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Books in Agricultural and biological sciences

The Agricultural and Biological Sciences collection advances science-based knowledge for the improvement of animal and plant life and for secure food systems that produce nutritious, novel, sustainable foods with minimal environmental impact. Food Science titles include not only those products from agriculture but all other aspects from food production to nutrition, health and safety, chemistry to security, policy, law and regulation. Biological Sciences address animal behaviour and biodiversity, organismal and evolutionary biology, entomology, marine biology and aquaculture, plant science and forestry.

  • Population Limitation in Birds

    • 1st Edition
    • March 26, 1998
    • Ian Newton
    • English
    This book meets the demand for a comprehensive introduction to understanding the processes of population limitation. Recognized world-wide as a respected biologist and communicator, Dr. Ian Newton has now written a clear and detailed treatise on local scale population limiting factors in birds. It is based almost entirely on results from field studies, though it is set in a contemporary theoretical framework. The 16 chapters fall under three major section headings: Behavior and Density Regulation; Natural Limiting Factors; and Human Impacts. Population Limitation in Birds serves as a needed resource expanding on Dr. David Lacks research in this area of ornithology in the 1950s. It includes numerous line diagrams and beautiful illustrations by acclaimed wildlife artist Keith Brockie.

  • Great White Sharks

    The Biology of Carcharodon carcharias
    • 1st Edition
    • March 23, 1998
    • A. Peter Klimley + 1 more
    • English
    Now available in paperback, the first comprehensive reference on Great White sharks separates fact from fiction and presents real evidence of the ecology and behavior of these remarkable animals. The volume begins with the evolution of the white shark and its relatives and continues with sections on its anatomy, behavior, ecology, distribution, population dynamics, and interactions with humans. Included in the volume are many illustrations, maps, diagrams, graphs and photos.

  • The Yeasts - A Taxonomic Study

    • 4th Edition
    • March 20, 1998
    • Cletus Kurtzman + 1 more
    • English
    The yeasts are a phylogenetically diverse group of fungi characterized by unicellular growth. Yeasts have been used for bread making and brewing beverages for millennia, and have become increasingly important in biotechnology for production of fuel alcohol, organic acids, enzymes, and various pharmacologically important chemicals. Other species are serious human, animal, and plant pathogens. Since publication of the 3rd edition of this book in 1984, numerous new species and genera have been described, many because of the application of new molecular biological methods. Molecular comparisons have now provided a phylogenetic distinction between the yeasts and other fungi, some of which have a unicellular growth phase.This book is the most definitive treatment of taxonomy and systematics of yeasts available and has been prepared by an international team of experts and is directed at taxonomists, ecologists, mycologists, microbiologists, clinicians, molecular geneticists, and biotechnologists.

  • Biscuit, Cookie and Cracker Manufacturing Manuals

    Manual 3: Biscuit Dough Piece Forming
    • 1st Edition
    • March 10, 1998
    • Duncan Manley
    • English
    This stage in biscuit production is often a source of problems. The author identifies what these problems are at each stage, explains their causes and how they can be resolved.

  • Biscuit, Cookie and Cracker Manufacturing Manuals

    Manual 1: Ingredients
    • 1st Edition
    • March 10, 1998
    • Duncan Manley
    • English
    This manual identifies the quality parameters and describes each ingredient by type, function, handling and storage.

  • Biscuit, Cookie and Cracker Manufacturing Manuals

    Manual 5: Secondary Processing in Biscuit Manufacturing
    • 1st Edition
    • March 10, 1998
    • Duncan Manley
    • English
    This manual takes readers through such secondary processes as coating, sandwiching and icing, concentrating on common production problems and how they can be solved.

  • Biscuit, Cookie and Cracker Manufacturing Manuals

    Manual 2: Biscuit Doughs
    • 1st Edition
    • March 10, 1998
    • Duncan Manley
    • English
    This manual describes the various types of biscuit dough, the key stages in dough mixing and handling, and identifies potential problem areas and solutions.

  • Biscuit, Cookie and Cracker Manufacturing Manuals

    Manual 6: Biscuit Packaging and Storage
    • 1st Edition
    • March 10, 1998
    • Duncan Manley
    • English
    The final manual describes the range of packaging options available together with storage and handling, highlighting the key issues in retaining product quality.

  • Biscuit, Cookie and Cracker Manufacturing Manuals

    Manual 4: Baking and Cooling of Biscuits
    • 1st Edition
    • March 10, 1998
    • Duncan Manley
    • English
    This manual explains the principles and machinery involved in baking and post-baking processes, and the key issues in maintaining both quality and throughput.

  • Farm Irrigation

    • 1st Edition
    • February 4, 1998
    • Neil Southorn
    • English
    There is no doubt that irrigation makes a major contribution to agricultural production, making a whole range of crops viable in an otherwise unreliable climate and helping insure against drought. However irrigation does not automatically guarantee a profit and acclaim, it is a high cost exercise, using water from increasingly scarce supplies, and contributes to environmental concerns of the community. Many of the pressures facing some irrigators have been caused by a lack of understanding in the past of best practices necessary in design, installation and management.Alternati... methods of irrigation are presented, emphasising the characteristics of each that may make them suitable (or unsuitable) for particular situations. The range of crops under irrigation is very wide, and so too is the range of methods available to get water to them. Horticultural crops are included as well as broadacre crops. This section is followed by technical information of the various components that make up an irrigation system, and their installation.Irrigat... is concerned with providing the optimum soil moisture conditions for plant growth. So to is drainage, in that too much water in the soil will retard growth. Many of the concepts surrounding irrigation are applicable to a consideration of drainage, so the book discusses that technology as well.

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