Native species : identification, conservation, and restoration /
Native species : identification, conservation, and restoration /
Lluvia Marín and Dimos Kovač, editors.
- 1 online resource
- Botanical research and practices .
- Botanical research and practices. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
NATIVE SPECIES: IDENTIFICATION, CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION; BOTANICAL RESEARCH AND PRACTICES; NATIVE SPECIES: IDENTIFICATION, CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA; CONTENTS; PREFACE; CHAPTER 1. NATIVE SPECIES FOR RESTORATION AND CONSERVATION OF BIODIVERSITY IN SOUTH AMERICA; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; POTENTIAL IMPORTANCE OF BIODIVERSITY FOR ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION OF NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS; NATURAL VEGETATIONAL TYPES IN THE SEMIARID OF BRAZIL AND ARGENTINA; MYCORRHIZATION IN ENDANGERED PLANTS. DARK SEPTATE ENDOPHYTES IN ROOTS OF PLANTSNATIVE SOIL MICROBIOTA; POTENTIAL IMPORTANCE FOR CONSERVATION; CASE STUDIES ON THE BRAZILIAN DRY VEGETATION; CASE STUDIES ON THE ARGENTINIAN DRY PUNA; CONCLUSIONS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 2. THE RISE, FALL AND RESTORATION OF A NATIVE BREED OF DOMESTIC CATTLE: THE DEVON RED RUBY OF SOUTHWEST ENGLAND; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; A NATIVE AND ADAPTED BREED: ORIGINS AND HISTORY; A GLOBAL PLAYER: GEOGRAPHICAL SPREAD AND INFLUENCE; CONCLUSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES. CHAPTER 3. NATIVE PLANTS OF NORTHEASTERN MEXICO: THEIR POTENTIAL IN THE RESTORATION OF DAMAGED ECOSYSTEMSABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; ECOSYSTEM DEGRADATION AND ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION; Environmental Services of Ecosystems; Degraded Ecosystems; Ecological Restoration; The Restoration Process; Agro-Silvopastoral Systems; Domestication of Trees; Attributes of Restored Ecosystems (Society for Ecological Restoration International Science and Policy Working Group, 2004); NATIVE PLANTS AND ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION; Advantages of Native Plants; Diversity of Plant Communities in Northeastern Mexico; FORESTS. PineConiferous Forest; Pine-Oak Forest; Oak Forest; SCRUB LANDS; Submontane Scrub; Thorn Scrub and Mezquital; Desert Scrub; GRASSLANDS; Vegetation along Rivers and Streams; Causes of the Deterioration of Vegetation in Northeastern Mexico; CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DISTURBED AREAS; FOREST PLANNING; Fire; Erosion and Soil Fertility; Low Temperatures; Rainfall Interception; Species with Potential Use for Scrubland Restoration; REFERENCES; ANNEX 1; CHAPTER 4. FLOWERING, FRUITING AND LEAF AND SEED VARIABILITY IN BERBERIS BUXIFOLIA, A NATIVE PATAGONIAN FRUIT SPECIES; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION. FLOWERING, FRUITING AND VARIABILITY OF LEAVES AND SEEDS(I) Floral Morphology and Evolution of the Floral Phenological Phases; (II) Fruiting Efficiency; (III) Pattern of Fruit Growth and Evolution of some of the Chemical Attributes; (IV) Variability Found in the Leaves and Seeds Obtained from Plants Grown from Different Populations on Tierra del Fuego Island (Argentina); CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 5. A CONTRIBUTION TO THE NATIVE EARTHWORM SPECIES OF ASSAM STATE IN NORTHEAST REGION OF INDIA; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; Indian Earthworm Taxonomic Diversity; Indian Earthworm Resources.
English.
9781614706762 (ebook) 161470676X (hardcover)
2020686155
Endemic plants--Identification.
Endemic animals--Identification.
Endemic plants--Conservation.
Endemic animals--Conservation.
Plantes endémiques--Identification.
Animaux endémiques--Identification.
Plantes endémiques--Conservation.
Animaux endémiques--Conservation.
NATURE--Animals--Wildlife.
SCIENCE--Life Sciences--Biological Diversity.
