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Autore: | Spellman Frank R |
Titolo: | The handbook of nature [[electronic resource] /] / Frank R. Spellman and Joni Price-Bayer |
Pubblicazione: | Lanham, Md., : Government Institutes, 2012 |
Edizione: | 1st ed. |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (482 p.) |
Disciplina: | 508 |
Soggetto topico: | Biology |
Earth sciences | |
Natural history | |
Altri autori: | Price-BayerJoni <1964-> |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | Front Cover; Title Page; Contents; Preface; Part I-What Is Nature?; Chapter 1-Introduction; Part II-Earth's Structure; Chapter 2-Composition of Earth; Chapter 3-Reshaping Earth; Part III-The Atmosphere: Earth's Breath; Chapter 4-The Atmosphere; Chapter 5-Atmospheric Water Phenomena; Chapter 6-Atmosphere in Motion; Chapter 7-Weather and Climate; Part IV-Water: Earth's Blood; Chapter 8-Water on Earth; Chapter 9-All about Water; Chapter 10-Earth's Oceans and Their Margins; Chapter 11-Running Waters; Chapter 12-Still Waters; Part V-Earth's Life Forms; Chapter 13-Biosphere; Chapter 14-Ecosystems |
Chapter 15-The Fundamental Unit of LifeChapter 16-Biological Diversity; Chapter 17-Animal Groups; Part VI-Wilderness; Chapter 18-Land Organism; Glossary; Index; About the Authors | |
Sommario/riassunto: | In The Handbook of Nature, authors Frank R. Spellman and Joni Price-Bayer provide a comprehensive guide to the study of nature in terms the layperson can grasp easily. This accessible reference work is for the non-specialist looking for quick, accurate information on all aspects of the study of nature. |
Titolo autorizzato: | The handbook of nature |
ISBN: | 1-280-65950-5 |
9786613636430 | |
1-60590-774-X | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910815110003321 |
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