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Life in the cold : an introduction to winter ecology
- Title
- Life in the cold : an introduction to winter ecology / Peter J. Marchand ; with illustrations by Libby Walker.
- Author
- Marchand, Peter J.
- Publication
- Hanover, NH : University Press of New England, [1996], ©1996.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | QH543.2 .M37 1996 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xiv, 304 pages : illustrations, maps; 23 cm
- Summary
- Peter Marchand believes that winter is unfairly misunderstood, a season associated with "stillness, darkness, and death." Yet as each spring affirms, living things somehow manage to reappear. Since 1987, when the first edition appeared and was chosen by Library Journal as one of the year's 101 Best Sci-Tech Books, Marchand has been treating thousands of readers to a winter world that is very much alive.
- Now in this enlarged third edition, he offers a brand new chapter adding complete information on three major animal groups: northern cervids (deer, elk, moose, and caribou); semiaquatic mammals (beaver, otter, mink, and muskrat); and gallinaceous birds (grouse and ptarmigan). Experts and novices alike will find Life in the Cold indispensable and enjoyable.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-290) and index.
- Contents
- 1. Winter Paths: Options for Overwintering Success -- 2. The Changing Snowpack -- 3. Plants and the Winter Environment -- 4. Animals and the Winter Environment -- 5. Life Under Ice -- 6. Plant-Animal Interactions: Food for Thought -- 7. Winter Profiles: A Season in the Lives of Selected Animals -- 8. Humans in Cold Places -- App. A. Measuring Temperatures of Microhabitats and Small Objects: Thermocouple Thermometry -- App. B. Measuring Insect and Plant Freezing Resistance: Differential Thermal Analysis -- App. C. Measuring Respiratory Oxygen Consumption of Small Invertebrates -- App. D. Measuring Dietary or Habitat Preferences in Winter: The Rank Preference Index.
- ISBN
- 0874517850 (alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 96019460
- OCLC
- ocm34618103
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries