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010			_a 2015936446
020			_a9783662463932 (alk. paper)
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040			_aDLC _beng _erda _cDLC
041			_aeng
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082	0	4	_223 _a577
100	1		_97191 _aBoenigk, Jens
245	1	0	_aBiodiversity and earth history / _cJens Boenigk, Sabina Wodniok, Edvard Glücksman
250			_aFirst Edition
263			_a1504
264	3	4	_aNew York, NY : _bSpringer Berlin Heidelberg, _c2015.
300			_axiv, 401 pages : _billustrations ; _c29 cm.
505	2		_a1. Introduction -- 2. Earth?s History -- 3. Distribution of present-day biodiversity and biomes -- 4. Mega systematics -- 5. Glossar.
520	3		_aThis uniquely interdisciplinary textbook explores the exciting and complex relationship between Earth?s geological history and the biodiversity of life. Its innovative design provides a seamless learning experience, clarifying major concepts step by step with detailed textual explanations complemented by detailed figures, diagrams and vibrant pictures. Thanks to its layout, the respective concepts can be studied individually, as part of the broader framework of each chapter, or as they relate to the book as a whole. It provides in-depth coverage of: - Earth?s formation and subsequent geological history, including patterns of climate change and atmospheric evolution; - The early stages of life, from microbial?primordial soup? theories to the fossil record?s most valuable contributions; - Mechanisms of mutual influence between living organisms and the environment: how life changed Earth?s history whilst, at the same time, environmental pressures continue to shape the evolution of species; - Basic ideas in biodiversity studies: species concepts, measurement techniques, and global distribution patterns; - Biological systematics, from their historical origins in Greek philosophy and Biblical stories to Darwinian evolution by natural selection, and to phylogenetics based on cutting-edge molecular techniques. This book?s four major sections offer a fresh cross-disciplinary overview of biodiversity and the Earth?s history. Among many other concepts, they reveal the massive diversity of eukaryotes, explain the geological processes behind fossilisation, and provide an eye-opening account of the relatively short period of human evolution in the context of Earth?s 4.6 billion-year history. Employing a combination of proven didactic tools, the book is simultaneously a reading reference, illustrated guide, and encyclopaedia of organismal biology and geology. It is aimed at school- and university-level students, as well as members of the public fascinated by the intricate interrelationship of living organisms and their environment.
650	2	4	_97157 _aBiodiversity
650	2	4	_97192 _aHistorical geology
650	2	4	_97193 _aBiogeography
650	2	4	_96365 _aMicrobiology.
650	2	4	_97186 _aBiodiversidad
650	2	4	_97194 _aGeología histórica
650	2	4	_97195 _aBiogeografía
650	2	4	_9355 _aMicrobiología
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942			_2ddc _cLIBRO
955			_apc17 2015-03-19