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    Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of North America (2020)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Agriculture. ; Plant physiology. ; Plant Science. ; Agriculture. ; Plant Physiology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction to MAPs in the North America -- Chapter 2. Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical databases, a cornerstone in the validation of ethnoveterinary medicinal plants, as demonstrated by data on pets in British Columbia -- Chapter 3. Pharmacopoeial Wild Medicinal Plants of North America -- Chapter 4. Medicinal Plant Products, a Discussion of Actual or Probable versus Perceived Sources -- Chapter 5. Juniper species in North America to the same species in Europe with respect to phytochemistry and bioactivity -- Chapter 6. Mentha Genetic Diversity at the US National Clonal Germplasm Repository in Corvallis, Oregon -- Chapter 7. Advances in the research of basil -- Chapter 8. Advances in ther research of catnip -- Chapter 9. Diversity, conservation and sustainable harvest of medicinal plants in North America -- Chapter 10. The Great botanist, Jim Duke -- Chapter 11. TBC -- Chapter 12. Taxol or the story of the American yew -- Chapter 13. The Indian Tobacco -- Chapter 14. The American Elderberry -- Chapter 15. The American Ginseng.
    Abstract: This volume is aimed at offering an insight into the present knowledge of the vast domain of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants with a focus on North America. In this era of global climate change the volume is meant to provide an important contribution to a better understanding of the diverse world of Medicinal and Aromatic Plant research, production and utilization.
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    Pages: VIII, 342 p. 59 illus., 24 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030449308
    Series Statement: Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of the World, 6
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-44930-8
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-44930-8
    DDC: 580
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    A Monograph of Paris (Melanthiaceae) : Morphology, Biology, Systematics and Taxonomy (2021)
    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Plant genetics. ; Plant ecology. ; Plant Science. ; Plant Genetics. ; Plant Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Preface -- Acknowledgement -- Chapter 1. Taxonomic History -- Chapter 2. Morphology -- Chapter 3. Biology -- Chapter 4. Economic Importance -- Chapter 5. Phylogeny, classification, and biogeography -- Chapter 6. Taxonomic revision -- Chapter 7. Conservation status.
    Abstract: This book provides essential information on the morphology, biology, phytochemistry, pharmaceutical prospects, evolution, phylogeny, biogeography, and taxonomy of Paris (Melanthiaceae), a morphologically distinctive plant genus with great economic importance. Since the establishment of this genus, 70 species and 24 subspecific taxa have been described, resulting in considerable confusion in species delimitation. In this book, the taxonomy of all described taxa is carefully revised. Based on multi-disciplinary evidences, a revised classification system of Paris containing five sections is outlined. Every species is provided with a concise but diagnostic description, a color illustration, photographs that highlight distinguishing characters, examined specimens and distribution range. The interspecific relationships are clarified with an identification key. This monograph offers taxonomists, evolutionary biologists, ecologists, horticulturalists, phytochemists, and practitioners a thorough and up-to-date overview about this interesting plant group. It is equally valuable for undergraduate and graduate students, teachers and professionals engaged in related fields.
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    Pages: XIII, 203 p. 134 illus., 110 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789811579035
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-7903-5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-7903-5
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    Auxins, Cytokinins and Gibberellins Signaling in Plants (2022)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Botanical chemistry. ; Plant physiology. ; Agriculture. ; Plant Science. ; Plant Biochemistry. ; Plant Physiology. ; Agriculture.
    Description / Table of Contents: How the three organ-produced signals: auxin, cytokinin and gibberellin, induce and regulate wood formation and adaptation -- Role of plant growth regulators in the plant-environment interaction and epigenetic regulation of auxin -- The role of auxin and cytokinin signaling components in de novo shoot organogenesis -- Mechanism of crosstalk between cytokinin and gibberellin -- In vitro responses of some Mediterranean fruit crops to auxin, cytokinin and gibberellin treatments -- Integrative approach of the root architecture by interaction between auxin and nutrients -- Insights into Biosynthesis and Signaling of Cytokinins during Plant Growth, Development and Stress Tolerance -- Cytokinin signaling in plants under salt stress -- Auxin and Cytokinin Signaling in Plant Stress Response -- Gibberellins' cross talk and signal transduction in plant stress response -- Crosstalk between Salicylic acid and Auxins, Cytokinins and Gibberellins under biotic stress -- Understanding the crosstalk between chromatin remodeling mechanism and phytohormones signaling for maintenance of plant developmental plasticity: an insight -- Phytohormone-mediated regulation of sprouting in tuber and storage root crops -- Role of phytohormones in plant-microbial interaction -- Iron toxicity tolerance in rice: roles of auxins and gibberellins -- New auxin and cytokinin related compounds based on synthetic low molecular weight heterocycles.
    Abstract: Plant hormones have pivotal roles in the regulation of plant growth, development, and reproduction. Their signaling pathways are interconnected in a complex network, which provides plants with an enormous regulatory potential to rapidly adapt to their environment and to utilize their limited resources for growth and survival in a cost-efficient manner. Auxin is a hormone molecule whose activity levels are most important for its regulatory roles during plant cell, organ, and tissue development. Therefore, the precise regulation of auxin levels is an essential mechanism to fine-tune the activity of this powerful hormone during plant growth and development. Likewise, cytokinins exhibit a wide range of physiological functions, including regulation of shoot and root apical meristems, stimulation of branching, vascular development, chloroplast differentiation, stabilization of the structure and function of the photosynthetic machinery, delay of senescence, stomata opening, and elevation of the sink strength and nutritional signaling. Moreover, gibberellins also regulate many aspects of plant growth and development including seed germination, stem elongation, leaf expansion, and flower and fruit development. The broad implication of gibberellins in plant development is strictly associated with tight regulation of their metabolism by multiple environmental and endogenous factors, ranging from light and temperature to other hormones including feedback control. Understanding the significant roles of these phytohormones in plant biology, the current subject has attracted the attention of scientists from across the globe. This comprehensive volume “Auxins, Cytokinins and Gibberellins Signaling in Plants” highlights the various prospects involved in the current scenario. The book comprises the chapters from diverse areas dealing with biotechnology, molecular biology, proteomics, genomics, metabolomics, etc.
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    Pages: IX, 377 p. 63 illus., 39 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031054273
    Series Statement: Signaling and Communication in Plants,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-05427-3
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-05427-3
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    Plant Molecular Farming : Applications and New Directions (2022)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Plant biotechnology. ; Pharmaceutical chemistry. ; Agriculture. ; Proteins . ; Plant Science. ; Plant Biotechnology. ; Pharmaceutics. ; Agriculture. ; Protein Biochemistry.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter. 1. Molecular Farming in Plants: Introduction and Applications -- Chapter. 2. Tools and Techniques Used in Plant Molecular Farming -- Chapter. 3. Production of plant natural products in heterologous microbial species -- Chapter. 4. Sustainable Manufacturing of Vaccines, Antibodies, and other Pharmaceuticals -- Chapter. 5. Limitations, Biosafety, ethics, regulatory issues in molecular farming in plants -- Chapter. 6. Conclusion and Perspectives.
    Abstract: Molecular farming is a biotechnological approach that includes the genetic adjustment of agricultural products to create proteins and chemicals for profitable and pharmaceutical purposes. Plant molecular farming describes the manufacture of recombinant proteins and other biologically active product in plants. This approach depends on a genetic transformation of plants that can be accomplished by the methods of stable gene transfer, such as gene transfer to nuclei and chloroplasts, and unstable transfer methods like viral vectors. The requirement for recombinant proteins in terms of quality, quantity, and diversity is increasing exponentially This demand is traditionally met by recombinant protein construction technologies and the engineering of orthodox expression systems based on bacteria or mammalian cell cultures. However, majority of developing countries cannot afford the high costs of medicine derived from such existing methods. Hence, we need to produce not only the new drugs but also the cheaper versions of those already present in the market. Plant molecular farming is considered as a cost-effective technology that has grown and advanced tremendously over the past two decades. This book summarizes the advances and challenges of plant molecular farming for all those who are working on or have an interest in this rapidly emerging area of research.
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    Pages: IX, 77 p. 10 illus., 9 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031127946
    Series Statement: SpringerBriefs in Plant Science,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-12794-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-12794-6
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    Progress in Botany Vol. 81 (2020)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Forestry. ; Botanical chemistry. ; Biotic communities. ; Plant genetics. ; Plant physiology. ; Plant Science. ; Forestry. ; Plant Biochemistry. ; Ecosystems. ; Plant Genetics. ; Plant Physiology.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Nitrogen and Sulfur Metabolism in Microalgae and Plants: 50 Years of Research -- 2. Progress Toward Deep Sequencing-Based Discovery of Stress-Related MicroRNA in Plants and Available Bioinformatics Tools -- 3. Recent Advances in MS-Based Plant Proteomics: Proteomics Data Validation Through Integration with Other Classic and -Omics Approaches -- 4. Membrane Trafficking and Plant Signaling -- 5. Molecular Aspects of Iron Nutrition in Plants -- 6. Urea in Plants: Metabolic Aspects and Ecological Implications -- 7. Biosynthesis and Regulation of Secondary Cell Wall -- 8. Stress-Induced Microspore Embryogenesis in Crop Plants: Cell Totipotency Acquisition and Embryo Development -- 9. Potential of Microalgae Biomass for the Sustainable Production of Bio-commodities -- 10. Crassulacean Acid Metabolism and Its Role in Plant Acclimatization to Abiotic Stresses and Defence Against Pathogens -- 11. The Role of the Shikimate and the Phenylpropanoid Pathways in Root-Knot Nematode Infection -- 12. Functional Diversity of Photosynthesis, Plant-Species Diversity, and Habitat Diversity -- 13. When the Tree Let Us See the Forest: Systems Biology and Natural Variation Studies in Forest Species -- 14. The Ecological Importance of Winter in Temperate, Boreal, and Arctic Ecosystems in Times of Climate.
    Abstract: With one volume each year, this series keeps scientists and advanced students informed of the latest developments and results in all areas of the plant sciences. The present volume includes reviews on plant physiology, biochemistry, genetics and genomics, forests, and ecosystems.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIII, 399 p. 47 illus., 38 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030363277
    Series Statement: Progress in Botany, 81
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-36327-7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-36327-7
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    Biodiversity in India: Status, Issues and Challenges (2022)
    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
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    Keywords: Ecology . ; Conservation biology. ; Biotic communities. ; Population biology. ; Plant ecology. ; Animal culture. ; Ecology. ; Conservation Biology. ; Community and Population Ecology. ; Plant Ecology. ; Animal Science.
    Description / Table of Contents: Section 1 -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Section 2. Plant Diversity -- Chapter 2. Status, issues and challenges of biodiversity:Lower plants (Non-vascular) -- Chapter 3. Status, issues and Challenges of Biodiversity:Higher Plants -- Chapter 4. Status, issues and challenges of biodiversity: Trees and Shrubs -- Chapter 5. Underutilized Plant Strength of India -- Section 3. Faunal Diversity -- Chapter 6. Status, Issues and Challenges of Biodiversity: Invertebrate -- Chapter 7. Diversity, Distribution and Endemicity of Herpetofauna in Different Biogeographic Zones and Biodiversity Hotpots of India -- Chapter 8. Status, Issues, and Challenges of Biodiversity: Wild Animals -- Chapter 9. Indian Avian Diversity:Status, Challenges and Solutions -- Chapter 10. Status, Issues and Challenges of Indian Livestock Biodiversity -- Section 4. Ecosystem Diversity -- Chapter 11. Agricultural Crop Diversity: Status, Challenges and Solutions -- Chapter 12. Biodiversity of Agriculturally Important Insects: Status, Issues and Challenges -- Chapter 13. Biodiversity Issues and Challenges:Non-Agriculture Insects -- Chapter 14. Status, issues and challenges of biodiversity: Forest Insects -- Chapter 15. Status, Issues and Challenges of Biodiversity: Marine Biota -- Chapter 16. Diatoms the living jewels their biodiversity, phycosphere and associated phenotypic plasticity: a lesson to learn from current pandemic of corona virus -- Chapter 17. Plant Diversity at Ecosystems level in India: Dynamics and Status -- Chapter 18. Faunal Diversity at Ecosystems level in India: Dynamics and Status -- Section 5. Challenges and reasons of Biodiversity loss -- Chapter 19. Challenges on Account of Invasive Alien Terrestrial Plants -- Chapter 20. Alien Invasive Aquatic Fauna:Challenges and Mitigation -- Chapter 21. Reasons of Biodiversity Loss in India -- Section 6. Efforts Conservation -- Chapter 22. Conservation of National Biodiversity: Efforts of the Indian Government -- Chapter 23. Legal Framework for Conservation of Biodiversity in India -- Chapter 24. Index.
    Abstract: This contributed book is based on the current status of biodiversity in India, issues and challenges faced by the authorities involved in conservation efforts, and the imperative role of various direct and indirect stakeholders in biodiversity conservation. The book discusses the current status of different forms of biodiversity in India, challenges faced by stakeholders, issues and reasons for biodiversity losses, and efforts by government through various laws, policies, and programs in a concise and comprehensive manner throughout its many chapters. In this way, readers can access diverse information on Indian biodiversity through this book. It is compiled by leading experts in the field of conservation. In 18 chapters, it covers biodiversity of both fauna and flora, on land and in aquatic ecosystems, legal and policy aspects, as well as innovative conservation tool and techniques. It is useful for undergraduates and graduate students and also educates policy planners, bureaucrats, foresters, and researchers in India and abroad.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: X, 665 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811697777
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-9777-7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-9777-7
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    Ecosystem and Species Habitat Modeling for Conservation and Restoration (2023)
    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
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    Keywords: Ecology Methodology. ; Biotic communities. ; Plant ecology. ; Ecological Modelling. ; Ecosystems. ; Plant Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Modelling tools and plausible scenarios in science-policy to improve evidence based decision making for human-well-being -- 2. Basic Introduction to Species Distribution Modelling -- 3. Machine Learning based predictive modelling approaches for better understanding evolutionary history, distribution and niche occupancy: Experience from Western Ghats -- 4. Mapping the impact of climate change on eco-sensitive hotspots using species distribution modelling (SDMs) – Gaps, Challenges and Future Perspectives -- 5. Approaches for modelling the climate change impacts on ecosystems -- 6. Developing a Bayesian Model of Climate-Induced Lake Overturn in Talisay, Taal Lake -- 7. Global sensitivity and uncertainty analysis of MaxEnt model: Implications in species habitat projections -- 8. Tree species diversity and richness patterns reveal high priority areas for conservation in Eswatini -- 9. Improving the conservation status of a threatened tree (Acer sikkimensis Miq. syn. Acer hookeri Miq.) through standardization of seed germination protocol and using ecological niche modeling -- 10. Ecological Niche Modeling of the endemic Himalayan near-threatened treeline conifer Abies spectabilis (D.Don) Mirb. in the Indian Central Himalaya -- 11. Modeling the distribution of a medicinal plant Oroxylum indicum (L.) Kurz for its conservation in Arunachal Pradesh -- 12. Habitat Suitability and Niche Modeling for Conservation and Restoration of Aconitum heterophyllum Wall. in Temperate Himalayan Forest Ecosystem -- 13. Application of species distribution modeling for conservation and restoration of forest ecosystems -- 14. Habitat suitability analysis of Asiatic Elephants (Elephas maximus) in the Tropical Moist Deciduous Forest of Assam using Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) -- 15. Factors Affecting the Habitat Suitability of Eastern Swamp Deer (Rucervus duvaucelii ranjitsinhi Groves, 1982) in Manas National Park and Implication for Terai Grassland Restoration -- 16. Evaluating Potential Habitats of Chital, Sloth Bear and Jungle Cat in Selected Areas of Central Indian Landscape -- 17. Habitat suitability modeling of Tor tor (Hamilton, 1822) in the Indian drainage systems using MaxEnt -- 18. Modelling the influence of Marine Fishery Advisories on the reduction of Carbon Dioxide emissions for Odisha under varying Climate Change Scenarios using CMIP models – an evidence-based approach for policymaking -- 19. Impacts of pollution on tropical montane and temperate forests of South Asia: Preliminary studies by post graduate students in India and Sri Lanka -- 20. Selection of strategic sampling sites for river quality assessments near mined areas as a policy handle for low-impact development and biodiversity conservation – a case study of River Godavari -- 21. Ecological niche modeling predicts the potential area for cultivation of Melia dubia Cav. (Meliaceae): a promising tree species for agroforestry in India -- 22. Proportions of change in the airborne particulate matter (PM10) concentrations across selected states in Peninsular India - a study of decadal, pre-pandemic trends for planning restoration -- 23. Decomposition of Sunflower Cuttings and its Impact on Soil Fertility of Rice Terraces (Payoh) in Banaue, Ifugao, Philippines -- 24. Forest ecosystem modeling for policy planning: A review -- 25. Ecological Carrying Capacity Modelling and Sustainability Assessment of the Seven Lakes of San Pablo City, Laguna, Philippines -- 26. Assessment of the contribution of Fresh Water Ecosystem Services to the Hydropower Sector in the Kura-Araz basin -- 27. Eutrophication modelling of Chilika Lagoon using an artificial neural network approach.
    Abstract: This edited book is focused on SDG 15. This volume covers aspects of species and ecosystem modeling in understanding the complexity of ecological systems, restoration, protected area management, and species conservation. The book follows a systematic and situation-sensitive approach to discuss ecosystem and species modeling tools, approaches, science, case studies, opportunities, and gaps for enhancing conservation efforts, ensuring ecosystem resilience, and addressing sustainability issues. The book emphasizes on science, innovations, case studies, and strategic relevance as main pillars of using ecosystem and species modeling tools and implementing the outcomes and results. In addition, clear conceptual frameworks, elaborated methodologies, and their applications are included to support policy planning and interventions to reduce and reverse human encroachment in human-dominated natural ecosystems, their degradation, and loss of important species and ecosystem services. Essential information with a special focus on advances and opportunities in advancing the implementation of results and outputs of the modeling tools, challenges and constraints for addressing loss of ecosystem services, designing and implementing sustainable landscape restoration, environmental risk assessment, and finally understanding policy implications and concerns for mainstreaming modeling results in conservation planning and decision-making is included in the book. Further topics include ultimate translational value of modeling tools and efforts across transitional ecosystems and species habitat to provide better evidence to influence the nature-based solutions (NbS) and ecosystem health assessment using Red List of Ecosystems (RLE). The emerging roles of integrative socio-ecological as well as techno-cultural factors in promoting the relevance of ecosystem and species modeling is one of the key features of this book. This edited volume is of interest and useful to researchers, students, scholars, policy makers, forest managers, consultants, and policy makers in the fields of protected area management, forest department, conservation, modeling, climate change, and sustainability science, and also authors engaged in IPBES, IPCC, and several other assessments.
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    Pages: XXXV, 570 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819901319
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-0131-9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-99-0131-9
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    A Field Guide to Tropical Plant Families (2023)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Plant anatomy. ; Biodiversity. ; Plant Science. ; Plant Anatomy and Morphology. ; Biodiversity.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part I – User manual and architectural concepts. Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. How to use this book 6 -- Chapter 3. Architectural concepts and key to the models -- Part II. Identification keys -- Chapter 4. Key to the groups of families of trees and shrubs (groups 1 to 52) -- Chapter 5. Keys to families of trees and shrubs -- Chapter 6. Supplementary keys -- Chapter 7. Keys to the groups of families of lianas and woody epiphytic (groups 53 to 57) -- Chapter 8. Keys to families of lianas and woody epiphytes -- PART III. Description of the families -- Chapter 9. Acanthaceae to Asteraceae -- Chapter 10. Bignoniaceae to Buxaceae -- Chapter 11. Cactaceae to Cycadaceae -- Chapter 12. Dichapetalaceae to Dipterocarpaceae -- Chapter 13. Ebenaceae to Euphorbiaceae -- Chapter 14. Fagaceae -- Chapter 15. Gentianaceae to Goupiaceae -- Chapter 16. Hamamelidaceae to Humiriaceae -- Chapter 17. Icacinaceae s.l. to Irvingiaceae -- Chapter 18. Juglandaceae -- Chapter 19. Lamiaceae to Lythraceae -- Chapter 20. Magnoliaceae to Myrtaceae -- Chapter 21. Nyctaginaceae,- Chapter 22. Ochnaceae to Oxalidaceae -- Chapter 23. Pandaceae to Putranjivaceae -- Chapter 24. Rhabdodendraceae to Rutaceae -- Chapter 25. Sabiaceae to Symplocaceae -- Chapter 26. Tetramelaceae to Torricelliaceae -- Chapter 27. Ulmaceae s.l. to Urticaceae -- Chapter 28. Verbenaceae to Vochysiaceae -- Chapter 29. Zygophyllaceae s.l -- Chapter 30. Herbaceous versus arborescent habit in the families and orders of flowering plants - evolutionary trends.
    Abstract: This book provides an identification system permitting recognition of plant families in all seasons by means of morphological and macroanatomical features which are easily observable, such as bark, exudates, stems and leaves characters. Studies of forest vegetation may differ in their underlying objectives, but they all require taxonomic knowledge. The process of taxonomy begins with an inventory of the flora, which has been based to a large extent on reproduction-related organs, such as flowers and fruits. But, those are often difficult to observe and may not exist in the field at a given time. Unlike most such guides or keys, this book can be used anywhere in the tropics and provides, in a straightforward two or three-step process, identification to the level of families, which are now circumscribed according to molecular as well as morphological characters in the universally accepted scheme of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group. Plant architecture is not a prerequisite theme for plant identification; however, we think that an introduction to this subject is not out of place in this book (architectural traits are taxonomically sound): it is now time for botanists working in the tropics to have an idea on how the whole organism keeps growing. Within the family accounts, there is information concerning important economic plants with notes on the larger genera and, particularly helpfully, discussion of families readily confused and how to separate them. Descriptions of the families rely on short diagnosis bolstered by many photographic pictures, lines drawings and extracts from the author’s field books, all showing features of plants as they are found in the forest.
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    Pages: XVII, 494 p. 909 illus., 850 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031059421
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-05942-1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-05942-1
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    Theories in Ecological Risk Assessment (2023)
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    Keywords: Ecology . ; Environmental sciences Mathematics. ; Environment. ; Conservation biology. ; Statistics . ; Ecology. ; Mathematical Applications in Environmental Science. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Conservation Biology. ; Statistics.
    Description / Table of Contents: 0. Introduction - Ecologist in Wonderland -- Part 1. Linking Ecotoxicology and Ecology -- Chapter 1. Basic Concepts of Ecological Risk Assessment -- Chapter 2. Population-level assessment -- Chapter 3. Population models of extinction -- Chapter 4. Population level assessment using the canonical model -- Part 2. Models for ecotoxicology -- Chapter 5. Species Sensitivity Distribution in Ecological Risk Assessment -- Chapter 6. BLM: A model for predicting metal toxicities -- Chapter 7.Mathematical models for chemical mixtures -- Chapter 8.Statistics and related topics.
    Abstract: This book introduces various mathematical models used in ecological risk assessment, primarily discussing models used in hazard assessment. The book aims to link ecology and conservation biology with risk assessments, bringing together the knowledge of ecotoxicology and ecology for effective risk assessment. The first part describes population-level assessment in ecological risk assessment. The chapters cover current methodologies for ecological risk assessment, individual-level assessment, population dynamics models for population-level assessment, case studies, mathematical models for population extinctions, the derivation of mean time to extinction (MTE) and their case studies. The second part of the book discusses the mathematical models involved in hazard assessments. It introduces the method of risk assessment using species sensitivity distributions (SSDs), hazard assessment of metals, chemical mixtures using the Michaelis-Menten equation, basic elements of statistics and related topics. Expected readers are risk assessors in governments and public sectors, students and young researchers interested in environmental science. The book is made accessible and easy to follow by beginners in mathematical biology and theoretical ecology.
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    Pages: XIV, 202 p. 90 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819903092
    Series Statement: Theoretical Biology,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-0309-2
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    Biotechnological Advances in Bamboo : The “Green Gold” on the Earth (2021)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Plant biotechnology. ; Plant cells and tissues. ; Plant Science. ; Plant Biotechnology. ; Plant Cell Biology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Bamboo: origin, habitat, distributions and global prospective -- Molecular markers in bamboos: understanding reproductive biology, genetic structure, interspecies diversity and clonal fidelity for conservation and breeding -- Standard protocols for in vitro propagation of bamboo with emphasis on axillary shoot proliferation -- Somatic embryogenesis in bamboos: advances and prospects -- Initiation and establishment of cell suspension culture in bamboo -- Micro-morpho-anatomical alterations in micropropagated plants of endrocalamus strictus -- Micropropagation of bamboos and clonal fidelity assessment using molecular markers -- Standardization of laboratory to land transfer strategies of micropropagated plantlets of bamboo -- Management of bamboo genetic resources and clonal production systems -- Polymorphism and phylogenetic relationships in bamboo -- Transgenics approaches in Bamboo -- Advances in Conservation of Bamboo Genetic Resources through Whole Seeds Cryopreservation -- Application of Biotechnological Tool in Bamboo Improvement -- Ethnobamboology: traditional uses of bamboos and opportunities to exploit genomic resources for better exploitation -- Bamboo flowering in South America: what the past tells about the future -- Molecular Markers in Bamboo Genotyping: Prospects for Conservation and Breeding -- Application of bamboo in the food and pharmaceutical industry -- Functional pasta: a comparative study of the use of bamboo shoot fiber and white fibers -- Bamboo fiber as a substitute for fat and/or sugar in cookies -- Practical application of bamboo as a building material: trends and challenges.
    Abstract: “Green gold” or “Poor Man’s Timber” are commonly used terms for bamboo that is a valuable and renewable resource of the world, and has always been an elemental part of human beings in terms of social and economic value. Bamboo is considered a multipurpose plant and has a prolonged history as an adaptable and extensively used renewable resource in conventional and commercial applications. Therefore, the annual demands for bamboos have already out-crossed the annual yields across the world. And the current scenario has forced scientists to pay more attention to the utilization of biotechnological tools for better understanding and improving bamboos. The book provides an overview of the different biotechnological approaches to advance bamboo research and better utilization of bamboo resources for human beings. Various applications of biological techniques in relation to bamboo have been discussed in details, for example, plant tissue culture techniques, somatic embryogenesis, germplasm conservation techniques, use of the molecular markers, transcriptomics, polymorphism, and phylogenetic relations in bamboo. It also addresses the novel industrial applications of bamboo in structural, food, and pharmaceuticals along with traditional uses. The aggregated information in this book demonstrates the way for the improved and sustainable practice of bamboos to fulfill the future needs of the world. This book is intended for use in both the industry and academia.
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    Pages: XV, 481 p. 82 illus., 72 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789811613104
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-1310-4
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-1310-4
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    Plant Metal and Metalloid Transporters (2022)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Agriculture. ; Plant molecular biology. ; Botanical chemistry. ; Plant Science. ; Agriculture. ; Plant Molecular Biology. ; Plant Biochemistry.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Plant Metal and Metalloid Transport -- Chapter 2. Heavy Metals: Transport in Plants and their Physiological and Toxicological Effects -- Chapter 3. The Role of ABC Transporter in Metal Tranasport in Plants -- Chapter 4. Cadmium, A Non-Essential Heavy Metal: Uptake, Translocation, Signaling, Detoxification, and Impact on Amino Acid Metabolism -- Chapter 5. Natural Resistance Associated Macrophage Proteins (NRAMP): Functional Significant of Metal Transport in Plants -- Chapter 6. Role of Heavy Metal Atpases in Transport of Cadmium and Zinc in Plants -- Chapter 7. The Versatile Role of Plant Aquaglyceroporins in Metalloid Transport -- Chapter 8. The Multidrug and Toxic Compound Extrusion (MATE) Family in Plants and Their Significance in Metal Transport -- Chapter 9. Molecular Mechanism of Aluminium Tolerance in Plants: An Overview -- Chapter 10. Functional, Structural, and Transport Aspects of ZIP in Plant -- Chapter 11. The Function of HAK as K+ Transporter and AKT as Inward Rectifying Agent in The K+ Channel -- Chapter 12. The Mechanism of Silicon Transport in Plants -- Chapter 13. The Copper Transport Mechanism in Plants -- Chapter 14. Plant Metal Tolerance Proteins: Insight Into their Roles in Metal Transport and Homeostasis for Future Biotechnological Applications -- Chapter 15. Co-Transport Mechanism in Plants for Metals and Metalloids -- Chapter 16. Metal Nanoparticles Implication, Transport, and Detection in Plants -- Chapter 17. Transcription Factors and Metal Stress Signalling in Plants -- Chapter 18. Heavy Metal Transporters, Phytoremediation Potential and Biofortification -- Chapter 19. Phytoremediation and Biofortification: Contrasting Yet Similar Approaches of Manipulating Plant Metal(Loid) Homeostasis for Societal Benefit.
    Abstract: This edited book stands as a one place knowledge hub for plant metal(loid) transporters. The book comprehensively covers holistic aspect of metal(loid) transporters involved in uptake and translocation of essential as well as toxic metal(loid)s. Essential and beneficial metal(loid)s are required in every biological process for normal plant growth and development, however in excess they are toxic. There are toxic metal(loid)s also whose accumulation in plants interferes with normal cellular functioning and hampers growth of plants. Hence, metal(loid) uptake and accumulation in plants is a highly regulated phenomenon involving the role of several transporters, enzymes, metabolites, transcription factors and post translational modifications. The book contains chapters from the experts and the contents of the book are presented in simple language and represented through beautiful and scientifically informative figures and tables. This book is of interest to teachers, researchers, doctoral and graduate students working in the area of plant physiology, environmental biotechnology, plant biotechnology metal(loid) stress, phytoremediation and crop biofortification.
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    Pages: XIII, 454 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811961038
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-6103-8
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    The Geography of Black Pepper (Piper nigrum) : The "King" of Spices – Volume 1 (2020)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Food science. ; Plant ecology. ; Economic geography. ; Agriculture. ; Plant Science. ; Food Science. ; Plant Ecology. ; Economic Geography. ; Agriculture.
    Description / Table of Contents: Preface -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 The Pepper Plant—Its Botany and Chemistry -- Chapter 3 Pepper Agronomy -- Chapter 4 The Role of the Nutrient Buffer Power Concept in Pepper Nutrition -- Chapter 5 Establishing a Pepper Plantation -- Chapter 6 Pepper Pests and Their Control -- Chapter 7 The Processing of Black Pepper on Farm -- Chapter 8 An Account of Indonesian Pepper Processing -- Chapter 9 Industrial Processing of Black Pepper -- Chapter 10 The Future of the Global Pepper Economy -- Chapter 11 Pepper Economy in India -- Chapter 12 Pepper Pharmacopoeia -- Chapter 13 Consumer Products Out of Black Pepper -- Chapter 14 Value Addition in Pepper -- Chapter 15 Conclusions and a Peep Into Pepper’s Future -- PRECISE QUANTIFICATION OF PLANT NUTRIENT BIO AVAILABILITY FOR BLACK PEPPER AND CARDAMOM -- TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS IN SPICES RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT!!!.
    Abstract: This book considers all aspects of black pepper from its growth, as a flowering vine, to how the dried fruit (peppercorn) is used as a spice and traded as a commodity. It is the economic mainstay of several India states and, principally, in Kerala State, with the Indian subcontinent being the largest black pepper producer. Indonesia has also emerged as a large producer of black pepper. Black pepper commands a leading position among the spices and has an immense commercial importance to world trade, finding its way onto the dining table of millions around the world, on the European and North American continents, and Japan. The use of black pepper ranges from a simple dietary component and flavour enhancer, to that of a spice with huge pharmacological benefits. .
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    Pages: XIV, 162 p. 24 illus., 19 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030528652
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-52865-2
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    Wetland Plants : A Source of Nutrition and Ethno-medicines (2021)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Nutrition   . ; Medicinal chemistry. ; Food science. ; Plant Science. ; Nutrition. ; Medicinal Chemistry. ; Food Science.
    Description / Table of Contents: Foreword -- Preface -- Wetlands and Wetland Plants -- Climate of Wetlands -- Types of Wetlands and Wetland Plants -- Importance of Biodiversity in Wetlands -- Nutritive Value of Wetland Flora -- Medicinally Important Wetland Flora -- Threats to Biodiversity of Wetlands -- Conservation Strategies of Wetland Flora -- Wetland Plants of Himalayas: A case study -- A Pictorial Guide to Wetland plants of Himalayas -- Bibliography.
    Abstract: Due to their high nutritive value and the presence of secondary metabolites, wetland plants can be consumed by humans as food and utilized as medicinal drugs. Significant numbers of ethno-botanic resources have been reported to extract useful compounds, which can be used as pharmaceuticals. Wetland plants are also very valuable as an energy source, as fuel for fish smoking and for domestic energy. These plants can be harvested as wild stock, or cultivated in flooded paddies for aquaculture, food and for livestock fodder. All parts of plants can be utilized for foodstuff, compost, mulch, medicine, and for construction. Wetland Plants: A Source of Nutrition and Ethnomedicine aims to promote public understanding of this remarkable resource, exploring not only their role in the ecosystem but also their nutritional and medicinal purposes. Based on original research, the text focuses on species identification (with original pictures of wetland plants including morphological features), nutritive value and ethno-medicinal uses. This book serves as an important and basic reference material for further research into the basic biological as well as the applied medicinal aspects of traditional medicinal wetland plants.
