Catastrophes and lesser calamities : the causes of mass extinctions / / Tony Hallam |
Autore | Hallam Tony |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, England : , : Oxford University Press, , 2005 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiii, 226 p. ) : ill., maps, ports |
Disciplina | 576.84 |
Collana | Oxford scholarship online |
Soggetto topico |
Extinction (Biology)
Catastrophes (Geology) |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-19-191643-9
0-19-152344-5 1-280-76294-2 0-19-151309-1 1-4294-2116-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910451492903321 |
Hallam Tony
![]() |
||
Oxford, England : , : Oxford University Press, , 2005 | ||
![]() | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
Catastrophes and lesser calamities : the causes of mass extinctions / / Tony Hallam |
Autore | Hallam Tony |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, England : , : Oxford University Press, , 2005 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiii, 226 p. ) : ill., maps, ports |
Disciplina | 576.84 |
Collana | Oxford scholarship online |
Soggetto topico |
Extinction (Biology)
Catastrophes (Geology) |
ISBN |
0-19-191643-9
0-19-152344-5 1-280-76294-2 0-19-151309-1 1-4294-2116-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785097203321 |
Hallam Tony
![]() |
||
Oxford, England : , : Oxford University Press, , 2005 | ||
![]() | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
Catastrophes and lesser calamities : the causes of mass extinctions / / Tony Hallam |
Autore | Hallam Tony |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, England : , : Oxford University Press, , 2005 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiii, 226 p. ) : ill., maps, ports |
Disciplina | 576.84 |
Collana | Oxford scholarship online |
Soggetto topico |
Extinction (Biology)
Catastrophes (Geology) |
ISBN |
0-19-191643-9
0-19-152344-5 1-280-76294-2 0-19-151309-1 1-4294-2116-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910809030203321 |
Hallam Tony
![]() |
||
Oxford, England : , : Oxford University Press, , 2005 | ||
![]() | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
Catastrophes! : earthquakes, tsunamis, tornadoes, and other earth-shattering disasters / / Donald R. Prothero ; with illustrations by Pat Linse |
Autore | Prothero Donald R. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Baltimore : , : Johns Hopkins University Press, , 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (357 p.) |
Disciplina | 551 |
Soggetto topico | Catastrophes (Geology) |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-4214-0147-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Earthquakes : the Earth in upheaval -- Tsunamis : the sea rises up -- Volcanoes : the Earth's cauldron -- Landslides : gravity always wins -- Floods : raging waters -- Hurricanes, cyclones, and typhoons : nature on the rampage -- Tornadoes : funnels of disaster -- Blizzard : white death -- Ice ages : frozen planet -- Greenhouse planet : too hot to handle? -- Mass extinctions : when life nearly died -- Can we survive nature and our own folly? |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463630003321 |
Prothero Donald R.
![]() |
||
Baltimore : , : Johns Hopkins University Press, , 2011 | ||
![]() | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
Catastrophes! : earthquakes, tsunamis, tornadoes, and other earth-shattering disasters / / Donald R. Prothero ; with illustrations by Pat Linse |
Autore | Prothero Donald R. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Baltimore : , : Johns Hopkins University Press, , 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (357 p.) |
Disciplina | 551 |
Soggetto topico | Catastrophes (Geology) |
ISBN | 1-4214-0147-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Earthquakes : the Earth in upheaval -- Tsunamis : the sea rises up -- Volcanoes : the Earth's cauldron -- Landslides : gravity always wins -- Floods : raging waters -- Hurricanes, cyclones, and typhoons : nature on the rampage -- Tornadoes : funnels of disaster -- Blizzard : white death -- Ice ages : frozen planet -- Greenhouse planet : too hot to handle? -- Mass extinctions : when life nearly died -- Can we survive nature and our own folly? |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788464003321 |
Prothero Donald R.
![]() |
||
Baltimore : , : Johns Hopkins University Press, , 2011 | ||
![]() | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
Catastrophes! : earthquakes, tsunamis, tornadoes, and other earth-shattering disasters / / Donald R. Prothero ; with illustrations by Pat Linse |
Autore | Prothero Donald R. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Baltimore : , : Johns Hopkins University Press, , 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (357 p.) |
Disciplina | 551 |
Soggetto topico | Catastrophes (Geology) |
ISBN | 1-4214-0147-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Earthquakes : the Earth in upheaval -- Tsunamis : the sea rises up -- Volcanoes : the Earth's cauldron -- Landslides : gravity always wins -- Floods : raging waters -- Hurricanes, cyclones, and typhoons : nature on the rampage -- Tornadoes : funnels of disaster -- Blizzard : white death -- Ice ages : frozen planet -- Greenhouse planet : too hot to handle? -- Mass extinctions : when life nearly died -- Can we survive nature and our own folly? |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910822372103321 |
Prothero Donald R.
