Historical geology and palaeogeology

A modern quantitative approach to structural geology and tectonics for advanced students and researchers.

How the idea of deep time transformed how Americans see their country and themselvesDuring the nineteenth century, Americans were shocked to learn that the land beneath their feet had once been stalked by terrifying beasts.

Bayou City: An Anglers ParadiseThe fourth-largest city in the U.

Time is a central feature of geomorphological research, and is used in this book (first published in 1977) to provide a conceptual framework within which to consider and compare old and new approaches to the field of geomorphology.

A modern quantitative approach to structural geology and tectonics for advanced students and researchers.

At the center of Deep Blue Home—a penetrating exploration of the ocean as single vast current and of the creatures dependent on it—is Whitty’s description of the three-dimensional ocean river, far more powerful than the Nile or the Amazon, encircling the globe.

Whether the project is river engineering, soil mapping for landuse planning, or control of landslides, this volume, first published in 1976, illustrates that the professional partnership between geomorphology and engineering can significantly minimize environmental damage.

This lushly illustrated and fully comprehensive book about the wildlife, landscapes and history of Pembrokeshire is a much-anticipated addition to the New Naturalist series, and reveals the incredible wealth of biodiversity present in the region.

Water is the most sought resource for human use.

The definitive field guide to North American saltwater fish-from the absolute authority on sportfishing Before you head out to the open seas, listen up: Your tackle box is not complete without Ken Schultz's Field Guide to Saltwater Fish!

This book, first published in 1986, is an excellent introduction to the main topics of economic and applied geology for undergraduate students of geology, geophysics, mining geology and civil engineering.

Approximately 70 percent of the world's population is concentrated in the coastal borderlands, which geologists recognize to be the present continental margins.

Rifted margins mark the transition between continents and oceans, which are the two first-order types of land masses on Earth.

This book, first published in 1979, collects together a key set of papers from the 10th Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium.

This book, first published in 1986, is an excellent introduction to the main topics of economic and applied geology for undergraduate students of geology, geophysics, mining geology and civil engineering.

Waltzes with Giants is a moving portrait of one of the earths largest endangered mammals.

A comprehensive, authoritative account of the natural history of the seashore, from earliest times to the present day.

'Astonishing' - New ScientistIcy, rocky, sometimes dusty, always mysterious comets and asteroids are among the Solar System's very oldest inhabitants, formed within a swirling cloud of gas and dust in the area of space that eventually hosted the Sun and its planets.

This book, first published in 1983, incorporates a wealth of reference material - keys, nomograms, tables, charts - likely to be needed in the field for actual fieldwork.

WINNER OF THE BEST MIXED MEDIA BOOK AWARD AT THE CREATIVE BOOK AWARDS 2024A gorgeous guide to foraging, pressing and using seaweeds for a wealth of home creative projects.

A loving portrayal of our precious planet that offers easy-to-grasp discussions of scientific concepts and detailed examinations of Earth's tectonic, biological, and paleontological forces.

Winner of the 2020 PROSE Award for Earth Science!

Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and the Florida Panhandle beckon curious beachcombers with miles of wave-swept Gulf coastline.

Illustrated with beautifully detailed photographs throughout, New Naturalist Southern England comprehensively explores the formation of these wonderful landscapes that are so universally admired.

The Early Earth: Accretion and Differentiation provides a multidisciplinary overview of the state of the art in understanding the formation and primordial evolution of the Earth.

The Last Beach is an urgent call to save the world's beaches while there is still time.

Time is a central feature of geomorphological research, and is used in this book (first published in 1977) to provide a conceptual framework within which to consider and compare old and new approaches to the field of geomorphology.

This volume provides a textbook and reference work on the physical and biotic landscapes of Southern Africa.

In a volume as urgent and eloquent as Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring, this book—winner of the Southern Environmental Law Center's 2016 Reed Environmental Writing Award in the book category—reveals how the health and well-being of a tiny bird and an ancient crab mirrors our own Winner of the 2016 Rachel Carson Environment Book Award given by the Society of Environmental Journalists  Each year, red knots, sandpipers weighing no more than a coffee cup, fly a near-miraculous 19,000 miles from the tip of South America to their nesting grounds in the Arctic and back.

This book, first published in 1985, arises from the 14th Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium.

This book, first published in 1982, forms the proceedings volume of the 11th Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium.

Falcon Pocket Guides are full-color, visually appealing, on-the-go guides for identifying plants and animals and learning about nature.

With his groundbreaking findings and extensive research, palaeontologist and dino hunter Dr Phil Currie challenges the very foundations of traditional dinosaur theories.

This book, first published in 1980, is a timely and comprehensive appraisal of thresholds in geomorphology.

This book documents the growing paleomagnetic case for continental drift in the 1950s, based on extensive interviews and archival material.

With strong personal and professional ties to the Gulf of Mexico, marine geologist John B.

';The sea is as near as we come to another world.

The Collins Nature Library is a new series of classic British nature writing - reissues of long-lost seminal works.

We have lived with the Oceans and utilized its services since time immemorial.

Which species of sharks live within 500 nautical miles of North American shores, and what do we know about them?

In this engrossing and accessible book, Doug Macdougall explores the causes and effects of ice ages that have gripped our planet throughout its history, from the earliest known glaciation-nearly three billion years ago-to the present.

Our seas are host to an extraordinary variety of plant and animal life, but much of it remains mysterious and great imagery is surprisingly hard to find.

This book discusses the effects of the indenture system on Indians across the colonies, but more specifically Fiji.

This book, first published in 1973, presents the papers from the 3rd Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium.

Monograph on magnetic measurements in the environmental geosciences aimed at researchers, graduates and advanced undergraduates.

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A luminous and revelatory journey into the science of life and the depths of the human experienceBy turns epic and intimate, Telling Our Way to the Sea is both a staggering revelation of unraveling ecosystems and a profound meditation on our changing relationships with nature-and with one another.

This book, first published in 1980, collects together thirteen articles on 'Geomorphology in Arid Regions'.

This book, first published in 1973, focuses on non-urban terrain, and presents a uniquely balanced historical treatment of both the land degradation induced by man and his efforts at conservation, preservation and reclamation.