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Advances in Quaternary Entomology

Author : Scott Elias
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 9780080958491
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (584 download)

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Download or read book Advances in Quaternary Entomology written by Scott Elias and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2009-08-18 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Advances in Quaternary Entomology addresses the science of fossil insects by demonstrating their immense contribution to our knowledge of the paleoenvironmental and climatological record of the past 2.6 million years. In this comprehensive survey of the field, Scott A. Elias recounts development of scholarship, reviews the fossil insect record from Quaternary deposits throughout the world, and points to rewarding areas for future research. The study of Quaternary entomology is becoming an important tool in understanding past environmental changes. Most insects are quite specific as to habitat requirements, and those in non-island environments have undergone almost no evolutionary change in the Quaternary period. We therefore can use their modern ecological requirements as a basis for interpreting what past environments must have been like. Describes and identifies principal characteristics of fossil insect groups of the Quaternary period Ties Quaternary insect studies to the larger field of paleoecology Offers global coverage of the subject with specific regional examples Illustrates specific methods and procedures for conducting research in Quaternary Entomology Offers unique insight into overlying trends and broader implications of Quaternary climate change based on insect life of the period

A Bibliography and Literature Review of Quaternary Entomology

Author : Paul C. Buckland
Publisher : Burns & Oates
ISBN 13 : 9780906090350
Total Pages : 85 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book A Bibliography and Literature Review of Quaternary Entomology written by Paul C. Buckland and published by Burns & Oates. This book was released on 1991-01 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A 24 page review based on a bibliography of over a thousand items illustrates the ever increasing research into fossil insects, their environments and their significance.

Advances in the Systematics of Fossil and Modern Insects

Author : Dmitry Shcherbakov
Publisher : PenSoft Publishers LTD
ISBN 13 : 9546426091
Total Pages : 554 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (464 download)

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Download or read book Advances in the Systematics of Fossil and Modern Insects written by Dmitry Shcherbakov and published by PenSoft Publishers LTD. This book was released on 2011-09-24 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This issue of ZooKeys celebrates the 75th birthday of Alexandr P. Rasnitsyn, a pioneer in the palaeontology and phylogeny of Hymenoptera, as well as a leader generally in insect systematics and evolution. Born in Moscow, Russia, on 24 September 1936, he developed his passion for Hymenoptera at an early age. After completing his degrees in 1960 he joined the Arthropoda Laboratory in the Paleontological Institute of the USSR (now Russian) Academy of Sciences, Moscow, and worked his way from Technician to the Head of the laboratory, in this capacityÿ leading the most productive group of paleoentomologists for 28 years. He has co-authored and edited several keystone books on insect paleontology and evolution, including History of Insects (2002), the first large-scale work of its kind in English. Rasnitsyn served as the first President of the International Palaeoentomological Society, and was bestowed Honorary Membership by the Russian Entomological Society and in 2008 with the Distinguished Research Medal of the International Society of Hymenopterists. Herein colleagues from around the world have presented original contributions to the systematics of diverse insect orders, living and fossil, as a tribute to this pioneer of Hymenoptera and paleoentomological research. Numerous new taxa are described and their phylogenetic implications explored. A biographical sketch and a list of Rasnitsyn?s more than 360 scientific publications (spanning 52 years) are provided.

A bibliography of quaternary entomology

Author : Allan C. Ashworth
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (247 download)

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Download or read book A bibliography of quaternary entomology written by Allan C. Ashworth and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Bibliography of Quaternary Entomology

Author : P. C. Buckland
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780704405660
Total Pages : 25 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (56 download)

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Download or read book A Bibliography of Quaternary Entomology written by P. C. Buckland and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Insect Biodiversity

Author : Robert G. Foottit
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118945573
Total Pages : 1044 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (189 download)

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Download or read book Insect Biodiversity written by Robert G. Foottit and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2018-06-05 with total page 1044 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume Two of the new guide to the study of biodiversity in insects Volume Two of Insect Biodiversity: Science and Society presents an entirely new, companion volume of a comprehensive resource for the most current research on the influence insects have on humankind and on our endangered environment. With contributions from leading researchers and scholars on the topic, the text explores relevant topics including biodiversity in different habitats and regions, taxonomic groups, and perspectives. Volume Two offers coverage of insect biodiversity in regional settings, such as the Arctic and Asia, and in particular habitats including crops, caves, and islands. The authors also include information on historical, cultural, technical, and climatic perspectives of insect biodiversity. This book explores the wide variety of insect species and their evolutionary relationships. Case studies offer assessments on how insect biodiversity can help meet the needs of a rapidly expanding human population, and examine the consequences that an increased loss of insect species will have on the world. This important text: Offers the most up-to-date information on the important topic of insect biodiversity Explores vital topics such as the impact on insect biodiversity through habitat loss and degradation and climate change With its companion Volume I, presents current information on the biodiversity of all insect orders Contains reviews of insect biodiversity in culture and art, in the fossil record, and in agricultural systems Includes scientific approaches and methods for the study of insect biodiversity The book offers scientists, academics, professionals, and students a guide for a better understanding of the biology and ecology of insects, highlighting the need to sustainably manage ecosystems in an ever-changing global environment.

