Botany and plant sciences Books
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Will Purdom: Agitator, Plant-hunter, Forester
Book SynopsisIn a short life full of quiet endeavour, Will Purdom rose to become a key figure in China's struggle to repair the ecology and sustainability of it forests after decades of ruinous logging.
£18.04
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Shipping Roots
Book SynopsisPlants have always moved between land masses with human aid. European colonialism accelerated this, and its legacy can be seen in landscapes across the world and the twin crises of climate change and biodiversity loss. In in this companion book to the exhibition, Shipping Roots, Keg de Souza creates a narrative around plant species relating to her own cultural removal, drawing from her experiences as a person whose ancestral lands were colonised. The exhibition explores how plants moved over oceans and lands, transported in the hulls of ships, all part of the colonial legacies of the British Empire. Specifically, these stories link Australia, India and the UK and shows us that the entanglement of plants and people are tied to understanding place and belonging. This book includes high quality photography of the exhibition as well as essays and recipes by numerous contributors.
£9.49
GB Publishing Org Plants & Us: How they shape human history and
Book SynopsisA completely new look at plants - not only in food, drink and commerce, and how they have created civilisation, trade and empires, but also in love, in war, in crime, in horror and delight, in music, poetry and prose, and on the screen. Not just another gardening or plant book, this is a complete picture of how plants affect people, for better or worse, now, in the past and in the future with illuminating and startling facts about their ubiquitous presence in human affairs - through life, death, illness, happiness, murder, despair, desperation, love, hate, loss, and far more. From Presidents to pop stars, from scientists to slavers, royals to religious leaders, chefs to charlatans, pioneers to politicians, artists to actors, Plants & Us is a unique overview of plants, wild and cultivated, their vital importance and the threats they face. Above all, how they affect all our lives in stories that will often surprise the reader.Trade ReviewThe Telegraph: "The amazing secrets of everyday plants and how they rule our lives. A fascinating new book sheds light on how plants have been so pivotal through the centuries"; Botany One: "It is a most impressive achievement with numerous items of plant 'trivia' on every page. Except that none of these plant facts are trivial" "It should be essential reading for everybody - not just those who create plant-themed quizzes - whose appreciation of plants can only be improved as a result"; Gardens Illustrated "Best 10 gardening books for 2022"; WI Life "10 Best books for Christmas 2021"; The American (3-page review); Also Local Gardener (3-page review), Horticulture Week, The Field, Garden News, The Tablet, Fine Food Digest; Author interviews: BBC, Talk Radio Europe, Brooklands Radio.
£17.99
Springer Nature Switzerland AG Controlled Environment Horticulture: Improving
Book SynopsisAn understanding of crop physiology and ecophysiology enables the horticulturist to manipulate a plant’s metabolism towards the production of compounds that are beneficial for human health when that plant is part of the diet or the source of phytopharmaceutical compounds. The first part of the book introduces the concept of Controlled Environment Horticulture as a horticultural production technique used to maximize yields via the optimization of access to growing factors. The second part describes the use of this production technique in order to induce stress responses in the plant via the modulation of these growing factors and, importantly, the way that this manipulation induces defence reactions in the plant resulting in the production of compounds beneficial for human health. The third part provides guidance for the implementation of this knowledge in horticultural production. Table of ContentsPart 1 – Introduction 1. Introduction 2. Protected Cropping in Horticulture 3. Plant Secondary Compounds 4. Hydroponic Systems in Horticulture Part 2 – Controllable Production Factors in Horticulture 5. Light 6. Nutrient deficiencies 7. Salt stress 8. Drought Stress 9. Thermal Stress 10. Wounding 11. Mycorrhiza 12. Microbial and Plant-Based Biostimulants 13. Mineral Biofortification 14. CO2 Enrichment 15. Hormones 16. Intercropping Part 3 – Exercise 17. Acrylamide Concentrations of Deep-fried Potatoes 18. Enrichment of Anthocyanin in Pak Choi 19. Improving Flavor of Tomatoes 20. Biofortification of Carrots 21. Enrichment of Flavonoids in Lettuce 22. Effect of Germination Substrates on Tomato Plants
£49.49
Tapir Academic Press Flowers of Svalbard
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£9.95
Rima Editora Sistemas Agroflorestais
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£16.55
Taylor & Francis Ltd Chemistry, Biological and Pharmacological Properties of Medicinal Plants from the Americas
Book SynopsisThis volume is a compilation of plenary lectures presented at the IOCD/CYTED Symposium held in Panama City, Panama in 1997, and covers different aspects of research into plants from North, South and Central America. The topics treated all revolve around the chemistry, pharmacology, and biology of these plants. The importance of pharmaceuticals derived from plant sources is described, together with the potential of ethnomedicine for providing new leads in the search for bioactive constituents. The biodiversity of the Americas is underlined and an idea is given of the urgency with which the flora must be studied.Table of ContentsLessons from natural medicines; application of LC/MS and LC/NMR in the search for new bioactive compounds from plants of the Americas; the quest for new biologically active natural products; pharmacochemistry of new compounds from South American plant bioassay methods useful for activity-guided isolation of natural product cancer chemopreventive agents; biodiversity conservation and drug development in Suriname; antimicrobial activities of phytochemicals from British Columbian medicinal plants; bioactive compounds from Panamanian plants; bioactive natural products of medicinal and agrochemical interest from selected Mexican medicinal plants; the Brazilian folk medicine programme to validate medicinal plants - a topic in new antihypersensitive drug research; recent developments in the chemistry and pharmacology of boldo and boldine; metabolic engineering - a strategy to improve plant secondary metabolite production.
£109.25
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Phyllotactic Patterns: A Multidisciplinary
Book SynopsisThe book provides a current review of the field of phyllotaxis from a variety of perspectives, that is, morphological, developmental, biochemical, molecular genetics, biophysical, and evolutionary.This unique book covers phyllotactic processes from the level of genes involved in the establishment of patterns to modeling the emergence of those patterns in space and time. The models in question (deterministic or stochastic) touch on various fields, including geometry, biochemistry, and biophysics.Not only providing a recent review but also current critique and analysis of the discipline, the book will appeal to a variety of individuals involved in developmental modeling as well as pattern initiation and formation. The text is highly illustrated with excellent pictures representing recent developments in the field.A biological context or perspective to models and ideas is explored in the book. Terminology specific to the discipline is defined and updated as well.
£81.00
The Natural History Museum A History of Plants in 50 Fossils
Book SynopsisThis is the story of plant life on Earth, retold through a remarkable record of spectacular fossils. Palaeobotanist Paul Kenrick explains the importance of each fossil and how it marks a crucial inflection point in plant evolution. Each discovery is illustrated with photography featuring original specimens from the Natural History Museum, London.Trade Review'Fascinating... scientifically detailed, yet accessible' Nature; 'The Natural History Museum in London is known for publishing excellent books and this is another tour de force to add to its catalogue... an extremely readable and well-illustrated book that is pretty enough to be a ‘coffee table’ book, but also sufficiently informative to be an academic text.' The Biologist
£16.19
Workman Publishing The Illustrated Herbiary Puzzle California Poppy
Book SynopsisEnter the world of bewitching botanicals with California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica). This puzzle features the intricate lines and lush colors of illustrator Kate O'Hara art and highlights poppy's rich symbolism. As described in Maia Toll's best-selling book The Illustrated Herbiary, poppy opens her petals in daylight and closes them when night comes, resurrecting herself each morning after deep relaxation and rest. Experience the restorative powers of poppy as you place each piece and watch her come into bloom.
