Bibliograph

Lakes, their birth, life, and death, John Richard Saylor,

Type

Label

Lakes, their birth, life, and death, John Richard Saylor,

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Lakes

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1324258020

Responsibility statement

John Richard Saylor,

Sub title

their birth, life, and death

Summary

"The book begins with how lakes are born; subsequent chapters look at crater lakes, dams; the Carolina bays; oriented lakes; subglacial lakes; and salt lakes. The middle chapters look at the physical properties of lakes. The final chapters examine the ways in which lakes die, either through human or natural processes. In sum, the book constitutes a thorough "biography" of lakes"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Glaciers : the master creator -- Volcanic lakes : an inherited violence -- Dams : natural and manmade -- The Carolina bays -- Oriented lakes -- Subglacial lakes -- Salt lakes -- Lake overturning -- Dissolved gas : oxygen and carbon dioxide -- Ice -- Surface tension -- Evaporation -- Death by human -- Tectonics

Target audience

adult

Classification