After the Ice Age
The Return of Life to Glaciated North America
Seiten
1992
University of Chicago Press (Verlag)
978-0-226-66812-3 (ISBN)
University of Chicago Press (Verlag)
978-0-226-66812-3 (ISBN)
The fascinating story of how a harsh terrain that resembled modern Anarctica has been transformed gradually into the forests, grasslands, and wetlands we know today". . . . offers a chance to travel through 20,000 years of environmental change from varied perspectives".--Robert T. Lackey, Bioscience. Photographs.
The fascinating story of how a harsh terrain that resembled modern Antarctica has been transformed gradually into the forests, grasslands, and wetlands we know today.
"One of the best scientific books published in the last ten years."—Ottowa Journal
"A valuable new synthesis of facts and ideas about climate, geography, and life during the past 20,000 years. More important, the book conveys an intimate appreciation of the rich variety of nature through time."—S. David Webb,Science
The fascinating story of how a harsh terrain that resembled modern Antarctica has been transformed gradually into the forests, grasslands, and wetlands we know today.
"One of the best scientific books published in the last ten years."—Ottowa Journal
"A valuable new synthesis of facts and ideas about climate, geography, and life during the past 20,000 years. More important, the book conveys an intimate appreciation of the rich variety of nature through time."—S. David Webb,Science
E. C. Pielou, a former professor of mathematical ecology and Killam Professor at Dalhousie University, has been a naturalist all her life. She is the author of many books, most recently Fresh Water, A Naturalist's Guide to the Arctic, and After the Ice Age, all published by the University of Chicago Press.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.12.1992 |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 15 x 23 mm |
| Gewicht | 567 g |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Mineralogie / Paläontologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-226-66812-6 / 0226668126 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-226-66812-3 / 9780226668123 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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