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Managing the Future of Southeast Asia's Valuable Tropical Rainforests

A Practitioner's Guide to Forest Genetics

This book provides current knowledge about tropical rain forest genetics and its implications for the profitable and sustainable management of forest resources in Southeast Asia. Each chapter covers a major topic in the evolutionary biology of tropical rain forest trees and how management systems interact with these natural dynamics. Authors provide an up-to-date and insightful review of important scientific findings and conclude with practical recommendations for the modern forester in Southeast Asia. Several chapters provide compelling discussions about commonly neglected aspects of tropical forestry, including the impact of historical dynamics of climate change, anthropogenic threats to genetic viability, and the important role of wildlife in maintaining genetic diversity. These discussions will promote a deeper appreciation of not only the economic value of forests, but also their mystery and intangible values. The silvicultural industry in Southeast Asia is a major contributor to the regional economy but the connection between scientific research and the application and development of policy could be improved upon. This book will help bridge that gap. This book will prove beneficial reading for forestry students, professional forest managers, and policy makers, who do not have technical training in genetics. It is also intended for non-specialists who are involved in the tropical timber industry, from the local forest manager to the international timber purchasing agent.

Southeast Asian forests are largely known for their unique and highly diverse
biological resources, valuable timber and non-timber species and natural
products of medicinal value yet to be exploited. Sustainable management of
these forests has become an international agenda since the signing of the
Convention on Biological Diversity in Rio de Janeiro 1992, requiring actions at
the regional and national levels. International and national funding for research
on biodiversity and ...

Conservation and Management of Tropical Rainforests, 2nd Edition

An Integrated Approach to Sustainability

This new edition of Conservation and Management of Tropical Rainforests applies the large body of knowledge, experience and tradition available to those who study tropical rainforests. Revised and updated in light of developments in science, technology, economics, politics, etc. and their effects on tropical forests, it describes the principles of integrated conservation and management that lead to sustainability, identifying the unifying phenomena that regulate the processes within the rainforest and that are fundamental to the ecosystem viability. Features of the natural forest and the socio-cultural ecosystems which can be mimicked in the design of self-sustaining forests are also discussed. A holistic approach to the management and conservation of rainforests is developed throughout the book. The focus on South-East Asian forestry will be widened to include Africa and Latin America. Recent controversial issues such as biofuels and carbon credits with respect to tropical forests and their inhabitants will be discussed. This book is a substantial contribution to the literature, it is a valuable resource for all those concerned with rainforests.

This new edition of Conservation and Management of Tropical Rainforests applies the large body of knowledge, experience and tradition available to those who study tropical rainforests.

Ecotextile ’98

Sustainable Development

The edited papers which comprise this book were presented at the international conference, Ecotextile ’98, which was organised jointly by Bolton Institute and the British Textile Technology Group.

OEKO-TEX LABELLING OF TEXTILES Erich Zippel THE CONCEPTS OF
ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL LABELLING Textile industry and
environment The textile and clothing industry is a very important field of industry.
It produces not only the second skin - clothing - for about 7 ... Zealand, but also
from Western Europe and South America. Main synthetic fibre production is
concentrated in USA, Western Europe and Taiwan with increasing shares of
Indonesia and South America.

The Tropical Rain Forest

A First Encounter

In recent years, tropical forests have received more attention and have been the subject of greater environmental concern than any other kind of vegetation. There is an increasing public awareness of the importance of these forests, not only as a diminishing source of countless products used by mankind, nor for their effects on soil stabilization and climate, but as unrivalled sources of what today we call biodiversity. Threats to the continued existence of the forests represent threats to tens of thousands of species of organisms, both plants and animals. It is all the more surprising, therefore, that there have been no major scientific accounts published in recent years since the classic handbook by Paul W. Richards, The Tropical Rain Forest in 1952. Some excellent popular accounts of tropical rain forests have been published including Paul Richard's The Life of the Jungle, and Catherine Caulfield's In the Rainforest and Jungles, edited by Edward Ayensu. There have been numerous, often conflicting, assessments of the rate of conversion of tropical forests to other uses and explanations of the underlying causes, and in 1978 UNESCO/UNEPI FAO published a massive report, The Tropical Rain Forest, which, although full of useful information, is highly selective and does not fully survey the enormous diversity of the forests.

It is all the more surprising, therefore, that there have been no major scientific accounts published in recent years since the classic handbook by Paul W. Richards, The Tropical Rain Forest in 1952.

Tropical Rain Forests

An Ecological and Biogeographical Comparison

The first edition of Tropical Rain Forests: an Ecological and Biogeographical Comparison exploded the myth of ‘the rain forest’ as a single, uniform entity. In reality, the major tropical rain forest regions, in tropical America, Africa, Southeast Asia, Madagascar, and New Guinea, have as many differences as similarities, as a result of their isolation from each other during the evolution of their floras and faunas. This new edition reinforces this message with new examples from recent and on-going research. After an introduction to the environments and geological histories of the major rain forest regions, subsequent chapters focus on plants, primates, carnivores and plant-eaters, birds, fruit bats and gliding animals, and insects, with an emphasis on the ecological and biogeographical differences between regions. This is followed by a new chapter on the unique tropical rain forests of oceanic islands. The final chapter, which has been completely rewritten, deals with the impacts of people on tropical rain forests and discusses possible conservation strategies that take into account the differences highlighted in the previous chapters. This exciting and very readable book, illustrated throughout with color photographs, will be invaluable reading for undergraduate students in a wide range of courses as well as an authoritative reference for graduate and professional ecologists, conservationists, and interested amateurs.

