Land of Extremes : A Natural History of the Arctic North Slope of Alaska /

This book is a comprehensive guide to the natural history of the North Slope, the only arctic tundra in the United States. The first section provides detailed information on climate, geology, landforms, and ecology. The second provides a guide to the identification and natural history of the common...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Huryn, Alexander D.
Other Authors: Hobbie, John E.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Fairbanks : University of Alaska Press, 2012.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Natural history.
Extreme environments.
Ecology.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Ecotourism.
NATURE > Reference.
NATURE > Essays.
Milieux extrêmes > Alaska > North Slope.
Sciences naturelles > Alaska > North Slope.
Extreme environments > Alaska > North Slope.
Natural history > Alaska > North Slope.
Alaska > North Slope.
North Slope (Alaska) > Environmental conditions.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:This book is a comprehensive guide to the natural history of the North Slope, the only arctic tundra in the United States. The first section provides detailed information on climate, geology, landforms, and ecology. The second provides a guide to the identification and natural history of the common animals and plants and a primer on the human prehistory of the region from the Pleistocene through the mid-twentieth century. The appendix provides the framework for a tour of the natural history features along the Dalton Highway, a road connecting the crest of the Brooks Range with Prudhoe Bay and.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
ISBN:9781602231825

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