News 2/2012 Life Sciences 63 A. Agarwal, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, OH, USA; R. J. Aitken, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia; J. G. Alvarez, Centro Androgen, La Coruña, Spain (Eds.) Studies on Men‘s Health and Fertility Contents Electromagnetic Radiation and Oxidative Stress in the Male Germ Line.- Mitochondria as a Source of ROS in Mammalian Spermatozoa.- Cryostorage and Oxidative Stress in Mammalian Sperma- tozoa.- Sperm Capacitation as an Oxidative Event.- Protection of Epididymal Spermatozoa from Oxidative Stress.- Lipid Peroxidation in Human Spermatozoa.- Age and Oxidative Stress in the Germ Line.- Heat and Oxidative Stress in the Germ Line.- Cytokines and Oxidative Stress in the Germ Line.- Metabolic Strategy in Mammalian Spermatozoa and Oxidative Stress.- Role of Protamine Disulfide Cross-Linking in Counteracting Oxidative Damage to DNA.- Role of Caspase, PARP and Oxidative Stress in Male Infertility.- Methods for the Detection of ROS in Human Sperm Samples.- Direct Methods for the Detection of Reactive Oxygen Species in Human Semen Samples.- ROS and Semen Quality.- Oxi- dative Stress and Male Infertility—A Clinical Perspective.- Oxidative Stress and Testicular Torsion.- Varicocele and Oxidative Stress.- Recrea- tional Drugs and ROS Production in Mammalian Spermatozoa.- Oxidative Stress, DNA Damage and Apoptosis in Male Infertility.- Effect of Oxidative Stress on ART Outcome.- Oxidative Stress and the Use of Antioxidants for Idiopathic OATs.- Leukocytospermia and Oxidative Stress.- Clinical Consequence of Oxidative Stress in Male Infertility.- Oxidative Stress and Infection.- e Role of Obesity in ROS Generation and Male Infertility. [...] Fields of interests Oxidative Stress; Cell Biology; Reproductive Medicine Target groups Professional/practitioner Discount group P Due April 2012 2012. XIII, 628 p. 54 illus., 37 in color. (Oxidative Stress in Applied Basic Research and Clinical Practice) Hardcover 7 $239.00 ISBN 978-1-61779-775-0 9<HTMGMH=hjhhfa> P. M. Agrawal, Veterinary College, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India Schistosomes and schistosomiasis in South Asia According to the author, the book addresses to all the scientists and not only to immunologists or biologists of European countries who are engaged in developing a vaccine, or a diagnostic kit or a new drug against the infection or on schistoso- me evolution. Even these scientists have to visit endemic countries for field trials or ask their counterparts to collect field data (which this book addresses ). Features 7 ere is no book which deals with South Asian schistosomiasis and this book will be first on the subject 7 To international scientific community, WHO ,FAO, this book will provide an authenti- cated document with critical review all the work carried out in Indian continent since discovery of schistosomes from the geography i.e. 1882 and 1906 7 No book has ever been published covering schistosomes and schistosomiasis in South Asia hence there is no question of com- petition 7 Will be the only book which will be referred by the scientists, research scholars, policy makers, etc for updating their knowledge on the disease in this geography Contents Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: e Schisto- somes.- Chapter 3: e Snail.- Chapter 4: Preva- lence in Final Host.- Chapter 5: Immunological Studies.- Chapter 6: Disease Manifestation and Pa- thology.- Chapter 7: Diagnosis of Schistosomiasis. Chapter 8: Immuno-diagnosis of Schistosomiasis.- Chapter 9: Chemotherapy.- Chapter 10: Control of Schistosomiasis.- Chapter 11: Laboratory Models Developed.- Chapter 12: Technologies Developed. Fields of interests Life Sciences, general; Parasitology Target groups Research Discount group P Available 2012. Approx. 270 p. 60 illus., 8 in color. Hardcover 7 approx. $189.00 ISBN 978-81-322-0538-8 9<HTTBOC=cafdii> M. Ashraf, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan; M. Öztürk, Ege University, Bornova, Turkey; M. S. Ahmad, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan; A. Aksoy, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey (Eds.) Crop Production for Agricultural Improvement Contents Crop improvement through different means: Challenges and prospect.- PART I. BREEDING FOR CROP IMPROVEMENT.- Bridging genomic and classical breeding approaches for improving crop productivity.- Breeding for improved drought tolerance.- Breeding for biotic stress resistance/ tolerance in plants.- e American halophyte Prosopis strombulifera, a new potential source to confer salt tolerance to crops.- Breeding for Biotic Stress Tolerance in Plants.- Breeding Wheat for Salt Tolerance and Stem Rust Resistance.- e potential of breeding okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) for water stress tolerance.- PART II. BIOTECHNOLOGY , MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND GENETICS.- Biotechnology as an aid for crop improvement to overcome food shortage.- Plant Genetic Engineering: Problems and Appli- cations.- Agrobacterium tumefaciens and its Use in Plant Biotechnology.- Progress and prospects for efficient micropropagation of woody plants.- Novel Methods in Micropropagation of Pistachio.- Crop productivity and water use efficiency: e role of carbon isotope discrimination technique.- Behaviour of Plant Pathogens for Crops under Stress during the Determination of Physiological, Biochemical, and Molecular Approaches for Salt Stress Tolerance.- Biochemical and molecular aspects of drought tolerance in wheat Triticum L. Genotypes.- Molecular basis of disease resistance in cereal crops: An overview.- Polyamines: Role in plants under abiotic stress.- PART III. [...] Fields of interests Agriculture; Plant Sciences; Plant Genetics & Genomics Target groups Graduate Discount group P Available 2012. 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News 2/2012 Life Sciences
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A. Agarwal, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, OH, USA; R. J. Aitken, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia; J. G. Alvarez, Centro Androgen, La Coruña, Spain (Eds.)
