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Book Title: Environmental Change In Mountains And Uplands
Number of Pages: 192 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Environmental Change in Mountains and Uplands
Publisher: Hodder Education Group
Publication Year: 2000
Subject: Environmental Science (See Also Chemistry / Environmental), Earth Sciences / Geography, Global Warming & Climate Change, Ecosystems & Habitats / Mountains
Item Height: 0.4 in
Item Weight: 16 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Nature, Science
Author: Martin Beniston
Item Length: 9.6 in
Series: Key Issues in Environmental Change Ser.
Item Width: 7.4 in
Format: Trade Paperback
