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Life sciences: general issues
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Life sciences: general issues
Hardcover. All systems produce waste as part of a cycle - bacteria, humans, combustion engines, even one as large and complex as a city. To some extent, this waste can be absorbed, processed, or recycled - though never completely. This book reveals how a long history of human consumption has left our world drowning in waste. Num Pages: 360 pages, 9 line drawings. BIC Classification: PSAF; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 235 x 25. Weight in Grams: 626. How Our Consumption Challenges the Planet. 360 pages, 9 line drawings. All systems produce waste as part of a cycle - bacteria, humans, combustion engines, even one as large and complex as a city. To some extent, this waste can be absorbed, processed, or recycled - though never completely. This book reveals how a long history of human consumption has left our world drowning in waste. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: PSAF; RN. Dimension: 161 x 235 x 25. Weight: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226326993
- ISBN
- 9780226326993
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 28.00
€ 34.99
€ 28.00
Paperback. Around 71% of the Earth's surface is covered in water. In this Very Short Introduction John Finney explores the science of water, its structure and remarkable properties, and its vital role for life on Earth. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: PHVB; PNR; PSA; RBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 113 x 11. Weight in Grams: 126.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198708728
- ISBN
- 9780198708728
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
€ 11.99
€ 10.89
Hardback. Tells the story of two brothers who changed the way we think about the future of our species. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 231 x 20. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520281523
- ISBN
- 9780520281523
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.95
€ 54.99
€ 39.95
paperback. Taking us through every stage in our lives, from the womb to falling in love to old age, the author shows that we don't just have brains: we are our brains. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141978239
- ISBN
- 9780141978239
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Hardcover. Thoroughly covers genetic and genomics research in weedy and invasive plants Identifies future areas of research necessary to managing weedy and invasive species Applies advances in genomics to these specific plants Written by an international team of experts in the field. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAK; PSTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 179 x 20. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Iowa State University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813822884
- ISBN
- 9780813822884
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 297.42
€ 297.42
Paperback. "Weird indeed, and not a little wonderful."-Nature Num Pages: 330 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 206 x 19. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393348262
- ISBN
- 9780393348262
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.65
€ 17.99
€ 16.65
Paperback. This volume offers readers an opportunity to learn about how genomes are sequenced, what discoveries have so far come out of this scientific revolution, and about the ethical dimensions of this advancing technology. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: MFN; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2020
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118107652
- ISBN
- 9781118107652
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.71
€ 61.71
Hardcover. Responding to the growing importance of, and interest in, wetland ecosystems, here is a complete introduction to wetland ecosystem types and modeling. Drawn from Bill Mitsch's encyclopedic Wetlands , this text provides a basic introduction to ecosystems, wetland ecosystems, and systems ecology and modeling. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 200 x 21. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470286302
- ISBN
- 9780470286302
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.30
€ 106.30
Hardback. Wetlands - swamp, marsh, bayou, tundra and bog - are places that are rarely visited and often misunderstood but they have, in fact, conspicuous roles in the physical, biological and cultural geography of the world. Num Pages: 437 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSPF; RGBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 193 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1226.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 437
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405198417
- ISBN
- 9781405198417
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.52
€ 144.52
Paperback. Wetlands - swamp, marsh, bayou, tundra and bog - are places that are rarely visited and often misunderstood but they have, in fact, conspicuous roles in the physical, biological and cultural geography of the world. Num Pages: 437 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures, colour plates. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSPF; RGBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 191 x 246 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1062.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 437
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405198424
- ISBN
- 9781405198424
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 79.78
€ 79.78
Hardback. Suitable for students, scientists, engineers, environmental managers, and policy makers, this book reviews scientifically rigorous literature directly relevant to understanding, managing, protecting, and restoring wetland ecosystems of North America. Editor(s): Batzer, Darold P.; Baldwin, Andrew H. Num Pages: 408 pages, 179 color illustrations, 85 line illustrations, 32 tables. BIC Classification: 1KB; PSAF; RGBF; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1375.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520271647
- ISBN
- 9780520271647
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.70€ 112.66
€ 148.70
€ 112.66
Hardcover. Editor(s): Russo, Raymundo E. Num Pages: 446 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 263 x 186 x 30. Weight in Grams: 984.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 446
