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Price: $69.95
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Sale: $53.71
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Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Steven E. Ruzin
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Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
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Dewey Decimal Number: 580.2827
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Publication Date: 1999-05-20
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Reading Level: 336
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Description: Plant Microtechnique and Microscopy surpases all previously written manuals by providing an in-depth coverage of the field of microtechnique. The traditional paraffin method is covered in explicit step-by-step protocols, with theoretical background included to give the student the tools required to design their own experiments and interpret existing to give the student the tools required to design their own experiments and interpret existing results. In addition, the theory and practice of modern applications, such as methacrylate embedding and sectioning, microwave tissue processing, flourescence histochemistry, and in situ hybridization, are documented thoroughly. Preceding Chapter One are ten single-page "Quick Start" protocols. Patterned after computer software manuals, these abbreviated instructions provide the experienced student with the fundamental steps to complete the ten microtechnique protocols most frequently used today. Appendices on laboratory practice (chemical toxicites, common calculations, and buffer tables) are provided to make this volume a valuable addition to every biological laboratory. Plant Microtechnique and Microscopy contains a definitive chapter on microscopy and, with diagrams and text, describes the optical principles of techniques such as phase contrast, DIC, confocal and deconvolution wide-field microscopy. Also included is an extensive appendix on optics and its application to the microscope. The book's bibliography of over 650 references is a substantial resource for any student of histology, histological technique, or microscopy.
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Price: $84.95
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Sale: $77.25
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Manufacturer: Sinauer Associates
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Emanuel Epstein::Arnold J. Bloom
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Publisher: Sinauer Associates
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Edition: 2nd
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Dewey Decimal Number: 572.42
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Publication Date: 2004-08
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Reading Level: 400
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Description: Nearly all the chemical elements that make up living things are mineral elements, the ultimate source of which is rock weathered into soil. In the thoroughly revised Second Edition of Mineral Nutrition of Plants: Principles and Perspectives, Epstein and Bloom explain that plant roots "mine" these nutrient elements from their inorganic substrate and introduce them into the realm of living things. The authors trace the subsequent movement of these nutrients into other plant organs, tissues, cells, and organelles, their biochemical assimilation, and their functions in plant physiology and metabolism. Treatment of these processes extends from molecular biology through global biogeochemistry. The text, illustrated in full color, is accessible both to undergraduate students in plant physiology, agronomy, horticulture, and environmental studies and to researchers in these and other plant biological fields.
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Price: $83.95
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Sale: $66.55
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Manufacturer: CRC
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Roberto L Benech-Arnold::Rodolfo Sanchez
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Publisher: CRC
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Edition: 1
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Dewey Decimal Number: 631.521
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Publication Date: 2004-10-06
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Reading Level: 479
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Description: Presenting the latest findings in the area of seed physiology research as well as the practical applications of that knowledge in the field, The Handbook of Seed Physiology provides a comprehensive view of seed biology and its role in crop performance. Key topics include seed germination, crop emergence, crop establishment, dormancy, preharvest sprouting, plant hormones, abscisic and giberellic acids, weeds, grain quality, oil crops, and malting quality. Abundant case studies provide information of value to professionals in the fields of seed science, field crop research, crop science, agronomy, and seed technology. The Handbook of Seed Physiology discusses topics of vital importance in the development of techniques and processes to improve seed performance and crop yield. Seed Physiology provides the background knowledge and practical techniques necessary to improve crop yield through enhanced seed performance. Extensive reference sections accompanying each chapter include both foundation texts and current research. Principles and concepts discussed in the text are elaborated upon through equations, figures, and tables covering such topics as water and soil thermal regimes; seed water potential; temperature and water effects on germination; free radical attack; and molecular structures. Exploring concepts, techniques, and processes related to seed germination and crop establishment, this comprehensive, one-of-a-kind reference is an indispensable tool for the agricultural professional.
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Price: $95.00
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Sale: $95.00
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Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
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Dewey Decimal Number: 580
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Publication Date: 2009-02-20
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Reading Level: 500
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Description: Flora of North America Volume 7 is the seventh volume of nineteen on dicotyledons to be published in the Flora of North America series. It treats more than 910 species classified among 114 genera in five families in the following two orders of the subclass Dilleniidae: Salicales (Willow order) and Capparales (Caper order). The families covered in Volume 7 include Salicaceae, Capparaceae, Brassicaceae, Moringaceae, and Resedaceae. Each genus has representative species illustrated with a line drawing that, in combination with keys and descriptions, will facilitate identifications of these groups of plants. Even though many genera of mustards (Brassicaceae-nearly 100 genera with c. 750 species) are known in the flora area due to introduced species, many quite species-rich genera-Draba (140 species), Boechera (109 spp.), Physaria (90 spp.), Lepidium (40 spp.), Streptanthus (33 spp.), and Rorippa (23 spp.)-have many endemic species that are known from quite restricted areas within North America.
The volume includes identification keys, descriptions, line drawings, and ecological characteristics for each of the species; distribution maps for the native and established species; and a list of the synonyms currently in use for the accepted names. The treatments, each of which has been extensively reviewed, are based on a combination of original observations and critical review of the literature.
