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UNINA9910824729003321 |
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Autore |
Botkin Daniel B |
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The moon in the nautilus shell : discordant harmonies reconsidered, from climate change to species extinction, how life persists in an ever-changing world / / Daniel B. Botkin |
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New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2012 |
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©2012 |
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0-19-026791-7 |
0-19-997687-2 |
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[[New ed.].] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (449 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Nature conservation |
Environmental protection |
Environmental policy |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-405) and index. |
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Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART ONE: The Current Dilemma; 1. A View from a Marsh: Myths and Facts About Nature; 2. Why the Elephants Died: Breakdown in the Management of Living Resources; 3. Moose in the Wilderness: The Instability of Populations; 4. Oaks in New Jersey: Machine-Age Forests; PART TWO: Background to Crisis; 5. Mountain Lions and Mule Deer: Nature as Divine Order; 6. Earth as a Fellow Creature: Organic Views of Nature; 7. In Mill Hollow: Nature as the Great Machine; PART THREE: Evolving Images; 8. The Forest in the Computer: New Metaphors for Nature |
9. Within the Moose's Stomach: Nature as the BiospherePART FOUR: Resolutions for Our Time; 10. Fire in the Forest: Managing Living Resources; 11. Salmon in Wild Rivers and Grizzlies in Yellowstone: Managing Wildlife and Conserving Endangered Species; 12. The Winds of Mauna Loa: Climate in a Changing World; 13. Life on a Climate-Changing Planet; 14. The Moon in the Nautilus Shell: Nature in the Twenty-First Century; Postscript: A Guide to Action; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z |
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Daniel Botkin's Discordant Harmonies (1990) was considered by many |
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to be the classic text of the environmental movement. The book was the first to challenge the then dominant view that nature remained constant over time unless disturbed by human influence. Nature was believed to achieve a form and structure that would persist forever; if disturbed, it would recover, returning to that state of perfect balance. Discordant Harmonies argued that natural ecological systems are constantly fluctuating and our plans, policies, and laws governing the environment must change to reflect this new understa |
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UNINA9910830596403321 |
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Titolo |
Adhesion [[electronic resource] ] : current research and applications / / edited by Wulff Possart |
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Weinheim, : Wiley-VCH, c2005 |
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1-280-85418-9 |
9786610854189 |
3-527-60730-7 |
3-527-60710-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (609 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Materiale a stampa |
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"Based on lectures held at the 7th European Conference on Adhesion"--P. vi. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Adhesion; Preface; Contents; List of Contributors; 1 The Interfacial Chemistry of Adhesion: Novel Routes to the Holy Grail?; Abstract; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Development of a Model Interphase; 1.3 The Buried Interface; 1.4 Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; 2 Modeling Fundamental Aspects of the Surface Chemistry of Oxides and their Interactions with Coupling Agents; Abstract; 2.1 Introduction: Atomistic Simulations in Adhesion; 2.2 Prediction of Surface Properties: Ideal |
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Reconstructions on α-SiO(2) (0001); 2.3 Organic Components of the Adhesive and Substrate-Adhesive Interaction |
2.4 Conclusion and OutlookReferences; 3 Adhesion at the Nanoscale: an Approach by AFM; Abstract; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Materials and Methods; 3.2.1 Preparation of Oxidized Silica Surface; 3.2.2 Grafting of Functionalized SAMs onto Silicon Wafer; 3.2.3 Crosslinking and Functionalization of PDMS Networks; 3.2.4 Characterization of the SAMs; 3.3 Results and Discussion; 3.3.1 Force-Distance Curve Measurements and AFM Calibration; 3.3.1.1 Force-Distance Curve Features; 3.3.1.2 The DD Curve (Contact Mode); 3.3.1.3 AFM Calibration; 3.3.1.3.1 Determination of the Spring Constant of the Cantilever |
3.3.1.3.2 Nonlinearity of the Quadrant of Photodiodes3.3.1.3.3 Scan Rate of the Cantilever; 3.3.1.3.4 Systematic Check; 3.3.2 Force-Distance Curves on Rigid Systems of Controlled Surface Chemistry; 3.3.3 Force-Distance Measurements on Polymers; 3.3.3.1 Force-Indentation Measurements on Polymers; 3.3.3.2 Force-Indentation Curves on Systems of Controlled Surface Chemistry and Controlled Mechanical Properties; 3.4 Conclusion; References; 4 Organization of PCL-b-PMMA Diblock Thin Films: Relationship to the Adsorption Substrate Chemistry; Abstract; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Materials and Methods |
4.2.1 PCL-b-PMMA Diblocks4.2.2 Infrared Spectroscopy; 4.2.2.1 Transmission; 4.2.2.2 Polarization-Modulation Infrared Reflection-Absorption Spectroscopy (PM-IRRAS); 4.2.3 Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM); 4.3 Results and Discussion; 4.3.1 PCL-b-PMMA Bulk Characterization; 4.3.2 PCL-b-PMMA Thin Films on OH-Functionalized Gold Substrates; 4.3.3 PCL-b-PMMA Thin Films on Gold Substrates; 4.4 Conclusion; References; 5 Adhesion and Friction Properties of Elastomers at Macroscopic and Nanoscopic Scales; Abstract; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Materials and Methods; 5.3 Results and Discussion |
5.3.1 Adherence Energy5.3.2 Macroscale Friction; 5.3.3 Nanoscale Friction and Adhesion; 5.4 Conclusion; References; 6 Chemical Structure Formation and Morphology in Ultrathin Polyurethane Films on Metals; Abstract; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Materials and Methods; 6.2.1 Sample Preparation; 6.2.2 Experimental Characterization; 6.2.3 IR Spectra Calculation; 6.2.4 IR Band Assignment; 6.3 Results and Discussion; 6.3.1 Curing at Room Temperature; 6.3.2 Morphology of Thin Films; 6.3.3 Chemical Structure of Cured Films; 6.4 Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References |
7 Properties of the Interphase Epoxy-Amine/Metal: Influences from the Nature of the Amine and the Metal |
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Emphasizing the most recent developments this book addresses both the basic and applied aspects of adhesion. The authors present the latest results on fundamental aspects, adhesion in biology, chemistry for adhesive formulation, surface chemistry and the pretreatment of adherends, mechanical issues, non-destructive testing and the durability of adhesive joints, as well as advanced technical applications of adhesive joints. Prominent scientists review the current level of knowledge concerning the role of chemical bonds in adhesion, new resins and nanocomposites for adhesives, and about the role |
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