Mountain Timberlines: Ecology, Patchiness, and Dynamics
ISBN: 9781402097041 / Angielski / Twarda / 438 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For more than 40 years I have been engaged in timberline research. Thus, one could suppose that writing this book should not have been too difficult. It was harder, however, than expected, and in the end I felt that more questions had arisen than could be answered within its pages. Perhaps it would have been easier to write the book 30 years ago and then leave the subject to mature. Lastly it was the late Prof. Heinz Ellenberg who had convinced me to portray a much needed and complete picture of what we know of the timberline with special respect to its great physiognomic, structural and...
For more than 40 years I have been engaged in timberline research. Thus, one could suppose that writing this book should not have been too difficult. ...
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An Integrated Assessment of China's Ecological Restoration Programs
ISBN: 9789048126545 / Angielski / Twarda / 261 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. China has been undertaking unprecedented ecological restoration efforts to deal with its problems of soil erosion, flooding, dust storms, and habitat loss. While there have been studies of these efforts, questions remain concerning whether they have been effectively implemented, what their induced socioeconomic and ecological impacts are, and how their performance can be improved. Tackling these important questions in an integrated manner, An Integrated Assessment of China s Ecological Restoration Programs is extraordinary for its broad coverage and methodological rigor. It provides... China has been undertaking unprecedented ecological restoration efforts to deal with its problems of soil erosion, flooding, dust storms, and habit... |
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Planted Flags
ISBN: 9780521760027 / Angielski / Twarda / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Planted Flags tells an extraordinary story about the mundane uses of law and landscape in the war between Israelis and Palestinians. The book is structured around the two dominant tree landscapes in Israel/Palestine: pine forests and olive groves. The pine tree, which is usually associated with the Zionist project of afforesting the Promised Land, is contrasted with the olive tree, which Palestinians identify as a symbol of their steadfast connection to the land. What is it that makes these seemingly innocuous, even natural, acts of planting, cultivating, and uprooting trees into acts of war?...
Planted Flags tells an extraordinary story about the mundane uses of law and landscape in the war between Israelis and Palestinians. The book is struc...
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Forest Diversity and Management
ISBN: 9781402052071 / Angielski / Twarda / 549 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Natural forests with thousands of years of ecological continuity are unrivalled as the treasure store of terrestrial biodiversity on Earth. And while there is currently no fully comprehensive inventory of the biota associated with any given forest, it is reasonable to assume that in conserving natural forests we can conserve the myriads of unnamed bacteria, fungi, insects, mites and nematodes that forests support.
Drawing on diverse research from biodiversity experts around the world, this collection of papers reflects the diversity of forest types and forest issues that concern... Natural forests with thousands of years of ecological continuity are unrivalled as the treasure store of terrestrial biodiversity on Earth. And while ...
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Urban Air Pollution and Forests: Resources at Risk in the Mexico City Air Basin
ISBN: 9780387953373 / Angielski / Twarda / 394 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. At present, roughly half of the world's population lives in urban centers. There are now more than 20 cities with a population of over 10 million inhabitants, compared to less than 5 about 50 years ago. This tendency toward urbanization is expected to continue, particularly in the developing world. A consequence of this growing trend is that millions of people are being exposed to harmful levels of urban air pollutants caused mainly by emissions from motor vehicles and from industrial and domestic activities involving the combustion of fossil fuels. The driving force for the design and...
At present, roughly half of the world's population lives in urban centers. There are now more than 20 cities with a population of over 10 million inha...
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Frontiers in Bioactive Lipids
ISBN: 9780306455056 / Angielski / Twarda / 313 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Recent advances in our understanding of the fundamental role of bioactive lipids in normal and abnormal physiology was the theme of the XVlth International Spring Sympo 6-9, 1996 at the George Washington University School sium on Health Sciences held on May of Medicine in Washington, D.C. Over 250 participants shared their latest findings on fundamental mechanisms in lipid metabolism, transport, and signal transduction. Most of the papers presented at the plenary sessions have been collected in this volume, which is divided into seven parts. The focus of Part I is on the new roles that fatty...
Recent advances in our understanding of the fundamental role of bioactive lipids in normal and abnormal physiology was the theme of the XVlth Internat...
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Pork Production Systems: Efficient Use of Swine and Feed Resources
ISBN: 9780442001155 / Angielski / Twarda / 439 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Pork continues to occupy an important position as a food source in affluent societies as well as in developing countries with slower economic growth. The growth of the world swine population continues at a faster rate than that of the human population, a reflection of the sustained demand for pork in all parts of the world. The technical basis for commercial production of swine was presented in our two earlier textbooks-Swine Production in Temperate and Tropical Environ ments, by Pond and Maner, 1974, and Swine Production and Nutrition, by Pond and Maner, 1984. In view of rapidly advancing...