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    Pages: XXIX, 228 p. 149 illus., 148 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030692582
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-69258-2
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    River Dynamics and Flood Hazards : Studies on Risk and Mitigation (2023)
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    Keywords: Biotic communities. ; Freshwater ecology. ; Marine ecology. ; Ecosystems. ; Freshwater and Marine Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part (I) Introduction to river hazards and their management: Chapter 1. Natural River Hazards: Their Impacts and Mitigation Techniques -- Chapter 2. Assessment of sediment hazard and associated measurement -- Chapter 3. Modelling approach to study the riverine flood hazard of lower Damodar river -- Chapter 4. Field measurement of accumulated surface water and infiltration depth in a flood-prone Langol catchment of Manipur valley region -- Chapter 5. Soil erosion analysis with respect to land use / land cover change in Godavari basin -- Part (II) Stability of Hydraulic Structures and Sediment Transport: Chapter 6. Stability of hydraulic structures against erosion and scour due to water jets -- Chapter 7. Stabilization of Manmade Embankments at Indian Sundarban Estuary through Turbulence Control at Flow-Sediment Interface: Field Survey and Flume Experimentation -- Chapter 8. A Review of Sedimentation on Different Types of Weirs -- Chapter 9. A Review on Parametric Studies of Piano Key Weir -- Chapter 10 Influence of boundary condition on the modified 2D shallow water model near the flow-structure interaction zone: a case study in Brahmaputra River -- Chapter 11. A Review on Estimation Methods of Scour Depth around Bridge Pier -- Chapter 12. Estimation of Shear force Distribution in Two-stage open channel using SVM and ANFIS -- Chapter 13. Sediment transport modelling through machine learning methods: Review of current challenges and strategies -- Chapter 14. Impact of Anthropocene on the fluvial sediment supply: The Mahanadi River basin perspective -- Chapter 15. Assessment of sediment hazards by bed level variations around the bridge pier -- Chapter 16. Equation development for equilibrium bed load -- Part (III) Hydrological hazards and ecological restoration: Chapter 17. Flood mitigation with river restoration using Porcupine systems -- Chapter 18. Flood prioritisation of basins based on geomorphometric properties using Morphometric analysis and Principal component analysis: A case study of the Maner River basin -- Chapter 19. Flood modelling of Krishna river at Sangli using HEC-RAS -- Chapter 20. Development of Machine Learning based Flood Prediction Model for Godavari River Basin -- Chapter 21. Field study on soil organic matter content in inundation areas of Langol catchment by loss- on-ignition” method -- Chapter 22. Agricultural Drought Assessment using Satellite based Surface Soil Moisture Estimate -- Chapter 23. A Review on Hydrodynamics of Vegetated Streams -- Chapter 24. Analysis of Stormwater Drainage Network of the Central Zone in the Surat City by Using SWMM 5.1 Software -- Chapter 25. Review of state-of-the-art research on river hydrological hazards, restoration and management -- Chapter 26. Erosion Susceptibility Mapping based on Hypsometric Analysis using Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System Techniques -- Part (IV) Climate change and Global warming issues: Chapter 27. Climate Change Implication and Adaptation for River systems -- Chapter 28. Non-parametric approaches to identify rainfall pattern in semi-arid regions: Ranipet, Vellore, and Tirupathur districts, Tamil Nadu, India -- Chapter 29. Decadal-based analysis of hydrological components in the Kesinga sub-catchment in Mahanadi Basin: An assessment of climate variability impact -- Chapter 30. Prediction of Future Rainfall in the Upper Godavari Basin Using Statistical Downscaling Model -- Chapter 31. Projecting Future Maximum Temperature Changes in River Ganges Basin using Observations and Statistical Downscaling Model (SDSM) -- Chapter 32. Trend Assessment of Rainfall over Mumbai and Pune Cities -- Chapter 33. Evaluation of Potential lakes Susceptible to GLOF using Multi-Criteria Assessment in Jhelum Sub-basin of Indus Basin.
    Abstract: This edited book covers all aspects of River related disasters, challenges, and opportunities. Step-by-step descriptions are provided of river dynamics and associated hazards, and their applications in hazard assessments, accompanied by several experimental, filed and numerical studies. In addition, a systematic table of content is given to aid in identifying River hazards challenges and opportunities. Essential information is provided on River dynamics, hydrological processes and climate change issues, and an individual chapter is devoted to ecological restoration and river hazard management. Further topics include the stability of hydraulic structures, sediment transport, and debris flow in the hilly streams. This book will provide students, researchers, scientists, water resources managers with a comprehensive overview of the River dynamics and flood hazards in various sectors of water-related disasters and will enable them to explore the scope of application of the computational techniques and will enable them to explore the scope of River related disasters, allied branches and their field-specific problems. Professionals and policymakers may also explore the implementation of these approaches in their workplace to tackle complex river dynamics and hydrological phenomena occurring in their study area.
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    Pages: X, 624 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811971006
    Series Statement: Disaster Resilience and Green Growth,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-7100-6
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    Medicinal Plants of the Asteraceae Family : Traditional Uses, Phytochemistry and Pharmacological Activities (2022)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Biochemistry. ; Plant Science. ; Chemical Biology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. An overview of medicinal plants of the Asteraceae family and their impact on human health -- Chapter 2. Artemisia annua L.: Traditional uses, Phytochemistry and Pharmacological activities -- Chapter 3. Artemisia indica Wild.: Ethnobotany, phytochemistry, pharmacological attributes and safety profile -- Chapter 4. Arnica montana L.: Traditional uses, bioactive chemical constituents, and pharmacological activities -- Chapter 5. Aster tataricus L.f.: Ethnomedicinal uses, phytochemistry and pharmacological activities -- Chapter 6.Atractylodes lancea (Thunb.) DC.: Ethnobotany, phytochemistry, pharmacological attributes and safety profile -- Chapter 7. Carthamus tinctorius L.: Traditional uses, phytochemistry and pharmacological activities -- Chapter 8.Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat.: A Medicinal Plant with Diverse Traditional Uses, Bioactive Constituents, and Pharmacological Activities -- Chapter 9.Crassocephalum crepidioides (Benth.) S.Moore: Traditional uses, chemical constituents and biological activities -- Chapter 10. Dolomiaea costus (Falc.) Kasana & A. K. Pandey: Ethnomedicinal uses, bioactive chemical constituents and Pharmacological activities -- Chapter 11.Eclipta prostata (L.) L.: Traditional use, phytochemistry and pharmacology -- Chapter 12. Helianthus annuus L.: Traditional uses, phytochemistry and pharmacological activities -- Chapter 13. Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn.: Traditional uses, phytochemistry and pharmacological activities.
    Abstract: This book highlights 12 major plants in the Asteraceae family from the aspects of traditional uses as food and medicine, phytochemistry, and pharmacological activities. Asteraceae is one of the largest family of flowering plants comprising over 1,600 plant genera and 32,000 plant species. Plants belonging to this family have a long history of being used as medicinal plants for the treatment of various diseases. Many of them are also used in the preparation of foods, beverages, and also used in pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries. In addition, plants such as Artemisia annua have played an important role in the discovery of novel drugs. The book summarizes the traditional uses of the plants in the family Asteraceae and their scientific validation, which helps readers understand their relation and impact on human health. It also explains the Phytochemistry of the species and presents the pharmacological activities and mechanisms in detail. Understanding current scientific knowledge will help in the commercialization of products based on these plants and also helps to find the research gaps that should be fulfilled in the future for their optimal use. It also helps in increasing the awareness of the plant species related to conservation, cultivation, and sustainable utilization. This edited volume comprises chapters contributed by experts from around the world. .
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    Pages: IX, 230 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811960802
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-6080-2
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    Airborne Particulate Matter : Source, Chemistry and Health (2022)
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    Keywords: Biotic communities. ; Ecology . ; Environmental chemistry. ; Environmental sciences Social aspects. ; Ecosystems. ; Ecology. ; Environmental Chemistry. ; Environmental Social Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1 Introduction to Airborne Particulate Matter - Source, Chemistry and Health -- 2 Emission Sources of Particulate Matter -- 3 Geographic Distribution and Transport of Atmospheric Particulate Matter -- 4 Airborne particles in indoor and outdoor environments -- 5 High-resolution ambient record of aerosols over Delhi and associated typical health effects -- 6 Characterization of Primary and Secondary Airborne Particulate -- 7 Toxicological implications of fine particulates: sources, chemical composition and possible underlying mechanism -- 8 Bioaerosol and its impact on human health -- 9 Human Health Effects of Particulate Matter -- 10 Impacts and Responses of Particulate Matter Pollution on Vegetation -- 11 Mitigation and Management of Ambient Particulate Matter -- 12 Particulate Matter Regulatory Policies: National and Global Approach. .
    Abstract: This book is about airborne particulate matter, sources, chemistry and health and contained a complete information about their emission source, transport, atmospheric chemistry, distribution at local, regional and global levels, and their level in indoor and outdoor settings. Primary and secondary particulate matters in the ambient atmosphere also describe in detail. Analytical techniques, statistical tools and mathematical models used in airborne particulate research is also described. This book also covers the important aspects of the particulate matter chemistry in atmosphere, and their adverse impact on plant and human health. A detailed insight about the harmful impact of airborne particulate matter (biogenic and anthropogenic both) on different human system is described in detail. The toxicological significance of particulate matter on human body was also mentioned. The mitigation, management and regulatory policies to control ambient particulate matter is also provided. This book is also written in simple language with helpful photographs, diagrams, tables and flowcharts which will make the reader comfortable in understanding the concepts a more relatively easier way. Overall, the present book is a valuable tool for students working in the fields of Atmospheric Science, Environmental Science, Biological Sciences, Epidemiology and Agriculture Science. This book also a unique resource for environmental consultants, researchers, policymakers and other professionals involved in air quality, plant and human health.
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    Pages: XIX, 314 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811653872
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-5387-2
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    POLAR NIGHT Marine Ecology : Life and Light in the Dead of Night (2020)
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    Keywords: Biotic communities. ; Biodiversity. ; Freshwater ecology. ; Marine ecology. ; Climatology. ; Physical geography. ; Botanical chemistry. ; Ecosystems. ; Biodiversity. ; Freshwater and Marine Ecology. ; Climate Sciences. ; Physical Geography. ; Plant Biochemistry.
    Description / Table of Contents: Preface -- The marine physical environment during the Polar Night -- Light in the Polar Night -- Marine micro- and macroalgae in the Polar Night -- Zooplankton in the Polar Night -- Benthic communities in the Polar Night -- Fish ecology in the Polar Night -- Biological clocks and rhythms in polar organisms -- Sensor carrying platforms -- Operative habitat mapping and monitoring in the Polar Night -- The Polar Night exhibition: Life and light at the dead of night -- Index.
    Abstract: Until recently, the prevailing view of marine life at high latitudes has been that organisms enter a general resting state during the dark Polar Night and that the system only awakens with the return of the sun. Recent research, however, with coordinated, multidisciplinary field campaigns based on the high Arctic Archipelago of Svalbard, have provided a radical new perspective. Instead of a system in dormancy, a new perspective of a system in full operation and with high levels of activity across all major phyla is emerging. Examples of such activities and processes include: Active marine organisms at sea surface, water column and the sea-floor. At surface we find active foraging in seabirds and fish, in the water column we find a high biodiversity and activity of zooplankton and larvae such as active light induced synchronized diurnal vertical migration, and at seafloor there is a high biodiversity in benthic animals and macroalgae. The Polar Night is a period for reproduction in many benthic and pelagic taxa, mass occurrence of ghost shrimps (Caprellides), high abundance of Ctenophores, physiological evidence of micro- and macroalgal cells that are ready to utilize the first rays of light when they appear, deep water fishes found at water surface in the Polar night, and continuous growth of bivalves throughout the winter. These findings not only begin to shape a new paradigm for marine winter ecology in the high Arctic, but also provide conclusive evidence for a top-down controlled system in which primary production levels are close to zero. In an era of environmental change that is accelerated at high latitudes, we believe that this new insight is likely to strongly impact how the scientific community views the high latitude marine ecosystem. Despite the overwhelming darkness, the main environmental variable affecting marine organisms in the Polar Night is in fact light. The light regime during the Polar Night is unique with respect to light intensity, spectral composition of light and photoperiod. .
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    Pages: XI, 375 p. 133 illus., 116 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030332082
    Series Statement: Advances in Polar Ecology, 4
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-33208-2
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    Long-Term Ecosystem Changes in Riparian Forests (2020)
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    Keywords: Ecology . ; Forestry. ; Plant ecology. ; Biotic communities. ; Environment. ; Ecology. ; Forestry. ; Plant Ecology. ; Ecosystems. ; Environmental Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part I. Introduction -- Chapter 1. The Ooyamazawa Riparian Forest: Introduction and Overview -- Part II. Life History and Regeneration Processes of Riparian Woody Species.-Chapter 2. Fraxinus platypoda -- Chapter 3. Pterocarya rhoifolia -- Chapter 4. Cercidiphyllum japonicum -- Chapter 5. Acer Tree Species -- Part III. Diversity and Coexistence in Riparian Forests -- Chapter 6. Diversity of Herbaceous Plants in the Ooyamazawa Riparian Forest -- Chapter 7. Coexistence of Tree Canopy Species -- Part IV. Ecosystem Changes in Riparian Forests -- Chapter 8. Changes in Forest Floor Vegetation -- Chapter 9. Temporal Changes in Browsing Damage by Sika Deer in a Natural Riparian Forest in Central Japan -- Chapter 10. Characteristics and Temporal Trends of a Ground Beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae) Community in Ooyamazawa Riparian Forest -- Chapter 11. Avifauna at Ooyamazawa: Decline of Birds that Forage in Bushy Understories -- Part V. Conclusion -- Chapter 12. General Conclusion. .
    Abstract: This open access book presents and analyzes the results of more than 30 years of long-term ecological research in riparian forest ecosystems with the aim of casting light on changes in the dynamics of riparian forests over time. The research, focusing on the Ooyamazawa riparian forest, one of the remaining old-growth forests in Japan, has yielded a number of interesting outcomes. First, it shows that large-scale disturbances afford various trees opportunities for regeneration and are thus the driving force for the coexistence of canopy trees in riparian forests. Second, it identifies changes in reproductive patterns, highlighting that seed production has in fact quantitatively increased over the past two decades. Third, it describes the decline in forest floor vegetation caused by deer grazing and reveals how this decline has affected bird and insect populations. The book illustrates the interconnectedness of phenomena within an ecosystem and the resultant potential for cascade effects and also stresses the need for long-term ecological studies of climate change impacts on forests. It will be of interest to both professionals and academics in the field of forest science. .
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    Pages: VIII, 234 p. 173 illus., 65 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811530098
    Series Statement: Ecological Research Monographs,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3009-8
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    Alpine Plant Life : Functional Plant Ecology of High Mountain Ecosystems (2021)
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    Keywords: Ecology . ; Botany. ; Physical geography. ; Conservation biology. ; Ecology. ; Plant Science. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Conservation Biology.
    Description / Table of Contents: PRELIMINARY (ToC of second edition) 1 Plant ecology at high elevations -- The concept of limitation -- A regional and historical account -- The challenge of alpine plant research -- 2 The alpine life zone -- Altitudinal boundaries -- Global alpine land area -- Alpine plant diversity -- Origin of alpine floras -- Alpine growth forms -- 3 Alpine climate -- Which alpine climate -- Common features of alpine climates -- Regional features of alpine climates -- 4 The climate plants experience -- Interactions of relief, wind and sun -- How alpine plants influence their climate -- The geographic variation of alpine climate -- 5 Life under snow: protection and limitation -- Temperatures under snow -- Solar radiation under snow -- Gas concentrations under snow -- Plant responses to snowpack -- 6 Alpine soils -- Physics of alpine soil formation -- The organic compound -- The interaction of organic and inorganic compounds -- 7 Alpine treelines -- About trees and lines -- Current altitudinal positions of climatic treelines -- Treeline-climate relationships -- Intrazonal variations and pantropical plateauing of alpine treelines -- Treelines in the past -- Attempts at a functional explanation of treelines -- A hypothesis for treeline formation -- Growth trends near treelines -- Evidence for sink limitation -- 8 Climatic stress -- Survival of low temperature extremes -- Avoidance and tolerance of low temperature extremes -- Heat stress in alpine plants -- Ultraviolet radiation — a stress factor -- 9 Water relations -- Ecosystem water balance -- Soil moisture at high altitudes -- Plant water relations — a brief review of principles -- Water relations of alpine plants -- Desiccation stress -- Water relations of special plant types -- 10 Mineral nutrition -- Soil nutrients -- The nutrient status of alpine plants -- Nutrient cycling and nutrient budgets -- Nitrogen fixation -- Mycorrhiza -- Responses of vegetation to variable nutrient supply -- 11 Uptake and loss of carbon -- Photosynthetic capacity of alpine plants -- Photosynthetic responses to the environment -- Daily carbon gain of leaves -- The seasonal carbon gain of leaves -- C4 and CAM photosynthesis at high altitudes -- Tissue respiration of alpine plants -- Ecosystem carbon balance -- 12 Carbon investments -- Non-structural carbohydrates -- Lipids and energy content -- Carbon costs of leaves and roots -- Whole plant carbon allocation -- 13 Growth dynamics and phenology -- Seasonal growth -- Diurnal leaf extension -- Rates of plant dry matter accumulation -- Functional duration of leaves and roots -- 14 Cell division and tissue formation -- Cell size and plant size -- Mitosis and the cell cycle -- From meristem activity to growth control -- 15 Plant biomass production -- The structure of alpine plant canopies -- Primary productivity of alpine vegetation -- Plant dry matter pools -- Biomass losses through herbivores -- 16 Plant reproduction -- Flowering and pollination -- Seed development and seed size -- Germination -- Alpine seed banks and natural recruitment -- Clonal propagation -- Alpine plant age -- Community processes -- 17 Global change at high elevation -- Alpine land use -- The impact of altered atmospheric chemistry -- Climatic change and alpine ecosystems -- References (with chapter annotation) -- Taxonomic index (genera) -- Geographical index -- Color plates -- Plant life forms -- The alpine life zone -- Environmental stress -- The human dimension.
    Abstract: This book is a completely revised, substantially extended treatment of the physical and biological factors that drive life in high mountains. The book covers the characteristics of alpine plant life, alpine climate and soils, life under snow, stress tolerance, treeline ecology, plant water, carbon, and nutrient relations, plant growth and productivity, developmental processes, and two largely novel chapters on alpine plant reproduction and global change biology. The book explains why the topography driven exposure of plants to dramatic micro-climatic gradients over very short distances causes alpine biodiversity to be particularly robust against climatic change. Geographically, this book draws on examples from all parts of the world, including the tropics. This book is complemented with novel evidence and insight that emerged over the last 17 years of alpine plant research. The number of figures – mostly in color – nearly doubled, with many photographs providing a vivid impression of alpine plant life worldwide. Christian Körner was born in 1949 in Austria, received his academic education at the University of Innsbruck, and was full professor of Botany at the University of Basel from 1989 to 2014. As emeritus Professor he is continuing alpine plant research in the Swiss Alps.
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    Edition: 3rd ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030595388
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-59538-8
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    Beyond IPM: Introduction to the Theory of Holistic Pest Management (2020)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Agriculture. ; Microbiology. ; Zoology. ; Plant Science. ; Agriculture. ; Microbiology. ; Zoology.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Introduction: Beyond IPM -- 2. The Nature of Integrated Pest Management -- 3. The Need for a Holistic Approach to Pest Management -- 4. Theoretical Support of Holistic Pest Management -- 5. Methods for analysis of Holistic Pest Management -- 6. Implementing Holistic Pest Management -- 7. Holistic Science in Pest Management: Winds of Change.
    Abstract: About 15 years ago, we asked ourselves why the methods developed by the research institutions for the management of pests were almost not used by small landholder farmers. It seemed obvious to us that conventional pest control –called “Integrated Pest Management”– was based on a reductionist approach. In reviewing the literature on the subject, we found that our concern was not new or unique. The agreement of some authors with our ideas reinforced our efforts to find a holistic approach to pest management. We took two central ideas to develop the holistic approach: First, pest management actions must put the farmer at the center of the system. Second, pest management must consider not only both pests but the other important components of the system in question. This approach based on the farmers and the systems in which they are immersed, is called “Holistic Pest Management” or HPM. In this book, I present the philosophy and practice of HPM, a new paradigm of pest management.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030433703
    Series Statement: Sustainability in Plant and Crop Protection, 15
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-43370-3
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    Contaminants and Ecological Subsidies : The Land-Water Interface (2020)
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    Keywords: Ecology . ; Environment. ; Biotic communities. ; Ecology. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Ecosystems.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Introduction: Ecological Subsidies as a Framework for Understanding Contaminant Fate, Exposure, and Effects at the Land-Water Interface -- Part I: Ecological Subsidies Drive Exposure -- Chapter 2: Ecological Factors Controlling Insect-Mediated Methylmercury Flux from Aquatic to Terrestrial Ecosystems: Lessons Learned from Mesocosm and Pond Experiments -- Chapter 3: Pathways of Contaminant Transport Across the Aquatic-Terrestrial Interface: Implications for Terrestrial Consumers, Ecosystems and Management -- Part II: Exposure Drives Ecological Subsidies -- Chapter 4: Agriculture and Mining Contamination Contribute to a Productivity Gradient Driving Cross-Ecosystem Associations between Stream Insects and Riparian Arachnids -- Chapter 5: Cross-Ecosystem Linkages and Trace Metals at the Land-Water Interface -- Chapter 6: Metamorphosis and the Impact of Contaminants on Ecological Subsidies -- Part III: Other Global Stressors -- Chapter 7: Variables Affecting Resource Subsidies from Streams and Rivers to Land and their Susceptibility to Global Change Stressors -- Chapter 8: Beyond “Donors and Recipients”: Impacts of Species Gains and Losses Reverberate among Ecosystems due to Changes in Resource Subsidies -- Part IV: Management Applications and Tools -- Chapter 9: Practical Considerations for the Incorporation of Insect-Mediated Contaminant Flux into Ecological Risk Assessments -- Chapter 10: When Nutrients Become Contaminants in Aquatic Systems: Identifying Responses to Guide Terrestrial-Derived Detrital Endpoint Development for Managers -- Chapter 11: Mesocosms to Evaluate Aquatic-Terrestrial Contaminant Linkages using Aquatic Insect Emergence: Utility for Aquatic Life Criteria Development -- Chapter 12: Studying Effects of Contaminants on Aquatic-Terrestrial Subsidies: Experimental Designs using Outdoor and Indoor Mesocosms and Microcosms -- Part V: Syntheses -- Chapter 13: Ecological Networks as a Framework for Understanding and Predicting Contaminant Movement across the Land-Water Interface -- Chapter: 14: Synthesis: A Framework for Predicting the Dark Side of Ecological Subsidies.
    Abstract: This volume explores the effects of aquatic contaminants on ecological subsidies and food web exposure at the boundary of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. It provides the first synthesis of the findings and principles governing the “dark side” of contaminant effects on ecological subsidies. Furthermore, the volume provides extensive coverage of the tools being developed to help managers and researchers better understand the implications of contaminants movement and their effects on natural resources and ecosystem processes. Aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems are linked through movements of energy and nutrients which subsidize recipient food webs. As a result, contaminants that concentrate in aquatic systems because of the effects of gravity on water and organic matter have the potential to impact both aquatic and terrestrial ecosystem processes. Within the last decade, increased attention has been paid to this phenomenon, particularly the effects of aquatic contaminants on resource and contaminant export to terrestrial consumers, and the potential implications for management. This volume, curated and edited by three field leaders, incorporates empirical results, management applications and theoretical synthesis and is a key reference for academics, government researchers and consultants.
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    Pages: XV, 383 p. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030494803
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-49480-3
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    The Flax Genome (2023)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Genetics. ; Biotechnology. ; Plant Science. ; Genetics and Genomics. ; Biotechnology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Reference genome sequence of flax -- Repeat DNA sequences in flax genomes -- Pale flax (Linum bienne): an underexplored flax wild relative -- Flax breeding -- QTL mapping: strategy, progress and prospects in flax -- Genetics of abiotic stress in flax. QTL and candidate genes for flax disease resistance -- Key stages of flax bast fiber development through the prism of transcriptomics -- Metabolomics and transcriptomics-based tools for linseed improvement.
    Abstract: The Flax Genome is a comprehensive compilation of most recent studies focused on reference genome, genetic resources and molecular diversity, breeding, QTL mapping, gene editing tools, functional genomics and metabolomics, molecular breeding via genomic selection, and genomic resources. The flax genome reference sequences and the new genome assemblies are presented. A list of flax QTL and candidate genes associated with more than 35 traits, including yield and agronomic, seed quality and fatty acid composition, fibre quality and yield, abiotic stress, and disease resistance traits, are summarized. A QTL- based genomic selection strategy and genome–editing tools are systematically introduced. In addition, huge amounts of flax genomic resources generated in the last decade are summarized. The book contains 13 chapters with about 390 pages authored by globally reputed researchers in the relevant fields to this crop The book is intended to be useful to students, teachers, and researchers interested in traditional and molecular breeding, pathology, molecular genetics and breeding, bioinformatics and computational biology, and functional genomics.
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    Pages: XII, 294 p. 74 illus., 70 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031160615
    Series Statement: Compendium of Plant Genomes,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-16061-5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-16061-5
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    Research Methods of Environmental Physiology in Aquatic Sciences (2021)
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    Keywords: Ecology . ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Environmental chemistry. ; Environmental sciences. ; Physics. ; Environment. ; Ecology. ; Water. ; Environmental Chemistry. ; Environmental Physics. ; Environmental Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1 Measurement of environmental parameters affecting marine plankton physiology -- Chapter 2 Plankton culture techniques -- Chapter 3 Determination of Key Enzymes involved in primary productivity -- Chapter 4 Analyses of pigments -- Chapter 5 Measurements and analyses of photosynthesis and respiration -- Chapter 6 Chlorophyll fluorescence techniques and applications -- Chapter 7 Biochemical and molecular methods -- Chapter 8 Research methods for animal and virus.
    Abstract: This book presents methods for investigating the effects of aquatic environmental changes on organisms and the mechanisms involved. It focuses mainly on photosynthetic organisms, but also provides methods for virus, zooplankton and other animal studies. Also including a comprehensive overview of the current methods in the fields of aquatic physiology, ecology, biochemistry and molecular approaches, including the advantages and disadvantages of each method, the book is a valuable guide for young researchers in marine or aquatic sciences studying the physiological processes associated with chemical and physical environmental changes.
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    Pages: XI, 352 p. 83 illus., 23 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789811553547
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-5354-7
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    Progress in Botany Vol. 82 (2021)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Forestry. ; Botanical chemistry. ; Biotic communities. ; Plant genetics. ; Plant physiology. ; Plant Science. ; Forestry. ; Plant Biochemistry. ; Ecosystems. ; Plant Genetics. ; Plant Physiology.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1.Tools Shape Paradigms of Plant-Environment Interactions -- 2.Gene Expression in Coffee -- 3. Cross-Talk Between Sporophyte and Gametophyte During Anther and Ovule Development In Angiosperms -- 4. The Photosynthetic System in Tropical Plants Under High Irradiance and Temperature Stress -- 5. Plant Peroxisomes and Their Metabolism of ROS, RNS, and RSS -- 6. Ammonium Assimilation and Metabolism in Rice -- 7. How can we Interpret the Large Number and Diversity of Abscisic Acid Transporters? -- 8. Orient in the World with a Single Eye: The Green Algal Eyespot and Phototaxis -- 9. Bidirectional Lateral Transport Barriers in Serving Plant Organs and Integral Plant Functioning: Localized Lignification, Suberinization, and Cutinization -- 10. The Haustorium of Phytopathogenic Fungi: A Short Overview of a Specialized Cell of Obligate Biotrophic Plant Parasites -- 11. Transmission of Phloem-Limited Viruses in the Host Plants by Their Aphid Vectors -- 12. Biotechnology for Biofuel Production -- 13. Modelling Urban Tree Growth and Ecosystem Services: Review and Perspectives.
    Abstract: With one volume each year, this series keeps scientists and advanced students informed of the latest developments and results in all areas of the plant sciences. This latest volume includes reviews on plant physiology, biochemistry, genetics and genomics, forests, and ecosystems.
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    Pages: XII, 464 p. 76 illus., 44 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030686208
    Series Statement: Progress in Botany, 82
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-68620-8
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    The Atlantic Forest : History, Biodiversity, Threats and Opportunities of the Mega-diverse Forest (2021)
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    Keywords: Ecology . ; Botany. ; Zoology. ; Conservation biology. ; Ecology. ; Plant Science. ; Zoology. ; Conservation Biology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part 1: Historical and biogeographical aspects -- The Atlantic Forest: an introduction to the megadiverse forest of Southern America -- The Atlantic Forest Ecological History: from pre-history to the Anthropocene -- The North-eastern Atlantic Forest: biogeographical, historical and current aspects in the Sugarcane Zone -- The Hileia Baiana - an assessment of natural and historical aspects of the land use and degradation of the central corridor of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest -- The southern Atlantic Forest: Use, degradation, and perspectives for conservation -- Part II – Biodiversity -- Tree diversity in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest: biases and general patterns using different sources of information -- Vascular Epiphytes of the Atlantic Forest: diversity and community ecology -- Social Insects of the Atlantic Forest -- Tetrapod diversity in the Atlantic Forest: maps and gaps -- Freshwater Studies in Atlantic Forest: general overview and prospects -- Part III – Threats -- Land-cover changes and an uncertain future: will the Brazilian Atlantic Forest lose the chance to become a hopespot? -- Climate change and biodiversity in the Atlantic Forest: best climatic models, predicted changes and impacts, and adaptation options -- Non-native species introductions, invasions, and biotic homogenization in the Atlantic Forest -- Causes and consequences of large-scale defaunation in the Atlantic forest -- Pollination systems in the Atlantic Forest: characterization, threats, and opportunities -- IV - Opportunities -- Atlantic Forest: ecosystem services linking people and biodiversity -- Changing the agriculture paradigm in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest: the importance of agroforestry -- Engaging people for large-scale forest restoration: Governance lessons from the Atlantic Forest of Brazil -- The Atlantic Forest Trail: connecting people, biodiversity and protected areas -- Conservation initiatives in the Brazilian Atlantic forest -- Financing conservation in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest -- Integrating researchers for understanding the biodiversity in Atlantic Forest -- The future of the Atlantic Forest.
    Abstract: The Atlantic Forest is one of the 36 hotspots for biodiversity conservation worldwide. It is a unique, large biome (more than 3000 km in latitude; 2500 in longitude), marked by high biodiversity, high degree of endemic species and, at the same time, extremely threatened. Approximately 70% of the Brazilian population lives in the area of this biome, which makes the conflict between biodiversity conservation and the sustainability of the human population a relevant issue. This book aims to cover: 1) the historical characterization and geographic variation of the biome; 2) the distribution of the diversity of some relevant taxa; 3) the main threats to biodiversity, and 4) possible opportunities to ensure the biodiversity conservation, and the economic and social sustainability. Also, it is hoped that this book can be useful for those involved in the development of public policies aimed at the conservation of this important global biome.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030553227
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-55322-7
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    RNA-Based Technologies for Functional Genomics in Plants (2021)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Plant genetics. ; Physiology. ; Plant Science. ; Plant Genetics. ; Physiology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Artificial Small RNAs for Functional Genomics in Plants -- Use of mRNA-interactome capture for generating novel insights into plant RNA biology -- Improving nutrient value of crops: Applications of RNAi in targeting plant metabolic pathways -- Utilizing RNA-based approaches to understand plant-insect interactions.
    Abstract: This book offers a unique and comprehensive overview of key RNA-based technologies, as well as their development and applications for the functional genomics of plant coding and non-coding genes. It focuses on the latest as well as classical RNA-based techniques used for studies on small RNAs, long non-coding RNAs and protein-coding genes. These techniques chiefly focus on target mimics (TMs) and short tandem target mimics (STTMs) for small RNAs, and artificial microRNAs (amiRNAs), RNA interference (RNAi) and CRISPR/Cas for genes. Furthermore, the book discusses the latest trends in the field and various modifications of the above-mentioned approaches, and explores how these RNA-based technologies have been developed, applied and validated as essential technologies in plant functional genomics. RNA-based technologies, their mechanisms of action, their advantages and disadvantages, and insights into the further development and applications of these technologies in plants are discussed. These techniques will enable the users to functionally characterize genes and small RNAs through silencing, overexpression and editing. Gathering contributions by globally respected experts, the book will appeal to students, teachers and scientists in academia and industry who are interested in horticulture, genetics, pathology, entomology, physiology, molecular genetics and breeding, in vitro culture & genetic engineering, and functional genomics. .
