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  • Biogenic Sedimentary Rocks in a Cold, Cenozoic Ocean

    Neritic Southern Australia

    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book documents and interprets the onshore Cenozoic temperate carbonate depositional system along the southern margin of Australia. These strata, deposited in four separate basins, together with the extensive modern marine system offshore, comprise the largest such cool-water carbonate system on the globe. The approach is classic and comparative but the information is a synthesis of recent ... Read more

    $107.09 USD

  • Neritic Carbonate Sediments in a Temperate Realm

    Southern Australia

    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book is the first comprehensive documentation and interpretation of modern neritic carbonate sediments on the southern Australian continental margin, the largest cool-water carbonate depositional system on the globe. The approach is classical but the information is new. A brief chapter of introduction is followed by a section that describes the setting of the continental margin in terms of ... Read more

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  • After the Dinosaurs

    The Age of Mammals

    A fascinating study of the thousands of new animal species that walked in the footsteps of the dinosaurs—and the climate changes that brought them forth.The fascinating group of animals called dinosaurs became extinct some 65 million years ago (except for their feathered descendants). In their place evolved an enormous variety of land creatures, especially mammals, which in their way were every ... Read more

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  • Australian Soils and Landscapes

    An Illustrated Compendium

    This essential reference provides an introduction to the remarkable soils and landscapes of Australia. It reveals their great diversity and explains why an understanding of soil properties and landscape processes should guide our use of the land.Using striking photographs of characteristic landscapes, it begins by describing the basic properties of soils and how Australia's distinctive soils and ... Read more

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  • Australian Deserts

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  • The Monkey's Voyage

    How Improbable Journeys Shaped the History of Life

    Throughout the world, closely related species are found on landmasses separated by wide stretches of ocean. What explains these far-flung distributions? Why are such species found where they are across the Earth?Since the discovery of plate tectonics, scientists have conjectured that plants and animals were scattered over the globe by riding pieces of ancient supercontinents as they broke up. In ... Read more

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  • Ecology of Fresh Waters

    A View for the Twenty-First Century

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    This new edition of an established textbook provides a comprehensive and stimulating introduction to rivers, lakes and wetlands, and was written as the basis for a complete course on freshwater ecology. Designed for undergraduate and early postgraduate students who wish to gain an overall view of this vast subject area, this accessible guide to freshwater ecosystems and man's activities will also ... Read more

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  • Dinosaurs in Australia

    Mesozoic Life from the Southern Continent

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  • Ecology of Sulawesi

    Series series Ecology Of Indonesia Series
    The Ecology of Sulawesi is a comprehensive ecological survey of one of Indonesia's least populated and most diverse islands.It is hoped that it will prove useful to resource managers, ecologists, environmental scientists and local government personnel, and be enlightening to Sulawesi's inhabitants and visitors.Sulawesi is one of the least-known islands of Indonesia, and wise environmental ... Read more

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  • Australia's Fossil Heritage

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