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Wattles

Australian Acacia Species Around the World

by Narciso Aguilera, Joaquim Alonso, Samuel C. Andrew, Irene Barnes, Ashleigh M. Basel, Rita Bastos, Pierre Binggeli, Rachel M. Binks, Christophe Botella, Giuseppe Brundu, David Bush, Dr Margaret Byrne, João A. Cabral, Jane Carruthers, Laura Celesti-Grapow, Julian M. Chan, Roland Cochard, M. Conceição Colaço, Peter J. Cunningham, Jorge Dias, Catherine R. Dickson, Liliana N. Duarte, Allan G. Ellis, Luís Fernandes, Nuno Fernandes, Eduardo Fuentes-Lillo, Andrés Fuentes-Ramírez, Rachael V. Gallagher, Rafael García, Sjirk Geerts, Michelle R. Gibson, Margherita Gioria, Catarina Gonçalves, João Gonçalves, Vinicius Paiva Gonçalves, Pablo González-Moreno, Luís González, António Carmo Gouveia, A. Rod Griffin, André Große-Stoltenberg, Greg R. Guerin, Antoine Guisan, Stuart Hall, Jane L. Harbard, Gustavo Heringer, Richard Hill, Patricia M. Holmes, João P. Honrado, Cang Hui, Philip E. Hulme, Brett P. Hurley, Fiona Impson, Cally Jansen, Nolwethu Jubase-Tshali, Jan-Hendrik Keet, Rob Kelly, Ian Kotze, Christoph Kueffer, Ingolf Kühn, Dr Christian A. Kull, Sabrina Kumschick, Vitalis K. Lagat, Bárbara Langdon, Guillaume Latombe, David C. Le Maitre, Ivan Lizarazo, Francisco López-Núñez, Paula Lorenzo, Vanessa Lozano, Sérgio Maggiolli, Cristina Máguas, Hélia Marchante, Irene Martín-Forés, Cecilia Masemola, Bruce Maslin, David J. Merritt, Stephen J. Midgley, Melissa A. Millar, Carey Minteer, Leonie T. Monks, Nuno Mouta, Jana Mullerova, Daniel J. Murphy, Silvia Neves, Dung Tri Ngo, Dr Ana Novoa, Jens Oldeland, Lucas Prado Osco, Penelope P. Pascoe, Dr Aníbal Pauchard, Thao Phuong Thi Pham, Eva M. Pinto, Petr Pyšek, Jorge E. Ramirez-Albores, A. Tony Rinaudo, Matt Ritter, Libby Robin, James G. Rodger, Philip W. Rundel, Mário Santos, Charlie Shackleton, Dr Ross Shackleton, Iryna Skulska, Canh Quoc Tran, Thang Nam Tran, Helena Trindade, Florian Ulm, Van Thi Hai, Dr Brian van Wilgen, Maribel Vásquez-Valderrama, A. Sofia Vaz, Joana R. Vicente, Sara Vicente, Elizabeth M. Wandrag, Andrew Wannenburgh, Christiane Werner, John R. Wilson, Michael Wingfield, Rafael Dudeque Zenni ...

The book provides a comprehensive overview of current knowledge about "wattles", a large clade of over 1000 species of trees and shrubs in the genus Acacia, most of which are native to Australia. It examines the biology, ecology, evolution, and biogeography of wattles in their native ranges, including the evolutionary forces that have driven past speciation and adaptation to diverse environments, ... Read more

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The book provides a comprehensive overview of current knowledge about "wattles", a large clade of over 1000 species of trees and shrubs in the genus Acacia, most of which are native to Australia. It examines the biology, ecology, evolution, and biogeography of wattles in their native ranges, including the evolutionary forces that have driven past speciation and adaptation to diverse environments,
... Read more
Achieving sustainable management of boreal and temperate forests

