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Hobby Hydroponics, Second Edition
Published:
January 16, 2013
Author(s):
Howard Resh
Hydroponics as a hobby can provide enjoyment, stress relief, and the gratification of creating your own fresh, pesticide-free garden. The increased interest in hobby hydroponics over the last 30 years has created market demand and, therefore, widespread availability of small-scale hydroponic units. …
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Invasive Plant Ecology
Published:
January 09, 2013
Editor(s):
Shibu Jose; Harminder Pal Singh; Daizy Rani Batish; Ravinder Kumar Kohli
Invasion of non-native plant species, which has a significant impact on the earth’s ecosystems, has greatly increased in recent years due to expanding trade and transport among different countries. Understanding the ecological principles underlying the invasive process as well as the …
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World Economic Plants: A Standard Reference, Second Edition
Published:
January 07, 2013
Author(s):
John H. Wiersema; Blanca León
Given the frequent movement of commercial plants outside their native location, the consistent and standard use of plant names for proper identification and communication has become increasingly important. This second edition of World Economic Plants: A Standard Reference is a key tool in the …
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Phosphorus: Chemistry, Biochemistry and Technology, Sixth Edition
Published:
January 07, 2013
Author(s):
D.E.C. Corbridge
Over two decades have passed since the fifth edition of Phosphorus: Chemistry, Biochemistry and Technology. Major advances in chemistry, materials science, electronics, and medicine have expanded and clarified the role of phosphorus in both our everyday appliances and groundbreaking research. …
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Soils and Human Health
Published:
December 12, 2012
Editor(s):
Eric C. Brevik; Lynn C. Burgess
Despite the connections between soils and human health, there has not been a great amount of attention focused on this area when compared to many other fields of scientific and medical study. Soils and Human Health brings together authors from diverse fields with an interest in soils and human …
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Organic Compounds in Soils, Sediments & Sludges: Analysis and Determination
Published:
November 29, 2012
Author(s):
T Roy Crompton
The increasing awareness of the effects of pollutants in the eco-system and on the development of suitable methods of analysis has stimulated a lot of research recently. This volume comprehensively discusses the range of methods available for the analysis and determination of organic compounds in …
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Historical Agriculture and Soil Erosion in the Upper Mississippi Valley Hill Country
Published:
November 21, 2012
Author(s):
Stanley W. Trimble
"This thought-provoking book demonstrates how processes of landscape transformation, usually illustrated only in simplified or idealized form, play out over time in real, complex landscapes. Trimble illustrates how a simple landscape disturbance, generated in this case by agriculture, can spread an …
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Global Forest Monitoring from Earth Observation
Published:
November 19, 2012
Editor(s):
Frederic Achard; Matthew C. Hansen
Forests provide a large range of beneficial services, including tangible ones such as timber and recreation, and intangible services such as climate regulation, biodiversity, and watershed protection. On the other hand, forests can also be considered roadblocks to progress that occupy space more …
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Forest Hydrology: An Introduction to Water and Forests, Third Edition
Published:
November 01, 2012
Author(s):
Mingteh Chang
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Due to its height, density, and thickness of crown canopy; fluffy forest floor; large root system; and horizontal distribution; forest is the most distinguished type of vegetation on the earth. In the U.S., forests occupy about 30 percent of the total territory. Yet this 30 percent of land area …
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Biosequestration and Ecological Diversity: Mitigating and Adapting to Climate Change and Environmental Degradation
Published:
October 18, 2012
Author(s):
Wayne A. White
Increased throughput of carbon-based fossil energy, the destruction of Earth’s forests, and other land use changes have resulted in ever higher levels of waste in the form of greenhouse gases—as well as a diminished capacity of the planet to absorb and store those wastes. This means that to avoid …
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