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  • Phil Weyerhaeuser

    Lumberman

    by Charles E. Twining ...
    This is a rich and many-faceted personal and business biography of the main figure in the third generation of Weyerhaeusers, who led the Weyerhaeuser Timber Company through the difficult and decisive years from 1933 to 1956.Although Phil Weyerhaeuser preferred to pass over the importance of his role, he was an industry leader and as such could not escape a large public duty. The years in which he ... Read more

    $94.99 USD

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    The Charm, Wonder, and Lessons of Pacific Northwest Animals and Plants

    by Brenda Cunningham, William Dietrich ...
    From the interactive clockwork world of geology, tides, Northwest weather, and snow, to the hidden roles of dirt, stream life, and mosses and lichens, Pulitzer Prize winning writer William Dietrich explores the natural splendors of the Pacific Northwest. His topics include alder and cedar; jellyfish, geoducks, crabs, and killer whales; mosquitoes and spiders; gulls, crows, and bald eagles; and sea ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Seed Ecophysiology of Temperate and Boreal Zone Forest Trees

    by RobertE. Farmer ...
    This is the first truly modern book solely devoted to seed reproduction of forest trees-from flowering to establishment, with emphasis on the interaction of environment with physiological processes. Focus is on seed function in natural settings and the application of information to natural regeneration of forests. This easy-to-read text addresses important principles and provides in-depth coverage ... Read more

    $234.99 USD

  • Toxic Archipelago

    A History of Industrial Disease in Japan

    by Brett L. Walker ...
    Series series Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books
    Every person on the planet is entangled in a web of ecological relationships that link farms and factories with human consumers. Our lives depend on these relationships -- and are imperiled by them as well. Nowhere is this truer than on the Japanese archipelago.During the nineteenth century, Japan saw the rise of Homo sapiens industrialis, a new breed of human transformed by an engineered, ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

  • Molecular Mechanisms of Resistance to Agrochemicals

    by J.A. Butters, D.W. Hollomon, S.J. Kendall, C.O. Knowles, M. Peferoen, R.J. Smeda, D.M. Soderlund, J. Van Rie, K.C. Vaughn ...
    Series Book 13 - Chemistry of Plant Protection
    Over the past 30 years one alarming trend is the emergence of plant species resistant to agrochemicals (e.g. insecticides, herbicides, fungicides). Considering the fact that these pesticides are crucial to human health and to food, feed and fiber production, impressive research was carried out during the last decade to understand the mechanisms of resistance development. This volume reviews the ... Read more

    $143.99 USD

  • Forest Development

    Succession, Environmental Stress and Forest Management Case Studies

    Edited by Achim Dohrenbusch, Norbert Bartsch ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    Forest ecosystems are characterized by a steady change in their structure of function. Natural developments are more and more radically disturbed by human impact. Air pollution leads to soil acidification, change in nutrient budget and to a decreasing vitality of the trees. Forest management can prevent natural succession and often leads to less stable forests. In this book, selected results of 10 ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • The Paradigm of Forests and the Survival of the Fittest

    Edited by Sergio A. Molina-Murillo, Carlos Rojas Alvarado ...
    This book demonstrates the social, historical, and environmental framework within which humans have developed a relationship with the forest and its resources. Starting from the biological basis that permits the existence of forests to the use of forest resources in a modern human context, this book summarizes the interaction between humans and forest ecosystems. Designed for readers from a broad ... Read more

    $179.99 USD

  • Forestry Applications of Airborne Laser Scanning

    Concepts and Case Studies

    Edited by Matti Maltamo, Jari Vauhkonen, Erik Næsset ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    Airborne laser scanning (ALS) has emerged as one of the most promising remote sensing technologies to provide data for research and operational applications in a wide range of disciplines related to management of forest ecosystems. This book provides a comprehensive, state-of-the-art review of the research and application of ALS in a broad range of forest-related disciplines, especially forest ... Read more

    $161.99 USD

  • Monitoring Ecological Condition in the Western United States

    Edited by Shabeg S. Sandhu, Brian D. Melzian, Edward R. Long, Walter G. Whitford, Barbara T. Walton ...
    The monitoring of point sources by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the states, and the tribes has documented and helped reduce the levels of chemical stressors affecting our ecosystems. With the controls on point sources reducing chemical contamination, new environmental challenges associated with nonpoint sources have emerged. To adequately deal with these new problems, EPA's Office of ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • Pollen Biotechnology

    Gene Expression and Allergen Characterization

    by R.B. Knox, Shyam S. Mohapatra ...
    The last decade has seen tremendous progress in our knowledge of the pollen development and gene expression on one hand and the characterization of pollen specific proteins on the other. In compiling the chapters for this volume, we have pragmatically categorized these basic developments in pollen molecular biology and biotechnology into two sections based on their applications in agricul ture and ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • Striving for Environmental Sustainability in a Complex World

    Canadian Experiences

    by George Francis ...
    Series series Sustainability and the Environment
    In the face of growing anxiety about the environmental sustainability of the world, George Francis, a leading authority in the field of sustainability studies, examines initiatives undertaken in Canada over the past twenty-five years to protect some of our unique environments.With rich and varied insight, spirited prose, and a deep and personal engagement with the material, the author documents ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

  • Conservation of Genetic Resources

    Costs and Implications for a Sustainable Utilization of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

    by Detlef Virchow ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    Over the past decade the importance of natural resources for sustainable agricultural development has been increasingly discussed at international forums and conferences. Aside from the sustainable management of soil, water, and air, it now seems to be accepted that the sustainable management of genetic resources is one of the four indispensable preconditions for a sustainable agriculture. The ... Read more

    $89.09 USD