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  1. 1161

    Conservation and the Genetics of Populations by Allendorf, Fred W.

    Published 2012
    Table of Contents: “…-- 1.3 How Should We Conserve Biodiversity? -- 1.4 Applications of Genetics to Conservation -- 1.5 The Future -- Guest Box 1: L. …”
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    River conservation and management

    Published 2012
    Table of Contents: “…13 Improvements in Understanding the Contribution of Hyporheic Zones to Biodiversity and Ecological Functioning of UK Rivers; 14 Taxonomic Distinctness as a Measure of Diversity of Stream Insects Exposed to Varying Salinity Levels in South-Eastern Australia; 15 Development of a Systematic, Information-Based Approach to the Identification of High Value Sites for River Conservation in New Zealand; 16 Assessing the Conservation Status of Alder-Ash Alluvial Forest and Atlantic Salmon in the Natura 2000 River Network of Cantabria, Northern Spain.…”
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    Biology and evolution of the Mexican cavefish

    Published 2016
    Table of Contents: “…Hydrogeology of Caves in the Sierra de El Abra Region -- Chapter 3. Cave Biodiversity and Ecology of the Sierra de El Abra Region -- Chapter 4. …”
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    Governing Oregon : continuity and change

    Published 2018
    Table of Contents: “…Environmental Policy: The Challenge of Managing Biodiversity in Oregon / Joe Bowersox -- 13. Oregon Energy Policy / David Bernell, Warda Ajaz, and Daniel Gray -- 14. …”
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    Value and Economy of Marine Resources. by Monaco, Andr & eacute

    Published 2014
    Table of Contents: “…The methods for assessing values for the non-use of biodiversity; 1.2.2.4. The monetization frontier; 1.3. …”
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    Science And Sustainable Food Security : Selected Papers Of M S Swaminathan.

    Published 2009
    Table of Contents: “…. -- Food Security Challenges Today -- Technology and Food and Ecological Security -- Response to the Challenges Ahead -- Biotechnology: Opportunities -- Biotechnology and Third World Concerns -- Biodiversity and Biofuture -- Food and Jobs -- Research for Tomorrow -- 3. …”
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    Reintroduction of top-order predators

    Published 2009
    Table of Contents: “…Reintroduction of top-order predators: using science to restore one of the drivers of biodiversity / Matt W. Hayward and Michael J. Somers -- A critical assessment of South Africa's managed metapopulation recovery strategy for African wild dogs / Harriet T. …”
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    Interfaces between science and society

    Published 2006
    Table of Contents: “…Interfaces between science and policy for environmental governance : lessons and open questions from the European platform for biodiversity research strategy / Sybille van den Hove and Martin Sharman -- 12. …”
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    Sustainability in interior design by Moxon, Siân

    Published 2012
    Table of Contents: “…Copyright -- Title Page -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Context -- Introduction -- The problems -- Climate change -- Step by step: Climate change -- Diminishing resources and biodiversity -- Waste -- Allergies and stress -- Water scarcity -- Population growth -- The construction industry -- Sustainability and the role of interior designers -- Step by step: Design impact -- History forgotten -- Traditional buildings -- Modernist design -- Relearning -- Disregarding preconceptions -- Why this book is required -- Chapter 2: A sustainable approach -- Introduction -- Embracing compromise…”
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    Changes in the human-monsoon system of East Asia in the context of global change

    Published 2008
    Table of Contents: “…Thermal-dynamical effects of the Tibetan Plateau on the East Asian monsoon / Guoxiong Wu [and others] -- Paleo-monsoon variations in East Asia reconstructed from terrestrial records / Li Li and Zhisheng An -- Paleo-monsoon evolution and variability derived from deep-sea sediments / Pinxian Wang -- Late Quaternary paleoclimate simulations and model comparisons for East Asian monsoon / Ge Yu [and others] -- El Niño and the southern oscillation-monsoon interaction and interannual climate / Chongyin Li and Ronghui Huang -- Recent trends in summer precipitation in China and Mongolia / Tetsuzo Yasunari, Nobuhiko Endo and Borjiginte Ailikun -- Warming in East Asia as a consequence of increasing greenhouse gases / Zongci Zhao, Akio Kitoh and Dong-Kyou Lee -- Climate impacts of atmospheric sulfate and black carbon aerosols / Yun Qian [and others] -- Long-range transport and deposition of dust aerosols over the ocean, and their impacts on climate / Zifa Wang, Guangyu Shi and Young-Joon Kim -- Land use and land cover change in East Asia and its potential impacts on monsoon climate / Congbin Fu and Shuyu Wang -- The terrestrial carbon budget in East Asia : human and natural impacts / Hanqin Tian [and others] -- Impacts of agriculture on the nitrogen cycle / Zhengqin Xiong [and others] -- Impacts of land use on structure and function of terrestrial ecosystems and biodiversity / Kanehiro Kitayama, Guangsheng Zhou and Keping Ma -- Impact of land use in semiarid Asia on aridification and desertification / Dennis Ojima [and others] -- Transport of materials induced by human activities along the Yellow and Yangtze Rivers / Dunxin Hu [and others] -- Impacts of global warming on living resources in ocean and coastal ecosystems / Qisheng Tang and Ling Tong -- Sea-level changes and vulnerability of the coastal zone / Nobuo Mimura and Hiromune Yokoki -- Changes in population number, composition, distribution, and consumption in East Asia / Xizhe Peng and Xuehui Han -- Application of clean technologies and new policies to reduce emissions and the impacts of environmental change on human health / Kejun Jiang and Gang Wen -- Trends and proactive risk management of climate-related disasters / Pei Jun Shi [and others] -- Assessment of vulnerability and adaptation to climate changes in western China / Yongyuan Yin, Peng Gong and Yihui Ding -- Application of Asia-Pacific integrated model in East Asia / Xiulian Hu and Kejun Jiang -- Human drivers of change in the East Asian monsoon system / Karen Seto [and others].…”
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    Pathways to environmental sustainability : methodologies and experiences

    Published 2014
    Table of Contents: “…Preface -- Part I: Methodologies and tools for environmental sustainability -- 1 Food for thought: seeking the essence of Industrial Symbiosis -- 2 LCA and linear programming for the environmental optimization of waste management systems: a simulation -- 3 Urban Metabolism: many open questions for future answers -- 4 Water footprint to support environmental management: an overview -- 5 Marketing strategies for the agri-food sector: adaptation requirements and contradictions -- 6 Hypercritical Separation Technology (HYST): a sustainable technology for agricultural by-products valorization -- 7 Antioxidative Effectiveness of Environment Friendly Functional Biopolymers for Food Applications -- Part II: Experiences and case studies in productive contexts -- 8 1997 -- 2012 The environmental management system of the ST Microelectronics site of Catania is fifteen years old -- 9 Sustainability in the food oil sector: the experience of the Oleifici Mataluni in eco-innovation projects -- 10 Waste management and environmental impact: a case study of pharmaceutical industry -- 11 Subcategory Assessment Method for Social LCA: a first application on the wine sector -- 12 Human and environmental impact assessment for a soybean biodiesel production process through the integration of LCA and RA -- 13 Energy and Environmental Assessment of Retrofit Actions on a Residential Building -- 14 Bio-construction and renewable raw materials: the case of cork -- 15 Studies about the utilization of citrus wastes in view of environment protection -- 16 Prospects for the use of mini and micro wind power plants in residential settings -- Part III: Experiences and case studies in territorial contexts -- 17 Territorial Observatory on Sustainability in the Republic of San Marino: a case study -- 18 The European policy for the sustainability of urban areas and the Covenant of Mayors initiative: a case study -- 19 Tools for promoting environmental sustainability in Poland -- 20 The project for the implementation of the Industrial Symbiosis Platform in Sicily: the progress after the first year of operation -- 21 Potential developments of industrial symbiosis in the Taranto productive district -- 22 Harmonization of documentation for EPD-generation -- the Norwegian model -- 23 Environmentally sustainable development in the province of Belluno (Italy) -- 24 The European Ecolabel in the tourist sector: an analysis of the Italian experience of mountain huts -- 25 CAP and sustainability. Subsidies and biodiversity in six ±Objective-1¿ Italian regions.…”
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    Information, the hidden side of life by Gaucherel, Cédric, Gouyon, Pierre-Henri, 1953-, Dessalles, Jean-Louis

    Published 2019
    Table of Contents: “…Reservoirs of ecosystemic information; 3.3. Biodiversity: an ecosystem made up of individuals; 3.4. …”
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    Bioresources technology in sustainable agriculture : biological and biochemical research

    Published 2018
    Table of Contents: “…Molecular Aspect Of Natural Biodiversity; Chapter 7. Pv92, Ace, And Tpa25 Alu Insertion Polymorphism In The Kelantan Malaysia Subethnic Group.…”
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    Viruses of microorganisms

