Introduction to Biomes

by Susan L. Woodward

Introduction to Biomes is both a standalone summary to the concept of biomes and an introduction to the 8-volume series Greenwood Guides to Biomes of the World . The volume covers: - The biome concept and brief descriptions of vegetation, climate and distribution of the terrestrial and of the range of freshwater and aquatic biomes covered in the set. - Classifying life - how scientists discuss the taxonomic hierarchy and how it has been used to determine...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 031333997X
• ISBN13: 9780313339974
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.0" x 9.8"