Land of extremes : a natural history of the North Slope of Arctic Alaska / / Alexander D. Huryn, John E. Hobbie

• Autore: Huryn Alexander D.
• Pubblicazione: Fairbanks, : University of Alaska Press, c2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (329 p.)
• Disciplina: 508.798
• Soggetto topico: Natural history - Alaska - North Slope; Extreme environments - Alaska - North Slope
• Soggetto geografico: North Slope (Alaska) Environmental conditions
• Persona (resp. second.): HobbieJohn E.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Land of extremes
• ISBN: 1-60223-182-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910785857603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II