Ecology of Sonoran Desert plants and plant communities

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David A. Perry, Ram Oren, Stephen C. Hart

"This acclaimed textbook is the most comprehensive available in the field of forest ecology. Designed for advanced students of forest science, ecology, and environmental studies, it is also an essential reference for forest ecologists, foresters, and land managers. The authors provide an inclusive survey of boreal, temperate, and tropical forests with an emphasis on ecological concepts across scales that range from global to landscape to microscopic. Situating forests in the context of larger landscapes, they reveal the complex patterns and processes observed in tree-dominated habitats."--Publisher's description.

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Ross W. Wein and David A. MacLean

Based on the conference "Fire in northern circumpolar ecosystems" held at the University of New Brunswick in 1979. Examines the role of fire in the functioning of northern ecosystems.

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Christopher G. Boone and Ali Modarres

"For the first time in history, more than half the people of the world live in cities. Comprehending the impact of this widespread urbanization requires an awareness of the complex relationships between cities and natural ecosystems. This innovative book moves beyond the anti-urban lamentations that often dominate today's academic discourse to examine the evolution of cities and to illuminate the roles that humans play in shaping their environments, both natural and constructed. Christopher G. Boone and Ali Modarres argue that understanding the multiple forces of urbanization requires a holistic approach to the interactions of social, cultural, economic, political, and environmental factors. Without casting judgments, City and Environment seeks to engage readers in an exploration of cities from a truly global perspective. Throughout, it illuminates the social-ecological systems of cities not as an academic exercise--although informing academic audiences is one of its goals--but ultimately to help transform cities into livable and ecologically sustainable environments."--Publisher's website.

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[edited by] Andriani Daskalaki

"This book covers a wide range of applications in oral medicine and describes through applied research projects, important methods like 3D radiographic imaging, 2D and 3D finite element analysis, proteomic analysis, genomic analysis, oral human microbiom, computational biomodeling, molecular modeling, and computational biochemistry and biophysics"--Provided by publisher.