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Hardcover. This study uses the unlikely story of Georgia's Providence Canyon to recount the larger history of dramatic human-induced soil erosion across the South and to highlight the role that the region and its erosive agricultural history played in the rise of soil science and soil conservation in America. Series: Environmental History and the American South. Num Pages: 264 pages, 38 black & white photographs, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; RBGB; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 825.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820334011
- ISBN
- 9780820334011
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.97
€ 38.99
€ 33.97
Paperback. The Flint River is arguably Georgia's most beautiful river, and in terms of the terrain through which it flows on its 344-mile journey, there is not another Georgia river that exposes the river traveler to more diverse vistas. The Flint River User's Guide is a portal to adventure on this spectacular river. Series: Georgia River Network Guidebooks. Num Pages: 256 pages, 175 colour photographs. BIC Classification: RBKF; WN; WSSN5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820350523
- ISBN
- 9780820350523
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.65
€ 27.99
€ 25.65
Paperback. Num Pages: 576 pages, colour illustrations, colour tables, maps, frontispiece, figures. BIC Classification: RBG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 275 x 245 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1178.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Pearson Education (US) United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780131424470
- ISBN
- 9780131424470
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 173.25
€ 173.25
paperback. The Darwinian theory of evolution is a well-known, well-explored area. But there is one aspect of human life which this theory fails to account for: chance. The author argues that chance was in fact one of the decisive factors in the evolution of life on this planet, and that, with a flip of coin, everything could have been very different indeed. Num Pages: 352 pages, facsimiles. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; PSAJ; RBX; WN; WNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099273455
- ISBN
- 9780099273455
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.53
€ 14.99
€ 12.53
Paperback. The 'Cradle of Humankind' (COH), bordering Gauteng and the North-West Province in South Africa, was declared a World Heritage Site for the wealth of the human and animal fossils found there. This work aims to provide an overview of the history of the COH, and of the important discoveries that have been made there, for a non-specialist audience. Editor(s): Bonner, Phillip; Esterhuysen, Amanda; Jenkins, Trefor. Num Pages: 420 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFM; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 170 x 20. Weight in Grams: 838.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Wits University Press South Africa
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781868144181
- ISBN
- 9781868144181
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.09
€ 37.99
€ 34.09
hardcover. Recounts the cutthroat competition and back stabbing that were often part of the media-highlighted race to find the oldest hominid fossil. The author weaves the story in the rich fabric of Ethiopian society and politics, the plight of the regions people, and the international maneuverings for control of the fossil finds. Num Pages: 404 pages, 42 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; HD; PD; PSXE; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 779.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Copernicus United States
- Number of pages
- 404
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2001st Edition
- SKU
- V9780387987422
- ISBN
- 9780387987422
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 29.65
€ 31.99
€ 29.65
Mixed media pr. Digital signal processing has become an integral part of observational seismology. Seismic waveforms and the parameters commonly extracted from them are strongly influenced by the effects of numerous filters. This book provides an understanding of those aspects of digital signal processing that are relevant to the interpretation of seismograms. Editor(s): Scherbaum, Frank. Series: Modern Approaches in Geophysics. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1280.
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 2nd Corrected ed. 2001. Corr. 3rd printing 2006
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792368342
- ISBN
- 9780792368342
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.12
€ 127.12
Mixed media pr. Digital signal processing has become an integral part of observational seismology. Seismic waveforms and the parameters commonly extracted from them are strongly influenced by the effects of numerous filters. This book provides an understanding of those aspects of digital signal processing that are relevant to the interpretation of seismograms. Series: Modern Approaches in Geophysics. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 2nd ed. 2001
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792368359
- ISBN
- 9780792368359
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.25
€ 135.25
Swiss Competences in River Engineering and Restoration
. Ed(S): Schleiss, Anton J.; Speerli, Jurg; P...
Mixed media pr. Editor(s): Schleiss, Anton J.; Speerli, Jurg; Pfammatter, Roger. Num Pages: 214 pages. BIC Classification: RBKF; TNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 246 x 174 x 20. Weight in Grams: 589.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138026766
- ISBN
- 9781138026766
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.44
€ 100.44
Mixed media pr. Provides coverage of the hydrology and water resources of Africa, including the neighbouring islands. This title contains a CD-ROM with raw meteorological, hydrometric and water quality data. It emphasises on the components of the hydrological cycle; precipitation, evaporation and runoff of both land and insular Africa. Series: Water Science and Technology Library. Num Pages: 680 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; RBKF; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1158.
