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Life as a geological force : dynamics of the earth / by Westbroek, P.(Pieter),1937-(CARDINAL)334447;
Subjects: Geobiology.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Geobiology of echinoderms / by Waters, Johnny A.(CARDINAL)333923; Maples, Christopher Grant,1955-(CARDINAL)333922;
Includes bibliographical references.Introduction to the Paleontological Society short course 'Geobiology of echinoderms' / N. Gary Lane -- Living comatulids / Charles G. Messing -- Implications of research on living stalked crinoids for paleobiology / David L. Meyer -- Crinoid functional morphology / Tomasz K. Baumiller -- Paleoecology and evolutionary ecology of Paleozoic crinoids / Peter F. Holterhoff -- Evolutionary paleoecology of dense ophiuroid populations / Richard B. Aronson and Daniel B. Blake -- Inferring substrate preferences from test morphology in echinoids, and interpreting spatial and temporal patterns of diversity / Burchard D. Carter -- Echinoderm taphonomy, taphofacies, and Lagerstätten / Carlton E. Brett, Heather A. Moffat, and Wendy L. Taylor -- Echinoderm skeletal crystallography and paleobiological applications / B.E. Bodenbender -- Early radiation of echinoderms / James Sprinle and Thomas E. Guensburg -- The echinoderm classes Stylophora and Homoiostelea: non Calcichordata / Ronald L. Parsley -- How chordates and echinoderms separated from each other and the problem of dorso-ventral inversion / R.P.S. Jefferies -- The role of fossils in the phylogenetic reconstruction of Echinodermata / Colin D. Sumrall -- Calyx plate homologies and early evolutionary history of the Crinoidea / William I. Ausich -- Skeletal homologies of echinoderms / Rich Mooi and Bruno David -- Echinoderm phylogeny: how congruent are morphological and molecular estimates? / Andrew B. Smith.
Subjects: Echinodermata, Fossil.; Echinodermata.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Plate tectonics : unraveling the mysteries of the earth / by Erickson, Jon,1948-(CARDINAL)333325;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-192) and index.Continental drift -- Historic tectonics: an overview -- Convection currents -- Crustal plates -- Seafloor spreading -- Subduction zones -- Mountain building -- The rock cycle -- Tectonics and life -- Tectonics in space.
Subjects: Plate tectonics.; Geobiology.; Astrogeology.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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Neoproterozoic geobiology and paleobiology / by Xiao, Shuhai.(CARDINAL)325819; Kaufman, Alan Jay.(CARDINAL)325818; Geological Society of America.Meeting(115th :2003 :Seattle, Wash.);
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Conference papers and proceedings.; Paleontology; Paleoecology; Evolutionary paleobiology; Geobiology; Paleobiology; Geology, Stratigraphic;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A walk through time : from stardust to us : the evolution of life on earth / by Liebes, Sidney.(CARDINAL)333876; Sahtouris, Elisabet.(CARDINAL)333875; Swimme, Brian.(CARDINAL)333874;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-212) and index.Preface / Sidney Liebes -- Cosmic prologue / Brian Swimme -- Following sections by Elisabet Sahtouris: Evolving story of our evolving earth -- Earth comes to life: Great biogeochemical cycles -- New ways of looking at life -- Creative process in turbulent times -- Earth's first creatures: Appearance of the archae -- Crisis and innovation: Adventures of bubblers, bluegreens, and breathers -- Urban lifestyles and the first world wide web -- Oxygen crisis, oxygen solutions -- Multicreatured cell: Giant step in evolution -- Dynamic characteristics of the new Eukaryotes -- Sex and the single-cell creature: Procreation meets co-creation -- Mixing, matching, and moving minerals -- From multicreatured cells to multicelled creatures -- Animals at last -- Pathways of specialization: in search of food -- Algae and arthropods ashore: Appearance of plants -- Amphibians ashore -- Coming and going of carboniferous forests -- Reign of the reptiles -- Ode to insects and flowers -- Asteroid brings mammals to the fore -- Mysterious reversal: Mammal returns to the sea -- Life as negotiating process: holons in holarchy -- Great brain experiment -- Out of the trees and into the technological age -- Story of evolution within us -- Epilogue: Crisis and opportunity / Sidney Liebes."Imagine a walk where every step forward transports you a few million years in time. Just such a mind-expanding premise inspired this landmark book, developed from the acclaimed "Walk Through Time" exhibit on tour around the world." "Here, in one volume, is the remarkable drama of the history of the universe and life on Earth. Travel from the furious blast of the Big Bang to the first pulse of life, and on through the rich pageant of life's evolution from primordial microbes to the rise of Homo sapiens. Span 15 billion years to discover life's greatest mysteries emerging. Over 130 beautiful four-color illustrations and an absorbing narrative highlight significant events and themes in Earth's life story. The original exhibit itself is re-created as a timeline that runs throughout the book, pinpointing key stages in the evolutionary drama and where they fall in the vast sweep of time."--Jacket.
Subjects: Evolution (Biology); Life; Geobiology.;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 6
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Lab girl / [large print] by Jahren, Hope.(CARDINAL)412254;
Subjects: Large print books.; Autobiographies.; Anecdotes.; Jahren, Hope.; Biologists; Geobiology;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 7
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Lab girl / by Jahren, Hope,author.(CARDINAL)412254;
Includes bibliographical references.Prologue -- Roots and leaves -- Wood and knots -- Flowers and fruit -- Epilogue.An illuminating debut memoir of a woman in science; a moving portrait of a longtime friendship; and a stunningly fresh look at plants that will forever change how you see the natural world. Acclaimed scientist Hope Jahren has built three laboratories in which she's studied trees, flowers, seeds, and soil. Her first book is a revelatory treatise on plant life but it is also so much more. "Lab Girl" is a book about work, love, and the mountains that can be moved when those two things come together. It is told through Jahren's remarkable stories: about her childhood in rural Minnesota with an uncompromising mother and a father who encouraged hours of play in his classroom's labs; about how she found a sanctuary in science, and learned to perform lab work done with both the heart and the hands; and about the inevitable disappointments, but also the triumphs and exhilarating discoveries, of scientific work. Yet at the core of this book is the story of a relationship Jahren forged with a brilliant, wounded man named Bill, who becomes her lab partner and best friend. Their sometimes rogue adventures in science take them from the Midwest across the United States and back again, over the Atlantic to the ever-light skies of the North Pole and to tropical Hawaii, where she and her lab currently make their home. Jahren's probing look at plants, her astonishing tenacity of spirit, and her acute insights on nature enliven every page of this extraordinary book. "Lab Girl" opens your eyes to the beautiful, sophisticated mechanisms within every leaf, blade of grass, and flower petal. Here is an eloquent demonstration of what can happen when you find the stamina, passion, and sense of sacrifice needed to make a life out of what you truly love, as you discover along the way the person you were meant to be. -- Publisher description.1240L
Subjects: Anecdotes.; Autobiographies.; Jahren, Hope.; Biologists; Geobiology;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Healing Gaia : practical medicine for the planet / by Lovelock, James,1919-2022.;
Includes bibliographical references (page 192) and index.
Subjects: Biosphere.; Ecology; Environmental protection.; Gaia hypothesis.; Geobiology; Nature;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A rough ride to the future / by Lovelock, James,1919-2022,author.(CARDINAL)504873;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-176) and index."Presents a radical vision of humanity's future as the thinking brain of our Earth-system, ... the author's reflections on how scientific advances are made, and on his own remarkable life as a lone scientist."--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Biosphere.; Earth sciences.; Evolution; Gaia hypothesis.; Geobiology; Nature; Technological innovations.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The revenge of Gaia : earth's climate in crisis and the fate of humanity / by Lovelock, James,1919-2022.(CARDINAL)504873;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 166-169) and index.The state of the earth -- Gaia theory -- Forecasts for the 21st century -- Sources of energy -- Chemicals, food and raw materials -- Technology for a sustainable retreat -- A personal view of environmentalism -- Beyond the terminus.
Subjects: Gaia hypothesis.; Global warming.; Climatic changes.; Geobiology; Ecology; Philosophy of nature.; Renewable energy sources.; Environmental protection.; Biosphere.;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 5
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