Invertebrates in Hot and Cold Arid Environments

by Lauritz Somme

A comparison of the adaptations made by invertebrates in polar deserts with those of temperate and subtropical deserts. These regions represent some of the most hostile environments on earth, demanding an array of strategies for survival. Polar species are well adapted to the cold and have to cope with arid conditions due to low precipitation and lack of liquid water during the winter. Similarly, temperate desert invertebrates have adapted to dry...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642795854
• ISBN13: 9783642795855
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 275 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"