A Field Guide to the Geology of Madeira
Author: Christopher J. Burton
Publisher:
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 132
ISBN-13:
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Geology of Ireland
Author: P. A. Meere
Publisher:
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781848891661
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA beautifully illustrated field guide to Ireland's geology, which is both varied and spectacular.
Wildlife of Madeira and the Canary Islands
Author: John Bowler
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2018-05-15
Total Pages: 225
ISBN-13: 140088926X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis beautifully illustrated photographic field guide is the first to focus on the identification of the fascinating, diverse and unique wildlife of Madeira and the Canary Islands--featuring the birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, butterflies and dragonflies that are most likely to be seen. Richly illustrated introductory sections cover the key wildlife sites to visit on each of the islands and provide an overview of the islands' geography, climate, habitat types and current conservation efforts. Stunning colour photographs highlight the key identification features of each species, and the accompanying text covers status, habitat preference, behaviour and, where appropriate, calls. The guide also features an up-to-date distribution map for each species. Complete with an attractive, user-friendly design, this is a must-have guide for all visitors to these magical islands. A beautifully designed and illustrated photographic field guide to the wildlife of Madeira and the Canary Islands Highlights the islands' unique native species and their conservation status Covers all birds, land and marine mammals, reptiles, amphibians, butterflies and dragonflies that are likely to be seen Features richly illustrated introductory sections on key sites to visit on each of the islands, covering their geography, climate, habitats and conservation Includes distribution maps for all species, as well as information on occurrence, status, habitat preference, behaviour and calls
Roadside Geology of New York
Author: Bradford B. VanDiver
Publisher:
Published: 1985
Total Pages: 420
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKMaps, cross-sections, diagrams, photos, and text describe the geologic foundations of the state of New York.
The Geology of the Canary Islands
Author: Valentin R. Troll
Publisher: Elsevier
Published: 2016-05-26
Total Pages: 637
ISBN-13: 0128096640
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Geology of the Canary Islands provides a concise overview of the geology and volcanology of the Canary Islands, along with 27 carefully planned day excursions comprising trips on all of the islands. Each stop includes a description on how to approach a site and where to park with GPS locations provided. The book covers all the spectacular features of the islands, including active ocean island volcanoes whose origins are linked to a hot spot or plume causing anomalously hot mantle material to intrude the African plate, submarine volcanic sequences uplifted inside the islands, sub- aerial shield volcanoes, and the remains of giant lateral collapses. Through its clearly written and richly color-illustrated introduction and field guide, this book is essential reading for geologists who visit the Canary Islands, one of the largest and most fascinating active volcanic systems in Europe. - Includes a forward by Prof. C. J. Stillman (Trinity College Dublin), a leading expert on the volcanology and geology of the Canary Islands - Features 500 full color images, coupled with in-depth introductory text and a chapter on each island, followed by 27 guided excursions that include all of the seven islands of the archipelago - Familiarizes the reader with the variety of volcanic landforms and eruptive products in the Canary Islands and provides practical support in recognition, recording, and interpretation - Develops understanding of growth, evolution, and destruction of ocean island volcanoes, promoting temporal and spatial thinking within a given geological framework
Geology
Author: James Kavanagh
Publisher: Pocket Naturalist Guide Series
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781583550755
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNorthumbrian Rocks and Landscape
Author: Colin Thomas Scrutton
Publisher:
Published: 1995
Total Pages: 220
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Geology of Ireland
Author: Charles Hepworth Holland
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 580
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Geology of Ireland is the definitive guide to the geology of the whole island of Ireland. This completely revised second edition has been updated to reflect the ten years of research undertaken since the last edition was published. For the first time, the work is presented with color illustrations. It presents the geology of the island in geological sequence and deals also with the economically important offshore geology of Ireland.
Roadside Geology of Northern and Central California
Author: David D. Alt
Publisher: Roadside Geology
Published: 2016
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780878426706
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCalifornia's geology makes headlines when faults shift, volcanoes puff steam, and coastal bluffs fall into the sea. This book explores the state's recent rumblings and tremulous past with the aid of full color illustrations. Photographs showcase multihued rock, from red chert and green serpentinite to blue schist and gray granite. The geologic information, particularly for the Klamath Mountains, Modoc Plateau, and northern Sierra Nevada, has been updated to reflect new geologic understanding of these complex areas. Features detailed, easy to read color geologic road maps based on the 2010 Geologic Map of California.
The Hudson Valley in the Ice Age
Author: Robert Titus
Publisher:
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781883789725
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNew York's version of Los Angeles's famous La Brea Tar Pits? Sand Dunes in the city of Albany? Frederic Church's Olana, a gift of the Ice Age? A Niagara Falls in Philmont? Mastodons in Greenville? The Vanderbilt Mansion and Springwood, FDR's home in Hyde Park, at risk? Join Professors Robert and Johanna Titus on a tour of the Hudson Valley and see this familiar region with new eyes the eyes of geologists who see a half-mile-thick sheet of ice grinding its way down the valley and overtopping even the highest mountains. With the Tituses as your guides, -see- an ancient Manhattan high and dry with the Atlantic shoreline 100 miles to the southeast, North/South Lake State Park as a giant and frigid -waterslide park,- and the immense expanse of Glacial Lake Albany stretching the entire length of the Hudson Valley with its deltas that would become the sites of some of America's most famous estates. Finally, witness the cataclysmic flood that cascaded through the valley at the end of the Ice Age as a great ice dam broke and a gigantic wall of water swept down the valley. The Tituses take the reader through the Catskills, the Shawangunks, the Taconics, along the banks of the Hudson River, to Bash Bish Falls and Lake Taghkanic to all those unique and beautiful places that make the Hudson Valley -the landscape that defined America- and demonstrate that all this rose phoenix-like from the devastation caused by the slow, inexorable advance of a grinding, half-mile-thick bulldozer of ice and the raging flood that followed its retreat. The result of these devastating events is the landscape that inspired the Hudson River School painters and America's pioneer landscape architects gifts of the Ice Age, and the familiar landscape we enjoy today.
