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Fauna Malesiana Guide to the Pest Orthoptera
of the Indo-Malayan Region

Willemse, L.P.M.

2001, 160pp., 166 (16 col.) figs., hardbound
ISBN 90-5782-075-7
NLG 80.00 / US$ 40.00


From the preface:

Fauna Malesiana aims to diffuse knowledge of the zoodiversity of Southeast Asia, and to make it accessible to both expert and layman. A core activity of the Foundation is the production of Handbooks and Field and Study Guides. Field and Study Guides are identification guides with various possible formats, ranging from limited monograph-type guides to a little known group, intended to raise general awareness, to books of a more practical nature, aiding professionals in the applied sciences. The present guide is an example of the latter type.
Several studies dealing with various pest insects in the Indo-Malayan region have been published in the past, including Kalshoven’s monumental The Pests of Crops in Indonesia. The most important pests were either described in relation to a particular crop or to a specific geographical area. These publications were often expensive and difficult to obtain, which formed an obstacle for those who most needed them: people working in the agricultural sector in the region. Our principle goal with this field guide is to make the available knowledge about Indo-Malayan pest Orthoptera (including the lesser known species) accessible to the people who may benefit the most from this information.
Throughout the production of this Field Guide, our imaginary audience consisted of professionals, such as agriculturists, agricultural officers, economic entomologists, extension workers, rural development officers, but also students of agriculture, agronomy, general entomology, forestry, etc. We hope that this field guide will prove to be useful, both for people who know about agricultural problems and are interested in identifying the possible orthopteran culprits, as much as for people who know about orthopterans and are interested in the problems they may cause.

From the introduction

This guide aims to facilitate the identification of grasshoppers, locusts, bushcrickets and crickets (Orthoptera) that are known or suspected to act as pests in the Indo-Malayan region, and to summarize published information on their distribution, biology, ecology, food plants and economic importance.
In principle, all species of Orthoptera are included that have been mentioned in the literature as pest species in the Indo-Malayan region (Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines and Papua New Guinea). A few species, like Chrotogonus spp. and Tridactylus spp. on Brassica spp., the crickets Oecanthus spp. on tobacco, Gryllus bimaculatus on coffee and sugar cane in the Philippines and Erucius apicalis on cacao in Malaysia, have been mentioned in the literature without any further notice. Because of this lack of information they have been excluded here.
An illustrated key is provided for the identification of the species and species groups treated in this guide. As far as possible, the key uses characters that are discernable without a magnifying glass. Inevitably, in some cases characters had to be used that require the use of a hand-lens or stereo-microscope. For some species groups a key to the level of species is lacking since identification would require the examination of male and female genitalia. Readers interested in the identification of these species are referred to the specialized taxonomic literature.
In the systematic section, families are characterized morphologically, and general remarks on their distribution, species numbers worldwide, and biology are provided. Information for each species (or species group) includes, as far as known, notes on nomenclature, morphology, distribution, life cycle, ecology and behaviour, food plants and economic importance.

 

From the contents

Introduction/ Characteristics of Orthoptera/ Illustrated key
Species descriptions
-Suborder Caelifera
-Family Tetrigidae
-Family Pyrgomorphidae
Aularches miliaris, Desmopterella spp. , Tagasta marginella , Atractomorpha spp.
-Family Acrididae , Subfamily Oxyinae Oxya spp.,
Caryanda diminuta , Gesonula mundata, Quilta mitrata,
-Subfamily Hemiacridinae
Spathosternum prasiniferum
-Subfamily Coptacridinae,
Apalacris varicornis, Traulia spp.
-Subfamily Catantopinae
Stenocatantops spp., Xenocatantops humilis
-Subfamily Cyrtacanthacridinae
Valanga spp. , Melicodes tenebrosa, Patanga spp., Austracris guttulosa, Cyrtacanthacris tatarica, Chondracris rosea
-Subfamily Acridinae
Acrida spp., Phlaeoba spp., Gonista bicolor, Aiolopus thalassinus, Pternoscirta caliginosa, Heteropternis spp., Gastrimargus marmoratus
Locusta migratoria, Trilophidia annulata,
-Suborder Ensifera
-Family Tettigoniidae
-Subfamily Phaneropterinae
Phaneroptera spp., Holochlora pygmaea , Ducetia spp., Elimaea chloris
-Subfamily Conocephalinae
Conocephalus spp., Euconocephalus varius
-Subfamily Pseudophyllinae
Chloracris prasina
Subfamily Mecopodinae
Mecopoda elongata, ‘Sexavae’ , Segestidea spp., Segestes decoratus, Sexava spp.
Family Gryllidae
Subfamily Brachytrupinae
Tarbinskiellus portentosus

 

 

The Central Amazon floodplain: actual use and options for a sustainable management

Edited by W.J. Junk, J.J. Ohly, M.T.F. Piedade & M.G.M. Soares
2001, xxvi and 590 pages with 59 photographs, 57 linedrawings and 114 tables.
Hardbound.
ISBN 90-5782-074-9
Dutch Guilders 296.00/US$ 148.00

 

Sustainable management of wetlands is a subject of increasing public interest, because loss of wetlands and related biodiversity is reaching alarming dimensions worldwide. Large pristine wtlands still exist in tropical South America. However during the last decades there has been an increasing pressure to utilize them. They are considered valuable because they provide land resources for agriculture and animal ranching and offer also fish, forest products, water, transport facilities, possibilities for tourism and other benefits. Lack of knowledge and conflicts of interest often lead to inadequate use of the resources and sometimes to serious damage of the wetland systems.

The Amazon River floodplain, locally called várzea, is of specific interest for regional development because of its large size, fertile soils, abundant fishery resources, and valuable timber. Traditional small-scale subsistence farmers are facing increasing pressure from large-scale cattle and buffalo ranchers. There are plans to install large-scale paddy rice and soy bean plantations in the floodplain with dramatic consequences for the local population and the ecosystem integrity.

The book presents in 24 chapters a coherent analysis of the ecological situation, the history of land occupation, the different forms of resource utilization, the socio-economic situation of the population, and the ecological threats of human activities on the Amazon floodplain. Cost-benefit analyses of different forms of land use are compared with market demands and environmental impacts. Conflicts of interest between different stake holders (e.g., smallholders and ranchers, professional and subsistence fishermen) are described. A chapter about environmental legislation and its deficiencies points to the need for additional regulations to avoid further conflicts of interest and negative impact of human activities on the ecosystem.

It is shown that despite a relatively high ferility, the potential of the várzea for agriculture and animal farming is limited by ecological constraints related to the flood pulse. Three concepts are presented that, together, will allow the sustainable management of the natural resources. The Flood Pulse Concept describes the structure and function of the system. It is the scientific basis for the Concept of Multiple Use that recommends the optimization of the use of all resources instead of the maximization of the use of a single resource. The participation of the local population in resource management is fostered by the Concept of Decentralized and Participative Management that will also stimulate the acceptance of regulations for the protection of habitat and species diversity.

This is the first book that deals with sustainable management of a tropical wetland with coherent and new data sets in an interdisciplinary approach, along with a strong conceptional background. Therefore, it is not only of interest of the sustainable management of the Amazon Rover floodplain, but it serves as a conceptional basis for the sustainable management in general.


