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1	Oxygen: The Molecule That Made the World more books like this by Nick Lane add to wishlist OXYGEN profiles the complicated element, its impact on world history, and what it does to the human body. Lane, a biochemist, points out that while oxygen sustains life, it is also directly responsible for age-related disease. Comprehensive in scope, looking back some 500 million years ago to the present, OXYGEN offers readers of all backgrounds a ... see all copies from $8.19! new only from $10.77!
2	Cycles of Life: Civilization and the Biosphere more books like this by Vaclav Smil add to wishlist Smil explores the scientific kernel in the mystical shell of the Gaia hypothesis. He describes how living organisms assure their survival by actively participating in the complex cycling of carbon, nitrogen and sulphur. He updates us on what has been learned about the complex interplay of human beings, other organisms, chemical reactions and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.98! \| first editions
3	Principles of Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology more books like this by F Stuart Chapin, III, Pamela Matson, Harold A Mooney add to wishlist The ecosystem approach to ecology treats organisms and the physical elements of their environment as components of a single, integrated system. This comprehensive textbook outlines the central processes that characterize terrestrial ecosystems, tracing the flow of water, carbon, and nutrients from their abiotic origins to their cycles through ... see all copies from $45.00! new only from $45.00!
4	Primary Productivity and Biogeochemical Cycles in the Sea more books like this by Falkowski, Woodhead add to wishlist see all copies from $89.95! new only from $171.00! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Dirty, Rotten, Dead? more books like this by Jerry Emory, T Taylor Bruce (Illustrator) add to wishlist An activity book that explains how things die and what happens when then do. Readers will learn what parts of humans, such as hair and fingernails, are already dead; how dead things smell; and how to clean an animal skeleton. Color and black-and-white illustrations accompany the text. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.17! \| first editions
6	Soil ecology more books like this by Killham add to wishlist Soil Ecology is an exciting new textbook for all those concerned with the environment. The author meets the increasing challenge faced by environmental scientists, ecologists, agriculturalists and biotechnologists for an integrated approach to soil ecology. Intellectually enticing and yet eminently readable, the book sets out both fundamental ... see all copies from $5.40! new only from $52.63!
7	Modern Biogeochemistry: Environmental Risk Assessment more books like this by Vladimir N Bashkin add to wishlist At present, quantitative ecological risk assessment is widely used in different contexts, however very often without an understanding of the natural mechanisms that drive the processes of environmental and human risk. Its application is often accompanied by high uncertainty about risk values. On the other hand, the sustainability of modern ... see all copies from $46.37! new only from $46.37!
8	Global Biogeochemical Cycles in the Climate System more books like this by Sandy Harrison, Ernst-Detlef Schulze, Elisabeth Holland add to wishlist The interactions of biogeochemical cycles influence and maintain our climate system. Land use and fossil fuel emissions are currently impacting the biogeochemical cycles of carbon, nitrogen and sulfur on land, in the atmosphere, and in the oceans. This edited volume brings together 27 scholarly contributions on the state of our knowledge of earth ... see all copies from $62.50! new only from $62.50!
9	Analysis of Biogeochemical Cycling Processes in Walker Branch Watershed more books like this by D W Johnson add to wishlist see all copies from $26.25! new only from $112.20! \| first editions
10	Modern Biogeochemistry more books like this by Vladimir N Bashkin add to wishlist "Modern Biogeochemistry" is aimed to generalize modern ideas of biogeochemical developments during the last decades. It is designed to support a general course in biogeochemistry, and as such, is likely to have a broad market among the many universities and colleges that are adding such courses to their curricula. This book aims to supplement the ... see all copies from $82.71! new only from $82.71! \| first editions \| SVS
11	Terrestrial Global Productivity more books like this by Harold A Mooney (Editor), Jacques Roy (Editor), Bernard Saugier add to wishlist As the global climate changes, there are concomitant changes in global biological productivity. This book is devoted to the assessment of terrestrial Net Primary Productivity (the total amount of energy acquired by green plants during photosynthesis, minus the energy lost through respiration--APDS&T, pp. 1457). The book is comprised of three major ... see all copies from $46.88! new only from $46.88!
12 view cover	Cycles of Soils: Carbon, Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Sulfur, Micronutrients more books like this by F J Stevenson, M A Cole add to wishlist An updated edition of the classic work on the inorganic chemistry of soils. With its companion volume, Humus Chemistry, forms a complete, advanced-level treatment of both organic and inorganic aspects of soil chemistry. Revised to keep pace with the latest developments in the field. Provides more in-depth treatment of all topics. see all copies from $126.59! new only from $134.44! \| SVS
13 view cover	Theoretical ecosystem ecology understanding element cycles more books like this by °Agren, Bosatta add to wishlist The cycling of elements such as carbon and nitrogen is of central importance in ecology, particularly when humans are causing changes to element cycles on a global scale. In this book a rigorous mathematical framework is developed to model how element cycles operate and interact in plants and soils, forming the foundations of a new ecosystem ... see all copies from $39.39! new only from $44.63!
