02705nam 2200613 450 991078660590332120230803035131.01-4619-5910-11-78023-208-X(CKB)3710000000179970(EBL)1731659(SSID)ssj0001374833(PQKBManifestationID)11793773(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001374833(PQKBWorkID)11345707(PQKB)10735304(MiAaPQ)EBC1731659(Au-PeEL)EBL1731659(CaPaEBR)ebr10895288(CaONFJC)MIL627667(OCoLC)883570884(EXLCZ)99371000000017997020140723h20132013 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtccrDesert nature and culture /Roslynn D. HaynesLondon, England :Reaktion Books,2013.©20131 online resource (247 p.)Earth SeriesDescription based upon print version of record.1-78023-169-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Desert; Imprint Page; Contents; Preface; 1. The Diversity of Deserts; 2. An Armoury of Adaptations; 3. Desert Cultures Past and Present; 4. Museums of Our Ancestors; 5. Desert Religions; 6. Travelers and Explorers; 7. Deserts of the Imagination; 8. Deserts in Western Art; 9. Exploitation and Opportunity; The World's Major Deserts; Glossary; References; Select Bibliography; Associations and Websites; Acknowledgements; Photo Acknowledgements; IndexSand. Cacti. Lizards. Mirages. Deserts call to mind exotic places, a sense of adventure and freedom, but also thirst and desolation. In Desert, Roslynn D. Haynes takes a fresh look at this geographical feature and cultural entity as it becomes an increasingly threatened environment. Considering the immense geographical diversity of deserts from the Sahara to Antarctica, Haynes explores the intriguing and often bizarre ways plants and animals adapt to such a hostile environment, as well as the diverse peoples that have inhabited deserts and evolved unique lifestyles andEarth series (Reaktion Books (Firm))DesertsDesertsHistoryDesert ecologyDeserts.DesertsHistory.Desert ecology.704.9436154Haynes Roslynn D.201060MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910786605903321Desert3677168UNINA03765nam 22007212 450 991080807120332120151005020624.01-139-15285-81-107-22123-41-108-44697-31-283-34246-497866133424610-511-79375-81-139-16140-71-139-15583-01-139-15758-21-139-15935-6(CKB)2550000000065691(EBL)807195(OCoLC)763159249(SSID)ssj0000550931(PQKBManifestationID)11408571(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000550931(PQKBWorkID)10524276(PQKB)11644030(UkCbUP)CR9780511793752(MiAaPQ)EBC807195(Au-PeEL)EBL807195(CaPaEBR)ebr10514165(CaONFJC)MIL334246(PPN)26136152X(PPN)172040043(EXLCZ)99255000000006569120100630d2011|||| uy| 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierApplications of palaeontology techniques and case studies /Robert Wynn Jones[electronic resource]Cambridge :Cambridge University Press,2011.1 online resource (xiv, 406 pages) digital, PDF file(s)Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).1-139-16040-0 1-107-00523-X Includes bibliographical references and index.1.Work-flows in applied palaeontology;2.Biostratigraphy and allied disciplines, and stratigraphic time-scales;3.Palaeobiology;4.Sequence stratigraphy;5.Petroleum geology;6.Mineral exploration and exploitation;7.Coal geology and mining;8.Engineering geology;9.Environmental science;10. Other applications and case studies; References; Index.Palaeontology, the scientific study of fossils, has developed from a descriptive science to an analytical science used to interpret relationships between earth and life history. This book provides a comprehensive and thematic treatment of applied palaeontology, covering the use of fossils in the ordering of rocks in time and in space, in biostratigraphy, palaeobiology and sequence stratigraphy. Robert Wynn Jones presents a practical workflow for applied palaeontology, including sample acquisition, preparation and analysis, and interpretation and integration. He then presents numerous case studies that demonstrate the applicability and value of the subject to areas such as petroleum, mineral and coal exploration and exploitation, engineering geology and environmental science. Specialist applications outside of the geosciences (including archaeology, forensic science, medical palynology, entomopalynology and melissopalynology) are also addressed. Abundantly illustrated and referenced, Applications of Palaeontology provides a user-friendly reference for academic researchers and professionals across a range of disciplines and industry settings.PaleontologyResearchCase studiesEarth sciencesResearchCase studiesEngineering geologyResearchCase studiesPaleontologyResearchEarth sciencesResearchEngineering geologyResearch560.72SCI054000bisacshJones Robert Wynn1652925UkCbUPUkCbUPBOOK9910808071203321Applications of palaeontology4003880UNINA