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Price: $149.95
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Sale: $124.77
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Manufacturer: Informa Healthcare
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Publisher: Informa Healthcare
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Edition: 1
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Dewey Decimal Number: 583.48
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Publication Date: 2001-11-15
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Reading Level: 410
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Description: This volume presents the results of an extensive, long-running program of research on mountain birch, Betula pubescens ssp. czerepanovii, conducted by the Nordic Subarctic and Subalpine Ecology (NSSE) group, as part of the UNESCO/MAB Northern Sciences Network. The book contains an almost complete overview of NSSE research and results, presented in 31 data-rich chapters in six sections: introduction, ecosystem distribution, plant growth, animal herbivory, impact by man, and conclusions. These chapters cover the history, climatic influences and interactions of animals and insects on the growth and distribution of mountain birch, considering both physical and chemical aspects of performance and distribution, and using research methods ranging from plant and animal ecophysiology to social anthropology and remote sensing. The work also examines past and future climates and the effects of air pollution on the growth and distribution of mountain birch and associated herbs, insect, rodent and bird populations. This information is especially important in view the effects of climate change, topography and grazing on the treeline. Both wild and domestic animal populations, including domestic and semi-domestic reindeer, are responsible for grazing and trampling of birch forest. Reindeer herding and migration have been prevented or limited during the last century for political and economic reasons, while farming and increased tourism have also had direct impacts on birch forest regeneration through trampling and new building projects. Mountain birch are also used as firewood, for lumber or furniture, and traditionally by the Sami (Lappish) people for tools and handicrafts. The book includes bibliographic references and index.
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Manufacturer: Struik Publishers
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Vincent Carruthers
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Publisher: Struik Publishers
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Dewey Decimal Number: 590
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Publication Date: 2005-05-25
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Reading Level: 310
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Description: This guide embraces over 2000 carefully selected plants and animals, large and small, that are likely to be encountered during a visit to any part of the region. It is ideal for all nature lovers, with over 1200 species illustrated and many more identifiable from the text by reference to similar species. Each chapter has been written by a leading expert in the field, most of whom have published major works in their own right.
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Price: $29.95
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Sale: $13.50
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Manufacturer: Louisiana State Univ Pr
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: John V. Dennis
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Publisher: Louisiana State Univ Pr
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Dewey Decimal Number: 508.73
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Publication Date: 1988-11
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Reading Level: 232
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Price: $30.00
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Sale: $24.66
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Manufacturer: University of Wisconsin Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: G.E. Fogg
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Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
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Edition: 2
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Dewey Decimal Number: 589.30724
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Publication Date: 1987-08-15
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Reading Level: 320
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Price: $45.00
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Sale: $40.99
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Manufacturer: Island Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Publisher: Island Press
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Edition: 1
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Dewey Decimal Number: 639.99
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Publication Date: 2004-01-01
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Reading Level: 536
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Description: Faced with widespread and devastating loss of biodiversity in wild habitats, scientists have developed innovative strategies for studying and protecting targeted plant and animal species in "off-site" facilities such as botanic gardens and zoos. Such ex situ work is an increasingly important component of conservation and restoration efforts. Ex Situ Plant Conservation, edited by Edward O. Guerrant Jr., Kayri Havens, and Mike Maunder, is the first book to address integrated plant conservation strategies and to examine the scientific, technical, and strategic bases of the ex situ approach. The book examines where and how ex situ investment can best support in situ conservation. Ex Situ Plant Conservation outlines the role, value, and limits of ex situ conservation as well as updating best management practices for the field, and is an invaluable resource for plant conservation practitioners at botanic gardens, zoos, and other conservation organizations; students and faculty in conservation biology and related fields; managers of protected areas and other public and private lands; and policymakers and members of the international community concerned with species conservation.
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Price: $123.00
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Sale: $121.77
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Manufacturer: Springer
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Publisher: Springer
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Edition: 1
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Dewey Decimal Number: 571.2028
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Publication Date: 2001-06-30
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Reading Level: 458
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Description: This book is intended for people interested in plant ecophysiology research or related sciences. It will also be useful for scientists working in forestry or agronomy.
Twenty-seven chapters cover a wide variety of techniques, from electron microscopy applied to seed germination, flow cytometry applied to different measures, cell cycle studies, field and lab measures related to photosynthesis (from pigments to gas exchange and fluorescence), determination of water-related parameters, and techniques to measure phenolics, total soluble proteins, stress proteins, polyamines, proline, RubisCO activity, ATPases, ABA, and ion interchange.
Each chapter includes both physiological aspects of the measured parameter and the chosen reference technique for that parameter. A special emphasis is put on allelopathy research, although the book will be valuable for the study of any kind of stress. All chapters can be read independently, and both expert and inexperienced scientists will be able to take advantage of the handbook.
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Price: $69.95
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Sale: $17.49
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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: Hans Lambers::F. Stuart, III Chapin::Thijs Leendert Pons
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Publisher: Springer
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Edition: Corrected
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Dewey Decimal Number: 571.2
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Publication Date: 2000-01-14
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Reading Level: 540
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Description: The growth, reproduction and geographical distribution of plants are profoundly influenced by their physiological ecology: the interaction with the surrounding physical, chemical and biological environments. This textbook is notable in emphasizing that the mechanisms underlying plant physiological ecology can be found at the levels of biochemistry, biophysics, molecular biology and whole-plant physiology. At the same time, the integrative power of physiological ecology is well-suited to assess the costs, benefits and consequences of modifying plants for human needs, and to evaluate the role of plants in ecosystems. Plant Physiological Ecology begins with the primary processes of carbon metabolism and transport, plant-water relations, and energy balance. After considering individual leaves and whole plants, these physiological processes are then scaled up to the level of the canopy. Subsequent chapters discuss mineral nutrition and the ways in which plants cope with nutrient-deficient or toxic soils. The book then looks at patterns of growth and allocation, life-history traits, and interactions between plants and other organisms. Later chapters deal with traits that affect decomposition of plant material and with plant physiological ecology at the level of ecosystems and global environmental processes. Plant Physiological Ecology features numerous boxed entries that provide extended discussions of selected issues, a glossary, and numerous references to the primary and review literature. The significant new text is suitable for use in plant ecology courses, as well as classes ranging from plant physiology to plant molecular biology.
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Price: $54.95
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Sale: $65.85
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Manufacturer: Univ of British Columbia Pr
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: K. Klinka::V. J. Krajina
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Publisher: Univ of British Columbia Pr
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Dewey Decimal Number: 581.5222097113
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Publication Date: 1989-04
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Reading Level: 308
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Manufacturer: Univ of California Pr
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Michael Goulding
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Publisher: Univ of California Pr
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Dewey Decimal Number: 597.0509811
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Publication Date: 1981-03
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Reading Level: 250
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Manufacturer: Longman Trade/Caroline House
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Joy Tivy
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Publisher: Longman Trade/Caroline House
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Dewey Decimal Number: 630.2745
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Publication Date: 1990-04
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Reading Level: 238
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