Chemical & Life Sciences Newsletter

Chemical and Life SciencesNewsletterJanuary, February and March 2014New & Noteworthy Titles from CRC Press Chemistry - Page 2 - 6Food Science & Nutrition - Page 7 - 10Biological & Agricultural Science - Page 11 - 18

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Chemistry

Market Research and development chemists, production chemistry consultants, and production chemists.

Production Chemicals for the Oil and Gas Industry, Second Edition

Malcolm A. Kelland, University of Stavanger, Norway

ISBN: 978-1-4398-7379-3March 2014 • HB • £89.00 • 444pp • 259 illus.

This comprehensive text discusses a wide variety of production chemicals used by the oil and gas industry for down-hole and topside applications both onshore and offshore. The author reviews all past and present classes of production chemicals, providing numerous difficult-to-obtain references, especially SPE papers and patents. Unlike other texts that focus on how products perform in the field, this book focuses on the specific structures of chemicals that are known to deliver the required or desired performance, which is much more useful to research and development staff. Where known, it also details the environmental aspects of the chemicals discussed.

Key Features

• Presents a comprehensive description of all classes of production chemicals for the oil and gas industry

• Reviews past and present classes of production chemicals • Includes many non-journal references, especially SPE papers and patents• Focuses on the structure of chemicals known to produce a required or

desired performance• Provides the chemical foundation to assist in the design of improved

chemicals• Discusses environmental issues pertaining to the use of production chemical

Editor: Barbara Glunn

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Fundamentals of Natural Gas Processing, Second Edition, ISBN: 978-1-4200-8519-8

Process Synthesis for Fuel Ethanol Production, ISBN: 978-1-4398-1597-7

The Chemistry and Technology of Petroleum, Fourth Edition, ISBN:978-0-8493-9067-8

International Features

• Consumption of oil field chemicals is expected to grow globally at a 3.5% average annual rate over 2010–2015.

• Includes an appendix covering OSPAR Environmental Regulations for Oilfield Chemicals (OSPAR signatory states: Belgium, Denmark (including, for these purposes, the self-governing province of the Faroe Islands), Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The European Community is also a signatory, as are Luxembourg and Switzerland).

• Oilfield Chemical Industry spans Europe, Asia, North America, Middle East, Africa, Latin America, CIS ( commonwealth of independent states).

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Chemistry

Market Petroleum chemists and engineers, chemical engineers that specialize in catalysis, petroleum refineries, catalyst manufacturers, and solvent suppliers; managers and professionals associated with petroleum refining and environmental analysis; corporate training courses and graduate study.

The Chemistry and Technology of Petroleum, Fifth Edition

James G. Speight, CD&W Inc., Laramie, Wyoming, USA

ISBN: 978-1-4398-7389-2March 2014 • HB • £178.00 • 960pp • 206 illus.

This bestselling reference is known for its comprehensive treatment that traces the science of petroleum from its subterranean formation to the physicochemical properties and the production of numerous products and petrochemical intermediates. Presenting nearly 40 percent new material, the fifth edition includes more coverage of offshore oil and gas and presents issues related to economics and future refineries as well as the changing character of the refinery feedstock. Also, environmental issues as they relate to the laws are given more detailed coverage. Existing material is updated and revised throughout.

Key Features

• Presents the latest methods for recovering heavy oil and tar sand bitumen • Describes new trends for handling heavier feedstock while avoiding

incompatibility issues, particularly with blended feedstock • Provides current environmental regulations and product specifications • Examines ways to reduce sulfur levels in liquid fuels to meet tighter

product specifications • Contains new discussions on environmental aspects of refining, including

refinery wastes, environmental impact, and analysis • Enhances the text with over 300 figures and tables, including chemical

structures and process flow sheets

international Features

• Oil accounts for a large percentage of the world’s energy consumption, ranging from as low of 32% for Europe and Asia, up to a high of 53% for the Middle East.Other geographic regions’ consumption patterns are as follows: South and Central America (44%), Africa (41%), and North America (40%). The world consumes 30 billion barrels (4.8 km³) of oil per year, with developed nations being the largest consumers.

