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Instant Insights: Sustainable forest management

by Prof Francis E. Putz, Dr Ian D. Thompson, Prof. Philip J. Burton, Dr James Sandom, Dr Paolo Omar Cerutti, Dr Robert Nasi, Dr Yamina Micaela Rosas, Dr Pablo Luis Peri, Dr Héctor Bahamonde, Dr Juan Manuel Cellini, Dr Marcelo Daniel Barrera, Dr Alejandro Huertas Herrera, Dr María Vanessa Lencinas, Dr Guillermo Martínez Pastur ...

Series Book 56 - Burleigh Dodds Science: Instant Insights
This collection features five peer-reviewed literature reviews on sustainable forest management.The first chapter discusses the varying definitions of sustainable forest management (SFM) in tropical landscapes, as well as the trade-offs associated with SFM. The chapter also reviews the spatial scales of assessing SFM and explores expanding the scope of SFM from individual strands to forested ... Read more

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This collection features five peer-reviewed literature reviews on sustainable forest management.The first chapter discusses the varying definitions of sustainable forest management (SFM) in tropical landscapes, as well as the trade-offs associated with SFM. The chapter also reviews the spatial scales of assessing SFM and explores expanding the scope of SFM from individual strands to forested
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Achieving sustainable management of boreal and temperate forests

by Dr John A. Stanturf, Dr Andrew D. Richardson, Dr Jan Pisek, Dr Kairi Adamson, Dr Russell T. Graham, Dr Cynthia F. Moser, Dr Tanja G. M. Sanders, Dr Peter Spathelf, Prof. Andreas Bolte, Dr Matthew J. McGrath0, Dr Anne Sofie Lansø1, Prof. Philip J. Burton2, Dr Guillaume Marie3, Dr Yi-Ying Chen4, Dr Tuomo Kalliokoski5, Dr Sebastiaan Luyssaert6, Dr Kim Naudts7, Dr Philippe Peylin8, Dr Aude Valade9, Dr Yamina Micaela Rosas0, Dr Pablo Luis Peri1, Dr Héctor Bahamonde2, Prof. Donato Chiatante3, Dr Juan Manuel Cellini4, Dr Marcelo Daniel Barrera5, Dr Alejandro Huertas Herrera6, Dr María Vanessa Lencinas7, Dr Guillermo Martínez Pastur8, Dr Anne Oxbrough9, Dr Jaime Pinzón0, Dr Patricia Butler-Leopold1, Dr Constance Hausman2, Dr Louis Iverson3, Dr Mattia Terzaghi4, Dr Todd Ontl5, Dr Leslie Brandt6, Dr Stephen Matthews7, Dr Matthew Peters8, Dr Anantha Prasad9, Prof. Donald Grebner0, Dr Pete Bettinger1, Dr Andrew Lister2, Prof. Hans Pretzsch3, Dr Christophe Orazio4, Dr Gabriella Stefania Scippa5, Dr Peter Freer-Smith6, Dr Tim Payn7, Dr Tom Fox8, Dr Daniel G. Neary9, Prof. Thomas J. Dean0, Prof. Woodam Chung1, Dr Kevin Lyons2, Dr Lucas Wells3, Dr Barbara Bentz4, Dr Pierluigi Bonello5, Dr Antonio Montagnoli6, Dr Horst Delb7, Dr Christopher Fettig8, Dr Therese Poland9, Dr Deepa Pureswaran0, Dr Steven Seybold1, Dr Tod Ramsfield2, Dr Kathy Lewis3, Dr Lee Frelich4, Dr Pablo J. Donoso5, Emeritus Prof. W. Keith Moser6, Dr Timo Kuuluvainen7, Dr David Nicholls8, Dr James L. Chamberlain9, Dr Christine J. Small0, Dr Michelle Baumflek1, Dr Tatjana Stevanovic2, Dr John Daigle3, Dr Adam P. Coble4, Dr Lea Hallik5 ...

Series Book 71 - Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
Focuses on advances in understanding forest ecophysiology which underpin good management, including mechanisms of root and canopy development.Explores the key challenges in ensuring forest management is consistent with forest ecosystem services, particularly managing the transition from monocultures to complex standsHighlights ways of diversifying forest products, including novel uses of timber, ... Read more

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Focuses on advances in understanding forest ecophysiology which underpin good management, including mechanisms of root and canopy development.Explores the key challenges in ensuring forest management is consistent with forest ecosystem services, particularly managing the transition from monocultures to complex standsHighlights ways of diversifying forest products, including novel uses of timber,
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Volume 4: Policy and Planning

