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This book reviews the available information on shortgrass rangelands, offering the first comprehensive treatment of pest management and ecology within this vital ecosystem and focusing on the western edge of the Great Plains, an area commonly known as...

Superalloys form a class of the structural materials for high-temperature applications. Nickel superalloys are extensively used in the high-temperature components of gas turbines due to their excellent creep, fatigue, and corrosion resistance at elevated...

This book explores how and why prehistoric Southwestern societies changed in complexity, and offers important new perspectives on evolution of culture. It discusses the factors that made prehistoric Southwesterners vulnerable to an arid environment, and...

Nickle (Beltsille Agricultural Research Center of the USDA) has engaged 29 internationally known experts to replace the classic work of I.N. Filipjev (1934) and its translated revision (Schuurmans Stekhoven, Jr., 1941) with a modern work taking note of...

Volume 3 takes the subject of better land husbandry further. The book first points out the sort of things which have been, and are being used, but are failing to deliver what is required. It then explains the causes of erosion, the theory and practice of...

Biological Processes in Living Systems is the fourth and final volume of the Toward a Theoretical Biology series. It contains essays that deal in detail with particular biological processes: morphogenesis of pattern, the development of neuronal networks,...

Bringing together for the first time prominent researchers in social insect pheromone communication, including nestmate recognition, this book looks at ants, wasps, bees, and termites, highlighting areas of convergence and divergence among these groups,...

The first book to address the challenges and opportunities for women, especially from underrepresented communities, in wildlife professions. Women in Wildlife Science is dedicated to the work of promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in the field of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789814877541Author Maria Letizia TerranovaFormat HardbackPage Count 300Imprint Jenny Stanford PublishingPublisher Jenny Stanford Publishing

Soils comprise the largest pool of terrestrial carbon and therefore are an important component of carbon storage in the biosphere-atmosphere system. Structure and Organic Matter Storage in Agricultural Soils explores the mechanisms and processes involved...

Detailed and concise dissection directions, updated valuable information and extraordinary illustrations make The Dissection of Vertebrates, 3rd Edition the new ideal manual for students in comparative vertebrate anatomy, as well as a superb reference...

Volume 1 focuses on complementary, alternative, and integrative medicine (CAM) education. Its 20 chapters cover CAM education history, needed competencies, and curriculum reform, among other topics. It is Volume 1 of 6 that describe the education,...

This book conducts research on the evaluation and reduction mechanism of the negative effects of urban Transportation Energy Supply Network (TESN). By analyzing the current supply and demand situation of urban transportation energy supply network, the...

This book reports the proceedings of the symposium, Chinese Rural Development: Strategies and Experience, organized by the China Com-mittee of the American Agricultural Economics Association (AAEA) and held in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on July 30, 1989...

Presents the latest findings on past changes in structure, the factors that lead to structural change, its effect on societal welfare and what will happen to the structure of agriculture in the years ahead. The book provides insights on issues such as...

Neonatal Intensive Care for Extremely Preterm Infants: Japanese NICU Practices to Prevent Mortality and Morbidities presents the latest updates from top Japanese researchers at top Japanese institutions who come together to share their knowledge and...

In this book, you and your children will discover the amazing wonders of nature through simple experiments. What's the science behind the Lotus effect? Find out using kohlrabi leaves. Feeding carnivorous plants with gummy bears? Yes, it works! But why?...

The book explores the intricate connections between the nervous and immune systems in the context of neurodegenerative disorders, offering a comprehensive overview of the bidirectional communication between these systems and their implications for...

This book provides a powerful diagnosis of why the global governance of science struggles in the face of emerging powers. Through unpacking critical events in China and India over the past twenty years, it demonstrates that the ‘subversiveness’ assumed...

Dieses Open-Access-Buch präsentiert aktuelle Erkenntnisse einer Schwerpunkttagung zum Reflektieren über die Natur der Naturwissenschaften (Nature of Science). Sie erfahren weiterführende Ideen durch neue theoretische und damit innovative...

Starting from the basic principles of low-dimensional semiconductors, this book develops both the theoretical aspiration and the practical reality of nanostructured photovoltaic devices. Starting from bulk semiconductors, the relative merits of quantum...

Diese Einführung in die Biochemie und Molekularbiologie ist für alle geschrieben, die sich für die molekularen Aspekte der Lebensvorgänge interessieren, insbesondere für Studierende der Medizin und der Naturwissenschaften, denen die Biochemie als...

Die klassische Evolutionstheorie ist unvollständig. Zwar ist die heutige Theorie, die auf Darwin zurückgeht, anhaltend erfolgreich. Doch auf viele Fragen bietet sie keine Erklärung. Welche Vererbungsformen existieren neben der genetischen? Wie entstehen...

Six volumes combine to make up the Handbook of Complementary, Alternative, and Integrative medicine: Education, Practice and Research, which describes the education, practice, and research related issues of complementary, alternative, and integrative...

As the age of childbearing increases, reduced female gamete (egg) quality has emerged as the primaery cause of infertility in women. This book addresses molecular mechanisms that regulate oocyte quality as well as intrinsic and extrinsic factors that...

Scientific writing is a trade that can and must be learned and not a form of art that is limited to the talented. The real constraint for writing a good scientific article is most of the time not the usage of the English language, but the conversion of...