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Biodiversity loss and conservation in fragmented forest landscapes [[electronic resource] ] : the forests of Montane Mexico and temperate South America / / A.C. Newton, editor
| Biodiversity loss and conservation in fragmented forest landscapes [[electronic resource] ] : the forests of Montane Mexico and temperate South America / / A.C. Newton, editor |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Wallingford, : CABI, c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (432 p.) |
| Disciplina | 577.3098 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | NewtonAdrian C |
| Soggetto topico |
Forest biodiversity - Latin America
Forest biodiversity conservation - Latin America Rain forests - Latin America Rain forest conservation - Latin America |
| ISBN |
1-281-06037-2
9786611060374 1-84593-262-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Contributors; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Forest Loss and Fragmentation in Mexico and Chile; 3. Plant Diversity in Highly Fragmented Forest Landscapes in Mexico and Chile: Implications for Conservation; 4. Fragmentation and Edge Effects on Plant-Animal Interactions, Ecological Processes and Biodiversity; 5. Habitat Fragmentation and Reproductive Ecology of Embothrium coccineum, Eucryphia cordifolia and Aextoxicon punctatum in Southern Temperate Rainforests; 6. Patterns of Genetic Variation in Tree Species and their Implications for Conservation
7. Secondary Succession under a Slash-and-burn Regime in a Tropical Montane Cloud Forest: Soil and Vegetation Characteristics8. The Impact of Logging and Secondary Succession on the Below-ground System of a Cloud Forest in Mexico; 9. Applying Succession Models to the Conservation of Tropical Montane Forest; 10. Models of Regional and Local Stand Composition and Dynamics of Pine-Oak Forests in the Central Highlands of Chiapas (Mexico): Theoretical and Management Implications; 11. Process-based Modelling of Regeneration Dynamics and Sustainable Use in Species-rich Rainforests 12. Testing Forest Biodiversity Indicators by Assessing Anthropogenic Impacts along Disturbance Gradients13. Fire Challenges to Conserving Tropical Ecosystems: the Case Study of Chiapas; 14. Identification of Priority Areas for Conservation in South-central Chile; 15. Restoration of Forest Ecosystems in Fragmented Landscapes of Temperate and Montane Tropical Latin America; 16. Future Scenarios for Tropical Montane and South Temperate Forest Biodiversity in Latin America; 17. Synthesis; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910446347503321 |
| Wallingford, : CABI, c2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Induced resistance for plant defence [[electronic resource] ] : a sustainable approach to crop protection / / edited by Dale Walters, Adrian Newton, Gary Lyon
| Induced resistance for plant defence [[electronic resource] ] : a sustainable approach to crop protection / / edited by Dale Walters, Adrian Newton, Gary Lyon |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, UK ; ; Ames, Iowa, : Blackwell Pub., 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (272 p.) |
| Disciplina |
632.9
632/.9 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
WaltersDale
NewtonAdrian C LyonGary (Gary D.) |
| Soggetto topico |
Plants - Disease and pest resistance - Genetic aspects
Plants - Disease and pest resistance - Molecular aspects |
| ISBN |
1-281-31217-7
9786611312176 0-470-99597-1 0-470-99598-X |
| Classificazione | 42.43 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Induced Resistance for Plant Defence; Contents; List of contributors; Preface; Chapter 1 Introduction: definitions and some history; 1.1 Induced resistance: an established phenomenon; 1.2 Terminology and types of induced resistance; 1.3 A little history; 1.4 It's all about interactions; 1.5 Acknowledgements; 1.6 References; Chapter 2 Agents that can elicit induced resistance; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Compounds inducing resistance; 2.3 Conclusions; 2.4 Acknowledgements; 2.5 References; Chapter 3 Genomics in induced resistance; 3.1 Introduction
3.2 Transcriptome analyses for discovery of genes involved in induced resistance3.3 Proteome analyses and induced resistance; 3.4 Metabolome analysis and induced resistance; 3.5 Forward genetic approaches for discovery of genes involved in induced resistance; 3.6 Reverse genetic approaches; 3.7 Manipulation of master switches for activation of induced resistance; 3.8 Suitable promoters for defence gene expression; 3.9 Conclusions: a systems biological approach to induced plant defence?; 3.10 Acknowledgements; 3.11 References; Chapter 4 Signalling cascades involved in induced resistance 4.1 Introduction4.2 SA, JA and ET: important signals in primary defence; 4.3 SA, JA and ET: important signals in induced disease resistance; 4.4 Crosstalk between signalling pathways; 4.5 Outlook; 4.6 Acknowledgements; 4.7 References; Chapter 5 Types and mechanisms of rapidly induced plant resistance to herbivorous arthropods; 5.1 Introduction: induced resistance in context; 5.2 Comparison of the threats posed by pathogens and herbivores; 5.3 Types of induced resistance; 5.4 Establishing the causal basis of induced resistance 5.5 Arthropods as dynamic participants in plant...arthropod interactions5.6 Conclusions; 5.7 References; Chapter 6 Mechanisms of defence to pathogens: biochemistry and physiology; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Structural barriers; 6.3 Phytoalexins; 6.4 The hypersensitive response (HR); 6.5 Antifungal proteins; 6.6 Conclusions; 6.7 References; Chapter 7 Induced resistance in natural ecosystems and pathogen population biology: exploiting interactions; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Environmental variability; 7.3 Ecology of the plant environment; 7.4 Environmental parameters 7.5 Plant and pathogen population genetics7.6 Consequences of resistance induction; 7.7 Conclusions; 7.8 Acknowledgements; 7.9 References; Chapter 8 Microbial induction of resistance to pathogens; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Resistance induced by plant growth promoting rhizobacteria; 8.3 Induction of resistance by biological control agents; 8.4 Resistance induced by composts; 8.5 Disease control provided by an endophytic fungus; 8.6 Mycorrhizal symbiosis and induced resistance; 8.7 Acknowledgements; 8.8 References; Chapter 9 Trade-offs associated with induced resistance; 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Artificial resistance inducers |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996203964003316 |
| Oxford, UK ; ; Ames, Iowa, : Blackwell Pub., 2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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