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Author : Marianne Delamotte
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)
Download or read book Shells from the Greek Seas written by Marianne Delamotte and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Cynthia Barnett
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393651452
Total Pages : 414 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (936 download)
Download or read book The Sound of the Sea: Seashells and the Fate of the Oceans written by Cynthia Barnett and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2021-07-06 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Science Friday Best Science Book of the Year A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the Year A Library Journal Best Science and Technology Book of the Year A Tampa Bay Times Best Book of the Year A stunning history of seashells and the animals that make them that "will have you marveling at nature…Barnett’s account remarkably spirals out, appropriately, to become a much larger story about the sea, about global history and about environmental crises and preservation" (John Williams, New York Times Book Review). Seashells have been the most coveted and collected of nature’s creations since the dawn of humanity. They were money before coins, jewelry before gems, art before canvas. In The Sound of the Sea, acclaimed environmental author Cynthia Barnett blends cultural history and science to trace our long love affair with seashells and the hidden lives of the mollusks that make them. Spiraling out from the great cities of shell that once rose in North America to the warming waters of the Maldives and the slave castles of Ghana, Barnett has created an unforgettable history of our world through an examination of the unassuming seashell. She begins with their childhood wonder, unwinds surprising histories like the origin of Shell Oil as a family business importing exotic shells, and charts what shells and the soft animals that build them are telling scientists about our warming, acidifying seas. From the eerie calls of early shell trumpets to the evolutionary miracle of spines and spires and the modern science of carbon capture inspired by shell, Barnett circles to her central point of listening to nature’s wisdom—and acting on what seashells have to say about taking care of each other and our world.
Author : Jan Driessen
Publisher : Presses univ. de Louvain
ISBN 13 : 2875581066
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (755 download)
Download or read book Excavations at Sissi III written by Jan Driessen and published by Presses univ. de Louvain. This book was released on 2012 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vol. 2: Since 2007, the Belgian School at Athens has undertaken excavations on the Kefali or Buffo hill, east of the village of Sissi, on the north coast of Crete where a Minoan site was occupied approximately between 2500 and 1200 BC. This volume is the follow-up of an earlier one on the 2007-2008 excavations (published as 'Aegis 1') and presents a preliminary report on the excavations carried out in 2009 and 2010. It concentrates on the different zones examined within the cemetery and settlement. There are also reports on the Late Minoan pottery, site conservation and environmental analysis as well as a paper on the use of GIS at Sissi
Author : Andreia Salvador
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226819817
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (268 download)
Download or read book Fascinating Shells written by Andreia Salvador and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2022-03-17 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New Scientist Best Book of the Year Beautiful photographs of stunning shells from London's Natural History Museum, home to one of the most significant and comprehensive collections in the world. Collected and treasured for their beauty, used in religious rituals, or even traded as currency, shells have fascinated humans for millennia. Ancient and enchanting, dazzling in form and variety, these beautiful objects come from mollusks, one of the most diverse groups in the animal kingdom, including snails, oysters, cuttlefish, and chitons. Soft-bodied, these creatures rely on shells for protection from enemies and their environments, from snowy mountains to arid deserts, in deep-sea hydrothermal vents and the jungles of the tropics, on rocky shores, and in coral reefs. In this book, mollusk expert Andreia Salvador profiles some of the world’s most beautiful and quirky shells, each selected from the more than eight million specimens held in the collection at London’s Natural History Museum. We lock eyes with the hundred-eyed cowry, named after "the all-seeing one," the giant Argus Panoptes of Greek mythology. We see how shells' appearances translate into defense strategies, as with the zigzag nerite, which varies its patterning to deceive and confuse predators. And we meet shell inhabitants, such as the amber snail, which eats earthworms by sucking them up like spaghetti. Reproduced in full color and striking detail, these shells have much to reveal about the history of collecting, the science of taxonomy, and the human desire to understand the natural world.