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604569957
- ISBN
- 9781604569957
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.21€ 109.07
€ 158.21
€ 109.07
Paperback. How does a single-cell creature, such as an amoeba, lead such a sophisticated life? How does it hunt living prey, respond to lights, sounds, and smells, and display complex sequences of movements without the benefit of a nervous system? This book offers a startling and original answer. Num Pages: 280 pages, 23 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSA; PSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300167849
- ISBN
- 9780300167849
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.54
€ 23.54
Paperback. Series: Theory out of bounds. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JH; PSAJ; TBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 178 x 14. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780816640096
- ISBN
- 9780816640096
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.56
€ 27.99
€ 26.56
Paperback. The quotations trace a broad conversation about Darwin across great distances of time and space, revealing his profound influence on the great thinkers of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Num Pages: 552 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: GBCQ; PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 784.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 552
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801894626
- ISBN
- 9780801894626
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.14
€ 37.99
€ 32.14
Paperback. What we do and do not know about evolution, by one of the field's pioneering thinkers. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, maps, port. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; YQSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753813683
- ISBN
- 9780753813683
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.89
€ 15.99
€ 11.89
Hardback. Provides a non-technical introduction to cognitive science, and the key issues that animate the field. This work explores subject areas such as Mind, Vision, Language, and Neuroscience, and contains selections on the foundations of cognitive science, cognition development, reasoning, object recognition, eye movements, and visual recognition. Editor(s): LePore, Ernest; Pylyshyn, Zenon. Num Pages: 448 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JMR; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 177 x 28. Weight in Grams: 910.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631204930
- ISBN
- 9780631204930
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.52
€ 144.52
Paperback. Provides a non-technical introduction to cognitive science, and the key issues that animate the field. This work explores subject areas such as Mind, Vision, Language, and Neuroscience, and contains selections on the foundations of cognitive science, cognition development, reasoning, object recognition, eye movements, and visual recognition. Editor(s): LePore, Ernest; Pylyshyn, Zenon. Num Pages: 448 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JMR; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 180 x 24. Weight in Grams: 818.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631204947
- ISBN
- 9780631204947
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.69
€ 47.69
Paperback. In What Makes us Human? some of the world's most brilliant thinkers offer their answers to this perennial puzzle, shedding new light on how and why our ancestors produced such clever, talented, and unlikely progeny. Editor(s): Pasternak, Charles. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM; JMR; PSAJ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 265.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851685196
- ISBN
- 9781851685196
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.57
€ 13.99
€ 11.57
Paperback. How has bioethics evolved into a legitimate specialty? When is such expertise necessary? How do bioethicists make their decisions? And whose interests do they serve? This book addresses these questions while reflecting on the ethical dilemmas that the author's ethnographic research among surgeons and genetic counselors has provoked. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JHMP; MBDC; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226066776
- ISBN
- 9780226066776
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.09
€ 32.99
€ 26.09
Hardback. Series: Species and Systematics. Num Pages: 400 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2021
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781498714549
- ISBN
- 9781498714549
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.66
€ 200.66
Paperback. The greatest mass extinction in Earths history happened some 251 million years ago. In this cataclysm at least 90 per cent of life was killed, both on land and in the sea, almost bringing evolution to a halt. What caused destruction on such an unimaginable scale? Was it the impact of a huge meteorite, or prolonged volcanic eruption in Siberia? Num Pages: 352 pages, 48 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 234 x 33. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500291931
- ISBN
- 9780500291931
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.42
€ 30.99
€ 22.42
Paperback. Researchers from diverse research communities in cognitive neuroscience, clinical neuroscience, MR-diffusion tensor imaging, and algorithm development have contributed articles that explore the potential for diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) to measure and model white matter tracts in the human brain. Editor(s): Ulmer, John L.; Parsons, Lawrence; Moseley, Michael; Gabrieli, John. Series: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. Num Pages: 232 pages, 10. BIC Classification: JMR; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- New York Academy of Sciences United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781573315463
- ISBN
- 9781573315463
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 143.64
€ 143.64
Paperback. An introduction to the life and accomplishments of the nineteenth-century British naturalist Charles Darwin. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 200 x 133 x 6. Weight in Grams: 122.
- Publisher
- Grosset & Dunlap
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780448437644
- ISBN
- 9780448437644
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.00
€ 8.00