Mustelids in a modern world

Management and conservation aspects of small carnivore: human interactions

Edited by Huw I. Griffiths
2000, x and 342 pages with 76 figures and 35 tables.
Paperbound.
ISBN 90-5782-066-8
Dutch Guilders 180.00/US$ 90.00

 

Preface
The mustelids - otters, badgers, martens, weasels and their allies - make up one of the most diverse families of modern-day carnivores. However, unlike many other carnivore families, mustelids have rarely attracted the attention, interest or sympathy of the public. Human attitudes to mustelids are fraught with contradictions. Almost every school child knows of the highly photogenic otters and, in parts of western Europe, badger conservation and welfare evokes emotions that often seem to verge on the fanatical. In contrast, many other people view mustelids rather more negatively. Gamekeepers and hunters may see them as killers of ground-nesting gamebirds and their chicks, farmers often perceive them as pests (menaces to crops or livestock), and public health officials worry about plague, rabies and bovine tuberculosis. To add to the confusion, many mustelids are economically significant as furbearers, so adding all the controversy associated with the fur industry.
Despite these diverse views, mustelids are the most common predatory mammals in many northern-hemisphere ecosystems. Furthermore, like all other predatory species, they exist under increasing pressure in a world where human population and infrastructure permeate even the wildernesses. So, even in a society with a growing conservation ethic, mustelids are often hunted or persecuted, and their habitats are being altered, fragmented and eroded (as are those of their prey species). Survival in the modern, human-dominated world seems a challenging prospect.
The present volume arose out of informal discussions held around the mustelid session of the Euro-American Mammal Congress in Santiago de Compostela (Spain) in July 1998. This gave workers from many countries and a broad range of disciplines the chance to come together, and to compare experiences and viewpoints. This was a relatively rare occasion as mustelid specialists tend align with one or other of the two relevant IUCN groups (Small Carnivores, Otters). As few technical or popular works deal with mustelids, it was felt that it was timely to take a wider view, and to examine themes relevant to the conservation of the group as a whole. The result is the present volume; a selection of invited thematic essays and research papers that aims to provide "snap shots" which explore some aspects of how these creatures live in human-dominated landscapes. We cannot, of course deal with every problem faced by every species, but I hope that the result does illustrate the major issues, and provides some insights as to how these magnificent animals can survive in the new millennium.
Many people have helped in the realisation of this project, most particularly the authors themselves. We would also like to thank Dr. Santiago Reig and the organisers of the Euro-American Congress, the European Mammal Society (SEM), Sociedad Española para la Conservacion y Estudio de los Mamiferos, the American Society of Mammalogists and the authorities of Xunta de Galicia and Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. I would also like to thank the many colleagues who took the time and trouble to critically review chapters for this book: Dan Harrison (Orono, USA), Lorenz Hauser, David Watts and Graham Ferrier (Hull, England), Tim Roper (Brighton, England), Audrey Magoun (Fairbanks, Alaska), Derek Yalden (Manchester, England), Martyn Gorman (Aberdeen, Scotland), Andrew Kitchener (Edinburgh, Scotland), Don Jefferies (Peterborough, England), Vivian Banci (Maple Ridge, Canada), Hans Kruuk (Aboyne, Scotland), Yves Garant (Trois-Rivières, Canada), Paddy Sleeman (Cork, Irish Republic), Carolyn King (Waikato, New Zealand), Johnny Birks (Malvern, England), Boris Kry?tufek (Ljubljana, Slovenia), Angela Glatston (Rotterdam, the Netherlands), Piero Genovesi (Ozzana Emiliana, Italy), Danielle Schreve (London, England) and Alan Turner (Liverpool, England). Thanks also to Laura Hindle and the Hull "Mammal Conservation" students for their efforts on my behalf.
Especial thanks are due to Keith Scurr who made a stirling effort with the artwork, for which I (and the individual authors) am truly grateful, and to Jane Reed for cups of tea and for proof-reading beyond the call of duty!

Contents

Preface vii

Authors addresses ix

1. Conservation of Scandinavian wolverines in ecological and political landscapes
Arild Landa John D.C. Linnell, Mats Lindén, Jon E. Swenson, Eivin Røskaft & Arne Moksnes

2. A comparison of the management of stoats and weasels in Great Britain and New Zealand
Robbie A. McDonald & Elaine C. Murphy

3. The conservation status of New World mustelids
Steven W. Buskirk

4. The impact of human activities on North American mustelids
Gilbert Proulx

5. Management and conservation of mustelids in Ontario and eastern Canada
Jean-François Robitaille

6. Black-footed ferrets: recovering an endangered species in an endangered habitat
Astrid Vargas, Pete Gober, Mike Lockhart & Paul Marinari

7. American river otters, Lontra canadensis, and humans: occurrence in a coastal urban habitat and reaction to increased levels of disturbance
Peter Giere & Don S. Eastman

8. Prehistoric mustelid exploitation: an overview
Ruth Charles

9. The recovery of the polecat, Mustela putorius, in Britain
Johnny D.S. Birks

10. Conservation implications of hybridisation between polecats, ferrets and European mink (Mustela spp.)
Angus Davison, Johnny D.S. Birks, Tiit Maran, David W. Macdonald, Vadim E. Sidorovich & Huw I. Griffiths

11. Otters recovering in man-made habitats in central Europe
Andreas Kranz & Ales Toman

12. The application of Geographic Information Systems and computer modelling to mustelid research
Mary C. Gough & Steve P. Rushton

13. A spatial analysis of mustelid distributions in northern Italy
Lorenzo Fornasari, Luciano Bani, Ivan Bonfanti, Elisabetta de Carli & Renato Massa

14. Monitoring the very rare: pine marten populations in England and Wales
John E. Messenger & Johnny D.S. Birks

15. Factors influencing otter, Lutra lutra, numbers and distribution on part of the Blackwater catchment (Ireland)
Paola Ottino & Paul Giller

16. Wildlife management and scientific research: a retrospective evaluation of two badger removal operations for the control of bovine tuberculosis
Frank A.M. Tuyttens, Lucy Barron, Lucy M. Rogers, Peter J. Mallinson & David W. Macdonald

17. Changes in badger, Meles meles, social organisation in response to increasing population density at Woodchester Park, south-west England
Lucy M. Rogers, Richard J. Delahay, Tim D. Hounsome & Chris L. Cheeseman

18. Mustelids in the Balkans - small carnivores in the European biodiversity hot-spot
Boris Kryztufek

19. The on-going decline of riparian mustelids (European mink, Mustela lutreola, polecat, Mustela putorius, and stoat, Mustelaerminea) in eastern Europe: a review of the results to date and an hypothesis.
Vadim E. Sidorovich

20. The marbled polecat, Vormela peregusna (Güldenstaedt, 1770), in FR Yugoslavia an elsewhere
Miroljub Milenkoviç, Milan Paunoviç, Helen E. Abel & Huw I. Griffiths

21. The status and conservation of Taiwan's mustelids
Liang-Kong Lin

Index to scientific names, Subject index


Phytoplankton Dynamics in the North American Great Lakes

Volume 2
Lakes Superior and Michigan, North Channel, Georgian Bay and Lake Huron

Mohiuddin Munawar & Iftekhar Fatima Munawar
2000, xx and 254 pages with 92 figures and 30 tables.
Hardbound.
ISBN 90-5782-032-3
Dutch Guilders 176.00/US$ 88.00

 

From the preface
A dream which we have nurtured for a long time has been realized. With this volume, the phycology of the North American Great Lakes has been brought into the new millenium. The current volume focuses on the Upper Great Lakes, that is, Lakes Superior and Michigan, the North Channel, Georgian Bay, and Lake Huron. It also includes a chapter devoted to the integration, summarization, and synthesis of major findings in all of the North American Great Lakes encompassing both books. Furthermore, an attempt has been made in the summary/synthesis chapter to discuss the current and future status of food-web research in the Great Lakes. In addition to a taxonomic index, volume 2 also includes a comprehensive and professionally prepared subject index for both the volumes. The detailed background of the initiation and completion of the Great Lakes phycological research on which these two books are based is provided in the preface to volume 1 (Munawar & Munawar, 1996), reprinted and included in this book.
For the convenience and benefit of interested readers, a selected list of references is provided below. These works provide the background and complementary physical, chemical, biological and limnological information essential for a holistic assessment of the structure and function of the phytoplankton of the North American Great Lakes. We hope that our long-term effort in the production of these volumes will enhance the understanding and knowledge of the trophic structure of the Great Lakes, especially the often neglected but essential microbial food web, and as well, will be beneficial to those who study, manage, and conserve the Great Lakes.

