The handbook of nature
By: Frank R. Spellman and Joni Price-Bayer
Contributors: Price-Bayer, Joni, 1964-
Publisher: Government Institutes
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Lanham
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781605907734; 9781605907741
Subjects: Natural history; Biology; Earth sciences; Popular works; Handbooks, manuals
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: pt. 1. What Is Nature?; title: Introduction; title: pt. 2. Earth's Structure; title: Composition of Earth; title: Reshaping Earth; title: pt. 3. The Atmosphere : Earth's Breath; title: The Atmosphere; title: Atmospheric Water Phenomena; title: Atmosphere in Motion; title: Weather and Climate; title: pt. 4. Water : Earth's Blood; title: Water on Earth; title: All about Water; title: Earth's Oceans and Their Margins; title: Running Waters; title: Still Waters; title: pt. 5. Earth's Life Forms; title: Biosphere; title: Ecosystems; title: The Fundamental Unit of Life; title: Biological Diversity; title: Animal Groups; title: pt. 6. Wilderness; title: Land Organism; title: Glossary.