• Covers global gasoline and diesel environmental regulations and fuel specifications

• Covers new technologies and approaches employed by refineries worldwide to meet both the increasing demand for Petroleum products as well as the increasing regulatory requirements

Editor: Barbara Glunn

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Handbook of Alternative Fuel Technologies, ISBN: 978-0-8247-4069-6

Production Chemicals for the Oil and Gas Industry, ISBN: 978-1-4200-9290-5

Clathrate Hydrates of Natural Gases, Third Edition, ISBN: 978-0-8493-9078-4

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Chemistry

Market Scientists and researchers in chemical engineering, green chemistry research, biotechnology, engineering and technology

Biosurfactants Research Trends and Applications

Edited by Catherine N. Mulligan, Concordia University, Quebec, Canada, Sanjay K. Sharma, JECRC University, Jaipur, India and Ackmez Mudhoo, University of Mauritius, Réduit

ISBN: 978-1-4665-1823-0January 2014 • HB • £95.00 • 354pp • 58 illus.Biosurfactants have the properties of reducing surface tension, stabilizing emulsions, promoting foaming and are generally non-toxic and biodegradable. Interest in microbial surfactants has been steadily increasing in recent years due to their diversity, environmentally friendly nature, possibility of large-scale production, selectivity, performance under extreme conditions and potential applications in environmental protection. This book provides an up-to-date, coherently written and objectively presented set of book chapters from eminent international researchers who are actively involved in academic and technological research in the area of Biosurfactants.

Key Features

• Reviews the current knowledge and the latest advances in biosurfactant applications and the biotechnological strategies being developed for improving production processes and future potential

• Discusses the current status of understanding of the biosynthetic and genetic regulation mechanisms for microbial surfactants, their various classifications and diverse characteristics and also suggests future directions towards achieving higher yields and new applications

• Focuses on research that has been done on rhamnolipids, a promising biosurfactant with high surface activities, and the major advances in the production

• Adresses the several aspects related to the application of biosurfactants in the food industry


• The topic is of great interest globally as biosurfactants are now being used as a good green stabilizers in many biosynthetic reactions

• The book is an important platform to inspire other researchers in any related field to develop greener processes with the emerging use of biosurfactants in numerous fields

• International editors and contributors• Appeals to a wide audience including scientists and researchers in chemical engineering, green chemistry research,

biotechnology, engineering and technology

Editor: Hilary Rowe

REFERENCE


Colloids in Biotechnology, ISBN: 9781439830802

Handbook of Surface and Interface Analysis: Methods for Problem-Solving, Second Edition, ISBN:9780849375583

Encyclopedia of Surface and Colloid Science, Second Edition, ISBN: 9780849396151

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Chemistry

Market Industrial chemists and chemical engineers.

Encyclopedic Dictionary of Named Processes in Chemical Technology, Fourth Edition

Alan E. Comyns Consultant, Chester, UK

ISBN: 978-1-4665-6776-4March 2014 • HB • £95.00 • 416pp

In the six years since the third edition was completed, there have been major changes in the chemical industry. Biotechnology is quickly overtaking petrochemicals as the dominant sector. This is reflected in new processes being developed, many with their own names. Of course, niche improvements are still being made in petrochemistry, and some of these have new names too. Gathering and defining a large portion of special named processes, this encyclopedia provides a single-source reference to an extensive array of named processes.

