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Silica Stories
Do you know silica, the tetrahedra of silicon and oxygen constituting the crystals of New Agers and the desiccant in a box of new shoes? It's no mere mundane mineral. As chemically reacting silicate rocks, silica set off the chain of events known as the origin of life. As biomineralized opal, it ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2017 -
Hypoxia in the Northern Gulf of Mexico
by Mark David • James Sanders • Clifford S. Snyder • Hans Paerl • William Crumpton • Denis Gilbert • Alan Blumberg • Daniel J. Conley • Andrew N. Sharpley • Thomas Bianchi • Thomas W. Simpson • Thomas Armitage • Donelson Wright • Holly Stallworth • Catherine L. Kling • Virginia H. Dale • David Wangsness • Kenneth Reckhow • Kyle Mankin • Richard Lowrance • Robert W. Howarth • Judith L. Meyer • Walter Boynton • James OpaluchThe goal of the book is to examine scientific advances since 2000 that may have increased understanding and options in three general areas related to hypoxia: Characterization the Cause(s) of Hypoxia. The physical, biological and chemical processes that affect the development, persistence and exte... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2010 -
Taking Chances: The Coast after Hurricane Sandy
by Joanna Burger • Tammy L. Lewis • Kenneth A. Gould • Robert B. Gramling • Mark Alan Hewitt • Mariana Leckner • Bonnie Mccay • Briavel Holcomb • Angela Oberg • Melanie Mcdermott • Steven G. Decker • Professor Karen M. O'Neill • Patricia M. Clay • Daniel Redlaswk • Frank A. Felder • Clinton J. Andrews • Adelle Thomas • Lisa L. Colburn • Larry Niles • Daniel Baldwin Hess • David A. Robinson • Brian W. Conley • James K. Mitchell • Ashley Koning • Shankar Chandramowli • Daniel J. Van Abs • Julia FlaggHumanity is deeply committed to living along the world's shores, but a catastrophic storm like Sandy--which took hundreds of lives and caused many billions of dollars in damages--shines a bright light at how costly and vulnerable life on a shoreline can be. Taking Chances offers a wide-ranging explo... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2016