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Cover for Preserving microorganisms.

This chapter provides information to help users select the best preservation method for microorganisms (bacteria and fungi) and the protocols to do this. The methods such as centrifugal (spin) freeze-drying and single phase shelf freeze-drying, materials for recovery, preservation of other...

Author(s)
Smith, D.; Ryan, M. J.; Buddie, A. G.
ISBN
2023 CABI (H ISBN 9781800622111)
Type
Book chapter
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Cover for Culture collections.

This chapter covers the different aspects of culture collections and their quality management systems including: (1) why retain microorganisms; (2) roles of culture collections; (3) issues affecting culture collections; (4) culture collection accession policy and criteria; (5) culture collection...

Author(s)
Smith, D.; Ryan, M. J.; Buddie, A. G.
ISBN
2023 CABI (H ISBN 9781800622111)
Type
Book chapter
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Cover for Conservation of the island's butterfies.

This chapter provides information on the general principles of habitat management and practical guidance with respect to the habitats and species of butterflies in Cyprus. The latest results of butterfly monitoring in Cyprus is presented and some possible areas for future research are also pointed...

Author(s)
John, E.; Makris, C.
ISBN
2022 CABI (H ISBN 9781800621251)
Type
Book chapter
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Cover for Status of butterfies in Cyprus.

This chapter focuses on the impacts of climate change on butterfly biodiversity in Cyprus and the current state of butterfly research in the country. A code of practice for the collection of Lepidoptera and other invertebrate species in Cyprus is also discussed.

Author(s)
John, E.; Makris, C.
ISBN
2022 CABI (H ISBN 9781800621251)
Type
Book chapter
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Cover for Potential changes to the Cyprus list.

This chapter provides information on some potential changes to the butterfly list in Cyprus due to the presence of adventive species and range expansion of retraction of other species of butterflies in the country.

Author(s)
John, E.; Makris, C.
ISBN
2022 CABI (H ISBN 9781800621251)
Type
Book chapter
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Cover for Introduction.

This part serves as the introduction of the book which examines the nexus of climate change and biological invasions, the resulting impacts, and to identify means to reduce the vulnerability and increase the resiliency of managed and unmanaged ecosystems. This introduction gives a glimpse of the...

Author(s)
Ziska, L. H.
ISBN
2022 CABI (H ISBN 9781800621435)
Type
Book chapter
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Cover for Global identification of invasive species: the CABI <i xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Invasive Species Compendium</i> as a resource.

The number, spread and impact of invasive species have been without historical precedence in the latter half of the 20th century. Now, as human activity causes a precipitous rise in greenhouse gas emissions (e.g. carbon dioxide), there is growing concern that climate change will be a significant,...

Author(s)
Diaz-Soltero, H.
ISBN
2022 CABI (H ISBN 9781800621435)
Type
Book chapter
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Cover for Identifying invasive species in real time: Early Detection and Distribution Mapping System (EDDMapS) and other mapping tools.

Historically, the documentation of native and non-native species distributions was limited to herbaria records, textbooks and field guides. Distribution maps were updated infrequently and the resulting information was often inaccessible. Recently, as public awareness of invasive species has...

Author(s)
Wallace, R. D.; Bargeron, C. T.
ISBN
2022 CABI (H ISBN 9781800621435)
Type
Book chapter
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Cover for Climate change and 'Alien Species in National Parks': revisited.

The US National Park Service mission includes conserving native species and historical landscapes 'unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations'. However, humans have increased the introduction of non-native species that can become invasive and which have harmful impacts on native species and ...

Author(s)
Jarnevich, C.; Hogan, T.; Sieracki, J. L.; Lipsky, C. A.; Wullschleger, J.
ISBN
2022 CABI (H ISBN 9781800621435)
Type
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Cover for Interactions between climate change and species invasions in the marine realm.

Climate change and species invasions are prominent drivers of anthropogenic global change, contributing to biodiversity loss in marine systems worldwide. It is increasingly understood that these two processes might interact, with their combined impacts being more or less than the sum of their...

Author(s)
Sorte, C. J. B.; Beshai, R. A.; Henry, A. K.; Mahanes, S. A.; Rangel, R. E.; Waite, H. R.
ISBN
2022 CABI (H ISBN 9781800621435)
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