Key Features

• Provides essential features and reference information for over 3,000 named chemical processes

• Suggests suitable keywords for searching the Internet more effectively• Includes a useful appendix that allows readers to easily connect products

to one or several processes• Updates the content to reflect current trends in the field• Presents details of many areas including the different ways of removing

and detoxifying waste products


• This dictionary is unique as it provides concise descriptions of those processes in chemical technology that are known by special names that are not self-explanatory. There are over 3,000 such processes

• Fully updated to reflect current trends in the field, this invaluable source of information provides details of many areas including the different ways of removing and detoxifying waste products

• This is the fourth edition of a best selling title• This UK author is highly experienced in publishing and well known in the field

Editor: Hilary Rowe

REFERENCE


Albright’s Chemical Engineering Handbook, ISBN: 978-0-8247-5362-7

Chemical Process Engineering, ISBN: 978-0-8247-4274-4

Developing An Industrial Chemical Process, ISBN: 978-0-8493-1360-8

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Chemistry

Market Upper-level undergraduate chemistry and biochemistry majors

Chemistry of Sustainable Energy

Nancy E. Carpenter

ISBN: 978-1-4665-7532-5March 2014 • PB • £49.99 • 447pp • 308 illus.

Chemistry is fundamental to the development of any “clean” energy technology. Finding sustainable replacements for dwindling fossil fuel supplies is one of the most pressing problems we will be called upon to solve. This text for chemistry undergraduates reviews the fundamental concepts of chemistry at a deeper level than introductory courses (i.e. beyond general chemistry or organic chemistry) within the context of energy generation.

Key Features

• Addresses sustainable energy in a way that distinguishes it from other textbooks in the field

• Focuses clearly on applying chemistry concepts to problem-solving in renewable and sustainable energy

• Takes a multidisciplinary approach by combining organic, inorganic, analytical, and physical

• Provides timely information on a subject that is now a primary application of chemical research

Editor: Hilary Rowe

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• Author is an excellent undergraduate educator and Morse-Alumni Distinguished Professor of Chemistry• Clear focus on applying chemistry concepts to problem-solving in renewable and sustainable energy

technologies• Broad audience in a field which is of great interest globally• For the reader’s information, the book cover features Solar Impulse, a solar powered plane built in Switzerland.

The developers of this innovative project are not intending to revolutionize the aviation industry but instead use the power of this airborne symbol to help change people’s minds about renewable energies. Solar Impulse completed an historic crossing of the United States, west to east, over a 2-month period in the summer of 2013.


Introduction to Green Chemistry, Second Edition, ISBN: 978-1-4200-7811-4 Environmental Science and Technology, ISBN: 978-0-8493-9512-3 Green Chemistry for Environmental Sustainability, ISBN: 978-1-4398-2473-3

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Food Science & Nutrition

Market National Paralympic federations; rehabilitation practitioners; sports nutritionists/dietitians; sports medicine researchers/practitioners

Sports Nutrition for Paralympic Athletes

Elizabeth Broad, Australian Institute of Sport

ISBN: 978-1-4665-0756-2January 2014 • HB • £63.99 • 226pp • 17 illus.

Participation rates in Paralympic sports have increased rapidly in recent years, and continue to grow. Despite the amount of information on dietary requirements of athletes, little attention has been given to athletes with an impairment. This book presents information to rehabilitate, enable, and improve athletes’ quality of life. Chapters cover impairments including spinal cord injuries, cerebral palsy, amputees, les autres, and vision and intellectual impairments.

Key Features

• Gives a step-by-step analysis of the various categories of Paralympic sport, as well as their physiological and nutritional challenges

• Presents a review of current sports nutrition principles and practices• Provides estimations of energy expenditure and requirements for

carbohydrates and fluids• Features information on medical issues, pharmacology, and nutrient

interactions• Covers the use of supplements in athletes with specific reference

to studies in athletes with an impairment and issues that may need considering in this population

• Presents case studies and interviews with an expert panel of scientists, athletes, and coaches

• Includes practical examples from professionals who have worked with athletes extensively

• Includes a comprehensive history of sport for athletes with an impairment and classification processes to enable people new to the field to better understand this complex area

• Reviews methods of assessing body composition with specific reference to considerations for Paralympic athletes


• Editor formerly of the Australian Institute of Sport, well known in Australia professionally; sports nutritionists, dietitians, professionals in all countries are interested in this work

• Chapter contributors from Australia, Canada, Germany, United Kingdom, United States, and Switzerland• Contains global case studies to enhance and illustrate a direct and first-hand application to managing

Paralympic athletes

Editor: Randy Brehm

REFERENCE


Nutrition and Exercise Concerns of Middle Age, ISBN: 9781420066013

Amino Acids and Proteins for the Athlete: The Anabolic Edge, 2E ISBN: 9781420043808

Nutrient Timing: Metabolic Optimization for Health, Performance, and Recovery, ISBN: 9781439838891

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Market Food processors, food scientists, and researchers.