Studies on Men‘s Health and FertilityContents Electromagnetic Radiation and Oxidative Stress in the Male Germ Line.- Mitochondria as a Source of ROS in Mammalian Spermatozoa.- Cryostorage and Oxidative Stress in Mammalian Sperma-tozoa.- Sperm Capacitation as an Oxidative Event.- Protection of Epididymal Spermatozoa from Oxidative Stress.- Lipid Peroxidation in Human Spermatozoa.- Age and Oxidative Stress in the Germ Line.- Heat and Oxidative Stress in the Germ Line.- Cytokines and Oxidative Stress in the Germ Line.- Metabolic Strategy in Mammalian Spermatozoa and Oxidative Stress.- Role of Protamine Disulfide Cross-Linking in Counteracting Oxidative Damage to DNA.- Role of Caspase, PARP and Oxidative Stress in Male Infertility.- Methods for the Detection of ROS in Human Sperm Samples.- Direct Methods for the Detection of Reactive Oxygen Species in Human Semen Samples.- ROS and Semen Quality.- Oxi-dative Stress and Male Infertility—A Clinical Perspective.- Oxidative Stress and Testicular Torsion.- Varicocele and Oxidative Stress.- Recrea-tional Drugs and ROS Production in Mammalian Spermatozoa.- Oxidative Stress, DNA Damage and Apoptosis in Male Infertility.- Effect of Oxidative Stress on ART Outcome.- Oxidative Stress and the Use of Antioxidants for Idiopathic OATs.- Leukocytospermia and Oxidative Stress.- Clinical Consequence of Oxidative Stress in Male Infertility.- Oxidative Stress and Infection.- The Role of Obesity in ROS Generation and Male Infertility. [...]
Fields of interestsOxidative Stress; Cell Biology; Reproductive Medicine
Target groupsProfessional/practitioner
Discount groupP
Due April 2012
2012. XIII, 628 p. 54 illus., 37 in color. (Oxidative Stress in Applied Basic Research and Clinical Practice) Hardcover7 $239.00ISBN 978-1-61779-775-0
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P. M. Agrawal, Veterinary College, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India
Schistosomes and schistosomiasis in South AsiaAccording to the author, the book addresses to all the scientists and not only to immunologists or biologists of European countries who are engaged in developing a vaccine, or a diagnostic kit or a new drug against the infection or on schistoso-me evolution. Even these scientists have to visit endemic countries for field trials or ask their counterparts to collect field data (which this book addresses ).
Features 7 There is no book which deals with South Asian schistosomiasis and this book will be first on the subject 7 To international scientific community, WHO ,FAO, this book will provide an authenti-cated document with critical review all the work carried out in Indian continent since discovery of schistosomes from the geography i.e. 1882 and 1906 7 No book has ever been published covering schistosomes and schistosomiasis in South Asia hence there is no question of com-petition 7 Will be the only book which will be referred by the scientists, research scholars, policy makers, etc for updating their knowledge on the disease in this geography
Contents Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: The Schisto-somes.- Chapter 3: The Snail.- Chapter 4: Preva-lence in Final Host.- Chapter 5: Immunological Studies.- Chapter 6: Disease Manifestation and Pa-thology.- Chapter 7: Diagnosis of Schistosomiasis. Chapter 8: Immuno-diagnosis of Schistosomiasis.- Chapter 9: Chemotherapy.- Chapter 10: Control of Schistosomiasis.- Chapter 11: Laboratory Models Developed.- Chapter 12: Technologies Developed.
Fields of interestsLife Sciences, general; Parasitology
Target groupsResearch
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2012. Approx. 270 p. 60 illus., 8 in color. Hardcover7 approx. $189.00ISBN 978-81-322-0538-8
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M. Ashraf, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan; M. Öztürk, Ege University, Bornova, Turkey; M. S. Ahmad, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan; A. Aksoy, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey (Eds.)
Crop Production for Agricultural ImprovementContents Crop improvement through different means: Challenges and prospect.- PART I. BREEDING FOR CROP IMPROVEMENT.- Bridging genomic and classical breeding approaches for improving crop productivity.- Breeding for improved drought tolerance.- Breeding for biotic stress resistance/tolerance in plants.- The American halophyte Prosopis strombulifera, a new potential source to confer salt tolerance to crops.- Breeding for Biotic Stress Tolerance in Plants.- Breeding Wheat for Salt Tolerance and Stem Rust Resistance.- The potential of breeding okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) for water stress tolerance.- PART II. BIOTECHNOLOGY , MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND GENETICS.- Biotechnology as an aid for crop improvement to overcome food shortage.- Plant Genetic Engineering: Problems and Appli-cations.- Agrobacterium tumefaciens and its Use in Plant Biotechnology.- Progress and prospects for efficient micropropagation of woody plants.- Novel Methods in Micropropagation of Pistachio.- Crop productivity and water use efficiency: The role of carbon isotope discrimination technique.- Behaviour of Plant Pathogens for Crops under Stress during the Determination of Physiological, Biochemical, and Molecular Approaches for Salt Stress Tolerance.- Biochemical and molecular aspects of drought tolerance in wheat Triticum L. Genotypes.- Molecular basis of disease resistance in cereal crops: An overview.- Polyamines: Role in plants under abiotic stress.- PART III. [...]
Fields of interestsAgriculture; Plant Sciences; Plant Genetics & Genomics
Target groupsGraduate
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2012. XII, 838 p. 99 illus., 98 in color. Hardcover7 approx. $239.00ISBN 978-94-007-4115-7
N. J. Bostanian, C. Vincent, Horticultural Research and Development Center, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC, Canada; R. Isaacs, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA (Eds.)
