This book, which will be of interest to advanced students and researchers in forestry, tree physiology and ecology, climate change and pollution, includes 11 chapters which review what is known about the impacts of elevated CO2 and other greenhouse gases on forest ecosystems.
"Eastern African rain forests are remarkable in their high level of endemism. Miocene uplift of the central African plateau separated these montane and coastal forests from the main Guineo-Congolian forest of west and central Africa. Since then, stable Indian Ocean temperatures …
Plant-Pathogen Interactions: Methods and Protocols, Second Editionexpands upon the first edition with current, detailed protocols for the study of plant pathogen genome sequences. It contains new chapters on techniques to help identify and characterize effectors and to study the…
Provides information on identification and uses of edible prairie plants.
Since the time of Aristotle, there had been a clear divide between the three kingdoms of animal, vegetable, and mineral. But by the eighteenth century, biological experiments, and the wide range of new creatures coming to Europe from across the world, challenged these neat divis…