Bow, James,

Mountains inside out / James Bow. - 32 pages : color illustraions, color map ; 29 cm. - Ecosystems inside out. . - Ecosystems inside out. .

Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.

What is an ecosystem? -- Energy in ecosystems -- The foothills -- Montane Forests -- Cloud forests -- Alpine grasslands -- Alpine tundra -- Plateaus and montane steppes -- The death zone -- Mountains of the sea -- Mountains and other ecosystems -- People and mountains -- Saving mountains.

A mountain is a towering, sky-scraping world that reaches high above Earths surface. Peel back the corners of a mountain to discover the incredible organisms that live in this ecosystem, from wolves and birds to frogs and goats.

ISBN: 9780778714989 (reinforced library binding : alk. paper) 0778714985 (reinforced library binding : alk. paper) 9780778715023 (paperback)

LCCN: 2014046710

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Mountains
Mountain ecology.

LC Class. No.: GB512 / .B68 2015

Dewey Class. No.: 577.5/3