Seed Development: OMICS Technologies toward Forest and … · 2012-07-23 · Seed Development: OMICS Technologies toward Improvement of Seed Quality and Crop Yield OMICS in Seed Biology

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G. K. Agrawal, RLABB, Kathmandu, Nepal; R. Rakwal, University of Tsukuba, Japan (Eds)

Seed Development: OMICS Technologies toward Improvement of Seed Quality and Crop YieldOMICS in Seed Biology

Contents PREFACE.- DEDICATION.- PART I: INTRO-DUCTION.- 1. Seed development: A comparative overview on biology of morphology, physiology, and biochemistry between monocot and dicot plants.- 2. Proteomics reveals a potential role of the perisperm in starch remobilization during sugarbeet seed germination.- 3. Omics platforms: Importance of 21st century genome-enabled technologies in seed developmental research for improved seed quality and crop yield.- PART II: TRANSCRIPTOMICS.- 4. Rice seed development: A cornerstone for cereal crops.- 5. A transcrip-tional roadmap for seed development in maize.- 6. Using transcriptomics to reveal gene networks of seed development in Arabidopsis.- 7. The Medi-cago truncatula gene expression atlas (MtGEA): A tool for legume seed biology and biotechnol-ogy.- 8. Transcriptomics of legume seed: Soybean a model grain legume.- 9. Peanut seed develop-ment: Molecular mechanisms of storage reserve mobilization and effect of water deficit stress on seed metabolism.- 10. Probing the genes expressed in developing seed of oilseed plants: Brassica napus (L.) as a case example.- 11. Networks of seed storage protein regulation networks in cereals and legumes at the dawn of the omics era.- PART III: PROTEOMICS.- 12. Organelle proteomics of developing seeds: Comparison with other plant tissue organelles. [...]

Fields of interestsPlant Breeding/Biotechnology; Plant Sciences; Agriculture

Target groupsResearch

Discount groupProfessional Non-Medical

Due October 2012

2013. I, 299 p. 25 illus. in color. Hardcover7 $209.00ISBN 978-94-007-4748-7

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P. Ahmad, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, India; M. Azooz, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt; M. Prasad, University of Hydrabad, Hydrabad, India (Eds)

Ecophysiology and Responses of Plants under Salt StressContents Preface.- Role of Ca2+ in alleviating salt stress.- An overview on the role of plant volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in salt stress.- Adaptive Plas-ticity of salt stressed root systems.- Salt-stressed plants and their responses to cadmium.- Soil and water management for sustained agriculture in alluvial plains and floodplains exposed to salin-ity: A case study of Neretva river estuary.- In vitro culture and salt stress in plants.- Role of Arbuscular mycorrhiza in inducing resistance to salinity.- The role of NO in alleviating salt stress in plants.- Plant growth regulators and biomass partitioning in crops under salinity.- Salt stress and Photosynthesis.- Role of Jasmonates in Plant Adaptation to Stress.- Salt stress and nitrogen and phosphorus metabolism in plants.- Proline and glycinebetaine: chemistry, synthesis and role in plants.- Non-enzymatic antioxidants and ROS as signaling molecules in plants under salt stress.- Role of polyamines in alleviating salt stress.- Salt stress: Causes, Types and Physiological Responses of Plants.- Role of Phytochrome in Stress Toler-ance.- Sulfur: Metabolism and role in plants under salt stress.- Breeding citrus.- Index.

Fields of interestsPlant Sciences; Plant Physiology; Plant Breeding/Biotechnology



Due September 2012

2013. XV, 503 p. 53 illus., 26 in color. Hardcover7 $209.00ISBN 978-1-4614-4746-7

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B. Arts, J. Behagel, S. van Bommel, J. d. Koning, E. Turnhout, Wageningen University, The Netherlands (Eds)

Forest and Nature GovernanceA practice based approach

Contents Preface.- Introduction.- 1. Prelude to practice: Introducing a practice based approach to forest and nature governance.- 2. From practical science to a practice based approach: A short history of forest policy studies.- Rethinking institutions.- 3. Bricolage practices in local forestry.- 4. What institutions do: Grasping participatory practices in the Water Framework Directive.- 5. Invited spaces and informal practices in participatory commu-nity forest management in India.- The global-local nexus.- 6. Global forest governance: Multiple practices of policy performance.- 7. The practice of interaction management: enhancing synergies among multilateral REDD+ institutions.- 8. How do forest markets work? Exploring a practice perspective.- Representing nature? 9. Globalising biodiversity: Scientific practices of scaling and databasing.- 10. Where management practices and experiential practices meet: Public support and conflict in ecosystem management.- 11. Creating scientific narratives: experiences in constructing and interweaving empirical and theoretical plots.- Conclusion.- 12. The promise of practice: The value of the practice-based approach for forest and nature governance studies.

Fields of interestsForestry; Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice; Nature Conservation

Target groupsGraduate


Due August 2012

2013. IX, 475 p. 8 illus., 6 in color. (World Forests, Volume 14) Hardcover7 $189.00ISBN 978-94-007-5112-5

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www.springer.com/978-94-007-4748-7



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P. Aurenhammer, Georg-August-University of Göttingen, Germany

Development Cooperation Policy in Forestry from an Analytical PerspectiveAny reader eager to gain a comprehensive insight into forest development policy, praxis and reality shouldn’t miss this excellent publication. Hard to find a comparable reading where the author is dig-ging as deep into Forest Development Policy.

Features 7 An analytical approach providing the reader with a comprehensive insight to many realities of forest development cooperation, its role and relevancy and the actors able to have an impact on change 7 Providing high-level analysis and grass-root level, practical examples, enabling the reader to grasp a complex matter 7 Contains more than 30 colour illustrations/tables

Contents Foreword.- Preface.- Acknowledgments.- Glossary and Acronyms (List of acronyms and definitions).- 1: Methodological approach, definitions and selec-tion of empiricism.- 2: Forestry problems versus political factors- The domination of political factors over problem pressure.- 3: Actors’ potential to have an impact on change in Forest Aid.- 4: Subsystems of the bilateral foreign policy system and their actors’ influence on program formula-tion and implementation.- 5: Poverty reduction through forest development interventions? Grass-root responses to forest aid: economic miracles or the satisfaction of basic needs?.- 6: Excursus: Capacity construction, capacity destruction – Whose capacities development cooperation builds upon?.- 7: Discussion and Conclusions.- Résumé.

Fields of interestsForestry; Political Science, general; Sustainable Development



Due October 2012

2013. XXII, 377 p. 22 illus. in color. (World Forests, Volume 13) Hardcover7 $209.00ISBN 978-94-007-4956-6

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M. Z. Badr, University of Missouri-Kansas City, MO, USA; J. Youssef (Eds)

Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (PPARs)Methods and Protocols

Contents PPARs: History and Advances.- PPAR-Alpha Cloning, Expression and Characterization.- PPARGC1A and PPARG Genotyping. Beginner’s Guide to Genotyping with Unlabeled Probes.- Generation of an Inducible, Cardiomyocyte-Specific Transgenic Mouse Model with PPARβ/d Overexpression.- Specific knockdown of PPARd Gene in Colon Cancer Cells by Lentivirus-Mediated RNA Interfering.- Dominant-Negative and Knockdown Approaches to Studying PPAR activity.- Producing PPARgamma2 Knockdown in Mouse Liver.- Adipose Tissue-Specific PPARg Gene Targeting.- Site-Directed Mutagenesis to Study the Role of Specific Amino Acids in the Ligand Binding Domain of PPARs.- PPAR SU-MOylation: Some Useful Experimental Tips.- An-alyzing Phosphorylation-Dependent Regulation of Subcellular Transcriptional Activity of Transcrip-tional Coactivator NT-PGC-1a.- In vivo Studies of PPAR-Chromatin Interactions: Chromatin Immu-noprecipitation for Single-Locus and Genomewide Analyses.- FISH Analysis Using PPARg Specific Probes for Detection of PAX8-PPARg Transloca-tion in Follicular Thyroid Neoplasms.- Immuno-histochemical Techniques to Identify and Localize Proteins of Interest in Paraffin-Embedded Tissue Sections.- Determination of PPAR Expression by Western-Blot.- Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer Techniques to Study Ligand-Mediated In-teractions of PPARs with Coregulators.- Esti-mation of the PPARa Agonism of Fibrates by a Combined MM-Docking Approach. [...]

Fields of interestsBiochemistry, general; Nucleic Acid Chemistry

Target groupsProfessional/practitioner


Due October 2012

2013. XX, 380 p. 65 illus., 37 in color. (Methods in Molecular Biology, Volume 952) Hardcover7 $139.00ISBN 978-1-62703-154-7

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B. Bahadur, Kakatiya University, Warangal, India; M. Sujatha, Directorate of Oilseeds Research, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, India; N. Carels, Fiocruz/IOC, Rio de Janerio, Brazil (Eds)

Jatropha, Challenges for a New Energy CropVolume 2: Genetic Improvement and Biotechnology

Contents Section 1:Biology and Reproduction.- Latici-fers of Jatropha.- Wood Anatomy of Indian Jatrophas.- Breeding System and Pollination in Jatropha curcas: An Overview.- Pollen of Jatropha L.: Taxonomic and Phylogenetic Considerations.- Embryology of Jatropha - A Review.- Structure and Development of Fruit and Seed of Jatropha gossypifolia l.- Fruit, Seed and Seedling char-acters in Jatrophas.- Genetic Improvement in Jatropha curcas through Selection and Breed-ing.- Section2:Genetic diversity of Jatropha and domestication.- Origin, domestication, distribu-tion and diversity of Jatropha curcas L.- Systemat-ics of Indian Jatropha L.- Economic and Medicinal Importance of Jatrophas.- Genetic Diversity of Jatropha curcas In Southern Mexico.- Relationship of the genetic diversity of Jatropha curcas in Brazil and worldwide.- Towards the Domestication of Jatropha: The Integration of Sciences.- Karyol-ogy and Genomics of Jatropha - Current Status and Future Prospects.- Studies on Jatropha curcas L and its improvement through induced muta-tion.- The use of EcoTILLING for the genetic improvement of Jatropha curcas L.- Comparative Genomics in Euphorbiaceae.- Proteomic perspec-tives on understanding and improving Jatropha curcas L.- Section 3:Jatropha germplasm.- Genetic Diversity, Molecular Markers and Marker Assisted Breeding in Jatropha. [...]

Fields of interestsPlant Sciences; Plant Genetics & Genomics; Plant Breeding/Biotechnology



Due November 2012

2013. Approx. 460 p. 136 illus., 69 in color. Hardcover7 $209.00ISBN 978-1-4614-4914-0

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N. Carels, Laboratório de Genômica Functional e Bioinformática, Rio de Janerio, Brazil; M. Sujatha, Directorate of Oilseeds Research, Hyderabad, India; B. Bahadur, Kakatiya University, Warangal, India (Eds)

Jatropha, Challenges for a New Energy CropVolume 1: Farming, Economics and Biofuel

Contents Part 1 - Worldwide importance of Jatropha.- Glob-al status of bioenergy research and Jatropha: A Review.- The economic importance of Jatropha for India.- The economic importance of Jatropha in China.- The economic importance of Jatropha in Brazil.- Part 2 - Biology and reproduction.- Wood anatomy of Indian Jatrophas.- Laticifers of Jatro-phas.- Breeding system and pollination Biology of Jatropha curcas L: A Review.- LM and SEM of pol-len in Indian species of Jatropha L. (Euphorbiace-ae) .- Structure and development of fruit and seed of Jatropha gossypifolia L.- Climate and Physi-ological Constraints on cultivation in the United States.- Embryology of Jatrophas: A Review.- Part 3- Farming and Agriculture.- Jatropha curcas and crop management.- Jatropha Pests and diseases in India.- Phytosanitary aspect of Jatropha farming in Brazil.- Phytotechnical aspects of Jatropha farming in Brazil.- Agro-ecological conditions, agronomic practices and farming system value of Jatropha in sub-Saharan Africa.- The Jatropha culture systems, growth and productivity, seed traits and genetic diversity of Jatropha in Sudano-Sahelian zone of Senegal.- Part 4 - Genetic diversity of Jatropha and domestication.- Jatropha curcas: Origin, domesti-cation and diversity distribution.- Systematics of Indian Jatrophas and their Economic importance.- Genetic diversity in Mexican germplasm.- Genetic diversity of Jatropha in Brazil. [...]

Fields of interestsPlant Sciences; Plant Genetics & Genomics; Plant Breeding/Biotechnology



Due October 2012

2013. XV, 490 p. 184 illus., 153 in color. Hardcover7 $209.00ISBN 978-1-4614-4805-1

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L. Chen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, China; Z. Apostolides, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa; Z.‑M. Chen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, China (Eds)

Global Tea BreedingAchievements, Challenges and Perspectives

Global Tea Breeding: Achievements, Challenges and Perspectives provides a global review on biodiversity and biotechnology issues in tea breed-ing and selection. The contributions are written by experts from China, India, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Turkey, Indonesia, Japan, Bangladesh, Korea, Nigeria, and etc.

Features 7 Contributed by top tea breeders in the main tea producing countries 7 Provides complete and up-to-date research results 7 Fills a gap in the recent literatures of tea germplasm and breeding worldwide

Contents Delicious and Healthy Tea: An Overview.- Tea Germplasm and Breeding in China.- Breeding of the Tea Plant (Camellia sinensis) in India.- Tea Plant (Camellia sinensis) Breeding in Sri Lanka.- Tea Improvement in Kenya.- Japanese Tea Breed-ing History and the Future Perspective.- Breeding of Tea Plant (Camellia sinensis) in Vietnam.- Tea Plant (Camellia sinensis) Breeding in Korea.- Tea Germplasm and Improvement in Bangladesh.- The Development of High Yielding Tea Clones to Increase Indonesian Tea Production.- The Tea Industry and Improvements in Turkey.- Tea Im-provement in Nigeria.- Genetics and Chemistry of the Resistance of Tea Plant to Pests.- Germplasm and Breeding Research of Tea Plant Based on DNA Marker Approaches.

