LEADER 02834nam 2200565Ia 450 001 9910785857603321 005 20230320060153.0 010 $a1-60223-182-6 035 $a(CKB)2670000000246624 035 $a(EBL)1820962 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000721056 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12308722 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000721056 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10687244 035 $a(PQKB)10196639 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1820962 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1820962 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10604327 035 $a(OCoLC)812174106 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)musev2_110939 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000246624 100 $a20120327d2012 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n#---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aLand of extremes $ea natural history of the North Slope of Arctic Alaska /$fAlexander D. Huryn, John E. Hobbie 210 $aFairbanks $cUniversity of Alaska Press$dc2012 215 $a1 online resource (329 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 1 $a1-60223-181-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aAcknowledgments; 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; Index 330 $aThis 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. 606 $aNatural history$zAlaska$zNorth Slope 606 $aExtreme environments$zAlaska$zNorth Slope 607 $aNorth Slope (Alaska)$xEnvironmental conditions 615 0$aNatural history 615 0$aExtreme environments 676 $a508.798 700 $aHuryn$b Alexander D.$01495289 702 $aHobbie$b John E. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910785857603321 996 $aLand of extremes$93719331 997 $aUNINA