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A richly illustrated natural history of the world's crabs that examines their diversity, ecology, anatomy, behavior, and moreThis lavishly illustrated book offers a remarkable look at the world’s crabs. More than 7,000 crab species, in 100 different families, are known today. Their unique physiology and complex behaviors have made them one of the most diverse and adaptable of all animal groups. They can thrive in the darkness of abyssal seas, on the edges of scalding hot volcanic hydrothermal vents, on sunlit coral reefs, on wave-washed rocky shores, and in tropical rainforests at the tops of mountains. They even persist in some of the harshest desert conditions. Playing a vital role in marine and coastal ecology, crabs have been identified as keystone species in habitats such as coral reefs and coastal tropical swamps.Crabs comprises five chapters: evolutionary pathways; anatomy and physiology; ecology; reproduction, cognition, and behavior; and exploitation and conservation. Individual chapters include a variety of subtopics, each illustrated by exceptional images, and followed by numerous double full-page species’ profiles. Each profile has been chosen to emphasize remarkable and intriguing aspects of the life of these fascinating creatures—some species may be familiar, but many are beyond anything you have seen before and will stretch your understanding of what it is to be a crab.Written by a world authority, Crabs offers an accessible overview of these fascinating crustaceans.More than 190 spectacular color photographsAccessible and well-organized chaptersFull profiles on 42 iconic species from across the world

Crabs --- Crabs. --- Achaeus japonicus. --- Algae. --- American white ibis. --- Anomura. --- Arachnid. --- Arthropod. --- Atlantic horseshoe crab. --- Bacteria. --- Barnacle. --- Brown hair. --- Carapace. --- Cephalothorax. --- Christmas Island red crab. --- Ciliopagurus. --- Coating. --- Cockle (bivalve). --- Coenobita perlatus. --- Connective tissue. --- Continental shelf. --- Coral reef. --- Cornea. --- Crab. --- Crustacean. --- Decapoda. --- Decorator crab. --- Deep sea. --- Detritus. --- Dry season. --- Echidna catenata. --- Echinoderm. --- Emerita analoga. --- Eocene. --- Erechtheus. --- Eubrachyura. --- Exoskeleton. --- Feather. --- Female. --- Fiddler crab. --- Fishery. --- Fishing fleet. --- Fishing float. --- Forehead. --- Fouling. --- Freshwater crab. --- Gecarcinidae. --- Ghost crab. --- Halloween hermit crab. --- Hermit crab. --- Hippidae. --- Hippoidea. --- Horseshoe crab. --- Indo-Pacific. --- Invertebrate. --- Japanese spider crab. --- Johngarthia lagostoma. --- Large numbers. --- Larva. --- Lung. --- Lybia. --- Maja squinado. --- Majidae. --- Mangrove. --- Mediterranean Basin. --- Mimicry. --- Northern Australia. --- Nutrient. --- Ocean. --- Odor. --- Omnivore. --- Onchocerca volvulus. --- Ostracod. --- Oviduct. --- Oyster reef. --- Pacific Coast of Mexico. --- Pacific Ocean. --- Pea crab. --- Phytoplankton. --- Plankton. --- Polyphyly. --- Portunus trituberculatus. --- Potamon fluviatile. --- Predation. --- Quantity. --- Ranina ranina. --- Raninidae. --- Rocky shore. --- Saxitoxin. --- Scylla serrata. --- Sea anemone. --- Seagrass. --- Shrimp. --- Sieve. --- Sister group. --- South Vietnam. --- Sternum. --- Terrestrial crab. --- Tire. --- Usambara Mountains. --- Vulva. --- Wildlife.

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"An old-growth forest is one that has formed naturally over a long period of time with little or no disturbance from humankind. They are increasingly rare and largely misunderstood. In this book, Joan Maloof, the director of the Old-Growth Forest Network, makes a heartfelt and passionate case for their importance. This evocative and accessible narrative defines old-growth and provides a brief history of forests. It offers a rare view into how the life-forms in an ancient, undisturbed forest-including not only its majestic trees but also its insects, plant life, fungi, and mammals-differ from the life-forms in a forest manipulated by humans. What emerges is a portrait of a beautiful, intricate, and fragile ecosystem that now exists only in scattered fragments. Black-and-white illustrations by Andrew Joslin help clarify scientific concepts and capture the beauty of ancient trees"-- "An impassioned case for the importance of ancient forests and their preservation. Standing in an old-growth forest, you can instinctively sense the ways it is different from forests shaped by humans. These ancient, undisturbed ecosystems are increasingly rare and largely misunderstood. Nature's Temples explores the science and alchemy of old-growth forests and makes a compelling case for their protection. Many foresters are proponents of forest management while ecologists and conservation biologists believe that the healthiest forests are those we leave alone. Joan Maloof brings together the scientific data we have about old-growth forests, drawing on diverse fields of study to explain the ecological differences among forests of various ages. She describes the life forms and relationships that make old-growth forests unique-from salamanders and micro-snails to plants that communicate through fungi-and reveals why human attempts to manage forests can never replicate nature's sublime handiwork. Maloof invites you to discover the power of these fragile realms that are so inextricably connected to our planet, our fellow species, and our spirits. With drawings by Andrew Joslin that illustrate scientific concepts and capture the remarkable beauty of ancient trees, this revised and expanded edition of Nature's Temples sheds new light on the special role forests play in removing carbon from the atmosphere and shares what we know about the interplay between wildfires and ancient forests"--

