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  • Agroforestry and Biodiversity Conservation in Tropical Landscapes

    Edited by Götz Schroth, Gustavo A. B. da Fonseca, Celia A. Harvey, Claude Gascon, Heraldo L. Vasconcelos, Anne-Marie N. Izac ...
    Agroforestry -- the practice of integrating trees and other large woody perennials on farms and throughout the agricultural landscape -- is increasingly recognized as a useful and promising strategy that diversifies production for greater social, economic, and environmental benefits. Agroforestry and Biodiversity Conservation in Tropical Landscapes brings together 46 scientists and practitioners ... Read more

    $71.99 CAD

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  • Collins Complete Guide to British Trees

    A Photographic Guide to every common species

    by Paul Sterry ...
    An essential guide to every species of tree found in the British Isles – outside of arboretumsThis easy-to-use guide covers the 360 species of tree that are found in Britain & Ireland. Each species is covered in detail with information on how to identify, whether from a leaf, twig, bark or whole tree, plus extra information on where the tree grows (including a map), how high they grow, what uses ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • The Wisdom of Trees

    A Miscellany

    by Max Adams ...
    A passionate and informative celebration of trees and of man's ingenuity in exploiting their resources: the perfect gift for anyone who cares about the natural world.Trees are marvels of nature, still-standing giants of extraordinary longevity. In a beautifully written sequence of essays, anecdotes and profiles of Britain's best-loved species (from yew to scots pine), Max Adams explores both the ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • An Enduring Wilderness

    Toronto’s Natural Parklands

    by Robert Burley ...
    Featuring tributes from award-winning writersIn a city sometimes referred to as “The Big Smoke,” Toronto’s extensive network of sunken rivers, forested vales, and expansive shoreline has been too often overlooked, neglected, or forgotten. However, the last 25 years has seen these distinctive landscapes rediscovered and even embraced as great civic spaces. Commissioned by the City of Toronto to ... Read more

    $33.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Principal Species of Wood: Their Characteristic Properties

    by Charles H. Snow ...
    This edition features• illustrations• a linked Table of Contents, Footnotes, and IndexCONTENTSPART I.INTRODUCTION.Section 1. Wood. Definitions. "Structure." Weights. Coefficients. Uses. Botanical and Common Nomenclatures. General Information, etc.PART II.EXOGENOUS SERIES.Section 2. Definitions. Cellular Structure. Annual Rings. Medullary or Pith Rays. Pith Cavities. Sapwood and Heartwood. Cross, ... Read more

    $5.63 CAD

  • Listen to the Trees

    by Don MacCaskill ...
    In his introduction, Don MacCaskill wrote modestly, 'I think I became a naturalist'. He was, in fact, one of Scotland's foremost naturalists and a remarkable wildlife photographer as well. In a flashback to his early years in Kilmartin, a village in Argyllshire, we learn of his awakening interest in man's relationship with the wildlife all around him - why was it necessary to kill it? And when ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • Progress in Botany 77

    Edited by Ulrich Lüttge, Francisco M. Cánovas, Rainer Matyssek ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    With one volume each year, this series keeps scientists and advanced students informed of the latest developments and results in all areas of the plant sciences. The present volume includes reviews on plant genetics, physiology, ecology, and evolution. ... Read more

    $179.99 CAD

  • 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

    $179.99 CAD

  • Stone Birch

    by Valery Bykasov ...
    Stone birch (Betula ermanii) is being considered from the ecologist's point of view. The phenomenological characteristic of the Kamchatka stone birch forests is presented. Some aspects of the wood, bark, sap, foliage, and buds' usage in the commodity production, folk medicine and handicraft industry are unveiled. The role and the importance of the stone birch woods in the preservation of primary ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Agricultural Biomass Based Potential Materials

    Edited by Khalid Rehman Hakeem, Mohammad Jawaid, Othman Y. Alothman ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    Agricultural biomass is abundant worldwide and it can be considered as alternative source of renewable and sustainable materials which can be used as potential materials for different applications. Despite this enormous production of agricultural biomass, only a small fraction of the total biomass is utilized for different applications. Industry must be prepared to take advantage of the situation ... Read more

    $179.99 CAD

  • Problems in Tree Nutrition

    by W. Neilson Jones, M. C. Rayner ...
    “Problems in Tree Nutrition” is a vintage treatise primarily dealing with mycorrhizal fungus and soil fertility in relation to forestry. The contents of this volume was first published as a series of papers in 'Forestry', the Journal of the Society of Foresters of Great Britain between 1934 and 1941. “Problems in Tree Nutrition” will appeal to those with an interest in forestry and the in ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • CO2, Temperature, and Trees

    Experimental Approaches

    by Dieter Overdieck ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This comprehensive book discusses the ecophysiological features of trees affected by the two most prominent factors of climate change: atmospheric CO2 concentration and temperature. It starts with the introduction of experimental methods at the leaf, branch, the whole-tree, and tree group scales, and in the following chapters elaborates on specific topics including photosynthesis of leaves, ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD