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Book The Fungi of North East Wales

Download or read book The Fungi of North East Wales written by Bruce Ing and published by University of Chester. This book was released on 2020-11-30 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: North East Wales, comprising the historical counties of Flintshire and Denbighshire, has a rich diversity of geology, landscape, vegetation and wildlife. It is particularly rich in fungi. This is the first account of the fungi that occur, or have occurred, in the region, right back to the eighteenth century.

Book Biodiversity in the North West

Download or read book Biodiversity in the North West written by Bruce Ing and published by University of Chester. This book was released on 2022-09-15 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The historical counties of Cheshire, Lancashire, Cumberland and the Isle of Man have a rich diversity of geology, landscape, vegetation and wildlife. This is an account of an important group of fungi, the rusts and smuts, which are parasites of plants. In the past many host species were seriously affected, including wheat, barley, maize, tea and coffee, with major economic impact. Today the use of agrochemicals and the breeding of resistant varieties have reduced the losses. However, should the coffee rust become established in Brazil the global economy could be affected. After a short introduction to the biology of rusts and smuts, the physical and biological environment of the North West and the Isle of Man is described. The main part of the book is a detailed catalogue of all the species recorded in the region. These records date back to the nineteenth century but are mostly concentrated in the last sixty years, up to the present day.

Book A Country Diary for North Wales

Download or read book A Country Diary for North Wales written by Jan Miller and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2005 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jan Miller's "Country Diary" began life as a monthly nature column in the Denbighshire Free Press. Jan helps people find new beauty in their surroundings, highlighting the natural world around us, and putting people in touch with organisations working to protect the environment.

Book British Parasitic Fungi

    Book Details:
  • Author : W. C. Moore
  • Publisher : CUP Archive
  • Release :
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 456 pages

Download or read book British Parasitic Fungi written by W. C. Moore and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Invertebrate World of Australia s Subtropical Rainforests

Download or read book The Invertebrate World of Australia s Subtropical Rainforests written by Geoff Williams and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2020-09-01 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Invertebrate World of Australia’s Subtropical Rainforests is a comprehensive review of Australia’s Gondwanan rainforest invertebrate fauna, covering its taxonomy, distribution, biogeography, fossil history, plant community and insect–plant relationships. This is the first work to document the invertebrate diversity of this biologically important region, as well as explain the uniqueness and importance of the organisms. This book examines invertebrates within the context of the plant world that they are dependent on and offers an understanding of Australia’s outstanding (but still largely unknown) subtropical rainforests. All major, and many minor, invertebrate taxa are described and the book includes a section of colour photos of distinctive species. There is also a strong emphasis on plant and habitat associations and fragmentation impacts, as well as a focus on the regionally inclusive Gondwana Rainforests (Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves of Australia) World Heritage Area. The Invertebrate World of Australia’s Subtropical Rainforests will be of value to professional biologists and ecologists, as well as amateur entomologists and naturalists in Australia and abroad.

Book Macropods

    Book Details:
  • Author : Graeme Coulson
  • Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
  • Release : 2010-02-03
  • ISBN : 0643101845
  • Pages : 425 pages

Download or read book Macropods written by Graeme Coulson and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2010-02-03 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book covers the proceedings of a major 2006 symposium on macropods that brought together the many recent advances in the biology of this diverse group of marsupials, including research on some of the much neglected macropods such as the antilopine wallaroo, the swamp wallaby and tree-kangaroos. More than 80 authors have contributed 32 chapters, which are grouped into four themes: genetics, reproduction and development; morphology and physiology; ecology; and management. The book examines such topics as embryonic development, immune function, molar progression and mesial drift, locomotory energetics, non-shivering thermogenesis, mycophagy, habitat preferences, population dynamics, juvenile mortality in drought, harvesting, overabundant species, road-kills, fertility control, threatened species, cross-fostering, translocation and reintroduction. It also highlights the application of new techniques, from genomics to GIS. Macropods is an important reference for academics and students, researchers in molecular and ecological sciences, wildlife and park managers, and naturalists.

Book Mushrooms

    Book Details:
  • Author : Peter Marren
  • Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
  • Release : 2018-02-28
  • ISBN : 1472958519
  • Pages : 272 pages

Download or read book Mushrooms written by Peter Marren and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-02-28 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mushrooms, the first of a major new series of books on British natural history, provides a remarkable insight into the natural and human world of fungi. Peter Marren, in his inimitable, relaxed style, guides the reader through the extraordinary riches of this often overlooked group, from the amazing diversity of forms and lifestyles that populate the fungal landscape, to the pursuit of edible fungi for the pot, and the complexities of identification thrown up by our modern understanding of DNA. Throughout the book, the author tells a story rich in detail about how we have come to appreciate and, in some cases, fear the mushrooms and toadstools that are such an integral part of the changing seasons. Marren also provides a refreshingly candid view of our attempts to name species, the role of fungi in ecosystems, and our recent efforts to record and conserve them.