Table of Contents

Dedication

Preface (from Volume 1)

Preface

Salutation by R.A. Vollenweider

Foreword by C.S. Reynolds

Acknowledgement of the Copyright

Chapter 1. Lake Superior: Phytoplankton Composition, Parameters, and Ecological Implications

Chapter 2. Lake Michigan: Phytoplankton Composition, Parameters, and Ecological Implications

Chapter 3. North Channel: Phytoplankton Composition, Parameters, and Ecological Implications

Chapter 4. Georgian Bay: Phytoplankton Composition, Parameters, and Ecological Implications

Chapter 5. Lake Huron: Phytoplankton Composition, Parameters, and Ecological Implications

Chapter 6. Phytoplankton Dynamics in the North American Great Lakes: Synthesis and Summary

Taxonomic Index

Subject Index


New approaches to river management


A.J.M. Smits, P.H. Nienhuis & R.S.E.W. Leuven (Eds.)
2000, x and 356 pages with 79 figures and 36 tables., paper.
ISBN: 90-5782-058-7 Dutch Guilders 200.00/US$ 100.00

 

 

An international conference on new approaches to river management was held in September 1998, organised by the University of Nijmegen. The present book is the result of this timely congress, and it fills an open niche in river science information. It contributes to the dissemination of world-wide experience with regard to comprehensive management planning of river basins, and focuses on new approaches to promote sustainable management. The evolution from integrated approaches to sustainable river basin management is highlighted. The book intends to increase public awareness of the necessity of sustainable river basin management. Examples and case studies are taken from all over the world, i.e., Europe, North and South America, and South East Asia.
The peer reviewed and amply documented chapters written by 40 authors cover three themes, viz.: (1) developments in integrated river basin management: applications and lessons learnt; (2) participation of new stakeholders in river basin management, and (3) new methodologies and instruments in sustainable river basin management.
The book covers current issues in river management, such as river regulation, flooding, pollution, habitat destruction and fragmentation, water resource allocation and water-related conflicts. In this context the document should be regarded as a substantial contribution to the underpinning of the upcoming European Water Framework Directive.
Market: water authorities, policy makers, non-governmental organisations, scientists, students and all those who are involved in river basin management.

Contents
Preface
Opening addresses
New approaches to river management: integration of knowledge and ideas,
C.W. Stortenbeker; The value of sustainable river management, His Royal Highness Prince Willem-Alexander of Orange
Introduction
New approaches to river management: general introduction, A.J.M. Smits, P.H. Nienhuis & R.S.E.W. Leuven
Developments in integrated river basin management: applications and lessons learnt
River management along the Rhine: a retrospective view, H. Havinga & A.J.M. Smits; Strongly polluted deposits in the Meuse river floodplain and their effects on river management, C.J.J. Schouten, M.C. Rang, B.A. de Hamer & H.R.A. van Hout; Three centuries of river management along the Mississippi river: engineering and hydrological aspects, G.E. Galloway Jr.; Elbe, Odra, and Vistula: reference rivers for the restoration of biodiversity and habitat quality, P.H. Nienhuis, J.C. Chojnacki, O. Harms, W. Majewski, W. Parzonka & T. Prus; Management of the Mekong river basin, N.N. Quang; Ecological basis for the management of the Pantanal - upper Paraguay river basin, C.J. da Silva
Participation of new stakeholders in river basin management
New approaches to river management in the United States of America, C.E. Hunt; Partners in wetland conservation and development: strategic environmental analysis for the Ukrainian Danube delta, J.C.J. van Wetten; Bridging the communication gap in river management, G.J. Matthews & M. Horner; Eco-centric cost-benefit analysis for hydraulic engineering in river basins, J.J. Bouma & H.L.F. Saeijs; "Fisquality", a proposal for a tax bonus to improve hydro-ecological resilience of river catchments, A. Corporaal
New methodologies and instruments in sustainable river basin management
Is there a future for big dams?, R.J.A. Goodland; Following a diversified strategy to achieve the sustainable use of the Mekong river basin,C.E. Hunt; Technical support of public decisions to restore floodplain ecosystems: a status report on the Illinois river project, USA, R.E. Sparks, J.B. Braden, M. Demissie, P. Mitra, D.W. Schneider, D.C. White & R. Xia; A policy analysis for the upper Danube river section in Hungary, J. Leentvaar & P.C.G. Glas; New concepts in river and water management in the Rhine river basin: how to live with the unexpected?, A.J.M. Smits, H. Havinga & E.C.L. Marteijn; Multi-level approach to flood control in the Dutch part of the river Meuse, W. van Leussen, G. Kater & P. van Meel; Using natural cleaning processes in the river ecosystem: a new approach to environmental river management. Does natural attenuation out balance the risks of organic and inorganic contaminants in a river ecosystem?, H.J.P. Eijsackers & P. Doelman
Discussion
From integrated approaches to sustainable river basin management, R.S.E.W. Leuven, A.J.M. Smits & P.H. Nienhuis
Index of authors, Subject index

 

Ecology, biogeography and management of Pinus halepensis and P. Brutia forest ecosystems in the Mediterranean basin

Gidi Ne'eman & Louis Trabaud
2000, xii and 412 pages with 97 figures and 45 tables, hardbound.
ISBN 90-5782-055-2 Dutch Guilders 240.00/US$ 120.00

 

 