by Dr John A. Stanturf, Dr Andrew D. Richardson, Dr Jan Pisek, Dr Kairi Adamson, Dr Russell T. Graham, Dr Cynthia F. Moser, Dr Tanja G. M. Sanders, Dr Peter Spathelf, Prof. Andreas Bolte, Dr Matthew J. McGrath0, Dr Anne Sofie Lansø1, Prof. Philip J. Burton2, Dr Guillaume Marie3, Dr Yi-Ying Chen4, Dr Tuomo Kalliokoski5, Dr Sebastiaan Luyssaert6, Dr Kim Naudts7, Dr Philippe Peylin8, Dr Aude Valade9, Dr Yamina Micaela Rosas0, Dr Pablo Luis Peri1, Dr Héctor Bahamonde2, Prof. Donato Chiatante3, Dr Juan Manuel Cellini4, Dr Marcelo Daniel Barrera5, Dr Alejandro Huertas Herrera6, Dr María Vanessa Lencinas7, Dr Guillermo Martínez Pastur8, Dr Anne Oxbrough9, Dr Jaime Pinzón0, Dr Patricia Butler-Leopold1, Dr Constance Hausman2, Dr Louis Iverson3, Dr Mattia Terzaghi4, Dr Todd Ontl5, Dr Leslie Brandt6, Dr Stephen Matthews7, Dr Matthew Peters8, Dr Anantha Prasad9, Prof. Donald Grebner0, Dr Pete Bettinger1, Dr Andrew Lister2, Prof. Hans Pretzsch3, Dr Christophe Orazio4, Dr Gabriella Stefania Scippa5, Dr Peter Freer-Smith6, Dr Tim Payn7, Dr Tom Fox8, Dr Daniel G. Neary9, Prof. Thomas J. Dean0, Prof. Woodam Chung1, Dr Kevin Lyons2, Dr Lucas Wells3, Dr Barbara Bentz4, Dr Pierluigi Bonello5, Dr Antonio Montagnoli6, Dr Horst Delb7, Dr Christopher Fettig8, Dr Therese Poland9, Dr Deepa Pureswaran0, Dr Steven Seybold1, Dr Tod Ramsfield2, Dr Kathy Lewis3, Dr Lee Frelich4, Dr Pablo J. Donoso5, Emeritus Prof. W. Keith Moser6, Dr Timo Kuuluvainen7, Dr David Nicholls8, Dr James L. Chamberlain9, Dr Christine J. Small0, Dr Michelle Baumflek1, Dr Tatjana Stevanovic2, Dr John Daigle3, Dr Adam P. Coble4, Dr Lea Hallik5 ...

Series Book 71 - Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
Focuses on advances in understanding forest ecophysiology which underpin good management, including mechanisms of root and canopy development.Explores the key challenges in ensuring forest management is consistent with forest ecosystem services, particularly managing the transition from monocultures to complex standsHighlights ways of diversifying forest products, including novel uses of timber, ... Read more

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Focuses on advances in understanding forest ecophysiology which underpin good management, including mechanisms of root and canopy development.Explores the key challenges in ensuring forest management is consistent with forest ecosystem services, particularly managing the transition from monocultures to complex standsHighlights ways of diversifying forest products, including novel uses of timber,
... Read more

Invasive Species in Forests and Rangelands of the United States

A Comprehensive Science Synthesis for the United States Forest Sector

Edited by Therese M. Poland, Toral Patel-Weynand, Deborah M. Finch, Chelcy Ford Miniat, Deborah C. Hayes, Vanessa M. Lopez ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This open access book describes the serious threat of invasive species to native ecosystems. Invasive species have caused and will continue to cause enormous ecological and economic damage with ever increasing world trade. This multi-disciplinary book, written by over 100 national experts, presents the latest research on a wide range of natural science and social science fields that explore the ... Read more

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This open access book describes the serious threat of invasive species to native ecosystems. Invasive species have caused and will continue to cause enormous ecological and economic damage with ever increasing world trade. This multi-disciplinary book, written by over 100 national experts, presents the latest research on a wide range of natural science and social science fields that explore the
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Biodiversity and Insect Pests

Key Issues for Sustainable Management

Edited by Geoff M. Gurr, Stephen D. Wratten, William E. Snyder ...

Biodiversity offers great potential for managing insect pests. It provides resistance genes and anti-insect compounds; a huge range of predatory and parasitic natural enemies of pests; and community ecology-level effects operating at the local and landscape scales to check pest build-up. This book brings together world leaders in theoretical, methodological and applied aspects to provide a ... Read more

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Biodiversity offers great potential for managing insect pests. It provides resistance genes and anti-insect compounds; a huge range of predatory and parasitic natural enemies of pests; and community ecology-level effects operating at the local and landscape scales to check pest build-up. This book brings together world leaders in theoretical, methodological and applied aspects to provide a
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Climate Change Impacts on Freshwater Ecosystems

Edited by Martin Kernan, Richard W. Battarbee, Brian R. Moss ...

