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Life in the cold : an introduction to winter ecology / Peter J. Marchand.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Lebanon, NH : University Press of New England, (c)2013.Edition: Fourth editionDescription: 1 online resource (305 pages) : illustrations, mapsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781611685060
  • 9781611684285
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • QH543 .L544 2013
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
Contents:
2. The Changing Snowpack -- 3. Plants and the Winter Environment -- 4. Animals and the Winter Environment -- 5. Life under Ice -- 6. Plant-Animal Interactions: Food for Thought -- 7. Winter Profiles: A Season in the Lives of Selected Animals -- 8. Humans in Cold Places -- 9. The Changing Snowpack, II.
Subject: 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.Subject: "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.
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Includes bibliographies and index.

1. Winter Paths: Options for Overwintering Success -- 2. The Changing Snowpack -- 3. Plants and the Winter Environment -- 4. Animals and the Winter Environment -- 5. Life under Ice -- 6. Plant-Animal Interactions: Food for Thought -- 7. Winter Profiles: A Season in the Lives of Selected Animals -- 8. Humans in Cold Places -- 9. The Changing Snowpack, II.

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.

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