After the Ice Age by E C Pielou

After the Ice Age by E C Pielou

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The fascinating story of how a harsh terrain that resembled modern Anarctica has been transformed gradually into the forests, grasslands, and wetlands we know today". . . . offers a chance to travel through 20,000 years of environmental change from varied perspectives".--Robert T. Lackey, Bioscience. Photographs.

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After the Ice Age by E C Pielou

The fascinating story of how a harsh terrain that resembled modern Antarctica has been transformed gradually into the forests, grasslands, and wetlands we know today. "One of the best scientific books published in the last ten years."—Ottowa Journal "A valuable new synthesis of facts and ideas about climate, geography, and life during the past 20,000 years. More important, the book conveys an intimate appreciation of the rich variety of nature through time."—S. David Webb,Science

E.C.Pielou, a former professor of mathematical ecology at Dalhousie University and the Killam Professor, has always been a naturalist. Fresh Water, A Naturalist's Guide to the Arctic, and After the Ice Age, all published by the University of Chicago Press, are among her many works.

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ISBN 13 9780226668123
ISBN 10 0226668126
Title After the Ice Age
Author E C Pielou
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher The University of Chicago Press
Year published 1992-12-01
Number of pages 376
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.