International Advances in the Ecology, Zoogeography, and Systematics of Mayflies and Stoneflies

Author : F. R. Hauer
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520098688
Total Pages : 426 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (986 download)

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Download or read book International Advances in the Ecology, Zoogeography, and Systematics of Mayflies and Stoneflies written by F. R. Hauer and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2008-06-24 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this volume is to encourage and facilitate focused research and provide a forum for scholarly exchange about the status of Mayfly and Stonefly science. Professor John Brittain, whose research is focused on freshwater entomology, especially egg development and life cycle strategies of Ephemeroptera and Plecoptera, presents a chapter reflecting on the quality of mayflies as good indicators of global warming and the quality of streams and lakes. Professor Emeritus Andrew Sheldon, whose interests have encompassed community and population ecology of aquatic animals over a span of more than 40 years, especially insects and fishes, explores topics of Scale and Hierarchy and the Ecology of Plecoptera, discussing how studies emphasizing scale and perspective reveal importance of stoneflies to ecosystems. Other topics cover a broad base of disciplines including morphology, physiology, phylogeny, taxonomy, ecology and conservation. The chapters have been compiled into three sections for this volume: Ecology, Zoogeography and Systematics.

Reconstructing Quaternary Environments

Author : J. John Lowe
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317753712
Total Pages : 568 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (177 download)

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Download or read book Reconstructing Quaternary Environments written by J. John Lowe and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-10-28 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This third edition of Reconstructing Quaternary Environments has been completely revised and updated to provide a new account of the history and scale of environmental changes during the Quaternary. The evidence is extremely diverse ranging from landforms and sediments to fossil assemblages and geochemical data, and includes new data from terrestrial, marine and ice-core records. Dating methods are described and evaluated, while the principles and practices of Quaternary stratigraphy are also discussed. The volume concludes with a new chapter which considers some of the key questions about the nature, causes and consequences of global climatic and environmental change over a range of temporal scales. This synthesis builds on the methods and approaches described earlier in the book to show how a number of exciting ideas that have emerged over the last two decades are providing new insights into the operation of the global earth-ocean-atmosphere system, and are now central to many areas of contemporary Quaternary research. This comprehensive and dynamic textbook is richly illustrated throughout with full-colour figures and photographs. The book will be of interest to undergraduates, postgraduates and professionals in Earth Science, Environmental Science, Physical Geography, Geology, Botany, Zoology, Ecology, Archaeology and Anthropology

Quaternary Glaciations - Extent and Chronology

Author : J. Ehlers
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0444535373
Total Pages : 1127 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (445 download)

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Download or read book Quaternary Glaciations - Extent and Chronology written by J. Ehlers and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2011-06-29 with total page 1127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book presents an up-to-date, detailed overview of the Quaternary glaciations all over the world, not only with regard to stratigraphy but also with regard to major glacial landforms and the extent of the respective ice sheets. The locations of key sites are included. The information is presented in digital, uniformly prepared maps which can be used in a Geographical Information System (GIS) such as ArcView or ArcGIS. The accompanying text supplies the information on how the data were obtained (geomorphology, geological mapping, air photograph evaluation, satellite imagery), how the features were dated (14C, TL, relative stratigraphy) and how reliable they are supposed to be. All references to the underlying basic publications are included. Where controversial interpretations are possible e.g. in Siberia or Tibet, this is pointed out. As a result, the information on Quaternary glaciations worldwide will be much improved and supplied in a uniform digital format. The information on the glacial limits is compiled in digital form by the coordinators of the project, and is available for download at: http://booksite.elsevier.com/9780444534477/ Completely updated detailed coverage of worldwide Quaternary glaciations Information in digital, uniformly prepared maps which can be used in a GIS such as ArcView or ArcGis Step-by-step guideline how to open and use ArcGis files Possibility to convert the shapefiles into GoogleEarth kmz-files Availability of chronological controls

