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Life sciences: general issues
Hardback. Tidal salt marshes are viewed as critical habitats for the production of fish and shellfish. As a result, considerable legislation has been promulgated to conserve and protect these habitats. This volume is intended to serve as a synthesis of our understanding of the ecological role of salt marshes. Editor(s): Weinstein, Michael P.; Kreeger, Daniel A. Num Pages: 875 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1710.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 875
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792360193
- ISBN
- 9780792360193
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 257.75
€ 257.75
Hardback. Using an array of historical examples, including Biblical conflicts, Viking raids in Europe, strategic bombing campaigns in the Second World War, and ethnic battles of the Balkans, this book shows how most of the aspects of competition illustrated with plants and animals can be extended to the interactions of human beings and their societies. Series: Population and Community Biology Series. Num Pages: 552 pages, 45 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 978.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2001
- Number of pages
- 552
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792360643
- ISBN
- 9780792360643
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 260.73
€ 260.73
Hardback. Elie Metchnikoff (1845-1916) was the winner of the Nobel Prize in 1907 for his contributions to immunology. This title contains annotated and edited biology papers dating from Metchnikoff's earliest writings to the texts of his mature period of the 1890s. It is useful for those interested in the historical development of evolutionary biology. Editor(s): Gourko, Helena; Williamson, D.; Tauber, Alfred I. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JH; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1150.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792360674
- ISBN
- 9780792360674
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.41
€ 132.41
Hardback. This work introduces broad topics in evolutionary biology and summarizes advances in plant molecular phylogenetics, with emphasis on model plant systems. It presents a series of case studies of gene family evolution, and gives overviews of the evolution of important plant processes. Editor(s): Doyle, Jeff J.; Gaut, Brandon S. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAK; PSD; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1045.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Reprinted from PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, 2000
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792360964
- ISBN
- 9780792360964
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.73
€ 131.73
Hardback. International Workshop on Marine Genetics - Rio 98 Editor(s): Sole-Cava, Antonio M.; Russo, Claudia A. M.; Thorpe, John P. Series: Developments in Hydrobiology. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 14. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 219
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792361473
- ISBN
- 9780792361473
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Condition: New
€ 200.98
€ 200.98
Hardback. Focuses on the ecological functioning of rivers, which has received less attention than functioning of lakes and reservoirs. This work contains papers covering a range of topics relating to aquatic communities, eutrophication, nutrient dynamics and organic pollution, erosion and sediment transport, and fate of micropollutants at the basin scale. Editor(s): Mouchel, J-.M. Series: Developments in Hydrobiology. Num Pages: 355 pages, 83 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 289 x 220 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1192.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 355
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792361596
- ISBN
- 9780792361596
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 198.91
€ 198.91
hardcover. Presenting the fundamentals of landscape ecology, this title integrates different ecological approaches, in which the spatial arrangement of living organisms and their aggregations are considered as an important component of environmental complexity. It also presents methods and applications for land evaluation and management of the real world. Num Pages: 317 pages, 90 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 165 x 26. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2000th Edition
- Number of pages
- 317
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792361657
- ISBN
- 9780792361657
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.54
€ 200.54
Paperback. This text presents the state-of-the-art of the fundamentals of landscape ecology. It integrates different ecological approaches, in which the spatial arrangement of living organisms and their aggregations are considered as an important component of environmental complexity. Num Pages: 317 pages, 90 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000
- Number of pages
- 317
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792361664
- ISBN
- 9780792361664
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 197.95
€ 197.95
Hardback. This report on forest condition and changes in environmental factors results from research in Finland and other countries. The synthesis is based on the monitoring of forest condition at the national level, begun in 1985, and on several long-term special cause-effect and silvicultural studies. Editor(s): Malkonen, Eino. Series: Forestry Sciences. Num Pages: 392 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DNF; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; PSAF; RNF; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792362289
- ISBN
- 9780792362289
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.80
€ 201.80
Hardback. Covering aspects of plant molecular biology that are relevant to the improvement of woody plants, this volume covers general aspects of the technology of gene transfer plants and several examples of the current status of the applications of the techniques of molecular biology to woody species. Editor(s): Jain, Mohan; Minocha, Subhash C. Series: Forestry Sciences. Num Pages: 527 pages, 48 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSAK; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 917.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 527
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792362418
- ISBN
- 9780792362418
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 253.61
€ 253.61
Hardback. Over the years, there has been a 'revolution' in ecosystem modelling. This book describes a new generation of useful models that predict as well as one can measure - if one measures well. It is of interest to: students in radioecology, geosciences and biology; environmental engineers; consultants; and administrators and scientists. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNC; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792362456
- ISBN
- 9780792362456
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.09
€ 132.09
Hardback. Contains papers dealing with the primary production of organic matter in the upper ocean. This book follows the flux and characterization of particulate organic matter, discussed in relation to the primary production in the euphotic zone and resuspension in the deep waters, including the vertical flux of proxy organic compounds. Editor(s): Handa, N.; Tanoue, E.; Hama, T. Series: Ocean Sciences Research (Closed). Num Pages: 562 pages, 62 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; RBGK; RBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 177 x 240 x 38. Weight in Grams: 944.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 562
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792362937
- ISBN
- 9780792362937
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 260.54
€ 260.54
