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  • Ecological Succession on Fallowed Shifting Cultivation Fields

    A Review of the Literature

    by Claudio O. Delang, Wing Man Li ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    The book reviews the literature on the ecological succession of plants on fallowed swiddens in tropical forests. Patterns of ecological succession in tropical forests are insufficiently understood, partly because results are scattered through a large number of case studies reported in academic articles. So far, no publication has attempted to bring these different case studies together to identify ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

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  • The Subtropical Vegetation of Southwestern China

    Plant Distribution, Diversity and Ecology

    by Cindy Q. Tang ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This book provides a wealth of high-quality scientific information on the patterns and processes of vegetation change across a broad range of spatial and temporal scales, concentrating on Southwestern China, mostly on the Yunnan region, and extending to the Yangtze River valley near the boundaries separating Chongqing, Sichuan and Guizhou. ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Forest Trees of Australia

    Edited by DJ Boland, MIH Brooker, GM Chippendale, N Hall, BPM Hyland, RD Johnston, DA Kleinig, MW McDonald, JD Turner ...
    Forest Trees of Australia is the essential reference for observing, identifying and obtaining information on the native trees in this country. It describes and illustrates over 300 of our most important indigenous trees, which have been carefully selected for their environmental significance, their importance to the timber industry, or their prominence in our landscape. This new and thoroughly ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • Biotechnology and Biodiversity

    Edited by K.G. Ramawat, M. R. Ahuja ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    The purpose of this book is to assess the potential effects of biotechnological approaches particularly genetic modification on biodiversity and the environment. All aspects of biodiversity such as ecological diversity, species diversity and genetic diversity are considered. Higher organisms contain a specific set of linear DNA molecules called chromosomes and a complete set of chromosomes in an ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Integrating Landscapes: Agroforestry for Biodiversity Conservation and Food Sovereignty

    Edited by Florencia Montagnini ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    Agroforestry systems (AFS) are becoming increasingly relevant worldwide as society has come to recognize their multiple roles and services: biodiversity conservation, carbon sequestration, adaptation and mitigation of climate change, restoration of degraded ecosystems, and tools for rural development. This book summarizes advances in agroforestry research and practice and raises questions as to ... Read more

    $287.09 USD

  • The Far North:

    Plant Biodiversity and Ecology of Yakutia

    Edited by Elena I. Troeva, A. P. Isaev, M.M. Cherosov, N. S. Karpov ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    Outside Russia very little is known about the terrestrial ecology, vegetation, biogeographical patterns, and biodiversity of the enormously extensive ecosystems of Yakutia, Siberia. These systems are very special in that they function on top of huge layers of permafrost and are exposed to very severe and extreme weather conditions, the range between winter and summer temperatures being more than ... Read more

    $188.09 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

  • Oaks Physiological Ecology. Exploring the Functional Diversity of Genus Quercus L.

    Edited by Eustaquio Gil-Pelegrín, José Javier Peguero-Pina, Domingo Sancho-Knapik ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    With more than 500 species distributed all around the Northern Hemisphere, the genus Quercus L. is a dominant element of a wide variety of habitats including temperate, tropical, subtropical and mediterranean forests and woodlands. As the fossil record reflects, oaks were usual from the Oligocene onwards, showing the high ability of the genus to colonize new and different habitats.Such diversity ... Read more

    $341.09 USD

  • Endophytes of Forest Trees

    Biology and Applications

    Edited by A. Carolin Frank, Anna Maria Pirttilä ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    Found in every plant species, the diversity of endophytic micro-organisms can be extremely high within different plant organs and tissue types. In trees, their ecological roles with respect to host tree can vary from latent pathogens or saprophytes to neutral commensalists and mutualists. Given their high diversity, and their bio-active nature, endophytes are currently being associated with a role ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Trees in a Changing Environment

    Ecophysiology, Adaptation, and Future Survival

    Edited by Michael Tausz, Nancy Grulke ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This book delivers current state-of-the-science knowledge of tree ecophysiology, with particular emphasis on adaptation to a novel future physical and chemical environment. Unlike the focus of most books on the topic, this considers air chemistry changes (O3, NOx, and N deposition) in addition to elevated CO2 effects and its secondary effects of elevated temperature. The authors have addressed two ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Vegetation Survey and Classification of Subtropical Forests of Southern Africa

    by Ladislav Mucina ...
    Series series Geobotany Studies
    This book highlights classification patterns and underlying ecological drivers structuring the vegetation of selected indigenous subtropical forests in South Africa. It uses original field sampling and advanced numerical data analysis to examine three major types of forest – Albany Coastal Forests, Pondoland Coastal Scarp and Eastern Scarp – all of which are of high conservation value. Offering a ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • The Science and Practice of Landscape Stewardship

    Edited by Claudia Bieling, Tobias Plieninger ...
    Improving the dynamic relationship between nature and human well-being is a pressing issue of our time. Landscapes embody this tight interconnectedness and serve as unique sustainability learning hubs, showcased by the global rise of place-based and holistic landscape stewardship initiatives. Incorporating these exciting developments, this book explores the principles of landscape stewardship and ... Read more

    $57.39 USD