    Published 2018
    Table of Contents: “…Evolutionary Ecology of the Viruses of Microorganisms -- Introduction -- VoM abundance, biodiversity, and biogeography -- Population dynamics of VoMs and hosts -- VoM impact on host populations and communities -- VoM ecological adaptation -- VoM genome evolution -- VoM impact on host genetics -- VoMs as ecosystem modifiers -- Closing remarks -- 4. …”
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    Forest Health : an Integrated Perspective. by Castello, John D., 1952-

    Published 2011
    Table of Contents: “…Cover; Forest Health; TItle; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Contributors; Section I FOREST HEALTH AND MORTALITY; 1 The past as key to the future: a new perspective on forest health; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Definitions of forest health; 1.3 The concept of baseline mortality; 1.4 Baseline mortality and silviculture; 1.5 Biodiversity and forest health; 1.6 The importance of spatial scale; 1.7 Equilibrium vs. non-equilibrium concepts; 1.8 Assumptions for appropriate use of the concept; 1.9 Human activities, forest health, and the outline of the book; References.…”
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    Proceedings of 2014 International Conference on Material Engineering and Environment Science : Selected, Peer Reviewed Papers from the 2014 International Conference on Material Eng...

    Published 2014
    Table of Contents: “…Assessment of Regional Water-Human Harmony Based on ANP-Entropy ModelUrban River Pollution Control Based on Bacterial Technology; Esterification of Waste Palm Oil in Wastewater Pond for Community Biodiesel Production; Preservation of Forest Biodiversity -- A Key Factor of Sustainable Development of a Territory; Ecological Improvement of Fraxinus velutina Forest on Heavy Saline-Alkali Soil; Adsorption of Zn(II) from Aqueous Solution by Attapulgite; Preparation of a Magnetic, Hydrophilic and Bacteria Attachable Ceramsite and its Application in Wastewater Treatment…”
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    EU environmental law, international environmental law, and human rights law : the case of environmental responsibility

    Published 2016
    Table of Contents: “…Limits of the Public and Regulatory Approach -- 2.3 International Environmental Law Partially Conflicts with the Directives: Natural Resources vs. Biodiversity -- 2.4 International Environmental Law and Human Rights Confirm the Directives through Policy Diffusion: Damage and Harm to Natural Resources -- 2.5 Conclusion -- Chapter 3 Conflict with Human Rights: Deference to the International Civil Liability Frameworks that Applies to Oil Spills in Directive 2004/35 -- 3.1 Limited Scope of Application of the Directive: The Exclusions of Responsibility Mechanisms -- 3.2 Deference to International Law Conflicts with Human Rights: The Case of the Exclusion of Oil-spill Damage -- 3.3 Conclusion -- Chapter 4 Human Rights and Procedural Limitations in the Directives: Complement and Conflict -- 4.1 Gaps in the Directives that have a Procedural Dimension -- 4.2 Impartiality and Independence Requirements and the Discretion of Public Authorities: A Complement Case.…”
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    Biochemistry and biotechnology : research and development

    Published 2012
    Table of Contents: “….] -- Features of teaching of the ecological right at saving biodiversity of Sochi Black Sea coast / A.A. Rybalko -- Clonal mmicropropagation endemic of the northern caucasus mentha longifolia (L.) huds / A.E. …”
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    Natural Systems The Organisation of Life. by Eichhorn, Markus

    Published 2016
    Table of Contents: “…Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1 Introduction: defining nature -- 1.1 How little we know -- 1.2 Pressing questions -- 1.3 The hierarchy of nature -- 1.4 Biodiversity -- 1.5 Myths to bust -- 1.6 Further information -- 1.6.1 Recommended reading -- References -- Part I Species -- Chapter 2 What is a species? …”
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    Crucible for survival : environmental security and justice in the Indian Ocean region

