The Northern Adriatic Ecosystem: Deep Time in a Shallow Sea
(Part of the Critical Moments and Perspectives in Earth History and Paleobiology Series)
No Customer Reviews
Select Format
Select Condition 
Book Overview
The northern Adriatic Sea is transient, most recently flooded between 18,000 to 6,000 years ago following the last glacial maximum, and it will drain again with the onset of the next glacial period. Despite its youth, uniformly shallow depth, and flat sediment floor, it hosts a broad range of bottom-dwelling sea life ecologically resembling communities that have existed in the shallow sea since the Ordovician Period, some 500 million years ago...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0231132425
ISBN13:9780231132428
Release Date:June 2007
Publisher:Columbia University Press
Length:328 Pages
Weight:1.70 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 7.3" x 9.9"
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
Customer Reviews
0 rating
Copyright © 2024 Thriftbooks.com Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information | Cookie Policy | Cookie Preferences | Accessibility Statement
ThriftBooks® and the ThriftBooks® logo are registered trademarks of Thrift Books Global, LLC
ThriftBooks® and the ThriftBooks® logo are registered trademarks of Thrift Books Global, LLC