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030649944
    Series Statement: Concepts and Strategies in Plant Sciences,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-64994-4
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    Agrochemicals in Soil and Environment : Impacts and Remediation (2022)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Agriculture. ; Agronomy. ; Biotechnology. ; Nanotechnology. ; Plant Science. ; Agriculture. ; Agronomy. ; Biotechnology. ; Nanotechnology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Agrochemicals in Soil and Environment: An Overview -- Chapter 2. Agrochemicals- Provenance, Environmental Fate and Remediation Measures -- Chapter 3. Impact of Agrochemicals on Soil Microbiota -- Chapter 4. Agriculture Pollution in Kerala, India with Special Reference to Endosulphan -- Chapter 5. An Intergenerational Community-Based Approach to Safe Farming and Environmental Health -- Chapter 6. Guidance on Pesticides Handling in Farming -- Chapter 7. Impact of Pesticides, Herbicides and Insecticides on the Ecosystem -- Chapter 8. Pesticides and its Effects on Plants: A Case Study of Deltamethrin -- Chapter 9. The Use of Glyphosate in Regions of Argentina and Colombia and its Socio-environmental Impacts -- Chapter 10. Impact of Insecticides on Soil and Environment and their Management Strategies -- Chapter 11. Role of Insect Pest Management in Agriculture Conservation -- Chapter 12. Mobility of Trace Elements in Agricultural Soils- Chapter 13. The effects of nutrient enrichment on nutrient-poor ecosystems: Insights from the study of serpentine soil plant relations -- Chapter 14. Soil Erosion and Sedimentation - A Source of Contamination and Impact on Agriculture Productivity -- Chapter 15. Plastics in the Soil Environment: An Overview -- Chapter 16. Lead and cadmium contamination in the soil environment: Impacts on plant growth and human health -- Chapter 17. Heavy metals contamination on farmlands in the crude oil exploration area -- Chapter 18. Effect of Trace Elements in Soils and Its Management -- Chapter 19. Remediation of Agrochemicals in Soil and Environment -- Chapter 20. Alleviation in the Toxicity of Heavy Metals on Agricultural Crops by Metal Resistant Bacteria -- Chapter 21. Bioremediation Strategies to Mitigate the Impact of Atrazine in the Environment: Recent Advances and Prospects. Chapter 22. Aspergillus Mediated Bioremediation of Agrochemicals- Current Progress and Future Perspectives -- Chapter 23. Implications of Phytohormones as Agro-chemicals under Dynamic Environmental Conditions -- Chapter 24. Role of Genetically Modified Bacteria for Alleviating of Agrochemical Impact on the Environment -- Chapter 25. ‘Omics Perspective’ - Molecular Blue-print for Agrochemical Remediation -- Chapter 26. Impact and Remediation of Agrochemicals in Soil and Environment: Conclusions and Future Perspectives.
    Abstract: This volume ‘Agrochemicals in Soil and Environment: Impacts and Remediation’ is a comprehensive collection of important literature on agrochemical contamination. The main focus of this book is to point out undesirable changes in biological, physical and chemical characteristics of agricultural soils and its impacts on global agricultural crop productivity. Soil is one of the important resources of basic needs for our sustenance but due to various anthropogenic activities like urbanization and industrialization, the soil is losing its basic quality characteristics. Soil microorganisms, water holding capacity, minerals, salts and nutrients are under the direct threat due to agrochemicals therefore, agricultural sector is facing a serious challenge. Lack of proper knowledge and luxurious applications of agrochemicals resulting into degradation and deterioration of soil quality, loss of soil and crop productivity and threatening the food security. Therefore, it is imperative to develop indices, indicators and soil parameters for the monitoring and impact assessment of agricultural contaminants. Further, biotic and abiotic stresses and their tolerance mechanisms in plants in relation to the soil contaminants such as toxic pollutants, heavy metals, inorganic and organic matters, variety of pesticides, insecticides, herbicides, agricultural runoffs and solid wastes, and chemical fertilizers are also highlighted in this volume. This book also discusses causes of reduced agriculture productivity and suggests sustainable measures such as plant-based technologies, bioremediation and nanotechnology, that can be used to overcome the crop losses. The book is interest to research students, teachers, agricultural scientists, agronomists, environmentalists as well as policy makers.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811693106
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-9310-6
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    Freshwater Red Algae : Phylogeny, Taxonomy and Biogeography (2021)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Ecology . ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Plant Science. ; Ecology. ; Water. ; Water. ; Water.
    Description / Table of Contents: History of freshwater red algae; taxonomic diversity and phylogeny; biogeographic trends; how to collect freshwater red algae; scope and organization of this book -- Subphylum Cyanidiophytina: Class Cyanidiophyceae; Subphylum Proteorhodophytina: Classes Compsopogonophyceae, Porphyridiophyceae, Rhodellophyceae and Stylonematophyceae -- Subphylum Eurhodophytina: Classes Bangiophyceae and Florideophyceae (Subclasses Corallinophycidae, Hildenbrandiophycidae and Rhodymeniophycidae) -- Subphylum Eurhodophytina: Class Florideophyceae, Subclass Nemaliophycidae, Orders Acrochaetiales, Balbianiales and Thoreales -- Subphylum Eurhodophytina: Class Florideophyceae, Subclass Nemaliophycidae, Order Batrachospermales.
    Abstract: This book presents the phylogeny, taxonomy and biogeography of freshwater red algae. Its content is divided into five chapters. The first chapter provides a brief history of freshwater red algal research, habits and collecting methods, general biogeographic trends and an overview of the taxonomic/phylogenetic placement of freshwater taxa. The other four chapters are taxonomic treatments of non-marine red algae based on taxonomic levels, i.e. classes within the phylum Rhodophyta, orders within each class, families within each order, and genera within each family. Descriptions, phylogenetic data (including numerous trees), geographic range (maps for most species) and dichotomous keys for identification are presented. Comprehensive data are provided for more than 220 species.
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    Pages: XII, 338 p. 113 illus., 112 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030839703
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-83970-3
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    Opuntia spp.: Chemistry, Bioactivity and Industrial Applications (2021)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Food science. ; Plant Science. ; Food Science.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1-Introduction to Opuntia spp.: Chemistry, bioactivity and Industrial Applications -- 2-South African perspective on Opuntia spp.: cultivation, human and livestock food and industrial applications -- 3-Ethnobotany, medicinal utilization and Systematics of Opuntia species from Deserts of Pakistan -- 4-Cactus Pear (Opuntia spp.) Species and Cultivars -- 5-Classification, Distribution and Morphological Characterization of Opuntia species -- 6-Cultivation and Cultural Practices of Opuntia spp -- 7-Molecular characterization of Opuntia spp -- 8-Genetic diversity and ecotypes of Opuntia spp -- 9-Potential attribute of crassulacean acid metabolism of Opuntia spp. production in water-limited conditions -- 10-Harvest and Postharvest Technology of Opuntia spp -- 11-Chemistry and functionality of Opuntia spp. nopal cladodes -- 12-Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill. Bioactive Ingredients and Phyto-constituents -- 13-Opuntia Fiber and its Health-Related Beneficial Properties -- 14-Opuntia spp. chemical constituents and bioactive compounds, with particular regards to polyphenols -- 15-Profile and Biological Properties of the main Phenolic compounds in cactus pear (Opuntia spp.) -- 16-Opuntia spp. essential oils -- 17-Antioxidant activity of Opuntia spp.: A review -- 18-Natural antimicrobial molecules from Opuntia spp. and their role in poultry nutrition -- 19-Genus Opuntia: A golden source of compounds with anti-inflammatory potential -- 20-Opuntia spp. benefits in chronic diseases -- 21-Traceability of Opuntia spp -- 22-Antidiabetic Activity of Opuntia spp -- 23-Anticancer Activity of Opuntia spp -- 24-Innovative technologies for the identification of chemical and bioactive compounds in Opuntia spp. plant, food and waste -- 25-Innovation technologies for extracting Opuntia spp. seed oil -- 26-Novel pectins from prickly pear (Opuntia albicarpa) fruits: structural features and rheological properties -- 27-Modern Technologies in Opuntia spp. Juice Processing -- 28-Novel Technologies in Juice Processing from Opuntia spp. Fruits -- 29-Potential use of prickly pear juice prepared from shelf-grown cultivars as an authentic and nutritional fruit supplement -- 30-Fermented Beverages from Opuntia species: Composition, Commercialization and Future Outlook -- 31-Opuntia spp. Marmalade -- 32-Opuntia pear peel as a source of functional ingredients and their utilization in meat products -- 33-Opuntia spp. Seed Oil -- 34-Prickly pear (Opuntia ficus indica) processing by extrusion-cooking -- 35-Opuntia spp. and Extruded Food Products -- 36-Opuntia spp. Extruded Food Products -- 37-Industrial uses of Opuntia spp. by-products -- 38-Bread Enrichment with Opuntia spp. Derivatives -- 39-Opuntia spp. products and by-products as a potential source of edible films and coatings -- 40-Microencapsulation technology: an alternative preservation method for Opuntia spp. derived products and their bioactive compounds -- 41-Prickly pear (Opuntia spp.) in animal and poultry feed -- 42-Industrial applications of Opuntia spp. (nopal, fruit and peel) -- 43-Opuntia spp. as a source of sugars for the ethanol production -- 44-Opuntia spp. in biogas production -- 45-Opuntia spp. in dye-sensitized solar cells -- 46-Incorporation of Opuntia spp. into Food Systems -- 47-Opuntia spp. in cosmetics and pharmaceuticals -- 48-Food and non-food applications of Opuntia spp. seed oil -- 49-Opuntia spp. in the textile industry -- 50-Cactus pear as colorants and coloring foods: application in different food matrices.
    Abstract: The Opuntia fruits, commonly known as cactus pears or prickly pears, have been suggested by the Food and Agriculture Organization to be a promising and strategic crop in regions suffering from lack of water. In Mexico, India, South Africa, and the Mediterranean, the Opuntia fruits have become popular due to their nutritive value and health-promoting benefits, including antioxidant, antiulcerogenic and antiatherogenic traits and protective effects against LDL oxidation. Additionally, readily absorbable sugars, high vitamin C and mineral content, and a pleasant flavour make Opuntia tailor-made for novel food. Due to their ecological advantages, high functional value, and health-related traits, Opuntia fruits can be highly exploited in different food processing applications. For instance, Opuntia cactus fruits are used for the preparation of juices and marmalades; Opuntia cactus plants are used to feed animals in African and Latin American countries; Peruvian farmers cultivate Opuntia cactus for growing the cochineal (Dactylopius coccus) insect and producing the natural dye carmine; and the commercial production of food and non-food products from Opuntia has been established in Mexico, USA and several Mediterranean countries. Opuntia spp.: Chemistry, Bioactivity and Industrial Applications creates a multidisciplinary forum of discussion on Opuntia cactus with special emphasis on its horticulture, post-harvest, marketability, chemistry, functionality, health-promoting properties, technology and processing. The text includes detailed discussion of the impact of traditional and innovative processing on the recovery of high-added value compounds from Opuntia spp. by-products. Later chapters explore the potential applications of Opuntia spp. in food, cosmetics and pharmaceutical products.
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    Pages: XIX, 1059 p. 98 illus., 46 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030784447
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-78444-7
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    Fruits of the Brazilian Cerrado : Composition and Functional Benefits (2021)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Botanical chemistry. ; Food science. ; Medicine, Preventive. ; Health promotion. ; Agriculture. ; Plant Science. ; Plant Biochemistry. ; Food Science. ; Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. ; Agriculture.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Acrocomia aculeata -- 2. Attalea dubia & Attalea phalerata -- 3. Campomanesia genus -- 4. Caryocar spp -- 5. Mauritia flexuosa -- 6. Dipteryx alata -- 7. Solanum lycocarpum -- 8. Attalea speciosa -- 9. Syagrus romanzoffiana -- 10. Hancornia speciosa.
    Abstract: Fruits of the Brazilian Cerrado: Composition and Functional Benefits describes the nutritional, chemical and physical characteristics of the fruits of the Cerrado, as well as their pharmacological effects and use in phytotherapics. Chapters are dedicated to the morphological characteristics, macronutrients, micronutrients and active compounds of various fruits, with separate sections covering their peels, leaves, nuts, pulps, and other components. The text also includes detailed studies on the treatment of diseases with these natural products, as well as their applications in popular use by local communities. Authors explain the importance of bioactive compounds found in the fruits and their possible mechanisms of action in the organism. This text thus provides a valuable reference to researchers studying a range of topics, including functional foods, phytotherapy, and plant science.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030629496
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-62949-6
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    Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of India Vol. 1 (2022)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Agronomy. ; Plant diseases. ; Plant Science. ; Agronomy. ; Plant Pathology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. History of medicinal plants research in India -- Chapter 2. Importance of medicinal and aromatic plants in our day-to-day life -- Chapter 3. Major diseases of important medicinal and aromatic plants An Indian subcontinent perspective -- Chapter 4. Introduction to MAPs in India : Distribution , diversity and conservation and uses -- Chapter 5. Diversity of MAPs in India and its potential -- Chapter 6. Ethnomedicinal , phytochemistry and pharmacological properties of Arnebia species -- Chapter 7. Diversity of medicinal and aromatic plants with special reference to endemic plants of India -- Chapter 8. Distribution, chemical composition and ethnomedicinal appraisal of endangered medicinal plants of Kashmir Himalaya , India -- Chapter 9. Chemical diversity and ethnobotanical survey of Indian MAP species -- Chapter 10. Traditional uses of medicinal and aromatic plants among Indian tribes -- Chapter 11. Opportunities and challenges in ethnobotanical survey of Indian medicinal and aromatic plants -- Chapter 12. Breeding of MAPs in India : Achievements and prospects -- Chapter 13. Conservation of wild MAPs : Constraints achievements and prospects -- Chapter 14. Quality assurance and quality control of MAPs in India -- Chapter 15. Chromatographic analysis of medicinal plants for quality control -- Chapter 16. Expanding horizones : Role of biotechnology in MAP research, production and utilization -- Chapter 17. Role of biotechnology in MAP research, production and utilization -- Chapter 18. Integrated transcriptomics and proteomics approaches to study secondary metabolic pathways in medicinal plants: Recend trends -- Chapter 19. Demand and use of medicinal plants of India -- Chapter 20. Major diseases of medicinal and aromatic plants : An overview of constraints in production and management strategies -- Chapter 21. Role of medicinal and aromatic plants in the cosmetic industry -- Chapter 22. Harbouring the potential of medicinal and aromatic plants of India: A biotechnological approach -- Chapter 23. Quality assurance of cultivated and aromatic plants : Good agricultural and collection practices (GAP and GCP) -- Chapter 24. Breeding and Germplasm preservation of medicinal and aromatic plants of India.
    Abstract: This book is the 8th volume of the popular series ‘Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of the World’. Like the previous volumes, this volume is being introduced in a monographic format containing an extremely rich and diverse medicinal flora of India. Both well-known and somewhat still ignored species have been described in view of their traditional, present day and prospective uses. The scientific and technological achievements are also included aptly in this volume, together with a careful and critical consideration to our contemporary knowledge of this vast interdisciplinary domain with an Indian focus. In the era of global climate change and pandemics, building on the huge Indian traditions, this volume will make an important contribution to the better knowledge and understanding of MAPs. The Indian flora has always been recognized for its medicinal and aromatic plant values and this volume is explicitly focusing in that direction. With the rapidly expanding scope of natural nutraceuticals and herbal formulations, this book will be a fruitful acquisition for the interested readers globally.
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    Pages: XVIII, 430 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030987015
    Series Statement: Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of the World, 8
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-98701-5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-98701-5
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    Invasive Species in Forests and Rangelands of the United States : A Comprehensive Science Synthesis for the United States Forest Sector (2021)
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    Keywords: Biotic communities. ; Environment. ; Ecology . ; Landscape ecology. ; Ecosystems. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Terrestial Ecology. ; Landscape Ecology. ; Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction (Deborah C. Hayes, Becky K. Kerns, Toral Patel-Weynand, and Deborah M. Finch) -- Chapter 2. Impacts of Invasive Species in Terrestrial and Aquatic Systems in the United States (Albert E. Mayfield III, Steven J. Seybold, Wendell R. Haag, M. Tracy Johnson, Becky K. Kerns, John C. Kilgo, Daniel J. Larkin, Rima D. Lucardi, Bruce D. Moltzan, Dean E. Pearson, John D. Rothlisberger, Jeffrey D. Schardt, Michael K. Schwartz, and Michael K. Young) -- Chapter 3. Impacts of Invasive Species on Forest and Grassland Ecosystem Processes in the United States (Chelcy Ford Miniat, Jennifer M. Fraterrigo, Steven T. Brantley, Mac A. Callaham, Jr., Susan Cordell, Jeffrey S. Dukes, Christian P. Giardina, Shibu Jose, and Gary Lovett) -- Chapter 4. Effects of Climate Change on Invasive Species (Deborah M. Finch, Jack L. Butler, Justin B. Runyon, Christopher J. Fettig, Francis F. Kilkenny, Shibu Jose, Susan J. Frankel, Samuel A. Cushman, Richard C. Cobb, Jeffrey S. Dukes, Jeffrey A. Hicke, and Sybill K. Amelon) -- Chapter 5. Invasive Species Response to Natural and Anthropogenic Disturbance (Susan E. Meyer, Mac A. Callaham, Jr., Jane E. Stewart, and Steven D. Warren) -- Chapter 6. Early Intervention Strategies for Invasive Species Management: Connections Between Risk Assessment, Prevention Efforts, Eradication, and Other Rapid Responses (Robert C. Venette, Doria R. Gordon, Jennifer Juzwik, Frank H. Koch, Andrew M. Liebhold, Robert K.D. Peterson, Sharlene E. Sing, and Denys Yemshanov) -- Chapter 7. Management of Landscapes for Established Invasive Species (Therese M. Poland, Jennifer Juzwik, Allen Rowley, Cynthia D. Huebner, John C. Kilgo, Vanessa M. Lopez, Deanna H. Olson, Dean Pearson, Robert Progar, Robert Rabaglia, John D. Rothlisberger, Justin B. Runyon, and Sharlene E. Sing) -- Chapter 8. Restoration of Landscapes and Habitats Affected by Established Invasive Species (Jennifer Koch, Dean E. Pearson, Cynthia D. Huebner, Michael K. Young, and Richard A. Sniezko) -- Chapter 9. Sectoral Impacts of Invasive Species in the United States and Approaches to Management (Anne S. Marsh, Deborah C. Hayes, Patrice N. Klein, Nicole Zimmerman, Alison Dalsimer, Douglas A. Burkett, Cynthia D. Huebner, Robert Rabaglia, Laura A. Meyerson, Bonnie L. Harper-Lore, Jamie L. Davidson, Marla R. Emery, Travis Warziniack, Rebecca Flitcroft, Becky K. Kerns, and Vanessa M. Lopez) -- Chapter 10. Inventory and Monitoring of Invasive Species (Sonja Oswalt, Chris Oswalt, Alycia Crall, Robert Rabaglia, Michael Schwartz, and Becky K. Kerns) -- Chapter 11. Tools and Technologies for Quantifying Spread and Impacts of Invasive Species (Matt Reeves, Inés Ibáñez, Dana Blumenthal, Gang Chen, Qinfeng Guo, Catherine Jarnevich, Jennifer Koch, Frank Sapio, Michael K. Schwartz, Bruce K. Wylie, and Stephen Boyte) -- Chapter 12. Social and Cultural Dynamics of Non-Native Invasive Species (John Schelhas, Janice Alexander, Mark Brunson, Tommy Cabe, Alycia Crall, Michael J. Dockry, Marla R. Emery, Susan J. Frankel, Nina Hapner, Caleb R. Hickman, Rebecca Jordan, Michael J. LaVoie, Zhao Ma, Ross K. Meentemeyer, Joe Starinchak, and Jelena Vukomanovic) -- Chapter 13. The Role of International Cooperation in Invasive Species Research (Andrew Liebhold, Faith Campbell, Doria R. Gordon, Qinfeng Guo, Nathan Havill, Bradley Kinder, Richard MacKenzie, David R. Lance, Dean Pearson, Sharlene E. Sing, Travis Warziniack, Robert C. Venette, and Denys Yemshanov) -- Chapter 14. Economics of Invasive Species (Travis Warziniack, Robert G. Haight, Denys Yemshanov, Jenny L. Apriesnig, Thomas P. Holmes, Amanda M. Countryman, John D. Rothlisberger, and Christopher Haberland) -- Chapter 15. Legislation and Policy (Faith T. Campbell, Hilda Diaz-Soltero, and Deborah C. Hayes) -- Chapter 16. Future Invasive Species Research Challenges and Opportunities (Becky K. Kerns, Therese M. Poland, Robert C. Venette, Toral Patel-Weynand, Deborah M. Finch, Allen Rowley, Deborah C. Hayes, Mike Ielmini) -- APPENDIX 1: Regional Summaries.
    Abstract: This open access book describes the serious threat of invasive species to native ecosystems. Invasive species have caused and will continue to cause enormous ecological and economic damage with ever increasing world trade. This multi-disciplinary book, written by over 100 national experts, presents the latest research on a wide range of natural science and social science fields that explore the ecology, impacts, and practical tools for management of invasive species. It covers species of all taxonomic groups from insects and pathogens, to plants, vertebrates, and aquatic organisms that impact a diversity of habitats in forests, rangelands and grasslands of the United States. It is well-illustrated, provides summaries of the most important invasive species and issues impacting all regions of the country, and includes a comprehensive primary reference list for each topic. This scientific synthesis provides the cultural, economic, scientific and social context for addressing environmental challenges posed by invasive species and will be a valuable resource for scholars, policy makers, natural resource managers and practitioners.
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    Pages: XLII, 455 p. 87 illus., 67 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030453671
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45367-1
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    Spatial Modeling and Assessment of Environmental Contaminants : Risk Assessment and Remediation (2021)
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    Keywords: Biotic communities. ; Environmental monitoring. ; Environmental management. ; Environmental chemistry. ; Pollution. ; Ecosystems. ; Environmental Monitoring. ; Environmental Management. ; Environmental Chemistry. ; Pollution.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part I. Soil and Sediment Contaminants, Risk Assessment and Remediation -- Chapter 1. Introduction to Part I: Soil and Sediment Contaminants, Risk Assessment and Remediation -- Chapter 2. Combating Arsenic Pollution in Soil Environment via Alternate Agricultural Land Use -- Chapter 3. Temporal and Seasonal Variation in Leachate Pollution Index (LPI) in Sanitary Landfill Sites- A Case study of Baidyabati landfill, West Bengal, India -- Chapter 4.Quantification of Landfill Gas Emission and Energy Recovery Potential: A Comparative Assessment of LandGEM and MTM Model for Kolkata -- Chapter 5. Assessment of natural enrichment of heavy minerals along coastal placers of India: Role of lake and river mouth embayment and its implications -- Chapter 6. Assessment the Impact of Plastic Contaminated Fertilizers on Agricultural Soil Health: A Case Study in Memari II C.D.Block, Purba Bardhaman,West Bengal, India -- Chapter 7. Determining the Role of Leaf Relative Water Content and Soil Cation Exchange Capacity in Phytoextraction Process – Using Regression Modelling -- Chapter 8. Phytoremediation of Arsenic using Allium sativum as Model System -- Chapter 9. Spatio-temporal analysis of open waste dumping sites using Google Earth: A case study of Kharagpur City, India -- Part II. Water Contaminants, Risk Assessment and Remediation -- Chapter 10. Introduction to Part II: Water Contaminants, Risk Assessment and Remediation -- Chapter 11. Groundwater Arsenic Contamination Zone based on geospatial modeling, risk and remediation -- Chapter 12. Geospatial assessment of surface water pollution and industrial activities in Ibadan, Nigeria -- Chapter 13. Aquaculture-based water quality assessment and risk remediationalong the Rasulpur River belt, West Bengal -- Chapter 14. Heavy Metal Contamination in Groundwater and Impact on Plant and Human -- Chapter 15. Emerging Threats of Microplastic contaminant in freshwater environment -- Chapter 16. Exploring Particle Size Transport Variability of Suspended Sediments in two Alpine Catchments over the Lesser Himalayan Region, India -- Chapter 17. Salinity and corrosion potential of groundwater in Mewat district of Haryana, India -- Chapter 18. Threats to quality in the coasts of the Black Sea: heavy metal pollution of seawater, sediment, macro-algae and sea-grass -- Chapter 19. Geospatial assessment of groundwater quality for drinking through Water Quality Index and Human Health Risk Index in an upland area of Chotanagpur Plateau of West Bengal, India -- Chapter 20. Existence of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCPs) in the conventional water treatment process -- Chapter 21. Arsenic-rich surface and groundwater around eastern parts of Rupnagar district, Punjab, India -- Part III. Environmental Contaminants, Impacts and Sustainable Management -- Chapter 22. Introduction to Part III: Environmental Contaminants, Risk Assessment and Remediation -- Chapter 23. Dynamics of ultra-fine particles in indoor and outdoor environments: a modelling approach to study the evolution of particle characteristics -- Chapter 24. Environmental impacts of coal-mining and coal-fired power-plant activities in a developing country with global context -- Chapter 25. Overview of Indoor air pollution: A human health perspective -- Chapter 26. Mineralogy and Morphological characterization of Technogenic Magnetic Particles (TMP) from industrial dust: Insights into environmental implications -- Chapter 27. Pesticides: Recent Updates on Types Toxicity and Bioremediation Strategies -- Chapter 28. Commonly available plant neem (Azadirachtaindica A. Juss) ameliorates dimethoate induced toxicity in climbing perch Anabas testudineus -- Chapter 29. Estimating Particulate Matter concentrations from MODIS AOD considering meteorological parameters using Random Forest Algorithm -- Chapter 30 Bio-monitoring and bioremediation of a trans-boundary river in India: Functional roles of benthic mollusks and fungi -- Chapter 31 Assessing the Maximum Aerobic Biodegradation Potential of Leaf Litter, an Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste, Under Optimum Nutrient Conditions -- Chapter 32. Rising trend of air pollution and its decadal consequences on meteorology and thermal comfort over Gangetic West Bengal, India.
    Abstract: This book demonstrates the measurement, monitoring and mapping of environmental contaminants in soil & sediment, surface & groundwater and atmosphere. This book explores state-of-art techniques based on methodological and modeling in modern geospatial techniques specifically focusing on the recent trends in data mining techniques and robust modeling. It also presents modifications of and improvements to existing control technologies for remediation of environmental contaminants. In addition, it includes three separate sections on contaminants, risk assessment and remediation of different existing and emerging pollutants. It covers major topics such as: Radioactive Wastes, Solid and Hazardous Wastes, Heavy Metal Contaminants, Arsenic Contaminants, Microplastic Pollution, Microbiology of Soil and Sediments, Soil Salinity and Sodicity, Aquatic Ecotoxicity Assessment, Fluoride Contamination, Hydrochemistry, Geochemistry, Indoor Pollution and Human Health aspects. The content of this book will be of interest to researchers, professionals, and policymakers whose work involves environmental contaminants and related solutions.
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    Pages: XX, 720 p. 225 illus., 185 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030634223
    Series Statement: Environmental Challenges and Solutions,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-63422-3
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-63422-3
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    The Amaranth Genome (2021)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Genetics. ; Biotechnology. ; Agriculture. ; Plant Science. ; Genetics and Genomics. ; Biotechnology. ; Agriculture.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Genome and Transcriptome of Amaranth Species -- Chapter 2. Organelle Genomics: The Chloroplast Genome of Amaranth -- Chapter 3. Genetic and Phenotypic Odyssey: Voyage of the Grain Amaranths from the Americas to the Old World -- Chapter 4. Genetics of Betalain Pigments in Amaranth Species -- Chapter 5. Molecular Characterization of Seed Storage Proteins (SSPs) in Grain Amaranth -- Chapter 6. Genetic Diversity in Amaranth and its Close Relatives -- Chapter 7. Searching for an Identity: Functional Characterization of Taxonomically Restricted Genes in Grain Amaranth -- Chapter 8. How to Overcome Recalcitrance? Novel Strategies and Recent Advances in the Genetic Transformation of Grain Amaranth -- Chapter 9. Polyploidy and Hybridization for Amaranth Crop Improvement -- Chapter 10. Amaranth Transcription Factors in Response to Biotic and Abiotic Stresses.
    Abstract: This book describes the development of genetic resources in amaranths, with a major focus on genomics, reverse, and forward genetics tools and strategies that have been developed for crop improvement. Amaranth is an ancient crop native to the New World. Interest in amaranths is being renewed, due to their adaptability, stress tolerance, and nutritional value. There are about 65 species in the genus, including Amaranthus caudatus L., A. cruentus L., and A. hypochondriacus L., which are primarily grown as protein-rich grains or pseudocereals. The genus also includes major noxious weeds (e.g., A. palmeri). The amaranths are within the Caryophyllales order and thus many species (e.g., A. tricolor) produce red (betacyanin) or yellow (betaxanthin) betalain pigments, which are chemically distinct from the anthocyanins responsible for red pigmentation in other plants. A. hypochondriacus, which shows disomic inheritance (2n = 32; n= 466 Mb), has been sequenced and annotated with 23,059 protein-coding genes. Additional members of the genus are now also been sequenced including weedy amaranths, other grain amaranths, and their putative progenitors.
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    Pages: XVII, 181 p. 53 illus., 45 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030723651
    Series Statement: Compendium of Plant Genomes,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-72365-1
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    Fire Ecology and Management: Past, Present, and Future of US Forested Ecosystems (2021)
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    Keywords: Biotic communities. ; Forestry. ; Physical geography. ; Applied ecology. ; Ecology . ; Ecosystems. ; Forestry. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Applied Ecology. ; Terrestial Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction to Fire Ecology across USA Forested Ecosystems: Past, Present, and Future (Cathryn H. Greenberg, Beverly S. Collins, Scott Goodrick, Michael C. Stambaugh, and Gary R. Wein) -- Chapter 2. The Role of Fire in the Dynamics of Piedmont Vegetation (Joanna Spooner, Robert K. Peet, Michael P. Schafale, Alan S. Weakley and Thomas R. Wentworth) -- Chapter 3. Fire Ecology and Fire Management of Southeastern Coastal Plain Pine Ecosystems (Jeff S. Glitzenstein, J. Stephen Brewer, Ronald. E. Masters, J. Morgan Varner, and J. Kevin Hiers) -- Chapter 4. Fire Ecology and Management in Eastern Broadleaf and Appalachian Forests (Mary A. Arthur, J. Morgan Varner, Charles W. Lafon, Heather D. Alexander, Daniel C. Dey, Craig A. Harper, Sally P. Horn, Todd F. Hutchinson, Tara L. Keyser, Marcus A. Lashley, Christopher E. Moorman, and Callie J. Schweitzer) -- Chapter 5. Fire Ecology and Management of Forest Ecosystems in the Western Central Hardwoods and Prairie-Forest Border (Michael C. Stambaugh, Benjamin O. Knapp, and Daniel C. Dey) -- Chapter 6. Fire in Floodplain Forests of the Southeastern USA hy (Paul R. Gagnon, Loretta L. Battaglia, Brice B. Hanberry, William H. Conner, and Sammy L. King) -- Chapter 7. History and Future of Fire in Hardwood and Conifer Forests of the Great Lakes-Northeastern Forest Region, USA(Lee E. Frelich, Craig G. Lorimer, and Michael C. Stambaugh) -- Chapter 8. Fire Ecology of Rocky Mountain Forests(Sharon M. Hood, Brian J. Harvey, Paula J. Fornwalt, Cameron E. Naficy, Winslow D. Hansen, Kimberley T. Davis, Mike A. Battaglia, Camille Stevens-Rumann, Victoria Saab) -- Chapter 9. Fire Ecology of the North American Mediterranean-Climate Zone(Hugh D. Safford, Ramona J. Butz, Gabrielle N. Bohlman, Michelle Coppoletta, Becky L. Estes, Shana E. Gross, Kyle E. Merriam, Marc D. Meyer, Nicole A. Molinari, and Amarina Wuenschel) -- Chapter 10. Fire Ecology and Management in Pacific Northwest Forests(Matthew J. Reilly, Jessica E. Halofsky, Meg A. Krawchuk, Daniel C. Donato, Paul F. Hessburg, James Johnston, Andrew Merschel, Mark E. Swanson, Joshua S. Halofsky, and Thomas A. Spies) -- Chapter 11. Fire Ecology and Management of Southwestern Forests(Peter Z. Fulé, Catrin M. Edgeley, Carol L. Chambers, Serra Hoagland, Blanca Céspedes) -- Chapter 12. Fire and Forests in the 21st Century: Managing Resilience under Changing Climates and Fire Regimes in USA Forests(James M. Vose, David L. Peterson, Christopher J. Fettig, Jessica E. Halofsky, J. Kevin Hiers, Robert E. Keane, Rachel Loehman, and Michael C. Stambaugh).
