Download or read book Desert Extremes written by Natalie Hyde and published by Crabtree Publishing Company. This book was released on 2008-12 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children will thrill at this compelling look at the world's hottest and driest climates! See up-close how animals survive in the desert landscape. Meet the resilient people that call deserts home.
Download or read book Desert Extremes written by and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Life at Extremes written by Elanor Bell and published by CABI. This book was released on 2012 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From arid deserts to icy poles, outer space to the depths of the sea, this exciting new work studies the remarkable life forms that have made these inhospitable environments their home. Covering not only micro-organisms, but also higher plants and animals such as worms, fish and polar plants, this book details the ecological, biological and biogeochemical challenges these organisms face and unifying themes between environments. Equally useful for the expert, student and casual scientific reader, this book also explores the impact of climate change, rapid seasonal changes and pollution on these extraordinary creatures.
Download or read book Extreme Gardening written by Owens and published by Garden Guy. This book was released on 2003-06 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explains how to grow organic foods in desert climates, with sections devoted to vegetables, fruits and nuts, and controlling extreme pests organically.
Download or read book Animals at the extremes The desert environment written by The Open University and published by The Open University. This book was released on with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 14-hour free course looked at the survival strategies of desert dwelling animals according to their categories of evader, evaporator and endurer.
Download or read book Extreme Habitats Desert Survival EasyRead Large Bold Edition written by and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Surviving Extremes written by Nick Middleton and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2012-08-23 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'A brilliant read... that illustrated the strong will and determination of man in the face of everything that nature had to throw at us' Wanderlust Nick Middleton, the intrepid Oxford don, explorer and author of Going to Extremes is back, and he's set himself a challenge to cope with the worst that nature can throw at him in Surviving Extremes. Travelling to four of the most extreme natural environments: swamps, deserts, jungles and arctic wastelands, the question is, can he pick up enough tips from the indigenous people to hack it at the very edge of human existence, or will his mid latitude sensibilities forever let him down? This is Nick's account of how he had to put his body and mind to the test in a unique survival experiment.
Download or read book Unusual Extremes and Diurnal Cycles of Desert Heat Loads written by Irving I. Gringorten and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Diurnal cycles of high temperature during which equipment must operate, and long-term temperature extremes and cycles which equipment must withstand without irreversible damage, are provided for the revision of MIL-STD-210A, Climatic extremes for military equipment. High temperature extremes, design criteria--Abstract/Keywords.
Download or read book Extreme Habitats Desert Survival EasyRead Super Large 18pt Edition written by and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Gray Foxes Rattlesnakes and Other Mysterious Animals of the Extreme Deserts written by Ana María Rodríguez and published by Enslow Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploring the desert is an unforgettable experience. Most days there is not a cloud to shade the blazing sun. Within minutes, exposed skin shows signs of sunburn. Even the sunlight reflected from the ground damages the skin. Hundreds of animal species live in the desert, big and small. How do they survive with so little water, the extreme heat, and a limited, and sometimes toxic, food supply? Author Ana Maria Rodríguez explores many of the amazing animals in this extreme environment.
Download or read book Surviving the World s Extreme Regions written by Chris McNab and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-02-03 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world's elite soldiers can survive in the worst of conditions, whether the extreme heat of the desert or the snowy summit of a mountain. These units are trained to be experts in warfare, but their training also gives them the knowledge to live in the planet's wildest places for weeks at a time. Learn the techniques the world's finest soldiers use to survive in harsh conditions around the globe. Discover a variety of tips for surviving in barren deserts and freezing tundra. Find out how elite troops cope with danger and deprivation. You will also learn: • how to find water and food. • how to build shelters. • how to navigate. • how to perform first aid. • how to identify and avoid dangerous animals and insects.
