1998, ISBN: 0387984151

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[EAN: 9780387984155], Neubuch, [PU: Copernicus Books, New York, NY], Hardcover. Starting with an elegant description of a small piece of land called Hungry Hollow, A.K. Dewdney introduces… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780387984155], Neubuch, [PU: Copernicus Books, New York, NY], Hardcover. Starting with an elegant description of a small piece of land called Hungry Hollow, A.K. Dewdney introduces us to its denizens. The reader goes on a guided tour through the many dimensions of our natural habitat, back into prehistoric time and inward to a teeming microscopic world full of strange creatures performing bizarre feats. "It surprised me how 220 pages explaining biological phenomena can add up to a literary image of the magic of lifePerhaps this book will go some way to redress the general deficiency in judgement that allows humans to endanger other life forms." -NEW SCIENTIST Dewdney takes us on a guided journey through Hungry Hollow's many dimensions of time and space - a multifaceted prism through which its present and prehistory, and its worlds large and small, are all refracted. We meet many plants, animals, fungi, and other life forms, guided sometimes by the raccoon called Lotor, sometimes by the biologist Dianne, who is just coming to terms with the real world of biological diversity. We encounter a Hackberry tree whose branches reproduce the taxonomic tree of life; learn how it would look and feel to shrink by stages to the size of an amoeba; watch a toad win the survival lottery; and see the world of Hungry Hollow from the viewpoint of plants, earthworms, rotifers, and even stones. We also learn about the geological forces that molded North America, the kingdoms of life, surface tension, genetics, the strange sex lives of diatoms and bacteria, and how everything is eventually recycled into the molecular building blocks of nature. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability., Books<

ISBN: 9780387984155

Hungry Hollow is simply an ordinary creek winding through about a mile of ordinary forest and meadow somewhere east of the Rocky Mountains. But like all such places, it is also a vast and… Mehr…

Hungry Hollow is simply an ordinary creek winding through about a mile of ordinary forest and meadow somewhere east of the Rocky Mountains. But like all such places, it is also a vast and intricate web of life with extensions that reach around the planet, back into prehistoric time, and within to a teeming, bizarre microscopic world. In dozens of short, wonderfully imaginative chapters, A.K. Dewdney introduces us to the denizens of this world. We encounter a hackberry tree whose branches perfectly reproduce the taxonomic Tree of Life, learn how it would look and feel to shrink by stages to the size of an amoeba while swimming in a river, watch a toad win the lottery, and see the world of Hungry Hollow from the viewpoint of bears, earthworms, and even stones. This is an excursion into natural history like no other., Copernicus<

1998, ISBN: 0387984151

[EAN: 9780387984155], Neubuch, [PU: Springer New York], SCIENCE LIFE SCIENCES ECOLOGY ENTDECKEN MEADOW PLANET FOREST LAKE PLANT TREE WATER DIE NATUR: SACHBUCH POPULAR IN NATURE AND ENVIRO… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780387984155], Neubuch, [PU: Springer New York], SCIENCE LIFE SCIENCES ECOLOGY ENTDECKEN MEADOW PLANET FOREST LAKE PLANT TREE WATER DIE NATUR: SACHBUCH POPULAR IN NATURE AND ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE, HUMANITIES SOCIAL SCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY ENVIRONMENTAL, Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. Starting with an elegant description of a small piece of land called Hungry Hollow, A.K. Dewdney introduces us to its denizens. The reader goes on a guided tour through the many dimensions of our natural habitat, back into prehistoric time and inward to a t., Books<

1998, ISBN: 9780387984155

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[ED: Gebunden], [PU: Springer New York], Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. Starting with an elegant description of a small p… Mehr…

[ED: Gebunden], [PU: Springer New York], Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. Starting with an elegant description of a small piece of land called Hungry Hollow, A.K. Dewdney introduces us to its denizens. The reader goes on a guided tour, DE, [SC: 0.00], Neuware, gewerbliches Angebot, Hardcover, 233, [GW: 626g], 1. Auflage, Banküberweisung, PayPal, [CT: Naturwissenschaft/Mathematik / Sonstiges - Naturwissenschaften]<