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Price: $156.00
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Sale: $101.61
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Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
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Edition: 2
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Dewey Decimal Number: 571.62
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Publication Date: 2001-08-09
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Reading Level: 364
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Description: With the 'post genomics' era comes an increasing demand for the techniques of cell biology, critical to interpreting the function and location of the cell's myriad proteins and macromolecules. In response, this second edition of Plant Cell Biology balances established techniques, including classical histochemistry and electron microscopy, with new developments in the field. The book covers a substantial range of methods for working on living cells, including the application of fluorescent probes, cytometry, expression systems, the use of green fluorescent protein, micromanipulation and electrophysiological techniques. Also featured are chapters on macromolecular location procedures involving immunocytochemistry and in situ hybridisation, and the book concludes with a range of biochemical techniques for the isolation of cytoplasmic organelles. The book provides advanced students, postgraduates and researchers in the plant sciences with an invaluably comprehensive guide to the ever-growing field of plant cell biology.
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Price: $155.00
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Sale: $138.78
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Manufacturer: Academic Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Publisher: Academic Press
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Dewey Decimal Number: 581.133
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Publication Date: 1993-10-20
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Reading Level: 555
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Description: This 33-chapter volume presents a critical examination of the importance of stable isotopes in understanding key plant metabolic processes.
Key Features
* Carbon isotope analyses for estimates of plant water use and metabolism
* Integrated estimates of stress impacts and life history in ecological systems
* Hydrogen and oxygen isotope analyses for evaluating water sources and transpiration
* Use of stable isotopes in scaling from leaf to global levels
* Sections include:
* History and Theoretical Considerations
* Ecological Aspects of Carbon Isotope Variation
* Agricultural Aspects of Carbon Isotope Variation
* Genetics and Isotopic Variation
* Water Relations and Isotopic Composition
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Price: $54.95
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Sale: $41.50
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Manufacturer: Springer
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Walter Larcher
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Publisher: Springer
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Edition: 4th
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Dewey Decimal Number: 581.7
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Publication Date: 2003-03-10
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Reading Level: 513
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Description: From the reviews of the 3rd edition: "the textbook of Walter Larcher (...) belongs certainly to the most successful manuals that ever existed." Photosynthetica, Czech Republic "it continues to be one of the major texts in the field of ecophysiology." Plant Growth Regulation, The Netherlands "This book is really a must reading for those interested in sustainable forestry." Journal of Sustainable Forestry, USA "The book, should be on the shelf of any scientist, teacher, or student seeking an introduction to the field of plant ecophysiology that is also an excellent reference." The Quarterly Review of Biology, USA
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Price: $70.00
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Sale: $62.43
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Manufacturer: Benjamin Cummings
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Carol Reiss
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Publisher: Benjamin Cummings
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Dewey Decimal Number: 581.10724
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Publication Date: 1993-10-23
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Reading Level: 292
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Description: Comprehensive laboratory guide for plant physiology.
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Price: $60.00
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Sale: $46.39
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Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Thomas J. Stohlgren
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Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
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Dewey Decimal Number: 581.7
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Publication Date: 2006-11-16
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Reading Level: 408
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Description: Most textbooks on measuring terrestrial vegetation have focused on the characteristics of biomass, cover, and the density or frequency of dominant life forms (trees, shrubs, grasses, and forbs), or on classifying, differentiating, or evaluating and monitoring dominant plant communities based on a few common species. Sampling designs for measuring species richness and diversity, patterns of plant diversity, species-environment relationships, and species distributions have received less attention. There are compelling, urgent reasons for plant ecologists to do a far better job measuring plant diversity in this new century. Rapidly invading plant species from other countries are affecting rangeland condition and wildlife habitat, placing more plant species on threatened and endangered species lists, and increasing wildfire fuel loads. Attention has shifted from the classification of plant communities to accurately mapping rare plant assemblages and species of management concern to afford them better protection. More ecologists, wildlife biologists, and local and regional planners recognize the value in understanding patterns, dynamics, and interactions of rare and common plant species and habitats to better manage grazing, fire, invasive plant species, forest practices, and restoration activities. Thus, revised and new sampling approaches, designs, and field techniques for measuring plant diversity are needed to assess critical emerging issues facing land managers. This book offers alternatives to the approaches, designs, and techniques of the past that were chiefly designed for dominant species and other purposes. The author focuses on field techniques that move beyond classifying, mapping, and measuring plant diversity for relatively homogeneous communities. This book complements methods for measuring the biomass and cover of dominant plant species. Most species are sparse, rare, and patchily distributed. It empowers the reader to take an experimental approach in the science of plant diversity to better understand the distributions of common and rare species, native and non-native species, and long-lived and short-lived species.
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Price: $29.95
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Sale: $20.71
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Manufacturer: The MIT Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Adrian Slack
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Publisher: The MIT Press
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Edition: Revised
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Dewey Decimal Number: 580
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Publication Date: 2000-09-15
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Reading Level: 240
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Description: "This book has the most beautiful illustrations of carnivorous plants that I have ever seen." -- Carroll E. Wood, Jr., Curator and Professor of Biology, The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University Plants that catch and feed upon animals exert a strange fascination of their own. The mobile tentacles of the Sundews, the snapping lobes of the Venus Fly Trap and the slippery, baited pitfalls of the Pitcher Plants provide the stuff of which science fiction is made. Yet far from being fantasy, these extraordinary organisms are fact, and this book explores in depth the astonishingly subtle manner in which each type of trap entices, catches, and digests its prey. The author focuses on some fifty species, using photographs, line drawings, and diagrams to illustrate their peculiarities. He takes us from his own climate to the mountains of Borneo, through the bushlands of Australia, to the swamps of the Amazon Forest. We find plants whose traps catch only microscopic animals, and others that may trap small reptiles, mammals and even birds. In addition to its spectacular photographs, other important features are the book's world-wide coverage of carnivorous plants (the first since 1942) and its comprehensive chapters on cultivation of the various groups. It will appeal to botanists and zoologists and to the numerous enthusiasts who will find a good many of these intriguing plants easy to grow indoors.
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