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Author : Paolo Giordani,Helena Einzmann,Glenda Mendieta Leiva,Ángel Benítez
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2023-05-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782832522387
Author : IBP USA
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2005-05
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780739715581
Geography, history, people, language, culture, traditions, economy, government, politics, constitution, places to visit, info for travelers.
Author : Meine van Noordwijk,Georg Cadisch,C. K. Ong
Publisher : CABI
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780851996738
Below-grownd interactions are often seen as the 'dark side' of agroecosystems, especially when more than one crop is grown on the same piece of land at he same time. this book aims to review the amount of light he past decade of research has shed on this topic. It also aims to review ohw far we have come in unravelling the positive and negative aspects of these interactions and how, in dialogue with farmers, we can use the generic principles that are now emerging to look for sita-specifics solutions.
Author : Edward L. Golding
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2016-12-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134867813
This book provides an accessible overview of the ways that key areas of technology have impacted global ecosystems and natural communities. It offers a new way of thinking about the overall origins of environmental problems. Combining approaches drawn from environmental biology and the history of science and technology, it describes the motivations behind many technical advances and the settings in which they occurred, before tracing their ultimate environmental impacts. Four broad areas of human activity are described: over-harvesting of natural resources using the examples of hunting, fishing and freshwater use; farming, population, land use, and migration; discovery, synthesis and use of manufactured chemicals; and development of sources of artificial energy and the widespread pollution caused by power generation and energy use. These innovations have been driven by various forces, but in most cases new technologies have emerged out of fascinating, psychologically rich, human experiences. This book provides an introduction to these complex developments and will be essential reading for students of science, technology and society, environmental history, and the history of science and technology.
Author : Peter D. Moore
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Environmental sciences
ISBN : 9781438118741
Explores the biodiversity of forests, from microbes to mammals, as well as the adaptations of organisms to their environment and to the other species surrounding them. This book examines the interactions between organisms and their physical surroundings and the processes that link the two into an integrated ecosystem.
Author : Sean P. Graham
Publisher : University Alabama Press
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2021-03-23
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780817359997
The first in-depth ecological treatment of one of the most frequently visited National Battlefield parks in the country Designated as a battlefield in 1917 and as a park in 1935, the 2,965-acre Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park now preserves far more than the fallen soldiers and military history it was originally founded to commemorate. Written for a diverse range of readers and park visitors, Kennesaw: Natural History of a Southern Mountain provides a comprehensive exploration of the entire park punctuated with humor, colorful anecdotes, and striking photographs of the landscape. Beginning with a brief summary of the park’s human history before transitioning to a discussion of the mountain’s nature, including its unique geology, vegetation, animals, and plant-animal interactions, Graham also focuses on Kennesaw Mountain’s most important ecological and conservation attribute—its status as a globally important bird refuge. This volume addresses the complex interactions and behaviors of numerous species that live in or migrate through the park; yet it is written in a personal, lively, and entertaining style that will appeal to a wide audience. In many cases the book synthesizes information from the scientific literature and renders it in clear, comprehensible terms, making this otherwise arcane material accessible to the general public and underscoring—and hopefully increasing public appreciation for—the extensive biodiversity found in the Southeast.
Author : Liz Pásztor,Zoltán Botta-Dukát,Gabriella Magyar,Tamás Czárán,Géza Meszéna
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2016-06-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780191084140
Ecology is in a challenging state as a scientific discipline. While some theoretical ecologists are attempting to build a definition of ecology from first principles, many others are questioning even the feasibility of a general and universal theory. At the same time, it is increasingly important that ecology is accurately and functionally defined for a generation of researchers tackling escalating environmental problems in the face of doubt and disagreement. The authors of Theory-Based Ecology have written a textbook that presents a robust, modern, and mathematically sound theory of ecology, maintaining a strong link between empirical data, models, and theory. It is firmly based in Darwinian thought, since it was Darwin who first revealed the ecological principles of the origin of species, and gave the evolution of diversity a process-based, mechanistic explanation. The authors base their synthetic theory of Darwinian ecology on seven key principles: exponential growth, growth regulation, inherited individual differences, finiteness and stochasticity, competitive exclusion, robust coexistence, and constraints and trade-offs. Within this solid conceptual framework, they integrate classic and actual empirical knowledge from ecology and evolutionary biology, clarifying methodological and mathematical detail in clear and helpful text boxes. A wealth of illustrated examples pertaining to different organisational levels (alleles, clones and species) helps to explain how the principles operate. This is an invaluable resource for graduate level students as well as professional researchers in the fields of ecology, genetics, evolutionary ecology, and mathematical biology.