Ohmic Heating in Food Processing

Edited by Hosahalli S. Ramaswamy, McGill University, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, Canada, Michele Marcotte, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada, Sudhir Sastry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, USA and Khalid Abdelrahim, Manager, Thermal Processing, Nestle USA & Canada, Glendale, CA USA

ISBN: 978-1-4200-7108-5February 2014 • HB • £114.00 • 536pp • 156 illus.

This book covers all aspects of ohmic heating, its science and engineering, chemistry and physics, biochemistry and nutrition, quality and safety, development and technology, both basic and applied. It provides a general overview of ohmic processing, such as the basic concepts of electricity, the effects of electricity on foods, microorganisms, and enzymes, and a comparison of ohmic heating and other heating methods. In addition to providing the basic theory, principles and applications of ohmic heating technology, the book will provide examples of applications these technologies for different classes of food products.

Key Features

• Covers all aspects of its science and engineering, chemistry and physics, biochemistry and nutrition, quality and safety, and development and technology

• Provides a comparison between ohmic heating versus other heating technologies, including advantages and limitations

• Discuses the effects of electricity on foods, microorganisms, enzymes, and biopolymers

• Includes descriptions of various industrial systems currently available• Addresses economic aspects of employing ohmic heating in industrial

settings


• Contributed by experts from North America, South America, and Europe• Covers a topic, energy efficient food processing, that will have great

appeal to industrializing nations• Addresses ecomonic aspects of employing ohmic heating in industrial

settings, particularly important in newly industrializing markets

Editor: Stephen Zollo

REFERENCE


Novel Food Processing Technologies, ISBN: 9780824753337

Food Processing: Principles and Applications, ISBN: 9781587160080

Handbook of Food Engineering, Second Edition, ISBN: 9780824753313

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Market Food engineers, scientists, and product developers, regulators and researchers in regulatory agencies, and undergraduate and graduate students in food science programs.

Introduction to Advanced Food Process Engineering

Jatindra Kumar Sahu, Assam University, India

ISBN: 978-1-4398-8071-5March 2014 • HB • £99.00 • 669pp • illus 91

Discussing recent advances in food processing technologies that allow for more energy efficient, cost effective, and healthier foods, this book examines the basic principles and major applications of advanced thermal and non-thermal techniques and equipment. Highlighting the growing sophistication of levels of control that reduce cycle time and improve product quality, the author reviews recent research, emphasizes the derivation and application of novel concepts, and provides solved problems and case studies for better understanding of the techniques.

Key Features

• Surveys advanced thermal and non-thermal food processing technologies

• Emphasizes the derivation of novel concepts as well as their application in exemplary case studies

• Covers advanced processes for safety and quality assessment, including biosensors, machine vision, and chemosensors

• Provides worked exercises and examples, making it suitable for courses in advanced processing technology


• Contributed by experts from Asia, North America, South America, and Europe

• Provides a broad overview of alternative and novel food processing techniques, many of them energy efficient

• The book is suitable for anywhere in the world. The engineering concepts presented in the book are universal and not based on any region or country.


REFERENCE


Food Process Engineering Operations, iSBN 978-1-4200-8353-8

Novel Food Processing, ISBN: 978-1-4200-7119-1

Novel Food Processing Technologies, ISBN: 978-0-8247-5333-7

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Market Food safety professionals, routine food-analytical laboratories, toxicology research laboratories

Seafood and Freshwater ToxinsPharmacology, Physiology, and Detection, Third Edition

Luis M. Botana, University of Santiago, Lugo, Spain ISBN: 978-1-4665-0514-8March 2014 • HB • £159.00 • 1,220pp • 229 illus.

