Author: Markes E. JohnsonPublisher: Geological Society of America
ISBN: 9780813723181
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Pliocene Carbonates and Related Facies Flanking the Gulf of California, Baja California, Mexico
Author: Markes E. JohnsonPublisher: Geological Society of America
ISBN: 9780813723181
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Pliocene Carbonates and Related Facies Flanking the Gulf of California, Baja California, Mexico
Author: Markes E. JohnsonPublisher: Geological Society of America
ISBN: 0813723183
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Rifts and Passive Margins
Author: Michal NemčokPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107025834
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 619
Book Description
This is a comprehensive synthesis of state-of-the-art information on vitally important hydrocarbon habitats for advanced geology students and researchers, exploration geoscientists, and petroleum managers.
Tectonic Evolution of Northwestern México and the Southwestern USA
Author: Scott E. JohnsonPublisher: Geological Society of America
ISBN: 9780813723747
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 490
Book Description
Petroleum Abstracts
Author: Biodiversity, Ecosystems, and Conservation in Northern Mexico
Author: Jean-Luc E. CartronPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195156722
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 513
Book Description
This book describes the biodiversity and biogeography of nothern Mexico, documents the biological importance of regional ecosystems and the impacts of human land use on the conservation status of plants and wildlife. It should become the standard source document for the conservation status of species and ecosystems in this region, which is of unusual biological interest because of its high biodiversity and highly varied landscape and biological zonation.
Los Cabos
Author: Antonina IvanovaPublisher: SCERP and IRSC publications
ISBN: 1938537009
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 524
Book Description
Through 25 peer-reviewed essays, scholars from the United States and Mexico delve into the environmental, social, economic, and cultural-historical components of what we call an environmental and tourism paradise - the region of Los Cabos, Baja California Sur. This region is vulnerable precisely because of the strong development pressure generated mainly by the tourism sector. Los Cabos analyzes these problems as an opportunity to contribute to the sustainable development of the region. Also available in Spanish, see Los Cabos: Prospectiva de un Paraíso Natural y Turístico. Published by San Diego State University Press and Institute for Regional Studies of the Californias
Petrology of Sedimentary Rocks
Author: Sam BoggsPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521897165
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 611
Book Description
Advanced textbook outlining the physical, chemical, and biological properties of sedimentary rocks through petrographic microscopy, geochemical techniques, and field study.
Rhodolith/Maërl Beds: A Global Perspective
Author: Rafael Riosmena-RodríguezPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 331929315X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
Rhodolith beds are recognized internationally as a unique ecosystem, and they are the focus of this interdisciplinary book. These marine beds occur worldwide, from the tropics to the poles, ranging in depth from intertidal to deep subtidal habitats and they are also represented in extensive fossil deposits. In the light of international interest in rhodoliths and maerl concerning their role in coastal ecosystems and with respect to biodiversity, fisheries, and the production of sediment, this book provides the most comprehensive view possible. As readers will discover, rhodoliths/maerl are fundamental to a range of ecological processes, acting as ecosystem engineers including playing key roles in recruitment and providing nursery habitats. Rhodoliths/maerl have been used commercially in some parts of the world, and they are understood to be vulnerable to coastal modifications and human-induced change, and hence their status may serve as an indicator of ecosystem health. Rhodoliths/maerl contribute to global carbon budgets although the extent remains to be evaluated, as do the potential impacts of changing global climates and ocean acidification.
Discovering the Geology of Baja California
Author: Markes E. JohnsonPublisher: University of Arizona Press
ISBN: 9780816522293
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Baja California: wild, desolate, and a treasure-house of geological wonders. Along its ancient shorelines, careful observers can learn much about how the Gulf of California came into existence and what the future of the Baja California peninsula might be. For those who wish to unlock the mysteries of Baja California, geologist Markes Johnson offers the key. He has taken a body of technical research on the geology and paleontology of the region and made it accessible in plain language for anyone who visits the peninsula, whether for study or recreation. His book teaches general concepts in coastal geomorphology and tectonics, as well as the basic geological and natural history of the Gulf of California, in a conversive, intellectually stimulating fashion. Johnson's guide takes the form of six day-long hikes in the area of Punta Chivato on the east coast of the southern Baja California peninsula. Punta Chivato is presented as a microcosm of the entire region; it can enable visitors to better understand major themes in the natural history of the Gulf of California and its geological past. All of the hikes begin at the southeast corner of the Punta Chivato promontory and loop out in different directions. Each circuit is designed to minimize overlap with adjacent hikes and to maximize the visitor's exposure to instructive variations in the landscape. Each chapter features additional reflections on a geologist of another time and place who has advanced the field in a way that elucidates the material covered in that chapter. Through these asides, readers will learn the basic lessons about how geologists read the secrets hidden in landscapes. Discovering the Geology of Baja California invites visitors to these shores to explore not only rocks and fossils but also the continuum of past ecosystems with the ecology of the present. It offers both an unparalleled guide to a remote area and a new understanding of life caught in an endless cycle of change.