Author : Catherine Perlès
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 0253031850
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (53 download)
Download or read book Ornaments and Other Ambiguous Artifacts from Franchthi written by Catherine Perlès and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2018-01-10 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fresh and authoritative study of the ornaments recovered from the Franchthi Cave sediments, with illustrations included. The famous Franchthi Cave excavations in Greece brought to light an exceptionally long sequence of ornaments, spanning from the earliest Upper Palaeolithic to the end of the Neolithic. This volume focuses on the Palaeolithic and Mesolithic ornaments and ornamental species, which constitute one of the largest collections in Europe for these periods combined. Franchthi is one of the few identified production centers for ornaments, which are overwhelmingly dominated by marine molluscs. The detailed publication of these collections (Cyclope neritea, Antalis sp. and Columbella rustica) will be useful to all malacologists and specialists in ornaments working around the Mediterranean. These reference collections, coupled with the examination of manufacturing and wear traces on the archaeological specimens, allow a detailed reconstruction of the whole production cycle from procurement to discard. The systematic association of unworked, freshly worked, and very worn shells suggests that the ornaments mostly served for the production or rejuvenation of embroidered garments. Despite the richness of the assemblages and varied local resources, the range of ornament types is surprisingly narrow and fundamentally stable through time. The ornaments from Franchthi Cave therefore paint a different portrait of the European Upper Palaeolithic and Mesolithic, one based on regional cultural continuity.
Author : Andrew Lang
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (79 download)
Download or read book Tales of the Greek Seas written by Andrew Lang and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jackie Leatherbury Douglass
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780395911822
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (118 download)
Download or read book Peterson First Guide to Shells of North America written by Jackie Leatherbury Douglass and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1998-05-11 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes and illustrates shells found in North America, including gastropods, chitons, and bivalves.
Author : Borna Fuerst-Bjeliš
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 9535135856
Total Pages : 429 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (351 download)
Download or read book Mediterranean Identities written by Borna Fuerst-Bjeliš and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2017-11-08 with total page 429 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is the Mediterranean? The perception of the Mediterranean leans equally on the nature, culture, history, lifestyle, and landscape. To approach the question of identity, it seems that we have to give importance to all of these. There is no Mediterranean identity, but Mediterranean identities. Mediterranean is not about the homogeneity and uniformity, but about the unity that comes from diversities, contacts, and interconnections. The book tends to embrace the environment, society, and culture of the Mediterranean in their multiple and unique interconnections over the millennia, contributing to the better understanding of the essential human-environmental interrelations. The choice of 17 chapters of the book, written by a number of prominent scholars, clearly shows the necessity of the interdisciplinary approach to the Mediterranean identity issues. The book stresses the most serious concerns of the Mediterranean today - threats to biodiversity, risks, and hazards - mostly the increasing wildfires and finally depletion of traditional Mediterranean practices and landscapes, as constituent parts of the Mediterranean heritage.
Author : Jonathan Y. S. Leung
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
ISBN 13 : 2889716163
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (897 download)
Download or read book Fitness of Marine Calcifiers in the Future Acidifying Ocean written by Jonathan Y. S. Leung and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2021-11-09 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John George WOOD (M.A.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (26 download)
Download or read book The Common Shells of the Sea-shore ... With Illustrations by G. B. Sowerby written by John George WOOD (M.A.) and published by . This book was released on 1865 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : D. Bar-Yosef
Publisher : Oxbow Books
ISBN 13 : 1782979050
Total Pages : 427 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (829 download)
Download or read book Archaeomalacology written by D. Bar-Yosef and published by Oxbow Books. This book was released on 2005-10-14 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Molluscs are the most common invertebrate remains found at archaeological sites, but archaeomalacology (the study of molluscs in archaeological contexts) is a relatively new archaeological discipline and the field of zooarchaeology is seen by many as one mainly focused on the remains of vertebrates. The papers in this volume hope to redress this balance, bringing molluscan studies into mainstream zooarchaeological and archaeological debate, and resulting in a monograph with a truly international flavour.
