Finding higher ground: adaptation in the age of warming
"An ecologist takes the uniquely positive--yet realistic--position that we can adapt and persist despite the inevitable effects of climate change. In Finding Higher Ground, Amy Seidl brings us emerging stories of adaptation from both the natural world and human communities, offering examples o...
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Boston
Beacon Press
c 2011
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| In: | Year: 2011 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Global warming (Meteorology)
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Acclimatization
B Plants Adaptation B Adaptation (Biology) |
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