Life at the limits: organisms in extreme environments
Auteur :
Wharton, David A.
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521039901
Date de publication :
23 juil. 2007
Dimensions :
22,5 x 15,1 x 1,7 cm
Poids :
480 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
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.