2001. A Clay Odyssey

Edited by Eduardo A Dominguez et al

Proceedings of the 12th International Clay Conference, Bahia Blanca, Argentina, July 2001. ....

Academic Press Dictionary of Science and Technology

Edited by Christopher Morris

The book includes 115,000 fully-defined entries, not counting abbreviations; 122 fields of science covered; single volume, double-column format, well illustrated. The CD-ROM ....

The Adhesion Molecules Factsbook

Clare M Isacke and Michael A Horton

This updated and expanded Second Edition of "The Adhesion Molecule FactsBook" has nearly double the number of entries of the First Edition, and provides a compendium of the ....

Advances In Ecological Research, Volume 32

Edited by Hal Caswell

Presents a wide range of papers on all aspects of ecology. Topics include the physiology, populations, and communities of plants and animals, as well as landscape and ....

Advances in Ecological Research, Volume 28

Edited by Alastair H Fitter and Dave Raffaelli

Areas covered range from modeling terrestrial carbon exchange and storage to the relationship between animal abundance and body size. ....

Advances in Ecological Research, Volume 31

Ancient Lakes: Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution

Edited by Andrew Rossiter and Hiroya Kawanabe

Scattered over several continents, the ancient lakes of the world have a unique uninterrupted history dating back beyond 100,000 years. Ancient lakes are, in effect, ....

Advances in Ecological Research, Volume 34

Classic Papers

Edited by Hal Caswell

Contents Includes a theory of gradient analysis, ecology of coarse woody debris in temperate ....

Advances in Ecological Research, Volume 36

Food Webs: From Connectivity to Energetics

Edited by Hal Caswell

The most recent volume of this series, Advances in Ecological Research, demonstrates a ....

Advances in Ecological Research, Volume 37

Population Dynamics and Laboratory Ecology

Edited by Hal Caswell and Robert Desharnais

Population Dynamics and Laboratory Ecology highlights the contributions laboratory studies are making to our understanding of the dynamics of ecological and evolutionary ....

Advances in High Pressure Techniques for Geophysical Applications

Edited by J Chen et al

High-pressure mineral physics is a field that is strongly driven by the development of new technology. Fifty years ago, when experimentally achievable pressures were limited ....

Advances in Marine Biology, Volume 31

Edited by JHS Blaxter and AJ Southward

"Advances in Marine Biology" contains up-to-date reviews of all areas of marine science, including fisheries science and macro/micro fauna. Each volume contains peer-reviewed ....

Advances in Marine Biology, Volume 46

Edited by Alan Southward, PA Tyler, CM Young and LA Fuiman

Contains more in-depth and up-to-date reviews on all particular aspects of marine biology. ....

Advances in Marine Biology: Volume 36

The Biochemical Ecology of Marine Fishes

Edited by Alan J Southward, Paul A Tyler and Craig M Young

Advances in Marine Biology has always offered marine biologists an in-depth and up-to-date review on a variety of topics. As well as many volumes that provide a ....

Advances in Marine Biology: Volume 37

Edited by Alan J Southward, Paul Tyler and Craig M Young

The first review describes the population biology of walleye pollock including its life history, population dynamics, genetic structure, and metapopulation structure. The ....

Advances in Marine Biology: Volume 38

Edited by Alan J Southward, Paul Tyler, Craig M Young and L Fuiman

Advances in Marine Biology provides in-depth and up-to-date reviews on a variety of topics. The series also includes thematic volumes that examine a particular field in ....

Advances in Marine Biology: Volume 41

Edited by Alan J Southward, Paul Tyler and Craig M Young

Contents include: Interactions between Phytoplankton and Trace Metals in the Ocean; The Sea Cucumber Holothuria scabra (Holothuroidea: Echinodermata): Its Biology and ....

Advances in Marine Biology: Volume 48

Aquatic Geomicrobiology

Edited by Alan J Southward, Paul Tyler and Craig M Young

In-depth and up-to-date reviews on a wide range of topics.'Each of these reviews is complete within its topic.' Quarterly Review of Biology ....

Advances in Parasitology, Volume 56

Edited by John Baker et al

"Advances in Parasitology" is a serial containing in-depth reviews on current topics of interest in contemporary parasitology. It includes medical studies on parasites of major ....

Advances in Protein Chemistry: Prion Proteins

Edited by B Caughey

Prion Proteins is issue-oriented and edited by a well-known authority in the field. Topics covered include structure, diversity, and energetics as well as the diseases ....

Advances in Reliability

Edited by N Balakrishnan and CR Rao

The area of Reliability has become a very important and active area of research. This is clearly evident from the large body of literature that has been developed in the form of ....

Algal Culturing Techniques

Edited by Robert A Andersen

A comprehensive reference on all aspects of the isolation and cultivation of marine and freshwater algae, including seaweeds. It is divided into seven parts that cover history, ....

Algal Toxins in Seafood and Drinking Water

Edited by IR Falconer

Red tides in the sea and bright green lakes and rivers are becoming features of our degraded world environment. These events, caused by algae and the toxins they produce, ....

Analysis and Management of Animal Populations

Byron K Williams, Michael J Conroy and James D Nichols

The goal of this important volume is to link management, evaluation, and conservation to modeling, estimation, and decision-making methods. Four major sections review these ....

Analysis of Wildlife Radio-Tracking Data

Gary C White and Robert A Garrott

With the advances in miniaturization of electronic components, wildlife biologists now routinely monitor the movements of free-ranging animals with radio-tracking devices. ....

The Anatomical Basis of Mouse Development

Jonathan BL Bard and Matthew H Kaufman

Written as a companion to Kaufman's`The Atlas of Mouse Development', this book details the developmental anatomy of the early embryo, the transitional tissues, and all ....

Animal Cognition in Nature

The Convergence of Psychology and Biology in Laboratory and Field

Edited by Russel P Balda, Irene M Pepperberg and Alan C Kamil

Developing ideas first proposed in the 1960s - optimality, optimal foraging theory, sociobiology, kin selection - this volume surveys those areas of animal behaviour most ....

Applied Groundwater Modelling

Simulation of Flow and Advective Transport

Mary P Anderson and William W Woessner

Creating numerical groundwater models of field problems requires careful attention to describing the problem domain, selecting boundary conditions, assigning model ....

Aquaculture Water Reuse Systems

Engineering Design and Management

MB Timmons and TM Losordo

The demand for high quality aquacultured products and an increasing concern for resource conservation has led individuals and large corporations to invest time and money in ....

Aquatic Ecosystems: Interactivity of Dissolved Organic Matter

Edited by Stuart EG Findlay and Robert L Sinsabaugh

"Aquatic Ecosystems" explains the interplay between various movements of matter and energy through ecosystems mediated by Dissolved Organic Matter. This book provides ....

Arsenic Exposure and Health Effects V

Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Arsenic Exposure and Health Effects, July 2002, San Diego

WR Chappell et al

Arsenic Exposure and Health Effects

Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Arsenic Exposure and Health Effects, July

Edited by Willard R Chappell, Charles O Abernathy and Rebecca L Calderon

The Society of Environmental Geochemistry and Health (SEGH) Third International Conference on Arsenic Exposure and Health Effects was held from July 12-15, 1998 in San ....

The Atlas of Chick Development

Ruth Bellairs and Mark Osmond

The chick embryo has long occupied a special place among developmental biologists for both research and teaching. In recent years, its popularity has been extended to ....

