The Crystal Desert - Summers in Antarctica

Informationen zum Autor David G. Campbell is the author of the prizewinning Crystal Desert: Summers in Antarctica. He is a professor of biology at Grinnell College. Klappentext THE CRYSTAL DESERT: SUMMERS IN ANTARCTICA is the story of life's tenacity on the coldest of Earth's continents. It tells of the explorers who discovered Antarctica, of the whalers and sealers who despoiled it, and of the scientists who are deciphering its mysteries. In beautiful, lucid prose, David G. Campbell chronicles the desperately short summers on the Antarctic Peninsula. He presents a fascinating portrait of the evolution of life in Antarctica and also of the evolution of the continent itself.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: David G. Campbell
• Editore: Houghton Mifflin
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 07.05.2002
• EAN: 9780618219216
• ISBN: 978-0-618-21921-6
• Dimensioni: 140 mm x 215 mm x 20 mm
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Natura; Geography, Evolution, Applied ecology, History of Science, Environmental Management, Wildlife: general interest, Ecological science, the Biosphere, Travel and holiday, Earth Sciences, Polar regions, The Earth: natural history: general interest, Zoology and animal sciences, Environmental science, engineering and technology, Botany and plant sciences, History of other geographical groupings and regions, SCIENCE: Earth Sciences / General, HISTORY: Ancient / General, SCIENCE: Life Sciences / Ecology, SCIENCE: Life Sciences / Botany, SCIENCE: Natural History, SCIENCE: Life Sciences / Zoology / General, NATURE: Ecology, NATURE: Natural Resources, Glaciers and ice caps