Download or read book Defining Extreme Desert Environments with Microclimatological Measurements written by C. A. Scott and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ecology of Desert Systems written by Walter G. Whitford and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2019-08-20 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nearly one-third of the land area on our planet is classified as arid or desert. Therefore, an understanding of the dynamics of such arid ecosystems is essential to managing those systems in a way that sustains human populations. This second edition of Ecology of Desert Systems provides a clear, extensive guide to the complex interactions involved in these areas. This book details the relationships between abiotic and biotic environments of desert ecosystems, demonstrating to readers how these interactions drive ecological processes. These include plant growth and animal reproductive success, the spatial and temporal distribution of vegetation and animals, and the influence of invasive species and anthropogenic climate change specific to arid systems. Drawing on the extensive experience of its expert authors, Ecology of Desert Systems is an essential guide to arid ecosystems for students looking for an overview of the field, researchers keen to learn how their work fits in to the overall picture, and those involved with environmental management of desert areas. - Highlights the complexity of global desert systems in a clear, concise way - Reviews the most current issues facing researchers in the field, including the spread of invasive species due to globalized trade, the impact of industrial mining, and climate change - Updated and extended to include information on invasive species management, industrial mining impacts, and the current and future role of climate change in desert systems
Download or read book Mojave Desert written by Rose Houk and published by Western National Parks Association. This book was released on 2000 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few humans settle in the Mojave Desert but thousands pass through it. You'll understand why when you explore the extremes of this desert environment, from its salt flats and dunes to snow-capped mountains. An excellent guidebook filled with unforgettable images of wildlife, plants, ghost towns, and more.
Download or read book Deserts A Very Short Introduction written by Nick Middleton and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2009-11-26 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deserts make up a third of the planet's land surface, but if you picture a desert, what comes to mind? A wasteland? A drought? A place devoid of all life forms? Deserts are remarkable places. Typified by drought and extremes of temperature, they can be harsh and hostile; but many deserts are also spectacularly beautiful, and on occasion teem with life. Nick Middleton explores how each desert is unique: through fantastic life forms, extraordinary scenery, and ingenious human adaptations. He demonstrates a desert's immense natural beauty, its rich biodiversity, and uncovers a long history of successful human occupation. This Very Short Introduction tells you everything you ever wanted to know about these extraordinary places and captures their importance in the working of our planet. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Download or read book Surviving the Extremes written by Kenneth Kamler and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2004-01-20 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Surgeon, explorer, and masterful storyteller, Kenneth Kamler takes us to the farthest reaches of the earth as well as into the uncharted territory within the human brain. Surviving the Extremes is a scientific nail-biter no reader will forget. Physiological constraints confine our bodies to less than one-fifth of the earth's surface. Beyond that fraction lie the extremes. What happens when we go to them? Dr. Kenneth Kamler has spent years observing exactly what happens. A vice president of the legendary Explorers Club, he has climbed, dived, sledded, floated, and trekked through some of the most treacherous and remote regions in the world. A consultant for NASA, Yale University, and the National Geographic Society, he has explored undersea caves, crossed the frozen Antarctic wastelands, and stitched a boy's hand back together while kneeling in knee-deep Amazonian mud. He was the only doctor on Everest during the tragic expedition documented in Jon Krakauer's Into Thin Air and helped treat its survivors. Kamler has devoted his life to investigating how our bodies respond to "environmental insults"-a nice way of saying the things that can kill us-and watched while some succumbed to them and others, sometimes miraculously, overcome them. Words like "extreme" and "survival" have lost some of their value from overuse and media hype. By showing us what happens when life itself is at stake, and the body's capacities put to their greatest test, this book reminds us what they truly mean. Divided into six sections-jungle, open sea, desert, underwater, high altitude, and outer space-Surviving the Extremes uses first-hand testimony and documented accounts to illustrate what happens in environments where our instinctive survival strategies must become fully engaged. These stories reveal how infinitely complex are the workings of the human body-and also how heartbreakingly fragile. At the heart of this book is a quest for the source of our will to survive and the haunting question of why some can, and others cannot, summon its awesome and nearly mystical power at their moment of greatest need.
