Ecology
a very short introduction
$29.04
- Paperback
176 pages
- Release Date
11 October 2020
Summary
Understanding how our living environment works is essentially a study of ecological systems. Ecology is the science of how organisms interact with each other and with their environment, and how such interactions create self-organising communities and ecosystems. This science touches us all. The food we eat, the water we drink, the natural resources we use, our physical and mental health, and much of our cultural heritage are to a large degree products of ecological interactions of organisms a…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780198831013 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0198831013 |
| Author: | Jaboury Ghazoul |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 11 October 2020 |
| Weight: | 140g |
| Dimensions: | 174mm x 114mm x 10mm |
| Series: | Very Short Introductions |
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Critics Review
“Well designed and engagingly written. The chapters flow in easy succession, but they are also amenable to picking up and dipping into a topic.” – Wilma Harper, Scottish Forestry
Overall, this is a good starting point to get acquainted with ecology by being synthetic and easy to read; it would be a good resource also for undergraduate students. * Conservation Biology *This is a good starting point to get acquainted with ecology by being synthetic and easy to read. * Society for Conservation Biology *
About The Author
Jaboury Ghazoul
Jaboury Ghazoul is Professor of Ecosystem Management at ETH Zurich, and Director of the Centre for Sustainable Forests and Landscapes at the University of Edinburgh. As a tropical forest ecologist, Jaboury has worked in Southeast Asia, India, southern Africa, and Costa Rica and Colombia. He has published several previous books on tropical ecology and forests, including Forests: A Very Short Introduction.
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