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  • 1
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    Field Manual on Alien Flora of Kashmir Himalaya : Casual, Naturalised and Invasive Plants (2023)
    Cham :Springer Nature Switzerland :
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    Keywords: Introduced organisms. ; Botany. ; Plant ecology. ; Biodiversity. ; Population biology. ; Environment. ; Invasive Species. ; Plant Science. ; Plant Ecology. ; Biodiversity. ; Population Dynamics. ; Environmental Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. How to use the Field Manual? -- Chapter 3. Species’ Profile.
    Abstract: The book “Field Manual on Alien Flora of Kashmir Himalaya: Casual, Naturalised and Invasive Plants” has been prepared with two main goals in mind: (i) to promote awareness on the threats of invasive alien plants to biodiversity, ecology and environment, and (ii) to encourage research on, and management of, the alien plants. The Manual contains concise information on the taxonomy, ecology, invasion status, impacts, distribution and illustrated photo-plates of the alien plant species of Kashmir Himalaya, India. The Manual has three chapters: Chapter-I provides a general introduction to the discipline of invasion ecology. Chapter-II guides the readers on how to use the Manual, including brief information on the study region, methods, definitions and terminology used. Chapter-III comprises the bulk of this Manual, providing profile of 100 alien plant species with scientific information on the botanical, english and local names, taxonomic characters, ecological traits, current invasion status (casual, naturalised and invasive), impacts, native range, species’ distribution-map in Kashmir Himalaya and coloured illustrations that will aid in field identification. It is hoped that the Manual will increase awareness on the threats posed by plant invasions among all the stakeholders - researchers, land managers, policy makers, environmentalists, naturalists, citizen-scientists, students, and the general public. It will also help in promoting research, formulating policies and planning management actions to deal with invasive alien species.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVI, 226 p. 204 illus., 203 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031338472
    Series Statement: Invading Nature - Springer Series in Invasion Ecology, 15
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-33847-2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-33847-2
    DDC: 578.62
    Language: English
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    The Vegetation of the Maltese Islands (2020)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Plant physiology. ; Biodiversity. ; Paleoecology. ; Biotic communities. ; Plant ecology. ; Plant Physiology. ; Biodiversity. ; Paleoecology. ; Ecosystems. ; Plant Ecology.
    Abstract: This book discusses the remarkable plant diversity of the Maltese Archipelago. Despite its relatively small area and long-term human exploitation, many different plant communities occur in this territory. The book presents phytosociological investigations, together with taxonomical studies, which have been conducted over more than forty years, highlighting the unique features of this central Mediterranean insular ecosystem. It also describes the phytosociological role played by several narrow endemic or phytogeographically relevant taxa and introduces many phytocoenoses exclusively growing in the archipelago. The study integrates the palaeogeographic issues linked to the ancient and intriguing history of the different civilizations that succeeded on the islands for thousands of years. The book also focuses on the N2000 habitats.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XII, 286 p. 31 illus., 22 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030345259
    Series Statement: Geobotany Studies, Basics, Methods and Case Studies,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-34525-9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-34525-9
    DDC: 571.2
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    Environmental Impacts of Mountaineering : A Conceptual Framework (2021)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Environmental management. ; Tourism. ; Management. ; Landscape ecology. ; Plant ecology. ; Pollution. ; Environmental Management. ; Tourism Management. ; Landscape Ecology. ; Plant Ecology. ; Pollution.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Background -- Environmental impacts of mountaineering -- A conceptual framework for investigating the environmental impacts of mountaineering -- Conclusion.