In this book, we have examined the unique features of rain forests in many
regions of the world. Although we have focused on the intact rain forests, in
almost every case these rain forests have been damaged by human activities —
in the worst cases, they are in the process of being utterly destroyed. In this final
chapter, we will consider the threats to rain forests and strategies to protect them.
Whenever possible, we will try to highlight threats and possible solutions that are
unique to ...

The Boundary Flux Handbook

A Comprehensive Database of Critical and Threshold Flux Values for Membrane Practitioners

The Boundary Flux Handbook summarizes over 100 chemical compounds (single compounds, in mixed solution) and different feed streams from industry (complex streams exiting the agricultural, biological, pharmaceutical, food, dye, textile, and other industries) and the respective critical and threshold fluxes (or boundary flux), together with data on rejection and permeabilities. It gives the reader valuable data to quickly estimate membrane performances in respect to productivity, selectivity, and longevity, and aids in estimating capital and operating costs of membrane processes during the plant design operations. The book is valuable for scientific researchers and chemical engineers working with membrane technology as a reference for lab work, membrane process design, and control. For each specific feedstock, only the best performing membranes are listed. At least one commercial membrane module and a maximum of four different choices are reported, in order to assure easy integration of the proposed membranes into the systems by contacting the relevant commercial partner, and to define the best choice of the pretreatment steps, permitting quick membrane process optimization or revamping operations. This text summarizes over 100 chemical compounds, different feed streams from industry, and the respective critical and threshold fluxes. It gives the reader valuable data to quickly estimate membrane performances in respect to productivity, selectivity and longevity. For each studied feedstock, only the best performing membrane(s) are listed, including one commercial and a maximum of four different choices, to assure the possibility to easily integrate the proposed membranes into the systems by contacting the relevant commercial partner.

The longevity of the membrane modules is one of the main factors, together with
their selectivity and productivity, in properly designing membrane applications. In
response to this need, one of the authors, Marco Stoller, started to develop a
personal database based on all the case studies investigated during his career.
The database was useful for both research and counseling purposes: for
research, it was useful to define fouling problems before starting the experimental
setup and ...

Encyclopedia of Distance Learning, Second Edition

Offers comprehensive coverage of the issues, concepts, trends, and technologies of distance learning.

High-quality support was defined as: 1) customized one-on-one help; 2) frequent
teacher participation in ongoing; technology-oriented professional support
among teacher peers; 3) professional development content that emphasizes the
instructional, and not just the technical, needs of teachers; and 4) access to a
broad range of technology resources. proFessIonaL coMMunIty The terms
professional community, professional development, and professional culture are
often used ...

International Encyclopedia of Ergonomics and Human Factors, Second Edition - 3 Volume Set

The previous edition of the International Encyclopedia of Ergonomics and Human Factors made history as the first unified source of reliable information drawn from many realms of science and technology and created specifically with ergonomics professionals in mind. It was also a winner of the Best Reference Award 2002 from the Engineering Libraries Division, American Society of Engineering Education, USA, and the Outstanding Academic Title 2002 from Choice Magazine. Not content to rest on his laurels, human factors and ergonomics expert Professor Waldemar Karwowski has overhauled his standard-setting resource, incorporating coverage of tried and true methods, fundamental principles, and major paradigm shifts in philosophy, thought, and design. Demonstrating the truly interdisciplinary nature of this field, these changes make the second edition even more comprehensive, more informative, more, in a word, encyclopedic. Keeping the format popularized by the first edition, the new edition has been completely revised and updated. Divided into 13 sections and organized alphabetically within each section, the entries provide a clear and simple outline of the topics as well as precise and practical information. The book reviews applications, tools, and innovative concepts related to ergonomic research. Technical terms are defined (where possible) within entries as well as in a glossary. Students and professionals will find this format invaluable, whether they have ergonomics, engineering, computing, or psychology backgrounds. Experts and researchers will also find it an excellent source of information on areas beyond the range of their direct interests.

Also, during his presidency, he was instrumental in shifting the responsibility for
arranging HFES annual meetings from local chapter members to a professional
staff. His impetus for advocating that change came from his experience as a
major player when the Western New York chapter hosted the annual HFES
meeting in Rochester, New York. Although it was a successful meeting, Harry
realized the tremendous effort involved each year as a new group of people had
to learn the ...

Aplikasi Komputer dan Pengolahan Data Pengantar Statistika Industri

Statistik merupakan salah satu cabang ilmu yang sangat penting bagi masyarakat akademik. Cabang keilmuan apa pun yang menyangkut data baik kualitatif apalagi kuantitatif, perlu menampilkan, mengolah serta menganalisis data-data tersebut menjadi pernyataan serta kesimpulan ilmiah yang dapat dipertanggungjawabkan. Referensi yang dapat digunakan dalam khazanah ilmu statistik sudah cukup banyak, tetapi masih membuka peluang yang luas bagi penulis untuk memberikan sumbangan berharga dari berbagai sudut pandang. Buku ini merupakan salah satu dari hasil upaya untuk dapat memperkaya khazanah tersebut. Apa yang ditampilkan dalam buku ini mencakup teori dasar, praktik, serta terutama bagaimana memanfaatkan perangkat lunak untuk dapat membantu pembaca menampilkan, mengolah, serta menganalisis data.

... sebagai contoh: Penelitian A mengambil populasi mahasiswa universitas X dan sampelnya adalah mahasiswa jurusan teknik industri universitas X. Sedangkan pada penelitian B, populasi yang diambil adalah Anda jurusan teknik industri ...

Theory and Practice of Water and Wastewater Treatment

Droste provides up-to-date coverage of the technologies used in water and wastewater management, including standard practice as well as state of the art. Both theory and design concepts are developed systematically, supported by comprehensive examples.

Droste provides up-to-date coverage of the technologies used in water and wastewater management, including standard practice as well as state of the art.