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Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (270 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
From camping out on a wild island to investigate 'monster' wolves and rappelling in search of elusive vampire bats, to flying in to witness a face-off between bighorn sheep and mountain lions and finally, venturing into the heart of darkness to experience the unknown world of Yellowstone's grizzlies at night, Casey Anderson goes up close and personal with rare, endangered, and deadly species in the stunning natural ecosystems that they call home.
3) Ecosystems
Author
Series
Publisher
Weigl Publishers
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Language
English
4) Ecosystems
Author
Series
Publisher
ABDO Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Explores the different roles each organism (from Hawaiian cane toads to humans, or even the soil) plays to maintain Earth's ecosystems."--
Author
Publisher
UXL
Pub. Date
2008.
Edition
2nd edition.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (3 volumes (786 pages)) : illustrations
Language
English
Description
Offers detailed comparative essays on major biomes and their component ecosystems. Includes entries on land biomes and water biomes and covers climate, elevation, soil, water bodies, vegetation, animal life, food web, plant and animal adaptations, endangered species, human effects on the biome and the effects of the environment on humans' culture and economy.
Author
Series
Mysteries of nature trilogy volume 3
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"In The Secret Wisdom of Nature ... Wohlleben takes readers on a thought-provoking exploration of the vast natural systems that make life on Earth possible. In this tour of an almost unfathomable world, Wohlleben describes the fascinating interplay between animals and plants and answers such questions as: How do they influence each other? Do lifeforms communicate across species boundaries? And what happens when this finely tuned system gets out of...
Author
Publisher
Godwin Books/Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
28 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
The Nature Girls is a picture book starring an adorable troupe of girls exploring different biomes -- the ocean, the desert, the tundra, the grasslands, the forest -- as they meet all the cute animals that inhabit them.
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
255 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"The Nature of Nature explores how the natural world works, outlines the consequences of its unraveling by our activities, and offers practical solutions-with a description of societal and economic benefits. The first ten chapters of this book are a step-by-step crash course in ecology-you might call it "ecology for people in a hurry:" what species do, how they co-exist, and how the natural world self-assembles and works, compared to our human-built...
10) Grasslands
Author
Series
Publisher
AV2 by Weigl
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the world's vast expanses of grassland, how they developed, and the plants and animals that live there.
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
A beloved natural historian explores how climate change is driving evolution
In Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid, biologist Thor Hanson tells the remarkable story of how plants and animals are responding to climate change: adjusting, evolving, and sometimes dying out. Anole lizards have grown larger toe pads, to grip more tightly in frequent hurricanes. Warm waters cause the development of Humboldt squid to alter
16) Habitats
Publisher
Macmillan
Pub. Date
[1994]
Physical Desc
143 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 30 cm
Language
English
18) Planet Earth
Publisher
BBC Earth
Pub. Date
2011.
Edition
Six-disc special edition.
Physical Desc
6 Blu-rays (550 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The best-selling factual series of all time is now even better! With the addition of all-new commentary and new bonus programs, you can relive this incredible experience all over again!
19) The green planet
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
2 Blu-rays + 2 4K Ultra HD Blu-rays (approximately 247 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Plants live secret, unseen lives. They are capable of forming mutually beneficial relationships with animals. But they can also be as aggressive, competitive, and dramatic as any living thing on our planet. Using specialist cameras, this spectacular series allows us to travel beyond the power of the human eye, to look closer at their interconnected world. Each episode introduces a set of plants, reveals the battles they face, and the ingenious ways...
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