Old growth forests. --- Biodiversity. --- NATURE / Ecology. --- NATURE / Plants / Trees. --- Ancient forests --- Virgin forests --- Forests and forestry --- Biological diversification --- Biological diversity --- Biotic diversity --- Diversification, Biological --- Diversity, Biological --- Biology --- Biocomplexity --- Ecological heterogeneity --- Numbers of species --- Adirondack Mountains. --- Aggression. --- Air pollution. --- American chestnut. --- Anecdotal evidence. --- Anishinaabe. --- Bark beetle. --- Bat. --- Bathing. --- Baxter State Park. --- Behalf. --- Bernie Krause. --- Bowhead whale. --- Calculation. --- Chesapeake Bay. --- Citizen science. --- Climate change. --- Climate pattern. --- Cloud cover. --- Coarse woody debris. --- Coral bleaching. --- Decomposer. --- Deep sea. --- Deforestation. --- Devonian. --- Dry season. --- Ecosystem. --- Fertility. --- Fisherman. --- Flood. --- Food. --- Forest Ecology and Management. --- Forest floor. --- Forest. --- Forestry. --- Fungus. --- Germination. --- Gray fox. --- Great Lakes region. --- Great Smoky Mountains. --- Groundwater. --- Guitar. --- Hearing range. --- Ice Glen. --- Ice age. --- Immune system. --- Indicator species. --- Insect. --- Ivory-billed woodpecker. --- Jagadish Chandra Bose. --- Journal of Mammalogy. --- Juvenile fish. --- Laser rangefinder. --- Lichen. --- Lichenology. --- Longevity. --- Low-pressure area. --- Machine learning. --- Measurement. --- Metre per second. --- Mink. --- Newspaper. --- Northwest Forest Plan. --- Nutrient. --- Old Forest. --- Old-growth forest. --- Oregon Coast Range. --- Organic compound. --- Organism. --- Phosphorus. --- Photosynthesis. --- Physiology. --- Plant evolution. --- Podocnemis. --- Precipitation. --- Rain. --- Ravine. --- Red squirrel. --- Scientist. --- Singing. --- Social complexity. --- Soil. --- Soundscape. --- Species. --- Spectrogram. --- Stoma. --- Swainson's thrush. --- Temperate broadleaf and mixed forest. --- The Botanist. --- Thuja occidentalis. --- Tree height measurement. --- Tsuga. --- Underwater. --- Urban heat island. --- Vernal pool. --- Vibration. --- Website. --- Wildlife. --- lungwort.

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This volume presents recent research achievements concerning the molecular genetic basis of agronomic traits in rice. Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is the most important food crop in the world, being a staple food for more than half of the world’s population. Recent improvements in living standards have increased the worldwide demand for high-yielding and high-quality rice cultivars. To achieve improved agricultural performance in rice, while overcoming the challenges presented by climate change, it is essential to understand the molecular basis of agronomically important traits. Recently developed techniques in molecular biology, especially in genomics and other related omics fields, can reveal the complex molecular mechanisms involved in the control of agronomic traits. As rice was the first crop genome to be sequenced, in 2004, molecular research tools for rice are well-established, and further molecular studies will enable the development of novel rice cultivars with superior agronomic performance.