This book provides an overview of the current state of knowledge from several perspectives. Incorporating toxicology, chemistry, ecology, and economics, the book covers the biological aspects of the bloom and the effects and actions of each toxin, with emphasis on human response. It discusses the use of animals, receptors, antibodies, and aptamers as tools for method development. It highlights the legal and economic perspectives of toxic incidence in industrial activity and international regulation and monitoring programs.

Key Features

• Describes new toxins by their individual chemical structure, ecobiology, metabolism, detection methods, determination, pharmacology, and toxicology

• Cover cyanobacterial toxins such as microcystins, cylindorspermopsin, hepatotoxins, and marine cyanobacterial toxins

• Discusses the use of animals, receptors, antibodies and aptamers as tools for method development

• Provides general information on risk assessment and analytical techniques

• Highlights the legal and economic perspectives of toxic incidence in industrial activity and international regulation and monitoring programs


• Contributed by experts from Asia, North America, Australia/New Zealand, and Europe

• Covers toxins found in fresh water and oceans around the world• Discusses international regulation and monitoring programs.


REFERENCE


Environmental Effects on Seafood Availability, Safety, and Quality, ISBN: 978-1-4398-0327-1

Handbook of Seafood and Seafood Products Analysis, ISBN: 978-1-4200-4633-5

Global Contamination Trends of Persistent Organic Chemicals, ISBN: 978-1-4398-3830-3

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Biological & Agricultural Science

Complete Guide for Growing Plants Hydroponically

J. Benton Jones, Jr., GroSystems, Inc., Anderson, South Carolina, USA

ISBN: 978-1-4398-7668-8February 2014 • PB • £38.99 • 216pp • 32 illus.

With the continuing application of new equipment and new concepts and methods such as hydroponics and soilless practices, crop growth has improved and become more efficient. This book provides detailed descriptions of the most commonly used hydroponic growing techniques and explores greenhouse design, function, and methods for crop production and management. Additional topics include historical background and hydroponic terminology, how plants grow, hydroponic growing techniques with and without a rooting media, the nutrient solution, and hydroponic applications.

Key Features

• Analyzes the hydroponic growing technique • Explores historical background, hydroponic terminology, and basic

hydroponic principles• Presents alternative growing techniques, including aeroponics, nutrient

film technique, standing aerated, flood-and-drain, drip irrigation, and flood irrigation

• Supplies information on nutrient solution including reagents, formulations, use factors, monitoring, treatment, and water quality

• Explains hydroponic applications, including controlled environments, outdoor environments, home gardening, urban agriculture, and other unique applications


• Hydroponics is a global topic of interest to commercial growers, hobby/home gardeners, and researchers

• Results obtained in various countries have proved hydroponic growing techniques to be thoroughly practical and have very definite advantages over conventional methods of horticulture

Editor: Randy Brehm

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Market Hydroponic growers, crop scientists and consultants, horticulturalists, state and county agricultural extension agents, commercial growers, botanists, plant scientists, and advanced home gardeners.


Hydroponic Food Production, ISBN: 978-0-931231-99-5

Hydroponics, ISBN: 978-0-8493-3167-1

Tomato Plant Culture, ISBN: 978-0-8493-7395-4

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Handbook of Plant and Crop Physiology, Third Edition

Mohammad Pessarakli, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA

ISBN: 978-1-4665-5328-6Marcg 2014 • HB • £127.00 • 1,080pp • 133 illus.

Market plant scientists; crop scientists/consultants; agricultural extension agents; agricultural practitioners/researchers

This new edition provides comprehensive coverage of plant physiological stages and processes under both normal and stressful conditions. It emphasizes environmental factors, climatic changes, developmental stages, and growth regulators as well as linking plant and crop physiology to the production of food, feed, and medicinal compounds. This book covers growth responses to environmental factors, growth and development stages, cellular and molecular aspects, production processes, plant growth regulators, responses to stress, heavy metal concentration and agrichemicals, lower- and higher-plant genetics and development, and bioinformatics using computer modeling in plant physiology.