Contents
A. Taxonomy and autoecology
1. P. Quézel, Taxonomy and biogeography of Mediterranean pine species (Pinus halepensis and P. brutia). 2. G. Schiller, Inter- and intra-specific genetic diversity of P. halepensis Mill. and P. brutia Ten. 3. C.A. Thanos, Ecophysiology of germination in P. halepensis and P. brutia. 4. G. Schiller, Water stress and ecophysiology in P. halepensis and P. brutia. 5. S. Lev-Yadun, Wood structure and the ecology of annual growth ring formation in Pinus halepensis and P. brutia. 6. C.A. Thanos and E.N. Daskalakou, Reproduction in Pinus halepensis and P. brutia. 7. A. Shmida, G. Ne'eman, S. Goubitz and S. Lev-Yadun, Sexual allocation and gender segregation in Pinus halepensis and P. brutia. 8. R. Nathan and G. Ne'eman, Seronity, seed dispersal and seed predation in P. halepensis. 9. M. Weinstein-Evron and S. Lev-Yadun, Paleoecology of Pinus halepensis in Israel in the light of palynological and archeological data. 10. D. Richardson, Mediterranean pines as invader species in the southern hemisphere.
B. Pine forest ecosystem
11. P. Kutiel, Plant composition and plant species diversity in P. halepensis forests. 12. M.A. Zavala, Aleppo pine stand dynamics in relation to water balance and disturbance: a mechanistic model. 13. I. Izhaki and G. Ne'eman, Soil seed bank in P. halepensis natural forests. 14. M. Arianoutsou and C. Radea, Litter production and decomposition in P. halepensis forests. 15. M. Honrubia, Mycorrhyzas in P. halepensis Miller. 16. M. Broza, Soil arthropodes in P. halepensis forests. 17. Z. Mendel, The phytophagous insect fauna of Pinus halepensis and P. brutia forests in the Mediterranean. 18. I. Izhaki, Passerine bird communities in Mediterranean pine forests. 19. A. Haim, Mammal fauna in P. halepensis forests.
C. Fire ecology
20. L. Trabaud, Post-fire regeneration of P. halepensis forests in the west Mediterranean. 21. M. Arianoutsou and G. Ne'eman, Post-fire regeneration of natural P. halepensis forests in the east Mediterranean. 22. C.A. Thanos and M.A. Doussi, Post-fire regeneration of P. brutia forests. 23. G. Ne'eman, The effect of burned pine trees on post-fire regeneration. 24. G. Ne'eman and A. Perevolotzki, Fire management of natural P. halepensis forests in east Mediterranean basin. 25. V. Leone, A. Saracino, L. Trabaud and R. Velez, Fire prevention and management policies in west Mediterranean pine forests.
D. Afforestation and anthropogenic impacts
26. M. Etienne, Pine agroforestry in the west Mediterranean basin. 27. C.N. Tsiouvaras, Silvopastoral management of Pinus halepensis and P. brutia forests in Greece. 28. O. Boneh, Management of planted pine forests in Israel: past, present and future. 29. J.D. Barnes, D. Velissariou, P. Dizengremel and B. Sanchez-Gimeno, Air pollution impacts on pine forests in the Mediterranean basin.

 

Aquatic ecosystems of mexico: status & scope

M. Munawar, S. Lawrence, I.F. Munawar & D. Malley (Eds.)
2000, xvi and 435 pages with 117 figures and 73 tables, hardbound.
ISBN 90-5782-051-X Dutch Guilders 250.00/ US$ 125.00
(Ecovision World Monograph Series)

 

 

 

The Aquatic Ecosystems of Mexico describes a cross-section of the many and varied temperate and tropical water bodies of Mexico. The first paper describes the federal and regional laws and regulations enacted to govern how water is used in Mexico and by whom. The scientific papers which follow the political and social context describe freshwater, estuarine and marine systems: ultra-oligotrophic, eutrophic and hypereutrophic lakes, inland and coastal saline systems, rivers, streams, reservoirs, estuaries, lagunas, reefs and coastal areas.
The monograph is conveniently divided into two sections namely Freshwater and Marine Ecosystems. The papers are largely descriptive in nature, and thus will serve as essential documents for future work on management and health strategies called for by nearly every author. Included are works on aquatic ecological relationships, epidemiology, toxicology; on aquatic chemistry, freshwater and marine floral and faunal communities; on lake morphometry, river sedimentation, erosion, eutrophica-tion; on monitoring, modeling and management.

Contents
Mestre, J. E., Aquatic ecosystems of Mexico: The political and social context.
Freshwater ecosystems:
Alcocer, J., Escobar, E. & Marín, L.E., Epicontinental aquatic systems of Mexico in the context of hydrology, climate, geography and geology. Lugo de la Fuente, J., Hernández Silva, G. & Marín, L.E., Heavy metal concentration in the sediments of the Upper Lerma Basin, Mexico. Gomez-Marquez, B., Peña-Mendoza, J.L., Salgado-Ugarte, I.H. & Ortega-Munguia, S., Analysis of coliform contamination at "Emiliano Zapata Dam", Morales State, Mexico. Bonilla, P., Ramírez, E., Ortíz, R., Calderón, A., Gallegos, E. & Hernández, D., Occurrence of pathogenic and free-living amoebae in aquatic systems of the Huasteca Potosina, Mexico. Macek, M., Lugo, A.V. & Vilaclara, G.F., Pelagic ciliate assemblage of high-altitude lake Atexcac (Puebla, Mexico): comparison with similar lakes in other regions. Bernal-Brooks, F.W. & MacCrimmon, H.R., Lake Zirahuen (Mexico): An assessment of the morphometry change based on evidence of water level fluctuations and sediment inputs. Bernal-Brooks, F.W. & MacCrimmon, H.R., Lake Zirahuen (Mexico): A pristine natural reservoir visually insensitive to expected cultural eutrophication. Chacon Torres, A., Rosas-Monge, C. & Alvarado-Diaz, J., The effects of hypereutrophication in a tropical Mexican Lake. Tavera, R. & Castillo, S., An eutrophication-induced shift in the composition, frequency and abundance of the phytoplankton in Lake Catemaco, Veracruz, Mexico. González-Villela, R., de la Lanza, G.J. & Banderas-Tarabay, A.G., Dynamic models of primary production in a tropical high-mountain lake: El Sol, Mexico. Montejano, G., Carmona-Jiménez, J. & Cantoral-Uriza, E., Algal communities from calcareous springs and streams in La Hausteca, central Mexico: a synthesis. Suárez-Morales, E. & Rivera-Arriaga, E., The aquatic fauna of karstic environments in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico: an updated overview. Martínez, L.M. & García, M., Aquatic ecosystem pollution of the Ayuquila River, Sierra de Manantlan Biosphere Reserve, Mexico. Saldaña, P., Gomez, A., Lerdo de Tejada, A., Márquez, L., Izurieta, J., Ruíz, A., Gutiérrez, E., Lopéz, R. & Ordoñez, A., The Microtox™ test and toxicity balance used to assess the toxic potency of industrial discharges on receiving waters. Castro, T., Malpica, A., Castro, J., Castro, G. & De Lara, R., Environmental and biological characteristics of Artemia ecosystems in Mexico: an updated review. Silva-Briano, M. & Adabache-Ortíz, A., Brachionus species in Aguascalientes State, Mexico.
Marine Ecosystems:
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Die Haplopoda und Cladocera (ohne Bosminidae) Mitteleuropas

Dietrich Flößner
2000, xii and 428 pages with 137 plates. (numerous figures), hardbound. (Text in German!)
ISBN 90-5782-057-9 Dutch Guilders 264.00/US$ 132.00

 


 

Inhalt
A Allgemeiner Teil: 1. Diagnose, 2. Morphologie,
3. Anatomie, 4. Fortpflanzung, 5. Entwicklung, 6. Phylogenie, 7. Biologie, 8. Ökologie, 9. Biogeographie, 10. Paläolimnologie, 11. Artenschutz, 12. Ökonomische Bedeutung, 13. Methoden.
B Spezieller Teil: Unterordnung Haplopoda, Familie Leptodoridae, Unterordnung Cladocera, Überfamilie Sidoidea, Familie Sididae, Familie Holopediidae, Überfamilie Chydoroidea, Familie Macrothricidae, Familie Daphniidae, Familie Chydoridae, Überfamilie Polyphemoidea, Familie Polyphemidae, Familie Cercopagidae, Literaturverzeichnis, Artenregister, Sachregister.

