In Pursuit of Hidden Camellias : 32 Camellia Species from Vietnam and China
Title | In Pursuit of Hidden Camellias : 32 Camellia Species from Vietnam and China PDF eBook |
Author | George [VNV] Orel |
Publisher | |
Pages | 339 |
Release | 2015 |
Genre | Camellias |
ISBN | 9780646934846 |
Human Development in the Life Course
Title | Human Development in the Life Course PDF eBook |
Author | Tania Zittoun |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 445 |
Release | 2013-11-14 |
Genre | Psychology |
ISBN | 0521769388 |
This book shows how individuals develop a unique style or 'melody' of living, beyond physical and social constraints.
Pollination Biology
Title | Pollination Biology PDF eBook |
Author | Dharam P. Abrol |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Pages | 812 |
Release | 2011-10-05 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 9400719426 |
This book has a wider approach not strictly focused on crop production compared to other books that are strictly oriented towards bees, but has a generalist approach to pollination biology. It also highlights relationships between introduced and wild pollinators and consequences of such introductions on communities of wild pollinating insects. The chapters on biochemical basis of plant-pollination interaction, pollination energetics, climate change and pollinators and pollinators as bioindicators of ecosystem functioning provide a base for future insights into pollination biology. The role of honeybees and wild bees on crop pollination, value of bee pollination, planned honeybee pollination, non-bee pollinators, safety of pollinators, pollination in cages, pollination for hybrid seed production, the problem of diseases, genetically modified plants and bees, the role of bees in improving food security and livelihoods, capacity building and awareness for pollinators are also discussed.
Alien Terrestrial Arthropods of Europe
Title | Alien Terrestrial Arthropods of Europe PDF eBook |
Author | Alain Roques |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | Arthropoda |
ISBN | 9789546425553 |
Material Culture in Europe and China, 1400–1800
Title | Material Culture in Europe and China, 1400–1800 PDF eBook |
Author | S.A.M. Adshead |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 288 |
Release | 1997-09-12 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1349257621 |
This book reinterprets the rise of consumerism in terms of interaction between Europe and China 1400-1800. In particular, it examines the intellectual foundations of consumerism in food, dress, shelter, utilities, information and symbolism. It highlights consumerism as an expression of both rationality and freedom and indicates the constructive role it has played in the formation of the modern world. Particular use is made of comparisons between developments in Europe and China to differentiate both.
The Element Encyclopedia of Secret Signs and Symbols: The Ultimate A–Z Guide from Alchemy to the Zodiac
Title | The Element Encyclopedia of Secret Signs and Symbols: The Ultimate A–Z Guide from Alchemy to the Zodiac PDF eBook |
Author | Adele Nozedar |
Publisher | HarperCollins UK |
Pages | 20 |
Release | 2010-01-21 |
Genre | Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | 0007283962 |
Unlock the lost and hidden meanings of the world's ancient and modern signs and symbols with the latest in the hugely popular series of 'Element Encyclopedias'. This is the biggest A-Z reference book on symbolic objects you'll ever find.
To the Distant Observer
Title | To the Distant Observer PDF eBook |
Author | Noël Burch |
Publisher | Univ of California Press |
Pages | 392 |
Release | 1979-01-01 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 9780520038776 |