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This important book challenges the prevalent view of the characteristics and origins of soils. In it, three distinguished earth scientists argue that soils are primarily geological materials altered …

geschrieben von T. R. Paton (Autor) und Thomas R. Patom (Autor) und P. B. Mitchell (Orchester)

This book focuses on the evolution of energy-using activities in a dozen industrialized countries and many developing countries as well, with particular attention paid to the energy-intensive branches …

1. Introduction; 2. World energy use since 1970: an overview; 3. Historic trends in manufacturing; 4. Historic trends in transportation; 5. Historic trends in the residential sector; 6. Historic …

geschrieben von Lee Schipper (Autor) und Stephen Meyer (Autor) und Chris Hope (Herausgeber)

A noted outdoors expert and an acclaimed illustrator have banded together to create a stunning picture of the wildlife in the eastern half of the United States. Complete with observation tips. 75 …

geschrieben von Janine M. Benyus (Autor) und Glenn Wolff (Illustrator)

Here Gordon Orians presents the results of his many years of research on how blackbirds utilize their marsh environments during the breeding season. These results stem from information he gathered on …

geschrieben von Gordon H. Orians (Autor)

"Swamp Song "is the story of a biologist's romance with the environment. In this abundantly illustrated book, naturalist and photographer Ron Larson offers to everyone interested in nature--from bird …

geschrieben von Ron Larson (Autor) und Ronald J. Larson (Autor)

Originally published in 1983, this text summarizes and integrates results from the Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study, one of the most extensive long-term studies of a watershed ever undertaken. The new …

geschrieben von Gene E. Likens (Herausgeber)

John Pastor is Professor of Biology, at …

This is a major new introductory textbook on mathematical ecology bridging the subdisciplines of population ecology and ecosystem ecology. The book is ideal for beginning graduate and advanced …

Prologue.Preface.Acknowledgments.Part I: Preliminaries.1. What is Mathematical Ecology and Why Should We Do It?.2. Mathematical Toolbox.Part II: Populations.3. Homogeneous Populations: Exponential and …

geschrieben von John Pastor (Autor)

Interest in water will continue to grow …

1. The nature of the hydrated proton C. I. Ratcliffe and D. E. Irish; 2. Water as a plasticizer: physico-chemical aspects of low-moisture polymeric systems H. Levine and L. Slade; 3. Cellular water …

geschrieben von Felix Franks (Herausgeber)

A common focus is the central position adopted by water …

Foreword; 1. Lyotropic effects of water on phospholipids John H. Crowe and Lois M. Crowe; 2. Hydration of nucleic acids E. Westhof and D. L. Beveridge; 3. The solvation of amino acids and small …

geschrieben von Felix Franks (Herausgeber)

Peter Grubb is Professor of Ecology at the University of Cambridge. John …

This symposium volume is aimed at considering the most …

Foreword; Preface; Part I. Introduction; 1. Toward a more exact ecology: a personal view of the issues P. J. Grubb; Part II. Physiological Processes in Free-Living Organisms; 2. Gas exchange of plants …

geschrieben von Peter J. Grubb (Herausgeber) und John B. Whittaker (Herausgeber)