Seed Dispersal by Ants in a Deciduous Forest Ecosystem: Mechanisms, Strategies, Adaptations

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Countless ants transport and deposit seeds and thereby influence the survival, death, and evolution of many plant species. In higher plants, seed dispersal by ants (myrmecochory) has appeared many times independently in different lineages. More than 3000 plant species are known to utilize ant assistance to be planted. Myrmecochory is a very interesting and rather enigmatic form of mutualistic ant-plant associations. This phenomenon is extremely complex, because there are hundreds of ant species connected with hundreds of plant species. This book effectively combines a thorough approach to investigating morphological and physiological adaptations of plants with elegant field experiments on the behaviour of ants. This monograph is a first attempt at collecting information about morphology, ecology and phenology of ants and plants from one ecosystem. The book gives readers a panoramic view of the hidden, poorly-known interrelations not only between pairs of ants and plant species, but also between species communities in the ecosystem. The authors have considered not just one aspect of animal-plant relationships, but have tried to show them in all their complexity. Some aspects of the ant-plant interactions described in the book may be of interest to botanists, others to zoologists or ecologists, but the entire work is an excellent example of the marriage of these biological disciplines.

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This text provides thorough coverage of design principles for distillation processes. It contains an up-to-date presentation of process and equipment design procedures, highlights limitations of some design methods, and offers guidance on how to overcome them.

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Excellent Reference.......2001-02-01

This book is must for process engineer esp. engineer in Petroleun and Refinery business. Written in very lucid manner shows the author is not only technically competent but has extensive experience in the industry. His book on " Distillation Operation" is also highly recomended.

Chemical Thermodynamics: Basic Theory and Methods, 6th Edition

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Well explained - a pleasure to read

Chemical Thermodynamics: Basic Theory and Methods, 6th Edition
Irving M. Klotz , and Robert M. Rosenberg
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ASIN: 0471331074

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A new, millennium edition of the classic treatment of chemical thermodynamics Widely recognized for half a century for its first-rate, logical introduction to phenomenological thermodynamics, this classic work is now thoroughly revised for the new millennium. The Sixth Edition continues to cover the fundamentals and methods of thermodynamics with exceptional vigor and clarity, while incorporating many new developments. Up-to-date examples are carefully gleaned from the literature for their practical interest to chemists, biochemists, geologists, chemical engineers, and materials scientists. Chemical Thermodynamics: Basic Theory and Methods, Sixth Edition provides readers with clear explanations of essential chemistry, mathematics, and the latest computational tools. Additional new features include:
* Liberal reference to Web-based resources and databases
* Extensive tables of thermodynamic data organized by source
* High-quality exercises with a separate student manual available for solutions to alternate problems
* Simple methods for the calculation of partial molar functions from experimental data
* Expanded and revised chapters containing discussion of excess thermodynamic functions, a treatment of the Second Law and Equilibrium on the basis of the Planck function as well as the Gibbs function, and treatment of real gases in terms of the Redlich-Kwong equation

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Review of Thermo by Klotz.......2005-09-26

An insightful book. Easy to read when compared to other books of similar subject. Flows through topics smoothly.

Well explained - a pleasure to read.......2003-10-22

I started to read this book in order to figure out how to calculate the heat released by various chemical reactions. I ended up spending a week reading the first 10 chapters (roughly half the book) and working through the majority of the exercises simply because the book was such a pleasure to read. I feel that the material is presented in a logical fashion, the physical meaning of various mathematical functions is well explained, the exercises are set at the correct pitch and lead to a deeper understanding of the theory, and sufficient references are given so that the reader knows where to go to obtain further material (thermochemical data in my case).

About a decade ago i completed a postgraduate maths/physics degree so I suppose that may give me an "edge" over some readers. However, the book begins with an introduction to calculus involving many variables which is really the only maths used in the entire book.

The book is certainly simple - you won't find much mention of statistical mechanics, for example - but I believe it provides an excellent introduction to the subject of chemical thermodynamics.

