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ISBN 9780226668154
内容説明
This text describes the natural history of this vital ingredient of the natural world, capable of shaping the land where it flows, carving canyons in the rock and dissolving caverns deep underground. Fresh water is an agent of nature, always at work, and seldom thought of as having a natural history. Here, the remarkable ways of water are examined; where it comes from and where it goes; how it moves over and under the earth and into the atmosphere; how it affects the land. Also considered is the connection between water and life in a time when the world's supply of clean, fresh water continues to dwindle.
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Prologue Ch. 1: The Water Cycle Ch. 2: Water below the Ground: Groundwater Ch. 3: Groundwater in Use Ch. 4: Water below the Ground: Vadose Water Ch. 5: Flowing Water: Rivers and Streams Ch. 6: Rivers at Work Ch. 7: Lakes Ch. 8: When Water Freezes Ch. 9: Dams, Diversions, and Reservoirs Ch. 10: Wetlands Ch. 11: Microscopic Life Ch. 12: Water in the Atmosphere: Vapor, Clouds, Rain, and Snow Notes Index
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: pbk ISBN 9780226668161
内容説明
With the eye of a professional scientist and the passion of a dedicated amateur, E. C. Pielou conducts a guided tour of fresh water on its course through the natural world. As the world's supply of clean, fresh water continues to dwindle, it becomes increasingly important to understand the close connection between water and all forms of life. Pielou's fascination with fresh water gives us a "natural history" that is remarkable and surprising.
"[A] keen and detailed look at the life and history of fresh water. . . . Dip into Fresh Water. It will both stimulate and satisfy as only good natural history can."-Toronto Globe and Mail
"Pielou's ease with her subject and her no-nonsense style of writing will satisfy and inspire the poet as well as the naturalist."-Denize Springer, Express Books
"[Pielou's] writing is didactic and definitive, in places even charming, and is buttressed by clear illustrations. . . . A welcome addition to the genre of literature designed to bridge the gap between scientists . . . and the intelligent and concerned lay public."-Daniel Hillel, Nature
"A wonderful natural history of one of life's necessities, a refreshing break from the grand theory and special pleading of many a science book. . . . Read it."-Fred Pearce, New Scientist
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