Books by "Professor Michael J. Stout"

6 books found

Managing biodiversity in agricultural landscapes

Managing biodiversity in agricultural landscapes

by Emeritus Professor Nick C. H. Reid, Professor Andrew F. Bennett, Professor G. R. Squire, Professor Theodore Alter, Professor David Johnson, Dr Jane Morrison, Dr Ian Montgomery, Dr Ruth Little, Emeritus Professor Gordon Rausser, Dr Dean Ansell, Dr Liz Lewis-Reddy, Professor Ruurd van Diggelen, Professor Thomas A. Jones, Professor David Lindenmayer, Professor Adrian D. Manning, Professor Christopher R. Dickman

2024 · Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing

Provides a comprehensive overview of the key concepts in biodiversity management within agricultural landscapes Considers the role of farmers and rural communities in implementing ecological restoration practices Reviews the importance of habitat and animal rewilding in promoting biodiversity and other key ecosystem services

Improving standards and certification in agri-food supply chains

Improving standards and certification in agri-food supply chains

by Professor Louise Manning, Dr Amanda Hielm, Dr Gregory Sampson, Ms Pilar Pampin, Dr Jo Treweek, Dr Mona McCord, Ms Deanna Newsom, Dr Anna Thorning, Professor James Monaghan, Dr Evelien De Olde

2024 · Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing

Considers a range of techniques used for measuring compliance and improving performance across the agri-food supply chain, including those used to measure on-farm carbon footprints and biodiversity Provides a useful and comprehensive context to the role of governments and other food safety agencies in setting safety, quality and sustainability standards for global agri-food supply chains Reviews the key issues in developing voluntary standards, focussing on those encountered during the development of robust carbon-neutral and biodiversity offsetting certification schemes

Contaminants in agricultural soils

Contaminants in agricultural soils

by Distinguished Laureate Professor Ravi Naidu, Dr Teklit Gebregiorgis Ambaye, Dr Mentore Vaccari, Dr Chandima Wekumbura, Dr Chammi P. Attanayake, Professor Ganga Hettiarachichi, Dr Lynda Peter, Professor Linda Lee, Dr Vera Felix da Graca Silva, Dr Judith Riedo, Dr Diana Vieira, Dr Pia Kotschik, Dr Violette Geissen, Dr Antonio Bispo, Dr Claire Froger, Dr Shiva Sabzevari, Dr Nikola Rakonjac, Joost Lahr, Sören Thiele-Bruhn, Bjorn J. A. Berendsen, Carlos A. Faúndez Urbina, Coen J. Ritsema, Dr G. J. Levy, Dr Asher Bar-Tal, Dr Eddie Cytryn, Dr Mikhail Borisover, Dr Liang Wang, Dr Ying Cheng, Dr Ayanka Wijayawardena, Dr Gerhard Soja, Dr Solmaz Bidast, Dr Santosh Kumar Paul, Dr Bhaba Biswas, Dr Paula Alvarenga, Dr Luísa Louro Martins, Dr Miguel Mourato, Dr David Leung, Professor Fang Wang, Dr Yu Liu, Dr Yuhao Fu, Dr Leilei Xiang, Dr Xin Jiang, Dr Yongming Luo

2025 · Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing

Reviews the main types of contaminants in agricultural soils, such as heavy metals, pesticide residues and petroleum hydrocarbon waste products, per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contaminants Explores bioremediation techniques such as the use of soil amendments and additives Covers techniques such as phyto-stabilisation and phyto-extraction

Improving nitrogen use efficiency in crop production

Improving nitrogen use efficiency in crop production

by Professor Claudia Wagner-Riddle, Professor Brent Kaiser, Professor Nandula Raghuram, Professor Brenda Tubana, Dr Bijay Singh, Professor Deli Chen, Dr Chelsea K. Janke, Professor Harold Van Es, Professor Masoud Hashemi, Dr Alan Franzluebbers, Dr Iris Vogeler, Dr Lucie Chmelikova, Professor David Pannell, Professor Ignacio Ciampitti

2024 · Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing

Considers the role of fertiliser use in agriculture as a major contributor to the imbalance of the global nitrogen cycle Reviews the effectiveness of inorganic nitrogen fertilisers and organic sources of nitrogen in optimising nitrogen use efficiency Highlights recent developments in the use of enhanced efficiency nitrogen fertilisers to reduce nitrous oxide emissions

Improving poultry meat safety and sustainability

Improving poultry meat safety and sustainability

by Professor Steven C. Ricke, Prof Nicolae Corcionivoschi, Dr Jessica Hite, Dr Todd Callaway, Dr Nicole Jaffrezic-Renault, Debabrata Biswas, Dr Kumar Venkitanarayanan, Dr Paul McMullin, Dianna Bourassa, Dr Janne Lundén, Dr Dana K. Dittoe, Ilkka Leinonen, Dr Kelly Wamsley, Professor Xiuping Jiang

2025 · Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing

Highlights the major zoonotic disease threats to poultry production, detailing their characterisation, identification and routes of transmission Addresses both on-farm safety and postharvest management techniques in preventing the risk and spread of zoonotic and other diseases Considers how elements of poultry production can be better managed to improve safety and sustainability, such as improving feed formulation and litter management to reduce environmental impact

Advances in sheep production

Advances in sheep production

by Prof. Raffaele Zanoli, Ms Hollie Riddell, Professor Neil Sargison, Dr Samir Id-Lahoucine, Dr Nerys Wright, Prof. Cathy Dwyer, Dr Rudolf Reichel, Dr Claire Morgan-Davies, Professor David Barker, Dr Liz Genever, Ms Alison Bond, Prof Zhongtang Yu, Dr Jude L. Capper, N. M. Schreurs, Prof. Ningtao Mao

2025 · Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing

Provides a detailed overview of the current challenges facing sheep production, including changing consumer and societal attitudes to sheep products Considers how sheep production can improve its sustainability through the implementation of key practices, such as the use of genetic improvements to reduce GHG emissions Reviews the recent advances in sheep breeding and genetic selection, as well as how it can be optimised to improve fertility and reproductive performance in sheep