£18.35
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Threatened Plants of Central and South Chile
Book SynopsisThis beautifully designed model account includes important new information which will not only be of great interest to botanists, conservationist and horticulturists but also to local people who are dependent on the diminishing natural habitats in central and southern Chile.
£19.00
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Rhododendron Dissected: Flora in Close-up
Book SynopsisRhododendrons are seen from a very different perspective in this beautiful new book from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Rhododendron Dissected features photographs that capture the macro and micro floral and leaf characteristics of rhododendrons, essential for botanical identification, making the images both highly diagnostic and are visually stunning.
£12.74
CABI History and Future of Plants Planet and People
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£40.50
Springer International Publishing AG The Citron Compendium: The Citron (Etrog) Citrus
Book SynopsisThis comprehensive book covers the theoretical and practical aspects of citron trees and fruit. The citron (Citrus medica L.), one of the three primary species ancestral to most citrus types, is used for traditional medicine and is highly revered in the Jewish religion during the Tabernacles feast, referred to by the name 'Etrog'. This book’s three sections address biology (botany, genomics, Chinese and Mediterranean citrons, diseases, pests, and horticulture), tradition (Talmudic discourse, mysticism, medicine, literature, art, food, and beverages) and history (archaeology, trade, grafting controversies); these sections are supplemented by a glossary and pictorial album. The 22 chapters, some new and some translated and considerably expanded from the 2018 Hebrew edition, were written by world-renowned specialists from Israel, Italy, France, the U.S.A., China and Australia. The book is written in an accessible scientific style aimed at a wide range of readers. Table of ContentsThe Biology of the Citron.- Citron Genomics.- Citron Phytochemistry.- Selected Aspects of Commercial Production in Etrog Orchards.- Preserving Etrog Quality After Harvest: Doctrine and Practice.- Citron Arthropod Pests in the Mediterranean, Their Origin and Notes On Their Biology and Management.- Diseases of the Etrog Citron and Other Citrus Trees.- The Citron ( Citrus medica L.) in China.- The Citron in Italy and Its cultivation in Calabria.- The Citron in Corsica.- The Citron in the United States.- The Citron in Mediterranean Food and Beverages.- 'Fruit of the Goodly Trees’: The Talmudic Discourse on the Etrog Citron.- From Theophrastus to the Present: The Citron in Medicine.- The Etrog Citron in Art.- The Etrog Citron in Midrashic and Kabbalistic Literature.- From ‘An Etrog’ to ‘One's Etrog’: A Literary Analysis of S.Y. Agnon’s Story.- History of the Citron in Ancient Israel and the Near East.- The Etrog Citron Trail to the North: Genoa and Trieste.- The Corfu Etrog Citron Polemic.- The Grafted Etrog Citron Controversy.- Etrog Citrons of the Land of Israel in Modern Times.
£39.99
Royal Botanic Gardens Plants That Kill: A Natural History of the
Book SynopsisPlants That Kill is not a field guide, clinical care manual, or pharmacology textbook—it is a fascinating and beautifully presented natural history of the world’s most poisonous plants, the extraordinary strategies they employ for survival, and the impact these have on humans, other animals, and on other plants. Some of these seriously harmful and potentially lethal plants can cause their effects if eaten only once, others when consumed repeatedly over a longer period. For some, their effects are felt after skin or eye contact, or following inhalation. These extraordinary plants occur on all continents, and in many different plant families, producing a range of chemicals as part of their strategy for survival. The positive uses that humans and other animals have found for these plants and the chemicals they contain are also an important part of the story. This great diversity is showcased and brought to life through fascinating examples, beautiful illustrations andclear, explanatory diagrams. Anyone with an interest in plants, or with more ecological or pharmacological inclinations, will be fascinated and engaged by this book.
£999.99
Pelagic Publishing Ltd Treescapes
Book SynopsisAs we clear millions of hectares of forests globally, the challenge of restoring these precious ecosystems becomes ever more pressing. The stakes are high: a staggering 95% of Earth''s land could succumb to degradation by 2050. While the task might appear straightforward ? simply plant millions of trees ? the reality is far more perplexing. Haphazard tree-planting in unsuitable locations can wreak havoc on ecosystems and jeopardise the livelihoods of local communities.The surge of interest in restoring forests has ushered in a wave of greenwashing, where deceptive environmental marketing and scientific mishaps undermine genuine efforts. Yet this new focus also brings forth a plethora of solutions and many rays of hope. Amidst such a complex landscape, cutting-edge science and Indigenous knowledge together can redefine our understanding in a way that not only helps regenerate nature but also allows human communities to thrive.This original, topical and engaging book navigates the intricate web of forest restoration. It reveals how a nuanced approach is required ? one that integrates the latest scientific advancements (for instance in microbial ecology, acoustic technology and epigenetics), Indigenous leadership and a holistic understanding of the interconnectedness of life within these vital ecosystems. Treewilding asks us to reflect on our relationship with trees and how we must see the woods (complex social and ecological systems) for the wood (timber) ? a realisation that is perhaps the biggest ?secret'' to restoring nature.
£18.00
CABI Publishing Plant Pathology and Plant Diseases
Book SynopsisThis textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to all aspects of plant diseases, including pathogens, plant-pathogen interactions, their management, and future perspectives. Plant diseases limit potential crop production and are responsible for considerable losses in agriculture, horticulture and forestry. Our global food production systems are under increasing pressure from global trade, climate change and urbanization. If we could alleviate the losses due to plant diseases, we would be able to produce roughly 20% more food - enough to feed the predicted world population in 2050. Co-authored by a group of international teachers of plant pathology who have collaborated for many years, this book gives expert and seamless coverage. Plant Pathology and Plant Diseases: Addresses major advances in plant-pathogen interactions, classification of plant pathogens, and the methods of managing or controlling disease Is relevant for a global audience; it covers many examples of diseases with an impact worldwide but with an emphasis on disease of particular importance in a temperate context Features over 400 striking figures and colour photographs It is suitable for graduate students and advanced undergraduates studying plant pathology, biology, agriculture and horticulture.Table of ContentsPART 1: GENERAL PLANT PATHOLOGY Chapter 1: WHAT IS A PLANT DISEASE? Chapter 2: HISTORY OF PLANT PATHOLOGY Chapter 3: THE DISEASE CYCLE AND LIFE STYLE PART 2: PLANT PATHOGENS Chapter 4: FUNGAL PLANT PATHOGENS Chapter 5: FUNGAL-LIKE PLANT PATHOGENS Chapter 6: BACTERIAL PLANT PATHOGENS Chapter 7: PLANT VIRUSES Chapter 8: NEMATODES CAUSING PLANT DISEASES Chapter 9: DIAGNOSIS OF PLANT DISEASES PART 3: PLANT-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS FROM GENES TO POPULATIONS Chapter 10: MECHANISMS OF PATHOGENICITY Chapter 11: PLANT DEFENCE AGAINST PATHOGENS Chapter 12: RACE SPECIFICITY AND PLANT IMMUNITY Chapter 13: POPULATION GENETICS IN PLANT-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS Chapter 14: EPIDEMIOLOGY – DISEASE IN PLANT POPULATIONS PART 4: DISEASE MANAGEMENT Chapter 15: CULTURAL PRACTICES FOR DISEASE MANAGEMENT Chapter 16: CHEMICAL PLANT DISEASE CONTROL Chapter 17: BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF PLANT DISEASES Chapter 18: DISEASE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES USING HOST RESISTANCE Chapter 19: BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR PLANT DISEASE CONTROL Chapter 20: FROM DISEASE ASSESSMENT TO DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS Chapter 21: INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT Chapter 22: PLANT HEALTH LEGISLATION PART 5: PERSPECTIVES Chapter 23: PLANT PATHOLOGY IN A CHANGING WORLD
£50.64
CABI Publishing Illustrated Plant Glossary
Book SynopsisThe Illustrated Plant Glossary is a comprehensive glossary of over 4000 terms related to plant sciences, featuring superb colour illustrations to aid comprehension of many of the plant terms. The topics covered in this glossary include anatomy, angiosperms, bryophytes, chemistry, cytology, family specific terms, ferns and fern allies, flowers, fruit, genetics, gymnosperms, habit and growth, habitat and ecology, indumentum, inflorescence, leaves, reproduction, roots, seeds, systematics and more. The Illustrated Plant Glossary sets a new standard in glossaries and is a must-have reference for plant scientists, plant science teachers and students, libraries, horticulturalists, ecologists, gardeners and naturalists.