Author : John Orr
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)
Download or read book Seashells of Cyprus written by John Orr and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the author's career as a widely-travelled diplomat in the British foreign service, he has been able to find time to explore numerous islands, atolls and reefs searching for shells in many countries. These have included Australia, Thailand, Hong Kong, Indonesia, the Philippines and East Africa. Much time spent observing the behaviour of snails in marine and terrestrial habitats, as well as under laboratory conditions, has provided revealing insight into their lifestyles. He has uncovered new localities of relatively scarce species and the haunts of two entirely new ones which now carry his name: one, a related murex shell off Thailand's west coast; and the other, a cone shell browsing on a tidal reef in west Africa. This book is his latest venture and raises molluscs from the mundane level of relative obscurity as humble snails to a more illustrious role... one that links them, and us, to the need for a pollution-free marine environment and to more than 600 million years of evolution.
Author : Sajal Ray
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 9535133055
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (351 download)
Download or read book Organismal and Molecular Malacology written by Sajal Ray and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2017-08-16 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book with two sections represents the current trend of research in basic and applied malacology. In the section "Organismal Malacology", high-impact articles were contributed in the frontier areas of taxonomy, ecology and aquaculture of molluscs. Importance of mussel in water quality monitoring was highlighted. Biology and conservation of keystone molluscs were discussed from organismal point of view. "Cellular and Molecular Biology" section contains informative chapters on toxin-induced differential gene expression, spatiotemporal neural activity in olfactory processing in slug and immunity of hydrothermal vent molluscs. Biochemistry of cellulose degradation, lipid profile and C-reactive protein were elucidated in detail in separate chapters. This book represents a rich source of malacological information for the scientists, teachers and students.
Author : Norman Tebble
Publisher : Stationery Office Books (TSO)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book British Bivalve Seashells written by Norman Tebble and published by Stationery Office Books (TSO). This book was released on 1976 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Alex Arthur
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0756669294
Total Pages : 66 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (566 download)
Download or read book DK Eyewitness Books: Shell written by Alex Arthur and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2000-05-31 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When we comb the beach for shells, we very rarely consider the creatures that once lived inside them. This dazzling collection of specially commissioned photographs opens our eyes to the variety, complexity, and beauty of shells and their inhabitants. This fascinating book reveals the variety of subjects that can be called "shells," and looks in detail at the unusual animals that live within them from limpets to sea urchins, and from crabs to terrapins. It examines the habitats where shells can be found, and shows us shell fossils from millions of years ago. Several of the specimens featured were photographed alive; others come from specialized museum collections and are seen here for the first time. All are reproduced with such clarity of detail that they give us new insight into the strange and wonderful world of shells. Shell is an exceptionally clear and informative visual guide. It presents an intimate view of these mysterious creatures, their past and present, and their everlasting appeal. Discover the amazing world of shelled animals their evolution, variety, and habitats
Author : Jón Eiríksson
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 303059663X
Total Pages : 882 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (35 download)
Download or read book Pacific - Atlantic Mollusc Migration written by Jón Eiríksson and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-02-17 with total page 882 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume sheds new light on the marine fauna and geological setting of the Tjörnes Sequence, North Iceland, which is a classic site for the Pliocene and Pleistocene stratigraphy of the North Atlantic region. Readers will discover descriptions of new data collected by the editors over a period of over three decades on marine faunal assemblages and sedimentology available for palaeoenvironmental reconstructions, as well as the tectonic and stratigraphical relationships on Tjörnes Peninsula. The book includes a comprehensive account of all the collections of marine fossil invertebrate macrofossils and foraminifera known to the editors from the Tjörnes Sequence. It is expected to elucidate sedimentological and faunal changes from relatively stable Pliocene conditions to highly variable and periodically harsh climatic conditions of recurring Quaternary glaciations. The distribution, recent or fossil, of various species is recorded and pertinent ecological and biological features are also discussed. The Tjörnes Sequence records the Neogene migration of Pacific species into the North Atlantic. Researchers in geology, climate science, environmental science and earth science will find this book particularly valuable.
Author : R. N. Gibson
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 0203180577
Total Pages : 444 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Oceanography and Marine Biology, An Annual Review, Volume 41 written by R. N. Gibson and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2003-07-31 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interest in oceanography and marine biology and its relevance to global environmental issues continues to increase, creating a demand for authoritative reviews that summarize recent research. Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review has catered to this demand since its foundation, by the late Harold Barnes, more than 40 years ago. It is an
