Microchiropteran Bats
Author : Anthony Michael Hutson
Publisher : IUCN
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 19,35 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9782831705958
Invasive Species in Forests and Rangelands of the United States
Author : Therese M. Poland
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 455 pages
File Size : 34,84 MB
Release : 2021-02-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 3030453677
Book Description
This open access book describes the serious threat of invasive species to native ecosystems. Invasive species have caused and will continue to cause enormous ecological and economic damage with ever increasing world trade. This multi-disciplinary book, written by over 100 national experts, presents the latest research on a wide range of natural science and social science fields that explore the ecology, impacts, and practical tools for management of invasive species. It covers species of all taxonomic groups from insects and pathogens, to plants, vertebrates, and aquatic organisms that impact a diversity of habitats in forests, rangelands and grasslands of the United States. It is well-illustrated, provides summaries of the most important invasive species and issues impacting all regions of the country, and includes a comprehensive primary reference list for each topic. This scientific synthesis provides the cultural, economic, scientific and social context for addressing environmental challenges posed by invasive species and will be a valuable resource for scholars, policy makers, natural resource managers and practitioners.
Imagining Head-Smashed-In
Author : Jack Brink
Publisher : Athabasca University Press
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 19,93 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 189742504X
Book Description
"At the place known as Head-Smashed-In in southwestern Alberta, Aboriginal people practiced a form of group hunting for nearly 6,000 years before European contact. The large communal bison traps of the Plains were the single greatest food-getting method ever developed in human history. Hunters, working with their knowledge of the land and of buffalo behaviour, drove their quarry over a cliff and into wooden corrals. The rest of the group butchered the kill in the camp below
Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery
Author : Harold P. Drutz
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 519 pages
File Size : 43,19 MB
Release : 2007-12-31
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1846282381
Book Description
This text includes sections on anatomy, normal and abnormal physiology, investigation techniques, inflammatory conditions and treatment options. The international panel of contributors is at the forefront of research in the field; the editors have assembled these contributors and topics that span the entire range of pelvic floor disorders in women. Throughout, the emphasis is on an evidence-based approach to the treatment of pelvic floor problems. Indispensable for gynecologists and urologists.
Reporting on migrants and refugees
Author : UNESCO
Publisher : UNESCO Publishing
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 46,85 MB
Release : 2021-06-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9231004565
Book Description
Handbook of hair in health and disease
Author : Victor R. Preedy
Publisher : Springer
Page : 477 pages
File Size : 47,35 MB
Release : 2012-05-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 9086867286
Book Description
Hair is a major component of the body's tissue system that contributes to the individual's make up and confers a large degree of personal identity. Apart from its visible façade, hair also has a functional role. It has an unique structure and complex molecular development. The very nature of hair makes it a suitable marker for the prognosis of disease. Hair can also be used to screen for toxins and changes in the diet. However, there are currently no suitable publications available that describe hair in a rational scientific context. This handbook provides an academic approach to hair in health and disease. Divided into five sections the Handbook of Hair in Health and Disease provides an insight into hair growth and loss, molecular and cellular biology of hair, dietary toxicity and pathological history, diseases and treatments of hair, as well as shampoos and conditioners. Unique features of each chapter in this volume include relevant and useful 'Key facts' which highlight interesting or important findings of the specific subjects and 'Summary points' that will give a clear overview of the subjects treated in each chapter. The Handbook of Hair in Health and Disease will be essential to a variety of users, such as trichologists, doctors and nurses and all those interested or working within the area of hair health. This includes nutritionists and dieticians, scientific beauticians, health workers and practitioners, college and university lecturers and undergraduate and graduate students.
Vitamins in Animal and Human Nutrition
Author : Lee Russell McDowell
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 793 pages
File Size : 27,45 MB
Release : 2008-09-25
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0470376686
Book Description
Vitamins in Animal and Human Nutrition contains concise, up-to-date information on vitamin nutrition for both animals and humans. The author defines these nutrients and describes their fascinating discovery, history and relationship to various diseases and deficiencies. Discussion of vitamins also includes their chemical structure, properties and antagonists; analytical procedures; metabolism; functions; requirements; sources; supplementation and toxicity. Vitamin-like substances, essential fatty acids and vitamin supplementation considerations are also examined. This book will be useful worldwide as a textbook and as an authoritative reference for research and extension specialists, feed manufacturers, teachers, students and others. It provides a well-balanced approach to both animal and clinical human nutrition and compares chemical, metabolic and functional aspects of vitamins and their practical and applied considerations. A unique feature of the book is its description of the implications of vitamin deficiencies and excesses and the conditions that might occur in human and various animal species.
Geological Survey Research, 1964
Author : Geological Survey (U.S.)
Publisher :
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 43,25 MB
Release : 1964
Category : Geology
ISBN :
Book Description
Global Change and the Earth System
Author : Will Steffen
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 44,45 MB
Release : 2005-12-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 3540266070
Book Description
Global Change and the Earth System describes what is known about the Earth system and the impact of changes caused by humans. It considers the consequences of these changes with respect to the stability of the Earth system and the well-being of humankind; as well as exploring future paths towards Earth-system science in support of global sustainability. The results presented here are based on 10 years of research on global change by many of the world's most eminent scholars. This valuable volume achieves a new level of integration and interdisciplinarity in treating global change.
Peripheries at the Centre
Author : Machteld Venken
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 11,34 MB
Release : 2021-03-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 1789209676
Book Description
Following the Treaty of Versailles, European nation-states were faced with the challenge of instilling national loyalty in their new borderlands, in which fellow citizens often differed dramatically from one another along religious, linguistic, cultural, or ethnic lines. Peripheries at the Centre compares the experiences of schooling in Upper Silesia in Poland and Eupen, Sankt Vith, and Malmedy in Belgium — border regions detached from the German Empire after the First World War. It demonstrates how newly configured countries envisioned borderland schools and language learning as tools for realizing the imagined peaceful Europe that underscored the political geography of the interwar period.
