Encyclopedia of the Arctic, Nide 1Routledge, 2005 - 2278 sivua "The Encyclopedia of the Arctic offers a rich and dynamic view of, and introduction to, an enormous, incredibly diverse, and rapidly changing part of the world. Its three volumes comprise overviews of hundreds of topics, events, places, people, human cultures, animals, and environments, ranging from geological history, exploration, the cultures and livelihoods of indigenous peoples, geopolitics, international environmental cooperation, natural history, physical processes, life sciences, and environmental change."--Page xxxix. |
Kirjan sisältä
Tulokset 1 - 3 kokonaismäärästä 71
Sivu 12
... plants become smaller , and straight forms are transformed into creeping , prostrate , and cushionlike forms . Such stunted forms keep plants below the snow level in winter to avoid strong winds and desiccation , and in summer keep plants ...
... plants become smaller , and straight forms are transformed into creeping , prostrate , and cushionlike forms . Such stunted forms keep plants below the snow level in winter to avoid strong winds and desiccation , and in summer keep plants ...
Sivu 527
... plants alike . Plant parasites comprise gall - forming and sap - sucking insects , as well as vari- ous plant parasitic and pathogenic fungi . Vertebrates are host to numerous endoparasitic organisms ( inter- nal ) , from protozoa to ...
... plants alike . Plant parasites comprise gall - forming and sap - sucking insects , as well as vari- ous plant parasitic and pathogenic fungi . Vertebrates are host to numerous endoparasitic organisms ( inter- nal ) , from protozoa to ...
Sivu 645
... plants of a species reach an island and , cut off from the main source of genetic material , slowly evolve in isolation . Another complication results from the sex life of many Arctic plants that may self - fertilize , either as a ...
... plants of a species reach an island and , cut off from the main source of genetic material , slowly evolve in isolation . Another complication results from the sex life of many Arctic plants that may self - fertilize , either as a ...
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