Atmosphere: Ocean Dynamics

AE Gill

Looks at how atmospheric and oceanic circulations are driven by solar energy, and covers the study of observed distributions of physical qualities, including temperature. Basic ....

Bacterial Biogeochemistry

The Ecophysiology of Mineral Cycling

T Fenchel, GM King and TH Blackburn

The expanded and revised second edition of Bacteria and Mineral Cycling of elements. Provides a detailed treatment of: microbial symbiosis; decomposition of soil; ....

The Bamboos of the World

Animated Nomenclature and Literature of the Species and the Higher and Lower Taxa

D Ohrnberger

Comprehensive (taxonomic as well as horticultural) reference work that provides basic information on bamboos world wide, whether they are wild or cultivated, well-known or ....

Behavioural Ecology of Tropical Birds

Bridget JM Stutchbury and Eugene S Morton

Illustrates where, how and why tropical birds are so different from temperate zone birds, examines behavioural adaptations of tropical birds in timing of breeding, life ....

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Fishes, Volume 1

Phylogenetic and Biochemical Perspectives

Edited by P Hochachka and T Mommsen

Contents: Contributors. Preface. On the biochemistry and cell physiology of water (J.S. Clegg, W. Drost-Hansen). Evolution of the fish genome (M.M. Ferguson, F.W. Allendorf). ....

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Fishes, Volume 2

Molecular Biology Frontiers

Edited by P Hochachka and TP Mommsen

This second volume in the series covers such topics as DNA fingerprinting of fishes, the cytochromes P450 in fish, the molecular biology of bacterial fish diseases, and new ....

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Fishes, Volume 3

Analytical Techniques

Edited by P Hochachka and TP Mommsen

Covers such topics as anaesthetics, cannulation and injection techniques, and surgery. The book will be invaluable to fisheries scientists, aquaculturists, and animal ....

Biodegradation and Bioremediation

Martin Alexander

Presents the basic principles of biodegredation and shows how these principles relate to bioremediation. ....

Biodiversity and Natural Product Diversity

Francesco Pietra

This text provides an integrated evaluation of the diversity of natural products in relation to biodiversity. The ongoing exploitation of biological resources, while ....

Biodiversity of Fungi

Inventory and Monitoring Methods

Edited by Mueller, Greg M, Mercedes S Foster and Gerald F Bills

Outlines standardised methods for documenting diversity and distribution, making this an essential reference for anyone collecting or monitoring fungi. Chapters are arranged ....

Biogeochemistry of Marine Dissolved Organic Matter

Edited by Dennis Hansell and Craig Carlson

Dissolved Organic Matter is biochemically resistant organic matter providing a source for: nutrient regeneration, ion exchange capacity, and light and heat absorption. ....

Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements in the Rhizosphere

Edited by PM Huang and GR Gobran

The rhizosphere in soil environments refers to the narrow zone of soil influenced by the ....

Biogeochemistry: An Analysis of Global Change

William H Schlesinger

An important introduction to this rapidly developing interdisciplinary field. Intended for use by students and professionals in all environmental, geochemical and ecological ....

Bioindicators and Biomonitors

Principles, Concepts and Applications

Edited by BA Markert, AM Breure and HG Zechmeister

Comprehensive coverage of bioindication/biomonitoring in the fields of ecology, ecotoxicology and environmental sciences; from the ecological basics to the effects of ....

Biology and Culture of Channel Catfish

Edited by Craig S Tucker and John A Hargreaves

The history of channel catfish farming in the United States serves as a model for the development of pond-based aquaculture industries worldwide. Channel catfish farming is ....

Biology of Brassica Coenospecies

Edited by C Gomez-Campo

Brassica crop species and their allies (Raphanus, Sinapis, Eruca, etc) are important sources of edible roots, stems, leaves, buds and inflorescences, as well as of edible or ....

The Biology of Disease Vectors

B Beaty and W Marquardt

Presents a comprehensive and advanced discussion of disease vectors and what the future may hold for their control. This edition examines the control of disease vectors through ....

Biology of the Lobster

Homarus americanus

Edited by JR Factor

The widely distributed Maine Lobster, Homarus americanus, which inhabits coastal waters from Canada to the Carolinas, is an important keystone species. This reference ....

Biomass for Renewable Energy, Fuels, and Chemicals

Donald L Klass

"Biomass for Renewable Energy, Fuels, and Chemicals" serves as a comprehensive introduction to the subject for the student and educator, and is useful for researchers ....

Bioprocess Engineering Principles

PM Doran

Textbook which seeks to elucidate the principles of engineering involved in large scale biological processing in biotechnology. ....

Biotechnology and Safety Assessment

Edited by J Thomas and R Fuchs

A comprehensive treatise on new developments in biotechnology, the authors of "Biotechnology and Safety Assessment, 3e", bring readers an up-to-date review of food ....

Biotechnology: A Laboratory Course

JM Becker, GA Caldwell and EA Zachgo

The objectives of this Second Edition of "Biotechnology: A Laboratory Course" remain unchanged: to create a text that consists of a series of laboratory exercises that ....

Birds and Climate Change

Edited by Anders Moller, Wolfgang Fiedler and P Berthold

Temperature and other climate variables are currently changing at a dramatic rate. As observations have shown, these climatic changes have serious consequences for all ....

Bones, Stones and Molecules: "Out of Africa" and Human Origins

David Cameron and Colin Groves

Provides some of the best evidence for resolving the debate between the two hypotheses of human origins. The debate between the 'Out of Africa' model and the 'Multiregional' ....

CO2 in Seawater: Equilibrium, Kinetics, Isotopes

D Wolf-Gladrow

Carbon dioxide is the most important greenhouse gas after water vapor in the atmosphere of the earth. More than 98 per cent of the carbon of the atmosphere-ocean system is ....

Cell Biological Applications of Confocal Microscopy

Edited by Brian Matsumoto

This volume of the acclaimed Methods in Cell Biology series provides specific examples of applications of confocal microscopy to cell biological problems. It is an essential ....

Cell Culture

Edited by WB Jakoby and IH Pastan

Unabridged version. ....

Checklist for Sustainable Landscape Management

JD van Mansvelt and MJ van der Lubbe

Interdisciplinary, cross-cultural, widely-calibrated checklist for EU sustainable landscape management, which is intended to serve both as an analytical tool of reference ....

Chemical Test Methods of Analysis

Y Zolotov, VM Ivanov and VG Amelin

Chemical analysis moves from laboratory to places where samples to be analysed are located. This trend is aptly termed "on-site analysis". As the dictum says: "from sample ....

Chromosome Engineering in Plants, Part B

T Tsuchiya

Deals with cytogenetics of plant materials including legumes, vegetable and oil crops, sugar crops, forage crops, fibre crops, medicinal crops and ornamentals. ....

Comprehensive Molecular Insect Science: 7 Volume Set

Edited by Lawrence I Gilbert et al

Revised edition of 'Comprehensive Insect Physiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology', published in 1985 as a 13 volume set by Pergamon Press. The new edition covers new ....

Comprehensive Organometallic Chemistry II: 14 Volume Set

EW Abel, FGA Stone and G Wilkinson

This title covers the literature in depth from 1982-1994, thus building on the original nine volumes. The 14 volume set has 8750 pages approx. Volumes 1-9 provide a detailed ....