Fields of interestsPlant Breeding/Biotechnology; Agriculture; Food Science



Due September 2012

Jointly published with Zhejiang University Press

Distribution rights in China: Zhejiang University Press

2013. Approx. 250 p. 65 illus. (Advanced Topics in Science and Technology in China) Hardcover7 $179.00ISBN 978-3-642-31877-1

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S. S. da Silva, A. K. Chandel, University of São Paulo, Brazil (Eds)

D-XylitolFermentative Production, Application and Commercialization

Contents Dilute Acid Hydrolysis of Agro-Residues: Implica-tions on Xylose Recovery.- Deconstruction of Hemicellulose Fraction into Simple Sugars From Lignocellulosic Materials .- Molecular Mecha-nism of D-Xylitol Production in Yeasts: Focus on Molecular Transportation, Catabolite Sensing and Stress Response.- Microorganisms For Xylitol Production: Focus on Strain Improvement .- Statistical Optimization of Process Parameters for Xylitol Production.- Fermentation Strategies Explored for Xylitol Production.- Enzymatic Production of Xylitol.- Bioenergetic Balances for Xylitol Production from Different Lignocellulosic Materials.- An Assessment on Xylitol Recovery Methods.- Analytical Methods for Xylitol Quan-tification.- Medical Applications of Xylitol: An Appraisal.- Detoxification Strategies Applied to Lignocellulosic Hydrolysates for Improved Xylitol Production.- Key-Drivers Influencing the Large Scale Production of Xylitol.- Overview on Com-mercial Production of Xylitol, Economic Analysis and Market Trends.

Fields of interestsMicrobiology; Applied Microbiology; Microbial Genetics and Genomics



Due October 2012

2013. XI, 357 p. 37 illus., 13 in color. Hardcover7 $209.00ISBN 978-3-642-31886-3

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I. de Filippis, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; M. L. McKee, BioReliance Corporation, Rockville, MD, USA (Eds)

Molecular Typing in Bacterial InfectionsMolecular Typing in Bacterial Infections covers common bacterial pathogenic agents, with the most effective methods for their identification and classification in the light of their specific epidemiology.

Features 7 A valuable resource for molecular typing of infectious diseases agents 7 Useful in both re-search and hospital clinical lab settings 7 Meth-ods discussed can be used to differentiate bacterial pathogens and identify linkage to outbreaks

Contents Section 1: General consideration on mi-croorganism typing methods.- Molecular epidemiology.- Section 2: Gastrointestinal Pathogens.- Enterococci.- Listeria monocy-togenes.- Enterobacteriaceae.- Vibrio chol-erae.- Clostridium difficile.- Oral and Intestinal Bacteroidetes.- Section 3: Oral and Respiratory Pathogens.- Streptococci.- Streptococcus mutans.- Periodontal anaerobic bacteria.- Nontuberculous mycobacteria.- Neisseria meningitidis.- Haemoph-ilus influenzae.- Moraxella.- Legionella pneu-mophila.- Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma.- Cory-nebacterium diphtheriae.- Burkholderia.- Section 4: Urogenital Pathogens.- Treponema.- Chlamydi-aceae.- Section 5: Vector Borne Pathogens.- Bor-reliae.- Erysipelothrix.- Section 6: Pathogens causing Healthcare-Associated Infection.- Staphy-lococci.- Pseudomonas.- Section 7: Emerging and Reemerging Pathogens.- Acinetobacter bauman-nii.- Coxiella burnetii.- Index.

Fields of interestsMicrobiology; Bacteriology; Infectious Diseases



Due October 2012

2013. XX, 820 p. 40 illus., 9 in color. (Infectious Disease) Hardcover7 $239.00ISBN 978-1-62703-184-4

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P. Denny, Medical Research Council Harwell, Oxfordshire, UK; C. Kole, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA (Eds)

Genome Mapping and Genomics in Laboratory AnimalsMapping of animal genomes has generated huge databases and several new concepts and strategies, which are useful to elucidate origin, evolution and phylogeny. Genetic and physical maps of genomes further provide precise details on chromosomal location, function, expression and regulation of academically and economically important genes.

Features 7 The huge amount of information hitherto dispersed in journals is now available in a clearly structured reference work 7 An invaluable work that will promote further genomic re-search 7 With contributions written by leading scientists

Contents Genomics in the Sea Urchin: New Perspectives on a Perennial Model System.- Genome Mapping and Genomics of Caenorhabditis elegans.- Genome Mapping and Genomics in Drosophila.- Genome, Functional Genomics and Proteomics in Ascid-ians.- Punching above their Weight: The Compact Genomes of Pufferfishes.- Medaka Genomics and the Methods and Resources for Decoding Genomic Functions.- Xenopus Genomics and Ge-netics: Progress and Prospects.- Mouse Genome Mapping and Genomics.- Rat Genome Mapping and Genomics.

Fields of interestsAnimal Genetics and Genomics; Transgenics; Biological Techniques



Due October 2012

2013. VIII, 302 p. 40 illus., 14 in color. (Genome Mapping and Genomics in Animals, Volume 4) Hardcover7 $209.00ISBN 978-3-642-31315-8

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C. D. Helgason, BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, Canada; C. L. Miller, StemCell Technologies, Vancouver, BC, Canada (Eds)

Basic Cell Culture ProtocolsContents Detection of Mycoplasma Contaminations.- Eradication of Mycoplasma Contaminations.- STR DNA Typing of Human Cell Lines: Detection of Intra- and Interspecies Cross-Contamination.- Classical and Molecular Cytogenetic Analysis.- Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization (FISH) of DNA Probes in the Interphase and Metaphase Stages of the Cell Cycle.- The Development of T Lympho-cytes in Fetal Thymus Organ Culture.- Generation, Isolation, and Engraftment of In Vitro-Derived Human T Cell Progenitors.- In Vitro Genera-tion of Human T Regulatory Cells: Generation, Culture, and Analysis of FOXP3-Transduced T Cells.- Simultaneous Cloning and Selection of Hy-bridomas and Transfected Cell Lines in Semisolid Media.- Isolation and Characterization of Mouse Side Population Cells.- Stem Cell Identification by DyeCycle Violet Side Population Analysis.- Isola-tion and Characterization of Cancer Stem Cells In Vitro.- Ex Vivo Differentiation of Cord Blood Stem Cells into Megakaryocytes and Platelets.- Generation and Characterization of Murine Al-ternatively Activated Macrophages.- Human Long Term Culture Initiating Cell (LTC-IC) Assay.- Long Term Culture Initiating Cell (LTC-IC) Assay for Mouse Cells.- Colony Forming Cell Assays for Human Hematopoietic Progenitor Cells.- Study-ing Leukocyte Recruitment Under Flow Condi-tions.- Generation and Establishment of Murine Adherent Cell Lines.- Isolation, Enumeration, and Expansion of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Culture.- Isolation and Culture of Mesenchymal Stem Cells from Mouse Compact Bone.- Genera-tion of a Pool of Human Platelet Lysate (pHPL) and Efficient Use in Cell Culture. [...]

