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Encyclopedia of the world's biomes /

"Encyclopedia of the World's Biomes is a unique, five volume reference that provides a global synthesis of biomes, including the latest science. All of the book's chapters follow a common thematic order that spans biodiversity importance, principal anthropogenic stressors and trends,...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Autres auteurs: Goldstein, Michael I. (Éditeur intellectuel), DellaSala, Dominick A., 1956- (Éditeur intellectuel)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Amsterdam, The Netherlands : Elsevier Academic Press, 2020.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Volume 1. Islands and atolls
  • Life in and surrounded by water / Michael I. Goldstein ; Mountains (Alpine systems)
  • Life at the top / Scott Elias
  • volume 2. Deserts
  • Life in the extremes / Dominick A. DellaSala ; Ice sheets and polar deserts
  • Ice of life / Scott Elias
  • volume 3. Forests
  • Trees of life /Dominick A. DellaSala ; Grasslands and shrublands
  • Sea of plants / Dominic A. DiPaolo
  • volume 4. Freshwater
  • Oasis of life / Lowell H. Suring ; Oceans
  • One blue planet / Mark J. Costello
  • volume 5. Anthromes
  • Carved up by humanity /John E. Quinn ; Anthromes
  • Sustainability in concept and practice / Courtney E. Quinn.