Best Limnology
With 40% new and expanded coverage, this text covers applied and basic aspects of limnology, now with more emphasis on wetlands and reservoirs than in the previous edition. Expanded coverage of the toxic effects of pharmaceuticals and endocrine disrupters as freshwater pollutants More on aquatic invertebrates, with more images and pictures of a broader range of organisms Expanded coverage of the functional roles of filterer feeding, scraping, and shredding organisms, and a new section on omnivores. In many ways, this textbook provides a really refreshing blend of ecological concepts as they apply to aquatic ecology, in addition to the basic knowledge of freshwater ecosystem organisms that a student would need to apply the concepts… We think that it is a successful, innovative and, for the most part, modern view of the study of inland waters. Over the years, Dodds has taught Limnology, Advanced Aquatic Ecology, Microbial Ecology, Principles of Biology, Conservation Biology, Environmental Problems, Origins of Life, Herbivory, Presentations in Ecology, Aquatic Ecology, Stream Ecology, Algal Identification, Algal Ecology, Bacteriology and Freshwater Biology. Dodds has grants from agencies including the National Science Foundation, the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the United States Geological Survey, the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. Dodds’ recent research has focused on Aquatic Ecology on Konza Prairie, Nitrogen Uptake Retention and Cycling in Stream Ecosystems, Quality and Quantity of Suspended Solids in Kansas Rivers, and Nutrients and Algae in Streams.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"For the most part, I really enjoyed using this book for class."
"It's a text that I like to page through for the literature, and often will lend to others looking for a freshwater perspective."
"Looks great, perfect condition and came right on time."
"book in good condition as advertised."
"This text does a great job of covering a lot of material in an approachable way."
"Regarding quality of the book- if you actually plan on opening and reading the book, the binding is awful."
"Poorly bound."
With 40% new and expanded coverage, this text covers applied and basic aspects of limnology, now with more emphasis on wetlands and reservoirs than in the previous edition. Expanded coverage of the toxic effects of pharmaceuticals and endocrine disrupters as freshwater pollutants More on aquatic invertebrates, with more images and pictures of a broader range of organisms Expanded coverage of the functional roles of filterer feeding, scraping, and shredding organisms, and a new section on omnivores. Over the years, Dodds has taught Limnology, Advanced Aquatic Ecology, Microbial Ecology, Principles of Biology, Conservation Biology, Environmental Problems, Origins of Life, Herbivory, Presentations in Ecology, Aquatic Ecology, Stream Ecology, Algal Identification, Algal Ecology, Bacteriology and Freshwater Biology. He has professional memberships in the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, the American Society of Microbiology, the North American Benthological Society, the Phycological Society of America and Sigma Xi.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"For the most part, I really enjoyed using this book for class."
"It's a text that I like to page through for the literature, and often will lend to others looking for a freshwater perspective."
"Looks great, perfect condition and came right on time."
"book in good condition as advertised."
"This text does a great job of covering a lot of material in an approachable way."
"Regarding quality of the book- if you actually plan on opening and reading the book, the binding is awful."
"Poorly bound."
Essentially a collection of regional taxonomic keys, it covers the aquatic and semiaquatic life stages of insects as well as freshwater crustaceans, mites, mollusks, oligochaetes, and leeches.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Used this as an undergrad, still love it."
"This is without a doubt the best book on freshwater macro invertebrates of Northeastern North America I have ever ordered."
"For my purposes I found this book to be an excellent reference with great pen illustrations, keys and couplets."
"It's a great book."
"I feel that this is a good book but I would suggest having another key as well, that is a more user friendly edition."
"While illustations lack a profession look, they are more than adequate to get the point across and this small flaw is more than compensated for with the quality of the keys."
"There has been a terrible error with this item....Paperback: 442 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.25 x 10.25 x 7.00. Publisher: Cornell Univ Pr; (February 1990). ISBN: 0801496888. I can't be the only person this has happened to!"
Best Limnology
With 40% new and expanded coverage, this text covers applied and basic aspects of limnology, now with more emphasis on wetlands and reservoirs than in the previous edition. Expanded coverage of the toxic effects of pharmaceuticals and endocrine disrupters as freshwater pollutants More on aquatic invertebrates, with more images and pictures of a broader range of organisms Expanded coverage of the functional roles of filterer feeding, scraping, and shredding organisms, and a new section on omnivores. In many ways, this textbook provides a really refreshing blend of ecological concepts as they apply to aquatic ecology, in addition to the basic knowledge of freshwater ecosystem organisms that a student would need to apply the concepts… We think that it is a successful, innovative and, for the most part, modern view of the study of inland waters. Over the years, Dodds has taught Limnology, Advanced Aquatic Ecology, Microbial Ecology, Principles of Biology, Conservation Biology, Environmental Problems, Origins of Life, Herbivory, Presentations in Ecology, Aquatic Ecology, Stream Ecology, Algal Identification, Algal Ecology, Bacteriology and Freshwater Biology. Dodds has grants from agencies including the National Science Foundation, the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the United States Geological Survey, the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. Dodds’ recent research has focused on Aquatic Ecology on Konza Prairie, Nitrogen Uptake Retention and Cycling in Stream Ecosystems, Quality and Quantity of Suspended Solids in Kansas Rivers, and Nutrients and Algae in Streams.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"For the most part, I really enjoyed using this book for class."
"It's a text that I like to page through for the literature, and often will lend to others looking for a freshwater perspective."
"Looks great, perfect condition and came right on time."
"book in good condition as advertised."
"This text does a great job of covering a lot of material in an approachable way."
"Regarding quality of the book- if you actually plan on opening and reading the book, the binding is awful."
"Poorly bound."
Best Volcanology
Powerful economic and historical forces influenced the fates of those around the volcano that sunny Sunday morning, including the construction of the nation’s railroads, the harvest of a continent’s vast forests, and the protection of America’s treasured public lands. Rich with vivid personal stories of lumber tycoons, loggers, volcanologists, and conservationists, Eruption delivers a spellbinding narrative built from the testimonies of those closest to the disaster, and an epic tale of our fraught relationship with the natural world. “In Mr. Olson’s telling, [the survivors’] stories read like urgent fiction….These vignettes lend a human face to an event that has become associated largely with geology.”. - Michael O'Donnell, Wall Street Journal. “A first-class, meticulously crafted piece of reportage that is as exciting as it is informative―and will long stand as a classic of descriptive narrative of the biggest American volcanic eruption of all our lifetimes―or so we all hope!”. - Simon Winchester, author of Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded. This book, as welcome as it is amazing in the depth of its background and the strength of its storytelling, will stand as a stirring and stilling accomplishment.”. - Robert Michael Pyle, author of Wintergreen: Rambles in a Ravaged Land and Where Bigfoot Walks: Crossing the Dark Divide.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"The mountain developed a rapidly (and constantly) growing bulge on its side for weeks leading up to the explosion but very few seemed to recognize the severity or significance of this... Olson put it best in regards to lessons learned at Mt. St. Helens: "No one will ever again blithely and knowingly watch the side of a volcano bulge out like a balloon ready to pop and expect to outrun the ensuing catastrophe." Olson took the timeline back and forth, both within the almost 2 months of activity leading up to the eruption and the personal stories of some of those affected by the blast. He started referring to certain people in the past tense, and as I had not memorized the list of those who died before reading this the deaths and survivals were genuinely surprising to me. Olson does a great job of creating a compelling narrative around this recent historical event and I really liked the book, learned a lot about volcanoes (now I want to be a volcanologist), and came to care for some of the real people highlighted in the personal stories. I know not everyone will want to share any of that (I can't begin to imagine how traumatic that was), but as a reader I am sorry Eruption did not include at least footnotes on more of the people it focused on in the earlier parts of the books."
"I love books about events where I (think) I know the outcome and I am still engrossed from the moment I pick up the book until I sadly reach the last page, and this book fits that description perfectly."
"The research is exhaustive, and the author appears to have gone to considerable lengths to talk to survivors, witnesses, scientists, policy makers and others who lived through the event and helped to shape the response. If you read the Wikipedia entry on Mount St. Helens, it makes it seem as if government did a lot to protect lives. The history of Weyerhaeuser at the start of the book runs, perhaps, a bit long but it's easy enough to read quickly through it to get the heart of the story."
"Having seen Mt St. Helens and all the other mountains in the Cascade Range in 1979 (Not even sure we knew they were volcanoes) Olson's story in very poignant."
"I didn't realize when I picked this book up how much the story would be about the social factors at work in the US at the time."
"The events surrounding the eruption and the people and land that were so drastically affected."
Best Geomorphology
The bond that unites geomorphology with so many diverse disciplines is the common need to understand the processes of surface mechanics, which is exceedingly important as we struggle to comprehend the impacts of climate changes, tectonic events, and their effects on our physical environment. "Having used Process Geomorphology in the past, I intend to return to it for all of my future sections.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"On the more cheerful side: I bought this on Amazon for about $65 which was way cheaper than the $110 the college book store wanted, so that lessens the sting."
"Great condition for price."
"Very informative for the archaeologist, also."
"Exactly the book I needed for a process geomorphology class."
"This was a required book for my Earth Surface Process course."
Best Physical Geology
With its strong readability and engaging, instructive illustrations, this trusted bestseller returns with a hybrid and streamlined focus on core principles. The 12th Edition , Pearson Science’s first augmented reality, hybrid textbook, uses the BouncePages image recognition app (FREE on both iOS and Android stores) to connect students’ digital devices to the print textbook, enhancing their reading and learning experience. 0134074254 / 9780134074252 Earth: An Introduction to Physical Geology 0134182642 / 9780134182643 Mastering Geology with Pearson eText -- ValuePack Access Card -- for Earth: An Introduction to Physical Geology. Lutgens and Tarbuck published their first college text, Earth Science , in 1976. Not only do Tarbuck, Lutgens, and Tasa work well together creatively; they also enjoy spending time in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains near Tasa’s New Mexico studio.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Great price for renting and I recieved it right on time!"
"same thing, good books to read, use for school, better alternative to order with amazon rental."
"Needed for school."
"This is a very accessible tome for anyone interested in geology but without formal education in the subject."
"Super recommended 🖒 I bought a second hand book but it looks super new!"
"Great book of information!"
"I know the description said it may not contain access code but was hoping it would."
"i am very bothered by the fact that before ordering this i was not told that the access code was modified, and the modified version is not the one i need and there is no telling how i would have known this was modified prior to having placed my order."
Best Sedimentary Geology
This concise treatment of the fundamental principles of sedimentology and stratigraphy highlights the important physical, chemical, biological, and stratigraphic characteristics of sedimentary rocks.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"It has numerous printing mistakes and assorted missing/duplicate pages."
"Being new to the topic, the text seems encyclopedic, covering what I would have considered side topics such as turbulent and laminar fluid flow (but which I now understand to be relevant.)."
"+ Nice glossy pages. + Great figures. + Good Explanations. - Pathetic binding, pages started falling out 1/4 of the way into the semester."
"Excellent guide to sedimentary processes, great for students."
"A very useful addition to geology library."
"Blah.... for the price the text is fuzzy and the pictures/figures all black and white and grainy."
"This book has tons of printing mistakes."
Best Historical Geology
Students will learn and understand the underlying causes of why things happened and the way they did, and how all of Earth's systems and subsystems are interrelated. He is a past president of the American Association of Stratigraphic Palynologists and currently a councilor of the International Federation of Palynological Societies and chair of the Acritarch Subcommission of the Commission Internationale de Microflore du Paleozoique.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"My husband bought this book for his Geo 102 class and he says is is a very good book.Explains things very well."
"I like the Kindle version."
"Just as expected, but very expensive for paper back."
Best Structural Geology
The book provides unique links to industry applications in the upper crust, including petroleum and groundwater geology, which highlight the importance of structural geology in exploration and exploitation of petroleum and water resources. "In addition to being a great textbook option for undergraduates, this book will serve as an excellent refresher for professional geologists. Fossen's extensive use of citations throughout the text, in figure captions, and at the end of each chapter provides an excellent window into many of the most important papers in the primary literature of both modern and classical structural geology. Readers will also find Fossen's references to free and commercial structural geology software and other resources helpful. Students and instructors who use this book will also benefit from the balance it provides among observational, theoretical, and numerical and analogue modeling perspectives. Second, the book nicely balances the traditional academic approach to structural geology with important industry applications (e.g., chapter 19, Salt Tectonics; chapter 8, Faults; and many additional interpreted seismic sections) that tend to receive only cursory treatment in other structural geology textbooks. A third strength is its clear and rigorous yet accessible physics and math coverage of strain and stress theory (e.g., chapters 2-6 and Appendix A); the strain analysis spreadsheets and other ancillary material such as textbook figures, problem sets, and field photographs available on the textbook Web site (http:// www .cambridge.org/features/fossen/) should also prove to be great learning and problem-solving tools. In summary, this is an excellent, accessible introductory structural geology text that is admirably well illustrated and well written.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Great book, a must have for any geologist."
"tough course."
"the line drawings in color are the best of any textbook I have read."
"Contains a bunch of pictures, and the book is in color, contain a topic for restoration, something that is not really common on Structural Geology books, I love it for this."
"The binding is terrible and the book is falling apart!"
"Good book so it get 5 stars."
"This book is interesting, not too hard to read."
"Within weeks of purchasing this book, pages began to fall out and by half way throught the semester, the book was unuseable because nearly all of the pages had fallen from the binding."
Best Specific Locations Geology
A complete guide to finding, collecting, and preparing the state’s gems & minerals.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"While this book is started to get a little dated, it still applies 90% of the time."
"Directions to some sites are really spot on, some are quite vague (something like, follow Forest Road 123 for 6.5 miles, but the road forks 3 or 4 times with no signs and you don't know what to follow)..."
"I have other books on rock hounding but this one covers a smaller area of the country which is excellent and purtains to one state and what you can find therem\."
"Highly instructive, a good read and worth the money."
"This book outlines what rocks can be found at a certain site and gives very detailed instructions and maps to the site."
";-). Garret Romaine has written several books and there's a reason Falcon picked him to write for them."
"My husband bought this for me as a surprise and it was a nice one."
Best Plate Tectonics
This interesting book uses plate tectonics as its central theme; it acquaints readers with California geology.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I enjoyed the final section that presented concepts from previous chapters in a grand-scheme California geologic history."
"It's also a perfect fit with my California geography textbook, approaching each area through the same province names, descriptions."
"Needed it for a class; therefore had to buy it."
"I'm not an expert in the subject matter but I thought the book was very well written."
"A novice's interest in geology lead me through elementary reading to this college text which has opened. the up the greater. world of geology to. me."