De Wereld Bosatlas is in een aantal jaren uitgegroeid tot het Nederlandse standaardwerk. Deze editie is volledig geactualiseerd en sterk uitgebreid; een cartografisch meesterwerk! Alle bijzonderheden op een rij: De wereld in 640 pagina's met kaarten, satellietbeelden en stadsplattegronden, nieuwe zeer gedetailleerde kaart van Nederland (26 ...
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Soil contamination is the presence of man-made chemicals or other alteration in the natural soil environment. This type of contamination typically arises from the rupture of underground storage tanks, application of pesticides, percolation of contaminated surface water to subsurface strata, leaching of wastes from landfills or direct discharge ...
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Groundwater (GW) is one of the most valuable natural resources and for that reason, the GW protection and management is vital for human evolution, socio-economic development and ecological diversity. During the last decades, the continuously increasing need of water has led to a rapidly growing awareness in the field of GW management. At the ...
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From the authors of The Evolution and Extinction of the Dinosaurs, comes a general introduction to the study of dinosaurs for non-specialists, designed to excite readers about science by using the ever-popular animals - the dinosaurs - to illustrate and discuss geology, natural history and evolution. While it focuses on dinosaurs, it also uses ...
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Blending history, science and eye-witness accounts, and arranged in chapters corresponding to the four elements (earth, air, fire and water), "Terra" explores the relationship between the planet and the humans who inhabit its surfaces. Through four case histories - the Lisbon earthquake of 1755; the weather-panics of the summer of 1783; the ...
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The Geology of Australia provides a vivid and informative account of the evolution of the Australian continent over the last 4400 million years. Starting with the Precambrian rocks that hold clues to the origins of life and the development of an oxygenated atmosphere, it goes on to cover the warm seas, volcanism and episodes of mountain ...
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"Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences 2/e" is a new 6-volume online reference work, pulling together all the key information in one source from the leading publisher in the field. This second edition is online, offering the user greater flexibility, accessibility, and most importantly, usability with 24 hour access, multi-user access, remote access ...
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"Climate and Oceans" is a derivative of the "Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences, 2nd Edition" and serves as an important reference on current knowledge and expertise in one convenient and accessible source. The selected articles - all written by experts in their field - fall into several categories, including: ocean circulation, heat and water ...
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Is Planeet Aarde een uniek kosmisch experiment? In dit boek gaan we op zoek naar het antwoord op deze vraag. Al is elk atoom, elke molecule, elk stofdeeltje op aarde onderhevig aan de universele natuurwetten van het heelal, toch heeft een bijzondere samenloop van kosmische omstandigheden ertoe geleid dat een complex en wezenlijk onvoorspelbaar ...
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