Pork continues to occupy an important position as a food source in affluent societies as well as in developing countries with slower economic growth. ...
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Advisory Work in Crop Pest and Disease Management
ISBN: 9783540162421 / Angielski / Miękka / 284 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Advisory work, by its very nature, is an intermediary between the re search worker and those who apply the results of his research. The challenge of advisory work is to devise means of and find pathways for transmitting research results to the user, overcome the reluctance of the latter to change, and often combine novel ideas with well-estab lished traditions. Nowhere is this challenge greater than in farming. This is especially true in developing countries, where the gap in the educational level between research workers and farmers may be ex tremely wide. Moreover, village-level advisers...
Advisory work, by its very nature, is an intermediary between the re search worker and those who apply the results of his research. The challenge of a...
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Bodenkundliches Praktikum: Eine Einführung in Pedologisches Arbeiten Für Ökologen, Land- Und Forstwirte, Geo- Und Umweltwissenschaftler
ISBN: 9783827415530 / Niemiecki / Twarda / 255 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Wie entwickelt sich ein Boden aus einem Gestein? Welche Eigenschaften, die fur Organismen nutzlich oder nachteilig sind, gewinnt er dabei? Mit der Klarung derartiger Fragen vertraut zu machen, ist Aufgabe dieses Praktikumsbuches. Es ist ein exemplarischer Abriss der Grundlagen, der Techniken und Auswertungen bodenkundlicher Untersuchungsmethoden. Einen breiten Raum nimmt die Interpretation der Daten ein: Rekonstruktion der Bodenentwicklung, Kennzeichnung der okologischen Standortfaktoren, Richtung, Intensitat und Dauer bodenbildender Prozesse, Durchwurzelbarkeit, Wasser-, Luft- und...
Wie entwickelt sich ein Boden aus einem Gestein? Welche Eigenschaften, die fur Organismen nutzlich oder nachteilig sind, gewinnt er dabei? Mit der Kla...
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Photosynthesis and Production in a Changing Environment: A Field and Laboratory Manual
ISBN: 9780412429101 / Angielski / Miękka / 477 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The majority of the world's people depend research work should be carried out at the local and regional level by locally trained on plants for their livelihood since they grow them for food, fuel, timber, fodder and people. many other uses. A good understanding Following the success of our earlier book of the practical factors which govern the (Techniques in Bioproductivity and Photo- synthesis; Pergamon Press, 1985), which productivity of plants through the process of photosynthesis is therefore of paramount was translated into four major languages, importance, especially in the light of...
The majority of the world's people depend research work should be carried out at the local and regional level by locally trained on plants for their l...
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Impacts of Forest Harvesting on Long-Term Site Productivity
ISBN: 9780412583902 / Angielski / Twarda / 371 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The International Energy Agency Bioenergy Agreement was initiated as the Forestry Energy Agreement in 1978. It was expanded in 1986 to form the Bioenergy Agreement. Since that time the Agreement has thrived with some fifteen countries (Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States and the CEC) currently being signatories. The objective of the Agreement is to establish increased programme and project cooperation between the participants in the field of bioenergy. The environmental consequences of...
The International Energy Agency Bioenergy Agreement was initiated as the Forestry Energy Agreement in 1978. It was expanded in 1986 to form the Bioene...
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Plant-Animal Interactions in Mediterranean-Type Ecosystems
ISBN: 9780792324706 / Angielski / Twarda / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume comprises invited contributions on aspects of plant-animal interactions in Mediterranean-type ecosystems, which was the subject of the Sixth International Conference on Mediterranean Climate Ecosystems held in Crete, Greece, from September 23 - 27, 1991.
This volume comprises invited contributions on aspects of plant-animal interactions in Mediterranean-type ecosystems, which was the subject of the Six...
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Multilingual Dictionary of Agronomic Plants
ISBN: 9780792329701 / Angielski / Twarda / 286 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Dictionary contains the names of nearly 2500 plant species, in some cases including subspecies and varieties. Tropical crops from all parts of the world receive the same attention as those from the temperate zone. Common names are given not only in English, French, German, Portuguese and Spanish but also in many other languages, where such names are used in the technical literature.
Agronomic plants' comprise not only the agricultural and horticultural crops but also pasture plants, green manure, soil covers, trees used in agroforestry, and major weeds. Also included are... The Dictionary contains the names of nearly 2500 plant species, in some cases including subspecies and varieties. Tropical crops from all par...
