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Soil and Culture
SOIL: beneath our feet / food and fiber / ashes to ashes, dust to dust / dirt!Soil has been called the final frontier of environmental research. The critical role of soil in biogeochemical processes is tied to its properties and place--porous, structured, and spatially variable, it serves as a condu... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2008 -
Soil Carbon: Science, Management and Policy for Multiple Benefits
by Meine Van Noordwijk • Pete Smith • Christiano Ballabio • Daniel Buschiazzo • Bas Van Wesemael • Genxing Pan • Francesca Bampa • Rich Conant • Heitor L.C. Coutinho • Patrick Gicheru • Andre Bationo • Roger Funk • David Werner • Martial Bernoux • Unai Pascual • Tapas Bhattacharyya • Marty Goldhaber • Hans Joosten • Dave Abson • Niels Batjes • Carlos Eduardo Cerri • Generose Nziguheba • David Powlson • Christian Feller • Pierre-Alain Maron • Luca Montanarella • Yongcun Zhao • Chris DuffyThis book brings together the essential evidence and policy opportunities regarding the global importance of soil carbon for sustaining Earth's life support system for humanity. Covering the science and policy background for this important natural resource, it describes land management options that ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2015 -
Soil Carbon
by Meine Van Noordwijk • Pete Smith • Christiano Ballabio • Daniel Buschiazzo • Elke Noellemeyer • Steven A Banwart • Bas Van Wesemael • Genxing Pan • Francesca Bampa • Rich Conant • Heitor L.C. Coutinho • Patrick Gicheru • Andre Bationo • Roger Funk • David Werner • Martial Bernoux • Unai Pascual • Tapas Bhattacharyya • Marty Goldhaber • Hans Joosten • Dave Abson • Niels Batjes • Carlos Eduardo Cerri • Generose Nziguheba • David Powlson • Christian Feller • Pierre-Alain Maron • Luca Montanarella • Yongcun Zhao • Chris Duffy • Eleanor MilneThis book brings together the essential evidence and policy opportunities regarding the global importance of soil carbon for sustaining Earth's life support system for humanity. Covering the science and policy background for this important natural resource, it describes land management options that ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2015 -
Children and Everyday Life in the Roman and Late Antique World
Children and Everyday Life in the Roman and Late Antique World explores what it meant to be a child in the Roman world - what were children’s concerns, interests and beliefs - and whether we can find traces of children’s own cultures. By combining different theoretical approaches and source material... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2017 -
Prevent-Teach-Reinforce: The School-Based Model of Individualized Positive Behavior Support
by Glen Dunlap • Rose Lovannone • Carie English • Donald Kincaid • Kelly Wilson • Kathy Christian • Phillip StrainSolve serious behavior challenges in K-8 classrooms with this easy-to-use book, the first practical guide to the research-proven Prevent-Teach-Reinforce (PTR) model. Developed by some of the most respected authorities on positive behavior support, this innovative model gives school-based teams a fi... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2010 -
Evaluating Evidence of Mechanisms in Medicine: Principles and Procedures (SpringerBriefs in Philosophy)
by Beth Shaw • Phyllis Illari • Veli-Pekka Parkkinen • Christian Wallmann • Michael Wilde • Brendan Clarke • Michael P Kelly • Charles Norell • Federica Russo • Jon WilliamsonThis book is open access under a CC BY license. This book is the first to develop explicit methods for evaluating evidence of mechanisms in the field of medicine. It explains why it can be important to make this evidence explicit, and describes how to take such evidence into account in the evidence ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2018 -
Portraits of a Pastor: The 9 Essential Roles of a Church Leader
by Jared C. Wilson • Daniel L. Akin • Donald S. Whitney • Jason G. Duesing • Owen D. Strachan • Christian T. George • John Mark Yeats • Ronnie W. FloydAs a pastor, do you feel like you&’re wearing too many hats? If you&’re a pastor, you know the tension of balancing (or trying to) the many roles and expectations that come with leading a church. But are you able to distinguish which roles are truly essential? And can you measure how you&’re ful... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2017 -
Portraits of a Pastor: The 9 Essential Roles of a Church Leader
by Jared C. Wilson • Daniel L. Akin • Donald S. Whitney • Jason G. Duesing • Owen D. Strachan • Christian T. George • John Mark Yeats • Ronnie W. FloydAs a pastor, do you feel like you&’re wearing too many hats? If you&’re a pastor, you know the tension of balancing (or trying to) the many roles and expectations that come with leading a church. But are you able to distinguish which roles are truly essential? And can you measure how you&’re ful... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2017 -
Conservation Agriculture for Africa: Building Resilient Farming Systems in a Changing Climate
by Dennis Dennis • Peter Dorward • Michael Misiko • John A. Pickett • J N Blignaut • H Boulal • Roland Bunch • Trent W Bunderson • Oussama El Gharras • Mohammed El Mourid • Mphatso Gama • Zwide D Jere • Josef Kienzle • Jaap Knot • Erna Kruger • Peter Kuria • Baqir Lalani • Simon Lugandu • Brand Mbale • Charles Midega • Zeyaur Khan • Obedi Mkandawire • Alice Murage • Richard M. Museka • Weldone Mutai • Blessings M. Mwale • Spencer W.D. Ng’oma • John M. Paul • Jimmy Pittchar • Brian G. Sims • Hendrik J. Smith • Phillip Tembo • Christian Thierfelder • Patrick C. Wall • Reynolds K. Shula • Jose DambiroTillage agriculture has led to widespread soil and ecosystem degradation. This book reviews research and development initiatives in Africa aimed at building resilient farming systems. It summarises the status of conservation agriculture today, discusses prospects for future development and provides ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2017