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  • Mosquitopia

    The Place of Pests in a Healthy World

    Edited by Marcus Hall, Dan Tamïr ...
    This edited volume brings together natural scientists, social scientists and humanists to assess if (or how) we may begin to coexist harmoniously with the mosquito. The mosquito is humanity’s deadliest animal, killing over a million people each year by transmitting malaria, yellow fever, Zika and several other diseases. Yet of the 3,500 species of mosquito on Earth, only a few dozen of them are ... Read more

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  • Tomorrow's Table: Organic Farming, Genetics, and the Future of Food

    Organic Farming, Genetics, and the Future of Food

    by Pamela C. Ronald, R. W. Adamchak ...
    By the year 2050, Earth's population will double. If we continue with current farming practices, vast amounts of wilderness will be lost, millions of birds and billions of insects will die, and the public will lose billions of dollars as a consequence of environmental degradation. Clearly, there must be a better way to meet the need for increased food production. Written as part memoir, part ... Read more

    PHP719.39

  • The Hidden Life of Trees

    What They Feel, How They Communicate—Discoveries from A Secret World

    by Peter Wohlleben, Suzanne Simard ...
    Translated by Jane Billinghurst ...
    Series Book 1 - The Mysteries of Nature
    A NEW YORK TIMES, WASHINGTON POST, AND WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER • One of the most beloved books of our time: an illuminating account of the forest, and the science that shows us how trees communicate, feel, and live in social networks. After reading this book, a walk in the woods will never be the same again.“Breaks entirely new ground ... [Peter Wohlleben] has listened to trees and decoded ... Read more

    PHP1,047.19 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Sterile Insect Technique

    Principles And Practice In Area-Wide Integrated Pest Management

    Edited by Victor A. Dyck, Jorge Hendrichs, A.S. Robinson ...
    The sterile insect technique (SIT) is an environment-friendly method of pest control that integrates well into area-wide integrated pest management (AW-IPM) programmes. This book takes a generic, thematic, comprehensive, and global approach in describing the principles and practice of the SIT. The strengths and weaknesses, and successes and failures, of the SIT are evaluated openly and fairly from ... Read more

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  • Handbook of Edible Weeds

    Herbal Reference Library

    by James A. Duke ...
    Series series Herbal Reference Library
    Handbook of Edible Weeds contains detailed descriptions and illustrations of 100 edible weeds, representing 100 genera of higher plant species. Some of the species are strictly American, but many are cosmopolitan weeds. Each account includes common names recognized by the Weed Science Society of America, standard Latin scientific names, uses, and distribution (geographic and ecological). ... Read more

    PHP13,115.75

  • Botany

    by Charles Kovacs ...
    Series series Waldorf Education Resources
    Charles Kovacs characterizes different plants, from fungi, algae and lichens, to the lily and rose families. He describes the parts of each plant and their growth cycle.It is recommended for Steiner-Waldorf curriculum Classes 5 and 6 (age 10-12). ... Read more

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  • A Flower A Day

    by Miranda Janatka ...
    Series series A Day
    Fascinating and richly illustrated stories of flowers for every day of the year.Every day of the year a different species of flower bursts into bloom somewhere in the world. This collection of 366 flowers reveals not only their beauty but the fascinating botanical, literary, folkloric and historical stories behind them.Discover the magnificent magnolia, which evolved more than 95 million years ago ... Read more

    PHP983.19

  • Oceanography and Marine Biology

    An annual review. Volume 59

    Edited by Stephen J. Hawkins ...
    Series series Oceanography and Marine Biology - An Annual Review
    CHOICE Highly Recommended, Sept 2022Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review remains one of the most cited sources in marine science and oceanography. The ever-increasing interest in work in oceanography and marine biology and its relevance to global environmental issues, especially global climate change and its impacts, creates a demand for authoritative refereed reviews summarizing and ... Read more

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  • Monitoring Forest Biodiversity