Computational Methods in Molecular Biology

Edited by SL Salzberg, DB Searls and S Kasif

Computational biology is a rapidly expanding field, and the number and variety of computational methods used for DNA and protein sequence analysis is growing every day. ....

Concise Encyclopedia of Environmental Systems

PC Young

"The Concise Encyclopedia of Environmental Systems" provides a concise overview of the current state of the art in the study of environmental systems. It contains specially ....

Conifer Forest Complete Set: Ecophysiology of Coniferous Forests & Resource Physiology of Conifers

Edited by WK Smith and TM Hinckley

Explores how these trees acquire, allocate and utilize the resources that sustain their crucial productivity. ....

Coniferous Forests

Edited by F Andersson

This volume is the last to be published in the series Ecosystem of the World. ....

Coral Reef Fishes

Dynamics and Diversity in a Complex Ecosystem

Edited by Peter F Sale

Revised edition of The Ecology of Fishes on Coral Reefs. A comprehensive and up-to-date review of the ecology of reef fishes. Contents include trophic ecology, ....

Cytochemical Staining Methods for Electron Microscopy

P Lewis

DNA Structure and Function

RR Sinden

A comprehensive introduction to nearly all aspects of DNA structure. ....

DNA Technology: The Awesome Skill

I Alcamo

Thoroughly revised and updated, reviews the remarkable history, state of the art procedures, and astonishing benefits that DNA technology already provides to humanity. ....

Design and Analysis of Experiments

S Ghosh and CR Rao

The purpose of this volume of the Handbook of Statistics is to provide the reader with the state-of-the-art of statistical design and methods of analysis that are available, ....

Developmental Juvenile Osteology

L Scheuer and S Black

"Developmental Juvenile Osteology" gives an account of the development of all the bones of the human skeleton, from their earliest embryological form to final adult form. This ....

The Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology

Edited by John M Lackie

The over 10,000 entries in this comprehensive Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology provide clear and concise definitions for anyone working in life sciences today. It ....

The Dictionary of Environmental Microbiology

Linda D Stezenbach and Marylynn V Yates

This book not only defines terms used in environmental microbiology but also includes terms associated with molecular biology, historical figures in the field, and ....

The Dictionary of Virology

Brian WJ Mahy

Completely revised and updated to take into account the new taxonomy and grouping changes made by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses in their 8th Report, ....

Discrete Sample Introduction Techniques for Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry

D Beauchemin et al

The book starts with a detailed description of ICP-MS, including quadruple-based, sector-based and time-of-flight instruments. Instrumentation from existing manufacturers ....

Drosophila

A Guide to Species Identification and Use

Therese Markow and Patrick O'Grady

Anyone wishing to tap the research potential of the hundreds of Drosophila species in ....

Dynamical Paleoclimatology

Generalised Theory of Global Climate Change

Barry Saltzmann

The book discusses the ideas and creates a framework for building toward a theory of paleoclimate. Using the rich and mounting array of observational evidence of climatic ....

Earth Magnetism: a Guided Tour through Magnetic Fields

Wallace Hall Campbell

An introductory guide to global magnetic field properties, "Earth Magnetism" addresses, in non-technical prose, many of the frequently asked questions about Earth's magnetic ....

Earth System Responses to Global Change

Contrasts between North and South America

Edited by HA Mooney, ER Fuentes and BI Kronberg

The contributions are organised into eight sections: The Ocean; Climate Controls; Hydrology and Geomorphology; Biogeochemistry; Intertidal; Plants; Animals; Managed ....

Earth System Science

From Biogeochemical Cycles to Global Change

Michael Jacobson, Robert J Charleson, Henning Rodhe and Gordon H Orians

Over the last decade, the study of cycles as a model for the earth's changing climate has become a new science. "Earth Systems Science" is the basis for understanding all ....

Ecological Paradigms Lost

Routes of Theory Change

Edited by Kim Cuddington and Beatrix Beisner

Valuable collection of papers on the history of ecological ideas. ....

Ecology and Classification of North American Freshwater Invertebrates

Edited by James H Thorp and Alan P Covich

The third edition of Ecology and Classification of North American Freshwater Invertebrates continues the tradition of in-depth coverage of the biology, ecology, ....

Ecology of Desert Systems

Walter Whitford

Definitive synthesis of current desert ecosystems knowledge. The material includes the role of climate variability, spatial variability and the adaptation of organisms to ....

The Ecology of Poole Harbour

Edited by J Humphreys and VJ May

Poole Harbour's unique combination of physical characteristics provide for a rich and productive ecological community recognised for its internationally significant bird ....

Ecology, Genetics and Evolution of Metapopulations

Edited by Ilkka A Hanski and Oscar E Gaggiotti

Looks at fragmented habitats, bringing together recent theoretical advances and empirical studies applying the metapopulation approach. Several chapters closely ....

Ecosystems of the Deep Oceans

Edited by PA Tyler

This volume examines the deep sea ecosystem from a variety of perspectives. The initial chapters examine the deep-sea floor, the deep pelagic environment and the more ....

Elsevier's Dictionary of Bird Names

in Latin, English, French, German, Italian

M Wrobel

Contains 9000 names of orders, families, genera and species of birds of the world. ....

Elsevier's Dictionary of Trees, Volume 1

North America

Edited by M Grandtner

This dictionary will present all currently accepted generic, specific, sub-specific and ....

Encyclopedia of Agricultural Science

Editor-in-Chief: CJ Arntzen. A four-volume set which offers a comprehensive, up-to-date reference work featuring articles on: animal, plant, range, soil science, food ....

Encyclopedia of Applied Plant Science, 3 Volume Set

Edited by Brian Thomas, Denis J Murphy and Brian G Murray

Through application of current advances in the biological sciences, scientists can now better produce sustainable, low-pesticide food, feed, and food ingredients and renewable ....

Encyclopedia of Atmospheric Sciences - 6 Volume Set

Edited by Jim Holton, Judy Curry and John Pyle

Written at a level that allows undergraduate students to understand the material, whilst providing researchers with the latest information in the field. ....

Encyclopedia of Biodiversity

Five-Volume Set

Edited by Simon Asher Levin

Presents for the first time a study of the dimensions of diversity. It is an examination of the benefits biodiversity provides and measures that protect it. Major themes of the ....

Encyclopedia of Caves

Edited by David Culver and William White

A one-stop source of current information on all aspects of caves from one of the world's leading experts and illustrated in full colour. Contains an in-depth review of topics ....

Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs

Edited by Philip J Currie and Kevin Padian

An essential purchase, this is a comprehensive and up-to-date scholarly encyclopedia on dinosaurs and dinosaur science, the most detailed reference of its kind ever produced. ....

Encyclopedia of Environmental Biology

Edited by WA Nierenberg

150 articles by leading scientists. This three-volume set includes a complete subject index with over 10,000 entries, and a directory of contributors. Bibliographies are ....

Encyclopedia of Forest Science

Four Volume Set

Edited by Julian Evans, John A Youngquist and Jeffery Burley

Covering all aspects of forest science from the relevant molecular biology to commercial aspects of forest products, this Encyclopedia contains information on forest biology and ....

Encyclopedia of Geology

Five-Volume Set

Edited by Richard C Selley, Robin Cocks and Ian R Plimer

This five-volume reference work covers all aspects of geology including earth history, earth materials, surface processes, regional geology, economic geology, engineering ....