    Abstract: This edited volume presents original scientific research and knowledge synthesis covering the past, present, and potential future fire ecology of major US forest types, with implications for forest management in a changing climate. The editors and authors highlight broad patterns among ecoregions and forest types, as well as detailed information for individual ecoregions, for fire frequencies and severities, fire effects on tree mortality and regeneration, and levels of fire-dependency by plant and animal communities. The foreword addresses emerging ecological and fire management challenges for forests, in relation to sustainable development goals as highlighted in recent government reports. An introductory chapter highlights patterns of variation in frequencies, severities, scales, and spatial patterns of fire across ecoregions and among forested ecosystems across the US in relation to climate, fuels, topography and soils, ignition sources (lightning or anthropogenic), and vegetation. Separate chapters by respected experts delve into the fire ecology of major forest types within US ecoregions, with a focus on the level of plant and animal fire-dependency, and the role of fire in maintaining forest composition and structure. The regional chapters also include discussion of historic natural (lightning-ignited) and anthropogenic (Native American; settlers) fire regimes, current fire regimes as influenced by recent decades of fire suppression and land use history, and fire management in relation to ecosystem integrity and restoration, wildfire threat, and climate change. The summary chapter combines the major points of each chapter, in a synthesis of US-wide fire ecology and forest management into the future. This book provides current, organized, readily accessible information for the conservation community, land managers, scientists, students and educators, and others interested in how fire behaviour and effects on structure and composition differ among ecoregions and forest types, and what that means for forest management today and in the future. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVII, 502 p. 71 illus., 65 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030732677
    Series Statement: Managing Forest Ecosystems, 39
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-73267-7
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    The Brassica juncea Genome (2022)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Genetics. ; Biotechnology. ; Agriculture. ; Plant Science. ; Genetics and Genomics. ; Biotechnology. ; Agriculture.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Brassica juncea: A Crop for Food and Health -- Chapter 2. Botanical Descriptions of Brassica juncea: Taxonomy, Cytology, Cytogenetics and Phylogenetic Relationships -- Chapter 3. Chemical Composition of Oil and Cake of Brassica juncea: Implications on Human and Animal Health -- Chapter 4. Genepools of Brassica -- Chapter 5. Genetic Diversity Characterization and Population Structure in Brassica juncea -- Chapter 6. Classical Genetics and Traditional Breeding in Brassica juncea -- Chapter 7. Heteroploidy in Brassica juncea: Basics and Applications -- Chapter 8. Introgression Breeding in Brassica juncea -- Chapter 9. In vitro Culture for Micropropagation, Somatic Embryogenesis, Somatic Mutation, and Somatic Hybridization in Brassica juncea -- Chapter 10. Genetic Modification of Brassica juncea: Current Scenario and Future Prospects -- Chapter 11. Molecular Linkage Mapping in Brassica juncea: Founding the basis for Marker Assisted Selection -- Chapter 12. Brassica juncea Genome Sequencing: Structural and Functional Insights -- Chapter 13. Brassica juncea Genome Assemblies – Characteristics and Utilization -- Chapter 14. Resequencing in Brassica juncea for Elucidation of Origin and Diversity -- Chapter 15. Large Scale Genome Analysis: Genome Sequences, Chromosomal Reorganization, and Repetitive DNA in Brassica juncea and Relatives -- Chapter 16. Brassica juncea L. : Chloroplast Genome -- Chapter 17. Transcriptomics Research and Resources in Brassica spp -- Chapter 18. Metabolomics of Brassica juncea -- Chapter 19. Proteomics Approach to Uncoverkey Signaling Pathways in Brassica juncea in Abiotic and Biotic stress -- Chapter 20. Genomics Approaches to Understand the Evolution of Brassica juncea -- Chapter 21. Regulatory Genes in Development and Adaptation, and Their Utilization in Trait Improvementin Brassica juncea: Challenges and Opportunities -- Chapter 22. Advanced Molecular Breeding for Yield -- Chapter 23. Advanced Breeding for Oil and Oil Cake Quality in Brassica juncea -- Chapter 24. Advances in Breeding Strategies for Improving Stress Tolerance in Brassicas -- Chapter 25. Genome Editing in Polyploid Brassica Crops.
    Abstract: This book is the first comprehensive compilation of deliberations on elucidation and augmentation of the genome of Brassica juncea, one of the leading oilseed crops of the world, popularly called as brown mustard, Indian mustard, Chinese mustard, or Oriental mustard. It includes discussions on genepools; genetic diversity and its characterization; classical genetic and traditional breeding; basics and application of heteroploidy; techniques and applications of introgressive hybridization; in vitro culture for micro-propagation, somatic mutation, somatic embryogenesis, and somatic hybridization; genetic engineering including genetic transformation and gene silencing; and molecular genetic mapping and mapping of genes and comprehensive delineations on genome sequencing and comparative genomics; resequencing for elucidation of origin and diversity; large-scale genome analysis; plastid genome sequence; transcriptomics; metabolomics; proteomics; evolutionary genomics; role of regulatory genes in development and adaptation and their utilization in trait improvement; precise breeding for yield, quality, and resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses; and prospects of genome editing.
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    Pages: XXXVII, 491 p. 36 illus., 31 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030915070
    Series Statement: Compendium of Plant Genomes,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91507-0
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-91507-0
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    Pharmacovigilance for Herbal and Traditional Medicines : Advances, Challenges and International Perspectives (2022)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Alternative medicine. ; Pharmacovigilance. ; Plant Science. ; Complementary and Alternative Medicine. ; Drug Safety and Pharmacovigilance.
    Description / Table of Contents: Adverse effects of herbal medicines -- Interactions between herbal and conventional medicines -- Molecular basis of herbal adverse drug reactions (ADRs) -- Detecting and assessing signals of herbal safety concerns -- Spontaneous reporting of suspected herbal ADRs: national and global perspectives -- Herbal-sector: initiated schemes for reporting herbal ADRs -- Industry and regulatory perspectives on herbal ADRs and ADR reporting -- Applying pharmacoepidemiological methods to investigating safety of herbal medicines -- Impact of traditional herbal medicinal products directive on pharmacovigilance of herbal medicines -- Communication of herbal safety concerns -- Risk management strategies for herbal medicines -- Pharmacogenomics and herbal medicines -- Nomenclature and quality of herbal medicines. .
    Abstract: This remarkable new book is the first text dedicated to the topic of pharmacovigilance for herbal and traditional medicines. Taking a truly global perspective, this volume draws together contributions from a diverse group of experts, writing on current knowledge and practices in pharmacovigilance for herbal and traditional medicines, and on advances and innovation in monitoring the safety of this unique and complex category of products and preparations. In part one, the book discusses the current status of pharmacovigilance for herbal and traditional medicines, including the importance of natural products chemistry to harms, and its relevance in considering how pharmacovigilance for these products could be undertaken. Several other chapters discuss methodological approaches and ongoing challenges in pharmacovigilance for herbal and traditional medicines, including issues relating to nomenclature, coding and classification, and the nuances involved in causality assessment. Part two of the book focusses on pharmacovigilance for herbal and traditional medicines around the world, with chapters from authors in several different countries representing diverse historical, ethnic, cultural, social and political contexts. These chapters provide deeper insights and perspectives into spontaneous reporting for herbal and traditional medicines in those countries, and in the context of the local use, practice and regulatory landscape for these products. Part two also provides an overview and new analysis of international case safety reports for herbal medicines held in VigiBase (the World Health Organization's global database of individual case safety reports, maintained by the Uppsala Monitoring Centre). This book is aimed at pharmacists, doctors, nurses and other health professionals, herbal-medicine practitioners and organisations, herbal medicine and pharmaceutical industry personnel, pharmacovigilance specialists, medicines’ regulators, health and social science researchers and academics, pharmacovigilance and health professional students, and students of herbal and traditional medicine, throughout the world. It is an extremely valuable resource for all individuals whose work touches the intersection between herbal medicines and pharmacovigilance, and it provides both an introduction to the topic and a deeper, comprehensive, contemporary account of the topic.
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    Pages: XXII, 409 p. 22 illus., 16 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031072758
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-07275-8
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    Hidden Pathways to Extinction (2022)
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    Keywords: Ecology . ; Parasitology. ; Conservation biology. ; Environment. ; Applied ecology. ; Ecology. ; Parasitology. ; Conservation Biology. ; Conservation Biology. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Applied Ecology.
    Abstract: This book provides, for the first time, a comprehensive overview of the fundamental roles that ecological interactions play in extinction processes, bringing to light an underground of hidden pathways leading to the same dark place: biodiversity loss. We are in the midst of the sixth mass extinction. We see species declining and vanishing one after another. Poached rhinos, dolphins and whales slaughtered, pandas surviving only in captivity are strong emotional testimonials of what is happening. Yet, the main threat to natural communities may be overshadowed by the disappearance of large species, with most extinctions happening unnoticed and involving less eye-catching organisms, such as parasites and pollinators. Ecosystems hide countless, invisible wires connecting organisms in dense networks of ecological interactions. Through these networks, perturbations can propagate from one species to another, producing unpredictable effects. In worst case scenarios, the loss of one species might doom many others to extinction. Ecologists now consider such mechanisms as a fundamental – and still poorly understood - driver of the ongoing biodiversity crisis. Hidden Pathways to Extinction makes the invisible links connecting the fates of species and organisms evident, exploring why complexity can enhance ecosystem stability and yet accelerate species loss. Page after page, Strona provides convincing evidence that we are primarily responsible for the fall in biodiversity, that we are falling too, and that we need to redouble our conservation efforts now, or it won't be long before we hit the ground.
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    Pages: IX, 237 p. 88 illus., 51 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030867645
    Series Statement: Fascinating Life Sciences,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-86764-5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-86764-5
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    Blue-Green Infrastructure Across Asian Countries : Improving Urban Resilience and Sustainability (2022)
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    Keywords: Ecology . ; Urban ecology (Biology). ; Biotic communities. ; Population biology. ; Ecology Methodology. ; Ecology. ; Urban Ecology. ; Community and Population Ecology. ; Ecological Modelling.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Mainstreaming Blue-Green Infrastructure for improving urban resilience and sustainability in the warming world -- Chapter 2. Regional trends in Social-Ecological Technological (SET) approaches to Sustainable Urban Planning: Focus on Asia -- Chapter 3. A Risk Assessment Approach to Urban Resilience -- Chapter 4. Promoting Blue Green Infrastructure in Urban Spaces through Citizen Science initiatives -- Chapter 5. Is Ensuring the Sustainable Implementation of BGI Possible? System Thinking of Urban Rivers as Social-Ecological Systems -- Chapter 6. Understanding Blue-Green Infrastructure through Spatial Maps: Contribution of Remote Sensing and GIS Technology -- Chapter 7. Cities and Biodiversity: Hidden Connections Between the Built Form and Life -- Chapter 8. Assessing ecological risks of urban air and water environment to analyse the scenarios for mainstreaming Nature-based Solutions: a case study of Bengaluru city, India -- Chapter 9. Do people appreciate economic value of water in Baku city of Azerbaijan? -- Chapter 10. Homegardens as sustainable urban agroforestry systems to promote household well-being in Kandy, Sri Lanka -- Chapter 11. Opportunities for Improving Urban Tree Cover - A Case Study in Kochi -- Chapter 12. Changing people-nature linkages around green infrastructure in rapidly urbanizing landscapes: the case of a protected area in Bengaluru Metropolitan Region of South India -- Chapter 13. Remodelling Urban Spaces in the Light of Blue-Green Infrastructure: A Case Study of Guwahati, India -- Chapter 14. Nature-based Solutions for the Restoration of the Abukuma River Ba-sin (Japan) after Typhoon Hagibis -- Chapter 15. Nature based solutions (NbS) for sustainable development of the resource-base and ecosystem services of marine and coastal ecosystems of India -- Chapter 16. Physical Vulnerability Assessment to Flooding of Residential Houses along the Coastal Areas in Sta. Rosa City, Laguna, Philippines -- Chapter 17. The significance of ancient water systems and the sacred groves in the landscape of Badami, Karnataka - A geospatial study -- Chapter 18. Urban Sustainability and Resilience building: Blue-Green infrastructure for air pollution abatement and realising multiple co-benefits -- Chapter 19. Disaster Risks and Resilience of Urban Bangladesh: Role of Blue Green Infrastructure -- Chapter 20. Endorsing City Biodiversity Index (CBI): Assessing Ecosystem Health in urban sprawls and Eco-DRR inclusive urban planning -- Chapter 21. Greenhouse Gas Mitigation by Integrating Waste Treatment System towards Low-Carbon City in Vietnam -- Chapter 22. The roles of non-governmental actors in facilitating urban blue-green infrastructures: A comparative review of the community initiatives in Taipei City, Taiwan -- Chapter 23. Mainstreaming blue-green infrastructure in policy and planning for urban resilience in the global south: promises and pitfalls.
    Abstract: This edited book discusses Blue-Green Infrastructure (BGI) from conception to implementation in building resilience and urban sustainability. The book emphasizes on infrastructures, institutions, and perceptions as three main pillars of implementing and managing successful BGI, with a special focus on Asia. The book highlights concepts as well as field-based experiences from different parts of Asia by experts, with a special focus on advances and opportunities in advancing BGI, challenges and constraints, followed by case studies on BGI mainstreaming. It addresses sustainable water management, multiscale environmental design, environmental risk assessment, and finally understanding policy implications and concerns for BGI mainstreaming in growing urban sprawls of the region. There has been growing global momentum and recognition of Blue-Green Infrastructure (BGI) as a multifunctional Nature-based Solution (NbS) with multiple co-benefits. There is strong evidence from many urban centres of Europe, USA, China, and South Africa demonstrating that mainstreaming BGI can help in addressing growing vulnerability of urban areas by ensuring safety, resilience, and sustainability for urban residents in the warming world. This book is a timely contribution for researchers, students, scholars, urban planners, consultants, and policy makers in the fields of environment, resilience, urban planning, climate adaptation, and sustainability science. .
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    Pages: XXI, 518 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811671289
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-7128-9
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    The Moso Bamboo Genome (2021)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Genetics. ; Biotechnology. ; Agriculture. ; Plant Science. ; Genetics and Genomics. ; Biotechnology. ; Agriculture.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Economic Value and Research Significance of Moso Bamboo -- Chapter 2. Moso Bamboo Germplasm Resources in China/World -- Chapter 3. Biological Traits of Moso Bamboo -- Chapter 4. Moso Bamboo Genome -- Chapter 5. Moso Bamboo Transposon -- Chapter 6. Transcriptome of Moso Bamboo -- Chapter 7. Moso Bamboo Alternative Splicing (AS ) and Polyadenylation -- Chapter 8. Characterizations and Function of Transcript Factor Gene families -- Chapter 9. MicroRNAs of Moso Bamboo -- Chapter 10. Mitochondrial Genome of Endophytic Fungi from the Seed of Moso Bamboo -- Chapter 11. Breeding Strategies of Moso Bamboo.
    Abstract: This book is the first comprehensive compilation describing the botanical traits, genetic resources, whole genome sequencing, Mitochondrial genome, transcriptomes of different organs with developmental stages, transcription factors, delineating gene evolution of gene family in Bambusoideae, alternative splicing (AS) and polyadenylation, case studies for economically important traits such as internode length, shoot fast growing, flowering, ageing and stress-resistant genes and small RNAs-mediated gene regulation of moso bamboo flowering and other developmental stages. Applications of transcriptome and genome approaches in moso bamboo in general and the prospects of transgenic breeding and genome editing technologies in bamboo are also discussed. Altogether, the book comprises eleven chapters covered over 200 pages authored by the researchers involved in genomic science, molecular biology, and breeding. This book appeals to graduate students, post-graduate students, research scholars, researchers, and industry players in the field of plantation bamboo in general, bamboo processing and bamboo garden owner and fans of bamboo culture in particular.
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    Pages: XXII, 208 p. 124 illus., 110 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030808365
    Series Statement: Compendium of Plant Genomes,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80836-5
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    Latin American Blackberries Biology : Mora de Castilla (Rubus glaucus Benth.) Vol 1 (2023)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Agriculture. ; Biomolecules. ; Physical biochemistry. ; Macromolecules. ; Plant Science. ; Agriculture. ; Structural Biology.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Introduction -- 2. Floral morphology and phenology -- 3. Pollen grain morphology, viability, and insect visitation -- 4. The phenology of Rubus glaucus Benth. characterized by the BBCH scale -- 5.Propagation and cultivation -- 6.Fruit and chromosome number -- 7.Post-harvest physiology and nutritional facts -- 8.Genetic diversity -- 9.Breeding programs -- 10.Morphological diversity -- 11.Rubus glaucus and climate change.
    Abstract: The current book focuses on Mora de Castilla (Rubus glaucus Benth.). It explores aspects, such as origin, phenology, propagation, floral and fruit morphology, arthropod visitors, pollination mechanisms, propagation methods, chromosome number, fruit development, breeding, morphological diversity, and the impact of climate change. It includes novel data about plant phenology, flowering, insect visitors, seed germination, fruit morphology, and allometric relationships. This work includes an in-depth review of the most recently published information on the topic. Mora de Castilla is an economically important fruit crop from the Andes. It has been crossed with other Rubus species due to its high yield and everbearing habit. Currently, it is an economically important plant. It has been hybridized with other Rubus species producing new and better-quality hybrids This book contains numerous photographs selected by the author to provide the reader with detailed information about the plant´s morphological features and arthropod visitors. .
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031317507
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-31750-7
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    Biomes of the Southern Hemisphere (2023)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Ecology . ; Biodiversity. ; Biotic communities. ; Population biology. ; Plant Science. ; Ecology. ; Biodiversity. ; Community and Population Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1 -- Introduction -- 2. Southern tropical and subtropical rainforests -- 3. Multi-faced southern seasonal tropics 3.1 Heterogeneity of the savanna biomes: a southern perspective -- 4. Southern mediterranean: an extratropical plant marvel -- 5. Dry face of the ‘wet hemisphere’: southern deserts and semideserts -- 6. Austral temperate forests: a biome-classification conundrum -- 7. Southern ‘steppes’ and other grassy oddballs -- 8. The biomes of the coldest corners of the World -- 9. Synthesis: A New Global Zonobiome System -- 10. Further Challenges and Research Agenda -- References.
    Abstract: This is the first comprehensive and critical evaluation of the biome (large-scale, functional biotic communities) patterns in the Southern Hemisphere. Revising the Heinrich Walter's zonobiome system for the Southern Hemisphere appeared as necessary because of the bioclimatic imbalance between the Hemispheres. This revision resulted in formulation of a new zonobiome system, considering the geographic peculiarities of both Hemispheres, hence creating a new, powerful tool of global nature-resource survey and conservation. The system has a potential to attract the interest of the global climate modeling community as the concept of biome (and associated hierarchical system) has a strong functional focus. All zonal biomes of the Southern Hemisphere are featured, and the major challenges we face in understanding their origins, structure, and functioning are discussed. The book contains a wealth of original data resulting from collation of bioclimatic data and vegetation mapping.
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    Pages: XIV, 219 p. 71 illus., 69 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031267390
    Series Statement: Biome Ecology, 1
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-26739-0
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    Biodiesel from Flowering Plants (2022)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Anatomy. ; Biotechnology. ; Plant Science. ; Anatomy. ; Biotechnology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. History of Biodiesel -- Chapter 3. Anacardiaceae -- Chapter 4. Apocynaceae -- Chapter 5. Arecaceae -- Chapter 6. Asteraceae -- Chapter 7. Betulaceae -- Chapter 8. Brassicaceae -- Chapter 9. Caryocaraceae -- Chapter 10. Chrysobalanaceae -- Chapter 11. Clusiaceae -- Chapter 12. Combretaceae -- Chapter 13. Compositae -- Chapter 14. Cornaceae -- Chapter 15. Cucurbit -- Chapter 16. Cyperaceae -- Chapter 17. Dipterocarpaceae -- Chapter 18. Euphorbiaceae -- Chapter 19. Fabaceae -- Chapter 20. Irvingiaceae -- Chapter 21. Linaceae -- Chapter 22. Magnoliaceae -- Chapter 23. Malvaceae -- Chapter 24. Meliaceae -- Chapter 25. Nyssaceae -- Chapter 26. Oleaceae -- Chapter 27. Papavaraceae -- Chapter 28. Pedaliaceae -- Chapter 29. Poaceae -- Chapter 30. Putranjivaceae -- Chapter 31. Rosaceae -- Chapter 32. Rutaceae -- Chapter 33. Salicaceae -- Chapter 34. Salvadoraceae -- Chapter 35. Sapindaceae -- Chapter 36. Sapotaceae -- Chapter 37. Schisandraceae -- Chapter 38. Simaroubaceae -- Chapter 39. Simmondsiaceae -- Chapter 40. Solanaceae -- Chapter 41. Sterculiaceae -- Chapter 42. Theaceae -- Chapter 43. Zygophyllaceae -- Chapter 44. Catalyst for Transesterification -- Chapter 45. Standards for Biodiesel.
    Abstract: This book offers an exhaustive coverage of process modifications in biodiesel production from oil drawn from 84 oleaginous plant species occurring in all parts of the world, thereby enlisting the scope and potential of many new and non-conventionally obscure plant sources. Biodiesel, now prepared from major vegetable oils, has become a compulsion to offset the dwindling reserve of petro-diesel, which naturally intrudes into the cooking oil demand. This has necessitated search for new sources. The book consolidates the biodiesel production from oils being extracted from conventional plants and also from a plethora of new and non-conventional plants along with their habit and habitats, history of biodiesel’s invention, explanation on species-wise biodiesel process variables, catalytic inclusions, global standards, fuel properties varying with species, blending benefits, cost effectiveness, shelf life, ignition characteristics, fuel consumption and engine performances with eco-friendly exhaust. This book is of immense use to teachers, researchers, scientists of climatology and carbon footprint, energy consultants, fuel chemists, students of agriculture and forestry, automobile engineering, industrial chemistry, environmental sciences and policy makers or anyone who wishes to scale up the biodiesel industry.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811647758
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-4775-8
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    The Citron Compendium : The Citron (Etrog) Citrus medica L.: Science and Tradition (2023)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Judaism. ; Religion and science. ; Arts. ; Plant Science. ; Judaism. ; Religion and Sciences. ; Arts.
    Description / Table of Contents: The Biology of the Citron -- Citron Genomics -- Citron Phytochemistry -- Selected Aspects of Commercial Production in Etrog Orchards -- Preserving Etrog Quality After Harvest: Doctrine and Practice -- Citron Arthropod Pests in the Mediterranean, Their Origin and Notes On Their Biology and Management -- Diseases of the Etrog Citron and Other Citrus Trees -- The Citron ( Citrus medica L.) in China -- The Citron in Italy and Its cultivation in Calabria -- The Citron in Corsica -- The Citron in the United States -- The Citron in Mediterranean Food and Beverages -- 'Fruit of the Goodly Trees’: The Talmudic Discourse on the Etrog Citron -- From Theophrastus to the Present: The Citron in Medicine -- The Etrog Citron in Art -- The Etrog Citron in Midrashic and Kabbalistic Literature -- From ‘An Etrog’ to ‘One's Etrog’: A Literary Analysis of S.Y. Agnon’s Story -- History of the Citron in Ancient Israel and the Near East -- The Etrog Citron Trail to the North: Genoa and Trieste -- The Corfu Etrog Citron Polemic -- The Grafted Etrog Citron Controversy -- Etrog Citrons of the Land of Israel in Modern Times.
    Abstract: This comprehensive book covers the theoretical and practical aspects of citron trees and fruit. The citron (Citrus medica L.), one of the three primary species ancestral to most citrus types, is used for traditional medicine and is highly revered in the Jewish religion during the Tabernacles feast, referred to by the name 'Etrog'. This book’s three sections address biology (botany, genomics, Chinese and Mediterranean citrons, diseases, pests, and horticulture), tradition (Talmudic discourse, mysticism, medicine, literature, art, food, and beverages) and history (archaeology, trade, grafting controversies); these sections are supplemented by a glossary and pictorial album. The 22 chapters, some new and some translated and considerably expanded from the 2018 Hebrew edition, were written by world-renowned specialists from Israel, Italy, France, the U.S.A., China and Australia. The book is written in an accessible scientific style aimed at a wide range of readers. .
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    Pages: XVIII, 607 p. 228 illus., 196 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031257759
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-25775-9
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    Plant-Based Therapeutics, Volume 1 : Cannabis sativa (2023)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Alternative medicine. ; Pharmacology. ; Medicinal chemistry. ; Physiology. ; Agriculture. ; Plant Science. ; Complementary and Alternative Medicine. ; Pharmacology. ; Medicinal Chemistry. ; Physiology. ; Agriculture.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1 The History of Cannabis -- Chapter 2 The Bioactive Components of Plants -- Chapter 3 Chemical Constituents of Cannabis -- Chapter 4 The Bioactive Components of Cannabis -- Chapter 5 Neurological Effects of Cannabis -- Chapter 6 Psychotropic Effects of Cannabis -- Chapter 7 The Analgesic effects of Cannabis -- Chapter 8 Cannabis and Perinatal Development -- Chapter 9 Cannabis and Multiple Sclerosis -- Chapter 10 Cannabis and Cancer -- Chapter 11 Cannabis and Parkinson’s disease -- Chapter 12 Cannabis and the Skin -- Chapter 13 Antiviral Activities of Cannabis -- Chapter 14 Alkaline Phosphatase Stimulation.
    Abstract: By examining historical applications of the compounds found in plants, this five-volume series serves as a reference for quality assurance, research, product development, and regulatory guidance of the compounds found in plant-based medicines. This work supports the growing consumers' interest in herbal medicine for wellness and health. Plant-Based Therapeutics, Volume 1: Cannabis sativa, the first in the series, covers a unique plant species and provides the framework to integrate its evidence-based scientific discoveries with healthcare therapies. Cannabis has been used in religious ceremonies and medical purposes for thousands of years. Cannabidiol (CBD), the main non-psychoactive component of Cannabis, was isolated in the 1940s, and its structure was established in the 1960s. In 1964 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the psychoactive component, was isolated. Cannabis has more than 500 components, of which 104 cannabinoids have been identified. Two of them, THC and CBD, have been the primary components of scientific investigations. They were approved by the FDA for chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in 1985; for appetite stimulation in wasting conditions, such as AIDS, in 1992, and in 2018 for treating two forms of pediatric epilepsy, Dravet syndrome and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome. Beyond the indications for which cannabinoids are FDA-approved, the evidence reveals that cannabinoid receptors are present throughout the body, embedded in cell membranes, and are believed to be more numerous than any other receptor system. When cannabinoid receptors are stimulated, a variety of physiologic processes ensue. Thus, other constituents of Cannabis are extremely promising either as individual compounds or their potential synergistic or entourage effects in the treatment of numerous medical conditions. .
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031351556
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-35155-6
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    Genomic Designing for Abiotic Stress Resistant Oilseed Crops (2022)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Genetics. ; Biotechnology. ; Agriculture. ; Plant Science. ; Genetics and Genomics. ; Biotechnology. ; Agriculture.
    Description / Table of Contents: Genomic Designing For Abiotic Stress Tolerant Soybean -- Designing the Rapeseed Genome for Abiotic Stress Tolerance -- Sunflower and Abiotic Stress: Genetics and Breeding for Resistance in the Post-Omics Era -- Integration of Genomics Approaches in Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.): An overview -- Drought Tolerance in Rape and Mustard: Conventional and Molecular Approaches -- Genomic Designing For Sesame Resistance To Abiotic Stresses -- Abiotic Stresses in Castor Plant -- Designing Genomic Solutions to Enhance Abiotic Stress Resistance in Flax.
    Abstract: This book presents deliberations on molecular and genomic mechanisms underlying the interactions of crop plants to the abiotic stresses caused by heat, cold, drought, flooding, submergence, salinity, acidity, etc., important to develop resistant crop varieties. Knowledge on the advanced genetic and genomic crop improvement strategies including molecular breeding, transgenics, genomic-assisted breeding, and the recently emerging genome editing for developing resistant varieties in oilseed crops is imperative for addressing FHNEE (food, health, nutrition, energy, and environment) security. Whole genome sequencing of these crops followed by genotyping-by-sequencing has provided precise information regarding the genes conferring resistance useful for gene discovery, allele mining, and shuttle breeding which in turn opened up the scope for 'designing' crop genomes with resistance to abiotic stresses. The eight chapters each dedicated to a oilseed crop in this volume elucidate on different types of abiotic stresses and their effects on and interaction with the crop; enumerate on the available genetic diversity with regard to abiotic stress resistance among available cultivars; illuminate on the potential gene pools for utilization in interspecific gene transfer; present brief on classical genetics of stress resistance and traditional breeding for transferring them to their cultivated counterparts; depict the success stories of genetic engineering for developing abiotic stress-resistant crop varieties; discuss on molecular mapping of genes and QTLs underlying stress resistance and their marker-assisted introgression into elite varieties; enunciate on different genomics-aided techniques including genomic selection, allele mining, gene discovery, and gene pyramiding for developing adaptive crop varieties with higher quantity and quality of yields, and also elaborate some case studies on genome editing focusing on specific genes for generating abiotic stress-resistant crops. .
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    ISBN: 9783030900441
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    Satoumi Science : Co-creating Social-Ecological Harmony Between Human and the Sea (2022)
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    Keywords: Ecology . ; Environmental management. ; Oceanography. ; Sustainability. ; Biotic communities. ; Ecology. ; Environmental Management. ; Ocean Sciences. ; Sustainability. ; Ecosystems.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Prologue: What is Satoumi? -- Chapter 2. The History and Future of Satoumi Concept -- Chapter 3.Global Effect of the Satoumi Concept – Harmony of Human Society with the Ocean Biome -- Chapter 4. Roles of Women in Satoumi -- Chapter 5. Enlivening Ecosystems with Human Hands: Building Satoumi through Coral Reef Culture -- Chapter 6. Restoring Eelgrass Beds and Culturing Oysters -- Chapter 7. Reviving Abandoned Aquaculture Ponds and Coastal Areas by Integrated Multi Tropic Aquaculture -- Chapter 8. Conserving Multiple Coral Reef Resources -- Chapter 9. Villagers Managing Lake Fisheries Resources by Themselves: Mbenji Islands in Lake Malawi -- Chapter 10. Protecting Fisheries Resources through Marine Protected Area Networks – Fiji -- Chapter 11. Connecting Local Regions and Cities through Mozuku Seaweed Farming and Coral Reef Restoration: Onna Village, Okinawa -- Chapter 12. Divers and Fishermen Working Together to Create Satoumi -- Chapter 13. Models for Implementing the Satoumi Concept via Residential Research Institute Collaborations with Citizen Scientists in the United States -- Chapter 14. Epilogue: Opening the Way to Sustainable Futures with Satoumi.
    Abstract: This book guides readers to the new concept of “Satoumi” and explains how its practice works to solve challenges in complex social-ecological systems of coastal areas. The book describes the significance of Satoumi Science as a transdisciplinary process. It starts with introducing the definition of Satoumi, highlights the important distinction between active measures (direct actions to improve ecosystem functions and services) and passive measures (a variety of management activities), and presents the concept of Integrated Local Environmental Knowledge (ILEK) as a knowledge base for Satoumi activities. It also introduces residential researchers and bilateral knowledge translators as the key actors of Satoumi co-creation through the transdisciplinary processes. The concept of Satoumi goes beyond the idea of protecting pristine nature by eliminating humans. It is about creating coastal environments where humans closely connect with the sea, which leads to the effective conservation and sustainable management of various natural resources and ecosystem services. This book will be of high interest to managers, governments, environmental groups, and the research community. Chapters cover current and emerging concerns, such as over- and under-use of natural resources, restoration of damaged ecosystems, and co-creation of new relations between humans and coastal seas, from transdisciplinary approaches to tackle with complex and 'wicked' challenges of coastal social-ecological systems. .
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    ISBN: 9789811674914
    Series Statement: Ecological Research Monographs,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-7491-4
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    Psammic Peinobiomes : Nutrient-Limited Ecosystems of the Upper Orinoco and Rio Negro Basins (2023)
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    Keywords: Biotic communities. ; Soil science. ; Plant ecology. ; Geomorphology. ; Ecophysiology. ; Conservation biology. ; Ecology . ; Ecosystems. ; Soil Science. ; Plant Ecology. ; Geomorphology. ; Ecophysiology. ; Conservation Biology.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1 Introduction -- Part I: Forest and woodland biomes -- 2 White sand ecosystems in the Amazon basin: geographic distribution, distinctive features, and ecology. An overview -- 3 The forests of the Rio Negro basin in the north-western Amazon: a phytosociological classification -- 4 Amazon caatinga complex: sclerophyllous vegetation on nutrient-poor white sand soils -- Part II: Meadow biomes -- 5 Mapping white-sand ecosystems by integrating Global PALSAR-2 and SENTINEL-1 with NDVI (LANDSAT data) -- 6 The study areas: landscapes and soils -- 7 Soil properties, formation, distribution, and classification -- 8 Origin and sources of sand: from highlands to lowlands -- 9 Sand dynamics and distribution: a geo-sedimentological approach -- 10 Features and trends of meadow landscape evolution -- 11 Meadow phytodiversity: flora, endemism, vegetation types, and geographic distribution patterns -- 12 Synthesis: white-sand and meadow-vegetation relationships.
    Abstract: The book represents a multidisciplinary approach to understanding soil–landscape–vegetation relationships and, specifically, the ecophysiology of plant communities developing on sandy soils of very low fertility that are subject to seasonal flooding. It provides an overview of the white sand ecosystems within the Amazon basin, and focuses on the forest and herbaceous (meadows) vegetation growing on the dystrophic sandy soils of the upper Negro and Orinoco river basins. Several chapters describe physiographic aspects of the study area using integrated remote sensing and in situ sampling. By doing so they attain a comprehensive description of the origin and evolution of soils and landscapes, an advanced classification of soils, and a mapping of the geographic distribution of psammophilous vegetation. This volume also provides a phytosociological classification of extensive forested areas, and a detailed description of the structure and diversity of little-known herbaceous formations. It targets professionals in the fields of ecology, ecophysiology, geomorphology, soils, vegetation, and the environmental sciences. The information it offers may be of significant use to researchers, protected area planners, and environmental policy makers.
