Desert Biomes (Greenwood Guides to Biomes of the World)
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- Synopsis
- Physical geographer and cartographer Quinn (retired, California State U.-Fresno) begins by explaining features common to the living systems in deserts, among them the physical environment and plant and animal adaptations. Then she focuses in turn on warm, cold, and west-coast fog desert biomes, beginning again with global features of the type, then surveying examples in regions on various continents. Readers can learn about a particular desert or desert type that interests them, she says, but will miss much nuance without the larger picture. She uses common names of species, but appends Latin binomial at the end of each chapter. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
- Copyright:
- 2008
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 228 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780313340161
- Publisher:
- Greenwood Publishing Group, Incorporated
- Date of Addition:
- 02/22/10
- Copyrighted By:
- Joyce A. Quinn
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Outdoors and Nature
- Submitted By:
- 170
- Proofread By:
- 170
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.