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1 A convenient and cost-effective package of nearly 100 titles in environmental science, ecology, and related scientific disciplines. CABI is one of the world's leading sources of full-text scholarly literature in agriculture, public health, and food and environmental science. The CABI Environmental Science Book Collection includes nearly 100 books in water and environmental land management, forestry, biodiversity, ecology, biology, and other critical focus areas. Please note that books in this collection are not available individually. Titles include: Agricultural Technologies and Tropical Deforestation Agriculture and Intellectual Property Rights Agriculture, Hydrology and Water Quality Agrobiodiversity Management for Food Security: A Critical Review Air Pollution and the Forests of Developing and Rapidly Industrialising Countries Apples Applied Mycology Below-ground Interactions in Tropical Agroecosystems Beneficial Microorganisms in Agriculture, Food and the Environment: Safety Assessment and Regulation Biodiversity Loss and Conservation in Fragmented Forest Landscapes: The Forests of Montane Mexico and Temperate South America Biodiversity of West African Forests Biofuels: Production, Application and Development Biological Control in IPM Systems Biopesticides: Pest Management and Regulation Broadening the Genetic Base of Crop Production Case Studies in Ecotourism Cassava Chemical Pesticide Markets, Health Risks and Residues Citrus Genetics, Breeding and Biotechnology Citrus Mites: Identification, Bionomy and Control Climate Change and Crop Production Climate Change and Global Crop Productivity Climate Change in Contrasting River Basins Climate Change in Developing Countries Community-Based Water Law and Water Resource Managment Reform in Developing Countries Competition and Succession in Pastures Conflict, Social Capital and Managing Natural Resources Conserving Land, Protecting Water. Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture Series 6 Conserving Plant Genetic Diversity in Protected Area. Population Management of Crop Wild Relatives Criteria and Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management Crop Stress Management and Global Climate Change Crop-soil Simulation Models Cross-Sectoral Policy Developments in Forestry

2 Cycad Classification Decentralization and the Social Economics of Development. Lessons from Kenya Development with Identity Diseases of Tropical Fruit Crops Ecohydrology: Processes, Models and Case Studies Ecology and Management of Giant Hogweed Ecotourism and Conservation in the Americas. Ecotourism Series No. 7 Ecotourism Policy and Planning Ecotourism Programme Planning Environment and Livelihoods in Tropical Coastal Zones: Managing Agriculture- Fishery-Aquaculture Conflicts Environmental Change and Geomorphic Hazards in Forests Environmental Impact of Genetically Modified Crops Environmental impact of invertebrates for biological control of arthropods: methods and risk assessment Environmental Impacts of Ecotourism Environmental Impacts of Pasture-based Farming Environmental Impacts of Sugar Production Environmental Policies for Agricultural Pollution Control Environmental Risk Assessment of Genetically Modified Organisms, Volume 1: A Case Study of Bt Maize in Kenya Environmental Risk Assessment of Genetically Modified Organisms, Volume 2 A Case Study of Bt Cotton in Brazil Environmental Risk Assessment of Genetically Modified Organisms. Challenges and Opportunities with Bt Cotton in Vietnam, Vol. 4 Evaluating Indirect Ecological Effects of Biological Control Farmers, Scientists and Plant Breeding Field and Laboratory Methods for Grassland and Animal Production Research Fluorides in the Environment Food Security in Africa and Asia. Strategies for Small-scale Agricultural Development Forest Biodiversity Forest Genetics Forest History Forest Policy for Private Forestry Forest Tourism and Recreation Forestry and Climate Change Forestry and Environmental Change Forestry Budgets and Accounts Forests and Landscapes Forests and Society: Sustainability and Life Cycles of Forests in Human Landscapes Forests at the Land-Atmosphere Interface Forests in Sustainable Mountain Development Freshwater Nematodes Genetics, Evolution and Biological Control GIS and Spatial Analysis in Veterinary Science Global Pesticide Resistance in Arthropods Global Rangelands Good Statistical Practice for Natural Resources Research Grassland Ecophysiology and Grazing Ecology

