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Land Bridges Ancient Environments, Plant Migrations, and New World Connections
ISBN: PB: 9780226544298, ISBN: HB: 9780226544151, University of Chicago Press, March 2018
288 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 88 halftones
Land bridges are the causeways of biodiversity. When they form, organisms are introduced into a new patchwork of species and habitats, forever altering the ecosystems into which they flow; and when land bridges disappear or fracture, organisms are se...
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£37,50
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£112,50
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Long, Long Life of Trees
ISBN: PB: 9780300228205, Yale University Press, March 2017
296 pp., 21.6x14 cm, 60 black&white illus.
A lyrical tribute to the diversity of trees, their physical beauty, their special characteristics and uses, and their ever-evolving meanings Since the beginnings of history trees have served humankind in countless useful ways, but our relationship wi...
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£10,99
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Life and Times of a Big River An Uncommon Natural History of Alaska's Upper Yukon
ISBN: PB: 9781602232471, University of Chicago Press, University of Alaska Press, April 2015
200 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 22 halftones
When Richard Nixon signed the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act in 1971, eighty million acres were flagged as possible national park land. Field expeditions were tasked with recording what was contained in these vast acres. Under this decree, five...
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£17,50
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Life of a Leaf
ISBN: PB: 9780226104775, University of Chicago Press, September 2013
320 pp., 23x15 cm, 47 colour plates, 18 halftones, 10 line illus.
In its essence, science is a way of looking at and thinking about the world. In "The Life of a Leaf", Steven Vogel illuminates this approach, using the humble leaf as a model. Whether plant or person, every organism must contend with its immediate ph...
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£20,00
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Land of Extremes A Natural History of the Arctic North Slope of Alaska
ISBN: PB: 9781602231818, University of Chicago Press, University of Alaska Press, September 2012
311 pp., 23x15 cm, 4 maps, 620 colour illus.
This book is a comprehensive guide to the natural history of the North Slope, the only arctic tundra in the United States. The first section provides detailed information on climate, geology, landforms, and ecology. The second provides a guide to the...
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£22,50
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Lichens of North America
ISBN: HB: 9780300082494, Yale University Press, November 2001
828 pp., 28.5x25 cm, glossary, 927 colour plates, 821 black&white illus.
Lichens are a unique form of plant life, the product of a symbiotic association between an alga and a fungus. The beauty and importance of lichens have long been overlooked, despite their abundance and diversity in most parts of North America and els...
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£100,00
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