Ecology of Sonoran Desert Plants and Plant Communities, Robert H. Robichaux
Автор: Phillips Steven, Comus Patricia Wentworth, Dimmitt Название: A Natural History of the Sonoran Desert ISBN: 0520287479 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780520287471 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 35910.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: The landscape of the Sonoran Desert Region varies dramatically from parched desert lowlands to semiarid tropical forests and frigid subalpine meadows. This book looks at the relationships of plants and animals with the land and people, through time and across landscapes.
Автор: J. Bastow Wilson, Andrew D. Q. Agnew, Stephen H. Roxburgh Название: The Nature of Plant Communities ISBN: 110848221X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108482219 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 61240.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: This book provides a synthesis and critique of our current understanding of plant community assembly and the associated role of species interactions, and brings together for the first time a number of key ecological concepts within a single consistent framework. It will be of particular interest to practising ecologists and students.
Автор: Fleming Theodore H. Название: No Species Is an Island: Bats, Cacti, and Secrets of the Sonoran Desert ISBN: 0816535892 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780816535897 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 14170.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: In the darkness of the star-studded desert, bats and moths feed on the nectar of night-blooming cactus flowers. By day, birds and bees do the same, taking to blooms for their sweet sustenance. In return these special creatures pol-linate the equally intriguing plants in an ecological circle of sustainability.
The Sonoran Desert is the most biologically diverse desert in the world. Four species of columnar cacti, including the iconic saguaro and organ pipe, are among its most conspicuous plants. No Species Is an Island describes Theodore H. Fleming's eleven-year study of the pollination biology of these species at a site he named Tortilla Flats in Sonora, Mexico, near Kino Bay.
Now Fleming shares the surprising results of his intriguing work. Among the novel findings are one of the world's rarest plant-breeding sys-tems in a giant cactus; the ability of the organ pipe cactus to produce fruit with another species' pollen; the highly specialized moth-cactus pollination system of the senita cactus; and the amazing lifestyle of the lesser long-nosed bat, the major nocturnal pollinator of three of these species.
These discoveries serve as a primer on how to conduct ecological re-search, and they offer important conservation lessons for us all. Fleming high-lights the preciousness of the ecological web of our planet--Tortilla Flats is a place where cacti and migratory bats and birds connect such far-flung habitats as Mexico's tropical dry forest, the Sonoran Desert, and the temper-ate rain forests of southeastern Alaska. Fleming offers an insightful look at how field ecologists work and at the often big surprises that come from looking carefully at a natural world where no species stands alone.
Автор: Georgy I. Shenbrot; Boris R. Krasnov; Konstantin A Название: Spatial Ecology of Desert Rodent Communities ISBN: 3642642241 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783642642241 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 121110.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Rodents are conspicuous and important components of the desert biome. It is based on studies of rodents in different deserts of the Northern Hemisphere (Karakum, Kyzylkum, Bet-Pak-Dala, Gobi, Thar, Chihuahua, Negev, and North Caspian deserts) as well as on a thorough analysis of the literature.
Автор: Harshad Khuspe Название: Seeds: The Ecology of Regeneration in Plant Communities ISBN: 1681170930 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781681170930 Издательство: Gazelle Book Services Рейтинг: Цена: 244510.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: The Ecology of Regeneration in Plant Communities highlights the many advances in the field of seed ecology and its relationship to plant community dynamics that have taken place in recent years. The new edition also features chapters on seed development and morphology, seed chemical ecology, implications of climate change on regeneration by seed, and the functional role of seed banks in agricultural and natural ecosystems. The book is aimed at advanced level students and researchers in the fields of seed science, seed ecology and plant ecology. The completion of plants life cycle and regeneration of plant population depends on the process of reproduction. Yet there is great difference between higher plants species reproduction. Research into plant reproduction from seed continues to provide a wide range of opportunities for investigating fundamental aspects of ecology.
Автор: Stanley D. Smith; Russell Monson; Jay E. Anderson Название: Physiological Ecology of North American Desert Plants ISBN: 3642639003 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783642639005 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 104480.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Following a description of the physical and biological characterization of the four North American deserts together with the primary adaptations of plants to environmental stress, the authors go on to present case studies of key species.
