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The 31 chapters provide a wealth of previously unpublished
information, plus topic syntheses, for a wide range of ecological
parameters. These include the physical driving forces that created
and continue to shape the Everglades and patterns and processes of
its flora and fauna. The book summarizes recent studies of the
region's vegetation, alligators, wading birds, and endangered
species such as the snail kite and Florida panther. This
referee-reviewed volume is the product of collaboration among 58
international authors from 27 institutional affiliations over
nearly five years. The book concludes with a synthesis of
system-wide restoration hypotheses, as they apply to the
Everglades, that represent the integration and a collective
viewpoint from the preceding 30 chapters. Techniques and systems
learned here can be applied to ecosystems around the world.
Austerity was presented as the antidote to sluggish economies, but
it has had far-reaching effects on jobs and employment conditions.
With an international team of editors and authors from Europe,
North America and Australia, this illuminating collection goes
beyond a sole focus on public sector work and uniquely covers the
impact of austerity on work across the private, public and
voluntary spheres. Drawing on a range of perspectives, the book
engages with the major debates surrounding austerity and
neoliberalism, providing grounded analysis of the everyday
experience of work and employment.
The US-designed and built McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet
carrier-borne, multi-role fighter is one of the most important
Fourth Generation fighters in the world. Its twin-engine,
twin-tails (canted outwards) and leading edge root extensions make
it one of the most recognisable fighters in operation. The latest
version is the enlarged Super Hornet. Author Steve Davies lifts the
panels on this 'king' of the US Navy's Fleet Defenders to review
its design, construction and operation, including detailed personal
insights by USN personnel of flying and maintaining the mighty
Hornet/Super Hornet.
Steve Davies spent 48 years working in the railway industry from
1969 to 2017. His insider's view of the railways is presented in an
easy to read style that will appeal to those in the industry as
well as those for whom the jargon would be incomprehensible without
Steve's explanations. He started work as a messenger boy and in
1982 he took his first driving turn. He subsequently kept 148
notebooks recording the details of all the trains he had driven
including details of trains, times, number of coaches or tonnage of
freight hauled. This fascinating insight into the day-to-day
workings of the railway industry will be of interest to railway
workers, enthusiasts and all of us who have ever wondered "What's
it really like to drive a train?".
No-one, least of all Steve Davis and Kavus Torabi themselves,
expected the six-time former World Snooker champion and a
British-Iranian underground rock musician to become one of the most
trusted brands in British alternative music. In their weekly radio
shows and as two-thirds of The Utopia Strong, they set out to do
exactly that. Part sonic memoir, part Socratic dialogue, part gonzo
mission to the heart of what makes music truly psychedelic, Medical
Grade Music takes us from the snooker halls of Plumstead to the
wildest shores of Plymouth's '90s thrash scene in the first work of
joint autobiography to trace the evolution of a life-changing
friendship through the discographies of Gentle Giant, Voivod and a
host of deviant psychedelic avatars.
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