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Extreme environments : living on the edge / by Amy Tilmont and Jeff Garside ; with Mark Stewart.

By: Tilmont, AmyContributor(s): Garside, Jeff | Stewart, Mark, 1960 July 7-Material type: TextTextSeries: Second nature. Changes & challenges in the new environmentPublication details: [Chicago] : Norwood House Press, c2012. Description: 48 pages: ill. (chiefly col.), map ; 24 cmISBN: 9781599534589Subject(s): Biotic communities -- Juvenile literature | Adaptation (Biology) -- Juvenile literature | Evolution (Biology) -- Juvenile literature | Biotic communities | Adaptation (Biology) | EvolutionDDC classification: 577.58 TILM
Contents:
What's the problem? -- How we got here -- If we do nothing -- Bright ideas -- Trailblazers -- Field tested -- Career opportunities -- Expert opinions -- What can I do?
Summary: "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.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 47) and index.

What's the problem? -- How we got here -- If we do nothing -- Bright ideas -- Trailblazers -- Field tested -- Career opportunities -- Expert opinions -- What can I do?

"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.

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