Автор: Arun Kumar Das Название: Ecology of Weeds and Invasive Plants: Relationship to Agriculture and Natural Resource Management ISBN: 1681170582 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781681170589 Издательство: Gazelle Book Services Рейтинг: Цена: 257400.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: This book provides in-depth understanding of how weeds and invasive plants develop and interact in the environment so one can manage and control them more effectively. The guide includes an introduction to weeds and invasive plants in various environments and an overview of their ecology and evolution. It focuses on the biological features of weeds and invasive plants, especially as they exist in agriculture, forests, rangelands, and natural ecosystems also includes coverage of exotic invasive plants. It discusses a variety of methods and tools for managing weeds and invasive plants, including physical, cultural, biological, and chemical approaches. And examines systems approaches for management, including modern Integrated Pest Management. Addresses future challenges for scientists, farmers, and land managers. This is the definitive, hands-on reference for a land manager or professional in plant sciences, agronomy, weed science, and horticulture. The book is also an excellent textbook for senior undergraduate or graduate students studying agriculture, ecology, natural resources management, environmental management, or related fields.
Автор: Jones Название: Plants and Microclimate ISBN: 0521279593 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780521279598 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 55970.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: A rigorous yet readily understood introduction to the basics of whole plant interactions with the aerial environment. It makes the mathematical aspects of the subject accessible to advanced undergraduate and graduate students in plant and environmental sciences and provides a valuable reference for researchers in the field.
Автор: Thomas Название: Trees ISBN: 0521133580 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780521133586 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 48570.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: The second edition of this book provides a comprehensive introduction to all aspects of tree biology and ecology and presents the recent discoveries in this area. It offers unique insight into our understanding of trees, the role of genetic and hydraulic engineering as well as the effects of climate change.
Автор: K. Venkataraman; C. Sivaperuman; C. Raghunathan Название: Ecology and Conservation of Tropical Marine Faunal Communities ISBN: 3642381995 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783642381997 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 191560.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: This richly illustrated book surveys Indian marine faunal communities, focused on their ecology and conservation. An important contribution to the study of tropical marine ecosystems, it serves as a reference point for future research in the field.
Автор: Philip K. Groom,Byron Lamont Название: Plant Life of Southwestern Australia: Adaptations for Survival ISBN: 3110370166 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783110370164 Издательство: Walter de Gruyter Рейтинг: Цена: 148700.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: The southwestern Australian flora is unique in the world, not only for its biodiversity and endemism, but also for its functional biodiversity. It also contains the world’s most nutrient-impoverished soils, has a prolonged-summer period and the vegetation is extremely fire-prone. These conditions have engendered an array of survival adaptations that have evolved in these harsh conditions across a diverse range of species. It is well recognised that the southwest flora has the toughest and most spiny vegetation of the world, the greatest number of species that store their seeds in woody fruits, and the most specialised means of obtaining limited soil nutrients and water.This book focuses on the survival mechanisms, adaptations and ecology of the unique Southwest Australian flora (restricted here to flowering plants). The book begins with an examination of how the flora has evolved into the present forms. It describes further in detail the adaptive responses of the flora to the main environmental pressures influencing survival - fire, summer drought, nutrient-impoverished soils, pollination and seed dispersal agents. Specialised responses to obtain essential nutrients are presented in three chapters – carnivorous plants, parasitic plants and specialised roots. An entire chapter is devoted to leaves, with an insight into how leaves may assist in protecting flowers and fruits from herbivores and seed-eaters. The book provides an ecological perspective on how the flora has evolved complex strategies to ensure species survival in the relatively harsh seasonal climate of a Mediterranean-type ecosystem.
Автор: Pradnya Jain Название: Mites of Economic Plants: Identification, Bio-ecology and Control ISBN: 1681170795 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781681170794 Издательство: Gazelle Book Services Рейтинг: Цена: 244510.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: Mites are among the most important arthropods in greenhouses, both as pests causing economic injury to greenhouse crops and natural enemies used in the biological control of pest insects and mites in greenhouses. Because of their minute size, mites are much less well known than insects. Although a great deal has been written on mites of greenhouses in widely dispersed scientific literature, there is a lack of a comprehensive treatment dedicated to greenhouse mites. The need for such a book on the identification, biology and control of greenhouse mites has been brought to my attention by students, entomologists, pest control workers, and growers, indirectly through correspondence and directly through interactions with them in training courses and collaborative research. Control studies included the evaluation of field efficacies of seven pesticides against different stages. Mites pose a serious problem to plants worldwide, attacking crops and spreading disease. When mites damage crops of economic importance the impacts can be felt globally. Mites are among the most diverse and successful of invertebrates, with over 45,000 described species, with many more thousands to be discovered. They are responsible for a significant portion of the losses of crops for food, fiber, industry and other purposes, and require expensive and often controversial pest control measures.
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