The Chaparral: Life on the Scrubby Coast

By Salvatore Tocci

Book Overview

Known as matorral in Chile, maquis in the Mediterranean, fynbos in South Africa, and mallee scrub in Australia, the chaparral has the same characteristics in each location. It is dry, shallow, rocky soil that's very low in nutrients. This book looks at what types of plants and animals can thrive in those harsh conditions and why fires and prescribed burns are important to the survival of the chaparral ecosystem. Book jacket.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0531123030
• ISBN13: 9780531123034
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Children's Press(CT)
• Length: 63 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.0" x 9.5"
• Age Range: 10 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 7