El colesterol: lo bueno y lo malo

Sierra Nevada constituye una zona extensa y atractiva por su singularidad y complejidad. Ocupa casi 170000 ha entre las provincias de Almería y Granada, abarcando un total de 60 municipios. En su enorme superficie existen desde terrenos casi vírgenes -no modificados por el hombre- hasta zonas donde se han transformado los ambientes naturales para aprovechar sus recursos. La gran diversidad y variedad ecológica y paisajística de este entorno -endemismos en su flora y fauna, geomorfología peculiar y elevado potencial hidrológico- contrastan con la fragilidad y vulnerabilidad de muchos de...

In August of 2005, scientists conducted a rapid inventory in Sierra del Divisor, a mountain range that rises up dramatically from the lowlands of central Amazonian Peru. This assessment, presented here in English and Spanish, collects their research on the plants and animals of the region as well as the social and cultural assets of local villages and their use and management of natural resources. The report includes recommendations for conservation and management, including steps to safeguard the voluntarily isolated indigenous people living in the region. Corine Vriesendorp is a...

The fourth edition of "The Chemistry of the Actinide and Transactinide Elements" comprises all chapters in volumes 1 through 5 of the third edition (published in 2006) plus a new volume 6. To remain consistent with the plan of the first edition, “ ... to provide a comprehensive and uniform treatment of the chemistry of the actinide [and transactinide] elements for both the nuclear technologist and the inorganic and physical chemist,” and to be consistent with the maturity of the field, the fourth edition is organized in three parts. The first group of chapters follows the format of the...

Aprende fácilmente química de una forma pedagógica y sencilla, que favorece el óptimo aprendizaje. La autora es una psicóloga experta en el tratamiento de dificultades del aprendizaje con una amplia experiencia docente.