Arthropod Management in Vineyards:Pests, Approaches, and Future Directions
Contents Foreword.- Preface.- 1. Principles of Arthropod Pest Management in Vineyards.- Charles Vincent, Rufus Isaacs, Noubar J. Bostanian and Jacques Lasnier.- 2. Pest Thresholds: their Development and Use in Vineyards for Arthropod Manage-ment.- Rufus Isaacs, Michael C. Saunders and Noubar J. Bostanian.- 3. Modeling Arthropods to Support IPM in Vineyards.- John Michael Hardman.- 4. Pesticides for Arthropod Control in Vineyards.- Noubar J. Bostanian, John C. Wise and Rufus Isaacs.- 5. Biological Control of Arthropods and its Application in Vineyards.- Vaughn M. Walton, Kent M. Daane and Pia Addison.- 6. Chemical Ecology Providing Novel Strategies against Vineyard Pests in Australia.- M. Simpson, V. J. Connick, Y. Guisard, O. L. Reynolds (née Kvedaras), A. Saliba and G. M. Gurr .- 7. Enhancing Ecosystem Services in Australasian Vineyards for Sustainability and Profit.- Jean-Marie Tompkins, Steve D. Wratten and Marja Simpson.- 8. Habitat Diversity at the Field and Landscape Level: Conservation Biological Control Research in California Viticulture.- Albie Miles, Houston Wilson, Miguel Altieri and Clara Ni-cholls.- 9. Management of Phytophagous Mites in European Vineyards.- Carlo Duso, Alberto Pozzebon, Serge Kreiter, Marie-Stéphane Tixier and Marco Candolfi.- 10. A Holistic Approach to Future Management of Grapevine Phylloxera.- Ke-vin S. Powell. [...]
Fields of interestsAgriculture; Applied Ecology; Entomology
Target groupsResearch
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2012. DCLXXX, 20 p. 104 illus., 89 in color. Hardcover7 $239.00ISBN 978-94-007-4031-0
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H. E. Burkhart, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA; M. Tomé, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
Modeling Forest Trees and StandsDrawing upon a wealth of past research and results, this book provides a comprehensive summary of state-of-the-art methods for empirical modeling of forest trees and stands.
Features 7 Contains state-of-the-art information on modelling at all levels 7 World-leading authors International focus and theoretical basis 7 Focus on applied topics in forestry – including silvicultu-ral treatment and wood quality
Contents 1. Introduction.- 2. Tree Form and Stem Taper.- 3. Tree-stem Volume Equations.- 4. Tree Weight and Biomass Estimation.- 5. Quantifying Tree Crowns.- 6. Growth Functions.- 7. Evaluating Site Quality.- 8. Quantifying Stand Density.- 9. Indices of Individual-tree Competition.- 10. Modeling Fo-rest Stand Development.- 11. Whole-stand Models for Even-aged Stands.- 12. Diameter-distribution Models for Even-aged Stands.- 13. Size-class Models for Even-aged Stands.- 14. Individual-tree Models for Even-aged Stands.- 15. Growth and Yield Models for Uneven-aged Stands.- 16. Modeling Response to Silvicultural Treatments.- 17. Modeling Wood Characteristics.- 18. Model Implementation and Evaluation.
Fields of interestsForestry; Forestry Management; Tree Biology
Target groupsGraduate
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2012. XIV, 476 p. Hardcover7 approx. $209.00ISBN 978-94-007-1597-4
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H. E. Burkhart, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA; M. Tomé, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
Modeling Forest Trees and StandsDrawing upon a wealth of past research and results, this book provides a comprehensive summary of state-of-the-art methods for empirical modeling of forest trees and stands.
Features 7 Contains state-of-the-art information on modelling at all levels 7 World-leading authors International focus and theoretical basis 7 Focus on applied topics in forestry – including silvicultu-ral treatment and wood quality
Contents 1. Introduction.- 2. Tree Form and Stem Taper.- 3. Tree-stem Volume Equations.- 4. Tree Weight and Biomass Estimation.- 5. Quantifying Tree Crowns.- 6. Growth Functions.- 7. Evaluating Site Quality.- 8. Quantifying Stand Density.- 9. Indices of Individual-tree Competition.- 10. Modeling Fo-rest Stand Development.- 11. Whole-stand Models for Even-aged Stands.- 12. Diameter-distribution Models for Even-aged Stands.- 13. Size-class Models for Even-aged Stands.- 14. Individual-tree Models for Even-aged Stands.- 15. Growth and Yield Models for Uneven-aged Stands.- 16. Modeling Response to Silvicultural Treatments.- 17. Modeling Wood Characteristics.- 18. Model Implementation and Evaluation.
Fields of interestsForestry; Forestry Management; Tree Biology
Target groupsGraduate
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2012. XIV, 476 p. Softcover7 $89.95ISBN 978-90-481-3169-3
Z. He, USDA-ARS, New Orleans, LA, USA; R. Larkin, USDA-ARS, Orono, ME, USA; W. Honeycutt, USDA-NRCS, Washington, DC, USA (Eds.)
Sustainable Potato Production: Global Case StudiesContents Preface.- Part I Introduction.- 1. Sustainable potato production and global food security.- Part II Enhancing Potato System Sustainability in the Northeast USA.- 2. Impacts of crop rotation and irrigation on soil-borne diseases and soil microbial communities.- 3. Early and late blight potential on Russet Burbank potato as affected by microclima-te, cropping systems and irrigation management in North eastern United States.- 4. Comparison of soil phosphorus status and organic matter compo-sition in potato fields with different crop rotation systems.- 5. Comparing modelled productivity to historical data in New England potato produc-tion systems.- Part III Linking Irrigated Potato Cropping Systems to Sustainable Agriculture in the West USA.- 6. Potato tuber yield, tuber size distribution, and quality as impacted by prece-ding cover crops.-7. Mustard green manure use in eastern Washington State.- 8. Yields of potato crops and potential rotation crops impacted by humates application.- 9. Late blight epidemics in the Columbia Basin.- Part IV Improved Nitrogen Management in Rainfed Potato Production in Eas-tern Canada.- 10. Nitrogen fertilization strategies in relation to potato tuber yield, quality, and crop N recovery.- 11. Soil and plant tests to optimize fertilizer N management of potatoes.- 12. Nitrogen management in organic potato production.- 13. Nitrate leaching from potato production in Eas-tern Canada.- 14. Nitrous oxide emissions from potato production and their management.- Part V Sustaining Potato Production in the Cool-Tempe-rate Climate of Tasmania, Australia. [...]
