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Soils, Plants and Clay Minerals
Pierre, Velde; Pierre, Barre
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Description for Soils, Plants and Clay Minerals
Hardback. This book considers the inter-relations between plants and minerals in an entirely new way. It does so by introducing the notion of eco-engineering: i.e. the manipulation of the mineral world by the living world to the ends of the living world. Num Pages: 349 pages, 5 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; RBGB; RBGK; RGB; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1500.
This book represents a rather complicated history of encounters, changes in research interest and some very interesting results. Initially it is the very fruitful interaction of Ecology and Geology. The point of view of ecologists is extremely refreshing for hard science people. Interaction and inter-relationships are the focus of Ecology whereas the traditional sciences, such as Geology, have tried to isolate the natural phenomena so that thye could be studied in a more rigorous manner. The traditional sciences were of course natural science – based since the world to be observed was at the door step of everyone, mountains, weather ... Read more
This book represents a rather complicated history of encounters, changes in research interest and some very interesting results. Initially it is the very fruitful interaction of Ecology and Geology. The point of view of ecologists is extremely refreshing for hard science people. Interaction and inter-relationships are the focus of Ecology whereas the traditional sciences, such as Geology, have tried to isolate the natural phenomena so that thye could be studied in a more rigorous manner. The traditional sciences were of course natural science – based since the world to be observed was at the door step of everyone, mountains, weather ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
349
Condition
New
Number of Pages
349
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642034985
SKU
V9783642034985
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99-15
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