Book ID: 98773
Kuennecke, Bernd
Temperate Forest Biomes. 2008. 224 p. gr8vo. Hardcover.
The volume covers the three major types of temperate forest biomes: boreal forests (e.g. the evergreen forests of the Pacific Northwest), Temperate Broadleaf Deciduous Forest, and Mediterranean Woodland and Scrub, examining all aspects that define these biomes: Vegetation, geographical distribution, soil, challenges posed by the environment, adaptation of the plants and animals to the environment, conservation efforts, maps, photos, diagrams, drawings, and tables accompany the text, as do sidebars that highlight habitats, species, and ecological relationships.