Tables
2.1
Albedos of various surfaces
43
2.2
Effect of the incident angle of radiation on water’s albedo
43
2.3
Average composition of the troposphere and lower stratosphere
54
2.4
Geologic time-scale
74
3.1
Composition of sea water
101
3.2
Ions in sea water
101
4.1
Minerals in an oak forest as a proportion of the total
148
4.2
Items making up the diet of the blackbird Turdus merula
157
5.1
Number of species described and the likely total number
224
5.2
The 20 most important species in the world’s fish catch
228
List of Tables / xi
2.1
Albedos of various surfaces
43
2.2
Effect of the incident angle of radiation on water’s albedo
43
2.3
Average composition of the troposphere and lower stratosphere
54
2.4
Geologic time-scale
74
3.1
Composition of sea water
101
3.2
Ions in sea water
101
4.1
Minerals in an oak forest as a proportion of the total
148
4.2
Items making up the diet of the blackbird Turdus merula
157
5.1
Number of species described and the likely total number
224
5.2
The 20 most important species in the world’s fish catch
228
List of Tables / xi