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Hardback. The fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico make up the largest commercial fishery in the United States. But the ecology of the Gulf is in trouble: much of the Gulf is subject to critical problems with toxic microorganisms. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QSD; PSAF; RBGB; RBGK; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 800.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471161745
ISBN
9780471161745
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 283.41

Hardcover. Boasting a new focus on microbial communities and how they impact global ecology, this fully revised and updated third edition of Soil Microbiology explores the role the soil microbial community plays in global environmental health and in human health, as well as the new techniques available for analysis and students at this level. Num Pages: 500 pages. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSG; RBGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2020
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
3rd Edition
Number of pages
500
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470311103
ISBN
9780470311103
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.15

Hardback. Presents an overview of dinosaur discoveries in Mexico that synthesizes information about the geography and environment of the region during the Mesozoic when it was the western margin of the ancient continent of Pangea. This book summarizes research on various groups, including turtles, lepidosauromorphs, pleisosaurs, crocodyliforms, pterosaurs. Editor(s): Rivera-Sylva, Hector E.; Carpenter, Kenneth; Frey, Eberhard. Series: Life of the Past. Num Pages: 232 pages, 10 color illus., 93 b&w illus., 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 20. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253011831
ISBN
9780253011831
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.85

Paperback. This portrait of the cave bear conveys facts about this animal, including its structure, habits, and society, the Ice Age environment, sexual and racial variations, and extinction. The text also details the relationship between man and bear, and theories surrounding bear-hunting and bear cults. Num Pages: 163 pages, 46 illus. BIC Classification: PDX; PSVW7; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
163
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780231103619
ISBN
9780231103619
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Hardback. Leading chemists, geologists, palaeontologists and biologists contribute to this study of the most basic origins of life on Earth. They explore the origin of life during the Archean Eon, the maturation of life during the Proterozoic and the diversification of life that marks the Phanerozoic. Editor(s): Bengtson, Stefan. Series: Nobel Symposium. Num Pages: 656 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: PSAJ; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 184 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1679.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
656
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231080880
ISBN
9780231080880
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.81
€ 76.74

paperback. The first book to approach the Cretaceous extinction-the period during which dinosaurs disappeared from Earth-from the perspective of the fossil record. Series: The Critical Moments and Perspectives in Earth History and Paleobiology. Num Pages: 240 pages, 4 tables, 52 line dr. BIC Classification: RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231076258
ISBN
9780231076258
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.95

Hardback. How does bison meat taste after being frozen for 30,000 years? Were Ice Age cave painters trying to create "art" or just record history? How did ancient oil spills occur, before oil companies existed? Those are just some of the questions renowned paleontologist Bjorn Kurten answers in these lighthearted essays on fossils, ancient life, and related topics. Num Pages: 121 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
121
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231059787
ISBN
9780231059787
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.41
€ 46.96

Hardback. Num Pages: 120 pages, 40 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; AJC; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 258 x 211 x 18. Weight in Grams: 714.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226790374
ISBN
9780226790374
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.09

Hardcover. Presents an account of the reconstruction of prehuman history of the earth. This title takes readers from the post-Napoleonic Restoration in Europe to the early years of Britain's Victorian age, chronicling the staggering discoveries geologists made during the period. Num Pages: 648 pages, 125 halftones, 40 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; 3JH; PDX; RBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 70 x 100 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1936.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
648
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226731285
ISBN
9780226731285
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.23
€ 69.62

Paperback. This text demonstrates the rich variety of clues to evolution that can be gleaned from the fossil record. Contributors explore modes of development, the tempo of speciation and extinction, and macroevolutionary patterns and trends. Num Pages: 416 pages, 54 halftones, 62 line drawings. BIC Classification: PSAJ; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226389318
ISBN
9780226389318
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.47
€ 46.16

Hardback. The paleoecological history of the Americas is as complex as the region is broad: stretching from the Arctic Circle to Tierra del Fuego, it features some of the most extraordinary vegetation on the planet. With plants as his scientific muse, the author traces the evolution of ecosystems, beginning from the Late Cretaceous period onwards. Num Pages: 392 pages, 69 halftones, 34 line drawings, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1K; PSTS; RBX; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226306797
ISBN
9780226306797
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.21
€ 115.92

Paperback. Presents a historical account of the origin, rise, and importance of paleobiology. The author shows how the movement was conceived and promoted by a group of paleontologists and examines the intellectual, disciplinary, and political dynamics involved in the ascendency of paleobiology. It offers insight on data-driven approaches in recent science. Num Pages: 440 pages, 42 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAJ; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 231 x 32. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226272948
ISBN
9780226272948
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.78

Paperback. Offers an inside look at how meteorologists and forecasters predict the weather. Through field observation and interviews, this work shows that weather forecasts are often shaped as much by social and cultural factors inside local offices as they are by approaching cumulus clouds. Num Pages: 280 pages, 3 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: RBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226249537
ISBN
9780226249537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.91

Paperback. Tracks the astonishing growth of geology's prestige in Britain, exploring how a geohistory far more alluring than the standard six days of Creation was assembled and sold to the wider Bible-reading public. Num Pages: 542 pages, 8 colour plates, 89 halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; PDX; RBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 181 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1014.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
542
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226103204
ISBN
9780226103204
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 43.30

Paperback. Series: Fossils and Strata Monograph S. Num Pages: 120 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: RB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 217 x 9. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Norway
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9788200377023
ISBN
9788200377023
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.69

Paperback. Series: Fossils and Strata Monograph S. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: RB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 7. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Norway
Edition
Number 44
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9788200376958
ISBN
9788200376958
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.44

Paperback. Series: Fossils and Strata Monograph S. Num Pages: 116 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: RB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 215 x 7. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Norway
Edition
Number 45
Number of pages
116
Condition
New
SKU
V9788200376934
ISBN
9788200376934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.51

Paperback. Series: Fossils and Strata Monograph S. Num Pages: 120 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: RB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 7. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Norway
Edition
Number 46
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9788200376927
ISBN
9788200376927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.51

Paperback. Series: Fossils and Strata Monograph S. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: RB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 216 x 6. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Norway
Edition
Number 43
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9788200376675
ISBN
9788200376675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.51

Paperback. Series: Fossils and Strata Monograph S. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: RB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 216 x 6. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Norway
Edition
Number 41
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9788200376668
ISBN
9788200376668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.51

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