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Life at the Limits: Organisms in Extreme Environments Wharton, David A. (University of Otago, New Zealand)
Life at the Limits: Organisms in Extreme Environments
Wharton, David A. (University of Otago, New Zealand)
In this fascinating account, David Wharton takes the reader on a tour of extreme environments, and shows how some organisms have the remarkable ability to survive a range of extreme conditions, such as high and low temperatures, high pressures, acidity and desiccation.
320 pages, 53 b/w illus. 4 tables
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | July 23, 2007 |
| ISBN13 | 9780521039901 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 320 |
| Dimensions | 230 × 151 × 20 mm · 504 g |
| Language | English |