La Cité Juive, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from La Cité Juive, Vol. 1

Pourtant, malgré les soins avec lesquels on étudie depuis quelque temps la religion juive, il serait encore très difficile d'en donner une description fidèle et intel ligible, de saisir les traits Saillants qui lui donnent son expression permanente, son caractère véritable. L'unité de Dieu, l'espérance d'une vie meilleure, la croyance en une Providence veillant sur cet univers, la distinction du bien et du mal, ce ne sont que les éléments radicaux de toutes les religions monothéistes et nullement parti culiers au Judaïsme.

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About the author

Warwick Vincent is professor of biology at Laval University in Quebec City, Canada, where he teaches limnology (lake science) and oceanography. He also holds the Canada Research Chair in Aquatic Ecosystem Studies and is former director of the interuniversity Centre for Northern Studies. He is especially known for his work on Arctic and Antarctic ecosystems, and much of his current research is on lakes, rivers, and coastal seas in the Canadian North. His books include
Microbial Ecosystems of Antarctica (CUP, 1988) and Polar Lakes and Rivers (OUP, 2008), with Johanna Laybourn-Parry. Dr. Vincent has received several awards and distinctions including the Ramon Margalef Award from the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) for education at
all levels, from graduate student training to public outreach. He is Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, and Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand.

Summary

From the mysterious depths of Lake Vostok, Antarctica, to tropical floodplain lakes, inland seas, hydro-reservoirs and the variety of waterbodies in our local environment, lakes encompass a huge diversity of shapes, sizes, depths, colours, and even salinities. Often very large and very deep, they sustain important and unique ecosystems which can be hotspots of biodiversity, and are used by humans as sources of drinking water and food, in particular, fish. What is the
origin of differences among lakes, and how does that affect the life within them? What are the seasons of a lake, and how do human actions alter lake ecosystems locally, and at a global scale?

In this Very Short Introductions, Warwick Vincent outlines the essential features of lake environments and their biology, offering an up-to-date view of lake ecosystems. Vincent traces the origins of lake science (limnology) from the seminal work of François Forel on Lake Geneva at the edge of the Swiss Alps, to modern approaches such as environmental sensors, satellite observations, stable isotope analysis, and DNA-based technologies which are used to probe the microbial life
support systems that lead from sunlight to fish. Drawing on varied case studies he considers the intimate relationship between humans and lakes, the value of lakes as indicators of environmental change, the impact of pollution,and our urgent need to improve the protection and management of these vitally important
living resources via an integrated understanding of their ecology.

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Product details

• Authors: Jean de Pavly
• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Languages: French
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2017
• No. of pages: 104
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 5 mm
• Weight: 152 g
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Judaism