Tales from the Underground
Subtitle: A Natural History of Subterranean Life
Publisher: Perseus Publishing
Published: May 8, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780738201283
Subjects: Microbiology (non-medical); Popular science; Soil animals; Life Sciences - Anatomy & Physiology; Science; Science/Mathematics; Soil ecology; Biology; Ecology; Geology
First sentence: THE EARTH WAS NOT CONSTRUCTED WITH A DELICATE HAND.
Description: "There are over one billion organisms in a pinch of soil, and many of them perform functions essential to all life on the planet. Yet we know much more about deep space than about the universe below. In Tales from the Underground, Cornell ecologist David W. Wolfe takes us on a spectacular tour of this unfamiliar subterranean world, introducing us to the bizarre creatures that live there, as well as the devoted scientists who study them."--BOOK JACKET.