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Accessing uncultivated microorganisms from the environment to organisms and genomes and back /

Table of Contents: “…Fuhrman -- Metagenomics as a tool to study biodiversity / Karen E. Nelson -- New cultivation strategies for terrestrial microorganisms / Peter H. …”
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The changing identity of rural India a socio-historic analysis /

Table of Contents: “…Bhaumik -- Literacy and externalities in human development / Rabindranath Mukhopadhyay and Sudeshna Ghosh -- The social context of politics in rural West Bengal (1947-92) / Mario Prayer -- Agrarian expansion under colonial rule and its impact on a tribal economy / Sanjukta Das Gupta -- Acting on institutions to preserve agricultural biodiversity : the Syngenta controversy in Chhattisgarh / Christine Lutringer -- The conflicting opinions of the colonial bureaucracy over the Paraiyans right over 'waste' in late 19th century Tamil Nadu / Raj Sekhar Basu -- Appendix 1. …”
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Handbook of algal technologies and phytochemicals /

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Agricultural investment and productivity : building sustainability in East Africa /

Table of Contents: “…/ Fitsum Hagos and Stein Holden -- Crop biodiversity and the management of production risk on degraded lands : some evidence from the highlands of Ethiopia / Salvatore di Falco and Jean-Paul Chavas -- Returns to sustainable land management investments -- Where does investment on sustainable land management technology work? …”

Governing environmental flows global challenges to social theory /

Table of Contents: “…On the global complexity of biodiversity conservation / C.S.A. (Kris) van Koppen -- Governing climate risk : a study of international rivers / Itay Fischhendler -- Environmental governance of global food flows : the case of labeling strategies / Peter Oosterveer -- Greening transnational buildings : between global flows and local places / Luciana M.S. …”
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Environmental plant physiology botanical strategies for a climate smart planet / by Singh, Vir

Table of Contents: “…Sun-Soil-Plant: The Evolutionary Ladder of Life -- Photosynthesis and Soil Fertilization -- Energy from Inorganic Molecules -- Energy from Organic Molecules -- Chemical Composition vis-à-vis Nutrient Requirements -- Herbivory -- Carnivory -- Detritivory -- Energy Limitations -- Optimal Foraging by Animals -- Optimal Foraging by Plants -- Energy Flow in the Biosphere -- Summary -- References -- Websites -- Chapter 3: Nutrient Relations -- The Pedosphere -- Soil as an Ecosystem -- Diversity of the World's Soils -- Soil Types -- Soil Biodiversity -- Pedodiversity-Biodiversity Relations…”
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The Highlands critical resources, treasured landscapes /

Table of Contents: “…Ehrenfeld -- An overview of the vascular plants of the highlands and the threats to plant biodiversity. Appendix 9.1: List of twenty-one globally rare, threatened, and endangered plant species reported from Connecticut, New jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania, Appendix 9.2: List of fifty-eight invasive or potentially invasive species known from the Highlands region / Gerry Moore and Steven Glenn -- Wildlife of the highlands / Elizabeth A. …”
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Phosphate solubilizing microbes for crop improvement

Table of Contents: “…Biological importance of phosphorus and phosphate solubilizing microbes: an overview -- Novel approaches for analysis of biodiversity of phosphate-solubilizing bacteria -- Effects of phosphate-solubilizing microorganism on soil phosphorus fractions -- Role of plant growth promoting microorganisms for sustainable crop production -- Genetic and functional diversity of phosphate solubilizing fluorescent pseudomonads and their simultaneous role in promotion of plant growth and soil health -- Practical use of phosphate solubilizing soil microorganisms -- Phosphate-solubilization by psychrophilic and psychrotolerant microorganisms: an asset for sustainable agriculture at low temperatures -- Beneficial microbes in sustainable tropical crop production -- Molecular genetics of phosphate solubilization in rhizosphere bacteria and its role in plant growth promotion -- Strategies for development of microphos and mechanisms of phosphate-solubilization -- Variation in plant growth promoting activities of phosphate-solubilizing microbes and factors affecting their colonization and solubilizing efficiency in different agro-ecosystems -- Management of plant diseases using phosphate-solubilizing microbes -- Phosphate solubilizing microbes: potentials and success in greenhouse and field applications -- Genetic and phenotypic characterization of phosphate-solubilizing bacteria and their effects on growth and symbiotic properties of alfalfa plants -- Microbial facilitation of phosphorus nutrition in sugarcane -- Phosphate solubilizing microorganisms for augmenting crop nutrition -- Phosphate solubilizing microorganisms: prospects, promises and problems -- Genetic manipulations of metal accumulation and heavy metal tolerance: improving plants for environmental remediation -- Biological control of plant nematodes with phosphate-solubilizing microorganisms.…”
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BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMATICS history and theory. by Pavlinov, I. I︠A︡. (Igorʹ I︠A︡kovlevich)

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Handbook of algal technologies and phytochemicals.

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Ecomedia literacy : integrating ecology into media education / by Lopez, Antonio, 1966-

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The population ecology and conservation of Charadrius plovers /

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Assumptions inhibiting progress in comparative biology /

Table of Contents: “…Does competition generate biodiversity? An essay in honor of Donn Eric Rosen / Maureen A. …”
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American Politics and the Environment, Second Edition / by Daynes, Byron W.

Table of Contents: “…-- The global environment -- Case study : biodiversity and endangered species -- Guest essay / Christina Slentz -- American politics and the environment : conclusion.…”
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Managing Protected Areas in Central and Eastern Europe Under Climate Change

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Library and Information Sciences Trends and Research /

Table of Contents: “…-- Chapter 3 A Group Discussion on Information Literacy -- Part II Trends of Library and Information Sciences Education -- Chapter 4 iSchools & the iSchool at Syracuse University -- Part III Information Seeking and Retrieval -- Chapter 5 Visual Data Mining in a Q&A based Social Media Website -- Chapter 6 Information Seeking Behaviour and Usage on a Multi-media Platform: Case Study Europeana -- Chapter 7 Exploratory Search: a Critical Analysis of the Theoretical Foundations, Systems Features, and Research Trends -- Part IV Informatics -- Chapter 8 Scientific Datasets: Informetric Characteristics and Social Utility Metrics for Biodiversity Data Sources -- Chapter 9 Knowledge Discovery of Complex Networks Research Literature -- Chapter 10 Bibliometrics and University Research Rankings Demystified for Librarians -- Part V Development of World Libraries -- Chapter 11 The Development of East Asian Libraries in North America.…”
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Saving a million species extinction risk from climate change /

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Tropical montane cloud forests science for conservation and management /

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Sustainable and Economic Waste Management Resource Recovery Techniques.

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Advancing food integrity : GMO regulation, agroecology, and urban agriculture / by Steier, Gabriela

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