Just in case : saving seeds in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault
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Clendenan, Megan, 1977- author.
Título
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Just in case : saving seeds in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault
Saving seeds in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault
Autor
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Clendenan, Megan, 1977- author.
Cicchese, Brittany, illustrator.
Format
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Libros
ISBN
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9781623544805
Subject Term
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Seeds -- Preservation -- Juvenile literature.
Seed banks -- Juvenile literature.
Seed supply -- Juvenile literature.
Germplasm resources conservation -- Juvenile literature.
Gene libraries -- Juvenile literature.
Seeds.
Seed projects.
Semences -- Approvisionnement -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Semences -- Conservation -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Conservation des ressources génétiques -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Banques de gènes -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / General.
Summary
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"Deep in the mountains of Norway, the Svalbard Seed Bank stores seeds of the world's food supply"--
On the Arctic island of Spitsbergen in Norway, polar bears roam and there are no gardens, forests, or fields. But buried deep underground, the Svalbard Seed Bank protects more than 580 million seeds with plenty of room for more. How and why was the vault built? What's it like inside? How does the vault protect the seeds? Learn about the rescue of the greatest treasure on earth--seeds for our food. An inside look into the storage and history of one of our most important natural resources and how this collection can save our future.
| Library | Shelf Number | Estado |
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| Sierra Vista Public Library | E CLENDENAN | New Material |