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Sustainable development and rural policies have pursued strategies where farming has been often regarded as a factor deteriorating the ecosystem. But the current economic, social and environmental problems of the Earth probably call for examples of a positive...
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Springer
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2012-12-09
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Aimed at taking the mystery out of soil science, Soils: Principles, Properties and Management is a text for undergraduate/graduate students who study soil as a natural resource. Written in a reader-friendly style, with a host of examples, figures and tables, the book...
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Springer
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2012-12-04
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In der Bundesrepublik Deutschland überwachen die Behörden der Länder die Einhaltung der Vorschriften, die für das Inverkehrbringen und die Anwendung von Pflanzenschutzmitteln gelten. Das Pflanzenschutz-Kontrollprogramm ist ein bundesweit harmonisiertes Programm zur...
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Springer
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2012-11-15
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This volume contains a solid body of the current state of knowledge on the various themes and activities in agroforestry worldwide. It is organized into three sections: the Introduction section consists of the summaries of six keynote speeches at the 2nd World Congress...
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Springer
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2012-08-22
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BäumeBäume gehören zu den größten Lebewesen auf unserem Planeten. In faszinierender Weise haben diese langlebigen Organismen Strategien entwickelt, nachhaltig zu überleben und Widrigkeiten, denen sie durch ihre Ortsgebundenheit ausgesetzt sind, standzuhalten. Wie...
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Wiley-VCH
Parution :
2012-04-16
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This book summarizes a long-term research project addressing land and water use in the irrigated areas of the Aral Sea basin. In an interdisciplinary approach, natural and human sciences are combined to elucidate the challenges of economic transition that affect the use...
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Springer
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2011-09-18
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Tree based production systems abound especially in the tropics. Despite the pervasiveness of such multipurpose “trees-outside-forest” resources, they have not attracted adequate attention in the development paradigms of many nation states. These multispecies...
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Springer
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2011-08-05
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This book integrates the latest global developments in forestry science and practice and their relevance for the sustainable management of tropical forests. The influence of social dimensions on the development of silvicultural concepts is another spotlight. Ecology and...
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Springer
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2011-06-24
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After the 1998 flood of the Yangtze River, one of the world’s most important rivers, environmental experts realized that, to control flooding, much more attention must be paid to vegetation cover on bare lands, thin forest land, and shrub-covered land in mountain areas....
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Springer
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2011-06-10
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The protective function of forests for water quality and water-related hazards, as well as adequate water supplies for forest ecosystems in Europe, are potentially at risk due to changing climate and changing land-management practices. Water budgets of forest ecosystems...
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Springer
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2010-10-25
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Ecological Studies
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The link between modern lifestyles and increasing levels of chronic heart disease, obesity, stress and poor mental health is a concern across the world.The cost of dealing with these conditions places a large burden on national public health budgets so that policymakers...
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Springer
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2010-10-10
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A critical companion of zoosemiotics is the first attempt to systematise the study of animal communication and signification through its most important and/or problematic terms and concepts, and its most representative scholars. It is a companion, in that it attempts to...
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Springer
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2010-06-30
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The future of the world's forests is at the forefront of environmental debate. Rising concerns over the effects of deforestation and climate change are highlighting the need both to conserve and manage existing forests and woodland through sustainable forestry...
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Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2008-04-15
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The future of the world's forests is at the forefront of environmental debate. Rising concerns over the effects of deforestation and climate change are highlighting the need both to conserve and manage existing forests and woodland through sustainable forestry...
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Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2008-04-15
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Global change, land use policies and EU enlargement affect the driving forces for landscape functioning, land use management and rural development. New demands on landscapes and natural resources call for multifunctional approaches to land development. Tools are...
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Springer
Parution :
2007-05-11
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‘Homegardens’ are integrated tree – crop – animal production systems, often in small parcels of land surrounding homesteads, and primarily found in tropical environments. These agroforestry systems, developed and nurtured by farmers through generations of innovation and...
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Springer
Parution :
2007-04-21
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Forest road operations include all the activities to plan, design, construct, and maintain the infrastructure needed to move forest products from the ro- side to the mill or port destination. Poor road management can jeopardize the economics of the forestry enterprise...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2007-01-19
Collection :
Tropical Forestry
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During the latter part of 2004, Helen Buitenkamp of Springer Publishing emailed me that the first edition of Handbook of Urban and Community Forestry in the Northeast is the best volume in its field and inquired whether we’d be interested in compiling a second edition;...
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Springer
Parution :
2006-11-14
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Biological control of plant diseases and plant pathogens is of great significance in forestry and agriculture. There is great incentive to discover biologically active natural products from higher plants that are better than synthetic agrochemicals and are much safer,...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2006-05-25
Collection :
Disease Management of Fruits and Vegetables
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The primary objective of this book is to offer practical means for strengthening the economics and policy dimension of the agroforestry discipline. This book, written by the leading experts in economics and agroforestry, encompasses case studies from Australia, China,...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2006-03-30
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