Key Features

• Presents comprehensive information on crop and plant physiology• Discusses recent investigations of specific plant and crop physiological

responses under normal as well as salt, drought, and environmentally stressful conditions

• Provides exhaustive coverage written by an international panel of experts in the field of agriculture

• Contains of 46 brand new chapters and six revised and expanded chapters

• Contains a new section on bioinformatics and using computer modeling in plant physiology


• Contains chapters from 105 knowledgeable scientists, specialists, and researchers in agriculture, particularly in plant sciences and plant physiology from 17 countries

• Book topics relevant in Australia, Canada ,China, Japan, all European and Middle-Eastern countries • Contains an exhaustive Section on plant growth responses to environmental factors and climatic changes,

both topics of extreme global significance

Editor: Randy Brehm

REFERENCE


Hdbk of Plant and Crop Stress, 3E, ISBN: 9781439813966 Hdbk of Photosynthesis, 2E, ISBN: 9780284758394 Hdbk of Soil Sciences, 2E, ISBN:9781439803035

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Market agricultural/crop scientists (cocoa); plant scientists; cocoa producers; food industry professionals/processing engineers/technologists

Cocoa Production and Processing Technology

Emmanuel Ohene Afoakwa, ISBN: 978-1-4665-9823-2 Februrary 2014 • HB • £89.00 • 360pp • 130 illus.

This book provides an overview of technologies and approaches to modern cocoa production practices, global production, consumption trends, and principles of cocoa processing. It presents detailed information on the origin, history, and taxonomy of cocoa, as well as fairtrade and organic cocoa industries’ influence on the livelihoods and cultural practices of smallholder farmers. Chapters cover cocoa cultivation, harvesting and post-harvest treatments; genotype variations in the cocoa bean and their influence on flavor quality; post-harvest pre-treatments; fermentation techniques; drying; storage; and transportation.

Key Features

• Discusses various post-harvest treatments including pulp pre-conditioning by pod storage, mechanical and enzymatic depulping, and bean spreading

• Promotes production, sustainability, and traceability of high-quality cocoa beans

• Features information on cocoa trading systems, the futures markets, bean selection, and quality criteria

• Presents information on the cocoa fermentation processes, the biochemical and microbiological changes involved, and how these influence flavor formation and development during industrial processing

• Explains the various stages of chocolate manufacturing processes, including mixing, refining, conching, and tempering/fat pre-crystallization systems


• Cocoa has increasingly gained attention on the global market as it continues to become one of the most lucrative and heavily traded food commodities in the world

• Four main growing countries in West Africa – Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria and Cameroon, produce 75% of global cocoa production

• Europe - major consumers and manufacturers of cocoa and chocolates; Asia - producers and suppliers of bulk cocoa and emerging consumption markets; Africa - major producers and suppliers of global bulk cocoa; and South and Latin America are emerging consumption markets

Editor: Randy Brehm

REFERENCE


Ornamental Geophytes, ISBN: 978-1-4398-4924-8

Postharvest Biology and Technology for Preserving Fruit Quality, ISBN: 978-1-4398-0266-3

The Conversion to Sustainable Agriculture, ISBN: 978-0-8493-1917-4

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Market Plant scientists/pathologists, crop scientists/consultants, entomologists, growers, farmers, consultants

Biological Control in Plant Protection A Colour Handbook, Second Edition

Neil Helyer, Nigel D. Cattlin, Holt Studios International, UK and Kevin C. Brown

ISBN: 978-1-84076-117-7February 2014 • HB • £63.99 • 270pp • 568 illus.

This second edition of a bestseller helps readers reader anticipate and recognize specific problems of pest management and then resolve them using the natural enemies of pests—insects, mites, and diseases. The authors have added descriptions of 11 new biological control agents and a new chapter on the practice and application of biological control. Illustrated throughout with color photographs, the book covers beneficial species and entomopathogens, species characteristics, life cycle, damage symptoms, plant/pest associations, and their influence on growing practices.

