Biological Processes Associated with Impact Events (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2006)

The biological effects of asteroid and comet impacts have been widely viewed as primarily destructive. The role of an impactor in the K/T boundary extinctions has had a particularly important influence on thinking concerning the role of impacts in ecological and biological changes. th During the 10 and final workshop of the ESF IMPACT program during March 2003, we sought to investigate the wider aspects of the involvement of impact events in biological processes, including the beneficial role of these events from the prebiotic through to the ecosystem level. The ESF IMPACT programme (1998-2003) was an interdisciplinary effort that is aimed at understanding impact processes and their effects on the Earth environment, including environmental, geological and biological changes. The IMPACT programme has 15 member states and the activities of the programme range from workshops to short courses on topics such as impact stratigraphy, shock metamorphism, etc. The program has also awarded mobility grants and been involved in the development of teaching aids and numerous publications, including this one.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag
Country of origin:	Germany
Series:	Impact Studies
Release date:	February 2010
First published:	2006
Editors:	Charles Cockell • Christian Koeberl • Iain Gilmour
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	376
Edition:	Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2006
ISBN-13:	978-3-642-06515-6
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Biogeography Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > Solar system > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Applied physics & special topics > Geophysics Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > Geology & the lithosphere > General
LSN:	3-642-06515-5
Barcode:	9783642065156

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