The Living Tundra

Klappentext This account of the life of the tundra provides a fascinating insight into the ways in which animals! plants and climate interact in an inhospitable environment. Zusammenfassung This wide-ranging account of the life of the tundra provides a fascinating insight into the ways in which animals! plants and climate interact in an inhospitable environment. Although the tundra is not rich in species compared with habitats in the tropics or even in temperate regions! it is an area of great interest to ecologists! botanists and zoologists alike. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; 2. What is the tundra?; 3. Temperature and humidity in the tundra; 4. The diversity of tundra landscapes; 5. Snow and its role in the life of the tundra; 6. Adaptation of living organisms to conditions in the tundra zone; 7. Distribution of animals and plants; 8. Interrelationships between organisms; 9. Man and the tundra.

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• Authors: Y.I. Chernov, Yu I. Chernov, Yu.i. Chernov
• Assisted by: L. C. Bliss (Editor), A. C. Clarke (Editor), D. Love (Translation)
• Publisher: External catalogues UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.06.2009
• EAN: 9780521357548
• ISBN: 978-0-521-35754-8
• Series: Studies in Polar Research; Studies in Polar Research
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Miscellaneous; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / General, environmental science, engineering & technology, Former Soviet Union, USSR (Europe), USSR, Soviet Union, Arctic regions, Environmental science, engineering and technology