Part I – Introduction -- Part II - State of forest genetic resources conservation in Southeast Europe (8 chapters) -- Part III – Legal and institutional framework for forest genetic resources conservation (8 chapters) -- Part IV – In situ conservation case studies (8 chapters) -- Part V – Ex situ conservation case studies (10 chapters) -- Part VI – Climate change aspects in forest ge…
Radioactivity -- Origins and Discovery -- Nuclear Energetics -- Radioactivity and Nuclear Reactions -- Types of Radioactive Decay -- Radionuclides -- Transmutation Research -- Archaeology and Dating -- Radioisotopes in Medicine -- Scientific and Industrial Applications -- Radiation -- Radiation and the Environment.RADIOACTIVITY – RADIONUCLIDES – RADIATION is suitable for a general audience …
Form, Function and Benefits of Urban Forests and Trees -- The Concept of Urban Forestry in Europe -- A History of Urban Forests and Trees in Europe -- Urban Forest Resources in European Cities -- Benefits and Uses of Urban Forests and Trees -- Planning and Design of Urban Forests and Trees -- Urban Forest Policy and Planning -- Design of Urban Forests -- The Role of Partnerships in Urban Forest…
Sustainability, Institutions, and Forest Management -- Epilogue -- Institutions, Sustainable Forest Management, and Post-Newtonian Economics -- In Search of Optimal Institutions for Sustainable Forest Management: Lessons from Developed and Developing Countries -- Modern Economic Theory and the Challenge of Embedded Tenure Institutions: African Attempts to Reform Local Forest Policies -- Organiz…
Agroforestry Systems and Valuation Methodologies -- Economic Analyses -- Financial Analysis of Agroforestry Practices -- Economic Analyses of a Sustainable Agroforestry System in the Southeastern United States -- Determining Agroforestry Profitability Using the Policy Analysis Matrix -- Exploring the Economics of Agroforestry Systems Using a Production Function Approach -- Analyzing Risk in Agr…
Gaining Insights on the Effects of Tree Species on Soils -- Effects of British Columbia Tree Species on Forest Floor Chemistry -- Nutrient Turnover, Greenhouse Gas Exchange and Biodiversity in Natural Forests of Central Europe -- Tree Species Effects on Nitrogen Cycling and Retention: A Synthesis of Studies Using 15N Tracers -- Tree Species Management and Nitrate Contamination of Groundwater: A…
History and Environment of the Nordic Mountain Birch -- Soils and Nutrients in Northern Mountain Birch Forests: A Case Study from Finnmarksvidda, Northern Norway -- Vegetation of the Mountain Birch Forest in Northern Fennoscandia -- Biomass and Production on a Landscape Level in the Mountain Birch Forests -- Mountain Birch Growth in Relation to Climate and Herbivores -- Effects of Temperature C…
Production and Biological Nitrogen Fixation of Tropical Legumes -- Nitrogen Fixation by Soybean in North America -- The Importance of Nitrogen Fixation to Soybean Cropping in South America -- Production, Regional Distribution of Cultivars, and Agricultural Aspects of Soybean in India -- Soybean Cultivation and BBF in China -- Soil Stress Factors Influencing Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation -- Nodula…
Basics -- The Principle: Identification and Application of Molecular Markers -- Genotyping Tools in Plant Breeding: From Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphisms to Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms -- A Model Crop Species: Molecular Markers in Rice -- From Markers to Cloned Genes: Map-Based Cloning -- Specific Crops -- DNA Markers in Brassica: Use of Genetic Information from Arabidopsis and Dev…
Professionalization of Forest Sector Policy Making -- Interests and Conflicts in the Forest Sector -- Programs for Forest Protection and Utilization -- Forest Users: Owners, Workers & Employees, and the General Population -- Associations and Political Parties -- Government and Administration -- Informational Instruments -- Economic Instruments -- Regulatory Instruments -- Land-Use Planning -- P…