BOREAL FORREST OF CANADA AND RUSSIA by W. O. Pruitt, Leonid M. Baskin ( 9789546421999 )

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BOREAL FORREST OF CANADA AND RUSSIA

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Format:

Hardback

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ISBN 10:

9546421995

ISBN 13:

9789546421999

Publisher:

PENSOFT PUBLISHERS

Pub. date:

30 March, 2004

Pages:

160

Synopsis:

Our planet's green halo is the circumpolar taiga or boreal forest. This forest is remarkably uniform in its climate, vegetation types and animal types. All life forms here have evolved adaptations to the long, cold and snowy winters, the short, hot and dry summers and the swiftly-changing seasons. The same genera and families of birds and mammals occur in this forest type in Eurasia and North America. Humans have invaded and exploited these northern coniferous forests differently in Canada and Russia. Although the history of human use has been different between the two countries the end results in both frequently have been catastrophic for vegetation, animals and some human groups. Such similarities and differences have been studied by biologists, human ecologists, anthropologists and other scientists at two research and teaching field stations in the taiga. Introductions to their work are presented here in both English and Russian in parallel texts. Such a format is ideal for students, not only of the natural sciences, but of both languages. This multi-level and inter-science approach has never before been accomplished.

Illustrations:

84 figures,tables,references,index

Publication:

Bulgaria

Imprint:

Pensoft Publishers

Returns:

Non-returnable

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