Forestry and silviculture

Associative and Endophytic Nitrogen-fixing Bacteria and Cyanobacterial Associations This book is part of the seven-volume series that was launched a few years ago with the ambitious objectives of reviewing the field of nitrogen fixation from its earliest beginnings through the millennium change and of consolidating the relevant information - from fundamental to agricultural and environmental aspects - all in one place.

Marking the change in focus of tree genomics from single species to comparative approaches, this book covers biological, genomic, and evolutionary aspects of angiosperm trees that provide information and perspectives to support researchers broadening the focus of their research.

This book is a state-of-the-art compilation of the latest information on ecosystem services of agroforestry.

World of Unstable Mutations The book "e;Triplet Repeat Diseases of the Nervous System"e; overviews the lat- est data on several disorders associated with unstable mutations.

Poultry Meat and Egg Production has been prepared primarily for use as a text for students taking their first courses in poultry manage- ment.

This book gathers the latest advances, innovations and applications in the field of agricultural biotechnology, agro-food systems and forestry, as presented by leading international researchers and engineers at the 5th International Conference on Safety, Health and Welfare in Agriculture and Agro-food Systems (SHWA), held in Ragusa, Italy, on September 15-18, 2021.

Forest Management and Planning provides a focused understanding of contemporary forest management issues through real life examples to engage students.

The study of soils has taken on increased importance because a rapidly expanding population is placing demands on the soil never before experi- enced.

The strength of this book is that it is written by someone who has spent a lifetime devoted to the science of economic botany.

Tropical and subtropical countries have become well aware of the fact, that they must make better use of their fruits.

This in-depth analysis of the Douglas fir lumber industry investigates the relationship between industry structure, firm behavior, and performance outcomes.

This handbook was designed as a reference tool for forest geneticists, tree breeders and other tree improvement personnel, as well as a textbook for university courses and short-courses at the graduate level in quantitative genetics.

The aim of this book is to catalyse global interest in the pursuit of transformational changes in natural resource and environmental management.

Provided here is a comprehensive treatise on all aspects ofdielectric properties of wood and wood products.

Jointly published with INRA, Paris.

This title was originally published in 1963.

Carbon and Nitrogen in the Terrestrial Environment is a comprehensive, interdisciplinary description of C and N fluxes between the atmosphere and the terrestrial biosphere; issues related to C and N management in different ecosystems and their implications for the environment and global climate change; and the approaches to mitigate emission of greenhouse gases.

The topics in this volume explore the etiology, cellular mechanisms, epidemiology, genetics, models and potential therapeutic measures for the blinding diseases of retinitis pigmentosa and age-related macular degeneration.

The trend in forestry is toward shorter rotations and more complete utiliza- tion of trees.

When we talk about forests, we talk about 30% of our planet's land surface 6 area.

This book provides scientific evidence to underline the notion that forests offer the most reliable water catchments in the natural environment.

Here is the most complete guide available for the analysis of tannins.

The problems related to the process of industrialisation such as biodiversity depletion, climate change and a worsening of health and living conditions, especially but not only in developing countries, intensify.

The present volume, Xylem Structure and the Ascent of Sap by M.

Low temperature represents, together with drought and salt stress, one of the most important environmental constraints limiting the pro- ductivity and the distribution of plants on the Earth.

Today, forest health and the management of threats towards it are attracting more and more attention on a global scale.

The publication of this volume of The Viruses entitled The Togaviridae and Flaviviridae comes at an appropriate time.

National parks, wildlife refuges and sanctuaries, natural reserves, conservation areas, frontier lands, and marine-protected areas are increasingly recognized as essential providers of ecosystem services and biological resources.

In the late 1980's, a considerable amount of research addressing the effects of acidic deposition was begun, much of it related to the Congr- sionally mandated National Atmospheric Precipitation Assessment Program (NAPAP).

Recent developments in international policy on Reduced Emissions from Deforestation in Developing countries (REDD) open the way for crediting of carbon saved by rural communities through management of the forests in their vicinity.

The Tree Faller's Manual is an essential handbook for forest operators and others who need to fell trees manually using a hand-held chainsaw.

Due to the complexity of operational forestry problems, computing applications are becoming pervasive in all aspects of forest and natural resource management.

This book brings together scientists and practitioners from five continents to present their experience in undertaking activities that contribute to our understanding and informed management of mountain areas.

This book explores recent advances on the use of microbes for agri-forestry biotechnological applications.

This handbook provides an overview of physical, chemical and biological methods used to analyze soils and plant tissue using an ecosystem perspective.

This book provides the first in-depth investigation of how non-timber forest products are an integral part of local, national, and global bioeconomies.

This book presents practical information about hemispherical photography from the perspectives of field data acquisition, image processing and information retrieval methods.

Latin America is a megadiverse territory hosting several hotspots of plant diversity and many types of forest biomes, ecosystems and climate types, from tropical rainforest to semi-arid woodlands.

This book focuses on the environmental components of sustainability, including aspects of resourcing and the environmental impacts of human societies.

*2023 Nautilus Book Award Gold Medal Winner: Green, Restorative Practices /Sustainability"e;Hannah Lewis describes a gift to a despairing world.

In contrast to animals, plants are immobile and, thus, cannot leave a drastically changed environment.

Social Forestry and its most well-known variant, Community Forestry, have been practiced almost as long as people have used forests.

Participatory research has emerged as an approach to producing knowledge that is sufficiently grounded in local needs and realities to support community-based natural resource management (CBNRM), and it is often touted as crucial to the sustainable management of forests and other natural resources.

This book collects wide-ranging contributions such as case studies, reviews, reports on technological developments, outputs of research/studies, and examples of successful projects, presenting current knowledge and raising awareness to help the agriculture and forestry sectors find solutions for mitigating climate variability and adapting to change.