Amphibian declines [[electronic resource] ] : a United States' response to the global phenomenon / / edited by Michael J. Lannoo
| Amphibian declines [[electronic resource] ] : a United States' response to the global phenomenon / / edited by Michael J. Lannoo |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (1117 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.95/78 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | LannooMichael J |
| Soggetto topico |
Amphibian declines
Amphibian declines - United States |
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adenocarcinoma
agriculture amphibians animal populations biodiversity biology climate change conservation deforestation disease ecology environment environmentalism frogs genetics global warming habitat lakes malformation malformed frogs minnesota natural sciences nature nonfiction northern cricket frogs overwintering parasites pesticides pollution population declines radiation risk factors rivers salamander science ultraviolet wetlands wild animals woodland salamanders xenobiotics zoology |
| ISBN |
1-282-75915-9
9786612759154 0-520-92943-8 1-4175-9332-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Amphibian Declines -- Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Advisory Board -- Contributors -- Preface -- Part One. Conservation Essays -- Introduction -- 1. Diverse Phenomena Influencing Amphibian Population Declines -- 2. Why Are Some Species In Decline But Others Not? -- 3. Philosophy, Value Judgments, And Declining Amphibians -- 4. Embracing Human Diversity In Conservation -- 5. Declining Amphibian Populations Task Force -- Declines -- 6. Meeting The Challenge Of Amphibian Declines With An Interdisciplinary Research Program -- 7. Biology Of Amphibian Declines -- 8. Declines Of Eastern North American Woodland Salamanders (Plethodon) -- 9. Decline Of Northern Cricket Frogs (Acris Crepitans) -- 10. Overwintering In Northern Cricket Frogs (Acris Crepitans) -- Causes -- 11. Repercussions Of Global Change -- 12. Lessons From Europe -- 13. Risk Factors And Declines In Northern Cricket Frogs (Acris Crepitans) -- 14. Ultraviolet Radiation -- 15. Xenobiotics -- 16. Variation In Pesticide Tolerance -- 17. Lucké Renal Adenocarcinoma -- 18. Malformed Frogs In Minnesota: History And Interspecific Differences -- 19. Parasites Of North American Frogs -- 20. Parasite Infection And Limb Malformations: A Growing Problem In Amphibian Conservation -- 21. Pine Silviculture -- 22. Commercial Trade -- Conservation -- 23. Houston Toads And Texas Politics -- 24. Amphibian Conservation Needs -- 25. Amphibian Population Cycles And Long-Term Data Sets -- 26. Landscape Ecology -- 27. Conservation Of Texas Spring And Cave Salamanders (Eurycea) -- 28. Lessons From The Tropics -- 29. Taxonomy And Amphibian Declines -- 30. Conservation Systematics: The Bufo Boreas Species Group -- 31. Factors Limiting The Recovery Of Boreal Toads (Bufo B. Boreas) -- 32. Southwestern Desert Bufonids -- 33. Amphibian Ecotoxicology -- 34. Museum Collections -- 35. Critical Areas -- 36. Creating Habitat Reserves For Migratory Salamanders -- 37. Population Manipulations -- 38. Exotic Species -- 39. Protecting Amphibians While Restoring Fish Populations -- 40. Reflections Upon Amphibian Conservation -- Surveys And Monitoring -- 41. Distribution Of South Dakota Anurans -- 42. Nebraska's Declining Amphibians -- 43. Museum Collections Can Assess Population Trends -- 44. Monitoring Salamander Populations In Great Smoky Mountains National Park -- 45. North American Amphibian Monitoring Program (Naamp) -- 46. Evaluating Calling Surveys -- 47. Geographical Information Systems And Survey Designs -- 48. Impacts Of Forest Management On Amphibians -- 49. Monitoring Pigment Pattern Morphs Of Northern Leopard Frogs -- Education -- 50. The National Amphibian Conservation Center -- 51. A Thousand Friends Of Frogs: Its Origins -- A Perspective -- 52. Of Men And Deformed Frogs: A Journalist's Lament -- Part Two. Species Accounts -- Introduction -- Anura -- Ascaphidae -- Family Bufonidae -- Family Dendrobatidae -- Family Hylidae -- Family Leptodactylidae -- Family Microhylidae -- Family Pelobatidae -- Family Pipidae -- Family Ranidae -- Family Rhinophrynidae -- Caudata -- Family Ambystomatidae -- Family Amphiumidae -- Family Cryptobranchidae -- Family Dicamptodontidae -- Family Plethodontidae -- Family Proteidae -- Family Rhyacotritonidae -- Family Salamandridae -- Family Sirenidae -- Epilogue: Factors Implicated In Amphibian Population Declines In The United States -- Conclusion -- Literature Cited -- Index |
