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Fossils have been vital to our understanding of the formation of the earth and the origins of all life on it. However, their impact has not been limited to debates about geology and evolution: attempts to explain their existence has shaken religion at its very roots,...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2005-10-13
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Fossils have been vital to our understanding of the formation of the earth and the origins of all life on it. However, their impact has not been limited to debates about geology and evolution: attempts to explain their existence has shaken religion at its very roots,...
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2005-10-13
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Imagine standing at the center of a Roman coliseum that is 20 miles across, with walls that soar 10 miles into the sky, towering walls with cascades of ice crystals falling along its brilliantly white surface. That's what it's like to stand in the eye of a hurricane.
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2005-09-01
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Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and...
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Penguin
Parution :
2005-08-25
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Jeffrey Glassberg's acclaimed Butterflies through Binoculars guides have revolutionized the way we view butterflies. Now there's a field guide in the same practical format, and with the same emphasis on conservation, to identify caterpillars.
Caterpillars are as...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2005-06-02
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Nature is full of fascinating stories, stories that attract our attention at a young age and keep us amazed throughout our entire lives. The need to understand nature draws us back to its simple beauty again and again, yet underneath this simplicity lies a complex web...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2005-05-19
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Agricultural droughts affect whole societies, leading to higher food costs, threatened economies, and even famine. In order to mitigate such effects, researchers must first be able to monitor them, and then predict them; however no book currently focuses on accurate...
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Oxford University Press
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2005-04-14
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About this book This book develops a supporting structure for sustainable development, following a natural set of steps to reach an established goal. It provides the tools to......
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Springer-Verlag
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2005
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About this book One of the major challenges facing humankind is to provide an equitable standard of living for this and future generations: adequate food, water and energy,......
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Springer-Verlag
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2005
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About this book The interactions between Environmental-Plant sciencesal change and human societies have a long, complex history spanning many millennia, but these have......
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Springer-Verlag
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2005
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About this book Soils would not exist without the complex and heterogeneous activities of microorganisms. For the third volume of Soil Biology, an international board of......
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Springer-Verlag
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2005
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ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT is a volume on energy and environmental modeling that describes a broad variety of modeling methodologies, embodied in...
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Springer-Verlag
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2005
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Construction behaviour occurs across the entire spectrum of the animal kingdom and affects the survival of both builders and other organisms associated with them. Animal Architecture provides a comprehensive overview of the biology of animal building. The book...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2004-12-23
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The aim of this book is to outline the main methods and techniques available to ornithologists. A general shortage of information about available techniques is greatly hindering progress in avian ecology and conservation. Currently this sort of information is disparate...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2004-06-17
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The aim of this book is to outline the main methods and techniques available to ornithologists. A general shortage of information about available techniques is greatly hindering progress in avian ecology and conservation. Currently this sort of information is disparate...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2004-06-17
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Mayer Hillman, one of Britain's most original and influential thinkers, here offers the reader both a stunning analysis of the looming environmental catastrophe and a blueprint for avoiding it. The blueprint is practical at a personal level but the challenge he throws...
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Penguin
Parution :
2004-05-27
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Cass Sunstein and Martha Nussbaum bring together an all-star cast of contributors to explore the legal and political issues that underlie the campaign for animal rights and the opposition to it. Addressing ethical questions about ownership, protection against...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2004-04-01
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This book presents a series of review chapters on the various aspects of primate kinship and behavior, as a fundamental reference for students and professionals interested in primate behavior, ecology and evolution. The relatively new molecular data allow one to assess...
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Oxford University Press
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2004-03-04
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Le constat de l'irréversible destruction des forêts tropicales et de la biodiversité masquerait-il une grande diversité de situations ? Fondé sur les travaux de chercheurs en sciences de la nature et en sciences sociales, ce...
Editeur :
Cirad
Parution :
2004-01-01
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Ce guide de terrain est la synthèse de plus de quinze années de pratique en aménagement forestier. Il vient combler une lacune dans la documentation sur la flore des zones sèches d'Afrique de l'Ouest. Ses 1300 photographies en...
Editeur :
Cirad
Parution :
2004-01-01
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