Key Features

• Includes a chapter on pest biology illustrated with photos of the pest and their damage to help the reader identify friend from foe

• Discusses many naturally occurring beneficial organisms as well as a diverse range of commercially produced organisms

• Details various approaches to biological control and the current state of play, while the final chapter put the whole subject into perspective

• Contains high resolution color photographs and electron microscope images

• Details practical methods for establishing and maintaining beneficial organisms


• Recent dramatic increases in the commercial use of Integrated Crop / Pest Management methods for pest and disease control on a wide range of crops throughout the world

• Second edition of a widely used reference acquired from Manson Publishing, all Authors based in the UK and sales of the first edition are predominantly from UK

• Contains profiles and colour photographs of as many examples of biological control organisms from as wide a global area as possible

Editor: Randy Brehm

REFERENCE


Handbook of Pesticides: Methods of Pesticide Residues Analysis, ISBN: 9781420082456

Agricultural Acarology: Introduction to Integrated Mite Management, ISBN: 9781439817513

Science and Technology of Organic Farming, ISBN: 9781439816127

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Snakes of the WorldA Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species

Van Wallach, Harvard University (Retired), Kenneth L. Williams, Northwestern State University and Jeff Boundy, Louisiana Deptartment of Wildlife & Fisheries, USA

ISBN: 978-1-4822-0847-4February 2014 • HB • £95.00 • 1,400pp • 1 illus.

Market Herpetologists, conservation biologists, zoologists natural historians and evolutionary biologists

This book covers all living snakes and fossil snakes. It should have a broad appeal not only to conservationists and herpetologists but to naturalists, hobbyists, educators and libraries as it will be the standard reference on snakes. The text includes 1) 625 valid genera and 3800 valid species (including their synonyms), 2) dubious names (12 genera and 155 species), and 3) invalid names (19 genera and 151 species). The index lists every species in two ways (genus-species and species, genus) so any name can be easily found.

Key Features

• Covers all living snakes in the world• Includes all fossil snakes in the world• Provides a complete summary of the systematic Snake Literature• Lists genera and species alphabetically for ease of reference


• The first global catalogue of living AND extinct snakes• A topic of world-wide interest to reptile specialists, especially in Europe

where there are so many natural history museum collections

Editor: Chuck Crumly

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Infectious Diseases and Pathology of Reptiles, ISBN: 978-0-8493-2321-8 Handbook of Venoms and Toxins of Reptiles, ISBN: 978-0-8493-9165-1 Ecotoxicology of Amphibians and Reptiles, Second Edition, ISBN: 978-1-4200-6416-2

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Market Crustacean Scientists; Aquaculture Scientists and Professionals; Evolutionary Scientists; Zoologists; Systematicists; Marine Biologists; Conservation Biologists; and Resource Managers.

King Crabs of the World Biology and Fisheries Management

Bradley G. Stevens, University of Maryland Eastern Shores, Princess Anne, USA ISBN: 978-1-4398-5541-6 March 2014 • HB • £99.00 • 640pp • 144 illus.

This book is the first comprehensive reference that discusses king crab systematics, anatomy, biology, life history, behavior, and fisheries management, bringing together published information from scattered sources, including data from national reports that are difficult to access and are not in English. The text also includes a treasure trove of original data and underwater photographs that have never been published. This book consolidates extensive professional knowledge into a single volume that will serve as a basis for education and research for many decades to come.

Key Features

• Consolidates the existing published scientific information on the biology, systematics, anatomy, life history, and fisheries of king crabs

• Includes information contained in older, obscure literature, much of which is in Japanese

• Presents invaluable data and photographs of king crabs that are not available in the scientific literature

• Describes current management methodology, models, and theory


• King crabs are one of the most economically valuable seafoods worldwide. This book covers king crabs in Asian, European, North American and South American waters, with in-depth coverage of king crab fisheries in the United States, Russia, Norway, Japan, Argentina and Chile.

