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Out of Eden: An Odyssey of Ecological Invasion Paperback - 2006
by Alan Burdick
In this stunning work of narrative nonfiction, the author tours the front lines of ecological invasion--in Hawaii, Tasmania, Guam, San Francisco, in lush rain forests, through underground lava tubes, on the deck of an Alaska-bound oil tanker.
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Out of the blue, a red fuse: Hawaii.
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- Title Out of Eden: An Odyssey of Ecological Invasion
- Author Alan Burdick
- Binding Paperback
- Edition 1st
- Pages 354
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Farrar, Strauss & Giroux-3pl, New York, NY
- Date 2006-05-02
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated, Price on Product - Canadian
- ISBN 9780374530433 / 0374530432
- Weight 1 lbs (0.45 kg)
- Dimensions 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.9 in (21.34 x 13.97 x 2.29 cm)
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- Topical: Ecology
- Library of Congress subjects Ecology, Biotic communities
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2005922517
- Dewey Decimal Code 577
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- New York Times, 06/25/2006, Page 24
- School Library Journal, 01/01/2006, Page 173
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