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This widely acclaimed text, now in its fifth edition and translated into many languages, continues to present a clear, simple and concise introduction to chemical thermodynamics. An examination of equilibrium in the everyday world of mechanical objects provides the starting point for an accessible account of the factors that determine equilibrium in chemical systems. This straightforward approach leads students to a thorough understanding of the basic principles of thermodynamics, which are then applied to a wide range of physico-chemical systems. The book also discusses the problems of non-ideal solutions and the concept of activity, and provides an introduction to the molecular basis of thermodynamics.

Over five editions, the views of teachers of the subject and their students have been incorporated. The result is a little more rigour in specifying the dimensions within logarithmic expressions, the addition of more worked examples and the inclusion of a simple treatment of the molecular basis of thermodynamics. Students on courses in thermodynamics will continue to find this popular book an excellent introductory text.

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Brief understandable treatment.......2005-10-14

The subject is treated at a basic level, but provides a good overview for a reader that has little prior experience with the subject. This would be a great supplement to the typical first-year general chemistry text, and would set the stage for further work in more formal courses.

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Basic chemical thermodynamics
Jurg Waser
Manufacturer: W. A. Benjamin
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Process Centrifugal Compressors: Basics, Function, Operation, Design, Application

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Process Centrifugal Compressors: Basics, Function, Operation, Design, Application
Klaus H. Lüdtke
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ASIN: 3540404279

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This book provides a comprehensive look at industrial compressors. Readers can find a great deal of information based on long industrial experience, on a clear and well-founded approach to real-gas handling, and on solutions to many practical problems. "Process Centrifugal Compressors" supplies engineering contractors and users of industrial compressors with a better insight into the "how" and "why" of different design features, thus providing a solid basis for dealing with manufacturers. It also reveals the limitations and requirements of practical applications and economics by casting light on the day-by-day design practice. By combining a mathematical approach with practical experience and many examples, it fills in the gap between academic textbooks and volumes, offering encyclopaedic descriptions of fluid flow machines.

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good info.......2007-03-08

This is a great book if you want to learn about process centrifugal compressors. Friendly writting and detailed information. This book is as advertised. I would have given 5 stars, but there is no page that has the nomenclature collected. It must be drawn from the text.

Basic Chemical Thermodynamics (Oxford Chemistry)

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Basic Chemical Thermodynamics (Oxford Chemistry)
Eric Brian Smith
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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This widely acclaimed text, now in its fourth edition, continues to provide a clear, simple, and concise introduction to chemical thermodynamics. An examination of equilibrium in the everyday world of mechanical objects provides the starting point for an accessible account of the factors that determine equilibrium in chemical systems. This straightforward approach leads students to a thorough understanding of the underlying principles of thermodynamics, which are then applied to a wide range of physicochemical systems. The book also discusses the problems of non-ideal solutions and the concept of activity, and provides an introduction to the molecular basis of thermodynamics. The book has been carefully revised for this new edition, with illustrations and text clearly presented in a new, larger format. The author has taken the opportunity to update dimensions and include new problems and worked examples. Students on courses in thermodynamics will continue to find this popular book a clear and understandable introduction to this important subject.

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A great start..........2000-03-30

This book is a great way to introduce ones self to the area of thermodynamics as applied to chemistry. The text is very informal, yet covers everything one would expect to see in an undergraduate physical chemistry or thermodynamics corse. The layout of the book is simple starting with simple physical analogs of the systems to be examined and from there developing the more complicated relationships between thermodynamic quantities. This book is excellent for those who wish to have a good basis going into further studies in the field or else wish to have a reference of the material.

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Basic Principles of Thermoforming

Manufacturer: Gordon & Breach Science Publishers Ltd
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CHEMICAL THERMODYNAMICS BASIC THEORY AND METHODS

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CHEMICAL THERMODYNAMICS BASIC THEORY AND METHODS
PH. D. IRVING M. KLOTZ
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Chemical Thermodynamics Basic Theory & M

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Chemical Thermodynamics Basic Theory & M
Irving M Klotz
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Chemical Thermodynamics Basic Theory and Methods

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Binding: Hardcover

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This second volume of a modern textbook on mathematics for engineers contains the analysis of several variables, theory and numerical treatment of ordinary and partial differential equations, optimization, Fourier and Laplace tansforms, functions of a complex
variable. All chapters are completed by mathematical models of physical phenomena and by exercises.