Hardback. The concept of ecological integrity is used in environmental policy but is usually left undefined. Based on ecology, thermodynamics, ethics and complex systems approach, this is the study of ecological integrity. It is intended for National parks and protected areas administrators, IUCN, ecologists, and environmental managers. Editor(s): Crabbe, Philippe; Holland, Alan J. (Dept. of Philosophy, Lancaster University, UK); Ryszkowski, Lech; Westra, Laura. Series: NATO Science Series IV. Num Pages: 478 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1910.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 478
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792363514
- ISBN
- 9780792363514
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 267.99
€ 267.99
Hardback. Useful for second-year undergraduate courses in plant biology and plant genetic conservation, this book provides information for professional plant conservationists. It also covers ex situ genetic resources conservation in detail. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAK; PSTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 601.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792364429
- ISBN
- 9780792364429
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.13
€ 195.13
Hardback. Atmospheric abudance of trace gases since the pre-industrial time has forced the earth's climate to change, threatening food security; exchange of biogenic trace gases between the atmosphere and the biosphere is influenced by the plants. This text discusses this topic and issues arising. Editor(s): Singh, S. N. Num Pages: 328 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSTS; RBP; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792365457
- ISBN
- 9780792365457
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.86
€ 200.86
Hardback. Provides a comprehensive account of genomic rearrangement, focusing on the mechanisms of inversion, translocation, gene and genome duplication and gene transfer and on the patterns that result from them in comparative maps. This book showcases a variety of algorithmic and statistical approaches to rearrangement and map data. Editor(s): Sankoff, David; Nadeau, Joseph H. Series: Computational Biology. Num Pages: 570 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 978.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 570
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792365839
- ISBN
- 9780792365839
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 260.73
€ 260.73
Paperback. Offers an account of genomic rearrangement, focusing on the mechanisms of inversion, translocation, gene and genome duplication and gene transfer and on the patterns that result from them in comparative maps. This work showcases a variety of algorithmic and statistical approaches to rearrangement and map data. Editor(s): Sankoff, David; Nadeau, Joseph H. Series: Computational Biology. Num Pages: 570 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 803.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000
- Number of pages
- 570
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792365846
- ISBN
- 9780792365846
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 258.13
€ 258.13
Hardback. A Course in Mathematical and Statistical Ecology Editor(s): Gore, Anil; Paranjpe, Sharayu. Series: Theory and Decision Library B. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBT; PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 609.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792367154
- ISBN
- 9780792367154
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.73
€ 133.73
Hardback. Focuses on the interaction between diggings created by porcupines when consuming geophytes, and their influences on annual and perennial vegetation in a desert biome. This book is of interest to those working in the fields of development of deserts from the ecological point of view, water resources, soil protection and erosion, and agronomy. Series: Geobotany. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792367253
- ISBN
- 9780792367253
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.70
€ 201.70
Bioethics and Moral Content, National Traditions of Health Care Morali...
. Ed(S): Engelhardt, H. Tristram; Rasmussen, ...
Hardback. Explores the plurality of moral perspectives shaping bioethics. This book includes contributions from Hong Kong, China, Japan, Texas, the United States, Germany, Switzerland, and Italy. It offers a perspective of the range of approaches to bioethics. It brings into question whether there is unambiguously one ethics for bioethics to apply. Editor(s): Engelhardt, H. Tristram; Rasmussen, L. M. Series: Philosophy and Medicine. Num Pages: 306 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBDC; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792368281
- ISBN
- 9780792368281
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.11
€ 200.11
Hardback. In this text a group of leading researchers have come together to update the earlier edition of the book to include the latest versions of DNA-based marker maps for a variety of important crops in 2001. Editor(s): Phillips, Ronald L.; Vasil, Indra K. Series: Advances in Cellular & Molecular Biology of Plants. Num Pages: 514 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAK1; PSF; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 36. Weight in Grams: 880.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2001
- Number of pages
- 514
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792368656
- ISBN
- 9780792368656
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 259.88
€ 259.88
hardcover. After genomic sequencing, microarray technology has emerged as a widely used platform for genomic studies in the life sciences. Microarray technology provides a systematic way to survey DNA and RNA variation. This book provides readers with an integrated presentation of various topics on analyzing microarray data. Series: Trends in Logic. Num Pages: 377 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSAK1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 774.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 2004th Edition
- Number of pages
- 377
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792370871
- ISBN
- 9780792370871
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.69
€ 196.69
Hardback. Astrobiology is a very broad interdisciplinary field covering the origin, evolution, distribution, and destiny of life in the universe, as well as the design and implementation of missions for solar system exploration. This review covers its complete spectrum. Series: Cellular Origin & Life in Extreme Habitats. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PG; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 253
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792371250
- ISBN
- 9780792371250
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.05
€ 129.05
Recombinant Protein Production with Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells
. Ed(S): Merten, Otto-Wilhelm; Mattanovich, D...
Hardback. Selected Articles from the Meeting of the EFB Section on Microbial Physiology, Semmering/A, 5-8 October 2000 Editor(s): Merten, Otto-Wilhelm; Mattanovich, D. (University of Agricultural Sciences, Institute for Applied Microbiology, Vienna, Austria); Lang, C.; Larsson, Gerhard; Neubauer, P. (M. Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg, Institute of Biotechnology, Halle, Germany); Porro, D. (Dept. of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy); Postma, P. (E.C. Slater Institute, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands); Mattos, J. Teixeira de (Swammerdam Institute of Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands); Cole, J. A. Num Pages: 400 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAK; PSBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 758.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792371373
- ISBN
- 9780792371373
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 257.36
€ 257.36