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This book is a companion volume to Quarantine Pests for Europe. The present book contains approximately 400 colour illustrations. The book covers most of the quarantine pests listed by EPPO and the European Union. Thus it will be compatible with the second edition of the volume of text data sheets.

Olfaction and pheromones is an exploding area of research in animal behaviour and welfare. Focusing on animals managed by humans, this book introduces the subject of olfaction in an evidence-based, but easy-to-understand way, explaining the importance of odours for animal behaviour and welfare.

Lady Park Wood in the Wye Valley, UK was set aside as a 'natural' reserve for ecological research in 1944 and the trees, shrubs and ground vegetation have been recorded in detail ever since. This beautifully illustrated book describes 70 years of observations presenting the most detailed records in Europe of how a woodland develops naturally.

Training in research methods is increasingly important for students of tourism, so this book covers everything a student needs to know. Full of practical advice, it uses real-world examples and focus boxes to help train the next generation of researchers, covering questionnaire design, sample selection, analytical tools and more.

As the tourism industry develops, it is vital that issues such as sustainability, competitiveness, and stakeholder quality of life are fully understood. Focusing on the unique perspective of island destinations, this book outlines impacts on, and potential strategies for protecting, the natural environment, local economy, and local culture.

Covering the economic, social and environmental impacts of cruising, this book combines the latest research with practical case studies to provide a comprehensive account of the subject. It reviews the fundamental principles of the industry, the cruise experience from a passenger perspective, marketing, planning and destination development.

This book highlights the role of religious tourism and pilgrimage in improving cultural relations, showing how faith and activism respond to common challenges of peace-making and coexistence. Through global contemporary case studies, it reveals diverse empirical research insights on many aspects of religious traditions, conflicts and challenges.

This thoroughly updated new edition lays the foundations for studying antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), including a discovery timeline, terminology, nomenclature and classifications. It covers current advances in research, examines state-of-the-art technologies, and describes new methods and strategies for AMP prediction, design and applications.

This book is a unique and important resource that discusses the relationship between tourism and geopolitics, with a focus on experience from Central and Eastern Europe

Invasive plant species cause severe disruption to natural and managed ecosystems. A full-colour reference guide to the major invasive plants, this book includes over 500 economically and environmentally important species. It provides illustrations, synonyms, geographical distribution, habitats invaded, morphology, ecology and references for each.

This practical book provides an accessible overview of all aspects of pea and bean production, including botany and physiology, breeding, agronomy, weed management, pests and diseases, harvesting, nutritional value and uses. It includes the specialist knowledge needed to ensure food quality standards are met. Presented in full colour throughout.

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This book provides a comprehensive account of the relevance of historical studies to current conservation and management of forests. It combines theory with a series of regional case studies to show how different aspects of forestry play out according to the landscape and historical context of the local area.

Completely updated, this broad-based introductory level textbook covers the key concepts and practical technologies to slow the deterioration of harvested produce, including handling, packaging, transport, temperature management and the control of pests and diseases.

A new edition of a proven textbook, this title covers the measurement of variables, questionnaire design, evaluation methods, writing proposals, cross-cultural research, and the use of new technologies. With pedagogical features throughout, it introduces students to the vital skills they will need to succeed.

This book gives a comprehensive account of entomopathogenic and slug parasitic nematodes as potential biocontrol agents in crop insect and slug pest management in tropical, subtropical and temperate countries. It covers new techniques, major developments and plans for future strategies to make these nematodes cost-effective and expand their use.

This book provides comprehensive and current scientific and practical knowledge on vegetable grafting, a method gaining considerable interest as an alternative to the use of fumigants to protect crops from soil-borne diseases.

This book reviews current pest management practices and explores new biological and chemical control methods, and integrated pest management strategies in this important crop. It is essential reading for pest management practitioners and researchers working on pest management in canola crops worldwide.

The book focuses on tourist experiences and industry provision of those experiences. It concentrates on the fundamental essence of the Arctic as being a geographical periphery, but also an experiential core that offers peak tourism experiences.

This book is a comprehensive and up-to-date resource covering the botany, production and uses of limes. It contains detailed information on: breeding, genetics and biodiversity; orchard establishment, management and precision agriculture; pests and diseases; harvesting and postharvest; and traditional and commercial uses of limes.

This second edition of an established title examines the determination of grain crop yield from a unique perspective, by concentrating on the influence of the seed itself.

A classic comprehensive reference on the biology and management of aphids occurring in crops, this second edition reflects the expansion of genomic research, semiochemicals and endosymbionts, and the shift away from purely chemical control towards more integrated methods.

The aim of this book is to provide practical advice and awareness of health management and disease control in sea bass and sea bream, the most widely-farmed fish in the Mediterranean region.

This book presents cutting edge thinking and assessments in forest hydrology across all latitudes and terrains, including state-of-the-art modelling techniques and methodologies. It describes challenges facing forest hydrology such as extreme floods, drought, disease, and fire, and is written by an internationally renowned team.

This enhanced new edition addresses key points and principles of managing service quality across the sector. It considers the underpinning theory of service quality, informs the reader of the practical application of service quality management tools and techniques in the leisure and tourism industry and is fully illustrated with case-studies.

This book reviews the influence of climate change on urban and public pests such as mosquitoes, flies, termites, rodents and others, with respect to population, distribution, disease, damage and control.

This book provides an overview of the source, chemical structure and action mechanism of natural polymers. Focusing on their utility in developing effective drug delivery systems, it covers polymers' role in binding drugs towards enhancing bioavailability, modification and derivatisation for targeted delivery, and modification as active drugs.

Mononegavirales are an order of viruses affecting large, small and marine animals and humans. This companion volume to "Mononegaviruses of Veterinary Importance: Pathobiology and Molecular Diagnosis" discusses viruses that cause a significant threat to animals, including PPR, Rhinderpest, Rabies, Ebola, Snakehead Rhabdovirus and more.

This established textbook provides practical suggestions and guidelines for establishing a food-related tourism destination. It discusses the environment, the food tourist, supply issues, marketing and best practice strategies and includes global case studies and pedagogical features for students of tourism and leisure subjects.

This fully updated second edition presents a conceptual framework of outdoor recreation management strategies and practices, and illustrates this framework through presentation of a series case studies in the U.S. national parks.