Ecosystem Services and Disservices Provided by Plant-Feeding Predatory Arthropods
Title | Ecosystem Services and Disservices Provided by Plant-Feeding Predatory Arthropods PDF eBook |
Author | Maria L. Pappas |
Publisher | Frontiers Media SA |
Pages | 143 |
Release | 2020-01-14 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 2889632997 |
Ant-Plant Interactions
Title | Ant-Plant Interactions PDF eBook |
Author | Paulo S. Oliveira |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 461 |
Release | 2017-08-17 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 110715975X |
The first volume devoted to anthropogenic effects on interactions between ants and flowering plants, considered major parts of terrestrial ecosystems.
Why Birds Matter
Title | Why Birds Matter PDF eBook |
Author | Çagan H. Sekercioglu |
Publisher | University of Chicago Press |
Pages | 398 |
Release | 2016-08-24 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 022638277X |
For over one hundred years, ornithologists and amateur birders have jointly campaigned for the conservation of bird species, documenting not only birds’ beauty and extraordinary diversity, but also their importance to ecosystems worldwide. But while these avian enthusiasts have noted that birds eat fruit, carrion, and pests; spread seed and fertilizer; and pollinate plants, among other services, they have rarely asked what birds are worth in economic terms. In Why Birds Matter, an international collection of ornithologists, botanists, ecologists, conservation biologists, and environmental economists seeks to quantify avian ecosystem services—the myriad benefits that birds provide to humans. The first book to approach ecosystem services from an ornithological perspective, Why Birds Matter asks what economic value we can ascribe to those services, if any, and how this value should inform conservation. Chapters explore the role of birds in such important ecological dynamics as scavenging, nutrient cycling, food chains, and plant-animal interactions—all seen through the lens of human well-being—to show that quantifying avian ecosystem services is crucial when formulating contemporary conservation strategies. Both elucidating challenges and providing examples of specific ecosystem valuations and guidance for calculation, the contributors propose that in order to advance avian conservation, we need to appeal not only to hearts and minds, but also to wallets.
Encyclopedia of Agriculture and Food Systems
Title | Encyclopedia of Agriculture and Food Systems PDF eBook |
Author | Neal K. Van Alfen |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Pages | 2745 |
Release | 2014-07-29 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 0080931391 |
Encyclopedia of Agriculture and Food Systems, Second Edition, Five Volume Set addresses important issues by examining topics of global agriculture and food systems that are key to understanding the challenges we face. Questions it addresses include: Will we be able to produce enough food to meet the increasing dietary needs and wants of the additional two billion people expected to inhabit our planet by 2050? Will we be able to meet the need for so much more food while simultaneously reducing adverse environmental effects of today’s agriculture practices? Will we be able to produce the additional food using less land and water than we use now? These are among the most important challenges that face our planet in the coming decades. The broad themes of food systems and people, agriculture and the environment, the science of agriculture, agricultural products, and agricultural production systems are covered in more than 200 separate chapters of this work. The book provides information that serves as the foundation for discussion of the food and environment challenges of the world. An international group of highly respected authors addresses these issues from a global perspective and provides the background, references, and linkages for further exploration of each of topics of this comprehensive work. Addresses important challenges of sustainability and efficiency from a global perspective. Takes a detailed look at the important issues affecting the agricultural and food industries today. Full colour throughout.
Biological Control of Plant-parasitic Nematodes, 2nd Edition
Title | Biological Control of Plant-parasitic Nematodes, 2nd Edition PDF eBook |
Author | Graham R Stirling |
Publisher | CABI |
Pages | 536 |
Release | 2014-05-14 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 1780644159 |
Plant-parasitic nematodes are one of multiple causes of soil-related sub-optimal crop performance. This book integrates soil health and sustainable agriculture with nematode ecology and suppressive services provided by the soil food web to provide holistic solutions. Biological control is an important component of all nematode management programmes, and with a particular focus on integrated soil biology management, this book describes tools available to farmers to enhance the activity of natural enemies, and utilize soil biological processes to reduce losses from nematodes.
Genetic Diversity in Horticultural Plants
Title | Genetic Diversity in Horticultural Plants PDF eBook |
Author | Dilip Nandwani |
Publisher | Springer Nature |
Pages | 304 |
Release | 2019-10-17 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 3319964542 |
This book in the series “Sustainable Development and Biodiversity” contains peer-reviewed chapters from leading academicians and researchers around the world in the field of horticulture, plant taxonomy, plant biotechnology, genetics and related areas of biodiversity science centered on genetic diversity. This book includes original research reviews (national, regional and global) and case studies in genetic diversity in fruits and vegetables, horticulture, and ecology from sub-tropical and tropical regions. It is unique as it covers a wide array of topics covering global interests and will constitute valuable reference material for students, researchers, extension specialists, farmers and certification agencies who are concerned with biodiversity, ecology and sustainable development.
Selected Studies in Biodiversity
Title | Selected Studies in Biodiversity PDF eBook |
Author | Bülent Şen |
Publisher | BoD – Books on Demand |
Pages | 402 |
Release | 2018-06-20 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 1789232325 |
The present book offers an overall up-to-date overview of the biological diversity, comprising many interesting chapters focussing on the different aspects of biodiversity. Most of the chapters include findings of investigations and observations on biodiversity, whilst a few are based on statistically and theoretically derived information. The book produced sufficient information on the occurrence and distribution of many plant and animal species or groups of organisms with environmental estimates from a wide variety of interesting terrestrial and aquatic habitats. With 18 interesting and elaborately prepared chapters, the present book would definitely be an ideal source of scientific information to the advanced students, junior researchers, scientists and a portion of the public involved in ecology and other research areas involving biodiversity studies. It will also help to the development of the growing awareness of the close linkage between the conversation of biodiversity and economic development.