Fields of interestsAgriculture; Ecology; Sustainable Development
Target groupsGraduate
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2012. XII, 638 p. 40 illus. Hardcover7 $239.00ISBN 978-94-007-4103-4
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M. Kavallaris, Children’s Cancer Institute Australia for Medical Research, Randwick, NSW, Australia (Ed.)
Cytoskeleton and Human DiseaseThe cytoskeleton is comprised of a variety of spe-cialized proteins, and is a dynamic structure that is involved in the majority of key cellular events. There is increasing interest in the role of the cy-toskeleton in human disease. This volume brings together human disease states where cytoskeletal disruptions are driving disease. Our emerging understanding of the molecular and cellular events that drive cytoskeletal mediated diseases including cancer, heart disease, myopathies and skin disor-ders, are also helping shape targeted therapeutic approaches to treating these diseases.
Features 7 Comprehensive in scope 7 Written by ex-perts 7 With numerous illustrations
Contents Actin.- Microtubules.- The Kinesin Superfamily.- Myosins.- The Actin Cytoskeleton and Membrane Organisation in T Lymphocytes.- Thin Filament Disease of Stricted Muscle.- Filamin and disease.- LIMK and Cancer Metastasis.- Actin Mutations and Deafness.- Therapeutic Targeting of the Actin Cytoskeleton.- Microtubules as a Target in Cancer Therapy.- Microtubules and drug resistance.- Post-translational Modifications of Tubulin.- Stathmin and Cancer.- The Biology and Pathobiology of Tau Protein.- Tubulin-Related Malformations of Cortical Development.- Spectrins in Human Diseases.- Laminopathies.- Desmin and Heart Disease.- Neurodegenerative Diseases and Inter-mediate Filaments.
Fields of interestsCell Biology; Cell Cycle Analysis; Cell Physiology
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2012. XVII, 403 p. 42 illus., 22 in color. Hardcover7 $209.00ISBN 978-1-61779-787-3
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C. Kioussi, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA (Ed.)
OdontogenesisMethods and Protocols
Features 7 Serves as a guide to basic and state-of-the-art techniques to understand anatomical and molecu-lar dental phenotypes 7 Provides cutting-edge, step-by-step protocols, ready for the lab 7 Fea-tures tips from the experts on how to successfully complete the methods
Contents Histological Analysis of the Embryonic and Adult Tooth.- Determination of Gene Expression Patterns by Whole-Mount In Situ Hybridization.- Determination of Gene Expression Patterns by In Situ Hybridization in Sections.- Immunohis-tochemistry and Detection of Proliferating Cells by BrdU.- Detection of Apoptosis by TUNEL Assay.- Use of siRNA in Dental Tissue-Derived Cell Cultures: Integrin Knockdown in Fibro-blasts.- Organ Cultures and Kidney-Capsule Grafting of Tooth Germs.- Evaluation of Skull and Tooth Morphology and Mineralization Using High-Resolution X-Ray Tomography.- Electron Microscopy.- Deoxyoligonucleotide Microarrays for Gene Expression Profiling in Murine Tooth Germs.- Lineage Differentiation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells from Dental Pulp, Apical Papilla, and Periodontal Ligament.- In Vivo Transplantation and Tooth Repair.- Methods to Validate Tooth-Supporting Regenerative Therapies.- Generation of a Bioengineered Tooth by Using a Three-Dimensional Cell Manipulation Method (Organ Germ Method).- In Vitro Studies on Odontogenic Tumors.- Whole Mount Immunohistochemistry and In Situ Hybridization of Larval and Adult Zebrafish Dental Tissues.
Fields of interestsCell Biology; Developmental Biology; Gene Expression
Target groupsProfessional/practitioner
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2012. 180 p. 40 illus., 25 in color. (Methods in Molecular Biology, Volume 887) Hardcover7 approx. $119.00ISBN 978-1-61779-859-7
B. T. Kurien, R. H. Scofield, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OK, USA (Eds.)
Protein ElectrophoresisMethods and Protocols
Contents How It All Began -- A Personal History of Gel-Electrophoresis.- Introduction to Protein Electrophoresis.- Protein Quantification Methods to Determine Protein Concentration Prior to Electrophoresis.- Protein Solubilization: Attend to the Choice of Lysis Buffer.- Native Polyacrylamide Gels.- Cationic Electrophoresis.- SARCOSYL-PA-GE: A New Electrophoretic Method for the Sepa-ration and Immunological Detection of PEGylated Proteins.- Tricine-SDS-PAGE.- Analysis of Protein Glycation using Phenylboronate Acrylamide Gel Electrophoresis.- Protein Electrophoresis in Aga-rose Gels for Separating High Molecular Weight Proteins.- Increase in Local Protein Concentra-tion by Field-Inversion Gel Electrophoresis.- A Combined Free Flow Electrophoresis and DIGE Approach to Compare Proteins in Complex Bio-logical Samples.- Immunofixation Electrophoresis for Identification of Proteins and Specific Anti-bodies.- Microchip Electrophoresis, with respect to “Profiling of Aβ Peptides in the Cerebrospinal Fluid of Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease”.- A Foodomics Approach: CE-MS for Comparative Metabolomics of Colon Cancer Cells Treated with Dietary Polyphenols.- Peptide Fractionation by SDS-Free Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis for Proteomic Analysis via DF-PAGE.- Tris-Acetate Polyacrylamide Gradient Gels for the Simultane-ous Electrophoretic Analysis of Proteins of Very High and Low Molecular Mass.- SDS PAGE for 35S Immunoprecipitation and Immunoprecipi-tation Western Blotting.- Two Dimensional Gel Electrophoresis: Vertical Isoelectric Focusing. [...]
