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This volume is the culmination of a comprehensive survey of New Zealands CretaceousCenozoic strata, begun in 1978, and presents an up-to-date synthesis and interpretation of regional sedimentary information from a variety of sources; the study has been expanded to include large areas of the continental shelf and beyond.

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New Zealand Karst is a high-quality coffee-table book by geoscientist and photographer Max Wisshak and his wife Stefanie Wisshak. It illustrates the multi-facetted aspects of New Zealand's karst landscapes and caves, and reveals how you can appreciate karst as a phenomenon where geological, biological, and archaeological beauty all come together.

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Healthy soil is productive soil and the keys to maintaining soil health can be found in this full colour booklet. Devised by experienced Landcare Research Soil Scientists, it is a practical, easy-to-follow manual which should help farmers and vegetable growers manage their soils sustainably.

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Focusing on the soils of New Zealand's Edendale district, this is one of a series of technical publications covering specialist scientific areas and based on the work of Manaaki Whenua-Landcare Research.

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*Simply explains the myriad aspects of weather and climate *Copiously illustrated with explanatory graphics *Sixth title in The NZ Series, for a general readership and students

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Mixing memoir, travel and popular science, Adventures in Volcanoland is written with warmth and lyricism and a captivating fascination with these mountains of fire that will show how they have and continue to shape our planet, and its future.

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Mixing memoir, travel and popular science, Adventures in Volcanoland is written with warmth and lyricism and a captivating fascination with these mountains of fire that will show how they have and continue to shape our planet, and its future.

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A beautifully illustrated history of human engagement with amber across three millennia.

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The oceans exert a vital moderating influence on the Earth's climate system. They provide inertia to the global climate, essentially acting as the pacemaker of climate variability and change, and they provide heat to high latitudes, keeping them habitable. This title offers a short, self-contained introduction to the subject.

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"Dale Strickler is an expert on building healthy soil and restoring degraded soil, and in The Complete Guide to Restoring Your Soil, he presents the science of soil, along with proven methods of restoring depleted soil and agricultural practices from around the world that continue to build soil, rather than cause it to deteriorate"--

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An all-new addition to the best-selling Ponderables series, Earth Sciences reveals the history and forces that created our planet and are still shaping it today through events such as earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions.

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Thousands of Earthquakes occur in New Zealand every year, some so small we don't feel them. Others such as the recent quakes in Christchurch and Kaikoura cause significant damage. This book explains what causes earthquakes and why New Zealand has so many, what types of quake occur and the most frequently affected areas of the country.

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Haunting and searingly beautiful, Erebus has attracted explorers, mountaineers, artists and scientists. Antarctica veteran Colin Monteath weaves history, science, art and adventure into a compelling tale, supported by superb images selected from his lifetime of working and voyaging inthe area.

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A BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week Magnificent Guardian Remarkable A compact classic! Bill McKibben I learned something new and found something amazing on every page Anthony Doerr, author of All the Light We Cannot See

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A core introduction to geology and the structure of the earth.

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"Geopedia is a brief compendium of geological facts and lore, by the award-winning author of Timefulness"--

(Hardback, Illustrated edition)

Imagine, splitting a rock apart with a hammer and discovering the complete skeleton of 375 million-year-old fish inside. The fish John Long discovered turned out to be a completely new and unique species, the Gogo fish. This book is an exciting and informative introduction to fossils and the fascinating research work of museums.