1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910458168803321

Autore

Rydin Hakan

Titolo

The Biology of Peatlands [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, : Oxford University Press, UK, 2006

ISBN

1-282-36569-X

9786612365690

0-19-151367-9

1-4294-6992-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (354 p.)

Collana

Biology of Habitats

Altri autori (Persone)

JeglumJohn K

Disciplina

577.687

Soggetti

Peatland ecology

Peatland plants

Peatlands

Geography

Botany

Earth & Environmental Sciences

Plant Ecology

Physical Geography

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; 1 Peatland habitats; 2 Diversity of life in peatlands; 3 Adaptations to the peatland habitat; 4 Sphagnum - the builder of boreal peatlands; 5 Peat and organic soil; 6 The peat archives; 7 Peatland succession and development; 8 Hydrology of peatlands; 9 Nutrients, light, and temperature; 10 Peatland patterns and landforms; 11 Peatlands around the world; 12 Productivity and carbon balance; 13 Uses, functions, and management of peatlands; REFERENCES; GLOSSARY; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

The Biology of Peatlands provides a comprehensive overview of peatland ecosystems. Coverage is international although there is a focus on boreal and north temperate peatlands. As well as thoroughly referencing the latest research, the authors expose a rich older



literature where an immense repository of natural history has accumulated. The book begins with an overview of the main peatland types (marsh, swamp, fen and bog), which provides the basis for a deeper understanding of the subject. Chapters then follow on the diversity of the entire range of biota present (microbes, invertebrates, plan

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910972078103321

Autore

Baikie James <1866-1931., >

Titolo

The Amarna Age : a study of the crisis of the ancient world / / James Baikie

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2010

ISBN

1-136-19788-5

0-415-64594-8

0-203-04016-3

1-136-19781-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (561 p.)

Disciplina

932/.014

Soggetti

Egypt History Eighteenth dynasty, ca. 1570-1320 B.C

Egypt Civilization To 332 B.C

Tell el-Amarna (Egypt)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in 2004 by Kegan Paul International.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; THE AMARNA AGE: A Study of the Crisis of the Ancient World; Copyright; CONTENTS; THE AMARNA AGE: A STUDY OF THE CRISIS OF THE ANCIENTWORLD; INTRODUCTORY; CHAPTER I EGYPT'S RISE TO SUPREMACY IN THE ANCIENT WORLD; CHAPTER II THE CULMINATION OF EGYPTIAN GLORY : THE REIGN OF AMENHOTEP THE MAGNIFICENT; CHAPTER III EGYPTIAN CULTURE IN THE XVIIITH DYNASTY; CHAPTER IV THE SURROUNDING NATIONS : THE MINOANS; CHAPTER V THE SURROUNDING NATIONS : THE HITTITES AND THE MITANNIANS; CHAPTER VI THE SURROUNDING NATIONS : BABYLONIANS AND ASSYRIANS



CHAPTER VII THE NEW SUPREME JOVE OF THE ANCIENT EAST-AMENHOTEP IVCHAPTER VIII THE CITY OF THE HORIZON AND ITS ART; CHAPTER IX THE FAITH OF AKHENATEN-ATEN-WORSHIP; CHAPTER X THE COLLAPSE OF THE EGYPTIAN EMPIRE AS SEEN IN THE AMARNA LETTERS; CHAPTER XI THE AFTERMATH OF THE TELL EL-AMARNA ADVENTURE; CHAPTER XII THE LEGATEES OF EL-AMARNA : THE PHARAOHS OF THE XIXTH DYNASTY; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

When we consider the Cretans and Hittites, the powers of Babylonia and Assyria, and the internal conditions in Syria and Palestine, it can hardly be doubted that the reign of Akhetaten marks a turning point, notably in Egyptian history, but also in the wider history of the ancient world. Here the author vigorously reproduces this age, to show the intensely human interest that lies in the story of religion and art of decadence and reform.