Faithin Omaha eBook Collection

Biological collections are a critical part of the nation's science and innovation infrastructure and a fundamental resource for understanding the natural world.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Chapter 1: The Extended Specimen -- Extending the Traditi

"The book before you...carries the urgent warning that we are rapidly altering and destroying the environments that have fostered the diversity of life forms fo

Databases have revolutionized nearly every aspect of our lives. Information of all sorts is being collected on a massive scale, from Google to Facebook and well

The Earth system functions and connects in unexpected ways - from the microscopic interactions of bacteria and rocks to the macro-scale processes that build and