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  • Global Thinking and Local Action

    Agriculture, Tropical Forest Loss and Conservation in Southeast Nigeria

    by Uwem Ite ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    This title was first published in 2001. Based on extensive local field research undertaken in and around the Cross River National Park in Nigeria, this book provides a socio-economic study of the tensions between agriculture and nature conservation. Taking a ’bottom-up’ approach and focussing on the farm household and the dynamics of forest farming at household level, it brings together a wealth ... Read more

    $33.99 USD

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  • The Softwood Lumber War

    "Politics, Economics, and the Long U.S.-Canadian Trade Dispute"

    by Daowei Professor Zhang ...
    As a forester interested in economics and policy, Daowei Zhang followed the softwood lumber dispute between the U.S. and Canada for nearly 20 years. Dubbed the 'Softwood Lumber War,' the conflict enveloped politicians and business leaders on both sides of the border and placed strains on the historically close economic and political relations between the two countries. This book is an ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

  • The Legacy of John Waldie and Sons

    A History of the Victoria Harbour Lumber Company

    by Kenneth A. Armson, Marjorie McLeod ...
    At the time of his death in 1907, John Waldie, founder of the Victoria Harbour Lumber Company, was identified as "the second largest lumber operator in Canada." A young Scottish immigrant who came to Wellington Square (now Burlington, Ontario) in 1842, he rose to prominence as a wealthy merchant and ship owner. In 1885 he entered the lumber business. Active in local and federal politics, and a ... Read more

    $8.09 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Post-harvest Tobacco Infestation Control

    Edited by L. Ryan ...
    In this manual, Post-harvest Tobacco Infestation Control, we have addressed the 'state-of-the-art' and given little account of obsolete techniques. With contributing authors from international cigarette manufacturers, plus consultation with the worldwide tobacco industry, we have recorded the acceptable methodology for infestation management. This manual fills a void, as the most recent treatment ... Read more

    $143.99 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

  • Fire in America

    A Cultural History of Wildland and Rural Fire

    by Stephen J. Pyne ...
    Series series Weyerhaueser Cycle of Fire
    From prehistory to the present-day conservation movement, Pyne explores the efforts of successive American cultures to master wildfire and to use it to shape the landscape. ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • Biodiversity and Conservation of Woody Plants

    Edited by M. R. Ahuja, S. Mohan Jain ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This book provides complete, comprehensive, and broad subject-based reviews for students, teachers, researchers, policymakers, conservationists, and NGOs interested in the biodiversity and conservation of woody plants.Forests cover approximately 31 percent of the world’s total landmass; 93 percent is natural forest and only 7 percent consists of planted trees. Forest decline is progressing at an ... Read more

    $242.09 USD

  • Plant Biotechnology for Sustainable Production of Energy and Co-products

    Edited by Peter N. Mascia, Jürgen Scheffran, Jack M. Widholm ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This book is a collection of chapters concerning the use of biomass for the sustainable production of energy and chemicals–an important goal that will help decrease the production of greenhouse gases to help mitigate global warming, provide energy security in the face of dwindling petroleum reserves, improve balance of payment problems and spur local economic development. Clearly there are ways to ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Global Fisheries

    Perspectives for the 1980s

    Edited by B. J. Rothschild ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This series is dedicated to serving the growing community of scholars and practitioners concerned with the principles and applications of environ mental management. Each volume is a thorough treatment of a specific topic of importance for proper management practices. A fundamental objective of these books is to help the reader discern and implement man's stewardship of our environment and the ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Forest Genetics and Sustainability

    Edited by Csaba Mátyás ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    During the 4th International Consultation on Forest Genetics and Tree Building, held in 1998 in Beijing, China, leading scientists were invited to review past achievements, to redefine the role of forest genetics and breeding in contemporary forestry, and to set priorities for future research and development. On the basis of the invited presentations, the volume summarizes the state of knowledge ... Read more

    $143.99 USD

  • Biological Nitrogen Fixation and Beneficial Plant-Microbe Interaction

    Edited by Fernando González-Andrés, Euan James ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This book covers the most recent advances in all the topics with which researchers and professionals need to be familiar in order to obtain a better understanding of, and to better exploit, beneficial plant-microbe interactions. The use of microorganisms for agriculture and environmental applications is gaining importance worldwide to improve crop performance, but also for other environmental ... Read more

    $188.09 USD

  • Ethnobotany

    A Methods Manual

    by Gary J. Martin ...
    Series series People and Plants International Conservation
    Ethnobotany, the study of the classification, use and management of plants by people, draws on a range of disciplines, including natural and social sciences, to show how conservation of plants and of local knowledge about them can be achieved. Ethnobotany is critical to the growing importance of developing new crops and products such as drugs from traditional plants.This book is the basic ... Read more

    $70.99 USD