmental molecular physiology 18. Applied epigenomics in a rapidly changing world 19. DNA-based microbial bioindication of environmental state 20. Perspective – The promise of ecotoxicogenomics for assessing aquatic health Section E: Spatial genomics 21. Unravelling plant-pollinator interactions through pollen DNA analysis 22. Genomic approaches to study dispersal in wild animal populations: implications for wildlife management 23. Conservation prioritisation based on evolutionary distinctiveness of communities Section F: Biosecurity and disease monitoring 24. Invasive species detection and management using genomic methods 25. Genomic identification and surveillance of infectious diseases in natural systems 26. Management of vertebrate pests using genetic control techniques 27. Perspective – The ‘E’ in RD&E and the application of genomics for environmental and biosecurity risk management
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Authoritarian Populism and Bovine Political
Book SynopsisAuthoritarian Populism and Bovine Political Economy in Modi's India analyses how the twin forces of Hindu nationalism and neoliberalism unfold in India's bovine economy, revealing their often-devastating material and economic impact on the country's poor.This book is a rare, in-depth study of India's bovine economy under Narendra Modi's authoritarian populism. This is an economy that throws up a central paradox: On the one hand, an entrenched and aggressive Hindu nationalist politics is engaged in violently protecting the cow, disciplining those who do not sufficiently respect and revere it; on the other hand, India houses and continuously promotes one of the world's largest corporate-controlled beef export economies that depends on the slaughter of millions of bovines every year. The book offers an original analysis of this scenario to show how Modi's authoritarian populist regime has worked to reconcile the two by simultaneously promoting a virulent Hindu nationaliTable of Contents1. Authoritarian Populism, Bovines, and State Contradictions in Modi’s India; 2. Hindu Nationalism and Bovine Political Economy; 3. The “Double Victimisation” of Classes of Labour in Countryside and City; 4. Towards Corporate Concentration: Covid-19 and Beyond; 5. Concluding Reflections on State Contradictions and Counter-Hegemonic Projects under Modi’s Authoritarian Populism; Index
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Ecological Processes Handbook
Book SynopsisEcology is a cross-disciplinary field involving many different aspects of science. Written with this in mind, this book introduces ecological processes, ranging from physical processes, to chemical processes and biological processes. It contains all the necessary information on an ecological process: a clear, detailed but not too lengthy definition; some practical examples, the main mathematical models which have been used to describe the process, and the key interconnections with other ecological processes that must be known in order to apply what has been learned from the book. Trade Review"... presents an overview of the multi-faceted reality of ecosystems. However, far from being a simple collection of particular aspects of the environment, the book presents a comprehensive vision of ecosystems based on thermodynamics, viewed as a unifying principle which every evolutionary system must obey."––Stefano Marsili Libelli, Department of Information Engineering, University of Florence, Italy"… the authors take the reader on a comprehensive journey through the key processes that help one understand ecology—particularly for the application of environmental management. … The authors bring many years of expertise and experience to this topic, which is evident in the broad, synthetic treatment of the material. This Handbook would be a valuable resource …" —Brian D. Fath, Towson UniversityTable of ContentsPART I – INTRODUCTION. The ecosystem as an object for research. Conservation principles. Energy dissipation. A perspective from information and systems theory. Ecological Processes: An Overview. PART II – PHYSICAL PROCESSES. Space and time. Mass transport. Energetic factors. PART III – CHEMICAL PROCESSES. Chemical reactions. Chemical lysis. Phase partition. PART IV – BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES. Biogeochemical cycles. Photosynthesis. Growth. Primary production. Production of upper trophic levels. Microbial processes. Ecotoxicological Processes. Biological Interactions. PART V – LANDSCAPE PROCESSES. Aquatic ecosystems. Terrestrial Ecosystems. Landscapes and Urban Ecosystems. The Atmosphere. REFERENCES. THE AUTHORS.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Equine Clinical Medicine Surgery and Reproduction
Book SynopsisThis fully-revised new edition of the best-selling Equine Clinical Medicine, Surgery and Reproduction is supported by over 1800 illustrations of the highest quality: colour photographs, diagnostic images including MRI and CT, and diagrams. System-based, the chapters introduce each individual system with precise information on the relevant basic anatomy and physiology, standard clinical examination techniques and useful differential diagnostic aids. This is followed by diseases and disorders that are pertinent to that system, grouped together either anatomically or based on presenting clinical signs. Each condition is described using consistent headings: definition/overview, etiology and pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, differential diagnoses, management/treatment, and prognosis. Additional chapters deal with the foal and wounds.New to the second edition:- All chapters are updated throughout- Additional chapters on the axial muscTable of Contents1. Musculoskeletal system. 2. Reproductive system. 3. Respiratory system. 4. Gastrointestinal system. 5. Liver disease. 6. Endocrine system. 7. Urinary system. 8. Cardiovascular system. 9. Haemolymphatic system. 10. Nervous system. 11. Eyes. 12. Skin. 13. Wound management and infections of synovial structures. 14. The foal.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Traditional Herbal Remedies of Sri Lanka
Book SynopsisThe Sri Lankan medicinal system predominantly utilizes herbs and spices for the treatment of various ailments. This is mostly because Sri Lanka is a tropical country, a biodiverse hot-spot blessed with a plethora of flora and fauna. Traditional Herbal Remedies of Sri Lanka looks at the traditional medicinal practices of the country that utilize plant material from a cultural, philosophical and scientific perspective. When it comes to the scientific aspects, several Sri Lankan herbs have been in the spotlight for possessing bioactive constituents with promising therapeutic effects. It is hoped that these will be considered as strong candidates to combat currently prevailing global disease conditions.Key Features: Reveals the science behind the traditional wisdom passed down in Sri Lanka's long history of using herbal medicines Emphasizes the increasing global interest in botanical drugs Reviews the hot topic of Sri LankaTable of ContentsIntroduction Sri Lanka: The Pearl of the Indian Ocean Traditional medicinal practices in modern times Causes and prescribed herbal remedies of some common disease conditions Arthritis Cancer Cardiovascular disease Diabetes Gastrointestinal disorders Hypertension Skin disorders Scientific evidence on the therapeutic properties of some popular herbs and spices of Sri Lanka Aegle marmelos Alternanthera sessilis Annona squamosal Artocarpus communis Cassia auriculata Centella asiatica Coccinia grandis Cinnamomum zeylanicum Momordica charantia Murraya koenigii Pterocarpus marsupium Salacia reticulate Scoparia dulcis Wattakaka volubilis Concluding remarks Safety and quality assurance The way forward: A SWOT analysis.
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