by Richard Shearmur, Maurilio Pirone, Mattia Frapporti, Sandro Mezzadra, Rebecca Mayers, Manuel Garcia Ruiz, Rosa Danenberg, Oleg Golubchikov, Geoff Deverteuil, Christiane Stephan, Mario Schmidt, Eric Kioko, Mohamed Munas, Lothar Smith, Dilshani N. Ranawaka, Maxwell Hartt, Samantha J. Norberg, Julie Kearns, Maliha Majeed, Barry Pendergast, Özgür Sayın, Savaş Zafer Şahin, Claudia González-Muzzio, Vicente Sandoval, Carmen Paz Castro, Carlos Cadena-Gaitán, Alejandro Álvarez-Vanegas, María Flórez-Munoz, Jagath Munasinghe, Michael Martin, Julie Rudner, G.R. Ratnayake, Shauna Brail, Kerstin Stark, Julia Schuppan, Ariane Kehlbacher, Laura Gebhardt, Julia Jarass, Wojciech Kębłowski, Louise Sträuli, Tonio Weicker, Peter Timko, Wladimir Sgibnev, Marcus Finbom, Tauri Tuvikene, Jonathan Gross, Tamsyn Dent, Roberta Comunian, Per Gunnar Røe, Lars Böcker, Elling Oftedal, Paola Pucci, Giovanni Lanza, Bruna Vendemmia, Roger Keil, Samantha Biglieri, Lorenzo De Vidovich, Julian Iacobelli ...

Series series Global Reflections on COVID-19 and Urban Inequalities
Cities play a major role in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic as many measures are adopted at the scale of cities and involve adjustments to the way urban areas operate.Drawing from case studies across the globe, this book explores how the pandemic and the policies it has prompted have caused changes in the ways cities function. The contributors examine the advancing social inequality brought on by ... Read more

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Cities play a major role in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic as many measures are adopted at the scale of cities and involve adjustments to the way urban areas operate.Drawing from case studies across the globe, this book explores how the pandemic and the policies it has prompted have caused changes in the ways cities function. The contributors examine the advancing social inequality brought on by
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Microbial bioprotectants for plant disease management

by Dr Jürgen Köhl, Dr Josiane Barros Chiaramonte, Dr Rodrigo Mendes, Dr Stéphane Compant, Dr Günter Brader, Dr Angela Sessitsch, Dr Marc Bardin, Dr Thomas Pressecq, Dr Philippe C. Nicot, Dr Yousra Bouaoud0, Dr Jacob Eyal1, Dr Willem J. Ravensberg3, Dr Michael Dimock4, Dr José João Carvalho5, Dr Rüdiger Hauschild6, Mr Mark C. Trimmer7, Dr Adrien Anckaert8, Dr Anthony Arguelles Arias9, Dr Grégory Hoff0, Dr Maryline Calonne-Salmon1, Dr Stéphane Declerck2, Prof Gabriele Berg3, Dr Marc Ongena4, Dr Emilio Montesinos5, Dr Anna Bonaterra6, Dr Enrique Monte7, Dr Rosa Hermosa8, Dr Dan Funck Jensen9, Dr Mukesh Dubey0, Dr Birgit Jensen1, Dr Magnus Karlsson2, Dr Peter Kusstatscher3, Dr Manoj Choudhary4, Dr Mathews Paret5, Prof Jeffrey B. Jones6, Dr Nelia Ortega-Parra7, Dr Zafeiro Zisi8, Dr Inge M. Hanssen9, Dr Anne D. van Diepeningen0, Dr Ranajit Bandyopadhyay1, Dr Franz Stocker2, Dr Alejandro Ortega-Beltran3, Dr Matieyedou Konlambigue4, Dr Lawrence Kaptoge5, Dr Titilayo D. O. Falade6, Dr Peter J. Cotty7, Dr Joeke Postma8, Dr Ahmed Abdelfattah9, Dr Tomislav Cernava0, Dr Wagner Bettiol1, Dr Flávio Henrique Vasconcelos de Medeiros2, Dr Aleksa Obradović3, Dr Katarina Gašić4, Professor Monica Hӧfte5 ...

Series Book 108 - Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
A comprehensive review of the recent developments in microbial bioprotectantsCovers key classifications of bioprotectants: bacterial (e.g. Bacillus spp.), fungal (e.g. Trichoderma spp.), and viral (e.g. bacteriophages)Discusses the general issues that arise with the use of key bioprotectants throughout agriculture (e.g. risk of development of resistance against bioprotectants) ... Read more

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A comprehensive review of the recent developments in microbial bioprotectantsCovers key classifications of bioprotectants: bacterial (e.g. Bacillus spp.), fungal (e.g. Trichoderma spp.), and viral (e.g. bacteriophages)Discusses the general issues that arise with the use of key bioprotectants throughout agriculture (e.g. risk of development of resistance against bioprotectants)
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Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Synthesis for the State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture

by FAOoftheUN ...

based largely on information provided in fourteen country reports submitted to FAO as part of the reporting process for the report on The State of the World's Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture.Biodiversity for food and agriculture is the diversity of plants, animals and micro-organisms at genetic, species and ecosystem levels, present in and around crop, livestock, forest and aquatic ... Read more

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based largely on information provided in fourteen country reports submitted to FAO as part of the reporting process for the report on The State of the World's Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture.Biodiversity for food and agriculture is the diversity of plants, animals and micro-organisms at genetic, species and ecosystem levels, present in and around crop, livestock, forest and aquatic
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Soil Ecology and Ecosystem Services

Edited by Diana H. Wall, Richard D. Bardgett, Valerie Behan-Pelletier, Jeffrey E. Herrick, T. Hefin Jones, Johan Six, Donald R. Strong, Wim H. van der Putten, Karl Ritz ...