    Published 2008
    Table of Contents: “…Crucible for survival : earth, rain, fire, and wind / Timothy Doyle -- Securitizing the Indian Ocean region : concrete entity and geopolitical imaginations / Dennis Rumley -- The post-tsunami Indian Ocean region : emerging perspectives on environmental security / Sanjay Chaturvedi -- Coasts under pressure : marine and coastal environmental security in the Indian Ocean context / Marcus Haward -- Earth security in the Indian Ocean region : food, fisheries, and biodiversity / Melissa Risely and Timothy Doyle -- Food and environmental security in the Indian Ocean region : interrogating the GM doubly green revolution / Richard Hindmarsh -- Plundered waters : Somalia's maritime resource insecurity / Clive Schofield -- Responses and resilience of fisherfolks on the tsunami event in southern Thailand / May Tan-Mullins, Jonathan Rigg, and Carl Grundy Warr -- The essence of life : water security in the Indian Ocean region / Melissa Risely and Timothy Doyle -- Mapping the Mekong basin : geopolitical imaginations and contestations / Eva Saroch -- Water resources development and water conflicts in two Indian Ocean states / Radha D'Souza -- Struggles for river security : movements against dams / Timothy Doyle -- Fire and firepower : energy security in the Indian Ocean region / Timothy Doyle -- Issues of energy security and the Indian Ocean region / Aparajita Biswas -- Gas pipelines and security in South and Southeast Asia : a critical perspective / Adam Simpson -- The uranium trade in the Indian Ocean region / Dennis Rumley and Timothy Doyle -- Wind : air security in the Indian Ocean region / Timothy Doyle -- Climate change, sea level rise, and development in small island states and territories of the Indian Ocean / Christian Bouchard -- Climate security : an Australian perspective / Campbell Walker -- Environmental cooperation in the Indian Ocean basin : a comparative analysis of the Indus basin treaty and the Malé declaration / Saleem H. …”
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    Forestry and climate change

    Published 2007
    Table of Contents: “…Marklund -- Conservation of biodiversity in boreal forests: the Russian experience / V. …”
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    Environmental protection and sustainable development from Rio to Rio+20 = Protection de l'environnement et développement durable de Rio à Rio+20

    Published 2014
    Table of Contents: “…Preface / Malgosia Fitzmaurice -- Introduction / Stefania Negri and Sandrine Maljean-Dubois -- The normative force of the outcome document "the future we want" : brief remarks / Angela DiStasi -- La gouvemance globale de l'environnement enjeux et perspectives après la conference des Nations Unies sur le diveloppement durable" Rio+20 / Sandrine Maljean-Dubois -- Sustainable development partnerships as a bridge between international commitments and their national implementation / Carina Costa de Oliveira -- The heritage dimension of the climate system and its protection for the benefit of mankind / Jose Manuel Sabrina Heredia -- Climate change and natural disasters / Panos Merkouris -- La biodiversite : un pilier pour le develnppement durable" post-Rio+20 / Sophie Lavallee -- Sustainable development as guideline for oceans and seas governance / Antonio Leandro -- Sound management of waste and environmental protection from Stockholm to Rio+20 / Teresa Russo -- Elimination de ia pauvrete, droits de l'homme et developpement durable / Helime Tigroudja -- Food security within the framework of international assistance for development : working towards rural sustainability for the realization of the right to food / Pia Acconci -- Le droit a l'eau en tant que droit de l'homme au niveau international et europeen : sa mise en reuvre "en harmonie avec la nature" dans "l'avenir que nous voulons" / Anna Oriola and Anna Vigorito -- L'education au developpement durable un droit de l'individu, un devoir de l'etat / Claudia Napoli -- Environmental changes and migration responses from Rio to Rio+20 and beyond / Rossana Palladino -- Sustainable development and global health its key role in the post-2015 development agenda / Stefania Negri -- Energy and policy objectives in the context of Rio+20 / Francesco Buonomenna -- La ville durable comme nouveau modele de developpement enjeux et perspectives / Jérôme Dubois -- Challenges of sustainable development and productive use of biodiversity : the knowledge based Rio-economy approach / Elizabeth Hodson de Jaramillo and Ingrid Schuler -- Mining and sustainable development / Leonardus Gerber and Francesco Sindico -- Nature, culture and sustainable development in international trade law / Valentina Vadi -- Breves observations a propos du droit international et europeen des organismes genetiquement modifies du point de vue du developpement durable / Estelle Brasset -- Postface Rio+2D+2 / Lucien Chabason.…”
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    Two centuries of Darwin

    Published 2009
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    Handbook of Hazards and Disaster Risk Reduction and Management. by Wisner, Ben

    Published 2012
    Table of Contents: “…Plant disease, pests and erosion of biodiversity: Pascal O. Girot; Astronomical hazards; 33. …”
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    Research Approaches to Sustainable Biomass Systems. by Tojo, Seishu

