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What is Biodiversity
by Melina Laverty Eleanor Sterling Ian Harrison James Gibbs Robert AhlfingerThis collection provides an overview of what is meant by the term 'biodiversity,' and how we measure it. The collection reviews the different levels of biodiversity, or the 'biodiversity hierarchy' including: genetic and phenotypic diversity; population diversity; species diversity; community diversity; ecosystem diversity; landscape diversity; and historical and ecological biogeographic diversity. Brief definitions of populations, species, communities, and ecosystems are provided, with some introductory discussion of different types of 'species concepts.' The collection defines the terms 'species richness' and 'species evenness' as methods for measuring species diversity, and it discusses the use of species richness as a surrogate for describing overall global biodiversity. The collection reviews the distribution of biodiversity in space, explaining the definitions of alpha, beta and gamma diversity for measuring diversity within and between ecosystems. The environmental factors that affect these patterns of spatial diversity are briefly discussed. The collection also includes a brief review of the different ways by which assessments of spatial diversity are used for conservation planning and management (e.g., based on ecoregions, or biodiversity hotspots and coldspots). The collection concludes with a brief discussion of diversity over geological time.
Project Management for Scientists and Engineers
by Andrew Barron Merrie BarronThe goal of the Rice University course Management for Science and Engineering (MSCI-610 - ENGI 610) is to provide the skills for science and engineering to meet the challenges of their future careers, whether they be in academia, industry, or as an entrepreneur. The course was started in 1998 and has evolved over the years. The course is taught to undergraduates, graduate students, and professional masters students and involves the areas of organizational behavior & leadership, accounting, marketing, strategy, entrepreneurship, and project management. It is this last area that is covered in this book. Irrespective of your future career in science and engineering you will be involved in projects and an awareness of the factors that enable a successful project is important for all team members. This course is not aimed at making you a certified project manager, but to provide the skills that will allow you to be a more effective project team member and also when you are dragged screaming and kicking into the role of accidental project manager.
Happy Maths 4: Time and Money
by Mala Kumar Angie UpeshSankhya and Ganith spend some time learning about money.
Happy Maths 3: Measurements
by Mala Kumar Angie UpeshSankhya and Ganith have fun measuring a lot of things.
Happy Maths 2: Shapes and Data
by Mala Kumar Angie UpeshSankhya and Ganith learn that different shapes have different properties.
FHSST: Grade 12 Maths
by Rory Adams Mark Horner Heather Williams Sarah Blyth Wendy WilliamsGrade 12 maths textbook for South Africa
A First Course in Electrical and Computer Engineering
by Louis ScharfElectrical and computer engineering textbook
FHSST: Grade 12 Physical Science
by Rory Adams Heather Williams Mark Horner Kosma Von MaltitzGrade 12 physical science textbook
FHSST: Grade 11 Physical Science
by Rory Adams Heather Williams Mark Horner Sarah BlythGrade 11 physical science textbook for South Africa