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Over the past decade, our understanding of plant adaptation to environmental stress has grown considerably. This book focuses on stress caused by the inanimate components of the environment associated with climatic, edaphic and physiographic factors that substantially...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-04-15
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Biological Sciences Series
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Gene flow is not unique to genetically modified (GM) crops, but the possibility of the spread of transgenic DNA to wild and domesticated relatives raises a new set of issues for scientists and policymakers to consider. Unfortunately, we are still too often unable to...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-04-15
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Biological Sciences Series
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Since their discovery over 100 years ago, plasmodesmata have been the focus of intense investigation. Plasmodesmata are unique to plants and form an intercellular continuum for the transport of solutes, signals and ribonucleoprotein complexes. It is now clear that...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-04-15
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Annual Plant Reviews
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The formation, dispersal and germination of seeds are crucial stages in the life cycles of gymnosperm and angiosperm plants.The unique properties of seeds, particularly their tolerance to desiccation, their mobility, and their ability to schedule their germination to...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-04-15
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Annual Plant Reviews
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With the discovery of RNAi pathways and the histone code, epigenetics has become a popular and fast evolving research topic. Plant science has made a number of elementary contributions to this field, and the common elements of epigenetic systems have linked research...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-04-15
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Annual Plant Reviews
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Plant growth is regulated by developmental programmes that can be modified by environmental cues acting through endogenous signaling molecules including plant hormones. This volume provides an overview of the biosynthesis, catabolism, perception and signal...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-04-15
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Annual Plant Reviews
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The proteome comprises all protein species resulting from gene expression in a cell, organelle, tissue or organism. By definition, proteomics aims to identify and characterise the expression pattern, cellular location, activity, regulation, post-translational...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-04-15
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Annual Plant Reviews
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The flowering plants now dominate the terrestrial ecosystems of the planet, and there are good reasons for supposing that the flower itself has been a major contributing factor to the spread of the Angiosperms.The flowers of higher plants not only contain the organs of...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-04-15
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Annual Plant Reviews
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Our knowledge of the circadian clock in plants has advanced considerably in recent years and we now have a clearer view of the biochemical processes making up its mechanism. Recent work provides insight into the central role played by the circadian system in the...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-04-15
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Annual Plant Reviews
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The ability to control the rates of metabolic processes in response to changes in the internal or external environment is an indispensable attribute of living cells that must have arisen with life’s origin. This adaptability is necessary for conserving the stability of...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-04-15
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Annual Plant Reviews
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Annual Plant Reviews, Volume 23 A much clearer picture is now emerging of the fine structure of the plant cuticle and its surface, the composition of cuticular waxes and the biosynthetic pathways leading to them. Studies assessing the impact of UV radiation on plant...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-04-15
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Annual Plant Reviews
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are produced during the interaction of metabolism with oxygen. As ROS have the potential to cause oxidative damage by reacting with biomolecules, research on ROS has concentrated on the oxidative damage that results from exposure to...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-04-15
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Biological Sciences Series
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The distinctive relationships between landscape change, habitat fragmentation, and biodiversity conservation are highlighted in this original and useful guide to the theory and practice of ecological landscape design. Using original, ecologically based landscape design...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-04-15
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Conservation Science and Practice
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This book highlights new and emerging uses of stable isotope analysis in a variety of ecological disciplines. While the use of natural abundance isotopes in ecological research is now relatively standard, new techniques and ways of interpreting patterns are developing...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-04-15
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Ecological Methods and Concepts
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This is the first book focusing on the chemoecology of insect eggs and egg deposition. It covers a wide range of different issues including herbivorous and carnivorous insects, social insects and those of medical and veterinary importance. The knowledge compiled in this...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-04-15
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Ecologists and environmental managers rely on mathematical models, both to understand ecological systems and to predict future system behavior. In turn, models rely on appropriate estimates of their parameters. This book brings together a diverse and scattered...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-04-15
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Ecological Methods and Concepts
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This comprehensive yet concise book provides a thorough and complete guide to every aspect of managing the peer review process for scientific journals. Until now, little information has been readily available on how this important facet of the journal publishing process...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-04-15
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Issues of scale have become increasingly important to ecologists. This book addresses the structure of regional (large-scale) ecological assemblages or communities, and the influence this has at a local (small-scale) level. This macroecological perspective is essential...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-04-15
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This up-to-date and comprehensive reference presents the fundamentals of environmental planning, incorporating theory, practice and case studies. The book includes balanced coverage and real world examples to illustrate the concepts. Political, ethical, and societal...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-04-15
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Insect Sampling in Forest Ecosystems highlights the problems faced by entomologists working in forest ecosystems. Insects play a major part in all aspects of ecology Brings together the methodology needed to investigate insects through the various strata of the forest...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-04-15
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Ecological Methods and Concepts
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