    Improving Conservation through Ecologically-Responsible Management

    by Toby Gardner ...
    Series series The Earthscan Forest Library
    The fate of much of the world's terrestrial biodiversity depends upon our ability to improve the management of forest ecosystems that have already been substantially modified by humans. Monitoring is an essential ingredient in meeting this challenge, allowing us to measure the impact of different human activities on biodiversity and identify more responsible ways of managing the environment. ... Read more

    PHP4,546.21

  • Virus Diseases of Tropical and Subtropical Crops

    by James James, Emmanuel Emmanuel, James Legg, Olufemi Olufemi, Settumba Settumba, Justin Justin, Lava Lava, Angela Angela, Fuh-Jyh Fuh-Jyh, Marcia Marcia, Vicente Vicente, Indranil Indranil, Agustine Agustine, Cherie Cherie, Alexander Karasev ...
    Series series CABI Plant Protection Series
    This book describes interactions of plant viruses with hosts and transmission vectors in an agricultural context. Starting with an overview of virus biology, economics and management, chapters then address economically significant plant diseases of tropical and subtropical crops. For each disease, symptoms, distribution, economic impact, causative virus, taxonomy, host range, transmission, ... Read more

    PHP3,302.69

  • What Makes a Plant a Plant? Structure and Defenses Science Book for Children | Children's Science & Nature Books

    by Baby Professor ...
    Nature is truly amazing! There are plants that may seem fragile at first look but are actually equipped with powerful structures and defenses, allowing them to withstand even the harshest weather conditions. Learn about the characteristics that make plants plants. Read this book, learn and share the information with family and friends today! ... Read more

    PHP232.59

  • Plant Tissue Culture Technology

    An Innovative Tool for the Propagation, Management, and Conservation of Himalayan Biodiversity

    Edited by Rajesh Kumar, Neha Salaria, Indu Kumari, Younis Ahmad Hajam ...
    As home to over 10,000 species of plants, the Himalaya biodiversity hotspot is renowned throughout the world as being a treasure trove of medicinal herbs. These Himalayan medicinal plants, however, are threatened by the rising demand for herbal medicines, as well as by overexploitation. This new volume discusses plant tissue culture or the preservation and conservation of Himalayan endangered ... Read more

    PHP13,990.13

  • Bacterial Endophytes for Sustainable Agriculture and Environmental Management

    Edited by Amit Kishore Singh, Vijay Tripathi, Awadhesh Kumar Shukla, Pradeep Kumar ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This book is a comprehensive account of recent advances in the endophytic research. It covers recent perspective of endophytic research, molecular diversity, bioprospecting of novel genes using high throughput molecular techniques, and most importantly application of endophytes in practicing sustainable agriculture. Endophytic micro-organisms are mysterious living component associated mutually ... Read more

    PHP10,596.59

  • Biology and Integrated Management of Turfgrass Diseases

    by Dr Gary W. Beehag, Dr Nathan R. Walker, Dr Percy T.W. Wong, Dr Jyri Kaapro ...
    Cultivated turfgrass is an assemblage of mown, perennial grasses or prostrate-growing forb plants and a suite of microbes all competing with each other in a common environment. This book approaches turfgrass diseases from an ecological perspective and explains with examples how wild plants and microbes have co-evolved. It addresses the identification, biology and integrated management of both ... Read more

    PHP7,160.99

  • Substrate Analysis for Effective Biofuels Production

    Edited by Neha Srivastava, Manish Srivastava, P. K. Mishra, Vijai Kumar Gupta ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    As a substrate, cellulose plays a crucial role in the biomass-based biofuel production process, and is essential to enzyme and sugar production. Accordingly, ensuring maximum availability of cellulose for enzyme production and bioconversion for sugar generation is one of the major challenges for sustainable biofuels production. To date there has been extensive research on biofuel production using ... Read more

    PHP13,028.29

  • Desert Weeds

    Personal Narrative on Botanical First Responders

    by Garry Rogers ...
    In their rapid colonization of soil exposed by fires, floods, and grazing animals, weeds resemble the human specialists we label Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs). Weeds are the first responders when disasters occur in nature. They occupy bare soil and prevent erosion by wind and water. In extreme cases such as a landslide, weeds are essential to the healing processes that replace the lost soil ... Read more

