The Rocky Mountains
By: Larry Bograd
Series: Ecosystems of North America
Publisher: Benchmark Books
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9780761409250
Subjects: Ecology; Juvenile literature; Mountain ecology
Description: Examines the different biological communities that exist within the Rocky Mountain ecosystem, describing some of the various plants and animals that are supported by each. Explores the delicate balance of life in the Rockies.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 62).
Table of contents: title: Top of the world: Overview; title: Clinging to life: Alpine tundra; title: Cycles of change: Subalpine forest; title: Stiff competition: Montane forest; title: Key to survival: Aspen forest; title: Wide and dry: Mountain valley; title: Tomorrow's Rocky Mountains.