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Science Essentials eBook Series

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  • Nature's Compass

    The Mystery of Animal Navigation

    by James L. Gould, Carol Grant Gould ...
    Series series Science Essentials
    The mysterious and remarkable ways that animals navigateWe know that animals cross miles of water, land, and sky with pinpoint precision on a daily basis. But it is only in recent years that scientists have learned how these astounding feats of navigation are actually accomplished. With colorful and thorough detail, Nature's Compass explores the remarkable methods by which animals find their way ... Read more

    $15.83 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Under a Green Sky

    Global Warming, the Mass Extinctions of the Past, and What They Can Tell Us About Our Future

    by Peter D. Ward ...
    By looking backward at the course of great extinctions, a paleontologist sees what the future holds.More than 200 million years ago, a cataclysmic event known as the Permian extinction destroyed more than 90 percent of all species and nearly 97 percent of all living things. Its origins have long been a puzzle for paleontologists. During the 1990s and the early part of this century, a great battle ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • Fundamentals of Fluvial Geomorphology

    by Ro Charlton ...
    Rivers are significant geomorphological agents, they show an amazing diversity of form and behaviour and transfer water and sediment from the land surface to the oceans. This book examines how river systems respond to environmental change and why this understanding is needed for successful river management. Highly dynamic in nature, river channels adjust and evolve over timescales that range from ... Read more

    $125.66 CAD

  • Geomorphology

    The Mechanics and Chemistry of Landscapes

    by Robert S. Anderson, Suzanne P. Anderson ...
    This textbook provides a modern, quantitative and process-oriented approach to equip students with the tools to understand geomorphology. Insight into the interpretation of landscapes is developed from basic principles and simple models, and by stepping through the equations that capture the essence of the mechanics and chemistry of landscapes. Boxed worked examples and real-world applications ... Read more

    $82.79 CAD

  • Tectonic Geomorphology

    by Douglas W. Burbank, Robert S. Anderson ...
    Tectonic geomorphology is the study of the interplay between tectonic and surface processes that shape the landscape in regions of active deformation and at time scales ranging from days to millions of years. Over the past decade, recent advances in the quantification of both rates and the physical basis of tectonic and surface processes have underpinned an explosion of new research in the field ... Read more

    $89.99 CAD

  • Physical Geography: The Key Concepts

    by Richard John Huggett ...
    Series series Routledge Key Guides
    Physical Geography: The Key Concepts is a thought-provoking and up-to-date introduction to the central ideas and debates within the field. It provides extended definitions of terms that are fundamental to physical geography and its many branches, covering topics such as:biogeographyecologyclimatologymeteorologygeomorphologyhydrologypedolog... ... Read more

    $50.50 CAD

  • Rising Seas

    Past, Present, Future

    by Vivien Gornitz ...
    The Earth's climate is already warming due to increased concentrations of human-produced greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, and the specter of rising sea level is one of global warming's most far-reaching threats. Sea level will keep rising long after greenhouse gas emissions have ceased, because of the delay in penetration of surface warming to the ocean depths and because of the slow ... Read more

    $42.47 CAD

  • Regional Geology and Tectonics

    Three-Volume Set

    Edited by David G. Roberts, A.W. Bally ...
    Series series Regional Geology and Tectonics
    Volume 1A: Principles of Geologic Analysis A "how-to" primer describes the basic concepts petroleum geologists and students need to understand hydrocarbon exploration in a broad range of geological settings globally.Volume 1B: Phanerozoic Rift Systems and Sedimentary Basins Incorporates industry data to present regional seismic lines and cross sections to accurately document and analyze proven ... Read more

    $318.23 CAD

  • The Cryosphere

    by Shawn J. Marshall ...
    Series series Princeton Primers in Climate
    The cryosphere encompasses the Earth's snow and ice masses. It is a critical part of our planet's climate system, one that is especially at risk from climate change and global warming. The Cryosphere provides an essential introduction to the subject, written by one of the world's leading experts in Earth-system science.In this primer, glaciologist Shawn Marshall introduces readers to the ... Read more

    $40.49 CAD

  • Oceans and Oceanography

    by John P Rafferty ...
    Series series The Living Earth
    Constituting more than 70 percent of Earth’s surface, the world’s oceans are so vast as to remain something of an enigma to this day. Navigating these imposing seas and unlocking their secrets is the calling of oceanographers. Their research helps determine what climatic, geologic, and chemical impact oceans have on a variety of organisms. In spite of their magnitude and might, the world’s oceans ... Read more

    $48.32 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Basics of Geomorphology

    Key Concepts

    by John Lewin, Kenneth J. Gregory ...
    "I can think of no better guides than Professors Ken Gregory and John Lewin to lead the reader through the conceptual basis of this exciting science."- Victor R. Baker, University of Arizona"A very readable and informative introduction to the discipline for senior undergraduates, postgraduates and researchers."- Angela Gurnell, Queen Mary University of London"Time will tell, but this book may well ... Read more

    $64.07 CAD

  • The Dictionary of Physical Geography

    by David S. G. Thomas ...
    This fully-revised comprehensive fourth edition covers the whole field of physical geography including climate and atmosphere, geomorphology, biogeography, hydrology, oceans, Quaternary, environmental change, soils, remote sensing and GIS. This new edition reflects developments in the discipline during the last decade, with the expert advisory group providing an international perspective on the ... Read more

    $55.99 CAD