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This book covers pot-pollen—the other product, besides honey, stored in cerumen pots by Meliponini. Critical assessment is given of stingless bee and pot-pollen biodiversity in the Americas, Africa, Asia and Oceania. Topics addressed include historical biogeography,...
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Springer
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2018-03-05
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This book focuses on Blakiston’s fish owl and the red-crowned crane as umbrella species. Healthy river, riparian and wetland ecosystems are necessary to maintain the populations of the two species. Both species have been revered by people since ancient times, but both...
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Springer
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2018-02-23
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This book systematically illustrates the underlying mechanisms of spatial variation in ecosystem carbon fluxes. It presents the regulation of climate pattern, together with its impacts on ecosystem traits, which yields new insights into the terrestrial carbon cycle and...
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Springer
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2018-02-19
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This book comprehensively introduces recent important studies on coral reefs from various research fields including biology, ecology, chemistry, the earth sciences, and conservation studies. Coral reef is one of the important ecosystems characterized by high...
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Springer
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2018-02-15
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As it turned out, young Daniel never outgrew the enchantment of the mysterious Yeti, the Abominable Snowman. His search for the enigmatic creature of Himalayan legends spread over many decades: from 1956 until 2015, Daniel C. Taylor visited almost all valley systems in...
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OUP India
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2018-02-15
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Bernd Herrmann und Jörn Sieglerschmidt konzentrieren sich auf wissenschaftstheoretische und wissenschaftsmethodische Fragen, einen bisher stark vernachlässigten Bereich in der Umweltgeschichte. Die Autoren beginnen mit den umwelthistorischen Anfangs- bzw....
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Springer Spektrum
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2018-02-14
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The book is the only technical volume that explains how equivalency analysis methods mentioned in Annex II of the European Environmental Liability Directive should be implemented. It uses case studies to illustrate real-world application of the methods, which are based...
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Springer
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2018-02-12
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Documenting the latest research in the field of different pathogenic organisms, this book presents the current scenario about promising antimicrobials in the following areas: Part I. Plants as source of antibacterials, Part II. Naturally occurring antifungal natural...
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Springer
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2018-02-08
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This book presents state-of-the-art research on the many facets of the plant microbiome, including diversity, ecology, physiology and genomics, as well as molecular mechanisms of plant-microbe interactions. Topics considered include the importance of microbial secondary...
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Springer
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2018-02-06
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This book offers a comprehensive account of India’s four biodiversity hotspots: the Himalaya, Indo-Burma, Western Ghats and Sri Lanka and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. With a focus on tropical rainforests, it includes more than 30 chapters covering different vertebrate...
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Springer
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2018-02-01
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This book explores basic and applied aspects of microorganisms, which have a unique ability to cope with abiotic stresses such as drought, salinity and changing climate, as well as biodegrader microorganisms and their functional roles. Further, readers will find...
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Springer
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2018-01-24
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Microorganisms for Sustainability
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This book deals with the fundamentals of key physiological mechanisms involved in the development and growth of fish larvae. Chapters included show how the environmental and nutritional conditions are affecting the developmental process from its molecular basis and how...
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Springer
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2018-01-22
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This book explores the current trends and challenges of sustainable goat meat and milk production in different global contexts, providing valuable insights into this industry in adverse environments like mountain, semiarid and arid regions. It also includes...
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Springer
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2018-01-11
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This book provides in-depth information on Caatinga’s geographical boundaries and ecological systems, including plants, insects, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. It also discusses the major threats to the region’s socio-ecological systems and includes...
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Springer
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2018-01-09
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This book covers more than 40 indigenous goat breeds and several ecotypes around the globe and describes genotypic and phenotype traits related to species adaptation to harsh environments and climate change. It also addresses sustainable global farming of local goat...
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Springer
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2018-01-09
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Dieses Buch analysiert die wichtigsten Einflussfaktoren für das Management sozial-ökologischer Systeme. An vielen natürlichen Ressourcen betreibt der Mensch Raubbau. Dennoch gibt es Gegenbeispiele nachhaltiger Nutzung von Gemeingütern. Wichtige Fragen wie zum Beispiel:...
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Springer Spektrum
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2018-01-04
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This book is an overview considering yeast and fermentation. The similarities and differences between yeasts employed in brewing and distilling are reviewed. The implications of the differences during the production of beer and distilled products (potable and...
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Springer
Parution :
2018-01-04
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The Yeast Handbook
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The most up-to-date, comprehensive resource on silviculture that covers the range of topics and issues facing today’s foresters and resource professionals The tenth edition of the classic work,The Practice of Silviculture: Applied Forest Ecology, includes the most...
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Wiley
Parution :
2018-01-03
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How can the one influence the many? From posing seminal questions about what comprises a human individual, to asking whether human evolution is alive and well, favoring individuals or the species, this work is a daring, up-to-the-minute overview of an urgent,...
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Springer
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2018-01-03
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Provides information about the evolution of carnivorous mammals in the Cenozoic of South AmericaBrings together different aspects of the evolution of carnivorous mammals in South America and the relationship with physical factors (paleoenvironment, climate, tectonics)...
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Springer
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2018-01-02
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