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  • Quaternary Vegetation Dynamics

    The African Pollen Database

    Series Book 35 - Palaeoecology of Africa
    This book celebrates the relaunch of the African Pollen Database, presents state-of-the-art of modern and ancient pollen data from sub-Saharan Africa, and promotes Open Access science. Pollen grains are powerful tools for the study of past vegetation dynamics because they preserve well within sedimentary deposits and have a huge diversity in ornamentation that allows different taxa to be ... Read more

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  • Water and Earthquakes

    Series series Lecture Notes in Earth System Sciences
    This open access book explores the interactions between water and earthquakes, including recent concerns about induced seismicity. It further highlights that a better understanding of the response of the water system to disturbances such as earthquakes is needed to safeguard water resources, to shield underground waste repositories, and to mitigate groundwater contamination. Although the effects ... Read more

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  • Understanding Society and Natural Resources

    Forging New Strands of Integration Across the Social Sciences

    In this edited open access book leading scholars from different disciplinary backgrounds wrestle with social science integration opportunities and challenges. This book explores the growing concern of how best to achieve effective integration of the social science disciplines as a means for furthering natural resource social science and environmental problem solving. The chapters provide an ... Read more

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  • Thermodynamics and Equilibria in Earth System Sciences: An Introduction

    Series series SpringerBriefs in Earth System Sciences
    Thermodynamics is needed to understand many processes on Earth, be they physical, chemical, or biological. Thermodynamics is critical to study the atmosphere (lapse rate, fohn winds, circulation), hydrosphere (latent and sensible heat, pressure dependence of freezing/boiling points), geosphere (geothermal gradients, mineral stability) and the biosphere (redox zonation, evolution of biogeochemical ... Read more

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  • Beyond 100: The Next Century in Geodesy

    Proceedings of the IAG General Assembly, Montreal, Canada, July 8-18, 2019

    Series Book 152 - International Association of Geodesy Symposia
    This open access book contains 30 peer-reviewed papers based on presentations at the 27th General Assembly of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG). The meeting was held from July 8 to 18, 2019 in Montreal, Canada, with the theme being the celebration of the centennial of the establishment of the IUGG. The centennial was also a good opportunity to look forward to the next ... Read more

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  • L'alba di una tragedia italiana

    Il terremoto di Messina e Reggio-Calabria del 1908

    Ogni anno all'interno della programmazione di scienze del terzo anno della scuola secondaria di primo grado, propongo agli studenti una "gara culturale" che consiste nel produrre un libro su uno specifico tema scientifico. Il migliore di questi elaborati, a giudizio dell'insegnante di italiano e di quello di scienze, viene pubblicato gratuitamente all'interno della mia piattaforma di ... Read more

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  • Marine Carbon Biogeochemistry

    A Primer for Earth System Scientists

    Series series SpringerBriefs in Earth System Sciences
    This open access book discusses biogeochemical processes relevant to carbon and aims to provide readers, graduate students and researchers, with insight into the functioning of marine ecosystems. A carbon centric approach has been adopted, but other elements are included where relevant or needed. The book focuses on concepts and quantitative understanding of primary production, organic matter ... Read more

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  • The Beauty of Geology: Art of Geology Mapping in China Over a Century

    Edited by Chenyang Li, Liqiong Jia, Xuan Wu ...
    This open access book contains a collection of rare geologic maps and figures made by Chinese geologists in the last century. Preserved in National Geological Archives of China, these artworks demonstrate the development and innovation of geological mapping technology in China in the past 100 years. The collections are highly scientific and artistic, with most of the hand-drawn maps featured with ... Read more

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  • L'eruzione del 79 d.c.: SULLE ORME DELLA STRAGE

    Il presente libro è frutto di un esperimento di flipped classroom, svolto all'interno dell'Istituto Comprensivo di Pianoro, più precisamente nella terza classe, all'interno della normale programmazione di scienze. I ragazzi, divisi in gruppi, hanno avuto l'indicazione del tema, nello specifico l'eruzione del Vesuvio del 79 d.c., e la scansione scientifica dei capitoli da approfondire. Il resto è ... Read more

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  • Forest Entomology and Pathology

    Volume 1: Entomology

    This open access book will provide an introduction to forest entomology, the principles and techniques of forest insect pest management, the different forest insect guilds/feeding groups, and relevant forest insect pest management case studies. In addition to covering 30% of the earth, forest ecosystems provide numerous timber and non-timber products that affect our daily lives and recreational ... Read more

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  • Past, Present and Future of a Habitable Earth

    The Development Strategy of Earth Science 2021 to 2030

    Series series SpringerBriefs in Earth System Sciences
    This perspective of this book views Earth's various layers as a whole system, and tries to understand how to achieve harmony and sustainable development between human society and nature, with the theme of " habitability of the Earth." This book is one effort at providing an overview of some of the recent exciting advances Chinese geoscientists have made. It is the concerted team effort of a group ... Read more

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  • The Seine River Basin

    Series Book 90 - The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry
    This open access book reviews the water-agro-food and socio-eco-system of the Seine River basin (76,000 km2), and offers a historical perspective on the river’s long-term contamination. The Seine basin is inhabited by circa 17 million people and is impacted by intensive agricultural practices and industrial activities. These pressures have gradually affected its hydrological, chemical and ... Read more

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  • Subseafloor Biosphere Linked to Hydrothermal Systems

    TAIGA Concept

    This book is the comprehensive volume of the TAIGA (“a great river ” in Japanese) project. Supported by the Japanese government, the project examined the hypothesis that the subseafloor fluid advection system (subseafloor TAIGA) can be categorized into four types, TAIGAs of sulfur, hydrogen, carbon (methane), and iron, according to the most dominant reducing substance, and the chemolithoautotrophic ... Read more

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  • Atlas of Mineral Deposits Distribution in China (2020)

    Series series The China Geological Survey Series
    This open access book includes instruction of national mineral database 2020 and atlas of national mineral deposits distribution derived from national mineral database 2020. National mineral database 2020 is based on data from National Geological Archives China(NGAC).Moreover, it introduces the construction method and updates maintenance mechanism of the mineral deposits database and proposes the ... Read more

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  • Appunti di geologia I

    Introduzione al Dora Maira e alla Zona Piemontese

    Series Book 1 - Geologia
    Breve introduzione al Dora Maira e alla Zona Piemontese ... Read more

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  • İstanbul Deprem Çalıştayı

    Gelecekte, İstanbul’da olası yıkıcı bir deprem yaşanacağı ve bu depremin de sonuçlarının afet boyutunda kayıplar yaratacağı gerçeği, birçok bilimsel çalışma ile öngörülmektedir. Olası deprem kayıplarına dair ilk tahmin çalışması, 1999 İzmit Depremi sonrası İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi (İBB) ve Japon Uluslararası İşbirliği Örgütü (JICA) ortaklığında 2001 yılında gerçekleştirilen “Afet Önleme ... Read more

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  • Observing the Volcano World

    Volcano Crisis Communication

    Series series Advances in Volcanology
    This open access book provides a comprehensive overview of volcanic crisis research, the goal being to establish ways of successfully applying volcanology in practice and to identify areas that need to be addressed for future progress. It shows how volcano crises are managed in practice, and helps to establish best practices. Consequently the book brings together authors from all over the globe ... Read more

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  • Progress in Landslide Research and Technology, Volume 1 Issue 1, 2022

    Series Book 1 - Progress in Landslide Research and Technology
    This open access book provides an overview of the progress in landslide research and technology and is part of a book series of the International Consortium on Landslides (ICL). The book provides a common platform for the publication of recent progress in landslide research and technology for practical applications and the benefit for the society contributing to the Kyoto Landslide Commitment 2020 ... Read more

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  • The Geology of Kuwait

    Series series Regional Geology Reviews
    This open access book contains a set of chapters covering all aspects of geosciences related to Kuwait and adjacent regions, including Iran, Saudi Arabia and the Arab Gulf states. It covers basic information about the geology including a wide range of geoscientific disciplines such as marine geology, structural geology, hydrogeology and geophysics related to the region. This book is aimed at ... Read more

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  • Metallogenic Theory and Exploration Technology of Multi-Arc-Basin-Terrane Collision Orogeny in “Sanjiang” Region, Southwest China

    Series series The China Geological Survey Series
    This open access book presents a new structural model of “multi-arc-basin-terrane system” based on the in-depth research of the Nujiang-Lancangjiang-Jinshajiang region, especially several Paleo-Tethys ophiolitic mélange belts and sets of arc-basin systems, and a new orogenic model of “The Hengduan shan Mountains” based on penetrated research on spatial-temporal framework and orogenic models of ... Read more

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  • 14th International Congress for Applied Mineralogy (ICAM2019)

    Belgorod State Technological University named after V. G. Shukhov, 23–27 September 2019, Belgorod, Russia

    Edited by Sergey Glagolev ...
    Series series Springer Proceedings in Earth and Environmental Sciences
    This open access proceedings of the 14th International Council for Applied Mineralogy Congress (ICAM) in Belgorod, Russia cover a wide range of topics including applied mineralogy, advanced and construction materials, ore and industrial minerals, mineral exploration, cultural heritage, etc. It includes contributions to geometallurgy, industrial minerals, oil and gas reservoirs as well as stone ... Read more

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  • China’s Gas Development Strategies

    Series series Advances in Oil and Gas Exploration & Production
    This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This book examines how China can increase the share of natural gas in its energy system. China’s energy strategy has global ramifications and impact, and central to this strategy is the country’s transition from coal to gas. The book presents the culmination of a two-year collaboration between the Development Research Center of the State Council ... Read more

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  • La Terre

    Naissance et Histoire

    La naissance de la Terre a eu lieu il y a environ 4.5 milliards d'années quand un simple nuage de poussières s'est transformé en planète ; mais pas n'importe laquelle. C'est une planète rare et speciale nommée la Terre. Son histoire est longue et intéressante et dans ce livre, elle est présentée complète en détails. ... Read more

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  • Mission: Atlantis

    Series series Mission: Atlantis
    Why would scientists ignore evidence?Some scientists occasionally ignore evidence—and sometimes violently. Why would they do this? American journalist and bestselling author,James Gleick explained it this way: “Shallow ideas can be assimilated; ideas that require people to reorganize their picture of the world provoke hostility.”When scientists refuse to look because they “know better,” others can ... Read more

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