Fields of interestsProtein Science; Proteomics; Electrophoresis
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2012. Approx. 600 p. 155 illus., 31 in color. (Methods in Molecular Biology, 869) Hardcover7 $159.00ISBN 978-1-61779-820-7
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E. Lichtfouse, French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA), Dijon, France (Ed.)
Organic Fertilisation, Soil Quality and Human HealthSustainable agriculture is a rapidly growing field aiming at producing food and energy in a sustainable way for our children. This discipline addresses current issues such as climate change, increasing food and fuel prices, starvation, obesity, water pollution, soil erosion, fertility loss, pest control and biodiversity depletion.
Features 7 Reports the history of no-tillage in the USA for the Dust Bowl on (see photo of figure 3 of first article) 7 Reports unexpected anomalies of fer-tiliser use in the European Union Reports positive effects of tomato for human health 7 Reports a list of soil microbes used to control plant diseases
Contents Convergence or divide in the movement for susta-inable and just agriculture; Miguel A Altieri.- No-till agriculture in the USA; Jared Margulies.- Or-ganic fertilizers in sub-Saharan farming systems; Jonas N. Chianu.- Biofuel Production Byproducts as Soil Amendments; Khaled D. Alotaibi.- Pseu-domonas and microbes for disease-suppressive soils; Yvan Moënne-Loccoz.- Conservation Tillage Impact on Soil Aggregation, Organic Matter Turnover and Biodiversity; Tek Bahadur Sapkota.- Sustainable agricultural NP turnover in the 27 European countries; Péter Csathó.- Tomato production for human health, not only for food; Reza Ghorbani.- Jute biology, diversity, cultiva-tion, pest control, fiber production and genetics; Sandipan Chowdhury.- Decision Support Systems for Agrotechnology Transfer; Reshmi Sarkar.- Plant growth retardants and mineral fertilisers for cotton; Zakaria M. Sawan.
Fields of interestAgriculture
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2012. VI, 394 p. 76 illus., 38 in color. (Sustainable Agriculture Reviews, Volume 9) Hardcover7 $209.00ISBN 978-94-007-4112-6
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T. K. Lim, Canberra, ACT, Australia
Edible Medicinal And Non-Medicinal PlantsVolume 4, Fruits
X. Liu, M. D. Betterton, University of Colorado at Boulder, CO, USA (Eds.)
Computational Modeling of Signaling NetworksSignaling networks are composed of numerous signaling pathways and each has its own intricate component parts. Signaling outputs are dynamic, extraordinarily complex and yet highly specific.
Features 7 Demonstrates how modeling is currently being applied to research in signaling 7 Provides step-by-step detail essential for reproducible re-sults 7 Contains key notes and implementation advice from the experts
Contents Predictive Models for Cellular Signaling Networks.-Analysing and Constraining Signaling Networks: Parameter Estimation for the User.-A Tutorial on Mathematical Modeling of Biological Signaling Pathways.-Bistability in one Equation or Fewer.-Mathematical Investigation of How Oncogenic Ras Mutants Promote Ras Signaling.-Modelling miRNA Regulation in Cancer Signal-ling Systems. miR-34a Regulation of the p53/Sirt1 Signalling Module.-Design of Experiments to Investigate Dynamic Cell Signaling Models.-Ma-thematical Modeling of Biochemical Systems with PottersWheel.-Rule-Based Modeling of Signal Transduction: APrimer.-Computational Modeling of Signal Transduction Networks: A Pedagogical Exposition.-Modeling Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Bacterial Populations.-Discrete Dynamic Mode-ling of Signal Transduction Networks.-Analytic Methods for Modeling Stochastic Regulatory Networks.
Fields of interestCell Biology
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2012. 245 p. 70 illus., 10 in color. (Methods in Molecular Biology, Volume 880) Hardcover7 approx. $119.00ISBN 978-1-61779-832-0
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V. M. Loyola-Vargas, N. Ochoa-Alejo, Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán, Cordemex, México (Eds.)
Plant Cell Culture ProtocolsContents An Introduction to Plant Cell Culture.- History of Plant Tissue Culture.- Callus, Suspension Culture and Hairy Roots. Induction, Maintenance, and Characterization.- Growth Measurements. Estima-tion of Cell Division and Cell Expansion.- Measu-rement of Cell Viability.- Pathogen and Biological Contamination Management in Plant Tissue Culture: Phyto-Pathogens, Vitro-Pathogens, and Vitro-Pests.- Cryopreservation of Embryogenic Cell Suspensions by Encapsulation-Vitrification and Encapsulation-Dehydration.- The Study of in vitro Development in Plants: General Approa-ches and Photography.- Use of Statistics in Plant Biotechnology.- Tissue Culture Methods for the Clonal Propagation and Genetic Improvement of Spanish Red Cedar (Cedrela Odorata).- Microp-ropagation of Banana.- Liquid in vitro Culture for the Propagation of Arundo donax.- Production of Haploids and Doubled Haploids in Maize.- Maize Somatic Embryogenesis: Recent Features to Improve Plant Regeneration.- Improved Shoot Regeneration from Root Explants Using an Absci-sic Acid Containing Medium.- Cryopreservation of Shoot Tips and Meristems: An Overview of Contemporary Methodologies.- Anther Culture of Chili Pepper (Capsicum spp.).- Production of Inter-Specific Hybrids in Ornamental Plants.- Plant Tissue Culture of Fast-Growing Trees for Phytoremediation Research.- Removing Heavy Metals by in vitro Cultures.- Establishment of a Sanguinarine Producing Cell Suspension Culture of Argemone Mexicana L. (Papaveraceae). Induc-tion of Alkaloid Accumulation.- Epigenetics, the Role of DNA Methylation on Tree Development. [...]