This text examines the impact of climate change on freshwater ecosystems, past, present and future. It especially considers the interactions between climate change and other drivers of change including hydromorphological modification, nutrient loading, acid deposition and contamination by toxic substances using evidence from palaeolimnology, time-series analysis, space-for-time substitution, ... Read more

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This text examines the impact of climate change on freshwater ecosystems, past, present and future. It especially considers the interactions between climate change and other drivers of change including hydromorphological modification, nutrient loading, acid deposition and contamination by toxic substances using evidence from palaeolimnology, time-series analysis, space-for-time substitution,
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Forest Health

An Integrated Perspective

Edited by John D. Castello, Stephen A. Teale ...

Forest Health: An Integrated Perspective is the first book to define an ecologically rational, conceptual framework that unifies and integrates the many sub-disciplines that comprise the science of forest health and protection. This new global approach applies to boreal, temperate, tropical, natural, managed, even-aged, uneven-aged and urban forests, as well as plantations. Readers of the text can ... Read more

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Forest Health: An Integrated Perspective is the first book to define an ecologically rational, conceptual framework that unifies and integrates the many sub-disciplines that comprise the science of forest health and protection. This new global approach applies to boreal, temperate, tropical, natural, managed, even-aged, uneven-aged and urban forests, as well as plantations. Readers of the text can
... Read more
Plant Reintroduction in a Changing Climate

Promises and Perils

by Joyce Maschinski, Dr., Kristin E. Haskins, Dr. ...

Series series Science Practice Ecological Restoration
Considered an essential conservation tool, plant reintroductions have been conducted for many of the world's rarest plant species. The expertise and knowledge gained through these efforts constitute an essential storehouse of information for conservationists faced with a rapidly changing global climate.This volume presents a comprehensive review of reintroduction projects and practices, the ... Read more

$78.99 CAD

Considered an essential conservation tool, plant reintroductions have been conducted for many of the world's rarest plant species. The expertise and knowledge gained through these efforts constitute an essential storehouse of information for conservationists faced with a rapidly changing global climate.This volume presents a comprehensive review of reintroduction projects and practices, the
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Forests and Global Change

Edited by David A. Coomes, David F. R. P. Burslem, William D. Simonson ...

Series series Ecological Reviews
Forests hold a significant proportion of global biodiversity and terrestrial carbon stocks and are at the forefront of human-induced global change. The dynamics and distribution of forest vegetation determines the habitat for other organisms, and regulates the delivery of ecosystem services, including carbon storage. Presenting recent research across temperate and tropical ecosystems, this volume ... Read more

$64.99 CAD

Forests hold a significant proportion of global biodiversity and terrestrial carbon stocks and are at the forefront of human-induced global change. The dynamics and distribution of forest vegetation determines the habitat for other organisms, and regulates the delivery of ecosystem services, including carbon storage. Presenting recent research across temperate and tropical ecosystems, this volume
... Read more
Instant Insights: Climate change, insect pests and invasive species

by Kayode David Ileke, Luke Chinaru Nwosu, Maduamaka Cyriacus Abajue, Prof. Sanford D. Eigenbrode, Sarina Macfadyen, Dr Robert Venette, Dr Amy Morey ...

Series Book 5 - Burleigh Dodds Science: Instant Insights
This specially curated collection features three reviews of current and key research on climate change, insect pests and invasive species.The first chapter reviews the impact of climate change on insect pests and how it has affected insect pest development and population dynamics, activity and abundance, diversity and geographical distribution. It also assesses insect-host plant interactions and ... Read more

$51.99 CAD

This specially curated collection features three reviews of current and key research on climate change, insect pests and invasive species.The first chapter reviews the impact of climate change on insect pests and how it has affected insect pest development and population dynamics, activity and abundance, diversity and geographical distribution. It also assesses insect-host plant interactions and
... Read more
Intermittent Rivers and Ephemeral Streams

Ecology and Management

Edited by Thibault Datry, Núria Bonada, Andrew J. Boulton ...