£38.19
Seed Savers Exchange The Seed Garden The Art and Practice of Seed
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£26.00
Field Studies Council Guide to Common Urban Lichens: Pt. 2: On Stones
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£6.73
KIT Publishers Lianas of the Guianas: A Fieldguide to Woody
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£99.99
CABI Publishing Cut Flowers and Foliages
Book SynopsisThe cut flower and foliage industry is a global business with major production locations in North America, South America, Central America, East Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Australia and New Zealand. Few other horticulture crops are as ubiquitous, yet the production techniques and challenges are universal. This book describes the main international production locations and markets, including current trends and directions. The focus is on production in protected cultivation. The major species - including rose, chrysanthemum, carnation, orchid and gerbera - dominate the global market and these are individually explored in detail. Specialty species and cut foliages are also addressed, as well as significant details of production, including irrigation and fertilization, disease and disease management, and biological control of pests. Finally, the postharvest chapter covers details of harvesting, transporting and delivering high quality flowers that provide an excellent vase life. Highly illustrated with color photos throughout, this is an essential resource for students and researchers in horticulture, growers and producers, and those in the floriculture industry.Table of Contents1: The Global Cut Flower and Foliage Marketplace 2: Major Cut Flowers 3: Cut Foliages 4: Specialty Cuts 5: Irrigation and Fertilization 6: Diseases and Disease Management 7: Biological Control of Pests 8: Postharvest Management
£50.87
Elsevier Science Photosynthesis in Action
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsSection I: Principles 1. Harvesting light 2. Transport of electrons 3. Carbon fixation Section II: Adaptations 4. Abiotic stress and adaptation in light harvesting 5. Abiotic stress and adaptation of electron transport: Regulation of the production and processing of ROS signals in chloroplasts 6. Abiotic stress, acclimation, and adaptation in carbon fixation processes Section III: Action 7. Improving light harvesting 8. Improving the transport of electrons 9. Improving carbon fixation Section IV: Synthesis 10. Integrating the stages of photosynthesis 11. Photosynthesis in action: The global view
£999.99
Oxford University Press Plant Strategies The Demographic Consequences of
Book SynopsisThe goal of this accessible book is to articulate a coherent framework that unifies life history theory with comparative functional ecology to advance prediction in plant ecology. Predicting how species respond to global change is perhaps the most important challenge of our time.Trade ReviewThis book is remarkable for the enthusiastic treatment of not only the critique of published ideas about plant strategies, but also the wide range of studies that underpin those ideas. The author seems equally at home as he reviews relevant findings (and gaps in understanding) in areas as different as plant morphology and physiology on the one hand and demography, evolution, and game theory on the other. * Peter Grubb, Professor Emeritus, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, UK *A stout-hearted trek through the rugged landscape of plant ecological strategies, species traits, and how they translate into demographic success in some settings but not others. The writing is energetic and richly illustrated; Laughlin must be a lively teacher! An excellent read for research students and discussion groups. * Mark Westoby, Professor Emeritus, Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia *This book is as rich in scientific knowledge as it is passionate about scientific history and the complexity of plant life on earth. With the aim to merge various concepts in plant ecology, the thought-provoking framework it provides will certainly stimulate research in holistic plant functioning. Furthermore, it is simply an absolute pleasure to read! * Joana Bergmann, PhD, Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF), Germany *Step by step, the reader is patiently guided and encouraged into conceptual thinking in plant ecology, inevitably leading to new hypotheses and ways of testing them in plants at different ecological scales. I specifically admire the tone of the book. When reading, I 'hear' the caring teacher sharing both the concepts and the personal stories beyond the ecology; the true excitement of the botanist discovering the secrets of plants; the experienced scientist leading us to the state-of-art of this field, and the connecting optimist believing that it is still possible to restore the plant diversity in our ecosystems. This is hardcore science, but in an encouraging and light hearted tone. This book is for the new (and old!) generations of students in plant science and ecology! I am deeply impressed. * Liesje Mommer, Professor of Plant Ecology and Nature Conservation, Wageningen University, The Netherlands *Table of ContentsPrologue Part 1: Foundations 1: Perspectives on Plant Strategies 2: A Menagerie of Plant Strategy Models 3: The Dimensionality of Plant Strategy Theory Part 2: Demography and Life History 4: Plant Demography 5: Life History Theory Applied to Plants Part 3: Comparative Functional Ecology 6: Plant Functional Traits and the Multidimensional Phenotype 7: Plant Strategies Along Resource, Disturbance, and Temperature Gradients Part 4: The Net Effect of Traits on Fitness 8: Empirical Approaches to Infer Fitness from Traits 9: Game Theoretical Approaches to Infer Fitness from Traits 10: Applying Plant Strategies in Conservation and Restoration Part 5: The Effect of Traits on Demographic Rates 11: Plant Traits That Promote Growth and Enhance Survival 12: Plant Traits That Bolster Recruitment Epilogue
£37.99
The University of Chicago Press Plant Conservation
Book SynopsisNatural history has always been the foundation of conservation biology.Trade Review"No volume covers the topic of plant conservation as comprehensively as this one. This book goes way beyond the contribution that natural history museums can make to conservation efforts to consider the topic as a whole, and it is all the more useful as a consequence. This will be an important and widely used book." - Thomas Lovejoy, President of the H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics, and the Environment"
£38.00
The University of Chicago Press Tropical Arctic
Book SynopsisAn illustrated visit to the tropical arctic of 205 million years ago when Greenland was green.Trade Review"Ice-covered Greenland was named misleadingly by tenth-century Norse settlers hoping to attract others. But at the time of the dinosaurs, the label would have been accurate, judging from the fossilized plants intricately reconstructed and pictured in this fascinating study by palaeobotanists Jennifer McElwain and Ian Glasspool, with scientific illustrator Marlene Donnelly. They warn that current greenhouse-gas emissions are becoming comparable in impact to the volcanic emissions that triggered the collapse of Triassic Greenland’s flora." * Nature *"Tropical Arctic is a story about how plants—the fundamental underpinnings of terrestrial ecosystems—weathered the Triassic–Jurassic mass extinction event. . . . It is not often that a book written about a scientific topic is specifically organised to put emphasis on artwork created from the scientific data, and this makes Tropical Arctic both fascinating and accessible to a wide readership." * Current Biology *"Tropical Arctic recreates a collapsing ecosystem 200 million years ago in words and visuals that are detailed and beautiful. . . . Warning that humans have become 'a geological-scale force acting on our entire Earth System,' this timely book is engrossing as it relays the dangers of exceeding the limits of plant and animal resilience and overheating an already too hot Earth." * Foreword *"In this era of rapid environmental change and increasing mean global temperatures, scientists and the public are wont to speculate about what tomorrow may offer. Most think about sea level rise and changes