    Abstract: This book investigates the consequences of mountaineering (hiking, trekking, climbing) on the natural environment. These consequences are divided into three groups: 1) transformations caused by the mountaineer’s, or other people’s, stay in a mountaineering region; 2) transformations caused by the mountaineer’s travel (movement) through a mountaineering region, with the consideration of the ground type (rock, rock and grass, grass, residual soil, snow, ice), and 3) transformations caused by the use of mountaineering equipment. Each of the three groups are examined individually for their direct interference with the environment, i.e. caused by the main activities of climbing, trekking and hiking (both for elite and mass mountaineering) and their indirect interference caused by auxiliary activity (mainly in the case of mass mountaineering). Auxiliary activity includes guide services, transport of equipment, use of base camp facilities and the delivery of artificial support equipment, and supports the main activity. The consequences of mountaineering on the natural environment are characterized in terms of individual components of the environment (land relief, soil, vegetation, fauna, and landscape) and location/zone of mountaineering activity (hiking, trekking or climbing zone). Because of the connections and interdependence between particular components of the environment (biotic and abiotic), only preservation of each of them can bring the desired effect – a reduction in the negative impact of mountaineering. This book presents comprehensive research outcomes and serves as a platform for more detailed, future studies.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XV, 63 p. 23 illus., 16 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030726676
    Series Statement: SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-72667-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-72667-6
    DDC: 333.7
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    Plant-Fire Interactions : Applying Ecophysiology to Wildfire Management (2020)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Forestry. ; Natural disasters. ; Plant ecology. ; Plant physiology. ; Biogeography. ; Forestry. ; Natural Hazards. ; Plant Ecology. ; Plant Physiology. ; Biogeosciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Section 1: Introduction -- 1. Forest Fires as a Global Phenomenon -- 2. Fire as an Earth System Process -- 3. Evolution of the Mediterranean Flora in a Flammable Plant -- 4. Fire Regimes across Space -- Section 2: Organismal and Ecosystem Responses to Forest Fires -- 5. Effects of Forest Fires on Soil Processes and Organisms -- 6. Plant Traits and Forest Fires -- 7. Forest Succession, Alternative States and Fire-Vegetation Feedbacks -- Section 3: The Physiology of Forest Fuels -- 8. Plant Carbon Economies and the Dynamics of Forest Fuels -- 9. Environmental Plant Responses and Forest Fire Risk -- 10. Plant Survival after Fire -- Section 4: Fire Behaviour and Management -- 11. Ecological Impacts of Anthropogenic Fire -- 12. Fire Propagation -- 13. Forest Planning and Fire Risk Reduction -- 14. Post-Fire Management -- Section 5: Forest Fires and Global Change -- 15. Forest Fires and Global Change.
    Abstract: This book provides a unique exploration of the inter-relationships between the science of plant environmental responses and the understanding and management of forest fires. It bridges the gap between plant ecologists, interested in the functional and evolutionary consequences of fire in ecosystems, with foresters and fire managers, interested in effectively reducing fire hazard and damage. This innovation in this study lies in its focus on the physiological responses of plants that are of relevance for predicting forest fire risk, behaviour and management. It covers the evolutionary trade-offs in the resistance of plants to fire and drought, and its implications for predicting fuel moisture and fire risk; the importance of floristics and plant traits, in interaction with landform and atmospheric conditions, to successfully predict fire behaviour, and provides recommendations for pre- and post- fire management, in relation with the functional composition of the community. The book will be particularly focused on examples from Mediterranean environments, but the underlying principles will be of broader utility.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XII, 208 p. 55 illus., 32 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030411923
    Series Statement: Managing Forest Ecosystems, 36
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41192-3
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-41192-3
    DDC: 634.9
    Language: English
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  • 5
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    Mixed Plantations of Eucalyptus and Leguminous Trees : Soil, Microbiology and Ecosystem Services (2020)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Forestry. ; Microbiology. ; Soil science. ; Plant ecology. ; Forestry. ; Microbiology. ; Soil Science. ; Plant Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Preface -- 1. Why mixed plantations? -- 2. Growth patterns at different sites and forest management systems -- 3. Nutrient cycling in mixed forest plantations -- 4. Litter Decomposition and Soil Carbon Stocks in Mixed Plantations of Eucalyptus and Nitrogen Fixing Trees -- 5. Soil bacterial structure and composition in pure and mixed plantations of Eucalyptus spp. and leguminous trees -- 6. Biological Nitrogen Fixation (BNF) in Mixed Forest Plantations -- 7. Mycorrhiza in mixed plantations -- 8. Mesofauna and macrofauna in soil and litter of mixed plantations -- 9. Bioindicators of soil quality in mixed Eucalyptus spp. plantations and leguminous trees -- 10. Ecosystem services in planted eucalypt forests and mixed and multifunctional planted forests -- 11. The risk of invasions when using Acacia sp. in forestry -- 12. Multifunctional mixed forest plantations: the use of Brazilian native leguminous tree species for sustainable rural development -- 13. The Brazilian legal framework on mixed planted forests -- Index -- .
