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  • The Salton Sea

    Edited by John F. Elder, Doyle Stephens, Milton Friend, Douglas A. Barnum ...
    Series Book 161 - Developments in Hydrobiology
    For the first time, an effort to conduct coordinated interdisciplinary research on a vast and complex saline lake has been undertaken for the purposes of providing baseline data to guide restoration project activities. This volume compiles state-of-the-art science for the Salton Sea and will serve as the foundation for the next several generations of scientific inquiry for California's largest ... Read more

    $143.99 USD

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    The Greatest Mass Extinction of All Time

    by Michael J. Benton ...
    "Michael Benton's splendid book brings back to Earth Science a sense of adventure. . . . It is both a wonderfully good read and a valued reference." —James Lovelock, author of Gaia and Homage to GaiaToday it is common knowledge that the dinosaurs were wiped out by a meteorite impact 65 million years ago that killed half of all species then living. Far less well-known is a much greater catastrophe ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • On Gaia

    A Critical Investigation of the Relationship between Life and Earth

    by Toby Tyrrell ...
    A critical examination of James Lovelock's controversial Gaia hypothesisOne of the enduring questions about our planet is how it has remained continuously habitable over vast stretches of geological time despite the fact that its atmosphere and climate are potentially unstable. James Lovelock's Gaia hypothesis posits that life itself has intervened in the regulation of the planetary environment in ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • The Biomarker Guide: Volume 1, Biomarkers and Isotopes in the Environment and Human History

    by K. E. Peters, C. C. Walters, J. M. Moldowan ...
    The second edition of The Biomarker Guide is a fully updated and expanded version of this essential reference. Now in two volumes, it provides a comprehensive account of the role that biomarker technology plays both in petroleum exploration and in understanding Earth history and processes. Biomarkers and Isotopes in the Environment and Human History details the origins of biomarkers and introduces ... Read more

    $122.99 USD

  • Four Revolutions in the Earth Sciences

    From Heresy to Truth

    by James Powell ...
    Over the course of the twentieth century, scientists came to accept four counterintuitive yet fundamental facts about the Earth: deep time, continental drift, meteorite impact, and global warming. When first suggested, each proposition violated scientific orthodoxy and was quickly denounced as scientific—and sometimes religious—heresy. Nevertheless, after decades of rejection, scientists came to ... Read more

    $37.99 USD

  • Charles Lyell and Modern Geology

    Enriched edition. Unveiling the Foundations of Geological Science and Modern Earth History

    by T. G. Bonney, Kevin Nicholls ...
    In "Charles Lyell and Modern Geology," T. G. Bonney offers an insightful examination of the pivotal contributions made by Charles Lyell to the field of geology. This scholarly work delves into Lyell's fundamental ideas of uniformitarianism, which posited that the processes shaping the Earth today have been consistent throughout geologic time. Bonney's literary style combines rigorous analysis with ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Chitin

    Formation and Diagenesis

    Edited by Neal S. Gupta ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    There are several books on properties of chitin and associated biomolecules and their biochemical significance. However, the present volume deals with a wide variety of biogeochemical and organic geochemical aspects of this vital macromolecule written by leading authors and experts in the field. Each chapter is carefully peer reviewed and is an updated account of recent research in isotopic, ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • Global Biodiversity in a Changing Environment

    Scenarios for the 21st Century

    Edited by F.Stuart Chapin, Osvaldo E. Sala, Elisabeth Huber-Sannwald ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    The scientific community has voiced two general concerns about the future of the earth. Climatologists and oceanographers have focused on the changes in our physical environment -- changes in the climate, the oceans, and the chemistry of the air we breathe. Environmental biologists, on the other hand, have addressed issues of conservation and the extinction of species. There is increasing evidence ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • Gold Metallogeny

    in the Sino-Korean Platform

    by Hongsheng Bai, Zhiliang Li, Giulio Morteani, Robert B. Trumbull ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    Geology and Tectonics through Earth's history and selected gold deposits of Hebei Province, NE china, are briefly described in this monograph. Additionally, instructive maps, diagrams and photographs as well as aspects of metallogenesis and a proposed metallogenetic model make it valuable for scientists and practitioners working in the field of geology of Precambrian rocks associated with gold ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Computational Methods in Earthquake Engineering

    Edited by Manolis Papadrakakis, Michalis Fragiadakis, Nikos D. Lagaros ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    This book provides an insight in advanced methods and concepts for structural analysis and design against seismic loading. The book consists of 25 chapters dealing with a wide range of timely issues in contemporary Earthquake Engineering. In brief, the topics covered are: collapse assessment, record selection, effect of soil conditions, problems in seismic design, protection of monuments, earth ... Read more

    $188.09 USD

  • The Soils of Taiwan

    by Zueng-Sang Chen, Zeng-Yei Hseu, Chen-Chi Tsai ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book presents a comprehensive and up-to-date overview on soils of Taiwan. It includes sections on soil research history, climate, geology, geomorphology, major soil types, soil maps, soil properties, soil classification, soil fertility, land use and vegetation, soil management, soils and humans, soils and industry, future soil issues. The book summarizes what is known about the soils in ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • Geo-disaster Modeling and Analysis: An SPH-based Approach

    by Yu Huang, Zili Dai, Weijie Zhang ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    Through application of the Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) method, this monograph mainly focuses on large deformations and flow failure simulations of geomaterials and movement behavior, which are always involved in geo-disasters. The work covers the theoretical background, numerical techniques, code implementation issues, and many novel and interesting applications. Two-dimensional and ... Read more

    $89.09 USD