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4+ YearsPublisher | Oxford University Press |
ISBN 13 | 9780199567669 |
Book Description | This is the fourth edition of the most comprehensive and authoritative dictionary of ecology available. Written in a clear, accessible style, it contains over 6,000 entries on all aspects of ecology and related environmental scientific disciplines such as biogeography, genetics, soil science, geomorphology, atmospheric science, and oceanography. Coverage is wide-ranging and includes plant and animal physiology, animal behaviour, pollution, conservation, habitat management, population, evolution, environmental pollution, climatology and meteorology. It also includes many line drawings and useful appendices including estimations of population parameters, the geologic time-scale, SI units, and - new to this edition - a web linked appendix of relevant organizations including both governmental agencies and conservation societies. |
About the Author | Michael Allaby has written many books on environmental science, including the Encyclopedia of Weather and Climate and the Climate Handbook. He is the general editor of the Oxford dictionaries of Ecology, Zoology, and Plant Sciences, and author of A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. |
Language | English |
Author | Michael Allaby |
Edition Number | 4 |
Number of Pages | 432 |
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