Title:
Living planet : the web of life on Earth
Series:
Edition:
Updated edition.
Publication Date:
2021
Publication Information:
London, England : William Collins, 2021.
©2021
Physical Description:
xviii, 302 pages, 64 unnumbered pages of plates : colour illustrations ; 24 cm.
ISBN:
9780008477851
9780008477820
Abstract:
Living Planet, the second book in David Attenborough's ground-breaking Life trilogy, explores the intricacies of how life lives on Earth. With his characteristic blend of curiosity and enthusiasm, he explores the rich variety of life on Earth, focusing on the interdependency of living organisms that allows them to exist, thrive and replicate.
General Note:
Includes index.
Previous edition: 1984.
Contents:
Prologue -- The furnaces of the earth -- The frozen world -- The northern forests -- Jungle -- Seas of grass -- The baking deserts -- The sky above -- Sweet fresh water -- The margins of the land -- Worlds apart -- The open ocean -- New worlds.
Geographic Term:
Language:
English
