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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Guide to the Geology of the LaRue-Pine Hills Area, Jackson and Union Counties, Illinois
Author: Illinois Groundwater Protection Program
Author: Illinois. Interagency Coordinating Committee on GroundwaterPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Groundwater
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Annual Report
Author: Illinois State Water SurveyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Water quality
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians
Author: Bo BeolensPublisher: Pelagic Publishing
ISBN: 1907807446
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
New species of animal and plant are being discovered all the time. When this happens, the new species has to be given a scientific, Latin name in addition to any common, vernacular name. In either case the species may be named after a person, often the discoverer but sometimes an individual they wished to honour or perhaps were staying with at the time the discovery was made. Species names related to a person are ‘eponyms’. Many scientific names are allusive, esoteric and even humorous, so an eponym dictionary is a valuable resource for anyone, amateur or professional, who wants to decipher the meaning and glimpse the history of a species name. Sometimes a name refers not to a person but to a fictional character or mythological figure. The Forest Stubfoot Toad Atelopus farci is named after the FARC, a Colombian guerrilla army who found refuge in the toad’s habitat and thereby, it is claimed, protected it. Hoipollo's Bubble-nest Frog Pseudophilautus hoipolloi was named after the Greek for ‘the many’, but someone assumed the reference was to a Dr Hoipollo. Meanwhile, the man who has everything will never refuse an eponym: Sting's Treefrog Dendropsophus stingi is named after the rock musician, in honour of his ‘commitment and efforts to save the rainforest’. Following the success of their Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles, the authors have joined forces to give amphibians a similar treatment. They have tracked down 1,609 honoured individuals and composed for each a brief, pithy biography. In some cases these are a reminder of the courage of scientists whose dedicated research in remote locations exposed them to disease and even violent death. The eponym ensures that their memory will survive, aided by reference works such as this highly readable dictionary. Altogether 2,668 amphibians are listed.
From Terranes to Terrains
Author: Adam M. BoothPublisher: Geological Society of America
ISBN: 0813700620
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The San Juan Country
Author: Herbert Ernest GregoryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Abridged Decimal Classification and Relativ Index for Libraries, Clippings, Notes, Etc
Author: Melvil DeweyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Classification, Decimal
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Riparian Areas
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309082951
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 449
Book Description
The Clean Water Act (CWA) requires that wetlands be protected from degradation because of their important ecological functions including maintenance of high water quality and provision of fish and wildlife habitat. However, this protection generally does not encompass riparian areasâ€"the lands bordering rivers and lakesâ€"even though they often provide the same functions as wetlands. Growing recognition of the similarities in wetland and riparian area functioning and the differences in their legal protection led the NRC in 1999 to undertake a study of riparian areas, which has culminated in Riparian Areas: Functioning and Strategies for Management. The report is intended to heighten awareness of riparian areas commensurate with their ecological and societal values. The primary conclusion is that, because riparian areas perform a disproportionate number of biological and physical functions on a unit area basis, restoration of riparian functions along America's waterbodies should be a national goal.
Kemper County Geology
Author: Richard John HughesPublisher:
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 748
Book Description
The Birds of Kentucky
Author: Burt L. Monroe Jr.Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 081315166X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
The first book of its kind to be published for the Bluegrass State, The Birds of Kentucky is designed to provide an accurate and scientifically rigorous description of all the species of birds found in Kentucky. This comprehensive guide features a wealth of information, including abundance records, migration dates, and additional reference material, and indicates whether a bird is a permanent resident, winter resident, summer resident, visitant, or transient. Additionally, author Burt L. Monroe reviews the history of ornithologists who have worked in Kentucky and outlines the physiography of the state as it relates to birding. More than just a verbal portrait of Kentucky avifauna, The Birds of Kentucky includes fifty-one color paintings by the renowned wildlife artist William Zimmerman, whose work has been favorably compared to that of John James Audubon. In contrast to Audubon's romanticism and often tortuous style, however, Zimmerman offers us "comfortable" birds that look as if they are about to take wing and leave the page. Beautifully illustrated and based on a lifetime of field observation and research, this book provides an excellent guide to the natural history of the birds of the Bluegrass.