Encyclopedia of Immunology

Edited by Peter J Delves and Ivan M Roitt

The largest comprehensive reference source of current immunological knowledge available, providing a broad scope and high level of expertise to the many aspects of the field of ....

Encyclopedia of Microbiology

Edited by J Lederberg et al

Provides thorough coverage, from applied microbiology to ecology, systematics, genetics, medical microbiology, ethical and legal issues and historical perspectives. 300 articles ....

Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences

John H Steel, Karl K Turekian and Steve A Thorpe

Presents more than 400 articles covering all aspects of ocean sciences, contributed by the world's leading scientists. This comprehensive resource also covers ancillary topics ....

Encyclopedia of Reproduction

Edited by Ernst Knobil and Jimmy D Neill

Four-volume set with articles by more than 700 experts exploring all aspects of reproduction in the animal kingdom, from invertebrates to primates and humans. ....

Encyclopedia of Soils in the Environment

Four-Volume Set

Edited by Cynthia Rosenzweig, David Powlson, Kate Scow, Michael Singer and Donald Sparks

Encompasses present knowledge of the world's soils, their origins, properties, classification, and roles in the biosphere. Concise articles surveying specific aspects ....

Encyclopedia of Toxicology (4 Volume Set)

Edited by Philip Wexler

The second edition of the "Encyclopedia of Toxicology" continues its comprehensive survey of toxicology. This new edition continues to present entries devoted to key ....

Encyclopedia of Virology

Edited by Robert G Webster and Allan Granoff

Substantial reference source of virology, covering all aspects of the subject. Includes 270 separate articles and cross-referencing. ....

Encyclopedia of Volcanoes

Edited by Haraldur Sigurdsson et al

Provides a comprehensive source of information on volcanic eruptions. ....

An End to Global Warming

LO Williams

Shows why we must stop using fossil fuels and evaluates a host of alternatives to arrive at a robust energy system (the Fusion-Hydrogen Energy System) that will modernize world ....

Environmental Degradation and Institutional Responses

Edited by K G Maler and J Vincent

Includes consideration of the dynamics of natural systems and takes a global perspective, with attention paid to issues in rich and poor countries. ....

Environmental Microbiology

A Laboratory Manual

Edited by IL Pepper and CP Gerba

The book is organized into three thematic sections: soil microbiology, water microbiology, and environmental biotechnology. The first section includes experiments on ....

Environmental Monitoring and Characterization

Janick F Artiola, Ian L Pepper and Mark Brusseau

Covers sample collection methods, monitoring terrestrial, aquatic and air environments, and relevant chemical, physical and biological processes and contaminants. The book ....

Environmental Soil Physics

Daniel Hillel

A completely updated and modified edition of Daniel Hillel's previously successful books Introduction to Soil Physics and Fundamentals of Soil Physics. ....

Enzyme Nomenclature 1992

Recommendations of the Nomenclature Committee of the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology on the Nomenclature and Classification of Enzymes

Revision of the 1984 recommendations as approved by the NC-IUBMB. ....

Essentials of Medical Geology

Impacts of the Natural Environment on Public Health

Edited by O Selinus et al

This authoritative reference volume emphasizes the importance and interrelationships of ....

The Evolution of the Genome

Edited by T Ryan Gregory

The book covers a wide variety of topics, each integral to a complete understanding of genome evolution. The chapters are all authored by different experts in the respective ....

Evolution on Planet Earth

Impact of the Physical Environment

Edited by Lynn Rothschild and Adrian M Lister

Takes a fresh look at how the physical environment influenced the early evolution of life on Earth. The second half of the book looks at more proximate factors and ....

Exploring Animal Behaviour in Laboratory and Field

An Hypothesis-Testing Approach to the Development, Causation, Function and Evolution of Animal Behaviour

Edited by Bonnie J Ploger and Ken Yasukawa

A selection of the best and most reliable exercises suitable for laboratory use in the study of animal behaviour. The contents have been developed in concert with the Animal ....

Feeding

Form, Function, and Evolution in Tetrapod Vertebrates

Edited by Kurt Schwenk

Detailed survey of the varied ways that land vertebrates acquire food. The functional anatomy and the control of the complex and dynamic structural components are discussed ....

Fish Physiology, Volume 18: Muscle Development and Growth

Edited by Ian A Johnston

Focuses attention on muscle from the genetics of muscle development to application of muscle growth patterns to aquacultural production. ....

Fish Physiology, Volume 20

Nitrogen Excretion

Edited by Patricia Wright and Paul Anderson

Describes, with particular reference to molecular biology, recent advances which highlight the diversity of nitrogen excretion strategies employed in a wide range of ....

Flow and Contaminant Transport in Fractured Rock

Edited by Jacob Bear, Chin-Fu Tsang and Ghislain de Marsily

In the past two or three decades, fractured rock domains have received increasing attention not only in reservoir engineering and hydrology, but also in connection with ....

Foodborne Diseases

Edited by DO Cliver

This second edition of "Foodborne Diseases" deals with four aspects of the topic: principles, infections, intoxications, and prevention. In addition to outlining the ....

Forest Canopies

Edited by MD Lowman and NM Nadkarni

The treetops of the world's forests are where discovery and opportunity abound, however they have been relatively inaccessible until recently. This book represents an ....

Freshwater Algae of North America

Ecology and Classification

Edited by John D Wehr and Robert G Sheath

Combines ecological, taxonomic and methodological information for all scientists working in aquatic environments. ....

Freshwater Fish Culture in China

Principles and Practice

Edited by Sifa Li and J Mathias

This book introduces the theory and practice of Chinese freshwater fish culture to the world, covering fish resources, reproduction, feeding and nutrition, genetics, breeding, ....

Frontiers of Shrimp Research

Edited by P DeLoach

Shrimps are subject to great consumer demand in the United States. However, more than No.1 billion worth of shrimp is now imported; more than twice the amount produced ....

Fundamentals of Ecological Modelling

SE Jorgensen and G Bendoricchio

The text has been thoroughly revised for the new edition. An overview of the field is provided, as well as guidelines to help the researcher develop her own models. ....

Fundamentals of Reservoir Engineering

L Dake

"This book is fast becoming the standard text in its field", wrote a reviewer in the Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology soon after the first appearance of Dake's book. ....

Fundamentals of Spatial Information Systems

R Laurini and D Thompson

The study and application of spatial information systems have been developed primarily from the use of computers in the geosciences. These systems have the principle functions ....

The Fungi

Sarah Watkinson, Michael Carlile and Graham Gooday

Examines the diversity of the fungi by reference to well studied species from major fungal groups. A wide range of topics is covered, including: vegetative growth and the ....

Fuzzy Logic in Geology

RV Demicco and GJ Klir

Offers a tutorial on fuzzy logic, coverage of established applications in sedimentology, hydrology and seismology, and an overview of potential applications in other areas of ....

Genetic Mapping of Disease Genes

Ivar-Harry Pawlowitzki, John H Edwards and Elizabeth A Thompson

A state-of-the-art reference, "Genetic Mapping of Disease Genes" presents a detailed account of the new methodical approaches to gene mapping. It provides completely ....

Genetically Modified Organisms in Agriculture

Economics and Politics

Edited by Gerald C Nelson

Offers in-depth coverage of the three most-widely used GMOs: Bt corn and cotton and glyphosate-resistant soybeans. A diversity of views on the GMO controversies are ....

