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Essential ECOSYSTEMS : Journey around the world to discover the rich and diverse ecosystems that make up our beautiful planet - from tropical rainforests, to sun-drenched savannas, to vibrant coral reefs / Author Lola M. Schaefer

By: Series: DK super planetPublisher: New York, NY : DK Publishing, [2025]Copyright date: ©2025Edition: First American EditionDescription: 48 pages : colour photographs ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780593962596
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 23 577
Contents:
What is an ecosystem? -- Vital ecosystems -- Tropical rainforestsand cloud forests -- Case study : the Amazon -- Temperate forests -- Case study : the Taiga -- Grasslands and Savannas -- Case study : the Serengeti -- Freshwater ecosystems -- Case study : the Ganges -- Marine ecosystems -- Case study : the Great Barrier Reef -- Desert ecosystems -- Case study : the Sahara -- Helping ecosystems -- Everyday science : taking the wolves out of Yellowstone -- Everyday science : rewilding Yellowstone -- Let's experiment! : building for bees -- Let's experiment! : make a bird feeder -- Vocabulary builder : what does an ecologist do? -- Glossary.
Summary: Essential to all life on Earth, ecosystems are home to a huge variety of plant and animal species - but how can we help protect them? :earn about the importance of balance in nature and conservation through a variety of case studies, including the Amazon, the Great Barrier Reef and rewilding in Yellowstone.
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Includes index

Full of fantastic facts! --Cover page.

What is an ecosystem? -- Vital ecosystems -- Tropical rainforestsand cloud forests -- Case study : the Amazon -- Temperate forests -- Case study : the Taiga -- Grasslands and Savannas -- Case study : the Serengeti -- Freshwater ecosystems -- Case study : the Ganges -- Marine ecosystems -- Case study : the Great Barrier Reef -- Desert ecosystems -- Case study : the Sahara -- Helping ecosystems -- Everyday science : taking the wolves out of Yellowstone -- Everyday science : rewilding Yellowstone -- Let's experiment! : building for bees -- Let's experiment! : make a bird feeder -- Vocabulary builder : what does an ecologist do? -- Glossary.

Essential to all life on Earth, ecosystems are home to a huge variety of plant and animal species - but how can we help protect them? :earn about the importance of balance in nature and conservation through a variety of case studies, including the Amazon, the Great Barrier Reef and rewilding in Yellowstone.

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