• Written by a team of global experts from the United States, Russia, Norway, and Argentina (Pls put this as an int’l feature rather than a key feature)

• Written by a team of global experts

Editor: John Sulzycki

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Phylogeography and Population Genetics in Crustacea, ISBN 978-1-4398-4073-3

The Biology of Squat Lobsters ISBN 978-1-4398-6614-6

Decapod Crustacean Phylogenetics, ISBN: 978-1-4200-9258-5

Systema Naturae 250 - The Linnaean Ark, ISBN: 978-1-4200-9501-2

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Market Phycologists; marine scientists; limnologists; botanists; plant molecular biologists; wetland scientists; pharmacologists; natural products chemists.

Algae Anatomy, Biochemistry, and Biotechnology, Second Edition

Laura Barsanti and Paolo Gualtieri both at Istituto di Biofisica, Pisa, Italy ISBN: 978-1-4398-6732-7March 2014 • HB • £76.99 • 650pp • 205 illus.

A single-source reference on the biology of algae, this new edition examines the most important taxa and structures for freshwater, marine, and terrestrial forms of algae. Its comprehensive coverage goes from algae’s historical role through its taxonomy and ecology to its natural product possibilities. The book’s unifying theme is on the important role of algae in the earth’s self-regulating life support system and its function within restorative models of planetary health. It also discusses algae’s biotechnological applications, including potential nutritional and pharmaceutical products.

Key Features

• Covers algae’s role in biotic associations• Utilizes a strong molecular approach, mirroring the progress that has

been made in recent research• Includes new sections on photosynthetic efficiency, invasive

algae, biomolecules, kleptoplastids, and automatic procedures for morphological recognition and classification

• Presents a new chapter—Oddities and Curiosities in the Algal World• Contains full color illustrations throughout the book


• Freshwater, marine, and terrestrial algae has always been a topic of global interest and now has increasing interest due to the potential use of algae in biotechnological products such as in the renewable energy and pharmaceutical areas.

• Second edition of a popular reference written by two Italian scientists; Almost one half the sales, approximately 750 copies, were International.


REFERENCE


Unravelling the algae, ISBN: 978-0-8493-7989-5

Marine Cosmeceuticals, ISBN: 978-1-4398-6028-1

Seagrasses, ISBN: 978-0-8493-2045-3

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Market Entomologists; crop scientists; plant scientists; ecologists; acarologists; computational biologists; agriculture extension agents; plant pathologists; mycologists; and agricultural/environmental chemists.

In Silico Bees

James Devillers, CTIS, Rillieux La Pape, France

ISBN: 978-1-4665-1787-5January 2014 • HB • £76.99 • 320pp • 99 illus.

The honey bee is critically important for ecosystem function and biodiversity maintenance through its pollinating activity. This book provides a collection of computational methods to those primarily interested in the study of the ecology, ethology, and ecotoxicology of bees. Avoiding mathematical jargon, it presents numerous case studies to enable readers to understand the appropriateness but also the limitations of models in theoretical and applied bee research. Written by an international team of experts, this book covers the main types of modeling approaches that can be used in terrestrial ecology and applied ecotoxicology.

Key Features

• Compiles extensive data and information on bees• Explores diverse modeling techniques and applications• Encourages the continued use of modeling approaches in theoretical and

applied bee research• Presents information in a user-friendly way, making it accessible to readers

without modeling experience


• Bee populations are declining globally and there is evidence of a massive pollination crisis threatening food security worldwide. This decline is very significant economically because many major agricultural crops are pollinated by honey bees. According to the FAO of the United Nations, the worth of global crops with honeybee’s pollination was estimated to be more than to $200 billion. This book provides computational methods to understand and, ideally, predict how bees respond to pollution disturbance, to the changes over landscape gradients, and how their responses can vary in different habitats, which are influenced to different degrees by human activities.

• Includes contributors from Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, and the United States


REFERENCE


Public Health Entomology ISBN 978-1-4398-4881-4

Agricultural Acarology, ISBN: 978-1-4398-1751-3

Honey Bee Colony Health, ISBN: 978-1-4398-7940-5

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