Intermittent Rivers and Ephemeral Streams: Ecology and Management takes an internationally broad approach, seeking to compare and contrast findings across multiple continents, climates, flow regimes, and land uses to provide a complete and integrated perspective on the ecology of these ecosystems. Coupled with this, users will find a discussion of management approaches applicable in different ... Read more

$106.39 CAD

Intermittent Rivers and Ephemeral Streams: Ecology and Management takes an internationally broad approach, seeking to compare and contrast findings across multiple continents, climates, flow regimes, and land uses to provide a complete and integrated perspective on the ecology of these ecosystems. Coupled with this, users will find a discussion of management approaches applicable in different
... Read more
Reconciling agricultural production with biodiversity conservation

by Prof. Paolo Bàrberi, Dr V. Kovacevic, Dr R. Oppermann, Dr A. Orgiazzi, Dr M. Van der Velde, Dr C. Polce, Dr C. Rega, Dr C. Van Swaay, Dr P. Voříšek, Dr Corrado Topi0, Dr Anna-Camilla Moonen2, Dr Leonie J. Pearson3, Dr Alicia Cirujeda4, Dr Gabriel Pardo5, Dr Audrey Alignier6, Dr Léa Uroy7, Dr Stéphanie Aviron8, Prof Sylvain Plantureux9, Dr M. L. Paracchini0, Dr J. J. Santiago-Freijanes1, Dr A. Rigueiro-Rodríguez2, Dr F. J. Rodríguez-Rigueiro3, Dr D. Arias Martínez4, Dr N. Ferreiro-Domínguez5, Dr S. Condé6, Dr B. Eiselt7, Dr O. Fernandez Ugalde8, Dr E. Gervasini9, Dr A. Jones0, Dr R. D’Andrimont1, Professor María Rosa Mosquera-Losada2, Professor Anastasia Pantera3, Professor G. R. Squire4 ...

Series Book 87 - Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
Covers the theoretical framework underpinning biodiversity conservation in agriculture, as well as key developments in areas such as mapping and modelling diversityComprehensive review of the range of biodiversity conservation practices such as field margins, hedgerows, agroforestry and improved grassland managementIncludes case studies of successful biodiversity conservation programmes ... Read more

$203.99 CAD

Covers the theoretical framework underpinning biodiversity conservation in agriculture, as well as key developments in areas such as mapping and modelling diversityComprehensive review of the range of biodiversity conservation practices such as field margins, hedgerows, agroforestry and improved grassland managementIncludes case studies of successful biodiversity conservation programmes
... Read more
Achieving sustainable cultivation of maize Volume 2

Cultivation techniques, pest and disease control

by Dr Alpha Y. Kamara, Dr Wade E. Thomason, Bee Khim Chim, Mark S. Reiter, Dr Bram Govaerts, Isabelle François, Nele Verhulst, Louis Longchamps, Dr Kaushik Majumdar, Alam Sher, Shamie Zingore, Fernando García, Adrian Correndo, Dr Jagadish Timsina, Adrian M. Johnston, Dr Bao-Luo Ma, Zhigang Wang, Mr Abeya Temesgen, Dr Daniel Rodriguez, Xiaoli Liu, Caspar Roxburgh, Ariel Ferrante, Joseph Eyre, Stuart Irvine-Brown, James McLean, Martin Bielich, Dr Tadele Tefera, Theresa M. Cira, Jincai Li, Prof. T. L. Niblack, Dr Loth S. Mulunga, Dr George Mahuku, Dr P. Lava Kumar, Dr Amaere Ayalew, Martin Kimanya, Limbikani Matumba, Dr Ranajit Bandyopadhayay, A. Menkir, Dr Peter J. Cotty, Dr Youhong Song, Khawar Jabran, Mubshar Hussain, Dr Bhagirath Singh Chauhan, Vasileios P. Vasileiadis, Dr Per Kudsk, Prof. Charles Wortmann, Patricio Grassini, Roger W. Elmore, Dr Peter S. Setimela, Prof. William D. Hutchison, Dr Maurizio Sattin, Shu Fukai, Claire Farnsworth, Dr R. Khosla ...

Series Book 2 - Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
Summarises current good agricultural practice in maize cultivation, from seed selection to nutrient management, conservation agriculture, rotations and intercropping;Reviews advances in understanding and managing diseases and pests such as viruses, nematodes and weeds;Discusses ways maize cultivation can be made more ‘climate smart’ ... Read more

$231.99 CAD

Summarises current good agricultural practice in maize cultivation, from seed selection to nutrient management, conservation agriculture, rotations and intercropping;Reviews advances in understanding and managing diseases and pests such as viruses, nematodes and weeds;Discusses ways maize cultivation can be made more ‘climate smart’
... Read more

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