in the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events; few are likely to consider how the deep past may inform the nature and scale of Earth's future landscapes. . . . The authors weave together compelling field stories, historical anecdotes, and fossil analyses to construct a narrative of ecological transformation, mass extinction, and potential hope. Expertly illustrated, through its figures and images the book brings to life the beauty and wonder of an imaginary tropical Greenland. . . . Highly Recommended." * Choice *"A must have for anyone with an interest in paleobotany and/or prehistoric Greenland!" * Birdbooker Report *“A compelling fusion of art and science, Tropical Arctic brings to life a warmer world at the dawn of the Jurassic when Greenland was covered with lush forests and global climate change wrought ecological disruption. Tropical Arctic reveals the creativity and dedication needed to understand our planet’s ancient past. In that distant past, nature proved resilient. How human societies will fare with rapid climate change is much less certain.” * Sir Peter Crane, president, Oak Spring Garden Foundation *“Tropical Arctic tells the story of how a simple question about the color of leaves sparked a collaboration between science and art in an exploration of forests that flourished in Greenland over 200 million years ago. This book contains a sparkling account of fieldwork in the Arctic that combines tales of pilfering arctic foxes, energetic excavation of fossils on imposing cliffs, and an emergency medical evacuation by helicopter. Cutting-edge science gives way to scissors and glue as artists and scientists join forces to solve questions about the way plants grew in these ancient landscapes. Tropical Arctic is a wonderful synthesis of science and art with a contemporary message about the impact of rapid global warming on high latitude ecosystems.” * Paul Kenrick, Natural History Museum, London *“In this gracefully written book, paleobotanists Jennifer C. McElwain and Ian J. Glasspool and artist Marlene Hill Donnelly describe changes in the climate and forests of East Greenland hundreds of millions of years ago. They weave together the tools and tricks of both scientists and artists to produce a compelling narrative of discovery, interpretation, and illustration. The book is beautifully illustrated with photographs, sketches, and artistic reconstructions of the Triassic and Jurassic landscapes. The authors are particularly deft at describing all the scientific evidence that goes into such reconstructions.” * Judith Totman Parrish, University of Idaho *"The result of an innovative science-art partnership, this book takes us to the remote and rugged landscapes of East Greenland and makes a case for slowing down, asking questions, and listening deeply to those who approach problems from different perspectives... Although the Triassic-Jurassic boundary is often represented with a single line on the geologic time scale, the transformations explored by McElwain, Donnelly, and Glasspool occurred over the course of about ten million years. Their innovative illustration of those protracted events advances our understanding of how landscapes might respond to what’s unfolding today." * Literary Review of Canada *"The authors guide us through the process of ancient landscape reconstruction, starting with a description of the field and lab work done to obtain and identify the plant fossils on either side of the Triassic-Jurassic boundary. . . . Kudos to Tropical Arctic for providing a plant-centric view of a major extinction event." * Economic Botany *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Preface 1 A Journey into the Past 2 Forests of a Lost Landscape 3 Crisis and Collapse 4 Recovery of a Tropical Arctic Acknowledgments Appendix: A Fossil Plant Gallery Further Reading Index
£25.65
The University of Chicago Press Land and Wine
Book SynopsisA tour of the French winemaking regions to illustrate how the soil, underlying bedrock, relief, and microclimate shape the personality of a wine. For centuries, France has long been the world's greatest wine-producing country. Its wines are the global gold standard, prized by collectors, and its winemaking regions each offer unique tasting experiences, from the spice of Bordeaux to the berry notes of the Loire Valley. Although grape variety, climate, and the skill of the winemaker are essential in making good wine, the foundation of a wine's character is the soil in which its grapes are grown. Who could better guide us through the relationship between the French land and the wine than a geologist, someone who deeply understands the science behind the soil? Enter scientist Charles Frankel. In Land and Wine, Frankel takes readers on a tour of the French winemaking regions to illustrate how the soil, underlying bedrock, relief, and microclimate shape the personality of a wine. The bTrade Review“Charles Frankel’s Land and Wine recounts the story of wine in France from a unique geological perspective, highlighting the influence of the land and soil on the quality and style of the wines. In doing so, Frankel demystifies the idea of ‘terroir’ and offers approachable anecdotes that will entertain and appeal to wine enthusiasts. “ -- James Lawther, Decanter“Geologist Charles Frankel’s Land and Wine: The French Terroir is not so much a scientific exposé as it is a beautifully described love triangle involving wine, rocks, and French history. With stories of Charles the Fat (839 to 888 CE), Philip the Bold (1342 to 1404), and Joan of Arc (1412 to 1431), each a contributor to the development of different wine regions, one cannot help but be entranced by this delightful interplay of history, wine, and the geologic evolution of the European continent.” * Science *“A celebration of both science and art, the book demystifies the perplexities of wine—and the pretensions of so much wine-writing—in a manner as refreshing to the reader as tasting a crisp bottle of Sancerre, while learning its origins lie deep in Jurassic, Cretaneous, and Tertiary bedrock.” -- John Varriano, from the Foreword“Can one really relate geology to taste? Most certainly. Land and Wine: The French Terroir is an intriguing book. For those who love dinosaurs and drinking wine, or who seek to gain deeper, more profoundly thoughtful and complex pleasures from within a bottle, this book is a must read.” -- Marc Millon, author of Wine: A Global History“Not just another wine book, this volume by French geologist Frankel is about the geology that differentiates one French wine from another. . . . This work will cultivate oenophiles’ interest in geology and vice versa. Both a fascinating introduction to the geology of France that will satisfy wine lovers with plentiful descriptions of beverages and wineries and a perfect textbook for anyone pursuing a sommelier’s pin.” * Library Journal *“Frankel takes readers on what might be called a tour de terroir, a swift, chatty, and generally readable survey of French wherenesses, the famous and not-so-famous places where French fine wine is sourced.” * Boston Globe *“A geologist by profession, Frankel has a fluent amateur’s enthusiasm for a tour around a vineyard; managing to find plenty of viticulteurs for inclusion in the book as keen as he is, displaying their soils and subsoils in proud tasting-room glass cases. Frankel tours France’s wine-making regions not following Hugh Johnson & Jancis Robinson’s canonical and gazillion-selling Wine Atlas, but instead using as a guide the eras of geological time. Sounds a bit academic and dull? It’s definitely not.” * Independent *“I have never encountered a book quite like this one. In careful detail, it tells the geological history of France, at each point linking the character of the country’s wines to the underlying geology of the land on which the grapes are grown. The story proceeds chronologically, starting 500 million years ago, when great oceans were swallowed up during tectonic shifts, and ends just 10,000 years ago, at the moment when the Strait of Gibraltar broke open and the Mediterranean ceased to be an inland sea. Throughout, one is struck by the violence and diversity of geological change and by the overarching lesson that few things are as essential to a place as its terroir.” * Foreign Affairs *Table of ContentsPreface 1. Savennières and Other Wines of Anjou2. Beaujolais3. Alsace4. Pouilly-Fuissé and Other Wines of Mâconnais5. Corton and Other Wines of Burgundy6. Sancerre and the Upper Loire Valley7. The Central Loire Valley: Bourgueil, Chinon, and Saumur8. Vineyards of Provence9. Languedoc’s Vines and Dinosaurs10. Champagne11. Bordeaux12. The Rhône Valley GlossaryBibliographyIndex of Geographical and Wine NamesGeneral Index
