Energy and water can be related in the controversial field of interests, negotiations and decision making concerning the electrical energy generation process in hydroelectric dams. In this context, the contact of students with these themes is relevant to enable conditions for their critical and...

There is little doubt among agricultural scientists about the gravity of the challenges posed by pests and suboptimal environmental conditions including global climate change, and movement of invasive species to providing sustainably produced food, fodder, fiber and bioenergy for an ever-increasing ...

This third edition provides practical, step-by-step instructions for preparing and performing a wide range of veterinary assisting tasks in the medical care of dogs, cats, large animals and exotics. The revised edition includes why and when to perform each task with the preparation and procedure...

Students studying weed science would expand their knowledge by conducting targeted experiments on invasive weeds. Tamarix spp., some of the most problematic weeds known in the United States, have value for weed science education. Tamarix was used in an undergraduate laboratory course to demonstrate ...

Both Zoo collections - global and Latvian - level was seen as extensive information centers where citizens can learn a lot about their surrounding biodiversity and the need for its protection. Zoo collections for Europe are taken to define all the institutions that keep live wild animals there and...

College students in natural resources continue to encounter instructor-centered teaching, despite strong evidence that suggests active-learning experiences benefit students more than passive learning activities. Case studies provide an active-learning alternative to lectures by teaching students...

The author gives an overview on the education of exotic animal health management in the veterinary training and summarizes the elective subjects in chronological order in undergraduate studies. The author also reviews the courses listed in the "Exotic animal medicine postgraduate training" for...

Parthenium hysterophorus L., an invasive annual weed, is originated in tropical America and spread to Asia, Australia and Africa. In Ethiopia, it appeared first in Harrarghie in the 1970's and it later spread to Central, Northern, Southeastern and Southern Ethiopia. Currently, it is spreading to...

The management of major field insect pests of cowpea under calendar and monitored sprays of cypermethrin was studied. The major insect pests studied were the cowpea aphid, Aphis craccivora Koch, legume bud thrips Megalurothrips sjostedti Tryb, legume pod borer, Maruca vitrata Fab. and pod sucking...

An overview of the silvicultural, social, and ecological aspects of plantation forestry in the tropics is presented, drawing examples from industrial plantations, rural development plantings, and tree planting for rehabilitation of degraded forests in Africa, Latin America, Asia, and the Pacific....