The Princeton Guide to Ecology /
Contains up-to-date articles on the most important topics within seven major areas: autecology, population ecology, communities and ecosystems, landscapes and the biosphere, conservation biology, ecosystem services, and biosphere management
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| Language: | English |
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Princeton :
Princeton University Press,
©2009
Princeton : c2009 Princeton, N.J. : [2009] Princeton, NJ : [2009] Princeton, NJ : [2009] |
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| Summary: | Contains up-to-date articles on the most important topics within seven major areas: autecology, population ecology, communities and ecosystems, landscapes and the biosphere, conservation biology, ecosystem services, and biosphere management The Princeton Guide to Ecology is a concise, authoritative one-volume reference to the field's major subjects and key concepts. Edited by eminent ecologist Simon Levin, with contributions from an international team of leading ecologists, the book contains more than ninety clear, accurate, and up-to-date articles on the most important topics within seven major areas: autecology, population ecology, communities and ecosystems, landscapes and the biosphere, conservation biology, ecosystem services, and biosphere management. Complete with more than 200 illustrations (including sixteen pages in color), a glossary of key terms, a chronology of milestones in the field, suggestions for further reading on each topic, and an index, this is an essential volume for undergraduate and graduate students, research ecologists, scientists in related fields, policymakers, and anyone else with a serious interest in ecology. Explains key topics in one concise and authoritative volume Features more than ninety articles written by an international team of leading ecologists Contains more than 200 illustrations, including sixteen pages in color Includes glossary, chronology, suggestions for further reading, and index Covers autecology, population ecology, communities and ecosystems, landscapes and the biosphere, conservation biology, ecosystem services, and biosphere management |
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| Item Description: | Description based on print version record |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (832 pages) : illustrations 1 online resource (xiii, 809 p., [16] p. of plates) : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) 1 online resource (xiii, 809 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) 1 online resource : 25 color illustrations 14 halftones. 185 line illustrations 22 tables |
| Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0391128396 0691156042 1282692135 1400833027 1782682961 184972699X 6612692138 9780391128392 9780691156040 9781282692138 9781400833023 9781782682967 9781849726993 9786612692130 9783110662580 9783110413434 9783110442502 9783110459531 |
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