Earth's evolving systems : the history of planet Earth / / Ronald Martin, PhD, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware |
Autore | Martin Ronald E. |
Edizione | [Second edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Burlington, Massachusetts : , : Jones & Bartlett Learning, , 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (1,889 pages) : color illustrations, photographs |
Disciplina | 551.7 |
Soggetto topico | Geodynamics - History |
ISBN | 1-284-10830-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction: investigating earth's systems -- Plate tectonics -- Earth systems: processes and interactions -- Sedimentary rocks, sedimentary environments, and fossils -- Evolution and extinction -- Geologic time and stratigraphy -- An extraordinary beginning: Hadean and Archean -- Origins of life -- The Proterozoic: life becomes a geologic force -- Life's "big bang": the origins and early diversification of multicellular animals -- The early-to-middle Paleozoic world -- Late Paleozoic world -- Mesozoic era -- The Cenozoic era: the Paleogene period -- The Cenozoic era: the Neogene era -- Rapid climate change during the Holocene -- The Anthropocene: humans as an environmental force. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910162697703321 |
Martin Ronald E. | ||
Burlington, Massachusetts : , : Jones & Bartlett Learning, , 2018 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Origin and evolution of earth [[electronic resource] ] : research questions for a changing planet / / Committee on Grand Research Questions in the Solid-Earth Sciences, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy of Sciences, c2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (151 p.) |
Disciplina | 551 |
Soggetto topico | Geodynamics - History |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-281-76729-8
9786611767297 0-309-11718-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | ""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgment of Reviewers""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""1 Origins""; ""2 Earth�s Interior""; ""3 A Habitable Planet""; ""4 Hazards and Resources""; ""References""; ""Appendix A: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members""; ""Appendix B: Acronyms and Abbreviations"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453730303321 |
Washington, D.C., : National Academy of Sciences, c2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Origin and evolution of earth [[electronic resource] ] : research questions for a changing planet / / Committee on Grand Research Questions in the Solid-Earth Sciences, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy of Sciences, c2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (151 p.) |
Disciplina | 551 |
Soggetto topico | Geodynamics - History |
ISBN |
0-309-13430-7
1-281-76729-8 9786611767297 0-309-11718-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | ""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgment of Reviewers""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""1 Origins""; ""2 Earth�s Interior""; ""3 A Habitable Planet""; ""4 Hazards and Resources""; ""References""; ""Appendix A: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members""; ""Appendix B: Acronyms and Abbreviations"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782105703321 |
Washington, D.C., : National Academy of Sciences, c2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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