Named one of the "101 Best Sci-Tech Books of the Year" by Library Journal when it first appeared in 1987, Life in the Cold is now available in a revised and enlarged edition. In this ecological study, Peter Marchand explains the forces of winter throughout the world and the many ways that plants and animals cope with this mysterious, forbidding, and often misunderstood time of year. Aimed at sciece-oriented general readers as well as serious students of ecology, it contains information sure to renew wonder at the indomitability of life under the harshest of circumstances. This new edition Updated research on plant-animal interactions extends coverage of animals to include overwintering strategies of insects, amphibians, and polar marine fishes expands discussion of human cold tolerance contains 31 new illustrations adds appendices on conducting experiments in the cold
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5 7/8 x 9 trim. 34 illus. 96 figs. 2 charts. LC 96-19460
PETER J. MARCHAND has devoted much of the last 20 years to the research and teaching of winter ecology. Founder of the winter ecology program at the Center for Northern Studies in Wolcott, VT, he teaches winter ecology at The Colorado College. He is also the author of Autumn: A Season of Change.
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Libby Walker (illustrator). 1987/1991. Natural History. University Press of New England. good paperback with handling to front cover's corners, text is fine 239p. 9/25. Seller Inventory # 595
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Libby Walker (illustrator). 2nd Edition. Soft Cover. Blue pictorial wrappers with title printed in yellow on spine and in white on front. xiv + 239 pages, illustrated with maps, b/w photographs, & original drawings by Libby Walker; glossary, bibliographic end notes, index. 2nd (revised) edition, 1st printing (full number line). Inscribed to colleague and signed on half title. CONDITION: VERY GOOD, binding square and tight, pages bright and unmarked, save for author's inscription on half title page; wrappers lightly rubbed, corner creases. CONTENT: This book is about the forces of winter throughout the world, and the many ways that plants and animals cope with this mysterious, forbidding, and often misunderstood time of the year. >Guaranteed secure packaging, free tracking, and no-hassle return policy. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 3801
Seller: Sutton Books, Norwich, VT, U.S.A.
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