An accessible introduction to ecological science, with nearly one-hundred events and developments explained. Features quotes from leading ecologists, scientists, philosophers and politicians, including Charles Darwin and Eugene Odum.

THE CLOUD COLLECTOR'S HANDBOOK fits into the pocket, allowing cloudspotters to identify cloud formations anytime and anywhere. All the common cloud types are represented, as are many of the rare ones, each fully described and illustrated with a range of photographs. Not only is THE CLOUD COLLECTOR'S HANDBOOK an invaluable resource for anyone who wants to be able to identify and understand every cloud that floats by, it also caters for the competitive cloudspotter.

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‘Basisboek Veldbiologie’ nodigt uit om zelf op onderzoek te gaan in de natuur. Je leert hoe je wilde planten en dieren kunt herkennen, hoe een natuurgebied in elkaar zit, maar ook hoe jezelf eenvoudig veldwerk en veldonderzoek kunt doen. Kortom: alle basiskennis bij elkaar die je nodig hebt om een goede veldbioloog te worden.

Diverse auteurs geven, elk vanuit hun eigen discipline, inzicht in ecologische veldbiologie in Nederland. Het boek bevat een goed gefundeerde inleiding en een overzi...

Developed in partnership with the National Geographic Society, OCEANOGRAPHY: AN INVITATION TO MARINE SCIENCE, 10th edition gives you a basic understanding of the complexities and uncertainties involved in ocean use as well as its role in sustaining life on Earth. Thoroughly updated with the latest findings from the field, the text includes new coverage of important issues such as climate change. Emphasizing the science process throughout, it helps you see how concepts from other scientific fi...