Summer World - A Season of Bounty (Paperback)


How can cicadas survive--and thrive--at temperatures pushing 115F? Do hummingbirds know what they're up against before they migrate over the Gulf of Mexico? Why do some trees stop growing taller even when three months of warm weather remain? With awe and unmatched expertise, Bernd Heinrich's Summer World never stops exploring the beautifully complex interactions of animals and plants with nature, giving extraordinary depth to the relationships between habitat and the warming of the earth.


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How can cicadas survive--and thrive--at temperatures pushing 115F? Do hummingbirds know what they're up against before they migrate over the Gulf of Mexico? Why do some trees stop growing taller even when three months of warm weather remain? With awe and unmatched expertise, Bernd Heinrich's Summer World never stops exploring the beautifully complex interactions of animals and plants with nature, giving extraordinary depth to the relationships between habitat and the warming of the earth.

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General

Imprint

Ecco Press

Country of origin

United States

Series

P.S.

Release date

April 2010

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First published

April 2010

Authors

Dimensions

204 x 133 x 19mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback - Trade

Pages

304

ISBN-13

978-0-06-074218-8

Barcode

9780060742188

Categories

LSN

0-06-074218-6



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