Michael Allaby

This dictionary of earth sciences has been revised and updated and contains over 6000 entries, including planetary science, remote sensing, statistics, and sequence stratigraphy, and substantial updating in paleontology, mineralogy, and geophysics.

A Dictionary of Earth Sciences

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A Dictionary of Ecology

Contains a history of the subjects of weather and climate, over 2,200 entries providing definitions and explanations of related topics, plus brief biographies of over 100 scientists.

The Facts on File Weather and Climate Handbook

Life in the desert holds a range of biological adaptations. From camels to desert scorpions to snakes, the biodiversity of these areas is fascinating. Deserts presents the intricacies of this seemingly barren and harsh ecosystem, explaining how and

Deserts

Richard Garratt

Explains what causes rain as well as drought, why the Earth and its life forms need rain and water, and how people cope with droughts; discusses some of history's more severe droughts.

Droughts

Describes how tornadoes form, ongoing research to better understand why they form when they do, and histories of some of the worst storms to ever occur.

Tornadoes

Discusses air pollution and its impact on the planet.

Fog, Smog, and Poisoned Rain

Expert authors guide children through the fascinating weather of the world with superb, large-format images to illustrate information and explanations.

The World's Weather

Visual Encyclopedia of Science

Discusses the nature, causes, and dangers of hurricanes, hurricanes of the past, and the research being done to learn more about them.

Hurricanes

A Library Journal Best Reference Pick of 2015! Every gardener is a scientist. Pollination, native plants, ecology, climatology—these are just a few of the scientific concepts that play a key role in a successful garden. While the ideas are intuitive to many gardeners, they are often discussed in unfamiliar scientific terms. The Dictionary of Science for Gardeners is the first of its kind to provide practical scientific descriptions for gardening terms. Highlighting 16 branches of science that are of particular interest to gardeners, with entries from abaptation to zoochory, Michael Allaby explores more than 6,000 terms in one easy-to-use reference.

6000 Scientific Terms Explored and Explained

The Dictionary of Science for Gardeners

John Michael Allaby

Defines terms and phrases from ecology, statistics, the earth sciences, atmospheric sciences, biochemistry, botany, and zoology, and identifies the scientific names for species of plants and animals

The Oxford Dictionary of Natural History

This comprehensive and up-to-date dictionary of zoology covers all aspects of the study of animals. It is ideal for students and will be invaluable to amateur naturalists.

A Dictionary of Zoology

Brian Williams

Michele Byam

Cynthia O'Neill

Kingfisher Books

Neil Curtis

Andrea Moran

Illustrated articles provide information on stars and planets, the Earth, the living world, science and technology, world history, and countries of the world.

The Kingfisher Visual Factfinder

Youth Fights for a Human Environment

The Eco-activists

Covers plant and animal physiology, animal behavior, pollution, conservation, climatology, meteorology, and oceanography

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Ecology

Robert Coenraads

John O'Byrne

Stephen Hutchinson

Karen McGhee

Provides comprehensive information on the planet, including its geological history, physical composition, weather, and humankind's relationship with the Earth.

A Complete Visual Guide

The Encyclopedia of Earth

Chris Park

Thoroughly revised and updated to include the latest research in the field, A Dictionary of Environment and Conservation provides over 9,000 A to Z entries on scientific and social aspects of the environment—its key thinkers, treaties, movements, organizations, concepts, and theories. Covering subjects such as sustainable development, biodiversity, and environmental ethics, it is at the cutting edge of environmental and conservation studies. This is the ideal reference for students studying these subjects and anyone with an interest in environment and conservation.

A Dictionary of Environment and Conservation

Traces the history of ecology and how the field has developed into a scientific discipline, including information on conservation, sociobiology, and environmentalism.

Plants, Animals, and the Environment

Ecology

Exploration tells the intriguing story of the navigators who crossed oceans to chart the coastlines of distant continents, the adventurers who traversed deserts and polar wastes, and the traders who sought new markets and commodities in faraway lands. The secrets of the planet and its living inhabitants have been unraveled thanks to the efforts made by these navigators and adventurers. This new, full-color book begins with a narration of the earliest seagoing ships and the vehicles that transported diplomats, warriors, and merchants around the Mediterranean region and later around the world. It explores the Vikings who terrorized Western Europe and colonized Greenland as well as the swift outrigger vessels that sailed from Asia to the islands of the Pacific. This accessible resource describes the development of navigational instruments to help on long journeys out of sight of landOCoincluding the sextant and compassOCoand explains how to calculate latitude and longitude."

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