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 |
Soggetto non controllato |
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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Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2005 | ||
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Environmental Factors Shaping the Soil Microbiome |
Autore | Sa Tongmin |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Basel, Switzerland, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2021 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 electronic resource (156 p.) |
Soggetto topico | Research & information: general |
Soggetto non controllato |
halophyte
arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi plant growth promoting rhizobacteria morphological characteristics photosynthesis soil enzymes microbial interactions rhizosphere DNA proteins microbial diversity microbial activity acidic soil improvement liming microbial community plant residue incorporation soil enzyme activity subtropical orchard soil phosphorus-enriched rhizosphere soils phosphate phytoremediation bacterial communities high-throughput sequencing Orchidaceae soil bacteria fungi microbiome heavy metal NGS azo dye textile wastewater diversity xenobiotics pollutant Nitrogen deposition soil biodiversity urban 16S rRNA wild-simulated ginseng Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer soil bacterial community soil property correlation analysis agricultural practices cultivar grafting interaction rootstock scion plant performance rhizosphere bacteria taxonomic indicators viticulture long-term fertilization next-generation sequencing bacterial diversity plant growth soil microbial community environmental factors soil contamination culture-independent analysis |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910557349403321 |
Sa Tongmin | ||
Basel, Switzerland, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2021 | ||
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Genetic Determinants of Human Longevity |
Autore | Rose Giuseppina |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2019 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 electronic resource (118 p.) |
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 | 3-03921-679-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910367749603321 |
Rose Giuseppina | ||
MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2019 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
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Genetics of Biodegradation and Bioremediation |
Autore | Santero Eduardo |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Basel, Switzerland, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2020 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 electronic resource (240 p.) |
Soggetto topico |
Research & information: general
Biology, life sciences |
Soggetto non controllato |
tetralin
Sphingopyxis granuli strain TFA Rhodococcus sp. strain TFB redox proteins carbon catabolite repression plastics biodegradation sustainability upcycling biotransformations polyethylene terephthalate terephthalate ethylene glycol biphenyl bph gene integrative conjugative element genome sequence LysR transcription factor Acinetobacter LTTR benzoate muconate synergism biosensor naphthalene toluene hydrocarbons plant growth promotion bioremediation Pseudomonas soil pollution phytoremediation rhizoremediation diesel bacteria consortium metagenomics PAHs TPH regulation anaerobic Azoarcus promoter architecture bioethanol furfural ALE AraC sterols bile acids steroid hormones 9,10-seco pathway 4,5-seco pathway 2,3-seco pathway xenobiotics Carbaryl horizontal gene transfer mobile genetic elements transposons integrative conjugative elements pathway assembly evolution Sphingopyxis lindanitolerans pesticide complete genome sequence pangenome γ-HCH degradation lin genes testosterone steroid catabolism transcriptomic valorisation catabolic pathway mobile DNA anaerobic biodegradation gene regulation |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910557116903321 |
Santero Eduardo | ||
Basel, Switzerland, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2020 | ||
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