Autore	Dingus Lowell
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (385 p.)
Disciplina	560.92 B
Altri autori (Persone)	NorellMark
Soggetto topico	Paleontologists - United States Tyrannosaurus rex
Soggetto non controllato	20th century american scientists barnum brown biographical dinosaur species dinosaurs famous discoveries famous scientists field notes fossil hunters fossils historical account legendary figures letters natural history natural sciences nonfiction oil paleontologist science historians science history scientific discoveries scientific expeditions scientists tyrannosaurus rex united states us government western frontier
ISBN	1-282-55614-2 9786612556142 0-520-94552-2
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Prologue. The Mindset of Barnum Brown -- One. Child of the Frontier (1873-1889) -- Two. Student . . . of Sorts (1889 - 1896) -- Three. Apprentice Extraordinaire (1896 - 1898) -- Four. To Land's End: Patagonia (1898 - 1900) -- Five. To the Depths of Hell Creek (1900 - 1903) -- Six. Love (1903 - 1906) -- Seven. Loss (1906 - 1910) -- Eight. The Canadian Dinosaur Bone Rush (1910 - 1916) -- Nine. Cuba, Abyssinia, and Other Intrigues (1916 - 1921) -- Ten. Jewels from the Orient: Raj India (1921 - 1923) -- Eleven. Perils and Pearls Up the Irrawaddy: Burma (1923) -- Twelve. Samos: Isle of Intrigue (1923 - 1925) -- Thirteen. Ancient Americans Hunting Bison? Birds as Dinosaurs? (1925 - 1931) -- Fourteen. Digging - and Flying - for Dinosaurs -- Fifteen. Toward the Golden Years -- Sixteen. Brown as a Spy, Movie Consultant, and Showman at the World's Fair (1942 - 1963) -- Epilogue -- Appendix One -- Appendix Two -- Appendix Three -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910781037603321

Autore	Schiel David R.
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2015
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (412 p.)
Disciplina	577.3
Soggetto topico	Giant kelp
Soggetto non controllato	earth sciences ecology and environment ecology giant kelp forests giant kelp kelp biology kelp conservation kelp ecology kelp forest research kelp largest seaweed life sciences marine biology marine conservation marine ecology marine ecosystems marine environment marine life marine plants marine science marine scientists ocean life ocean plants oceanography science scientists sea life sea plants seaweed biology seaweed research seaweed uses of kelp
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I. The Biology of Giant Kelp -- Part II. The Giant Kelp Ecosystem -- Part III. Human Usage, Management, and Conservation -- Part IV. Global Change and the Future -- Afterword -- References -- Index
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910788014803321

Pubbl/distr/stampa	Berkeley, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (304 p.)
Disciplina	597.95/6
Altri autori (Persone)	TolleyKrystal HerrelAnthony MenegonMichele AndersonChristopher V
Soggetto topico	Chameleons
Soggetto non controllato	adaptation anatomy behavior study biogeography biology researchers biology students biology chamaeleons chameleon biology chameleons change color classification conservation ecology evolution family chamaeleonidae fossil records herpetology lizards moveable eyes natural history old world lizards phylogeny physiology prehensile tail professional herpetologists range of colors reptiles science and math science scientists species theoretical zygodactylous feet
ISBN	0-520-95738-5
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Front matter -- CONTENTS -- CONTRIBUTORS -- FOREWORD -- 1. Biology of the Chameleons: An Introduction -- 2. Chameleon Anatomy -- 3. Chameleon Physiology -- 4. Function and Adaptation of Chameleons -- 5. Ecology and Life History of Chameleons -- 6. Chameleon Behavior and Color Change -- 7. Evolution and Biogeography of Chameleons -- 8. Overview of the Systematics of the Chamaeleonidae -- 9. Fossil History of Chameleons -- 10.Chameleon Conservation -- APPENDIX -- ABBREVIATIONS -- REFERENCES -- PHOTO CREDITS -- INDEX
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910787774103321

Autore	Rademacher Anne
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , [2018]
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (xiv, 203 pages) : illustrations, map; PDF, digital file(s)
Disciplina	720/.470954792
Soggetto topico	Urban ecology (Sociology) - India - Mumbai Architecture - Environmental aspects - India - Mumbai Architects - India - Mumbai Sustainable architecture - India - Mumbai
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
Soggetto non controllato	activists architects dense population designers ecological stresses engaged architectural practice environment environmental architecture graduate degree program green design informal settlements layered political power relations mumbai practitioners scientists sustainability urban and land use planning urban areas urban change urban development economy urban expertise wealth asymmetries
ISBN	0-520-96872-7
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	City ascending, city imploding -- The integrated subject -- Ecology in practice : environmental architecture as good design -- Rectifying failure : imagining the new city and the power to create it -- More than human nature and the open space predicament -- Consciousness and Indian-ness : making design "good" -- A vocation in waiting : ecology in practice -- Soldiering sustainability.
Record Nr.	UNISA-996333145603316

Pubbl/distr/stampa	Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2016]
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (341 pages) : illustrations, maps
Disciplina	631.8/409794
Soggetto topico	Nitrogen - Environmental aspects - California Nitrogen cycle - Environmental aspects - California Nitrogen fertilizers - Government policy - California Biodiversity conservation - California
Soggetto non controllato	agriscience air pollution air quality biodiversity conservation biodiversity california agriculture californias nitrogen cycle climate change climate science ecology environmental science integrated ecosystem assessment life sciences nitrogen and climate change nitrogen cycle nitrogen emissions nitrogen fertilizers nitrogen flows nitrogen pollution california scientists use of nitrogen water pollution california
ISBN	0-520-96223-0
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Front matter -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF ONLINE APPENDICES -- LIST OF BOXES -- LIST OF FIGURES -- LIST OF TABLES -- LIST OF MAPS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS -- MEMBERS OF THE TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE -- MEMBERS OF THE STAKEHOLDER ADVISORY COMMITTEE -- LIST OF REVIEW EDITORS -- LIST OF SCIENTIFIC REVIEWERS -- COMMON ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS -- CHEMICAL FORMULAS -- 1. Introducing the California Nitrogen Assessment -- 2. Underlying drivers of nitrogen flows in California -- 3. Direct drivers of California's nitrogen cycle -- 4. A California nitrogen mass balance for 2005 -- 5. Ecosystem Services and human well-being -- 6. Scenarios for the future of nitrogen management in California agriculture -- 7. Responses: Technologies and practices -- 8. Responses: Policies and institutions -- REFERENCES -- INDEX
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910798400603321