Research & information: general --- Biology, life sciences --- Technology, engineering, agriculture --- chloroplast RNA splicing and ribosome maturation (CRM) domain --- intron splicing --- chloroplast development --- rice --- rice (Oryza sativa L.), grain size and weight --- Insertion/Deletion (InDel) markers --- multi-gene allele contributions --- genetic variation --- rice germplasm --- disease resistance --- microbe-associated molecular pattern (MAMP) --- Pyricularia oryzae (formerly Magnaporthe oryzae) --- Oryza sativa (rice) --- receptor-like cytoplasmic kinase (RLCK) --- reactive oxygen species (ROS) --- salinity --- osmotic stress --- combined stress --- GABA --- phenolic metabolism --- CIPKs genes --- shoot apical meristem --- transcriptomic analysis --- co-expression network --- tiller --- nitrogen rate --- rice (Oryza sativa L.) --- quantitative trait locus --- grain protein content --- single nucleotide polymorphism --- residual heterozygote --- rice (Oryza sativa) --- specific length amplified fragment sequencing --- Kjeldahl nitrogen determination --- near infrared reflectance spectroscopy --- heterosis --- yield components --- high-throughput sequence --- FW2.2-like gene --- tiller number --- grain yield --- CRISPR/Cas9 --- genome editing --- off-target effect --- heat stress --- transcriptome --- anther --- anthesis --- pyramiding --- bacterial blight --- marker-assisted selection --- foreground selection --- background selection --- japonica rice --- cold stress --- germinability --- high-density linkage map --- QTLs --- seed dormancy --- ABA --- seed germination --- chromosome segment substitution lines --- linkage mapping --- Oryza sativa L. --- chilling stress --- chlorophyll biosynthesis --- chloroplast biogenesis --- epidermal characteristics --- AAA-ATPase --- salicylic acid --- fatty acid --- Magnaporthe oryzae --- leaf senescence --- quantitative trait loci --- transcriptome analysis --- genetic --- epigenetic --- global methylation --- transgenic --- phenotype --- OsNAR2.1 --- dwarfism --- OsCYP96B4 --- metabolomics --- NMR --- qRT-PCR --- bHLH transcription factor --- lamina joint --- leaf angle --- long grain --- brassinosteroid signaling --- blast disease --- partial resistance --- pi21 --- haplotype --- high night temperature --- wet season --- dry season --- n/a

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A marvelously illustrated reference to the natural wonders of one of the most spectacular places on earthSeparated from Africa’s mainland for tens of millions of years, Madagascar has evolved a breathtaking wealth of biodiversity, becoming home to thousands of species found nowhere else on the planet. The New Natural History of Madagascar provides the most comprehensive, up-to-date synthesis available of this island nation’s priceless biological treasures. Now fully revised and expanded, this beautifully illustrated compendium features contributions by more than 600 globally renowned experts who cover the history of scientific exploration in Madagascar, as well as the island’s geology and soils, climate, forest ecology, human ecology, marine and coastal ecosystems, plants, invertebrates, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. This invaluable two-volume reference also includes detailed discussions of conservation efforts in Madagascar that showcase several successful protected area programs that can serve as models for threatened ecosystems throughout the world.Provides the most comprehensive overview of Madagascar’s rich natural historyCoedited by 18 different specialistsFeatures hundreds of new contributions by world-class expertsIncludes hundreds of new illustrationsCovers a broad array of topics, from geology and climate to animals, plants, and marine lifeSheds light on newly discovered species and draws on the latest scienceAn essential resource for anyone interested in Madagascar or tropical ecosystems in general, from biologists and conservationists to ecotourists and armchair naturalists

Natural history --- Biodiversity --- Biodiversity conservation --- Acrantophis madagascariensis. --- Adansonia madagascariensis. --- Amphibian. --- Antananarivo. --- Biodiversity. --- Biogeography. --- Bird conservation. --- BirdLife International. --- Boophis madagascariensis. --- Borassus madagascariensis. --- Buddleja madagascariensis. --- Canopy (biology). --- Carnivora. --- Caruncle (bird anatomy). --- Cathariostachys madagascariensis. --- Chalarodon madagascariensis. --- Climate change. --- Comoros. --- Coral reef. --- Cryptostegia madagascariensis. --- Culture of Madagascar. --- Deforestation. --- Dry season. --- Dugong. --- Ecoregion. --- Ecosystem services. --- Ecosystem. --- Endemism. --- Entomology. --- Ex situ conservation. --- Fabaceae. --- Fauna of Madagascar. --- Fauna of New Guinea. --- Fauna. --- Female. --- Field Museum of Natural History. --- Fishery. --- Flora of Madagascar. --- Genus. --- Grassland. --- Green sea turtle. --- Habitat destruction. --- Habitat. --- Herbarium. --- Heterixalus madagascariensis. --- Host (biology). --- IUCN Red List. --- Indian Ocean. --- Inflorescence. --- Insect. --- Invertebrate. --- Journal of Natural History. --- Larva. --- Leioheterodon madagascariensis. --- Lemur. --- Lemuridae. --- Lemuriformes. --- Lepidoptera. --- Madagascar Biodiversity Center. --- Madagascar buzzard. --- Madagascar day gecko. --- Madagascar. --- Malagasy people. --- Mammal. --- Mangrove. --- Marine conservation. --- Marine mammal. --- National Zoological Park (United States). --- Natural history. --- Nesomyinae. --- New Island. --- Ovary (botany). --- Pantanodon madagascariensis. --- Petal. --- Phelsuma madagascariensis. --- Plumage. --- Predation. --- Ranomafana National Park. --- Reptilia (zoo). --- Rodent. --- Sanzinia madagascariensis. --- Sapotaceae. --- Sauvagella madagascariensis. --- Seagrass. --- Shrub. --- South America. --- Species diversity. --- Subgenus. --- Taxon. --- Tenrec. --- Testudo (genus). --- Thermoregulation. --- Typhleotris madagascariensis. --- Vangueria madagascariensis. --- Vegetation. --- Vertebrate. --- Wetland. --- Wildlife of Madagascar. --- Zoogeography. --- Zoonosis.

