Life in the cold
Subtitle: an introduction to winter ecology
By: Peter J. Marchand
Edition: Fourth edition.
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 305
ISBN-13: 9781611685060; 9781611684285
Copyright date: 2013
Subjects: Ecology; Winter; Reference; NATURE; TRAVEL; Special Interest; Cold adaptation; Essays; Ecotourism
Description: The fourth edition of a classic work on cold climate ecosystems, with a new chapter on climate change and its effects on plants and animals wintering in the North.

"Peter J. Marchand's Life in the Cold, remains the one book that offers a comprehensive picture of the interactions of plants and animals--including humans--with their cold-weather environment. Focusing on the problems of 'winter-active' organisms, Marchand illuminates the many challenges of sustaining life in places that demand extraordinary adaptations. The fourth edition of this classic text includes a new chapter on climate change and its effects on plants and animals wintering in the North"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-296) and index.

Online resource; title from e-book title screen (EBL platform, viewed April 14, 2014).
Table of contents: title: 1. Winter Paths: Options for Overwintering Success; title: 2. The Changing Snowpack; title: 3. Plants and the Winter Environment; title: 4. Animals and the Winter Environment; title: 5. Life under Ice; title: 6. Plant-Animal Interactions: Food for Thought; title: 7. Winter Profiles: A Season in the Lives of Selected Animals; title: 8. Humans in Cold Places; title: 9. The Changing Snowpack, II.