Genetics and Molecular Biology of Rhythms in Drosophila and Other Insects

Jeffrey C Hall

Drosophila melanogaster has since the 1980s been at the centre of research in chronobiology. This book describes and evaluates all the studies carried out on the ....

The Genetics of Cancer

Genes Associated with Cancer Invasion, Metastasis and Cell Proliferation

GV Sherbet and MS Lakshmi

Genomic Regulatory Systems

In Development and Evolution

Eric H Davidson

The interaction between biology and evolution has been the subject of great interest in recent years. Because evolution is such a highly debated topic, a biologically oriented ....

Geological Time Table

BU Haq and FWB van Eysinga

The new and revised sixth edition provides practicing geologists, archaeologists, and Earth historians with a succinct source of reference to stratigraphy and ....

Geology of North-West Borneo

Sarawak, Brunei and Sabah

CS Hutchison

A comprehensive compilation of all aspects of the geology of Northwest Borneo and the contiguous South China and Sulu Seas. The sedimentary formations are described, their ....

Geometric Morphometrics for Biologists

Miriam Zelditch, Donald Swiderski, David H Sheets and William Fink

Introductory textbook, written for graduate students and upper division undergraduates, covering both theory of shape analysis and methods of multivariate analysis. It is ....

Global Biogeochemical Cycles in the Climate System

Edited by E-D Schulze et al

Brings together 27 scholarly contributions on global biogeochemistry that summarizes the status and knowledge of the interaction and linkages between ocean, land, surface and ....

The Global Forest Products Model

Structure, Estimation and Applications

Joseph Buongiorno et al

The Global Forest Products Model (GFPM) is a dynamic economic equilibrium model to predict production, consumption, trade, and prices of major forest products in world ....

Great White Sharks

The Biology of Carcharodon carcharias

Edited by A Peter Klimley and David G Ainley

This is the first known comprehensive reference on the biology of the great white shark. The chapters are divided into sections on ....

Greenhouse Gas Mitigation

Technologies for Activities Implemented Jointly |Proceedings of Technologies for Activities Implemented Jointly, 26th-29th May 1997, Vancouver, Canada

Edited by PWF Reimer, AY Smith and KV Thambimuthu

Covers the following key areas: Key Note Presentations; International Initiatives; Enhancing Sinks and Stores; Maximising Joint Benefits; Improved Energy Technology; Asian ....

Groundwater Science

Charles R Fitts

Provides a comprehensive presentation of groundwater hydrology that integrates chemistry, physics, geology, and calculus. ....

Growth Control in Woody Plants

TT Kozlowski and SG Pallardy

Provides a comprehensive coverage of growth control in woody plants including discussions on the growth controlling factors in both reproductive structures (flowers, ....

The Gulf of Guinea Large Marine Ecosystem

Environmental Forcing and Sustainable Development of Marine Resources

Edited by JM McGlade, P Cury, KA Koranteng and NJ Hardman-Mountford

The Gulf of Guinea is off the west coast of Africa. ....

Handbook of Lithium and Natural Calcium Chloride

Their Deposits, Processing, Uses and Properties

Donald E Garrett

This book is concerned with two major industrial minerals: Lithium and Calcium Chloride. The geology of their deposits is first reviewed, along with discussions of most of the ....

Handbook of Natural Resource and Energy Economics, Volume 2

Edited by AV Kneese and JL Sweeney

This volume covers the economics of renewable resource use, the economics of providing renewable resource goods and services, and environment and renewable resources in ....

Handbook of Natural Resource and Energy Economics, Volume 3

Edited by AV Kneese and JL Sweeney

This volume covers the following areas: Some Basic Concepts; Analytical Tools; Applications to Policy and Forecasting Issues. ....

Handbook of Stable Isotope Analytical Techniques - Part 1

P de Groot

Volume I contains subjective reviews, specialized and novel technique descriptions by guest authors. Part 1 includes contributions on purely analytical techniques and Part 2 ....

How to Succeed in Academics

Linda L McCabe and Edward RB McCabe

Human Osteology

Tim D White

"Human Osteology, Second Edition" is designed for students and professionals who wish to advance their osteological skills in terms of accurately identifying human skeletal ....

Identification of Pathological Conditions in Human Skeletal Remains

D Ortner

Identifying Marine Phytoplankton

Edited by Carmelo R Tomas

A combined paperback edition of Marine Phytoplankton and Identifying Marine Diatoms and Dinoflagellates which forms an authoritative guide to the identification ....

Insect Molecular Genetics

An Introduction to Principles and Applications

Marjorie A Hoy

Aimed at those familiar with insects but who need to learn about molecular genetics, and those that are familiar with molecular genetics but not with insects. ....

Insect Pathology

Y Tanada and HK Kaya

Useful resource for those requiring information about the principles in insect pathology and the biology of pathogens. ....

Insect Pheromone Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

The Biosynthesis and Detection of Pheromones and Plant Volatiles

Gary J Blomquist and Richard G Vogt

This book provides an up-to-date and in-depth coverage of how insects produce pheromones and the detection of pheromones and plant volatiles. It also provides the background for ....

Inside the IMF

An Ethnography of Documents, Technology and Organisational Action

Richard HR Harper

`Richard Harper has written a pioneering analysis of the work of the International Monetary Fund....It will stand as a benchmark against which future studies will be ....

Integrative Plant Anatomy

William C Dickison

Presents the basic concepts and terminology of plant anatomy with a special emphasis on its significance and applications to other disciplines such as plant breeding, forensic ....

International Review of Cytology, Volume 186: A Survey of Cell Biology

Kwang W Jeon

"International Review of Cytology" presents current advances and comprehensive reviews in cell biology - both plant and animal. Articles address structure and control of gene ....

An Introduction to Dynamic Meteorology

James R Holton

Presents an explanation of meteorology, and explains storm dynamics for weather-orientated meteorologists. The fourth edition has added a CD-ROM with MATLAB ....

Introduction to Ecological Biochemistry

JB Harborne

From a review of the Second Edition: `This introductory text provides the reader with a clear and fascinating account of ways in which living organisms can become adapted to ....

Introduction to Environmental Soil Physics

Atmosphere Continuum

Daniel Hillel

An abridged, student-oriented edition of Hillel's earlier published "Environmental Soil Physics", this is a more succinct elucidation of the physical principles and processes ....

Introduction to Micrometeorology

S Pal Arya

This book is intended as a textbook for courses in micrometeorology for undergraduate students (juniors or seniors) in meteorology or environmental science, as well as for an ....

Introduction to Statistical Pattern Recognition

K Fukanaga

Introduction to Time Series Analysis and Forecasting

With Applications of SAS and SPSS

Robert Yaffee

Providing a clear explanation of the fundamental theory of time series analysis and forecasting, this book couples theory with applications of two popular statistical ....

Introduction to the Modelling of Marine Ecosystems

Edited by Wolfgang Fennel and Thomas Neumann

This book describes how biological model components can be integrated into three dimensional circulation models and how such models can be used for numerical ....

Laboratory Methods in Food Microbiology

WF Harrigan

"Laboratory Methods in Food Microbiology" describes a wide range of methods for use in the microbiological analysis of foods, including approaches to counting and detection ....

The Laboratory Mouse

Edited by Hans Hendrich

Among animals used in research, teaching and testing, mice are now widely recognized as the most important model for human diseases and disorders. They comprise the majority of ....

The Laboratory Primate

Edited by Sonia Wolfe-Coote

The Laboratory Primate details the past and present use of primates in biomedical research, and the husbandry, nutritional requirements, behaviour, and breeding of each ....

