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This book focuses upon air pollution, types of air pollutants and their impact on plant physiological and biochemical systems. The book begins with a brief background on air pollution and continues with a discussion on different types, effects, and solutions to the...
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Springer
Parution :
2016-08-02
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The list of challenges facing nonhuman primates in the 21st century is a long one.The expansion of palm oil plantations to feed a growing consumer class is eating away at ape and monkey habitats in Southeast Asia and Central Africa. Lemurs are hunted for food in the...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-07-28
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1. Coral reefs at the Crossroads
Dennis K. Hubbard
2. Coral Calcification and Ocean Acidification
Paul L. Jokiel, Christopher P. Jury and Ilsa B. Kufner
3. Photosymbiosis in Past and Present Reefs
Jere H. Lipps and Georhe D. Stanley, Jr.
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Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-07-27
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This book provides an overview
of the intricacies of plant communication via volatile chemicals. Plants
produce an extraordinarily vast array of chemicals, which provide community
members with detailed information about the producer’s identity, physiology...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-07-26
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Signaling and Communication in Plants
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This book aims to contribute significantly to the understanding of issues of value (including the ultimate value of space-related activities) which repeatedly emerge in interdisciplinary discussions on space and society. Although a recurring feature of discussions about...
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Springer
Parution :
2016-07-25
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This book highlights perspectives, insights, and data in the coupled fields of aquatic microbial ecology and biogeochemistry when viewed through the lens of collaborative duos – dual career couples. Their synergy and collaborative interactions have contributed...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-07-25
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This work provides a user-friendly, species level taxonomic key based on morphology, current nomenclature, and modern taxonomy using molecular tools which fulfill the most pressing needs of both researchers and environmental managers.This key arms the reader with the...
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Springer
Parution :
2016-07-20
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This book represents an introductory review of disturbance ecology and threat analysis, providing schematic concepts and approaches useful for work on sites that are affected by the impact of human actions. It is aimed at conservation and environmental practitioners,...
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Springer
Parution :
2016-07-19
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Invasion Genetics: the Baker & Stebbins legacy provides a state-of-the-art treatment of the evolutionary biology of invasive species, whilst also revisiting the historical legacy of one of the most important books in evolutionary biology: The Genetics of Colonizing...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2016-07-15
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This volume focuses on those instances when benign and even beneficial relationships between microbes and their hosts opportunistically change and become detrimental toward the host. It examines the triggering events which can factor into these changes, such as...
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Springer
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2016-07-05
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The Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) Program is, in a sense, an experiment to transform the nature of science, and represents one of the most effective mechanisms for catalyzing comprehensive site-based research that is collaborative, multidisciplinary, and...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2016-07-01
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Ecology is in a challenging state as a scientific discipline. While some theoretical ecologists are attempting to build a definition of ecology from first principles, many others are questioning even the feasibility of a general and universal theory. At the same time,...
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2016-06-30
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Ecology is in a challenging state as a scientific discipline. While some theoretical ecologists are attempting to build a definition of ecology from first principles, many others are questioning even the feasibility of a general and universal theory. At the same time,...
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2016-06-30
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The potassium solubilizing microorganisms (KSMs) are a rhizospheric microorganism which solubilizes the insoluble potassium (K) to soluble forms of K for plant growth and yield. K-solubilization is carried out by a large number of saprophytic bacteria (Bacillus...
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Springer
Parution :
2016-06-27
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The bibliography provides information about the presence and distribution of plants and animals in cities throughout Europe. It will be of considerable interest to and should be used by a wide range of people including academics, researchers, librarians, school...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-06-23
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This book is a part of the Sabkha Ecosystems series which was designed to provide information on sabkha ecosystems of different regions and to add to the collective knowledge available about saline ecosystems. The comprehensive coverage assists the reader gaining a...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-06-22
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This manuscript discusses the potentials of the approaches as mentioned below to monitor the AIVs in WMW. Molecular diagnostic platforms enable for accurate detection of the AIVs in the feces of infected birds. Similar technologies can be used to determine the bird...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-06-22
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Landscapes have been fundamental
to the human experience world-wide and throughout time, yet how did we as human
beings evolve or co-evolve with our landscapes?
By answering this question, we can understand our place in the complex,
ever-changing world that we...
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Springer
Parution :
2016-06-17
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This book offers a concise but comprehensive introduction to desert ecology and adopts a strong evolutionary focus. As with other titles in the Biology of Habitats Series, the emphasis in the book is on the organisms that dominate this harsh environment, although...
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OUP Oxford
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2016-06-16
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Explore shattering ethical, political and practical quagmires in this gripping ecological thriller. A tense plot deals with devastating scientific, secret intelligence and geopolitical issues. “You alright, Professor?” Mal asked in a whisper.“Yeah, I’ll be...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-06-15
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