3 Grassland Productivity and Ecosystems Services Grazing Ecology and Forest History Greenhouse Gas Sinks Health Benefits of Organic Food: Effects of the Environment Indigenous Ecotourism: Sustainable Development and Management Innovation in Forestry. Territorial and Value Chain Approaches Inositol phosphates Insect Evolutionary Ecology Insect Movement Insect Pathogens: Molecular Approaches and Techniques Insects on Palms Integrated Natural Resources Management Integrated Resource and Environmental Management Integrated Watershed Management: Connecting People to Their Land and Water Introgression from Genetically Modified Plants into Wild Relatives Invasive Alien Plants. An Ecological Appraisal for the Indian Subcontient. CABI Invasives Series, Vol. 1 Invasive Alien Species Invertebrates as Webmasters in Ecosystems Irrigation and Drainage Performance Assessment Irrigation and River Basin Management Irrigation Management: Principles and Practices Irrigation Systems Design, Planning and Construction Irrigation Water Pricing: The Gap Between Theory and Practice Island Tourism. A Sustainable Perspective. Ecotourism Series, No. 8 Land Use Changes in Tropical Watersheds Life at Extremes. Environments, Organisms and Strategies for Survival Lyme Borreliosis Managing Plant Genetic Diversity Managing Soil Quality Marine Ecotourism Marine Wildlife and Tourism Management Mathematical Modelling in Animal Nutrition Methods and Approaches in Forest History Methods in Agricultural Chemical Analysis Microbial Biotechnology: Energy and Environment Microbial Ecology of Aerial Plant Surfaces Microbiological Methods for Assessing Soil Quality Modelling Forest Systems Molecular Approaches to Soil, Rhizosphere and Plant Microorganism Analysis Mycotoxins: Detection Methods, Management, Public Health and Agricultural Trade Natural Enemies of Terrestrial Molluscs Natural Resource Management in Agriculture Natural Resources Management in African Agriculture Nature-Based Tourism, Environment and Land Management Nematodes as Environmental Indicators Nitrate and Man: Toxic, Harmless or Beneficial? Nitrate, Agriculture and the Enivronment Nitrogen Fixation

4 Nitrogen Fixation in Tropical Cropping Systems No-Tillage Seeding in Conservation Agriculture, 2nd Edition Nourishing the Land, Nourishing the People, A Madagascar Success Story Nutrient Elements in Grassland Nutrients for Sugar Beet Production Organic Farming: An International History Organic Fruit Growing Organic Phosphorus in the Environment Pest Management and Phytosanitary Trade Barriers Phoma Identification Manual Phytophthora: Global Perspective Plant Cold Hardiness: From the Laboratory to the Field Plant Genotyping Planted Forests: Uses, Impacts & Sustainability Planted Forests: Uses, Impacts and Sustainability Poultry Production in Hot Climates, 2nd Edition Principles of Tropical Agronomy Prioritizing Agricultural Research for Development: Experiences and Lessons Public Concerns, Environmental Standards and Agricultural Trade Quality Assurance and Certification in Ecotourism Rangeland Degradation and Recovery in China's Pastoral Lands Recreational and Environmental Markets for Forest Enterprises Responsible Fisheries in the Marine Ecosystem Responsible Marine Aquaculture River Basin Trajectories: Societies, Environments and Development. Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture. Series 8 Rust Diseases of Willow and Poplar Saving Seeds Seed Dispersal: Theory and its Application in a Changing World Seeds: the Ecology of Regeneration in Plant Communities Silvopastoralism and Sustainable Land Management Soil Biodiversity in Amazonian and Other Brazilian Ecosystems Soil Erosion and Sediment Redistribution in River Catchments Soil Fertility Decline in the Tropics Soil Hydrology, Land Use and Agriculture Sustainable Farmland Management: Transdisciplinary Approaches Sustainable Forestry Sustainable Management of Soil Organic Matter Temperature Adaptation in a Changing Climate. Nature at Risk. CABI Climate Change Series, Vol. 3 The African Food Crisis The Agricultural Groundwater Revolution The Architecture and Biology of Soils. Life in Inner Space The Biology of Terrestrial Molluscs The Ecology and Silviculture of Oaks The Ecology of Soil Decomposition The Encyclopedia of Ecotourism The Impact of Carbon Dioxide and Other Greenhouse Gases on Forest Ecosystems The Measurement of Roundwood The Pineapple

5 The Public, The Media and Agricultural Biotechnology The Sustainable Management of Vertisols Tourism and Development in Mountain Regions Tourism and Protected Areas Tradeoffs or Synergies Transfrontier Conservation in Africa Trees on the Farm Trees, Crops and Soil Fertility Tropical Deltas and Coastal Zones Tropical Mycology Tropical Mycology Tropical Rainforests of the Guiana Shield Valuing Mediterranean Forests Vegetable Production in Marketing and Africa. Socio-Economic Research Verticillium Wilts Waste Composting for Urban and Peri-urban Agriculture Wastewater Use in Irrigated Agriculture Water Dynamics in Plant Production Water Productivity in Agriculture Weed Ecology in Natural and Agricultural Systems Weeds and Weed Management on Arable Land Western Corn Rootworm Publisher Platform CABI Publishing Ovid

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