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Plants and vegetation of NW Ethiopia

A new look at Rodolfo E.G. Pichi Sermolli’s results from the ‘Missione di Studio al Lago Tana’, 1937

By: Ib Friis,Sebsebe Demissew,Odile Weber,Paulo van Breugel

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Plants and vegetation of NW Ethiopia

A new look at Rodolfo E.G. Pichi Sermolli’s results from the ‘Missione di Studio al Lago Tana’, 1937

By: Ib Friis,Sebsebe Demissew,Odile Weber,Paulo van Breugel

Pichi Sermolli’s work with his more than 2750 collections of plants from nearly 150 localities on the Lake Tana expedition in Ethiopia in 1937 was interrupted by World War II, but completed in 1947 at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and the British Museum (Natural History), UK. It resulted in preliminary accounts of the vegetation published 1938-40 and a taxonomically arranged account in 1951, all in Italian. Pichi Sermolli’s observations are difficult to locate due to the imperfect maps of the time, but in this book the authors have reconstructed the sequence of the collections, georeferenced the localities, and updated the identifications of the species. By reconstructing Pichi Sermolli’s observations, it is possible to draw conclusions about the vegetation and compare with a recent model of the vegetation of Ethiopia. According to this, the vegetation of the Lake Tana Basin was a complex mosaic of woodland, scrub, forest, farmland and lake shore vegetation now difficult to interpret in detail. Pichi Sermolli’s study of the vegetation in the Semien Mountains demonstrated for the first time the zonation of Ericaceous woodland and Afroalpine vegetation, within which he distinguished Carex monostachya bogs, Afroalpine grasslands with Lobelia rhynchopetalum, and stony and rocky Afroalpine vegetation. This book interprets Pichi Sermolli’s observations in English and compares them with modern knowledge of the region, partly obtained by the present authors’ own field work. It demonstrates how Pichi Sermolli’s studies form a valuable contribution to the understanding of the Ethiopian flora and vegetation.

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Firenze University Press

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8855186337

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9788855186339

Atlas of the Potential Vegetation of Ethiopia

By: Ib Friis,Sebsebe Demissew,Paulo van Breugel

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Atlas of the Potential Vegetation of Ethiopia

By: Ib Friis,Sebsebe Demissew,Paulo van Breugel

This is a new atlas of the potential vegetation of Ethiopia at the scale of 1:2,000,000. An accompanying text describes the vegetation. Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS), new topographical and meteorological information has been employed in the preparation of this atlas. The plants of Ethiopia have now been studied in detail by an international group of scientists collaborating on production of the Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea. This flora manual was published in 10 volumes from 1989 to 2009, and has radically increased the floristic information available about the country, and this new knowledge allows an increasingly detailed floristic characterisation of the Ethiopian vegetation"--Publisher's description.

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314

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8773043478

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9788773043479

Verification and Control of Hybrid Systems

A Symbolic Approach

By: Paulo Tabuada

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Verification and Control of Hybrid Systems

A Symbolic Approach

By: Paulo Tabuada

Hybrid systems describe the interaction of software, described by finite models such as finite-state machines, with the physical world, described by infinite models such as differential equations. This book addresses problems of verification and controller synthesis for hybrid systems. Although these problems are very difficult to solve for general hybrid systems, several authors have identified classes of hybrid systems that admit symbolic or finite models. The novelty of the book lies on the systematic presentation of these classes of hybrid systems along with the relationships between the hybrid systems and the corresponding symbolic models. To show how the existence of symbolic models can be used for verification and controller synthesis, the book also outlines several key results for the verification and controller design of finite systems. Several examples illustrate the different methods and techniques discussed in the book.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1441902244

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9781441902245

RNA, the Epicenter of Genetic Information

By: John Mattick,Paulo Amaral

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RNA, the Epicenter of Genetic Information

By: John Mattick,Paulo Amaral

The origin story and emergence of molecular biology is muddled. The early triumphs in bacterial genetics and the complexity of animal and plant genomes complicate an intricate history. This book documents the many advances, as well as the prejudices and founder fallacies. It highlights the premature relegation of RNA to simply an intermediate between gene and protein, the underestimation of the amount of information required to program the development of multicellular organisms, and the dawning realization that RNA is the cornerstone of cell biology, development, brain function and probably evolution itself. Key personalities, their hubris as well as prescient predictions are richly illustrated with quotes, archival material, photographs, diagrams and references to bring the people, ideas and discoveries to life, from the conceptual cradles of molecular biology to the current revolution in the understanding of genetic information. Key Features Documents the confused early history of DNA, RNA and proteins - a transformative history of molecular biology like no other. Integrates the influences of biochemistry and genetics on the landscape of molecular biology. Chronicles the important discoveries, preconceptions and misconceptions that retarded or misdirected progress. Highlights major pioneers and contributors to molecular biology, with a focus on RNA and noncoding DNA. Summarizes the mounting evidence for the central roles of non-protein-coding RNA in cell and developmental biology. Provides a thought-provoking retrospective and forward-looking perspective for advanced students and professional researchers. The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.

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CRC Press

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1000623114

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Atlas of the Potential Vegetation of Ethiopia

By: Ib Friis,Sebsebe Demissew,Paulo van Breugel

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By: Ib Friis,Sebsebe Demissew,Paulo van Breugel

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Plants and vegetation of NW Ethiopia

Plants and vegetation of NW Ethiopia

Atlas of the Potential Vegetation of Ethiopia

Atlas of the Potential Vegetation of Ethiopia

Verification and Control of Hybrid Systems

Verification and Control of Hybrid Systems

RNA, the Epicenter of Genetic Information

RNA, the Epicenter of Genetic Information

Atlas of the Potential Vegetation of Ethiopia

Atlas of the Potential Vegetation of Ethiopia

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