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Life on Surtsey: Iceland's Upstart Island

Life on Surtsey: Iceland's Upstart Island

Griffin Burns, Loree

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Series: Scientists in the Field

General Juvenile NonfictionScience & Nature

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ISBN10: 0358348234
ISBN13: 9780358348238
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Published: Aug 24 2021
Pages: 80
Weight: 0.80
Height: 0.32 Width: 10.79 Depth: 8.82
Language: English
On November 14, 1963, a volcano fifteen miles off the shore of Iceland exploded under the sea, resulting in a brand-new island. Scientists immediately recognized Surtsey for what it was: an opportunity to observe the way life takes hold.

Loree Griffin Burns follows entomologist Erling Ólafsson on a five-day trip to Surtsey, where since 1970 he has studied the arrival and survival of insects and other species. Readers see how demanding conditions on Surtsey can be, what it's like to eat and work while making the smallest impact possible, and the passion driving these remarkable scientists in one of the world's most unique fields ever!

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