Soil Science Simplified. Second Edition. Mio I. Harpstead, Francis D. Hole and William Bennett. Iowa State University Press: April, $16.95, 204 pp. Explains the basic concepts of soil science including the physical, chemical and biological features, as well as soil management, classification and use.
Marshes of the Ocean Shore: Development of an Ecological Ethic. Joseph V. Siry. Texas A&M University Press: March, $12.95 PB, 216 pp. Discusses how coastal development has affected the marshes and what steps are being taken to protect the environment and its wildlife.
Entropy, information, and Evolution: New Perspectives on Physical and Biological Evolution. Bruce H. Weber, David J. Depew, James D. Smith, eds. MIT Press: March, $37.50, 376 pp. 16 essays by evolutionists, ecologists, molecular biologists, physical chemists, physicists and philosophers of science that examine current developments in evolutionary research, particularly the application of nonequilibrium . thermodynamics to evolution.
Science and Objectivity: Episodes in the ...
