Author: Publisher: Academy of Natural Sciences
ISBN: 9781604831054
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
New Birds from Bolivia: Part V: Notulae Naturae of The Acad. of Natural Sciences of Phila., No. 105
Author: Publisher: Academy of Natural Sciences
ISBN: 9781604831054
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
Notulae Naturae of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia
Author: Dictionary Catalog of the Department Library
Author: United States. Department of the Interior. LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 864
Book Description
Descriptions of New Birds from Bolivia
Author: James BondBirds of Aruba, Curacao and Bonaire
Author: Bart de BoerPublisher: Helm
ISBN: 9781472982568
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
The Netherlands Antilles comprises three main islands off the coast ofnorthern Venezuela. These are Aruba, Curacao and Bonaire . They aremajor tourist destinations, especially popular with divers, and alsoattract many visitors from Holland and elsewhere. The colour plates are based on the bestselling Birds of Northern South America, but many new images have been painted specially for this book. The authoritative text highlights the key features needed to identify each species in the field, and the plates illustrate every distinct plumage and race. This will be the first evercomprehensive field guide dedicated to the birds of the region.
Studies in Neotropical Ornithology Honoring Ted Parker
Author: James Vanderbeek RemsenPublisher:
ISBN: 9780935868937
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 918
Book Description
A nomenclator of extant and fossil taxa of the Valvatidae (Gastropoda, Ectobranchia)
Author: Gerhard HaszprunarPublisher: PenSoft Publishers LTD
ISBN: 9546427152
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
The present catalog provides a compilation of all supra- and (infra-) specific taxa of extant and fossil Valvatidae (Ectobranchia), a group of freshwater operculate snails (Gastropoda, Heterobranchia). Taxa initially described in this family and bsequently classified in other families (in particular Hydrobiidae and Planorbidae, but among others also larval shells of trichopteran insects) as well as names due to errors or misspellings are likewise included. For each taxon the full original reference and the ype locality (and type horizon in fossils) is provided. Remarks on nomenclatorical problems and possible solutions are added if necessary. As a novelty the extensive reference list is as far as possible directly linked to the internet source (digital view or pdf-download) of the respective papers to facilitate future taxonomic research.
The IUCN Invertebrate Red Data Book
Author: Sue WellsThe Biotic Associations of Cockroaches
Author: Edwin R. WillisPublisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 563
Book Description
The book "The Biotic Associations of Cockroaches" by Louis M. Roth and Edwin R. Willis covers the history of research works on cockroaches, various species of cockroaches, their classifications, ecological relationships, and much more. The authors describe the scientific relationships portrayed by these groups of insects including mutualism, as well as the relation with viruses, bacteria, fungi and yeasts, protozoans, etc. This book gives a detailed view of cockroaches and their unique characteristics and attributes.
Amazonian Floodplain Forests
Author: Wolfgang J. JunkPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9048187257
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 620
Book Description
Central Amazonian floodplain forests are an unique and endangered ecosystem. The forests grow in areas that are annually flooded by large rivers during mean periods of up to 8 months and at depths of up to 10 m. Despite this severe stress, these forests consist of over 1,000 species and are by far the most species-rich floodplain forests worldwide. The trees show a broad range of morphological, anatomical, physiological, and phenological adaptations that enable them not only to survive the adverse environmental conditions, but also to produce large amounts of biomass when the nutrient levels in water and soils are sufficiently high. This is the case in the floodplains of white-water rivers, which are used for fisheries, agriculture, and cattle-ranching but which also have a high potential for the production of timber and non-timber products, when adequately managed. Latest research on ecophysiology gives insight how tree species adapt to the oscillating flood-pulse focusing on their photosynthesis, respiration, sap flow, biochemistry, phenology, wood and leave anatomy, root morphology and functioning, fruit chemistry, seed germination, seedling establishment, nitrogen fixation and genetic variability. Based on tree ages, lifetime growth rates and net primary production, new concepts are developed to improve the sustainability of traditional forest managements in the background of an integrated natural resource management. This is the first integrative book on the functioning and ecologically oriented use of floodplain forests in the tropics and sub-tropics.It provides fundamental knowledge for scientist, students, foresters and other professionals on their distribution, evolution and phytogeography. “This book is an excellent testimony to the interdisciplinary collaboration of a group of very dedicated scientists to unravel the functioning of the Amazonian Floodplain forests. They have brought together a highly valuable contribution on the distribution, ecology, primary production, ecophysiology, typology, biodiversity, and human use of these forests offering recommendations for sustainable management and future projects in science and development of these unique wetland ecosystems. It lays a solid scientific foundation for wetland ecologists, foresters, environmentalists, wetland managers, and all those interested in sustainable management in the tropics and subtropics.” Brij Gopal, Executive Vice President International Society for Limnology (SIL).