The Laboratory Rat

Edited by Mark A Suckow, Steven H Weisbroth and Craig L Franklin

This title covers a variety of topics, including: rat genetics and genomics, both spontaneous and induced disease; state-of-the-art technology for housing and husbandry; ....

Land and Marine Hydrogeology

Edited by M Taniguchi, K Wang and T Gamo

The ten articles collected in this volume deal with hydrogeology in a broad range of tectonic and geological settings, from mid-ocean ridges to continental margins, and from ....

Latin American Coral Reefs

Edited by J Cortes

First major synthesis for the region. The chapters were written either by scientists from the relevant countries or by those that know the area well. Reefs not documented in ....

Long-Term Studies of Vertebrate Communities

Edited by ML Cody and JA Smallwood

Explores and synthesizes the long-term studies that have been carried out to understand the fundamental nature of interactions in and between communities. Studies of fish, ....

A Manual for Wildlife Radio Tagging

RE Kenward

Biologists use animal radio tags for two main purposes: to locate and study animals in the field, and to transmit information about the physiology or behaviour of wild or ....

The Marine Ecology of the Arabian Region

Patterns and Processes in Extreme Tropical Environments

C Sheppard, A Price and C Roberts

An overview of the diverse ecosystems of the part of the Indian Ocean bordering Arabia, which reviews the processes at work in the various marine and tidal systems. The text ....

Marine Mammals

Evolutionary Biology

Annalisa Berta, James L Sumich and Kit M Kovacs

New edition of this excellent textbook. ....

Marine Mammals and Noise

W John Richardson, Denis H Thomson, Charles R Green Jr and Charles I Malme

Many marine mammals communicate by emitting sounds that pass through water. In the past few decades the oceans have become increasingly noisy, as underwater sounds from human ....

Mathematical Modeling for System Analysis in Agricultural Research

K Vohnout

This book provides a clear picture of the use of applied mathematics as a tool for improving the accuracy of agricultural research. For decades, statistics has been ....

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Edited by Gary Mullen and Lance Durden

For medical, veterinary, entomology and public health students, this acclaimed textbook has been fully updated and revised to reflect the most recent advancements. Each chapter ....

Mesoscale Meteorological Modeling

Roger A Pielke

The second edition of Mesoscale Meteorological Modeling is a fully revised resource for researchers and practitioners in the growing field of meteorological modeling at the ....

Microbiology of Waterborne Diseases

SL Percival et al

Provides an in-depth account of the infectious agents associated with water, dealing with the occurrence, distribution, detection and survival of pathogens. ....

Mim's Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease

Cedric Mims, Nigel Dimmock, Anthony Nash and John Stephen

Provides an up-to-date description of the mechanisms of infection and disease production in a clear and logical manner. ....

Modeling for all Scales

An Introduction to System Simulation

Howard Odum and Elizabeth Odum

Introduces various types of modeling and details different modeling simulation software, providing "ready to run" models that span the range of scales for which models have been ....

Molecular Biology

David P Clark

Molecular biology is a fast-paced field that constantly provides new insights into the living world and the role of humans within it. Students and professionals need a clear ....

Molecular Biology Techniques

An Intense Laboratory Course

Walt Ream and Katharine G Field

This manual is designed as an intensive introduction to the various tools of molecular biology. It introduces all the basic methods of molecular biology including cloning, ....

Molecular Genetics of Sex Determination

Edited by SS Wachtel

Reviews the basic biology of sex determination and summarises ground-breaking work in mouse, marsupial and Drosophila systems. Also covers current human genetics, clinical ....

Molecular Medicine

R Trent

"The third edition is a compact primer of molecular medicine that should be very useful to the student or scientist...College and medical students, medical scientists and ....

Monoclonal Antibodies: Principles and Practice - Production and

Application of Monoclonal Antibodies in Cell Biology

JW Goding

Monoclonal Antibodies now have applications in virtually all areas of biology and medicine, and much of the world's biotechnology industry has its foundations in the ....

Multivariate Environmental Statistics

Edited by GP Patil and CR Fao

Discusses different areas of multivariate environmental statistics and provide new problems for future research and instruction. ....

The Natural History of an Arctic Oil Field

Development and the Biota

Edited by Joe C Truett and Stephen R Johnson

Synthesizes decades of research on Arctic plants and animals and the profound effects that oil exploration has had on them. Specialists with years of field experience have ....

Natural Rubber: Biology, Cultivation & Technology

Edited by MR Sethuraj and NM Mathew

Subjects related to the biology, cultivation and technology of natural rubber are dealt with, along with such important aspects as its history, production and processing, ....

The Nature of Mathematics and the Mathematics of Nature

Michael Jacob and Sten Andersson

`Jacob and Andersson create here a style book of the natural world - a marvelously detailed working out of the shapes and symmetries hidden in nature's ....

Nature's Music

The Science of Birdsong

Peter R Marler and Hans Slabbekoorn

Brings together some of the world's experts on birdsong, to review the advances that have taken place in our understanding of how and why birds sing, what their songs and ....

New Developments in High Pressure Mineral Physics and Applications to the Earth Interior

Edited by DC Rubie et al

This volume contains a broad range of contributions that typify and summarize recent progress in the areas of high-pressure mineral physics as well as associated technical ....

The Northwest European Pollen Flora Volume 8

Edited by W Punt, S Blackmore, P.P Hoen and P.J Stafford

The following families are studied: Osmundaceae, Azollaceae, Salviniaceae, Droseraceae, Aizoaceae, Aristolochiaceae, Rhamnaceae, Vitaceae, Betulaceae (inc. Corylaceae), ....

The Nutrition Transition

Diet and Diseases in the Developing World

Benjamin Caballero and Barry Popkin

The term "nutrition transition" is used to define the rapid global changes occurring in food production, distribution and intake and their effect on diet-related diseases. ....

Ocean Circulation and Climate

Observing and Modeling the Global Ocean

G Siedler, J Church and J Gould

Includes analysis, interpretation, modelling and synthesis of all data gathered during the ongoing World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE), providing the basis for ....

Oceanography and Marine Environment of the Basque Country

Edited by A Borja and M Collins

Against a background of extensive multi-disciplinary oceanographic investigations over a number of years, together with the long-term establishment of a Society and Institute, ....

Operational Oceanography

Implementation at the European and Regional Scales

Edited by N Flemming, , S Vallerga, N Pinardi, HWA Behrens, G Manzella, D Prundle and J Stel

Proceedings of the second international Conference on EuroGOOS (Global Ocean Observing System), March 1999, Rome. ....

Order Statistics: Theory and Methods

Edited by N Balakrishnan and CR Rao

Major theoretical advances were made in this area of research, and in the course of these developments order statistics has also found important applications in many ....

The Origin and Evolution of Larval Forms

Edited by Brian K Hall and Marvalee H Wake

Larvae may offer a key to our understanding of how new body plans originate. This book contains the diverse conclusions of leading zoologists and developmental biologists. ....

Origin and Evolution of Viruses

Edited by Esteban Domingo, Robert G Webster and John Holland

Provides an invaluable reference source of general viral concepts and specific viral systems, providing an excellent foundation to our understanding of how viruses emerge. ....

Origins of Life on the Earth and in the Cosmos

Geoffrey Zubay

Describes key events in the evolution of living systems, starting with the creation of an environment suitable for the origins of life. ....

