Extreme environments
Subtitle: living on the edge
By: by Jeff Garside, Mark Stewart
Series: Second nature
Publisher: Norwood House Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9781599534589
Subjects: Adaptation (Biology); Evolution (Biology); Biotic communities; Juvenile literature
Description: "From desert villagers to tube worms clustered around ocean vents, life has a remarkable way of surviving and thriving in the most challenging of places. This book looks at how humans and animals have evolved to flourish in the unlikeliest locations...and at just how fragile these fringe ecosystems can be"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.