Fields of interestsPlant Sciences; Cell Culture
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3rd ed. 2012. XV, 460 p. 46 illus., 28 in color. (Methods in Molecular Biology, Volume 877) Hardcover7 $139.00ISBN 978-1-61779-817-7
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D. K. Maheshwari, Gurukul Kangri University, Haridwar UK, India (Ed.)
Bacteria in Agrobiology: Plant Probiotics
Contents Probiotics for Plants: Importance of Rhizobacte-ria on Aboveground Fitness in Plants.- Bacterial Inoculants for Field Applications under Mountain Ecosystem: Present Initiatives and Future Pro-spects.- Potential Use of Soil Microbial Com-munity in Agriculture.- Impact of Application of Biofertilizers on Soil Structure and Resident Microbial Community Structure and Func-tion.- The Impact of Mycorrhizosphere Bacterial Communities on Soil Biofunctioning in Tropical and Mediterranean Forest Ecosystems.- Ecology of Bacterial Endophytes in Sustainable Agriculture.- Strategies for the Exploration and Development of Biofertilizer.- Endophytic Bacteria and their Role in Legumes Growth Promotion.- Role of PGPR under Different Agroclimatic Conditions.- Consortium of Plant Growth Promoting Bacteria: Future Perspective in Agriculture.- Signals in the Rhizosphere and their Effects on the Interactions between Microorganisms and Plants.- Role of plant - Microbe Interactions in the Sustainable Development of Muga Sericulture.- Arabidopsis as a Model System to Decipher the Diversity and Complexity of Plant Responses to Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria.- Interactions of plant parasitic nematodes and plant pathogenic bacteria.- PGPR Mediated Systemic Resistance for Sustainable Agriculture.- Potential of PGPR for Sustainable Agriculture.- Contribution of N2 fixa-tion for the World Agriculture.- Plant Probiotics in Phosphorus Nutrition in Crops, with Special Reference to Rice.
Fields of interestsBacteriology; Agriculture; Plant Physiology
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2012. X, 340 p. 27 illus., 8 in color. Hardcover7 $209.00ISBN 978-3-642-27514-2
A. Navid, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, USA (Ed.)
Microbial Systems BiologyMethods and Protocols
Contents Flow Cytometry in Environmental Microbio-logy: A Rapid Approach for the Isolation of Single-Cells for Advanced Molecular Biology Analysis.-Pressure Cycling Technology in Systems Biology.-Targeted Isolation of Proteins from Natural Microbial Communities Living in an Extreme Environment.-Bacterial Identification and Subtyping Using DNA Microarray and DNA Sequencing.-Genetic Manipulation of the Obligate Chemolithoautotrophic Bacterium Thiobacillus denitrificans.-Genome-wide Mapping of the Binding Sites of Proteins that Interact with DNA.-MICROBIAL PROTEOMICS USING MASS SPECTROMETRY.-Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy for Molecular Analysis of Micro-bial Cells.-Mass Spectrometry-based Microbial Metabolomics.-Fast Sampling of the Cellular Metabolome.-Metabolic Pathway Determination and Flux Analysis in Non-model Microorganisms through 13C-isotope Labeling.-Biolog Phenotype Microarrays.-NanoSIP: NanoSIMS Applications for Microbial Biology.-Electrophysiological-metabolic Modeling of Microbes: Applications in Fuel Cells and Environment Analysis.-Simulating Microbial Systems: Addressing Model Uncertain-ty/Incompleteness via Multiscale and Entropy Methods.-Bacterial Genome Annotation.-Leis-hCyc: a Guide to Building a Metabolic Pathway Database and the Visualization of Metabolomic Data.-Development of Constraint-base System-level Models of Microbial Metabolism.-Complex Network Analysis in Microbial Systems: Theory and Examples.-Modeling a Minimal Cell.
Fields of interestsMicrobiology; Systems Biology
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2012. 565 p. 160 illus., 20 in color. (Methods in Molecular Biology, Volume 881) Hardcover7 approx. $159.00ISBN 978-1-61779-826-9
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A. Pébay, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia; K. Turksen, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, ON, Canada (Eds.)
Sphingosine-1-PhosphateMethods and Protocols
Contents Biochemical Methods for Quantifying Sphin-golipids: Ceramide, Sphingosine, Sphingosine Kinase-1 Activity, and Sphingosine-1-Phosphate.- Isoform-Selective Assays for Sphingosine Kinase Activity.- Quantification of Sphingosine-1-Phos-phate and Related Sphingolipids by Liquid Chro-matography Coupled to Tandem Mass Spectrome-try.- A Clean-up Method for Mass Spectrometric Analysis of Sphingosine-1-Phosphate in Blood and Solid Tissues Using a Phosphate Capture Molecule.- Immunohistochemical Detection of Sphingosine-1-Phosphate and Sphingosine Kinase-1 in Human Tissue Samples.- Assessment of Sphingosine-1-Phosphate Activity in Biological Samples by Receptor Internalization and Adherens Junction Formation.- High Throughput Assays to Measure Intracellular Ca2+ Mobilization in Cells that Express Recombinant S1P Receptor Subtypes.- Quantifying Sphingosine-1-Phosphate-Dependent Activation of the RhoGTPases.- Op-timized Protocols to Analyze Sphingosine-1-Phosphate Signal Transduction Pathways During Acrosomal Exocytosis in Human Sperm.- Use of Intravital Microscopy and In Vitro Chemotaxis Assays to Study the Roles of Sphingosine-1-Phosphate in Bone Homeostasis.- Assessment of Sphingosine-1-Phosphate Receptor Expression and Associated Intracellular Signaling Cascades in Primary Cells of the Human Central Nervous System.- Sphingosine-1-Phosphate Signaling in Skeletal Muscle Cells.- Maintenance of Human Embryonic Stem Cells by Sphingosine-1-Phospha-te and Platelet-Derived Growth Factor. [...]