Fields of interestsCell Biology; Cell Culture



Due October 2012

4th ed. 2013. XXI, 890 p. 104 illus., 44 in color. (Methods in Molecular Biology, Volume 946) Hardcover7 $159.00ISBN 978-1-62703-127-1

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H. A. Homer, University College London, UK (Ed)

Mammalian Oocyte RegulationMethods and Protocols

Contents Studying Recombination in Mouse Oocytes.- Analysis of Recombinants in Female Mouse Meiosis.- Studying Meiosis Specific Cohesins in Mouse Embryonic Oocytes.- Immunohisto-chemical Approaches to the Study of Human Fetal Ovarian Development.- Protein Kinase Assays for Measuring MPF and MAPK Activities in Mouse and Rat Oocytes and Early Embryos.- Time-Lapse Epi-Fluorescence Imaging of Expressed cRNA to Cyclin B1 for Studying Meiosis I in Mouse Oocytes.- Using FRET to Study RanGTP Gradi-ents in Live Mouse Oocytes.- Making cRNA for Microinjection and Expression of Fluorescently-Tagged Proteins for Live-Cell Imaging in Oo-cytes.- RNAi-Based Methods for Gene Silencing in Mouse Oocytes.- Micro-Injection of Morpholino Oligonucleotides for Depleting Securin in Mouse Oocytes.- Measuring Transport and Accumulation of Radiolabelled Substrates in Oocytes and Em-bryos.- Immunofluorescence Staining of Spindles, Chromosomes and Kinetochores in Human Oocytes.- Studying the Roles of Aurora-C Kinase During Meiosis in Mouse Oocytes.- Chromo-some Spreads with Centromere Staining in Mouse Oocytes.- Preparation of Mammalian Oocytes for Transmission Electron Microscopy.- Measuring Ca2+ Oscillations in Mammalian Eggs.- Count-ing Chromosomes in Intact Eggs.- Free-Hand Bisection of Mouse Oocytes and Embryos.- Mi-croarray-CGH for the Assessment of Aneuploidy in Human Polar Bodies and Oocytes.- Nuclear Transfer in the Mouse Oocyte.

Fields of interestsCell Biology; Embryology



Due October 2012

2013. XIV, 340 p. 61 illus., 21 in color. (Methods in Molecular Biology, Volume 957) Hardcover7 $119.00ISBN 978-1-62703-190-5

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J. J. Kohler, S. M. Patrie, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA (Eds)

Mass Spectrometry of GlycoproteinsMethods and Protocols

Contents Introduction to Glycosylation and Mass Spectrometry.-Tandem Lectin Weak Affin-ity Chromatography (LWAC) for Glycopro-tein Enrichment.-CSC Technology - Selective Labeling of Glycoproteins by Mild Oxidation to Phenotype Cells.-Use of Boronic Acid Nanopar-ticles in Glycoprotein Enrichment.-Incorporation of Unnatural Sugars for the Identification of Glycoproteins.-Characterization of Membrane-associated Glycoproteins using Lectin Affinity Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry.-Sialic Acid Capture-and-Release and LC-MSn Analysis of Glycopeptides.-In-Solution Digestion of Glyco-proteins for Glycopeptide-Based Mass Analysis.-Nano-HPLC-MS of Glycopeptides Obtained After Non-specific Proteolysis.-Glycopeptide Enrichment for MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrom-etry Analysis by Hydrophilic Interaction Liquid Chromatography Solid Phase Extraction (HILIC SPE).-Separation and Identification of Glycoforms by Capillary Electrophoresis with Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometric Detection.-Structural Separations by Ion Mobility-MS for Glycomics and Glycoproteomics.-Quantitative Analysis of Glycoprotein Glycans.-Stable Isotope Labeling of N-glycosylated Peptides by Enzymatic Deglycosylation for Mass Spectrometry-based Glycoproteomics.-Approaches for Site Mapping and Quantification of O-linked Glycopeptides.-Glycan Profiling: Label-free Analysis of Glycoproteins.-Introduction to Informatics in Glycoprotein Analysis.-Software Tools for Glycan Profiling. [...]

Fields of interestsProtein Science; Mass Spectrometry



Due October 2012


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F. Maathuis (Ed)

Plant Mineral NutrientsMethods and Protocols

The study of plant mineral nutrition has both academic and applied aspects to it. Today, research into plant mineral nutrition is more pertinent than ever in the face of a growing world population and the increasing need for sustainable agriculture.

Features 7 A collection of methodoliges that are routinely used in plant mineral nutrition 7 Provides step-by-step detail essential for reproducible re-sults 7 Contains key notes and implementation advice from the experts

Contents Roles and Functions of Plant Mineral Nutrients.-Plant Growth and Cultivation.-Protocols for Growing Plant Symbioses; Mycorrhiza.-Protocols For Growing Plant Symbioses; Hizobia.-Plant Cell Suspension Cultures.-Soil Analysis using Visible and Near Infrared Spectroscopy.-Mineral Composition Analysis: Measuring Anion Uptake and Anion Concentrations in Plant Tissues.-Multi-element Plant Tissue Analysis using ICP Spectrometry.-Mapping Element Distributions in Plant Tissues using Synchrotron X-ray Fluores-cence Techniques.-Flux Measurements of Cations using Radioactive Tracers.-Ion Flux Measure-ments using the MIFE Technique.-Sampling and Analysis of Phloem Sap.-Methods for Xylem Sap Collection.-Plant Single Cell Sampling.-Measure-ments of Cytosolic Ion Concentrations in Live Cells.-Real Time Measurement of Cytoplasmic Ions with Ion Selective Microelectrodes.-Large Scale Plant Ionomics.-Applications of High-throughput Plant Phenotyping to Study Nutrient use Efficiency.

Fields of interestPlant Sciences



Due November 2012

2013. X, 332 p. 30 illus., 17 in color. (Methods in Molecular Biology, Volume 953) Hardcover7 $119.00ISBN 978-1-62703-151-6

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R. Matyssek, H. Schnyder, W. Oßwald, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany; D. Ernst, J. C. Munch, Helmholtz Center Munich, Neuherberg, Germany; H. Pretzsch, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany (Eds)

Growth and Defence in PlantsResource Allocation at Multiple Scales

Contents The balance between resource sequestration and retention – a challenge in plant science.- Common links of molecular biology with biochemistry and physiology in plants under ozone and pathogen attack.- Host-parasite interactions and trade-offs between growth and defence related metabolism under changing environments.- Conifer Defense Against Insects and Fungal Pathogens.- The rhizosphere: molecular interactions between microorganisms and roots.- Stores as substrate sources of respiration – effects of nitrogen stress and day length.- Tracing carbon fluxes – resolv-ing complexity using isotopes.- Solar radiation as a driver for growth and competition in forest stands.- Site conditions and tree-internal nutrient partitioning in mature European beech and Nor-way spruce at the Kranzberger Forst.- Plants and their ectomycorrhizosphere – cost and benefit of symbiotic soil organisms.- Case study „Kranz-berger Forst“ – growth and defence in European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) and Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.).- Growth and space use in competitive interactions between juvenile trees.- Allometry of tree crown structure. Relevance for space occupation at the individual plant level and for self-thinning at the stand level.- Principles of growth partitioning between trees in forest stands under stress.- Mechanistic modelling of soil-plant-atmosphere systems.- Learning from various plants and scenarios – statistical modeling.- Mod-eling the defensive potential of plants. [...]

