1.

Record Nr.

UNISALENTO991002589209707536

Autore

International Conference on the algebraic and arithmetic theory of quadratic forms <2002 ; Univ. de Talca, Chile>

Titolo

Algebraic and arithmetic theory of quadratic forms : proceedings of the International Conference on the Algebraic and arithmetic theory of quadratic forms, December 11-18, 2002, Universidad de Talca, Chile / Ricardo Baeza ... [et al.], editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Providence, R. I. : American Mathematical Society, 2004

ISBN

082183441X

Descrizione fisica

x, 350 p. : ill. ; 26 cm

Collana

Contemporary mathematics, 0271-4132 ; 344

Classificazione

AMS 11E

LC QA243.I57

Altri autori (Persone)

Baeza, Ricardoauthor

Disciplina

512.74

Soggetti

Forms, Quadratic - Congresses

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910782971003321

Autore

Maun M. Anwar (Muhammad Anwar), <1935-2007.>

Titolo

The biology of coastal sand dunes [[electronic resource] /] / M. Anwar Maun

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009

ISBN

0-19-191673-0

1-282-05306-X

9786612053061

0-19-154709-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (288 p. ) : ill

Collana

Oxford scholarship online

Disciplina

578.7583

Soggetti

Sand dune ecology

Seashore biology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previously issued in print: 2009.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 218-243) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface; Anwar Maun obituary; 1. Geomorphology; 2. The sand dune environment; 3. Seed dispersal; 4. Seed banks; 5. Seed germination and seedling establishment; 6. Burial by sand; 7. The Ammophila problem; 8. Salt spray and soil salinity; 9. Mycorrhizal fungi; 10. Animal-plant interactions; 11. Plant communities; 12. Zonation and succession; 13. Dune systems in relation to rising seas; Glossary; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This is a concise but comprehensive introduction to the biology of coastal sand dunes. The emphasis in this text is on the organisms that dominate this predominantly marine environment, although pollution, conservation, management and experimental aspects are also considered.