A dictionary of ecology, evolution, and systematics /

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Author / Creator:Lincoln, Roger J.
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
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Other authors / contributors:Boxshall, Geoffrey Allan
Clark, P. F.
ISBN:0521239575
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