    Published 2013
    Table of Contents: “…3.2 BIOMASS PRODUCTION IN CULTIVATED FIELDS AND CONSERVATION OF ECOSYSTEMS3.3 BIOMASS PRODUCTION AND BIODIVERSITY IN PADDY FIELD ECOSYSTEMS; REFERENCES; Chapter 4 -- Production Technology for Bioenergy Crops and Trees; 4.1 PHOTOSYNTHESIS AND BIOMASS PRODUCTION IN ENERGY CROPS; 4.2 AGRONOMY AND BREEDING TECHNOLOGY FOR BIOENERGY CROPS; 4.3 PLANT MOLECULAR BREEDING TO ENERGY CROPS AS GENETIC IMPROVEMENTS OF BIOMASS SACCHARIFICATION; 4.4 IMPROVEMENT OF WOODY BIOMASS; REFERENCES; Chapter 5 -- Soil Fertility and Soil Microorganisms; 5.1 SOIL FERTILITY; 5.2 SOIL MANAGEMENT AND SOIL ORGANIC MATTER.…”
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    Before the volcano erupted : the ancient Cerèn village in Central America

    1st ed.
    Published 2002
    Table of Contents: “…Simmons -- Chapter 20: Cultivating Biodiversity: Milpas, Gardens, and the Classic Period Landscape, by -- Chapter 21: Continuity and Change in the Contemporary Community of Joya de Cerén, by Carlos Benjamín Lara M. and Sarah B. …”
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    Traditional rural landscapes in island topography in East Asia

    Published 2012
    Table of Contents: “…The Naturally Regenerated Ho:GO FOREST OF RICH BIODIVERSITY AND THE FOREST IN THE REAR HILLS ; REFERENCES ; Chapter 6 A SACRED VILLAGE LANDSCAPE IN MAINLAND OKINAWA ; ABSTRACT ; 6.1. …”
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    Before the volcano erupted : the ancient Cerèn village in Central America

    1st ed.
    Published 2002
    Table of Contents: “…Simmons -- Chapter 20: Cultivating Biodiversity: Milpas, Gardens, and the Classic Period Landscape, by -- Chapter 21: Continuity and Change in the Contemporary Community of Joya de Cerén, by Carlos Benjamín Lara M. and Sarah B. …”
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    Working toward sustainability : ethical decision making in a technological world

    Published 2012
    Table of Contents: “…Working toward Sustainability; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; MAKING CONNECTIONS; SHIFTING TOWARD SUSTAINABILITY; THE STRUCTURE OF THIS BOOK; Chapter 1 A Context for Sustainability; THE RATIONALE FOR SUSTAINABILITY; Sustainability Interlude; A Response to a Crisis; CONTEMPORARY CHALLENGES; Population and Consumption; Climate Change; Nonrenewable Resource Depletion; Loss of Biodiversity; Overfishing; Eutrophication; Desertification and Acidification; Poverty; Ecosystem Services and Quality of Life; THE ETHICAL CONTEXT OF SUSTAINABILITY; THE THREE-LEG MODEL OF SUSTAINABILITY.…”
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    The Ocean Economy in 2030. by Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD)

    Published 2017
    Table of Contents: “…EU multi-use ocean platform projects; References; Chapter 5: International maritime regulation and emerging ocean-based industries; Protection of marine biodiversity; Pollution (air and ocean); Maritime safety; Concluding remarks; Notes; References; Chapter 6: Measuring the global economic contribution of ocean-based industries; The OECD Ocean Economy Database; Sources and data used; Concluding remarks; Notes; Annex 6.A1. …”
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    Sustainable Concrete Solutions by Georgopoulos, Costas

    Published 2014
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    New knowledge and changing circumstances in the law of the sea

    Published 2020
    Table of Contents: “…Morris-Sharma -- Options for marine protected areas under a new agreement on marine biodiversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction / Veronica Frank -- Fisheries and areas beyond national jurisdiction : advancing and enhancing cooperation / Richard Barnes -- Disputes concerning the delimitation of the continental shelf beyond 200 Nautical Miles / Leonardo Bernard and Clive Schofield -- Obligations of states in disputed areas of the continental shelf / Sean D. …”
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    Plant Bioactives and Drug Discovery : Principles, Practice, and Perspectives

    Published 2012
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    Trading in genes : development perspectives on biotechnology, trade, and sustainability

