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Lanzarote and Chinijo Islands Geopark: From Earth to Space / / edited by Elena Mateo, Jesús Martínez-Frías, Juana Vegas
Lanzarote and Chinijo Islands Geopark: From Earth to Space / / edited by Elena Mateo, Jesús Martínez-Frías, Juana Vegas
Edizione [1st ed. 2019.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (190 pages)
Disciplina 333.72
Collana Geoheritage, Geoparks and Geotourism, Conservation and Management Series
Soggetto topico Nature conservation
Geology
Tourism
Management
Conservation biology
Ecology 
Astrobiology
Planetology
Nature Conservation
Tourism Management
Conservation Biology/Ecology
ISBN 3-030-13130-0
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Introduction Lanzarote, a Unique Geopark -- Part I: From Earth -- Geological and Geographical Setting of Lanzarote and Chinijo Islands UNESCO Global Geoparks -- Geoheritage Inventory of the Lanzarote and Chinijo Islands UNESCO Global Geopark -- Historic Volcanic Landforms Diversity on Lanzarote -- Evaluation of Geoconservation in Geosites of Paleontogical Interest from Lanzarote and Chinijo Islands UNESCO Global Geopark -- Geoheritage in the Shallow Submarine Slopes of an Oceanic Volcanic Edifice: a New Option for Diving Geotourism -- Geoconservation and Geotourism in the Lanzarote and Chinijo Islands UNESCO Global Geoparks -- Lanzarote and Chinijo Islands: an Anchialine UNESCO Global Geoparks -- Part II: To Space -- Volcanic caves of Lanzarote: a Natural Laboratory for Understanding Volcano-Speleogenetic Processes and Planetary Caves -- Lanzarote: Mars on Earth -- Part III: Living in the Geopark -- Lanzarote: The Landscape and the History Behind the Volcano.-Lanzarote, César Manrique and the Creation of the Art, Culture and Tourism Centres, 1960–1976 -- Lanzarote Satlworks, Symbol of Identity.
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Lebensraum Universum [[electronic resource] ] : Einführung in die Exoökologie / / von Aleksandar Janjic
Lebensraum Universum [[electronic resource] ] : Einführung in die Exoökologie / / von Aleksandar Janjic
Autore Janjic Aleksandar
Edizione [1st ed. 2017.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (XIII, 220 S. 10 Abb., 9 Abb. in Farbe.)
Disciplina 570
Soggetto topico Life sciences
Astrobiology
Evolutionary biology
Space sciences
Nature
Environment
Popular Life Sciences
Evolutionary Biology
Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)
Popular Science in Nature and Environment
ISBN 3-662-54787-2
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione ger
Nota di contenuto 1 Auf der Suche nach Signaturen des Lebens -- 2 Extreme Organismen und Transspermie -- 3 Die Ursprünge des Lebendigen.
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Janjic Aleksandar  
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Life in the Universe : Expectations and Constraints / / by Dirk Schulze-Makuch, Louis N. Irwin
Life in the Universe : Expectations and Constraints / / by Dirk Schulze-Makuch, Louis N. Irwin
Autore Schulze-Makuch Dirk
Edizione [3rd ed. 2018.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (XIX, 343 p. 51 illus., 25 illus. in color.)
Disciplina 576.839
Collana Astronomy and Planetary Sciences
Soggetto topico Astrobiology
Microbiology
Planetology
Biochemistry
Geobiology
Biochemistry, general
Biogeosciences
ISBN 3-319-97658-3
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Introduction -- Definition of Life -- Origin of Life -- Synthetic Life -- Lessons from the History of Life on Earth -- Energy Sources and Life -- Building Blocks of Life -- Life and the Need for a Solvent -- Habitats of Life -- Signatures of Life -- Life Detection-Past and Present -- Astrobiological Potential within the Solar System -- Exoplanets and Exomoons -- Ideas of Exotic Forms of Life -- The Future and Fate of Living Systems -- SETI - The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligent Life -- Optimizing Space Exploration -- References -- Index.
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Schulze-Makuch Dirk  
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A Man From Planet Earth : A Scientific Novel / / by Giancarlo Genta
A Man From Planet Earth : A Scientific Novel / / by Giancarlo Genta
Autore Genta Giancarlo
Edizione [1st ed. 2016.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (317 p.)
Disciplina 808.83876
Collana Science and Fiction
Soggetto topico Astronomy
Astrobiology
Life sciences
Physics
Earth
Geology
Popular Science in Astronomy
Popular Life Sciences
Popular Science in Physics
Popular Earth Science
ISBN 3-319-21115-3
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Preface -- part i: novel -- part ii: scientific -- Appendix.
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Genta Giancarlo  
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The Meaning of Liberty Beyond Earth / / edited by Charles S. Cockell
The Meaning of Liberty Beyond Earth / / edited by Charles S. Cockell
Edizione [1st ed. 2015.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (270 p.)