Ostracoda as Proxies for Quaternary Climate Change

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Publisher : Newnes
ISBN 13 : 044453637X
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (445 download)

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Download or read book Ostracoda as Proxies for Quaternary Climate Change written by and published by Newnes. This book was released on 2012-12-31 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ostracod crustaceans, common microfossils in marine and freshwater sedimentary records, supply evidence of past climatic conditions via indicator species, transfer function and mutual climatic range approaches as well as the trace element and stable isotope geochemistry of their shells. As methods of using ostracods as Quaternary palaeoclimate proxies have developed, so too has a critical awareness of their complexities, potential and limitations. This book combines up-to-date reviews (covering previous work and summarising the state of the art) with presentations of new, cutting-edge science (data and interpretations as well as methodological developments) to form a major reference work that will constitute a durable bench-mark in the science of Ostracoda and Quaternary climate change. In-depth and focused treatment of palaeoclimate applications Provides durable benchmark and guide for all future work on ostracods Presents new, cutting-edge science

Encyclopedia of the World’s Biomes

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Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0128160977
Total Pages : 3542 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (281 download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of the World’s Biomes written by and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2020-06-26 with total page 3542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Encyclopedia of the World’s Biomes is a unique, five volume reference that provides a global synthesis of biomes, including the latest science. All of the book's chapters follow a common thematic order that spans biodiversity importance, principal anthropogenic stressors and trends, changing climatic conditions, and conservation strategies for maintaining biomes in an increasingly human-dominated world. This work is a one-stop shop that gives users access to up-to-date, informative articles that go deeper in content than any currently available publication. Offers students and researchers a one-stop shop for information currently only available in scattered or non-technical sources Authored and edited by top scientists in the field Concisely written to guide the reader though the topic Includes meaningful illustrations and suggests further reading for those needing more specific information

Bibliography and Literature Review of Quaternary Entomology

Author : Paul C. Buckland
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780704406414
Total Pages : 90 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (64 download)

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Book Synopsis Bibliography and Literature Review of Quaternary Entomology by : Paul C. Buckland

Download or read book Bibliography and Literature Review of Quaternary Entomology written by Paul C. Buckland and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Encyclopedia of Environmental Change

Author : John A Matthews
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1446264882
Total Pages : 1496 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (462 download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Environmental Change written by John A Matthews and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2013-12-13 with total page 1496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Accessibly written by a team of international authors, the Encyclopedia of Environmental Change provides a gateway to the complex facts, concepts, techniques, methodology and philosophy of environmental change. This three-volume set illustrates and examines topics within this dynamic and rapidly changing interdisciplinary field. The encyclopedia includes all of the following aspects of environmental change: Diverse evidence of environmental change, including climate change and changes on land and in the oceans Underlying natural and anthropogenic causes and mechanisms Wide-ranging local, regional and global impacts from the polar regions to the tropics Responses of geo-ecosystems and human-environmental systems in the face of past, present and future environmental change Approaches, methodologies and techniques used for reconstructing, dating, monitoring, modelling, projecting and predicting change Social, economic and political dimensions of environmental issues, environmental conservation and management and environmental policy Over 4,000 entries explore the following key themes and more: Conservation Demographic change Environmental management Environmental policy Environmental security Food security Glaciation Green Revolution Human impact on environment Industrialization Landuse change Military impacts on environment Mining and mining impacts Nuclear energy Pollution Renewable resources Solar energy Sustainability Tourism Trade Water resources Water security Wildlife conservation The comprehensive coverage of terminology includes layers of entries ranging from one-line definitions to short essays, making this an invaluable companion for any student of physical geography, environmental geography or environmental sciences.

Origins of Human Innovation and Creativity

Author : Scott A. Elias
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0444538216
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (445 download)

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Download or read book Origins of Human Innovation and Creativity written by Scott A. Elias and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2012-08-29 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Innovation and creativity are two of the key characteristics that distinguish cultural transmission from biological transmission. This book explores a number of questions concerning the nature and timing of the origins of human creativity. What were the driving factors in the development of new technologies? What caused the stasis in stone tool technological innovation in the Early Pleistocene? Were there specific regions and episodes of enhanced technological development, or did it occur at a steady pace where ancestral humans lived? The authors are archaeologists who address these questions, armed with data from ancient artefacts such as shell beads used as jewelry, primitive musical instruments, and sophisticated techniques required to fashion certain kinds of stone into tools. Providing 'state of art' discussions that step back from the usual archaeological publications that focus mainly on individual site discoveries, this book presents the full picture on how and why creativity in Middle to Late Pleistocene archeology/anthropology evolved. Gives a full, original and multidisciplinary perspective on how and why creativity evolved in the Middle to Late Pleistocene Enhances our understanding of the big leaps forward in creativity at certain times Assesses the intellectual creativity of Homo erectus, H. neanderthalensis, and H. sapiens via their artefacts