£18.05
University of Washington Press Ordering the Myriad Things From Traditional
Book SynopsisTrade Review"A useful glossary of names, places, and botanical terms in Chinese and English, along with the detailed index, make this work valuable for researchers but the story is accessible to general readers. This book will fascinate anyone interested in botany and the geopolitical dimensions of modern science." * Choice *"This is a well-researched and well-written study of an important part of the history of botany, and of the resourcefulness and determination of Chinese botanists. It belongs in botanical and horticultural libraries everywhere, and as a story, it is recommended to anyone with an interest in plants and how they are studied." * The Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries *"An indispensable addition to our still rather limited knowledge of scientific development in late Imperial and Republican China. Books such as this one are instrumental in putting together the complicated and at times complexing puzzle of the emergence and development of modern scientific practice in China, a process, which has consequences up to the present day." * Social History of Medicine *"Ordering the Myriad Things sets out to show how two knowledge systems—one that preoccupied itself by trying to understand how processes of change generated and manifested themselves through things such grasses, trees, and grains and another that sought understanding by making encountered objects the object of study themselves—interacted and ultimately became intertwined." * Journal of Chinese History *"Menzies presents a process-focused chronicle of how one newly emergent scientific discipline—botany—was introduced to China and developed by successive generations of Chinese botanists...Excellent, engaging, and well-written." * H-Net Reviews *"In this scrupulously researched monograph, Nicholas K. Menzies narrates personal, institutional, and scientific stories in astonishing and vivid detail to create a sweeping narrative of the establishment of the modern science of botany in China." * Isis, a Journal of the History of Science Society *"A fascinating and well-researched inquiry into the development of modern Chinese botany." * Monumenta Serica *"[A] welcome presentation of the history of modern botany in China. . . . The thought-provoking questions raised by Menzies and his analytical approach are sure to make this book instructive reading for historians of natural history." * Archives of Natural History *
£33.98
Yale University Press Rosa
Book SynopsisA beautifully illustrated and unique history of the “queen of flowers” in art, medicine, cuisine, and moreTrade Review“The social, cultural and horticultural history of the rose is entertainingly and thoughtfully displayed in this exquisitely produced hardback title...The narrative in the nine chapters, each usefully distilled into bite-sized sections, takes a world view on the rose's rise to fame.”—Garden News"Packed with so many fascinating stories and facts...I would recommend Rosa: The Story of the Rose as a gift for anyone who loves flowers, although once purchased you would find it hard to pass on!"—Judith Blacklock, Flora MagazineWinner of the top literary award from the World Federation of Rose Societies“The authors present the most comprehensive exploration of the evolution, development, impact and importance of roses from antiquity to present times that I have ever found.”—Gaye Hammond, Past President of the Houston Rose Society“Rosa emphasizes the wonder of the rose by tracing the many ways it has shaped cultures around the world. It is wonderfully and richly illustrated.”—Michael Marriott, Senior Rosarian at David Austin Roses, and Rose Garden Designer“Rich in fascinating cultural history, Rosa takes us on a joyous visual romp through the stories and symbolism of the most iconic of all garden flowers.”—Peter Crane, author of Ginkgo: The Tree that Time Forgot
£23.75
Springer Science+Business Media Molecular Biology and Physiology of Water and Solute Transport
Book SynopsisBiophysical studies in the 1950ies and 1960ies led to the realization that the water permeability of certain biological membranes must be due to the presence of water transporting proteins. This hypothesis was confirmed in 1991 and 1992 with the pioneering discovery of the first molecular membrane water channel, CHIP28, by Agre and coworkers. This integral membrane protein, which is abundant in the erythrocyte membrane and in many epithelial cells, is now called aquaporin-1 or AQP1. Thus the terms water channel or aquaporin are synonymous. In July 2000 more than 200 researchers came together in Gothenburg, Sweden, for the `3rd International Conference on the Molecular Biology and Physiology of Water and Solute Transport to discuss progress in this emerging research field. 58 different presentations from this conference are the basis for this book. Cumulatively, Table of ContentsStructure Function Analysis of Aquaporins and Glycerol Facilitators. Functional Analysis of the Unusual Signature Motifs of the Yeast MIP Channel, Fpslp; R.M. Bill, et al. GLPF: A Structural Variant of the Aquaporin Tetramer; T. Braun, et al. Different Behaviours of MIP Proteins in N-Lauroylsarcosine; L. Duchesne, et al. Overexpression and Purification of the Glycerol Transport Facilitators, Fpslp and GlpF, in Saccharomyces Cerevisiae and Escherichia Coli; K. Hedfalk, et al. Three-Dimensional Fold of Human AQP1 Water Channel Determined by Electron Cryo-Crystallography of 2-Dimensional Crystals Embedded in Ice; A.K. Mitra, et al. Volume Flux Across Red Cell AQP1 and E. Coli AQPZ Water Channel Proteins Reconstituted into Planar Lipid Bilayers; S.M. Saparov, et al. Biogenesis and Folding of Aquaporin Water Channels in the Endoplasmic Reticulum; I. Turnbull, et al. Function, Physiological Roles and Regulation of Mammalian Aquaporins. The Kidney in the Inner Ear; E. Beitz, et al. Renal Aquaporin Expression in Aging Rat; S. Combet, et al. Expression and Regulation of Aquaporin-1 and Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase in Relationship with Water Permeability Across the Peritoneum; O. Devuyst, et al. Regulation of Renal Aquaporins and Sodium Transporters During Vasopressin-Escape in the Rat; C.A. Ecelbarger, et al. Aquaporin-8 and -9: Tissue Localization; M.-L. Elkjær, et al. Expression of the Epithelial Na+ Channel (ENAC) in Rat Kidney Colocalises with Aquaporin-2 (AWP-2); H. Hager, et al. Oxytocin: One of the Factors for Regulating AQP2 Localization and Urinary AQP2 Excretion; J.S. Han, et al. Fluid Transport by Human Nonpigmented Ciliary Epithelial Monolayer; Z. Han, R.V. Patil. Structural Features of Barrier Membranes; W.G. Hill, etal. Molecular Cloning of a New Aquaporin Superfamily in Mammals; K. Ishibashi, et al. Neurotransmitters Regulate the Amound of AQP5 in the Apical Plasma Membrane Via [Ca2+] In Parotid Acinar Cells; Y. Ishikawa, H. Ishida. Persistent Increase in the Amount of AQP5 in the Apical Plasma Membrane of Rat Parotid Acinar Cells Induced by the Muscarinic Receptor Agonist SNI-2011; Y. Ishikawa, H. Ishida. Cyclic AMP-Mediated Aquaporin-2 Translocation: Identification of Protein Kinase a Anchoring Proteins and the Role of the Small GTPases of the RHO Family; E. Klussmann, et al. Gastrointestinal Phenotype of Aquaporin Knockout Mice; T. Ma, A.S. Verkman. Two Distinct Signals Determine the Basolateral Targeting of AQP4 in the Renal Epithelial Cell Line MDCK; R. Madrid, et al. Water Channel Protein, Aquaporin 3, in Epithelial Cells; T. Matsuzaki, et al. Regulation of Aquaporin-2 Water Channel Trafficking by Phosphorylation: Lessons from Transfected Epithelial Cells; G. Procino, et al. Functional Expression of AQP3 in Human Epidermis and Keratinocyte Cell Cultures; R. Sougrat, et al. Identification of a New Form of AQP4 MRNA that is Developmentally Expressed in Brain; cS.M. Zelenin, et al. Models for Isotonic Transport Across Apical Membranes of Epithelial Cells; T. Zeuthen, et al. Pathophysiology. Missense Mutations in the MIP Gene, Encoding the Major Intrinsic Protein of the Lens (Aquaporin-0), Underlie Cataracts in Humans; P.J. Francis, et al. Urinary Excretion of Aquaporin-2 Water Channel is Dominant in Pathological State of Arginine Vasopressin-Induced Impaired Water Excretion; S.-E. Ishikawa, et al. Dysregulation of Renal Aquaporins and Sodium Transporters in Experimental Chronic and Acute Renal Failure in Rat; T.-H. Kwon, et al. Dysregulation of AQP2 in Bilateral and Unilateral Ureteral
