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Goods and Services of Marine Bivalves
The aim of this open access book is to review and analyse the goods and services of bivalve shellfish. How they are defined, what determines the ecological functions that are the basis for the goods and services, what controversies in the use of…
Seafood Sustainability - Series I
This special edition, Seafood Sustainability Series I, includes two articles on seafood consumption, four on sustainable capture fisheries, and four on sustainable aquaculture. The articles on consumption explore an alternative perspective on…
Aquaponics Food Production Systems
This open access book, written by world experts in aquaponics and related technologies, provides the authoritative and comprehensive overview of the key aquaculture and hydroponic and other integrated systems, socio-economic and environmental…
The Bluefin Tuna Fishery in the Bay of Biscay
This open access book is an original contribution to the knowledge on fishing and research associated with one of the most enigmatic fish of our seas: bluefin tuna, Thunnus thynnus (L.). Based on available evidence, it reconstructs the possible…
Making Medicines in Africa The Political Economy of Industrializing for Local Health
Life Sciences, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Economics, Political Economy, Development, International Relations, International Political Economy, African Studies, African Economics
Biomineralization: From Molecular and Nano-structural Analyses to Environmental Science
This open access book is the proceedings of the 14th International Symposium on Biomineralization (BIOMIN XIV) held in 2017 at Tsukuba. Over the past 45 years, biomineralization research has unveiled details of the characteristics of the…
Bird Species: How They Arise, Modify and Vanish
The average person can name more bird species than they think, but do we really know what a bird “species” is? This open access book takes up several fascinating aspects of bird life to elucidate this basic concept in biology. From genetic and…
Animal Models in Medicine and Biology
Thanks to animal models, our knowledge of biology and medicine has increased enormously over the past decades, leading to significant breakthroughs that have had a direct impact on the prevention, management and treatment of a wide array of…
Designing Urban Food Policies: Concepts and Approaches
This Open Access book is for scientists and experts who work on urban food policies. It provides a conceptual framework for understanding the urban food system sustainability and how it can be tackled by local governments. Written by a collective of…
The Potato Crop: Its Agricultural, Nutritional and Social Contribution to Humankin
Life sciences; Agriculture; Nutrition ; Plant breeding; Food—Biotechnology; Agricultural economics