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GENETIC CLASSIFICATION OF GLACIGENIC DEPOSITS
Written by R.P. Goldthwait; C.L. Matsch.
Stock no. 1710874
Published by A.A. Balkema.
1st
1988.
Nearly fine condition.
Pictorial Boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 9061916941. Tape marks to endpapers.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- GEOLOGY
- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- POLAR
- GENETICS
COLD CLIMATE RESEARCH IN FINLAND
Written by Jarmo Heinonen; et al.
Stock no. 1710871
Published by Ministry Of Trade And Industry.
1st
1989.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Cold climate research has long traditions in Finland. The Polar Commission of Finland decided to epitomize this in a single book. Notable Finnish specialists in different fields of science and technology were asked to describe cold climate research and its development, each from their own particular point of view. Edited by Jarmo Heinonen, various contributors. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour and b/w photos. 162 pages. ISBN: 9514727789. Corners lightly bumped. Light page edge browning else contents clean.
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- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- POLAR
- ARCTIC
- FINLAND
- ECOLOGY
- NATURAL HISTORY
- METEOROLOGY AND CLIMATE
TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENTS
Written by J.L. Cloudsley-Thompson.
Stock no. 1710858
Published by Croom Helm.
1st
1975.
Very good condition.
A book which covers the zoogeography and ecology of the main terrestrial environments of the world, including fresh water habitats, with emphasis on their fauna. Climate and vegetation are outlined briefly in so far as they affect animal life. Green & blue cardwraps. B/w illustrations. 253 pages including index. ISBN: 0856641804. Spine faded. Light creasing to covers. Text block lightly browned. Else contents clean.
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- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- ECOLOGY
- GEOGRAPHY
- BIOLOGY
- NATURAL HISTORY
UNDERSTANDING ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
Written by Susan Buckingham; Mike Turner.
Stock no. 1710857
Published by Sage Publications.
1st
2008.
Very good condition.
This book explains clearly and concisely the science and social science necessary to understand environmental issues using learning outcomes, text boxes, tables and figures throughout. It describes - in section one- the philosophies, values, politics, and technologies which contribute to the production of environmental issues. Section two uses cases on climate change, waste, food, and natural hazards to provide detailed illustration and exemplification of the ideas described in section one. Edited by Buckingham and Turner. Cardwraps. B/w photos & diagrams. xii and 274 pages including index. ISBN: 9781761942368. Light stain to vertical edge of text block. A few top corner creases. Else a nice, clean copy.
QUATERNARY LANDSCAPES
Written by Linda C.K. Shane; Edward J. Cushing.
Stock no. 1710855
Published by Belhaven Press.
1st
1991.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
An interdisciplinary examination of the development of glaciated terrain, peat lands, lakes, vegetation, climate, and early agriculture that helps us understand our landscapes, model their changes and predict their future. Green cloth boards, black title to spine. B/w diagrams. xiv and 229 pages. ISBN: 1852932074. Small initials in ink to front endpaper. Contents clean. Dustwrapper spine faded to blue.
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- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- GEOLOGY
- GEOGRAPHY
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ARCHAEOLOGY
- ANTHROPOLOGY
BACKGROUND TO PALAEOHYDROLOGY: A PERSPECTIVE
Written by K.J. Gregory.
Stock no. 1710854
Published by John Wiley & Sons.
1st
1983.
Very good condition.
This book is the first to concentrate solely on palaeohydrology, which is the study devoted to the movement of water and sediment in environments before the time of continuous hydrological records. The content of the book relates to research under the International Geological Correlation Programme Project 158 on the palaeohydrology of the temperate zone in the last 15000 years. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w diagrams. B/w photos. xvi and 486 pages including index. ISBN: 0471901792. Tape marks to endpapers. Small set of initials in ink to top of front endpaper. Else contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- METEOROLOGY AND CLIMATE
- WATER
- GEOGRAPHY
- GEOLOGY
URBAN VEGETATION A REVIEW AND CHICAGO CASE STUDY
Written by James A. Schmid.
Stock no. 1710842
Published by University of Chicago Press.
1st
1975.
Very good condition.
Card wraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0890650683. Covers edge-scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- BOTANY
- ECOLOGY
- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- USA
COMMUNITY ECOLOGY: PATTERN AND PROCESS
Written by Jiro Kikkawa; Derek J. Anderson.
Stock no. 1710836
Published by Blackwell Scientific Publications.
1st
1986.
Very good condition.
A fresh and critical look by an international team of authors, each a leading authority in their specialist field, at major patterns and processes that underlie all community organization. Edited by Jiro Kikkawa and Derek J. Anderson. Pictorial cardwraps. xi and 432 pages including index. ISBN: 0867932724. Initials in ink to top corner of half-title page. Text block slightly browned. Page 267 & 268 have red biro markings in the margin (to highlight a particular paragraph to previous owner). Else a nice copy.
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- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- ECOLOGY
COMMUNITY ECOLOGY IN A CHANGING WORLD
Written by John Lawton; Otto Kinne.
Stock no. 1710835
Published by Ecology Instiute.
1st
2000.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Excellence in Ecology No. 11. Glazed boards. Printed on glossy paper. B/w photos. B/w diagrams. xxvii and 227 pages. Small initials in biro to front endpaper. Contents clean.
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- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- ECOLOGY
- BOTANY
- NATURAL HISTORY
ENVIRONMENTAL CRISES: GEOGRAPHICAL CASE STUDIES POST-SOCIALIST EURASIA
Written by Tatyana Saiko.
Stock no. 1710829
Published by Prentice-Hall.
1st
2001.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Providing students with an in-depth of contemporary, geographical and historical understanding of the causes, magnitude and implications of the different types of environmental crises in the countries of the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. Cardwraps. B/w diagrams, maps and photos. xvi and 320 pages including index. ISBN: 0582356954. Spine sunned (green). Name in ink to front endpaper. Else contents clean.
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- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- ECOLOGY
- NUCLEAR
- NATURAL HISTORY
- TEXT BOOK (UNIVERSITY)
THE ROLE OF FIRE IN NORTHERN CIRCUMPOLAR ECOSYSTEMS (SCOPE 18)
Written by Ross W. Wein; David A. Maclean.
Stock no. 1710825
Published by John Wiley & Sons.
1st
1983.
Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A book to synthesize the available data on the ecological impact of fire in the circumpolar regions. Based on a conference held at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton, Canada in October 1979. Edited by Ross W. Wein and David A. MacLean. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. xxii and 322 pages including index. ISBN: 0471102229. Top of spine lightly worn. Tape marks to endpapers. Small set of initials in red biro to top corner of front endpaper. Contents otherwise clean. White dustwrapper is lightly browned, lightly faded to spine, and a little scuffed to rear panel.
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- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- ECOLOGY
- NATURAL HISTORY
- POLAR
HUMANITY'S FOOTPRINT: MOMENTUM, IMPACT, AND OUR GLOBAL ENVIROMENT
Written by Walter K. Dodds.
Stock no. 1710819
Published by Columbia University Press.
1st
2008.
Nearly fine condition.
For the first time in history, humans have taxed the sustaining capacity of Earth's ecosystems. Walter Dodds depicts in clear, nontechnical terms the root causes and global environmental effects of human behavior. Trends in population growth, resource use, and global environmental impacts of the past two centuries, such as the greenhouse effect, ozone depletion, water pollution, and species extinctions and introductions. Pictorial cardwraps. xiv and 270 pages including index. ISBN: 9780231139670. A lovely copy.
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- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- ECOLOGY