Fields of interestsPlant Ecology; Plant Physiology; Plant Pathology



Due September 2012

2013. XX, 527 p. 123 illus., 28 in color. (Ecological Studies, Volume 220) Hardcover7 $229.00ISBN 978-3-642-30644-0

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J. McFadden, D. J. Beste, A. M. Kierzek, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK (Eds)

Systems Biology of TuberculosisThe book starts with a general introduction into the relevance of systems biology for understand-ing tuberculosis. This will be followed by several chapters which describe the application of systems biology to various aspects of the study of the pathogen, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and its interaction with the host. The book provides the reader with an account of how the new science of systems biology is providing novel insights into the ancient scourge of tuberculosis. It will also de-scribe how systems biology can be applied to the control of tuberculosis, including the development of new treatments, vaccines and diagnostics.

Features 7 Provides a detailed account of the systems biology of tuberculosis 7 This book describes how systems biology can be applied to the control of tuberculosis, including the development of new treatments 7 Readers are given an account of how systems biology is providing insights into tuberculosis

Contents Foreword.- Modeling Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv in silico.- Software Platform for Meta-bolic Network Reconstruction of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.- Probing Gene Regulatory Networks to Decipher Host-Pathogen Interactions.- Metabo-lism of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.- Protein-pro-tein interaction in the –omics era: Understanding Mycobacterium tuberculosis function.- A systems biology approach for understanding granuloma formation and function in tuberculosis.- Sto-chastic gene expression in bacterial pathogens: a mechanism for persistence?.- Drug Discovery.- Diagnosis.- Index.

Fields of interestsSystems Biology; Microbiology; Medical Micro-biology



Due November 2012

2013. VII, 179 p. 27 illus., 23 in color. Hardcover7 approx. $139.00ISBN 978-1-4614-4965-2

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A. Nadaf, R. Zanan, University of Pune, India

Indian Pandanaceae – an overviewIndian Screwpine family Pandanaceae represents the single genus Pandanus with five subgenera that are distributed in two hotspots of India – Western Ghats and North East Himalayan region. For the first time, Indian Pandanaceae has been assessed for its taxonomic status and phylogenetic relation-ship.

Features 7 The species key, and coloured photographs and illustrations are used for quick and reliable identi-fication of Pandanus species 7 The most recent morphological and cpDNA sequences are used to describe the phylogenetic relationship among Pandanus species 7 IUCN Red List Criteria for the conservation of Indian Pandanus species are described in detail 7 A comparative account of the various species world over is also presented

Contents Dedication.- Preface.- Acknowledgements.- Chap-ter 1 World Pandanaceae: An overview.- Chapter 2 Indian Pandanaceae: Present Status and Need of Revision.- Chapter 3 Biogeography of Indian Pandanaceae.- Chapter 4 Morphology of Indian Pandanaceae.- Chapter 5 Species Identification Key for Indian Pandanaceae.- Chapter 6 Phylo-genetic Relationship among the Indian Pandanus Species.- Chapter 7 Economical Importance of Indian Pandanus species.- Chapter 8 Conservation of Indian Pandanaceae: Current Status and Need.- Glossary.- Index.

Fields of interestsPlant Ecology; Biodiversity; Conservation Biol-ogy/Ecology



Due October 2012

2013. Approx. 120 p. 81 illus., 37 in color. Hardcover7 $139.00ISBN 978-81-322-0752-8

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A. F. Oberhauser, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA (Ed)

Single-molecule Studies of ProteinsIn Single Molecule Studies of Proteins, expert researchers discuss the successful application of single-molecule techniques to a wide range of bio-logical events, such as the imaging and mapping of cell surface receptors, the analysis of the unfold-ing and folding pathways of single proteins, the analysis interaction forces between biomolecules, the study of enzyme catalysis or the visualization of molecular motors in action.

Features 7 Explores sophisticated advances in power-ful new analytical, computational, and imaging methods 7 Cover ways in which single-molecule methods can be applied to studying protein function 7 Lays the foundation for additional research to monitor processes within living cells at high resolution and define the complex networks of interactions which regulate cellular function

Contents Nanomechanics of proteins, both folded and disordered.- Force Spectroscopy and Recognition Imaging of Cells from the Immune System.- Catch bonds of integrin/ligand interactions.- AFM visu-alization of protein-DNA interactions.- Nano-vi-sualization of proteins in action using high-speed AFM.- Enzyme catalysis at the single-molecule level.- Single-molecule studies of amyloidogenic proteins.- Stretching and Imaging Individual Pro-teins on Live Cells using Atomic Force Microsco-py.- Individual proteins under mechanical stress: Lessons from theory and computer simulations.

Fields of interestsProtein Science; Biophysics and Biological Physics; Single Molecule Studies, Molecular Motors



Due October 2012

2013. XVI, 268 p. 83 illus., 74 in color. (Biophysics for the Life Sciences, Volume 2) Hardcover7 $189.00ISBN 978-1-4614-4920-1

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H. H. Pattee, Binghamton University, NY, USA; J. Rączaszek‑Leonardi, University of Warsaw, Poland

LAWS, LANGUAGE and LIFEHoward Pattee’s classic papers on the physics of symbols with contemporary commentary by Howard Pattee and Joanna Rączaszek‑Leonardi

Contents Preface and Acknowledgments.- Introduction by Howard Pattee.- The Physical Basis of Coding and Reliability in Biological Evolution.- How Does a Molecule Become a Message?.- Physical Problems of Decision-Making Constraints.- Laws and constraints, symbols and languages.- The Physical Basis and Origin of Hierarchical Con-trol.- Postscript: Unsolved Problems and Potential Applications of Hierarchy Theory.- Discrete and Continuous Processes in Computers and Brains.- The complementarity principle in biological and social structures.- Clues from Molecular Symbol Systems.- Cell Psychology: An Evolutionary Ap-proach to the Symbol-Matter Problem.- Universal Principles of Measurement and Language Func-tions in Evolving Systems.- Instabilities and Infor-mation in Biological Self-organization.- Evolving Self-Reference: Matter, Symbols, and Semantic Closure.- Artificial Life Needs a Real Epistemol-ogy.- The Problem of Observables in Models of Biological Organizations.- Causation, Control, and the Evolution of Complexity.- The Necessity of Biosemiotics: Matter-Symbol Complementarity.- Afterword by Joanna Rączaszek-Leonardi

Fields of interestsLife Sciences, general; History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics; Cognitive Psychology



Due October 2012

2013. VI, 330 p. 1 illus. (Biosemiotics, Volume 7) Hardcover7 $189.00ISBN 978-94-007-5160-6

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J. Purcell, Western Washington University, Anacortes, WA, USA; H. Mianzan, INIDEP, Mar del Plata, Argentina; J. R. Frost, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA (Eds)

Jellyfish Blooms IVInteractions with humans and fisheries

Jellyfish generally are considered to be nuisances because they interfere with human activities by stinging swimmers, clogging power plant intakes and nets of fishermen, killing fish in aquaculture pens, and being both predators and competitors of fish. There is concern that environmental changes such as global warming, eutrophication, over-fish-ing, and coastal construction may benefit jellyfish populations. During this past decade following the first Jellyfish Blooms volume, some species have bloomed more frequently, expanded their range, and caused more problems for humans.