Disciplina 919.904
Collana Space and Society
Soggetto topico Science—Social aspects
Philosophy and social sciences
Personality
Social psychology
Astrobiology
Ethics
Societal Aspects of Physics, Outreach and Education
Philosophy of the Social Sciences
Personality and Social Psychology
ISBN 3-319-09567-6
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto The Cold Equations: Extraterrestrial Liberty in Science Fiction -- Fear of Freedom: the Legacy of Arendt and Ballard’s Space Skepticism -- Freedom in a Box: Paradoxes in the Structure of Extraterrestrial Liberty -- Fairness as a Moral Grounding for Space Policy -- Space: John Locke's Ultimate Triumph -- Extraterrestrial Liberty and Creative Practice: a Firsthand Experience of an Imagined Future -- Elsewhere, Liberty -- The fate of Freedom of a Space Exploration Mission Encountering Life and the Liberty of the “Encountered” Extra-terrestrial Beings -- Astronaut Health: Planetary Exploration and the Limitations on Freedom -- Outrunning the Law: Extraterrestrial Liberty and Universal Colonisation -- The Lethality of Interplanetary Warfare: A Fundamental Constraint on Extraterrestrial Liberty -- Interplanetary Federalism: Maximising the Chances of Extraterrestrial Peace, Diversity and Liberty -- Liberty, Freedom and Democracy: Paradox for an Extraterrestrial Society -- Human Space Colonies: Towards a Governance Architecture -- Education and liberty in space.
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Microbial Ecosystems in Central Andes Extreme Environments : Biofilms, Microbial Mats, Microbialites and Endoevaporites / / edited by María Eugenia Farías
Microbial Ecosystems in Central Andes Extreme Environments : Biofilms, Microbial Mats, Microbialites and Endoevaporites / / edited by María Eugenia Farías
Edizione [1st ed. 2020.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (298 pages)
Disciplina 578.758
Soggetto topico Microbial ecology
Ecosystems
Astrobiology
Nature conservation
Environmental education
Microbial Ecology
Nature Conservation
Environmental and Sustainability Education
Ecologia microbiana
Ecosistemes
Soggetto genere / forma Llibres electrònics
ISBN 3-030-36192-6
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Section I - General considerations -- Chap 1 - Introduction Maria Eugenia Farias (LIMLA, Argentina) -- Chap 2 - Origin and evolution of the central Andes: deserts, salars lakes and volcanoes R.Alonso (U. Nacional de Salta, Argentina) and W. Rojas (Eramine Sudámerica S.A., Argentina) -- Chap 3 - Modern microbilies mats and endovaporite system in Andean lakes: a general approach Maria Eugenia Farias (LIMLA, Argentina) -- Section II - Preandean and andean atacam desert: life at limits -- Chap 4 - Desert polyextreme environment and lithobiontic habitats J. Wierzchos, C. Ascaso, O. Artieda and M.C. Casero (Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Spain) -- Chap 5 - Desert microbiology J. Di Ruggiero (Johns Hopkins University, USA) and M.C. Casero (Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Spain) -- Chap 6 - Desert biosignatures P. Vitek (The Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic) and J. Wierzchos (Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Spain) -- Chap 7 - Microbial characterization of Andean Vega's soil C. Belfiore, M.E. Farias (LIMLA, Argentina) and M. Contreras (Centro de Ecología Aplicada, Chile) -- Section III - Life in Andean Volcanoes and Fumaroles -- Chap 8 - Limits to microbial life at the altitudinal and dry extremes for life on Earth at Llullaillaco and Socompa Volcacones S. Scmidt and P. Sowell (University of Colorado, USA) -- Chap 9 - The biogeochemistry of microorganisms in the geothermal features of El Tatio Geyser Field, Chile K.D. Myers (Columbia University, USA), A.S. Angel (University of Tennessee, USA) and P.C. Bennett (The University of Texas at Austin, USA) -- Chap 10 - The unique holoarchea dominated biofilms associated Diamante Lake inside Galan Volcanoes Microbialites N. Rascova (Aix Marseille Université, France) and M.E. Farias (LIMLA, Argentina) -- Section IV - Endoevaporites and Mats in Salars and Wetlands -- Chap 11 - Endoevaporites dominated by Arquea at Laguna Tebenquiche M.C. Rasuk (LIMLA, Argentina), Pieter V. (University of Connecticut, USA), A.B. Fernández (University of Sevilla, Spain) and M.E. Farias (LIMLA, Argentina) -- Chap 12 - Rare microbial biosphere in Salar de Huasco: hyperdiversity in polyextreme aquatic ecosystem C. Dorador, N. Miranda, V. Ávalos (Universidad de Antofagasta, Chile), V. Molina (Universidad de Playa Ancha, Chile) and M. Hengst (Universidad Católica del Norte, Chile) -- Chap 13 - Microbiome of evaporites and microbial mats in the Salar de Llamara, Atacama desert M. Rasuk and M.E. Farias (LIMLA, Argentina) -- Chap 14 - Microbial diversity in athalassohaline Argentinean salterns M.R. Mora-Ruiz and R. Rosselló-Móra (Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies, Spain) -- Section V - Microbialites at lakes -- Chap 15 - Physicochemical and microbiological processes in carbonate precipitation in hypersaline lakes: the