Main Title |
The handbook of nature / |
Author |
Spellman, Frank R.
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Other Authors |
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Publisher |
Government Institutes, |
Year Published |
2012 |
OCLC Number |
759491747 |
ISBN |
9781605907734 (cloth : alk. paper); 1605907731 (cloth : alk. paper); 9781605907741 (electronic); 160590774X (electronic) |
Subjects |
Natural history--Popular works ;
Natural history--Handbooks, manuals, etc ;
Biology--Popular works ;
Biology--Handbooks, manuals, etc ;
Earth sciences--Popular works ;
Earth sciences--Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
ELBM |
QH45.5.S63 2012 |
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AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
11/19/2012 |
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Collation |
xvii, 463 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents Notes |
pt. 1. What Is Nature? -- Introduction -- pt. 2. Earth's Structure -- Composition of Earth -- Reshaping Earth -- pt. 3. The Atmosphere : Earth's Breath -- The Atmosphere -- Atmospheric Water Phenomena -- Atmosphere in Motion -- Weather and Climate -- pt. 4. Water : Earth's Blood -- Water on Earth -- All about Water -- Earth's Oceans and Their Margins -- Running Waters -- Still Waters -- pt. 5. Earth's Life Forms -- Biosphere -- Ecosystems -- The Fundamental Unit of Life -- Biological Diversity -- Animal Groups -- pt. 6. Wilderness -- Land Organism -- Glossary. |