    Abstract: The aim of this book is to present, in depth, updated information on soil and microbial processes involved in mixed plantations of Eucalyptus and N2-fixing species, especially Acacia mangium, focusing on Forestry, Soils, Biology, Ecosystem Services and Sustainability. The potential of substituting chemical N fertilizer by a consortium of leguminous species that fix atmospheric nitrogen is an interesting solution for a more sustainable, economically and environmentally sound forest system. Among the main topics, we present reference topics on soil microbiology, as biological nitrogen fixation, the role of mycorrhiza in mixed plantations, bio-indicators of soil quality, and plantgrowth promoting bacteria with biotechnological potential. Here we discuss Ecosystem services and ecological benefits of these systems, the invasive potential of A.mangium, as well as the regulations and perspectives of land use policies for mixed forests and their role in the sustainability of the system.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVI, 280 p. 41 illus., 24 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030323653
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-32365-3
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-32365-3
    DDC: 634.9
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    Herbal and Acidulant Tree Spices : Their Global Commercial Potential (2022)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Environmental economics. ; Plant ecology. ; Economic geography. ; Environmental management. ; Plant Science. ; Environmental Economics. ; Plant Ecology. ; Economic Geography. ; Environmental Management.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chp 2: Amchur -- Chp.3:Anardana -- Chp 4:Balm or Lemon Balm -- Chp.5:Basil or Sweet Basil (Tulsi) -- Chp.6:Bay or Laurel Leaves -- Chp 7: Kokam or Kokum -- Chp 8:Juniper -- Chp.9: Hyssop -- Chp 10: Marjoram -- Chp 11: Japanese Mint -- Chp: 12: Peppermint -- Chp 13: Spearmint -- Chp 14. Origanum -- Chp 15: Parsley -- Chp 16: Rosemary -- Chp 17: Ashwagndha -- Chp 18.:Manathakkali.
    Abstract: This book discusses leafy spices or herbs known as “aromatic herbs”, which, apart from being used in culinary art for flavoring of foods and beverages, are also known to possess antiseptic, anti-oxidant and other medicinal properties, in addition to many nutraceutical and cosmetic properties. Of the numerous herbs twelve of the commercially important herbs are imported into 4 major European markets, namely, France, Germany, United Kingdom and The Netherlands to the tune of 12000 to 13000 tonnes per annum. This book discusses these leafy herbs and their tremendous commercial potential in international trade. The book offers a comprehensive insight into commercial herbs, with an objective of enhancing their yield, and provides a platform for further research into the global trade potential.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIV, 141 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031043604
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-04360-4
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-04360-4
    DDC: 580
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    The Geography of Black Pepper (Piper nigrum) : The "King" of Spices – Volume 1 (2020)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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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. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    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
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-52865-2
    DDC: 580
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    The outstanding universal value and conservation of Hubei Shennongjia : The World Natural Heritage Site (2021)
    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
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    Keywords: Biodiversity. ; Conservation biology. ; Ecology . ; Plant ecology. ; Biotic communities. ; Biodiversity. ; Conservation Biology. ; Plant Ecology. ; Ecosystems.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Natural Condition -- Chapter 2. History -- Chapter 3. Plant diversity -- Chapter 4. Animal diversity -- Chapter 5. Vegetation and ecosystem -- Chapter 6. Outstanding universal value -- Chapter 7. Factors affecting Hubei Shennongjia -- Chapter 8. Protection of Hubei Shennongjia -- Chapter 9. Tourism development management -- Chapter 10. Integrated management and community development.