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 680
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402008665
- ISBN
- 9781402008665
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 274.34
€ 274.34
Mixed media pr. Editor(s): Mulargia, Francesco; Geller, Robert J. Series: NATO Science Series IV. Num Pages: 356 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402017780
- ISBN
- 9781402017780
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.95
€ 64.95
paperback. Num Pages: 404 pages, 42 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Copernicus Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2001
- Number of pages
- 404
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781475788211
- ISBN
- 9781475788211
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.20
€ 29.99
€ 27.20
Probably the best-studied stream on earth. The result of unmatched long-term data taken by the Max-Planck outstation in Schlitz from the nearby Breitenbach stream since 1949, the special focus in this handbook and ready reference is on animal and microorganism occurrence and variation, as well as chemical and physical parameters. Editor(s): Wagner, Rudiger; Marxsen, Jurgen; Zwick, Peter; Cox, Eileen J. Num Pages: 694 pages. BIC Classification: 1DF; PSAF; RBKF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 181 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1442.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH Germany
- Number of pages
- 694
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783527329526
- ISBN
- 9783527329526
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 210.99€ 185.83
€ 210.99
€ 185.83
Paperback. Provides an approach to the analysis of fossils and sediments for students of palaeontology and sedimentology, offering a practical field guide. This edition has been revised to take into account the changes and advances in the subject over the course of the 1990s. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 189 x 13. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582356252
- ISBN
- 9780582356252
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.22
€ 77.22
Hardback. The goal of this book is to provide information on the historical relationship between humans and deltas that will hopefully encourage immediate preparation for coastal management plans in response to the impending inundation of major cities, as a result of global change around the world. Num Pages: 184 pages, 34. BIC Classification: PSAF; RBKC; RGBP; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 162 x 14. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199764174
- ISBN
- 9780199764174
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.70
€ 127.70
Hardback. Offers a description of the systematic position of the Ammonoidea within the Cephalopoda. This work features discussions on soft- and hard-part morphology of ammonoids, rate of growth and ontogeny, and taphonomy and ecology. It explores the distribution of ammonoids in time and space as well as their extinction at the end of the Cretaceous. Editor(s): Landman, Neil H.; Tanabe, Kazushige (University of Tokyo, Japan); Davis, Richard Arnold. Series: Topics in Geobiology. Num Pages: 881 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAJ; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 170 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1710.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 881
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306452222
- ISBN
- 9780306452222
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 376.66
€ 376.66
hardcover. One of Springer's Major Reference Works, this book gives the reader a truly global perspective. Paleoclimate topics covered in the encyclopedia give the reader the capability to place the observations of recent global warming in the context of longer-term natural climate fluctuations. Editor(s): Gornitz, Vivien. Series: Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series. Num Pages: 1077 pages, 547 black & white illustrations, 38 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GBC; RBP; RBX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 210 x 58. Weight in Grams: 3221.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Number of pages
- 1077
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- SKU
- V9781402045516
- ISBN
- 9781402045516
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 738.88
€ 738.88
Hardback. Encyclopedia of Planetary Landforms Editor(s): Hargitai, Henrik; Kereszturi, Akos. Num Pages: 2497 pages, 1287 black & white illustrations, 575 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; RBG; RGW; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 146. Weight in Grams: 6332.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 2497
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461431336
- ISBN
- 9781461431336
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 644.11
€ 644.11
Water Stress in Biological, Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Food Systems
. Ed(S): Gutierrez-Lopez, Gustavo F.; Alamill...
Hardback. Editor(s): Gutierrez-Lopez, Gustavo F.; Alamilla-Beltran, Liliana; Del Pilar Buera, Maria; Welti-Chanes, Jorge; Parada Arias, Efren; Barbosa-Canovas, Gustavo V. Series: Food Engineering Series. Num Pages: 697 pages, 161 black & white illustrations, 79 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RBK; RNFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1412.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 697
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493925773
- ISBN
- 9781493925773
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.61
€ 199.61
Paperback. Editor(s): Buforn, Elisa; Udias, Agustin. Series: Pageoph Topical Volumes. Num Pages: 153 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBC; TNCE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 193 x 9. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 153
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034809412
- ISBN
- 9783034809412
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.44
€ 66.44