A dictionary of ecology, evolution, and systematics /
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Author / Creator: | Lincoln, Roger J. |
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Imprint: | Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1982. |
Description: | 298 p. : maps ; 24 cm. |
Language: | English |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/502133 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface: The Dictionary
- Appendix 1. Geological time scale
- Appendix 2. Terrestrial chronology of the quaternary ice age in the northern hemisphere
- Appendix 3. Marine oxygen isotope chronology of the quternary ice age
- Appendix 4. Wallace's zoogeographical regions
- Appendix 5. Phytogeographical regions
- Appendix 6. Terrestrial biomes
- Appendix 7. Tectonic plates
- Appendix 8. Major oceanic surface currents
- Appendix 9. Marine depth zones
- Appendix 10. Lacustrine depth zones
- Appendix 11. Soil profile and horizon nomenclature
- Appendix 12. Zonation of the atmosphere
- Appendix 13. Plankton size categories
- Appendix 14. Sediment particle size categories
- Appendix 15. Taxonomic hierarchy
- Appendix 16. SI units
- Appendix 17. Temperature conversion chart
- Appendix 18. The beaufort wind scale
- Appendix 19. Chemical elements
- Appendix 20. The electromagnetic spectrum
- Appendix 21. Composition of the atmosphere
- Appendix 22. Global distribution of water
- Appendix 23. The genetic code and amino acids
- Appendix 24. Signs and symbols
- Appendix 25. Acronyms and abbreviations
- Appendix 26. Latin abbreviations
- Appendix 27. Greek and Russian alphabets: Roman numerals
- Appendix 28. Proof correction marks
- Appendix 29. International paper sizes