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Paperback. Articulates a fresh approach to managing marine ecosystems. This book emphasizes the importance of understanding the factors that contribute to social and ecological resilience - the extent to which a system can maintain its structure, function, and identity in the face of disturbance. Editor(s): McLeod, Karen; Leslie, Heather. Num Pages: 500 pages, 25 figures, 10 photos, 25 tables, notes, index. BIC Classification: PSPM; RBKC; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 191 x 21. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Island Press United States
- Edition
- 2
- Number of pages
- 500
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597261555
- ISBN
- 9781597261555
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.38
€ 72.38
Paperback. Because of its immense size and its position at the edge of the Arctic, Alaska has a remarkably varied and complex climate. This book - containing photos, maps, and charts - presents a detailed picture of what to expect in this state of climate extremes. It shows how Alaska's climate presents challenges to its inhabitants on a daily basis. Num Pages: 208 pages, 82 colour plates, maps, & graphs. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Alaska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781602230071
- ISBN
- 9781602230071
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.70
€ 24.99
€ 22.70
Paperback. As the Ice Age came to an end, North America lost a stunning variety of animals. Giant Sloths and Sabertooth Cats surveys these animals, with a particular focus on the Great Basin. The book also explores the major attempts to explain the extinctions. Num Pages: 320 pages, 74 illustrations, 55 maps. BIC Classification: HDDA; RBX; WNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 953.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Utah Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607814696
- ISBN
- 9781607814696
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.70
€ 35.70
Paperback. Presents information to integrates soil and sediment disciplines across terrestrial, marine, and freshwater ecosystems andoffers a framework for a new discipline that will allow future scientists to consider the linkages of biodiversity below-surface, and how biota interact to provide ecosystemservices needed for sustainable soils and sediments. Editor(s): Wall, Diana H. Series: Scope S. Num Pages: 320 pages, figures, tables, appendices. BIC Classification: PSAF; RBGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Island Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781559637602
- ISBN
- 9781559637602
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.99
€ 68.99
Hardback. Shows how global warming is fundamentally changing the natural world and its creatures. This title draws connections between the coming centuries and the end of the last ice age, when mass extinctions swept the planet. It gives us a portrait of what we stand to lose and the vitality of what can be saved. Num Pages: 288 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: PSV; RBP; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 551.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Island Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597261975
- ISBN
- 9781597261975
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.98
€ 52.98
Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1979
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412534102
- ISBN
- 9780412534102
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 102.31
€ 102.31
Paperback. Using an engineera s perspective, it offers a concrete account of the basic facts and experiences regarding the behavior of different rock types in engineering construction. Details geological exploration techniques, stressing drilling and logging core samples. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RBG; TNCC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 251 x 193 x 25. Weight in Grams: 814.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471544241
- ISBN
- 9780471544241
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 358.53
€ 358.53
Hardcover. Editor(s): Johnson, Markes E.; Ledesma-Vazquez, Jorge. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RBKC; RGBP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 284 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1125.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816525300
- ISBN
- 9780816525300
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.13
€ 87.13
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- W. H. Freeman
- Edition
- Third Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780716737421
- ISBN
- 9780716737421
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 95.96€ 92.82
€ 95.96
€ 92.82
paperback. A step-by-step guide to the assessment of the impacts from, and potential adaptations to, changes of climate that is based on the approach developed by the authors and other scientists for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Num Pages: 176 pages, Figures, tables. BIC Classification: RBP; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 170 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Earthscan Publishers United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853832666
- ISBN
- 9781853832666
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.64
€ 45.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 178 pages, b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: PSAF; RBKF; TQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 211 x 15. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- McDonald & Woodward Publishing Company, US United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 178
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780939923984
- ISBN
- 9780939923984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 30.99
€ 47.99
€ 30.99
Paperback. Editor(s): O'Brien, John. Series: Academic Monographs. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: RBP; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 138 x 28. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Melbourne University Publishing
- Edition
- Print on Demand
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780522856897
- ISBN
- 9780522856897
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.25
€ 65.25
Paperback. Presents the techniques used to design and construct foundations on permafrost. This monograph includes eight chapters, which present the authors' experiences in both the design and remedial actions required for the continued successful performance of these systems. Editor(s): Clarke, Edwin S. Num Pages: 86 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: RBGB; TNCC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- American Society of Civil Engineers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780784409473
- ISBN
- 9780784409473
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 86.81
€ 86.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: RBGB; TNCC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 12. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- ASCE Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780784413920
- ISBN
- 9780784413920
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.78
€ 69.78
Paperback. Paleoethnobotany explores the interactions between human beings and plants by examining archaeological evidence. Using different approaches, these essays apply botanical knowledge to studies of archaeological plant remains and apply paleoethnobotany to non-archaeological sources of evidence. Editor(s): Gremillion, Kristen J. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HD; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University Alabama Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817308278
- ISBN
- 9780817308278
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.61
€ 46.61
Paperback. Formed by the confluence of the Ocmulgee and Oconee Rivers, the Altamaha is the largest free-flowing river on the East Coast and drains its third-largest watershed. In evocative photography and elegant prose, "Altamaha"" "captures the beauty of this river and offers a portrait of James Holland, who has become its improbable guardian. Series: Wormsloe Foundation Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, maps. BIC Classification: RBKF; RNK; WNCS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 279 x 13. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820343129
- ISBN
- 9780820343129
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.60
€ 36.99
€ 34.60
Minerals of Georgia: Their Properties and Occurrences (Wormsloe Founda...
Gray, Julian, Cook, Robert
Flexibound. An illustrated (over 150 color photos), alphabetized record of every mineral (or mineral group) identified in the state. Under each entry is a county-by-county listing of every occurrence known, including both widespread species and obscure ones. Editor(s): Santamaria, Jose. Series: A Wormsloe Foundation Nature Book. Num Pages: 360 pages, 167 colour photographs, 3 tables, 1 map. BIC Classification: PNV; RBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820345581
- ISBN
- 9780820345581
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.32
€ 38.99
€ 35.32
Paperback. Explores the mathematical ideas involved in creating and analyzing maps. This book presents the famous problem of mapping the earth. Through the visual context of maps and mapmaking, it shows students how contemporary mathematics can help them to understand and explain the world. Series: Mathematical World. Num Pages: 136 pages, maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: PB; PHVG; RB; RGV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 177 x 8. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- American Mathematical Society
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821832554
- ISBN
- 9780821832554
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.33
€ 71.33
Paperback. This text introduces marine ecology to undergraduate students in biology, zoology, ecology, environment science, natural resources management, marine science and fisheries programmes. Num Pages: 341 pages, b&w colour illustrations, charts, diagrams, graphs. BIC Classification: 1MBF; PSAF; RBKC; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 180 x 25. Weight in Grams: 835.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of New South Wales Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780868401584
- ISBN
- 9780868401584
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.10
€ 51.10
Hardcover. Ideal for non-engineer industry professionals and freshmen-level petroleum engineering students. Devereux introduces the reader to both onshore and offshore drilling operations and technology by covering the entire drilling process from basic geology to managing drilling operations. Num Pages: 337 pages, photographs, line drawings, index. BIC Classification: RBG; THF; TTU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Pennwell Pub
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878147625
- ISBN
- 9780878147625
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.66
€ 111.66