A Dictionary of Ecology (Oxford Paperback Reference)

by Michael Allaby (Editor)

• Used

  Paperback
  1998

  $5.70

  This dictionary provides wide-ranging coverage of ecology and the environmental sciences. Now updated for this edition, it should be valuable to students, professionals, and anyone with an interest in the natural world and our environment. The text provides 5000 entries on subjects including plant and animal physiology, animal behaviour, evolution, environmental pollution and conservation, climatology and meteorology, geomorphology, and oceanography. It has been updated to incorporate developments in this rapidly evolving field, particularly in the areas of molecular ecology, conservation, and the management of habitats.

• Used

  Paperback
  2006

  $4.47

  The third edition of the most comprehensive and authoritative dictionary of ecology available. Written in a clear, accessible style, it contains over 5,200 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, and habitat management, evolution, environmental pollution, climatology and meteorology. Fully revised, updated, and expanded, the third edition contains internet links, over 30 new illustrations and over 200 new entries. 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.