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UNINA9910786476003321 |
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Autore |
Milliken Randall <1946-, > |
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Titolo |
California and Great Basin olivella shell bead guide / / Randall T. Milliken, Al W. Schwitalla ; photographs by David W. Nicholson |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2016 |
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ISBN |
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1-315-43251-X |
1-315-43252-8 |
1-315-43253-6 |
1-61132-233-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (90 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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NicholsonDavid W (Photographer) |
SchwitallaAl W |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Indians of North America - California - Antiquities |
Shell beads - California |
Shell beads - Great Basin |
California Antiquities |
Great Basin Antiquities |
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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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First published 2012 by Left Coast Press, Inc. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Foreword - Robert J. Jackson; Acknowledgements; Part I. Replica Set Purpose and History - Al W. Schwitalla; Overview of the Project; Documenting Replica Choices; Bead Reproduction Process; Part II. Replica Set Typology and Commentary - Randall T. Milliken; Naming Beads is no Substitute for Metrics; The 1987 Typology and 2007 Modifications; Rethinking Temporal Significance; Bead Description: Attributes and Indices; Olivella Specifies Differences ; Typology and Replica Set Examples ; Bibliography |
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UNINA9910968686203321 |
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Autore |
Rydin HaĚŠkan |
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Titolo |
The biology of peatlands / / Hakan Rydin and John K. Jeglum ; with contributions from Aljosja Hooijer ... [et al.] |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006 |
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1-282-36569-X |
9786612365690 |
0-19-151367-9 |
1-4294-6992-7 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (354 p.) |
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Collana |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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JeglumJ. K |
HooijerAljosja |
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Disciplina |
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Peatland plants |
Peatland ecology |
Peatlands |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-328) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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, |
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