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Titles appearing in SciTech Book News — December 2007
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An ecosystem approach to aquatic ecology; Mirror Lake and its environment. (reprint, 1985)

Ed. by Gene E. Likens.
The Blackburn Press, ©2007    516 p.    $49.95    QH541
1-932846-13-1

First published by Springer-Verlag in 1985, this volume is one of three presenting analysis from the Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study carried out in New Hampshire and is a notable benchmark in methodology and application of lake ecosystem study and analysis. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Geochemical thermodynamics, 2d ed. (reprint, 1994)

Nordstrom, Darrell Kirk and James L. Munoz.
The Blackburn Press, ©2006    493 p.    $54.95    QE515
978-1-932846-09-6

Originally published in 1994 by Blackwell, this text presents a systematic explanation of the geochemical applications of thermodynamics. Chapters are included on the properties of pure gases, mineral equilibria, and the measurement, estimation, compilation, and evaluation of thermodynamic data. Nordstrom is with the water resources division of the US Geological Survey in Boulder; Munoz teaches geology at the U. of Colorado, Boulder. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)