Forestry & silviculture: practice & techniques books

In continuation of Somaclonal Variation and Crop Improvement I (1990), this volume is comprised of twenty-four chapters...  Read More >>

So deep was this belief in the separateness of physics and biology that, as late as the early nineteenth century,...  Read More >>

DEVELOPMENT AND DISTURBANCE IN AMAZON FORESTS Contrasting Impressions 6 2 The rain forests of the Amazon Basin cover...  Read More >>

The International Society ofSoil Science was organized in 1924 and the 1st International Congress ofthe Society...  Read More >>

Environmental factors and the levels that constitute stressed (suboptimal) conditions in forest stands were identified,...  Read More >>

"Mutations (recognised by a change in phenotype) label genes and can be used to study gene structure, gene function...  Read More >>

Insects as a group occupy a middle ground in the biosphere between bac­ at one extreme, amphibians and mammals at...  Read More >>

This series is dedicated to serving the growing community of scholars and practitioners concerned with the principles...  Read More >>

This book presents the lectures and posters of some of the main leaders in the field of th magnesium research and...  Read More >>

This conference represents the first time in my life when I felt it was a misfor­ tune, rather than a major cause...  Read More >>

Rice is one of the most important world crops and is the major source of food for around 60% of the world's population,...  Read More >>

This atlas presents the information on fiber identification necessary for a fiber analyst in the field of pulp and...  Read More >>

Volume 9 in this series consists of four chapters on vectors that affect human or animal health and six chapters...  Read More >>

Worldwide concern in scientific, industrial, and governmental com­ munities over traces of toxic chemicals in foodstuffs...  Read More >>

The emergence of landscape ecology during the 1980s represents an impor­ tant maturation of ecological theory. To...  Read More >>

This book addresses basic questions concerning the ecological relationships and current conditions of the major...  Read More >>

In analysing the development and achievements of Polish forestry and forest industries over the last four decades,...  Read More >>

The inclusion of forests as potential biological sinks in the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention...  Read More >>

Aspects of genetic engineering research emphasized in this volume are applications to plants (crop plants and grass,...  Read More >>

In the early 1980s there were several published reports of recent, unexplained increases in mortality of red spruce...  Read More >>

Since many specialists working on soil restoration lack a back­ ground in soil science or a knowledge of the properties...  Read More >>

The European Forest Institute (EFI) has five Research and Development priority ar­ eas: forest sustainability, forestry...  Read More >>

Soil degradation is clearly one of the most pressing problems facing man­ kind. Therefore, it seemed immediately...  Read More >>

The study of soils today has taken on increased importance because a rapidly expanding population is placing demands...  Read More >>

After some general considerations on the European farming structure and the present energy requirements of the sector,...  Read More >>