Encyclopedia of Quaternary Science

Author : Cary Mock
Publisher : Newnes
ISBN 13 : 0444536426
Total Pages : 3883 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (445 download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Quaternary Science written by Cary Mock and published by Newnes. This book was released on 2013-03-25 with total page 3883 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second revised edition of the Encyclopedia of Quaternary Science, Four Volume Set, provides both students and professionals with an up-to-date reference work on this important and highly varied area of research. There are lots of new articles, and many of the articles that appeared in the first edition have been updated to reflect advances in knowledge since 2006, when the original articles were written. The second edition will contain about 375 articles, written by leading experts around the world. This major reference work is richly illustrated with more than 3,000 illustrations, most of them in colour. Research in the Quaternary sciences has advanced greatly in the last 10 years, especially since topics like global climate change, geologic hazards and soil erosion were put high on the political agenda. This second edition builds upon its award-winning predecessor to provide the reader assured quality along with essential updated coverage Contains 357 broad-ranging articles (4310 pages) written at a level that allows undergraduate students to understand the material, while providing active researchers with a ready reference resource for information in the field. Facilitates teaching and learning The first edition was regarded by many as the most significant single overview of Quaternary science ever, yet Editor-in-Chief, Scott Elias, has managed to surpass that in this second edition by securing even more expert reviews whilst retaining his renowned editorial consistency that enables readers to navigates seamlessly from one unfamiliar topic to the next

Recent Advances in Entomology (Classic Reprint)

Author : Augustus Daniel Imms
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780266748908
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (489 download)

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Download or read book Recent Advances in Entomology (Classic Reprint) written by Augustus Daniel Imms and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-26 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Recent Advances in Entomology IN preparing a second edition of this book two reasons have led to the decision to confine its scope within the original limits. Firstly, in any attempt to discuss recent advances in entomology, at all exhaustively, several volumes, each the size of the present one, would be needed. Even to include adequate extra chapters the size of the book would need to be increased a good deal beyond its prescribed limits. Secondly, those other aspects of entomology that commend themselves for inclusion are, to a large extent, provided for elsewhere. In this connection, insect physiology, insects and climate, general morphology, insects and plant viruses, for example, have already formed the subjects of recent books or monographs. The writers of these several books have discussed such subjects far more adequately than could be expressed within the limits of single chapters. Certain aspects of entomology, naturally, have required more revision than others. Under morphology, while current Views on Wing Venation have undergone but little change, Head Segmentation and the Genitalia have needed considerable revision. Also, recent studies of the musculature have led to revision of views respecting the homologies of certain of the appendages and their parts. As regards Metamorphosis, discoveries in regard to the presence of hormones are discussed. Palaeontology has developed so rapidly as to require very full revision of the original chapter: several new illustrations, taken from recent papers by Dr. F. M. Carpenter, have been included in this chapter with the author's permission. In dealing with the Sense Organs the subject of response to visual stimuli has been extended so as to include the results of a good deal of recent investigation. In this connection valuable help has been given by Dr. M. Hertz, which is here gratefully acknowledged. The subject of Stimulatory Organs has also been included. With regard to Biological Races. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Myrdalsjokull Ice Cap, Iceland

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Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 9780080932002
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book The Myrdalsjokull Ice Cap, Iceland written by and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2009-10-19 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lowland glaciers are usually considered the best analogs for formerly glaciated areas and as such, many Icelandic glaciers have been intensively investigated with regard to process-orientated sediment-landform interrelationships. The Mýrdalsjökull ice cap has, thus, served as an excellent "ice-age laboratory." Furthermore, a substantial effort has been directed toward understanding the interaction between volcanic activity and glacier response, such as meltwater outbursts (jökulhlaups) and sudden events of rapidly flowing glacier ice. The book reviews the following themes related to Mýrdalsjökull: glaciology, glacial and quaternary geology, sedimentology, tephrochronology and eruption history of Katla, and crustal movements. All authors are involved in research about the subglacial Katla volcano and Mýrdalsjökull. Book covers all aspects of the ice cap and volcano dynamics Comprehensive reviews with updated results Editors and authors are well established scientists with research experience from Myrdalsjokull Standard reference work for Myrdalsjokull