The secret Sierra: the alpine world above the trees
Gilligan, David
What is like to live in a place of bare rock, vertical walls, and windswept ledges, where snow covers the ground for much of the year and temperature changes of thirty degrees or more is the daily norm? The Alpine Sierra Nevada, the rugged mountain world above treeline, presents this challenge to all living things venturing into its extreme environment. From the tiny meadow vole to the delicate alpine flower growing between slabs of broken rockfall, all that live within this diverse, thin-aired landscape have developed specialized adaptations just to survive.
Thể loại:
Năm:
2000
In lần thứ:
1st ed
Nhà xuát bản:
Spotted Dog Press
Ngôn ngữ:
english
Trang:
288
ISBN 10:
1893343014
ISBN 13:
9781893343016
File:
PDF, 778 KB
IPFS:
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english, 2000