Book Diseases of Fruit Crops in Australia

Download or read book Diseases of Fruit Crops in Australia written by Tony Cooke and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2009-11-10 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comprehensive coverage of important diseases affecting the broad range of fruit crops grown in Australia.

Book Acid Waters in Wales

    Book Details:
  • Author : R.W. Edwards
  • Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
  • Release : 2012-12-06
  • ISBN : 9400918941
  • Pages : 334 pages

Download or read book Acid Waters in Wales written by R.W. Edwards and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings together research into the process of stream acidification and its impact on Welsh surface waters, carried out over the past decade or so. It is perhaps surprising that not until the 1980's was clear evidence of stream acidification assembled. In Wales, concerns over pollution had focused water quality sampling principally on the areas of traditional heavy industry and large urban popula tions served by inadequate sewerage systems and sewage disposal arrange ments. Mistakenly, it had been assumed that, with its prevailing westerly winds, Wales would receive precipitation substantially unpolluted by the industrial and urban emissions from Britain and mainland Europe. Assurance of the high quality of Welsh upland streams, the traditional nursery ground of salmonids, was eroded particularly by studies in the vicinity of Llyn Brianne reservoir in the catchment of the River Tywi of Central Wales. These demonstrated a clear correspondence between the biological quality and fisheries of streams in the catchment and aspects of stream chemistry, par ticularly pH, aluminium and calcium on the one hand, and catchment land use on the other. It is salutary to record that the first signals were of an inexplicable failure of the runs of migratory salmonids into the upper catchment, occupied by the Llyn Brianne reservoir and its influent streams, and the failure to restore the fishery by re-stocking with eggs and fry. Only then did the significance of the recent decline in some other upland lake and reservoir fisheries in Wales become apparent.

Book Catalogue of Scientific Papers

Download or read book Catalogue of Scientific Papers written by Royal Society (Great Britain) and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 918 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Catalogue of Scientific Papers  1800 1900

Download or read book Catalogue of Scientific Papers 1800 1900 written by Royal Society (Great Britain) and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 916 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Victorian Naturalist

Download or read book The Victorian Naturalist written by and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Status of Conservation and Decline of Amphibians

Download or read book Status of Conservation and Decline of Amphibians written by Harold Heatwole and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2018-06 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amphibians are among the most threatened groups of animals on earth. In part due to their highly permeable skin, amphibians are highly sensitive to environmental changes and pollution and provide an early-warning system of deteriorating environmental conditions. The more we learn about the impact of environmental changes on amphibians, the better we as humans will be able to arrest their demise, and our own. Status of Conservation and Decline of Amphibians brings together the current knowledge on the status of the unique frogs of Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific. Although geographically proximate, each region presents unique challenges and opportunities in amphibian research and conservation. This book contributes to an understanding of the current conservation status of the amphibians of each region, aims to stimulate research into halting amphibian declines, and provides a better foundation for making conservation decisions. It is an invaluable reference for environmental and governmental agencies, researchers, policy-makers involved with biodiversity conservation, and the interested public.

Book The Pelagic Dictionary of Natural History of the British Isles

Download or read book The Pelagic Dictionary of Natural History of the British Isles written by Dr. Peter Jarvis and published by Pelagic Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2020-01-13 with total page 2370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique collection of concise but detailed information on 10,000 animals, plants, fungi and algae of the British Isles. Every species with an English common name is included. The compendium is in two parts. The first, smaller part, looks at various terms that people interested in natural history may come across. The second provides information on individual species or species groups, with entries on those with English (common) names, as well as selected families, orders, classes, etc. In the case of marine organisms, entries are given for intertidal and subtidal invertebrate species, and generally speaking for fish species that might be observed inshore. Indication is often given on distribution as well as whether a species is common, scarce or something in between. For some species a note is made of population size and trends. Comments are made where appropriate on etymology, both of the English name and the binomial. No other natural history dictionary or cognate publication relating to the British Isles is as comprehensive in taxonomic cover.

Book International Catalogue of Scientific Literature

Download or read book International Catalogue of Scientific Literature written by and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 776 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: