Catalogue of the Benthic Marine Algae of the Indian Ocean

Catalogue of the Benthic Marine Algae of the Indian Ocean
Author: Paul C. Silva
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 1282
Release: 1996-09-22
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780520915817

This catalogue, which integrates nearly 35,000 records of benthic marine algae from the Indian Ocean into a taxonomic classification comprising 3,355 specific and infraspecific taxa in 629 genera, will greatly facilitate future work in this region. The bibliography of 4,000 references is the largest list of phycological literature ever published. The extensive taxonomic and nomenclatural notes are of paramount importance.

Group Theory in the Bedroom, and Other Mathematical Diversions

Group Theory in the Bedroom, and Other Mathematical Diversions
Author: Brian Hayes
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2008-04
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780809052196

One of the most accomplished essayists active today, Brian Hayes, uses computing and mathematics to explore everything from the deadly serious (war and peace) to the utterly frivolous (the mathematics of mattress flipping). He offers us a selection of his most memorable and accessible pieces - including "Clock of Ages"--Embellishing them with an overall, scene-setting preface, reconfigured illustrations, and a refreshingly self-critical "Afterthoughts" section appended to each essay.

Pacific - Atlantic Mollusc Migration

Pacific - Atlantic Mollusc Migration
Author: Jón Eiríksson
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 882
Release: 2021-02-17
Genre: Science
ISBN: 303059663X

This volume sheds new light on the marine fauna and geological setting of the Tjörnes Sequence, North Iceland, which is a classic site for the Pliocene and Pleistocene stratigraphy of the North Atlantic region. Readers will discover descriptions of new data collected by the editors over a period of over three decades on marine faunal assemblages and sedimentology available for palaeoenvironmental reconstructions, as well as the tectonic and stratigraphical relationships on Tjörnes Peninsula. The book includes a comprehensive account of all the collections of marine fossil invertebrate macrofossils and foraminifera known to the editors from the Tjörnes Sequence. It is expected to elucidate sedimentological and faunal changes from relatively stable Pliocene conditions to highly variable and periodically harsh climatic conditions of recurring Quaternary glaciations. The distribution, recent or fossil, of various species is recorded and pertinent ecological and biological features are also discussed. The Tjörnes Sequence records the Neogene migration of Pacific species into the North Atlantic. Researchers in geology, climate science, environmental science and earth science will find this book particularly valuable.