Pub Date: February 23, 2009
Dewey: 593.46176095
Lexile Code: 0000
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
Target Age Group: NA to NA
Physical Info: 0.90" H x 9.40" L x 6.30" W ( 1.90 lbs) 421 pages
BISAC Categories:
Science | Biotechnology | Technology and Engineering | Nanotechnology and MEMS | Nature | Ecosystems and Habitats | Lakes Ponds and Swamps | Life Sciences | Ecology | Microbiology | Materials Science | General | Environmental | Nanoscience
Description:
Analyzing the mysteriously diverse fauna of Lake Baikal, this text focuses on its sponges (phylum Porifera), and in doing so answers fundamental questions about how life in this remote lake evolved, as well as outlining the sponges' biomedical applications.