Authors:Joseph T. Collins, Richard A. Seigel,
Publisher: The Blackburn Press
Keywords: behavior, ecology, snakes
Number of Pages: 414
Published: 2002-04-21
List price: $59.95
ISBN-10: 1930665148
ISBN-13: 9781930665149

This book, first published in 1993 and here reprinted with a new foreword by the authors, is still the most comprehensive survey of snake biology available in a single volume. Authoritative and comprehensive in scope, this important book offers herpetologists, biologists and others interested in the study of snakes a broad survey of snake ecology and behavior, as well as extensive coverage of the literature in bibliographic form. Featuring contributions by leading experts, this definitive reference identifies current areas of research in snake biology. It reports on exciting developments

Authors:Seville Flowers, Arthur Holmgren,
Publisher: The Blackburn Press
Keywords: west, utah, mosses
Number of Pages: 567
Published: 2001-07
List price: $79.95
ISBN-10: 1930665253
ISBN-13: 9781930665255

This title was first published in 1973 by Brigham Young University Press and is a classic of the bryological literature. Mosses : Utah and the West made a substantial and original contribution to our knowledge of the mosses of the Western United States. Before Flowers began his extensive bryological research Utah was considered to have a relatively small and uninteresting moss flora because of its generally low rainfall. This book however, treats 256 species in 77 genera and 18 families a large proportion of which were discovered in Utah for the first time by the author. The beautifully

Author: Ven Te Chow
Publisher: The Blackburn Press
Keywords: hydraulics, channel, open
Number of Pages: 700
Published: 2009-01-01
List price: $69.95
ISBN-10: 1932846182
ISBN-13: 9781932846188

Open-Channel Hydraulics, originally published in 1959, has been described as one of the best textbooks ever written. It’s clear descriptions of timeless fundamental principles make Chow a classic. Anyone wanting to learn, to teach, and to work with water and fluids must own a copy. Open-Channel Hydraulics deals with the design for flow in open channels and their related structures. Covering both theory and practice, it attempts to bridge the gap that generally exists between the two. Theory is introduced first and is then applied to design problems. In many cases the application of th

Authors:Michael L. Conniff, Thomas J. Davis,
Publisher: The Blackburn Press
Keywords: diaspora, black, history, americas, africans
Number of Pages: 356
Published: 2002-10-31
List price: $34.95
ISBN-10: 1930665687
ISBN-13: 9781930665682

This book seeks to explore, in a single, short convenient text, the complex relationship between Africa and the Americas from the early sixteenth century through the end of the twentieth century. Beginning with a preview of the relations between Africa and Europe prior to 1500, the work covers chronologically the transatlantic slave trade, domestic slave trading, slave systems, the abolition movements, and the aftermath of emancipation throughout the Americas. Several chapters provide sweeping surveys of broad regions such as British North America, the Caribbean, Mesoamerica, the Andean countr

Author: W. B. Schofield
Publisher: The Blackburn Press
Keywords: bryology, introduction
Number of Pages: 431
Published: 2001-10-18
List price: $59.95
ISBN-10: 1930665261
ISBN-13: 9781930665262

This richly illustrated text/reference, originally printed in 1985, provides a comprehensive introduction to the structure, evolution and interrelationships of the bryophytes. Leading bryologist W. B. Schofield gives a broad, international view of bryology that goes beyond a basic understanding of structure to present the bryophytes as a vital group of living plants. After a solid foundation in the morphology of mosses, liverworts and hornworts separate chapters, organized to allow easy comparison of the evolutionary lines, offer definitive information on the biology of the organisms. Topic

Authors:Knut. Krzywinski, Knut Faegri, Johs. Iversen, Peter E
Publisher: The Blackburn Press
Keywords: analysis, pollen, textbook
Number of Pages: 340
Published: 2000-06-01
List price: $74.95
ISBN-10: 1930665016
ISBN-13: 9781930665019

This book is a reprint of the fourth edition of the Textbook of Pollen Analysis and is unique in its approach as it discusses both the practical and theoretical aspects of palynology. It uses palynological techniques as tools for solving problems in quaternary geology, ecology and archeology. This edition of this standard reference has the same objectives as the earlier ones but the objectives have been widened, particularly the archaeological. There are over 130 illustrations and the identification keys have been thoroughly revised and are now illustrated.

Authors:A.G. Journel, Ch. J. Huijbregts,
Publisher: The Blackburn Press
Keywords: geostatistics, mining
Number of Pages: 600
Published: 2004-04
List price: $84.95
ISBN-10: 1930665911
ISBN-13: 9781930665910

"Geostatistics is the application of the formalism of random functions to the reconnaissance and estimation of natural phenomena." With this definition, G. Matheron introduced the term geostatistics in 1962 to describe a scientific approach to evaluation problems in geology and mining, from ore reserve estimation to grade control. This approach provides, in application, a coherent and efficient set of techniques enabling the geologist, mining engineer or metallurgist to use available information and obtain more accurate estimates. First published in 1978, this book was the first complete