02854nam 2200577Ia 450 991081321800332120240405094932.01-60223-182-6(CKB)2670000000246624(EBL)1820962(SSID)ssj0000721056(PQKBManifestationID)12308722(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000721056(PQKBWorkID)10687244(PQKB)10196639(MiAaPQ)EBC1820962(Au-PeEL)EBL1820962(CaPaEBR)ebr10604327(OCoLC)812174106(MdBmJHUP)musev2_110939(EXLCZ)99267000000024662420120327d2012 ub 0engur|n#---|||||txtccrLand of extremes a natural history of the North Slope of Arctic Alaska /Alexander D. Huryn, John E. Hobbie1st ed.Fairbanks University of Alaska Pressc20121 online resource (329 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-60223-181-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Acknowledgments; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Bedrock Geology; 3. Glacial Geology; 4. Permafrost and Patterned Ground; 5. Habitats and Ecology; 6. Mushroom Madness; 7. Lichens; 8. Mosses and Liverworts; 9. Vascular Plants; 10. Invertebrates; 11. Fish; 12. Reptiles and Amphibians; 13. Birds; 14. Mammals; 15. Human Natural History Through the Mid-Twentieth Century; Appendix: Guide to Natural History Along the Dalton Highway: Atigun Pass to Deadhorse -- A.D. Huryn, J.E. Hobbie, and J.W. Schas; Endnotes; Sources; IndexThis 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 identification and natural history of the common animals and plants and a primer on the human prehistory of the region from the Pleistocene through the mid-twentieth century. The appendix provides the framework for a tour of the natural history features along the Dalton Highway, a road connecting the crest of the Brooks Range with Prudhoe Bay and.Natural historyAlaskaNorth SlopeExtreme environmentsAlaskaNorth SlopeNorth Slope (Alaska)Environmental conditionsNatural historyExtreme environments508.798Huryn Alexander D.1645918Hobbie John E.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910813218003321Land of extremes3992688UNINA