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Boundary Layer: Exploring the Genius Between Worlds
Kem Luther
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Description for Boundary Layer: Exploring the Genius Between Worlds
Paperback. Num Pages: 140 pages, 36 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; PST; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
In atmospheric science, a boundary layer is the band of air nearest the ground. In the Pacific Northwest, the boundary layer teems with lichens, mosses, ferns, fungi, and diminutive plants. It’s an alternate, overlooked universe whose denizens author Kem Luther calls the stegnon, the terrestrial equivalent of oceanic plankton.
In Boundary Layer, Luther takes a voyage of discovery through the stegnon, exploring the life forms that thrive there and introducing readers to the scientists who study them. With a keen ear for conversation and an eye for salient detail, the author brings a host of characters to life, people ... Read more
In atmospheric science, a boundary layer is the band of air nearest the ground. In the Pacific Northwest, the boundary layer teems with lichens, mosses, ferns, fungi, and diminutive plants. It’s an alternate, overlooked universe whose denizens author Kem Luther calls the stegnon, the terrestrial equivalent of oceanic plankton.
In Boundary Layer, Luther takes a voyage of discovery through the stegnon, exploring the life forms that thrive there and introducing readers to the scientists who study them. With a keen ear for conversation and an eye for salient detail, the author brings a host of characters to life, people ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oregon State University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
140
Place of Publication
Corvallis, OR, United States
ISBN
9780870718441
SKU
V9780870718441
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Ref
99-15
About Kem Luther
Kem Luther, a naturalist and writer, moved from a home on Ontario’s Grand River to the southern tip of Vancouver Island in 2004. While in Ontario, he was Associate Dean of Sheridan College’s joint program in Communication, Culture, and Information Technology with the University of Toronto. Luther grew up in the Nebraska Sandhills, studied at Cornell, the University of Chicago ... Read more
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