laguna Negra case F.J. Gomez (Centro de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Terra, Argentina), L.C. Kah (University of Tennessee, USA), C. Mlewski, F.J. Boidi (Centro de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Terra, Argentina) and E. Gerard (Université Paris Diderot, France) -- Chap 16 - Microbialites Laguna Socompa V. Albarracin and M.E. Farias (LIMLA, Argentina) -- Chap 17 - Microbialites oncolites and mats at Laguna La Brava P. Visscher (University of Connecticut, USA), M. Contreras (Centro de Ecologia Aplicada, Chile) and M.E. Farias (LIMLA, Argentina) -- Chap 18 - Modern microbiolites of Pozo Bravo lake, Salas de Antofalla, Antofagasta de la Sierra, Catamarca A.I. Lencina, M.N. Soria (PROIMI, Argentina), R. Palma (Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina) and M.E. Farias (LIMLA, Argentina) -- Section VI - Extremolites: microbes surviving in Andean microbial ecosystems -- Chap 19 - Light sensing and mechanisms of adaptation to high solar irradiation V.H. Albarracín, M. Gorriti, L. Portero, F. Zannier (PROIMI, Argentina), W. Gärtner (Max Planck Institute, Germany) and M.E. Farias (LIMLA, Argentina) -- Chap 20 - Linear megaplasmids spreading the Andean Resistome M.F. Perez and J.R. Dib (LIMLA, Argentina) -- Chap 21 - Arsenic: Not as bad as it sounds Visscher (University of Connecticut, USA), Gallagher, Contreras (Centro de Ecologia Aplicada, Chile), Farias (Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina), Philippot (Univesité Paris Diderot, France), Sancho-Tomas and Somogyi (Synchroton Soleil, France) -- Section VII - Prospecting and protecting singular ecosystems -- Chap 22 - Conservation of extremophile communities in complex ecosystems M. Contreras (Centro de Ecologia Aplicada, Chile) -- Chap 23 - Integral prospection of Andean Microbial Ecosystem Project M.E Farias (LIMLA, Argentina) -- Index -- .
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Mysteries of Mars / / by Fabio Vittorio De Blasio
Mysteries of Mars / / by Fabio Vittorio De Blasio
Autore De Blasio Fabio Vittorio
Edizione [1st ed. 2018.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Praxis, , 2018
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (200 pages)
Disciplina 523.43
Collana Popular Astronomy
Soggetto topico Astronomy
Planetary science
Planetology
Space sciences
Astrobiology
Earth
Geology
Popular Science in Astronomy
Planetary Sciences
Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)
Popular Earth Science
ISBN 3-319-74784-3
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Part I: Mars through the millennia -- Mars as a heavenly warrior -- Mars with its odd orbit enters science -- Schiaparelli, Lowell, and the Martians -- Martian engineers or Martian lichens? -- Mars as seen by Mariners and Vikings -- A long interval and the return to Mars -- Technical box: Sending a spacecraft to Mars -- Mars in its orbit -- The big disappointment -- The rocks of the Martian surface -- The final answer -- Part II: history and geography of Mars -- The geography of Mars, shortly -- The interior of Mars -- Mystery No. 1. Why has Mars no magnetic field ? -- Ancient Mars: the Noachian period -- Mystery No. 2: Has Mars ever had a plate tectonics ? -- A tour on Noachian terrains of Mars: Noachis Terra -- The middle period: the Hesperian -- A tour on the Hesperian outflow channels -- The last period: the Amazonian -- Geological formations of Mars -- Part III: Processes at the surface of Mars -- Martian mountains -- The northern lowlands -- Mystery No. 3: What is the origin of the global dichotomy, which divides so sharply the North from the South of Mars? -- The giant impact basins on Mars -- Technical box: Impact cratering on Earth and Mars -- Valles Marineris -- Mistery No. 4: How were the Valles Marineris formed? -- The volcanoes of Mars -- Technical: Volcanic eruptions on Earth and Mars -- Mystery No. 5: Enigmatic mountains and mysterious geological formations (the strange arc of Acheron, the halos of Olympus Mons, Vastitas Borealis and Medusae Fossae formations) -- Part IV: an exhibition of martian images -- Fractures -- Ice-related landforms -- Technical box: Optical images, infrared, radar maps. How data are acquired from remote sensing -- Catastrophic landslides -- Mystery No. 6: Great Ice age on Mars ? -- Morphologies due to wind -- Morphologies due to water -- Mystery No. 7: Was there an ocean on Mars? -- Breathtaking views -- Mystery No. 8: The enigmatic outflow channels -- Part V: The atmosphere, climate and life on Mars -- The atmosphere of Mars -- Dust devils -- The atmosphere of Mars -- The ice caps -- Mystery No. 9: How has the atmosphere of Mars changed? And what happened to the once abundant water ? -- The search for life on Mars -- Martian meteorites -- Mystery No. 10: Is there or was there life on Mars ? -- Ancient civilization on Mars ? -- Upcoming missions to Mars -- How to get to Mars and back -- Colonize Mars ? -- Terraforming -- Technical appendices -- Martian data -- Planitiae, Fossae, Terrae: Nomenclature of planetary geology -- Missions to: past, current, future.