    Abstract: This book owes a great deal to the outstanding universal value of the natural heritage of Hubei Shennongjia, which offers an outstanding example of the ongoing ecological processes occurring in the development of intact subtropical mixed broad-leaved evergreen and deciduous forests in the northern hemisphere. The book demonstrates the value from the typical example of mountain altitudinal biological zones in the Oriental Deciduous Forest Biogeographical Province, and the vital origin location for global temperate flora, harboring the highest concentration of global temperate genera. Moreover, the heritage value in exceptional biodiversity and key habitat for numerous relic, rare, endangered, endemic, and type specimen species are presented. The richness of deciduous woody species in Shennongjia is the highest in the world. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIV, 186 p. 117 illus., 75 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789811606847
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-0684-7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-0684-7
    DDC: 333.95
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    Rhodophyta Volume 5 : Ahnfeltiales, Gigartinales, Sebdeniales, Nemastomatales, Plocamiales, Gracilariales and Rhodymeniales (2023)
    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
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    Keywords: Plants Evolution. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Biodiversity. ; Plant ecology. ; Freshwater ecology. ; Marine ecology. ; Plant Evolution. ; Water. ; Biodiversity. ; Plant Ecology. ; Freshwater and Marine Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Ahnfeltiaceae, Caulacanthaceae, Gigartinaceae -- Chapter 2. Dumontiaceae, Endocladiaceae, Gloiosiphoniaceae -- Chapter 3. Kallymeniaceae, Cystocloniaceae -- Chapter 4. Dumontiaceae, Endocladiaceae, Gloiosiphoniaceae -- Chapter 5. Solieriaceae -- Chapter 6. Gracilariales -- Chapter 7. Champiaceae, Lomentariaceae -- Chapter 8. Rhodymeniaceae, Faucheaceae.
    Abstract: This book is the fifth volume of the “Marine Algal Flora of China-Rhodophyta.” The series has seven volumes covering about 20 orders, 45 families, 173 genera, and 560 species including over 150 species firstly described from China, indicating significant importance to the knowledge of North-Western Pacific marine algal flora. The fifth volume Ahnfeltiales, Gigartinales, Sebdeniales, Nemastomatales, Plocamiales, Gracilariales, and Rhodymeniales. It provides first-hand literatures necessary to phycologists who aimed to study algal taxonomy and diversity, especially in the North Western Pacific region. Almost all species involved are illustrated in detail on morphology, inner structure, habitats, and geographical distribution, based upon herbarium specimens collected along the China coast, and a lot of elaborate pictures are attached inside. This flora will gain our understanding of current Chinese marine red algae, but much research is still necessary to reflect the whole picture of the red algal diversity along the China coast.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XI, 278 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819914470
    Series Statement: Marine Algal Flora of China, 5
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-1447-0
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-99-1447-0
    DDC: 581.38
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    Panicum (Poaceae) (2023)
    Cham :Springer Nature Switzerland :
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    Keywords: Plant anatomy. ; Plants Development. ; Plant physiology. ; Plant ecology. ; Plant diseases. ; Plants Reproduction. ; Plant Anatomy and Morphology. ; Plant Development. ; Plant Physiology. ; Plant Ecology. ; Plant Pathology. ; Plant Reproduction.
    Description / Table of Contents: Abstract -- Resumen -- Introduction -- Material and Methods -- History of the genus -- Morphology -- Habit, sheaths, ligules and blades -- Inflorescences Spikelets -- Texture and ornamentation of the upper anthecium -- Foliar anatomy -- Chromosome numbers -- Phylogeny and evolution -- Geographic distribution -- Taxonomic treatment -- Key of sections and ungrouped species.-Species -- Excluded species -- Acknowledgments -- List of taxa -- Literature cited -- List of exsicatta -- Index of local names -- Index of scientific names.
    Abstract: This work will be volume 124 in the Flora Neotropica Monograph book Series, Lawrence M. Kelly (Editor-in-Chief). Flora Neotropica volumes provide taxonomic treatments of plant groups or families growing in the Americas between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. This monograph on Panicum (Poaceae), known as panicgrass, was written by the world-leading authority on this plant group. A total of one genus and 63 species are described. It also includes information on conservation, phylogenetic relationships, taxonomic history, ecology, cytology, and anatomy, among other topics. This is the first comprehensive volume on this topic since the 1920s and is lavishly illustrated with line drawings, black and white photographs, and distribution maps.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XLVII, 293 p. 79 illus., 3 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031337680
    Series Statement: Flora Neotropica, 124
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-33768-0
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-33768-0
    DDC: 571.32
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