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As tersely stated on the cover, this is "Ray Bradbury's own selection of his best stories." The Vintage Bradbury contains 22 classic stories, plus four chapters excerpted from his first mainstream novel, Dandelion Wine. His career as an author was only about 15 years old when he compiled this volume in 1965 for the prestigious Vintage imprint. Like the vast majority of his collections, it has never been out of print. Bradbury's own selection of "his best" is also intriguing because most of the stories chosen are from the beginning of his career, and most are quite hauntingly sad. "The Illustrated Man" relates the ultimate fate of the tattooed title character from the novel of the same name. "The Fog Horn" is the tragic love story of a dinosaur who believes the horn's wail is actually that of his lost mate. "Hail and Farewell" tells of a 43-year-old man who is fated to never look older than 12. Although later upstaged by the truly definitive The Stories of Ray Bradbury, this remains a fitting introduction to one of the world's great fantasists and prose stylists. --Stanley Wiater

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Once upon a time people described Ray Bradbury as a particularly gifted writer of science fiction. Today he seems more like a magical realist, a small-town American cousin to Borges and Garcia Marquez. A writer whose vision of the world is so intense that the objects in it sometimes levitate or glow with otherworldly auras.

Who but Bradbury could imagine the playroom in which children's fantasies become real enough to kill? The beautiful white suit that turns six down-and-out Chicanos into their ideal selves? Only Bradbury could make us identify with a man who lives in terror of his own skeleton. And if a generic science fiction writer might describe a spaceship landing on Mars, only Bradbury can tell us how the Martians see it-and the and dreamlike visitors from Planet Earth.

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How to make the bizarre believable.......2000-03-27

Almost all stories contained in this volume have strangely weird premises. Almost all characters are truly odd or at least genuinely quirky. Almost all plots have surprising twists and strain the reader's imagination. And yet, each story is believable, is frighteningly real, and of a bizarre, almost grotesque beauty, combining playful fantasy with profound issues revolving around family and society, and I found myself rooting for the disillusioned outsider again and again. The tragedy is poignant and bittersweet - a real feast to read.

bradbury in my ear!.......1998-06-08

Ray loves words like a father loves his children. He caresses his images and then holds out his hand to you. What a trip he has in store. Come along!

Vintage Reading : From Plato to Bradbury : A Personal Tour of Some of the World's Best Books

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An Enticing Read
Great Fun! Breezy, Entertaining, and Informative.
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Vintage Reading : From Plato to Bradbury : A Personal Tour of Some of the World's Best Books
Robert Kanigel
Manufacturer: Bancroft Press
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ASIN: 0963124676

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Presents a collection of essays unlike any other stuffy attempt at introducing the modern reader to the Great Books.

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An Enticing Read.......2007-09-16

Vintage Reading: From Plato to Bradbury, A Personal Tour of Some of the World's Best Books is an anthology of 80 book reviews that the author wrote over a seven-year period for three separate newspapers. Most are around 750 words. The reviews are well written and engrossing.

The book is broken into nine sections:

"On Everyone's List of Literary Classics" in which 12 books are reviewed. Two examples: Kim by Rudyard Kipling and My Antonia by Willa Cather.

"On Many a List for Burning: Heretics, Subversives, Demagogues" in which 7 books are reviewed. Two examples: Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler and Ten Days That Shook the World by John Reed.

"Books That Shaped the Western World" in which 11 books are reviewed. Two examples: Essays by Montaigne and Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville;

"Making Hard Work Easy: The Great Popularizers" in which 10 books are reviewed. Two examples: Coming of Age in Samoa by Margaret Mead and The Greek Way by Edith Hamilton.

"Not Robinson Crusoe, Not Brave New World: Lesser Known Classics" in which 7 books are reviewed. Two examples: A Journal of the Plague Year by Daniel Defoe and Roughing It by Mark Twain.

"Lighter Fare: Good Reads, Best Sellers" in which 8 books are reviewed. Two examples: A Bell for Adano by John Hersey and The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury.

