Oxford Dictionary of Ecology - Couverture souple

Allaby, Michael

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0198609442 ISBN 13 : 9780198609445

Editeur : Oxford University Press, 2004

Synopsis

This dictionary provides authoritative and wide-ranging coverage of ecology and the environmental sciences. It is invaluable to students, professionals, and anyone with an interest in the natural world and our environment. This work features 5,000 clear and concise entries, and provides coverage of the subjects such as plant and animal physiology, animal behaviour, evolution, environmental pollution and conservation, climatology and meteorology, geomorphology, and oceanography.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

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. Fully revised, updated, and expanded, with over 100 new entries, this new edition also contains new web links for dozens of entries - which are accessed and kept up to date via the Dictionary of Ecology companion website. The dictionary will be invaluable to students of ecology, biology, conservation studies, environmental sciences, and professionals in related areas, as well as the general reader with an interest in the natural world.

Biographie de l'auteur

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.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oxford University Press
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0198609442
• ISBN 13: 9780198609445
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 448
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Messaggerie Libri ; ufficio.anagrafiche@meli.it; ; Via Verdi, 8; Assago Milano; Italie