Water Utilization of Natural and Planted Trees in the Semiarid Desert of Inner Mongolia, China

Water Utilization of Natural and Planted Trees in the Semiarid Desert of Inner Mongolia, China EA – Introdução á Geografia da Ásia - 50671 - Elizabete Santos Water Utilization of Natural and Planted Trees in the Semiarid Desert of Inner Mongolia, China Dr. Nobuhito Ohte Division of Environmental Science and Technology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan Dr. Keisuke Koba Dr. Ken Yoshikawa Department of Social Informatics, Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan Department of Biological Resources, Faculty of Agriculture, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan Dr. Atsyko Sugimoto Dr. Naoko Matsuo Dr. Naoki Kabeya Dr. Linhe Wang Center for Ecological Research, Kyoto University, Ohtsu, Japan Division of Environmental Science and Technology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan Division of Environmental Science and Technology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan College of Forestry, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Huhhot, Inner Mongolia, P. R. of China EA – Introdução á Geografia da Ásia - 50671 - Elizabete Santos Water Utilization of Natural and Planted Trees in the Semiarid Desert of Inner Mongolia, China O Deserto de Mu -Us é uma região no norte da China com problemas de desertificação típica. Desde 1960 que anualmente cerca de 100 mil hectares de área de vegetação tornavam-se deserto. Esta…

Phytoremediation of Contaminated Groundwater . James E. Landmeyer Introduction to Phytoremediation of Contaminated Groundwater Historical Foundation, Hydrologic Control, and Contaminant Remediation Dr. James E. Landmeyer U.S. Geological Survey South Carolina Water Science Center 720 Gracern Road Columbia, SC 29210 USA jlandmey@usgs.gov This volume was produced under a cooperative research and development agreement between the U.S. Geological Survey and Springer…

Synthesis and characterization of cellulose acetate produced from recycled newspaper Guimes Rodrigues Filho a,*, Douglas Santos Monteiro a, Carla da Silva Meireles a, Rosana Maria Nascimento de Assuncao a, Daniel Alves Cerqueira a, ¸˜ b Hernane Silva Barud , Sidney J.L. Ribeiro b, Younes Messadeq b a  ˆ ˆ ´ Instituto de Quımica da Universidade Federal de Uberlandia, Uberlandia, Minas Gerais, Av. Joao Naves de Avila 2121, ˜ Caixa Postal 593, CEP: 38400-902, Brazil b ´ Instituto de Quı…

OLEAGINOSAS VALORIZAÇÃO DA BIODIVERSIDADE AMAZÔNICA CHEMISTRY OF VEGETABLE OILS VALORIZATION OF AMAZONIAN BIODIVERSITY cartilha_oleo_24nov.indd 1 01/12/2009 10:05:04 SUMÁRIO Prefácio Apresentação da GTZ Preservar para não acabar - Depoimento de um amazônida - O desafio - As indústrias oleaginosas: Um breve histórico - As iniciativas - O mercado BURITI PRACACHY UCUUBA ANDIROBA COPAÍBA CUPUAÇU AÇAÍ CASTANHA-DO-PARÁ TUCUMÃ BACURI CONTENTS Foreword Apresentação da GTZ Preserve for the…

661 DRY BIOMASS DISTRIBUTION IN A CERRADO SENSU STRICTO SITE IN CENTRAL BRAZIL1 Ailton Teixeira do Vale 2 e Jeanine Maria Felfili2 ABSTRACT – The Cerrado has been the main source of firewood and charcoal in Brazil, but despite being one of the hot spots for conservation of the world’s biodiversity, neither plantations of native species nor sustainable management has been adopted in the region. The aim of this work was to investigate the biomass distribution and the potential for energy…

Potential for Liquid Biofuels in Fiji March 2009 SOPAC Miscellaneous Report 677 Community Lifelines Programme Secretariat of the Pacific Islands Applied Geoscience Commission This publication is the result of a team effort by Ivan Krishna, Lala Bukarau, Paul Fairbairn and Rupeni Mario of the SOPAC Secretariat. Coconut plantation on Rotuma, Fiji. Source: SOPAC. This report has been prepared as a contribution to the Community Lifelines Programme Output CL1.8 Technical…

Potential: Water for Peace United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization International Hydrological Programme Conflict and Cooperation related to International Water Resources: Historical Perspectives Selected Papers of the International Water History Association’s Conference on The Role of Water in History and Development Bergen, Norway 10-12 August 2001 Edited by S. Castelein and A. Otte A contribution to IHP-VI, Theme 4 “Water and…

SYMMETRIC AND ASYMMETRIC HYBRIDIZATION IN Citrus spp. A Dissertation by CLAUDINE BONA Submitted to the Office of Graduate Studies of Texas A&M University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY May 2007 Major Subject: Horticulture SYMMETRIC AND ASYMMETRIC HYBRIDIZATION IN Citrus spp. A Dissertation by CLAUDINE BONA Submitted to the Office of Graduate Studies of Texas A&M University in partial fulfillment of the…

Development: The State of the Sustainable Art an international benchmark of sustainable urban development Bibliographical Data Authors: Chris Roorda (DRIFT), Marc Buiter (Urgenda), Jan Rotmans (DRIFT), Marit Bentvelzen (DRIFT), Nico Tillie (TU Delft), Rachel Keeton (INTI) Title: Urban Development: the State of the Sustainable Art, an international benchmark of sustainable urban development. Commissioned by: the municipality of Almere, the City Manifest 2.01, the…

Cover Page Page 1 of 2 LIFEWATER DRILLING & WELL CONSTRUCTION REFERENCE MANUAL Version: http://www.lifewater.ca/ndexdril.htm (Updated Dec, 2004) Lifewater Canada PO Box 44 Kakabeka Falls, ON P0T 1W0 E-mail: gehrelji@yahoo.com 12/2004 @Copyright Lifewater Canada Page 1 of 176 Lifewater Drilling & Well Construction Manual: Cover Page Page 2 of 2 Lifewater Drilling & Well Construction Manual Introduction This manual outlines how to successfully site, drill and…