Vorwort
Die letzte umfassende Bearbeitung der Cladocerenfauna Mitteleuropas erschien vor fast 30 Jahren. Seitdem hat die Taxonomie der Gruppe, besonders durch die grundlegenden Arbeiten von D.G. Frey (vormals Bloomington, Indiana) einen ungeahnten Aufschwung genommen. Durch die Berücksichtigung bisher nicht beachteter morphologischer Feinmerkmale ergibt sich die Notwendigkeit einer tiefgreifenden taxonomischen Neugliederung, besonders auf dem Artniveau. Gegenwärtig stehen wir erst am Anfang dieser Entwicklung. Es läßt sich aber bereits jetzt mit Sicherheit sagen, daß die seit Lilljeborg gut bekannte nord- und mitteleuropäische Cladocerenfauna davon vergleichsweise nur gering betroffen ist. Der neuen Situation Rechnung tragend, wurde in der vorliegenden Bearbeitung trotzdem besonderer Wert auf eine umfassende morphologische Kennzeichnung der einzelnen Taxa sowohl im Text- als auch im Abbildungsteil gelegt, um die Vergleichsbasis für Untersuchungen außereuropäischer Cladocera auf eine sichere Grundlage zu stellen.
Ein großes Problem bleibt weiterhin die taxonomische Gliederung der äußerst schwierigen Gattung Daphnia. Darüber sich an dieser Stelle weiter auszulassen, hieße Eulen nach Athen tragen. Es sei aber so viel bemerkt, daß in den letzten Jahren mit Hilfe genetischer und verfeinerter morphologischer Methoden der endgültige Nachweis umfangreicher Hybridisierungsvorgänge in der Gattung Daphnia gelungen ist, der zu einem entscheidenden Durchbruch in der taxonomischen Gliederung der Gattung zu führen verspricht. Auf diese Weise ist eine weitgehend gesicherte Abgrenzung der Arten und ihrer Bastarde innerhalb des hyalina-galeata-cucullata-Komplexes möglich geworden. Die vorliegende Bearbeitung trägt dieser Entwicklung durch die Darstellung der bislang morphologisch gekennzeichneten Daphnia-Bastarde voll Rechnung.
Eine Unterscheidung der in Mitteleuropa weit verbreiteten Daphnia-Bastarde ist nach entsprechender Einarbeitung und Übung auch dem Nicht-Spezialisten möglich, wobei eine genaue Kenntnis der jeweiligen Elternarten allerdings unerläßlich ist. Das gilt vor allem für den sehr schwierig abzugrenzenden Bastard Daphnia hyalina x Daphnia galeata, dessen eine Elternart - Daphnia hyalina - den meisten Limnologen offensichtlich nicht genau bekannt zu sein scheint und auf dessen sichere Identifizierung in Zukunft bei planktologischen Untersuchungen besonders geachtet werden sollte.
Leider ist es in der vorliegenden Bearbeitung nicht gelungen, die Arten und Bastarde der Daphnia longispina s. str.-Gruppe mit ähnlicher Sicherheit gegeneinander abzugrenzen. Auf diesem Gebiet ist die Forschung gegenwärtig in vollem Fluß. Aus verschiedenen Gründen schien es aber nicht ratsam, bei der Bearbeitung der Cladocera Mitteleuropas das Vorliegen gesicherter Ergebnisse zu dieser Problematik abzuwarten.
Für die vorliegende Arbeit erhielt ich von zahlreichen Kollegen und Freunden wertvolle Unterstützung. Karin Kraus (Gerbrunn) machte mir die umfangreiche Sammlung und die Aufzeichnungen aus dem Nachlaß ihres Mannes Karl Kraus zugänglich. Mit Ulrich Lieder (Berlin) verband mich in den letzten Jahren ein fruchtbarer Gedankenaustausch über schwierige taxonomische Probleme in Zusammenhang mit Hybridisationsvorgängen. Für die Überlassung von wertvollem Material seien stellvertretend genannt: Marit E. Christiansen (Zoologisches Museum Oslo), Bertram Flößner (Jena), David G. Frey Ý, Hans-Eckhardt Gruner (Museum für Naturkunde Berlin), Werner Hollwedel (Varel), Peter Kasprzak (Neuglobsow) und Lars Wallin (Zoologisches Museum Uppsala). Ihnen allen sei an dieser Stelle herzlich gedankt.
Zu besonderem Dank verpflichtet bin ich dem Verlag Backhuys Publishers, Leiden und seinem Lektor, Herrn Wil Peters für die reibungslose und erfolgreiche Zusammenarbeit bei der Herausgabe des Buches.
Nicht zuletzt sei meiner Frau Ingrid herzlich gedankt für die Übersetzung russischer Literatur und ihre Hilfe beim Lesen der Korrekturen.

Jena, im August 1999 Dietrich Flößner

Biodiversity in Wetlands:
Assessment, Function and Conservation

Volume 1
Edited by B. Gopal, W.J. Junk & J.A. Davis
2000, viii and 354 pages with 62 figures and 41 tables.
Paperbound.ISBN: 90-5782-059-5
Dutch Guilders 196.00/US$ 98.00



Foreword
For more than a century, the ecologists have been engaged in the study of the patterns of diversity at different levels of organization (populations, communities and ecosystems) and their relationships with the biotic and abiotic environment. Accelerated rates of habitat destruction and consequent loss of species have caused global concern for the biological diversity, and it is reflected in the Convention on Biological Diversity adopted in 1992. International efforts are being made to inventorise, assess and monitor biodiversity, to understand its ecological functions, and to conserve it. Biodiversity issues have transcended beyond biology and ecology into the domains of technology, sociology, economics, anthropology, law and politics.
Most studies and discussions are focused on terrestrial ecosystems, particularly the tropical rainforests. The biodiversity of inland water ecosystems has just started receiving some attention. Though the wetlands are among the most fragile and threatened ecosystems, and are also considered to be highly productive and rich in biodiversity, there is very little information even on their total biological diversity, much less on the factors regulating it or on its functions. …
… Fourteen contributions in this volume deal with several kinds of wetlands &endash; riverine floodplains, mangroves, karst wetlands, bogs and fens, and seasonal wetlands of arid regions - and most of the groups of plants and animals, as well as microbes. The authors of these contributions examine species, habitat and functional diversity, and discuss a wide range of issues &endash; from factors governing biodiversity to restoration and conservation. The contributions in the second volume will extend the coverage geographically, and to more kinds of wetlands, organisms and issues. We will attempt a synthesis of the state of our knowledge at the end.