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Elsevier Science Forest Microbiology
Book SynopsisTrade Review"The book is overall an enjoyable read and I believe it will become an appreciated tool for forest health specialists and practitioners." --Quarterly Review of BiologyTable of ContentsPart I: Basis of tree pathology 1. Basic concept and principles of forest pathology 2. Diagnostic tools and techniques in tree pathology Part II: Tree health: Global perspectives 3. Forest diversity and productivity: Implications for forest health in future climates 4. Globalization, invasive forest pathogen species, and forest tree health 5. Abiotic factors affecting forest tree health 6. Climate change and forest health: Detecting dieback hotspots 7. Ecological, evolutionary, and societal impacts of invasions by emergent forest pathogens 8. Population dynamics of forest tree pathogens 9. Modeling forest disturbance and tree disease dynamics Part III: Basis and principles of tree disease resistance breeding 10. Resistance breeding against tree pathogens Part IV: Foliage (including Needles) Pathogens of trees (case examples) 11. Dothistroma needle blight disease 12. Rust diseases of forest trees 13. Ash dieback 14. Temperate oak declines: Biotic and abiotic predisposition factors Part V: Stem and shoot pathogens of trees (case examples) 15. Rapid Ohia Death in Hawaii 16. Dutch elm diseas 17. Diseases of chestnut trees 18. Pine pitcher cancker (PPC): An introduction, an overview Part VI: Root diseases (pathogens) (case examples) 19. Heterobasidion annosum s.l.: Biology, genomics, and pathogenicity factors 20. Armillaria root disease of diverse trees in wide-spread gloabl regions 21. Phytophthora diseases Part VII: Beneficial microbes (mycorrhiza, saprotrophs) 22. Mycorrhizas: Role in N and P cyclcing and nutrition of forest trees Part VII: Management of forest tree diseases 23. Forest free disease control and management
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Elsevier Science Unmanned Aerial Systems for Monitoring Soil
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsIntroduction Section 1 - General introduction on the use of UAS for environmental monitoring • Remote sensing of the environment using unmanned aerial systems • Protocols for UAS-based observation • Using structure-from-motion workflows for 3D mapping and remote sensing Section 2 - Vegetation monitoring • Vegetation mapping and monitoring by unmanned aerial systems (UAS)—current state and perspectives • Monitoring agricultural ecosystems Section 3 - Soil Mapping • Mapping soil properties for unmanned aerial system based environmental monitoring • Soil moisture monitoring using unmanned aerial system Section 4 - River Monitoring • Geometric correction and stabilization of images collected by UASs in river monitoring • River flow monitoring with unmanned aerial system • Monitoring river channel dynamics by Unmanned Aerial Systems Section 5 - Tools and datasets • Tools and datasets for unmanned aerial system applications
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Elsevier Science Development of the Senses
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Elsevier Science Principles of Soil and Plant Water Relations
Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. Definitions of Physical Units and the International System 3. Structure and Properties of Water 4. Soil–Water Terminology and Applications 5. Tensiometers 6. Static Water in Soil 7. Water Movement in Saturated Soil 8. Time Domain Reflectometry 9. Dual Thermal Probes 10. Field Capacity, Wilting Point, Available Water, and the Nonlimiting Water Range 11. Penetrometers 12. Oxygen Diffusion Rate 13. Infiltration 14. Pore Volume 15. Root Anatomy and Poiseuille's Law for Water Flow in Roots 16. Gardner's Equation for Water Movement to Plant Roots 17. Stem Anatomy and Pressure–Volume Curves 18. Thermocouple Psychrometers 19. Pressure Chambers 20. The Ascent of Water in Plants 21. Sap Flow 22. Electrical Analogs for Water Movement through the Soil–Plant–Atmosphere Continuum 23. Leaf Anatomy and Leaf Elasticity 24. Stomatal Anatomy and Stomatal Resistance 25. Solar Radiation, Black Bodies, Heat Budget, and Radiation Balance 26. Infrared Thermometers 27. Stress-Degree-Day Concept and Crop Water Stress Index 28. Potential Evapotranspiration 29. Water and Yield 30. Solar Time and Interception of Direct-Beam Solar Radiation 31. Soil and Plant Water Relations under Microgravity
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CRC Press Tapestry Lawns
Swathes of the human world are covered in ornamental grass lawns; they are the single most commonly encountered horticultural feature on the planet. Unfortunately, they are now often viewed as resource-draining green deserts due to the lack of plant and animal diversity, the need for frequent mowing and watering, and addition of lawn greening products to keep them looking at their best. It is a venerable horticultural feature that is essentially frozen in time, and with few alternatives to whet the appetite, the lawn has languished in its current grass-only format for decades. Until now. Tapestry lawns are a new, practically researched and timely development of the ornamental lawn format that integrates both horticultural practice and ecological science and re-determines the potential of a lawn. Mown barely a handful of times a year and with no need for fertilisers or scarifying, tapestry lawns are substantially richer in their diversity of plant and animal life compared to t
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Taylor & Francis Arctic and Alpine Environments
Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1974, Arctic and Alpine Environments examines, the relatively simple ecosystems of arctic and alpine lands that still occupy extensive areas little disturbed by modern technology. The book argues that there is a necessity for carefully controlled development of the resources of these regions and suggests that there is a risk of irreversible disturbance without full understanding of these regions. This book provides a detailed documentation of cold-stressed arctic and alpine terrestrial environments and systematically deals with the present and past physical environment â climate, hydrology and glaciology; biota â treeline, vegetation, vertebrate zoology, and historical biogeography; abiotic processes â geomorphological and pedological and the role of man â bioclimatology, archaeology and technological impact, including radioecology. The book will appeal to academics and students of environmental and biological science, as well as providing a significanTable of ContentsList of Plates Acknowledgements Preface 1. Introduction Part I: Present Environments 2. Climate 2a. Arctic Climate 2b. Contribution to the Comparative Meteorology of Mountain Area 2c. Topo-and Microclimatology in Alpine Areas 2d. Snow 3. Hydrology 3a. Arctic Hydrology 3b. Alpine Hydrology 4. Ice 4a. Permafrost 4b. Present Arctic Ice Cover 4c. Present Alpine Ice Cover Part II: Past Environments 5. Palaeoclimatology 6. History of Glaciation 6a. Cainzoic Glaciations and Crustal Movements of the Arctic 6b. Alpine Quaternary Glaciation Part III: Present Biota 7. Treeline 7a. Ecology of the Northern Continental Forest Border 7b. Alpine Timberlines 8. Vegetation 8a. Arctic and Alpine Vegetation: Plant Adaptation to Cold Summer Climates 8b. Tundra Primary Productivity 9. Terrestrial Vertebrates Part IV: Development of Biota 10. Historical Plant Geography 10a. Origin and Evolution of the Arctic and Alpine Floras 10b. Biological Refugia and the Nunatak Hypothesis 11. Palaeoecology and Palaeozoogeography 11a. Arctic North American Palaeoecology: The Recent History of Vegetation and Climate Deduced From Pollen Analysis 11b. Palaeolithic Players on the American Stage: Man’s Impact on the Late Pleistocene Megafauna Part V: Abiotic Processes 12. Geomorphic Processes 12a. Geomorphic Processes in the Arctic 12b. The Geomorphic Processes of the Alpine Environment 13. Soils 13a. Arctic Soils 13b. Alpine Soils Part VI: Man in Cold Environments 14. Bioclimatology 14a. Physiological Responses to Cold Environments 14b. Man Living at High Altitudes 15. Archaeology 15a. The Peopling of Arctic North America 15b. Prehistoric Occupation of the Alpine Zone in the Rocky Mountains Part VII: Man’s Impact on the Environment 16. Radioecology 17. The Impact of Twentieth-Century Technology 17a. Small-Scale Examples 17a.1. The Impact of Motor Vehicles 17a.2. The Snowmobile in Eskimo Culture 17a.3. The Snowmobile, Lapps and Reindeer Herding in Finnish Lapland 17a.4. The Impact of Man as a Biped 17b. Large-Scale Examples 18. Postscript Glossary Index