Author : David H. Benzing
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2008-01-07
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0521048958
This synthesis of the growing body of information from research on epiphytes and their relations with other tropical biota provides a comprehensive overview of basic functions, life history, evolution, and the place of epiphytes in complex tropical communities. Epiphytes comprise more than one-third of the tropical vascular flora in some tropical forests. Growing within tropical forest canopies, epiphytes are subject to severe environmental constraints, and their diverse adaptations make them a rich resource for studies of water balance, nutrition, reproduction and evolution.
Author : Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan Environment and Resource Management
Publisher : University of Regina Press
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0889771235
Natural Neighbours: Selected Mammals of Saskatchewan focuses on various mammals found in Saskatchewan and describes their appearance, habits, food, habitat, survival strategies, ecological relationships, status, and range.
Author : IBP, Inc.
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2015-09-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781514528648
Guatemala Investment and Business Guide Volume 1 Strategic and Practical Information
Author : National Wildlife Federation
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Education
ISBN : 007046510X
"NatureScope" focuses on rain forests to show what can be done to save these tropical treasures. Kids get lost in the jungle, trek for tropical trivia, feast on tropical treats and make beautiful bromeliads as they discover the problems of deforestation, the incredible life forms that inhabit rain forests, and the ways that people rely on tropical resources. Includes 19 activities and crafts. 70 illus.
Author : Friederike Lang,Roland Bol,Jaane Krüger,Sebastian Loeppmann,Klaus Kaiser,Stephan Hättenschwiler
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2021-10-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782889714995
Author : David H. Benzing
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2012-06-15
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780801464348
Often growing far above the ground, "air plants" (or epiphytes) defy many of our common perceptions about plants. The majority use their roots only for attachment in the crowns of larger, usually woody plants—or to objects such as rocks and buildings—and derive moisture and nutrients from the atmosphere and by collecting falling debris. Only the mistletoes are true parasites. Epiphytes are not anomalies and there are approximately 28,000 species—about 10 percent of the higher or vascular plants—that grow this way. Many popular houseplants, including numerous aroids, bromeliads, ferns, and orchids, rank among the most familiar examples. In Air Plants, David H. Benzing takes a reader on a tour of the many taxonomic groups to which the epiphytes belong and explains in nontechnical language the anatomical and physiological adaptations that allow these plants to conserve water, thrive without the benefit of soil, and engage in unusual relationships with animals such as frogs and ants. Benzing’s comprehensive account covers topics including ecology, evolution, photosynthesis and water relations, mineral nutrition, reproduction, and the nature of the forest canopy as habitat for the free-living and parasitic epiphytes. It also pays special attention to important phenomena such as adaptive trade-offs and leaf economics. Drawing on the author’s deep experience with epiphytes and the latest scientific research, this book is accessible to readers unfamiliar with technical botany; it features a lavish illustration program, references, a glossary, and tables.
Author : Sir Ghillean Prance,Mark Nesbitt
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2012-10-12
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781135958114
This valuable reference will be useful for both scholars and general readers. It is both botanical and cultural, describing the role of plant in social life, regional customs, the arts, natural and covers all aspects of plant cultivation and migration and covers all aspects of plant cultivation and migration. The text includes an explanation of plant names and a list of general references on the history of useful plants.
Author : Jesse Vernon Trail
Publisher : ECW/ORIM
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2015-06-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781770907041
“Showcases the many weird and wonderful ways plants adapt to survive and spread their progeny . . . A great book for anyone interested in botany” (The Gardener). Whether it’s an arctic heather that can create subtropical conditions within its leaves, or a dwarf mistletoe that can shoot its seeds up to fifty feet away, plants demonstrate remarkable strategies in coping with and surviving their environments. Plants are often exposed to bitter cold, relentless winds, intense heat, drought, fire, pollution, and many other adverse growing conditions. Yet they are still able to survive and often even thrive. This book showcases these exceptional plants with absorbing information and stunning photos that will inspire a new respect for nature’s innovation and resilience. “From hummingbirds on the high slopes of the Andes to sugarbirds on the South African Cape, Vernon takes the reader on an awe-inducing journey to discover the secret life of pollinators and the plants that depend upon them. . . . You’ll delight in the surprising, unusual, and downright amazing strategies plants use to cope and copulate.” —Sierra