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Water, Agriculture and the Environment in Spain: can we square the circle?
Published:
October 17, 2012
Editor(s):
Lucia De Stefano; M. Ramon Llamas
"The world water problems are a due to bad governance, not to physical water scarcity."This book is inspired by this statement and explores whether it holds in a specific country, Spain, where climatic conditions – Spain is one of the most arid countries of the European Union - would fully justify …
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Introduction to Natural Resource Planning
Published:
October 05, 2012
Author(s):
Charles Yoe
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This is an exciting time for natural resources planning. There are amazing technologies available to planners and a wide and growing array of resources, problems, and opportunities that need attention. Private and public interests are taking up these issues all over the world and at all levels of …
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The Endangered Species Act: History, Implementation, Successes, and Controversies
Published:
October 01, 2012
Author(s):
J. Peyton Doub
The complex regulations of the Endangered Species Act established by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service can be challenging for environmental professionals who must comply with them or assist clients in compliance. This is true especially for those without a background in biology or ecology. The …
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Major Soil Groups of the World: Ecology, Genesis, Properties and Classification
Published:
September 20, 2012
Author(s):
Jean-Paul Legros
This profusely illustrated book gives an exhaustive account of the principal types of soils of our planet. The "progressive descent of weathering fronts" model, recognized and used by eminent international scientists is the guiding principle of choice to link the observations and to give the reader …
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Hydroponics Photo Album
Published:
September 18, 2012
Author(s):
Howard M. Resh
This CD offers readers beautiful photographs of produce that were grown hydroponically without getting into the technical aspects of the science. A companion to Hydroponic Food Production, it covers the outcome of hydroponic growing techniques, without focusing on the science. The principle covered …
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Ornamental Geophytes: From Basic Science to Sustainable Production
Published:
September 17, 2012
Editor(s):
Rina Kamenetsky; Hiroshi Okubo
Although a great deal of research on ornamental geophytes has been conducted since the beginning of the 1990s, current information has not been comprehensively presented to researchers and horticulturalists. Covering the latest advances in geophytes science, Ornamental Geophytes: From Basic Science …
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Competitive Sorption and Transport of Heavy Metals in Soils and Geological Media
Published:
August 29, 2012
Editor(s):
H. Magdi Selim
Most reported incidents of soil contamination include an array of heavy metals species rather than a single ion. The various interactions in these multicomponent or multiple-ion systems significantly impact the fate and transport of heavy metals, and competition for sorption sites on soil matrix …
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Genetics, Genomics and Breeding of Stone Fruits
Published:
August 17, 2012
Editor(s):
Chittaranjan Kole; Albert G. Abbott
The stone fruits—including peaches, apricots, almonds, plums, and cherries—have been bred and grown for thousands of years and today are significant agricultural crops in many local economies worldwide. This volume presents a comprehensive commentary on classical genetics and breeding, molecular …
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Hydroponic Food Production: A Definitive Guidebook for the Advanced Home Gardener and the Commercial Hydroponic Grower, Seventh Edition
Published:
August 09, 2012
Author(s):
Howard M. Resh
Hydroponic Food Production: A Definitive Guidebook for the Advanced Home Gardener and the Commercial Hydroponic Grower, Seventh Edition is a comprehensive guide to soilless culture with extensively new and updated contents from the previous edition published in 2001. Meant for hobby and commercial …
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Land Use Intensification: Effects on Agriculture, Biodiversity, and Ecological Processes
Published:
July 26, 2012
Editor(s):
David Lindenmayer; Saul Cunningham; Andrew Young
By 2050, the global population of humans is predicted to increase by 35%. Approximately 70 % more food may be required, and this will take place against a backdrop of 15-40% land degradation. This book examines land use intensification and biodiversity conservation and its impacts. It also …
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