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The Princeton guide to ecology / Simon A. Levin [et al.]

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPrinceton : Princeton University Press, 2009Description: xiii, 809 pages : illustrations. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780691156040 (pbk.)
Other title:
  • Guide to ecology
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 577 PRI 23  023531
LOC classification:
  • QH541 .P742 2009
Other classification:
  • WI 1000
Online resources:
Contents:
Autecology -- Population ecology -- Communities and ecosystems -- Landscapes and the biosphere -- Conservation biology -- Ecosystem services -- Managing the biosphere -- Milestones in ecology.
Summary: 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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Autecology -- Population ecology -- Communities and ecosystems -- Landscapes and the biosphere -- Conservation biology -- Ecosystem services -- Managing the biosphere -- Milestones in ecology.

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.

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