| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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| fixed length control field |
100507s2010 ilua b 001 0 eng c |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780226904788 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
0226904784 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
CIFRI LIBRARY |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
551.48/3 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Wohl, Ellen E., |
| Dates associated with a name |
1962- |
| 245 12 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
A world of rivers : |
| Remainder of title |
environmental change on ten of the world's great rivers |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
Ellen Wohl. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc |
Chicago ; |
| -- |
London : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
The University of Chicago Press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc |
2010. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
viii, 359 p. : |
| Other physical details |
ill., maps ; |
| Dimensions |
24 cm. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
A round river -- The Amazon : rivers of blushing dolphins -- Interlude -- The Ob : killing grandmother -- Interlude -- The Nile : lifeline in the desert -- Interlude -- The Danube : remnants of beauty -- Interlude -- The Ganges : eternally pure? -- Interlude -- The Mississippi : once and future river -- Interlude -- The Murray-Darling : stumbling in the waltz -- Interlude -- The Congo : river that swallows all rivers -- Interlude -- The Chang Jiang : bridling a dragon -- Interlude -- The Mackenzie : river on the brink -- An ebbing flow. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
This book explores the confluence of human and environmental change on ten of the great rivers of the world. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Rivers. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Nature |
| General subdivision |
Effect of human beings on. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Global environmental change. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Stream health. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Stream ecology. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
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| Item type |
Books |
