Search
Extreme conservation : life at the edges of the world

text Extreme conservation : life at the edges of the world

Summary
"On the Tibetan Plateau, there are wild yaks with blood cells thinner than those of horses' by half, enabling the endangered yaks to survive at 40 below zero and in the lowest oxygen levels of the mountaintops. But climate change is causing the sn... Read more
Contents
At the intersection of continents : Beringia's silent bestiary -- Motherless children in black and white -- Before now -- Beyond Arctic wind -- Where worlds collide -- Muskoxen in ice -- When the snow turns to rain -- Sentinels of Tibetan plateau ... Read more
Format
text
Description
xxi, 376 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press 2018

Available Copies

Library Location Status
Woodmere (Main Branch) 304 BER in Adult Non-fiction Available

All Copies (Show)

Subjects (Show)

Back to Top