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Carlsbad Caverns / Robin Koontz.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Natural laboratories: scientists in national parksPublisher: North Mankato, Minnesota : Rourke Educational Media, [2019]Copyright date: ©2019Description: 48 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
Audience:
  • Children
ISBN:
  • 9781643690230
  • 164369023X
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Desert discovery -- A subterranean world -- Cave geology -- Cave dwellers -- Fossil history -- Activity.
Summary: "More than 100 spectacular caves inside Carlsbad Caverns National Park are part of one of the best-preserved ancient fossil reefs on Earth. Scientists from around the world visit the limestone caverns to study and explore the geology, ecosystems, microbes, and countless unique cave formations. Learn about research past and present in this unique natural laboratory"--P. [4] of cover.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 978.942 K82 Available 33111010398168
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

While reading this book, young learners will explore the scientific research underway in Carlsbad Caverns National Park, the site of one of the best-preserved ancient fossil reefs on Earth. With more than 100 spectacular caves, this park offers scientists and researchers the opportunity to study and explore countless unique cave formations.

The Natural Laboratory: Scientists in National Parks series takes a look at the research and responsibilities of scientists working in U.S. national parks. Each 7.5" x 10" photo-filled book explores the topography of the park, its natural resources, the specific projects that have been undertaken there and why these projects are significant. Each 48-page book in the series also features quotes from scientists working in the featured park, to better explain to readers how and why things are done

Includes bibliographical references (page 47) and index.

"More than 100 spectacular caves inside Carlsbad Caverns National Park are part of one of the best-preserved ancient fossil reefs on Earth. Scientists from around the world visit the limestone caverns to study and explore the geology, ecosystems, microbes, and countless unique cave formations. Learn about research past and present in this unique natural laboratory"--P. [4] of cover.

Desert discovery -- A subterranean world -- Cave geology -- Cave dwellers -- Fossil history -- Activity.

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