Bass, Karen creator text xx Chicago ; London University of Chicago Press 2009 19uu monographic eng

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320 p. col. ill. maps ; 29 cm. In this companion book to the television series, six of the most spectacular natural phenomena on our planet are explored--the flooding of the Okavango Delta in Botswana; the melting of 10 million square kilometers of ice in the Arctic; the migration of the Serengeti; the great salmon run in British Columbia; the explosion of sea life in Alaska's coastal waters; and perhaps the greatest marine spectacle on the planet, the annual tide of sardines along South Africa's east coast. general editor, Karen Bass ; introduction by Brian Leith. "First published in Great Britain on 2009 by Mitchell Beazley"-- t.p. verso. Companion book to the television series. Includes bibliographical references (p. 315) and index. Natural history Animal migration Biological rhythms Animal populations Animal behavior Cycles Seasons QH 45.2 .N37 2009 9781845334567 121015 20140310183407.0