1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910457114903321

Autore

Garone Philip <1961->

Titolo

The fall and rise of the wetlands of California's Great Central Valley [[electronic resource] /] / Philip Garone

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkeley, Calif. ; ; Los Angeles, Calif., : University of California Press, 2011

ISBN

1-283-27767-0

9786613277671

0-520-94849-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (443 p.)

Collana

The Stephen Bechtel Fund imprint in ecology and the environment

Disciplina

333.91/8097945

Soggetti

Wetland conservation - California - Central Valley

Wetlands - California - Central Valley

Electronic books.

Central Valley (Calif. : Valley)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Wetlands and waterfowl -- pt. 2. The fall -- pt. 3. The rise.

Sommario/riassunto

This is the first comprehensive environmental history of California's Great Central Valley, where extensive freshwater and tidal wetlands once provided critical habitat for tens of millions of migratory waterfowl. Weaving together ecology, grassroots politics, and public policy, Philip Garone tells how California's wetlands were nearly obliterated by vast irrigation and reclamation projects, but have been brought back from the brink of total destruction by the organized efforts of duck hunters, whistle-blowing scientists, and a broad coalition of conservationists. Garone examines the many demands that have been made on the Valley's natural resources, especially by large-scale agriculture, and traces the unforeseen ecological consequences of our unrestrained manipulation of nature. He also investigates changing public and scientific attitudes that are now ushering in an era of unprecedented protection for wildlife and wetlands in California and the nation.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910700973703321

Autore

Dimofte Florin

Titolo

Active-controlled fluid film based on wave-bearing technology [[electronic resource] /] / Florin Dimofte, Robert C. Hendricks

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cleveland, Ohio : , : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Glenn Research Center, , [2011]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (21 pages) : illustrations

Collana

NASA/TM ; ; 2011-210987

Altri autori (Persone)

HendricksRobert C

Soggetti

Gas bearings

Rotor dynamics

Fluid films

Active control

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed on Oct. 25, 2011).

"January 2011."

"Prepared for the International Symposium on Stability Control of Rotating Machinery (ISCORMA 2001) sponsored by the Bently Rotor Dynamics Research Corporation, South Lake Tahoe, California, August 20-24, 2001."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 19-21).



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910790510703321

Autore

Verschuuren G. M. N (Geert M. N.)

Titolo

Excel simulations / / Dr. Gerard M. Verschuuren

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Merritt Island, FL : , : Holy Macro! Books, , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

1-61547-215-0

1-61547-115-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (180 p.)

Disciplina

003/.3554

Soggetti

Digital computer simulation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Gambling -- Statistics -- Genetics -- Financial -- Expansion -- Monte Carlo simulation -- Iterations -- Extras.

Sommario/riassunto

Covering a variety of Excel simulations, from gambling to genetics, this introduction is for people interested in modeling future events, without the cost of an expensive textbook. The simulations covered offer a fun alternative to the usual Excel topics and include situations such as roulette, password cracking, sex determination, population growth, and traffic patterns, among many others.