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Pineapple Press, 2009. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. Bromeliads are a type of plant known for growing on the bark of other plants rather than on soil. This book profiles all of Florida's bromeliads, explains how they manage to subsist on larger woody hosts without operating as parasites, and discusses why they have attracted attention from plant scientists interested in stress physiology and unusual lifestyles. Profiles describe species and hybrids, and give notes on ecology, conservation status, ass... more information

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Arcadia Publishing, 2008. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. The town of Highlands, in western North Carolina was founded in 1875 as a health and summer resort. Shaffner has written local histories and now serves as the archivist for the Highlands Historical Society. He presents photographs showing the botany of the area, the time before the resort, the periods 1875-1900 and 1900-1930, architecture, and artistic creations. A final chapter juxtaposes old and recent photographs of the same place. (©2009 Bo... more information

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AldineTransaction, 2009. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. Chang (geography and climatology, U. of Hawaii) has written this ecological survey on the effects of climate on plant growth for professionals across a wide variety of scientific disciplines such as meteorology, hydrology, soil science, botany and agronomy. The author explains the radiation flux in the free atmosphere and biosphere and concentrates on such processes as photosynthesis and photoperiodism. The effect of water on plant growth is also ana... more information

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W.W. Norton, 2008. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. This publication explores how botany and nature serve as inspiration for contemporary architecture. Botanical drawings accompany photographs and plans of buildings across the world, demonstrating the influence of nature and underlining why natural forms create good models for structures. The title is divided into sections discussing light and spatial arrangement, water control, temperature control, extreme conditions, defense, and homologies; though it is ... more information

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AldineTransaction, 2008. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. A reprint from 1967, this volume serves as a reference on terms in biology, with definitions of about 2,000 terms presented alphabetically. Terms that can be found in any English dictionary are excluded. Abercrombie et al. taught embryology, botany, and zoology in the UK and Canada. (©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) ... more information

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Facts On File, Inc., 2008. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. For readers in grades nine and up, this dictionary contains brief alphabetical entries on marine science, covering biochemistry, botany, chemistry, ecology, geology, meteorology, and zoology subjects, from the Aegean Sea to the Yangtze River. About 300 of the terms are new or revised for this edition, including aragonite, biogeochemical cycling, euphotic zone, Global Ocean Observing System, International Polar Year, marine snow, sea ice biome, and ... more information

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Science Publishers, Inc., 2005. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. Geographers from around the world, along with scholars in forestry, botany, ecology, business, and other fields, explore not the current status of land use and land cover, but the causes and impact of changes in them, including the biophysical and socioeconomic dimensions. They cover global trends of change and their interaction with global environmental changes; regional diversity, integrating environmental, socioeconomic, and historical know... more information

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Am. Phytopathological Soc., 2009. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. Harveson (U. of Nebraska, Scottsbluff) et al. compile a resource on beet production problems for field workers, diagnosticians, extension specialists, agronomists, entomologists, and home gardeners. They focus on the sugar beet, but information can pertain to other types. They cover the history of beet production, botany, and breeding, and the symptoms, causes, disease cycle and epidemiology, and management of biotic and abiotic disorders an... more information

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Haworth Food & Agric. Products, 2007. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. In a volume treating the microbial control of plant-parasitic nematodes and insects, Saxena (botany, U. of Delhi, India) and Mukerji (retired mycologist and microbial ecologist, U. of Delhi) introduce ten chapters providing an international, integrated pest management perspective on these major agricultural crop threats. Contributing scientists review crop pathogens and the role of biotic factors in disease development in a variety o... more information

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Science Publishers, Inc., 2009. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. Written for postgraduate students and researchers, this book on pollen and spore studies focuses on the role these bioparticles have on air pollution and ultimately the immune systems of flora and fauna. Agashe (Botany, Bangalore U., India) and Caulton (pollen studies, Napier U., Scotland) present a thorough survey on the fields of palynology and aerobiology, describing the morphology of a wide range of spores and pollens and their source plan... more information

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CRC Press, 2002. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. This work presents current knowledge of dsRNA genetic factors from different biological systems and discusses high-impact applications to agriculture, forestry, and medicine. The potential benefits and risks of the use of dsRNA-induced gene silencing are described, the role of dsRNA induced PKR in the interferon-induced antiviral response is examined, and the use of dsRNA viruses from yeast in the molecular characterization of other dsRNA mycoviruses is disc... more information

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Springer, 1992. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. A review of the recent literature in structural botany, physiology, genetics, taxonomy, and geobotany. Among the specific topics are cytology and morphogenesis of fungal cells, the role and effects of aluminum, mutation in higher plants, paleobotany, population ecology, and seed dispersal. For advanced botanists. (©1993 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) ... more information

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Blackwell Publishing, 2008. New. CD-ROM; not a bound book. This CD-ROM is the companion to the book Plant Anatomy, a reference for undergraduates taking courses in plant anatomy, applied plant anatomy, and plant biology, and for researchers and postgraduates in plant sciences. The CD-ROM contains high-quality photographs and scanning electron microscope images. It offers students access to the microscopic detail of plant structures essential to gaining a real understanding of the subject. Laboratory exerci... more information

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