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De Blasio Fabio Vittorio  
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The Mystery of the Seven Spheres : How Homo sapiens will Conquer Space / / by Giovanni F. Bignami
The Mystery of the Seven Spheres : How Homo sapiens will Conquer Space / / by Giovanni F. Bignami
Autore Bignami Giovanni F
Edizione [1st ed. 2015.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (116 p.)
Disciplina 500.5
509
520
576.8
Soggetto topico Astronomy
History
Space sciences
Evolutionary biology
Astrobiology
Popular Science in Astronomy
History of Science
Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)
Evolutionary Biology
ISBN 3-319-17004-X
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Introduction -- Our Earth, our Oceans, the Sky, the Moon -- Mars, Planets, Stars -- Coda.
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Bignami Giovanni F  
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The Nature of Life and Its Potential to Survive / / by David S. Stevenson
The Nature of Life and Its Potential to Survive / / by David S. Stevenson
Autore Stevenson David S
Edizione [1st ed. 2017.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (XV, 456 p. 70 illus., 69 illus. in color.)
Disciplina 520
Collana Astronomers' Universe
Soggetto topico Astronomy
Astrobiology
Evolutionary biology
Planetology
Popular Science in Astronomy
Evolutionary Biology
ISBN 3-319-52911-0
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Preface -- Chapter 1 – What is Life? -- Chapter 2 – Life’s Grand Themes -- Chapter 3 – The Origin of Life on Earth -- Chapter 4 – Life as the Evolution of Information -- Chapter 5 – Life Jim, But Not as We Know It -- Chapter 6 - Extinction -- Chapter 7- Agents of Mass Destruction -- Chapter 8 - Ultimately, Can Life Survive? -- Chapter 9 - A Thesis on Life, the Universe and Almost Everything Else -- Glossary -- Index.
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Stevenson David S  
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Non-equilibrium Thermodynamics and the Production of Entropy [[electronic resource] ] : Life, Earth, and Beyond / / edited by Axel Kleidon, Ralph D. Lorenz
Non-equilibrium Thermodynamics and the Production of Entropy [[electronic resource] ] : Life, Earth, and Beyond / / edited by Axel Kleidon, Ralph D. Lorenz
Edizione [1st ed. 2005.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2005
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (XX, 264 p.)
Disciplina 536/.73
Collana Understanding Complex Systems
Soggetto topico Geobiology
Geophysics
Atmospheric sciences
Statistical physics
Dynamical systems
Thermodynamics
Astrobiology
Biogeosciences
Geophysics/Geodesy
Atmospheric Sciences
Complex Systems
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-281-39196-4
9786611391966
3-540-32359-7
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Entropy Production by Earth System Processes -- Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics in an Energy-Rich Universe -- Stumbling Into the MEP Racket: An Historical Perspective -- Maximum Entropy Production and Non-Equilibrium Statistical Mechanics -- Using Ecology to Quantify Organization in Fluid Flows -- Cosmological and Biological Reproducibility: Limits on the Maximum Entropy Production Principle -- Entropy Production in Turbulent Mixing -- Entropy Production of Atmospheric Heat Transport -- Water Vapor and Entropy Production in the Earth's Atmosphere -- Thermodynamics of the Ocean Circulation: A Global Perspective on the Ocean System and Living Systems -- Entropy and the Shaping of the Landscape by Water -- Entropy Production in the Planetary Context -- The Free-Energy Transduction and Entropy Production in Initial Photosynthetic Reactions -- Biotic Entropy Production and Global Atmosphere-Biosphere Interactions -- Coupled Evolution of Earth's Atmosphere and Biosphere -- Temperature, Biogenesis and Biospheric Self-Organization -- Entropy and Gaia: Is there a Link Between MEP and Self-Regulation in the Climate System?- Insights from Thermodynamics for the Analysis of Economic Processes.
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