Air plants [[electronic resource] ] : epiphytes and aerial gardens / / David H. Benzing |
Autore | Benzing David H |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ithaca, : Comstock Pub. Associates/Cornell University Press, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (256 p.) |
Disciplina | 581.6/3 |
Soggetto topico |
Epiphytes
Botany |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-8014-6434-X
0-8014-6387-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. What is an Epiphyte? -- 2. the types of Epiphytes and their Evolutionary Origins -- 3. Epiphytes in Communities and Ecosystems -- 4. Water Management -- 5. Photosynthesis and Mineral nutrition -- 6. Reproduction and Other interactions with Animals -- 7. The Epiphytic Monocots -- 8. The Epiphytic Eudicots -- 9. The Pteridophytic Epiphytes -- 10. Miscellaneous Epiphytes -- 11. Threats and Conservation -- Glossary -- References -- Subject Index -- Taxon Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452763803321 |
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Air plants [[electronic resource] ] : epiphytes and aerial gardens / / David H. Benzing |
Autore | Benzing David H |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ithaca, : Comstock Pub. Associates/Cornell University Press, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (256 p.) |
Disciplina | 581.6/3 |
Soggetto topico |
Epiphytes
Botany |
ISBN |
0-8014-6434-X
0-8014-6387-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. What is an Epiphyte? -- 2. the types of Epiphytes and their Evolutionary Origins -- 3. Epiphytes in Communities and Ecosystems -- 4. Water Management -- 5. Photosynthesis and Mineral nutrition -- 6. Reproduction and Other interactions with Animals -- 7. The Epiphytic Monocots -- 8. The Epiphytic Eudicots -- 9. The Pteridophytic Epiphytes -- 10. Miscellaneous Epiphytes -- 11. Threats and Conservation -- Glossary -- References -- Subject Index -- Taxon Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779259703321 |
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Air plants : epiphytes and aerial gardens / / David H. Benzing |
Autore | Benzing David H |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ithaca, : Comstock Pub. Associates/Cornell University Press, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (256 p.) |
Disciplina | 581.6/3 |
Soggetto topico |
Epiphytes
Botany |
ISBN |
0-8014-6434-X
0-8014-6387-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. What is an Epiphyte? -- 2. the types of Epiphytes and their Evolutionary Origins -- 3. Epiphytes in Communities and Ecosystems -- 4. Water Management -- 5. Photosynthesis and Mineral nutrition -- 6. Reproduction and Other interactions with Animals -- 7. The Epiphytic Monocots -- 8. The Epiphytic Eudicots -- 9. The Pteridophytic Epiphytes -- 10. Miscellaneous Epiphytes -- 11. Threats and Conservation -- Glossary -- References -- Subject Index -- Taxon Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910828291303321 |
Benzing David H
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Biological systematics [[electronic resource] ] : principles and applications / / Randall T. Schuh, Andrew V.Z. Brower |
Autore | Schuh Randall T |
Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ithaca, : Comstock Pub. Associates/Cornell University Press, 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (325 p.) |
Disciplina | 570.1/2 |
Altri autori (Persone) | BrowerAndrew V. Z <1962-> (Andrew Van Zandt) |
Soggetto topico | Biology |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-5017-1701-4
0-8014-6243-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction to systematics -- Systematics and the philosophy of science -- Characters and character states -- Character polarity and inferring homology -- Tree-building algorithms -- Evaluating results -- Nomenclature, classifications, and systematic databases -- Historical biogeography and host-parasite coevolution -- Ecology, adaptation, and evolutionary scenarios -- Biodiversity and conservation. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456664903321 |
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Biological systematics [[electronic resource] ] : principles and applications / / Randall T. Schuh, Andrew V.Z. Brower |
Autore | Schuh Randall T |
Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ithaca, : Comstock Pub. Associates/Cornell University Press, 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (325 p.) |
Disciplina | 570.1/2 |
Altri autori (Persone) | BrowerAndrew V. Z <1962-> (Andrew Van Zandt) |
