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This is a new and completely rewritten edition of the well-known text Microfossils (first published in 1980) covering all the major microfossil groups, with information on taxonomy, phylogeny, ecology and palaeoecology. particular attention is given to the uses of...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2013-05-21
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Geological Society of London Handbook Series Edited by KeithCox Founded in 1807, theGeological Society of London has beenpublishing since 1845 and now distributes its journal to Fellowsthroughout the world. This Handbook is published as part ofa series of authoritative...
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Wiley
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2013-05-03
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Geological Society of London Handbook Series
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An Introduction to Organic Geochemistry explores the fate of organic matter of all types, biogenic and man-made, in the Earth System. investigates the variety of pathways and biogeochemical transformations that carbon compounds can experience over a range of time...
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Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2013-04-16
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Erosion is the most common cause of failures at earth-dams, dikes and levees, whether through overtopping and overflowing, or internal erosion and piping. This book is dedicated to the phenomenon of internal erosion and piping. It is not intended to be exhaustive on the...
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Wiley-ISTE
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2013-04-08
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Teide Volcano has many different meanings: For the Guanche aborigines, who endured several of its eruptions, it was Echeide (Hell). Early navigators had in Teide, a lifesaving widely visible landmark that was towering over the clouds. For the first explorers,Teide was a...
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Springer
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2013-03-29
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Active Volcanoes of the World
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This book addresses the latest issues in multiscale geomechanics. Written by leading experts in the field as a tribute to Jean Biarez (1927-2006), it can be of great use and interest to researchers and engineers alike. A brief introduction describes how a major school...
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Wiley-ISTE
Parution :
2013-02-28
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The continuously growing human population along the world’s coasts will exacerbate the impact of human activities on all coastal environments. Restoration activities will therefore become increasingly important. In particular, sandy shores and coastal dunes will require...
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Springer
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2013-01-30
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Springer Series on Environmental Management
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Cities built on unconsolidated sediments consisting of clays, silt, peat, and sand, are particularly susceptible to subsidence. Such regions are common in delta areas, where rivers empty into the oceans, along flood plains adjacent to rivers, and in coastal marsh...
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Springer
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2013-01-05
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Springer Environmental Science and Engineering
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What is the progress in hydraulic research?What are the new methods used in modeling of transport of momentum, matter and heat in both open and conduit channels?What new experimental methods, instruments, measurement techniques, and data analysis routines are used in...
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Springer
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2013-01-04
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GeoPlanet: Earth and Planetary Sciences
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The book presents the historical evolution of gold mining activities in the Egyptian and Nubian Desert (Sudan) from about 4000 BC until the Early Islamic Period (~800–1350 AD), subdivided into the main classical epochs including the Early Dynastic – Old and Middle...
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Springer
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2012-12-13
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Natural Science in Archaeology
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Earth’s present-day environments are the outcome of a 4.5 billion year period of evolution reflecting the interaction of global-scale geological and biological processes punctuated by several extraordinary events and episodes that perturbed the entire Earth system. One...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2012-10-11
Collection :
Frontiers in Earth Sciences
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Filling a niche in the geomorphology teaching market, this introductory book is built around a 12 week course in fluvial geomorphology. ‘Reading the landscape’ entails making sense of what a riverscape looks like, how it works, how it has evolved over time, and how...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2012-09-26
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Palaeobiogeography is a complex subject which processes information provided by both Biology and Earth Sciences. It is conceptually and philosophically equivalent to neobiogeography. Nevertheless, its methods are somewhat different, since it is limited by the...
Editeur :
Springer
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2012-09-26
Collection :
SpringerBriefs in Earth System Sciences
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Earth’s present-day environments are the outcome of a 4.5 billion year period of evolution reflecting the interaction of global-scale geological and biological processes. Punctuating that evolution were several extraordinary events and episodes that perturbed the entire...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2012-09-26
Collection :
Frontiers in Earth Sciences
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The push-pull test is a powerful site characterization technique that has been applied to a wide range of problems in contaminant hydrogeology.The theoretical and practical apsects of push-pull testing were initially developed to characterize groundwater acquifers but...
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Springer
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2012-09-18
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Lecture Notes in Earth System Sciences
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The global climate changes that led to the expansion and contraction of high latitude ice sheets during the Quaternary period were associated with equally dramatic changes in tropical environments. These included shifts in vegetation zones, changes in the hydrology and...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2012-08-24
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The global climate changes that led to the expansion and contraction of high latitude ice sheets during the Quaternary period were associated with equally dramatic changes in tropical environments. These included shifts in vegetation zones, changes in the hydrology and...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2012-08-24
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Blackwell Quaternary Geoscience Series
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This book provides a detailed overview on methods used for the dating of past torrential activity on fans and cones and fosters the discussion on the impact of past and potential future climate change on torrential processes. The book has a clear focus on the practical...
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Springer
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2012-07-15
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Advances in Global Change Research
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Hungary lies in the central part of the Pannonian Basin, surrounded by the ranges of the Alps, Carpathians, and Dinarides. The geology of the country can be summarized as a process whereby complicated plate collision-type orogeny was followed by the formation of a young...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2012-06-30
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Regional Geology Reviews
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Traditional notions of security are premised on the primacy of state security. In relation to energy security, traditional policy thinking has focused on ensuring supply without much emphasis on socioeconomic and environmental impacts. Non-traditional security (NTS)...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2012-06-07
Collection :
SpringerBriefs in Environment, Security, Development and Peace
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