Reef Manager's Guide to Coral Bleaching

Paul Marshall | GBR Marine Park Authority © 2006 | 5.10 Mb

This guide is a product of the collaboration of over fifty experts in coral reef managemant. It provides a clear and accessible synthesis of current knowledge on coral bleachng. It provides science-based guidance on actions reef managers can take in respomse to a mass bleaching event, and ways to support the ability of reefs to survive and recover from such events. 

The Challenge of Climate Change: Which Way Now?

Daniel P. Perlmutter |  Wiley-Blackwell © 2011  | 1.2 Mb

Global warming and climate change present complex interlocking issues of public policy, multilateral negotiation, and technological advancement. This book explores both the problems and the opportunities presented by international agreements, and examines the technological developments and policy goals that can be pursued to effect the changes necessary. Specific steps are proposed in the form of a list of priorities.

500 Places to See Before They Disappear

Holly Hughes, Julie Duchaine | Frommers © 2011 | 43 Mb

This book enables passionate travelers and the eco-conscious to learn about and plan a visit to see rare cultural, historic, and natural places before they are irrevocably altered or even gone forever. Included are one-of-a-kind landscapes, fragile ecosystems, rare bird habitats,

How to Fold It: The Mathematics of Linkages, Origami and Polyhedra

Joseph O'Rourke | Cambridge © 2011  | 16.7 Mb

What do proteins and pop-up cards have in common? How is opening a grocery bag different from opening a gift box? How can you cut out the letters for a whole word all at once with one straight scissors cut? How many ways are there to flatten a cube? You can

Macworld UK

December 2011 | 73.97 Mb

Using iOS: The Latest & Greatest Mobile Operating System

Lachlan Roy | MakeUseOf © 2011 | 4.75 Mb

Learn all about iOS 5, the latest operating system for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. If you’ve upgraded but aren’t sure what’s new, or are considering upgrading but want to know

Set Up Your Blog With WordPress

James Bruce | MakeUseOf © 2011 | 8.04 Mb

Want to start your own blog, but don’t know where to start? You should really look into WordPress, the simplest and most powerful blogging platform available today.

Making Out In Arabic

Fethi Mansouri | Tuttle Publishing © 2005 | Pages : 84 | 9 Mb

Marine Reserves: A Guide to Science, Design, and Use

Jack Sobel, Craig Dahlgren | Island Press © 2004 | Pages : 220 | 7.32 Mb 

Marine Science Experiments

Pamela Walker, Elaine Wood | Facts on File © 2010 | Pages : 176 | 4 Mb