Soggetto topico | Biology |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-5017-1701-4
0-8014-6243-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction to systematics -- Systematics and the philosophy of science -- Characters and character states -- Character polarity and inferring homology -- Tree-building algorithms -- Evaluating results -- Nomenclature, classifications, and systematic databases -- Historical biogeography and host-parasite coevolution -- Ecology, adaptation, and evolutionary scenarios -- Biodiversity and conservation. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910536171003321 |
Schuh Randall T
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One billion hungry [[electronic resource] ] : can we feed the world? / / Gordon Conway with Katy Wilson ; foreword by Rajiv Shah |
Autore | Conway Gordon |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ithaca, N.Y., : Comstock Pub. Associates/Cornell University Press, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (456 p.) |
Disciplina | 338.1/6091724 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
WilsonKaty
ConwayGordon |
Soggetto topico |
Agricultural innovations - Developing countries
Green Revolution - Developing countries Food supply - Developing countries Food security - Developing countries |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-322-50313-3
0-8014-6608-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword / Shah, Rajiv -- Acknowledgments -- Editorial Note -- Part I -- 1. Acute and Chronic Crises -- 2. What is Hunger? -- 3. The Green Revolution -- 4. The Political Economy of Food Security -- Part II -- 5. A Doubly Green Revolution -- 6. Sustainable Intensification -- 7. Appropriate Technology -- 8. Creating Markets -- Part III -- 9. Designer Crops -- 10. The Livestock Revolution -- 11. Farmers as Innovators -- Part IV -- 12. Controlling Pests -- 13. Rooted in the Soil -- 14. Sustained by Water -- 15. Adapting to Climate Change -- 16. Reducing Green house Gases -- 17. Conclusion: Can We Feed the World? -- References -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453165103321 |
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One billion hungry [[electronic resource] ] : can we feed the world? / / Gordon Conway with Katy Wilson ; foreword by Rajiv Shah |
Autore | Conway Gordon |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ithaca, N.Y., : Comstock Pub. Associates/Cornell University Press, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (456 p.) |
Disciplina | 338.1/6091724 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
WilsonKaty
ConwayGordon |
Soggetto topico |
Agricultural innovations - Developing countries
Green Revolution - Developing countries Food supply - Developing countries Food security - Developing countries |
ISBN |
0-8014-6610-5
1-322-50313-3 0-8014-6608-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword / Shah, Rajiv -- Acknowledgments -- Editorial Note -- Part I -- 1. Acute and Chronic Crises -- 2. What is Hunger? -- 3. The Green Revolution -- 4. The Political Economy of Food Security -- Part II -- 5. A Doubly Green Revolution -- 6. Sustainable Intensification -- 7. Appropriate Technology -- 8. Creating Markets -- Part III -- 9. Designer Crops -- 10. The Livestock Revolution -- 11. Farmers as Innovators -- Part IV -- 12. Controlling Pests -- 13. Rooted in the Soil -- 14. Sustained by Water -- 15. Adapting to Climate Change -- 16. Reducing Green house Gases -- 17. Conclusion: Can We Feed the World? -- References -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791086203321 |
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One billion hungry : can we feed the world? / / Gordon Conway with Katy Wilson ; foreword by Rajiv Shah |
Autore | Conway Gordon |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ithaca, N.Y., : Comstock Pub. Associates/Cornell University Press, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (456 p.) |
Disciplina | 338.1/6091724 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
WilsonKaty
ConwayGordon |
Soggetto topico |
Agricultural innovations - Developing countries
Green Revolution - Developing countries Food supply - Developing countries Food security - Developing countries |
ISBN |
0-8014-6610-5
