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  • Coastal Systems

    by Simon Haslett ...
    Series series Routledge Introductions to Environment: Environmental Science
    The coast represents the crossroads between the oceans, land and atmosphere, and all three contribute to the physical and ecological evolution of coastlines. Coasts are dynamic systems, with identifiable inputs and outputs of energy and material. Changes to input force coasts to respond, often in dramatic ways as attested by the impacts of the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004, the landfall of ... Read more

    $42.99 USD

  • Coastal Systems

    by Simon Haslett ...
    Series series Routledge Introductions to Environment: Environmental Science
    Coastal Systems offers a concise introduction to the processes, landforms, ecosystems, and management of coasts. Each chapter is illustrated and includes topical case studies from around the world such as:* Tsunami's in Papua New Guinea* cliff collapse in Southern England* the Great Barrier Reef* the Indian 'Super Cyclone' of 1999* the impact of development in the Florida Keys.Introductory ... Read more

    $255.00 USD

  • Coastal Systems

    by Simon K. Haslett ...
    Coastal Systems offers a concise introduction to the processes, landforms, ecosystems and management of this important global environment. Each chapter is illustrated and furnished with topical case studies from around the world. Introductory chapters establish the importance of coasts, and explain how they are studied within a systems framework; subsequent chapters explore the role of waves, ... Read more

    $18.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Origin and Formation of Coastal Boulder Deposits at Galway Bay and the Aran Islands, Western Ireland

    by Wibke Erdmann, Dieter Kelletat, Anja Scheffers, Simon K. Haslett ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book presents geomorphological and sedimentological aspects of Holocene boulder ridges along the coastline of western Ireland (the Aran Islands and Galway Bay). Given these boulders’ size, extent and altitude, they are among the most spectacular deposits moved by marine forces worldwide and have challenged researchers to solve their enigmatic history. In particular, the question of how their ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

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  • Stung!

    On Jellyfish Blooms and the Future of the Ocean

    by Lisa-ann Gershwin ...
    "The world of jellyfish is brought alive as you never imagined it could be by Lisa-ann Gershwin in this engaging, gripping, and often funny book." —Callum Roberts, author of The Ocean of LifeAs our oceans become increasingly inhospitable to life, there is one creature that is thriving in this seasick environment: the beautiful, dangerous, and now incredibly numerous jellyfish. As foremost ... Read more

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  • Waking the Giant

    How a changing climate triggers earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanoes

    by Bill McGuire ...
    Twenty thousand years ago our planet was an icehouse. Temperatures were down six degrees; ice sheets kilometres thick buried much of Europe and North America and sea levels were 130m lower. The following 15 millennia saw an astonishing transformation as our planet metamorphosed into the temperate world upon which our civilisation has grown and thrived. One of the most dynamic periods in Earth ... Read more

    $14.29 USD

  • Oceans

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Dorrik Stow ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    The importance of the oceans to life on Earth cannot be overstated. Liquid water covers more than 70% of our planet's surface and, in past geological time, has spread over 85%. Life on Earth began in the oceans over 3.5 billion years ago and remained there for the great majority of that time. Today the seas still provide 99% of habitable living space, the largest repository of biomass, and holds ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Eruptions that Shook the World

    by Clive Oppenheimer ...
    What does it take for a volcanic eruption to really shake the world? Did volcanic eruptions extinguish the dinosaurs, or help humans to evolve, only to decimate their populations with a super-eruption 73,000 years ago? Did they contribute to the ebb and flow of ancient empires, the French Revolution and the rise of fascism in Europe in the 19th century? These are some of the claims made for ... Read more

    $34.49 USD

  • Volcanoes

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Michael J Branney, Jan Zalasiewicz ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Volcanoes are some of the most dramatic expressions of the powerful tectonic forces at work in the Earth beneath our feet. But volcanism, a profoundly important feature of Earth, and indeed of other planets and moons too, encompasses much more than just volcanoes themselves. On a planetary scale, volcanism is an indispensable heat release mechanism, which on Earth allows the conditions for life. ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

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  • Bird Migration

    by Ian Newton ...
    Series Book 113 - Collins New Naturalist Library
    The phenomenon of bird migration has fascinated people from time immemorial. The arrivals and departures of different species marked the seasons, heralding spring and autumn, and providing a reliable calendar long before anything better became available.Migration is shown by many kinds of animals, including butterflies and other insects, mammals, marine turtles and fish, but in none is it as ... Read more

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  • Glaciers and Glaciation, 2nd edition

    by Douglas Benn, David J A Evans ...
    Glaciers and Glaciation is the classic textbook for all students of glaciation. Stimulating and accessible, it has established a reputation as a comprehensive and essential resource.In this new edition, the text, references and illustrations have been thoroughly updated to give today's reader an up-to-the minute overview of the nature, origin and behaviour of glaciers and the geological and ... Read more

    $120.99 USD