Prehistoric Life
Rating: Bruce S Lieberman and Roger Kaesler. 2010. Prehistoric Life: Evolution and the Fossil Record. Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN 978 0 6320 4472 6 If there ever was a time when palaeontology was considered an interesting byway then that time has truly gone. The rapid increase in palaentological techniques and understanding in the last 30 years has turned the subject from a peaceful systematics to the depths of current debate surrounding global warming as well as biodiversity and a range of other […]
Geostatistics Explained
Rating: Steve McKillup and Melinda Darby Dyar. 2010. Geostatistics Explained: An Introductory Guide for Earth Scientists. Cambridge University Press. ISBN978 0 521 74656 4 We might be living in an era of increased data but that does not mean that we are all equally at home with even fundamental statistics. Those who have tried to work through field experiments in ecology or environmental science will attest to the issues involved so any attempt to reduce this must be welcome (the […]
