More than 140 million people--and thousands of plant and animal species--live at 8000 feet above sea level, where the air is thin and extreme variations in temperature make life difficult. This book is filled with useful information--from explaining how plants have adapted to high altitude, by growing only below the permanent snow line, to detailing how llamas, guanacos, alpaca, yak, and the Himalayan Snow Leopard learned how to acclimate to this extreme environment. Also discussed are the people who live at high altitudes, ...
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More than 140 million people--and thousands of plant and animal species--live at 8000 feet above sea level, where the air is thin and extreme variations in temperature make life difficult. This book is filled with useful information--from explaining how plants have adapted to high altitude, by growing only below the permanent snow line, to detailing how llamas, guanacos, alpaca, yak, and the Himalayan Snow Leopard learned how to acclimate to this extreme environment. Also discussed are the people who live at high altitudes, as well as high altitude adventurers who ski and hike this environment.
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2004. LIBRARY BINDING. A good ex-library hardcover with usual library markings. Pages are clean. Cover is lightly smudged. Corners are lightly bumped. No dust jacket. Booksavers receives donated books and recycles them in a variety of ways. Proceeds benefit the work of Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) in the U.S. and around the world.
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First Edition. 2004. 1st Edition. LIBRARY BINDING. A good ex-library hardcover with typical library markings, some blacked out. An occasional smudge or mark, otherwise clean pages. Minor cover wear. No dust jacket. Booksavers receives donated books and recycles them in a variety of ways. Proceeds benefit the work of Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) in the U.S. and around the world.