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    Pages: XIV, 541 p. 136 illus., 122 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031207990
    Series Statement: Ecological Studies, Analysis and Synthesis, 247
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-20799-0
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    Civil Society and Peacebuilding in Sub-Saharan Africa in the Anthropocene : An Overview (2022)
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    Keywords: Ecology . ; Sustainability. ; Environmental sciences Social aspects. ; Ecology. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Social Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1 General Introduction -- 2 Peace Ecology in the Anthropocene for Africa -- 3 Civil Society, Climate Change, Security Risks Management and Peacebuilding in the Anthropocene -- 4 Faith-based Organisations and Environmental Peace: Impact of Laudato Si’ and Its Relevance in the Anthropocene -- 5 Healing Nature and Creation in the Anthropocene: A Reflection on the Role of Religion -- 6 Empowering Women to Build Peace: A Case Study of Grace to Heal Trust in Lupane District -- 7 Peacebuilding through Indigenous Knowledge Systems: Lessons from Civil Society Organisations in Zimbabwe -- 8 Civil Society and Peacebuilding in the Kivu Provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo -- 9 Zimbabwe’s National Peace and Reconciliation Commission and Civil Society: Partners in Peacebuilding? -- 10 Civil Society and Peacebuilding in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Opportunities, Challenges and Recommendations -- 11 Promoting Democratisation in DR Congo: The Case Study of Act for Transparent and Peaceful Elections -- 12 Civil Society Organisations and School Peace Clubs in South Africa: An Outcome Evaluation -- 13 The Challenges and Opportunities for Civil Society in Peacebuilding: Lessons from the Matabeleland Collective, Zimbabwe -- 14 The Role of Civil Society Participation in Social Cohesion Processes in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.-15 Building the Capacity of Civil Society Organisations in Nonviolent Campaigning: A Case Study from South Sudan -- 16 How Informal Peace Committees Complement Macro-infrastructures for Peace in Zimbabwe -- 17 Protecting and Nurturing Children Born from Rape in South Kivu Communities: A Challenge for Civil Society -- 18 Indigenous Peacebuilding Approaches and the Accountability of Former Child Soldiers: African Case Studies -- 19 Navigating Channels for Civil Society Participation in Conflict Prevention and Peace-Making in the African Peace & Security Architecture -- 20 Centre-periphery Relations Between Civil Society Organisations and External Funding Partners: A Case Study of South Kivu’s Peace and Development Agenda. .
    Abstract: This book examines civil society's peacebuilding role in sub-Saharan Africa in the context of climate change and the pursuit of environmental peace and justice in the Anthropocene. Five main research themes emerge from its 20 chapters: · The roles of environmental peacemaking, environmental justice, ecological education and eco-ethics in helping to mitigate the impacts of climate change · Peacebuilding by CSOs after violent conflicts, with particular reference to accountability, reconciliation and healing · CSO involvement in democratic processes and political transition after violent conflicts · Relationships between local CSOs and their foreign funders and the interactions between CSOs and the African Union's peace and security architecture. · The particular role of faith-based CSOs The book underlines the centrality of dialogue to African peacebuilding and the indigenous wisdom and philosophies on which it is based. Such wisdom will be a key resource in confronting the existential challenges of the Anthropocene. The book will be a significant resource for researchers, academics and policymakers concerned with the challenge of climate change, its interactions with armed conflict and the peacebuilding role of CSOs. · This pathbreaking book shows why peacebuilding analysis and efforts need to be urgently re-oriented towards the existential challenges of environmental peace and justice. · It explains the emerging conceptual frameworks which are needed for this new role. · It explains the critical role that CSOs - local and international - will play in implementing this new peacebuilding approach, with particular reference to sub- Saharan Africa.
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    Pages: XXXVI, 580 p. 43 illus., 40 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030951795
    Series Statement: The Anthropocene: Politik—Economics—Society—Science, 34
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-95179-5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-95179-5
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    Baccharis : From Evolutionary and Ecological Aspects to Social Uses and Medicinal Applications (2021)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Ecology . ; Conservation biology. ; Botanical chemistry. ; Plant physiology. ; Pharmacology. ; Plant Science. ; Ecology. ; Conservation Biology. ; Plant Biochemistry. ; Plant Physiology. ; Pharmacology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part I: Ecological and Evolutionary pathways -- Chapter 1: The Ecological and Applied Potential of Baccharis -- Chapter 2: Baccharis: Diversity and Distribution -- Chapter 3: The Evolution of Genetic Studies of Baccharis -- Chapter 4: Intersexual Differences in Demography, Resource Investment, and Herbivory in Baccharis -- Chapter 5: Multitrophic and Indirect Interactions in the Baccharis dracunculifolia System -- Chapter 6: Endophytic Fungi of Baccharis -- Chapter 7: Baccharis as Nurse Plants -- Chapter 8: Biological Invasion by Baccharis -- Part II: Structure and Chemistry of Baccharis -- Chapter 9: Morpho-anatomical Characteristics of Species of Baccharis -- Chapter 10: Essential Oils of Baccharis: Chemical Composition and Biological Activities -- Chapter 11: Flavonoids of Baccharis -- Chapter 12: Chemistry and Biological Activities of Phenolic Compounds from Baccharis Genus -- Chapter 13: Baccharis Terpenoid Compounds -- Chapter 14: Macrocyclic Trichothecenes of Baccharis -- Chapter 15: Livestock Intoxication by Baccharis -- Part III: Baccharis: Applications and Innovations -- Chapter 16: An Overview of the Cultural and Popular Use of Baccharis -- Chapter 17: CPQBA 1: First Cultivar Registered and Protected From a Brazilian Medicinal Plant -- Chapter 18: Perspectives of Baccharis Secondary Metabolites as Sources for New Anticancer Drug Candidates -- Chapter 19: Innovation and Knowledge of Prospective Studies on the Genus Baccharis -- Part IV: Propolis of Baccharis -- Chapter 20: Chemical Constituents and Antioxidant Properties of Green Propolis -- Chapter 21: Possible Role of Propolis-derived Components in the Prevention and Treatment of Obesity and Diabetes -- Chapter 22: Effects of the Green Propolis on the Immune Response -- Chapter 23: From Innovation to Market: an Analysis of the Propolis Production Chain.
    Abstract: This book has a broad scope and provides a comprehensive overview of the most up-to-date knowledge of the plant genus Baccharis. The book is organized into four major topics encompassing the evolution, ecology, chemistry, as well as environmental and medical applications of the genus. This publication is a major reference for an audience of practising researchers, academics, PhD students, and other scientists in a wide-ranging collection of fields, from Sociology to Medicine to bioeconomy.
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    Pages: XIX, 578 p. 137 illus., 79 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030835118
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-83511-8
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-83511-8
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    Fundamentals of Field Crop Breeding (2022)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Agriculture. ; Genetics. ; Biotechnology. ; Plant Science. ; Agriculture. ; Genetics and Genomics. ; Biotechnology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Breeding Field Crops – History, Current Status And Introspections -- Chapter 2: Wheat Breeding -- Chapter 3: Rice Breeding -- Chapter 4: Maize Breeding -- Chapter 5: Barley Breeding -- Chapter 6: Pearl Millet Breeding. Chapter 7: Sorghum Breeding. Chapter 8: Small Millets Breeding -- Chapter 9: Sugarcane Breeding -- Chapter 10: Jute Breeding -- Chapter 11: Cotton Breeding -- Chapter 12: Maintenance Breeding Of Pusa Basmati Varieties -- Chapter 13: Maintenance Breeding -- Chapter 14: Efficient Breeding Of Crop Plants -- Chapter 15: Brassica Breeding -- Chapter 16: Groundnut Breeding -- Chapter 17: Soybean Breeding -- Chapter 18: Castor Breeding -- Chapter 19: Sunflower Breeding -- Chapter 20: Chickpea Breeding -- Chapter 21: Pigeonpea Breeding -- Chapter 22: Mungbean Breeding -- Chapter 23: Urdbean Breeding -- Chapter 24: Lentil Breeding -- Chapter 25: Fieldpea Breeding -- Chapter 26: Lathyrus Breeding.
    Abstract: This book is an advanced textbook and a reference book for the post-graduate plant-breeding students and the plant breeders. It consolidates fundamental concepts and also the latest advances in plant-breeding practices including development in crop genomics. It contains crop wise explanation on origin, reproduction, genetics of yield contributing traits, biotic and abiotic stresses, nutritional improvement and crop specific plant-breeding procedures and techniques. The chapters are planned to describe crop-focused breeding procedure for the major crop plants as per their economic importance. The recent developments in breeding of field crops have been reported. The recent progress made in mapping traits of economic importance has been critically reviewed for each crop. The progress made in markers assisted selected in few crops has been summarized. This book bridges the knowledge gap and bring to the researchers and students information on modern breeding tools for developing biotic and abiotic stress tolerant, climate resilient and micronutrient rich varieties of field crops. The chapters in book are contributed by experienced Plant Breeders.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811692574
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-9257-4
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    Managing Landscapes for Change (2020)
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Environmental management. ; Agriculture. ; Physical geography. ; Energy policy. ; Energy and state. ; Human Geography. ; Environmental Management. ; Agriculture. ; Physical Geography. ; Energy Policy, Economics and Management.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. What is a Landscape? -- Chapter 3. Drivers of Landscape Change -- Chapter 4. Landscape Trajectories -- Chapter 5. Options for Managing Landscape for Change -- Chapter 6. Barriers to Managing for Change -- Chapter 7. Social and Institutional Innovations -- Chapter 8. Technologies for Innovating Forward -- Chapter 9. Conclusions and Recommendation.
    Abstract: This book discusses how future landscapes will be shaped by pervasive change and where, when, and how society should manage landscapes for change. Readers will learn about the major anthropogenic drivers of landscape change, including climate change and human induced disturbance regimes, and the unique consequences that multiple and simultaneously occurring change agents can have on landscapes. The author uses landscape trajectories as a guide to selecting the appropriate course of action, and considers how landscape position, inertia, and direction will determine landscape futures. The author introduces the concept of landscapes as socio-technical-ecological systems (STES), which combines ecological and technological influences on future landscape change and the need for society to acknowledge both when considering landscape management. Thinking beyond solutions, the author identifies barriers to managing landscapes for change including the cost, cultural identity of local populations, and the fear of taking action under uncertain conditions. Nevertheless, processes, tools, and technologies exist for overcoming social and ecological barriers to managing landscapes for change, and continued investment in social and scientific infrastructure holds out hope for maintaining our landscape values even as we enter an era of unprecedented change and disruption.
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    Pages: XI, 111 p. 36 illus., 25 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030620417
    Series Statement: Landscape Series, 27
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-62041-7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-62041-7
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    Disturbance Ecology (2022)
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    Keywords: Ecology . ; Landscape ecology. ; Plant ecology. ; Ecology. ; Landscape Ecology. ; Plant Ecology. ; Terrestial Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chap 1: Disturbance ecology: a guideline -- Chap 2: Definitions and quantifications -- Chap 3: Concepts -- Chap 4: Abiotic disturbances -- Chap 5: Biotic disturbances -- Chap 6: Anthropogenic disturbances -- Chap 7: Disturbances in global change -- Chap 8: Disturbances and management.
    Abstract: This edited work presents a multi-faceted view on the causes and consequences of disturbance in ecosystems. Vegetation can be affected by a variety of different disturbances such as wind, floods, fire, and insect attack, leading to an abrupt change in live biomass. Disturbance is a motor of vegetation dynamics, but also sensitive to climate change and poses a challenge for ecosystem management. Readers will discover the global distribution of disturbance regimes and learn about the importance of disturbances for biodiversity and the evolution of plant and animal life. The book provides a Central European perspective on disturbance ecology, and addresses important disturbance agents such as fire, wind, avalanches, tree diseases, insect defoliators, bark beetles and large herbivores in dedicated chapters. It furthermore includes chapters on anthropogenic disturbances in forests and grasslands. The impact of climate change on disturbance regimes and approaches to address disturbance risks in ecosystem management are discussed in concluding chapters. Within the 18 chapters 14 textboxes highlight current topics of disturbance ecology and provide deeper methodological insights into the field. Disturbances strongly shape our landscapes and maintain our biodiversity. A better understanding of their ecology is thus fundamental for contextualizing the dynamic changes in our environment. This book is a valuable resource for students and practitioners interested in disturbances and their management.
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    Pages: XI, 439 p. 153 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030987565
    Series Statement: Landscape Series, 32
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-98756-5
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    Sustainable Utilization and Conservation of Africa’s Biological Resources and Environment (2023)
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    Keywords: Ecology . ; Biodiversity. ; Biotic communities. ; Population biology. ; Agricultural ecology. ; Ecology. ; Biodiversity. ; Community and Population Ecology. ; Agroecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Overview of African Biological Resources and Environment -- Chapter 2. Biodiversity Conservation and Tourism Sustainability in Africa -- Chapter 3. Biodiversity Conservation Strategies and Sustainability -- Chapter 4. Potentials, threats, and sustainable conservation strategies of Plankton and Macrophytes -- Chapter 5. Threats and conservation status of cercopithecus sclateri in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria -- Chapter 6. Potential threats and possible conservation strategies of Biodiversity in Niger Delta region of Nigeria -- Chapter 7. Exploration of Local Beliefs and Cultural Heritages as Tools for Species Conservation in Selected Sites in Africa -- Chapter 8. The need to conserve and protect forest resources -- Chapter 9. Rationale behind conservation of Africa’s biological resources -- Chapter 10. The Value of Biodiversity to Sustainable Development in Africa -- Chapter 11. Medicinal potentials of Aloe vera (Aloe barbadensis Miller): Technologies for the production of Therapeutics -- Chapter 12. Sustainable utilization of important medicinal plants in Africa -- Chapter 13. Local Food Crops In Africa: Sustainable Utilization, Threats, And Traditional Storage Strategies -- Chapter 14. Environmental Pollution: Threats, Impact on Biodiversity, and Protection Strategies -- Chapter 15. Environmental Degradation in the Niger Delta Ecosystem: the role of Anthropogenic pollution -- Chapter 16. Climate Change and Other Environmental Factors as Drivers of Fauna and Flora Biodiversity in Africa -- Chapter 17. Contamination of African water resources: impacts on biodiversity and strategies for conservation and restoration -- Chapter 18. Disease Outbreaks In Ex-Situ Plant Conservation And Potential Management Strategies -- Chapter 19. Challenges of sea turtle conservation in African territorial waters: the way out -- Chapter 20. An Overview of Environmental Resources in Africa: Emerging Issues and Sustainable Exploitation -- Chapter 21. Touristic Value of African Environment: A Socio-Economic Perspective. Chapter 22. Environmental Sustainability: Relevance of Forensic Insects and other Ecosystem Services in Africa -- Chapter 23. Intrinsic Values of the African Environment: A Sustainable Perspective -- Chapter 24. Towards sustainable biological and environmental policies in Africa.
    Abstract: This edited book highlights the potential and actual contributions of the sustainable management and utilization of indigenous biological resources and environment for the development of Africa. The book centers on documenting current trends and issues in the field of resource use and conservation with the view of emphasizing their benefits to the pursuit of development within the region. By documenting the array of natural resources and environment in Africa, this book addresses the topical knowledge and understanding gaps that characterize conservation (rationale for sustainable resource exploration), utilization patterns, and conservation challenges including policy status, environmental threats, impacts of tourism, reduction in food resources, etc., and their effects on the sustainable development of Africa. Through an integrated approach, the book focuses on below and above-ground biological resources and the diverse scales of environment that characterize Africa. This collection of works is very helpful for natural and social scientists, policymakers, strategists, researchers, government and non-government organizations, biodiversity and environmental managers, climate change scientists, practitioners, activists, conservationists, academics, ecologists, undergraduate and postgraduate students, and others who want to learn about and understand the best way to use and protect Africa's resources and heritage sustainably.
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    Pages: XV, 691 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811969744
    Series Statement: Sustainable Development and Biodiversity, 32
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-6974-4
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    Medicinal Plants: Biodiversity, Biotechnology and Conservation (2023)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Biodiversity. ; Plant biotechnology. ; Plant Science. ; Biodiversity. ; Plant Biotechnology.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. The Current Status of Population Extinction and Biodiversity Crisis of Medicinal Plants -- 2. Medicinal Plants and Bioactive Phytochemical Diversity: A Fountainhead of Potential Drugs against Human Diseases -- 3. Threats and opportunities for sustainable use of medicinal plants in Brazilian Atlantic Forest based on the knowledge of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities -- 4. Climate Change Impact on Medicinal Plants: An Insight from the IUCN Red List Of Threatened Species -- 5. Securing Conservation Status of Paris Polyphylla, a Medicinally Important Plant of the Indian Himalayan Region -- 6. Endophytic Fungal Diversity in Solanaceous Medicinal Plants and Their Beneficial Impact -- 7. Genetic Studies on Threatened Medicinal Plants of Brazil: Mind the Gap -- 8. Medicinal Plants of North-east India: Biodiversity and Their Ethno-Medicinal Values -- 9. Strategies for Conservation and Sustainable Use of Medicinal Plants -- 10. Scientific Databases for Conservation of Medicinal Plants -- 11. International Trade of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (MAPs) -- 12. Inventorization of Ecology, Ethnobotany and Conservation Status of Dactylorhiza hatagirea: Problems Progress and Prospects -- 13. Conservation and Sustainable Use of Medicinal Plants -- 14. Traditional Practices of Ethnomedicinal Plants in North-East Region of India and Their Conservation for Sustainable Utilization -- 15. Occurrence and Diversity of Major Naphthoquinones in Higher Plants: Their Distribution and Conservation Strategies -- 16. Astragalus fridae genetic Source,Applications, and Conservation -- 17. Tinospora cordifolia as a Potential Candidate for Health Care Of Post-Menopausal Women -- 18. The Potential Role of Medicinal Plants, Traditional Herbal Medicines and Formulations to Overcome SARS-CoV-2 Induced Health Crisis -- 19. Bioactive Compounds from Medicinal Plants and Its Therapeutic Uses in the Traditional Health Care System -- 20. In-Vitro conservation and propagation of endangered Ethno-Medicinal Orchids from the Northeast Region of India -- 21. Artificial Seed Production and Cryopreservation Technology for Conservation of Plant Germplasm with Special Reference to Medicinal Plants -- 22. Biotechnological Studies on Nasturtium Officinale (Watercress) - An Endangered Species of Significant Relevance in Medicine, Cosmetic, and Food Industries -- 23. Isatis tinctoria L. (woad) – Cultivation, Phytochemistry, Pharmacology, Biotechnology, and Utilization -- 24. Tissue Culture Techniques to Conserve Endangered Medicinal Plants with Antimicrobial and Antiviral Activities -- 25. Insights into the In Vitro Approaches for the Production of Secondary Metabolites Towards The Conservation of Medicinal Orchids -- 26. Biotechnological Approaches for Ex Situ Conservation of Medicinal Plants -- 27. Conservation of Medicinal Plants by Tissue Culture Techniques -- 28. Current Status of Metabolic Engineering of Medicinal Plants for Production of Plant-derived Secondary Metabolites -- 29. Stationary, Agitated and Bioreactor Cultures of Verbena officinalis L. (Common Vervain) - A Potential Rich Source of Bioactive Phenolic Compounds for Pharmacy, Health Food Industry and Cosmetology.
    Abstract: This contributed volume provides a comprehensive, in-depth and subject-based reviews on the current status of active ingredients, sustainable use, biodiversity and conservation of certain endangered medicinal plants. The book also explores conventional and non-conventional biotechnological interventions for their biodiversity conservation. Medicinal plants have been used in worldwide as a major source of raw material for the traditional herbal healthcare practices as well as for drug discovery and development in pharmaceutical industry. The cumulative consequences of various human activities and environmental factors cause decline in the biodiversity of medicinal plants at an unprecedented rate worldwide. Thus, the overall understanding of ecology, species and genetic diversity along with assessment of the status of different threats and their impact on medicinal plants is crucial to sustain existing biodiversity, its utilization and conservation. All the latest advancements in the biotechnological approaches for the conservation research of endangered medicinal plants and the future perspectives have been described. This book provides comprehensive reviews spreading over about 25 chapters divided in three sections. The chapters of this book are written by recognized scientists in their respective fields which are useful to students, academicians, researchers, botanists, biotechnologists, policy makers, conservationists and industries interested in biodiversity conservation and medicinal plant research for the production of secondary metabolites.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811999369
    Series Statement: Sustainable Development and Biodiversity, 33
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-9936-9
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    Aspects of Brazilian Floristic Diversity : From Botany to Traditional Communities (2022)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Biodiversity. ; Plant ecology. ; Conservation biology. ; Ecology . ; Plant Science. ; Biodiversity. ; Plant Ecology. ; Conservation Biology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Flowering phenology in a restinga community: seven years of study -- Dioecy: the dimorphic sexual system and pollination in restinga vegetation -- Male and female sterility in flowering plants -- Broad-scale variation of phytoplankton richness in Brazilian inland waters -- The Importance of Palynology to Taxonomy -- Ecological Palynology -- Scientific Exploration Commission (1859-1861): Freire Allemão and the invisible network of collaborators -- The former Imperial Plant Nursery of Quinta da Boa Vista -- Medicinal plants used in Quilombola communities in Piranga, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil -- From mulungu to mamulengo”: The sharing of knowledge among teachers, academic researchers and mamulengueiros (traditional puppeteers) in a participatory workshop -- Biocultural heritage through museological narrative as a way of return on research in historical ethnobotany -- Conclusion of the reflections on Aspects of Brazilian Floristic Diversity: From Botany to Traditional Communities.
    Abstract: Aspects of Brazilian Floristic Diversity: From Botany to Traditional Communities offers a unique approach in floristic diversity of the Neotropical region, specifically encompassing the Brazilian flora. This volume combines both theoretical and applied aspects of scientific making knowledge in different perspectives of Botanical Science. In this volume, botanical specialists discuss the many different approaches of taxonomic, reproductive, ecological and ethnobotanical aspects of Brazilian floristic diversity, thereby enlightening the global interest in Neotropical species, in particular those from the Brazilian territory. The book addresses relevant questions from many points of view, including anatomy, reproduction, palinology, conservation and ethnobotany, creating an in-depth perception of the flora in its complexity constitution. The book provides a comprehensive outlook on Botany Sciences, considering the history and traditional knowledge of plants, and relating it to contemporary problems and concerns of flora conservation today. With this current perspective, this book reaches a vast audience from the research lines of Botany, and encompasses a broader and interdisciplinary understanding of Aspects of Brazilian Floristic Diversity.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031074530
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-07453-0
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    Root-Galling Disease of Vegetable Plants (2023)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Plant physiology. ; Plant diseases. ; Plant Science. ; Plant Physiology. ; Plant Pathology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1 -- Root-knot Nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.), Chapter 2 -- Meloidogyne species: Threat to Vegetable Produce, Chapter 3 -- hemotaxis in Root-Knot Nematodes, Chapter 4 -- Phytohormone-Mediated Feeding Site Development, Chapter 5 -- 5. Current and Future Studies on the Genes for Parasitism in Meloidogyne, Chapter 6 -- Natural Product Repertoire for Suppressing the Immune Response of Meloidogyne species, Chapter 7 -- Epigenetic Mechanisms and their Role in Root Gall Formation,Chapter 8 -- Mass Spectrometry Imaging (MSI) and Root Gall Elucidation, Chapter 9 -- 9. Root-Knot Disease Complex: An Interactive Perspective with Microorganisms, Chapter 10 -- Breeding for Resistance in Vegetables against Meloidogyne species causing Root Gall Disease, Chapter 11 -- An Overview of Predacious Fungi for the Management of Root-knot Disease in Vegetables, Chapter 12 -- Biofertilizer of Organic Origin for Management of Root Galling Disease of Vegetables, Chapter 13 -- Prospects for the Use of Metabolomics Engineering in Exploring and Harnessing Chemical Signalling in Root Galls.
    Abstract: This book provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date review of research on vegetable plants associated with root-galls disease caused by root-knot nematodes (RKNs), Meloidogyne spp. Vegetables retain a key position in cultural cuisines and their consumption worldwide due to rich sources of micronutrients, including vitamins, minerals and antioxidants, but root galls disease of these crops caused by RKNs steals both quantity and quality from production. The field of plant nematology has experienced exponential growth over the past decade, and these RKNs are now known as widely damaging obligate plant parasites of vegetable plants. Advances are being made in understanding their biology, parasitism in the root system, giant cell development, root gall formation, chemical signalling, root-knot disease complexes, and management systems. This compilation provides an invaluable resource for studying root-galls disease of vegetable plants to those readers associated with plant nematology, plant pathology, plant protection, and agricultural science, including researchers, teachers, advanced undergraduates and graduate students, and even agricultural extension agents and farmers.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819938926
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-3892-6
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    Genomic Designing for Abiotic Stress Resistant Cereal Crops (2021)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Genetics. ; Biotechnology. ; Agriculture. ; Plant Science. ; Genetics and Genomics. ; Biotechnology. ; Agriculture.
    Description / Table of Contents: Genomic Improvement of Rice for Drought, Aluminum, and Iron Toxicity Stress Tolerance -- Advances In Breeding For Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Wheat -- Resistance to Abiotic Stress: Theory and Applications in Maize Breeding -- Genetic Diversity for Barley Adaptation to Stressful Environments -- Advances in Genomic Designing for Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Sorghum -- Genomic Designing for Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Pearl Millet -- Genomic Designing for Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Foxtail millet -- Genomic-Assisted Breeding in Finger Millet.
    Abstract: This book presents abiotic stresses that cause crop damage in the range of 6-20%. Understanding the interaction of crop plants to the abiotic stresses caused by heat, cold, drought, flooding, submergence, salinity, acidity, etc., is important to develop resistant crop varieties. Knowledge on the advanced genetic and genomic crop improvement strategies including molecular breeding, transgenics, genomic-assisted breeding, and the recently emerging genome editing for developing resistant varieties in cereal crops is imperative for addressing FPNEE (food, health, nutrition, energy, and environment) security. Whole genome sequencing of these crops followed by genotyping-by-sequencing has facilitated precise information about the genes conferring resistance useful for gene discovery, allele mining, and shuttle breeding which in turn opened up the scope for 'designing' crop genomes with resistance to abiotic stresses. The nine chapters each dedicated to a cereal crop in this volume are deliberate on different types of abiotic stresses and their effects on and interaction with crop plants; enumerate on the available genetic diversity with regard to abiotic stress resistance among available cultivars; illuminate on the potential gene pools for utilization in interspecific gene transfer; are brief on the classical genetics of stress resistance and traditional breeding for transferring them to their cultivated counterparts; elucidate on the success stories of genetic engineering for developing abiotic stress-resistant crop varieties; discuss on molecular mapping of genes and QTLs underlying stress resistance and their marker-assisted introgression into elite varieties; enunciate on different emerging genomics-aided techniques including genomic selection, allele mining, gene discovery, and gene pyramiding for developing adaptive crop varieties with higher quantity and quality, and also elaborate some case studies on genome editing focusing on specific genes for generating abiotic stress-resistant crops. .
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030758752
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    Mineral Biofortification in Crop Plants for Ensuring Food Security (2023)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Human ecology Study and teaching. ; Plant Science. ; Environmental Studies.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Agronomic Biofortification- An Effective Tool for Alleviating Nutrient Deficiency in Plants and Human Diet -- 2. The Role of Biofortification in Enhancing Plant Growth, Development, Yield, and Quality -- 3. Improving Zinc Biofortification in Plants 4. Biofortification of Zinc: Uptake from the Soil and Transportation up to the Grains through ZIP Family Transporters -- 5. Mechanisms of Iron Uptake and Homeostasis in Plants: Implications for Biofortification in Cereal Grains -- 6. Selenium Biofortification in Agronomic Crops -- 7. Selenium Bio-fortification in Cereal Crops: An Overview -- 8. Nanoparticles Based Biofortification in Food Crops: Overview, Implications, and Prospects -- 9. Role of Nanoparticles in Improving Biofortification -- 10. Role of Nanoparticles in Improving Biofortification of Zinc and Iron in Vegetables -- 11. Scope of Seed Priming in Inducing Biofortification in Plants -- 12. Biofortification Through Seed Priming in Food Crops; Potential Benefits and Future Scope -- 13. Biochar for the Improvement of Crop Production -- 14. Phytohormones as Stress Mitigators in Plants.
    Abstract: This book provides a comprehensive summary of the recent advances in the biofortification of plants under climate change and how it affects food security globally. The need for mineral biofortification to eradicate or alleviate malnutrition through sustainable agriculture is also discussed. Biofortification of edible plants is considered the most appropriate approach to alleviate nutritional problems and nutrient deficiencies. In contrast, biofortification focuses on improving the nutritional content of the region's current agricultural biodiversity while preserving its habits and customs. Emphasis is also placed on recent advances and developments in omics, particularly metabolomics and related techniques, to unravel the potential alterations in plants caused by biofortification. The book brings together eminent scientists to present the latest developments in the field. This timely publication addresses practical scenarios of bio-fortified food production and climate change. The book focuses on the methods, techniques, and environmental changes used to enhance and improve agricultural products. This book is one of the first to provide information on the use of modern biotechnologies to modify crops for health benefits. It also examines the mechanisms of the plant responses to genetically induced biofortification, the production and responses of fortified plants under climate change, and their effects on food security. The book will be useful for students and researchers, especially crop scientists, environmental scientists, biotechnologists, botanists, and agronomists, to understand the techniques and mechanisms of biofortification, and responses of biofortified plants under climate change.
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    Pages: XI, 338 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819940905
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-4090-5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-99-4090-5
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    The Alfalfa Genome (2021)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Genetics. ; Biotechnology. ; Agriculture. ; Plant Science. ; Genetics and Genomics. ; Biotechnology. ; Agriculture.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Economic Importance, Practical Limitations to Production, Management and Breeding Targets of Alfalfa -- Chapter 2. Factors Influencing Yield and Quality -- Chapter 3. The Origin, Evolution and Genetic Diversity of Alfalfa -- Chapter 4. Germplasm Collection, Genetic Resources and Gene Pools in Alfalfa -- Chapter 5. Biotechnology Advances in Alfalfa -- Chapter 6. Sequencing, Assembly and Annotation of the Alfalfa Genome -- Chapter 7. Transcription Factors in Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.): Genome-Wide Identification and a Web Resource Center AlfalfaTFDB -- Chapter 8. Genomics of Forage Quality in Alfalfa -- Chapter 9. Physiological, Morphological, Biochemical, and Genetic Responses of Alfalfa to Salinity -- Chapter 10. Developing SNPs and Strategies for Genomic Analysis in Alfalfa -- Chapter 11. Genomics Resources for Breeding in Alfalfa: Availability, Utility, and Adoption -- Chapter 12. Genomic Selection for Higher Yield and Quality in Alfalfa -- Chapter 13. Identification and Characterization of Disease Resistance Genes in Alfalfa and Medicago truncatula for Breeding Improved Cultivars -- Chapter 14. Genetic and Genomic Assessments for Improving Drought Resilience in Alfalfa -- Chapter 15. Self-Incompatibility, Inbreeding Depression, and Potential to Develop Inbred Lines in Alfalfa -- Chapter 16. Targeted Mutagenesis of Alfalfa.
    Abstract: This book is the first comprehensive compilation of deliberations on whole genome sequencing of the diploid and tetraploid alfalfa genomes including sequence assembly, gene annotation, and comparative genomics with the model legume genome, functional genomics, and genomics of important agronomic characters. Other chapters describe the genetic diversity and germplasm collections of alfalfa, as well as development of genetic markers and genome-wide association and genomic selection for economical important traits, genome editing, genomics, and breeding targets to address current and future needs. Altogether, the book contains about 300 pages over 16 chapters authored by globally reputed experts on the relevant field in this crop. This book is useful to the students, teachers, and scientists in the academia and relevant private companies interested in genetics, breeding, pathology, physiology, molecular genetics and breeding, biotechnology, and structural and functional genomics. The work is also useful to seed and forage industries.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030744663
    Series Statement: Compendium of Plant Genomes,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-74466-3
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-74466-3
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    Spores : Tulips with Fever, Rusty Coffee, Rotten Apples, Sad Oranges, Crazy Basil. Plant Diseases that Changed the World as Well as My Life (2021)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Food Safety measures. ; Plant diseases. ; Agriculture. ; Environment. ; Public health. ; Plant Science. ; Food Safety. ; Plant Pathology. ; Agriculture. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Public Health.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Ancient Spores -- Spores of My Life -- Scary Spores -- Spores of the Future -- Conclusions.
    Abstract: This book aims to describe, though in a quite light way, the social role of plant diseases, letting the reader know the topical importance of plant pathology, as well as the role of plant pathologists in our society. Plant diseases caused, in the past, significant economic losses, deaths, famine, wars, and migration. Some of them marked the history of entire countries. One example among many: the potato late blight in Ireland in 1845. Today plant diseases are still the cause of deaths, often silent, in developing countries, and relevant economic losses in the industrialized ones. This book, written with much passion, neither wants to be a plant pathology text. On the contrary, it wants to describe, in simple words, often enriched by the author's personal experience, various plant diseases that, in different times and countries, did cause severe losses and damages. Besides the so-called “historical plant diseases”, in the process of writing this book, she wanted to describe also some diseases that, though not causing famine or billions of losses, because of their peculiarity, might be of interest for the readers. Thus, this book has not been conceived and written for experts, but for a broader audience, of different ages, willing to learn more about plant health and to understand the reasons why so many people in the past and nowadays choose to be plant pathologists. This is because plants produce most of the food that we consume, that we expect healthy and safe, and because plants make the world beautiful. The title “Spores” is evocative of the reproduction mean of fungi. Spores are small, light structures, often moving fast. The chapters of this book are short and concise. Just like spores!