Contents
Preface
Biodiversity in wetlands: an introduction, Brij Gopal and W.J. Junk - Theimportanceofstream-wetland-systems for biodiversity: a tropical perspective, Karl Matthias Wantzen and Wolfgang Johannes Junk - Riverine wetlands and biodiversity conservation in tropical asia, David Dudgeon - Fish biodiversity in floodplains and their associated rivers,
R.L Welcomme - Biodiversity in the high paraná river floodplain,
A.A. Agostinho, S.M. Thomaz, C.V. Minte-Vera and K.O. Winemiller, - Mechanisms for development and maintenance of biodiversity in neotropical floodplains, Wolfgang J. Junk - Biodiversity of a danubian floodplain: structural, functional and compositional aspects, Klement Tockner, Christian Baumgartner, Fritz Schiemer and J.V. Ward - Determinants of avian diversity in neotropical mangrove forests, Gaëtan Lefebvre and Brigitte Poulin - Biodiversity in wetlands of dry regions (drylands),
L. Brendonck and W.D.Williams - Floristic diversity in the Okavango Delta, Botswana as an endogenous product of biological activity, W.N. Ellery, T.S. McCarthy and J.M. Dangerfield - Karst wetlands biodiversity and
continuity through major climatic change: an example from arid tropical western australia, W.F. Humphreys - Biodiversity of estonian wetlands, Viktor Masing, Jaanus Paal and Andres Kuresoo - Bacterial biodiversity in wetlands, Paul I. Boon - Restoration of biodiversity to coastal and inland wetlands, Joy B. Zedler - International mechanisms for the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands, Devin M. Bartley
Index


Tentative Contents of Vol. 2

Tropical wetlands in E. Africa, F. Bugenyi et al. - Macroinvertebrates in African wetlands, D.M. Harper - Biodiversity in fens, J.T.A. Verhoeven - Macroinvertebrates diversity in Australia, J.A. Davis - Functions of biodiversity in Central European wetlands, J. Kvet and S. Hasak - Indian Mangroves, A.G. Untawale - Biodiversity in Parana River Floodplain,
J.J. Neiff - Biodiversity in R. Rhone floodplain, B. Statzner - Periphyton biodiversity, G. Lakatos - Mangroves and Coastal wetlands, R.R. Twilley - Lower Danube floodplain biodiversity changes, A. Vadineanu - Biodiversity in pantanal, C.J. da Silva and W.J. Junk - Monosoonal wetlands, B. Gopal - Synthesis, B. Gopal & W.J. Junk



Nitrogen in a Sustainable Ecosystem
- From the cell to the plant -

Edited by:
M.A. Martins - Loução & S.H. Lips
2000, X and 432 pp with 76 figures and 77 tables
Hardbound (19.5 x 26 cm)
ISBN 90-5782-063-3
Dutch Guilders 280.00 / US$ 140.00



Contents


contents
Acknowledgements ix

Prologue

Nitrogen from the cell to the plant: recent progress and perspectives
M.A. Martins-Loução and S.H. Lips 3

Section I &endash; N uptake and assimilation

Introduction
W.R. Ullrich and R. Tischner 9
Plasma membrane-bound nitrate reductase in the roots of higher plants
C. Stöhr, S. Wienkoop and W.R. Ullrich 13
Plasma membrane-bound nitrate reductase in plants - the current status of research
M. Kunze, J. Riedel, U. Lange and R.Tischner 19
Nitrate uptake as affected by nitrate reduction in barley seedlings
G. Jiao and S.H. Lips 27
Nitrate uptake, storage and reduction along the root axes of barley seedlings
G. Jiao, N.K. Barabas and S.H. Lips 35
Nitrogen nutrition of tea plants (Camellia sinensis L.) with special reference to green tea
quality: a review
A. Morita, M. Ootal, S. Konishi, W.M.H.G. Engelaar and T.Yoneyama 39
Contribution of arbuscular mycorrhiza to uptake of organic and inorganic N in wheat and carrot
H.J. Hawkins, E. George and V. Römheld 45
Effect of rhizospheric bicarbonate on nitrate uptake, assimilation and transport in Populus
canescens and Sambucus nigra
W. Wanek and M. Popp 51
Functional analysis of the nitrate reductase promoter from birch (Betula pendula)
T. Strater and W. Hachtel 59
Characterization of the Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Lde1 locus which is under light control
I. Gómez, A. Quesada and E. Fernández 63
Glutamine synthetase isoforms in Trientalis europaea: a biochemical and molecular approach
G. Parry, J. Woodall, S. Nuotio and J. Pearson 67
Structure-function relationships studies of glutamate synthase
P. Morandi, S. Ravasio, H. Stabile, B. Valzasina, F. Fischer and M.A. Vanoni 75

Section II &endash; N metabolism regulation

Introduction
B. Hirel and H-N. Truong 85
Manipulating the pathway of ammonia assimilation through genetic engineering and breeding.
Consequences on plant physiology and plant development
J. Harrison, N. Brugiere, B. Philipson, S. Ferrario-Mery, T. Becker, A. Limami and B. Hirel 89
Nitrate reductase in higher plants: post-translational regulation and comparison of rates of
nitrate reduction in vivo and of nitrate reductase activity in vitro
W.M. Kaiser, H-M. Man, A. Kandlbinder, J. Glaab and H. Weiner 103
The fungicide kresoxim-methyl increases leaf nitrate reductase activity
J. Glaab and W.M. Kaiser 111
Unusually low activation status of nitrate reductase in leaves of Ricinus communis L.
A. Kandlbinder and W.M. Kaiser 117
Regulation of nitrate reductase by abscisic acid in chicory (Cichorium intybus L.) roots
P. Goupil, N. Druart and S. Rambour 123
Glucose-6P dehydrogenase activities in barley roots upon NH4+ supply
S. Esposito, P. Carillo, S. Carfagna, V.M. Rigano, V. Vona and C. Rigano 129
Regulation of cytosolic glutamine synthetase in the model legume Medicago truncatula
H. Carvalho and J. Cullimore 133
The influence of elevated rhizosphere dissolved inorganic carbon concentrations on carbon
and nitrogen metabolism in tomato roots
M.D. Cramer and M.M.van der Westhuizen 139
The influence of dissolved inorganic carbon in the root zone on nitrogen uptake and the
interaction between carbon and nitrogen metabolism
C.A. van der Merwe and M.D.Cramer 145
Conclusions and perspectives
C.H. Foyer 153

Section III &endash; N and growth regulation: environmental adaptation

Part I: Inorganic nitrogen uptake, supply, allocation, partitioning, reduction
Introduction
M.L. Champigny 157
Growth and photosynthesis in sunflower plants supplied with different sources of nitrogen and
two magnesium levels
B. Lasa, S. Frechilla, M. Quemada, P.M. Aparicio-Tejo and C. Lamsfus 159
Ammonium effects on NPK, mineral content and NR and GS activities of rose plants
H.L. Cabrera, M.C. Cid, J.M. Siverio and M.C. Ruano 163
Interaction between water and nutrient deficiencies in Helianthus annuus
F. Fonseca, M.M. David, I. Barrote, G. Ferreira and M.J. Correia 169
Spatial regulation of nitrate reductase during lateral root initiation and development of the
primary root of chicory
S. Rambour, C. Vuylsteker, N. Druart, J.F. Tetu, B. Huss and P. Goupil 177
Involvement of free polyamines and amino acids in the adventitious rooting of micropropagated
grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) shoots
C. Neves, H. Santos, L. Villas-Boas and S. Amâncio 185
Genotype modulates the effect of nitrate supply on shoot/root ratio, chicon morphology and
susceptibility to soft rot of belgian endive (Cichorium intybus L.)
C. Richard-Molard and M.A. Limami 193
Interchange of shoot and root signals during competition and limiting nitrogen
E. Zdunek, O. Falik, K. Fülöp, M. Gersani and S.H. Lips 205
Xylem and phloem transport, assimilation and partitioning of nitrogen in Ricinus communis
under several nutritional conditions
A.D. Peuke 211
Growth, yield, nodulation and N2 fixation of soybean genotypes as affected by nitrate addition
Y. Gan, I. Stulen, S. Tang and P.J.C. Kuiper 227
Effect of elevated CO2 on growth and gas exchange of symbiotic and nitrate-dependent pea
plants
P.M. Cabrerizo, C. Arrese-Igor and P.M. Aparicio-Tejo 233

