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Alles wird gut. – Warum man Kindern heute noch diesen Bären aufbindet, ist schwer zu erklären. Am wahrscheinlichsten ist, dass es sich um eine simple Kompensation handelt – der …
Transient Landscapes
Landscape the unique combination of landforms, plants, animals, and weather that compose any natural place is inherently transient. Each essay in Transient Landscapes introduces …
Rivers in the Landscape
Rivers are the great shapers of terrestrial landscapes. Very few points on Earth above sea level do not lie within a drainage basin. Even points distant from the nearest channel …
Mountain Rivers Revisited
Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Water Resources Monograph Series, Volume 19. What are the forms and processes characteristic of mountain rivers and how …
Saving the Dammed
The ability of beavers to create an abundant habitat for a diverse array of plants and animals has been analyzed time and again. The disappearance of beavers across the northern …
Of Rock and Rivers
This beautifully written and deeply personal collection of essays paints a progressive view of the American West as seen by a geologist. Ellen Wohl traces her twenty years of …
Island of Grass
Island of Grass tells the story of the Cathy Fromme Prairie Natural Area, a 240-acre preserve surrounded by housing developments in Fort Collins, Colorado. This small grassland is …
The Face of the Earth
This lively book sweeps across dramatic and varied terrains - volcanoes and glaciers, billabongs and canyons, prairies and rain forests - to explore how humans have made sense of …
Rivers Over Rock
Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geophysical Monograph Series, Volume 107.Bedrock river channels are sites of primary erosion in the landscape, fixing the …
Wide Rivers Crossed
Ellen Wohl tells the stories of two rivers -- the South Platte on the western plains and the Illinois on the eastern -- to represent the environmental history and historical …
Disconnected Rivers
This important and accessible book surveys the history and present condition of river systems across the United States, showing how human activities have impoverished our rivers …