A Systematic Vademecum to the Vascular Plants of Puerto Rico
Author : Franklin S. Axelrod
Publisher : BRIT Press
Page : 10 pages
File Size : 47,8 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Science
ISBN : 1889878332
Author : Franklin S. Axelrod
Publisher : BRIT Press
Page : 10 pages
File Size : 47,8 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Science
ISBN : 1889878332
Author : Franklin Axelrod
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 14,80 MB
Release : 2020-11-23
Category :
ISBN : 9781889878584
A Systematic Vademecum to the Vascular Plants of Saba is a synoptic flora whose subject matter is the 771 taxa that have been thus far collected on the island of Saba. It is intended to meet the needs of botanists, ecologists and others who wish to know which plants are now present on the island and which plants are no longer known to be present.
Author : Grizelle González
Publisher : MDPI
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 34,17 MB
Release : 2019-12-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 3039219642
This Special Issue looks forward as well as backward to best analyze the forest conservation challenges of the Caribbean. This is made possible by 75 years of research and applications by the United States Department of Agriculture, International Institute of Tropical Forestry (the Institute) of Puerto Rico. It transforms Holocene-based scientific paradigms of the tropics into Anthropocene applications and outlooks of wilderness, managed forests, and urban environments. This volume showcases how the focus of the Institute’s programs is evolving to support sustainable tropical forest conservation despite uncertain conditions. The manuscripts showcased here highlight the importance of shared stewardship and a long-term, hands-on approach to conservation, research programs, and novel organizations intended to meet contemporary conservation challenges. Policies relevant to the Anthropocene, as well as the use of experiments to anticipate future responses of tropical forests to global warming, are reexamined in these pages. Urban topics include how cities can co-produce new knowledge to spark sustainable and resilient transformations. Long-term results and research applications of topics such as soil biota, migratory birds, tropical vegetation, substrate chemistry, and the tropical carbon cycle are also described in the volume. Moreover, the question of how to best use land on a tropical island is addressed. This volume is intended to be of interest to all actors involved in long-term sustainable forest management and research in light of the historical lessons and future directions that may come out of a better understanding of tropical cities and forests in the Anthropocene epoch.
Author : Ramón Eduardo Rebolledo Ranz
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 38,87 MB
Release : 2021-11-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 1789841658
This book presents comprehensive information on arthropods, the most abundant and diverse group of invertebrate animals in existence today. Chapters cover such topics as arthropods as food for humans, arthropods as a bioindicator species, use of arthropods in the cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries, arthropods and their conservation status, diets for raising arthropods, and much more. It is a useful reference for undergraduate and graduate students, academics, researchers, and anyone interested in learning more about this important group of invertebrates and their current conservation status.
Author : J. Casares
Publisher : WIT Press
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 43,95 MB
Release : 2020-08-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1784663956
Formed of a collection of papers from the 5th International Conference on Environmental and Economic Impact on Sustainable Development, the included works examine the most serious problems affecting sustainable development. The papers consider the impact of economic constraints on the environment, taking into account the social aspects as well as the over-use of natural resources. Uncontrolled development can also result in damage to the environment in terms of the release of toxic substances and hazardous waste. Therefore, decisions have to be made as to whether some forms of development are compatible with environmental protection, particularly in cases of possible serious contamination and toxicity. More constructive and progressive approaches are required to ensure sustainability. A major motivation is to learn from past failure, to avoid repeating similar mistakes, while attempting to prevent emerging threats to environmental and ecological systems. Fundamental to these concepts is the analysis of the inherent risk and the development of appropriate strategies.
Author : J. B. Phipps
Publisher : BRIT Press
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 22,13 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Hawthorns
ISBN : 1889878294
Author : S. H. Sohmer
Publisher :
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 27,36 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Psychotria
ISBN : 9781889878157
Author : Pedro Acevedo-Rodríguez
Publisher :
Page : 1232 pages
File Size : 34,13 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Botany
ISBN :
The catalogue enumerates all taxa of Gymnosperms, Dicotyledons, and Monocotyledons occurring in the West Indies archipelago excluding the islands off the coast of Venezuela (Netherlands Antilles, Venezuelan Antilles, Tobago, and Trinidad). For each accepted taxon, nomenclature (including synonyms described from the West Indies and their references to publication), distribution in the West Indies (including endemic, native, or exotic status), common names, and a numerical listing of literature records are given. Type specimen citations are provided for accepted names and synonyms of Cyperaceae, Sapindaceae, and some selected genera in several families including the Apocynaceae (Plumeria), Aquifoliaceae (Ilex), and Santalaceae (Dendrophthora). More than 30,000 names were treated comprising 208 families, 2,033 genera, and 12,279 taxa, which includes exotic and commonly cultivated plants. The total number of indigenous taxa was approximately 10,470 of which 71% (7,446 taxa) are endemic to the archipelago or part of it. Fifteen new names, 37 combinations, and 7 lectotypifications are validated. A searchable website of this catalogue, maintained and continuously updated at the Smithsonian Institution, is available at http://botany.si.edu/antilles/WestIndies/.
Author : James A. Duke
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 554 pages
File Size : 26,95 MB
Release : 2007-12-26
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 0849382033
Readers have come to depend on Jim Duke's comprehensive handbooks for their ease of use and artful presentation of scientific information. Following the successful format of his other CRC handbooks, Duke's Handbook of Medicinal Plants of the Bible contains 150 herbs listed alphabetically and by scientific name. Each entry provides illustrations of the plant, synonyms, notes, common names, activities, indications, dosages, downsides and interactions, natural history, and extracts. It includes Biblical quotes as well as comments on points of interest.
Author : Pedro Acevedo-Rodríguez
Publisher : New York Botanical Garden Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 34,98 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Botany
ISBN : 9780893274023
Acevedo-Rodriguez provides a thorough flora of this geologically distinct island. Included are treatments of indigenous pteridophytes, dicotyledons, & monocotyledons. It is fully illustrated with black-&-white drawings.