Hurricane lizards and plastic squid : how the natural world is adapting to climate change
Hanson, Thor2022
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A fascinating insight into climate change biology around the globe, as well as in our own backyards. Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid is the first major book by a biologist to focus on the fascinating story of how the natural world is adjusting, adapting, and sometimes measurably evolving in response to climate change. Lyrical and thought-provoking, this book broadens the climate focus from humans to the wider lattice of life. Bestselling nature writer Thor Hanson - author of Buzz (a Radio 4 'Book of the Week') - shows us how Caribbean lizards have grown larger toe pads to grip trees more tightly during frequent hurricanes; and how the 'plasticity' of squid has allowed them to change their body size and breeding habits to cope with altered sea temperatures. Plants and animals have a great deal to teach us about the nature of what comes next, because for many of them, and also for many of us, that world is already here.
Main title:
Author:
Hanson, Thor, author
Imprint:
London : Icon, 2022.©2021
Collation:
xvii, 280 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781785788475 (hbk)9781785788475
Dewey class:
577.22591.42
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
509784
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Library | Adult Non Fiction - Environment | 577.22 HAN | Available |