"But I Know What I Like: On Aesthetics and Style" in which 5 books are reviewed. Two examples: The Seven Lamps of Architecture by John Ruskin and The Nude: A Study in Ideal Form by Kenneth Clark.

"One-of-a-Kinds" in which 9 books are reviewed. Two examples: A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf and The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas Kuhn

"The Realm of the Spirit: Holy and Human" in which 11 books are reviewed. Two examples: The Seven Storey Mountain by Thomas Merton and Night by Elie Wiesel.

Each of the 80 reviews is like a tasty appetizer that entices you to read (or re-read) an outstanding book.

Great Fun! Breezy, Entertaining, and Informative........2000-07-13

This volume is a collection of book reviews originally written for a newspaper -- except that instead of reviewing current books, the author has reviewed books dating from ancient Babylonia (the Epic of Gilgamesh) to the very recent past. These essays are truly enjoyable introductions to the books that everyone is supposed to have read but hasn't. They may sate your appetite or, instead, spur you to check out the originals. (They inspired me to tackle Gibbon's Decline and Fall.) At least you will know why these works are considered classics, even if you decide to pass.

The author is knowledgeable, but also concise and breezy, and has a light, humorous touch. If you are a graduate student in Comparative Literature working on a dissertation on deconstructionism, this book may not do anything for you. For this reasonably well-educated general reader, though, it was a pleasure.

Some special praise.......1999-01-23

A novel concept - that you can be your own judge of good reading -- and an honest, charming, profound, fair, and fascinating book... If you're already a reader, consider Vintage Reading a validation. If you haven't yet discovered the joys of discovering new worlds in print, get ready... All of Vintage Reading is an incitement to action - to read these books. I do hope there's a sequel. -- George Liston Seay, host of "Dialogue," a weekly interview broadcast by Public Radio International (PRI)

The vintage Bradbury;: Ray Bradbury's own selection of his best stories

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The vintage Bradbury;: Ray Bradbury's own selection of his best stories
Ray Bradbury
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ASIN: B0006BMZQA

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I SING THE BODY ELECTRIC
Ray Bradbury
Manufacturer: Bantam
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Eighteen stories by Bradbury, follows after The Martian Chronicles.

The Illustrated Man (Vintage Bantam, #1282)

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The Illustrated Man (Vintage Bantam, #1282)
Ray Bradbury
Manufacturer: Bantam Books
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
ASIN: 0553012827

TWELVE (12) STORIES FOR LATE AT NIGHT: The Man Who Liked Dickens; Death is a Dream; The Whole Town's Sleeping; Evening Primrose; The Cocoon; Vintage Season; The Ash Tree; Side Bet; Second Night Out; Our Feathered Friends

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TWELVE (12) STORIES FOR LATE AT NIGHT: The Man Who Liked Dickens; Death is a Dream; The Whole Town's Sleeping; Evening Primrose; The Cocoon; Vintage Season; The Ash Tree; Side Bet; Second Night Out; Our Feathered Friends
Alfred (Evelyn Waugh; Robert Arthur; Ray Bradbury; John Collier; John B. L. Goodwin; C. L. Moore; M. R. James; Will F. Jenkins; Frank Belknap Long; Philip MacDonald; Gouverneur Morris; Robert Trout) Hitchcock
Manufacturer: Dell Books
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ASIN: B0000CLHF8

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The Vintage Bradbury
Ray Bradbury
Manufacturer: Vintage #V-294
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
ASIN: B000KK8JEY

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The Vintage Bradbury
Ray Bradbury
Manufacturer: Vintage
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ASIN: B000DILGG6

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The vintage is amazing in how it is so masterfully crafted

The Vintage Bradbury
Ray Bradbury
Manufacturer: Tandem Library
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The vintage is amazing in how it is so masterfully crafted.......2000-01-17

I think this book was so interesting.It had stories that were heartbreaking and mysterious,frightening and yet so possible.The way it is put together really makes you want to read it over and over.

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The Vintage Bradbury.
Gilbert. Highet
Manufacturer: Random House
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000KZPO5Q

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