1-322-50313-3 0-8014-6608-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword / Shah, Rajiv -- Acknowledgments -- Editorial Note -- Part I -- 1. Acute and Chronic Crises -- 2. What is Hunger? -- 3. The Green Revolution -- 4. The Political Economy of Food Security -- Part II -- 5. A Doubly Green Revolution -- 6. Sustainable Intensification -- 7. Appropriate Technology -- 8. Creating Markets -- Part III -- 9. Designer Crops -- 10. The Livestock Revolution -- 11. Farmers as Innovators -- Part IV -- 12. Controlling Pests -- 13. Rooted in the Soil -- 14. Sustained by Water -- 15. Adapting to Climate Change -- 16. Reducing Green house Gases -- 17. Conclusion: Can We Feed the World? -- References -- Index |
Altri titoli varianti | 1 billion hungry |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910814816003321 |
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Snakes [[electronic resource] ] : ecology and conservation / / edited by Stephen J. Mullin, Richard A. Seigel |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ithaca, : Comstock Pub. Associates/Cornell University Press, 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (383 p.) |
Disciplina | 597.96/17 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
MullinStephen J. <1967->
SeigelRichard A |
Soggetto topico |
Snakes - Ecology
Snakes - Conservation |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-8014-5909-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface / Mullin, Stephen J. / Seigel, Richard A. -- Acknowledgments -- Contributors -- Introduction / Mullin, Stephen J. / Seigel, Richard A. -- 1. Innovative Methods for Studies of Snake Ecology and Conservation / Dorcas, Michael E. / Willson, John D. -- 2. Molecular Phylogeography of Snakes / Burbrink, Frank T. / Castoe, Todd A. -- 3. Population and Conservation Genetics / King, Richard B. -- 4. Modeling Snake Distribution and Habitat / Jenkins, Christopher L. / Peterson, Charles R. / Kingsbury, Bruce A. -- 5. Linking Behavioral Ecology to Conservation Objectives / Weatherhead, Patrick J. / Madsen, Thomas -- 6. Reproductive Biology, Population Viability, and Options for Field Management / Shine, Richard / Bonnet, Xavier -- 7. Conservation Strategies / Kingsbury, Bruce A. / Attum, Omar -- 8. Habitat Manipulation as a Viable Conservation Strategy / Shoemaker, Kevin T. / Johnson, Glenn / Prior, Kent A. -- 9. Snakes as Indicators and Monitors of Ecosystem Properties / Beaupre, Steven J. / Douglas, Lara E. -- 10. Combating Ophiophobia / Burghardt, Gordon M. / Murphy, James B. / Chiszar, David / Hutchins, Michael -- 11. Snake Conservation, Present and Future / Seigel, Richard A. / Mullin, Stephen J. -- References -- Taxonomic Index -- Subject Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460228503321 |
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Snakes [[electronic resource] ] : ecology and conservation / / edited by Stephen J. Mullin, Richard A. Seigel |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ithaca, : Comstock Pub. Associates/Cornell University Press, 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (383 p.) |
Disciplina | 597.96/17 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
MullinStephen J. <1967->
SeigelRichard A |
Soggetto topico |
Snakes - Ecology
Snakes - Conservation |
Soggetto non controllato | herpetology, snake conservation, save the snakes, snake behavior, |
ISBN |
0-8014-5785-8
0-8014-5909-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface / Mullin, Stephen J. / Seigel, Richard A. -- Acknowledgments -- Contributors -- Introduction / Mullin, Stephen J. / Seigel, Richard A. -- 1. Innovative Methods for Studies of Snake Ecology and Conservation / Dorcas, Michael E. / Willson, John D. -- 2. Molecular Phylogeography of Snakes / Burbrink, Frank T. / Castoe, Todd A. -- 3. Population and Conservation Genetics / King, Richard B. -- 4. Modeling Snake Distribution and Habitat / Jenkins, Christopher L. / Peterson, Charles R. / Kingsbury, Bruce A. -- 5. Linking Behavioral Ecology to Conservation Objectives / Weatherhead, Patrick J. / Madsen, Thomas -- 6. Reproductive Biology, Population Viability, and Options for Field Management / Shine, Richard / Bonnet, Xavier -- 7. Conservation Strategies / Kingsbury, Bruce A. / Attum, Omar -- 8. Habitat Manipulation as a Viable Conservation Strategy / Shoemaker, Kevin T. / Johnson, Glenn / Prior, Kent A. -- 9. Snakes as Indicators and Monitors of Ecosystem Properties / Beaupre, Steven J. / Douglas, Lara E. -- 10. Combating Ophiophobia / Burghardt, Gordon M. / Murphy, James B. / Chiszar, David / Hutchins, Michael -- 11. Snake Conservation, Present and Future / Seigel, Richard A. / Mullin, Stephen J. -- References -- Taxonomic Index -- Subject Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789617603321 |
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