Agroforestry can provide ecosystem services and benefits such as soil erosion control,
microclimate modification for yield enhancement, economic diversification, livestock …

Marginal habitats such as hedgerows or roadsides become especially important for the
conservation of biodiversity in highly modified landscapes. With concerns of a global …

Biocatalytic approaches to the synthesis of optically pure chiral amines, starting from simple
achiral building blocks, are highly desirable because such motifs are present in a wide …

Pollinator services are “central to all human beings, livestock, and wildlife”(Kevan 1999).
Plant pollination by insects is one of the most well-known and important ecosystem services …

Invasive, non-native plant species often outcompete native species and reduce biodiversity.
Invasive plants frequently begin growth before native plants, yet few studies have examined …

Background: In England, screening for genital chlamydial infection has begun; however,
screening frequency for women is not yet determined. Aim: To measure chlamydia incidence …

Now ubiquitous on garden center shelves, neonicotinoids can be applied in much greater
concentrations in gardens than on farms, and with fewer restrictions. hese products do not …

Members of the spider genus Loxosceles (Araneae: Sicariidae) are found throughout the
world. Their venom can cause severe open necrotic lesions in humans that can take several …

Background The C-reactive protein (CRP) response is often measured in patients with active
tuberculosis (TB) yet little is known about its relationship to clinical features in TB, or whether …

More than half of our collections consist of nonfiction books covering everything from the arts
and humanities to mathematics and science. Over the past few years, STEM (an acronym for …