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    Pages: XXVI, 289 p. 174 illus., 166 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030699956
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-69995-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-69995-6
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    Diseases at the Wildlife - Livestock Interface : Research and Perspectives in a Changing World (2021)
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    Keywords: Ecology . ; Agriculture. ; Zoology. ; Veterinary medicine. ; Epidemiology. ; Ecology. ; Agriculture. ; Zoology. ; Veterinary Science. ; Epidemiology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part 1 Introduction -- 1 Host Community Interfaces: The Wildlife-Livestock -- 2 Natural And Historical Overview Of The Animal Wildlife-Livestock Interface -- 3 The Ecology Of Pathogens Transmission At The Wildlife-Livestock Interface: Beyond Disease Ecology, Towards Socio-Ecological System Health -- Part 2 Regional Perspectives Of Disease At The Wildlife-Livestock Interface -- 4 Characteristics And Perspectives Of Disease At The Wildlife-Livestock Interface In Europe -- 5 Characteristics And Perspectives Of Disease At The Wildlife-Livestock Interface In Asia -- 6 Characteristics And Perspectives Of Disease At Wildlife-Livestock Interface In Africa -- 7 Characteristics And Perspectives Of Disease At The Wildlife-Livestock Interface In Oceania -- 8 Characteristics And Perspectives Of Disease At The Wildlife-Livestock Interface In North America -- 9 Characteristics And Perspectives Of Disease At The Wildlife-Livestock Interface In Central And South America -- Part 3 Characterization Of The Wildlife-Livestock Interface -- 10 Collecting Data To Assess The Interactions Between Livestock And Wildlife -- 11 Characterization Of Wildlife-Livestock Interfaces: The Need For Interdisciplinary Approaches And A Dedicated Thematic Field -- 12 Quantifying Transmission Between Wild And Domestic Populations -- Part 4 Synthesis And Conclusions -- 13 Synthesis And Future Perspectives Of The Study And Management Of Diseases At The Wildlife-Livestock Interface.
    Abstract: Shared diseases among wildlife, livestock and humans, often transboundary, are relevant to public health and global economy, as being highlighted currently relative to the global COVID19 pandemic. Diseases at these interfaces also impact the conservation of biodiversity and must be considered when managing wildlife. While wildlife and domestic livestock have coexisted in dynamic systems for thousands of years, spillover disease risks are higher today than in the past due to global patterns of increasing close contact and interactions among wildlife, livestock and humans in the context of complex, diverse and numerous circumstances. Multidisciplinary studies of animal interfaces, especially those involving wildlife, therefore, must be brought to the forefront so that knowledge gaps can be realized and filled to inform managers and policy makers. In the first part of the book authors illustrate and discuss ecological and epidemiological concepts related to the interfaces, with a vision towards socio-ecological system health. In addition, the history of past animal interfaces provides the necessary perspective to focus current questions, better understand present situations, and informs how we can best approach the future. The second part discusses the myriad of similar and differing wildlife- livestock interfaces found around the world from a regional point of view. The third part focuses on how to assess the spatial and temporal overlap between livestock and wildlife, and authors present new technical innovations about how inter-transmissions between wild and domestic populations can be quantified. An overview of main modeling approaches available to quantify multi-host disease transmission at the wildlife/livestock interface, illustrated with specific-case studies, is also presented. Finally, the need for interdisciplinary approaches and a dedicated thematic field to approach the wildlife/livestock interfaces and create opportunities to promote wildlife–livestock coexistence is emphasized. The concluding chapter presents perspectives and directions to better understanding disease dynamics at the wildlife/livestock interface, global change and implications for the future. The changing distribution of interfaces, ongoing human and environmental changes (e. g. climate warming, changes in animal production systems, etc.) and their likely impacts and consequences for the interfaces and disease transmission processes are all discussed.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030653651
    Series Statement: Wildlife Research Monographs, 3
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-65365-1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-65365-1
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    Life at High Pressure : In the Deep Sea and Other Environments (2021)
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    Keywords: Ecology . ; Life sciences. ; Physiology. ; Biodiversity. ; Biomechanics. ; Biophysics. ; Ecology. ; Life Sciences. ; Physiology. ; Biodiversity. ; Biomechanics. ; Biophysics.
    Description / Table of Contents: High pressure and High pressure environments -- High pressure: molecules, chemical processes and cellular structures -- The high pressure micro-environment of vertebrate load bearing joints- Effects of high pressure on the activity of ordinary animals, including humans, and on the function of their excitable cells and ion channels -- The effects of decompression and subsequent re-compression on the activity of deep sea animals and eukaryote cells. The isobaric collection of deep sea animals.-Molecular adaptation to high pressure: proteins in deep sea animals -- Molecular adaptation to high pressure: membranes -- Prokaryotes at high pressure in the Oceans and the Deep Biosphere -- Hydrothermal vents: the inhabitants, their way of life and their adaptation to high pressure -- Buoyancy at depth -- Divers: Air breathing animals, including humans, at high pressure -- Adaptation to high pressure in the laboratory -- High pressure equipment used in the laboratory, at sea and at depth.
    Abstract: The book discusses the ways in which high hydrostatic pressure (i.e. water pressure) affects all grades of life which thrive at pressures much greater those in our normal environment. The deep sea is the best known high pressure environment, where pressures reach a thousand times greater than those at the surface, yet it is populated by a variety of animals and microorganisms. The earth’s crust supports microorganisms which live in water filled pores at high pressure. In addition, the load bearing joints of animals like ourselves experience pulses of hydrostatic pressure of a magnitude similar to the pressure at mid ocean depths. These pressures affect molecular structures and biochemical reactions. Basic cellular processes are drastically affected – the growth and division of cells, the way nerves conduct impulses and the chemical reactions which provide energy. Adaptation to high pressure also occurs in complex physiological systems such as those which provide buoyancy. Probably the greatest challenge to our understanding of adaptation to high pressure is the stabilisation of the nervous system of deep sea animals to avoid convulsions which pressure causes in shallow water animals. Additionally the book provides insight into the engineering required to study life at high pressure: equipment which can trap small deep sea animals and retrieve them at their high pressure, equivalent equipment for microorganisms, laboratory microscopes which can focus on living cells under high pressure, incubators for bacteria which require high pressure to grow, high pressure aquaria for marine animals and lastly and briefly, manned and unmanned submersible vessels, Landers and deep drill hole sampling. Rather like the organisms studied many laboratory instruments have been adapted to function at high pressure.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030675875
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-67587-5
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    Mineral nutrition of tropical plants (2021)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Plant physiology. ; Agriculture. ; Forestry. ; Plant Science. ; Plant Physiology. ; Agriculture. ; Forestry.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction to Plant Nutrition -- Ion Uptake by Roots -- Foliar Ion Uptake -- Nitrogen -- Sulphur -- Phosphorus -- Potassium -- Calcium -- Magnesium -- Boron -- Zinc -- Manganese -- Iron -- Copper -- Molybdenum -- Chlorine -- Nickel -- Potentially toxic metals -- Visual and Leaf Diagnosis -- Interactions between nutrients.
    Abstract: This textbook aims to describe the role of minerals in plant life cycle; how these nutrients are absorbed, distributed, stored; what functions each mineral plays and the disorders that their excess or absence may cause. From an agronomic perspective, such knowledge is key to boost crop production and improve its quality, and it also helps understand how to better manage fertilizers and prevent environmental issues. The book has focus on tropical agriculture and its specific demands, providing examples of major crops (such as sugarcane, soybeans, coffee etc), silviculture and pasture species.
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    Pages: XVII, 339 p. 119 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030712624
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-71262-4
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-71262-4
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    Social-Ecological Systems (SES) : From Risks and Insecurity to Viability and Resilience (2021)
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    Keywords: Ecology . ; Bioclimatology. ; Environmental sciences Social aspects. ; Risk management. ; Social policy. ; Environment. ; Ecology. ; Climate Change Ecology. ; Environmental Social Sciences. ; IT Risk Management. ; Social Policy. ; Environmental Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Preface and Introduction -- Part I Risks and Impacts Enhancing the Vulnerability of Social-Ecological Systems -- Part II Environmental and Climate Change Impacts on Social-Ecological Systems – Conflict, Inequality and Human Security -- Part III Human Mobility and Social-Ecological Systems -- Part IV Enhancing the Sustainability and Resilience of Social-Ecological Systems – Some Recommended Paths -- Conclusions.
    Abstract: This book contributes to the multidisciplinary debate about social–ecological systems (SES) within the perspective of rethinking the nature of interaction between these systems, especially in the Anthropocene Era. Most chapters either deliberate on risk dynamics threatening current SES or stimulate thought processes to manage such risks and related negative implications. After analyzing the main drivers of SES vulnerability, the book highlights the shifts to be made to enhance the sustainability and resilience of these systems, mainly the integration and restructuring of governance frameworks, the reorganization of production and consumption systems far from conventional models based on consumerism, the elaboration of mitigation, adaptation, and SDGs implementation measures from a co-benefit perspective, and the consideration of appropriate approaches and paradigms while elaborating and implementing response mechanisms. This volume is relevant to researchers/experts, students, practitioners, and decision-makers from different scales and spheres.
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    Pages: XXXII, 265 p. 43 illus., 39 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030762476
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-76247-6
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    Genomic Designing for Abiotic Stress Resistant Vegetable Crops (2022)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Genetics. ; Biotechnology. ; Agriculture. ; Plant Science. ; Genetics and Genomics. ; Biotechnology. ; Agriculture.
    Description / Table of Contents: Tomato -- Potato -- Capsicums -- Eggplant -- Vegetable Brassica -- Cucurbits -- Allums -- Amaranth.
    Abstract: This book presents deliberations on molecular and genomic mechanisms underlying the interactions of crop plants to the abiotic stresses caused by heat, cold, drought, flooding, submergence, salinity, acidity, etc., important to develop resistant crop varieties. Knowledge on the advanced genetic and genomic crop improvement strategies including molecular breeding, transgenics, genomic-assisted breeding, and the recently emerging genome editing for developing resistant varieties in vegetable crops is imperative for addressing FHNEE (food, health, nutrition, energy, and environment) security. Whole genome sequencing of these crops followed by genotyping-by-sequencing has provided precise information regarding the genes conferring resistance useful for gene discovery, allele mining, and shuttle breeding which in turn opened up the scope for 'designing' crop genomes with resistance to abiotic stresses. The nine chapters each dedicated to a vegetable crop or crop group in this volume elucidate on different types of abiotic stresses and their effects on and interaction with the crop; enumerate on the available genetic diversity with regard to abiotic stress resistance among available cultivars; illuminate on the potential gene pools for utilization in interspecific gene transfer; present brief on classical genetics of stress resistance and traditional breeding for transferring them to their cultivated counterparts; depict the success stories of genetic engineering for developing abiotic stress-resistant crop varieties; discuss on molecular mapping of genes and QTLs underlying stress resistance and their marker-assisted introgression into elite varieties; enunciate on different genomics-aided techniques including genomic selection, allele mining, gene discovery, and gene pyramiding for developing adaptive crop varieties with higher quantity and quality of yields, and also elaborate some case studies on genome editing focusing on specific genes for generating abiotic stress-resistant crops.
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    Pages: XXIII, 324 p. 16 illus., 13 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031039645
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-03964-5
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    Translating Physiological Tools to Augment Crop Breeding (2023)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Plant physiology. ; Agricultural genome mapping. ; Agriculture. ; Plant Science. ; Plant Physiology. ; Agricultural Genetics. ; Agriculture.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Importance of integrating physiological breeding to augment crop breeding -- 2. Stacking of complex traits through physiological pre breeding -- 3. Strategies to develop heat and drought tolerant wheat varieties following physiological breeding -- 4. Developing crop varieties by physiological breeding for improving plant nutrition -- 5. Role of Transpiration in Regulating Leaf Temperature and its Application in Physiological Breeding -- 6. Photosynthesis as a trait for improving yield potential in crops -- 7. Cuticular waxes and its application in crop improvement -- 8. Radiation use efficiency (RUE)-target for improving yield potential: Current status and future prospect -- 9. Application of Stable Isotopes in Crop Improvement -- 10. Root phenotyping for improved resource use efficiency in crops -- 11. Root system architecture and phenotyping for improved resource use efficiency in crops -- 12. Harnessing Root associated traits and Rhizosphere efficiency for Crop improvement -- 13. High throughput phenomics of crops for water and nitrogen stress -- 14. Metabolomics as a selection tool for abiotic stress tolerance in crops -- 15. Remote Sensing Algorithms and their Applications in Plant Phenotyping -- 16. Endophyte mediated crop improvement: Manipulation of abiotic stress‐specific traits -- 17. Impact of high temperature stress on selected food grain crops -- 18. Morpho-physiological basis of finger millet to withstand climatic extremes: A special reference to drought -- 19. Comprehending the physiological efficiency of millets under abiotic stress -- 20. Role of Next-generation sequencing in trait identification, genetic mapping, and crop improvement -- 21. Application of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Agriculture.
    Abstract: This book covers different physiological processes, tools, and their application in crop breeding. Each chapter emphasizes on a specific trait/physiological process and its importance in crop, their phenotyping information and how best it can be employed for crop improvement by projecting on success stories in different crops. It covers wide range of physiological topics including advances in field phenotyping, role of endophytic fungi, metabolomics, application of stable isotopes, high throughput phenomics, transpiration efficiency, root phenotyping and root exudates for improved resource use efficiency, cuticular wax and its application, advances in photosynthetic studies, leaf spectral reflectance and physiological breeding in hardy crops like millets. This book also covers the futuristic research areas like artificial intelligence and machine learning. This contributed volume compiles all application parts of physiological tools along with their advanced research in these areas, which is very much need of the hour for both academics and researchers for ready reference. This book will be of interest to teachers, researchers, climate change scientists, capacity builders, and policy makers. Also, the book serves as additional reading material for undergraduate and graduate students of agriculture, physiology, botany, ecology, and environmental sciences. National and international agricultural scientists will also find this a useful resource.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811974984
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-7498-4
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    Movement Ecology of Afrotropical Forest Mammals (2023)
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    Keywords: Ecology . ; Vertebrates. ; Animal behavior. ; Population biology. ; Ecology. ; Vertebrate Zoology. ; Behavioral Ecology. ; Population Dynamics.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. What do we know about mammal movement in African tropical forests? -- 2. Movements patterns and population dynamics of giant forest hog groups in Kibale National Park, Uganda -- 3. Forest elephant movements in Central Africa – megafauna need megaspaces -- 4. Elephant movements, abundance and use of water sources in Kibale National Park, Uganda -- 5. Movement ecology and evolutionary history of forest buffalo -- 6. Site fidelity and home range shifts in a leaf-eating primate -- 7. Primate movements across the nutritional landscapes of Africa -- 8. Conditions facilitating a “landscape of fear from disease” in African forest mammals -- 9. Do seasonally frugivory and cognition shape foraging movements in wild western gorillas? -- 10. Females Move in Tight Crowds, Males Roam: Society and Movement Ecology of Mandrills -- 11. Linking Movement Ecology to Conservation Biology.
    Abstract: This book brings a unique perspective to animal movement studies because all studies come from African tropical environments where the great diversity, either biological and structurally (trees, shrubs, vines, epiphytes), present the animals with several options to fulfil their basic needs. These conditions have forced the evolution of unique movement patterns and ecological strategies. The book follows on our previous book “Movement Ecology of Neotropical Forest Mammals” but focuses on tropical African forests. Movement is an essential process in the life of all organisms. Animals move because they are looking for primary needs such as food, water, cover, mating and to avoid predators. Understanding the causes and consequences of animal movement is not an easy task for behavioural ecologists. Many animals are shy, move in secretive ways and are very sensible to human presence, therefore, studying the movements of mammals in tropical environments presents logistical and methodological challenges. However, researchers have recently started to be solved these challenges and exciting new information is emerging. In this book we are compiling a set of extraordinary studies where researchers have used new technology and the strongest methodological approaches to understand movement patterns in wild African forest mammals. This second book should inspire early career researchers to investigate wild mammal´s movements in some of the most amazing forest in the world: African tropical forests. .
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031270307
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-27030-7
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    Ethology and Behavioral Ecology of Sea Otters and Polar Bears (2021)
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    Keywords: Ecology . ; Conservation biology. ; Zoology. ; Biodiversity. ; Ecology. ; Conservation Biology. ; Zoology. ; Biodiversity.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Part I. Ethology and Behavioral Ecology of Sea Otters -- Taxonomy and Evolution of Sea Otters -- Sea Otter Behavior: Morphologic, Physiologic, and Sensory Adaptations -- Sea Otter Foraging Behavior -- Social Structure of Marine Otters: Inter and Intraspecific Variation -- Reproductive Behavior of Male Sea Otters -- Reproductive Behavior of Female Sea Otters and Their Pups -- Sea Otter Behavior and Its Influence on Littoral Community Structure -- Sea Otter Predator Avoidance Behavior -- Sea Otters and the Maritime Fur Trade -- Part II. Ethology and Behavioral Ecology of Polar Bears -- Polar Bear Taxonomy and Evolution -- Polar Bear Behavior: Morphologic and Physiologic Adaptations -- Polar Bear Foraging Behavior -- Polar Bear Reproductive and Denning Behavior -- Polar Bear Maternal Care, Neonatal Development, and Social Behavior -- Polar Bear Behavior in Response to Climate Change -- Human-Polar Bear Interactions.
    Abstract: Sea otters and polar bears are carnivorous marine mammals that still resemble their terrestrial ancestors. Compared with Cetacea (whales and dolphins), Sirenia (dugongs and manatees), and Pinnipedia (seals, sea lions, and walrus), they are less adapted for an aquatic life and the most recently evolved among marine mammals. Sea otters are amphibious but seldom come ashore, and polar bears primarily occur on sea ice or along the shore. When at sea, both species spend most of their time swimming at the surface or making short, shallow dives when foraging or pursuing prey. Indeed, polar bears rarely pursue seals in water. Nevertheless, polar bears are powerful swimmers and will stalk seals from the water. As with many other large carnivores, they are solitary hunters. Although sea otters are gregarious and form aggregations at sea called rafts, they are primarily asocial. Except during mating, the principal interaction among sea otters occurs between a female and offspring during the six-month dependency period. In large carnivores (e.g., wolves and lions) that feed on ungulates, sociality and cooperation are favored because of the need to capture large prey and defend carcasses. Polar bears, which are the largest terrestrial carnivore, are solitary hunters of seals and are neither gregarious nor social. Males and females briefly associate during courtship and mating. During this time, males aggressively compete for females. At other times, males generally avoid each other except for aggregations of males that form while summering on land, and females with cubs avoid males, which are known for infanticide. As with sea otters, the interaction of polar bears outside of mating occurs between a female and her offspring during the 2-3 year dependency period. This interaction is critically important when altricial cubs are born in the winter den. This book provides new insight into the ethology and behavioral ecology of sea otters and polar bears. Each chapter reviews the discoveries of previous studies and integrates recent research using new techniques and technology. The authors also address historic and current anthropogenic challenges for their survival as climate change alters entire marine ecosystems.
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    ISBN: 9783030667962
    Series Statement: Ethology and Behavioral Ecology of Marine Mammals,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-66796-2
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    Dietary Phytochemicals : A Source of Novel Bioactive Compounds for the Treatment of Obesity, Cancer and Diabetes (2021)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Food science. ; Cancer Prevention. ; Nutrition   . ; Plant Science. ; Food Science. ; Cancer Prevention. ; Nutrition.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Etiology of obesity, cancer, and diabetes -- 2. Pathophysiology of Obesity and Diabetes -- 3. Pathophysiology of obesity and cancer: Drugs and signaling targets -- 4. Peptides Involved in body weight regulation -- 5. Insulin resistance- a link between obesity and cancer -- 6. Role of the cytoskeletal protein, actin in various diseases -- 7. Diabetes mellitus and its management with plant-based therapy -- 8. Fruits and vegetables as sources of functional phytochemicals for the management of obesity, diabetes, and cancer -- 9. Spices in diabetes, cancer and obesity treatment -- 10. MicroRNAs as Targets of Dietary Phytochemicals in Obesity and Cancer -- 11. Natural phenolic compounds as anti-obesityand anti-cardiovascular disease agent -- 12. Harnessing the Potential of Phytochemicals for Breast Cancer Treatment.
    Abstract: This book presents comprehensive coverage on the importance of good nutrition in the treatment and management of obesity, cancer and diabetes. Naturally occurring bioactive compounds are ubiquitous in most dietary plants available to humans and provide opportunities for the management of diseases. The text provides information about the major causes of these diseases and their association with nutrition. The text also covers the role of dietary phytochemicals in drug development and their pathways. Later chapters emphasize novel bioactive compounds as anti-diabetic, anti-cancer and anti-obesity agents and describe their mechanisms to regulate cell metabolism. Written by global team of experts, Dietary Phytochemicals: A Source of Novel Bioactive Compounds for the Treatment of Obesity, Cancer and Diabetes describes the potentials of novel phytochemicals, their sources, and underlying mechanism of action. The chapters were drawn systematically and incorporated sequentially to facilitate proper understanding. This book is intended for nutritionists, physicians, medicinal chemists, drug developers in research and development, postgraduate students and scientists in area of nutrition and life sciences.
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    Pages: VIII, 265 p. 22 illus., 18 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030729998
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-72999-8
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-72999-8
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    Genomic Designing for Abiotic Stress Resistant Fruit Crops (2022)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Genetics. ; Biotechnology. ; Agriculture. ; Plant Science. ; Genetics and Genomics. ; Biotechnology. ; Agriculture.
    Description / Table of Contents: Genomics of Abiotic Stress Resistance in Malus domestica -- Genomic Designing for Abiotic Stress Resistant Banana -- Genetic Improvement of Citrus Limon (L. Burm f.) for Resistance to Mal Secco Disease -- Genomic Designing for Abiotic Stress Resistant Grapevine -- Wild and Related Species as a Breeding Source for Abiotic Stress Resistance of Peach Cultivars and Rootstocks -- Genomic Designing of new Almond-Peach Rootstock-variety Combinations Resistance to Plum pox virus -- Genomic Designing of New Plum Pox Virus Resistant Plumcot -- Integrated Genomic Designing and Insights for Disease Resistance and Crop Protection against Pathogens in Cherry -- Development of Abiotic Stress Tolerant Berries.
    Abstract: This book presents deliberations on molecular and genomic mechanisms underlying the interactions of crop plants to the abiotic stresses caused by heat, cold, drought, flooding, submergence, salinity, acidity, etc., important to develop resistant crop varieties. Knowledge on the advanced genetic and genomic crop improvement strategies including molecular breeding, transgenics, genomic-assisted breeding, and the recently emerging genome editing for developing resistant varieties in fruit crops is imperative for addressing FHNEE (food, health, nutrition, energy, and environment) security. Whole genome sequencing in many of these crops followed by genotyping-by-sequencing has provided precise information regarding the genes conferring resistance useful for gene discovery, allele mining, and shuttle breeding which in turn opened up the scope for 'designing' crop genomes with resistance to abiotic stresses. The seven chapters each dedicated to a fruit crop and a fruit crop group in this volume elucidate different types of abiotic stresses and their effects on and interaction with the crops; enumerate the available genetic diversity with regard to abiotic stress resistance among available cultivars; illuminate the potential gene pools for utilization in interspecific gene transfer; present brief on classical genetics of stress resistance and traditional breeding for transferring them to their cultivated counterparts; depict the success stories of genetic engineering for developing abiotic stress-resistant crop varieties; discuss on molecular mapping of genes and QTLs underlying stress resistance and their marker-assisted introgression into elite varieties; enunciate different genomics-aided techniques including genomic selection, allele mining, gene discovery, and gene pyramiding for developing adaptive crop varieties with higher quantity and quality of yields, and also elaborate some case studies on genome editing focusing on specific genes for generating abiotic stress-resistant crops. .
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    Pages: XXII, 249 p. 16 illus., 15 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031098758
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-09875-8
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    Phytoremediation : In-situ Applications (2020)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Agriculture. ; Pollution. ; Botanical chemistry. ; Plant Science. ; Agriculture. ; Pollution. ; Plant Biochemistry.
    Description / Table of Contents: In-Situ Phytoremediation of Metals -- Phytoremediation of Organic Pollutants -- Phytoremediation of Agricultural Pollutants -- Prinicples of Phytoremediation -- Rhizobacteria enhance root exudation, metal uptake and plant growth under abiotic stress -- Exploiting the Rhizosphere for Phytoremediation Enhancement -- Phytoremiediation of metals by aquatic macrophytes -- Phytoremediation using crop plants -- Phytoremediation using algae -- Impact of munitions compounds on native vegetation -- Phytoremediation of soils contaminated by hydrocarbon -- Exploitation of Rhizosphere for Phytoenhancement of HM Contaminated Industrial Soils using MYCORRHIZOREMEDIATION Technology -- Phytoremediation using Native Plants -- Phytoremediation using Aquatic Plants -- Growing Role of Biotechnology in Phytoremediation -- History of Phytoremediation -- Exploiting the Rhizosphere for Phytoremediation Enhancement -- Phytoremediation of wastewater -- Rhizosphere for Phytoremediation Enhancement.
    Abstract: This book provides in-situ phytoremediation strategies that are particularly well suited for developing nations. Its goal is to promote the use of field-tested phytoremediation methods for removing soil and water pollutants from agricultural, industrial, military, and municipal sources. These strategies include using algae and a variety of aquatic and terrestrial plants. The book subsequently discusses the use of crops and native plants for phytoremediation, and how phytoremediation efforts impact the rhizosphere. After having finished the book, readers will be able to directly adapt the strategies described here for their specific purposes. .
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    Pages: VIII, 367 p. 38 illus., 28 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030000998
    Series Statement: Concepts and Strategies in Plant Sciences,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-00099-8
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-00099-8
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    The Teak Genome (2021)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Genetics. ; Biotechnology. ; Agriculture. ; Plant Science. ; Genetics and Genomics. ; Biotechnology. ; Agriculture.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Teak: The King of Timbers -- Chapter 2. Teak Plantations and Wood Production -- Chapter 3. Modern Silvicultural Practices and Productivity of Teak -- Chapter 4. Analysis and Modeling of Teak growth: New Perspectives for Productivity Evaluation -- Chapter 5. Economics of Teak -- Chapter 6. Teak Biology and Ecology -- Chapter 7. Teak Wood Chemistry and Natural Durability -- Chapter 8. Wood Properties and their Variations in Teak -- Chapter 9. Seed Biology and Seed Orchard Dynamics in Teak -- Chapter 10. Clonal Teak -- Chapter 11. Clonal Characterization and Variety Registration of Teak -- Chapter 12. Genetic Diversity and Population Genetic Structure of Teak -- Chapter 13. Genetic Improvement of Teak -- Chapter 14. Molecular Physiology of Teak -- Chapter 15. Genome of Teak: Structure and Features -- Chapter 16. Functional Genomics of Teak. .
    Abstract: This book is the first comprehensive compilation of knowledge on teak biology, ecology, clonal forestry, clonal registration, seed biology, and seed orchards. The teak genetic diversity, the sequenced genome, and transcriptomes from different tissues and their implications in modern tree improvement and material selection have been comprehensively discussed. The book also presents a narrative on wood characterization, wood chemistry, modern silviculture, growth and modelling, and economics of this valued tropical species. Altogether, the book contains about 200 pages over 16 chapters authored by globally reputed experts on the relevant field in this tropical tree. This book is useful to students, teachers, and scientists, and wood-based industries are interested in forestry, biology, seed orchards, breeding, genetic diversity, molecular genetics, in vitro culture, wood chemistry, and structural and functional genomics.
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    Pages: XXV, 265 p. 48 illus., 40 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030793111
    Series Statement: Compendium of Plant Genomes,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-79311-1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-79311-1
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    Underutilised Crop Genomes (2022)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Genetics. ; Biotechnology. ; Agriculture. ; Plant Science. ; Genetics and Genomics. ; Biotechnology. ; Agriculture.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. The Broomcorn Millet Genome -- Chapter 2. Buckwheat Genome and Genomics -- Chapter 3. Tef [Eragrostistis tef (Zucc.) Trotter] -- Chapter 4. The Apricot Genome -- Chapter 5. Chinese Jujube: Crop Background and Genome Sequencing -- Chapter 6. The Longan (Dimocarpus longan) Genome -- Chapter 7. The Mangosteen Genome -- Chapter 8. The Passion Fruit Genome -- Chapter 9. The Soursop Genome (Annona muricata L., Annonaceae) -- Chapter 10. Underutilised Fruit Tree Genomes from Indonesia -- Chapter 11. The Bambara Groundnut Genome: From the Crop to the Genome -- Chapter 12. Grasspea -- Chapter 13. The Lablab Genome -- Chapter 14. The Perennial Horse Gram (Macrotyloma axillare) Genome, Phylogeny, and Selection Across the Fabaceae -- Chapter 15. Breeding and Genomics of Pigeonpea in the Post-NGS Era -- Chapter 16. Rice Bean -- Chapter 17. The Winged Bean Genome: One Species Supermarket -- Chapter 18. Castor Bean: Recent Progress in Understanding the Genome of this Underutilized Crop -- Chapter 19. Genome Resources for Ensete Ventricosum (enset) and Related Species -- Chapter 20. Yam Genomics -- Chapter 21. The African Eggplant -- Chapter 22. Sequencing of the Bottle Gourd Genomes Enhances Understanding of the Ancient Orphan Crop -- Chapter 23. Advances and Prospects in Genomic and Functional Studies of the Aquatic Crop, Sacred Lotus -- Chapter 24. Utilising Public Resources for Fundamental Work in Underutilised and Orphan Crops.
    Abstract: This book highlights the uses for underutilized crops, presenting the state-of-the-art in terms of genome sequencing for over 30 crops, previously understudied and under-researched. In a changing climate and with significant pressure on the land, it is the ideal time to be discussing novel crops, with significant biotic and abiotic tolerances and/or rich nutrient profiles for consumers. Previously, the only species with sequenced genomes were high-profile internationally recognized crops, but in the current era genomes are being sequenced for dozens of crops, including those previously classified as underutilized, now being investigated. This book covers food crops, from fruits to tubers, and from grasses to legumes, as well as crops with non-food applications. Some of these crops have draft genomes, and others have polished genomes with extensive resequencing panels. Each chapter tells the story of an individual crop or crop group, written by experts, focusing on the genome data available, revealing more about crop domestication and genetic variation, and the current and future prospects given that this data is now becoming available. It also highlights how even small sequencing projects can provide draft genome sequences suitable for gene discovery, comparative genomics, and identification of molecular markers for understanding these crops further.
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    Pages: XXIV, 450 p. 125 illus., 105 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031008481
    Series Statement: Compendium of Plant Genomes,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-00848-1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-00848-1
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    The Seabuckthorn Genome (2022)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Genetics. ; Biotechnology. ; Agriculture. ; Plant Science. ; Genetics and Genomics. ; Biotechnology. ; Agriculture.
    Description / Table of Contents: Biosystematics and Botanical Descriptions of Seabuckthorn (Hippophae Sp.) in India -- Genetic Diversity, Evolution and Biogeography of Seabuckthorn -- Current Status of Chromosome-based Gender Determination in Seabuckthorn -- Analytical Techniques for the Biochemical Profiling in Seabuckthorn -- Effect of Processing and Storage on Seabuckthorn Products -- Metabolomic Diversity of Seabuckthorn Collections from Different Geographical Regions -- Deciphering the Proteomes and Nanotechnological Potential of an Unexplored Plant Seabuckthorn -- Biotechnological Approaches for Seabuckthorn Improvement -- Repertoire of Molecular Markers and their Applications in Seabuckthorn -- Barcoding-based Identification of Hippophae species -- Transcriptome Sequencing and Analysis of Seabuckthorn (Hippophae Sp.) -- Mining of Microsatellites and Transcription Factors in Seabuckthorn (Hippophae Sp.) Transcriptomes -- Frankia – The Endo-micro-symbiont of Hippophae Sp -- Medicinal and Nutraceutical Properties of Seabuckthorn -- Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of the Anti-oxidative Activity of Seabuckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.) -- Knowing More About Seabuckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides)- A Promising Source of Safe and Effective Medical Radiation Countermeasure -- Methods in Seabuckthorn Breeding -- Global Distribution of Seabuckthorn (Hippophae Sp.) Resources and their Utilization .
    Abstract: This work is the first compilation of comprehensive deliberations on botany, cytogenetics and sex determination, genetic resources and diversity, classical breeding, molecular markers and genome sequence resources, and application of omics technology including transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics resources in the multipurpose medicinal plant seabuckthorn. The book also presents a detailed narrative on antioxidative, radioprotective nutraceutical, and medicinal applications of seabuckthorn products. A detailed treatment has been included on analytical techniques and processing technologies. Altogether, the book contains about 300 pages over 17 chapters contributed by globally reputed experts on the relevant field in this important plant species. This book will be useful to the research students, teachers, and scientists in the academia and private sector engaged in horticulture, genetics, breeding, molecular biology, biotechnology, and breeding. The book will also be a useful source for workers involved in the development of plant-based medicines, nutraceuticals, therapeutics, and cosmeceuticals and extension workers involved in the development of rural farmers and small-scale industries.