Features 7 Fourth and to date the most extensive volume on jellyfish blooms 7 Aims at understanding the dynamics and impacts of jellyfish blooms at a global scale 7 Addresses possible linkage be-tween climate change and jellyfish blooms Looks into causes of jellyfish abundance Focuses on fish–jellyfish interactions, and fisheries

Contents PART I: JELLYFISH BLOOMS.- PART II: JELLYFISH BLOOMS AND THEIR CONSE-QUENCES.- PART III: POTENTIAL CONTROLS ON JELLY POPULATIONS: ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS, PREDATION, AND PARASITISM.- PART IV: FATE OF JELLYFISH BLOOMS.- PART V: CUBOMEDUSAN BIOLOGY.

Fields of interestsFreshwater & Marine Ecology; Marine & Freshwa-ter Sciences; Oceanography



Due September 2012

2012. X, 280 p. (Developments in Hydrobiology, Volume 220) Hardcover7 approx. $139.00ISBN 978-94-007-5315-0

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S. H. Randell, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; M. L. Fulcher, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, USA (Eds)

Epithelial Cell Culture ProtocolsContents Progress Towards Drosophila Epithelial Cell Cul-ture.- Culture of Choriod Plexus Epithelial Cells and In Vitro Model of Blood-CSF Barrier.- Meth-ods for Culture of Human Corneal and Conjunc-tival Epithelia.- The Culture and Maintenance of Functional Retinal Pigment Epithelial Monolayers from Adult Human Eye.- Oral and Pharyngeal Epithelial Keratinocyte Culture.- Primary Culture of the Human Olfactory Neuroepithelium.- Pri-mary Culture of Mammalian Taste Epithelium.- Human Nasal and Tracheo-Bronchial Respiratory Epithelial Cell Culture.- Culture and Differentia-tion of Mouse Tracheal Epithelial Cells.- Isolation and Culture of Alveolar Epithelial Type I and Type II cells from Rat Lungs.- Classical Human Epider-mal Keratinocyte Cell Culture.- Mouse Epidermal Keratinocyte Culture.- Three Dimensional Culture of Human Breast Epithelial Cells: The How and The Why.- Three Dimensional Cultures of Mouse Mammary Epithelial Cells.- Isolation, Charac-terisation and Re-aggregate Culture of Thymic Epithelial Cells.- Enrichment and Clonal Culture of Hepatic Stem/Progenitor Cells During Mouse Liver Development.- Long Term Culture and Co-Culture of Primary Rat and Human Hepatocytes.- Tissue-Culture Correlational Study of Genetic Cholangiopathy of Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease.- Primary Mouse Small Intestinal Epithelia Cell Cultures.- Isolation, Growth and Characterization of Human Renal Epithelial Cells Using Traditional and 3D Methods.- Human Female Reproductive Tract Epithelial Cell Cul-ture.- Primary Culture and Propagation of Human Prostate Epithelial Cells. [...]

Fields of interestsCell Biology; Cell Culture



Due September 2012

2nd ed. 2012. XIV, 538 p. 82 illus., 37 in color. (Methods in Molecular Biology, Volume 945) Hardcover7 $139.00ISBN 978-1-62703-124-0

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I. Schmidt‑Krey, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA; Y. Cheng, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA (Eds)

Electron Crystallography of Soluble and Membrane ProteinsMethods and Protocols

Contents Introduction to Electron Crystallography.- Prac-tical Aspects in Expression and Purification of Membrane Proteins for Structural Analysis.- Two-Dimensional Crystallization of Membrane Proteins by Reconstitution through Dialysis.- Monolayer Two-Dimensional Crystallization.- Screening for Two-Dimensional Crystals by Transmission Electron Microscopy of Negatively Stained Samples.- Low Dose Techniques and Cryo-Electron Microscopy.- Grid Preparation for Cryo-Electron Microscopy.- Recording High-Resolution Images of Two-Dimensional Crystals of Membrane Proteins.- The Collection of High-Resolution Electron Diffraction Data.- Image Processing of 2D Crystal Images.- Merging of Im-age Data in Electron Crystallography.- Evaluation of Electron Crystallographic Data From Images of Two-Dimensional Crystals.- Modeling, Docking, and Fitting of Atomic Structures to 3D Maps from Cryo-Electron Microscopy.- Phasing Electron Diffraction Data by Molecular Replacement: Strategy for Structure Determination and Refine-ment.- High-Throughput Methods for Electron Crystallography.- Automated Grid Handling and Image Acquisition for Two-Dimensional Crystal Screening.- Automation of Data Acquisition in Electron Crystallography.- Automation of Image Processing in Electron Crystallography.- Choice and Maintenance of Equipment for Electron Crys-tallography.- Future Developments in Instrumen-tation for Electron Crystallography. [...]

Fields of interestsProtein Science; Biological Microscopy



Due October 2012


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A. Sigel, H. Sigel, University of Basel, Switzerland; R. K. Sigel, University of Zürich, Switzerland (Eds)

Cadmium: From Toxicity to EssentialityContents 1. The Bioinorganic Chemistry of Cadmium in the Context of Its Toxicity. - 2. Biogeochemistry of Cadmium and Its Release to the Environment. - 3. Speciation of Cadmium in the Environment. - 4. Determination of Cadmium in Biological Samples. - 5. Imaging and Sensing of Cadmium in Cells. - 6. Use of 113Cd NMR to Probe the Native Metal Binding Sites in Metalloproteins: An Overview. - 7. Solid State Structures of Cadmium Com-plexes with Relevance for Biological Systems. - 8. Complex Formation of Cadmium(II) with Sugar Residues, Nucleobases, Phosphates, Nucleotides, and Nucleic Acids. - 9. Cadmium(II) Complexes of Amino Acids and Peptides. - 10. Natural and Artificial Proteins Containing Cadmium. - 11. Cadmium in Metallothioneins. - 12. Cadmium-Accumulating Plants. - 13. Cadmium Toxicity in Plants. - 14. Toxicology of Cadmium and Its Dam-age to Mammalian Organs. - 15. Cadmium and Cancer. - 16. Cadmium in Marine Phytoplankton.Natural and Artificial Proteins Containing Cad-mium. - 11. Cadmium in Metallothioneins. - 12. Cadmium-Accumulating Plants. - 13. Cadmium Toxicity in Plants. - 14. Toxicology of Cadmium and Its Damage to Mammalian Organs. - 15. Cadmium and Cancer. - 16. Cadmium in Marine Phytoplankton.Cadmium and Cancer. - 16. Cad-mium in Marine Phytoplankton.