14 view cover	Fungi in Biogeochemical Cycles more books like this by Geoffrey Michael Gadd (Editor) add to wishlist Fungi play important roles in the cycling of elements in the biosphere but are frequently neglected within microbiological and geochemical research spheres. Symbiotic mycorrhizal fungi are responsible for major transformations and redistribution of inorganic nutrients, while free-living fungi have major roles in the decomposition of organic ... see all copies from $154.35! new only from $154.35!
15 view cover	Biogeochemical Cycles: A Computer-Interactive Study of Earth System Science and Global Change more books like this by Perdue Chameides, Bill Chameides, E M Perdue add to wishlist Biogeochemical cycles provide the basic framework for investigating global change and its implications for life on earth. This book presents, in an integrated format, two essential elements of the study of biogeochemical cycles - resolving the intricacies of the biological and abiological processes that form closed chemical cycles, and simulating ... see all copies from $18.26! new only from $18.26!
16 view cover	Environmental Microbe-Metal Interactions more books like this by Derek R Lovley (Editor), Derek R Lovely add to wishlist This specialist research-level monograph presents an overview of environmentally significant microbe-metal interactions, covering both enzymatic and non-enzymatic reactions. see all copies from $125.38! new only from $125.38!
17 view cover	Biogeochemistry of Estuaries more books like this by Thomas S Bianchi add to wishlist Offers an interdisciplinary biogeochemical cycling in estuaries. Intended for intermediate to advanced students, this book utilises numerous illustrations to impart the knowledge relating to the field. see all copies from $98.03! new only from $137.92! \| SVS
18 view cover	Ecosystem Ecology Research Trends more books like this by Junying Chen add to wishlist Ecosystem ecology is the integrated study of biotic and abiotic components of ecosystems and their interactions within an ecosystem framework. This science examines how ecosystems work and relates this to their components such as chemicals, bedrock, soil, plants, and animals. A major focus of ecosystem ecology is on functional processes, ... see all copies from $105.00! new only from $120.41!
19	Biogeochemistry of World Land more books like this by V V Dobrovol'skii add to wishlist "The Biogeography of World Land" covers a wide scope of biological cycles involving a variety of chemical elements and emphasizes specific features of natural zones. Theoretical concepts, experimental findings and resulting conclusions are supported with comprehensive tables of data. The book also discusses the migration of heavy materials in ... see all copies from $90.00! new only from $90.00! \| first editions \| SVS
20	Biological Processes and Wastes in the Ocean more books like this add to wishlist see all copies from $29.50! new only from $44.56! \| first editions
21	Cycles of Essential Elements, more books like this by Lawrence R. Pomeroy (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
22 view cover	Biochemical Cycling and Sediment Ecology more books like this by William Ambrose, Anna Szaniawska (Editor), John S Gray (Editor) add to wishlist The present book represents a unique survey of recent Russian research on element cycling in the ocean, with new data on the Aral Sea. It takes the form of a broad-scale review of organic matter cycling in the world's oceans and in particular the working of marginal filters. It offers an up-to-date survey of sediment ecology and key aspects, such ... see all copies from $95.89! new only from $95.89! \| SVS
23 view cover	Metal Ions in Biological Systems, Volume 43 - Biogeochemical Cycles of Elements more books like this by Helmut Sigel (Editor), Roland Sigel (Editor), Sigel Sigel add to wishlist "Metal Ions in Biological Systems" is devoted to increasing our understanding of the relationship between the chemistry of metals and life processes. The volumes reflect the interdisciplinary nature of bioinorganic chemistry and coordinate the efforts of researchers in the fields of biochemistry, inorganic chemistry, coordination chemistry, ... see all copies from $180.70! new only from $180.70!
24 view cover	Metal Ions in Biological Systems, Volume 44: Biogeochemistry, Availability, and Transport of Metals in the Environment more books like this by Astrid Sigel (Editor), Helmut Sigel (Editor), Roland Sigel (Editor) add to wishlist Volume 44, devoted solely to the vital research areas concerning the biogeochemistry of metals and their transport in the environment and availability to living systems, offers 9 timely and authoritative chapters on these fascinating topics by 19 internationally recognized experts. see all copies from $156.06! new only from $180.70!
25	Life and Death in Nature more books like this by Seymour Simon add to wishlist Examines the functional purpose of death in the plant and animal world and shows how plants and animals serve as food for other animals and how plants absorb decayed matter. see all copies from $1.99! first editions

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