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    Pages: XXIX, 368 p. 74 illus., 63 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031112768
    Series Statement: Compendium of Plant Genomes,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-11276-8
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-11276-8
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    Phytochemical Genomics : Plant Metabolomics and Medicinal Plant Genomics (2022)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Genetics. ; Biology Technique. ; Biology. ; Molecular biology. ; Biochemistry. ; Plant Science. ; Genetics and Genomics. ; Biological Techniques. ; Biological Sciences. ; Molecular Biology. ; Chemical Biology.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1.Phytochemical genomics: integration of omics approaches for understanding genomic basis of phytochemicals -- 2.Gene-metabolite networks -- 3.Computational approaches in phytochemical genomics -- 4.Databases relevant to phytochemicals and genes responsible -- 5.Biosynthetic pathways of important metabolites using genomics and metabolomics approaches -- 6.Phytochemical diversity and the diverse roles of phytochemicals in plants -- 7.Role of genomics and metabolomics for breeding crops with higher quantity of metabolites -- 8.Metabolic quantitative trait loci mapping of medicinal plants and crops -- 9.Tools for metabolomics analysis of plants -- 10.Trichomes as an important chemical factories of metabolites -- 11.Stress and metabolites -- 12.Evolution of metabolite diversity and defense mechanisms in plants -- 13.Pathway engineering of genes -- 14.Demand-supply of phytochemicals and the need for ensuring sustainable supply of plants -- 15.Drug discovery and omics -- 16.Gene editing technologies for scaling up production of secondary metabolites -- 17.Medicinal plants and use of omics approaches -- 18.Metabolomics of important medicinal plants -- 19.Transcriptomics of important medicinal plants.
    Abstract: This book provides a comprehensive reference for various plant bioactive compounds for research and pharmacological significance across the entire spectrum of phytochemical genomics. The book opens with general information on diversity, analysis and genomic basis of phytochemicals, computational approaches, databases for responsible genes, and biosynthetic pathways, and it delves very much into the details behind phytochemical diversity and diverse roles of plant metabolites. The later parts of the book also explore the direct drug discovery and omics approaches including metabolomics, transcriptomics, as well as gene editing technology experiments to further inspire readers into its unlimited potentials. Each chapter includes detailed analysis and relevant experiments for better and deeper understanding of the concepts. The book will be an invaluable aid for medicinal plant researchers and a rich source of information and advice for advanced undergraduates and graduates in the fields of medicine, nutraceuticals, cosmetics, flavor, and fragrance studies.
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    Pages: XVIII, 698 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811957796
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-5779-6
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    Grape Rootstocks and Related Species (2022)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Agriculture. ; Genetics. ; Plant Science. ; Agriculture. ; Genetics and Genomics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Grape Species -- Grape Rootstocks Breeding -- Grape Scion And Rootstock -- Biotic Stresses And Rootstock Selection -- Abiotic Stresses And Rootstock Selection -- Rootstocks And Vineyard Design Considerations -- Function Of Grape Rootstock -- Choosing Grape Rootstock -- Nursery Stock Certification And Testing Programs -- Commercial Grape Rootstocks Selections. .
    Abstract: This book covers about 20 grape species that are vitally important in breeding programs and provide information on approximately 150 of the most familiar grape rootstocks in the world. Today, grape rootstocks play a fundamental role in resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses and adaptation of grapevine to different environmental conditions, a factor that has opened commercial grape growing up to regions that might otherwise be overlooked. Grape rootstocks can be used for adaptation to a variety of soil conditions, including soil texture, depth, nutrient availability, pH, salinity, lime content, water availability (drought), and water drainage. Rootstocks can also be used to shift scion cultivar; the timing of various key phenological events and indirectly affects vineyard design. There are around 1500 grape rootstocks developed in the world, of which around 50 are commonly used as commercial rootstock. North American species account for around 30 species, and two-third of them have already been used for rootstock breeding at one time or another. However, the most commonly available rootstocks are derived from just three American species (V. berlandieri, V. rupestris, and V. riparia). Therefore, the most common grape rootstocks have a narrow genetic base, and efforts to extend the gene pools for breeding programs by using the other species are of ongoing importance to the industry and scientific community. .
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    Pages: XVIII, 201 p. 32 illus., 17 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030994075
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-99407-5
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    Plant Responses to Soil Pollution (2020)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Agriculture. ; Environmental health. ; Environmental chemistry. ; Biotic communities. ; Plant Science. ; Agriculture. ; Environmental Health. ; Environmental Chemistry. ; Ecosystems.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Soil Acidification and Its Impact on Plants -- Chapter 2: Challenges to Organic farming in Restoration of Degraded Land in India -- Chapter 3: Biochemical and Molecular Responses of Plants exposed to Radioactive Pollutants -- Chapter 4: Cadmium: A Threatening Agent for Plants -- Chapter 5: Effect of Soil Polluted by Heavy Metals: Effect on Plants, Bioremediation and adoptive evolution in plants -- Chapter 6: Plant Responses to Sewage Pollution -- Chapter 7: Soil Pollution caused by Agricultural Practices and Strategies to Manage Them -- Chapter 8: Inorganic Soil Contaminants and their Biological Remediation -- Chapter 9: Phytoremediation of pollutants from soil -- Chapter 10: Impacts of Soil Pollution on Human Health with Special Reference to Human Physiognomy and Physiology -- Chapter 11: Impact of Herbicide Use on Soil Microorganisms -- Chapter 12: Biological Magnification of Soil Pollutants -- Chapter 13: Soil Pollution and Human Health -- Chapter 14: Emission of Greenhouse Gases from Soil: An Assessment of Agricultural Management Practices.
    Abstract: Soil is a vital support system for all life forms, and is directly or indirectly exposed to various pollutants and harmful chemicals. Any pollutant entering the soil system not only affects the quality of the soil, but also the plants and crops growing in it. Further, soil pollution has far-reaching impacts, since harmful chemicals can become biomagnified and enter the food chain, causing severe health concerns. Degraded soils can adversely affect various plant systems by creating biotic and abiotic stress, which increases the chances of biochemical and physiological disorders. Chronic diseases and lower yield have been reported as consequences of soil pollution. Drawing on decades of soil-related research, this book focuses on soil pollution, types of soil pollutants, and their impacts on plant physiological and biochemical systems, along with crop productivity. The book begins with a brief introduction to soil pollution and continues with a discussion of the different types and their effects, together with remediation methods. It highlights various sources of soil pollution such as herbicides, acidification, chemical fertilizers, sewage sludge, heavy metals, and radioactive pollutants. It also covers plant responses to combinations of pollutants, effects of pollutants on plant ultrastructure, interactions between pollutants and plant diseases, and interactions between pollutants and agricultural practices. In closing, it addresses the challenges involved in the restoration of degraded land, side effects of agricultural practices in the form of greenhouse gases, and strategies for mitigating these effects. Plant Responses to Soil Pollution offers an essential guide for students, environmental consultants, researchers and other professionals involved in soil and plant-related research.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811549649
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-4964-9
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    Black cumin (Nigella sativa) seeds: Chemistry, Technology, Functionality, and Applications (2021)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Botanical chemistry. ; Chemistry, Organic. ; Food science. ; Pharmaceutical chemistry. ; Nutrition   . ; Plant Science. ; Plant Biochemistry. ; Organic Chemistry. ; Food Science. ; Pharmaceutics. ; Nutrition.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1.Introduction to black cumin (Nigella sative): Chemistry, Technology, Functionality and Applications -- Section 1. Nigella sative seeds: Cultivation, Composition and Applications -- 2. Effect of cultivation, fertilization and irrigation practices on Nigella sative yield and quality -- 3. Morphological characters of Nigella sativa -- 4. Micro and macroscopic characterization of traded Nigella sativa seeds using applied systematics techniques -- 5. Composition of Nigella sativa seeds -- 6. Nigella sativa seed peptides (Thionins) -- 7. Black cumin polysaccharides -- 8. Thymoquinone: Chemistry and cunctionality -- 9. Novel Prospective of Nigella sativa Essential Oil Analysis, Culinary and Medicinal Uses -- 10. Rediscovering Nigella Seeds Bioactives Chemical Composition using Metabolomics Technologies -- 11. Health promoting activities of Nigella sativa seeds -- 12. Nigella sativa seed extract in green synthesis and nanocomposite -- 13. Food applications of Nigella sative seeds -- 14. Nutraceutical importance and applications of Nigella sativa seed flour -- 15. Nigella sativa seed cake: nutraceutical significance and applications in the food and cosmetic industry -- 16. Nigella sative seeds in cosmetic products -- 17. Nigella sativa supplementation in ruminant diets: production, health, and environmental perspectives -- 18. Nigella sativa seeds and its derivatives in poultry feed -- 19. Nigella sative Seeds and Its Derivatives in Fish Feed -- Section 2: Nigella sative fixed oil: Chemistry, Technology, Functionality and Applications -- 20. Composition and Functionality of Nigella sativa Fixed Oil -- 21. Effect of processing on the composition and quality of Nigella sativa fixed oil -- 22. Food applications of Nigella sativa Fixed Oil -- 23. Health-Promoting Activities of Nigella sativa Fixed Oil -- 24. Micro- and Nano-encapsulation of Nigella sativa Oil -- 25. Biodiesel Production Potential of Nigella sativa Oil -- Section 3: Nigella sative essential oil: Chemistry, Technology, Functionality and Applications -- 26. Composition and functionality of Nigella sativa essential oil -- 27. Effect of processing on the composition and quality of Nigella sativa essential oil -- 28. Food applications of Nigella sativa essential oil -- 29. Health-promoting activities of Nigella sativa essential oil -- Section 4: Nigella sative seed extracts: Chemistry, Technology, Functionality and Applications -- 30. Composition and Functionality of Nigella sativa Seed Extracts -- 31. Nigella sativa seed extracts in functional foods and nutraceutical applications -- 32. Health promoting activities of Nigella sativa seed extracts.
    Abstract: Recent developments in the field of nutrition have led to increased interest in herbs and medicinal plants as phytochemical-rich sources for functional food, nutraceuticals, and drugs. As research sheds light on the therapeutic potential of various bioactive phytochemicals, the demand for plant extracts and oils has increased. Black cumin or black seeds (Nigella sativa) have particularly widespread nutritional and medicinal applications. In traditional medicine, black seeds are used to manage fatigue and chronic headache. Black seed oil is used as an antiseptic and analgesic remedy and for treatment of joint's pain and stiffness and can be mixed with sesame oil to treat dermatosis, abdominal disorders, cough, headache, fever, liver ailments, jaundice, sore eyes, and hemorrhoids. Thymoquinone, the main constituent in black seed volatile oil, has been shown to suppress carcinogenesis. Black cumin (Nigella sativa) seeds: Chemistry, Technology, Functionality, and Applications presents in detail the chemical composition, therapeutic properties, and functionality of high-value oils, phytochemicals, nutrients, and volatiles of the Nigella sativa seed. Organized by formulation (seeds, fixed oil, essential oil, and extracts), chapters break this seed down into its chemical constituents and explore their role in the development of pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, novel food, natural drugs, and feed. Following numerous reports on the health-promoting activities of Nigella sativa, this is the first comprehensive presentation of the functional, nutritional, and pharmacological traits of Nigella sativa seeds and seed oil constituents.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030487980
    Series Statement: Food Bioactive Ingredients,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-48798-0
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    Mercury and the Everglades. A Synthesis and Model for Complex Ecosystem Restoration : Volume III – Temporal Trends of Mercury in the Everglades, Synthesis and Management Implications (2020)
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    Keywords: Ecology . ; Biotic communities. ; Pollution. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Ecology. ; Ecosystems. ; Pollution. ; Water.
    Abstract: This book is the final installation in a three-volume series synthesizing 30 years of mercury research in the Florida Everglades. The first part of this book evaluates the occurrence of trends in both biota mercury concentrations and atmospheric mercury deposition. Through both empirical and deterministic analyses, the likely drivers of biota trends are identified. These analyses help lay the predicate for devising an overall strategy to mitigate and manage the Everglades mercury problem. The book concludes with a model analysis of the likely benefits and uncertainty attendant with implementing the leading candidate strategy for best reducing the Everglades mercury problem.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030556358
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-55635-8
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    Insect conservation and Australia’s Inland Waters (2020)
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    Keywords: Ecology . ; Zoology. ; Conservation biology. ; Ecology. ; Zoology. ; Conservation Biology.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Introduction: aquatic insects in Australia’s environments -- 1.1. The background to concern -- References -- 2. Major habitats -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Ponds and lakes -- 2.3. Streams and rivers -- References -- 3. Australian inland waters -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. Waterfalls -- 3.3. Subterranean aquifers -- 3.4. Rock pools -- 3.5. Mound springs -- 3.6. Lakes -- 3.7. Billabongs -- 3.8. Streams and rivers -- 3.9. Exposed riverine sediments -- References -- 4. Monitoring freshwater macroinvertebrates -- 4.1. Scope and needs for assessments -- References -- 5. Threats: the background variations in condition -- 5.1. Introduction -- 5.2. Drought -- 5.3. Flood -- References -- 6. Major imposed threats -- 6.1. Introduction -- 6.2. Water temperature -- 6.3. Sedimentation -- 6.3.1. Mining -- 6.4. Pollution -- 6.5. Salinisation -- 6.6. Exploitation -- 6.7. Electrofishing -- 6.8. Changes to riparian vegetation -- 6.8.1. Emergent vegetation -- 6.9. Alien species -- 6.9.1. Plants -- 6.9.2. Fish -- 6.9.3. Mammals -- 6.10. River regulation -- 6.11. Fire -- 6.12. Urbanisation -- 6.13. Recreation -- 6.14. Ecological traps -- 6.15. Climate change -- References -- 7. Macroinvertebrates of inland waters -- 7.1. Introduction -- 7.2. The variety of aquatic insects -- 7.3. Other macroinvertebrates -- 7.3.1. Crustaceans -- 7.3.2. Molluscs -- References -- 8. Insects of Australia’s inland waters -- 8.1. Introduction -- 8.2. Ephemeroptera -- 8.3. Odonata -- 8.4. Plecoptera -- 8.5. Hemiptera -- 8.6. Coleoptera -- 8.7. Mecoptera -- 8.8. Megaloptera -- 8.9. Neuroptera -- 8.10. Lepidoptera -- 8.11. Trichoptera -- 8.12. Diptera -- 8.12.1. Control of aquatic pest flies -- References -- 9. Australia’s flagship freshwater insects -- 9.1. Introduction -- 9.2. Selected flagship taxa -- References -- 10. Ecology and management -- 10.1. Introduction -- 10.2. Dispersal -- 10.2.1. Impacts of urban lighting -- 10.2.2. Pond colonization -- References -- 11. Conservation -- 11.1. Introduction -- 11.2. Protected areas -- 11.3. Management and restoration -- 11.4. Fish conservation -- 11.5. Education and involvement -- 11.6. Artificial water bodies -- 11.7. Temporary ponds -- 11.8. Intermittent streams -- 11.9. Stormwater retention ponds -- 11.10. Refuges -- 11.11. Woody debris -- 11.12. Riparian zones -- 11.13. Perspective and prospects -- References -- Appendix 1 -- Index.
    Abstract: The inland waters of Australia, and their largely endemic insect inhabitants, are subject to a wide and increasing variety of threats that continue to change those environments and lead to losses of insect habitats and localised taxa. Many of those changes result from human needs for water and measures to assure supply in naturally varied flood/drought regimes on which anthropogenic changes are imposed, and to which aquatic biota are increasingly susceptible. This book is a broad overview of Australian aquatic insects, the problems they face as changes to key habitats occur, and measures by which their survival may be enhanced through practical conservation. As well as summarising the current conservation interest in aquatic insects in Australia, the text draws on information and case histories from many parts of the world to augment the generally more limited information from Australian taxa and their needs, to facilitate use and perspective on conservation practice by non-specialist conservation managers, whilst also being of value to entomologists interested more directly in aquatic insect ecology and conservation .The numerous references to many taxa, regions and ecological contexts provide examples for possible emulation in Australia, and summarises many practical lessons relevant to honing effective conservation across the range from individual threatened species to the more complex protection or restoration of aquatic communities in which insects play significant functional roles.
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    Pages: XIV, 303 p. 45 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030570088
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-57008-8
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    Sika Deer: Life History Plasticity and Management (2022)
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    Keywords: Ecology . ; Animal culture. ; Environmental management. ; Population biology. ; Evolution (Biology). ; Conservation biology. ; Ecology. ; Animal Science. ; Environmental Management. ; Population Dynamics. ; Evolutionary Biology. ; Conservation Biology.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1.Introduction -- 2. The Process of Population Expansion of Sika Deer -- 3. The Impact of Sika Deer on Vegetation in Japan -- 4.Estimation of Sika Deer Abundance by Harvest-based Model and the Characteristics of their Population Dynamics -- 5. Variation in the local sika deer density between three areas of Japan with diverse climatic conditions -- 6. Ecological and evolutionary response of sika deer morphology to varying habitat environments: from body size to tooth wear -- 7. Reproductive variation of sika deer -- 8. Movement Patterns of Sika Deer in Hokkaido Region -- 9. Movement Patterns of Sika Deer in Tohoku Region -- 10. Movement patterns of sika deer in the mountainous regions of central Honshu -- 11. Movement Characteristics and Habitat Use of Sika Deer in Kanto Region, Central Japan -- 11. Movement patterns and activity range characteristics of sika deer in the Tanzawa Mountains, central Japan -- 13. Movement patterns of sika deer around Mt. Fuji, central Japan -- 14. Movement Patterns of Sika deer in Western Japan -- 15. Behavior of sika deer in clear-cut areas, plantations, and their surroundings -- 16. Effects of high densities of sika deer on vegetation and the restoration goal: Lessons from deer-vegetation interactions on Nakanoshima Island, Lake Toya -- 17. Irruptive Dynamics of Sika Deer: Search for the Mechanism -- 18. Food habits and body condition of the sika deer population in the Tanzawa Mountains, central Japans -- 19. Effects of sika deer and the unique relationship with forest vegetation in Yakushima Island -- 20. Conserving The Plant Community and Its Resilience Using Deer-Proof Fences in Japan -- 21. Vertebrate Scavenging on Sika Deer Carcasses and Its Effects on Ecological Processes -- 22. Impacts of Sika Deer Overabundance on The Structure and Functions of Dung Beetle Communities in Forest Ecosystems -- 23. Impact of Sika Deer on Soil Properties and Erosion -- 24. Responses of Ground-layer Vegetation and Soil Properties to Increased Population Density of Sika Deer and Environmental Conditions -- 25. Successional Pathways of a Warm-Temperate Forest After Disturbance: Effects of Clearcutting and Herbivory -- 26. Effect of Different Periods of Chronic Deer Herbivory on both Tall Forbs and Soil Seed Banks Following Deer Exclusions in a Damp Beech Forest -- 27. Indirect effects of deer overgrazing on stream ecosystems -- 28. Activity Patterns and Habitat Use Between Sika Deer and Japanese Serow -- 29. Sika in the British Isles: Population Ecology -- 30. History and Management of Sika Deer on the Delmarva Peninsula -- 31. The future of sika deer management in New Zealand; Invasive deer or hunting resource? -- 32. Adaptive Management of Sika Deer Populations on Hokkaido Island, Japan -- 34.Adaptive Management of Sika Deer in Hyogo Prefecture -- 35.Subpopulation Structure Based on Landscape Genetics as a Management Unit -- 36. Future Challenges for Research and Management of Sika Deer.
    Abstract: This book provides complete and up-to-date information on sika deer biology and its management, focusing on their life history with an integrated approach of population dynamics, morphology, genetics, and evolution. The expanding distribution of sika and its increase in population in Japan and other countries are causing damage to agriculture and forestry, impacting ecosystems and affecting other species. We are facing conflicting deer issues regarding the conservation of resource values and pest control of sika deer. This contributed volume compiles new findings focusing on the ecological plasticity of the sika deer. It aims to clarify the ecological characteristics of the deer by integrating studies of different approaches and provides a perspective for their management. The book consists of six parts. Part I introduces the ecological and management background behind the history of sika deer. The following four parts discuss movement ecology (Part II), impact on vegetation and bottom-up effect on sika deer (Part III), impact on ecosystem and its resilience (Part IV), and comparison of life-history characteristics between sika deer and other ungulate species (Part V). The last part (Part VI) covers the science-based management of sika deer. Contributed by recognized experts and young researchers of sika deer, this book appeals to researchers and professionals in wildlife biology and wildlife management, evolution, population dynamics, morphology, genetics, and reproductive physiology. .
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811695544
    Series Statement: Ecological Research Monographs,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-9554-4
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    Nanobiotechnology : Mitigation of Abiotic Stress in Plants (2021)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Agriculture. ; Plant Science. ; Agriculture.
    Description / Table of Contents: Abiotic Stress in Plants: Socio-economic Consequences and Crop Plants Responses -- Plant Abiotic Stress Tolerance Mechanisms -- Biotechnology Strategies to Combat Plant Abiotic Stress -- Nanomaterials Fundamentals: Classification, Synthesis and Characterization -- Utilization of Nanobiotechnology in Modern Agriculture -- Contributions of Nano Biosensors in Managing Environmental Stresses under Climate Change Era -- Utilization of Nanobiotechnology to Alleviate Impact of Abiotic Stress in Crop Plants -- Green Synthesis of Nanoparticles Using Different Plant Extracts and their Characterizations -- Applications of Plant-Derived Nanomaterials in Mitigation of Crop Abiotic Stress -- Biosynthesis and Characterization of Microorganisms-Derived Nanomaterials -- Utilization of Nanofertilizers in Plant Tolerance to Abiotic Stress -- Role of Nanomaterials in Regulating Reactive Species as a Signaling Molecule of Abiotic Stress -- Role of Nanomaterials in Regulating Oxidative Stress -- Plant Stress Enzymes Nanobiotechnology -- Plant Stress Hormones Nanobiotechnology -- Effect of Nanoparticle on Plant Growth and Development -- Application of Nanobiotechnology in Overcoming Salinity Stress -- Application of Nanobiotechnology in Overcoming Drought Stress -- Application of Nanobiotechnology in Overcoming Temperature Stress -- Application of Nanobiotechnology in Overcoming Mineral Nutrients Stress -- Nanomaterials Combat Heavy Metals Toxicity by Modulating Oxidative Stress Pathways in Plants -- Nanonutrients: Plant Nutritive and Possible Antioxidant Regulators -- Impact of Nanomaterials Stress on Plants -- Biosafety of Nanomaterials for Plants to Coup with Stress Conditions -- Nanomaterials in Combating Plant Stress: An Approach for Future Applications.
    Abstract: This book provides up-to-date knowledge of the promising field of Nanobiotechnology with emphasis on the mitigation approaches to combat plant abiotic stress factors, including drought, salinity, waterlog, temperature extremes, mineral nutrients, and heavy metals. These factors adversely affect the growth as well as yield of crop plants worldwide, especially under the global climate change. Nanobiotechnology is viewed to revolutionize crop productivity in future. The chapters discuss the status and prospects of this cutting-edge technology toward understanding tolerance mechanisms, including signaling molecules and enzymes regulation in addition to the applications of Nanobiotechnology to combat individual abiotic stress factors. .
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    Pages: XVII, 590 p. 98 illus., 88 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030736064
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-73606-4
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    Marine Coastal Ecosystems Modelling and Conservation : Latin American Experiences (2021)
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    Keywords: Biotic communities. ; Freshwater ecology. ; Marine ecology. ; Environmental sciences Social aspects. ; Animal culture. ; Conservation biology. ; Ecology . ; Ecosystems. ; Freshwater and Marine Ecology. ; Environmental Social Sciences. ; Animal Science. ; Conservation Biology.
    Description / Table of Contents: SECTION I. Natural and human environment of coastal ecosystems -- Chapter 1. Ecological modelling and conservation on the coasts of Mexico -- Chapter 2. SE Pacific: the ecosystem and its use along the Chilean and Peruvian coast -- SECTION II. Marine ecosystem models in the South East Pacific coast -- Chapter 3. Modelling the Northern Humboldt Current Ecosystem; from winds to predators -- Chapter 4. Marine ecosystem models in the South Pacific coast -- Chapter 5. Keystone Species Complexes and macroscopic properties for improving ecosystem-based conservation practices in kelp forest along the north-central Chilean coast -- Chapter 6. Exploring alternative management policies for benthic ecological systems of northern Chile (SE Pacific) -- SECTION III. Central Pacific, Caribbean and Atlantic coastal ecosystem models -- Chapter 7. How much biomass must remain at the sea after fishing to conserve ecosystem -- functioning? The case of the Monterey sardine in the Gulf of California, Mexico -- Chapter 8. Dynamic and spatial model of the coral reef of Banco Chinchorro Biosphere Reserve (Caribbean Sea) for assessment harvest scenarios: short-term responses -- Chapter 9. Ecological role of sharks assessed by Ecopath models -- SECTION IV. System-based conservation and management: conclusions -- Chapter 10. Graph theory in food webs: uses and applications for conservation of marine ecosystems -- Chapter 11. Modelling aim the conservation of coastal marine ecosystem in Latin America.
    Abstract: The book presents a collection of large-scale network-modeling studies on coastal systems in Latin America. It includes a novel description of the functioning of coastal complex ecosystems and also predicts how natural and human-made disturbances percolate through the networks. Coastal areas belong to the most populated ecosystems around the globe, and are massively influenced by human impacts such as shipping, mining, fisheries, tourism, pollution and human settlements. Even though many of these activities have facilitated socio-economic development, they have also caused a significant deterioration in natural populations, communities and ecosystems worldwide. Covering coastal marine ecosystems of Latin America such as the NE and SE Pacific, NW Atlantic and Caribbean areas, it discusses the construction of quantitative (Ecopath-Ecosim-Ecospace and Centrality of Node Sets) and semi-quantitative (Loop Analysis) multispecies trophic-network models to describe and assess the impacts of natural and human interventions like pelagic and benthic fishing as well as natural events such as El Niño, and La Niña. The book also features steady state (and/or near moving equilibrium) and dynamical models to support the management of exploited organisms, and applies and quantifies macroscopic indices, based on Ascendency (Ulanowicz) and Local Stability (Levins´ Loop Analysis). Further, it discusses the determination of the Keystone Species Complex Index, which is a holistic extension of the classical concept of Keystone Species (Paine), offering novel strategies for conservation monitoring and management.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030582111
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-58211-1
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    Research Methodology in Bioscience and Biotechnology : Research Mindset • Best Practices • Integrity • Publications • Societal Impact (2023)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Biology Technique. ; Biotechnology. ; Plant Science. ; Biological Techniques. ; Biotechnology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1 Science and philosophy -- Chapter 2 Student’s proposal, dissertation, or thesis -- Chapter 3 Research integrity and publication ethics -- Chapter 4 Good Research Practices -- Chapter 5 Publication 101 -- Chapter 7 Lessons learned from Nature’s reports -- Chapter 8 Success can be learned.
    Abstract: This monograph offers a comprehensive guide to good research practices and mindsets, covering a wide range of topics across 8 chapters. Readers will find numerous themes and strategies that can help them develop their research skills and achieve their objectives, from effective proposal writing to stress management and upskilling. This book explains the purpose, process, tips, and mistakes of writing proposals, theses, articles, and reviews in clear and straightforward language, allowing readers to develop good research plans. By applying the advice and insights offered in this book, students and researchers can improve the quality of their work, cultivate research integrity, and develop good publication plans, write well, and reduce rejection rates. Research outputs will be more likely to be of high quality if students and researchers are encouraged to cultivate these pieces of advice. The focus of the book is not solely on the outcomes of research. Rather, it also delves into mindset, habits, adaptability, time management, stress management, recent tools for upskilling, planning, and execution. Throughout the book, the author seeks to instill a growth mindset in the readers, encouraging them to develop positive research habits and behaviors. KPIs, particularly publications, shall not be used as a reason to erode research integrity and ethnicity; therefore, plagiarism, self-citation, falsifying data, exaggerating findings, authorship in publications, the use of AI tools, CRediT, and COPE are discussed. This book contains interviews with high-profile researchers, top management at institutions, policy advisers, etc., whose opinions and advice the readers will find valuable. Overall, this all-in-one guide is an essential resource for postgraduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and academics who are struggling to find a survival strategy in the rapidly changing research environment. The book assists readers in developing right mindset, planning their research and publications, and in achieving their predetermined objectives. .
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819928125
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-2812-5
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    Ecology of Angola : Terrestrial Biomes and Ecoregions (2023)
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    Keywords: Ecology . ; Biodiversity. ; Conservation biology. ; Environmental management. ; Environmental geography. ; Ecology. ; Terrestial Ecology. ; Biodiversity. ; Conservation Biology. ; Environmental Management. ; Integrated Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Biomes: Concepts, Characteristics and Terminology -- Profiles of Angola’s Biomes and Ecoregiens -- Landscapes: Geology, Hydrology and Geomorphology.
    Abstract: This open access book richly illustrates the first, and comprehensive, account of the country’s biomes and ecoregions, the driving forces that account for their diversity and vulnerability, and the ecological principles that provide an understanding of the patterns and processes that have shaped landscapes, ecoregions, and ecosystems. Angola encompasses the greatest diversity of terrestrial biomes and is the second richest in terms of ecoregions, of any African country. Yet its biodiversity and the structure and functioning of its ecosystems are largely undocumented. The author draws on personal field observations from over 50 years of involvement in ecological and conservation studies in Angola and across Southern Africa. The vast recent literature published by researchers in neighboring, better resourced countries provides depth to the accounts of ecological principles and processes relevant to Angola and thus contributing to the understanding and sustainable management of its natural resources. .
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    Pages: XIX, 459 p. 220 illus., 170 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031189234
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-18923-4
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    Genome Engineering for Crop Improvement (2021)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Plant genetics. ; Agriculture. ; Plant Science. ; Plant Genetics. ; Agriculture.
    Description / Table of Contents: Source-Sink relationships and its effect on plant productivity: manipulation of primary carbon and starch metabolism -- Transgenic Approaches to Develop Virus Resistance in Rice -- Virus free improved food in the era of bacterial immunity -- Host-induced gene silencing (HIGS): An emerging strategy for the control of fungal plant diseases -- Genetic Engineering for Biotic Stress Management in Rice -- Genome improvement for rust disease resistance in wheat -- Novel technologies for transgenic management for plant virus resistance -- Cisgenesis: Engineering plant genomes by harnessing compatible gene pools -- Improving biotic and abiotic stress tolerance in plants: A CRISPR-Cas approach -- RNA interference (RNAi) in Functional Genomics of Wheat.
    Abstract: This book serves the teachers, researchers and the students as a handy and concise reference as well as guidebook while designing and planning for use of the advanced technologies for crop improvement. The content of the book is designed to cover the latest genome engineering techniques for crop improvement. The conventional breeding has got its limitations such as non-availability of desired genes within the genepool. In many cases, breeding has been highly used and it has nearly reached its highest limit so far as the productivity and production of crops are concerned. However, with increasing need of food and decreasing resources, including water, land, labour, etc., to feed the growing population, the alternative available ways of increasing crop productivity need to be explored and exploited. Genome engineering has a wide scope that includes technologies such as genetic engineering and transgenesis, RNA technologies, CRISPR, cisgenics and subgenics for better productivity and more efficient biotic and abiotic stress management. Therefore, the book is planned to enlighten the readers with the advanced technologies with examples and case studies, whenever possible. Efforts will be made to emphasize on general efforts on various major food crops; however, it would also be made clear that such efforts could be taken as proofs of concepts and that this could be extrapolated keeping the demand in mind.
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    Pages: XVII, 264 p. 25 illus., 24 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030633721
    Series Statement: Concepts and Strategies in Plant Sciences,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-63372-1
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    Ecosystem Services in Patagonia : A Multi-Criteria Approach for an Integrated Assessment (2021)
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    Keywords: Biotic communities. ; Applied ecology. ; Conservation biology. ; Ecology . ; Biodiversity. ; Freshwater ecology. ; Marine ecology. ; Ecosystems. ; Applied Ecology. ; Conservation Biology. ; Biodiversity. ; Freshwater and Marine Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1 - Ecosystem services as a tool for decision-making in Patagonia -- Chapter 2- Assessment of provisioning ecosystem services in terrestrial ecosystems of Santa Cruz province, Argentina -- Chapter 3 - Grazing management and provision of ecosystem services in Patagonian arid rangelands -- Chapter 4 - Synergies and trade-offs among ecosystem services and biodiversity in different forest types inside and off-reserve in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina -- Chapter 5 - Shrubland management in northwestern Patagonia: an evaluation of its short-term effects on multiple ecosystem services -- Chapter 6 - Silvopastoral systems in northern Argentine-Chilean Andean Patagonia: Ecosystem services provision in a complex territory -- Chapter 7 - Ecosystem services values of the northwestern Patagonian natural grasslands -- Chapter 8 - The ecosystem services provided by peatlands in Patagonia -- Chapter 9 - Restoration for provision of ecosystem services in Patagonia-Aysén, Chile -- Chapter 10 - The North American beaver invasion and the impact over the ecosystem services in the Tierra del Fuego archipelago -- Chapter 11 - Social links for a nexus approach from an ecosystem services perspective in Central-East Patagonia -- Chapter 12 - Salmon farming: is it possible to relate its impact to the waste remediation ecosystem service? -- Chapter 13 - Using the ecosystem services approach to understand the distributional effects of marine protected areas in the Chilean Patagonia -- Chapter 14 - Socio-cultural valuation of ecosystem services in Southern Patagonia, Argentina -- Chapter 15 - Looking beyond ecosystem services supply: co-production and access barriers in marine ecosystems of the Chilean Patagonia -- Chapter 16 - Ecosystem services and human well-being: a comparison of two Patagonian social-ecological systems -- Chapter 17 - Urban Planning In Arid Northern Patagonia Cities To Maximize Local Ecosystem Services Provision -- Chapter 18 - Land size, native forests and ecosystem services inequalities in the rural Chilean Patagonia -- Chapter 19 - Imaginaries, transformations and resistances in Patagonian territories from a socio-ecological perspective -- Chapter 20 - The challenges of implementing ecosystem services in the Argentinean and Chilean Patagonia -- Chapter 21 - Natural capital and local employment in Argentine Patagonia -- Chapter 22 - Ecosystem services in Patagonia: a synthesis and future directions. .
