La elocuencia de la sardina

Metabolism and biotechnology; transduction of hormonal signals; hormonal regulation of gene expression, growth and development, and stress response: this book shows the current state of hormonal physiology in different chapters written by authors from universities and national research centres, and introduced by an article of T.H.D. Ho of Washington University

Las plantas son seres vivos maravillosos. Son las únicas criaturas que, en medio del silencio, producen su propio alimento y, sin duda, constituyen la mayor fuente de riqueza de nuestro planeta: incluso el carbón y el petróleo fueron vida vegetal en el pasado. Los estudios y experimentos sobre la comunicación de las plantas indican que todos los seres vivos —el hombre, las plantas, la Tierra, los planetas y las estrellas— se relacionan íntimamente entre sí: lo que le ocurre a uno de ellos afecta a los demás. "La vida secreta de las plantas" recopila una serie de logros y hallazgos...

Love Letter to the Earth is Thich Nhat Hanh's passionate appeal for ecological mindfulness and the strengthening of our relationship to the Earth. While many experts point to the enormous complexity in addressing issues ranging from the destruction of ecosystems to the loss of millions of species, Thich Nhat Hanh identifies one key issue as having the potential to create a tipping point. He believes that we need to move beyond the concept of the "environment," as it leads people to experience themselves and Earth as two separate entities and to see the planet only in terms of what it can do...

The FAO Yearbook of Fishery and Aquaculture Statistics contains all the most updated data on capture production, aquaculture production and commodities. In this new presentation, the complete yearbook package for each of these categories - all the key information and statistical tables - are contained on one CD-ROM, inserted in a booklet that includes general notes, concepts and classifications, and summary tables as well as a pull-out map of FAO major fishing areas. . From the CD-ROM, you can download, consult, share and store all the data previously provided in print only. This volume...