Biology E-Books Online, Collection 2007-2010

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• Candoninae (Ostracoda) from the Pilbara Region in Western Australia

  • Type: E-Book
  • Author: I. Karanovic
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  • The monograph describes the Candoninae fauna of the Pilbara region, containing 84 species and 12 genera, of which 83 species and 11 genera are endemic. This ancient fauna holds one of the most important clues about the evolution of the subfamily.

• Causes and Consequences of Forest Growth Trends in Europe

  • Type: E-Book
  • Editor Hans-Peter Kahle
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  • Forest growth in Europe has been increasing during the last decades. Several possible causes have been suggested. In this book complementary approaches are used to discriminate between factors. Increased nitrogen availability is indicated as the major cause of the observed growth increase. In the future, direct temperature effects and increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration are likely to become more important.

• The Collembola of Fennoscandia and Denmark, Part II: Entomobryomorpha and Symphypleona

  • Type: E-Book
  • Author: A. Fjellberg
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  • The book provides richly illustrated identification keys and descriptions of the ca. 240 Nordic springtail species of Entomobryomorpha and Symphypleona, thus completing the survey which was introduced with the first volume on Poduromorpha in 1998.