BACK AWAY FROM THE TABLE is a short guide to losing weight. It tells the simplified method that the author developed that will enable people to change their eating habits in a positive manner. After telling you the relatively simple way you can lose weight, the book also tells you what you can eat, what you can't eat, and gives you a springboard for modifying the diet to your own personal needs. BACK AWAY FROM THE TABLE is written in a conversational manner, and demystifies the challenge o...

Not so long ago, in a place not so far away, there was born a very special dog named Umber. Wonderfully soft and covered in lovely dark and golden fur, Umber was different from the other dogs. Umber was born blind.Even though he couldn't see, his nose and ears let him learn to run and play with the other dogs. Umber was happy in his little home with his friends and things might have gone on like that forever, but one day, something incredible happened. From that moment on, his life...

Latin American Blackberries Biology Vol. 3 is the first comprehensive work dedicated to the highland blackberry species Rubus nubigenus Kunth and Rubus guyanensis Focke—underutilized plants from South America with significant potential for breeding programs, plant repositories, cultivation, and the production of health-related compounds such as antioxidants. These species also yield edible fruits with commercial, medicinal, and ethnobotanical applications.

Recent research has shed light on the crucial role of wood density, a fundamental physical property, as a functional trait**.** This means wood density isn't just about how much a piece of wood weighs, but how it influences a plant's entire strategy for survival and growth. While variations exist between individual species, a surprising trend has emerged: the majority of this variation can be traced back to a plant's genus or even family. This strong phylogenetic s...

This book explores two Rubus species from South America. It will address the species Rubus bogotensis Kunth and Rubus acanthophyllos Focke. It addresses aspects, such as origin, phenology, propagation, floral and fruit morphology, arthropod visitors, pollination, breeding, morphological diversity, and genetic diversity. It includes new unpublished data and results about plant phenology, flowering, insect visitors, fruit length-weight relationships, and fruit and ...

The current book focuses on Mora de Castilla (Rubus glaucus Benth.). It explores aspects, such as origin, phenology, propagation, floral and fruit morphology, arthropod visitors, pollination mechanisms, propagation methods, chromosome number, fruit development, breeding, morphological diversity, and the impact of climate change. It includes novel data about plant phenology, flowering, insect visitors, seed germination, fruit morphology, and allometric relationships. This work includes an i...

This work reviews and explores various aspects of uchuva growth and development from seed germination, vegetative growth and phyllotaxy, floral development, pollination, and pollen morphology through fruit development, properties and health benefits. Other sections of the book cover uchuva genetic diversity, hybridization, chromosome number and morphological diversity. Uchuva is economically important in most South American counties, has been growing in popularity in Central America, and i...

Global climate change is expected to produce increased carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere, higher temperatures, aberrant precipitation patterns and a host of other climatic changes that would affect all life on this planet. This review article addresses the impact of climate change on fruit trees and the response of the trees to a changing environment. The response of fruit trees to increasing carbon dioxide levels, phenological changes occurring in the trees themselves due to increas...

This SpringerBrief focuses on the principles of ecotourism such as relevance of the field, origin, fundamental aspects, definitions, philosophy, implications in biodiversity conservation and environmental impacts. Special emphasis is also given to the interaction between ecotourism and education and it is supported by recent publications from the authors.

This brief reviews the pollination aspects of both wild and domesticated fruit tree species in a global climate change context. It explores cross-pollination mediated by insects, vertebrates and abiotic factors, self-pollination and their global warming implications. The authors identify the link between abiotic factors such as precipitation and severe droughts in the context of tree pollination and climate change. Furthermore, pollination and conservation implications in agriculture as we...

THE STORIES OF NIGHT ECHOES, TALES OF SUSPENSE AND SHOCK, WILL FESTER IN THE MINDS OF READERS: NIGHTMARES THAT LURE A WOMAN TO A PAST LIFE; A CAB DRIVERS FARE WHO IS A LOST SOUL; AVENGING SPIRITS OF COMMANCHE WARRIORS PURSUE A BLOOD DEBT; THE CURSE OF THE WOLF; CROP CIRCLES DELIVER A HORRENDOUS MESSAGE; FOR THOSE ABOUT TO DIE, A GUIDE TO THE OTHER SIDE; AND A GRANDSON AND GRANDFATHER, MEET WHEN BOTH ARE AGE NINE. THIS IS THE THIRD COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES BY FERNANDO RAMIREZ.

If people are to survive in these ever harsher conditions, their crops need to withstand drought, high temperatures and poor soils.Cactus crops are gaining increasing interest across the globe, in particular cactus pear (Opuntia ficus-indica), because of its unique characteristics which provide resilience to the above mentioned harsh conditions. Cactus pear is able to grow on land where no other crops are able to grow; it can be used to restore degraded land and in many countries, ...