This comprehensive study of physical geography uses a modern approach which establishes the links between process, form and effect. It considers explicitly the role of  humanity in influencing the physical environment and the ways in which we, in turn, are affected by it. Hence the authors explore the natural world as a series of systems (without  labouring the conceptual aspects of systems analysis), and consider the relationship between the different components of the earth. The book is divided into four sections: the atmospheric system, the hydrological system, the landscape system and the ecosystem. In each case an introductory chapter outlines in simple terms the main components to be discussed and the nature of the flows of energy and matter which link them. The substantive chapters in each section then look at the processes and forms of each system.

Fundamentals of physical geography

Smithson, Peter

BRIGGS, David

HarperCollins Publishers, Ltd

Plant Microevolution and Conservation in Human-influenced Ecosystems

Science & Math

Biological Sciences

Cambridge University Press

Plant Variation and Evolution

Natural populations of plants show intricate patterns of variation. European botanists of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries used this variation to classify different "kinds" into a hierachy of family, genus, and species. Although useful, these classifications were based on a belief in the fixity of species and the static patterns of variation. Darwin's theory of evolution changed this view; populations and species varied in time and space and were part of a continuing process of evolution. The development of molecular techniques has transformed our understanding of microevolution and the evolutionary history of the flowering plants. This revised, extended edition describes the historical background to plant variation studies and considers the remarkable insights that molecular biology has recently given into the processes of evolution in populations of cultivated, wild and weedy species; the threats of extinction faced by many endangered species and the wider evolutionary history of the flowering plants as revealed by cladistic methods.

Walters, Stuart Max

Reference

Foreign Language Study & Reference

As human activities are increasingly domesticating the Earth's ecosystems, new selection pressures are acting to produce winners and losers amongst our wildlife. With particular emphasis on plants, Briggs examines the implications of human influences on micro-evolutionary processes in different groups of organisms, including wild, weedy, invasive, feral, and endangered species. Using case studies from around the world, he argues that Darwinian evolution is ongoing. He considers how far it is possible to conserve endangered species and threatened ecosystems through management, and questions the extent to which damaged landscapes and their plant and animal communities can be precisely recreated or restored. Many of Darwin's ideas are highlighted, including his insights into natural selection, speciation, the vulnerability of rare organisms, the impact of invasive species, and the effects of climate change on organisms. An important text for students and researchers of evolution, conservation, climate change and sustainable use of resources.

As human activities are increasingly domesticating the Earth's ecosystems, new selection pressures are acting to produce winners and losers amongst our wildlife. With particular emphasis on plants, Briggs examines the implications of human influences on micro-evolutionary processes in different groups of organisms, including wild, weedy, invasive, feral, and endangered species. Using case studies from around the world, he argues that Darwinian evolution is ongoing. He considers how far it is possible to conserve endangered species and threatened ecosystems through management, and questions the extent to which damaged landscapes and their plant and animal communities can be precisely recreated or restored. Many of Darwin's ideas are highlighted, including his insights into natural selection, speciation, the vulnerability of rare organisms, the impact of invasive species, and the effects of climate change on organisms. An important text for students and researchers of evolution, conservation, climate change and sustainable use of resources.

Fundamentals of Physical Geography

This primary text, designed for undergraduate courses, provides a modern approach to the fundamentals of physical geography by linking process, form, and effect. The authors explore the natural world as a series of systems and consider the relationship between the different components of each. They examine, in turn, the atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, and biosphere, providing a thorough discussion of their composition and the ways in which their interaction forms our global environment. Throughout, the authors demonstrate the role of humanity in influencing the physical environment and the ways in which we are affected by our surroundings. Clearly written and lavishly illustrated with maps, drawings, photographs, and charts, Fundamentals of Physical Geography is an ideal text.

Earth Sciences

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

We are in the midst of a biological revolution. Molecular tools are now providing new means of critically testing hypotheses and models of microevolution in populations of wild, cultivated, weedy and feral plants. They are also offering the opportunity for significant progress in the investigation of long-term evolution of flowering plants, as part of molecular phylogenetic studies of the Tree of Life. This long-awaited fourth edition, fully revised by David Briggs, reflects new insights provided by molecular investigations and advances in computer science. Briggs considers the implications of these for our understanding of the evolution of flowering plants, as well as the potential for future advances. Numerous new sections on important topics such as the evolutionary impact of human activities, taxonomic challenges, gene flow and distribution, hybridisation, speciation and extinction, conservation and the molecular genetic basis of breeding systems will ensure that this remains a classic text for both undergraduate and graduate students in the field.

Walters, S. Max

This is a more affordable, black and white version of my chronicle of a journey through depression, a career in nursing and my path through both to yoga. This is a very personal and heartfelt book and journal. This expanded edition not only has suggestions on how movement and exercise have helped to deal with depression, but new chapters have been added, describing troublesome yoga poses, and modifications that can be done. Also, useful breathing techniques, as well as helpful illustrations regarding this and pertinent anatomy have been added. A very useful companion to your yoga practice.David Briggs

My Black Mat. Nurses Field Notes on Yoga, Depression, and Combating Stress.

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Exercise & Fitness

Independently published

Wordsworth's Duddon Revisted

Dawson, John

Travel

Cicerone Press

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Fundamentals of physical geography

Plant Microevolution and Conservation in Human-influenced Ecosystems

Plant Variation and Evolution

Plant Variation and Evolution

Plant Microevolution and Conservation in Human-influenced Ecosystems

Plant Microevolution and Conservation in Human-influenced Ecosystems

Fundamentals of Physical Geography

Plant Variation and Evolution

My Black Mat. Nurses Field Notes on Yoga, Depression, and Combating Stress.

Wordsworth's Duddon Revisted