    Abstract: This book aims to quantify and discuss how societies have directly and indirectly benefited from ecosystem services in Patagonia; not only in terms of provisioning and cultural services, but also regulating and supporting services. Patagonia, a region that stretches across two countries (ca. 10% in Chile and 90% in Argentina), is home to some of the most extensive wilderness areas on our planet. Natural grasslands comprise almost 30% of the Americas, including the Patagonian steppe, while Patagonian southern temperate forests are important for carbon sequestration and storage, play a pivotal role in water regulation, and have become widely recognized for their ecotourism value. However, profound changes are now underway that could affect key ecosystem functions and ultimately human well-being. In this context, one major challenge we face in Patagonia is that ecosystem services are often ignored in economic markets, government policies and land management practices. The book explores the synergies and trade-offs between conservation and economic development as natural landscapes and seascapes continue to degrade in Patagonia. Historically, economic markets have largely focused on the provisioning services (forest products, livestock) while neglecting the interdependent roles of regulating services (erosion and climate control), supporting services (nutrient cycling) and cultural services (recreation, local identity, tourism). Therefore, the present work focuses on ecosystem functions and ecosystem services, as well as on trends in biodiversity and the interactions between natural environments and land-use activities throughout Patagonia.
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    Pages: VII, 501 p. 85 illus., 58 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030691660
    Series Statement: Natural and Social Sciences of Patagonia,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-69166-0
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    Aquaculture Ecology (2023)
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    Keywords: Ecology . ; Vertebrates. ; Ecology. ; Vertebrate Zoology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Aquaculture ecosystems -- Productivity and carrying capacity of aquaculture waters -- Interactions between aquaculture and environment -- Growth of aquaculture animals -- Effects of cyclical fluctuation of environmental factors on aquatic organisms -- Biological control of water quality in aquaculture -- Sediment and remediation of aquaculture ponds -- Integrated aquaculture and their structure optimization -- Land based intensive aquaculture -- Pond aquaculture in waterlogged salt-alkali land -- Fish cage farming in open waters -- Health maintenance and welfare of aquaculture animals -- Sustainability of aquaculture production systems.
    Abstract: This book introduces aquaculture ecology as a science of the interaction between commercial aquatic organisms as well as their farming activities and the environment, including the rationales of building and management of aquaculture systems. This book covers productivity and carrying capacity, effects of cyclical fluctuation of environmental factors on aquatic organisms, biological control of water quality, structural optimization of aquaculture systems and ecological prevention of disease. In the last chapter, aquaculture production systems are introduced from multiple perspectives. This book has been designed to provide a stimulating and informative text for researchers in aquaculture, fisheries as well as hydrobiology.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811954863
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-5486-3
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    Mangroves: Ecology, Biodiversity and Management (2021)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Ecology . ; Biotic communities. ; Plant Science. ; Ecology. ; Ecosystems.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Mangroves: Types and Importance -- Chapter 2. Biogeography of the Mangrove Ecosystem: Floristics, population structure and conservation strategies -- Chapter 3. Mangroves as feeding and breeding grounds -- Chapter 4. Factors influencing mangrove ecosystems -- Chapter 5. Energy Flux in Mangrove Ecosystems -- Chapter 6. Nitrogen and Phosphorus budget in mangrove ecosystem -- Chapter 7. Mangroves as a Carbon Sink/Stocks -- Chapter 8. Estimation of Blue Carbon stock of mangrove ecosystem and its dynamics in relation to hydrogeomorphic settings and land use-landcover -- Chapter 9. Responses of Mangrove Ecosystems to Climate Change in the Anthropocene -- Chapter 10. Roles of mangroves in combating the climate change -- Chapter 11. Role of mangroves in pollution abatement -- Chapter 12. Measurement and modeling of above-ground root systems as attributes of flow and wave attenuation function of mangroves -- Chapter 13. Mangrove as Natural Barrier to Environmental Risks and Coastal Protection -- Chapter 14. Diversity and community structure of polychaetes in mangroves of Indian coast -- Chapter 15. Structure and Diversity of Plants in Mangrove Ecosystems -- Chapter 16. Livelihood of Forest Dependent Dwellers in relation to the Exploitation of Resources at the fringe of Indian Sundarban -- Chapter 17. The Roles of Mangroves in Sustainable Tourism Development -- Chapter 18. Aquaculture in Mangroves -- Chapter 19. Ecological Valuation and Ecosystem Services of Mangroves -- Chapter 20. Management Action Plans for Development of Mangrove Forest Reserves -- Chapter 21. Geo-spatial tools for Mapping and Monitoring Coastal Mangroves.
    Abstract: Mangroves are one of the most productive and biologically important blue-carbon ecosystems across the coastal intertidal zone of earth. In the current scenario of serious environmental changes like global warming, climate change, extreme natural disasters, mangrove forests play a vital role in mitigating greenhouse gas emissions and maintaining ecosystem balance. Mangroves are unique ecosystems with rich biological diversity of different taxonomic groups exhibiting great ecological and commercial importance. The book consolidates existing and emerging information on ecology of mangroves, with a special reference to their biodiversity and management. It emphasizes on the role of mangroves in providing various ecological services. The book is a comprehensive compilation covering all aspects of mangrove ecology. It is useful for students and researchers in ecology, plants sciences and environmental sciences. .
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789811624940
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-2494-0
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    Food and Potential Industrial Applications of Bambara Groundnut (2021)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Food science. ; Food security. ; Plant Science. ; Food Science. ; Food Security.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Bambara groundnut perspective -- 2. Agricultural production practices of bambara groundnut -- 3. Pre- and post- harvest handling and storage of bambara grains -- 4. Characteristics of bambara groundnut: description, structure and composition -- 5. Limitations to bambara groundnut utilization -- 6. Bambara groundnut starch -- 7. Bambara groundnut protein -- 8. Phytochemicals in bambara groundnut -- 9. Traditional food uses of bambara groundnut -- 10. Bambara groundnut in complementary feeding -- 11. Microbiology and safety of bambara groundnut -- 12. Potential industrial applications of bambara -- 13. Conclusions and future trends.
    Abstract: Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea) is a crop native to the Bambara tribe of Mali and is grown as a subsistence crop in Africa. Recent advances in research, however, have brought the crop to the forefront of the sustainable agriculture movement. The Bambara plant is highly drought tolerant and rich in protein and carbohydrates, including starch. These macromolecules have enormous industrial potentials. For example, the starch in Bambara grain has been found to exhibit higher (double) viscosity than conventional corn starch. Modified Bambara groundnut starch has been used to produce edible bioplastics that could be upgraded industrially to suit the fourth industrial revolution shift. Bambara plants are also a natural source of soluble fiber, which is gluten-, lactose- and cholesterol-free, with potential as a stabiliser, thickener and gelling agent as well as a cryoprotectant in frozen products. The health benefits include lowering of cholesterol levels, levelling of blood glucose and as a detoxing aid. Furthermore, several researchers have explored the grain either alone or as composite with cereal and tubers for the development of value-added products. Food and Potential Industrial Applications of Bambara Groundnut presents in a clear, coherent way the research findings on Bambara grain and its status as a promising food and industrial crop.
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    Pages: XVII, 237 p. 46 illus., 30 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030739201
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-73920-1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-73920-1
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    Hormones and Plant Response (2021)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Plants. ; Stress (Physiology). ; Botanical chemistry. ; Plant biotechnology. ; Agriculture. ; Plant Science. ; Plant Signalling. ; Plant Stress Responses. ; Plant Biochemistry. ; Plant Biotechnology. ; Agriculture.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Plant hormones and plant defense response against pathogens (Marocco) -- Chapter 2. Plant hormones and nutrient deficiency responses (Romera) -- Chapter 3. Seed germination: Explicit cross talk between hormones and ROS (Kar) -- Chapter 4. Hormones and light-regulated seedling development (Datta) -- Chapter 5. Light-mediated regulation of plant hormone metabolism (Freschi) -- Chapter 6. Hormones in photoperiodic flower induction (Kopcewicz) -- Chapter 7. Recent insight into auxin mediated molecular cross talk events associated with regulation of root growth and architecture during abiotic stress in plants(Mukherjee) -- Chapter 8. Abscisic acid and fruit ripening: Its role in grapevine acclimation to the environment, a case study (Berli) -- Chapter 9. Biosynthesis and molecular mechanism of brassinosteroids action (Bajguz) -- Chapter 10. Regulatory role of melatonin in the redox network of plants and plant hormones relationship in stress (Arnao) -- Chapter 11. Tryptophan: A precursor of signaling molecules in higher plants (Corpas) -- Chapter 12. GABA and proline metabolism in response to stress (Signorelli).
    Abstract: This book provides an overview of the recent advancements for plant scientists with a research focus on phytohormones and their responses (nature, occurrence, and functions) in plant cells. This book focuses on the role of phytohormones in biosynthesis, plant sexual reproduction, seed germination and fruit development and ripening. It further highlights the roles of different phytohormones on signaling pathways as well as on photoperiodism/Gravitropism/Thigmotropism. The volume also explores the role of phytohormones in gene expression and plant melatonin and serotonin and covers how plant hormones react in case of stress/defence response (metals/metalloids/pathogen). Last but not least, this volume also discusses phytohormones in the context of new regulatory molecules such as Nitric oxide, hydrogen sulfide, melatonin.
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    Pages: VIII, 314 p. 36 illus., 28 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030774776
    Series Statement: Plant in Challenging Environments, 2
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-77477-6
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    Genomic Designing for Abiotic Stress Resistant Pulse Crops (2022)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Genetics. ; Biotechnology. ; Agriculture. ; Plant Science. ; Genetics and Genomics. ; Biotechnology. ; Agriculture.
    Description / Table of Contents: Designing Commonbean (Phaseolus Vulgaris L.)For Abiotic Stress Tolerance -- A Scintillating Journey Of Genomics In Simplifying Complex Traits And Development Of Abiotic Stress Resilient Chickpeas -- Genomic Designing for Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Pea (Pisum sativum L.) -- Advanced Breeding Strategies For Abiotic Stress Tolerance In Cowpea -- Breeding For Abiotic Stress Tolerance In Lentil In Genomic Era -- Genomic Design For Abiotic Stress Resistance In Pigeonpea -- Genetic and Genomic Research for Abiotic stresses in faba bean -- Genomic Designing For Abiotic Stress Tolerance In Mungbean And Urdbean -- Genomic Designing Towards Development of Abiotic Stress Tolerant Grass Pea for Food and Nutritional Security.
    Abstract: This book presents deliberations on molecular and genomic mechanisms underlying the interactions of crop plants to the abiotic stresses caused by heat, cold, drought, flooding, submergence, salinity, acidity, etc., important to develop resistant crop varieties. Knowledge on the advanced genetic and genomic crop improvement strategies including molecular breeding, transgenics, genomic-assisted breeding, and the recently emerging genome editing for developing resistant varieties in pulse crops is imperative for addressing FHNEE (food, health, nutrition, energy, and environment) security. Whole genome sequencing of these crops followed by genotyping-by-sequencing has provided precise information regarding the genes conferring resistance useful for gene discovery, allele mining, and shuttle breeding which in turn opened up the scope for 'designing' crop genomes with resistance to abiotic stresses. The nine chapters each dedicated to a pulse crop in this volume elucidate on different types of abiotic stresses and their effects on and interaction with the crop; enumerate on the available genetic diversity with regard to abiotic stress resistance among available cultivars; illuminate on the potential gene pools for utilization in interspecific gene transfer; present brief on classical genetics of stress resistance and traditional breeding for transferring them to their cultivated counterparts; depict the success stories of genetic engineering for developing abiotic stress-resistant crop varieties; discuss on molecular mapping of genes and QTLs underlying stress resistance and their marker-assisted introgression into elite varieties; enunciate on different genomics-aided techniques including genomic selection, allele mining, gene discovery, and gene pyramiding for developing adaptive crop varieties with higher quantity and quality of yields, and also elaborate some case studies on genome editing focusing on specific genes for generating abiotic stress-resistant crops. .
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    Pages: XXV, 381 p. 31 illus., 27 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030910396
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91039-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-91039-6
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    The Finger Millet Genome (2022)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Genetics. ; Biotechnology. ; Agriculture. ; Plant Science. ; Genetics and Genomics. ; Biotechnology. ; Agriculture.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. History, Botanical and Taxonomic Description, Domestication and Spread -- Chapter 2. Economic, Nutritional and Health Importance -- Chapter 3. Genetic and Genomic Resources for Crop Improvement in Finger Millet -- Chapter 4. Paradigm Shift from Genetics to Genomics: Characterization of Diversity and Prospects of Molecular Markers -- Chapter 5. Molecular Mapping in Finger Millet -- Chapter 6. The Complete Genome Sequence of Finger Millet -- Chapter 7. Comparative Genomics in Finger Millet -- Chapter 8. Finger Millet Transcriptome Analysis Using High Throughput Sequencing Technologies -- Chapter 9. Seed Biology and Packaging of Finger Millet Using Omics Approaches for Nutritional Security -- Chapter 10. A Nutritional Crop Factory of Quality Seed Storage Proteins for Combating Malnutrition -- Chapter 11. Finger Millet Genome Analysis and Nutrient Transport -- Chapter 12. Finger Millet as Input Use Efficient and Organic By Default Crop -- Chapter 13. Molecular Basis of Biotic and Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Finger Millet -- Chapter 14. Genetic Transformation for Crop Improvement and Biofortification -- Chapter 15. Novel Prospective On Suppression of Ageing By The Consumption of Finger Millet -- Chapter 16. Finger Millet Holistic Value Chain Approach.
    Abstract: This book is the first comprehensive compilation of deliberations on domestication, genetic and genomic resources, breeding, genetic diversity, molecular maps & mapping of important biotic stress as well as nutritional quality traits, genome sequencing, comparative genomics, functional genomics and genetic transformation. The economic, nutritional and health benefits especially antioxidants mediated antiaging effects of finger millet are also discussed. It also presents the input use efficiency, wide adaptation, post-harvest processing and value addition of the crop. Altogether, the book contains about 300 pages over 16 chapters authored by globally reputed experts on the relevant field in this crop. This book is useful to the students, teachers and scientists in the academia and relevant private companies interested in genetics, pathology, molecular genetics and breeding, genetic engineering, structural and functional genomics and nutritional quality aspects of the crop. This book is also useful to seed and pharmaceutical industries.
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    Pages: XII, 296 p. 68 illus., 64 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031008689
    Series Statement: Compendium of Plant Genomes,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-00868-9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-00868-9
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    Advances in Orchid Biology, Biotechnology and Omics (2023)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Plant biotechnology. ; Metabolism, Secondary. ; Plants. ; Plant Science. ; Plant Biotechnology. ; Plant Secondary Metabolism.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Understanding the molecular mechanisms of orchid mycorrhizal symbiosis from genetic information -- 2. Breeding of orchids using conventional and biotechnological methods: Advances and future prospects -- 3. Biotechnological interventions and societal impacts of some medicinal orchids -- 4. Gene expression profiling in orchid mycorrhizae to decipher the molecular mechanisms of plant-fungus interactions -- 5. Exploring the potential of in vitro cultures as an aid to production of secondary metabolites in medicinal orchids -- 6. Ethnomedicinal uses, phytochemistry, medicinal potential and biotechnology strategies for the conservation of orchids from the Catasetum genus -- 7. Diversity and antimicrobial potential of Orchidaceae-associated fungal endophytes -- 8. Asymbiotic seed germination in terrestrial orchids: Problems, progress and prospects -- 9. Progress and prospect of orchid breeding: An overview.
    Abstract: This book provides comprehensive insights into the existing and emerging trends in orchid biology based on the findings of omics, high-throughput technology, biotechnology, molecular breeding, and genome editing approaches in orchids. It illustrates molecular mechanisms of orchid mycorrhizal symbiosis according to the recent achievements of transcriptomics and bioinformatics studies which accelerate the progress of orchid research with the aid of their high-throughput tools. In this book, a comprehensive view of orchid breeding was presented, and it includes fundamental methods as well as advanced strategies through the combination of several technologies such as genetic engineering, omics, computational biology, and genome editing. These resulting knowledge and tools are highly beneficial for obtaining novel and fascinating varieties in the orchid market which is a competitive industry of global trade. Another interesting content is the focus on the production of orchid bioactive compounds and their values in the field of ethnomedicine. Their sources chiefly came from secondary metabolites and can be enriched through elicitors and produced more efficiently by improved tissue culture protocols and bioreactors. In this edited collection, we provided space for presenting an updated review of in vitro seed germination which is a routine technology for well-trained researchers but can give a complete demonstration for the potential audiences including growers and research beginners. This book collects refined knowledge from a broad source of scientific literature by experts in the field of orchid research and surely is an adequate reference and textbook for students, teachers, and researchers. It includes methods and applications of orchid breeding technology which would gain high attention from growers, breeders, and the related fields of agriculture.
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    Pages: XIV, 283 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819910793
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-1079-3
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-99-1079-3
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    Gasotransmitters Signaling in Plant Abiotic Stress : Gasotransmitters in Adaptation of Plants to Abiotic Stress (2023)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Agriculture. ; Plants. ; Stress (Physiology). ; Plant Science. ; Agriculture. ; Plant Signalling. ; Plant Stress Responses.
    Description / Table of Contents: Gasotransmitters signaling in plants under abiotic stress: An overview -- Influence of gasotransmitters on the physiology of plants with respect to abiotic stress tolerance -- Gasotransmitters and omics for abiotic stress tolerance in plants -- Advancement in the biology of gasotransmitters: H2S, NO, and ethylene -- Hydrogen sulfide: An evolving gasotransmitter regulating salinity and drought stress response in plants -- Ethylene synthesis and redox homeostasis in plants: Recent advancement -- Nitric oxide and cellular redox homeostasis in plants -- The function of hydrogen sulfide in plant responses to salinity and drought: new insights -- Hydrogen peroxide and its role in abiotic stress tolerance in plants -- Interaction of ethylene and H2S in plant stress management.
    Abstract: This book deals with the gasotransmitters signaling in redox reactions and homeostasis for the adaptation of plants to unfavorable abiotic stress environments. There are lots of interesting chapters in this book that cover both research and educational objectives. This book serves as a reference illustrated book for all who are interested in the regulation of gasotransmitters and redox homeostasis in agriculture. Maintenance of redox homeostasis strengthens the potentiality of plants to resist abiotic stress conditions through the enhanced antioxidant system and the subsequent impact on other signaling molecules. The book presents novel outcomes and implications in plant biology concerning the study of different types of gasotransmitters signaling such as nitric oxide (NO), ethylene, hydrogen sulfide (H2S), etc. under diverse abiotic stresses in one place. The chapters of the book discuss the recent progress and current perspectives on the role of gasotransmitters relevance to plant functions and adaptations to abiotic stresses, the influence of gasotransmitters on the physiology of plants with respect to abiotic stress tolerance, gasotransmitters and omics for abiotic stress tolerance, advancement in the biology of gasotransmitters in regulating salinity and drought stress response in plants, new insights of gasotransmitters and cellular redox homeostasis in plants and the chapter also deliberate the emerging role of gasotransmitters in regulating redox homeostasis for plant stress management. This book is the first comprehensive book covering all aspects and advancements in the biology of gasotransmitters in redox homeostasis conferring different abiotic stress tolerance, from which readers from all backgrounds can get benefitted. This book will appeal to researchers, students, scientific societies, agriculturists, etc.
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    Pages: XIV, 221 p. 20 illus., 16 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031308581
    Series Statement: Signaling and Communication in Plants,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-30858-1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-30858-1
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    The Mulberry Genome (2023)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Genetics. ; Biotechnology. ; Agriculture. ; Plant Science. ; Genetics and Genomics. ; Biotechnology. ; Agriculture.
    Description / Table of Contents: Background of Mulberry: Origin and Distribution, Domestication, Taxonomy, Cytology and Biodiversity -- Cultivation, Utilization and Economic benefits of mulberry in an Indian Context -- Mulberry Breeding for higher leaf Productivity -- Mulberry genome analysis: Current status, challenges, and future perspective -- Relationship between genome size and ploidy level in mulberry -- Transcriptomics: Current status and future prospects for identifying trait specific genes in mulberry -- Proteomics in mulberry -- Current status and importance of DUS testing in Mulberry -- Molecular diagnostics of soil borne and foliar diseases of mulberry: Present trends and future perspectives -- Transgenic Mulberry (Morus spp.) for Stress Tolerance: Current Status, Challenges and Future Perspectives -- Application of mulberry and mulberry silkworm by products for medical use -- Application of green synthesized nanoparticles in sustainable mulberry production: current trends and future perspectives -- Future Perspectives of Mulberry Genomic Research.
    Abstract: This book is the first comprehensive compilation of current knowledge on mulberry (Morus L.) covering botany, cytogenetics, biodiversity, genetics and breeding, tissue culture and genetic transformation, biotic and abiotic stresses, molecular mapping, QTL identification, whole genome sequencing and elucidation on functional genomics. As mulberry is one of the most economically important trees in Asian countries, it has attracted the attention of both academicians as well as industrialists. Being highly heterozygous due to long juvenile life coupled cross pollination among species, the genetics of this important crop species is yet to be unravelled. Nonetheless, the recent success of sequencing the genomes of haploid and diploid domesticated species has ushered in an era of intense molecular and genetic research to understand this crop well for its better utilization for mankind. In this book, efforts have been made to bring together key information on origin and distribution, taxonomy, morphological features, economic importance, abiotic stress responses, disease and pest resilience, current breeding strategies and their constraints, progress and prospects of gene mapping, elucidation of genes controlling metabolic and physiological pathways, and their utilization in crop improvement which are elaborated in about 250 pages over 13 chapters authored by globally leading experts on the species presented. This book is useful to the sericulture community in the world in general and students, teachers, and scientists in the academia for forage and fruit production, genetics, breeding, pathology, entomology, physiology, molecular genetics, in vitro culture and genetic engineering, and structural and functional genomics. This book is also useful to seed and biofuel industries.
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    Pages: XIX, 298 p. 37 illus., 30 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031284786
    Series Statement: Compendium of Plant Genomes,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-28478-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-28478-6
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    Climate Change and Urban Environment Sustainability (2023)
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    Keywords: Ecology . ; Urban ecology (Biology). ; Biotic communities. ; Ecology. ; Urban Ecology. ; Ecosystems.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1Climate Change and Urban Environment Sustainability: Issues and Challenges -- Chapter 2 Infrastructure, Energy Needs and Waste Management for Sustainable Urban Regions -- Chapter 3 Climate Change and Sustainable Urban Transport Environment -- Chapter 4 Importance of Climatological Inputs in the Green Infrastructure Design, Sustainable City Planning towards Better Urban Settlement -- Chapter 5 Methodology for Sustainable Urban Planning -- Chapter 6 Exploring Sustainable Food Systems for Urban Sustainability -- Chapter 7 Seagrasses in the Indian ocean region with special reference to urbanization -- Chapter 8 Water Quality Index: An Important Tool to Access Water Quality for Sustainable Development -- Chapter 9 Urbanization trends, Climate change and Environmental sustainability -- Chapter 10 Novel Technologies and Eco-friendly Lifestyle for Sustainable Cities -- Chapter 11 Spatial Analysis of Precipitation Climatology over India: Using satellite Remote Sensor -- Chapter 12 Timberline and Climate in the Indian Western Himalayan Region: Changes and Impact on Timberline Elevations -- Chapter 13 Design of Humanitarian Logistics Network Using Imperialist Competitive Algorithm -- Chapter 14 Impact of Climate Change Related Heat Stress on Thermophysiological Vulnerability Among Workers in Unorganized Sectors -- Chapter 15 Seagrass of Southeast Asia: Challenges, Prospects, and Management Strategies -- Chapter 16 Effect of Climate Change and Urbanization on Mangrove Ecosystems -- Chapter 17 Urbanization and climate change impact on habitat destruction and zoonotic species emergence -- Chapter 18 Roles of Community Resilience and Risk appraisal in climate change adaptation.
    Abstract: This book covers the understanding on relationship between climate change, urban development, and environment sustainability with emphasis on relevant issues and challenges of urban environment sustainability. It deals with the concept of climate resilient urban development, effective implementation of climate change adaptation and mitigation actions to promote urbanization from a social, economic, and environmental perspective. Climate change is a critical issue and having serious concern. Understanding the mechanism of climate change and climate variability is an important aspect and requires monitoring in their regional perspectives. Smart and resilient urbanization are essential in tackling the growing threat of climate instability. Different analytical and practical approaches to foster resilience and environmental sustainability in urban areas covering the recent trends, developments and tools related to urban environment, sustainability, and climate change. There is a big demand of understanding on the relationship between climate change, urban environment sustainability due to fast urbanization and an urgent need for constructive and effective mechanism to protect the life and property of human being from expected or anticipated hazards and disasters. This book is of interest and useful to academicians, researchers, scientists, environmentalists, land resource managers, climate change scientists, forest administrators. Also, the book serves as a reference to researchers and students of agriculture, forestry, ecology, soil science, and environmental sciences. Policy makers will also find this to be a useful read.
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    Pages: XIII, 329 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811976186
    Series Statement: Disaster Resilience and Green Growth,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-7618-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-7618-6
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    Green Infrastructure and Climate Change Adaptation : Function, Implementation and Governance (2022)
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    Keywords: Biotic communities. ; Landscape ecology. ; Environmental economics. ; Forestry. ; Bioclimatology. ; Ecosystems. ; Landscape Ecology. ; Environmental Economics. ; Forestry. ; Climate Change Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Introduction -- Part 1: Concept and synthesis -- Chapter 2: Concept and application of hybrid infrastructure -- Chapter 3: An Economic Analysis of Optimal Hybrid Infrastructure: A Theoretical Approach in a Hydro-Economic Model -- Chapter 4: Flood Management Policy in Shiga Prefecture, Japan: Implementation Approach of a Risk-Based Flood Management System at Catchment Scale -- Chapter 5: Toward social infrastructure: typological idea for evaluating implementation potential of green infrastructure -- Part 2 : Forest ecosystem -- Chapter 6: Riparian Forests and Climate Change: Interactive Zone of Green and Blue Infrastructure -- Chapter 7: Improvement of the flood-reduction function of forests based on their interception evaporation and surface storage capacities -- Chapter 8: Forests for water: A step-by-step guide for payment schemes -- Part 3: River and floodplain ecosystem (including paddy field and other farmlands) -- Chapter 9: Wetland Paddy Fields as Green Infrastructure against Flood -- Chapter 10: Change in Floodwater Retention Function of a Paddy Field due to Cultivation Abandonment in a Depopulating Rural Region in Japan -- Chapter 11: Paddy field as a green inflastructure: their ecosystem services and threatening drivers -- Part 4: Wetland ecosystem (including flood-control pond) -- Chapter 12: Flood-control basins as green infrastructures: flood-risk reduction, biodiversity conservation and sustainable management in Japan -- Chapter 13: Natural Succession of Wetland Vegetation in a Flood-control Pond Constructed on Abandoned Farmland -- Chapter 14: Biodiversity Conservation through Various Citizen Activities in a Flood Control Basin -- Part 5: Urban and city ecosystem -- Chapter 15: Toward holistic Urban Green Infrastructure Implementation -- Chapter 16: Changes in the Use of Green Spaces by Citizens before and during the First COVID-19 Pandemic: A Big data analysis using mobile-tracking GPS data in Kanazawa, Japan -- Chapter 17: Land Use Planning as a Green Infrastructure in a Rural Japanese Depopulated Town -- Chapter 16: Towards an Equitable Distribution of Urban Green Spaces for People and Landscapes; An opportunity for Portland's Green Grid -- Part 6: Coast and estuary ecosystem -- Chapter 19: "Effectiveness and Sustainability of Coastal Hybrid Infrastructures for Low-Frequency Large-Scale Disasters -- A Case Study of Coastal Disaster Assessment for a Complex Disaster" -- Chapter 20: Challenging a Hybrid between Green and Gray Infrastructure – Coastal Sand-covered Embankments -- Chapter 21: Green Infrastructures in Megacity Jakarta: Current Status and Possibilities of Mangroves for Flood Damage Mitigation -- Chapter 22: Implementation of Japanese Blue Carbon Offset Crediting Projects -- Part 7: Economic evaluation -- Chapter 23: Understanding Preference Differences among Individuals for the Reduction in Flood Risk by Green Infrastructure -- Chapter 24: Assessing Public Preference for Construction of Giant Seawalls Using the Best–Worst Scaling Approach -- Chapter 25: "Coastal communities’ preferences of grey, green and hybrid infrastructure against unexpected catastrophes: A case study of Japan" -- Chapter 26: Carbon storage and substitution benefits of harvested wood products -- Part 8: Governance -- Chapter 27: Social System in Collaborative Activities for Conserving Coastal Pine Forest in Karatsu City, Kyusyu, Japan -- Chapter 28: Governance for realizing multifunctional floodplain; flood control, agriculture, and biodiversity in Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area, California, USA -- Chapter 29: Analysis of the description of the multifunctionality of farmland in the administrative plans of local municipalities.
    Abstract: This open access book introduces the function, implementation and governance of green infrastructure in Japan and other countries where lands are geologically fragile and climatologically susceptible to climate change. It proposes green infrastructure as an adaptation strategy for climate change and biodiversity conservation. In the face of climate change, dams, levees and floodways built as disaster prevention facilities do not sufficiently function against extraordinary events such as mega-floods and tsunami disasters. To prevent those disasters and loss of biodiversity in various ecosystems, we should shift from conventional hard measures to more adaptive strategies using various functions that natural and semi-natural ecosystems provide. Green infrastructure is an interconnected network of waterways, wetlands, woodlands, wildlife habitats and other natural areas that support native species, maintain natural ecological processes, sustain air and water resources and contribute to the health and quality of life for communities and people. Green infrastructure has mainly been discussed from adaptation strategy perspectives in cities and urban areas. However, to protect cities, which are generally situated at downstream lower elevations, we explore the preservation and restoration of forests at headwater basins and wetlands along rivers from a catchment perspective. In addition, the quantitative examination of flood risk, biodiversity, and social-economic benefits described in this book brings new perspectives to the discussion. The aim of this book is to accelerate the transformative changes from gray-based adaptation strategies to green- or hybrid-based strategies to adapt to climate change. The book provides essential information on the structure, function, and maintenance of green infrastructure for scientists, university students, government officers, and practitioners.
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    Pages: XII, 506 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811667916
    Series Statement: Ecological Research Monographs,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-6791-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-6791-6
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    Biology and Ecology of Earthworms (2022)
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    Keywords: Ecology . ; Environmental management. ; Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Zoology. ; Ecology. ; Ecology. ; Environmental Management. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology. ; Zoology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Ch. 1. Earthworm Morphology -- Ch. 2. Earthworm Physiology -- Ch. 3. Earthworm Diversity, Dispersal, and Geographical Distribution -- Ch. 4. Earthworm Life Histories and Biology -- Ch. 5. Earthworm Ecology: Populations -- Ch. 6. Earthworm Ecology: Communities -- Ch. 7. The Influence of Environmental Factors on Earthworms -- Ch. 8. The Role of Earthworms in Organic Material and Nutrient Cycles -- Ch. 9 -- Interactions Between Earthworms, Microorganisms, and Other Invertebrates -- Ch. 10. Role of Earthworms in Soil Structure, Fertility and Productivity -- Ch.11. Adverse and Beneficial Aspects of Earthworms -- Ch. 12. Earthworms in Environmental Management -- Ch.13. Earthworms in Organic Waste Management -- Ch.14. Effects of Agricultural Practices and Chemicals on Earthworms. .
    Abstract: Biology and Ecology of Earthworms is established as a key valuable text for students of agriculture, soil science, and soil invertebrate zoology and ecology. This is the 4th Edition of the popular textbook which reviews all aspects of earthworm biology and ecology. The book has been fully revised and updated throughout. Particular changes include: new treatments of earthworm taxonomy, diversity, migration and geographical distribution; interactions between earthworms and other soil organisms, especially microorganisms and soil-borne pests and diseases; as well as the importance of earthworms in organic waste management.
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    Pages: XVI, 567 p. 92 illus., 11 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 4th ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9780387749433
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-74943-3
    DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-74943-3
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