Fields of interestsCell Biology; Cell Culture
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2012. XV, 236 p. 39 illus., 10 in color. (Methods in Molecular Biology, Volume 874) Hardcover7 $119.00ISBN 978-1-61779-799-6
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V. S. Saakov, Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint Petersburg, Russia; V. Z. Drapkin, Electrotechnical University, St. Petersburg, Russia; A. I. Krivchenko, E. V. Rozengart, Russian Academy of Science, St. Petersburg, Russia; Y. V. Bogachev, M. N. Knyazev, Electrotechnical University, St. Petersburg, Russia
Derivative Spectrophotometry and Electron Spin Resonance (ESR) Spectroscopy for Ecological and Biological QuestionsThis book provides a multidisciplinary overview to the application of high order derivative spectro-photometry and Electron Spin Resonance (ESR) spectroscopy in biology and ecology.
Features 7 Gives a modern approach to practical applica-tion of high order derivative spectro-photometry and ESR spectroscopy 7 Provides a clear over-view of the basic methods 7 Practical applica-tions of spectroscopic methods in various fields are referred to in detail
Contents Preface.- Introduction.- Chapter 1. Bases of the derivative spectrophotometry.- Chapter 2. The derivative spectrophotometry method for analysis of biologically active substances.- Chapter 3. Ap-plicability of the DSHO method in the work with pigments of plants and animals.- Chapter 4. EPR spectroscopy for solution of some scientific real-world problems in biology, medicine and ecology.- Conclusion.- References.- Subject.- Index.
Fields of interestsComputer Appl. in Life Sciences; Life Sciences, general; Spectroscopy/Spectrometry
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2012. Approx. 350 p. 180 illus. Hardcover7 approx. $189.00ISBN 978-3-7091-1006-5
S. R. Singh, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, MD, USA (Ed.)
Somatic Stem CellsMethods and Protocols
Contents Current Thoughts on the Therapeutic Potential of Stem Cell.-A Unique FACS Method to Isolate Stem Cells in Planarian.-Identification of Neural Stem Cells in the Drosophila Larval Brain.-Generation and Staining of Intestinal Stem Cell Lineage in Adult Midgut.-Developing a Quantita-tive In Vivo Tissue Reconstitution Assay to Assess the Relative Potency of Candidate Populations of Mouse Oesophageal Epithelial Cells.-Identifica-tion, Isolation, and Culture of Intestinal Epithelial Stem Cells from Murine Intestine.-Isolation and Characterization of Distal Lung Progenitor Cells.-Transplantation of Mouse Fetal Liver Cells for Analyzing the Function of Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cells.-Convenient and Efficient Enrichment of the CD133+ Liver Cells From Rat Fetal Liver as a Source of Liver Stem/Progenitor Cells.-Assessing the Potential Clinical Utility of Transplantations of Neural and Mesenchy-mal Stem Cells for Treating Neurodegenerative Diseases.-Functional Identification of Neural Stem Cell-Derived Oligodendrocytes.-Stem/Progenitor Cells in Murine Mammary Gland: Isolation and Functional Characterization.-A Reporter Assay to Detect Transfer and Targeting of miRNAs in Stem Cell-Breast Cancer Co-Cultures.-Isolation, Culture and Osteogenic/chondrogenic Differentia-tion of Bone Marrow Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells.-Obtaining Freshly Isolated and Cultured Mesenchymal Stem Cells from Human Adipose Tissue.-Collection, Processing and Banking of Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cells for Transplan-tation and Regenerative Medicine.-Generation of Functional Islets from Human Umbilical Cord and Placenta Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells. [...]
Fields of interestsCell Biology; Stem Cells
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2012. 510 p. 106 illus., 36 in color. (Methods in Molecular Biology, Volume 879) Hardcover7 $159.00ISBN 978-1-61779-814-6
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M. Swapna, S. Srivastava, Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research, Lucknow, INDIA
Molecular Marker Applications for Sugar Content in SugarcaneSugarcane, an important source of sugar, plays a substantial role in world economy. As a C4 plant this has very efficient system for carbohy-drate metabolism through photosynthesis. Crop improvement efforts have concentrated mainly on improving quality traits, mainly sugar content. This being a complex trait, involves a large num-ber of target genes in the metabolic pathway. The complex polyploid nature of the crop makes it more difficult to pin point the key players in this complex pathway. Despite its importance, little is known about the exact mechanism of sucrose accumulation and its regulation in sugarcane. Many enzymes have been proposed to have a key role in determining the ultimate sucrose content in sugarcane. There are evidences to show that some of these like Sucrose Phosphate Synthase (SPS) and Sucrose Synthase (SuSy) are encoded by multiple genes that show organ specifity in sugarcane. Especially in a crop like sugarcane where the classical techniques are of limited help in elucidating various genetic complexities, mole-cular techniques can be of help in throwing some light on the grey areas.
Features 7 One-of-a-kind look at the applications of mo-lecular marker applications for sugarcane 7 The most current and accurate information on the topic, yet to covered by any major publica-tion 7 World renowned and respected authors, Dr. Swapna and Dr. Srivastava, take a uniquely in depth and comprehensive look into this very specific application
Fields of interestsPlant Sciences; Plant Genetics & Genomics; Plant Breeding/Biotechnology
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Due March 2012
2012. 52 p. 5 illus., 1 in color. (SpringerBriefs in Plant Science) Softcover7 $49.95ISBN 978-1-4614-2256-3
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K. Turksen, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, ON, Canada (Ed.)