PCR Applications: Protocols for Functional Genomics

Edited by Michael A Innis, David H Gelfand and John J Sninsky

PCR is the most powerful technique currently used in molecular biology. It enables the scientist to quickly replicate DNA and RNA on the benchtop. From its discovery in the ....

Paleoclimatology

Reconstructing Climates of the Quaternary

Raymond S Bradley

Covers all the various techniques used in reconstructing or modeling past climates such as radiocarbon dating, tree rings, ice cores and pollen rings, and is accompanied with ....

Parasitic Protozoa, Volume 4

Edited by JP Kreier

Updated and much expanded, the Second Edition of Parasitic Protozoa is designed to be useful to physicians, veterinarians, and research scientists concerned with diseases ....

Pathology of Domestic Animals, Volume 1

Edited by KWF Jubb and PC Kennedy

The all-new Fourth Edition of "Pathology of Domestic Animals" comprehensively covers the biology and pathology of diseases of domestic animals on a systemic basic. Updated and ....

Perspectives for Agronomy

MK van Ittersum and SC van der Geijn

During the 4th ESA-Congress, held in the Netherlands, 7-11 July 1996, a new perspective for agronomy emerged. Various contributions demonstrate the need for a new role of ....

Photoperiodism in Plants

Brian Thomas and Daphne Vince-Prue

Day-length is a major controlling influence for flowering, dormancy, and vegetative storage, which are all of high importance for crop productivity. The new edition ....

Physical Oceanography of Frontal Zones in the Subarctic Seas

Edited by Andrey G Kostianoy, Jacques CJ Nihoul and Vyacheslav B Rodionov

Presents the systematization and description of accumulated knowledge on oceanic fronts of the Norwegian, Greenland, Barentsd and Bering Seas. It contains general information ....

Physiological Systems in Insects

Marc J Klowden

As the largest living group on earth, insects can provide us with insight into adaptation, evolution, and survival. The 2nd edition of this standard text for insect ....

The Physiology of Polar Fishes

Edited by Anthony Farrell and John Steffensen

Volume 22 of the Fish Physiology Series is entirely devoted to fishes of high latitudes (Arctic and Antarctic). Three central themes comprise the book: The uniqueness of the ....

Plant Cell Death Processes

Edited by Larry D Nooden

Brings together recent reviews of programmed cell death, apoptosis and senescence. An international team of researchers reviews the molecular, genetic, and related ....

Plant Growth and Development: Hormones and Environment

L Srivastava

Deals with plant growth and development as regulated by hormones and environment. It is organised into five sections as follows: ....

Plant Pathology

George Agrios

The Fifth Edition of Agrios' classic and comprehensive text providing exhaustive pedagogical coverage of fungal, viral, bacterial, nematode and other plant diseases, and ....

Plant Tissue Culture

Techniques and Experiments

Roberta H Smith

Provides laboratory exercises in plant tissue culture which demonstrate major educational concepts. The experiments can be conducted with a variety of plant materials ....

Pollution Prevention through Process Integration

Systematic Design Tools

Mahmoud El-Halwagi

This book is the first to present systematic techniques for cost-effective pollution prevention, altering what has been an art that depends on experience and subjective ....

Practical Guide to Protein and Peptide Purification for Microsequencing

Edited by P Matsudaira

Why a Second Edition? The Second Edition provides practical answers to the general question, "How can I obtain useful sequence information from my protein or peptide?" ....

A Practical Guide to the Study of Calcium in Living Cells

Edited by R Nuccitelli

"A Practical Guide to the Study of Calcium in Living Cells" describes popular techniques along with helpful do's and don't's and computer programs. The volume enables ....

Practical Neural Network Recipes in C++

Timothy Masters

Precambrian Ophiolites and Related Rocks

TM Kusky

Provides a comprehensive description and discussion of the field aspects, geochemistry, geochronology, and structure of the best of these ophiolites. ....

Principal Diseases of Marine Fish and Shellfish, Volume 1

Diseases of Marine Fish

Carl J Sindermann

This Second Edition has been expanded to two volumes, the first of which focuses on marine fish. Volume 1 reviews the important diseases of wild, captive, or cultivated ....

Principles of Environmental Science Technology

SE Jorgensen and I Johnson

Since the publication of the first edition of this book in 1981, it has been widely used as a textbook at university level for graduate courses in environmental management, ....

Principles of Hormone/Behavior Relations

D Pfaff, M Phillips and R Rubin

This text introduces underlying principles of the endocrine regulation of behavior in animals and humans. Every chapter begins by stating a principle, followed by specific ....

Principles of Precambrian Geology

Alan M Goodwin

Abridged version of the authors' Precambrian Geology. ....

Principles of Soil and Plant Water Relations

MB Kirkham

Combines biology and physics to show how water moves through the soil-plant-atmosphere continuum. It explores the instrumentation and the methods used to measure the status of ....

Principles of Water Quality Control

THY Tebbutt

The definitive student text in its field for 25 years, this new edition takes an environmental perspective that is highly relevant in the context of current public ....

Properties of Natural and Synthetic Diamond

J Field

This is the third book to appear in this series on the pure and applied sciences of diamond. For 40 years there has been a collaboration between academia and the industry ....

Protection of the Public in Situations of Prolonged Radiation Exposure

ICRP

Quaternary Glaciations: Extent and Chronology, Part 1: Europe

Edited by J Ehlers and PL Gibbard

Presents digital maps of all formerly glaciated parts of Europe and provides up-to-date reviews of Pleistocene glacial histories. Also contains extensive lists of references to ....

Quaternary Glaciations: Extent and Chronology, Part 2: North America

Edited by J Ehlers and PL Gibbard

This book is the second of three volumes in which the recent knowledge of the extent and chronology of Quaternary glaciations has been compiled on a global scale. This ....

The Quaternary Period in the United States

Edited by AR Gillespie, SC Porter and BF Atwater

Reviews advances in understanding of the past ca. two million years of Earth history - the Quaternary Period - in the region now occupied by the US. Topics covered include: ....

RNA Methodologies

A Laboratory Guide for Isolation and Characterization

Robert E Farrell

Radiation Dose to Patients from Radiopharmaceuticals

Edited by J Valentin

Reproductive Allocation in Plants

Edited by Edward Reekie and Fakhri A Bazzaz

Table of Contents: The Resource Economy of Plant Reproduction P. Staffan Karlsson and Marcos Mendez I. ....

Return to the River

Restoring Salmon to the Columbia River

Richard N Williams

Describes a new ecosystem based approach to the restoration of salmon and steelhead populations in the Columbia River, once one of the most productive river basins for ....

Riparia

Ecology, Conservation, and Management of Streamside Communities

Robert J Naiman, Henri Décamps and Michael E McClain

Presents a thorough review of these natural and human-influenced ecosystems whose patterns and functions integrate climate, geological materials and processes, soil ....

Rivers of North America

Edited by Arthur C Benke and Colbert E Cushing

Massive compilation of papers in this authoritative review. ....

Robust Interference

Edited by GS Maddala and CR Rao

This reference work covers the many aspects of Robust Inference. Much of what is contained in the chapters, written by leading experts in the field, has not been part of ....

Salinity and Tides in Alluvial Estuaries

HHG Savenije

The book describes an integrated theory that links estuary shape to tidal hydraulics, tidal mixing and salt intrusion. The shape of an alluvial estuary is characterised by ....

