Ecology category: 3266 books
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Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2016
This book is a compilation of information on all basic aspects of mealybugs, as well as management strategies for mealybug species affecting different crop plants in different countries. It highlights the latest information on morphology, cytogenetics, taxonomy, molecular characterization, biology,...
Games of Life
Explorations in Ecology, Evolution and Behavior
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2017
"A book accessible to all readers, whatever their level of numeracy … an excellent introduction to what theoretical biologists get up to in trying to understand evolutionary and ecological ideas." ― Nature
Why are there only two sexes? Why do stags restrain their aggression in the middle...
Primates and Cetaceans
Field Research and Conservation of Complex Mammalian Societies
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2013
In this book, the editors present a view of the socioecology of primates and cetaceans in a comparative perspective to elucidate the social evolution of highly intellectual mammals in terrestrial and aquatic environments. Despite obvious differences in morphology and eco-physiology, there are many...
by Robert L Zimdahl
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2018
Fundamentals of Weed Science, Fifth Edition, provides the latest information on this constantly advancing area of study. Placing weed management in the largest context of weed research and science, the book presents the latest advances in the role, control and potential uses of weed plants. From the...
Family Urban Agriculture in Russia
Lessons and Prospects
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2015
The book results from research carried out by the authors since 1999 on urban gardening collectives in Russia, then from the extension of this research towards collective urban gardening in France, with some investigations in other European Union Member States and Brazil. This research was carried...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2012
The diversity, ecological role and biotechnological applications of marine fungi have been addressed in numerous scientific publications in the last few years. This enormous spurt of information has led to a dire need among students and professionals alike for a source, which contains comprehensive...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2017
This is the first comprehensive science-based textbook on the biology and ecology of the Baltic Sea, one of the world’s largest brackish water bodies. The aim of this book is to provide students and other readers with knowledge about the conditions for life in brackish water, the functioning of...
Alternative Ecological Risk Assessment
An Innovative Approach to Understanding Ecological Assessments for Contaminated Sites
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2013
In Alternative Ecological Risk Assessment the author, Lawrence V. Tannenbaum, provides a critical review of current practices in the ecological risk assessment field and proposes alternatives that are supported by established science and keen observation. It is hoped that this approach will pave the...
by Shawn E. Larson, Dayv Lowry
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2017
Northeast Pacific Shark Biology, Research and Conservation, Part A, Volume 77 highlights the biological attributes of, and the conservation efforts targeted at, populations of vulnerable sharks in the Northeastern Pacific Ocean bordering the west coast of the United States, one of the most economically...
Freshwater Crustacean Zooplankton of Europe
Cladocera & Copepoda (Calanoida, Cyclopoida) Key to species identification, with notes on ecology, distribution, methods and introduction to data analysis
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2016
This work provides a user-friendly, species level taxonomic key based on morphology, current nomenclature, and modern taxonomy using molecular tools which fulfill the most pressing needs of both researchers and environmental managers. This key arms the reader with the tools necessary to improve their...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2015
The book mainly introduces readers to the development and current status of water quality criteria (WQC) in China and other countries or areas, and proposes a minimum toxicity data requirement (MTDR; i.e., six species from three phyla) as the principle metric for deriving WQC in China. Further, ten...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2016
The main focus of this book entitled is to provide an up-to-date coverage of marine sponges and their significance in the current era. This book is an attempt to compile an outline of marine sponge research to date, with specific detail on these bioactive compounds, and their pharmacological and biomedical...
Biodiversity
An Ecological Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Despite acknowledgment that loss of living diversity is an international biological crisis, the ecological causes and consequences of extinction have not yet been widely addressed. In honor of Edward O. Wilson, winner of the 1993 International Prize for Biology, an international group of distinguished...
Plant Invasions in Protected Areas
Patterns, Problems and Challenges
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2013
This book is the first comprehensive global review of all aspects of alien plant invasions in protected areas. It provides insights into advances in invasion ecology emanating from work in protected areas, and the link to locally relevant management support for protected areas. The book provides in-depth...