Tabla de Contenidos: “…Going to California: the Mennonite migration -- Alone in the garden: boosters, migrants, and refugees -- Urban dystopia and divine nature: the early Mennonite colonies -- Outsiders from within: defining California Mennonite identity -- New neighbors: confronting racial and religious pluralism -- From sewing circles to missionary societies: the public roles of women in the church -- Peaceful patriots: California Mennonites during World War II -- Socially active Mennonitism and mental health: the origins of Kings View Homes -- Feeding the hungry: a story of piety and professionalization -- Protect and assimilate: evangelical education in California -- Labor tensions: Mennonite growers, the UFW, and the farm labor problem -- From digging gold to saving souls: the transformation of California Mennonite identity -- Epilogue. a new breed of Mennonites…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…SCIENTIFIC BASES FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THE HAWAIIAN CROW -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- THE WILD POPULATION OF 'ALALA -- AVOIDING EXTINCTION -- THE CAPTIVE POPULATION OF 'ALALA -- GENETIC CONSIDERATIONS -- OPTIONS FOR MANAGEMENT OF THE 'ALALA -- 1 INTRODUCTION -- 2 HISTORY OF THE WILD POPULATION AND CAUSES OF ITS DECLINE -- PAST AND PRESENT DISTRIBUTION OF THE WILD POPULATION -- The Geological Setting -- Geographic Distribution of the 'Alala -- ASSESSMENT OF EXTRINSIC CAUSES OF THE DECLINE IN THE POPULATION -- Habitat and Food -- Predators -- Diseases and Parasites -- ESTIMATES OF POPULATION VIABILITY AND TIME TO EXTINCTION -- Approaches -- Demographic Analyses -- Times to Extinction of Corvids on Islands -- 3 Genetic Considerations -- 4 CAPTIVE BREEDING OF THE 'ALALA -- ORIGINS AND FACILITIES OF THE 'ALALA CAPTIVE-BREEDING PROGRAM -- DEMOGRAPHICS AND GENETICS -- INBREEDING DEPRESSION -- ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND MANAGEMENT -- STAFFING AND ADMINISTRATION -- 5 RELEVANT PRECEDENTS IN ENDANGERED SPECIES PRESERVATION -- CALIFORNIA CONDOR (GYMNOGYPS CALIFORNIANUS) -- MAGPIE ROBIN (COPSYCHUS SECHELLARUM) -- LORD HOWE ISLAND WOODHEN (TRICHOLIMNAS SILVESTRIS) -- TAKAHE (NOTORNIS MANTELLI) -- KAKAPO (STRIGAPS HABROPTILUS) -- CHATHAM ISLAND BLACK ROBIN (PETROICA TRAVERSI) -- MAURITIUS KESTREL (FALCO PUNCTATUS) -- CONCLUSIONS -- 6 OPTIONS FOR MANAGEMENT OF THE 'ALALA -- OPTION 1. …”

“…In The Goths & Other Stories, sexual desire, food, space, and anger are distorted; prose fiction, experimental poetry, philosophy, and design theory intersect and breed. The poetics of car accidents, capitalist consumption, and anarchist terrorism unfold at a Southern California car dealership. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- THE PROTECTION OF GENETIC DIVERSITY -- Uncertainty Regarding Future Adaptive Challenges to Species -- FEASIBLE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES -- The Spatial Structure of Reserves -- Corridors and Edge Effects -- Reconstruction of Habitat -- Consequences of Captive Breeding and Supplementation -- Global Environmental Change -- VALUING RARITY -- REFERENCES -- 10 Beyond the Endangered Species Act -- IS THE ESA WORKING? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Agricultural Biotechnology -- Copyright -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- 1 Executive Summary and Recommendations -- THE INTERNATIONAL DIMENSION -- THE POWER OF BIOTECHNOLOGY -- STRATEGIES FOR NATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS -- Research Emphasis -- The Research System -- New Talent -- Applications and Commercialization -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- Scientific Aspects -- Increased Emphasis on Basic Research -- Improved Techniques and Applications -- Increased Attention to the Ecological Aspects of Biotechnology -- Funding and Institutions -- Linking and Integrating Research -- Peer and Merit Review -- The Federal Government's Role -- The State Governments' Role -- The Private Sector's Role -- Training -- Increased Federal Support for Training -- Increased Retraining Programs -- Technology Transfer -- Roles for Universities and Government Agencies -- Cooperative Extension Service -- Patenting and Licensing -- Regulation of Field Testing -- 2 Scientific Aspects -- THE POWER OF BIOTECHNOLOGY -- USING GENE TRANSFER TO ENHANCE AGRICULTURE -- Isolation of Important Genes -- Gene Transfer Technology -- Cell Culture and Regeneration Techniques -- Monoclonal Antibody Technologies -- Summary -- NEW APPROACHES TO CROP PRODUCTION -- The Genetic Engineering of Plants -- Putting the New Technologies to Work -- Looking to the Future -- The Genetic Engineering of Microorganisms Associated with Plants -- Putting the New Technologies to work -- Looking to the Future -- Genetic Engineering for Crop Protection -- Putting the New Technologies to Work -- Looking to the Future -- NEW APPROACHES TO ANIMAL AGRICULTURE -- Animal Breeding -- Pregnancy Tests -- Growth Hormones -- Booroola Gene -- Muscle versus Fat -- Fish Farming -- Microorganisms Associated with Animals -- Vaccines against Animal Disease -- Vaccines from Vaccinia Virus -- Altering Intestinal Organisms…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Chapter 17 Lessons from Mediterranean-Climate Regions -- COMMUNITY DIVERSITY IN TROPICAL AND TEMPERATE REGIONS -- MEDITERRANEAN-CLIMATE FLORISTIC DIVERSITY -- South Africa -- California -- The Mediterranean Basin -- INCREASING BIOTIC DIVERSITY-THE INVADERS -- References -- Chapter 18 Structural and Functional Diversity in Temperate Forests -- MAINTAINING SUCCESSIONAL STATES -- MAINTAINING STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL DIVERSITY -- PROTECTING AQUATIC DIVERSITY -- DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE STEWARDSHIP PROGRAMS -- INCORPORATING BIODIVERSITY OBJECTIVES INTO MANAGEMENT -- References -- Chapter 19 Diversity in and Among Grasslands -- GRAZING AND AGRICULTURE CONVERSIONS -- MORE SUBTLE IMPACTS -- References -- Chapter 20 Diversity and Biological Invasions of Oceanic Islands -- SCOPE OF THE PROBLEM -- WHY ARE ISLANDS SUSCEPTIBLE? …”