Stephens, D. W. et al.
Foraging: Behavior and Ecology
採餌行動の研究
University of Chicago Press 2007.9
576 pp. (H)
ISBN 0-226-77263-2
13,800円
Contents
Foreword / Acknowledgments / 1 Foraging: An Overview / Part I:Foraging and Information Processing : 2 Models of Information Use / 3 Neuroethology of Foraging / 4 Cognition for Foraging / Part II:Processing, Herbivory, and Storage : 5 Food Acquisition, Processing, and Digestions / 6 Herbivory / 7 Energy Storage and Expenditure / Part III:Modern Foraging Theory : 8 Provisioning / 9 Foraging in the Face of Danger / 10 Foraging with Others: Games Social Foragers Play / Part IV:Foraging Ecology : 11 Foraging and Population Dynamics / 12 Community Ecology / 13 Foraging and the Ecology of Fear / 14 On Foraging Theory, Humans, and the Conservation of Diversity: A Prospectus / Contributors / Literature Cited / Index / *
Elgersma, A. et al.
Fresh Herbage for Dairy Cattle
The Key to a Sustainable Food Chain
Springer-Verlag 2007.2
194 pp. (H)
ISBN 1-4020-5450-5
15,400円
Contents
Preface.- 1. Achieving high dry matter intake from pasture with grazing dairy cows.- 2. Species-rich swards of the Alps constraints and opportunities for dairy production.- 3. Cultivar effects of perennial ryegrass on herbage intake by grazing dairy cows.- 4. Nutrient management under grazing.- 5.Grazing systems and feed supplementation.- 6. Grassland management with emphasis on N flows.- 7. Nitrogen utilization of perennial ryegrass in dairy cows.- 8. Grassland management with emphasis on grazing behaviour.- 9. Improving dry matter intake of perennial ryegrass pastures by dairy cows.- 10. Lipids in herbage, their fate in the rumen of dairy cows and implications for milk quality.
* Product quality and a sustainable food chain of ruminant products are largely determined by animal nutrition, in which forage is the major feed source. Forages and grasslands play a unique role in agriculture because they contribute through animals to our food supply and to the abatement of environmental problems. Interest in grassland management and grass utilization for dairy production in temperate and subtropical regions has recently led to considerable research efforts. In the past this research often emphasized on plant and animal aspects separately. However, the interrelationship between pasture and the grazing ruminant is a dynamic, two-way process. Many people are not aware of these complex relations, and scientists often focus on either soil plant interactions, plant production, animal nutrition, animal production or product quality issues. *
Buurman, P. et al. ed.
Carbon Sequestration in Tropical Grassland Ecosystems
Wageningen Academic Pub. 2007.7
300 pp. (H)
ISBN 90-8686-026-5
10,400円
Contents
* This book presents evidence that tropical grasslands, which cover 50% of the earth's surface, are as important as forests for the sequestration of carbon. Results are reported of a large five year on-farm research project carried out in Latin America (Colombia, Costa Rica). Soil and vegetation carbon stocks of long-established pasture, fodder bank and silvopastoral systems on commercial farms were compared with those of adjacent forest and degraded land. The objective was to identify production systems that both increase livestock productivity and farm income and, at the same time, contribute to a reduction of carbon accumulation in the atmosphere. *
Clifford, H. T. & Bostock, P. D.
Etymological Dictionary of Grasses
草類の語源辞典
Springer-Verlag 2007.
319 pp. (H)
ISBN 3-540-38432-4
18,200円
Contents
* The dictionary provides explanations of the meaning and origins of generic and specific names of grasses, one of the largest and economically most important plant families. There are about 12,500 entries, which far exceed in number those of any other dictionary in print. Most of the names published during the past 250 years are included.
* Throughout the family, the gross morphologies of plants conform to a relatively fixed pattern, thereby restricting the number of descriptive terms available from which to form generic or specific names. Accordingly, many taxa and especially species have names based on usage, locality or collector. Because it is usually easier to remember a technical name once its meaning is known, this work should be of value to a wide audience, including ecologists, agronomists, and�Aanthropologists. Others interested in the history of taxonomy, but not necessarily that of grasses, will find the dictionary a useful resource. *
Sparks, D. ed.
Advances in Agronomy Vol. 94
Academic Press 2007.5
312 pp. (H)
ISBN 0-12-374107-6
20,300円
Contents
1.Soil Redox Potential: Importance, Field Measurements, and Observations - S. Fiedler, M. J. Vepraskas and J. L. Richardson/ 2.Increasing Rice Production in Sub-Saharan Africa: Challenges and Opportunities - V. Balasubramanian, M. Sie, R. J. Hijmans and K. Otsuka / 3.Phosphate Reaction Dynamics in Soils and Soil Components: A Multi-Scale Approach - Y. Arai and D. L. Sparks / 4.Ecological Agriculture in China: Principles and Application - H. Wang, L. Qin, L. Huang and L. Zhang / 5.Cotton Leaf Photosynthesis and Carbon Metabolism - W. T. Pettigrew and T. J. Gerik / 6.The Impacts of Grazing Animals on the Quality of Soils, Vegetation, and Surface Waters in Intensively Managed Grasslands - G. S. Bilotta, R. E. Brazier and P. M. Haygarth/ **
* Advances in Agronomy continues to be recognized as a leading reference and a first-rate source for the latest research in agronomy. As always, the subjects covered are varied and exemplary of the myraid of subject matter dealt with by this long-running serial. Volume 94 contains six oustanding reviews and more than 20 color figures. *
Pua, E. C. & Davey, M. R. ed.
Transgenic Crops VI
Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, Vol.61
Springer-Verlag 2007.8
440 pp. (H)
ISBN 3-540-71710-2
34,400円
Contents
Sec. I Oils and Fibers ; 1 Soybean / 2 Canola / 3 Sunflower / 4 Oil Palm / 5 Peanut / 6 Cotton / 7 Flax / Sec. II Medicinal Crops ; 1 Ginseng / 2 OpiumPoppy / 3 Henbane, Belladonna,Datura andDuboisia / 4 Taxus / Sec. III Ornamental Crops ; 1 Roses / 2 Carnation / 3 Chrysanthemum / 4 Orchids / 5 Gladiolus / 6 Forsythia / Sec. IV Forages and Grains ; 1 Alfalfa / 2 Clover / 3 Tall Fescue / 4 Ryegrasses / 5 Lupins / Sec. V Regulatory and Intellectual Property of GMPlants ; 1 Freedom to Commercialize Transgenic Plant Products: Regulatory and Intellectual Property Issues / Index / **
* This volume, Transgenic Crops VI, includes the following broad topic sections: Oils and Fibers, Medicinal Crops, Ornamental Crops, Forages and Grains, Regulatory and Intellectual Property of Genetically Manipulated Plants. It is an invaluable reference for plant breeders, researchers and graduate students in the fields of plant biotechnology, agronomy, horticulture, forestry, genetics, and both plant cell and molecular biology. *
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