01354nam a22001457a 4500020001800000082001000018245004200028250000800070260004200078300003400120505002600154520098300180650001501163700003001178  a9780199567669  a574.5  aDictionary of EcologycMichael Allaby  a4th  aOxfordbOxford University Pressc2010  aviii, 418 Pagesb22x14 cmbPB  aInclude Illustrations  aThis 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, and SI units. Fully revised, updated, and expanded, with over 100 new entries, this new edition is 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  aDictionary  aEdited by Allaby, Michael