This multi-contributor, international volume synthesizes contributions from the world's leading soil scientists and ecologists, describing cutting-edge research that provides a basis for the maintenance of soil health and sustainability. The book covers these advances from a unique perspective of examining the ecosystem services produced by soil biota across different scales - from biotic ... Read more

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This multi-contributor, international volume synthesizes contributions from the world's leading soil scientists and ecologists, describing cutting-edge research that provides a basis for the maintenance of soil health and sustainability. The book covers these advances from a unique perspective of examining the ecosystem services produced by soil biota across different scales - from biotic
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Education Policies in the 21st Century

Comparative Perspectives

Edited by Birol Akgün, Yusuf Alpaydın ...

Series series Maarif Global Education Series
This open access book explores the agenda of education policies in the 21st century. In the first part of the book, education is handled from a historical and political framework, and the effects of the change of states and policies on education are examined. In the second part, the effects of changes in the economy on education policies and economies’ demands from educational institutions are ... Read more

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This open access book explores the agenda of education policies in the 21st century. In the first part of the book, education is handled from a historical and political framework, and the effects of the change of states and policies on education are examined. In the second part, the effects of changes in the economy on education policies and economies’ demands from educational institutions are
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Plant Defense

Warding off attack by pathogens, herbivores and parasitic plants

by Dale Walters ...

Plant Defense provides an overview of all major aspects of plant defence, including defence against pathogens, parasites, and invertebrate and vertebrate herbivores. The book looks at defense mechanisms including structural and chemical defences, and constitutive and inducible defences. Including details of how plants 'sense' attack and how this is communicated within the plant and also to ... Read more

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Plant Defense provides an overview of all major aspects of plant defence, including defence against pathogens, parasites, and invertebrate and vertebrate herbivores. The book looks at defense mechanisms including structural and chemical defences, and constitutive and inducible defences. Including details of how plants 'sense' attack and how this is communicated within the plant and also to
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Human-Nature Interactions

Exploring Nature’s Values Across Landscapes

Edited by Ieva Misiune, Daniel Depellegrin, Lukas Egarter Vigl ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This edited volume aims to widen the discussion about the diversity of human-nature relationships and valuation methods and to stimulate new perspective that are needed to build a more sustainable future, especially in face of ongoing socio-environmental changes. Conceptual and empirical approaches, including qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methodologies have been used to highlight the ... Read more

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This edited volume aims to widen the discussion about the diversity of human-nature relationships and valuation methods and to stimulate new perspective that are needed to build a more sustainable future, especially in face of ongoing socio-environmental changes. Conceptual and empirical approaches, including qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methodologies have been used to highlight the
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Untamed Urbanisms

Edited by Adriana Allen, Andrea Lampis, Mark Swilling ...

Series series Routledge Advances in Regional Economics, Science and Policy
An electronic version of this book is available Open Access at www.tandfebooks.com. It has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 3.0 license.One of the major challenges of urban development has been reconciling the way cities develop with the mounting evidence of resource depletion and the negative environmental impacts of predominantly urban-based ... Read more

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An electronic version of this book is available Open Access at www.tandfebooks.com. It has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 3.0 license.One of the major challenges of urban development has been reconciling the way cities develop with the mounting evidence of resource depletion and the negative environmental impacts of predominantly urban-based
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The Potato Crop

Its Agricultural, Nutritional and Social Contribution to Humankind

Edited by Hugo Campos, Oscar Ortiz ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license.This book provides a fresh, updated and science-based perspective on the current status and prospects of the diverse array of topics related to the potato, and was written by distinguished scientists with hands-on global experience in research aspects related to potato. The potato is the third most important global food crop in terms of ... Read more

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This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license.This book provides a fresh, updated and science-based perspective on the current status and prospects of the diverse array of topics related to the potato, and was written by distinguished scientists with hands-on global experience in research aspects related to potato. The potato is the third most important global food crop in terms of
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Sustainable Land Management: Challenges, Opportunities, And Trade-Offs

by World Bank ...

Land is the integrating component of all livelihoods depending on farm, forest, rangeland, or water (rivers, lakes, coastal marine) habitats. Due to varying political, social, and economic factors, the heavy use of natural resources to supply a rapidly growing global population and economy has resulted in the unintended mismanagement and degradation of land and ecosystems. Sustainable Land ... Read more

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Land is the integrating component of all livelihoods depending on farm, forest, rangeland, or water (rivers, lakes, coastal marine) habitats. Due to varying political, social, and economic factors, the heavy use of natural resources to supply a rapidly growing global population and economy has resulted in the unintended mismanagement and degradation of land and ecosystems. Sustainable Land
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