Part II: System of signals
Introduction
M.L. Champigny 237
Mo-enzymes at the crossroads of signal transmission from root to shoot
S.H. Lips, R.T. Omarov and M. Sagi 239
Heat stress-related interactions of polyamines and ethylene in halophyte Mesembryanthemum
crystallinum L.
N.I. Shevyakova, D.B. Dam, V.Y. Rakitin and V.V. Kuznetsov 251
Possible novel role of proline in stress adaptation
V.P. Kholodova, D.S. Neto, A.G. Kruglova, S.N. Alexandrova and V.V. Kuznetsov 255
Nitrate uptake and nitrogen allocation in wheat as affected by exogenous cytokinins
M. Trcková and M. Kamínek 261
Distribution of aldehyde oxidase proteins in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) seedlings as
affected by nitrogen ions, proteases and heat-treatment
R.T. Omarov and S.H. Lips 269
Nitrate reductase of the extreme salt-tolerant Rhodotorula glutinis yeast
N.P. L’vov, A.N. Nosikov, M.I.M. Soares and R.A. Zvyagilskaya 275

Section IV &endash; NH4 in the environment. Molecular and physiological responses of plants

Introduction
G. Mäck and M. Mattsson 283

Part I: Methods for NH4+ measurement
Introduction
G. Mäck and M. Mattsson 285
The analysis of ammonium in plant tissues
S. Husted, C.A. Hebbern, M. Mattsson and J.K. Schjørring 287
Determination of ammonium concentrations in soils and plant extracts
C. Cruz and M.A. Martins-Loução 291
Ammonium-selective microelectrodes measurements in plant cells
D.M. Wells and A.J. Miller 299

Part II: NH4+ in the environment- soil and atmosphere
Introduction
G. Mäck and M. Mattsson 303
Nitrogen in green tea plants and in their environment
T. Yoneyama 305
Physiological regulation of plant-atmosphere ammonia exchange
J.K. Schoerring, S. Husted, G. Mäck, K.H. Nielsen, J. Finnemann and M. Mattsson 307
NH3 and NO2 fluxes between the atmosphere and the twigs of adult beech trees
A. Geßler, M. Rienks, H. Rennenberg 315
The use of stable isotopes to study the fate of nitrogen inputs to forest ecosystems
G. Gebauer 317

Part III: Responses of plants to external NH4+. Physiological and molecular approaches
Introduction
G. Mäck and M. Mattsson 329
Translocation of NH4+ in oilseed rape plants in relation to glutamine synthetase isogene
expression and activity
J. Finneman and J.K. Schjørring 333
Is glutamine synthetase ammonium-regulated?
T. Tercé-Laforgue and B. Hirel 335
Expression of the bacterial gdhA gene encoding a NADPH glutamate dehydrogenase in tobacco
and corn increased tolerance to the phosphinothricin herbicide
R. Ameziane, K. Bernhard, D. Lightfoot 339

Section V &endash; N fertilization and land management

Introduction
O. Lewis 347
New approaches to enhanced ammonium assimilation in plants
M.A. Martins-Loução, C. Cruz and P.M. Correia 349
“Cultan” cropping system: fundamentals, state of development and perspectives
K. Sommer 361
Fate of nitrogen in a cereal/legume rotation amended with sewage sludge
M. Quemada, B. Lasa, C. Lamsfus and P.M. Aparicio-Tejo 377
The effect of winter crops on subsequent maize establishment and yield
M.D. Báez, J.M. Estavillo, M. Pinto, M.B. González-Moro and M. Rodríguez 389
Availability of nitrogen from 15N-labelled cyanobacteria and ammonium sulphate to rice
E. Fernández Valiente, A. Ucha, A. Quesada, F. Leganés and R. Carreres 397
Utilisation of split-applied 15N-fertilizer by two winter wheat varieties in pot experiments
K. Berecz, K. Debreczeni and M. Présing 403
Conclusions
E. Kirkby 409

General Conclusions
Nitrogen in a sustainable environment: a matter of integration
M.A. Martins-Loução and S. H. Lips 415

Address list 421

Author Index 425

Subject Index 427



Introduction to the Exploration of Multivariate Biological Data

J. Podani
2000, vi and 407 pages with 137 figures and 31 tables.
Paperbound.
ISBN 90-5782-067-6
Dutch Guilders 120.00/US$ 60.00

 

 

From the introduction
The English language literature abounds with books that focus on the application of exploratory multivariate analysis to biological problems. Most of these books, however, are specialized to a certain area of biology, and do not place the contents into a general literature, leading to an undesirable isolation of different fields. To give an exhaustive treatment of the subject matter in a single book is obviously a difficult if not impossible task, but I attempt to collect at least the major aspects in a format somewhere between the reference books and postgraduate texts. The chapters were written to illustrate the high diversity of the topic and to illuminate as many approaches to data exploration as possible. The literature reviews each following chapter, and the extensive bibliography at the end of the book will facilitate further orientation for readers wishing to get more insight into a particular problem. Selected computer packages, without which data exploration would be an impossible adventure, are also discussed and characterized in brief.

Attention is focussed on the 'supraindividual' biological level, for example plant ecology, phytosociology and taxonomy, showing that I am somewhat predisposed towards these typically multivariate subjects. Of course, the 'multivariate situation' appears much more often in biology. Fortunately, the contents of the book can be easily 'translated' to fit any other areas of biological sciences. It is the reader who should take the (hopefully simple) job of adapting the jargon to his/her own field of interest. For example, if quadrats or other sampling units and species occurring in them are mantioned in the context of vegetation science, then these terms should be replaced in your mind by the most appropriate type and name of object and variable.

 

Summary contents

0. Introduction

1. Sampling, data types

2. The data matrix and data transformation

3. Distance, similarity, correlation

4. Non-hierarchical classification

5. Hierarchical clustering

6. Cladistics

7. Ordination

8. Matrix rearrangement

9. Comparative evaluation of results



Animal Trypanosomosis: Diagnosis and Epidemiology

Results of a FAO/IAEA Co-ordinated Research Programme on the use of immunoassay methods for improved diagnosis of trypanosomosis and monitoring tsetse and trypanosomosis control programmes

2000, viii and 552 pages with numerous figures tables.
Hardbound.
ISBN 90-5782-065-X
Dutch Guilders 140.00 / US$ 70.00

 

Kranich Gedanken

Mit beiliegender CD ROM

Bernard Wessling
2000, vi and 250 pages
Paperbound/in German
ISBN 90-5782-065-X
Dutch Guilders 54.00 / US$ 27.00

 

The Types of Diptera Described by
J.C.H. de Meijere

Herman de Jong

2000, viii and 272 pages with 9 figures.
Hardbound. (19,5 x 26 cm)
ISBN 90-5782-062-5
Dutch Guilders 185.00 / US$ 92.50



Foreword
J. C. H. de Meijere (1866-1947) was a well-known biologist who contributed much to the knowledge of the Diptera fauna of the former Dutch East Indies and The Netherlands. His extensive Diptera collection, mainly consisting of Oriental-Australasian material collected primarily by overseas-based Dutch entomologists and Dutch specimens collected mostly by de Meijere himself, is preserved in the Zoölogisch Museum, Amsterdam (ZMAN). This collection contains most of the de Meijere types, that is the specimens on which the first descriptions of new species were founded.
De Meijere introduced approximately 65 new genus group names and 1,200 new species group names, and type specimens of about 1180 taxa are preserved in ZMAN. Before the start of the project which resulted in this publication, there was no synopsis of the taxa described by de Meijere and no ready knowledge as to which types were actually present in ZMAN. This was partly due to the fact that de Meijere habitually labelled only one specimen of a type series as type, and always used white paper to do so. The type specimens were subsequently inserted among the non-types in the collection and thus their special status was perfectly camouflaged. The main task of the project was to identify the types in the collection and to mark them clearly for future management. Relevant data of the types were recorded in a database and in the present printed form.
Because of exchanges of material with other dipterists, part of de Meijere type series are now in collections other than ZMAN. Visits to the natural history museums in Berlin, Budapest, Genova, and Leiden enabled me to incorporate as many type specimens as possible in the present work. It is probable that most of the existing types of Diptera described by de Meijere have now been located.