Fields of interestsProtein Science; Biomedicine general; Analytical Chemistry



Due October 2012

2013. XXXV, 515 p. 150 illus., 50 in color. (Metal Ions in Life Sciences, Volume 11) Hardcover7 $239.00ISBN 978-94-007-5178-1

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P. S. Soltis, D. E. Soltis, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA (Eds)

Polyploidy and Genome EvolutionFeatures 7 First book to give a complete overview on polyploidy 7 Written by experts in plant genetics and genomics 7 Special focus on evolutionary aspects

Contents Evolutionary Significance of Whole-Genome Duplication.- Genetic Consequences of Polyploidy in Plants.- Meiosis in polyploid plants.- Origins of Novel Phenotypic Variation in Polyploids.- Identi-fying the Phylogenetic Context of Whole-Genome Duplications in Plants.- Ancient and Recent Polyploidy in Monocots.- Genomic Plasticity in Polyploid Wheat.- Maize (Zea mays) as a model for studying the impact of gene and regulatory sequence loss following whole genome dupli-cation.- Polyploidy in legumes.- Jeans, genes, and genomes: cotton as a model for studying polyploidy.-Evolutionary implications of genome and karyotype restructuring in Nicotiana tabacum L.- Polyploid evolution in Spartina: Dealing with highly redundant hybrid genomes.- Allopolyploid speciation in action: the origins and evolution of Senecio cambrensis.- The early stages of poly-ploidy: rapid and repeated evolution in Tragop-ogon.- Yeast as a window into changes in genome complexity due to polyploidization.- Two Rounds of Whole Genome Duplication: Evidence and Impact on the Evolution of Vertebrate Innova-tions.- Polyploidy in fish and the teleost genome duplication.- Polyploidization and sex chromo-some evolution in amphibians.-

Fields of interestsEvolutionary Biology; Plant Genetics & Genomics; Plant Biochemistry



Due August 2012

2013. VI, 723 p. 66 illus., 50 in color. Hardcover7 $189.00ISBN 978-3-642-31441-4

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J. Stanturf, US Forest Service, Athens, GA, USA; P. Madsen, University of Copenhagen, Vejle, Denmark; D. Lamb, Queensland University, Brisbane, QLD, Australia (Eds)

A Goal-Oriented Approach to Forest Landscape RestorationContents I. Setting Goals.- 1. A Tool for Comparing Alter-native Forest Landscape Restoration Scenarios.- 2. Forest Landscape Restoration in the Netherlands: Policy Aspects and Knowledge Management.- 3. Incorporating Social and Natural Science in the Restoration of an Indonesian Conservation Forest: A Case Study from Jambi.- II. Restoring Biodiversity.- 4. Forest Landscape Restoration in China.- 5. Managing Forest Stand Structures to Enhance Conservation of the Amur Tiger (Panthera tigris altaica).- 6. Restoration of Forests Associated with New Town Development in Hong Kong.- 7. Integrating Scientific Research with Community Needs to Restore Forest Landscapes in Northern Thailand: A Case Study of Ban Mae Sa Ma.- 8. Non-native Plants and Adaptive Col-laborative Approaches to Ecosystem Restoration in the United States.- 9. Restoring Fire-Adapted Forests in Eastern North America For Biodiversity Conservation and Hazardous Fuels Reduction.- 10. Forest Landscape Restoration: Linkages with Stream Fishes of the Southern United States.- III. Restoring Ecological Functioning and Liveli-hoods.- 11. Restoration of Deforested and Degrad-ed Areas in Africa.- 12 Restoration of Southern Pine Forests after the Southern Pine Beetle.- 13. Forest Landscape Restoration in Australia’s Murray-Darling Basin.- 14. Restoring Broadleaved Forests in Southern Sweden as Climate Changes.- 15. Restoring Floodplain Forests in Europe. [...]

Fields of interestsLandscape Ecology; Forestry Management; Envi-ronmental Management



Due November 2012

2013. Approx. 300 p. (World Forests, Volume 16) Hardcover7 approx. $179.00ISBN 978-94-007-5337-2

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J. Stanturf, US Forest Service, Athens, GA, USA; D. Lamb, Queensland University, Brisbane, QLD, Australia; P. Madsen, University of Copenhagen, Vejle, Denmark (Eds)

Forest Landscape RestorationIntegrating Natural and Social Sciences

Contents I. Introduction.- 1. What is Forest Landscape Restoration?.- 2. What Can Landscape Ecology Contribute to Forest Landscape Restoration?.- 3. Landscape Management.- 4. Hydrologic Connec-tivity of Landscapes and Implications for Forest Restoration.- 5. Connecting Landscape Fragments Through Riparian Zones.- 6. Understanding Landscapes through Spatial Modeling.- III. Social Science Perspectives.- 7. Forest Landscape Res-toration Decision-Making and Conflict Manage-ment: Applying Discourse-Based Approaches.- 8. Alternative Approaches to Urban Natural Areas Restoration: Integrating Social and Ecological Goals.- 9. Urban Forest Landscape Restoration - Applying Forest Development Types in Design and Planning.- 10 Watershed-Scale Adaptive Man-agement: A Social Science Perspective.- 11. The Economics of Restoration.- 12, Wild Ennerdale: A Cultural Landscape.- IV. Integrated Perspectives.- 13. The Role of Forest Landscape Restoration in Supporting a Transition Towards More Sustainable Coastal Development.- 14. Broad-Scale Restora-tion of Landscape Function With Timber, Carbon and Water Investment.- 15. Challenging a Para-digm: Toward Integrating Indigenous Species into Tropical Plantation Forestry.- 16. Forest Landscape Restoration: Restoring What and for Whom?.

Fields of interestsLandscape Ecology; Forestry Management; Envi-ronmental Management



Due November 2012

2013. Approx. 300 p. (World Forests, Volume 15) Hardcover7 approx. $179.00ISBN 978-94-007-5325-9

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The MycotaA Comprehensive Treatise on Fungi as Experimental Systems for Basic and Applied Research

Series editor: K. Esser

Volume 9

B. Hock, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany (Ed)

Fungal AssociationsContents Exploring the Genome of Glomeromycotan Fungi.- Molecular Approaches to Arbuscular Mycorrhiza Functioning.- The Interface Between Plants and Mycorrhizal Fungi: Nutrient Exchange, Signaling and Cell Organization.- Arbuscular Mycorrhiza -- a Key Component of Sustainable Plant--Soil Ecosystems.- The Geosiphon--Nostoc Endosymbiosis and its Role as a Model for Arbus-cular Mycorrhiza Research.- De-Constructing a Mutualist: How the Molecular Blueprints of Model Symbiotic Fungi are Changing our Understand-ing of Mutualism.- Carbohydrates Exchange Between Symbionts in Ectomycorrhizas.- Lipids of Mycorrhizas.- The Role of the Stonesphere for the Interactions between Mycorrhizal Fungi and My-corrhizosphere Bacteria during Mineral Weather-ing.- Context-Dependent Interaction Hierarchies and the Organization of Ectomycorrhizal Fungal Communities.- Ectendomycorrhizas: Occur-rence, Structural Characteristics, and Possible Roles.- Orchid Mycorrhizas: Molecular Ecology, Physiology, Evolution and Conservation Aspects.- The Symbiotic Fungus Piriformospora indica: Review.- Genetic Diversity and Functional Aspects of Ericoid Mycorrhizal Fungi.- The Symbiotic Phe-notype of Lichen-Forming Ascomycetes and Their Endo- and Epibionts.- Basidiolichens. [...]

