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Parrish, Eric; Anderson, Suzanne

 
9781630763961: Living Landscape: Discovering the Critical Zone
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 1630763969 ISBN 13 : 9781630763961
Editeur : Muddy Boots, 2022

Synopsis

In recent years environmental scientists have focused on the co-called Critical Zone, where landscapes are treated as integrated systems that encompass bedrock, soils, water and sky and are teeming with life. The concept is intriguing to young minds, exploring the natural world in an integrated way that has not been imparted often in children’s literature. This book discusses how rocks become soil, movers of the Critical Zone such as gophers and other burrowers, how plants provide food and habitats for insects, birds, and animals, how the water cycle functions, the process of photosynthesis, and how humans are part of this vast system. In sum, it explains how all of life can be found in a thin outer layer called the critical zone.

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À propos de l'auteur

Lead author and illustrator Eric Parrish is a trained artist and scientific illustrator who has made a career of communicating science at the University of Colorado Boulder and Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Eric has been a member of the local and NSF Critical Zone program community since 2008, promoting scientific communication to the public. He is an active member of Society of Children’s Books Writers and Illustrators.

Coauthor and scientific expert Dr. Suzanne Anderson is a University of Colorado Boulder Professor of Geological Sciences and a leading expert in critical zone (CZ) science. Dr. Anderson has published more than 60 scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals and co-authored the textbook Geomorphology: The Mechanics and Chemistry of Landscapes in 2010.

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Éditeur
Muddy Boots
Date d'édition
2022
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1630763969
ISBN 13 
9781630763961
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
32
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
Simon and Schuster Netherlands BV, GPSR Europäische Union
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