Written primarily for researchers and advanced students in environmental and social sciences, this latest book in Springer’s ...
Continue readingFood insecurity is a central concern and a fundamental challenge for human welfare and economic growth in Africa. Low agricultural ...
Continue readingBIOTA is an interdisciplinary research project focusing on sustainable use and conservation of biodiversity in Africa (http://www.biote-africa.de). ...
Continue readingThe topics addressed in this book are of vital importance to the survival of humankind. Agricultural biodiversity, encompassing ...
Continue readingBrings together some of the most important current research in European agroforestry, and evaluates the current scope and ...
Continue readingALGAE AND CYANOBACTRIA IN EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS is a unique collection of essays, contributed by leading scientists from around ...
Continue readingBiological control is among the most promising methods for control of pests (including vectors), diseases and weeds. In this ...
Continue readingThis book introduces a novel approach to the design and operation of large ICT systems. It views the technical solutions ...
Continue readingIntroduces a novel approach to the design and operation of large ICT systems. It views the technical solutions and their ...
Continue readingSustainable development, climate policy, and biodiversity conservation are examples of issues on the current political agenda ...
Continue readingThe present book comprises a unique collection of primary research papers spanning a wide range of topics in aquatic biodiversity ...
Continue readingThis book addresses the significant environmental changes experienced by high latitude and high altitude ecosystems at the ...
Continue readingDespite their enormous bulk and complexity of architecture, plants make up only around a quarter of a million of the 8 million ...
Continue readingThis book offers an overview of the beautiful, powerful, and dynamic array of opportunities to promote health through the ...
Continue readingWhere fishing livelihoods come from and where they are going are simple questions with no simple answers. Using examples ...
Continue readingThis book marks the first historical overview of the autism rights branch of the neurodiversity movement, describing the ...
Continue readingMicrobes produce an extraordinary array of defense systems. These include bacteriocins, a class of antimicrobial molecules ...
Continue readingIncludes introductory chapters on classification of prokaryotes, the concept of bacterial species, numerical and polyphasic ...
Continue readingIncludes a description of the Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteabacteria (1256 pages, 512 figures, and 371 tables). ...
Continue readingGenome- and proteome-based research is generating a significant increase in the number of available drug targets. Correspondingly ...
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