Many of the effects of global warming, changing temperature and rainfall patterns, have been recognized as climate change factors affecting agriculture, and these climate trends are expected to adversely affect crops in most agricultural regions in coming decades and be only par…
In Constructed Climates, ecologist William G. Wilson demonstrates the value of urban green. Focusing specifically on the role of vegetation and trees, Wilson shows the costs and benefits reaped from urban open spaces, from cooler temperatures to better quality ground water—and w…
Updates developments which have taken place since the previous edition in 1983. The measurement of temperature is the most common and important physical measurement in both research and industry, and this book provides a guide to thermometry, including the 1990 International Tem…
"This book provides a timely update on the recent progress in our knowledge of all aspects of plant's perception, signalling and adaptation to a variety of environmental stresses such as drought, salinity, heat, cold, frost and soil pH extremes, Al and heavy metal toxicities, de…
This book provides a sound foundation for the improvement of the transportation sector responsible for the movement of food. While food safety agencies have been focused on producer, processor, retail, and restaurant food safety, the industry that moves the food has been largel…
This book provides a comprehensive suite of animations, simulations, and interactivities that help readers comprehend important Earth processes. With an enhanced focus on the interconnections between humans and their environment, this text includes increased coverage of populati…