Human Embryonic Stem Cells HandbookContents Establishment of New Lines of Human Embryonic Stem Cells: Evolution of the Methodology.- Suc-cessful Scale-Up and Quality Assessments of Human Embryonic Stem Cells for Cell Therapy: Challenges and Overview.- Human Embryonic Stem Cells Derived in Xeno-Free Conditions.- Procedures for Derivation and Characterization of Human Embryonic Stem Cells from Odense, Denmark.- Principles for Derivation of Human Embryonic Stem Cells.- Derivation and Main-tenance of Undifferentiated Human Embryonic Stem Cells.- Establishment of hESC Lines from the Inner Cell Mass of Blastocyst-Stage Embryos and Single Blastomeres of 4-Cell Stage Embryos.- Ana-lysis of LINE-1 Expression in Human Pluripotent Cells.- Characterization and Gene Expression Profiling of Five Human Embryonic Stem Cell Lines Derived in Taiwan.- Derivation of Human Embryonic Stem Cell Lines from Poor Quality Embryos.- Derivation, Expansion, and Characteri-zation of Human Embryonic Stem Cell Lines from Aneuploid Embryos.- Mutated Human Embryonic Stem Cells for the Study of Human Genetic Disor-ders.- Single-Cell Enzymatic Dissociation of hESC Lines OxF1--OxF4 and Culture in Feeder-Free Conditions.- Protocol for Expansion of Undif-ferentiated Human Embryonic and Pluripotent Stem Cells in Suspension.- Suspension Bioreactor Expansion of Undifferentiated Human Embryonic Stem Cells.- Derivation, Propagation, and Charac-terization of Neuroprogenitors from Pluripotent Stem Cells (hESCs and hiPSCs).- Comparison of Neural Differentiation Potential of Human Pluripotent Stem Cell Lines Using a Quantitative Neural Differentiation Protocol. [...]
Fields of interestsCell Biology; Stem Cells
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2012. X, 355 p. 59 illus., 34 in color. (Methods in Molecular Biology, Volume 873) Hardcover7 $139.00ISBN 978-1-61779-793-4
Z. Wang, Carnegie Institution for Science, Stanford, CA, USA; Z. Yang, University of California, Riverside, CA, USA (Eds.)
Plant Signalling NetworksMethods and Protocols
Contents Experimental Analysis of Receptor Kinase Phosphorylation.- Quantitative Measurement of Phosphopeptides and Proteins via Stable Isotope Labeling in Arabidopsis (SILIA) and Functional Phosphoproteomic Strategies.- Identification of O-GlcNAc Modified Proteins from Arabidopsis.- Quantitative Analysis of Protein Phosphorylation Using Two-Dimensional Difference Gel Elec-trophoresis (2-D DIGE).- Quantitative Analysis of Plasma Proteome Using Two-Dimensional Difference Gel Electrophoresis (2-D DIGE).- Identification and Verification of Redox-Sensitive Proteins in Arabidopsis thaliana.- Small-Molecule Dissection of Brassinosteroid (BR) Signaling.- A Chemical Genetics Method to Uncover Small Molecules for Dissecting the Mechanism of ABA Responses in Arabidopsis Seed Germination.- Ac-tivation Tagging.- Rho GTPase Activity Analysis in Plant Cells.- Analysis of In Vivo ROP GTPase Activity at the Subcellular Level by Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer Microscopy.- In vivo Ubiquitination Assay by Agroinfiltration.- In Vitro Protein Ubiquitination Assay.- Genome-Wide Identification of Transcription Factor Binding Sites in Plants Using Chromatin Immunopreci-pitation Followed by Microarray (ChIP-chip) or Sequencing (ChIP-seq).- Smart Pooling of mRNA Samples for Efficient Transcript Profiling.- Tran-sient Expression Assays for Quantifying Signaling Output.- Genome-Wide Profiling of Uncapped mRNA.- Computational Tools for Quantitative Analysis of Cell Growth Patterns and Morpho-genesis in Actively Developing Plant Stem Cell Niches.
Fields of interestsPlant Sciences; Proteomics
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Due May 2012
2011. 225 p. 28 illus., 7 in color. (Methods in Molecular Biology, Volume 876) Hardcover7 $119.00ISBN 978-1-61779-808-5
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M. J. Werger, M. A. van Staalduinen, Utrecht University, The Netherlands (Eds.)
Eurasian Steppes. Ecological Problems and Livelihoods in a Changing WorldContents Preface.- Authors and Affiliations.- 1. Abiotic and biotic determinants of Steppe Productivity and Performance – a view from Central Asia.- 2. The Steppe Biome in Russia: Ecosystem Services, Conservation Status, and Actual Challenges.- 3. Steppes of Kazakhstan: Diversity and present State.- 4. The Central Anatolian Steppe.- 5. Uk-rainian Steppes in the past, at present and in the future.- 6. Cessation of Traditional Management reduces the Diversity of Steppe-like Grasslands in Romania through litter accumulation.- 7. Past trends, present state and future prospects of Hun-garian Forest-Steppes.- 8. The dry Grasslands in Slovakia: history, classification and managemen.- 9. Iberian steppes.- 10. Pastoral Degradation of Steppe ecosystems in Central Mongolia.- 11. Plant Functional Types across Dune Fixation Stages in the Chinese Steppe zone and their applicabi-lity for Restoration of the Desertified Land.- 12. Population Dynamics of a Key Steppe Species in a Changing World: the critically endangered Saiga Antelope.- 13. The Przewalski’s horse and its reintroduction in the steppe of Hustai National Park, Mongolia.- 14. Transformation of Steppe communities of Yakutia due to Climatic Change and Anthropogenic Impact.- 15. Influence of Climate Change on Vegetation and Wildlife in the Daurian eco-region.- 16. Changes in the southern Siberian Forest-Steppes.- 17. Effects of Climate Warming and Vegetation cover on Permafrost of Mongolia.- 18. Degradation and Management of Steppes in China. [...]
Fields of interestsPlant Ecology; Climate Change; Conservation Biology/Ecology
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2012. XIV, 508 p. 122 illus. in color. (Plant and Vegetation, Volume 6) Hardcover7 approx. $239.00ISBN 978-94-007-3885-0
