Biomes of earth : terrestrial, aquatic, and human-dominated /
This handy one-volume resource explores all of Earth's major biomes--both natural and human-created--and their characteristic plants and animals.
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| Language: | English |
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Westport, Conn. :
Greenwood Press,
2003.
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| Online Access: | Table of contents Book review (E-STREAMS) University of Alberta Access: Book review (E-STREAMS) https://doi.org/10.5040/9798400619182?locatt=label:secondary_bloomsburyCollections |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Terrestrial biomes: Introduction
- Tropical rainforests
- Tropical dry forests
- Tropical savannas
- Deserts
- Temperate grasslands
- Mediterranean woodland and scrub
- Temperate broadleaf deciduous forests
- Boreal forests
- Tundra
- Freshwater biomes: Introduction
- Rivers and streams
- Lakes and ponds
- Marine biomes: Introduction
- Coastal biome
- Continental shelf biome
- Deep sea
- Human-dominated biomes: Introduction
- Agroecosystems
- Urban ecosystems
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index.