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  • Forests, Carbon Cycle and Climate Change

    by Denis Loustau ...
    Series series Update Sciences & technologies
    The results presented in this book summarize the main findings of the CARBOFOR project, which brought together 52 scientists from 14 research units to investigate the effects of future climate on the carbon cycle, the productivity and vulnerability of French forests. This book explains the current forest carbon cycle in temperate and Mediterranean climates, including the dynamics of soil carbon ... Read more

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  • Life of Inland Waters

    An Elementary Text Book of Fresh-Water Biology For Students

    This work is a textbook of fresh-water life dealing with its forms, its conditions, its fitnesses, its associations, and its economic aspects. The ecologic side of fresh-water biology is emphasized. Due consideration is given to the educational, economic, sanitary, social, civic, and aesthetic aspects of the subject.Limnology in America today is in its infancy. The value of its past achievements ... Read more

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  • Biodiversity

    Science and Solutions for Australia

    Australians have stewardship of a beautiful, diverse and unique environment. We have long had a sense that the biodiversity of this country is special. Yet, despite our sense of its importance, in many parts of our country biodiversity is in trouble. Given the economic, ecological and social importance of biodiversity to our nation, CSIRO has been conducting research into Australia's biodiversity ... Read more

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  • Solving Equations with MATLAB (Taken from the Book "MATLAB for Beginners: A Gentle Approach")

    by Peter Kattan ...
    This concise article of twenty pages takes you on a short tour on how to solve algebraic equations using MATLAB. The presentation covers both numerical and symbolic solution of equations. The presentation starts with a single linear equation then proceeds to a single quadratic equation. This is followed by a single highly nonlinear equation. Next, the numerical solution is presented for ... Read more

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  • The Game of Logic

    by Lewis Carroll ...
    Transforming the complexities of formal logic into an engaging pastime, this book introduces a board game designed to teach the rules of clear thinking. Through the use of counters and diagrams, the reader learns to navigate the pitfalls of fallacious reasoning and embrace the clarity of valid arguments. It is a masterful example of how education can be seamlessly integrated with entertainment and ... Read more

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  • Biodiversity Change and Human Health

    From Ecosystem Services to Spread of Disease

    by Scope ...
    Series series SCOPE Series
    Biodiversity Change and Human Health brings together leading experts from the natural science and social science realms as well as the medical community to explore the explicit linkages between human-driven alterations of biodiversity and documented impacts of those changes on human health. The book utilizes multidisciplinary approaches to explore and address the complex interplay between natural ... Read more

    $46.79 USD

  • The Time Machine

    by H.G. Wells ...
    The H.G. Wells classic that helped launch the time travel genre.The Time Traveller, a dreamer obsessed with traveling through time, builds himself a time machine and, much to his surprise, travels over 800,000 years into the future. He lands in the year 802701: the world has been transformed by a society living in apparent harmony and bliss, but as the Traveler stays in the future he discovers a ... Read more

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  • The Serengeti Rules

    The Quest to Discover How Life Works and Why It Matters - With a new Q&A with the author

    Now the subject of an Emmy Award–winning film the New York Times calls "spellbinding"How does life work? How does nature produce the right numbers of zebras and lions on the African savanna, or fish in the ocean? How do our bodies produce the right numbers of cells in our organs and bloodstream? In The Serengeti Rules, award-winning biologist and author Sean Carroll tells the stories of the ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • What Is a Dog?

    "An informative, well-written book on the evolution of all canids, including the wild types (wolves, coyotes, jackals, and dingoes)…Recommended."— ChoiceOf the world's dogs, fewer than two hundred million are pets, living with humans who provide food, shelter, squeaky toys, and fashionable sweaters. But roaming the planet are four times as many dogs who are their own masters—neighborhood dogs, ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Science of Fitness

    Power, Performance, and Endurance

    The Science of Fitness: Power, Performance, and Endurance clearly explains the vital connection between diet and exercise in the human body. With this knowledge, you can use the right exercise and nutrition to obtain a higher quality life, prevent disease, and slow the aging process. Authored in a straightforward style and with color images throughout, this book explores the cellular science ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • Python Programming for Biology

    Bioinformatics and Beyond

    Do you have a biological question that could be readily answered by computational techniques, but little experience in programming? Do you want to learn more about the core techniques used in computational biology and bioinformatics? Written in an accessible style, this guide provides a foundation for both newcomers to computer programming and those interested in learning more about computational ... Read more

    $67.29 USD

  • A Man From Planet Earth

    A Scientific Novel

    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    Sometime in the not-too-distant future ... unbeknownst to Earth, the Galaxy is home to a number of spacefaring societies. This confederation enforces a strict protocol forbidding any contact with civilizations that have not yet achieved both a substantial spacefaring capability and sufficient maturity to control the technology explosion before triggering their own extinction.While this policy is ... Read more

    $18.99 USD