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Taylor & Francis The Conservation of Ecosystems and Species 3 Routledge Library Editions Conservation
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Taylor & Francis Ltd At the Heart of the Coral Triangle
Book SynopsisEndlessly fascinating, unpretentiously educational, thoughtfully accessible and beautifully presented - Alex Tattersall, award-winning underwater photographer and the founder of Underwater Visions.The Coral Triangle, straddling the confluence of the Indian and Pacific Oceans, harbours the greatest biodiversity of marine life on the planet. It is home to a wondrous variety, including 75% of the world's coral species and around 2500 species of fish. The biological and environmental diversity is driven by the volcanically active and complex geology of the so called 'Ring of Fire'. Habitats range from underwater slopes of volcanic black sand to extensive coral reefs in atolls and vast calderas. While clearly vulnerable to increasing global threats such as climate change, pollution and overfishing, the Coral Triangle currently features some the richest coral reefs in the world.With stunning photography supported by an engaging and accessible text, this book highlights and cTrade ReviewThe focus of this book is on Southeast Asia’s reefs in the ‘Coral Triangle’. These are at the centre of global biodiversity, with more different species of corals, fish and invertebrate life than anywhere else in the world. We need to significantly raise awareness because reefs today face an existential threat... Because most people will not see, let alone study and understand coral reefs, we need books whose photographs and text convey their beauty, nature and extraordinary species. Reefs are the canaries in the coal mine in the sense that they are an ecosystem that is forewarning us about the global extinction of species and systems that began ever since we entered this uncharted Anthropocene epoch. The stunning photographs in this book showing images of some of the world’s richest and most intact coral reefs will help to raise awareness, and that is going to be key. -- Charles Sheppard OBE, Professor Emeritus (from the Foreword)What I especially liked about the book was that because it celebrates the biodiversity of the Coral Triangle, everything is described from a diver's viewpoint. It is full of behavioural observations that will stand divers, and especially underwater photographers, in good stead on future visits to Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, PNG, and the rest... Sometimes books by underwater photographers are plainly based around showing off their best images, and the narrative flow can feel a bit strained or distorted as a result. That doesn't feel like the case here. This is a generously illustrated book with thoughtful, informative writing by an observant diver/photographer teamed up with a highly experienced marine biologist.-- Steve Weinman in Diver Magazine, 2021Endlessly fascinating, unpretentiously educational, thoughtfully accessible and beautifully presented.-- Alex Tattersall, award-winning underwater photographer and the founder of Underwater VisionsAlan J Powderham’s passion is to observe fish – to hang out on a coral reef as unobtrusively as possible and watch the array of life going about its business around him. His stunning book, At The Heart Of The Coral Triangle, is the result of doing just that, in the richest, most vibrant reefs on the planet, for nearly 20 years... He hopes his book is just one small part of the effort to keep preserving the reefs across the Coral Triangle.-- from DIVE Magazine, Autumn 2021The focus of this book is on Southeast Asia’s reefs in the ‘Coral Triangle’. These are at the centre of global biodiversity, with more different species of corals, fish and invertebrate life than anywhere else in the world. We need to significantly raise awareness because reefs today face an existential threat... Because most people will not see, let alone study and understand coral reefs, we need books whose photographs and text convey their beauty, nature and extraordinary species. Reefs are the canaries in the coal mine in the sense that they are an ecosystem that is forewarning us about the global extinction of species and systems that began ever since we entered this uncharted Anthropocene epoch. The stunning photographs in this book showing images of some of the world’s richest and most intact coral reefs will help to raise awareness, and that is going to be key. -- Charles Sheppard OBE, Professor Emeritus (from the Foreword)Endlessly fascinating, unpretentiously educational, thoughtfully accessible and beautifully presented.-- Alex Tattersall, award-winning underwater photographer and the founder of Underwater VisionsWhat I especially liked about the book was that because it celebrates the biodiversity of the Coral Triangle, everything is described from a diver's viewpoint. It is full of behavioural observations that will stand divers, and especially underwater photographers, in good stead on future visits to Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, PNG, and the rest... Sometimes books by underwater photographers are plainly based around showing off their best images, and the narrative flow can feel a bit strained or distorted as a result. That doesn't feel like the case here. This is a generously illustrated book with thoughtful, informative writing by an observant diver/photographer teamed up with a highly experienced marine biologist.-- Steve Weinman in Diver Magazine, 2021Alan J Powderham’s passion is to observe fish – to hang out on a coral reef as unobtrusively as possible and watch the array of life going about its business around him. His stunning book, At The Heart Of The Coral Triangle, is the result of doing just that, in the richest, most vibrant reefs on the planet, for nearly 20 years... He hopes his book is just one small part of the effort to keep preserving the reefs across the Coral Triangle.-- extract from review in DIVE Magazine, Autumn 2021Table of ContentsSeascapes. Fish Portraits. Invertebrates. Predation. Reproduction. Behaviour. Symbiosis. Reptiles. Conservation
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Economics of Carbon Sequestration in Forestry
