Inland Dunes of North America

Inland Dunes of North America
Author: Nicholas Lancaster
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 342
Release: 2020-05-20
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3030404986

Inland sand dunes are widespread in North America and are found from the North Slope of Alaska to the Sonoran Desert in northern Mexico and from the Delmarva Peninsula in the east to Southern California in the west. In this edited book, we highlight recent research on areas of inland dunes that span a range from those that are actively accumulating in current conditions of climate and sediment supply to those that were formed in past conditions and are now degraded relict systems. This book will be of interest to researchers and scholars of physical geography, geomorphology, environmental sciences, and earth sciences. Contributions include detailed analyses of individual active dune systems at White Sands, New Mexico; Great Sand Dunes, Colorado; and the Laurentian Great Lakes; as well as the vegetation-stabilized dunes of the Nebraska Sand Hills and the Colorado Plateau. Additional chapters discuss the widespread partially vegetated dune systems of the central and southern Great Plains; the relict dunes of the Atlantic Coastal Plain of the eastern USA; and active and stabilized dunes of the Colorado Plateau and the southwestern deserts of the USA and northern Mexico.

White Sands

White Sands
Author: Dietmar Schneider-Hector
Publisher:
Total Pages: 304
Release: 1993
Genre: History
ISBN:

"White Sands National Monument in south-central New Mexico provides a unique desert experience for the half-million tourists who visit each year. Schneider-Hector's history of White Sands, one of the world's greatest concentrations of gypsum dunes, enhances that experience by clearly explaining the geological formation of the dunes, the interaction of plants and animals, and the effects of human intervention"--Back cover.

Arabian Deserts

Arabian Deserts
Author: H. Stewart Edgell
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 644
Release: 2006-07-21
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1402039700

This is the first comprehensive survey of all the deserts of Arabia, based largely on the author’s 50 years of experience there. The text deals with every kind of desert in the region, from vast sand seas to clay pans and stony plains to volcanic flows. Along with dune types unique to the region the author outlines climatic changes, current ecology and human influence on desertification.

Dinosaurs Without Bones

Dinosaurs Without Bones
Author: Anthony J. Martin
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 683
Release: 2021-07-13
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1643139215

"Bubbles over with the joy of scientific discovery as he shares his natural enthusiasm for the blend of sleuthing and imagination."—Publishers Weekly, starred review What if we woke up one morning all of the dinosaur bones in the world were gone? How would we know these iconic animals had a165-million year history on earth, and had adapted to all land-based environments from pole to pole? What clues would be left to discern not only their presence, but also to learn about their sex lives, raising of young, social lives, combat, and who ate who? What would it take for us to know how fast dinosaurs moved, whether they lived underground, climbed trees, or went for a swim?Welcome to the world of ichnology, the study of traces and trace fossils – such as tracks, trails, burrows, nests, toothmarks, and other vestiges of behavior – and how through these remarkable clues, we can explore and intuit the rich and complicated lives of dinosaurs. With a unique, detective-like approach, interpreting the forensic clues of these long-extinct animals that leave a much richer legacy than bones, Martin brings the wild world of the Mesozoic to life for the 21st century reader.

Wind as a Geomorphic Agent in Cold Climates

Wind as a Geomorphic Agent in Cold Climates
Author: Matti Seppälä
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2004-06-17
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780521564069

A 2004 monograph describing wind-generated polar landforms, both modern-day and those preserved in the geological record.

Landscapes and Landforms of Egypt

Landscapes and Landforms of Egypt
Author: Nabil Sayed Embabi
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 335
Release: 2017-11-24
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3319656619

This book provides a unique reference resource not only for geomorphologists, but for all Earth scientists. It shows how landforms vary enormously across Egypt, from high mountains to endless plains, and presents the vast heritage of forms that have developed under different climates. Richly illustrated with numerous plates and figures, it also includes a bibliography offering exhaustive coverage of the literature.

The Spanish Coastal Systems

The Spanish Coastal Systems
Author: Juan A. Morales
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 809
Release: 2018-09-03
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3319931695

This monograph presents the state of art of the geologic knowledge about the Spanish coast obtained through scientific research in the last 30 years.From a general point of view, coasts are the most quickly changing systems of the Earth. This is critical, since many human resources, such as the main part of economic and social activities, are located in the coastal areas. Especially in the case of Spain these coasts include cities, wide industrial areas (including harbor complexes), important ecologic systems, and our main economic resource: tourism. Understanding the dynamic functioning of each element of this coast is vital for correct future coastal management, so as to solve problems derived from bad plans developed in the last decades of the twentieth century. This is a valuable text for advanced graduate students and coastal researchers, which connects the specific dynamic functioning of the main Spanish coastal environments and their relationships with human activities.

The Soils of Argentina

The Soils of Argentina
Author: Gerardo Rubio
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2018-05-30
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 3319768530

This is the first comprehensive book on Argentinian pedology. It discusses the main soil types of Argentina, their geographical distribution, classification, functions, agricultural use, ecological aspects, and the threats to which they have been subjected during centuries of intensive and extensive management. The description of the soils is accompanied by a complete set of data, pictures and maps, including benchmark profiles and an overview of the country's agricultural production. It also deals with future scenarios of the relationships between soil science and other disciplines and the main challenges that soil science will face in the future. Further, the book explores aspects of the main soil forming factors, such as climate, vegetation, geology and geomorphology, making use of new, unpublished data and elaborations, and presents a history of pedological research in Argentina.