Endemic animals.
Endemic plants.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Field guides.
QK101
333.95
Includes bibliographical references and index.
NATIVE SPECIES: IDENTIFICATION, CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION; BOTANICAL RESEARCH AND PRACTICES; NATIVE SPECIES: IDENTIFICATION, CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA; CONTENTS; PREFACE; CHAPTER 1. NATIVE SPECIES FOR RESTORATION AND CONSERVATION OF BIODIVERSITY IN SOUTH AMERICA; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; POTENTIAL IMPORTANCE OF BIODIVERSITY FOR ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION OF NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS; NATURAL VEGETATIONAL TYPES IN THE SEMIARID OF BRAZIL AND ARGENTINA; MYCORRHIZATION IN ENDANGERED PLANTS. DARK SEPTATE ENDOPHYTES IN ROOTS OF PLANTSNATIVE SOIL MICROBIOTA; POTENTIAL IMPORTANCE FOR CONSERVATION; CASE STUDIES ON THE BRAZILIAN DRY VEGETATION; CASE STUDIES ON THE ARGENTINIAN DRY PUNA; CONCLUSIONS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 2. THE RISE, FALL AND RESTORATION OF A NATIVE BREED OF DOMESTIC CATTLE: THE DEVON RED RUBY OF SOUTHWEST ENGLAND; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; A NATIVE AND ADAPTED BREED: ORIGINS AND HISTORY; A GLOBAL PLAYER: GEOGRAPHICAL SPREAD AND INFLUENCE; CONCLUSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES. CHAPTER 3. NATIVE PLANTS OF NORTHEASTERN MEXICO: THEIR POTENTIAL IN THE RESTORATION OF DAMAGED ECOSYSTEMSABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; ECOSYSTEM DEGRADATION AND ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION; Environmental Services of Ecosystems; Degraded Ecosystems; Ecological Restoration; The Restoration Process; Agro-Silvopastoral Systems; Domestication of Trees; Attributes of Restored Ecosystems (Society for Ecological Restoration International Science and Policy Working Group, 2004); NATIVE PLANTS AND ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION; Advantages of Native Plants; Diversity of Plant Communities in Northeastern Mexico; FORESTS. PineConiferous Forest; Pine-Oak Forest; Oak Forest; SCRUB LANDS; Submontane Scrub; Thorn Scrub and Mezquital; Desert Scrub; GRASSLANDS; Vegetation along Rivers and Streams; Causes of the Deterioration of Vegetation in Northeastern Mexico; CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DISTURBED AREAS; FOREST PLANNING; Fire; Erosion and Soil Fertility; Low Temperatures; Rainfall Interception; Species with Potential Use for Scrubland Restoration; REFERENCES; ANNEX 1; CHAPTER 4. FLOWERING, FRUITING AND LEAF AND SEED VARIABILITY IN BERBERIS BUXIFOLIA, A NATIVE PATAGONIAN FRUIT SPECIES; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION. FLOWERING, FRUITING AND VARIABILITY OF LEAVES AND SEEDS(I) Floral Morphology and Evolution of the Floral Phenological Phases; (II) Fruiting Efficiency; (III) Pattern of Fruit Growth and Evolution of some of the Chemical Attributes; (IV) Variability Found in the Leaves and Seeds Obtained from Plants Grown from Different Populations on Tierra del Fuego Island (Argentina); CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 5. A CONTRIBUTION TO THE NATIVE EARTHWORM SPECIES OF ASSAM STATE IN NORTHEAST REGION OF INDIA; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; Indian Earthworm Taxonomic Diversity; Indian Earthworm Resources.
English.
9781614706762 (ebook) 161470676X (hardcover)
2020686155
Endemic plants--Identification.
Endemic animals--Identification.
Endemic plants--Conservation.
Endemic animals--Conservation.
Plantes endémiques--Identification.
Animaux endémiques--Identification.
Plantes endémiques--Conservation.
Animaux endémiques--Conservation.
NATURE--Animals--Wildlife.
SCIENCE--Life Sciences--Biological Diversity.
Endemic animals.
Endemic plants.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Field guides.
QK101
333.95