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Life on Surtsey: Iceland's Upstart Island

Life on Surtsey: Iceland's Upstart Island

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  • More about Life on Surtsey: Iceland's Upstart Island

On November 14, 1963, a volcano fifteen miles off the shore of Iceland exploded under the sea, resulting in a brand-new island. Scientists recognized Surtsey as an opportunity to observe the way life takes hold. Loree Griffin Burns follows entomologist Erling Olafsson on a five-day trip to Surtsey, where he has studied the arrival and survival of insects and other species since 1970. Readers see how demanding conditions on Surtsey can be, what it's like to eat and work while making the smallest impact possible, and the passion driving these remarkable scientists in one of the world's most unique fields.

Format: Paperback
Length: 80 pages
Publication date: 24 August 2021
Publisher: HMH Books

In this addition to the Scientists in the Field series, readersjoin scientistsas they tackle something unusual in the world ofecosystems: colonization. Not a colonization by people, but by cells, seeds, spores, and other life forms that blow in, fly in, float in, and struggle to survive on the beautiful but harsh new island of Surtsey.

Weight: 362g
Dimension: 279 x 229 x 9 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780358348238

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