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1 online resource |
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Wildlife protection, destruction and extinction |
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Environmental science, engineering and technology |
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Environmental science, engineering and technology series.
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| Contents |
""INVASIVE SPECIES ""; ""INVASIVE SPECIES ""; ""CONTENTS ""; ""PREFACE ""; ""THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSING OF WOOD FROM INVASIVE ARBOREAL SPECIES FOR SUSTAINABLE BIOENERGY GENERATION AND ACTIVATED CARBONS PRODUCTION ""; ""ABSTRACT ""; ""1. INTRODUCTION ""; ""2. EXPERIMENTAL ""; ""2.1. Materials ""; ""2.2. Pyrolysis Experiments ""; ""2.3. Characterization of Pyrolysis Products ""; ""2.3.1. Characterization of the Bio-char""; ""2.3.2. Characterization of the Liquid Products ""; ""2.3.3. Characterization of the Gaseous Products "" |
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""2.4. Kinetic Characterization of the Pyrolysis of Invasive Wood Samples """"2.5. Preparation of the Activated Carbons ""; ""2.6. Thermogravimetric Measurements of the Acid-impregnated Wood Sawdust Samples ""; ""2.7. Characterization of the Activated Carbons ""; ""2.7.1. Chemical Characterization ""; ""2.7.2. Textural and Morphological Characterization""; ""2.8. Adsorption Assays ""; ""3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION ""; ""3.1. Characteristics of Sawdust from the Wood Species ""; ""3.2. Yields and Properties of the Pyrolysis Products "" |
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""3.3. Kinetic Characterization of Pyrolysis of the Invasive Wood Species """"3.4. Yield and Thermal Degradation Behaviour of the Acid-pre-treated Wood Sawdust ""; ""3.5. Chemical Characteristics of the Developed Activated Carbons ""; ""3.6. Textural Characteristics of the Developed Activated Carbons ""; ""3.7. Morphological Characteristics of the Wood Precursors and the Developed Activated Carbons ""; ""3.8. Effectiveness of the Activated Carbons Developed from the Invasive Wood Species in Removal of Pollutants from Dilute Aqueous Solutions""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS "" |
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""C) North American Oak Borers """"d) European Oak Borers ""; ""e) Other Forest Systems Affected by Buprestids ""; ""f) Agricultural Pests ""; ""3. EXPLOITABLE BEHAVIORS OF BUPRESTIDS: AN ECOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE ""; ""4. THE ROLE OF STRESS-INDUCED VOLATILES IN HOST LOCATION ""; ""5. LEAF- AND BEETLE- PRODUCED COMPOUNDS RELEASED WHEN ADULTS FEED""; ""6. VISUAL MATE-FINDING""; ""7. CONTACT PHEROMONES ""; ""8. DETECTION OF BUPRESTIDS OF ECONOMIC CONCERN ""; ""a) Visual Detection Methods ""; ""b) Sticky Traps ""; ""c) Multi-Funnel Traps ""; ""d) Visual Decoy-Based Traps"" |
| Bibliography |
""REFERENCES """"INVASIVE RODENTS IN THE UNITED STATES: ECOLOGY, IMPACTS, AND MANAGEMENT ""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION ""; ""BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY OF INTRODUCED RODENTS: SPECIES ACCOUNTS ""; ""RODENT MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH NEEDS ""; ""INVASIVE RODENT ERADICATION ""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES ""; ""A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY APPROACH FOR DEVELOPING TOOLS TO MONITOR INVASIVE BUPRESTID BEETLE SPECIES""; ""ABSTRACT ""; ""1. INTRODUCTION ""; ""2. BUPRESTIDS OF ECONOMIC CONCERN ""; ""a) The Emerald Ash Borer, Agrilus Planipennis Fairmaire ""; ""b) The Bronze Birch Borer, Agrilus anxius Gory "" |
| Notes |
English |
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Description based on print version record |
| Subject |
Introduced organisms -- Environmental aspects
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Introduced organisms -- Control
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Biological invasions.
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NATURE -- Animals -- Wildlife.
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SCIENCE -- Microscopes & Microscopy.
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Introduced organisms -- Environmental aspects
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Biological invasions
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Blanco, Joaquín J
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Fernandes, Adrian T
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| LC no. |
2020679691 |
| ISBN |
9781619427679 |
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1619427672 |
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