Rich and strange from the tip of its title to its deep-sunk bones' Robert MacfarlaneFrom the author of Leviathan, or, The Whale, comes a composite portrait of the subtle, beautiful, inspired and demented ways in which we have come to terms with our watery planet.
"Teniendo en cuenta la importancia de la calidad del agua potable para el consumo humano, los autores de esta obra han realizado esta recopilación basada en bibliografía seleccionada, así como en experiencias en el ámbito de la docencia y la vinculación con la colectividad en la Universidad Politécnica Salesiana.
Follow recent scientific expeditions exploring volcanic vents on the ocean floor, where hot mineral-rich water nourishes lush colonies of deep-sea creatures, with articles about the search for new species of marine life in previously unseen parts of our planet.
Follow recent expeditions exploring undersea volcanic vents in the Cayman Trough, including the first crewed mission to the deepest known vents, more than three miles down on the ocean floor, in search of new species and the future of our own.
A Short History of Artificial Intelligence takes readers on a compelling journey through the origins, breakthroughs, and transformations of one of the most revolutionary fields in human history.
Michigan's Upper Peninsula is blessed with a treasure trove of storytellers, poets, and historians, all seeking to capture a sense of Yooper Life from settler's days to the far-flung future.
WINNER OF THE JOHN AVERY AWARD AT THE ANDR SIMON AWARDS If we can save the salmon, we can save the world Over the centuries, salmon have been a vital resource, a dietary staple and an irresistible catch.
El objetivo principal de la Guia Basica para la Caracterizacion Morfometrica de Cuencas Hidrograficas es dar a conocer de forma clara el calculo de las caracteristicas morfometricas mas importantes en el estudio hidrologico de cuencas, asi como la interpretacion de los resultados obtenidos.
Tauchen Sie ein in die faszinierende Welt der Meeresriffe – die "Regenwälder der Meere", in denen sich biologische Vielfalt, geologische Pracht und ökologische Bedeutung vereinen.
Ein Lob der lebendigen und stillen WasserOb Mairegen oder Morgentau, schlammige Pfütze oder lichter Weiher, wilder Fluss oder das dunkle Auge des Moores, unerschöpflich fördert das Wasser den Reichtum des Lebens.
La zona de influencia de la bahía de El Rodadero (ensenada de Gaira) es un área de desarrollo de actividades pesqueras, turísticas, comerciales y de cabotaje, que dependen en gran medida de las condiciones del mar, sus corrientes, la productividad y los fenómenos ambientales.
A systematic, unifying approach to the dynamics of the ocean and atmosphere is given in this book, with emphasis on the larger-scale motions (from a few kilometers to global scale).
Con el propósito de aportar al conocimiento y la investigación en este campo, este libro avanza en el estudio, entendimiento y cuantificación de los principales aspectos de la hidrología de Colombia, fuertemente entrelazada con su climatología, su ecología y su biogeoquímica, y con diversos mecanismos dinámicos y termodinámicos de la circulación atmosférica y oceánica.
The Water Road is the story of a four month circumnavigation by narrowboat of 'The Grand Cross', the name given to the inland waterway linking the Thames to the Humber, Severn and Mersey.
Ponds and pools are a common feature of our landscape - there are at least ten times as many ponds as lakes in the UK - and they are also important wildlife habitats.
'Will keep you on the edge of your seat from its first page to its last page' -Jared Diamond, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Guns, Germs, and SteelFrom ancient megalodons to fearsome Great Whites, this book tells the complete, untold story of how sharks emerged as Earth's ultimate survivors, by world-leading paleontologist John Long.
A scientific adventure story that dramatizes how profoundly our oceans have changed over the past 150 yearsIn December 1872, HMS Challenger embarked on the first round-the-world oceanographic expedition.