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High-Tech and Micropropagation IV
ISBN: 9783540536611 / Angielski / Twarda / 497 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In continuation from the previous three volumes 17, 18, and 19 on High-Tech and Micropropagation this volume presents 29 chapters on the propagation of ornamental plants through modern biotechnological methods. The species covered include "Alstromeria," "Antirrhinum," "Begonia," "Chrysanthemum," "Cornus," "Euphorbia," "Gardenia," "Gladiolus," "Hyacinthus," "Impatiens," "Iris," "Lycoris," "Nematanthus," "Paeonia," "Pelargonium," "Phalaenopsis," "Rhododendron," "Ruscus," "Saintpaulia," "Senecio," "Syringa," orchids, cacti, roses, and Boston ferns. In addition, one chapter is devoted to...
In continuation from the previous three volumes 17, 18, and 19 on High-Tech and Micropropagation this volume presents 29 chapters on the propagation o...
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Biological Fixation of Nitrogen for Ecology and Sustainable Agriculture
ISBN: 9783540620563 / Angielski / Twarda / 328 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) - the conversion of molecular nitrogen into ammonia - is one of the most important reactions in ecology and agriculture. It is performed exclusively by microbes (prokaryotes) that live in symbiosis with plants. This book summarizes the latest research on this reaction, the participating microbes and the genetics of how their relevant genes could be transferred into the plants. In the light of a more sustainable and less ecologically damaging agriculture, this is becoming an increasingly pressing issue.
Biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) - the conversion of molecular nitrogen into ammonia - is one of the most important reactions in ecology and agricul...
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534,39 zł |
Wildwood
ISBN: 9781416595328 / Angielski / Miękka / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Roger Deakin's exploration of our relationship with trees is autobiography, history, traveller's tale and incisive work of natural history. It will take you into the heart of the woods where we go 'to grow, learn and change'.
Roger Deakin's exploration of our relationship with trees is autobiography, history, traveller's tale and incisive work of natural history. It will ta...
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107,06 zł |
Photosynthetic Adaptation: Chloroplast to Landscape
ISBN: 9781441919656 / Angielski / Miękka / 316 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Photosynthetic Adaptation: Chloroplast to Landscape thoroughly studies photosynthetic mechanisms at each structural level, from cells to leaves, crown, and canopy. The authors question whether photosynthetic adaptations take place primarily at the metabolic and biochemical level or through changes in structure and form, or both. In the interest of genetic engineering and agricultural applications, the authors analyze the relative importance of genes that control both metabolic and light reactions as well as the structure, arrangement, and orientation of photosynthesis.
Photosynthetic Adaptation: Chloroplast to Landscape thoroughly studies photosynthetic mechanisms at each structural level, from cells...
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Nondestructive Characterization and Imaging of Wood
ISBN: 9783642078606 / Angielski / Miękka / 354 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book on the Nondestructive Characterization and Imaging of Wood by Professor Voichita Bucur is truly the most outstanding reference on the subject ever written. Since the origins of mankind, wood has played a key role in the history of humans and other living creatures, ranging from provision of life from trees giving air, heat, light, and food to nourish their bodies to structures to protect them from the elements. Wood has also played a key role in one of the world's primary religions. Nondestructive diagnostics methods have long found application in medi cal practice for examination...
This book on the Nondestructive Characterization and Imaging of Wood by Professor Voichita Bucur is truly the most outstanding reference on the subjec...
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Operational Efficiency in Forestry: Vol. 2: Practice
ISBN: 9789048140374 / Angielski / Miękka / 169 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. It is our conviction that professional skill in forestry will develop more readily and more efficiently if forestry students are presented with a clear understanding of the im- pact of the physical factors that both enhance and inhibit forestry activities. Part I is analytic, written as a basic text for undergradu- ates in courses such as logging, transport, forest engineer- ing and even forest management. It deals with the fundamen- tals of technology in forestry as determined by the physical environment. The analytic approach serves two purposes, to bring about a clear understanding of the...
It is our conviction that professional skill in forestry will develop more readily and more efficiently if forestry students are presented with a clea...
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Quercus Ilex L. Ecosystems: Function, Dynamics and Management
ISBN: 9789048141623 / Angielski / Miękka / 379 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Holm oak (Quercus ilex L.) forests and woodlands have been considered as a paradigm for Mediterranean terrestrial ecosystems. In the western part of the Mediterranean Basin, these forests and woodlands occupy large areas and thus play a very important role in the landscape. A number of research projects from the Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive (CEFE), the Centre de Recerca Ecologica i Aplicacions Forestals (CREAF), and from many other laboratories are currently focusing on Q. ilex ecosystems, and a number of problems have appeared concerning not only basic knowledge but also...
Holm oak (Quercus ilex L.) forests and woodlands have been considered as a paradigm for Mediterranean terrestrial ecosystems. In the western part of t...
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