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This Special Issue reports on recent research trends in hydraulics, hydrodynamics, and hydroinformatics, and their novel applications in practical engineering. The Issue covers a wide range of topics, including open channel flows, sediment transport dynamics, two-phase flows, flow-induced vibration and water quality. The collected papers provide insight into new developments in physical, mathematical, and numerical modelling of important problems in hydraulics and hydroinformatics, and include demonstrations of the application of such models in water resources engineering.

History of engineering & technology --- chute aerator --- spillway bottom --- air concentration --- air bubble frequency --- air bubble chord length --- evolution of precipitation --- model simulation --- information entropy theory --- desert–oasis areas --- Tarim Basin --- gravity wave model --- dam-break flood --- image processing technology --- experimental study --- cavitation bubble --- high-speed photography --- impact pressure --- micro-jet --- Ningxia–Inner Mongolia --- Yellow River --- riverbank collapse --- BSTEM model --- flood &amp --- dry season --- sediment transport --- finite crest length weir --- FGP (flaring gate pier) --- discharge coefficient --- subcritical flow --- river flow modeling --- sediment transport simulation --- automation of flow modeling --- HEC-RAS controller --- python scripting --- three-dimensional aerator --- multi-horizontal-submerged jets --- energy dissipation --- near-field vibration --- fluctuating pressure --- gate-opening modes --- collapse near a wall --- double cavitation bubble --- tilt distribution cavitation --- parallel cavitation --- pseudopotential lattice Boltzmann model --- numerical simulation --- pooled stepped spillway --- pool weir --- flow property --- surface-piercing propeller --- artificial ventilation --- hydrodynamic performance --- LES-VOF method --- flow-induced vibration --- plane gate --- numerical analysis --- bridge scour --- submerged flow --- physical hydraulic modeling --- ski-jump flow --- spillway outlet --- jet trajectory --- experimental model --- rainfall intensity distribution --- two water jets --- collision in air --- Gaussian distribution --- trajectory line --- clogging --- drip irrigation --- flushing --- particle size distribution --- sediments --- submerged jets --- aerated flow --- plunge pool --- trapezoidal cross-section --- U-shaped channel --- radius-to-width ratio --- slope coefficient --- hydraulic characteristics --- hydraulic jump --- Froude number --- stilling basin with shallow-water cushion (SBSWC) --- large eddy simulation --- best depth --- CFD–DEM coupling --- hydrocyclone --- particle shape --- particle size --- water and sediment separation --- stepped dropshaft --- flow region --- central angle of step --- free surface measurement --- optical motion capturing --- tank test --- wave gauge --- sloshing --- offset jet --- potential core --- decay rate --- k-ε model --- abutment --- overtopping flow --- pressure flow --- scour and velocity field --- Y-shaped confluence channel --- non-submerged rigid vegetation --- longitudinal velocity --- secondary flow --- turbulent kinetic energy --- wetland --- lattice Boltzmann method --- shallow lake --- drag force --- water-saving irrigation development level --- Sichuan province --- TOPSIS method --- experiment --- particle image velocimetry --- 3D confined wall jet --- mean flow --- multiple bubble collapse --- pressure wave energy --- energy conversion rate --- consistent particle method --- solitary wave --- submerged breakwater --- breaking wave --- vortex --- free surface flow --- embankment weir --- bridge piers --- turbulence --- CFD --- sediment --- transforming mechanism --- open channel bend --- velocity distribution --- PIV --- hyporheic exchange --- surface−groundwater flow process --- influencing factors --- orthogonal tests --- sensitivity analysis --- linearly moved irrigation system --- application depth --- moving speed --- uniformity coefficient --- tidal discharge --- phase difference --- tidal channel junction --- flow division --- fluvial acoustic tomography --- wavelet analysis --- DEM --- hydrodynamic modelling --- river bathymetry --- floods --- Bathy-supp --- coherent vortex structure --- backward-facing step --- synchronized PIV --- separation and reattachment --- free shear layer --- vortical evolution