Contents
Foreword vii
Acknowledgements viii
Introduction 1

&endash; Biographical notes on J. C. H. de Meijere 1
&endash; The project 3
&endash; The ZMAN Diptera collection 4
&endash; The specimens 4
&endash; The labels 4
&endash; Type concept 5
&endash; The data 5
&endash; Acronyms 5

Taxa 7
&endash; Alphabetical list of genus group names introduced by J. C. H. de Meijere 9
&endash; Systematic list of genus group names introduced by J. C. H. de Meijere 13
&endash; Alphabetical list of species group names introduced by J. C. H. de Meijere 15
&endash; Systematic list of species group names introduced by J. C. H. de Meijere 232
&endash; Errors 246
&endash; Nomina nova 247

Type localities 248
References 257

July 2000

Studies on Fossils in Amber, with Particular Reference to the Cretaceous of New Jersey

edited by David Grimaldi

2000, approx. 500pp and 17 coloured plates and numerous bl/w ills.
Hardbound (A4)
ISBN 90-5782-060-9
Dutch Guilders 320.00 / US$ 160.00


Amber, or fossilized tree resin, has been collected in the Baltic region for at least 13 millennia, and used as a precious and semi-precious substance. Now, it is renowned scientifically from various deposits around the world for its preservation of myriad forms of ancient life, finer than in any other kind of fossil. The largest and most popular deposits are the Eocene Baltic amber and Miocene amber from the Dominican Republic, but amber from the Cretaceous Period (140-65 million years ago [mya]) is of the greatest scientific interest.
Besides the extinction of ammonites, dinosaurs, and other life at the end of the Cretaceous, an explosive radiation of the angiosperms occurred in the middle of this Period, which transformed terrestrial ecosystems.
This volume is largely devoted to an extraordinary deposit of amber, from the Turonian (ca. 90 mya) of New Jersey, USA. The deposit is not only the most diverse known thus far from the Cretaceous, but it was formed during the angiosperm radiations. Research is also presented on amber from the Lower Cretaceous of Lebanon (120 mya), among the oldest amber in the world that contains insects. 29 Specialists have contributed 23 papers on methods for preparation and imaging of amber fossils, paleoecology of the New Jersey amber deposits, and systematics of over 100 genera and species in 11 orders of animals. Among the discoveries are the oldest fossil in the phylum Tardigrada, the most diverse Cretaceous record of scale insects (Coccinea) in the world, a remarkable diversity of neuropterans, and several groups of biting midges whose diversity relates to the evolution of vertebrate blood feeding. These discoveries are presented in nearly 200 pages of illustrations and photographs, 17 of them in color.

Dr. David Grimaldi is curator of fossil insects and former Chairman of the Dept. of Entomology at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. He has published over 100 scientific articles and monographs on the systematics, paleontology, and evolution of insects, including the book, Amber: Window to the Past (New York: Abrams, 1996).

 

Contents

Preface vii

Overview

David Grimaldi, Alexander Shedrinsky and Thomas P. Wampler.* A remarkable deposit
of fossiliferous amber from the Upper Cretaceous (Turonian) of New Jersey 1-76

Methods

David Grimaldi, Tam Nguyen and Richard Ketcham. Ultra-High-Resolution X-Ray
Computed Tomography (UHR CT) and the study of fossils in amber 77-91

Paul Nascimbene and Henry Silverstein. The preparation of fragile Cretaceous ambers
for conservation and study of organismal inclusions 93-102

Systematics

Roberto Bertolani and David Grimaldi*. A new Eutardigrade (Tardigrada: Milnesiidae) in
amber from the Upper Cretaceous (Turonian) of New Jersey 103-110

Nina D. Sinitshenkova*. New Jersey amber mayflies: the first North American Mesozoic
members of the order (Insecta: Ephemeroptera) 111-125

William L. Peters and Janice G. Peters*. Discovery of a new genus of Leptophlebiidae:
Leptophlebiinae (Ephemeroptera) in Cretaceous amber from New Jersey 127-131

Kumar Krishna and David Grimaldi*. A new subfamily, genus, and species of termite
(Isoptera) from New Jersey Cretaceous amber 133-140

Piotr Wegierek*. A new genus and species of aphid (Hemiptera: Aphidinea) from New
Jersey amber 141-145

Jan Koteja*. Scale insects (Homoptera, Coccinea) from Upper Cretaceous New Jersey
amber 147-229

Viktor B. Golub and Yuri A. Popov*. A remarkable fossil lace bug from Upper Cretaceous
New Jersey amber (Heteroptera: Tingoidea, Vianaididae), with some phylogenetic
commentary 231-239

Vadim G. Gratshev and Vladimir V. Zherikhin*. The weevils from the Late Cretaceous
New Jersey amber (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea) 241-254

Vladimir I. Gusarov*. Mesotachyporus puer, a new genus and species of Cretaceous
Tachyporinae (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) from New Jersey amber 255-258

David Grimaldi*. A diverse fauna of Neuropterodea in amber from the Cretaceous of
New Jersey 259-303

Hasan Basibuyuk, Donald L.J. Quicke and Alexandr P. Rasnitsyn*. A new genus of the
Orussidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from Late Cretaceous New Jersey amber 305-311

Hasan Basibuyuk, Michael G. Fitton, Alexandr P. Rasnitsyn and Donald L.J. Quicke*.
Two new genera of the Evaniidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from Late Cretaceous New
Jersey amber 313-325

Alexandr P. Rasnitsyn*. An extremely primitive aculeate wasp in the Cretaceous amber
from New Jersey (Vespida: ?Sierolomorphidae) 327-332

James M. Carpenter*. A vespid wasp from New Jersey Cretaceous amber 333-337

Alexander V. Antropov*. A new digger wasp (Hymenoptera, Sphecidae, Pemphredoninae)
from New Jersey amber 339-343

Wilfried Wichard and Annette-Caroline Billing*. Recent knowledge of caddis flies
(Trichoptera) from Cretaceous amber of New Jersey 345-354

Art Borkent. Biting midges (Ceratopogonidae: Diptera) from Lower Cretaceous Lebanese
amber with a discussion of the diversity and patterns found in other ambers 355-451

Art Borkent*. Further biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) from Upper Cretaceous
New Jersey amber 453-472

Douglas C. Currie and David Grimaldi*. A new black fly (Diptera: Simuliidae) genus
from mid Cretaceous (Turonian) amber of New Jersey 473-485

Taxonomic Index 487

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