Author: James B. LevensonPublisher:
ISBN: 9780893260682
Category : Biology
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
The Southern-mesic Forest of Southeastern Wisconsin
Author: James B. LevensonPublisher:
ISBN: 9780893260682
Category : Biology
Languages : en
Pages : 246
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Contributions in Biology and Geology
Author: J. John SepkoskiPublisher:
ISBN: 9780893261689
Category : Biology
Languages : en
Pages : 156
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Contributions in Biology and Geology
Author: Rodney WatkinsPublisher:
ISBN: 9780893261702
Category : Biology
Languages : en
Pages : 19
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Contributions in Biology and Geology
Author: Rodney WatkinsPublisher:
ISBN: 9780893262044
Category : Biology
Languages : en
Pages : 29
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Contributions in Biology and Geology
Author: The Geological Evidences of the Antiquity of Man
Author: Sir Charles LyellPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description
Comparison of Engis, Australian and Neanderthal skulls Brief remarks on types of stone implements from Australia.
Contributions to Geology
Author: Principles of Geology, Volume 3
Author: Charles LyellPublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226497992
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 604
Book Description
As important to modern world views as any work of Darwin, Marx, or Freud, Principles of Geology is a landmark in the history of science. In this first of three volumes, Charles Lyell (1797-1875) sets forth his powerful uniformitarian argument: processes now visibly acting in the natural world are essentially the same as those that have acted throughout the history of the earth, and are sufficient to account for all geological phenomena. Martin J. S. Rudwick's new Introduction, summarizing the origins of the Principles, guides the reader through the structure of the entire three-volume first edition and considers the legacy of Lyell's great work. -- from back cover.
Biodiversity and Earth History
Author: Jens BoenigkPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 3662463946
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
This uniquely interdisciplinary textbook explores the exciting and complex relationship between Earth’s geological history and the biodiversity of life. Its innovative design provides a seamless learning experience, clarifying major concepts step by step with detailed textual explanations complemented by detailed figures, diagrams and vibrant pictures. Thanks to its layout, the respective concepts can be studied individually, as part of the broader framework of each chapter, or as they relate to the book as a whole. It provides in-depth coverage of: - Earth’s formation and subsequent geological history, including patterns of climate change and atmospheric evolution; - The early stages of life, from microbial ‘primordial soup’ theories to the fossil record’s most valuable contributions; - Mechanisms of mutual influence between living organisms and the environment: how life changed Earth’s history whilst, at the same time, environmental pressures continue to shape the evolution of species; - Basic ideas in biodiversity studies: species concepts, measurement techniques, and global distribution patterns; - Biological systematics, from their historical origins in Greek philosophy and Biblical stories to Darwinian evolution by natural selection, and to phylogenetics based on cutting-edge molecular techniques. This book’s four major sections offer a fresh cross-disciplinary overview of biodiversity and the Earth’s history. Among many other concepts, they reveal the massive diversity of eukaryotes, explain the geological processes behind fossilisation, and provide an eye-opening account of the relatively short period of human evolution in the context of Earth’s 4.6 billion-year history. Employing a combination of proven didactic tools, the book is simultaneously a reading reference, illustrated guide, and encyclopaedia of organismal biology and geology. It is aimed at school- and university-level students, as well as members of the public fascinated by the intricate interrelationship of living organisms and their environment.
Principles of Geology
Author: Sir Charles LyellPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 684
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