Practising science: reading the rocks and ecology
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Contents

  • Introduction
  • Learning outcomes
  • 1 Earth Sciences: reading the rocks
    • 1.1 The Earth's crust
    • 1.2 Minerals and rocks
      • 1.2.1 Minerals
      • 1.2.2 Rocks
    • 1.3 The formation of igneous rocks
      • 1.3.1 Igneous rocks in the landscape
      • 1.3.2 Texture of igneous rocks
      • 1.3.3 Chemical and mineral composition of igneous rocks
      • 1.3.4 Classifying igneous rocks
    • 1.4 The formation of sedimentary rocks
      • 1.4.1 Sedimentary material
      • 1.4.2 Sedimentary processes
      • 1.4.3 Sedimentary strata
      • 1.4.4 Stratigraphy and geological time
      • 1.4.5 Fossils and ancient environments
      • 1.4.6 Sedimentary structures
    • 1.5 The formation of metamorphic rocks
      • 1.5.1 Causes of metamorphism
      • 1.5.2 Metamorphic recrystallisation
    • 1.6 Interlude
    • 1.7 Geological fieldwork
      • 1.7.1 Making and using field sketches
      • 1.7.2 Interpretation of a geological exposure
      • 1.7.3 Explaining the observations
    • 1.8 The rock cycle
      • 1.8.1 Moving around the rock cycle
    • 1.9 Changing sea-level
    • 1.10 Summary
  • 2 What is ecology?
    • 2.1 Why study ecology?
    • 2.2 Two factors affecting the distribution of organisms
      • 2.2.1 Soil pH
      • 2.2.2 Salinity, desiccation and biotic interactions on seashores
    • 2.3 Starting a field study
    • 2.4 Collecting quantitative data
  • Conclusion
  • Keep on learning
  • Acknowledgements

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