Publication |
Massachusetts, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1989.
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Description |
220pMulti-Colour Spine
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Summary/Abstract |
Magnificently reveals the ever-changing patterns of life on earth. It explains where plants and animals live and why they exist where they do and traces the vital geographical dimensions of natural history in maps.
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Contents |
Foreword
Global patterns: The shape of the living world
Habitat patterns: The realms of nature
Niche patterns: Worlds within worlds
Changing patterns: The dynamics of living
The human impact: Forces of the future
A catalog of life
Index
Charts and further reading
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Standard Number |
0395494818 Hb.
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