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83) Wetlands
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Series
Pub. Date
c2008
Description
From freshwater swamps of Africa to the prairies of the United States, the author explains how various species of animals and plants have adapted to life in the wetlands habitat.
84) Wetlands
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Description
"The Aquatic Ecosystems series explores how different bodies of water shape their environments and support the plants and animals that are reliant on them"--
85) Oceans
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Series
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
Looks at oceans, covering where they are located, plant and ocean life, and more.
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Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
The Colorado River is a crucial resource for a surprisingly large part of the United States, and every gallon that flows down it is owned or claimed by someone. David Owen traces all that water from the Colorado's headwaters to its parched terminus, once a verdant wetland but now a million-acre desert. He takes readers on an adventure downriver, along a labyrinth of waterways, reservoirs, power plants, farms, fracking sites, ghost towns, and RV parks,...
93) Animal habitats
Pub. Date
2009
Description
Full-color photographs and illustrations introduce readers to the various animal habitats around the world and how the animals that live there survive.
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Technical publication volume no. 58
Pub. Date
2021.
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Description
The Opossum Shrimp Mysis diluviana (formerly M. relicta, herein Mysis) is a small, shrimp-like crustacean native to cold, deep lakes in the Great Lakes region of the U.S. and Canada. Mysis were introduced to lakes and reservoirs to improve resources for sport fishes. Mysis had important effects on food webs, but few studies have examined the outcomes of the introductions in Colorado or the extent of potential invasions by natural dispersal...
99) Wetlands
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2011]
Description
Explains what wetlands are like, looks at the plants that define wetlands, discusses the types of animals that make their homes in wetlands, and includes information on why wetlands are important and what is being done to save them.
100) Explore the ocean
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Pub. Date
[2007]
Description
This book discusses the plants, animals, and characteristics of the ocean biome.