![]() |
||
Baltimore : , : Johns Hopkins University Press, , 2011 | ||
![]() | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
Catastrophic debris flows transformed from landslides in volcanic terrains : mobility, hazard assessment, and mitigation strategies / / by Kevin M. Scott [and four others] |
Autore | Scott Kevin M. <1935-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Reston, Virginia : , : U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, , 2001 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (v, 59 pages) : illustrations (some color), color maps |
Collana | U.S. Geological Survey professional paper |
Soggetto topico |
Lahars
Debris avalanches Catastrophes (Geology) Volcanic hazard analysis |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Catastrophic debris flows transformed from landslides in volcanic terrains |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910706860703321 |
Scott Kevin M. <1935->
![]() |
||
Reston, Virginia : , : U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, , 2001 | ||
![]() | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
Extinction : how life on earth nearly ended 250 million years ago / Douglas H. Erwin |
Autore | Erwin, Douglas H., 1958- |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, N. J. : Princeton University Press, c2006 |
Descrizione fisica | viii, 296 p. : ill. ; 24 cm |
Disciplina | 576.84 |
Soggetto topico |
Extinction (Biology) - History
Catastrophes (Geology) Geology, Stratigraphic Paleontology, Stratigraphic |
ISBN | 0691005249 |
Classificazione | LC QE721.2.E97E96546 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNISALENTO-991002317549707536 |
Erwin, Douglas H., 1958-
![]() |
||
Princeton, N. J. : Princeton University Press, c2006 | ||
![]() | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. del Salento | ||
|
Georges Cuvier, fossil bones, and geological catastrophes [[electronic resource] ] : new translations & interpretations of the primary texts / / Martin J.S. Rudwick |
Autore | Rudwick M. J. S |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 1997 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (320 p.) |
Disciplina | 569 |
Altri autori (Persone) | CuvierGeorges, baron, <1769-1832.> |
Soggetto topico |
Mammals, Fossil
Catastrophes (Geology) Geology - History - 18th century |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
9786611430573
1-281-43057-9 0-226-73108-1 |
Classificazione | TF 2360 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- NOTES ON THE TEXTS -- 1. The Theory of the Earth -- 2. Living and Fossil Elephants -- 3. The Megatherium from South America -- 4. A Research Program on Fossil Bones -- 5. An Appeal for International Collaboration -- 6. The Animals from the Gypsum Beds around Paris -- 7. A Pouched Marsupial from Paris -- 8. Popular Lectures on Geology -- 9. A Review of Fossil Pachyderms -- 10. A Report on Andre's Theory of the Earth -- 11. The Progress of Geological Science -- 12. The Geology of the Region around Paris -- 13. Fossil Deer and Cattle -- 14. Collected Researches on Fossil Bones -- 15. The Revolutions of the Globe -- 16. Conclusions -- Further Reading -- Bibliography of Cuvier's Sources -- Bibliography of Works by Historians of Science -- Appendix: French Texts of Previously Unpublished Manuscripts -- Sources for Figures -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455317103321 |
Rudwick M. J. S
![]() |
||
Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 1997 | ||
![]() | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
Georges Cuvier, fossil bones, and geological catastrophes [[electronic resource] ] : new translations & interpretations of the primary texts / / Martin J.S. Rudwick |
Autore | Rudwick M. J. S |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 1997 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (320 p.) |
Disciplina | 569 |
Altri autori (Persone) | CuvierGeorges, baron, <1769-1832.> |
Soggetto topico |
Mammals, Fossil
Catastrophes (Geology) Geology - History - 18th century |
Soggetto non controllato | translation, primary, source, text, interpretation, analysis, translated, zoologist, zoology, geology, geologist, paleontology, interdisciplinary, science, scientific, anatomy, history, historical, mammals, 18th century, theory, theoretical, paris, marsupial, deer, cattle, global, international, regional, research, academic, scholarly |
ISBN |
9786611430573
1-281-43057-9 0-226-73108-1 |
Classificazione | TF 2360 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- NOTES ON THE TEXTS -- 1. The Theory of the Earth -- 2. Living and Fossil Elephants -- 3. The Megatherium from South America -- 4. A Research Program on Fossil Bones -- 5. An Appeal for International Collaboration -- 6. The Animals from the Gypsum Beds around Paris -- 7. A Pouched Marsupial from Paris -- 8. Popular Lectures on Geology -- 9. A Review of Fossil Pachyderms -- 10. A Report on Andre's Theory of the Earth -- 11. The Progress of Geological Science -- 12. The Geology of the Region around Paris -- 13. Fossil Deer and Cattle -- 14. Collected Researches on Fossil Bones -- 15. The Revolutions of the Globe -- 16. Conclusions -- Further Reading -- Bibliography of Cuvier's Sources -- Bibliography of Works by Historians of Science -- Appendix: French Texts of Previously Unpublished Manuscripts -- Sources for Figures -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778714103321 |
Rudwick M. J. S
![]() |
||
Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 1997 | ||
![]() | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|