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The 3rd edition of Diseases and Disorders of Finfish in Cage Culture has been renamed and thoroughly updated and revised, and includes new chapters on the effects of climate change on the biology of finfish and its pathogens, as well as fish welfare and biosecurity.

Highly practical, this book is the first in a series entitled Domestic Cat Behaviour Problems designed to help veterinary professionals and behaviorists understand the background behind common domestic cat behavior problems and provide various treatment strategies. The text in this volume covers feline problem elimination and marking behavior inside the home, outlining: Normal behaviorThe various underlying causes of feline house-soilingPreven...

This book outlines contemporary strategies for tourism development in post-socialist countries, reviewing the opportunities and challenges as well as initiatives and approaches to sustainability. Reviewing development and planning across Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Estonia, Latvia, Poland and Romania, it also considers post-COVID tourism.

Addresses tourism development and planning in the Middle East from a sustainability perspective, embracing case studies and examples from the region. Considers economic, socio-cultural, environmental and regulatory perspectives.

From the tiny Freyeria trochylus (Grass Jewel), Europe's smallest butterfly, to the magnificent, newly arrived Papilio demoleus (Lime Swallowtail), this comprehensively illustrated reference book and field guide includes all butterfly species known for Cyprus over the past 100 years. Featured on the covers are images of the island's seven endemics, which are discussed in depth and, where applicable, species/subspecies present in nearby countri...

Festivals and events come with their own unique challenges and opportunities, so destinations must consider their responsibility to local people and host them sustainably. This book covers the sustainability, community involvement and destination marketing aspects of festivals and events, as well as marketing, branding and promotion.

Key Questions in Environmental Toxicology is designed as a self-study tool for undergraduate students. Questions review the origin, characterization and environmental distribution of major pollutants, followed by their absorption and metabolic disposition in living organisms. They address implications for the development of cancer, cardiovascular disease, pulmonary dysfunction and neurological conditions in relation to gaseous pollutants, part...

This book contains chapters on 33 understudied indigenous fruits and vegetables from all around the world, including African nightshade, amaranth, baobab fruit, Indian gooseberry, red bush apple, and snake melon. Each chapter provides: an overview of plant botany, an understanding of the phytonutrient constituents and health-promoting properties of bioactive compounds or metabolites, information on the biological activity of the functional com...

Based on Norwegian scholar Sondre Svalastog's work, this book promotes research-based knowledge for the tourism industry, considering social, cultural and natural resources, as well as the importance of local conditions. It provides a wide selection of case studies covering how to maximise potential for both host and tourist's benefit.

The potential for Earth Observation (EO) to contribute to public health practice: to understand, track, predict and manage infectious diseases and challenges of using EO data for public health purposes. Major foci are mosquito-borne diseases, tick-borne diseases, air quality and heat, water-borne diseases, vulnerable populations and pandemics (including COVID-19).

This book describes the huge opportunity to modify insect phenotypes through genetic engineering to benefit human health and agriculture. Precise DNA modifications and gene drive approaches are much more focused with improved safety. The development of modelling, ethical considerations, public response and regulatory oversight is covered.

Explores the link between animals, people and their social and physical environments in relation to livestock farming, food safety, food security and sustainability.

Explores the link between animals, people and their social and physical environments in relation to livestock farming, food safety, food security and sustainability.

Botany Production and Uses.

This book examines the risks to the emotional well-being of animal welfare staff and veterinary professionals. It provides practical solutions, coping strategies and various techniques, as well as giving guidance on creating healthy coping strategies for the emotionally challenging work undertaken by anyone working directly with animals.

Provides information relating to Gac fruit from cultivation to novel processing technologies, addressing several propagation and cultivation techniques to increase production and quality, including traditionally used parts of the fruit (aril) and those whose value has not yet been maximized (peel, pulp and seed).

This book provides an overview of domesticated rabbit production, covering breeding, husbandry, feeding and health. In this fully updated 10th edition, it includes expanded consideration of animal welfare and sustainable production methods, as well as new information on artificial insemination, embryo transfer, cloning and molecular genetics"--

The book summarizes the importance of nematodes as model organisms in the fields of genetics, developmental biology, neurobiology, pharmacology, nutrition, ecology and parasitology. Of interest to a broad audience across a wide spectrum of disciplines, this book is useful for biologists working on comparative studies to investigate biological processes across organisms, medical scientists and pharmacologists for exploration of drugs and medici...

This book provides an overview of domesticated rabbit production, covering breeding, husbandry, feeding and health. In this fully updated 10th edition, it includes expanded consideration of animal welfare and sustainable production methods, as well as new information on artificial insemination, embryo transfer, cloning and molecular genetics"--

Gateway communities are those located adjacent to protected areas and are often the communities most impacted by tourism visitation and are dependent on tourism revenue. This book presents informed, interpreted, and nuanced approaches towards protect area management and conservation, based on bottom-up local experiences by the gateway communities"--