Presents color-illustrated, encyclopedia-style articles on the ocean biome, covering its geography, geology, chemistry, biology, history, exploration, economics, health, management, and relationship to the atmosphere, and includes an annotated further reading list.
Describes the different aspects of oceans and beaches including climate, plants, animals, and people and contains detailed maps on major parts of the ocean such as the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic, and Gulf of Mexico.
Presents an introduction to the taiga biome, examining its climate, plants, animals, people, and future, and including detailed views of some particular taiga regions.
investigating the function of genes and the science of heredity
Day, Trevor
2013
Presents an introduction to genetics, looking at early ideas about how parents passed characteristics to their offspring, discussing the origins of the study of genetics, and following developments in the field through the twentieth century.
Describes the different aspects of the taiga including climate, plants, animals, and people and contains detailed maps of key taiga regions such as the northeastern and northwestern taiga as well as the European, Siberian, and East Asian taiga.
Describes the oceans and beaches of the Earth, introduces some of the plants and animals that live in them, and discusses their effect on world climate.
Describes the physical geography, biology, ecology, history, uses, and management of lake and river biomes; looks at the unique properties of freshwater, lakes, and rivers; features portraits of specific lakes and rivers around the world; and includes photographs, charts, illustrations, a glossary, and an index.
Describes the geography, geology, climate, biology, ecology, history and prehistory, uses, and management of taiga biomes, discusses threats to the taiga, and includes photographs, charts, illustrations, a glossary, and an index.