    PHP9,973.19

  • Evolutionary Biology—A Transdisciplinary Approach

    Edited by Pierre Pontarotti ...
    This book includes 16 selected contributions presented at the 23rd Evolutionary Biology Meeting, which took place in Marseille in September 2019.The annual Evolutionary Biology Meetings in Marseille serve to gather leading evolutionary biologists and other scientists using evolutionary biology concepts, e.g. for medical research. The aim of these meetings is to promote the exchange of ideas to ... Read more

    PHP8,726.49

  • Targeted Genome Editing Using Site-Specific Nucleases

    ZFNs, TALENs, and the CRISPR/Cas9 System

    Edited by Takashi Yamamoto ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This book serves as an introduction to targeted genome editing, beginning with the background of this rapidly developing field and methods for generation of engineered nucleases. Applications of genome editing tools are then described in detail, in iPS cells and diverse organisms such as mice, rats, marine invertebrates, fish, frogs, and plants. Tools that are mentioned include zinc finger ... Read more

    PHP9,349.89

  • Canopy Photosynthesis: From Basics to Applications

    Edited by Kouki Hikosaka, Ülo Niinemets, Niels P.R. Anten ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    The last 30 years has seen the development of increasingly sophisticated models that quantify canopy carbon exchange. These models are now essential parts of larger models for prediction and simulation of crop production, climate change, and regional and global carbon dynamics. There is thus an urgent need for increasing expertise in developing, use and understanding of these models. This in turn ... Read more

    PHP16,768.49

  • Where the Gods Reign

    Plants and Peoples of the Colombian Amazon

    by Richard Evans Schultes, Mark J. Plotkin ...
    Where the Gods Reign is a scientific and creative anthropological overview of the Amazon rainforest ecosystem-featuring writings and excerpts on rivers, ethnic groups, cultural customs, rubber and cocoa plants, drugs and medicines, and more.Beautiful photographs taken by Dr. Schultes during his 14 years residing in the Colombian Amazon are accompanied by short poetic reflections, precise summaries ... Read more

    PHP713.09

  • The Earth Sciences

    An Annotated Bibliography

    Edited by Roy Porter ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    Originally published in 1983, The Earth Sciences: An Annotated Bibliography is a compact and thematically organized guide that provides comprehensive access to themes and areas of study in the earth sciences. The bibliography is not exhaustive but provides a detailed and critical index to the most important literature in the field. The book’s core focus is geology and examines the subject broadly, ... Read more

    PHP2,914.03

  • Bioresources and Bioprocess in Biotechnology

    Volume 2 : Exploring Potential Biomolecules

    Edited by Shiburaj Sugathan, N. S. Pradeep, Sabu Abdulhameed ...
    This book is a compilation of detailed articles on various products and services that can be derived from bioresources through bioprocess. It offers in-depth discussions and case studies on commercially and therapeutically important enzymes, antimicrobials, anti-cancer molecules and anti-inflammatory substances. It also includes a separate section on emerging trends in bioactive substances ... Read more

    PHP8,726.49

  • A Field Guide to Urban Plants

    Common Species of Pavements, Walls and Waste Ground

    by Alexandra-Maria Klein, Julia Krohmer ...
    Series series Pelagic Identification Guides
    Have you ever wondered exactly what those ‘weeds’ are growing along the kerb or between the cracks in the pavement? Not the pampered plants of parks, front gardens and herbaceous borders, but simply those that exist everywhere and nowhere in particular: the true survivors, the botanical opportunists. In this handy guide, we introduce the most commonplace flowers, shrubs, grasses, mosses and ferns ... Read more

    PHP1,384.49

  • Urban Biodiversity

    From Research to Practice

    Edited by Alessandro Ossola, Jari Niemelä ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Urban Ecology
    Urban biodiversity is an increasingly popular topic among researchers. Worldwide, thousands of research projects are unravelling how urbanisation impacts the biodiversity of cities and towns, as well as its benefits for people and the environment through ecosystem services. Exciting scientific discoveries are made on a daily basis. However, researchers often lack time and opportunity to ... Read more

    PHP3,963.29