    Published 2005
    Table of Contents: “…-- Potential benefits and concerns -- Colombia: Biosafety issues in cassava trade -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Part Two Trade in Biotechnology: New Challenges in an Old Playground -- Chapter 8 Intellectual Property and Biotechnology: Trade Interests of Developing Countries -- Introduction -- TRIPS and biotechnology -- Intellectual property rights and biodiversity conservation -- Review of TRIPS Article 27.3(b) -- The way forward for developing countries -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 9 Closing in on Biopiracy: Legal Dilemmas and Opportunities for the South -- Mines of green gold -- Patenting biotechnology: The story so far -- TRIPS: Free-riding on the South's genetic resources and TK -- Other possibil.…”
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    Methods for the Study of Marine Benthos. by Eleftheriou, Anastasios

    4th ed.
    Published 2013
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    Elephants and savanna woodland ecosystems : a study from Chobe National Park, Botswana

    Published 2014
    Table of Contents: “…Interactions between keystone and foundation species maintain regional biodiversityReferences; Part II The Substrate; Chapter 4 Historical Changes of Vegetation in the Chobe Area; Vegetation in the Chobe area before the decline in elephants; Elephants, germs, livestock and logging; Vegetation changes on the alluvium and on the sand; Elephants and the Chobe woodlands; References; Chapter 5 Vegetation: Between Soils and Herbivores; Habitat types; Plant communities, species diversity and structure of vegetation; Abiotic and biotic variables related to the present vegetation.…”
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    The Gold Coast transformed : from wilderness to urban ecosystem

    Published 2015
    Table of Contents: “…Gold Coast canals and tidal lakes Key habitat types; Conclusion; Chapter 8 Wildlife of the Gold Coast wetlands; Local wetland types; Protection of the Gold Coast's wetlands; Wetland wildlife biodiversity: naturally occurring and introductions; Current status and future prospects for local wetland ecosystems; Chapter 9 Rainbow lorikeets, possums and pythons: the wildlife of the Gold Coast; Wildlife in the suburbs; Some hazards for urban wildlife; Lack of information; NIMBY (Not in My Back Yard) complex: an issue for urban wildlife; More examples of 'losers'; Examples of some 'winners'…”
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    The colours of ... Frank O. Gehry, Jean Nouvel, Wang Shu, BIG, Stefano Boeri, Zaha Hadid, Herzog & de Meuron, Steven Holl Architects, Toyo Ito, Lui Jiakun, Michael Malzan Architect...

    Published 2015
    Table of Contents: “…Gehry : The balance between form and colour / Erik Mattie ; Collage of form and colour: Museum of Biodiversity, Panama ; Bend and fold colour: New World Symphony, Miami ; Colour of the mind: Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, Las Vegas -- Jean Nouvel : Images in colour / Sophie Roulet ; Coloured depths: Agbar Tower, Barcelona ; Vivid red colour: Serpentine Pavilion, London ; Lantern magic: Concert Hall, Copenhagen ; A vibrant red line: The red kilometer, Bergamo -- Wang Shu : Translating tradition for modern times / Bert de Muynck ; Old and beautiful material: Historic Museum, Ningbo ; Traditional Chinese garden: Park Pavilion, Jinhua ; Architecture needs time to change: China Academy of Art, Hangzhou ; Meditation and poetry: Wa Shan Guesthouse, Hangzhou ; Colour in perspective: Vision and perception / by Erik Mattie -- BIG: Light blue texture: Danish Pavilion, EXPO 2010, Shanghai ; Colour coded master plan: Superkilen Urban Park, Copenhagen -- Stefano Boeri : Glass and basalt prism: complex of buildings at La Maddalena, Sardinia -- Zaha Hadid : Suspended black: MAXXI Museum, Rome -- Herzog & de Meuron : Many shades of green: 28 condominiums at 40 Bond Street, New York -- Steven Holl Architects : Open colour: Linked hybrid apartment complex, Beijing -- Toyo Ito : Polished painted colour: Mikimoto Ginza 2, Tokyo -- Lui Jiakun : Favourite colour pink: Hu Huishan Earthquake Memorial, Sichuan -- Michael Malzan Architecture : Rhythm of light and shadow: New Carver Apartments, Los Angeles ; Texture, form, light and colour: Inner City Arts Campus, Los Angeles -- Giancarlo Mazzanti : Interrelated colour: Timayui School, Santa Marta -- Enric Ruiz-Geli, Cloud 9 : Transparent colour: Media Tic Building, Barcelona -- SANAA : Bright golden colour: Derek Lam Store, New York.…”
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