Seas at the Millennium

An Environmental Evaluation (3 Volume Set)

Edited by C Sheppard

A comprehensive environmental review of the seas of the world, examining all aspects of man's interaction. Each sea is covered by a chapter written by experts and following a ....

A Second Course in Stochastic Processes

S Karlin

This Second Course continues the development of the theory and applications of stochastic processes as promised in the preface of A First Course. We emphasize a ....

The South Aegean Active Volcanic Arc

Present Knowledge and Future Perspectives

Edited by M Fytikas and G Vougioukalakis

This book is a collection of 22 selected papers from the homonymous Conference held in September 2003 Milos, Greece. The aim of the conference was to serve as a forum for the ....

Stable Isotopes and Plant Carbon/Water Relations

Edited by JR Ehleringer, AE Hall and GD Farquhar

Coverage includes: Carbon isotope analyses for estimates of plant water use and metabolism; Integrated estimates of stress impacts and life history in ecological ....

Statistical Methods in Finance

Edited by GS Maddala and CR Rao

A comprehensive reference work for teaching at graduate level and research in empirical finance. The chapters cover a wide range of statistical and probabilistic methods ....

Statistical Methods in the Atmospheric Sciences

Daniel S Wilks

This revised text introduces and explains the statistical methods used to describe, analyze, test and forecast atmospheric data. It will be useful to scientists, students, ....

Stock Identification Methods

Applications in Fishery Science

Edited by Steven X Cadrin, Kevin D Friedland and John R Waldman

A worldwide perspective offered by a working group of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea. Describes eighteen methodological approaches to stock ....

Streams

Their Ecology and Life

CE Cushing and J David Allan

Combines a discussion of the ecology of streams and rivers with an illustrative field guide of the plants and animals found in the running waters of North America. Although ....

Streams and Ground Waters

Edited by Jeremy Jones and Patrick J Mulholland

Comprehensive text providing detailed treatments of the interaction between the stream drainage basins and their underlying sediments, including the discharge of water from ....

Striped Bass and Other Morone Culture

Reginal M Harrell

This book is a discussion of the culture of striped bass and other Morone spp. The subject matter is broken down into functional components of the spawning, husbandry, and ....

Structural and Evolutionary Genomics

Natural Selection in Genome Evolution

Giorgio Bernardi

Structural genomics is the study of the DNA of living organisms. Evolutionary genomics is the study of the history of the genome. These subjects are closely interlinked. They ....

Sturkie's Avian Physiology

Edited by G Causey Whittow

Latest edition of the classic, comprehensive single volume on the physiology of wild and domestic birds. Now in a larger format, it includes new chapters on the physiology of ....

Sustainable Tourism

David Weaver

Sustainable Tourism comprehensively examines the theoretical and applied dimensions of contemporary sustainable tourism from a global perspective. Using international case ....

Sustaining Large Marine Ecosystems

The Human Dimension

TM Hennessey and JG Sutinen

Explores the human dimensions of assessing, monitoring, and managing large marine ecosystems. A monitoring and assessment framework must incorporate the human and ....

Technology, Humans, and Society

Toward a Sustainable World

Richard C Dorf

Focuses on a building model for business and engineering that will lead to a sustainable world. ....

Tending Adam's Garden

Evolving the Cognitive Immune Self

Irun R Cohen

Describes and explains the way in which our immune system works from a novel perspective, using metaphors and examples from everyday life to bring the immune system ....

Toxicology

Edited by Hans Marquardt, Seigfried Schafer, Roger O McClellan and Frank Welsch

Addresses every aspect of the field, starting with the fundamentals and incorporating such areas as organ toxicology, applications, and environmental toxicology. ....

Treatise on Geochemistry (10 volume set)

Edited by AM Davis, HD Holland and KK Turekian

Provides comprehensive coverage of the full range of disciplines and topics in the field of geochemistry. ....

Treatise on Geochemistry, Volume 3: The Crust

Edited by RL Rudnick

Volume 3 examines the chemical composition of the Earth's crust, starting with the continental crust and the rocks exposed therein, moving on to oceanic crust (MORB and ....

Treatise on Geochemistry, Volume 7: Sediments, Diagenesis, and Sedimentary Rocks

Edited by Fred T Mackenzie

This volume covers the formation and biogeochemistry of a variety of important sediment types from their initial formation through their conversion (diagenesis) to sedimentary ....

Tropical Mariculture

Edited by Sena S De Silva

The cultivation of organisms in warm marine waters is a developing area as greater demands are placed on the production of aquatic food from traditional resources. This ....

Understanding DNA

The Molecule and How it Works

Chris R Calladine, Horace R Drew, Ben F Luisi and Andrew A Travers

The functional properties of any molecule are directly related to, and affected by, its structure. This is especially true for DNA, the molecular that carries the code for all ....

Understanding and Solving Environmental Problems in the 21st Century

Toward a New, Integrated Hard Problem Science

Edited by R Costanza and SE Jorgensen

Encourages integration of the natural and social sciences with the policy and design-making community, to develop a deeper understanding of complex environmental ....

Variation

A Central Concept in Biology

Edited by Benedikt Hallgrimsson and Brian Hall

Collection of papers by leading evolutionary biologists on this central precept of Darwinist thinking. ....

Veterinary Virology

Edited by Frederick A Murphy, Paul EJ Gibbs, Marian C Horzinek and Michael J Studdert

Part 1 presents fundamental principles of virology related to animal infection and disease. Part 2 details the properties and clinical features of the viruses that afflict ....

Video Microscopy

Edited by Greenfield Sluder and David E Wolf

Articles by leaders in the design and apllication of video methods for biological microscopy cover the full range of commonly used video technologies. ....

Virus Taxonomy:

Eighth Report of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses

Edited by C Fauquet, MA Mayo, J Maniloff, U Desselberger and LA Ball

This is the standard and definitive reference for virus taxonomy, generated by the ICTV approximately every 3 years. The Eighth ICTV Virus Taxonomy Report provides information ....

Virus-Insect-Plant Interactions

Edited by K Harris, O Smith and J Duffus

Discusses the latest breakthroughs in understanding the biological and ecological factors that define these complex transmission systems. ....

Vital Soil

Function, Value and Properties

Edited by Peter Doelman and H Eijsackers

Healthy soil, with active soil life, deters long-term soil degradation and ensures that geo-physical processes are undisturbed. Is the vitality of soil under threat due to ....

Water Resources Perspectives

Evaluation, Management and Policy

AS Alsharhan and WW Wood

Covers water resources and management and provides a new vision of water resources management, water conservation and legislations, water law, and modern techniques of ....

Wetlands Ecosystems in Asia

Function and Management

Edited by MH Wong

Wetlands are among the most important and productive ecosystems on earth. They stabilize water supplies, clean polluted waters, protect shorelines, and recharge groundwater ....

Wildlife Demography

Analysis of Sex, Age, and Count Data

John R Skalski, Kristin E Ryding and Joshua Millspaugh

Wildlife Demography compiles the multitude of available estimation techniques based on sex and age data, and presents these varying techniques in one organized, unified ....

World Resources 2000-2001

People and Ecosystems: The Fraying Web of Life

C Rosen, WRI, UNDP, UNEP and World Bank

Focuses on five critical ecosystems that have been shaped by the interaction of physical environment, biological conditions, and human intervention: croplands, forests, coastal ....