Extreme conservation : life at the edges of the world (engelsk)

Joel Berger

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An eyeopening, steely look at what it takes for animals to live at the edges of existence. But more than this, a revealing exploration of how climate change and people are affecting even the most farflung niches of our planet.

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Seneste udgave, bog

At the intersection of continents : Beringia's silent bestiary -- Motherless children in black and white -- Before now -- Beyond Arctic wind -- Where worlds collide -- Muskoxen in ice -- When the snow turns to rain -- Sentinels of Ttibetan plateau -- Below the margins of glaciers -- The ethereal yak -- Birthplace of angry gods -- Gobi ghosts, Himalayan shadows -- Counting for conservation -- To kill a saiga -- Victims of fashion -- In the valley of Takin -- Pavilions where snow dragons hide -- Adapt, move, or die -- The struggle for existence -- A postapocalyptic world: Vrangel -- Nyima