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Books in Ecosystems in Action series

  • Life in a Deciduous Forest

    Dianne M. MacMillan

    Library Binding (Twenty-First Century Books, Jan. 1, 2003)
    Explores the Adirondack forests of New York state, discussing how the forest develops, the plants and animals found there, and ways in which the living and nonliving parts of the forest work together.
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  • Life in the Tundra

    Cherie Winner

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, Jan. 1, 2003)
    Examines the physical features, processes, and many different species of plants and animals that make up the ecosystem of Alaska's North Slope.
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  • Life in a Rain Forest

    Anne Welsbacher

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, March 1, 2003)
    Describes the ecosystems of the rain forests of Hawaii, how human activities have affected these forests, and what is being done to protect them.
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  • Life in an Estuary: The Chesapeake Bay

    Sally M. Walker

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, Sept. 1, 2002)
    Examines the physical features, processes, and many different species of plants and animals that make up the ecosystem of the largest estuary in the United States, the Chesapeake Bay.
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  • Life in a Wetland

    Melissa Stewart, Stephen K. Maka

    Library Binding (Twenty-First Century Books, March 1, 2003)
    Describes the ecology of plants and animals in Everglades National Park, a wetland in South Florida.
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  • Life in a River

    Valerie Rapp

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, June 1, 2002)
    Using the Columbian River Basin as an example, explores the ecosystems of rivers of all sizes in mountains and valleys, and discusses the impact of human interaction.
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  • Life in an Old Growth Forest

    Valerie Rapp, Frank J. Staub

    Library Binding (Twenty-First Century Books, Oct. 1, 2002)
    Describes the ecosystem of the Douglas fir, the old growth forests of the Pacific Northwest, the effects of human activities on them, and efforts to protect them.
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  • Life in a Grassland

    Dorothy Hinshaw Patent, William Munoz

    Library Binding (Twenty-First Century Books, Sept. 1, 2002)
    Examines the physical features, processes, and many different species of plants and animals that make up the ecosystem of the American tallgrass prairie.
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  • Life in a Desert

    Dorothy Hinshaw Patent, William Munoz

    Library Binding (Twenty-First Century Books, Jan. 1, 2003)
    Examines the physical features, processes, and many different species of plants and animals that make up the ecosystem of the North American Sonoran Desert.
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  • Life in a Lake

    Melissa Stewart

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, Sept. 1, 2002)
    Describes how Lake Superior was formed and the interdependence of the plants and animals that live in and around it.
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