Book SynopsisSince the 1992 Earth Summit, there have been increased efforts on an international scale to address global climate change. Reducing the increased levels of CO2 and other greenhouse gases, which are believed to be contributing to this climatic change, will require major effort on the part of the world''s governments. This means that the environmental, economic, social, and political consequences of climate change must be understood, and that strategies to mitigate climate change must also address these issues.The workshop detailed in this book concentrated on how economic principles and analysis could contribute to the planning of forestry projects aimed at affecting terrestrial carbon balances. More than 30 international scientists came together for one week near Stockholm, Sweden and divided into working groups charged with addressing a specific issue and preparing a paper within this time frame. This book contains the majority of papers presented at this meeting, and includes botTable of ContentsWorkshop Overview: Managing Terrestrial Carbon Balances Via Forestry: Economic Considerations. Working Group Papers: An Economic Approach to Planting Trees for Carbon Storage. Sequestering Carbon in Natural Forests. Consideration of Country and Forestry/Land-Use Characteristics in Choosing Forestry Instruments to Achieve Climate Mitigation Goals. Conceptual Issues Related to Carbon Sequestration: Uncertainty and Time. Individual Papers: Incorporating Climate Considerations into the National Basic Plan in Japan. Economic Impact of Climatic Change on the Global Forest Sector. Silvicultural Options to Conserve and Sequester Carbon in Forest Systems: Preliminary Economic Assessment. CO2-Taxing, Timber Rotations, and Market Implications. Compensating for Opportunity Costs in Forest-Based Global Climate Change Mitigation. Optimal Subsidies for Carbon: Cost-Effectiveness and Distributional Considerations. Carbon Sequestration and Tree Plantations: A Case Study in Argentina. The Economic and Environmental Impact of Paper Recycling. Forest Biomass-Based Mitigation Strategies: Does the Timing of Carbon Reductions Matter? Forestry Options for Sequestering Carbon in Mexico: Comparative Economic Analysis of Three Case Studies. The Physical Risks of Reforestation as a Strategy to Offset Global Climate Change. Can Recycling of Waste Help us to Sequester Carbon in Forestry? Experimental Results and Economic Visions. The Cost of Carbon Sequestration in Forests: A Positive Analysis. The Time Value of Carbon in Bottom-Up Strategies. Coercion and Enterprise in the Provision of Environmental Public Goods: The Case of Carbon Sequestration in the United States. A Dynamic Model of Forest Carbon Storage in the United States During Climatic Change. Forest Biomass as Carbon Sink-Economic Value and Forest Management/Policy Implications. Incremental Costs of Carbon Storage in Forestry, Bioenergy, and Land-Use. Assessing Timber and Nontimber Values in Forestry Using a General Equilibrium Framework. NTI/Sales Copy (NTI already done and approved)
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Metagenomics and Microbial Ecology
Book SynopsisMicroorganisms comprise the greatest genetic diversity in the natural ecosystem, and characterization of these microbes is an essential step towards discovering novel products or understanding complex biological mechanisms. The advancement of metagenomics coupled with the introduction of high-throughput, cost-effective NGS technology has expanded the possibilities of microbial research in various biological systems. In addition to traditional culture and biochemical characteristics, omics approaches (metagenomics, metaproteomics, and metatranscriptomics) are useful for analyzing complete microbial communities and their functional attributes in various environments. Metagenomics and Microbial Ecology: Techniques and Applications explores the most recent advances in metagenomics research in the landscape of next-generation sequencing technologies. This book also describes how advances in sequencing technologies are used to study invisible microbes as well as the rTable of ContentsSection-I: An Overview of MetagenomicsPrinciples and analysis of Metagenomics dataSection-II: Metagenomics tools to access microbial diversityMetagenomics tools for taxonomic annotationSection-III: Metagenomics of extreme environmentsMetagenomic insights into Microbial communities of desert ecosystemsMetagenomic approaches in elucadation of halophiles in coastal areaMetagenome assembly for functional diversity associated with Xenobiotic degradationSection-IV: Metagenomics of various ecotypesEarthworm gut microbiome: The uncharted microbiomeMetagenomics of pollen borne microbes and gut microbiota of honey beeViral metagenomics Fresh water Metagenomics: Overall scenarioSection-V: ApplicationsMicrobiomes and Microbial Ecology in Rice EcosystemsUnderstanding the Ecosystem Services of Microbes: It’s a small world after all Commercial exploitation of microbial communal services to enrich plant microbiome
£99.75
CRC Press Handbook of Essential Oils
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CRC Press Microbial Bioprocessing of Agrifood Wastes
Book SynopsisThis book gives a comprehensive overview of recent advances in the valorization of agri-food waste and discusses the main process conditions needed to overcome the difficulties of using waste as alternative raw materials. It also discusses specific methodologies, opportunistic microbes for biomass valorization, the sustainable production of agri-food waste, as well as examines the assessment and management of bioactive molecules production from microbial-valorization of agri-food waste. The authors provide technical concepts on the production of various bio-products and their commercial interest including agri-food waste utilization in the microbial synthesis of proteins, the valorization of horticulture waste, the sustainable production of pectin via microbial fermentation, as well as other food and pharmacological applications. This book is intended for bioengineers, biologists, biochemists, biotechnologists, microbiologists, food technologists, enzymologists, and related professionals and researchers. Explores recent advances in the valorization of agri-food waste Provides technical concepts on the production of various bio-products of commercial interest Discusses the main process conditions to overcome the difficulties of using waste as alternative raw materials Introduces technical-economic details on the advantages and disadvantages of exploring the waste recovery chain Explores the main technological advances in the recovery of residues in functional products
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Springer Integrated Pest Management
Book SynopsisThis important book provides a practical guide to the principles and practice of developing an integrated pest management (IPM) programme.Trade Review`This is an interesting and unusual book. Few books available deal so extensively with the organisational issues of IPM programs.' Parasitology Today `The main readership for this book will be people who are engaged in crop protection but anyone who is interested in greener forms of crop production, and the difficulties associated with this, will find something of interest here.' British Journal of Entomology and Natural History `... provides a practival guide to the principles and practice of developing an IPM programme.' SPORE `David Dent should be congratulated for his book. It will be an important addition to the book collections of researchers, universities and professionals involved in the area of crop protection.' Bulletin of Entomological ResearchTable of ContentsList of Contributors. Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Principles of integrated pest management. 3. Control measures. 4. Defining the problem. 5. Programme planning and management. 6. Techniques in systems analysis. 7. Experimental paradigms. 8. Implementation of an IPM system. 9. Integrated pest management in olives; M.P. Walton. 10. Integrated pest management in wheat; S.D. Wratten, N.C. Elliott, J.A. Farrell. 11. Integrated pest management in cotton; A.P. Gutierrez. 12. Integrated pest management in protected crops; J.C. van Lenteren. Index.
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Elsevier Science Breeding DiseaseResistant Horticultural Crops
Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Introduction to Breeding Disease-Resistance Plants2. Resistance: The Phenotype3. Resistance: The Genotype4. Resistance: The Pathogen5. Resistance: The Environment Interaction6. Resistance: Evaluating the Interaction Phenotype7. Resistance: Sources8. Resistance: Classical Breeding Methods9. Resistance: Multiple Disease Resistance10. Resistance: Biotechnology and Molecular Aspects11. Resistance: Gene Deployment–Durable Resistance
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Elsevier Science CRISPR Technology for Combating Plant Pests and Pathogens
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University of California Press Plant Diversity of an Andean Cloud Forest
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University of California Press Plants Man and Life
Book SynopsisThis title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1952.
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Cambridge University Press Flowering Plants in West Africa
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