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Threads from the web of life : stories in natural history /

"In sixteen stories Steve Daubert pulls the reader into the mystery and immediacy of ecological processes spanning a range from microscopic to tectonic, from microscopic to cosmic forces. Each tale brings the reader into the moment to witness an episode of survival in the wild first-hand. The m...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Daubert, Stephen
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Nashville, Tenn. : Vanderbilt University Press, 2006.
Edición:1st ed.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Strands from the ocean. Stories in the sand ; The neon flying squid vanish ; The calm beyond the surf
  • Tendrils in the forest. The living wood ; Forbidden fruit ; The secret of the cenots ; Housekeeping ; Wolf in sheep's clothing
  • Lines of migration. Trailrunner : the opening of Sister Falls Lake ; Sea green : the broadening of Sister Falls Lake ; Set in motion ; Living on the edge of springtime ; Chestnut warbler
  • Perspective of the eyewitness. Sighting in the desert ; Silversword : flowers of the sun ; Mountain time.