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Environmental Factors Shaping the Soil Microbiome
| Environmental Factors Shaping the Soil Microbiome |
| Autore | Sa Tongmin |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Basel, Switzerland, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2021 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (156 p.) |
| Soggetto topico | Research & information: general |
| Soggetto non controllato |
16S rRNA
acidic soil improvement agricultural practices arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi azo dye bacteria bacterial communities bacterial diversity correlation analysis cultivar culture-independent analysis diversity DNA environmental factors fungi grafting halophyte heavy metal high-throughput sequencing interaction rootstock scion liming long-term fertilization microbial activity microbial community microbial diversity microbial interactions microbiome morphological characteristics next-generation sequencing NGS Nitrogen deposition Orchidaceae Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer phosphate phosphorus-enriched rhizosphere soils photosynthesis phytoremediation plant growth plant growth promoting rhizobacteria plant performance plant residue incorporation pollutant proteins rhizosphere rhizosphere bacteria soil soil bacterial community soil biodiversity soil contamination soil enzyme activity soil enzymes soil microbial community soil property subtropical orchard soil taxonomic indicators textile urban viticulture wastewater wild-simulated ginseng xenobiotics |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910557349403321 |
Sa Tongmin
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Genetic Determinants of Human Longevity / Serena Dato, Mette Sørensen, Giuseppina Rose
| Genetic Determinants of Human Longevity / Serena Dato, Mette Sørensen, Giuseppina Rose |
| Autore | Dato Serena |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2019 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 electronic resource (118 p.) |
| Soggetto topico | Genetics (non-medical) |
| Soggetto non controllato |
unknown zygosity
exceptional longevity TERC xenobiotic-metabolizing enzymes lifespan gender-specific association long-livers polymorphism cumulative incidence curves cardiovascular health twins genetic determinants of human longevity TERT SNP moonlighting protein longevity genomics APOE polygenic risk score signal transduction xenobiotics survival IPMK genetic variation genetic association study molecular senescence zygosity longevity-related genes age-stratification lipid profile mortality apolipoprotein E aging model systems leukocyte telomere length inositol phosphates human lifespan populations |
| ISBN |
9783039216796
3039216791 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910367749603321 |
Dato Serena
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Genetics of Biodegradation and Bioremediation
| Genetics of Biodegradation and Bioremediation |
| Autore | Santero Eduardo |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Basel, Switzerland, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2020 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (240 p.) |
| Soggetto topico |
Biology, life sciences
Research and information: general |
| Soggetto non controllato |
2,3-seco pathway
4,5-seco pathway 9,10-seco pathway Acinetobacter ALE anaerobic anaerobic biodegradation AraC Azoarcus bacteria benzoate bile acids biodegradation bioethanol bioremediation biosensor biotransformations biphenyl bph gene Carbaryl carbon catabolite repression catabolic pathway catabolism complete genome sequence consortium diesel ethylene glycol evolution furfural gene regulation genome sequence horizontal gene transfer hydrocarbons integrative conjugative element integrative conjugative elements lin genes LTTR LysR metagenomics mobile DNA mobile genetic elements muconate naphthalene PAHs pangenome pathway assembly pesticide phytoremediation plant growth promotion plastics polyethylene terephthalate promoter architecture Pseudomonas redox proteins regulation rhizoremediation Rhodococcus sp. strain TFB soil pollution Sphingopyxis granuli strain TFA Sphingopyxis lindanitolerans steroid steroid hormones sterols sustainability synergism terephthalate testosterone tetralin toluene TPH transcription factor transcriptomic transposons upcycling valorisation xenobiotics γ-HCH degradation |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910557116903321 |
Santero Eduardo
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