Fields of interestsMicrobiology; Plant Sciences; Ecology



Due September 2012

2nd ed. 2013. XX, 350 p. 82 illus., 22 in color. Hardcover7 $269.00ISBN 978-3-642-30825-3

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N. Tuteja, International Centre for Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology, New Delhi, India; S. S. Gill, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, India (Eds)

Crop Improvement Under Adverse ConditionsContents The Research, Development, Commercialization, and Adoption of Drought and Stress Tolerant Crops.- Impact of Extreme Events on Salt Tolerant Forest Species of Andaman & Nicobar Islands (India).- Greenhouse Gases Emission from Rice Paddy Ecosystem and their Management.- Re-mote Sensing Applications to Infer Yield of Tea in a Part of Sri Lanka.- Polyamines Contribution to the Improvement of Crop Plants Tolerance to Abiotic Stress.- Overlapping Horizons of Salicylic Acid in Different Stresses.- Genotoxic Stress, DNA Repair and Crop Productivity.- In Vitro Haploid Production - A Fast and Reliable Approach for Crop Improvement.- Production of Abiotic Stress Tolerant Fertile Transgenic Plants using Andro-genesis and Genetic Transformation Methods in Cereal Crops.- Plant Diseases - Control and Remedy through Nanotechnology.- Nanobiotech-nology: Scope and potential for crop improve-ment.- Role of Nematode Trapping Fungi for Crop Improvement under Adverse Conditions.- Sugars As Antioxidants in Plants.- Chromium Toxicity and Tolerance in Crop Plants.- Boron Toxicity and Tolerance in Crop Plants.- Arsenic Toxicity in Crop Plants: Approaches for Stress Resistance.- Mechanism of Cadmium Toxicity and Tolerance in Crop Plants.

Fields of interestsPlant Sciences; Plant Biochemistry; Plant Anato-my/Development



Due October 2012

2013. I, 437 p. 74 illus., 51 in color. Hardcover7 $209.00ISBN 978-1-4614-4632-3

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M. Wilks, St. Bartholomew‘s Hospital, London, UK (Ed)

PCR Detection of Microbial PathogensSecond Edition

Contents Real-time Quantitative PCR, Pathogen Detection and MIQE.- Overcoming Inhibition in Real-time Diagnostic PCR.- Quality in the Molecular Microbiology Laboratory.- Pre-Analytical Sample Treatment and DNA Extraction Protocols for the Detection of Bacterial Pathogens from Whole Blood.- Detection of Bacterial Contamination in Platelet Concentrates using Flow Cytometry and Real-time PCR Methods.- Multiplex Real-time PCR Assay for the Detection of Meticillin-Resis-tant Staphylococcus aureus and Panton-Valentine Leukocidin from Clinical Samples.- PCR Detec-tion of Haemophilus influenzae from Respira-tory Specimens.- Rapid Detection of Atypical Respiratory Bacterial Pathogens by Real-time PCR.- Use of Multiple Real-time PCR Assays for the Diagnosis of Bodetella spp in Clinical Speci-mens.- Detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae by Real-time PCR.- Real-Time PCR Assay for the Diagnosis of Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia.- Rapid Identification of Mycobacteria and Rapid Detection of Drug Resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Cultured Isolates and in Respirato-ry Specimens.- Direct Detection of Mycobaterium ulcerans in Clinical Specimens and Environmental Samples.- Detection of Bartonella spp. DNA in Clinical Specimens using an Internally Controlled Real-time PCR Assay.- Direct Identification of Multiple Genital Pathogens in Urine using Multiplex PCR-based Reverse Line Blot As-says.- Diagnosis of Clostridium difficile Infection using Real-time PCR.- Detection of Pathogenic Leptospira spp. [...]

Fields of interestsMicrobiology; Gene Expression



Due September 2012

2nd ed. 2012. X, 331 p. 30 illus., 26 in color. (Methods in Molecular Biology, Volume 943) Hardcover7 $119.00ISBN 978-1-60327-352-7

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Y. Yang, Penn State University, University Park, PA, USA (Ed)

Rice ProtocolsContents Rice Artificial Hybridization for Genetic Analysis.- Fluorescence In Situ Hybridiza-tion Techniques for Cytogenetic and Genomic Analyses.- Generation of Rice Mutants by Chemi-cal Mutagenesis.- TILLING and Ecotilling for Rice.- Functional Characterization of Rice Genes Using a Gene-Indexed T-DNA Insertional Mutant Population.- QTL Analysis and Map-Based Clon-ing of Salt Tolerance Gene in Rice.- Site-Specific Gene Integration in Rice.- Transcriptome Profiling Analysis Using Rice Oligonucleotide Microar-rays.- Cloning of Small RNAs for the Discovery of Novel MicroRNAs in Rice.- Global Identification of Small RNA Targets in Rice by Sequencing Sliced Ends of Messenger RNAs.- Artificial MicroRNAs for Specific Gene Silencing in Rice.- Rice Pro-teomic Analysis: Sample Preparation to Protein Identification.- Quantification of Jasmonic and Salicylic Acids in Rice Seedling Leaves.- Analysis of Insect-Induced Volatiles from Rice.- Phenotypic and Physiological Evaluation for Drought and Salinity Stress Responses in Rice.- Phenotypic, Physiological, and Molecular Evaluation of Rice Chilling Stress Response at the Vegetative Stage.- Analysis of Rice Root Hair Morphology Using Cryo-Scanning Electron Microscopy.- Inocula-tion and Virulence Assay for Bacterial Blight and Bacterial Leaf Streak of Rice.- Inoculation and Scoring Methods for Rice Sheath Blight Disease.- Molecular Approaches to Improve Rice Abiotic Stress Tolerance.- Molecular Strategies to Improve Rice Disease Resistance.- Molecular Strategies to Engineer Transgenic Rice Seed Compartments for Large-Scale Production of Plant-Made Pharma-ceuticals.- Appendix: Genomic and Bioinformatic Resources for Rice Research.

Fields of interestsPlant Sciences; Plant Genetics & Genomics



Due October 2012

2013. X, 364 p. 43 illus., 7 in color. (Methods in Molecular Biology, Volume 956) Hardcover7 $139.00ISBN 978-1-62703-193-6

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